Pharoahe Monch Talks Jamar's White Rapper Comments

[@golfinguru11]

Pharoahe Monch is one of the best to ever do it. So goddamn underrated I swear most of y'all don't even really know.

[@Motownphillysk1]

He's underrated because he makes you think! That's why now is not the time for consciousness in mainstream rap! Sad just sad!

[@mustafahajj]

Trust my brother I know. Pharoache's situation is why I no longer even fucks with this operation brainwash hip hop shit. I HATE IT! Pharoahe was Eminem before Eminem, not saying Em' is KING but the dude is extremely lyrical for a white dude and this is coming from a guy that's not a fan by no means.

[@Lordsincere1]

+Motownphillysk1 See Brand Nubians

[@giulioboobzilla]

GOONIE yes, he is

[@supremegod2003]

GOONIE. he's a. beast on the Mic top 5 dead or alive check your history or his music trust and believe

[@RobbyGoodwin]

vlad has been milking this for months now

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

Does this thing work in reverse? If a young black guy becomes the new hot thing in Classical music, will he have to admit he's only a "guest" on the scene?

[@561nine5]

Cause an issue, chase the clout watch the increase of views

[@navneetsangar5989]

Years

[@commie563]

Years, 5 years

[@Baxwar2092]

Cause we all keep clicking when we see a new one on our feeds.. We are all dumb sheep haha

[@TheRealOTK]

Fuck yeah Pharoahe for talking about Bad Brains and Fishbone. Dude knows his punk/hardcore/ska history! It's all relevant to hip hop.

[@sureslick1]

Don't forget dead Kennedys .....

[@Lordsincere1]

No it is NOT!!!!

[@jinxmad1310]

pharaoh monch is a beast, and don't get enough props when the topic of great spitters come up

[@DaLaaas]

his verse on "OH NO" with Mos Def n Nate Dogg is something spectacular!!

[@Cawshes]

Too bad Mos is a racist dickhead himself

[@Pray4FLYGOD]

AA Barbone how is he racist?

[@Cawshes]

@@Pray4FLYGOD both him and Talib. Look at their Twitter and Instagram accounts. The genuine Anti white and Spanish type people.

[@Cawshes]

@Wu Beach Boy oh no I do and copt plenty of it growing up. You clearly don't but.

[@ghostshipone]

No. His second verse on Prisoners of War is a lyrical mc masterpiece

[@HumbleDudeDontHate]

good to see Pharoahe up here, hope he sticks around

[@cecilwarren4587]

Agreed

[@shaunj5882]

GodSon nope

[@TheDipset1233]

lmao

[@Drifteez_Beadz]

He's been ripping up the underground scene

[@cyclops1092]

Underrated. Pharoahe is so sick.

[@parkerflemmings]

The people that Vlad interviews,seem like they don't want to be there..😂😂😂

[@zeon_cipher5799]

its like a bad porn casting lol

[@coheedFTMFW]

They don’t wanna be there cause they know Vlad doesn’t want to talk about them. He wants to talk about lord jamars shitty opinions

[@IrenaDeacon]

True hHahahaha

[@IrenaDeacon]

@@coheedFTMFW fact

[@kaphasibad8369]

😆

[@S0loStr]

Notice how Monch lets Vlad finishes his questions and doesn't get super emotional. Hahah This must've been boring for our fave drama queen interviewer. Good knowledge monch.

[@djarchive8303]

Because Pharoahe ain't fallin for the Vlad honey trap not getting too emotional and I am pissed off with him for the instigation attempts. We need Jamar, Willie D, Pharoahe types in equal measure for multi faceted stance against the bullshit!

[@yamahakid450f]

Things to expect from every vlad interview -Lord Jamar -Opinion on whites (eminem)being a guest in hiphop -Asking others about Lord Jamars previous comments - occasionally ask guest a real question about themselves -Stirring racism pot -Lord Jamar

[@JohnSmith-wj7ge]

Pharaoh is a hundred times smarter than Jamar.

[@JohnSmith-wj7ge]

I respect his artistry but that doesn't mean I have to agree with his bigoted ideas.

[@craigbeade8654]

+Big L stfu big l

[@PathodDayshade]

Why the fuck do you people think that white people don't respect the genre and who made it? I respect it obviously, but you're not going to call me a fucking guest, and if you do that, there is no way in hell I'm going to agree with that.

[@MobHeataEnt]

So why is he taking forever to talk and answer questions and talking really slow?

[@MobHeataEnt]

+John Smith White people taking away Hip-Hop from Blacks like they did with Egypt.

[@benjamincane4051]

Yeah hip-hop is for everybody, but I think if you look at this dude he has more feelings about this than what he just said

[@benjamincane4051]

***** I agree.

[@Niloy63]

This dude has such a calm disposition, and it reflects in his articulate responses. Intelligent man. Respect.

[@Jswift255]

Eminem & Macklemore both called it "Black Music" in one of their songs and nobody said shit. A brotha says it and suddenly he's a racist. Stay classy world

[@RankedShooter]

That's because when a brotha say it he truly means it from the heart without trying to gain anything from it.

