D Savage On Rumor that Rappers on Empire Die from a Curse (Part 8)

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In this clip, D Savage talks about the release of "Bulletproof" and how the song title derives from the west coast motto, "Bulletproof love." The LA-based rapper details the making of the music video for the single and why he tabbed Chris Long for the project. Lastly, D Savage talks about his brief stints with various record labels, the alleged "Empire Curse" that seems to have impacted the lives of rappers like Young Dolph and why he is happy to be an independent artist once again.
Later, D Savage talks about the impact of Juice WRLD's documentary and the reason why the film could be perceived as something that glorifies popping pills and doing drugs. He addresses the prominence of pill-popping culture within this generation of rappers and inspiration behind his ability to quit doing drugs, cold turkey. Lastly, he talks about his upcoming projects before giving DJ Vlad a final salute.
Interview By. Shirley Ju

[@tristanhart8860]

Well that being said RIP PnB Rock

[@TheHonestTruth]

Lotta cash

[@odog3254]

​@@TheHonestTruth lol lotta trash

[@OGDynasty]

Thanks for coming appreciate it! “Continues the interview 😂”

[@maleeks_world]

Soo funny 😂😂

[@gohan3448]

The power of life and death is in the tongue

[@300_42]

Wym?

[@jriponthetrack]

I don’t do percs but i do still sip lean 🤣

[@acvizuals]

I knew he was cappin

[@PaidKilla]

Ayo look up shut up or kill me by paid killa This may go unnoticed but I am a upcoming artist that working hard & worth the listen tho 🤟🏾

[@AJBuddha]

I don’t sip lean but I do SMOKE lean namsayn

[@jeffreymbelu9718]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yogo3457]

Basically liquid per s😂

[@tatertots0046]

Vlad definitely didn't edit this. He would have stretch this another 20 parts

[@PaidKilla]

Ayo look up shut up or kill me by paid killa This may go unnoticed but I am a upcoming artist that working hard & worth the listen tho 🤟🏾

[@tatertots0046]

@@PaidKilla no

[@dggdvdfgcg6089]

Vlad ain't wanna waist his time doin the bs ass interview

[@jasonbored8319]

@@PaidKilla Idiot rappers born every second

[@jasonbored8319]

Rumours? More like facts

[@djyua9157]

What he said about Dolph at the end was so true and real my thoughts exactly

[@chefmesser420]

That video talking to my scale was crazy as fuck for all the symbolism.. my friend Madison was one of the blondes in the video she was even weirded out by it

[@finessefashions9920]

D savage is my favorite artist and im almost 40.. i really wish he knew what hes involved in by being signed to empire.. its not a CURSE its plotted out criminal situations that bring the label more money on the backend.

[@anthonyschaffer6135]

Goofy

[@CriminalNetwork]

that is FACTS!

[@side024]

That's what I was thinking

[@JrDoThat_1]

D Savage actually has a hood head on his shoulders! Respect✊🏾

[@iloveyoselyn]

aint it crazy that rappers signed 2 empire die from a "failed robbery attempt" shit jus weird 2 think aout

[@AJBuddha]

I quit Fentanyl cold turkey. It was the most difficult time of my life but over time ive realized it was worth it, I only take Kratom now I wouldn’t recommend opiate addiction to anyone it’s not fun frfr 😂😂

[@johnjohnson4090]

Your still an addict.. Kratom basically gives you an option affect lol its like the cousin of opiods 🤣

[@bloodmoneyhistory6845]

How you doing now?

[@AJBuddha]

@@bloodmoneyhistory6845 still alive, not amazing but better than I was in the past forsure

[@AJBuddha]

@@johnjohnson4090 yea I know & im not in denial of that I think about the consequences of my actions every day 24/7 I’d rather use something natural than use the strongest/ most deadly synthetic opiate. Not everybody should use Kratom but there are certainly some people who need it

[@taylor6735]

@@johnjohnson4090 yeah, but way different. Extremely different. And the withdrawal effects are no where near as bad as fentanyl. I actually just stop taking Kratom recently. Started with perks before it was a fashionable drug 10 years ago, then fentanyl, then suboxon, then Kratom, now nothing. If it wasn’t for Kratom, I’ll still be hooked on subs. But kratom definitely is the healthier option for addicts. And Kratom isn’t just for addicts. Some people take it for anxiety, sleep insomnia, depression, working out , etc.

