Taxstone's Final Interview, 7 Days Before He Gets Arrested for Murder (Full Interview)

In this 2017 interview, which ended up being Taxstone's final on-camera interview before his arrest, the famed media personality spoke on a variety of topics that occurred around that time. This includes a speculated boxing match between music artists Soulja Boy and Chris Brown, with Taxstone expressing concern about what it could mean for the music industry if artists started resorting to physical fights instead of expressing their conflict through their art. Issue was taken with the notion of artists potentially gravitating towards scripted violence, akin to WWE fighting. Also recognized was the difference in career trajectories of the two artists, with Soulja Boy having lost his earlier momentum in the industry as opposed to Chris Brown's ongoing success. The conversation gravitated towards personal attacks made by Soulja Boy on Brown’s family, with Taxstone stating that such behavior had gone too far. Other topics covered include Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill's break-up, and Taxstone suing Rikers, which you can hear in full above.

[@BX_Blixxy3]

Niggas don’t wanna talk about how Vlad has had this interview for years and didn’t put it out because in case anything was in this interview that could incriminate Tax in his trial so he held back!!!!! That’s real shit but nobody talking about it

[@dondiva531]

I agree one hundred percent

[@strictlybidnezz4830]

He got his pick and chooses

[@this1betterwork]

@@strictlybidnezz4830Bingo ✅

[@grimmcyph932]

The reason they don't talk about it is because people who come to vlad are idiots they only click his videos to comment on how much they hate him😂 they're not smart enough to realize Vlad how much vlad holds down the culture.

[@Broderick_]

Be Safe Tho

[@TheCheckInReport]

You can tell by the energy of his first interview and this one, he knew shit was about to hit the fan

[@jasonrice9973]

From the off you can tell he’s just sh*tting himself

[@pdmore123]

Definitely

[@Anim8tedreality]

His spirits was low in this interview.. you can definitely tell he was going through something.

[@jasonrice9973]

He was scared. Sh*tting his pants to be precise.

[@jack604]

Scared of doing 30 years lol

[@robbyrobinson4500]

How bout talking about what the dude he murdered family goes through. You feel sorry for this murderer

[@conreyeverett7566]

He looks like he knows it's about to be over for him

[@eris1279]

he look dead in the eyes

[@kaneova2319]

Glad you dropped this, The drink champs interview was also after the incident

[@dolaike]

This should be educational. Learning about the thought process of someone who is about to throw they life away because of bad decisions.

[@kingjamesmayo8232]

Facts 💯

[@raydinero2361]

“Don’t walk up on me thinking I didn’t believe your threat” 😕 dam

[@deborah752]

Great interview

[@TheSuirad]

Imagine not getting out of jail until you're 72...

[@jeremystrong3154]

lol 😂

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Laws change a lot...he might be able to get out earlier

[@TheSuirad]

@@HittokiriBattousai17 he's black.

[@TajuAlim]

It's a terrible feeling knowing that the fate of your life is about to take a turn for the worse, 35 yearssssss....My GOD.

[@dejon6315]

Very intelligent guy and truly missed I can watch him 100 times. One of the best for sure!

[@newschoolmusic]

Intelligent but not smart

[@Hit4HitFactory]

incredible perspective and good questions, as usual. legend(s)

[@kingjamesmayo8232]

Dope interview

[@MustacheP1180]

Tax is probably one of the most observant and articulate dudes I’ve seen on any of these platforms. I’d have to say, his situation is definition of the saying, “ the saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”

[@Mikegees]

He did that to himself…. Had a past of being an asshole and then did more dumb shit….. and it caught up with him….

