Hopsin: Crooked I Threatened to Come to My Show Over Horseshoe Gang Post

Last year, Horseshoe Gang accepted Hopsin's $500,000 battle challenge, which led to a healthy back and forth between the two rap collectives. VladTV recently sat down with former Funk Volume rapper Hopsin to get his take on the situation, including Horseshoe gang telling us that they killed Funk Volume. Hopsin reacted to their claims by saying that the back and forth was "fun," but he denies that Crooked I's brothers killed his crew in the battle.
Speaking more about the situation, Hopsin shared how he might have taken things a little too far after posting a photo of a fan's shirt that read, "F*** Horseshoe Gang." The California rapper revealed that Crooked I actually got in contact with him over the post, making it clear that he wasn't happy about the situation. He added that the Slaughterhouse rapper threatened to come to his show over the incident, but Hopsin said he's not about the gangster or street life, so he apologized.
Check out more of what Hopsin had to say about the situation in the above clip.

[@MarcSpectorTV]

"It turned some gangsta shit real quick, and im not bout that life" Lol shoutout to Hop for keeping it 100 with himself, I respect that

[@mikeyjames6808]

ya . you can tell from his music as well . he's more into philosophy and humor . even when hes bragging (crown me) he's not making violent threats and spittin gun bars .

[@ducekong7878]

I respect him even more

[@robbg3255]

BIG RESPECT

[@SanFranGigante]

I respect the fact that he admits he ain't about that life instead of acting like he is..

[@PresidentGuevara]

Still a pussy.

[@Satekas]

+PresidentGuevara Keyboard warrior pls.

[@ksager123]

Vlad - you mean like slim Jesus?

[@bullythebooks]

+PresidentGuevara You are fucking ignorant and part of the problem.

[@davidblight5825]

@@ksager123 yeah but slim Jesus was rapping about being a gangster, hoping doesn't rap about it so hopsin is real still

[@sbo6477]

Vlad the type of nigga to interview you then add your entire family to his circles on facebook

[@AlchemistOfHecate]

lol

[@LeGiiTBoss]

you the type of nigga to still be using Facebook.

[@sbo6477]

LeGiiTBoss because using fb is something out of the ordinary right..

[@TOASTYEY]

lmao nigga said "you the type of nigga to still be using facebook" like aint 3/4 of the world using dat shit.. dumb ass

[@everythingisalie3363]

u ain't no nigga so idk why the fuck you saying that shit.

[@ebubekirbinici6031]

hopsin saying " im not about that life" just earned alot more respect from me.

[@rayhanes1347]

Respect to dude for admitting he's not about that gunplay or gangsta shit. Ain't nothing wrong with that

[@tonsthebeast6773]

Ray hanes.. facts!!

[@tonsthebeast6773]

I have a problem with the fakes

[@overdose4903]

Hopsin: "I apologize" KXNG Crooked: "Cool, it's all okay." just some common sense on both sides that a lotta rappers lack today

[@yummdiddy]

There is nothing wrong with not being tough. I completely respect hopsin here.

[@dirty_danxx]

Not being a gangster doesn’t mean you’re not tough tho

[@Azrael42016]

A 45. Can make any one tough

[@Freethinker_94]

@@dirty_danxx thank you

[@agfromdai.e3806]

@@dirty_danxx exactly

[@abhijithak9102]

@@dirty_danxx youre fucking right.

[@lavamonkey8759]

Hopsin is fucking real show me another person honest enough to say hey I'm not about that life and apologize nothing but respect awesome he did that

[@Uncouthed]

Quentin Miller

[@Leviathan_Art]

+ThatOneKidNTheCorner Kid Cudi

[@AlchemistOfHecate]

slim jesus

[@ikiapitai4203]

but he raps about it and say he about that life in songs... haha naa but I like that nigga Hop :)

[@rickyhits6547]

Rowdy Palmer well said

[@davidbaker5250]

hop should get a deal with what ever toothpaste he uses, dude cant stop smiling!

