You can tell the love Scarface still have for Pac, the way he says ''I miss that dude man'', he gets emotional. Smile is one of my favorite songs, REST IN POWER PAC..2020 AND BEYOND
That's why they bought all the radio stations. Because they want to force certain music to the listeners. Back in the days if you went to different regions of the country and turned on the radio, You would hear artists from that region. Not anymore. Now every urban radio station keeps the same 15-20 songs in rotation and they are played everywhere across the country. They did that for control. And if you dislike what's being played, you're a "hater." They're trying to whitewash Hip-Hop. Over the next decade, you will see more and more white rappers coming out. Mark my words...
Jack Harlow don't get it twisted it's some black artists who are black but they have a white rapper undertone to them like Drake bitchass that corn ball don't represent nothing I'm from or going through none of that
Not just that but in so many countries around the world damn near all of them im from serbia and there is so many people here that he touched but everywhere u go thers pac fans
Because he had that spark about him, some of us have never met him but listening to his songs watching interviews and documentaries, it's feel like you know him, it's like he's speaking to you, for me I'm 16 and pac had thought me more than I have learn my whole school life
Pac didn’t sit on his @$$ like these other scrubs in the game, because he really stuck by the words of his song and he got around. R.I.P. MAKAVELI DA DON!!!
I agree with Scarface. I'm white and I love Hip Hop. I appreciate the culture and I hate seeing it diluted by white businessmen dictating the future of a black platform. I'm 32 so hip hop has been influential in the sense that it's a genre that originated and blossomed during my formative years. I truly don't listen to any other genre of music. Hip Hop, conscious rap I should clarify, speaks to my soul, but I recognize that I am purely a fan. I can't stand current mainstream rap. Somewhere along the line, the message, the hunger, was misplaced, which gave way for many frauds. That's just my take
Moon Knight the people who took over Israel are not the biblical Hebrews to whom God gave the land of Canaan, they're just European converts to tulmadic Judaism who're now fronting as Jews
Jewish people are not white. Look at the last names of every movie and record label owner. They have Jewish last names. They stand with Israel more than they will ever stand with America. Know the difference in cultures and races. Europe is white. The Middle East is where Jews originated from. They only have white skin because of mixing. For hundreds of years.
I think some of you misunderstood what Scarface was saying here. He is not saying white rappers SHOULD NOT be part of the hip hop culture, he is saying that they should not control the hip hop culture and manipulate it to make black people look stupid. All you people in the comments who said "I will never buy a white rappers record" and "All white rappers suck", you missed the fucking point. He doesn't like the fact that some white rappers have dominated the culture.
I actually think he wasn't even talking about white rappers. He was talking about the white record label owners and such. The ones who know nothing about hip-hop. But idk I might have misinterpreted.
T wrocks u are so right I thought I was the only one, am confuse with these comments. You know I trying to understand where these fools come out with Knocks being racist. Are ppl so dum they can't understand what he's talking bout. Right now am just shock yes smh lol I really ain't see how these ppl come to terms that he was talking like he was racist. U see that shit aluh b listening to stop it yea it messing with aluh brain lamo
No you missed the point. He was not saying that white rappers HAVE dominated the culture, have implies that they presently dominate the culture, which has not happened yet. He was saying that the white people who run the record companies, and own the majority of the business are trying to push black people out of rap and replace them with whites. The record companies are also trying to brainwash people into trying to live the lifestyle that these hot garbage spraying rappers on the radio rap about. This is why black rappers that actually have skill and rap with substance are not played like the garbage they consistently play on radio stations across the country. I don't think the average everyday white person is to blame for this, but I don't think the average everyday white person would mind, if only whites rapped either.
The companies are to blame to a certain extent. No one forces these black artist to make a mockery of themselves and the entire culture though. These black artists willingly sign up and sell-out.
Upful Soul BS. The "rappers" should be held accountable too. What's stopping these black "rappers" from pooling their money together and starting their own MAJOR record labels/distribution to compete with the old white guy's record label? You sound like the type that would sell out for money. In fact, you probably already have.
memphisRebel88 True but the rappers are simply workers in this scenario. The bosses have the capital and control the whole system. All they care about are hits and not the impact of the music.
So much more now than ever before there is always been culture vultures of every era but now there are wayyyyy too many of them that purposely exploit black culture to the extreme at this point I'm so fed up with it and not enough people speaking about it.
So much now than ever before in hip hop history there are wayyyyy too many culture vultures that constantly exploit black culture to the fullest especially in current times.
I'm white and he's saying something I've been saying for years. This shit happens in every popular music genre. The people that created or really define and embody a particular genre, become irrelevant to the labels as the genre becomes commercialized. The music is marketed towards the high school age demographic. Here's the cycle as I see it, no matter the genre. Marketing towards the tone deaf- white- teenage masses, will eventually redefine anything getting radio play. The soul rock and roll of the late 50's and 60's... ruined by white folks. Country music is all about whether you're pretty or not. Talent is irrelevant. Can't sing? No matter. You're pretty, you'll be a star. Rap and hip-hop music are no different. Once rap became mainstream America, it was the beginning of the end. The lyricists from the late 80's and early 90's, can destroy most of these clowns today, rapping about their bling, money and cars. There is no content or wordplay for the most part. "Fuck your money! Fuck your cars! N____ spit some hot bars!", The villian
sad hvacman they barely even rap anymore. 1998 was the year that rap broke into the pop mainstream in a way it never had before. We can blame Atlanta mostly for that.
American society is all like that. Corrupt, superficial, cheap, individualistic, with a great lack of decent morals and ethical behavior. Coupled with a extreme distasteful type of religion. Glad I am just visiting once in a while.
Bruh y'all gotta imagine, Hip Hop was never mainstream, so REAL HIP HOP prolly will never be mainstream. Hip Hop has always followed the underground. And underground is booming.
Sol Ark Ohm We don't need schools to study it. I don't have the skills it takes to rap although I might have 30 years ago so I don't even try- but rap and hip-hop still get in my music. I might improvise the Spanish guitar over a hip-hop or tribal house backtrack. Or improvise while reciting what I call "ghetto poetry". Later I tell people the lyrics were written by 2pac. People's favorites are "too many tears" and "staring thru my rear view".
He speaking the truth we got macklemore and iggy winning awards over some of the best songs. Knowing there song wasn't that great. Higher ups tryna make hip hop white man. Except Em he been here lol
terrell williamson In my opinion Kendrick should have won the Grammy for Best Rap album but that doesn't mean Macklemore put out a shit album. Macklemore put out a quality album and the people hating on him are the people that didn't give him a chance. No, not because he was white, but because they only listened to "Thrift Shop" and "Same Love" and thought that he was wack. Macklemore has put in his dues and so has Kendrick, why can't we just respect both of them? They will be leading the next generation as they both spread there messages and positivity through their lyrics.
Yea I know macklemore song was good but the song that won over Kendricks was bull + you and I know that everyone voted for Kendrick. Even if macklemore song was great. P.s I like macklemore
I respect Scarface for what he has done and achieved but, I am starting to change my mind on what I think of him. First of all music is music, independently of what race creates it. It doesn't (or shouldnt) have a "race" trademark. It seems he is trying to look for an excuse for the likes of todays society. He could have just complained about how comercial music is prevailing over quality music and that's it. There are many talented artists that are playing on the street to survive that have more talent than the so-called superstars that cope todays music lists, win grammys and make millions just because they are trendy. But he had to bring out the black/white subject like it would make a bigger impression. Who cares if Rock'n Roll was invented by a black man or a white one? Is it good? Do you like it? You can have your own opinion but the fact that it was created by one race or another is irrelevant. Please we are in the 21st century and we must move on. Complaining about these things while binging out the subject of racism is just preventing us to solve the problem. Cheers.
Dani Perez Who cares about your opinion. You non blacks are too worried a culture that you didn't contribute to. Nobody wants to co op salsa music so its easy for you to say "oh it shouldn't matter" yeah, it doesn't matter to you because your culture is not ripped off at every turn and its certainly not as influential black american.
Zora Haviland It's an opinion. No one has to care about it. Your comment just shows what I just explained, but you have your head so deep up your ass you don't even realize. It's not about a race taking away from another. It's about single, individual rich idiots who represent nobody but themselves. Just because they are white doesn't mean they represent a race. Just because I am against some of the politics of Obama doest mean I am against all of the U.S. You have to stop living in the past and get over it. And by the way, learn to express yourself better mate, I hardly understood your comment. Cheers!
I can't believe the disrespect in the comments towards Scarface. This man is a living legend. And he's right, there's a lot of powerful white folks (lyor cohen, jimmy iovine & even rick Rubin) who leech off & monetize the plight and struggles of a foreign culture to them. Brad Jordan is one of the best storytellers in hip hop and his PAC story was sincere & funny as hell. Much respect to Face Mob!
Whites been took over rap music. Every form of music as far as rock, country, rap, etc. originates from rhythm and blues, which is black music. If you really go back you'll see how things like The Salsa which is considered an African love dance from Afro-Cubans. One of the most important instruments used in country music is the banjo and that instrument originated in west africa, the thing with black people is we always want to integrate with other races especially whites and that's when we lose our culture and financial stability. We did it with segregation. You don't see Asians trying to integrate Chinatown or Korea Town with other groups. That's their community and they've built it to much success. 99 percent of rappers are black and yet we own no labels, no distribution, nothing. you see what happened when Suge Jay da Prince, and Irv Gotti tried to create their own label and union for rappers, the Feds came in and put cases on Suge and Gotti, because whenever black threaten the status quo or economic order in America the powers to be will try to destroy you.
The reason why whites so called have taken over Hip Hop is because younger cats in this day & time refuse to make real Hip Hop! instead you make bullshit ass Rap music that make us look like fools.
***** Were not talking about Unsigned or Underground artist. we're talking about the mainstream artist which over the last 15yrs have destroyed the art form of Hip Hop with mediocre beats & dumb downed lyrics. see I am a first generation Hip Hopper. and over the last 35yrs I have seen this art form grow to the point that it once influenced the world in a positive & negative capacity. now it only influences the people of this planet in a negative capacity. I know many of the shorties that are rapping in today's mainstream rap industry can rap better than what they are presenting to the public. but so many of them want a bullshit record deal so bad (360 deal) that they will allow record execs to get in their heads & influence them to put out GARBAGE that is harmful to the young teens that listen to it. Hip Hop in the mainstream is dead. and the only way it's going to come back is that this new generation must learn the true history & culture of Hip Hop. and they must learn & respect that it is a black art form. they also must break away from these bullshit ass satanic record companies who can care less about art. because all these record companies care about is to make money & to indoctrinate the masses.
Love this dude....most hypnotic voice in hip/hop of all time....sounds almost like he's preaching a sermon when he distributes his thoughts on a mic...a true rap Giant!!!
We need to have a unified voice to back up these celebrities who actually talk what is REAL, because if we don't they end up like Katt Williams, Ol Dirty Bastard, Patrice O'neal, etc... When rappers do make quality music content we need to support them and TURN OFF any radio station or show that plays the degrading, belittling, demeaning music. Or else... it's all just talk and them putting their necks on the line for people who won't support them.
James Harrison It's just Semantics. Rock is the shortened form of rock and roll, like R&B is rhythm and blues. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll".
I hear what he's saying, but it takes 2 to tango, one to offer a contract and a sell out to sign it! When I say sell out, I mean literally sell all your artistic rights over to someone with enough power to change what you do! So it's also down to the artists decision to hold back from that and stay true to the art of Hip Hop if the contract doesn't feel right for the elements..
Something about this interview where a fellow artist worked with 2pac.. This has to be one of the more genuine interviews. Not saying other guys who knew Pac are faking it when describing their friendship with him, but the way Face recounts his times with him, the humor in some of it and the tone of his voice when he's like "I miss that dude.", there was definitely something deeper going on that for anyone who have had a close relationship with someone can relate to.
I love scarfaces pac stories!! And I understand where hes coming from on forgetting where true hip hop started. I totally agree with how he feels I feel the same.
What he is saying is that hip hop was started by African American decedents who knew and know the struggle of our people culturally that is our way of expressing our desires to not have to deal with it. Just because you admire a style of music if you are a bystander and have no origin of the spirit that created it then stay on the side lines don’t polute it with your mix. Even if you embrace the style be honest enough to say I love it but that truth does not relate to my life. What scarface is saying is once we workd this music and got notoriety it then became a meal ticket to investors with no respect for truth and culture but those who worshiped a dollar and thats what messed up the music. When you have that going on then you have pollution because anybody could say something if they can afford it whether it uplifts or not.
the problem isn't hip-hop going white, the problem is the increase of negligence towards hip-hop's roots, history, and pioneers. all this talk about skinny jeans, skirts, gays, whites, etc. affecting hip-hop for the worse is all bullshit. we can become more diverse without forgetting where we came from. however, this current era is just ignorant about the genre. i'm not saying that you have to know hip-hop like the back of your hand, but if we acknowledge the people/events/ideas/etc. that came before us, we can only grow as an intelligent culture. for example, it's safe to say that the 70's and 80's are forgotten decades of hip-hip. when the average head refers to the "old school," 99% of the time, they're talking about the 90's. and even though the 90's were only 24 years ago, the same, few names pop into conversation: eazy-e, 2pac, biggie, snoop, big l, nas, etc. all of them are dope MCs, but think about it: at the rate this is going, isn't it possible that other legends like large professor, spice 1, lord finesse, kool g, ras kass, canibus, jeru the damaja, scarface, and chubb rock will be forgotten in only decades? that thought is fucking scary, not to mention that we fail to recognize later MCs (very late 90's-early 00's) for being innovative as well. if we want hip-hop to stay authentic, we have to raise awareness of what is becoming forgotten. sure, times change. that's fine. but what isn't all good is the lack of true appreciation for the genre. everyone wants to make a dope beat and spit a nice rhyme, but very few want to take time to embrace the genre for what it is and actually spread that knowledge. i don't mind if the casual listener nods his head to a record without any knowledge of the hip-hop, but it's all a different story when we have heads who claim to be lovers of the art, dedicate themselves to it, yet contribute nothing significant because they refuse to do the easiest research.
He's saying the lyrical content has become mainstream and white a plain it used to be real as fuck not fucking drake macklemore all that bullshit alot of hip hop is just pop by now
This interview went over a lot of heads. He said it all in 0:51-1:10. Blk community & society always blaming “white ppl” but y’all gotta be specific w that blame
He is not sayin that white should not be a part of hip hop culture. nor is he saying that white should not listen to hip hop. He IS saying that we have to preserve its genuine aspects so it doesn't become watered down and killed like the music industry did to rock n roll. The reason he made the comparison is because BOTH rap and rock n roll were created by blacks originally (even if there were other cultures around or involved), in order to keep the music of our culture alive we cant let the corporate greedy record company owners and managers control what the public hears bcecause if they do then that means that they controll the destiny of the music because they'll allow the wack music that some rappers make to be heard, but not push the positive music to the same american/worldwide crowd that listens to the genre. When elvis remade alot of the classic rock songs created by blacks they promoted him as the king of rock and roll. next thing you know the common black or white person in american younger than 30 doesnt even know that rock was actually created by blacks and that they got pushed out of their own music genre by the corporate greedy record companies. Do you notice a pattern?
He is so spot on with everything. Like him, I wasn't around when Rock n Roll first came about but I have seen it in Funk, soul, reggae, blues and jazz as well as hip hop. What annoyes me the most is when people who don't listen to these styles of music only get into it when a white pop artist takes to the Mic. I like to those who call Elvis the King to shut the fuck up. They invented Elvis Presley because they didn't want white kids especially girls to look up to black musicians like Chuck Berry and little Richard who were the true Kings of Rock n Roll. They invented it.
Benzino is a horrible rapper in my opinion but you got to admit he was right back then when he was saying this was going to happen. He was owner of Source magazine even though he was rapping. He had a better insight on what was going to come in the future and what was going on with the media and the movement of music. But nobody listened......
Yep they got so caught up with his beef with Eminem. Of course Eminem had all the support but Benzino was trying to get something across but people took it off as him being just out of line. But in reality he new what was going to come in the future and now when i watch there beef, i feel weird about it.
Man so true. If we can get these young kids (26-younger) to understand the music their hearing is junk. Yet it's being feed to them as good music. Sad.
What's funny is that our parents told us Hip-hop was junk. That's what happens every generation. The main problem with this generation though is that Hip-hop was the last truly creative form of music made. In the 80's hip-hop, in the 70's Disco, in the 60's R and B and Soul, in the 50's Doo Wop. And the list goes on. Since the 80's nothing new has happened. Music has almost completely stopped evolving. And what you are left with are watered down versions of cool stuff!
mikey skinnyman hip-hop is american form of reggae music.. But you guys are missing the point., music hasn't stopped revolving, its being blocked, dummy down and feed as a new style of rap, country or hard rock. Radio station has become prostitute to billionaire owners. Same for TV (reality TV) anyone.
I think people totally forget where Hip-Hop came from. Hip-Hop became music with a voice but it didn't start that way, it started as fun party music. Until the song the Message from Grand Master flash came out. Before that most of the songs were like what the Sugar Hill gang was putting out. Then it grew in to music with a voice! NWA, Public Enemy etc. But look at the roots. LL Cool J, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Sugar Hill Gang, Juice Crew, Kool Moe D. Party music, bragging and boasting. But original and creative. And UK garage, Grime, Dubstep? Those are not main stream forms of music. Hip-Hop is. So was Disco, Rock And Roll, Doo Wop, Jazz. Those all because main stream and at some point or another controlled the air waves. Since hip-hop show me anything else that has controlled the air-waves?
Essentially Hip Hop/Rap is divided into 4 major signatures. Lyrics, Flow, