Professor Griff on Fighting MC Serch of 3rd Bass in Def Jam Offices

In the above clip, Professor Griff of Public Enemy sat down with Vlad and explained the reasoning behind him getting kicked out of Public Enemy. He talks about how MC Serch perceived him as making derogatory comments towards Jewish people and how the fight that resulted afterward led to him being kicked out of the group. He continues to explain how he was given a "severance" package from Chuck D, who signed him to Uncle Luke's (2LiveCrew) label without his consent. Finally, Professor Griff talks about returning to Public Enemy and the "spirit" being gone. He recalls seeing members of the group smoking and drinking on the tour bus with white girls. Watch the clip above.

[@Pull-upShawty]

Griff looks like Cassidy's father

[@drthompson7892]

Rob Cobb facts!

[@meyou5789]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tkotaylor758]

Rob Cobb Man..that's funny...for real

[@BasilFomeen]

Rob Cobb lol facts

[@Yay-hovah]

Lol, word.

[@antoinedodsonsbandana5856]

1:47 Vlad: Pete Nice. Griff: Pete Pussy. LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@Brian-rz9fu]

hilarious😂😂😂

[@bxbomberpalmer9428]

Love it lol

[@oneelrockwell79]

😁😁😁😁 Classic beef!

[@harpr5530]

bro that was hilarious 🤣🤣

[@chairmanoftheboard11]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rellysunshine9665]

I love how Griff keeps the same energy no matter who is in the room.

[@MaybeDHitHim]

That's a fact. Now I can't forgive that Alex Jones interview. But Griff is still Griff.

[@rellysunshine9665]

@@MaybeDHitHim I haven’t seen it. What happened?

[@MaybeDHitHim]

@@rellysunshine9665 Jones exploited him because he's not a fan of Obama.

[@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih]

You mean like a racist energy?

[@puffAH73]

All I can say is I met PE on my 30th birthday which was 16 years ago. I first met their sound man and he was like yo, you need to meet griff. I didn't know what to say as a white kid walking up to griff with every public enemy 12in single. He turned out to be one of the greatest guys I have ever met in hiphop. He went way out of his way and introduced me to every member of PE including the s1w's. He dragged me around with him all night. He is a very good soul. Actually, every member of PE I have interacted with over the years has been incredibly good people. What speaks even more truth is I have heard nothing but incredible stories over the years from other sound guys, venues, and people who were on tour with them. It speaks miles for who PE is and the members of the group. It only makes me respect them even more then I already did. They are a class act.

[@alfredocamba1995]

Yeah I met him at Red Bull show at winter music conference he talked to me for 15 minutes he gave me his number I was supposed to get a magazine going which I never did & do an interview with him. Yeah coolest dude ever talks to the fans chill & down to earth

[@watchjuggernaut9405]

Dats Wuts up!!!!

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

I love this stpry

[@dawhoda1]

​@@alfredocamba1995you guys both full of shit 😅

[@ricocheteraw90sthebestdecade]

griff the type a nigga to do business meetings with a ninja suit and two sumurai swords

[@cesara4234]

RicocheteRaw lol that was a good one

[@YakThaWiseman72]

RicocheteRaw lmao

[@KingnEm]

Ricochete Raw 90s the best decade ever I don't believe this nigga

[@Borderjumpmusic]

If Boosie and Cassidy were one person

[@kenrickeason]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigmex8794]

Underrated comment of the year 😂🤣

[@SAFARI512]

Wtf hahaha not Griff😭😂

[@Ricarldoe]

Funny asf😂😂😂😂

[@4thquartercloser]

😂😂😂

[@bkanthem6201]

The awkward silence from Vlad when Griff said, " Hate me for what, for talkin about some crakkas? " 🤣

[@davidwillis44]

Yet youd cry like a bitch when a white man calls you nigga

[@Nick-fi1mc]

This guy is a racist pig!!!!!

[@gregorygraham9371]

@ joker3times I’ve had tons of black folks tried to call me out for saying ‘niggaz’ in a way that meant no disrespect. Because I’m caucasian, even though they say it. When I said if you say it, I can too, they either tried to bluff, which didn’t work because I don’t intimidate worth a damn, or cried. Only reason I don’t use it any more is I got tired of hearing whining from hypocrites.

[@Nick-fi1mc]

@@Joker3times whites do????? Were you born yesterday buster??? You better start paying attention and take your blinders off son

[@jlewishammondjr.622]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kolegate]

"I walked into the room not knowing there was a meeting about me....that shit had violence written all over it". 😂

[@justinhealey2408]

Id say so

[@penrythajanitor4644]

lmao at that one, classic

[@ChitownCrazy1000]

We gotta get that Public Enemy biopic ASAP

[@DJaySplitSecond]

JB too bad Chuck D said no

[@TowerofAboveandBelow]

JB Which version? It'll be 3 or 4 versions.

