The Lox on Drake & Kanye Having Ghostwriters, Not Being Top Lyricists

In December, legendary rap trio The Lox, comprised of Styles P, Jadakiss, and Sheek Louch, sat down with VladTV following the release of their first studio album in 16 years, Filthy America...It's Beautiful. In the above segment, Jada, Styles, and Sheek talk with VladTV's Mereb Gebremariam about the up-and-coming generation of rappers and the phenomenon of ghostwriting in hip-hop and rap. The Lox concede that while they may not want to listen to Lil Yachty's music all day long, they respect him for being a young black man that's making his way without having to get in trouble with the law. Styles then explains the difference between being a great entertainer and a great MC, and how having a ghostwriter prevents artists like Drake, Kanye, and Diddy from being in great-of-all-time lyricist discussions.

[@xMADDMATTx420]

"Who ever write ur rhymes might as well hold ur microphone" realist shit ever said

[@johnsondailysports1341]

Facts

[@nexxlevel4590]

Styles articulates himself beautifully. Both talking and spitting

[@langishtettishbattish]

PaNiro!!!

[@Paris__Michael]

jonathan bailey You said it my man! That Breakfast Club interview was a powerful, beautiful example of just that!

[@DonKillino]

jonathan bailey agree

[@agcapone2843]

jonathan bailey thats why he my favorite out all three

[@michealmaddox875]

Styles P is always on point, Sheek Louch is always on point, mentally, lyrically. The LOX represent Hip-Hop right.

[@mikelee9612]

Dem niggaz haters who cares who wrote the music

[@christopherblake2588]

@@mikelee9612lyricist…

[@mikelee9612]

@@christopherblake2588 Get out the past

[@pharoahdon1991]

jadakiss more focus on rollin that blunt then doin the interview lol

[@ninety_three_93]

Gustavo Fring looks like they are in different location. Vlad team must have been same place as these guys.

[@Santiago-ln5pd]

Gustavo Fring cos vlad only interviews donkeys

[@damaccmizzleshow]

PHAROAH DON ya Kiss is like fuck all these fake rappers I'LL TAKE THAT CHECK THOUGH LOL

[@King-xi5rq]

He's a legend

[@jdubb0113]

PHAROAH DON FACTS😂😂😂That's what i was thinking lol

[@otistheoldman4493]

Jadakiss is a respectful ass superstar...ya'll see how he cleaned the table after rolling his blunt?

[@treehouse8658]

Otis The Old man REAL SHIT THO💯 ALL THE LIL THINGS, KEEP THE BS AWAY💡

[@yellathick2201]

Otis The Old man lol take this W but he did dust it on the floor which is rude lol

[@rakimirion8103]

Otis The Old m

[@naruto1coolestfan]

he put tht shit on the floor 😂

[@jimfocus3128]

Otis The Old man high in the morning

[@garyinthefrozen]

The way Kiss looked up from his phone when she said people label Drake the next Jay-Z! LOL

[@jonathanmurray8653]

6:43 he look like what this bish say? Aww not important looks back down.

[@47LilAnt]

lmao nigga was like wow people talking dumb

[@johnsondailysports1341]

Yeah that shit don’t even sound right

[@rambotharealest]

shit thats the only time i heard him say something after that lol

[@rickrichie3936]

Jadakiss probably don't even know what the subject is.

[@treehouse8658]

Mic Rich LOL THAT NIGGA PAYING ATTENTION THO..SMART ASS NIGGA FRFR

[@rickrichie3936]

Tree House Jada the truth.

[@jdubb0113]

Mic Rich 😂😂😂frfr, that nigga was just focused on getting that blunt right lol

[@mraaron81]

And prolly don't give a fuck lol

[@yoson29]

Damn! two videos in and Jadakiss is still rolling that blunt ,when he's done that shit better look like origami.

[@Pharoah510]

yo son origami tho 😂 classic haha

[@uberxconfessions3210]

yo son Lolololol! Oh shyt! 😂😂😂

[@theytrackingeverything7328]

W😂

[@theytrackingeverything7328]

W😂

[@eddieperez3316]

😂😂😂😂😂 for reeeeal nukka like haven't yu been smoking for like 25 years or sumtn 😩😩how it take you this long

[@Renasense]

Styles P hit the nail on the head in this interview.

