Speech on Prince Suing Arrested Development $100K for Sampling 1 Word on 'Tennessee' (Part 2)

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In this clip, Arrested Development co-founder Speech opened up about the group being signed to Chrysalis and planning to drop "Mr. Wendel" and "Natural" as their first two singles. However, after the loss of Speech's brother and grandmother, he wrote the song "Tennessee," which he reveals is the last place he was with both of them. He then explained that it's the most profound song he's ever written, adding that it's like a prayer, much like their song "Take Me to Another Place." Speech also explained that he was worried that "Tennessee" wouldn't take off, but MTV helped speed things up after playing their music video.
After "Tennessee" became a breakout hit, Speech called the feeling surreal since he was coming out of Milwaukee and Atlanta, which were cities that hadn't had a buzzing music scene. After sampling one word from Prince's "Alphabet St.," Speech revealed that Prince charged him $100k right after the song peaked. While he originally was upset at the fee, he realized later on that Prince did him a favor by not seeking ownership of the song or having it pulled off of shelves. He referred to Prince as his favorite artist and described meeting him at Paisley Park.

[@DJRashadHayes]

“Tennessee” was an amazing song. It was always dope when a group came out of nowhere with some dope shit. Like Erykah Badu when she dropped On & On out of nowhere. “Tennessee” was one of those songs where everyone loved it. And then “Everyday People” just solidified that they weren’t one-hit wonders. The whole album was dope.

[@Ilovechicago100]

Facts 🙌🏾

[@ladygemini5967]

Everyday People is my jam

[@chrisknight6183]

YeS! You know what's up. Man they were young now adays the young musician's arnt as talented

[@billyjacc]

@@chrisknight6183 They are. Talent never goes away, because it's a God given gift. It's just that corporate labels, social media, and reality - tv has dictated what's good, who's good, and what the next group of talent needs to be like in order to have careers in the entertainment industry.

[@banditman1986]

People everyday

[@hustleman85]

I wish Prince would've been able to finish his memoir. So many stories that I wanted to hear his perspective on.

[@stephaniemeals4983]

He would have if he would've started writing his memoir starting when he turned 50 or after MJ's transition. He shouldn't have waited near the end. Prince's story is always incomplete.

[@koreylr]

he was perfectionist, if he lived to 100 he would have never finished it unfortunately..

[@plethoracipher7638]

He is well preserved. Still look the same. MOST HIGH cover Him.

[@stacyr4768]

If he shaved his beard would make him look younger as well

[@stacyr4768]

@Radio Raheem ok, you know what I meant

[@thelead1565]

@Radio Raheem A beard is a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face. Of which there are many types, such as full beard or goatee. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Way are ignorant people always trying to correct someone?

[@jknumber5138]

Most high? He just didn't get high

[@smoothgroves1746]

​@Radio Raheem cut your emojis you idiot.. A GOATEE is the name of a STYLE of BEARD...thats like saying, "thats not hair, thats braids."

[@char_d.0908]

Cool to hear the meaning & story behind the song Tennessee 💯

[@queenladybug1702]

Yes, I never knew the story. Very deep ❤

[@hlacy581]

Damn you a ol ass hip hop head like me

[@denitomoore4969]

I agree

[@shopwrecker1785]

Yea cuz I was clueless as a youngin 😂

[@villain5873]

Well at least Prince didn’t make him purify himself in lake Minnetonka.

[@AbstractDivinity1]

Prince protect his music like it's his children.

[@bapper78ross28]

Well it is

[@jamesgoines7663]

Dolly Parton has the same sentiment. Dolly lost her ('babies' as she called them) songs and worked to retrieve them back. She actually lost 'I'll always love you" and bought it back before letting Whitney sing it.

[@twistedattic6553]

That's what made him so great

[@abun7555]

Then his siblings sold it all off. 😔

[@kirbypoohbear]

Yea that's true but to sue them for using one word....really? To his own "people" (yea I said it so wat?) That's fuked up! I wouldn't had use them but ask them if I can join in the video

[@rigobryant8050]

Tennessee and everyday people are classics

[@UCUSmusic]

Mr. Wendell????