[@JohnnyJuiceRosado]

You would be highly disappointed if it was accurate.

[@waltmclendon7906]

No S***! For real brah. 🤔

[@zacharythomason7359]

Couldn't agree U more we that PE biopic now

[@moneyhouseblessin]

Prof Griff is the type of nigga to bet you 100 pull ups on the Superbowl

[@madmax408SJ]

Money H. Blessin' 😂😂😂😂 That's a bet you'd make in Prison with your homies

[@YakThaWiseman72]

Money H. Blessin' Indeed

[@abrahamgustavoguitiperez-m2937]

I love The Honorable Prof. Griff. I live 3 blocks away from him. I met him once as a child, and I met him again now, he remembered me. He's also a fellow military veteran (Army). I love him to life!!!

[@andrearodgers6980]

Word?

[@SNOWMINATTI]

The Honorable Professor Griff huh?

[@javiervega1065]

he's in the army?

[@ChrisJProductionz]

Imagine having Griff and Flavor Flav in your group….😂😂

[@harveymcelroy9332]

Lol that's tough

[@apollosungod2819]

Imagine both Griff and Flavor Flav in the tour bus and then entire 70s and 80s decade's worth of Playboy Bunnies come inside and bum rush them like crazed super freak groupies... that would be a sight to see.

[@sidneygwaltney9931]

Griff real black man

[@951oct]

I bet vlad gonna interview Mc serch after this and say " this is what Griff said".

[@kweli05]

jew know it

[@markj6681]

@@kweli05 You called it. He got a MC Serch series now

[@garvinjoseph5131]

Mark J facto

[@rickygodette]

Prophetic

[@kingrashaud3473]

Fast fwd November 2018 yup your right

[@chahrlzel13]

🤣 That sh** had violence✒️ written all over it.- Professor Griff

[@martinkuliza]

If you're still censoring the word SHIT, After all these years of Gangster rap and Public Enemy and N.W.A , Mate, You've learned nothing Griff isn't holding back his words, he gives the middle finger, clearly we are speaking our minds. Censorship was not part of what we went through back then, we didn't comply with censorship, why now, on a platform where someone , some kid can call anyone in the world a fucking dirty mutherfucker and say all sorts of shit, are you here doing this ... "sh**" LOL You remind me of the black pimp on superman.... Yo G that's a bad outfit (this isn't you, this is your opposite) contrasted with (you) reminding me of superman saying "wow.. golly jee louis that's swell" LOL learn to speak your mind mate, forget using this shit ******** say what you need to say or don't say it at all

[@chahrlzel13]

@Martin Kuliza First off I'm not your mate secondly I type how I want 2 type & thirdly I'm not going to read your long f****** book you wrote 2 me about your feelings. So f*** you very much and enjoy the rest of your day

[@houndgangent.mac_lar8840]

The pause after krackers!! Priceless

[@stonednyc1]

The irony bro. He gets mad at Serch for a comment about X but he says something even worse. LoLLLLL. Hypocrite

[@stonednyc1]

80s and 90s were real times. LoLLL

[@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412]

@@stonednyc1 my thoughts exactly.

[@ogs.i.c.k6263]

@@stonednyc1 sooo...he's not supposed to be mad at what crykas did to his race? Foh

[@joshuanicely8722]

@@ogs.i.c.k6263 ...I don't believe that's what the commenter meant by his post. I think if you do a bit of due diligence and learn the definition of the word hypocrite you'll not be so ignorant. Also, before you start calling me names Google the words in my post that you aren't sure of, I think that you are just misinformed.

[@beyondthepage9389]

..."They hated my guts, and for what?.. Talking about some fucking Crackers ... We always did that!" lol 😂😂😂

[@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih]

Racism is cool - when you do it.

[@BillyBong]

@@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih for real

[@brianburton5946]

​@@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih cracka isn't a racist word. It's wasn't created to be a derogatory word towards whites. and aren't you Spanish? Why are you capping for Caucasians anyway?

[@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih]

@@brianburton5946 Hispanic 1/4 white. Spanish people come from Spain which is in Europe so they are white. And racism is racism, so why make excuses for it, if you like being racist why not just own it?

[@brianburton5946]

@@AlbertoGarcia-yb4ih you need to learn the difference between racism and prejudice. Until you do, you're speaking out of ignorance

[@mosaton]

You don't want Prof Griff's smoke

[@einsteinadonis4544]

Well I gotta thank Chuck D for hooking up that deal with Skyywalker Records because Professor Griff's Pawns In The Game album fucking rules. Highly recommended for Griff / PE fans.

[@destiny66]

R.A.P. Terrorist was one of the most underrated posse cuts of all time.

