Peedi Crakk on Roc-A-Fella Split: It Seemed Like Jay Z Was Ready to Grow

Peedi Crakk opened up to VladTV about what he witnessed during the final days of Roc-A-Fella and what he thought led to the split of Biggs, Jay Z, and Dame Dash's label. He explained that it seemed like Jay was ready to move on and grow on his own, and Peedi added that Jay was looking more into the future with his brand.
During the interview, Peedi also opened up about Dame offering him $15K to stay on with him, but a chance meeting with Peedi's lawyer and Jay Z led to Peedi joining Jay at Def Jam.
To hear more of what Peedi had to say, including the excessive spending that happened at Roc-A-Fella, hit the above clip.

[@kimorakent4395]

I love how Peedi defended Dame's honor when Vlad tried to throw him under the bus

[@biggerflexible1861]

Dame Dash must be respected.

[@allpraisetothemosthighyah]

Thats facts though, how many people can open their mouth and speak non-well known facts, and speak his unpopular opinion I respect that.

[@cesaramolapizza7480]

Yeah, cause that was who signed him.

[@AlmightyEvil1]

Real shit

[@InternetPirate990]

@@cesaramolapizza7480 No, he said it goes beyond that, it's stuff he saw Dame Dash, like good business moves and keeping his integrity. Did you not listen to the interview???

[@kh7688]

You have to respect a man, who accepts that the homie was difficult to deal with. But still showed gratitude for what Dame did for them.

[@mnpo8987]

Takes a truly humble, respectful person to speak like he did on the matter, he has sincere gratitude. It was cool how he seemed to come from a genuine place when he spoke of being able to work with Jay Z.

[@kh7688]

@@mnpo8987 Indeed.

[@RamsonOpoku]

HE TELLS THE ROCKEFELLA STORY BETTER THEN ANYONE

[@juanboss560]

Yeah. I wished Beans, Kanye, Cam'Ron & The Diplomats, Memphis Bleek & or Jay Z would tell deep stories like this.

[@swp2157]

Juan Boss beanz does sometimes

[@JayMoungMUSIK]

them his Glory Days but N.O.R.E good at stories too

[@seattleinsider8431]

JayMoungMUSIK True. I just wish N.O.R.E would stop cutting people off in the interviews.

[@noncustody]

Peedi tells it like it happend just yesterday.

[@maximillioninc.5122]

Peedi brings up a good point. You realize you don't got it bad as you think you do at a job/establishment until you leave and go to another place and the boss there makes your old boss look like a saint.

[@TheYellowBrickRoadTV]

TJ MaxiMillion That’s real shit!!!!

[@Nigmatics]

Peedi's story has been consistent for YEARS...a real dude, no fake shit.

[@BigEazo]

Nigmatics I've been saying this. He never put the blame on nobody and took responsibility for all of his fuck ups

[@driskolestateshow]

And that's a LOT to remember. He really has been very thorough.

[@LucasPenido]

If Max B and Kat Williams had a son...

[@gmtgramzo8910]

lucaspenido underrated comment

[@LucasPenido]

Hahahahah thank you bruh!

[@BrooklynRival7718]

lucaspenido gay comment stupid bitch.

[@abualjada8994]

😭😭😭

[@rd-yr6ww]

You mean max b and cardi b

[@NYGiants4Life]

He said it right. Dame just wanted to live in the moment and show off and stuff. Jay was thinking bigger than that.

[@warcamp70]

He slapped the shit out of Harvey Weinstein and just called out Lee Daniels on the 2 mill he owes him and when on the breakfast club and clowned the shit out of them. Dame is to real for these fucking clowns.

[@JohnDoe-gc1kt]

Cesar Fournier no you and everybody else have it backwards. Dam was on the stick together black power shit. He was trying to become Sony and interscope. Jay was just thinking about himself

[@corywilliams9007]

John Doe Even if your partially correct it still makes sense for Jay to leave. Black power my ass. Dame was almost successful at making Camron VP without even running it across Biggs and Jay. He was too arrogant and no vision. Your hands cannot be dirty or involved in street shit when you want to become Sony. Move in silence not make an ass of yourself and your team.

[@andreearl3258]

Cory Williams exactly... you can see how different their visions were by where they are now. how they do business. Jay understands partnership and acquisitions. also the type of people you do business with have to fit the kind of business you want in the future. dame turned off too much potential business with how he did things.