[@thegiftedmedia]

Monch has to be top 50 of all time. "What the fuck's goin' on here, just a minute now, hold up Sinister wit hit the time I diminish him finish him, roll up When I'm - in a, cinematography state of mind My rap trip, rip, flip, clip, say the rhyme" Just beautiful.

[@zeon_cipher5799]

Top 3 he is respected by jay elect, and em

[@dex1950]

Top 3 indeed. It's dope that he is respected by Jay Electronica and Eminem, but honestly he doesn't need their respect to be top 3. The man is one of a kind.

[@zeon_cipher5799]

@jaime miranda exactly go watch joe budden and his list of alien MCs

[@Reinindiereuse]

"Attack the wack, take rap to the maximum."

[@christopher399]

I just wish he'd release more music. He takes a ridicilous amount of time between each album. ALl typos on purpose.

[@Draven_7]

Respect to Pharoahe for giving love to Bad Brains.

[@lorbenconcepcion481]

channel needs more p monch, less lord jamar

[@cecilwarren4587]

Pharaoh Monch is nice, but Jamar is a real dude. Some of the shit he has to say is harsh and comes out sounding ignorant as fuck, but he's asked questioned and gives his honest opinion. I wish he gave a little more thought about some of the shit he says, only because it seems as if he's too cold hearted when he speaks. But, I like him because he's an educated brother who says exactly what is on his mind. Now, Star is something else. He's just ignorant as fuck

[@lorbenconcepcion481]

Cecil Warren Good one bruh, nice to see someone who explains the good in Jamar and who isn't blatantly belligerent or ignorant. I think P monch is being real in this interview too though and I'm a fan of him so I'd like to see more of his interviews.

[@MrMatocho]

Cecil Warren Star is a fucking crackhead. I dont like jamar because he comes of as a hypocrite sometimes

[@mattattack6776]

People forget that a black man created rock and roll. Chuck Berry anyone??

[@lorbenconcepcion481]

Elvis pre-dates Chuck Berry bruh, I think when people are talking of the earliest Black pioneers of Rock & Roll they're talking about the Blues, R&B, Gospel, etc...

[@mattattack6776]

To me Elvis is not rock, Elvis is pop. I like his music, I just don't consider it "Rock & Roll."

[@lorbenconcepcion481]

Kakashi Hatake Ok, the King of Rock and Roll is strictly Pop. lmao...

[@mattattack6776]

Over the course of history people will call many people different things, this doesn't make them true. I can find newspaper clippings saying Hitler is the greatest man alive. I also remember when people used to say the world was going to end in 2012. Music is something that every human experiences differently, and I was simply expressing my opinions to you, I can tell you're quite ignorant by your comments and I no longer wish to carry on a conversation with someone as dumb as yourself. So later.

[@lorbenconcepcion481]

Kakashi Hatake Tell me, what's the genre-defining difference between Long Tall Sally by Elvis and Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry? There's gotta be some rationale for your opinion, otherwise you shouldn't be surprised if people call bullshit on it.

[@GC-gb2jv]

I respect Pharaoh Monch so much more after he said Bad Brains

[@empresto7516]

I was surprised he's aware of fishbone and bad brains

[@albertschott8116]

Why? He's an a MC they are information sponges

[@jfraz1992]

this topic is getting hella old, its his opinion! deal with it

[@popefrancis1629]

Its incredible how uneducated Vlad is about music considering how long he’s been doing this

[@PhysicalEvidenceMC]

This is why racism still exist. If I recall right Hip-Hop was started as a movement to bring eyes and ears to what was going on in the inner cities? A way to unite people? For people to understand what was going on. Hip-Hop = Having Inner Peace, Helping Other People! Why do we go to bring skin color into everything? I wonder how Lord Jamar feels that white people are joining the Five-Percent Nation? Would Clarence 13x be turning in his grave? My point is I have mad respect for Jamar and Brand Nubian. Grow up and learn the true meaning of Hip-Hop!

[@PhysicalEvidenceMC]

And I almost forgot. I wonder how Jamar feels that Sadat X was on a House of Pain joint?

[@donjohnswaggert]

sorry man racism exist and isnt lasting because of what a black man says. a dude cant take off his skin cant stop being black or whatever color he is. We aint alike! dont tell me you dont see a mans color. for me this is saying im not going to recognize you or one of the things that makes me me. hip hop is almost dead but i say its for everyone but dont try to take it and say oh its not black music when it is. nothing wrong with that is there? but yo i aint mad at you just sayin

[@Justin-pettway]

@Dyxvyxd we have shed more blood though

[@Spiritcr1jsher]

@@Justin-pettway says who ?

[@Justin-pettway]

@@Spiritcr1jsher it's not an opinion it's facts

[@th30ne96]

The best and most intellectual interviews are the ones from the underground conscious hiphop artist .

[@NevaSellmySoul]

pharoahe monch is one of the most slept on lyrical top 20 emcees alive

[@trigsbeans1215]

Vlad is actually the worst interviewer I’ve heard 😂😂😂

[@farkingelle]

"Hip Hop being a 'Black art form' he felt that whites are a guest"........ did Vlad just confirm Hip Hop as being a Black Art Form?