[@bjd3707]

Fugitive! And can Society get some love. Griff has done some good stuff and has been an interesting artist to follow.

[@perseverance1577]

Public Enemy and Professor Griff and the S1Ws made me proud to be a black man

[@montmonttv]

Me too

[@dalesadler7950]

They made me wish I was a black man.

[@kevinb1125]

Christopher Christos please leave already

[@kevinb1125]

Christopher Christos never needed it to succeed. NOW don't that just burn you up inside?

[@kevinb1125]

Christopher Christos if that's what you believe than more power to you, troll. But I am a pretty successful man so like my first comment said I know that burns you up inside.😁

[@malanse67]

the 4th album was Apocalypse 91.. The enemy strike backs.. and it WAS a dope album! BytheTimeI gettoArizona.. cmon man

[@Blue-moon12]

More news at 11

[@travelinman]

Word. And Shut Em Down was the anthem

[@fuferito]

*The Enemy Strikes Black 'Can't Truss It' was the standout tune of that album.

[@WorldFamousDJFish]

Came here to say this. Apocalypse 91 was a dope record.

[@andrewbintang4591]

get the fuck out the dodge!

[@TheTymoteo]

Dat uncomfortable laugh 😁 by Vlad after the Honorable Professor Griff said talking about some fucking krackerz lol

[@happydayz7857]

Yeah when he starts in with the racial slurs, I stop listening.

[@teneshaparker9948]

Griff is my favorite dude because he keeps it all the way 💯! I dig that in a person, he even tells of his own flaws! Gotta respect that

[@TheDetroitLion313]

Tenesha Parker you're a cutie!

[@teneshaparker9948]

Daniel Russaw thank you

[@robertstrozierjr2828]

Tenesha Parker

[@teneshaparker9948]

Igetsitin89 lol I'll take that into consideration

[@teneshaparker9948]

Igetsitin89 he better be lucky I didn't go in the kitchen, grab a cast iron skillet and find out where he lived!

[@ww2guy782]

Lol, Griff walked into an intervention.

[@barty2381]

Check this, I actually bumped into Griff and his entourage wearing the Luke jackets in my hometown in England U.K after the P.E days. Surrealist experience I ever had! Griff let me take a picture and I walked away in disbelief. I still have the photo!

[@jamaalkareem7021]

Damen Dash said the thing about some of these people in Def Jam. We see who really run def jam all these years

[@blakebortles6098]

fuck def jam Zionism runs the world

[@NoLastNameX]

Props to griff for defending Malcolm X's legacy….much respect. Don't ever let anyone disrespect Malcolm X in front of you. You dont have to get physical, but you better make it known that you won't let one of our bravest leaders be disrespected in your presence….especially not by outsiders.

[@Mr.Taylor56]

N Agreed and well said.

[@kweli05]

I wonder what he said about X

[@cartoonworld1000]

I'm not black, but I am colored and I was the only kid in my high school who did an entire Malcolm X presentation. I have never let anyone talk shit about him, he's an inspiration to me and should be for all blacks

[@Mr.Taylor56]

You're NOT colored. You simply exist as you are. The way nature intended. Only an inferior being labels you as colored.

[@cartoonworld1000]

Mr. Taylor wow thanks that made me feel so much better about myself.

[@blahblahblahrasha1637]

Hey Vlad ask if Public Enemy dropped the album “Fear of a Black Planet” again.

[@invision96]

VLAD Bout to catch some fist if he keep saying Fear Of A Black Planet

[@destiny66]

And rolled right over Apocalypse '91

[@chrisgoffe5048]

...bro i used to have public enemy t shirts in the 90s! ..wish i still had em!

[@castle4610]

Mannnn, I still have my original. Love that shit.

[@defrocker5774]

I remember seeing P.E. perform at Madison Square Garden, part of the Def Jam tour back in '88 and the energy then was crazy.

[@kingroy1976]

I saw them in '87 on the Def Jam Tour in Oakland at the Henry J Kaiser Auditorium...LL Cool J headlined that's when I need love just dropped ...I had never heard of Public Enemy at that time. I was like damn who is these brotha's...lol They shocked it...Who else was on the bill....Too Short, MC Lyte and Whodini...Some other folks too can't remember...Tickets cost me 16.50 each and I saw all that talent...

[@great1onlyone436]

I met Pro Griff when I was a kid, this gentleman was born Sharp, I think it was Hempstead Ny, I saw Chuck D and Flav that day, I was just a kid, but when I say they had the street locked, the street was locked I got to see PE in the streets, I would never forget that, my 98 Oldsmobile, made me look at car's, my Uzi ways a ton Made me look at more music from them, Public Enemy, the first and only, I got a letter from the government the other day, y'all no the rest

[@jonj402]

* weighs

[@215dynasty6]

Stop telling lies,Walt Disney

[@StrictlyHighGrade]

He aint lying. Rico had a barbershop on main street in Freeport. He used to be all over the Velt, Hempstead and The Port.