[@HarpoBeatMe]

VLAD SPENDS HALF HIS INTERVIEWS PROMOTING OTHER INTERVIEWS HE HAS DONE

[@MindKontrolUltimateLevel3]

It's smart actually

[@jameshorton5395]

Genius

[@zulu2523]

Would’ve got 35 regardless of the interview dropping or not

[@siegfried7988]

Damn, I was a fan of tax since day one seen everyone one of his podcast and interviews sad to see him go out like this

[@TheeMrDavid]

18:09 Tax was ready to say "I shot the nigga that slapped me" and fixed it 😂

[@IMadeMyYoutubeNameAge17]

Tax was one of my fave podcasters at this time but this interview felt off

[@RickyWatter32]

I thought the same. I’m guessing somehow… He probably knew an arrest was imminent.

[@JB-qn3tw]

If you have 35yrs hanging over your head, you'd be off to

[@omarquise1993]

He just murked sum1. And now going thru life like nothing happened. U would be off too

[@freshwilliams1586]

TaxStone a Damn Clown Gave up Everything trying to Be a Bully 🤡

[@BOBBreadOverBroads]

​@@freshwilliams1586Ok. But u do know he was already at a spot n nigga ran up on him and tried to jump him.

[@dmvconartists6657]

Wasnt the no jumper interview like a day or two after the incident also??

[@mysouthernopinion1852]

Did math Hoffa interview make him finally drop the taxstone interview

[@Anonymous843_]

Give us the full Eddie Griffin interview from 6-8 years ago now.. The few clips that you have up are HILARIOUS!!!

[@deznerds7607]

Straight clown … threw his life away

[@bigtimetv9109]

Long awaited.....

[@damieng360]

Ultimate bag fumbler……his story should be a cautionary tale for all loud mouths

[@ashleyquintanar727]

Jim Cornette on Vladtv needs to happen for the Wrestling fans out here

[@naimthydream9732]

He didnt seem like himself right here

[@QstormtheGod]

Would you?

[@lamarlashley8738]

​@@QstormtheGodyes

[@sims1dh]

I have to go back and checkout his podcast dude was live!

[@Kcseales]

Why his voice box sounds damaged here? His voice didn't sound like this before.

[@leadingbyhalftime]

You can't get around when it “snows” in the south because it's mostly sleeting, hailing, or whatever combined with the little bit of snow we get that freezes the roads. Since it doesn't happen that much we don't have a lotta things like salt trucks, snow plows or anything to clear the roads So you just have to wait until it stops coming down and the temperature rises enough to melt on its own and hope it doesn't happen again or even just rain if the temperature is still low enough to freeze the roads. 😂 That part about not being able to get around in the snow was the most interesting part of the interview to me.

[@jurneycole5530]

Tax starts off by saying he thinks nothing of the situation then tells you what he think anybody else peep that 😂

[@Mayo2014]

Life changing statement u made there

[@CharlieRoss-fm1co]

It's an interview

[@DaVinciiTaylor]

Nigga just killed somebody lmao, emotions are high

[@Tagmein2023]

Man I need a fresh Tax stone show

[@combofriend4461]

Vlad: "they're usually on vacation and they just don't show who it's with" Tax: "yea cuz it's usually some 56 year old white dude..." Vlad: 👀

[@TheBigAramakiStan]

I truly hate the fact that he allowed himself to get tricked off the streets. Great mind, he had it figured out and still let it take him out.

[@deldada1862]

The Khawi Leonard laugh at 24.30......lol

[@Larrysaint]

Is it jus me or does Soulja Boy and Hurricane Chris have the same voice?

[@daryllights]

He said... I believe you.

[@HBMtv_]

Who else can immediately tell his energy is off when compared to his first interview?

[@gsonn18]

I enjoyed this interview. Taxstone is funny!😂😂 Too bad he is having serious legal trouble.

[@thegamingzone5963]

He called it on himself .tryin to bully ppl etc

[@tomtroni]

Like murder?

[@TwoAm52]

My boy got 35. It’s over. Sadly.

