Watch the FULL 1996 Jay-Z & Foxy Brown Interview!

[@kylesmith9466]

Wow. I'm speechless. Jay Z said in "1996" music was becoming a business and he actually prevailed off the music business. Way ahead of his time.

[@willcollins1108]

WHAT?.. HOW OLD ARE U? SUGE KNIGHT HAD DEATH ROW,PUFFY HAD BAD BOY AND RUSSLE SIMMOMS HAD DEF JAM WHICH STARTED IN THE 80'S FIRST ARTIST 'LL COOL J so he wasn't ahead of his time he just wanted what these cats had I just named already accomplished and I forgot RAP A LOT home of the Ghetto Boys and Drake.

[@rockievanescent6025]

kyle smith he spoke it to existence and look at him now successfully fully

[@ManPursueExcellence]

Not really. Were you born in the 2000’s or something?

[@E1LTSaves]

@@willcollins1108 talking about the artist treating it as a business. Not the manager.

[@suavobaby90]

He was also ahead of his time for the future he predicted on Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. DEC 1999!!! Genius The Intro just him talking, he made a statement that shows the last of that era at it's finest!!!

[@ghost6faze]

Thats why jay z is still here today because he understood the buisness

[@Top10Tibbz]

Jay had the same vibe about him even before Reasonable Doubt

[@chefleonte385]

+Christian Adams I WAS THINKING THE SAMETHING DUDE HAD THAT BOSS MIND BEFORE HIS ALBUM DROPPED

[@Facial70]

Jay always been business first.. This was the 90's..

[@matiluko_king1381]

Jay had always been that cool dude from the jump. Always plotting on making it big since day one. #Salute

[@dominican764]

Jay z was piss because he came to rap city to promote his first album reasonable doubt and Joe Clair was clearly not interested was more into foxy but jay-z keep his cool

[@sbrooks729]

+Ron Davis half anyway

[@greentea496]

dominican764 ike in his prime

[@greentea496]

Seee your wrong foxy wrote for Dudes

[@bonkcaesar9849]

@@greentea496 Jay wrote all Foxxy stuff

[@DOKKKSTRANGE]

dominican764 why was Foxy there then? this was after Reasonable Doubt.

[@kakimanzi1]

why do peeps think Jay was being shy? he guy interviewing them was just trying to hit on Foxy Brown.. talking bout "I can give out flyers". Jay was waiting for him to say something intelligent.. they weren't on the same wavelength

[@DallasTexas8888]

Probably because he knew JayZ was her pimp. He pimped her out.

[@tfran235]

Jay always been a chill dude a thinker

[@Kingjames313]

Jay-Z was so business minded even before the first album.

[@arnoldles858]

Man foxy was gorgeous

[@ianlaing4935]

Droppin Jewels still is

[@kabeyz]

Droppin Jewels she gained weight.

[@melvinkelly9200]

kabeyz doesn’t matter, she is still beautiful.

[@beautylove5940]

Jay-z looks SO irritated and annoyed with this interviewer. Probably thinks he's a clown. Jay looks controlling too/jealous type also 😬😯😐.

[@sharavenwhitfield4242]

They wasn’t ever a couple so wtf are you talking about 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@E1LTSaves]

Except the controlling/jealous.

[@Sev70tyDaRoxxstar]

1:42 peep jays face as joe grabs her chair😂😂

[@E1LTSaves]

Protective.

[@TBoogie76]

@@E1LTSaves Jealous

[@mrkilo-g8794]

Jay was jealous

[@nuknuknuk111]

this is when jay had the vision. evidently he was very optimistic

[@chocolatethundercherry143]

Love Foxy's vibe during this interview. I wish she was like this behind the scenes !!! . . . I think it would be a great business move for Foxy brown to approve a Behind the music episode for her. That would give her career so much life !!!!!

[@lucybunwa5833]

how was she like behind the scenes?

[@irisbrown7267]

Now people are gonna come back to this video for other reasons .

[@tee904]

He actually said "I would hope so.." cause Joe said he would rather watch Foxy than to watch the male rappers.