[@justinhealey2408]

I cranked that whole album 3 days ago

[@chitizzle]

Vlad's Ignorance after all these years still makes me laugh.

[@badbadleroybrown]

For someone who had no idea what to do with a recording contract, he released some pretty good stuff

[@omgmazin]

authenticity is rare,I respect professor Griff.

[@BRUZR66]

I respect any racist person that admits it. I may not want to have a beer with him but I respect his honesty.

[@trillnfly]

Very true. I wish there were more like him.

[@trashbagcharlie4728]

@AL Wital Has your stand-up special dropped yet???

[@mackjeez]

He's a liar, the dude is a Afrocentric obsessed loser, hates Jews more than anything, MC search never disrespected Malcolm X, if Griff just stated the truth and said that he found Search's face punchable I would respect him more.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Authentic to what?

[@aureliusleslie173]

Anybody else notice the long ass pause when Griff said "they hated me for what, talking about some krackers, we always did that" lmmao, just imagine vlad pink ass face during that pause, lmmao....Priceless!!!😂😭💀

[@aureliusleslie173]

for those that missed it, it happen at 6:50

[@terrypace2134]

Vlad shoulda busted Griffs racist ass

[@nonenone4078]

@@terrypace2134 blacks cant be racists

[@julsmiddle8296]

He was laughing

[@padraig5335]

@@nonenone4078 blacks can be racist

[@b.r.h.1038]

Dude puts the "ig' in ignant"

[@junjungatbos3548]

U trippin..gtfoh

[@RockWithYu]

"...white girls on the bus..." Hilarious! I so MISS earnest, authentic, straightforward dialogue from rappers and other entertainers. Part of the reason rap sucks is that the characters no longer feel TRUE. They all feel like caricatures...

Professor Grif is THE REAL DEAL! He a hard dude. He educated black America with the history they aren’t taught at school. It wasn’t a problem until white America started listening too. White people ALL over the world switched on to his messages. That was the beginning of the end for him. He taught us so much about historical figures that are ignored by the education system world wide. He switched the youth world wide on to the struggles faced by many and historical figures that most had never heard of, like Malcolm x Ect. He keeps it real. We bought his solo albums after he left PE. He also influenced us in listening to x clan Ect too. Maximum respect to professor Grif. Remember when someone jumped on stage to attack flavour and Grif and the s1ws were on him. Grif threw him off stage and the jumped off after the guy the s1ws followed n sorted the dude out. He’s real 💯. He was a scape goat. They sacrificed him so pe could continue. I was gutted I missed their Brixton show in 88/89 but managed to see em at the round house in Camden London England last year. Got the video from Brixton. Have to say was bit disappointed. The s1ws marching wasn’t anywhere near as tight. Dj Lord is dope but he ain’t no terminator x. The message wasn’t the same. Thy didn’t come out with the fake uzis marching Ect either. The s1ws did a routine to 1 track! Wasn’t anywhere near the same as when Grif led them. Still enjoyed it, but went hoping to see Grif. Good night, just not the same without him. Oh, I’m a white dude with a Jamaican grandfather and mixed race mother n a white father. I’m white like my dad. Me n ma friends were mad into pe at school. Grew up listening to Hip Hop. Pe changed the scene. Instead of being braggarts they actually had something to say. A powerful message that made EVERYBODY sit up and take notice. Big up Professor Grif. Maximum respect for not selling out and keeping it 💯. Many others would have sold out and have. Peace

[@PinkyPuff69]

Anon Amous I’m a little surprised that no one replied to your comment with much intelligence. I don’t know where to start...I’m impressed by your knowledge and love for Public Enemy. I grew up a half black half white California girl who embraced The Sex Pistols and punk rock and all things British. But I kept my eye on Public Enemy. And I guess you did, too. Great insightful comment.

[@ramsfire]

Tight assessment here about Griff. PE proved that the message was real with "Fear Of A Black Planet" ( droppin' that pure science) that you could be "PRO BLACK" without "hatin' on so-called "white" people (who are just the lighter shade of our Brown anyway) the problem exist for those that have been "indoctrinated" with BEING "WHITE" as a SUPERIORITY COMPLEX which has created the Chasm amongst THEM and everyone ELSE. Ultimately people belong to various "Tribes" as we shall see as the "Identity" resurfaces and is RECLAIMED. PE as you poigniantly observed brought THE MESSAGE to The Game as opposed to BRAGGADOCIO which shifted the emphasis to a narrower Narsissistic focus versus providing valuable and relevant Social Commentary. In my VIEW it was at the "Management Level" where a perceived "threat" was identified and the course of The Message was altered to a more "Gangsta" Persona and adopted to shift the focus. Next thing you know there was "Fabricated" East Coast/West Coast "BEEF" and "DIS" BOOOSHIT CLOUDIN' the picture that led to us LOSING some KEY PERSONALITIES and it never recovered. Once again We let some "Outsiders" interfere with OUR ART and we suffered as a result.