[@rigobryant8050]

@@UCUSmusic that was dope too

[@Ilovechicago100]

@@UCUSmusic mr Wendell is that song tho🙌🏾. “Blacks spend all that money on big colleges, still most of y’all come out confused” ...lyric of my life 😫😫😫

[@djmontecarlotv]

@@UCUSmusic and Revolution

[@mirrr5156]

Easily

[@montemccarty6512]

Here brother, here's a dollar. In fact here's 2. A dollar doesn't mean that much to me, but it means so much to you.

[@mrcommunity992]

Classic!!!

[@michaelglazier9932]

Ahh... Mr Wendell

[@glow_upinternational1234]

❤❤❤❤Mr. Wendal yea yeaaaa

[@d2dar459]

Go ahead, Mr Wendal... 💪🏽🔥

[@anwarphilip7460]

HIP HOP WAS MORE CREATIVE BACK THEN THAN NOW.

[@subzfit]

Very true. Everything is monotonous and generic now

[@ghyprh]

Fuck out of here with that shit lmao. Hip hop back then was three 16 bar verses and 2 or 3 hooks usually about dancing or struggling.

[@crews-lj3ph]

@@ghyprh why u mad now it's all about killing opps and having sex goofy

[@ghyprh]

I bet all of you are younger than me and stated listening to hip hop in the early 2000s. No one is downplaying older songs in the 90s. Im saying tracks today are WAY more creative then anything in the 90s.

[@davidleonard1903]

@@ghyprh nigga shut up lol

[@eugenedantzler4485]

I saw them live in February!!! They the truth!!!! Met em all!! They down to earth!! My spirits were elevated!!! They're highly underrated

[@aaronjacobs2716]

Peace to brother Speech And Arrested Development 👊

[@stickdeck]

“ he’s just looking at you.” That’s what Morris Day said Prince did when they first met

[@Smoothgrooves32]

Hey bro, no more beat videos’s? Your shit is dope.....

[@stickdeck]

@@Smoothgrooves32 Thanks man. I have new tracks this year but no videos just yet

[@wayofthegun6224]

I thought they went to school together...I thought they grew up knowing each other..

[@antoineraymond9301]

I Laughed When He Said That On "Tales From The Tour Bus".

[@antoineraymond9301]

@@wayofthegun6224 They Did Though

[@learning5188]

I remember being the only person in my neighborhood who loved Arrested Development, until they became popular. I knew their songs word for word. So thought provoking and profound.

[@neiciegee8229]

Buzz clip!!

[@neiciegee8229]

I remember!!

[@TyWerks]

Going to listen to their whole album

[@siremet1009]

Prince moved mysteriously. That's how he was.

[@themarra3293]

Tennessee is one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard.

[@Mac_Fleetwood]

Tennessee video hit me the same as Mind Playin Tricks on Me and Player's Ball. The early down south visuals.

[@landismithCOJ]

I remember hearing "Tennesse" on the radio constantly. 🎶Take me to another place🎶

[@darrylnelson05]

We went from Arrested Development making music with a real message and keeping True knowledge to nonsense rap.

[@mshallcharter]

have you heard Music for a Better World by Tha Truth? it's deep like AD's lyrics and much more recent

[@DonnyNoMarie]

And it shows. The mindset is completely off. Sad.

[@darrellwrenn4213]

Sad but True unfortunately. Imagine if Arrested Development and The Fugees never broke up.👍🏾 Hip-Hop/Rap and the whole Music Scene would be different.👍🏾😀🎶 Let’s not forget Gang Starr and Guru.👍🏾😀🎶 I’m all about the positive Hip-Hop with a real message.👍🏾

[@gelila.so.prophetic]

"Tennessee" still give me goosebumps when I listen to it & I still play it in 2020

[@s3hooligan]

Great interview. I remember seeing Arrested Development make a stop at Tennessee State University to promote their new album (that no one had ever heard of). I was hooked on their vibe.