[@xXimf4m0usXx]

Bro, the second I heard Vlad say that shit at the start about Living Color being the only all black rock group/relevant one I was like wtf Vlad Bad Brains (absolute legends) and Monch shut it down quick with Bad Brains being the first thing out his mouth. Monch is the man, one of the true greats.

[@diceraww]

Hes thinking too damn much,just say it!.This whole interview i felt like i was waiting for the punchline

[@jrad8111]

Which one are talking about thinking to much?

[@hitman6191]

Is it me or does Pharoahe Monch look and sound like he doesn't want to be there!

[@MrOvadose101]

Salute to Monch for being a student of hip hop, and music in general. That is the breakdown between the generations period. We as a culture need to always be mindful of where and how the music started and it influence going forward.

[@1337Pwn4g3]

Hip Hop should be like jazz. If you can play everyone will acknowledge it. If the nerdiest white kid in the world went into a jazz club filled with black people and he killed a solo, everyone will acknowledge his skill. Rap has always been different, it's always been kind of retarded I think because instruments aren't involved. Pharaoh Monch is top 5 all time and he's basically unknown in the mainstream. Organized Konfusion is historic. It's depressing to see how hip hop treated him - he should be big instead of Jay Z. Hell, the greatest rapper of all time is probably Black Thought in terms of being all around great and staying true to the essence of hip hop. This genre is garbage because of how it treats the greats.

[@othellosson]

1337Pwn4g3 I understand what you are trying to say. I however, see the fact that white privilege has come to hip hop bc white rappers are not held to the same standard as black MCs. Black mcs have to do more to stand out while white mcs can be average and be hailed as great. I remember when you had to be of a certain skill level to get on the mic. It is based on sales these days and not skill. Matter of fact I can tolerate little hip hop these days bc most mcs are not good. There are some like wale, and Jay electronica, but ima check the monch out.

[@othellosson]

1337Pwn4g3 I understand what you are trying to say. I however, see the fact that white privilege has come to hip hop bc white rappers are not held to the same standard as black MCs. Black mcs have to do more to stand out while white mcs can be average and be hailed as great. I remember when you had to be of a certain skill level to get on the mic. It is based on sales these days and not skill. Matter of fact I can tolerate little hip hop these days bc most mcs are not good. There are some like wale, and Jay electronica, but ima check the monch out.

[@1337Pwn4g3]

othellosson I think in Em's case its a double edged sword. When he was battling in the underground in the 90s his "whiteness" worked against him. Once he broke through, his "whiteness" helped him. I don't think its white privilege, but instead that white people are 70% of the population and white people could relate to Em so he sold more than black rappers. White people in the 90s were listening to alt rock until Em came out because it's hard for a white kid to relate to the gangster fairy tale stories of Biggie and Pac and NWA. White people liked Em because of his over the top absurd humor and sarcasm - lets be honest, black people don't like that kind of stuff - they prefer braggadocio, street stories, and punchline rap. They prefer materialist rap on one extreme and "message" rap on the other. Em didn't do any of that stuff, Em has a very singular aesthetic. And Kendrick, Drake, Kanye, J Cole are bigger than Macklemore and Mac Miller imo. I could be wrong about that.

[@othellosson]

That was pretty insightful! I appreciate you way of looking at the situation. At the end of the day Dre was gettn that crossover money!

[@americasmaker]

+sbaker12 gucci mane and young thug make music that blacks can relate to, eminem and macklemore do not, i dont give a fuck how many of you nerdy white boys on the internet have opinions, you cant speak for hip hop

[@SHILLGATESCRYPTO]

When will everyone stop to realize we are all just people and stop putting labels on human beings aside from male and female since that's really the only major difference there is between us as a species? This ignorance and trained way of divided thinking blows my mind.

[@ethanike]

Exactly. The idea of whites "stealing" a music style is impossible. One does not carry a receipt in their pocket as proof of ownership of a particular culture....once a singing style, recipe, or art genre is created it is for everyone to enjoy. You cannot steal what no one owns. How many ways can you fry a chicken?

[@SHILLGATESCRYPTO]

ethanike Let me continue your example just for fun. Rap was started using the english language, which came from england, therefore the British created hip hop lmao.

[@ethanike]

Philly Blunt I hand make my own pizzas, so I call up an Italian exchange student I had went to high school with and thank her for her cultural contribution.

[@SHILLGATESCRYPTO]

Lol!

[@broncomcbane6382]

When the.people making the music are the same as the people making the money

[@bryanrojas1098]

Living colour isn't as influential as the other bands Pharoe mentioned. So Pharoe made a valid point by bringing them up.

[@cecilwarren4587]

Pharaoh Monch is a well spoken dude!

[@MidTierVillain]

I wasn't expecting much from this vid, and got what I expected from this video.. Safety first.

[@Jawwaad1111]

This video is from 2014 and 5 years later, Vlad and Jamar are still milking this comment. Seen him ask Conway the same question in a video uploaded today.

