D12 on Critics Accusing Eminem of Sounding Like AZ on 1st Album

[@DireHammer]

These dudes have to be so sick of answering questions about Eminem.

[@TheDonYG]

lmfao

[@ThatsJoeDirt]

Probably but he's the only reason they were ever relevant and somehow stay relevant, especially these days when they're looking like someone's grand dad

[@MichaelBentleyPublicity]

and only reason they have money....

[@toc1cxpeterx]

actually d-12 is

[@roanardjosentono7559]

kobe24OBCity these chick dont even know the name of my band but they're all on me like they wanna hold hands

[@DeVonAmbitious]

Em is dope but AZ is one of the most underrated lyricist of all time. AZ can put anything together and tell stories with it. AZ just never when commercial like em

[@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK]

Az the only person who consistently did tracks with nas and in my view always one upped him...

[@rivalsoul9853]

@@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK I just saw yo ass dude 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@hiiipoweriii2211]

@@ArMiNiSfUCkinRedicK AZ even bodied Nas on some of his records

[@gregh_777]

big boi is the most under rated

[@DJPain1]

AZ is a great rapper to emulate. The most underrated MC, never on any publication's top 10 list, but true fans of the culture know.

[@static1217]

Already laid ether on these fuckboi's tryna front like they've been fans, I salute you for being a proper hip-hop head.

[@hiphoploverjon9180]

Masta Ace is the most underrated tbh.

[@DJPain1]

+HipHopLover93 R&BLover93 I can't even be mad at that statement.

[@DJPain1]

+GMP997 Mostly because so many people mistakenly call it "Do or Die."

[@DJPain1]

+GMP997 Aziatic was about 8 years ahead of its time though.

[@FreeAgent797]

When I first heard infinite I was blown the fuck away. I was like, who the fuck is connecting words like this with so much ease?? His flow was incredible on that joint, lyrically very impressive. I still to this day don't understand how people consider it his worst record. I think it's actually one of his best ones to be honest.

[@Ggv19128]

Ayy was good 19128 here. Completely agree tho

[@FreeAgent797]

19120 in the house

[@bigmoneysteppa]

its a quality thing and most heard it in wishy washy download after.

[@JPeoplzOIII]

Word lol he strung some tight rhymes together. "I keep the stadium packed to capacity, I'll send a wack rapper back with the crack of his ass-shitty"

[@Soulful96QC]

+philly nation Its not one of his best because he simply didn't grow a style of his own yet which is far more important than rhymes, you need to set yourself apart and not just be a clone of somebody else (like all of the Future clones these days), Em was using the flows of Nas, AZ, and Rakim on this project.

[@lostoroton]

Interviewing guys to talk about someone else's success, have some respect man and talk to them about them

[@Yeroc4588]

Tru

[@HayderAhmed94]

yeah but WHO WOULD KNOW D12 WITHOUT EMINEM?

[@pradeus4926]

"Fuck Marshall, ask us the questions Like who's D12, how we get started (What about Eminem?) Bitch are you retarded?"

[@crypticlife2024]

This interview is urging me to listen "My Band" by D12

[@THUMBSUPBITCHify]

No Baby Blak of I’ll Advised is

[@ari29]

u can tell they sick of being asked about em

[@TheRealKingKevin]

These chicks don't even know the name of my band.

[@genericTC2ber]

Cause once I blow they know that I'll be the man

[@shkrsimpson44]

You can kind of tell they are frustrated that they are still getting asked about marshall. they came there to talk about D12 and the devil's night mixtape. if you want info on em them then interview eminem ( pretty sure that will never happen), but D12 is giving you their time and all you can do is ask about another man for a whole 10 minutes. they clearly want to get away from that shadow. c'mon vlad

[@NOSTIXVASQUEZ]

Yo vlad get Eminem to do an interview view hear it from the horses mouth instead of always bugging D12 talk about them more then Eminem y does it always gotta be em y can't it be about them

[@Kncld]

+NOSTIX VASQUEZ eminem doesnt do shit when it comes to the press or media for that matter. hes the most anonymous famous person ever.