[@joetuss4926]

Drake's sensitive ass better not get offended by anything these brothers said, because these brothers get personal when it comes to battle records

[@dcarroll3686]

💯 a different Breed

[@billionkek]

@3:14 Kiss get's asked a questions: IGNORES the whole question and keeps rolling the blunt! hahahah

[@MusicIsAWayOfLife123]

Lmaoooo Vlad was too shook to come up with a twisted titled

[@mattiasjohannson1716]

MusicIsAWayOfLife sheek said "vlad i fuck u up stop playing with me " 😂😂💪💪

[@Paris__Michael]

Mattias Johannson I'm glad he said that shit! You KNOW he was deadass 'bout that shit too!👊 #Silverbackgorilla!

[@mattiasjohannson1716]

Paris Bostic yeah me to bro!! sheek a silverback fr 💪💪

[@MusicIsAWayOfLife123]

+Mattias Johannson Lool Sheek got on his ass

[@karlsylvain]

you know vlad was gonna call this :lox diss drake!!omg!11!11 untill sheek warned his ass!!

[@seniorblanco4126]

Gotta love it and they recited one of the best MC's in MC Lyte

[@kynshii]

These dudes spit the truth on every interview

[@madhusudhana]

Damn who ever write your rhymes might as well hold your microphone

[@Killm33]

lol Kiss wasn't gone say shit the whole interview. She had to say his name.

[@whentherope]

He knew his name was gonna be called eventually

[@Killm33]

He did. The funny things is he still didn't say shit really . . . lol

[@DonCorleone9598]

Ghostwriting talk starts at 3:35

[@deebro201]

edwin cartagena Mossburg is next up with d block. His new track with Rell is flames

[@deebro201]

I heard Mossburg was ghostwriting for Freeway and Beans

[@joshreji7510]

edwin cartagena thx... real helpful !!

[@Brew1dCity]

edwin cartagena u sir r da true MVP. Thanx

[@serritaburton3700]

edwin cartagena OMG thank you

[@KD_SWAGGER]

The LOX keeping it real with the ghostwriting chat!

[@franciscosebastian7600]

“Now I don’t want to hear that shit most of the time” hahaha felt that

[@DemonkaiMugen]

good interview. lox cleared that shit up right between MCs and entertainers

[@jordanmontay9877]

Thank you Styles, these other pioneers act like they're scared to reinforce the rules of hip-hop.

[@dannyhabetyes840]

Look at Jada when they mention comparing Drake to Jay-z and how his whole shit switches up

[@DCMFR]

I like Drake, but now every time I'm listening to him rap and he says I line I like, I think to myself "I wonder if he thought of that himself" lol

[@ColdDream224]

Same here

[@ceesKe12]

fact lol he more like milli vanilli to me now.

[@hurrlover7219]

Then dont stress your self to listen to his music

[@BIGOPP718]

he sucks so bad

[@DCMFR]

Hurr Lover stress myself? Sure

[@STAYYZ]

Kiss rolling a masterpiece blunt...dude rolling and massaging the whole interview :)

[@selfallwell6791]

JADA u done rolling up B

[@robertjohnson643]

Yo their response to her question about Drakes name being taken out of the convo for top 5 is priceless! 😆 😆 😆

[@walibashir102]

They hit the hammer on the nail. #1 rule of an MC YOU MUST WRITE & SPIT YOUR OWN SHIT!!! Having a ghost writer is a CRED KILLER!

[@WesideRecside]

I agree 1000% with what they are saying about being a top 5 artist with writers..in my opinion if you have a ghostwriter then that excludes you from being a top 5 artist...

[@menacemc]

love to hear Styles speak...so real and raw...

[@damedrops8197]

Good interview. 100% Real Talk from the Lox.

[@Jalani_808]

meanwhile me and kiss rolling up @ the same damn time 😍😍😍

[@eddieperez3316]

"We need a ghost writer awards"!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀 Sheek had me dyiiiiing

[@mikelee9612]

Shrek garbage

[@jamieldn]

This is why you can't have a serious debate with today's so called rap fans. How can you call yourself a hiphop fan and support a sucker MC, an imposter like Drake and call him a GOAT? Greatest at what...shinning off others' hardwork? Man, let's stop glorifying bullshit. There's too much at stake. Hiphop is about realness and authenticity. This is not the Miley Cyrus show! This is about the streets, the community and human survival. The fuck we become? We have a Canadian/Jewish dude with no talent brainwashing everybody that he's the best in the game. You can't make this shit up.