[@himmmhooc5566]

UPDATE … Rip Pnb rock🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽….. that makes 6

[@charliecheetah4654]

Sad that this generation is so hooked on these hard drugs. I feel for em

[@imanisteele7652]

Yall was literally smoking Crack

[@Monas311]

@@imanisteele7652 yo this comment funny asf

[@dfredankey]

@@Monas311 Ong

[@essenceofauset7272]

@@imanisteele7652 most of them are the crack babies so why would addiction not be an issue.

[@ThrowedoffLo]

@@imanisteele7652 yo aunties and unc did too chill on em 😂😂😂

[@makkenji6053]

It's no curse, it's life insurance money. It's called the death clause. And it's real. These are artists in a billion dollar industry.

[@swaggertt3106]

speaking on drugs and the interviewer sounds like she off 10 percs talking mad slow and slurry tf lol

[@rahsaandixon4675]

Not cursed, set up

[@CriminalNetwork]

Supposedly the last phonecall Dolph made was to Ghazi from Empire. And the fact that he wasn't robbed, he was assassinated and Empire had a Life Ins. Policy on him like all of their artists that died, they are connected. Question? Did Lil Flip & Dolph ever have any funk?

[@MelanatednNature]

😮

[@alexs1to]

he said idk about kickin the cup LMAOO

[@dylananderson8360]

Lmao right he was preaching it’s easy… then she said kick the cup and homie whole demeanor change 😂😂😂💀

[@yalelop428]

Lmaoo

[@DjDollazzz]

Anybody watching this now that pnb just passed or just me chasing theory’s????

[@Arguewityamama]

Me and you

[@ItsDrea_]

Me too lol

[@JEswazy]

He has no idea how bad it us because he does sip lean which is codine and that is a pain killer I promise u stop doing oxycodone cold turkey u won't be saying it's easy it literally feels like your dying from experience.

[@GuRbJUiCe]

It depends on how much you do,how long,how high your tolerance is that is what determines how bad your withdrawals are

[@stephenhenderson7179]

Can Vlad please tell her to stop with the "Right..." & "Yeah..." after EVERYTHING they say...

[@TIROS293K]

If I had a dollar everything she said "RIGHT" AFTER EVERY STATEMENT. ..GOD DAMN...

[@davidvenegas6401]

"I still sip lean" I knew you were bullshitting about just going cold Turkey.

[@BenjaminCole520]

If you still off lean,you ain’t stopped doin shit hypocrite

[@anndavis2920]

So proud of this young man as proud and thankful to TMH that i am a recovering addict (for years) who quit cold turkey also & still in 2024 w/no relapsing. Its not a fun thing to feel like i am out of control of my senses & not aware of what i am doing & who i am around. I learned this too the hard way. I enjoyed hearing this interview & the interverer lady taking over for vlad. Much respect from a woman sub. Tysm

[@bigmac43]

You can't stop percs and jump to lean, he basically graduated

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

Lean is basically Tylenol..very weak but still an opiod..and still can cause withdrawal..but it's very weak..doctors give it to toddlers

[@FastCashClass]

No. Percocet is oxycodone which is way stronger & more addictive than codeine.

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

@@FastCashClass if u read my comment I'm talking about codeine(baby medicine) not percs

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

@@FastCashClass thats why lil wayne doesn't do lean anymore...he does oxycontin and heroin now..(what they found on his plane)

[@RemyDon]

​@@NatronFatumallafalla lean is heroine

[@bellezanegra0206]

Go do something. Get drunk.” This man is going places

[@flintmichigan1679]

I'm scared of ALL drugs but weed and alcohol

[@atomicxbeatz9407]

Here after the pnb situation 😢 RIP 🌹

[@FoodStampzzzz]

I feel like the video was supposed to End at some point in the middle… but it continued.. lol

[@VladsCamera]

Yeah, someone messed up

[@pernellhaynesworth1212]

The ending is so inspirational 🙏🏼📌

[@MrErBodyLOOKIN]

Weird headline

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

This dude has no idea what withdrawal js lol...I'm going 15 years...withdrawals r terrible

[@VladsCamera]

He’s lying. One can’t just quit heavily abusing that stuff “cold turkey” then he says “I still sip lean”. 😂😂😂

[@uPSIDEdOWN577]

You actually can quit it cold turkey. It’s not like alcohol or benzos where you can and most likely will die if you quit cold turkey after years of abuse. You will just want to die. You will be sick and miserable but you will be alive. It just takes incredible will power. Anyway you should go to a facility instead of trying cold turkey. They will help you.