[@502skater502]

Anon Amous l why don't you write a book

[@chriswalls2053]

First off I'm 50yrs in age and you said 88' and i remember it actually being that year or prior bring on a flight from Texas and a whiteboy ask me did I listen to P.E....He was bumping P.E. on his headphones...I was 18 a private in the Army i was up on L L.. Whodini, Run D MC but Don't Believe the Hype...was ok....but never resonated Until Back in the year 1987 a whiteboy in mfking Texas of all places said man you should check them out they be rapping about your people...and I knew then it had to be something to this group.over the years and how the world has changed and much of what the music and entertainment industry world is. The early P.E. recordings and agendas proved correct the theory being under attack and as a nation held back systematically. And Professor Grif at one time did lecturing at Malcolm X college in Chicago my hometown where I live Now. he's proven to be 100in character ethics outreach n sacrifice for the struggle . I have him transcending past what P.E. became.

[@crosshairkaz]

@@khemchee4685 Bolshevik is some political bs. Ashkenazi* is the word.

[@alishine2k]

and they called the police on you..... crickets

[@puncho33]

😂😂😂

[@columbusohio72]

Vlad the narc

[@kennhiser]

columbusohio72 so gangsta to call the po. Weak ass shit.

[@lmaolmfao7590]

@@kennhiser So gangsta being scared of the po :D

[@tigerleoneinc.9282]

He didn't comment on that because it was Def Jam Staff that called po-po, not Serch and Pete. For the record, I was never a fan of Serch or 3rd Bass. But I am a fan of FACTS.

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

I was in the studio with 2live crew and Griff in Austin,Tx in 1990 as a producer at the time

[@neilgibbons2532]

If i remember correctly. 2 live crew was rancie and volga What would PG do whit them

[@bobm3250]

What was Griff doing

[@metalfacemartinez]

and?

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

Neil Gibbons he was working with Luke, not directly with 2live crew

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

slick67cuda why would you say that?

[@guilitotorres9777]

It's crazy to hear all these stories I never knew about back then. I love hearing all this realness lol

[@Ori0n1975]

@slick67cuda Quit telling people what to do. You're nobody.

[@mattsheezy5469]

I want to know what Serch did to disrespect Malcolm X. Vlad should have pushed the issue for more details. Also, they forgot about Apocalypse 91 (which is an incredible classic PE album with songs like Shut em Down, Can't Trust it, & By the time I get to Arizona. I personally love the Pete Rock Remix of Shut em Down, he turned a dope song into something soulful, & beautiful.

[@benjaminjeanes998]

Matthew Coolness .. You know your stuff. And i value your opinion and line of questioning. Smart.

[@renzopeterson153]

Saying nigga in the very place where Malcolm was assassinated is enough for me.

[@REAL6]

Search has a few videos now with Vlad. Let's see if Vlad brings it up in the next few ones.

[@mattsheezy5469]

REAL6, I'm going to be pissed if Vlad doesn't ask him. At the beginning of the Gas Face video you see a corny skit with dudes marching around all fucked up (S1W's) & one dude shouts Griff's line from It Takes A Nation... "Get A Late Pass". Must be related to the fight.

[@REAL6]

Matthew Coolness It's up now.

[@princeomilhawkingfromzamun7708]

THIS IS THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE INTERVIEW VLAD HAS DONE ❗❗❗😂😂😂

[@futureworldx9730]

PRINCE OMIL FROM ZAMUNDA For HIM....Griff looked like a fish in the ocean, just as comfortable...

[@gospursgoraidernation5185]

Im from the future, and around a year after your post, infact, Warren Sapp will be Vlads most uncomfortable interview.

[@RumbleFish69]

Man, I wasn't a big fan of Griff back in those days, but I got mad respect for this cat today! Real talk, my dude!

[@bluntnfrank5753]

Must be the hatred for whites you like so much .

[@RumbleFish69]

@@bluntnfrank5753 Anyone who calls himself "Coolasscrackah" must know about "white hate". So, how's that "white hate" go? You know, all the same white hate that the owners of this country get. Hmm, I guess it must also be the same white hate that gives whites, who are less qualified, all jobs over their non-white counterparts...Is that the white hate that you're referring to?

[@j2times2006]

“The drilling wasn’t as sharp” 😂😂

[@therealjeff8086]

I know, lol.

[@MrItsme2012]

Yea, Vlad was scared of the Professor!