[@MrMidnightSpecialist]

I just want to get all of the MCs and Musicians that have discuss this on VladTV into a closed space with a huge audience and have a proper discussion on this. That would be very cool.

[@malikali369]

Stray Bullet, is one of the dopest rhymes in my generation, not just the lyrics but the fresh way it was spit. It fit the beat perfectly and the song was true to the time. Keep it real!! Allahu Akbar for Ptahroahe Monch

[@visionairetv149]

Pharoahe Monch is definitely a rare breed. The joints he made a out of this world stupendous!

[@ai5ha1]

hiphop is black music the end BUT it welcomes all races now and thats ok... just know the history of what it came from and respect it.. nothing more to say.

[@DonFIFA96]

People that disagree with Lord jamar clearly can't see things from a BLACK perspective. If you disagree with the points he made then you are in denial that you agree with white superiority. If you think white people have the same opportunities as black's then you are mistaken. Lord Jamar is trying to preserve black culture and if you believe there is any form of black culture that can be successful but thrive with black people at the top you are mistaken. I am telling anyone if hip-hop/rap was not popular then it would still only be black people who fuck with it. When money is involved white people must find a way to make it their own and that is a blunt way of putting it but society is still very much racist and black people are excluded from keeping things BLACK.

[@terrytees9741]

Jamars just bitter cause no one bought his last shit.

[@RankedShooter]

AMEN!

[@NICKEYBLACK35]

Great point Ja Don.

GTFO. If I don't agree, I'm a racist? That's called a false dilemma. Look it up.

[@7thstspeakez280]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪

[@dabruzah]

Monch carefully crafted his answers in the most politically correct way a touring artist can. A vast majority of the shows he books are in places where white fans buy tickets or pay the price of admission. Black fans rarely support artists that aren't bubbling at the moment. We tend to get nostalgic when they resurface, however we wont pay to see them when there in our neck of the woods. A little fickle in my opinion.

[@80arnell]

This is My BROTHA!! I LOVE MY BRO! .And All of Ya'll Fam! Keep The Love and push THE Movement! Big Props..

[@jordanlaurenzo2063]

I'm Polynesian and grew up in an inner city, my father was a drummer who loved all music, classic rock , my mother loved everything , jazz, rock, rnb, hip hop, pop, real down trotting country like cash, Gordon Lightfoot, everything, my upbringing was more just music , so I'm 35 , growing up in the area I did , hip hop I geared more towards cause that's what my life related to at the time, was be played. Around the neighborhood, and what I gravitated to. Now yes African Americans , did pretty much invent hip hop, off dj Kool herc, coke la rock, grandmaster caz, Zulu nation and others but, samples and breaks are mostly rnb , rock, funk, lil bit of Disco, and breakbeat dance back the 80s , so it was originally beats composed by all ethnicities. Most of the graffiti crews and bboy crews back then were Latin and Caucasian, and the DJs and emcees were black. So the whole culture was already a melting pot. But here's where Jamar contradics himself , nba was started by white people, football as well, even tho most athletes in both sports predominantly black, do we say, Black players are guests in the NBA or Nfl?!?!? No because it's universal. If you can play u can play. So as hip hop , which is been dumbed down, now alot of the conscience rap dudes are white or Latino. So I understand what he is saying but hip hop is about expression, peace , love, haven fun and fight for equality, it's universal and if your dope your dope. So , I do agree African Americans started the culture, but like every thing in life it evolves.

[@byHexted]

I’m so glad he called bullshit on that “only black band to get famous” thing my FIRST thought was bad brains

[@fendi-bull8167]

Pharoahe mention Bad Brains. Music are for everyone, Even Daryl Hall saying Blue Eyed Soul was a racist term for a white man singing Soul Music. That's why I roll with Body Count, Living Colors, Bad Brains, Ramones, Death punk band, Amy Winehouse. No matter what you perform, you have the heart to do it first.

[@DavidKing-ck6vk]

I don’t understand why vlad is riding this race shit no one cares if the singers are black white young old. The mark of a great song is when you play it ten years from now and it gives you good vibes from the past

[@roachfatthenostalgist7535]

People be wild ignorant these days. Not every white person is the same, not every black person is the same. I bet Macklemore can out rap most black rappers probably know more about the culture than most of them too. Ever heard of Beastie Boys, MC Search, Alchemist, Eminem, Action Bronson. White people can do this too. Its not that hard to realize.

[@roachfatthenostalgist7535]

@hoseaaplaya I forgot all about this comment. Not me caping for Macklemore 🤣 I stand on it tho he can rap. I love your confidence too. 👌🏾

[@dramatish]

I'VE ALWAYS ASKED MYSELF WHAT ROCK AND ROLL WOULD'VE SOUND LIKE IF IT WASNT TAKEN "HOSTAGE" BY WHITE PEOPLE. I THINK IT WOULD'VE SOUND DIFFERENT TODAY..