[@liquidamerican8543]

+Bubbles Eminem does press when it is appropriate to promote a project. But there is just no logical reason for him to do tabloid interviews, which is essentially what VladTV is.

[@aceeoutlaw554]

lmao vlad kld never get em jay or any1 thats a legend

[@aceeoutlaw554]

lmao vlad kld never get em jay or any1 thats a legend

[@killawhale7635]

+acee outlaw Yo real shit but he got The D.O.C. on recently. I'll give credit where credit is due.

[@thisgirl_c85-banginconfide34]

I love how humble these guys are...

[@hiphophead6053]

Eleven minutes of nothing but Eminem questions. ALL I WANNA HEAR IS ONE D12 INTERVIEW AS D12 NOT EMINEM BUDDIES

[@AlvoGTR]

Fuckin' Bizzare, man. "Once he broke out that henny man, it was time to work!" - "And the fried chicken!"

[@colearentsen6309]

No matter how big any of Ems hits get bizarre is the VOICE of d12 💪🏻

[@trevj8604]

these dudes gotta be tired of talkin bout em

[@isonnonong9094]

Vlad always talks aboit em..clickbait

[@jamessterling1673]

Eminem and Nas are the best rappers ever

[@VerifiedThug]

Is Bizzare acting sober??! never seen him talk so much sense lol.. i love him

[@upyursmofo]

i love infinite its got that poor struggle classic hip hop authentic sound in the recordings of the songs that feel it came from the heart and soul not that 12 writers 10 producers record label battery chicken coop pumped out manufactured shit...if that makes sense

[@proudpolishherbsman2583]

Remember the track Em did with Thyme of 5Elementz, Proof's first group produced by J Dilla.

[@lynxcane]

lol! bizarre working as security at a hospital! who thought that was a smart idea?

[@Norwaynumber1]

Haha! the person that hired him seeing purple pills or my band

[@rohan750]

hahaha yeah he'd steal all the drugs and visit the elderley women constantly! hahahahaha

[@pEr5on4LLy]

Infinite was definitely a great album. I was blown away by the lyrics of the song and the album. Shit was crazy!

[@jgodoy_]

Cats these days just Hate MF's for no reason now smh D12 wasn't the dopest rap group ever but they had some nice cuts you can't deny that shit!

[@jordanhoyt8361]

jgodoy80 under the influence is a dope ass posse track

[@tellmesomething2412]

True. Shame they didn't survive without M&M

[@illzilla99]

infinite was his best album to me

[@Thekidm61]

+White Guy bar for bar infinite swipes mmlp, but I like mmlp more

[@vaxx9922]

Agreed

[@kevrayne5483]

+STD's Official I agree, Infinite was more lyrical

[@Palmen1990]

+Keith Cooper stop trying to be a hipster. It was good no doubt, but MMLP and SSLP was better.

[@jamessterling1673]

Infinite was very good lyrically,but production,beats are mediocre.MMLP,SSLP and TES are his best work

[@BrynDeKocks]

D12's Devil's Night is one of the most under-rated albums. There was some mainstream media hype on release with the singles and stuff, but it sort of fell off the grid after that. But it far surpasses anything that Eminem has released solo since The Marshal Mathers LP.

[@mistahac]

D12 seem like some real humble chill guys, no ego or bitterness

[@VahidMusictx]

What I absolutely love is how Eminem included his day one people. I love how bizarre his job off the strength of Eminem bringing him along the journey. Dope shit 💯💯💯💯

[@Instrumental187]

*Open mic! Love that track.*

[@voreason]

I wasn't really into the infinite album I was and still am in love with the song infinite tho, I still listen to it till this day

[@MrTantamount]

"Infinite" was his best album. He was really biting Masta Ace, AZ, Rakim & Nas heavily , though. On "Infinite" he is just throwing around multisyllablic words . He even uses words improperly. "Stimulator" and words like that. "Masterpiece". "Telekenesis". Canibus, Chino XL, DZK and K-Rino do it better. At least Canibus, DZK, K-Rino & Chino XL did that with more character. So did Masta Ace, AZ, Rakim , Ras Kass & Nas.