[@gsheverything_2716]

Professor Griff is real as fuck man, this is a WARRIOR right there...

[@nealxl6256]

👎🏻

[@steve10]

Warrior , he is a racist

[@brianburton5946]

​@@nealxl6256 thumbs down because you probably don't stand for anything

[@gntr93043]

With all the problems our world put you guys through,I wish you show up together,not for music but for unity and human understanding of each other,Peace"

[@aubreygbidi9666]

Griff is true Guy. 👊🏾🖤❤️💚👊🏾 Powerful Dude.

[@nattyboyo2404]

Haha I once met Griff and he was the politest guy you'd ever meet. A true gent. This shit is still raw!

[@LaCheleWallace]

Dang, Uncle Griff! I never knew this story. Po' MC Serch. I can't front, I don't know 3rd Bass' music all like that, but I know a song or two. Now, for Public Enemy, all I know is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th albums. I've never heard y'all first one. After 1991, I clocked out. Imma go back and listen to the first one really soon. Great interview, fellas.

[@ballurblu3035]

Yes. Yo! Bum Rush The Show! Was The 1st Album. It Was BEAUTIFUL. CHECC It Out, LaChele! 👍

[@otisthomas5096]

He actually gave the best interview in terms of not giving a damn he's speaking to a white jew....lol...he doesn't give a damn

[@MoonLanta]

Jews are not white, go ask one. They will say they are when it's convenient.

[@joesickler5888]

Well they are Russian too. People convert.

[@jsheriff396]

@WORDto BIGbird some white people don't have white skin. There are Arabs and Asians with white skin they ain't white.

[@carlgustafemilmannerheim5661]

@@jsheriff396 depends on your definition of white, back in the days north africans and middle easterners were considered white, now the aren't. Many people in countries such as Egypt still do consider themselves white. Many southern Europeans consider themselves white, but in truth you can't tell the difference between them and people on the other side of the Mediterranean. I could show you a picture of some Iraqis, Iranians, Greeks, Bulgarians, Serbs, Sicilians and Armenians and I bet you couldn't tell who the fuck is from where.

[@TheAvargas687]

Professor Griff is a no nonsense dude and a respectful good soul

[@jasonwilliamson1396]

I met flav in 88, chuck d in 2001, and I never got a chance to meet griff. They were all pretty cool. Flav was crazy, we hung out at a La Quinta, Chuck D played our music on his bring the noise radio back before all this stuff. It takes a nation... is one of the best albums, if not the best album in the history of hip hop.

[@gta2076]

If you lived this era, you love listening to this ish! We couldnt get this info back in the 80s and 90s. Fear of a Black Planet might be a top ten hip hop album?

[@chadmorton4267]

That's real talk. When Griff left, the spirit was gone.

[@jamescarter3196]

Wrong. Griff isn't a musician, at all (he says himself right here "I'm not a rapper! I don't know what to do!"), and he was an interesting person in the group but he had nothing to do with their sound, and if you think the creative mastermind of the group Chuck D had nothing to do with 'the spirit', you're clueless. The backup dancers and pseudo-militaristic stuff was 'the stage show', not 'the spirit'.

[@Youre_Right]

No it wasn’t. Griff is perfect example of a hanger on. He brought absolutely nothing to the group.

[@ahmedics82]

Facts

[@osiawideman4851]

@@jamescarter3196 no,these men were either NOI members or 5 percenters,they sincerely believed in their message of their music,if your punk ass ain't black keep your fucking mouth shut

[@seove1]

True but when everyone went solo, I couldn't get with any of it. PE is was greater than the solo acts.

[@johnfitcheard7112]

PUBLIC ENEMY, GRAND MASTER FLASH/MELLE MEL & THE FURIOUS 5 AND N.W.A ARE MY 3 FAVORITE GROUPS OF ALL TIME!

[@iam_ghostryder6012]

I met griff and public enemy a few years back at a restaurant when we was walking by in Denver. Real solid crew.

[@SodaPopinksi]

Guess who's on Vlad's couch in a month or 2, none other than MC Serch or Pimp Minister Pete Nice.

[@sirenthomas4595]

Geom Etrotman you wrong but you right

[@IncognitoSprax]

What's wrong with getting both sides?

[@futureworldx9730]

Geom Etrotman And they better watch their mouths....

[@ShiestyPLOWuTang]

😂You mean Prime Minister Pete Nice

[@anwav-]

Well.........a year later.. but it's here now. Serch on the couch.

[@underyourskins]

Griff is the real deal..

[@blackturkdog]

Is he??? Folks say Vlad is a culture vulture so why is Griff giving his story on Vlad's platform?

[@k27sweat]

underyourskindvd facts!!

[@kurziieee]

the real clown you mean

[@charishawolfe-arnold6686]

underyourskin FOR REAL. IM SCARED OF this brotha... it’s REAL.