[@helpinghandy4091]

NICE! I snuck into to their concert in OKC, probably back in 1991 1992(?) they were on tour with Envogue! Was the bomb... I met them too! Was a wonderful thing... I snuck in where the buses park inside! I'm good...

[@misterservicepro9407]

Prince is here he just behind a one-way mirror looking at you 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@xoxxobob61]

Creepy......Pancakes anyone?

[@shawnhill946]

Yeah that would have creeped me out. Huh?

[@mrbrownroyyal]

Being such a Prince fan I didnt know his voice was sampled on this song. Subliminally I think thats why I liked it. I went and bought this CD because of "Tennessee". Well...I ordered it from Columbia House or BMG for a penny. Shout out to those 80's kid who get that reference...lol

[@slicbuddy6200]

I still owe them ... lol... have to buy 5 full albums before the years is out

[@mrbrownroyyal]

@@slicbuddy6200 LOL damn...5? Thats a lot!!

[@hohepahape8625]

Sampled from alphabet street

[@mrbrownroyyal]

@@asayles23 LOL!!!

[@BayAreaSon]

Hahaha that’s how I got the CD.

[@rcfresh4345]

Damn..he could've just said Tennessee himself.. Prince wasn't playing.

[@yogisworld5707]

RIGHT!!! Prince was no joke😃.

[@colossus112785]

Moral of the story is never sample from Prince he hated sampling

[@hohepahape8625]

Prince never played that's why his music wasn't on youtube till after he passed

[@mobbcreep956]

Big fan of Prince but he was ultra petty..all artist sample shit

[@jeffgantt4323]

Prince used samples himself, not just from his own catalog but from others.

[@nlee4566]

It's so dope when mainstream Hip Hop would allow you to make a song with this music meaning and heart. It's sad a song like this will never make it to radio now.

[@Ilovechicago100]

It’s sad. The people nowadays don’t want to hear music like that now if it’s too positive/has a meaning to it.

[@julianjessevideo]

Wow! That's why I love these interviews. Tennessee is one of the greatest hop tracks ever.

[@draines9237]

@Mitch Gill they're not corny, you just don't understand or comprehend good intellectual soulful music

[@rigobryant8050]

Facts, they dont make good music like they used too

[@nikolasmiller897]

What it’s not hip too?

[@JustK009]

The story of the song is crazy..the song itself was groundbreaking and it caused a frenzy in NYC at that time.. the mix of Tennessee was intense truly a “3D” record

[@marionwalkerjr.7394]

The song Tennessee is deep. I had no idea it was that personal.

[@LaCheleWallace]

Todd, that debut album...! Whew! My memory bank is flooded w/ joy right now. LMAO! Uncle Prince don't play. He gon collect his coins. I heard that!

[@jaywatts9549]

I thought I was the only one to call him Uncle Prince! 🙂

[@LaCheleWallace]

@@jaywatts9549 😉

[@crews-lj3ph]

@Pascual Lopez damn u mad

[@yogisworld5707]

@Pascual Lopez WHY?

[@colossus112785]

My boy Prince hated sampling

[@PavethaWay]

Damn they could of called me in the studio just to say "Tennessee" for a fraction of the price with royalties

[@sicksadworld6221]

Prince was so overprotective of his music (as he should've been). Which is why it's STILL baffling to me that he didn't have a will. The man had the word 'Slave' written on his face. It's mind boggling that he of all people wouldn't have a will. A mystery that will forever haunt me.

[@davidbravestrong3368]

He Had A Will,Someone In His Circle Destroyed It

[@ZachVanHarrisJR]

*nothing weird about Prince inviting you over and staring at you through a one way mirror.. perfectly normal*

[@elvinsolano6177]

I love Prince but it's no secret that when it came to hip hop artist touching his music he wasn't having none of it, and what's even more confusing to me atleast was he was a known lover and supporter of Hip hop music.

[@christianrose5116]

He was only upset if other ppl sampled it without asking. He let Tupac sample Darling Nikki. Prince was sampled by a lot of people in the 90s especially.