[@IAmFuckdaskets]

No matter what this group does, they can make the best rap album of all time and they would still be called Eminem's back up singers

[@WeabeOfficialMusic]

I like hearing these stories of the past, and these questions

[@DigitalDevil]

You can tell from the look on their faces that they're not really feeling these Eminem questions. Yeah, they may not have gotten a record deal because of Em, but this is just sad to sit through. I can't watch this.

[@BECKZMC]

Only Lord Jamar spoke about Em more than D12 did.

[@mootchs]

Okay so AZ did it first, AZ inspired him. Showed him the directions to greatness, so if the greatest rapper to ever live, was influenced by AZ and Eminem may adapted his style but to AZ fans, that Just shows how great AZ was, he helped Eminem become Eminem

[@nicolen1216]

Especially though why are they spending so long on The History of Eminem when he's not even here? Like i LOVE LOVE LOVE Eminem but its like, any real fan already knows this entire story by heart its not even like new info. So if you call d12 for an interview make the interview about d12

[@SaintCyrX]

I'd love for Em to do a refreshed version of Infinite. Updated but similar beats, updated but similar lyrics (just to make it work better with his aged voice, flow, etc).

[@RevanJJ]

Great rappers. Dre and Em did like his top 3 songs the first time they met. Whatever though loyalty to D12 forever. Wish they were back. They could just make a whole diss album.

[@blackprezmusic]

6:51 lol I wonder what Bizzare was smiling and pointing at

[@wayne2816wayne]

Great group of MC's. They are have completely different styles however they work so well together.

[@stephenallen3472]

I'm confused on the timeline I thought slim shady was made on his first meeting with Dre with hi my name is but d12 says it started with them but the d12 album came out years later so the d12 album was made before he met with dre

[@shadyflipful]

em got a record deal @age 27. even when he was rapping @early 20s dude was crazy!!!! #look up his raps

[@SuperReno3]

Man ask about Proof or Bugz too. Em is awesome but D12 is my favorite rap group of all time and I want to know about all of them not just Em.

[@EMdoubleU1]

Vlad stay talking about Eminem

[@ChrisSons555]

Vlad loves to talk about Eminem. 😂😂😂

[@ghyprh]

lol anybody that says shit like "Infinite was the first Eminem album I've heard" and/or "Infinite was his best album" is a straight up hipster. Em had 2 good songs on that album (313 and Infinite).

[@thelankytank]

completely agree

[@aceeoutlaw554]

truth... mmlp2 was better

[@Zigmosh]

you forgot about open mic, that was a good ass song

[@MonkeyKingEric]

+ghyprh Maxine and Tonite was peak bruv

[@kmore32]

+ghyprh 2 good songs?lmaoo.. Open Mic, Tonite, It's OK, Backstabber, Maxine

[@eomtic]

6:51 WTF did Bizarre saw on the floor...

[@Krafty]

Biz doing the Dr Dre impression hahaha

[@johnwhite575]

them and em NEED too make a d12 song, for proof and bugzz, that would be sick..

[@bendervelosoc.r.f8456]

Infinite was a dope album, better than 80% albums released this year... for real... even though he sounded like az and nas, but when you listen some songs from infinite you automatically likes it, I mean, it was real hip hop...

[@toneriggz]

That's disrespectful to AZ. AZ dropped better albums than Em's "Infinite".

[@The_Big_Fox]

Agree, if Az aint in your top 5 you fucked up

[@jayk.2608]

+Tone Riggz Doe or Die album is better than any Em album to me.

[@static1217]

All these AZ fans coming out the woodwork and shit, where were you when he was dropping classics?? If you actually bought the albums maybe AZ would be a legit staple in Hip-Hop instead of mentioning him every now & then. AZ is dope, only real rap fans know what's up.

[@toneriggz]

I own either all of AZ'a albums or most of them

[@psyace3005]

Doe or die is a lyrical masterpiece. Every single song on it.

[@marcuscadiz2012]

I Fuck with D-12 heavy. Devil's Night was one of the dopest albums I had as a Kid. Straight up.

[@housefinch4768]

I loved the mixtape but damn come on and give us another official D12 album with everyone!RIP Bigg Proof!