[@jmarch_503]

Mad white also

[@Dank_Dank]

Peep his interviews from 2015...yellow teeth

[@jacobiaea9292]

@@Dank_Dank it was jewelry out

[@stephencatherall254]

admitting he aint gangsta is gangsta itself in the hiphop world

[@kinfoul]

Stephen Catherall there’s nothing to admit to b*tch if you do anything in the streets you aren’t supposed to make it public you white people the ones that actually glorify it

[@chriszamora923]

That’s not true at all

[@gloriouss6352]

@Dino velvet wtf why you here?😂 niggas like you love to hate😂

[@crashtheproducer9737]

Polarizer! “You white people glorify it”. Didn’t realize all of slaughterhouse, N.W.A, and G-Unit were white.

[@jordan2cut]

Vlad- "you lucky it was just Crooked I cos if it was Slim Jesus he would've had your head"

[@tytha2kg.o.a.t41]

😂

[@lonniematthews6453]

W

[@wolfman373]

you gotta respect him saying he not bout that life cause if it was one of these weirdo rappers they would of said some dumb shit and started more beef

[@jordan2cut]

Wolf Man true a lot of these rapper who claim they "about it" are full of shit anyway.

[@4sup47]

facts lmao

[@brandonflowers8345]

I have nothing but respect for hopsin salute 💯

[@thuggathuggababy]

"Would you go to the show if slim Jesus was threatening you?"

[@raydennis16]

+KaiBandicoot 😂😂😂

[@raydennis16]

+Ray Dennis "Has Slim Jesus ever came to one of your shows?"

[@echad6259]

haven't heard much about the kid lately...

[@jaywilliams1861]

hell no,I wouldn't either foh that man's dangerous af.

[@jjsouthwestldn850]

😂

[@Septix]

Bruh hopsin got a big ass mouth, would be dope for the next joker Im dead serious.

[@qazu6396]

LOL

[@JSun3000]

W

[@ShynAwkward]

+Septix "Why so serious?".........

[@magneticsnake9849]

W

[@anyassassinspain8051]

you dead gay

[@teawithcrypto1089]

Yes be real with yourself.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

pwusy

[@leoscarpoli1nonly]

+Goyly Dan Nothing pussy about picking and choosing battles wisely. Nobody is invincible.

[@watsongono5743]

+Melissa Grandison what's ya ig tho miss?

[@DreadfulControversy]

+Melissa Grandison Hey catfish.

[@richhash1]

+Melissa Grandison swamp phish

[@bman8421]

I remember someone said hopsin is the black version of a white guy name chad that goes surfing all day and says yeah for no reason

[@sidimightbe3246]

Beautiful people in this world

[@bman8421]

+Sid I Might Be just like you

[@anangrysack]

I'm so glad you said that

[@chainsmokerecords9481]

Pimp C was named Chad.

[@stone_aGe_Genie]

@@chainsmokerecords9481 pimp c was the boyfriend of bun b

[@thatradicaltalk9738]

Respect to Hop, I wish Pac and Big handled bullcrap this way.

[@rikkidgermano9640]

They were too young and too many people around them hyped them up - toxic environment!

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

The type of Nigga to get his video Game snatched in school & play it off to His Friends like His parents are going to buy him another Game.

[@cornerstorevanni]

W😂

[@Theonecamcam123321]

Funny how that actually happen to me tho

[@concernedcitizen5614]

+BlackJohnnyCage lol

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

The_one cam cam Damn! No get bacc?! 😂

[@ProspaNotesNKeyz]

😂😂😂

[@matth9219]

so funny. But at least he's honest and doesn't try to be a tough guy when he's not

[@chiefbeef444]

Respect to Hopsin for not tryna be what he's not

[@sheltonburnadeski5946]

"I ain't got no goons" I bet Hopsin actually got a fuckload of goons, he just doesn't know it.

[@Mikefantasia22]

if your a millionaire, you got goons..you my not know it until the moment comes, but you got goons.