[@tyrushbk]

Lmao I caught that

[@EddieKane503]

Right... Caught it...😂😂😂

[@pindaryahashua]

You can tell he got nervous because Hov and Foxy both caught on to the fact he was flirting and he tried to play it off

[@simonegreene50]

Pindar Yahashua what part

[@orettasmith155]

Jay sitting there like Ike and Foxy talking during the interview like Tina.

[@Quronik804]

Damn Foxy is the sexiest female rapper of all time period!!

[@JohnIvoryMusic]

"Swag" is the word she was looking for but she didnt know it back then lol

[@goodvibesonly1604]

She born 1978 she was 18 during this period. Stop tryna make something out of nothing can’t even fix one problem

[@mo2k638]

@Tax-bitchass biyatch 1996 -1978 = 18

[@LOSTGPS]

@@mo2k638 I saw an interview with foxxy saying when she first came into the industry at 15 Jay helped her out he was like "a big brother"

[@taureanspiritualgoddess4449]

Why was he shaking her chair like a creep? Joe?

[@TheLadytee213]

Foxy brown was really pretty though.

[@finallydoingmything2452]

Jay-z had the true drug dealer demeanor flashing the all gold Big Rolex. Thinking of how he is going to someday take over the music industry!

[@arnoldles858]

Yo Jay Z already knew what was coming man

[@ObservingStuff]

You came to the newest comments on purpose, didn't you?Me too. We know why.

[@leon3ev]

stuff, the only reason I came here was for the Newest Comments, I wasn’t even interested in the interview 😂

[@sonjabethay2277]

😂😂😂😜

[@cliptv1920]

Loool trust

[@kaybfrkmda313]

🧐

[@zodiacstop9096]

Aquarius just sitting over there listening

[@messiahblack4816]

whatchu mean?

[@jaska138]

Jay-Z aint aquarius. :D neather is foxy

[@hollyguillory8122]

They had weird energy her and Jay-Z like they were mad at each other or something

[@jonesjames43]

my god foxy brown looks like a beautiful hershey bar in this clip

[@HippieGoddess142]

I had no idea Foxy was only a little 15 year old.

[@sbrooks729]

17. She was born in 1978.

[@gangstamack8397]

She was 16/17

[@semajparker7735]

15 when it was recorded, 16 1/2 when it blew up & 17 turning 18 when ILL NANA Dropped.

[@antoniogarrett4888]

Foxy was beautiful!

[@5280PolotheKid]

Why is foxys regular voice so different from her rap voice ?? Like way different

[@reinaldoalvarado4884]

She likes punching out them words in a deep raspy voice and it worked because in her prime you felt every word she say. She had a BIG kinda flow going on. Her second album she went for a more natural voice and everybody complained she was copying Kim for going natural with the voice. That’s why she reverted back to the deep one on her third album. She don’t talk like this no more though after she suffered from hearing loss. Her voice is shaky now and more high pitched.

[@DJRashadHayes]

I always thought it was weird. Even live, she would rap the songs in a high voice. And the whole second album was the high voice. So it was weird as hell. And then was she even writing the rhymes??

[@reinaldoalvarado4884]

@@DJRashadHayes yes she always wrote. She wrote half her first album and jay wrote the other half which was her commercial stuff which was forced by DefJam because she was underage and they weren’t comfortable letting a 15yr old write a whole album. She wrote her whole second album with Jay co-writing on four songs once again her commercial stuff (hot spot, i can’t, job n Bonnie and Clyde), finally her third was all her.

[@simoneabundance11]

Jay -Z was all about the business minded than anything? I love how classy (Foxxy Brown) & Her vibe was so chill.

[@AminaPhilosophy]

Foxy Brown was so feminine and beautiful. I prefer her style.

[@johnnydrama8709]

Jay was hittin it. Foxy needed that thing beat up on a regular basis goddamnnn.