[@josephdavidis]

Bro didn't think about the present, just the future

[@DanielMartinez-yw7yt]

His voice changed from super raspy cool guy to regular in 2 minutes lol

[@franclizi2560]

vlad is the messiest person, he loves to create drama, and in the end, he will say i don't support killers, etc. ect but he invit6es killers, he invites a artist and 99% if the interview is about beefs and gangs, and only1% is about his music.

[@willgee7777]

This dude facing 35 years and vlad asking him popcorn shit

[@kevinoconnell3938]

Probably because he asked

[@JevvyMedia]

Because Tax wasn't arrested yet

[@andeesway358]

Atleast at the time tax was right about relationships between men and women

[@Arieg37]

I really like him. He’s hilarious. Wish he could have been a regular guest. Free Tax!

[@waynemarshall8836]

He was for a period

[@modefocoeur6647]

Until he got what he deserve .a hater of the next caliber .a Bozo

[@briancoles9198]

Tax would’ve been ontop the podcast game

[@Virtualcritic111]

No question there’s no debate

[@krismadjick]

Dope interview Vlad

[@hamidjafari5995]

Man I miss tax 😢

[@frybreadking351]

The story about how he lost his eye was crazy 😬

[@dwrecka73]

Tax laughs without opening his mouth. Dude self conscience about his teeth.

[@HK45C]

what a weird thing to focus on..

[@QstormtheGod]

@@HK45Cright lol grown men at that focused on other grown men mouths

[@combofriend4461]

I don't know why it's so hilarious watching vlad act like anyone is interested in any interaction he's had with a woman lol. Those are by far the most embarrassing "vlad tries to make it about himself" moments 🤣🤣🤣

[@goldiehimllayya4387]

A real one 💯 you should NEVER have pay for sex! It's trickin if you paid for it! It ain't the money, it's the principle!

[@STEEZ-A-LEE]

90% of men pay for sex. You married or relationship you pay bills/birthdays/weddings/cars/etc go broke see if she stays or dont cheat. Single you paying dates/hotels/clothes/haircuts/appearance all for woman. If you miss overtime at work or leave the block early for some ussy you paying could've got that extra paper.. Then strip clubs/chains/rims etc all that for women. ST🛑P THE FOOLISHNESS!!!

[@williemayz4075]

Tax: how u kno Nikki want a successful man? Fast foward 8 years Nikki BABYDADDY a rapist🤦🏽

[@Trollbot007]

You can tell his soul is gone and corrupted at this point

[@Da-diddy134]

He whole energy different from his last interview,he knows shit will get real for him now nd that nobody is scared of him,he lowkey looks scared

[@malawigold747]

Im just depressed listening to this knowing it was his last days of freedom before that ridiculous sentence.

[@modefocoeur6647]

He work for it. He deserve it. I don't miss him. Society don't won't miss him. He belongs and jail.

[@malawigold747]

@modefocoeur6647 so self defense means u should go to jail? Like you would've just died ?

[@newschoolmusic]

Died from a smack

[@malawigold747]

@newschoolmusic u didn't see troy bussin?

[@Cozzzyboy]

My og Tax. I literally graduated ha when he went away. Been a while 10 years since . Dang

[@illahyates]

Why did it take 6 years for this interview to be released? Is this a re release or something? Because thats long lol

[@ROCK.ON.]

YO VLAD IM A HOMIE FROM WEST SIDE OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA MAN I FN LOVE THIS INTERVIEW HOMIE IS REAL DEAL WAY HE TALK REMIND ME OF HOMIE ON 2 PAC SONG PICTURE ME ROLL N WHERE HOMIE MOVE SMOOTH AS A MFR ME AND MY 9 ROLL KOOL AZZA A MFR IMMA GET MINE SATISFIED GOT DA POCKETS ALL SWOLLEN I MAY HAVE GOT SOME OF DAT WRONG BUT UNAW ATTI MEAN YEA 1 DAY IM GONE BE ON YOUR CHANNEL VLAD WORD DOING MY INTERVIEW YEA LOVE AND RESPECT TO ALL THA REAL MFRS PEACE 😊❤😊.