[@Davido50]

Hes a racist troublemaker always has been.....

[@justtoya6945]

Big ups to Griff!✊🏾👊🏾👏🏾

[@BuccaneerBruce]

I worked in a record store in Kansas City when Griff's album came out on Luke Records and it was not even on our radar and we had sold tons of Public Enemy records.

[@shadeedameer]

I remember when I was little watching the S1W's do the marches in the videos. Mannnn

[@howlbeast]

He look like aged Cassidy

[@camphil6622]

howlbeast I know this a year old but he sure the fuck do like that's his dad or some shit

[@danameggett6178]

Cam Phil 😂😂😂😂

[@danameggett6178]

howlbeast 😂😂😂😂

[@mase1one190]

Accurate

[@defmaster88]

Say what you want about Professor Griff..... He keeps it real..... So real that Vlad obviously felt uncomfortable...... Which he should've..... You get all sides of the spectrum with Griff.... Even with his own mess. And it needed to be stated.....

[@chrissystewart6268]

Professor Griff an hip hop genus

[@solinspired4428]

Griff did the right thing...We are to defend our Ancestors.

[@afrosoul1369]

Sol Raat KaBa Indeed

[@BRUZR66]

Riff racist but atleast he admits it. Im all for defending the ancestors! Erin Go Bragh

[@AK-74K]

Ancestors are dead, they don't need defending. Focus should be on making the best life for yourself and your family right now

[@AK-74K]

@jc1990wm Why?

[@AK-74K]

@jc1990wm We got an internet self proclaimed smart guy here

[@BZMANAGEMENT1980]

When the elements was in place PE was large Griff brought alot of credibility to group 💯💯💯💯

[@themarvconcept5903]

Griff's album Pawns In The Game is very under rated and under appreciated.

[@jeromemuckle]

I have a new found understanding and appreciation for Professor Griff....👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

[@myaudiobookschannel3625]

"Dressed in fatigue, this is real. We ain't no actors, ain't wearing this shit for no fashion. You'll see how real it be once we start blasting" Real one's know about that camo.

[@ricardoemanuel1775]

I Would Like Them to Do A Movie About The Group Public Enemy.I'll bet it'll be Good As N.W.A

[@glennarcher6]

It will be better than the NWA movie. Dre & Cube added too many fanciful stories like Dre dropping the Piru's at Death Row records

[@DoggieNYC]

Bomb Squad is in the NWA movie. That is PE for intenses and purposes.

[@King-vf5mx]

I love dis dude !! 😂 P Griff keeps it 💯 lol Militant asf

[@bdramatic8836]

Yooo I thought this was Cassidy until I turned up the lighting on my phone 🤣🤣

[@Slingersbullseye]

raw interview, great job!

[@spaceshipcafe274]

Griff: "i heard you been saying the N word caveboy" Serch "thats steve lobell!" Griff: "yall look the same to me!"

[@tblood713]

Spaceship Cafe 😂 😂

[@tigerleoneinc.9282]

🤣🤣🤣

[@daddylongdreads]

Spaceship Cafe 😂😂😂😂😂☠️☠️

[@koderedentertainment1903]

Griff if you see this, you led me to the truth of the world years ago.. and I appreciate you not being afraid to speak the truth. I appreciate you for that and I hope your alright. You had the best videos back in the day regarding the way the real world and what celebrities really do behind the scenes. Can't find those videos no more, anyways hope you all good.

[@briancarnell]

"He talks about how MC Serch perceived him as making derogatory comments towards Jewish people." Seriously? There's no "perceived" about it. Griff said: "The Jews are wicked. And we can prove this..."

[@castle4610]

Griff said all kinds of racist shit.

[@ineedmyhat]

@Yasmine Isaac 😂😂😂 youre an eejit. No one race is good or bad.

[@ddave7026]

@Yasmine Isaac here we go...

[@ineedmyhat]

@Yasmine Isaac Well i do apologise for calling you an eejit, good to see another person unawayed by the lies the media pushes to keep us separated. Its a class war, not a race war. Black people worldwide have allies of all colours and creeds, it pains me to hear people who look like me spouting horrific nonsense about their brethren of other nations. All the best Yasmine, truly i wish you the greatest.

[@jaleelmuhammad2222]

We will always love u Bro. Griff!

[@SatanDynastyKiller]

Pawns In The Game is still one of my fav hip hop albums ever. Even though I don't agree with his politics and beliefs, that album is solid in terms of beats and lyrics. In fact, I am gonna bump it right now while I tidy house...

[@meche1230]

Love Professor Griff hes to smart for his own good 😂

[@TokelauInTech]

n Vlad can't do SHIT about it lol only with these young dumb mumble rappers but not a real one he could NEVER in his punk life LOL

[@romant142]

He’s a conspirisist so not really

[@nealxl6256]

👎

[@brianburton5946]

​@@romant142 and sheep are smart?