[@marcy-brooklyn161]

Son said he was coming for the game and did just that he set the mark for going independent when the labels was dissing him that's why so many rappers was hating on son they were slaves to the label not making what they were worth..Son went another route and became successful...I remember back in Marcy alot of people was doubting son but as soon as he got on everyone either had their hands out or was trying to plot on Jigga

[@jonesjames43]

my god foxy brown looks beautiful in this clip

[@blackplaque617]

The amount of hate Afro-Americans have for Jay is unhealthy. I'm not a supporter of this brother, however, I'm not going to accuse this man of practicing Ephebophilia. I need some receipts along with Foxy admitting Jay slept with her when she was 16. But damn, this witch hunt of our own people need to stop.

[@angiepronzola6622]

blackplaque617 Witch-hunt of our own people???Molestation,rape and underage sex is prevalent in the black community and this issue has always been swept under the rug.I don’t know that many black people that hasn’t been or knows someone that hasn’t been molested by family members or raped by their own kind,I for one am a victim of both.My brother and sister in law both tragically committed suicide age 28 and 39 respectively after a lifetime battle with drugs stemming from sex abuse by several family members when they were kids and the mom knew.2 of my best friends were sexually abused by their own fathers and their mom once more knew.People such as Oprah Winfrey,Vanessa Williams,Whitney Houston to name a few have been sexually abused by members of their family and mind you,the perpetrators are not always men.The members of b2k,abused by Chris Stokes and not much mention about it and people such as Marvin Gaye and Tyga had underage girlfriends and let’s not forget Nicki Minaj brother being a pedophile and how about Afrika Bambaataa???🤔🤨Need I say more😏Pointing finger at White people deviant ways is not gonna change the fact that that sex abuse is also very problematic and systematically ignored within our own community an I could go on........

[@rodneysavoy8768]

@@angiepronzola6622 STFU ,You not even "Black " Fuck you're opinion

[@angiepronzola6622]

Know Thy Self I am black you idiot🙄

[@BK4LIFE90]

Jay was lookin like, if you don’t stop touching my bitch imma shoot you homie. 1:41

[@raymonddez2453]

brown chocolate at its finest....damn Foxy idk about Jay but I know Foxy was high af during this interview

[@kabeyz]

Raymond Dez she is not brown chocolate she dark chocolate which is what's best! !!

[@araynova]

kabeyz gang gang. Looking like the original Eve.

[@FirstLast-dy4gt]

I thought so too... high af. Love her!

[@KENMARS1]

wow 1996 rapcity interveiw I GOT THAT AFTER SCHOOL FEELIN AGAIN YA'LL HERE THAT OLD R KELLY BEAT IN THE BACKGROUND......

[@pillcosby3264]

I remember when I was 5 years old that I thought Jay z was Mr Cooper lol.

[@JigziPep]

Funny 😆

[@jameswalker3181]

Jay-z was getting ready back in the day he is cool rapper

[@capo-amg6755]

Jay looks exactly like now hahha Nothing changed

[@AppleGalaxy23]

Jay was ahead of his time. Seal, Prince and Jay on a song together just imagine that

[@desalineredux435]

I was clearly in the dark back then. I had no idea they were dating and that she was 16. Jay is no better than Kelly.

[@thetunkmaster]

@Desaline Redux; You was clearly in the dark back then, and you are clearly in the dark now, they never dated"

[@desalineredux435]

therealtunkmaster Confucius says differently. Be well.

[@dasiamonet]

If this is 1996, foxy turned 18.

[@willpatterson7182]

They was not feeling this guy....I lived in MD/DC at this tonight me......it was crazy.

[@DJDAVINCI]

R. Kelly and Aaliyah interview vibe 🤧

[@veniagivenchy1532]

Oh lort... You can tell jay z & foxy was going through something again... Anyway... She stayed in the game & that's what i love . Even though Lil'Kim & foxy had beef because of that copy cat shyt..., they're still my two favorites . Lil'Kim comes first & foxy comes after... Ahhh... 🏰👸🐝

[@nasirwest6502]

Foxy mad high 😂

[@Juiicyyy]

Hmm interesting watching this now after The allegations.

[@DaOldSchoolRapLova96]

He ain't gaf about jayz release date on 3:34!!! Lmfao!!! And thrn his face after that is crazy!!!!!! Lmao!

[@montrezstokes232]

Foxy gotta be high lol

[@rockievanescent6025]

Montrez Stokes it’s clear right. I wonder what though?

[@dantegood2195]

Anyone know the name of the instrumental that starts @ 1:49?

[@minil8842]

Wow Jay cant hide his feelings for nothing you could tell he felt he owned fox and she is very pretty girl

[@hoodfellah]

Jay: “i hope so”😂😂

[@mobahs216]

20+ years later & jay is now worth a billion dollars smh been had that same mindset

[@tangemclemore8486]

Foxy brown was high af in this interview

[@PaulinaJohnsonMBA]

Aww the 90’s..... Greasy and stiff hair was in and the men used to sit on the side of you frowned up which let you know he’s mad because you’re smiling and giggling too much at another man. Z😂😂😂 The just had a fight before they walked on stage! Lol

[@randomthings4813]

i still love the greasy stiff hair look.

[@irGuilty]

Reasonable doubt is the coolest shit ever his flow in friend or foe

[@fromtheheart713]

This interview looks so awkward!!! The body language and facial expressions made me feel like they (foxy brown & Jay-z) were uncomfortable. Hmmmm

[@millymilly8264]

They was fucking obviously

[@DaveDott]

God I miss these days

[@fighttimewhattimeisit9922]

Prince said: I'm not your woman, I'm not your man I am something that you could never understand. Not, "I'm a woman I'm not a man". Smh

[@sonjabethay2277]

Lamonte Bell Go listen to the song and act like God is talking to the World. Prince was deep... God said I will die for you... Old dude don’t know Prince was a genius

[@sonjabethay2277]

I’ll never beat you, I’ll never lie and if your evil, I’ll forgive you by and by cause you. I would die for you

[@oldschoolliveforthefunk4012]

Rite that's y jay looked at him like that cuz he knew the song joe clair a dick head for that

[@icangofasticangoslow]

she's high LMAO

[@Jamilah1117]

For all you millennials, this “interviewer” is Joe Clair from the legendary Rap City music show. Please do your research and give credit to the people who helped make hip hop the institution it is today. DJs, VJs, hip hop writers, editors, magazine publishers, and everyone in the music industry.

[@TriniTingz]

Y'all Love To Use That Word Thinking It's An Insult To The Newer Generation. What Y'all Fail To Realize Though, Y'ALL ARE THE MILLENNIALS 🥴

[@Hakeemthabeen888]

@@TriniTingz exactly lmaaao they don’t realize millennials were born as early as 81 .

[@TriniTingz]

@@Hakeemthabeen888 Yessirr. If You Were Born From 1981-1996, YOU'RE A MILLENNIAL 😭

[@kennedyliberty1304]

Yea....he smashed Not even trying to be funny but it's clear Brooklyn know

[@iamking9077]

She was 18 here u stupid idiot gtfoh

[@dasiamonet]

I am King exactly 👏🏽👏🏽finally someone that knows. They were saying that jay was with her at 15 and he was 27. But here she was 18 and jay is 27

[@kennedyliberty1304]

@@iamking9077 So he met her that day?? Be serious young man.

[@One507Love718]

Jay Z was rocking a classic Panamanian 🇵🇦 gold piece. If you know you know.

[@flipgood89]

@kakimanzi1 ....because he was covering his face by hiding behind his hands for almost the whole interview. His body language was very reserved....in the years that followed, he became much more extroverted, obviously.

[@leeleebabi7]

Is i'm the only one looking at her hair?? 🕵

[@SirTurkson]

Hov was soo mad😹

[@honestyisloyalty2425]

JOE CLAIR...couldn’t probably....Believe how “Pretty she is N person!”..and forgot about Jay!

[@itznaz6854]

Notice how he’s wearing her necklace

[@simonegreene50]

itznazzz how do you know it’s hers

[@itznaz6854]

@@simonegreene50 she’s seen wearing it in multiple interviews and photos

[@simonegreene50]

itznazzz thanks never didn’t know that was hers

[@ga2012]

To that dude Dwn there tlkn ish say. Jay-z was foxy side kick that's not true jay-z was with rocks fellas and before that he had ties with biggie nd tupac an the mob he was ment to go this far longest lasting rap career and still grown respect to Sean carter

[@franklinchinasi1226]

She would be 17 here and Jay-Z was 26. They both look really young.