[@Da9ny]

Vlad think all his instagram followers are his actual friends

[@braveheartyoungbull6332]

Vlad seems more like an instigator than a friend to every rapper, so fckn fake

[@DarkSaint411]

"Crooked I is a friend of mine" haha Vlad is so classless lol

[@lWashingtonv]

"Hell no you posted it don't take it down" that crooked impersonation i'm dead loool

[@manuelgarcia151]

You gotta give it to Hopsin, he don’t pretend to be something he’s not like a whole lot of rappers do. I got mad respect for him. And that was a dope battle!!!

[@FromPoetryToRap]

pretty sure crooked aint your friend

[@1Manny93]

+FromPoetryToRap vlad's making it sound like they go for coffee together every morning or something

[@romeod7549]

Pretty sure you have no idea what your talking about

[@jusbertmeza4424]

Romeo D crooked got beef with Vlad because he wanted him to take down some vid and refused because it got hella views so he got pissed.

[@DannyTheBarGod]

Hopsins sincerity is highly commendable in this world of pseudo tough guys

[@thagreatfrank3071]

Great work Vlad!! Can you give me a hint what's coming in the future?? Because lately you've been uploading great interviews keep up the great work my brother!!

[@Max-gn9tg]

Whats funny is that 80% of black men are not "about that life" (Believe it or not) but throw In no male guidance,insecurities,no sense of self value/awareness,and being raised off female energy only and a lot take that road instead of a higher one... Respect him for being true.

[@geebigz31]

wow ... raised on female emotions only .... that is a very good point . that's something to think about .. cause it is ....true ... somewhat .. hmmm

[@TheLuw1997]

Vlad is worse than Stephen A Smith with the "___ is a friend of mine"

[@CoolToTheInfinthPower]

I doubt that they were going to actually do anything to Hop physically. They were probably planning to bar his life away LIVE.

[@shahnawazsooba7904]

Yeah 'cause Crook and the Horshoe gang are cool dudes actually.

[@kingyodabevan2694]

I respect Hopsin so much for being honest about not being a gangster and being honest about the life he lives. That shit is so rare when almost every rapper acts like they are thugs when most ain't. That's a real man right there for real. He has so much respect for this dude and just gained so much more. I look up to hop so much and not just cause he is a Rapper but because of what he promotes and how honest of a person he is and his realness and appreciation to the fans. I hope one day I have a chance to meet him but not just get a autograph but actually pick the man's brain.

[@oxicemusic]

Vlad just *HAD* to bring out the 4k camera for Hopsin's nose huh. For *shame* Vlad. For shame.

[@johnathanru]

+Rapping Adam Hopson is ignorant I have the same type of acne he has, it is very harmless you just need to take some antibiotics for a month and your good

[@breakyoselffool]

The shade.....

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

+Rapping Adam I didn't even know youtube was letting anything over 1080.

[@johnathanru]

Capn Cummings noob

[@oxicemusic]

Vegan johnathanru I was vegan for 4 years. But you can be healthy and take care of your body just as well with a good diet in general.

[@hurtoo]

Hopsin is dope but he cannot fuk with Slaughterhouse lol.

[@Tmy3rs]

Tru

[@gavintino9212]

Hopsin can fuck with anyone fuck outta here

[@Bigcrusha16]

+Gavintino Fan wise maybe, but in terms of veteran rapper experience and skill, I've been listening to HOP since before FV and Crooked I since before Slaughterhouse, "technique" wise, Crooked I is in a different league.

[@trihardcx8707]

Hopsin>

[@psychomantis6459]

Anyone in Slaughterhouse would demolish Hopsin

[@bigjaywills6725]

He gets all of my respect he's real. Good interview

[@TheTruthIsRefreshing]

Good interview!