[@EazyG3]

“ You bout to die,why get killed”- Tax stone

[@bighomiehydro1422]

I’m mad at Tax for stalking dudes and offending them and sometimes threatening them publicly. I really was rooting for him and excited for his success, i hope a miracle happens through him for him. 🇿🇦

[@jasonrice9973]

He wasn’t put in Jail for ‘stalking dudes’.. he shot and killed someone.

[@Broderick_]

@@jasonrice9973 Tax was on the rise but steady egging on Troy Average relentless on Twitter and his pod and when he ran into him and his bodyguard an unfortunate series of events occurred as a result. That’s what he means

[@kmorr212]

Tax season woulda been the top podcast if that whole shit didn’t happen. Nigga funny af.

[@rafaelfigueroa549]

Tax always stood on his word. Respect that.

[@biggsipp746]

Dope interview tax always himself

[@twannd8211]

Tax is really an intelligent dude. wait....Did Vlad accidentally let a "nigga" slip out at 58:30

[@lethal5flow679]

Good catch.....I think he did! I had to rewind it a few times

[@JG____419]

Thought the same thing 🤣🤣🤣 he was caught up in the keeping it real convo and it flowed right out🫠

[@TheeMrDavid]

Clearly said "Nicki"

[@topshelfcollectors1338]

“I don’t think Nicki can have whatever nigdude she wants….”

[@mr.milfort4570]

He said dude

[@khahimv]

For all the ppl that love tax and his point of view just look at what that got him…

[@josuepaul2157]

😂😂😂

[@davidhouston6603]

People die as a result of assault all the time, either from heart attack or head smacking the ground etc. nobody’s obligated to just take a beating, that’s for slaves. Not saying Tax is perfect but Banga’s “point of view” got him 6 ft deep. Keeping our hands to ourselves despite verbal abuse or disagreements should also be a major takeaway from this episode of When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong.

[@khahimv]

@@davidhouston6603 i agree but either way taking somebody life is the worst of the two and he got 35 years so if thats worth it to you and how u deal with bullies or whatever then kudos brother and furthermore Tax started all that beef from twitter but yea keep thinking its cool to take a life since thats the major takeaway

[@mikeblack2uk]

I’m not a Tupac fan as such, but Pac was 25 when he passed.. At 25,you are still young enough to be hot headed and volatile.. Vlad with his usual,generic dumb lines of reasoning and conclusions add up to, useless comparisons.. For example, Jay-Z .. Jay-Z stabbed Un, this is on public record,Vlad interviewed Un, about the incident..,Plus Jay was older than Pac when it happened and Jay-Z was already a name.. Vlad you should really brush up on your “interview” technique , people watch your channel not for your interview skills, they watch it for the guests and how stupid the questions who ask..

[@Ishbikes]

He interviewed UN after this.

[@mdeez8286]

This a old ass interview that he wasn't gonna drop but decided to, un just did the interview like 2 months ago

[@eazygambino9736]

Damn tax 😢

[@ricanjohnny1924]

"You was fuckin men Vlad?”😂😂😂

[@grigsby781]

You was out here fucking dude Vlad? Bro wasn't trying to be funny but that question's was hilarious in the way he asked it. 😂

[@daryllights]

Wow. Vlad was basically trying to tell him.

[@camxdidxthat]

Timestamp?

[@rozzer666]

So when this was filmed had he shot them guys or not?

[@MrCLARK502]

Yes

[@2bundlesandapound963]

After he shot them, before his arrest

[@BOBBreadOverBroads]

7 days before arrest it was months after shooting before charges were filed

[@SHOWSTOPPA79]

Tax was a dummy who tricked himself into prison. Hearing him contradict himself when talking about Chris Brown and Soulja Boy 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lordmanos9442]

Free Tax ! And if you don’t like that than in my Bane voice “Why are you here.”?