[@adamsassi336]

96, end of true good rap, and I believe it started when they did rap music for money, instead of the art of it, because when you do art, you do great things wich only true lovers of that art can notice and admire entirely... when you do rap for money, you do things that you know our society are going to buy, and our society don't know shit about HIPHOP... I love Jay-Z, for he is a great rapper, I'm just trying to clear a point here

[@brandonbates9259]

Dmx,eminem,Nas,Mos def,eve,Common,the Lox, etc...They talked about multiple topics.I get what your saying,but there was still alot to choose from even when the whole flashy thing took off

[@youngchubbi]

where is Joe Clair in 2K16 ??? Ahah .... if only he had known, he would not even waste his time with foxy # JAYZ #REASONABLEDOUBT #CLASSIC #ALBUM

[@O.G.Ashtre]

Lol Jay-Z Seemed Nervous In Dis interview

[@backinthe90srn]

Naw, Joe was the host of Rap City. It seemed like pulling teeth talking to Jay-z. That was the first interview I seen with Jay-Z.

[@closgreen70]

kells and Alliyah same flavor

[@capo-amg6755]

Nigga was almost 30 23 years ago

[@BigWiltonWilt]

Jay and Foxy both in their prime.

[@dominicbarnes2061]

Jay 27 foxy 17 years old

[@DynamicAllstarDuo]

@@dominicbarnes2061 and yet still in her prime

[@b2bgood870]

​@@dominicbarnes2061 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Damn Jay old. He was damn near 30 in the 90s😂

[@jaajaarogers9101]

🦊 smart lady knows about music and explains it well on how it was back then , Jay was sly and crafty back then ! Dam jay was born to be in this game and Elite high ullimmantte ! Jay is all about the money and selling out big time ! Stayed quite like he was not in interview at all !!!!!! Dangerous man

[@SpadesWinner]

Jay z thinking about billions lmao he not really into this convo

[@sherkonia644]

Foxy kinda cute actually

[@erich1070]

02:40 Joe Clair sounds a little salty, like he got snubbed back in the day or something🤔🤣

[@valerierouse215]

JZ N Foxxy should have Married 💞

[@thankuwelcome2153]

its crazy how he had foxy front and center when Jay is the mastermind!

[@xzplizitek]

What's the instrumental between 1:49-3:22 ?

[@stellapk24]

Faith Evans - you used to love me

[@xzplizitek]

+Stella Papik Na the beat after Faith Evans' You Used to Love Me.

[@harlemhoney3170]

I Lot it. Thank you.

[@SweetPea4EVER]

Jay Z is shy aw

[@davidfox1979]

Brooklyn Bad what's wrong with him

[@blazayblazay8888]

David Fox y'all stupid

[@davidfox1979]

Akademiks the type jayz that nigga

[@davidfox1979]

Akademiks the type so do you weirdo

[@davidfox1979]

Akademiks the type ctfu your funny lol good one

[@CircleSevenUp]

@bwoyyy of corse they did, they were a couple. That's been well documented lol. She was also 16 in this interview & he was 26..so think about that too.. -_-

[@xenagomez4017]

She was born in 78 so she 18

[@jaysuttle1269]

SURVIVING JAY-Z 😂😂😈😈

[@mahmudchowdhury6437]

1:34 Jay says "you got an old soul" subliminally calling him a pedophile lmaoo

[@z1396speed]

He said I hope so

[@janawimmer9845]

How do you do? Keep Up The Good Work. daffy snails What's your opinion about 1!

[@ramseeshasthe3pillarsoflight]

He was thinking of what happened the night b4. He was in deep thought

[@theocoates5107]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheLadytee213]

Jay-z was another r.kelly messing with young girls. smh

[@wynntonterrace9615]

TheLadytee213 👀👀👀👀

[@markmack328]

R Kelly snitchin.

[@flipgood89]

do you know the name of the instrumental that starts at 1:50

[@flipgood89]

Does anybody know the name of the second instrumental? The one that starts around 1:50?

[@stivanpoch]

Great