Lil Ya on Forming UNLV, Meeting Birdman & Slim, 1st Group Signed to Cash Money Records (Part 1)

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Part 2: • Lil Ya (UNLV) on Mysti...
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In this clip, Lil Ya of U.N.L.V. described his upbringing in New Orleans during the 1980s crack era. He talked about how the overall vibe of the city emanated love but the violence that's inherent to poverty was still prevalent.
He also recounted his uncle being an early influence on him and Tec-9 rapping. They started a group named the Sporty MCs and initially wrote positive lyrics. However, after getting older and being inspired by rappers like Everlasting Hitman and Juvie, Lil Ya and Tec-9 changed the name of their group along with their subject matter.
Later, Lil Ya recounted how the group landed their initial meeting with Cash Money. Lil Ya discussed what ultimately made them sign to Cash Money and for how much. He also recalled working with Mannie Fresh and recording U.N.L.V.'s first album with the label in Fresh's kitchen while they sat on crates and passed a single mic around to record their verses.

[@DJClintonPGH]

People do not understand how much of a legend this man, and his group are. UNLV laid the foundation to a lot of the stuff made today. One of the best from the South! Salute!

[@maniacracingDTR]

Facts

[@downsouth504]

Word

[@dogmakd.9436]

Facts

[@averydarkguy5296]

They jumped cash money off .... I remember those underground days of seeing cash money cds and wondering who they were....heard em been hooked ever since

[@Shaun504]

Foundation is something they don’t understand

[@DJBomBay1996]

Unlv shaped everything you hear coming out of Louisiana.

[@erniee1413]

Finally a New Orleans Legend on Vlad TV. Man Unlv finally gone get the exposure they deserve.

[@big6chief594]

It’s was me lil ya tech 9 and yella boy we all 3rd ward niggas not no chumps or lil boys

[@davidgaskins2589]

Juvenile and mystikal?

[@jeromewilliams4493]

@@davidgaskins2589 big facts 💯💯

[@davidgaskins2589]

@@jeromewilliams4493 I forgot silk was on here. He wasn't for everyone but definitely a legend

[@jeremylewis679]

@@davidgaskins2589 like damn. lol.

[@lloydjrob]

“I’m chillin on 6th and Baronne” Shout out to VLAD for this one. U gotta be from here to know how important this look is.

[@C3K1J8]

Boot up or shut up or get ya 🖕🏽 life lit up

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

Really Tho Bih‼️⚜⚜⚜👌🏿💯

[@Wix1306]

😂😂 Arkansas fuck with it too

[@whodat5047]

Facts. Legendary shit right here 💪🏿 if ya know ya know

[@mrmiyagi8433]

Facts

[@shack_black238]

Shout out to Lil Ya a true N.O. legend

[@j.skemez9403]

I performed with this guy ,it was an honor to watch Him peform and grace the same stage ... Lil YA !!! MR.YAHURDME

[@j.skemez9403]

Str8 😾!!!!!

[@j.skemez9403]

I love when a mu fukka go quiet 🤫 lmaoooo

[@swolehiphophead8167]

People could talk shit about vlad. But this dude be having bonafide legends on his show

[@thekidd2189]

That's a fact

[@TankTyson]

Exactly not 1‼️ other platform would give these ppl 2mins to tell their story

[@Ultramagnus32]

I hope this interview blows up and finally the rest of the world will know what the city of New Orleans has known since day one....

[@jeffmiller9798]

Fa sho!!

[@supergremlin6261]

O shit! Uptown 4 life is a classic! Sit down Jit’s, this ones for the 80s baby’s!

[@SleezoSlimm504]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@nolachino504]

Plz believe it 💯🤟🏼⚜🗣

[@BlizzDaMusician]

Big facts. Niggas was hopping off them project steps anytime unlv came on

[@AfricanusKing]

The blue tape

[@SleezoSlimm504]

Man y’all remember the city in them days? 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ make me wan cry son frfr

[@Milo-kw8ui]

If Glad is about to get into his Cash Money bag I’m here for it…In depth interviews with affiliates like the Death Row saga

[@coreymays55]

💯💯 I'm here for it

[@freestateofgrizzy1937]

Ive been listening to Unlv since I was a kid in the 90's but there music will resurface because of Lil Ya's interview

[@jwhite7104]

Chilling on the set with the fully automatic Tec!

[@jeffmiller9798]

Neva was caught slippin that's how I got my respect..

[@vladtv]

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[@filnobep]

I say boot up or shut up. UNLV "Straight out tha Gutta" used to stay on repeat.

[@jaehalljh]

I need a new episode of lil Derrick da goat wazzam????

[@Mobcityrecords100]

@@jaehalljh we been asking for more lil derrick da goat 🐐 but he put the nigga in jail 😂

[@ragingblade504]

90s shit right especially at the block part with dj jubilee

[@Chewy504Chewy]

T Tucker and dj irv was coming with that boot up or shut up. Where dey at.

[@michaeljohnson1015]

@@jaehalljh patayto chip ya heard me...

[@romello4913]

Ohhhhh shit! Wow Vlad you outdid ya self with this one bruh!

[@tiredeyes5160]

Facts💯

[@thaglacierboy]

A NEW ORLEANS LEGEND!! UNLV

[@tripponly3338]

Finally a UNLV Interview! 👌🏾👍🏾

[@27SSENT]

Vlad u are officially the 🐐 UNLV legends glad to see this

[@chrisrob3854]

The fucking goat! Finally. Mystikal, Juvy, Ya!

[@lanceAmillionTV]

Facts

[@johnm8744]

This interview was nearly flawless. Very enjoyable. Vlad asked a full question and Lil Ya answered fully with no interruptions/disruptions in thoughts or points.

[@tonymayo735]

I hope he gets Mac on here since he's out

[@cupcakebuttercups6922]

wow he's out. I went to visit a friend in prison and I saw him....glad he's free

[@brentwoods1153]

Naw Mac need to see wallo n gille

[@tonymayo735]

@*Boss Status* you and your momma go back to prison and get treated bad in all areas

[@nathanielmonroe8949]

Mac home

[@tazflcn]

@*Boss Status* what?! Not cool dude

[@Red_AIert]

“Don’t ya be greedy don’t don’t ya be greedy” 🔥

[@Nysut777]

"Brrat tat tat rat tat tat on you dog hoes"

[@504freshllc]

Betta grab yo weapons knives and guns

[@Nysut777]

@@504freshllc gooo dj that's my dj

[@calvinhall225]

Told my old lady I'll be back to see her went to Mac melph calio by Booker T🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@geraldpittman7990]

Bounce for that outfit the ones who need it

[@roderickminor6165]

Ya hoids me‼️ (in my lil ya voice‼️) one of my favorite groups period‼️ the first cash money roster is my favorite. I love gangsta bounce!

[@RoxyRock76]

Happy to see UNLV getting national recognition!!

[@ragingblade504]

New orleans legends one my favorite group from my hometown 504 ya heard me

[@robe231]

Glad to see Lil Ya and UNLV finally getting their flowers.

[@classof2010president]

Definitely need more New Orleans stories

[@reddmann311]

Glad ain't Heard about U.N.L.V. till Boosie told him bout "Drag Em In The River" watch he ask about Yella Boy and Birdman

[@davidgaskins2589]

U look like Kevin Garnett with dreads🤣

[@jordanwilson3120]

Yep he gon ask did yella boy and birdman get into a fight ....cuz the rumor is birdman had him you know what

[@SleezoSlimm504]

U know it’s coming ya heard me

[@LurnWell]

@@davidgaskins2589 😳😂😂😂😭

[@AKjumpman]

Finally these dudes are getting somewhat of a mainstream exposure

[@p.h.i.l]

Uptown 4 life album🔥🔥🔥 classic!!!!

[@jwhite7104]

Get into it with a nigga gotta tote my gun!!

[@504freshllc]

@@jwhite7104 if u live by the gun you die by the gun.

[@jwhite7104]

@@504freshllc it’s plain to see ya can’t change me I’m a uptown nigga 4 Life!!

[@504freshllc]

@@jwhite7104 Bloody Body 2-2-6! Black Connection.

[@hardhead5757]

We live by the gun, we die by the gun.

[@YoungBreeze252]

NO is very underrated musically

[@derrickdavis2322]

Lil Ya on Glade this is a surprise to me.Shout out to UNLV .

[@paidnfull5278]

That UNLV album still knocking pictures off the wall 🔊🔊💪🏾

[@Mobcityrecords100]

A lot of the music that’s sampled nowadays are from unlv original music

[@carpediem4512]

Examples?

[@jasondwimes8612]

@@carpediem4512 lol

[@dareg4042]

People still sampling drag em from the river by yellow boy from unlv 🤷

[@Mobcityrecords100]

@@dareg4042 yes sir

[@Mobcityrecords100]

@@carpediem4512 I know Fredo Bang - Oppanese is a recent one and a couple of nba youngboy songs, lil wayne has also used a lot of samples and lines from unlv, they definitely should be collecting pub checks

[@nnjvhvhhgc5213]

Was just riding to that Kilo G - Sleepwalker album this morning on my way home from work. Still one of my favorite Cash Money albums. Dude was only 14 years old when he did that album. Need more on Kilo G.

[@Carnivore-0]

I agree his second album was amazing his 1st was amazing too ...I agree with you

[@mistersippiburning]

Can’t be mad at this one. The new roster will let T.K. and Boosie get some rest.