[@colossus112785]

@@christianrose5116 Yea u rite a couple years ago i found that on the song Thieves in the Temple the harmonica solo on the song was actually a sample from a Chambers Brothers song I always thought it was Prince playing harmonica lol

[@tyroneaugustine229]

Prince should have pressed that energy on Warner Brothers when he was going through that Fonk🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 sweating AD over a word he was tripping and AD sung stuff Prince would have sung about 😂😂😂 he was tripping sorry Prince....now if it was a wierdo then...

[@rickstraws92]

so much to unpack. it wasn't just hip hop. it was almost everybody. mainly due to his stances on ownership. the hip hop stuff, was cause most of the folks asking were folks he may have liked but didn't want his music used that way. this arrested development situation was also early on when he wasn't knee deep in hip hop and didn't understand it yet.

[@tripttwe]

That's an artist giving you blueprints that turn pain into harmony. Simultaneously tragic & beautiful.

[@mshallcharter]

true indeed! profound! The song "What I Can Do" by Jay Steele reminds of that theme also - he turns his pain into art on that song too. it's deep!

[@DezoWilliams]

As a kid. When that “Tennessee..Tennnneeesssee” would come on it would give me chills. I looked at that like Cedric The Entertainer looked at “Shine bright like a diamond!!”

[@hitekdialect]

Burying the lede there - Prince could have REALLY , REALLY stuck it to them rather than charge them that piddily $100K. He could have taken the record off the shelf for the unauthorized use of his voice.

[@DirtySouthBeats]

I produce and one time I sampled "Going In Circles" by Friends of Distinction and they (rightfully) took 60% of the song plus an enormous amount up front. PRINCE WAS SHOWING LOVE WITH THAT $100K! What a great story!

[@TABULOUS1]

FACT.

[@joharic1980]

I was 12 when this song came out... I KNEW even then it was deeper than just some lyrics... Hearing how it can to be makes me love it even more💕

[@RealDukeOfEdinburgh]

"You got that deal from Chris Alice..". "No Chrysalis."

[@JM1993951]

It’s more like, Vlad: Cries Alice Speech: Chris-ill-is. Honestly, Vlad’s pronunciation is more intuitive if you’ve never heard of the label. That’s how I always thought it was pronounced when I saw it on Gang Starr and Guru’s early albums.

[@michaell6178]

Sometimes it's BEST to remain silent & let others think you're smart & cool than to speak & allow others to see just ignorant, asinine & stupidity out really posess. He could have been checking Speech & allowed him to lead because he knew he really didn't know how to pronounce the record company's name.

[@folklorico1979]

@@JM1993951 It's an actual word though, apart from the record label. 50 yr olds should know that.

[@CLAYTHA]

@@folklorico1979 exactly

[@jmedina7158]

I was the only kid bumping this in my car system in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 facts great music great message great vibes.

[@ngomaibinda]

Wow! So great to hear about this song's history. I never really paid attention to the lyrics when it was released but I always loved.

[@sergiola310]

This group was so underrated . Again- ahead of its time .

[@jmedina7158]

Facts

[@jruss400]

Everyday people and Tennessee are instantly mood changers you can’t help to smile or feel a certain way that’s what music is for 🔥🔥‼️

[@susanfit47]

Speech was inspired to write the song after meeting up with his brother at his grandmother's funeral in Tennessee. Shortly afterward, his brother died suddenly from a bad asthma attack, and Speech wrote the song about the experience of losing two loved ones so close together. This song, "Tennesses" uses a sample from Prince's 1988 song "Alphabet St." that was not cleared ahead of time. Prince's lawyers waited until after the song sold well and then charged the group $100,000 for the use of said sample. Speech later said he felt Prince gave him "a break" by demanding a single payment instead of co-writing credit on the song, which would have entitled Prince to a share of all royalties in the future. Joe Tex's 1966 song "Papa Was Too", James Brown's 1970 song "Funky Drummer", The Brand New Heavies' song "BNH", and a replay of Kurtis Blow's song "Tough" were also sampled.