[@warcamp70]

Ya'll dumb as fuck. J left because Dame, Suge Knight, J Prince and Irv Gotti were going to collaborate to form one distribution company and the white power structure wasn't going to let that happen. J warned Dame that he was going to be investigated and distanced himself. Why the fuck do you think the 4 people that I mentioned were all investigated by the FED's at the same time. Suge, Dame and Gotti lost their companies and the only one that survived was J Prince. As long as Jay Z doesn't try to challenge the power structure and make them a lot of money he'll be ok.

[@linaluv215]

This was a good ass backstory, Peedi was always talented and was on fire back then especially in Philly... but then he just fell off the map out of nowhere. You'd have to be a die hard Peedi fan to know about anything current that hes doing right now. I always liked his sound, wouldn't mind him being back on the scene full-time again. Salute to him, never really trashed anyone after fallouts or behind the scene bs.

[@jazzrodriguez1344]

Lina Luv

[@dkscott331]

Always said Peedi was the father of Meeks style. Had better bars than Meek too.

[@unapologetically_blackand_2851]

I always he was trash to be honest, but that's my opinion.

[@pedrogates3189]

Drugs man him beans and sparks could t leave that pcp alone

[@davidmartinez9804]

I like the way he raps but that haircut gotta go.

[@allstarwook]

Seem like Dame had an us vs them mentality with the industry since they didnt show them love when they was shopping Jay. Jay saw he had to weave thru the industry to get where he wanted. I think he reached out to Lyor behind the scenes.

[@ToniOhNo]

Peedi got the most unique flow ever

[@perrycoleman3856]

@Shameless Facts 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BizarroLanigirod]

I fux wit heem

[@actionscott8033]

ToneTone nasty 🔥

[@driskolestateshow]

"It's Peedi Peedi. When you see me, take it easy."

[@streetMind_Body_Business_816]

They burned more in cost of jet-fuel in one-day, than they offered this man.

[@Mookaron]

Lmfao

[@ikequick8842]

😂

[@ede.5487]

😂😂😂

[@rubin831]

Lol, you dog.

[@OObayan]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@tsugrad13]

Vlad hit him with "what was the hit record again?" 😂😂😂

[@bronxborn70]

It's amazing how many stories there are about the life n times of Roc Records.

[@divalarue]

It needs to be a book with a documentary.

[@juniornlondock]

Vlad : i won't say who but somebody close to the situation told me .... then proceeds to show a clip of the person making that statement LOL well played Vlad

[@tthoma12]

Jacques lol savage

[@smashgameathletics332]

Jacques 😂😂😂Dead...Vlad will eventually tell who said it...he can't help himself

[@illnigma]

Jacques Imagine if Vlad was questioned by the police. he talking for sure!

[@daniellewaters2582]

Jacques okay good I had a good time boo

[@colineady9483]

Funny asf

[@erickinsey7268]

shout out dame even dudes that dont rock with him still vouch he banged for them and treaed them better than execs .

[@gdc615]

eric kinsey facts

[@CiaobellaAmour]

💯💯💯

[@joshuareynolds7330]

NOW THTS GANGSTA RITE THERE AN STILL HAVE BEYOND RESPECT FOR HIM MANNNN THT RARE

[@nellatl]

Notice vlad wanted to get past that part and focus on the bad stuff.

[@TheRealUsualSuspects]

Facts I've heard plenty of artists sayin stuff including sayin he helped em get more money in a deal and didnt get nothin out of it he just wanted someone to get more money

[@RickRijuanaPro]

Damn. Peedi saying J wanted to grow makes since in the position of their careers. In reality every person on your team ain't a star but ego will have you doing too much.

[@ccrooks6911]

With Crack mentioning that they went to a video shoot with Twista ft R-Kelly minus JayZ , it shows that Dame lied about not having a relationship with Kells. Dame didn't think there was evidence to connect him to R Kelly but the proof is here.😂😂😂

[@TyWerks]

I was about to post this 😂😂

[@thrillwillent]

And this was 2004. After Aaliyah passed so he can’t say it was before he knew...

[@sdot7117]

Facts

[@lilkenny83]

It was twistas video shoot, featuring r. Kelly... more than likely to support twista since he was an unofficial member of the roc

[@sdot7117]

@@lilkenny83 that still goes against what Dame said. Jay was the biggest artist on the ROC and Dame claimed he wasn't around supporting when Jay was with Kelly. But he will with Twista (a ROC affiliate)? Doesn't add up. I see why he apologized lol. He knew footage was out there showing reality.

[@prodby511]

peedi looks like he bout to bring raggaeton back... s/o to bro 😂

[@sportsfanatic1297]

lol

[@bluepiffgzz]

Dion Knox lmaooooooo

[@AlbAlbz]

Reggaeton

[@07speeding]

Lmaooooo

[@hydrostudios611]

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

[@TheConnection]

One of the few people who truly understands that Jay was simply "too smart". I can respect that. All the other excuses by Dame and others, don't hold up. Jay could see the future, period.

[@julez140cam]

no he just didnt wanna share the money 3 ways....didnt you hear what they said, he was tried of splitting the money and wanted his own, thats all.

[@andreearl3258]

julez140cam If that was the case, Dame would be in a better position now. Jay knew the way he did business benefited a lot while dame ways were turning off potentially bigger business. it's only smart to split so business can grow the way Jay can envision. Jay literally living his vision and Dame not. because the way Jay did business was way more beneficial business wise. he was thinking partnerships and acquisitions, Dame was thinking differently. it clearly shows in the results. nothing to argue about that. if you make something happen, you can do it again. why hasn't Dame recreated that same success on his own but Jay has 100 times over?

[@sashamukusha2651]

julez140cam and why wouldn't he? He was making the money, dame forgot who the cash cow was

[@pedrogates3189]

Sasha Mukusha dame forgot the main product he was pushing was jay , once he lost that product distribution had no used for hands beans was fighting a case Cam’ron was super ignorant at the time and everyone else who had real talent like freeway and Kanye went with jay

[@SWBiggs-kq3hs]

Jay was just being greedy period. The sneaky back door stuff he did proves that fact... greed!

[@dominiquejenkins5495]

Twista set with R.kelly!!! I thought Dame say he doesn't fool with Kelly under no circumstances

[@TheYellowBrickRoadTV]

Dominique Jenkins and the lie detector determines that was “LIE”! 😂

[@beejaysphotos]

TheYellowBrickRoadTV lmao

[@sdot7117]

Facts!

[@dominiquejenkins5495]

@@TheYellowBrickRoadTV dang LMBO lmbo

[@amirz.rivers2495]

Had to hit rewind. I thought I was the only one who caught that. Felt like a P.I for a second 😂

[@Tiger24kicks]

Jay-Z was smart to leave but the Roc and State Property didn't have to suffer

[@ducekong7878]

State prop 💣💣💣💣

[@juliusbarb1]

I remember Dame lied and Said in that Nick Cannon interview he didn't mess with R.Kelly period after he dated aaliyah, R.Kelly Twista song came out 2004,aaliyah passed in 2001🤔

[@Heirllionaire]

All I see is Max B in this video.

[@tonytone7867]

Aandunno Owww!! lol

[@puncho33]

Aandunno ok lol

[@drewali7]

"relax b"!!!!! he ain't wavy as max b!!!!!

[@jordanw3178]

Big facts

[@fantaztikbeatz]

Yup

[@BrokeRichAnt7]

Jay-Z Was Ready To Grow From Roc-A-Fella Before It Even Started! I Honestly Believe That He Always Had The Vision Of Being An Entrepreneur, CEO And Billionaire...Once He Got On That Is When Everything Came To Fruition!!

[@NothingLeftToDoButWin]

Great interview!

[@AlmightyBlizzard]

Need this full interview

[@TheStevenSoSuperShow]

Great video

[@slr-d]

woooooooow. what a story. I literally felt the sincerity of the moment and he spoke it so well! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@janaygrady150]

I felt like l was in the same room just observing

[@slr-d]

@@janaygrady150 factss

[@jayzilla331]

I don't know this dude pedi but he seems like a cool dude

[@cathyfereira4513]

Omg I thought it was just me rotffl!!!!!:):):)!!!!!

[@dominik13579]

homie keepin it classy salute

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

This dude's verse on The Roots "Long Time" is something I always go back to.

[@shannonpollard3964]

Damn they flew on a private jet to 3 different events in one day, it must nice to have stacks of money like that.

[@longjohnrichard324]

This guy is stand up. Hasn’t talked to dame in years but still gives him props and respect

[@beastmode1980434]

"Hey Peedi....he said he'll give you another 5 thousand" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ede.5487]

beastmode1980434 favorite part 😂😂😂

[@bigdeelow1]

Peedi Crack out there looking like a hip hop Morris Day!!! 😂

[@conradjones9969]

lookin like a Puerto Rican blade. 😂😂

[@davidmartinez9804]

LMAO!

[@thebadseedbklyn]

Vlad: "Im not gonna say who told me...." Later On : *plays Choke No Joke Clip

[@WorldSoulExotica]

straight dry snitched on him lol

[@JW-br4pd]

Vampire in Philly...