[@spiderpimp33]

😂🤣🤣🤣

[@ShokusApolloTV]

lol

[@edieselentertainment]

😆

[@calwiggins1580]

Don’t forget Freeway Ricc

[@charlesevans4208]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭👈

[@teranjames152]

Uptown Niggas living Violent 💯🔥

[@DeeJayfilms]

Vlad sound like a computer responding when I call customer service!! 😂

[@pernellhaynesworth1212]

Mannie Fresh is a living Legend 👑👑👑‼️🔥🙏🏼CMR

[@dramaqueenflip43]

Put a shirt on you creepy fool! And Mannie fresh is a legend you ain't lying!!

[@tapyourpocket1849]

@@dramaqueenflip43 on this 8th

[@rashadtaylor7971]

True TRUE...😎👍

[@gangstalion8748]

True. I seen a comment where somebody said Dr. Dre is the best producer ever. I was like Mannie Fresh is better to me. But nobody agreed

[@YSuniverse856]

His dad was the real legend

[@lsureppin225]

UNLV is my favorite group of all time

[@B504-x5u]

I remember when unlv had new Orleans Poppin with that Eddie bow shit

[@joemall4016]

Damn he got real New Orleans on here !!!! Free tech 9

[@russellmagee7684]

Mannnn! I used to play "Playa hate'n" over and over and over again! U.N.L.V in the building!!

[@Red_AIert]

Put out more of that Lil Ya please Vlad. It’s cool to learn about New Orleans rap from a pre-Cash Money crew that I don’t know personally but bought them UNLV CDs. I remember buying a UNLV & Smoked Out Records cd in late 90s or 2000. Still got them joints too. I always wanted to know who made the beat for “Be Honest”. RIP Lil Derrick..

[@simonjohnson514]

This gonna be a good one...Stand up New Orleans!

[@andrewrobertson8049]

UNLV needs to get there recognition!!!!!!!

[@dreezy2286]

Chill and hussle one of my favorite songs

[@bigdawganthonyjarzemkoski7722]

U is for uptown , N is for , L is for living , V is for Violent , fuckin violent. Only the tru 504 folks will know that song. Ya heard me ?!

[@SleezoSlimm504]

Mannnnnnn whattt!!!!!

[@mindovermuzic]

ha bruh

[@jaehalljh]

True 504 here

[@beammeupscottie7042]

Who still bumpin Drag em in the River in 2021?...

[@TankTyson]

Ong

[@westlaclede]

Mannie fresh and Gregory D produced Mac’s first album, The Lyrical Midget. That was 1989.

[@Ktown4500]

Yeah mac got a video off I need love beat with fresh on the bus

[@TkKirkland-lm5wv]

Wooooooaaaaahhhhhhhh

[@TheEmpireStrikes74]

Facts## And DJ Whop..

[@TkKirkland-lm5wv]

Bout to jam shell shocked right now

[@gangstalion8748]

We know. Everybody know "I need wheels" song and we seen Mannie Fresh in the video & name was on the bus too

[@baldheadb]

Unlv is a legendary group

[@byrdgangworld3239]

You need to get C-Loc from Baton Rouge that’s who gave boosie his shot at the game

[@jucitylegends4626]

Facts I been said he needs to get big loc o here

[@beats-by-skrill8925]

I fukks with C-Loc too. He's originally from Oklahoma.

[@charlesyoung3357]

💯

[@mrheath4928]

Big Loc gon give him so much game that Vlad gon try to make another Camp Life💯🤣 That 1 there would definitely be top 3 best interviews!!

[@byrdgangworld3239]

Vlad on 🔥🔥🔥 with the content

[@misterservicepro9407]

I use to rap rap rap... rap shit everyday now the name of my rap third ward court day yeaaah that was my shit.... New Orleans native here checking in from Texas

[@ragingblade504]

Don't forget lil slim was signed when u was there lil ya

[@derellyoung4877]

@VLADTV wat up with a MAC interview from No Limit ??? He just touched down we ALL with to hear from MAC

[@bcdakid414]

Uptown 4 life then hardest album cash money put out Mannie fresh was in rare form with his production on that album

[@2FRE2AKY2]

I was in Easton talent show when I heard Yella was killed. UNLV was special guests that night. If u from the N.O. u know how big those 90's talent shows were, and how much we looked forward 2 our special guests. That night hit everybody hard.

[@KyngTut504]

Legendary for the the city of New Orleans ⚜💪👌

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

Vlad, boy this My Childhood right here! 💯🙏🏾

[@VinceMediaTV]

Legendary! UNLV drag em to the river! 843 loves the N O!

[@Iamhimbutyouarenot]

Yooooooo ok Vlad. You official for this one.

[@NeverIsNoOption]

Now this is legendary 💯

[@jaehalljh]

Bout time…… my favorite group from my city!!!!!!!!