[@tripl3cross46]

This video is like a time capsule The themes are still relevant today Measure the time See if this is still true

[@iamdavid420]

Alot of tough guy talk. Look where it got him.

[@ThaRealERAQ]

you cant win a fight against a dude that's beating gravity hahahhhaa

[@Inmingowetrust]

What he said the first few minutes of the interview is exactly what shit turned into crazy free tax tho

[@NoobishBananaOffical]

This was mad random to drop n he held onto this interview for hella long

[@407STUNTMAN]

He held it until after he got sentenced..mans g9t 35 years

[@camxdidxthat]

He had an open case

[@newschoolmusic]

Algorithm. Joe Budden recently responded to tax. Tax recently did an interview. Glad waited til after sentencing n now riding a wave. Numbers aren’t moving tho

[@directioncyopgarments7137]

VERY SAFE INTERVIEW

[@JG____419]

Be safe tho 😮‍💨🤡🤡

[@thelordrico8109]

Soulja boy funny asf “saw who it was, shot his ass again pow pow pow his ass screamin n shit”

[@godbodywoowoo]

He knew the end was close. Look at him. Listen to how tired he sounds.

[@Sadbananaman]

You can tell he’s off/different. Just like his first podcast after the incident on Tex season. you can tell he’s different then too if you go back and listen

[@KingXWuN]

Which episode was that?

[@Sadbananaman]

@@KingXWuN I’d have to go back and check but what I did was google the date of the shooting then when scrolling through the episodes just click the one that’s like 3 or 4 days later.

[@klewis564]

Tax is the funniest dude ever.. I hope he gets out soon and starts back commentating

[@TheEvvanw]

Swear! Nobody is like taxstone to this day. Such an interesting person

[@grunchy1983]

Threw it all away 🥹🤦🏽‍♂️

[@BangemisMobileRF]

Lol everytime tax say a joke vlad be lost asl

[@RicardoOdum]

Blame social media all you want, take social media away and the root of the problem still exist. Addiction to attention, desire to be famous, desire to be loved and cheered on etc, has always been a thing. These problems always existed. Social media has made it easier, so if it's anything, it's just the new engine inside the same shitty attention seeking, prideful car.

[@nandochavez5731]

A 25 year old jay z in 2pacs shoes might of fought dude too , but a 40 yr old jay z obviously aint gonna fight no one . I think a 40 yr old 2pac wldnt have rushed the orlando dude either , he wld of had his dogs jump him for him. Thats what tax and vlad aint realizing.

[@rashawmcclure6793]

Diddy put hands on Drake. And don’t forget Pac was a 25 year old young man

[@simpdown1404]

The comments got be about to not give this one a chance 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@actowing4958]

Did tax dry snitch with that slick side comment when he said shout out to filthy Rich. 😳 it was mad random and unnecessary in the context of the conversation.

[@jev8196]

Both their energy seem off to me

[@juanla5243]

I wonder what made Vlad drop this interview. I thought he said he wasn't gone drop it

[@IceHarvest929]

He said that he didn't want to drop the interview before Tax was sentenced because he didn't want any perception that his interview affected Tax's case in any way

[@Candiemayne187]

Clout

[@nathangonzalez5477]

He had already shot the guy when he was interviewed here?

[@ebk.mentality]

Yea

[@F.A._NY8989]

So it wouldnt be used in his case. Being that he is sentenced. He dropped it.

[@thelittlegamingchannel]

35yrs 🤡 And have the nerve to be talking sh!t from a prison cell. Ninja need to be humble and think hard about those football numbers the judge gave him.

[@edwardmayes2717]

U bought to die, if u bought to die why get killed 😂😂😂 he crazy

[@bugsmoran1312]

Free Taxstone!

[@mopreme3605]

I jus lost several brain cells 😢

[@rafaelfigueroa549]

Free TAXSTONE !!!!!

[@kingkhalid2754]

Nah

[@AK-74K]

Dumb