[@greenbackzo6003]

Eminem is the best all around rapper of all time

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Nah

[@MusicBoxLP]

No.

[@cmccaig247]

nah. I'd definitely say his technical ability and rhyming ability is right there with the best of them tho

[@cmccaig247]

JMilli​ Like rhyme structuring and shit like that, rhyme schemes and such

[@dupevision7937]

Smh at this dude...please just stop.

[@rookis25]

The reason 50 cent was signed to Shady/Aftermath was because Dr. Dre and Eminem went 50/50 on 50.

[@gabriel8088]

d12 actually had a huge impact here in brazil! Excited for the album (:

[@dabaryammalak9265]

He sounded like Nas on infinite. This happens to every upcoming artist that come in the game. Many rappers has got their style from the ones that influence them. No sin with This! I got my style from Rakim, who is considered to be the influence of many rappers. Do I sound exactly like Rakim? - No! He's on another level of consciousness than I with the knowledge of the 5 percenters- I was influenced by his rhyme technique of internal rhymes.

[@The_M_Files]

Damn I was just listening to D12's Good Die Young track. RIP Proof

[@choiceda5920]

I always thought Swift was the best rapper in D12, excluding Em of course.

[@Trudon]

Kuniva

[@bigsykedaddy999]

D12 is definitely underrated IMO

[@GodsWarrior94]

I'll give D12 a listen fo sho

[@hiiipoweriii2211]

Devils Night still a classic to this day 💯

[@Trudon]

Theyre underrated

[@anawkwardlifemedia]

Swifty looking like he ready to swing on Vlad any moment lol

[@plum-locorecords8108]

Wow, its cool that VladTV is talking about a topic this unknown.

[@sidimightbe]

I went to lids and got a custom tailored "D12" hat. I was an angry 14 year old

[@Nappy1987]

i didnt know Debo from QOTR was in D12

[@VeryRellDressed]

lmfao I jus noticed that

[@nunusknees2928]

Haha

[@djokossland3235]

truuuuu

[@brucegainz6648]

Infinite was dope.. People adapt styles to blend them all the time. Just because 1 rapper sounds like another rapper does not mean its a blatant rip off. Its homage and inspired. But taking a look at Em now... Not even the same person vibe or hint of similarity. We all evolve.

[@nomibe2911]

I remember the Source trashed that album because they said he sounded too much like AZ and Nas.

[@fdation]

Stop all of the eminem questions we know by now let the other dudes get recognized.

[@StuntTriple]

Ask about Proof!!!!

[@markxmmxm0r0s53]

EMINEM WAS BORN 2 FUCKING BE A RAPPER HE WAS JUST PARANOID WHAT HE WOULD FACE

[@Vendettaiswhoiam]

I love how eminem got so annoyed basically said Fuck you all. here's slim shady. now he's famous.... but he should bring him back.....

[@Curtoonstv]

RIP Proof and Bugz

[@ssraper300]

Hell yeah! I've been waiting for vlad to interview d12!

[@DUBSDADEVILL]

Eminem is a great rapper but I feel he's very over rated by white people including vlad.His weakest point is his albums his albums follow a very specific format I do not regard them as classics his hit singles are very pop and don't age well.

[@marcosleon215]

What's wrong with pop if he raps well to it he don't just repeat words that a 5th grader can use or wright

[@demaification]

@@marcosleon215 I see your point but at the same time it doesn't matter if you use speak properly or Ebonics people can't help how they speak I wish people would just accept that we can move on with life

[@_MartinDahlin]

Infinite is his best album. After Slim Shady was born, he only rapped about raping and stabbing people. Infinite and Recovery are the only albums where Eminem didn't write about psycho stuff

[@Asvpsupreme]

Nah fuck recovery. Sslp mmlp infinite ssep are the best fuck all that other shit

[@jdubz65]

R.i.p Proof

[@movimientomaestro3592]

This is all great publicity for AZ who's one of the best mcs to have touched the mic. But to me infinite always sounded similar to illmatic specially "it ain't hard to tell " with the fresh beat and sound but every rapper has been influenced by the last generation And honestly Em is very honest in infinite making it a classic on its own because it's different men with different lives coming from the hood.