[@iamnumber1200284]

The fact that they can quote an MC Lyte rhyme shows the respect of the craft....L.O.X.

[@shaynecox853]

I love stylez Passion , especially the last two minutes. the look on his face too funny,

[@broahmed1536]

Listening to the l.o.x. perspective on this gen of rap I respect their positive input. These young brothers coming up need to quit the street life and get serious about life

[@Sn1ckersB0y41]

love these guys !!

[@Trilldeal09]

Lox keep it a hunid. No politics. Everybody else in the game try to be PC but they gave it to you right. I aint mad at they explanation. Best explanation so far

[@minboogie]

Sheek said Lotta these rappers need mentors, not us....truthfully anyone from the Lox would be a great mentor (so modest)

[@GetRocStar]

Styles P really got all the answers , nothing but facts.

[@jahbarrerobertson1744]

one of the greatest groups of all time. top 3 in New York, top 5 of all time

[@jeffhowell2298]

Sir. Who are your top three groups of nyc. And your five of all times

[@mrreggiej85]

Yo, this nigga Sheek Louch hasn't aged a day. Salute the LOX

[@rayewill2280]

I fuxing LOVE the Lox. The realist in the industry.

[@lupinaraw7134]

The lifestyle of a hip hop artist is a journey. An emcee innovates and inspires original material. Ghostwriting is not for me but good entertainment for the industry. JB

[@xdivisionvision]

I like how Jadakiss was rolling up in during the whole interview lmao

[@Artofwavetv]

I was born in '96 and I'm turning 21 in April and I bump all eras of Hip Hop I might listen to Styles 1 day and be feeling Lil Yachty the next its all about moods and how you feeling like rn Im bouta listen to "Stan" by Eminem

[@MOOSHIEPAUL]

Styles is the realist!!!

[@janellereed5686]

I love kiss, 💜💜💜 his boys can carry the Convo while he roll up. this is so me

[@reneiloe_m]

I agree ,we need a Ghost writers awards

[@infiniteblessings1525]

Lol @ the "Ghostwriter Awards"!

[@delont1986]

Jada is my dude, but why you taking so God damn long to roll that mother fucking blunt? LOL

[@richardv4211]

delon t shit probably cracked a lil halfway through and had to seal it back up

[@ugochukwuokekephd1912]

because Jada is a perfectionist

[@calvinthomas1464]

Jada been building that blunt the whole interview LOL

[@Music-tf1yn]

Sheek and styles keep talking help to make sense of all this. Tell us all your theories that make sense

[@TOON.MUSIC.503]

styles p's mind Frame with everything is just like mines. so dope!! perspective is everything

[@Robertballa1]

Styles kicking that real. May not agree with the music that comes out but a black man getting money is a win for all

[@jayhouse_comics]

The Jedi Knight Line bought out my inner Star Wars fan.

[@drustories9857]

Finally… the LOX are the only rappers I've heard say that having a ghost writer takes you outta the picture for being the best!! They keep it real 360% Everyone else dickrides & says "nah…I don't care who writes what, as long as it SOUNDS good" GTFOH!!!!

[@5518sw]

Those backwoods was the color of the table . Can't go wrong with them Sweet Aromatic backwoods .

[@raremusic789]

"Oh hell no, fuckin fuck around and pass out." Lmao I lost it right there. For real though. Never been a Drake fan.

[@madry23]

HOLD UP... 1st Fetty Wack now they working with Desiigner????? Y'all done lost me completely. No DIE HARD Lox fan wants to hear either one of those names on an LOX album.

[@RB3Vids]

“Ain’t nothing change but the LOX, so before I slay this bitch, I’ll MWAH, give Jade-A-Kiss”

[@phillyphiltheking]

kiss does not like interviews. lol

[@tyshabazz6559]

Quoting Mc Lyte but a Brand Nubian member wrote something for her!! Lol. Shitz crazy

[@youngdior7806]

the only thing jada cared about was his blunt the whole interview

[@arnieg1g]

Kiss' face during the last 3 seconds sums up everything.