[@BrentDThurman]

“Tennessee “ is one of the greatest hip hop records of all time 💯🙏

[@DirtySouthBeats]

Back in like late 95/early 96 I remember as a kid walking up Wesley Chapel in Decatur with my with one of my bandmates at the time TaRonadon when we randomly saw you at the stop light getting off I-20! "Yo, that's Speech from Arrested Development" (you had recently dropped "Like Marvin Said"), and without thinking, I said "What's going on Speech!" and you seemed to laugh and threw the deuces as the light turned green and you drove off seeming to laugh. That made my day, month, and years to come as we retold the story to the other neighborhood kids and our parents. You seemed to have a great spirit. Never forgot how happy you looked. Blessings brougham. Thank you for sharing your soul with the world and being an inspiration for those who came after.

[@tonyamati96]

I did a mix where I used 2Pac's vocal from his song "Hennessey" and I mixed it over top of their song "Tennessee". They have a "For DJ's Only" version on their single with the instrumental. Both songs have slightly different BPM but with some tweaking I got them to sync up. I kept the part of their song with the Prince sample and a female saying "Tennessee". (Kind of sounds like Hennessey.) And the part where Speech says "and I'm still thirsty". It's a dope little mix. 😀

[@mustanggang5.0]

Drop the link

[@willa.3416]

Drop the link. That sounds dope!

[@lrob6971]

DROP THE FUCKEN LINK...LOL JK drop it tho plz

[@WattDogs]

Didn't Quad City DJs do that for their song "Hennessey" in 1995?

[@GMANKOOL23]

I want to hear that

[@terenasimons5247]

Love Arrested Development and Tennessee was a great powerful song!!! Prince is the only dude you could be happy being sued by and still be cool with later.

[@certifiedyaminspector-dadd6224]

They were a dope group

[@urmanao24]

Always had mad respect for Speech very Underappreciated. I need sometime to ease my mind.

[@miked.336]

Being from Memphis, I remember jamming Tennessee as a kid thinking they were from Tennessee. Then later in life I found out they were from GA lol.

[@pimpdeejack]

Facts. I’m from Memphis too

[@RanceRob]

I’m from the East side. When the record came out I had just moved from M-Town. Made me miss home every time I heard it. But I felt pride every time.

[@b2dary890]

Speech is actually from Milwaukee

[@coachb2766]

Great interview with this brother. Explains a lot about some fun songs from a unique group.

[@jstinstinny8909]

On the song “Alphabet St” Prince recorded 3 different bass parts and laid them on top of each other just because he wanted to make it to where nobody could cover that song because if it was so complicated only he would know how to do it live. He was a genius.

[@matteroffact6997]

Wow this group is truly a forgotten treasure 🖤...this guy is awesome!

[@jaybrown7434]

Who knew Prince was saying the word “Tennessee”? 🤦‍♂️😆

[@hohepahape8625]

Me it's from alphabet street

[@Dahverin-kk4on]

Sad. I was a kid and knew it

[@thepromiseman7745]

I knew I can tell Prince voice they even slow it down and I could still recognize his voice

[@hevyonez97]

All Prince fans knew it straight from "Alphabet St.", you had to because that sample was only 4 years old at the time...

[@brandonlarson7871]

Im the biggest Prince fan and I never knew that was him saying Tennessee lol

[@tonyapendleton7467]

@Pepe Aguilar I had NO idea and I'm pretty well versed

[@davidbravestrong3368]

From The Song Alphabet Street By Prince In The Spring Of 1988, I'm Gonna Put Her In The Backseat And Drive Her,To "Tennessee."

[@luissam1547]

Showbiz remix is what really made me like this record And quiet as kept this group was the prelude to Outkast.

[@Alwaysbetonblack1]

alphabet street is where the sample comes from

[@tj5579]

Yes he mentioned that in the video

[@vleevision7787]

I JUST REALIZED THIS IS A POWERFUL PRAYER!!! TODAY!!! 12-14-23 at 12:06 pm NEVER GONNA FORGET THIS!!! AD!!!

[@design1of470]

I heard Tennessee on the radio all the time, a timeless classic.

[@mdot49mw]

Wow i had no idea the meaning behind that song was so heartbreaking i love it even more now!!