[@Flight14Clique]

Am I tripping or does Bizzare not sound like himself at 9:14?

[@Krafty]

+Flight Empire hahaha that's his Dr Dre impression. If you go back to the old D12 tracks, they do that every now and then. It cracked me up when I saw him do it here! lol

[@Flight14Clique]

Oh, Good shit bro! lol, I would've never figured that out... I always thought D12 was dope but I couldn't into their music like that.

[@Krafty]

Flight Empire haha really? Their early shit is sick. In fact, check out Bizarre's solo joint "No Rubber" kills it.

[@sg500]

I remember running into proof at the state theater and man was he high as hell. I passed through a group of niggas to get to the bar and lo and behold proof stopped dead in his tracks starring at me in amazment as if i was some angel or something. These dudes seen the sings and they let proof go out like that anyway.

[@markyalooffgc]

Good interview

[@matthewmann8969]

Infinite was a great album and the Slim Shady EP was a great follow up to it and the Slim Shady LP was a good long album and The Marshall Mathers LP was solid and The Eminem Show to me was a Classic and his best album Encore was average Curtain Call the extra songs made it slightly above average Relapse/Refill was something new and worth looked into Recovery was Hard Core The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was a great sequel to the original but not as good but I would say it is better then Encore, Curtain Call, Relapse/Refill, and Infinite. But not as good as The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP, The Slim Shady LP, or The Slim Shady EP. Then his collaboration albums like The RE-UP and Shady XV where good but not classics or solids or something too new.

[@blind87us]

good shit, love that devils night CD, shit was always in the boom box

[@terrortoby47]

But what about Eminem?

[@bigtst36]

In the immortal words of DJ Proof, "Shady made it so my babies ain't starving at home"

[@JSTONEMUSIK]

Infinite was a classic Album in my opinion.

[@larry89]

Infinite was a cool album from the perspective of listening to it now, but I can understand why it received criticism during that time of hip-hop.

[@NeutralMuzik]

I still don't see the comparisons cause Infinite was just straight underground rap AZ and Nas were on that Mafioso Rap the same year Infinite came out and even before that they (Nas and AZ) were just doing Grimy Boom Bap

[@alejandrohernandez-df3if]

i hate how interviewers only ask ab the people they associate with and not them.

[@wxnd3r45]

Devils Night is still a good album 🔥💯

[@EarthUPC]

Highly rate all these guys personalities and Em, chill dudes.

[@EliteBlackSash]

He definitely sounded like AZ on the actual song "Infinite." He got the celebrity roasting punchlines shit from Chino XL though. Both of which were Wake Up Show alumni. Marshall Mathers was his best though.

[@jcakemix]

he had D12 for protection against blacks

[@timlegleitner7262]

these some humble dudes..... respect

[@pdigi3179]

Why would they be stuck up? These dudes are trash rappers smh

[@MakoGLA1]

"Fuck Marshall, ask us some questions"

[@bobstanton1472]

Why does everyone pretend 1996s "Infinite" is not an LP. It is, and on a label - Vlad calls it a demo?

[@alskki]

"Security guard for a hospital" You gotta love Bizarre.

[@Crashj7f67h]

This is the closest that Vlad will get to interviewing Eminem.

[@Chrisseekz]

the title of the video is misleading.

[@ShaneStanley109]

WTF is it just me or does Eminem never come out of hiding I mean a few years back u could find a few interviews with Eminem but now in 2015 he doesn't do any interviews or nothink u never see him ?? Where the fuck is he

[@DerwinDaDestroyer]

Royce da 5'9" and King Gordy and Black Milk beg to differ that D-12 had the city on lock

[@SkemeKOS]

Infinite is Ems best album IMO. Love Slim Shady LP and Marshall Mathers LP too. Eminem Show was good too. And AZ is sick as fuck. Just got onto him after watching this video. Forgot he was the guy on Nas - lifes a bitch

[@Enduro_NY]

I kinda feel bad for these guys bc you go to this interview to answer some questions but then you just get a bunch of questions about someone else not there 😂

[@4raxx20]

9:13 - Wtf is up with this nigga "Hell Yeah's"??? hahah