[@haamidprice1750]

J W on mama bro I wrote the same shit before I read your shit 💯💯💯😂😂😂

[@fantaztikbeatz]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@miajackson41]

LOL

[@zaireallen739]

We need the rock a fella bio pic

[@booshine187]

Dope luv from brooknam

[@michaelpalacios7623]

I'm not going to tell you who said it but here goes the video of him saying it

[@stacktharipperr8217]

I promise I thought it was a max b release interview I'm too high 😭😭😭

[@matteroffact6997]

This dude kept it real for Dame

[@michaelbrown6960]

Yeah that 15k offer was definitely an insult to Peedi. He may not have been no kanye at that moment of time but with the right direction and he could've blew up

[@youngcashflow8027]

Peedi kept it 💯 about Dame. That's respect

[@mrpassrush1]

That jacket cold

[@ClevelandOh216]

Kambriel Willis super cold

[@MadamTickTickBoom]

Bet it has an *8 ball* on the back...

[@BENJIO36]

"Que tu quieres mujeres she said she blow lala". Ive been saying that shit for longest because of this nigga and never knew what it meant until a couple years ago

[@gabrielbonfi]

KIIB34ST lol me too! I knew what it meant though but I still say it to this day!!!

[@dropsixteentvtv4149]

Biggs and Dame was balling and wasn't keeping the war chest filled. I was done when Biggs said he was only wearing a pair of sneakers once lol.

[@beardbrothersproducts7061]

Crack always keeps it a buck

[@msders]

Glad not a Dow

[@xHaYziNx]

make a roc a fella biopic

[@jesuspiece9008]

LeeeRae wait 10 to 20 years

[@nuttybuddy14]

toochi 13 it's been 20 years

[@MrKs757]

It can’t happen because Dame, Jay, and Biggs would all have to agree on the project

[@conormctapoutaka0-1aka0tit5]

@@nuttybuddy14 another 15

[@im_queen.t3450]

It can’t happen because neither one of them will tell the truth about what really happened they’re just gonna tell things that we all know what happened Just look at it like this JAY-Z dame dash and beans have too much on the line to put this movie out that’s why they made the movie right before everybody blew up and you better watch those because that’s the only one you gonna get it

[@bjduncan9704]

My fav Peedi joint was “ring the alarm”

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

How many times has this clip been uploaded? Smh

[@iveywebb]

Jay Rob ikr 😂😂😂

[@bretmelton7116]

Peedi was NICE back in the day. One of the best on the label.

[@gilbertnicholas1582]

That is a f*cking awesome story

[@debrajames6316]

Gilbert Nicholas Jay Z had a bigger vision, Dame was so hurt by Jay leaving after he invested so much money in Jay and time. Dame was there when no one I mean no one would sign Jay.

[@Bigfoot985]

debra james u act like they didn’t help each other? Dame wasn’t poppin before Jay. Don’t let a Dame fool u. Dame was a failed manager before Jay

[@mbesherejoh4219]

JAY Z Been in the industry since 1986 sell drugs around brooklyn and make money without Dame,Jay came into the game with some cash ,Jay & Dame meet Around 1994 they come up with a idea of pertnership, and not Jay be under Dame it was pertnership every Pertner put out his share to combine Power...If Dame was a boss and top why Till now Jay Z own all of his master??from resonable doubt to 4:44

[@vonnxvilluminati908]

He deff got that Philly Accent.

[@butterflylovenj7300]

Yes.

[@SMOOTHMUZICTV]

That jacket is tough!!

[@jclokes]

Max B was on Rocafella? I know Jay-Z shouted him out or whatever, but I didn't know.

[@kervingermain8932]

This interview was cool

[@MadamTickTickBoom]

_Youngblood Priest_ rocking those 1985 IROC Bensonhurst glasses.

[@aaronwilliamsroman99]

Damn Dame slick tried to get crack sauced to sign lol smh

[@beastmode1980434]

He said today we was drinking out the bottle 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ahewENT]

😂😂🤦🏿‍♂️

[@JECZ23]

You see...even Dame tried to pull that old "get a nigga drunk & have him sign a fucked up deal" stunt. Peedi knew better.

[@Agnelum1]

Choke-No-Joke looks like such a professional in the video clip here but on in his own videos he's looking like he's down on his luck! Some people like to dump on Dame just because he was "in your face", and they think Jay was such a great guy. The thing is that signing to Jay puts you in a conflict-of-interest situation. Do you really think Jay, the president/CEO, will let you, an artist, be bigger than him, an artist? Def Jam had a crazy roster when Jay was president but he used that position to make sure he killed off competition and position himself as the biggest rapper in the world. Dame didn't do that to people because he wasn't competing for that light.

[@Agnelum1]

@Marvin Santana And of course DMX.

[@nuttybuddy14]

Tony Almeida stupid ass statement

[@gdavis2k2]

Yep so true. I think DMX even stated that in one of his videos.