[@tc8152]

Ya heard mehhh!!! Lil Ya

[@NFJIZZY]

Lil Ya 💯💪🏾UNLV Cash Money Legend

[@bgeezy512]

Lil Ya a uptown legend

[@VoodooLu1]

He's a Legend! Period

[@GeedyP]

Legendary Lil Ya ✊🏾✊🏾free Tec9 R.I.P. badazz YELLABOY

[@officialyoungnola504]

Look who find in the comments nigga you everywhere

[@ogarchielee9880]

🔥UPTOWN 4 LIFE🔥 💰👑💯

[@tswagg504]

Didn’t expect this at all

[@robe231]

Vlad should interview Partners N Crime

[@youngksb]

GET MY COUSIN MS. TEE NEXT!!!!! 1st lady of cash money

[@moeynola6747]

That UNLV mystikal Diss track was way harder than naz jay z Ether

[@nathanielmonroe8949]

But that wasn't real beef with mystikal and unlv

[@pympinainezatall84]

@@nathanielmonroe8949 wtf that have to do with anything

[@nathanielmonroe8949]

@@pympinainezatall84 cause everyone thought it was beef but if you from new orleans you would've known and knew nigga

[@paulwidit3792]

I'm drag em in the river

[@pympinainezatall84]

@@nathanielmonroe8949 you not from NO because they ain't even know

[@nomibe2911]

Finally. Should've been had Lil Ya on.

[@SleezoSlimm504]

Vlad u officially obtained yo goat 🐐 status ya heard me

[@ericfat6387]

Unlv jazzy chick is a classic

[@AugustusCole83]

10:39 Lawd, 6th & Baronne was birth in the 🖐✌️th Ward✊🏽

[@504freshllc]

"Man, You need to run that UPT 4-Life!" Uptown Ninja Living Violent. And I'm Bout it!

[@SleezoSlimm504]

🔥🔥🔥🔥man I’m so happy bruh these niggahz get swept under the rug ya heard me this big for me

[@tiredeyes5160]

@@SleezoSlimm504 facts 💯

[@TheEmpireStrikes74]

Its Uptown Thang and We Bout it..

[@jakek6728]

3:02 Vlad really wrote down in his notes that Ya and Tech are brothers when he saw them say "this my brother from another mother"..

[@greaterlaterllc6209]

New Orleans legend

[@trusno7751]

Glad dug up one of the UNLV members, that's solid right there💯💯

[@tiredeyes5160]

Lol I clicked so fast to see this interview

[@Godzson35]

Much respect Vlad for interviewing one of New Orleans legends 💯

[@tobiaslewis7386]

R.I.G. pimp daddy💯

[@caponetone5685]

Lil Ya is da type dat don't give a shit

[@chase_a_check7855]

About time new Orleans Representatives

[@tobiaslewis7386]

Shout out to lil ya too💯

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

I still have that album 6th and Baronne and pimp daddy album

[@BamBam6_]

Legend 💯

[@youfromuptown]

cmon vlad! drop the whole thing!! This is history thatneeds to be told! Salute to you though for making this happen!

[@nolaboy9176]

Real NOLA Legends U.N.L.V. R.I.P bad azz Yella Boy ya heard me

[@kyrenhamilton3516]

Bout time you get my niggas on there ! Give them the respect they deserve

[@shadmanx5045]

I don went to hammond and came back with some shit. My dude legend 🙌

[@jordanwilson3120]

Free tec 9 rip yella boy and kilo g

[@romello4913]

Yes lawd

[@SilentThasoldierr]

Fr bruh

[@gideonyardenyisrael7587]

Yeah vlad bring on our legends in N.O. music U.N.L.V. shout out J me

[@JetseTurner]

George Stinney Jr. Most people have forgotten him. This child was falsely executed by the State.

[@kingmike3564]

I'm happy for this one. I remember Boosie was telling Vlad about UNLA and Vlad had no clue. I love the fact he went and did his homework.

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

I hope he talks about what really happened between baby and yella boy

[@lanceAmillionTV]

Facts

[@dramaqueenflip43]

Baby off'd him

[@vladtv]

we go all into that - the full interview is out for members now

[@TonyMontana-mv9ez]

@@vladtv the goat himself

[@moth450]

@@dramaqueenflip43 baby ain't off him...he conveniently just ain't pay yella , his money. Yella had a debt which came due.... pow. Yella is murdered. Baby doesn't pay bills.

[@TheEightwardboy]

Thank you

[@ManyGods]

BOUT F#%KING TIME !!!!!! The original “ Go Dj that’s my Dj”

[@jeffmiller9798]

don't cha bring no weapons, knives or guns ..go DJ

[@josebloodthurst1421]

Central city is the realest.

[@spraypaint732]

Legendary ❌🧢