[@nsmith3128]

Styles always gives the OG perspective

[@peter7807]

True OG's talking!

[@ianlangille558]

He nailed it. There's room for everybody. Just be honest. We all just want to be entertained, but don't claim to be something your not. Most popular artist don't wrote their own songs, but they don't claim to.

[@joshf6148]

Lox Is the Realest bro

[@CaptainRaikage]

Kanye made a reference track to Lucifer for Jay Z though lol

[@priztucker]

Kiss waiting to light up that spliff whoa!

[@jlouis8525]

back because i wasnt letting this end without jada even saying nothing, she even directly asked him a question and they all answer for him. Like Kiss is on blunt duty here this what we think about that question about him.

[@cypress1334]

The Lox are the true OG's in this game

[@kemicalyemster]

they spoke real sense

[@mikeloud7975]

Styles dropped the ultimate " What about Lil Yachty?" answer.

[@supremedivine5123]

FUCK that shit!! He's a culture vulture. All these new Muthafuckuz ARE

[@dabulyoshb4111]

thank you s.p for the facts difference between these ppl are thrown in top 5 category when they are just entertainers

[@DetroitsChosenOne]

If they gave an award for best focused blunt roller Jadakiss would win by a land slide😎

[@fashionforme1220]

Love Styles P, he seem like a good dude!

[@MrDmorales1081]

1. lmfao @a good uncle 2. Sheek and P do all the talking while Kiss rolls his blunt, looks too funny 3. you know Kiss is rollin that Haze lmao the Lox Forever!

[@RankedShooter]

Jada ain't say shit, he more focused on that blunt. Lol chess move!

[@jfraz1992]

styles the realest lmao!!!!!!

[@19mjg89]

Best trio and styles puts it straight artist and entertainer two different things

[@janicejobity]

As they debate. Drake is cashing a cheque. Pay attention. Facts.

[@ORGPPL1]

That's why I never smoke a blunt rolled by another man

[@LaCheleWallace]

Now, I don't dislike the actual "artist," but the "music" that's being disseminated over and over just sucks through and through. It's the same fluff, different artist. Saturation is key nowadays and these brothas just clog the media for months on end w/ the same old fluff. I get tired of it. I agree w/ you, Styles. I want everybody to come up and get they paper. Hell, it's hard out there in these streets and it's real. Now, ghostwriters for hip hop, I can't front, I don't really care, but I do understand. Majority always rules and the general consensus doesn't give a damn. You also have to understand how people consume music. Everybody's completely different. The average kid just hears it and keeps it movin'. That's the majority. The other crowd (myself included) goes in and nitpicks every word, mood, sound, etcetera. Good interview, fellas and Mereb.

[@alfredprice408]

DAM kiss .... took you forever to roll that blunt

[@YAYYEE]

The Lox made same valid points, Kiss was quit and rolling up the whole interview 💨

[@dannyforlife4586]

Real talk on this.

[@mislav91]

i love how Jada doesn't give a Fu*k

[@YoungKingFrom]

Lox one of the Best Three Headed Triple Threats To Ever Rep On The Mic #Facts

[@N1na1995]

Luv this interview

[@jazcaan9576]

5 minutes in felt like clappin my hands "yo kiss pay attention nigga". Then i woke up his whole catalogue hit me in my face. My apologies kiss

[@julianthomas3053]

6:49 peep how Jada look up when she compare Drake to Jay Z. lmaoo

[@EDDIN125]

Let that black man get the check, dont matter if he lowers the quality of Hip Hop and turns one of the most lyrical and respected Artform into trash. as long as he is black and makes money with it, it doesnt matter. Great Attitude

[@Dee_Nice89]

The Lox kept it real, if you don't write your own raps then you ain't no real rapper frfr

[@notfit07]

The Lox - students of the game

[@ceesKe12]

realest shit ever said on VladTv.

[@TheRealDayOnez]

they said it best

[@djmontyforyou]

Styles p is always dropping jewels

[@kuco31]

best interview ever on Vlad tv