[@Thefa11engamer]

Dudes name is crooked eyes, just get in his peripheral then he wont see you

[@imwavey6905]

That's a Big L cuz any space in front of Crooked is the Danger Zone. #WordPlay

[@blaxijo9769]

That awkward moment when hsg ends a whole record label with only two diss songs lmfao 😂😂😂

[@SvgeRose]

+Catrues they'er just taking credit. it was damien ritter who practically ended it leaving hopsin to walk away but they did body them with those tracks i'll give them that.

[@Numbers-mc2ks]

+U-Gene nah fv killed them

[@SvgeRose]

jj Gray they did have a few good lines, as much as i liked FV, HSG were better. all and all it was a good battle!

[@Numbers-mc2ks]

***** they second diss was trash tho fam

[@SvgeRose]

jj Gray why do i feel like your tryna start a debate. just enjoy the music haha

[@roknkawk]

I appreciate the honesty.

[@SoulSeeker20]

Hopsin's honesty is so refreshing.

[@beelzeboo]

"How do you feel about Slim Jesus after the Funk Volume breakup?"

[@jamilcime2493]

L somebody already did the joke

[@jamilcime2493]

+City Skyline 😂😂😂😂👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽 fuck this that shit get no respect bruh I'm not gonna even answer after this bruh have a good day 💀💀

[@jamilcime2493]

+City Skyline "L"

[@gmixmag]

I really respect this dude. #gmixmag

[@thepistolguy859]

It's actually refreshing to see a rapper admit he's not about that life.

[@ToroidalVortexLove]

Respect Hopsin's honesty. Keepin it real meant keepin honest, not keepin it gangsta. Hopsin's realer than most.

[@gamingbytetv665]

Jesus Christ, Hop could chew through steel with those teeth. Those things have to be 3 or 4 inches long easily.

[@milesworld6052]

L

[@MelodicsRareMusicVid]

+GamingByteTv i saw someone try to hit him with a metal pole once and he caught it in his teeth and bent it into a U shape and threw it over his back

[@gamingbytetv665]

MelodicsRareMusicVid Hahaha that's hilarious

[@ReezyDoesIt]

Y'all comments got me dying LMAO

[@HomePremiered]

Hopsin and the HorseTeeth Gang

[@joshd1914]

Don't forget Crooked I came from a different erra in rap beef... also horseshoe gang didn't kill them funk volume , they held their own. I left that beef with respect for both sides

[@MawuliWare]

I respect Hopsin for coming out like that!

[@abhijithak9102]

I just really hope this dude stays this real. Love you Hop.

[@jondeere2312]

funk volume got shit on. straight runny doodoo

[@johnnydoeeeeeee]

for real

[@willpescio4834]

2:26 vlad laughed way too hard at his own joke...

[@danieljensen7705]

He give a good vibe to me and hopefully the world by being him self and knowing how strong he is in his soul!! A lot respect to him as a person, but also as a independent artist!!!

[@opalskies74]

anyone else notice he smiles a lot during this interview? lolllll

[@Blvnco717]

Hopsins teeth are almost as white as his fan base.

[@danieldouglas4779]

+Greatest Ever LMAO

[@wildoak6059]

You left your middle name out... "Mistake"

[@chrisb6484]

Well white people actually buy the album's so why not!

[@loveislove8741]

Hopsin looks like a Jackson

[@chinoasesino4561]

I can’t help but respect the fact that he str8 up says he not about that life 💯

[@stephaniereese924]

Hopsin is straight life. Mad love and respect for that man.. Do you dude.

[@954buggy]

COB killed funk volume haha like literally FV ain't around any more

[@spyko247]

They didn't kill no one. They musta won the battle by default since fv quit because of damn Ritter

[@MagickMulatta]

Hopsin is so dope.😁💖

[@mannersmatter_]

I like that, I like that

[@MrHarris73]

Refreshing to see a rapper actually admit "I'm not about that life".