[@solrebel7]

A game of horse shooooes..

[@cupcakes7015]

☺☺😂 10/25/2020

[@rustyhornzinstrumentalist-7596]

I Could See Prince Behind The One Way Mirror Lookin' at Speech, Laughin'. 😂

[@pierreharlin445]

Arrested Development got me into music and his hop i never will forget that first Album!

[@Five.catsno.dogs2]

Beautiful song, thank you SPEECH

[@MrByronscott]

Mr. wendel was my shit!

[@DJALfutureclassicmusic]

Thank you for the positivity over the years!

[@ebonystrother6020]

I got chills learning about the song “Tennessee “ loved that song

[@dugnice]

Look, I respect the talent that Prince had, but charging $100k for ONE WORD was a dick move.

[@tyroneaugustine229]

Prince was a dick head for that!

[@twistedattic6553]

Super intelligent artist. I always wanted to hang out with Speech. His vibe is awesome

[@zoragreen4770]

Prince was not keen on sampling and thought it was very important people “create” music, not just lay more beats and layers on someone else’s own foundation.

[@nycsongman9758]

Exactly; you see what happens when the acts like Arrested Development, (and, let's face it, Lauryn Hill) get the rug of other people's music pulled out from under them, and those acts are left to their own creative devices. I remember when the great Ronald Isley said that for the use of the otherworldly "Between The Sheets" he charged a flat fee of $2M ! Good for the Isleys. After all, *the Isleys* were the ones that conceived, polished, and *worked* "BTS" into the monster international hit that it was.

[@wayofthegun6224]

@@nycsongman9758 wow just a few words ...man what about Lauryn Hill Bec I've heard a lot of things about her claiming other peoples work .. someone I know in the reggae music business told me she did write all the songs on her first solo album..

[@wayofthegun6224]

Prince like a lot of black and white artists from his generation and before taught sampling was stealing half stepping and not real creativity...

[@nycsongman9758]

@@wayofthegun6224 As I understand it, her album was largely conceived, and executed, musically, by a NJ studio group dubbed the "New-Ark"; ultimately these folk went public about Hill not crediting/ paying them in a multi-million dollar lawsuit, *and won a multi-million dollar settlement from Hill.* You need look no further than the Fugees; *all* of their biggest hits were lifts of other people's songs "Fugee-La La" - Teena Marie's "Oo-La-La", or simply covers of *already-well-established, classic* songs: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Killing Me Softly", and "Ready Or Not (Here I Come)" . Finally, if Hill was this awesome, towering, otherworldly, creative, musical giant, as folk love to claim, *what* has she done in the past *twenty years* ? TWENTY YEARS. Does anybody know how many monster albums/ songs that *true* musical giants like Stevie, Elton John, MJ, Aretha, Mariah, Prince, et al have made in *their* 20-year periods? Simply put, *a lot* ; year after year.

[@wayofthegun6224]

@@nycsongman9758 very true I also heard two rastafarian helped her write a few of her songs and she didn't give them credit ..I knew she wasn't a talented song writer after her mtv show where she did new music ..a lot of young black women from are generation loves to praise her but I never really brought into the hype ..

[@thedude1034]

I'm going to be completely 💯 Speech is the one artist I have always wanted to meet and talk to. Because his music Arrested Development music is my all time favorite.

[@baynative]

that whole album was profound EVERY song was dope love at first note

[@TyWerks]

will check it out

[@TheNotoriousKID]

I got in trouble in high school for stealing that first album on cassette tape.

[@FlyyDelivery]

This basically explains why an artist should always have GREAT VISUALS along with the music...

[@koyowens1397]

THE TENNESSEE TOUCH WE SO BLESSED COUNTRY. MEMPHIS TENNESSEE WHERE I'M FROM. GOD FIRST Y'ALL

[@Mike4metal]

I still have to Hear arrested development Songs to make me feel good! Especially Everyday People!

[@lumiere7216]

Prince was very financially astute. He did not play about his coin and getting credit on stuff he created. ☮️🕊💜🎶 (+ > 🕊️🌎

[@yogisworld5707]

Yes he was! He is missed.

[@LoveYourself-id8ur]

I have to tell you that older adults back then we're not the only ones digging that song in 1992 I was 8 and I still love it at 40 I hope you are doing well thank you for sharing this video

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

They had to learn the hard way = labels don’t care about you = instead of doing their job, the labels got their money & let the group deal with IP issues that they would normally claim ownership over when their are no lawsuits involved

[@ScarlettFevers]

Not how clearing samples works tho.... The label doesn't handle that shit

[@MD-DLive]

@@ScarlettFevers Exactly, that has to due with publishing and copyright services. Along with lawyers and the Artist's permission!

[@menelik83]

I turned up and Prince was just looking at me through a one way mirror 🤣

[@tonyapendleton7467]

I respect Speech for this .....and let it be known when you own your own work you can charge for it. Period.

[@kylechristian7232]

They also Had The Group Follow For Now whose Main Guitarist David Ryan Harris would later Produce Dionne Fariss. First solo album Wild Seed Wild Flower

[@huerosantos7563]

Tennessee was and still is a powerful song. 😎👊🏽✌🏽

[@tsmc1130]

I love that they met and his take on how it worked out💙

[@DJTonyTone757]

I went to the Art institute of Atlanta with this guy

[@isaz597]

What was he like back then?

[@p-dub7422]

This was a very good video and interview. Speech is the real deal. Many artist create a fake image but this guys music and knowledge comes from his character which is a real place, as I kind believe music should for me at least. This also tells you several things about Prince and the kind of person that he was. I think he was truly eccentric and not trying to create the persona that he was but he really was and this interview provides a glimpse in to that part of him. Great interview!

[@justinwillis78]

Milwaukee's own...shout out to Speech.

[@legatobluesummers7202]

🎼Walk the road my forefathers walked. Climb the trees my forefathers hung from.🎼

[@apprentessjgooden2263]

I'm from Tennessee, it's unlike any other state in America

[@znelson32]

Amazing interview

[@MMASLAMPODCAST]

"Only old people like this song... 40 and up"... that's because older people have better taste. More mature and can appreciate talent, quality and messages in music.

[@jamaaldaynitelong8367]

A Milwaukee legend

[@willa.3416]

Tennesse and Mr.Windle are bangers to this day!!! Instant time machine music.

[@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions]

Prince never charged Lil Troy, for "Wanna Be A Baller".....Little Red Corvette

[@TABULOUS1]

Well, at the end of the day, it was business, and Prince opted not to do business with fukkkboys. I can EASILY see Him NOT wanting to be affiliated with the music of colonized minds, and to just let ppl think EVERY PIECE of their beats & lyrics were regurgitated by them & ONLY THEM, for the types of minds that enjoy colonized hiphop... as long as they keep his grown name out of their 'lil mouths.

[@bcarlosd]

Vlad needs to give it up. He’s the worst interviewer.

[@thesilversurfer1071]

Why don’t you just stop coming to his platform if you don’t like him? It doesn’t make sense to come to someone’s business and complain , if you have free will. You don’t have to come on his page and click. I liked the interview a lot. If you can do better create your own content and show us how interviewing should be done. Other wise, STFU you complaining little girl

[@denzybaby1257]

But he gets people we want interviews from, other outlets wouldn’t even talk to them

[@vicdmonejr6264]

Very dope to have Speech on here!!!

[@xoxxobob61]

Love SPEECH !

[@jojosaylor8996]

I always related to this song as child. Was my favorite summer song when I was child.

[@telaneyshay9578]

I live in the neighborhood prince grew up in , i live a block away from what used to be his old jr high school

[@reallyitsjackiev.meadows7578]

Damn that made me shed a tear. TENNESSEE

[@jesuslovesyou1702]

My family and I were moving from N.Y. to Tennessee when this song got Hot 🔥 and it made us feel Really good about moving there. We were 12, 10, & 10 and were thinking people would be barefoot and maybe a lil uneducated in TN but we were wrong. 😅 Moving to Tennessee (still here) is the best move we ever made. Thank You Jesus! 🙌