Kanye West stopped at V-103 in Atlanta to talk with host, DJ Greg Street, about a number of topics which included his past interviews with The Breakfast Club and Sway Calloway, the fashion industry and much more. Take a listen as Yeezus also weighed in on his lack of creative power previously at Louis Vuitton, his early days at Roc-A-Fella as a producer and his passion for designing.
ScHoolboy Q recently caught up with the good folks over at Power 98.3 and sat down for an exclusive interview. The TDE rapper also hit the stage for a private performance of his latest tracks which include his latest single, “Man Of The Year.” Check out Q in action as he hit the stage and treated the small crowd to the first ever performance of his new song.
ScHoolboy also opened up about life before TDE and shared details with viewers about what life was like for him working a normal job. The Los Angeles native shared his thoughts on Oxymoron which is slated to release in early 2014, the creative inspiration behind “Collards Greens,” GQ’s cover story on Kendrick Lamar, his love for video games and much more.
Pro Era front man, Joey Bada$$, recently caught up with Diddy’s Revolt TV and opened up about the response he’s betting getting on The Smoker’s Club Tour. Checkout the New York emcee speak on what life on the road has been like so far and his recent trip out to St. Lucia to discover his roots and meet his grandparents for the first time. There’s also some dope performance footage in-between the talking points.
Compton’s Kendrick Lamar hits the red carpet for the AMA Awards and sits down with Jordin Sparks and Lance Bass for a quick interview. Sparks and Bass get right to work and ask the TDE rapper to share his thoughts on being nominated, the success of Good Kid m.A.A.d City and what it’s like touring with Kanye West. Lamar also touches on his motivation to deliver energy packed performances for fans and admits he’s only a student compared to West.
Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds link up with Asher Roth on the latest episode of Juan Epstein. The main topic of discussion in the clip revolves around Eminem’s bars he aimed in Roth’s direction after feeling like the “College” rapper took a few subliminal jabs on a past song. The hosts and Asher also share a few laughs when they look back on JAY Z’s verse for Kanye West’s “Monster.” Watch as Rosenberg and Cipha explain to listeners why they find the first few lines of the song to be comical plus much more.
Snoop Dogg did the honors of gracing AXS TV with his presence as the Doggfather stopped by for a one-on-one chat with DJ Skee. Check out this clip from the interview where the Long Beach native gets a little deep and shares his philosophy for the way he chooses to live his life. In fact, Snoop explains that he has no regrets for any past situation he’s been involved in or decision he’s made because in his eyes that’s the way things were already designed to play out.
Kanye West continues to make his promotional runs around New York and yesterday the rapper stopped by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45. After the audio first leaked of the two having an argument on air, Calloway and company do the honors of unveiling the interview in its entirety. Take a look as Kanye addresses his motivation for having A Tribe Called Quest open up for him on the Yeezus tour, the motivation and creativity behind DONDA and gives listeners insight into his frustrations with being black balled in the fashion industry. Things get heated quickly after Sway encourages Yeezy to leave the companies behind and fund his own movement in order to jump start his vision. Cooler heads eventually prevailed as Yeezy apologized and went on to explain why his deal with Nike fell through, how he lost $13 million with his failed clothing line and so much more
Now this was a dope interview and a refreshing detour from the questions everyone else is asking Kanye right now. The Chicago emcee sat down with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha sounds for the latest episode of Juan Epstein. Yeezy credits NO ID as being his biggest inspiration as a producer, touches on his early influences like Premo and Pete Rock, College Dropout and more. West also revealed that in the studio he really has no preference between an MPC or ASR, the moment he realized his step brother was a crackhead, looks back on working with J Dilla and explains that Michael Jackson was responsible for motivating him to put together 808s and Heartbreak. Before calling it a wrap, Kanye took the opportunity to call out the former heads of Rawkus Records for passing up on signing him because they felt he didn’t have a certain look.
Sway Calloway hosted Kanye West this morning on his Shade 45 radio show and needless to say things got a little crazy. As Kanye opened up about his aspirations to break in the fashion industry on a large scale, Calloway proposed the question as to why the rapper doesn’t start small and fund his own dream. As a result, Yeezus lost it and got real aggressive in his tone as he repeatedly claimed that Calloway didn’t have the answers to his problems and didn’t know what he was talking about. Take a listen to the shouting match as Sway attempted to calm the atmosphere in the room and encourage Ye to chill out on several occasions.
Nas links up for his 40th birthday with Cat Greenleaf for NBC’s Talk Stoop. The rap veteran kicks things off with reflecting on the early days of Hip Hop and explaining why today’s culture he feels is lacking integrity. Nas went on to elaborate that he feels Hip Hop nowadays has ultimately lost its “realness” and addresses his different personalities on and off stage. Watch as the Queensbridge legend also encouraged Greenleaf to take the honest route after she asked for advice on how to approach her adopted black children about the use of the n-word.
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