[@melvinsmith1176]

I respect Hopsin! You're a MAN for admitting that. I wish more can drop their puppy knutz and do the same. 💪All it means is ur not stupid

[@Symei]

I really do feel like they killed funk volume. They killed that battle.n

[@suicidecrist6264]

just cus they rapped fast doesn't mean its good their first diss was wack and their second diss they were butthurt bitches cus jarren and dizzy killed em

[@Symei]

But I wasn't considering the fact that they rapped fast. They actually came in hard with their lines and executed their style and word play well.

[@BeaterofBabies]

+LambS TwoOneThree You can't comprehend the lyricism. Go back and listen to Shoe gangs diss a couple dozen more times until some of it starts to sink in.

[@Symei]

Exactly!

[@viciousvigilante4985]

Fv won that battle

[@jamiemoore1989]

crooked i should been happy hopsin was keepin them relevant

[@jamiemoore1989]

+m3talh3ad123 much more views than horseshoe - have they even cracked 1 milli yet? (tears) and plenty tour tickets sold... yeah not relevant compared to drake but horseshoe gang, definitely.

[@YourMomDidWhaaa]

+J M but who better lyrically? hsg and crook

[@milesworld6052]

+Adrifted Tsss You Crazy

[@YourMomDidWhaaa]

+Miles World yea whatever

[@jamiemoore1989]

Adrifted if crooked and hsg so good why they get so angry lmao losers hurt winners laugh

[@justinp.2683]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time Hopsin says "umm"

[@eazex2xtuf516]

respect.he knew he wasn't bout that life

[@Bigcrusha16]

Crooked didn't even have to go the route, he could have kept it rap. I've been listening to Crooked for years, same with Hopsin. Been a fan of both since before this Funk volume shit. But the 100% real truth is that while Hopsin's fan hype train is larger, Crooked I is in a different league of rapping. Like... There isn't even a comparison. Crooked is what I would describe as a "studio battle rapper". He's all studio and record production, but his flow, delivery, and raw lyricism is all very street battle'esque. Hopsin is the pure pen/pad millennial anti-trap lyricist. I love both rappers, but on a technical level, I gotta be real by saying that If Crooked did a stage battle with Hopsin bar for bar, Hopsin would get body bagged...

[@ChocolateLipsful]

This nicca looks like Eugene, from Hey Arnold! 👃🏿

[@rockwild737]

He's got a nice smile. Who can hate this guy?

[@dEViN1887]

"i dont know their background like that" LOL

[@vRastax]

HOPSIN AINT ABOUT THAT LIFE KXNG CROOKED THE ILLEST OUT

[@Phearsum]

@420 Everyday Crooked didn't even have to get involved and Hopsin lost. You're buggin

[@KjvYaBoii]

You not ill for poking ya chest out on civilians lmao get crazy with someone who be inna streets like you

[@infomitewon8227]

Vlad can't possibly be friends with all the people he claims! By choice, I can count my true fam and I don't need two hands!

[@shonviper]

he says he cool with everybody

[@kasectomi]

He’s a real man for not pretending and acknowledging his wrong and apologizing.

[@lilkenprez205]

Is no one gonna question his freaky smile? That never stops

[@klebeau4]

i have a lil respect for u bein real wit yoself..........but as a man....ahhh..theres an L on yo man card it aint that big tho

[@klebeau4]

+John Damian yeaa that sound fair enough

[@IncognitoSprax]

"an L" ....L

[@DanteFortson]

How is that an L? People always wanna see black people do each other dirty... but apologize and its an L? Sell out mentality

[@koldraiynedownskayle5744]

I feel that, but unless you are going to hold him down when some shit goes down, we can't really knock him. If Crook and 'nem would've stomped Hopsin out, he would've been a "When Keeping it Real" goes wrong meme when all he had to do was take the post down and apologize.

[@AaronOverEverything]

retitled video: Hopsin "I can't fight" 😂

[@nicodadon86]

w

[@acemudkip]

w

[@rodenrren2]

Respect to hopsin for being real

[@Floninjalo]

More Hopsin and Tech N9ne (all of Strange), por favor!

[@christopher5946]

Vladimir always talking bout who his friends are. Sit your ass down VLAD! lol!

[@christopher5946]

+Corey Windom Yea. He really don't know the difference lol!

[@MLGadizzle]

They didn't win shit. Nobody even knows your individual names...

[@L1am21]

+xAar0ni i do. dice kenny luchino bennie sigel its not hard

[@schoolboyq9658]

Half a Meal >>>>> Same Day >>>>> Garbage >>>>> Macklmore n Iggy Collab >>>>> Free Meal

[@davidaird3576]

+L1am21 Dice, Kenny, Julius & Demetrius aka Debo and Shoe Gang won Funk Volume never replied again they took a week to respond to Half A Meal

[@L1am21]

david aird yeah your right. i must of been high! lolz

[@danielgarth3806]

And that's how everything should be handled.

[@Viva4Loca]

Hopsin is a friend of mine because I watch his video

[@IccyTheOne]

Nah Horseshoe Gang killed Funk Volume.

[@johnnydoeeeeeee]

yup

[@Treejaesmith]

hell ya they did

[@BruceWayne-io2fz]

I lost alot of respect for Crooked after I seen this shit.

[@yave1]

That's all it takes is to bump into somebody who's willing to pull up on you for something you did or say... it makes you check yourself like, "Hold up... maybe i'm moving wrong... maybe I should be more careful with what i'm doing / saying."

[@sankawaters894]

Heard of him but never heard any of his music. Ima go check out catalig cuz of this interview. Its refreshing to hear a rapper speak honestly. #RESPECT

[@Kishy414]

Horseshoe gang went full thug Hahahaha wtf

[@deesoul93]

LISTEN: soundcloud.com/vin-sou-mus/vsm-dee-soul-vintage-careless

[@connerw.1279]

Legit

[@garethtompkins7232]

This a cold ass interview

[@damnbro53]

It woulda been dope if Hop let horseshoe gang perform there diss at his show that woulda been kinda crazy

[@954buggy]

but wouldn't it be awkward when they say "funk volume is better off dead and gone" because after the FV break up lol and the Dame shit

[@thepole19]

this dude is corny level 1000+

[@thepole19]

+Kai L. nope not even close man.. his gimmicks (like the contacts he wears, like fake retirement etc..) are corny to me. its corny to me how most of the fale he got was off dissing ppl on his illminds (even tho they were good freestlyes and dude sure can rap his ass off). and in more recent memory that song he did about that show he skipped out on and slept in an abandoned house was cooo-ho-ho-rny as fuuuck.. that's just my opinion.. dont worry people make fun of and shit on rappers i like as well.. because there isn't one artist that EVERYONE likes. Theres always haters. im a hopsin hater. that's all. :)

[@hotrodtopic1853]

Hopsin your soft asf

[@boogie56ace]

Hopsin keeps it real

[@PS5Akatsuki]

Respect to Him and Crooked I, that's how real men handle their shit. Crook saw some shit he didn't like, instead of going to twitter and shit, he called ole boy and they discussed it. Hospin isn't a punk, but has enough sense to dead a situation before it occurs, the battle was good sportsmanship. I love these two dudes.

[@chrisdskus10]

Lol, Hopsin keeps it real as shit! "I ain't bout that life"...Lyrical animal also!

[@melkezzy879]

He on that "fuck tough, be coo" type shit. respect.

[@richardlyon1063]

Mad Respect for hopsin, always stays himself.

[@Al3xg13]

Gotta respect the fact that he admits he isn’t that person.

[@Grespersrocks38]

I've criticized this guy in the past but I must give him props on this..most other rappers would NOT have kept it real like he did in this interview..SALUTE homie

[@nogin8000]

that smile... that goddamn floss-flourescent smile.

[@EricDelshunMusicPage]

Dude it too real.Salute to Hopsin

[@KnKrause]

Hoping Hopsin gets on some features now that he finally branching out & not just w Funk Vol. artists.