[@bigbaba4542]

@@uPSIDEdOWN577 i wouldn't say that it's "most likely" to die from benzo or alcohol withdrawal. it's just hell and there is a possibility that you can die it also VERY much depends on the individual. some people get seizures very easy and some don't. i quit alcohol cold turkey before and didn't have a seizure. while some people get a seizure from smoking weed for example

[@chrisspivey5457]

How you do it cold turkey but you still sip lean you just managed the perc withdrawal with codeine

[@Quitter999]

@@bigbaba4542 can you give a source on this seizure from smoking weed idea?

[@bigbaba4542]

@@Quitter999 just google "seizure after smoking weed" . i know people personally who had a seizure after smoking weed. there are people who have seizures and don't smoke weed. then there are people who can quit alcohol or benzos cold turkey to a certain point and feel like absolute shit but don't get a seizure. then there are people that did taper off properly but get a seizure. there are certain predispositions to having seizures which makes quitting alcohol or benzos cold turkey more deadly for some people then for others

[@21street-erfication90]

Yeah...of course; just a coincidence 🤷🏾‍♂️. Riiiiiiightttttt!!!

[@448Patt]

Vlad u gotta do all the interviews instead of the just big names... U would capitalize more

[@reeseromeo6]

They said Juice was addicted and the result of him passing was a straight overdose. Not him trying to hide the drugs on the private jet.

[@BGambino1215]

Or someone laced his shit

[@rv8766]

Story goes , he overdosed when he tried to swallow his pills stash he had on him.. while the cops were raiding the plane.. he shoulda stashed it in the plane or toilet.. and plead he doesnt know whos they are.. or his homies could have taken the charge for him, and for a check.. they were already gona take the weed and guns charges.. afew dozen pills would not be a big deal more.. they werent prepared, and they thought they could smuggle sht on a private plane.. they should have their own plane company for rappers.. with pilots who wont snitch.. they can easily fund afew companys.. shut um down before raids.. start new ones.. have private owners private planes.. put some niggaz thru pilot school.. etc..

[@BGambino1215]

@@rv8766 bro they had pounds of weed in the plane they cant swallow that ...so either jucie was dumbass or sum else happened on that plane

[@yungwildandfreee8253]

@@rv8766 so you think he wanted to overdose on purpose?

[@BGambino1215]

@@yungwildandfreee8253 u ever hewrd the sayin ur worth more dead thrn alive?

[@user-ih7hc9ey6k]

bro look like a grieving auntie in the thumbnail

[@kristin53457]

Then wtf you talking about bro? All you had was habit... And sure as hell not an addiction..

[@JEswazy]

It was easy for him because he us drinking codine all day so he didn't have withdraws it's like death us behind you when u stop pain pills cold turkey it's almost impossible if you truly take a few everyday I was up to 4 opana 40s a day now let him try that and just stop lmao that was some oxymoronic comments he made

[@55Siks]

Empire got unlimited royalties

[@roberttaylor2244]

He says he quit but yet sips a double cup of lean!🤔. Lean is just the liquid version of pain killers💯

[@ricardosway5250]

Liquid heroine

[@Daytavion.]

👁

[@dickiessantoro3251]

Rappers always complain about their labels but u never hear a rapper complain about empire , they always give them theirs

[@mariawhite2601]

They falling like flies. They don’t have time to.

[@ssingh6030]

Lavish D CML said this kid, is in them Sac politics too! I deleted all his music, smh

[@pokesprout7469]

Can't say cold turkey and be sipping lean

[@Asyloed]

OHHH Shit he's not in his car 😳

[@Young516_]

I know i know...

[@true2this745]

Nah that joke corny n old

[@jaredbaker9115]

This interview was done around thanksgiving and it’s just now coming out???? Something ain’t right

[@jaredbaker9115]

Bruh did they just say bye and still end up talking???WTF🤣🤣

[@Worldstarsupnextmusic904]

True good information

[@elydot8693]

Lol They love turning out these types of confident artists. Then have them wearing dresses and powdering their faces . Lol

[@johnnydemonik281]

He said don't sip lean, go get drunk or something 😂

[@thewayofmusic100]

The music glorifies SIN the world needs JESUS

[@scrapdoe9143]

Hey lil bro…… if your still sippin lean…… you absolutely have NOT gone “cold turkey”…. Percs and Lean is the same drug…. It’s sad you think you accomplished something by sippin the liquid version…

[@angelicsoulz]

My guy said "go get drunk or something." Smh

[@peabody573]

Rappers always always say they quit something cold turkey. Yeah right. D Savage was in the fetal position shaking crying out for the plug

[@tapj3266]

On god saying it was easy. Like cuz u had lean u could sip. Witch is still an opiod.

[@tapj3266]

And fucking Oxy is defiantly harder to get off of then percs. 4 months clean of oxy

[@FastCashClass]

@@tapj3266 exactly

[@The_Professor..]

same shit i just said. dude don't know wtf he's taking abt. one perc 10 every now and then isn't even gonna cause withdrawals. i'd love to see him tell somebody that is on roxy 30s, boy, or fent that withdrawal is easy. these rappers really be lying like hell not knowing wtf they actually talking abt

[@The_Professor..]

@@tapj3266 congrats keep going! I was on roxy 30s for years. Quit cold turkey 3 times and the last was the worst withdrawal i've ever had it was 7 fucking days of hell. Got on suboxone only taking 1mg at a time and not taking it daily, did good for a long time before falling back in the trap of opiates. Just watched my best friend die in front of me and got a pulse on him doing cpr until paramedics got their and hit him with narcan and he came to in the ambulance, then he od'd again not even a week later and he's still doing it.

[@joshjames9852]

"It aint hard to tell"

[@mrkilo-g8794]

Do a flashback to this now

[@boss7229]

PND Rock died, and guess who he was sign too?

[@EdwardRazorHandz]

Does he know that sipping lean is the same as taking opioid???? That's what he was able to quit cold turkey bc he's still putting opioids in his system. It's hard for anyone who gets off them bc it's a physical addiction. If it was as easy as he's trying to make it seem, then our country wouldn't be the leader in addiction. 1st you need to understand what it does to your body, nervous system and to your dopamine levels. Only real way to overcome an opioid addiction is to use Herbs or organic remedies, MACUNA, CORDYCEPS, RHODIOLA

[@jhouston2068]

Yea yea yea yea right right right right omg bruh

[@DarkOblideration]

lol its not about empire its about the fact that independent artists have more money and can keep it and empire lets artists be somewhat independent. that brings a lot of haters having having money and being a rapper. might not get as much marketing as bigger labels, but empire artists are rich and that's an easy way to die depending on where you move. also the big labels hate when independent artists shine harder then their artists/makes you a target too. it's not empire's fault, it's their good business model.

[@djyua9157]

WELL SAID BRO!!!!

[@mariobtron5907]

Lol dumb logic

[@One-nm5cf]

@@mariobtron5907 whats your smart logic then? Cmon Mario let us hear your wisdom 👂

[@RealityGurusShow]

Shout out to Vladtv Editing Team💯

[@DDDent.]

I quite doing all the hard stuff Few moments later I still sip lean

[@kingsiah]

Lean is liquid heroin tho 🤣🤣

[@meeee214]

RIP DOLPH

[@myanonymouslee6351]

Who edited this interview…how did it close out in the middle of the interview and they start all over again😂

[@rahsaandixon4675]

If you know you know

[@ELTRIZOMIK]

If you don’t you don’t

[@Goodfellaallday]

If it's up then it's up

[@Odia.co.]

The secrets must be kept

[@GuRbJUiCe]

If it's down then it's down

[@ryanmac8283]

Or for life insurance policys.

[@rv8766]

Aaw yeah i can quit pills easy.. cuz i sip heroin.. 🙄

[@KG-zf5ze]

bruh 5 30s is a lot... sad asf

[@ProducerSikste]

If you are wise you will take his advice.

[@The_Professor..]

OK this dude talking about taking 1 perc 10 at a time and thinks he knows about withdrawals LOL. I never fucked with any percs cus they ain't strong enough and got Tylenol in them. All I ever did was roxy 30s for damn near 9 years. Tell anybody that's hooked on 30s that takes over 4 a day and some people do over 10 a day that withdrawal ain't shit. He"s right anybody can come off taking one perc 10 a day you really ain't gonna feel much but it's a whole different story if you're taking something way stronger and a hell of a lot more of it. Can't sleep, can't eat, can't sit still/restless leg, throwing up, diarrhea, hot and cold sweats, and then you're body doesn't feel like it's normal self it's the most annoying weird feeling you'll ever have but you'll only know what i'm talking about if you've been through it. It can take from 2 to 7 days, depends on how fast your metabolism is and making yourself drink a shit load of water is the only thing I've ever found that will speed it up and make you feel not as bad. Bruh tripping saying that shit and I'm not saying that you can't quit if you put your mind to it and are actually ready to quit you will but it's not easy and if it was most of the ppl addicted wouldn't be.

[@Quitter999]

here’s your reply

[@Joncapturedit]

Percs = Lean too just in liquid form ain’t no difference 🤦🏻‍♂️ them withdrawals no joke

[@chefmesser420]

I quit a heavy Xanax addiction cold turkey it was ten times harder than quitting opiates... This dude doesn't even know what real withdrawals are coming off tens is nothing lmao and I was put on them from a fatal car accident where my friend was decapitated. So just quitting doesn't work for everyone only for people who werent even on a heavy dose

[@kelv415]

Ion like how everybody in the comments mad he quit Percs 😭😮‍💨 y’all should join him on that 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@bkurtz85]

1000%!! Wow, not just 100% but 1000

[@tdxcorp]

Everything is at the end by the way

[@youngbe1008]

BIG RIP SKEEMO HGM mozzy 🫡🫡

[@famouszack]

But it's a distribution company

[@ComPTonRiLLO]

Lottacash Desto just got killed, empire records

[@side024]

Lul Tys was a norteno rapper who signed with empire he died a day after his record deal.

[@perfectlynini]

RIP PNB ROCK 💕

[@perfectlynini]

HERE BECAUSE OF THE CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT THE EMPIRE LABEL

[@kswervin]

@@perfectlynini its really real

[@makenziebates6033]

Rip pnb king von young Dolph and many others

[@dggdvdfgcg6089]

Yo didn't akademiks end this niggaz rap career🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrholoway7843]

Who is this?

[@user-rd2bz5cx6f]

To assume that one does pills and then isn’t successful Yet speaking on juice wrld and how he died. Then saying he quit cold turkey but was never fully addicted. Lame ass interview and the voice of the interviewer is annoying. Pleas VLAD stop this.

[@theluckygamer2726]

Dam, my favorite rapper Albee al just signed to this bs

[@richnieves718]

Word free albee from empire

[@2manyxanax]

d savage signed to empire ..

[@abes3925]

Take shot every time he say “nigga”

[@disneyplus7823]

smh percocet is oxys... 30s are just oxycodone without the acitometiphan perc 10s are oxycodone but has the acetametiphan (tylenol)

[@jakcough]

“I respect dat” / go get drunk or sumthin .. oh

[@apimpnameddurdy9823]

😂🤣

[@derelltobias3787]

Go get drunk 🤔 not smart either

[@mitchellbliss3828]

RIP PnB Rock

[@deepthinker3588]

If he wants to blow up like Juice...got to get rid of the Savage

[@MJTV2]

Don’t put that on Ghazi name, he’s helped rappers change their lives while allowing them to maintain ownership. He’s not a day-to-day manager, he oversees soo many artist. S/o Ghazi and all he’s done for the culture, would be dope if labels had a drug intervention program!

[@dlt9784]

They claim that demonic ish just like you. That's the problem

[@03PaK]

Slim, Draco, Von, Dolph and more are dead from empire.. ain’t no coincidence.

[@Ofrnaxe]

@@03PaK that not even a label. It’s a distribution label. Those people had beef

[@kayraxxofficial]

@@03PaK There deaths aren't Empire's fault, them niggas was gang affiliated an that life caught up to them.

[@mimichi1287]

Shut up

[@arieliglecias8657]

Rip young slobe

[@bryanjones9136]

5 30s waking up??? GOD DAMN!!!!

[@GuRbJUiCe]

That's not alot

[@GuRbJUiCe]

@puff it's really not I was popping 4to6 80mg oc's a day

[@mariawhite2601]

5 perc 30’s at a time? Wtffffffff

[@yt-blunt_magic2116]

Hits harder now coz what happened to pnp rock

[@duckiee0713]

Welp Rip LCDesto

[@makenziebates6033]

Rip pnb rock ❤️‍🩹👀