Category Archives: Interview

VIDEO: Mac Miller Interview In Toronto w/ Walder

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Walder catches up with Mac Miller out in Toronto for a one-on-one candid interview backstage at Sound Academy.  Miller opened things up with his signature playful attitude and expressed his joy with the multicultural diversity in the city.  Mac also clarifies to viewers that he was holding a blowup doll on his cover for his new Delusional Thomas mixtape, his love for writing from other people’s perspective and explains that he has additional alter-egos he’ll eventually introduce to fans.  The rapper took the opportunity to touch on an upcoming mini-documentary entitled, Hi, How Are You, that he will be executive producing which is based on songwriter Daniel Johnson, filming Scary Movie 5 with Snoop Dogg, Watching Movies With The Sound Off and so much more.

VIDEO: 9th Wonder Breaks Down Producing JAY Z’s “Threats”

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Revolt TV links up with 9th Wonder to get a full detailed break down on his contributions to JAY Z’s “Threats” which is featured on the New York native’s classic LP, The Black Album.  9th looks back after 10 years and speaks on Hov bringing him the idea to sample R. Kelly’s “A Woman’s Threat” with only 25 minutes to work.  The former Little Brother DJ-producer opens up about the added pressure he faced with people like Freeway and Cedric The Entertainer coming in and out of the studio at the time.  9th Wonder also enlightens viewers and explains that JAY Z put together his album in only a month.

VIDEO: DJ Mustard Talks Signing w/ Roc Nation + More

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Life+Times catches up with DJ Mustard out in California as the newest Roc Nation signee breaks down his creative direction, passion for music and much more.  Take a look as Mustard praises Steve Aoki’s movement and shares his hopes to follow the DJ’s same business model in order to fill a void in Hip Hop with and hold down his own tour.  Mustard also speaks on his upcoming album which is in the works and addresses his influence in club’s around the world with his style of production.  The Los Angeles native explains why he hopes to demonstrate his versatility more, links up with Will.I.Am at Record Plant and touches on using music as means of staying out of trouble as a kid.

VIDEO: The-Dream Explains Why R&B Music Is Missing A Male Powerhouse Voice + More

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The-Dream sits down with DJ Vlad for an exclusive interview on Vlad TV.  The soft and high pitched tone singer touches on his past collaborations with Ciara, Future’s dominance of the radio airwaves in Atlanta and admits he hasn’t worked with the auto-tune champ at this stage in his career.  Speaking candidly with the camera, The-Dream also weighs in on the absence of a powerhouse voice from a male R&B artist in today’s music scene.

VIDEO: Charlamagne Says Drake Needs To Stop Being So Sensitive + More

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Power 105’s Charlamagne sits down for a one-on-one interview with DJ Vlad and the topic of discussion is Drake and his emotional behavior.  The radio host speaks on Drake’s reaction to the public’s opinion on his emo inspired music and explains that for Drake to even respond proves that comments get under his skin.  Charlamagne also points out the way Drake previously  downplayed Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse and weighs in on the back and forth between the Canadian rapper and the Compton lyricist. Never one to bite his tongue, Charlamagne went on to state that there’s three sexual orientations people should be aware of and that includes being gay, straight and Drake.  The YMCMB rapper’s previous fallout with the auto-tune champ, Future, also serves as the topic of discussion.

VIDEO: Skee Lo Talks Being A “One-Hit-Wonder” + More On Sway In The Morning

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Skee Lo catches up with Sway Calloway and Heather B and fills everyone in on what he’s been up to.  The rapper touches on his early days as a personality on MTV, his dedicated cult following and being nominated for multiple Grammy’s in the past for his debut album.  The “I Wish” rapper also stresses the importance for artist’s to own their publishing and admits he made millions of his number one hit.  Skee Lo got into details about his record label and explains why he chooses to educated his artists and give them all the knowledge they need to know about working in the music industry.

VIDEO: Eminem Interview w/ Zane Lowe | Pt. 1

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In part one of Zane Lowe’s exclusive interview with Eminem, the two discuss the evolution of hip hop shows with the incorporation of more live bands, what it’s like for Eminem to perform “Rap God” live and revisiting familiar topics from The Marshall Mathers LP.  However, the legendary emcee reassures fans The Marshall Mathers LP 2 does reflect his life nowadays and gets into details about the new project’s creative direction.  The two also discuss the album’s intro, “Bad Guy,” and the Rick Rubin produced “Rhyme Or Reason.”  In fact, Eminem speaks on meeting Rick Rubin for the first time and being nervous to work with him.

VIDEO: Trademark Da Skydiver On Showoff Radio w/ Statik Selektah

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Trademark Da Skydiver recently made his way over to Shade 45 for an exclusive interview with DJ-producer, Statik Selektah, and spoke on a number of topics which included his current status with Jet Life, Flamingo Barnes 2: Mingo Royale and more.  Also, check out Mingo in action towards the end as the New Orleans emcee shows off some his laid-back bars for listeners tuning in.

VIDEO: Rich Homie Quan On Trinidad James’ NY Rant

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DJ Vlad catches up with Rich Homie Quan following Trinidad James’ controversial comments made in Brooklyn.  The down South rapper weighs in on the situation after watching the onstage footage and explains he believes the media is blowing things out of proportion.  Quan also wisely works his way around Vlad’s questioning and doesn’t side or disagree with Trinidad James.  In fact, the rapper explains to the camera he simply stays in his own lane and believes it’s not his place to comment on New York radio or Atlanta running anything.

VIDEO: Jin Talks Battling Up The Ranks, Mastering His Craft, Asian Jokes + More

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Vlad TV releases more footage of their exclusive interview with rapper Jin.  The savvy lyricist breaks down his roots in battling which he says began in junior high and shares details on his first battle which he admits he lost as a kid.  Jin went on to explain how he eventually learned the dynamics of his craft as well as the culture of hip hop which ultimately helped mold him into a lyrical force to be reckoned with.  The rapper spoke on moving to New York in 2001 and landing a manager who would eventually get him a spot on BET’s Freestyle Friday’s.  As the conversation continued, Jin touched on the number of Asian jokes he would commonly encounter during battles and shared how he would prepare for them in advance with responses.