[@dabruzah]

Yes Hip Hop is Black Culture!!!! So now that we got that out the way, since this is fact it is our duty to uphold the standards and practices. It is our duty to insure that the art isn't used for the perpetuation of stereotype and negativity. It is our responsibility to embrace new concepts of creativity while enforcing the ground rules that birthed the movement. Hip Hop is like our child.... Let me explain. We parented it and it is our responsibility to nurture it. If we don't someone else will fill that role and raise it. So when we see it again it will no longer resemble us.

[@pacslifegoeson-qd1zm]

So are u blaming blacks for what hip hop is turning into?

[@dabruzah]

Yes

[@sophakingcool5532]

Kudbe Worse i agree on ur first and second comment.

[@pacslifegoeson-qd1zm]

Kudbe Worse i agree from certain perspectives of the argument but if u mind, would u elaborate on what u mean? Also im curious for you to conclude whether or not wacklemores sweep of the grammys should be blamed on blacks aswell?

[@dabruzah]

***** are you not your mother and fathers child? Even though you have brothers and sisters cousins and grandparents. They are all part of your family and contribute in your development. However you4 parents birthed you. It is there dna that created you. Hip hop is black culture. The puerto Ricans that contributed to the pillars of hip hop were treated and associated with black culture. They lived in the Bronx where hip hop was born. This is why puerto ricans call each other nigga so freely. I am very aware that others have contributed to the growth of the culture and I thank each and every one of you for loving hip hop as much as i do.

[@ExtraDomus]

You can tell he doesn't feed into Vlads bullshit. Vlad is hella struggling on this one lollllll I love it

[@anonymouslakernerd7214]

I wonder why it's so controversial to say white rappers are guests in the house of hip hop. "Guest" is not a pejorative. To be a guest is to be welcomed, invited in. Being a guest doesn't mean you're unwelcome, don't belong, or should be turned away. What I think is at issue is that a black man would have the audacity to play gatekeeper and presume to be able to tell a white man where, when, or even whether, he can enter. White men don't like being told... well, anything. It's like how some whites insist on being able to use "the N-word." It has less to do with the word itself than with their being able to say it. Like, how dare anyone suggest there's something not allowed them. And if the pushback is coming from black folk? Forget about it. Remember your Dredd Scott: "A negro has no rights [or, in this case, authority] that a white man is bound to respect." So basically, "nigga, who is you to tell me what I can and can't say? Whether I'm a guest in your house or not?! You don't permit or deny me access, I permit and deny you access." That's what this is all about. And this is why Vlad, a white man, keeps coming back to it. At least that's my take on it. My little humble opinion. But what do I know?

[@liamoreilly783]

Why doesnt vlad have this attitude when hes talking to jamar

[@yugang08]

You can tell pharoahe monch is really thinking carefully about how he answers the questions, and as a result, he comes off as being rational and reasonable instead of coming across trival and sensationalist (looking at you lord jamar)

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

If Dracula was a fisherman. Vlad uses stink bait.

[@franciscosalanga]

I would like to see VladTV interview Pharoahe on deeper subjects.

[@XplainLuxury86]

What art form has ever stayed where it started.

[@330dinero8]

good point

[@charlesyoung1908]

Many years ago a statistic came out that said, over 50% of all rap music was purchased in the suburbs. Who primarily lives there ? It is no secret that nearly everything this culture has produced has been monopolized and financially controlled by the majority. Eventually, what is mocked becomes imitated, copied, even liked. Stands to reason some would ultimately adapt. Kind of the way the ancestors did when being brought to this country. They brought the rhythm here and it has morphed into all sorts of music. Props to Eminem either way. Money got verbs !

[@NIRDSTUFF]

As a black dude i just wanna say, grow up and learn to share. Complaining about white rappers showing up and doing new things with hip hop is like the kid that buys a game but don't want nobody to play but him. let someone else have fun.and don't b mad or surprised if the white kid out-plays u at the game u bought. So what!? If different cultures don't get involved in different art forms then we would never have variety or anything unique.

[@aquafina3315]

bruh its not about sharing, WE ARE SHARING. The problem is when you let someone borrow a game and they have a track record of messing with the files and then not giving the game back. They think cause we let them PLAY that they can do whatever they want to it and then KEEP it. Based on white peoples track record with appropriation they are LUCKY theyre even allowed to play. But thats not enough. They want the whole game to themselves. And then if someone speaks up about it hes complaining? Then you have black people like you defending it..

[@NIRDSTUFF]

I'm not defending STEALING and or PLAGIARISM all I'm saying is music is ART. I'm an artist thru and thru. Art has no color. U can't OWN art.and without variety it becomes stagnant and boring. I mean i feel u, it isn't cool wen someone takes credit for ur work, trust me i kno first hand from multiple occasions...but what i AM a fan of is anyone who can ADD TO something that someone else has done and bring something fresh to the table. So just let em play the game with us! They not all bad lol cuz i mean if u REALLY wanna complain about trying to turn music into something that doesn't belong to u then u have to complain that rap music steals music from EVERY genre by sampling.from all corners of the world regardless of race, we take ANY sound we think is cool and put it in a beat, often times with little to no credit to the white, Arabic, Asian, Indian or Wutever race of person that did it first. Its a multiplayer game man lol jus let em play

[@aquafina3315]

Robert Knight again...where did i say they cant play? Its not about plagiarizing its about them as a cultural group TAKING it (as historically they've done before) and KEEPING it. What about Kung Fu? So many different races and people participate in it, all placing their own spin on it. But it's still Chinese. So why does hip hop have to be different? Kung Fu is truly multiplayer. The diference is people respect Chinese culture, so it can still be a worldwide force and still be Chinese. No one respects black people or else we wouldnt need this discussion. Hip hop in 20 years is gonna be 99% white. That's not multilayer that's a multilayer game stolen and turned single player. Or please tell me what's different this time around from our other genres that were once 99% black and are now 99% white? WHITE PEOPLE CAN RAP. WHITE PEOPLE CAN ADD THEIR OWN FLAVOR TO IT. Since for some reason you keep acting like i said they can't?

[@NIRDSTUFF]

That's a good point on the kung fu tip. BUT u gotta admit that as black people lol and I've seen this happen allot, but we let white people in on stuff and then abandon it and call it lame after they get their hands on it. That's how they end up taking sum things. Its not that they TOOK it but once something gets to "white"we call it mainstream and all of a sudden we don't want anything to do with it anymore.so at that point y should the white guy abandon his new passion just cuz we walk away from it? That's the only way i could see hip hop becoming 99% white is all the angry black dudes start saying its to mainstream (which is the politically correct term for white lol) then abandoning it for something different. Its just like rock and country. Both genres started with blacks. Whites tried it, loved it, and of course there are MORE WHITE PEOPLE n america than ANY other race so ALLOT of them started to do it and black people got turned off by it. Now if ur black and like country ur lame. Or like back n my high school days i loved rock just as much as rap.and even though rock n roll started black, i was one of maybe FIVE kids listening to it. And before u ask, I'm 25, black and from Detroit. We only had 2 white kids n the whole school.no exaggeration. All I'm sayin is no race can take artistic culture away from you. You can GIVE it away by casting it aside, but saying they're gonna steal rap from us is just racist.lol every white man isn't Christopher Columbus

[@DdoubleDs]

Robert Knight we didnt steal sports, name me two nba black owner

[@TheAfricaice]

Vlad is a sneaky caveman. Trying to get all the Black rappers to speak against Jamar...

[@beatsnextdoor]

thanks to vlad , jamar is being somewhat relevant(i use that world loosely) these days

[@grahamcollins2350]

"Caveman" LOL. Go eat bugs off a stick, subsaharan.

[@ixnivek2236]

@@grahamcollins2350 Better to be Subsaharan than a subhuman with recesive genes...go hide in the snow from the Sun incestuous creature

[@jakeharrell4327]

best response to this question... makes sense coming from Pharoahe Monch

[@mass712]

I kinda get the feeling he didnt really wanna do this interview

[@joekool6900]

rocking the Stones shirt, already, and he knows his music, he checked Vlad

[@gardoe.c.476]

The song Damage is dope as hell.

[@ghostshipone]

Ooh, listen to the way I slay your crew

[@coheedFTMFW]

Lol now this man Jamar is claiming Women aren’t real hip hop. Clout chasing has been

[@IrenaDeacon]

I haven't seen that video do you have a link to that please I really want to see that

[@coheedFTMFW]

Yeah give me a sec

[@coheedFTMFW]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5LMl3egibiGars

[@RankedShooter]

Bottom line, we own the culture, they own the business. Thats not that hard to understand. Once Hip hop went commercialized it sold its physical property for money. But the soul still remains with us. You can't recreate what you didn't from the start.

[@emanatingf]

The soul remains in whites and some other colors too alot of em come from the same soil. They're not all culture vultures and money driven businessmen some really do care like they love the artform as much as we do.

[@andres-er3of]

Black people own the origins of the culture, not the whole culture. By respecting Hip hops main principle of being true to your experiences and standin up for what you think, the very essence of Hip hop remains. Maybe if youre a trumpist republican less so, since imo that goes against the social justice roots of the music.

[@andres-er3of]

@Hoseaa Playa you cant just own a music genre, thats not how it works. You can own its origins and sometimes its essence but people should be allowed to make whatever music they want. Dj kool herc himself said hip hop is for everyone, as well as the principles of the zulu nation. Why do you always see white people as potential threats?. We were all born equal after all and they aren't all casserole, country music loving, trump supporters. Just because white people participate in hip hop doesn't mean they'll water down its message of equality and forget its original founders. Also im not white, im latino lol

[@da1onlynickvicious]

Yo Monch lookeded like he wasn’t enjoying this conversation at all at all

[@Usualspec13]

One of the keepers of the soul of hip hop. Well measured. Well thought out. So intelligent. Still has his soul. I Love this man of hip hop. Just spend time, talk and money supporting artists you like or think are hip hop. If it's about the peoples culture, who dictates your culture? Are you passively accepting the design aggressively? PTSD

[@JAHsh077]

brotha lays it down. real well thought out words

[@MK-ru9xp]

Bad brains!!!! Mad respect for him knowing about that band..

[@nonamemcgillicutty9585]

I love bad brains

[@Novelist1029]

Sevendust has a black lead singer. Lejon Witherspoon is an amazing vocalist too

[@chrisbernard2261]

I'm out time to find a new channel with new content.. I only clicked because of who was being interviewed.

[@Bori-Domi-24]

What many do not know is that the majority of the people who were influenced and later contributed to hip hop were Latinos. Puerto Ricans are MCs’, break dancers like the Rock Steady Crew, and Graffiti artists (Sal Rojas, Brown Pride).

[@hatsunemiku083]

+bAldO Bori damn u saying the same shit, verbatim on every comment sections of vlad's interviews. lmao. be clear the latinos who were involved in the beginning of hip hop were BLACK Latinos. you starting to sound like the rest of these white boy who are trying to steal credit from BLACK people. there is no separation between black folks who were born in different parts of the world as far as race goes. The only difference is a boat stop.

[@Bori-Domi-24]

Golden Melanin are you monitoring me on KZbin ? Lol first of all I live hip hop plus I do my own music Second of all Puerto Ricans were the first Latinos getting involved with Hip hop and they were not necessarily black ricans for example (Devastating Tito) from Fearless 4 he doesn't look black I have African ancestry but I don't look black even Buckshot from Black moon said hip hop is not a black thing . Anyway thanks for your concern .

[@macbrebonicks8668]

Hip Hop isn't just built off blacks. But Lord Jamar is right when he says Eminem is not the GOAT. Eminem is more Pop than Hip Hop. Apathy has done more Hip Hop than Eminem.

[@reunion97410]

One of the best. Pharoahe monch vs anti pop consortium - what am I

[@Youknow6969able]

i dont understand what vlad is trying to ask .

[@soundsfrommars1698]

damn it's been four years since jamar said that?? sheesh time is speeding by

[@supremegod2003]

And he's a beast when it comes to dropping knowledge a true MASTER OF CERMONY

[@Krafty]

What people are forgetting is that the internet wasn't around when hip-hop was first starting to grow. As hip-hop expanded, so did the internet which gave more rappers (whether white, black, chinese etc) more freedom and more accessibility as far as exposure goes. What makes me laugh is that if any other race turned around and said another race shouldn't make a particular genre of music, it would instantly be racism. We need to stop with the double standards and just accept that some people are from different races, doesn't mean they're from a different fucking planet.

[@kpoohs]

but no one said other races cant make hip hop so i dont get your example? and yes we do need to stop double standards. when something african american becomes popular = not african american culture. something japanese becomes popular = still japanese culture etc. thats the only double standard i see here

[@Krafty]

kpoohs I was just referring to the whole debate about whites making hiphop that i've seen on all of Lord Jamar's videos. I feel like race is irrelevant when it comes to music. I know that's coming from a white guy but I couldn't give a fuck what race a person is.. You should be judged on what you are like as a person (or in this case, musician) not by your skin. That's something you can't even control. Like I said before, the whole double standard and racial issues are just old news. It's 2014 and people are still making this an issue.

[@kpoohs]

KraftTV sorry i still dont understand what you mean? its not just music its culture. white people have a history of cultural appropriation of blacks culture should that be ignored? white rappers can be judged on a personal level but on a cultural level we need to have this discussion so history wont repeat itself. its only an issue because its happened before and its happening again.

[@C-Smith-87]

Color should be the last thing to identify someone or not mentioned at all IMO. That goes for everything not just in the context of musicians. I may be a dreamer....but im not the only one

[@Bossrah]

That leather jacket is tough

[@stark4614]

Jazz: A genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. It emerged in many parts of the United States in the form of independent popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Stylistic Origins: blues, folk, ragtime, marches, European classical

[@mobgod6667]

+Andy Dominguez Very accurate! I guess because its the truth!

[@bkbully9477]

Okay, this is what will happen to hip hop. As a culture, what happened to Rock and Roll WILL happen to hip hop eventually and unfortunately. White people, in a country that it is mostly promoted and facilitated, are the majority. This is why the battle rap circuit is ABUNDANTLY white in speculation. We, the MINORITY, will eventually be squeezed out of ANYTHING that produces and real money. That is the way of big business in THIS COUNTRY. The MAJORITY control the riches and provide the MINORITY scraps to eat. Unfortunately, we suffer the "crabs in the cooker" syndrome. Hip hop is a boastful music and always has been but it is now at an all time high with more visibility than ever. Hip hop as I remember, was earlier revered for being a have not. When it started it was "hipper" to be broke and speak on it. NOW it has become more "hip" to have more than the next man. This is where RAP has taken center stage to the same stage that hip hop once thrived. This is where the inner city youth is coerced to do whatever it takes to become a "have" so they can speak on those who "have not" as second rate and not on their level. Get it?

[@lamentate07]

I don't agree with that. Whites took over rock music very early on in the piece. Blacks have dominated rap for decades. It's the same with jazz. Jazz consumers are mostly white now but it's still recognised as a black art form. Why? Because 95% of the pioneers were black.

[@stark4614]

dios bananos Jazz: A genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. It emerged in many parts of the United States in the form of independent popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation. Stylistic Origins: blues, folk, ragtime, marches, European classical

[@mcdreamyy1]

Vlad really knows how to beat a dead horse with the lord jamar question. Smh

[@joeyglover3429]

Drop the mic TV 5 years later.....still hearing the same shit “Didja see the lord jamar interview”

[@jackmythos299]

Monch looks super depressed here

[@Cmac305]

I agree with lord Jamar. 100 years from now there will be no reflection of black people anywhere in any form of the musical arts when we created it, no different then inventions or historical events. We never get the credit and homage will not be paid. Were in a time now where we can do something about it by setting house rules, em is a guest in hip hop and that's where it stands...

[@13cozmik]

Vlad is so wrong and always trying to get his guests to be divisive. First off, rock'n'roll transformed into a majority white music far quicker in its evolution - hip-hop long past that time frame. Hip-hop is primarily urban culture, but never was all black. When you watch Style Wars, those graffiti artists came in all shades. Breakdancers were flush with Puerto Ricans. The music aspect was definitely grounded in black culture, but hip-hop when you include all three expressions was multicultural. Heavy Metal was created by white folks, but now all sorts of people listen to it and perform it now and that's great. Music speaks to who it speaks to.

[@rymskindeep]

Music is a pure, true form of artistic expression, brakes down walls. Inspires and moves you. simply put " music is music " that's all. I agree with Monch music has no color.

[@highpriest82]

I would take a white rapper with a message I can relate to over an idiot black rapper full of ignorance any day. This is what acceptance by the world looks like. Is Eminem's Stan a lesser song than all of Solja Boy's joint's just because he's white? Let the people that feel like hip hop should be strictly a black art form step up to the plate. Give us a new golden era because we're sick of the crap that passes for hip hop nowadays

[@bhargavchavda5829]

Souljha Boy is Shit

[@clintongray5065]

Cyril Karwa why would you use Soulja Boy as an example to represent against Eminem try rakim kool g rap krs 1 smh

[@tigerslick1111]

Cyril Karwa this proves nothing. He didn't say they can't rap he said they need to be mindful of the culture and it's origins

[@highpriest82]

Clinton Gray Read and understand what I wrote in its entirety. Don't just pick a phrase out of an entire paragraph and shake your head over nothing

[@highpriest82]

tigerslick1111 And I said a white rapper with style and substance is better for the advancement of hiphop than a black buffoon with a mic. The past is unchangeable. We look to the future now

[@SupremeUnit]

Why would you interview Pharoahe Monch and have the first thing you post of it be this bullshit? I want to hear about Organized Confusion, PTSD, something interesting.

[@LouieV6]

You think Vlad gives a shit about music? 9 times out of ten, you will see Vlad conducting these interviews for the sole purpose of stirring up controversy, because controversy in his sick little racist world creates cash. Monch put out a new album about a week ago, most people who are Monch fans (myself included) would like to hear Monch break down the album, but again Vlad does not care about that, because it doesn't draw any views. His whole schtick is centered around Lord Jamar, wouldn't be the least bit surprised if those two are secret lovers.

[@macbrebonicks8668]

There's far too many rappers besides Eminem that I feel deserve the title of GOAT. I've listened to more Brand Nubians on repeat than any Eminem tracks. Hell Pharoah Monch himself is higher on the list as GOAT. I.C.P. has higher GOAT status in my book too than Eminem. Collaborations. Lord Jamar has the right to have his own opinion but there are whites out here doing real Hip Hop. Eminem is not the GOAT.

[@benjaminjeanes998]

I love pharoahe so much.. You can tell the word black bothers him. It should. It is not an adequate despcriptor or accurate in context of peoples actions.

[@akmakin]

VLAD needs to learn his music history.

[@rODIUMuk]

Jimi Hendrix

[@Rahsaun77]

Lol, that Pharoah has a Fcuk this vibe about this whole interview.

[@MrSandman005]

Hip hop is global, its a culture, its this, its that. We can say all of that instead of saying, Yes its our creation. We never go around beating our chest about it but if anyone asks, we should proudly say so. We have been taken advantage of for years and years and instead of standing up for what is ours, we give things away and years from now, there are gonna be $5 documentaries at a corner store with all of these same black folk saying, "yeah these youngins dont even remember where hip hop came from. We the ones that really invented it". At that point, nobody will care anymore. Taking ownership of the "house" doesn't mean that outsiders cant come play in the yard.

[@e.romero5528]

Saying hip hop is 1 sided is like saying there is only 1 walk of life real shit

[@LordKaseem]

LMAO....Ole..."I don't wanna lose my White Fan Base...Safe Answer having ass Nigga".

[@charliedebunc6289]

That’s brotha is Super Lyrical 👀

[@ignatiusmagnanimous]

I personally don't care about top 5 10 100 list for anything. Pharoahe is top five.