[@romant142]

@@brianburton5946 people who call people sheep for being sane aren’t smart no

[@chefkenburnem211]

I think Vlad was wanting this interview over after the first 2min. I think that's probably most of the reason why Vlad didn't scratch the surface of any topic being addressed..

[@korancebland]

Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black, was the album after Fear of A Black Planet.

[@FinessedAnalyzer]

i hope Griff addresses how the media tried to portray him as being aligned with the Dallas shooter with the pics, as if he somehow influenced/indoctrinated him to do the shooting

[@dannieldavis8917]

His name was Gavin Long

[@sparks2spare782]

It was my 13th birthday and bought Fear of a Black Planet to come home to see Desert Storm had started. Put my headphones on and watched the war live. It was coming of age in so many ways.

[@ducks_love_bread]

Griff and Lord Jamar look allot alike with their facial manurisms as well as their mode of speech I wonder if they hang out alot

[@FreeAgentsEnt13]

He's right after Professor Griff left, PE most definitely lost their edge.

[@thatguyfrom313]

Michael L. Mason It just didn't look right.

[@PeekaBooo23]

Yeah they became Public Friend-emy after that..

[@jamescarter3196]

He had ZERO to do with their sound, and he couldn't force himself to stop saying dumb shit to the press. He was a liability. He had an interesting act, being a pseudo-militarist dance instructor, but that wasn't the musical draw there. You think he was that important, you really don't get why they became popular. Their sound was revolutionary, but angry blabbering isn't.

[@ahmedics82]

Facts saint

[@blackturkdog]

Mc Serch was one of the executive producers of Nas's Illmatic.

[@spke532]

Yep for 2 percent

[@bg782221]

When he said “Pete Pussy” I lost it !!!! 😂😂😂

[@SkoolyRatt]

Griff just came down from an UFO and did this interview... he had to go to the rooftop to exit the building

[@NomadicXXL]

Respect to Griff for keeping it real.

[@jamescarter3196]

Yeah, he's keeping it real long after it's gone really wrong, but he's still stepping in it over and over

[@shughl1]

Good interview. Vlad was able to separate between disparaging remarks being made about two particular Jews and being able to interview the subject in a dispassionate light so that the interview is not lost. The point of a good interview is that the subject can behave naturally. The viewer can then make his own conclusions. Great stuff, Vlad.

[@wotabottle]

I never hated you Griff. Always love brother.

[@commentmaster2597]

Word!!.

[@geraldwashington6900]

Everybody wanted a piece of MC serch

[@91Definite]

Gerald Washington Cause Serch was the big mouth of the group

[@damonm.]

Can here after the Hammer 50K on Serch's head for dissing his mother Vlad interview

[@goattbe111]

Damon M same 😭😭

[@kingsolarmane638]

It was Pete nice that dissed hammer

[@mswhite1004]

Me 2

[@edwardlewis8758]

@@kingsolarmane638 " the cactus turned 🔨's muther out "

[@justaloe]

This is the funniest damn interview.

[@themayne6303]

So this is why PE was dissed in the gas face video. I always wondered what the issue was.

[@streetsurvivor687]

Professor Griff is a warrior🤴🏾

[@RockandrollNegro]

Yup, a booty warrior, like Fleece Johnson

[@billbangz]

Professor Griff & Lord Jamar are both Goats for calling Vlad a Cracker to his face. Vlad has never been uncomfortable with us using the word Nigga but that awkward silence when he hears Cracker is priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mercedesharrison5550]

He said n publicly??? Inserts Nick Young meme.

[@brianmeen2158]

Most white people laugh at the term “cracker” .. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a white guy get mad at it .. whites don’t care about race like that

[@91Definite]

You should watch the one with Geoffrey using the Elmo’s voice talking about how Vlad is 😂

[@EarlSmith2469]

Any kind of racism sucks I'm against all racism not just racism against a certain race. Too many people are phony acting like they don't like the fact that someone's being racist because it concerns their race but then they're racist against other people they got the whole they can be racist against other people but no one could be racist against them hypocrisy stance. I don't care who you are if you're being racist we have a problem. Anti-racist for life! One Love, Fam.

[@jameswatts6878]

Damn Professor Griff l know that feeling...l wish l was there

[@junjungatbos3548]

Heart of a warrior..Respect🙏🏻

[@1lover633]

When Griff came back hip hop was gentrified lol

[@artloz6345]

Yo hip hop was always like that. Og Graf Artists and b-boys were black , Hispanic and white. Some of the best burners on the trains were done by white writers. Mostly the mc was black. Hip hop was way more then mc's

[@davidmartinez9804]

The money started flowing in and that messes everything up.