[@jonathanrowe2995]

Truly Zambian facts boi

[@troubleman8430]

Thats because dame wasnt a fuckin rapper so of course he wouldnt be bigger

[@Lamont2fly]

Vlad: The spending was excessive Peedi : VERY lolololol

[@Proteinpapi210]

That private jet story is dope af! People wait their whole lives for an experience like that

[@michaelblackmon1229]

Fast forward today. Jay winning and Dame dash was hating on Jay cause Jay saw the future.

[@BlabsMcGillicutty]

Damn. $15,000? FOH.

[@BrandonMatelli]

That jacket is soo 🔥🔥. Anyone know what brand it is ?

[@DEPARTUERS19]

whose that jacket by hes wearing also them shades ?

[@th1sisart]

Them glasses 🔥

[@blackgold6738]

I love this bul. To this day because he was authentic when i met him down south street he showed me so much love. . . I'm still waiting for our collaboration #CRUZ

[@steffenflindt8670]

Watching the Ye doc it's hilarious how they believe this dude was gonna blow up while Ye was just a producer-rapper.

[@thriller1911]

What brand of sunglasses?

[@graysonred2641]

Low key learned a lot this interview, good shit Vlad

[@1polymath]

What is the name of his jacket?

[@kray9438]

FLIPSIDE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 still a banger today

[@delfire3912]

Mac 11 rinnngggggg

[@seniorblanco4126]

4:25 I thought Dame didn't deal with R. Kelly?

[@sdot7117]

Facts

[@ICEMAN24072]

Thanks for pointing that out lmao

[@MrJuiceman97]

And he did grow

[@danielsauceboss9800]

What jacket is that?

[@chuckthomas1519]

He said he added another 5 on it!😂😂Same hit em with them smoker rates. Lol. Lol.

[@gaurd3]

11:29 real boss shit. That mentality had a lot to do with his success.

[@grinduntiludie]

One of the Great Story tellers

[@twhite6692]

Just realized the shade diss in Diamonds. "The pressures on but guess who aint gonna (Crakk), pardon me I had to laugh at that".

[@HLordz301]

great stories

[@franchiseslifestyle7331]

But dame claim he ain’t rock with RKelly 🤦🏽‍♂️ brah a clown 🤣

[@Jsreviews88]

Yo, this nigga Peedi is hilarious. Best story teller on Vlad.

[@Daveosbeatz]

Should of had his own chain lol ..never got a roc chain but they made money off him and claimed him lol wow ..couldn’t even get my man a chain

[@durbanpoisoned]

Not only that he didn't appear in any state prop movies either. He was the flashiest in the group but probably not the most marketable. Coulda made moves like Noreaga doing reggaeton but stayed him

[@georgehendersoon9059]

Mate I always thought when an artist signed to the Roc that they got a chain. Obviously not.

[@michaels.8244]

Word, but they only made like 7 of them rock chains. Jay got 1, damn & Biggs got 1, bleek & each got 1. Kanye got 1 & I think just Blaze got the last 1. Jay gave J Cole his chain. So there’s still only 7 chains floating around.

[@williefaulker]

@@michaels.8244 I'm late to this reply but neef buck has a roc chain too

[@jmillzval3369]

love crack n his Flo...huge fan!!#1forPeedie#pa

[@1993jarvis]

Jmillz Val you look so beautiful

[@maraculuztv]

Thats my nigga

[@i.f.3717]

The comments on this video 😂💀💀

[@dylanfowler6346]

Clairport?!! 😂😂😂😂

[@CrisisHipHop]

What type of jacket is that?

[@nickflair2869]

Dat Jacket 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bblwarrantydepartment981]

191 checking in

[@charmz3996]

Nigga vlad been puttin up peedi's interview for months now jesus and all he does is ask him abt roc a fella pretty sure peedi has another life other than that

[@juniorsworld728]

Charmy Charmz

[@WhiteSauceher]

Charmy Charmz got to admit it is a pretty interesting story and nobody tells stories about rocafella

[@graysonred2641]

Charmy Charmz cuz the Roc in its prime was Iconic

[@sheedaqueen8354]

Charmy Charmz

[@vicdmonejr6264]

That he was Max b for a second

[@klap215philly4]

Peedi Crakk got #Barz

[@thatguyfrom313]

These artists are now learning that Dame was truly there for them.

[@1polymath]

What's the name of that leather he got on?

[@Dirtyzone1979]

That jacket is on fire 🔥

[@eugenemarshall2706]

That video with beans trying to kiss all on him was crazy

[@bassred7065]

That Dame story is funny as hell...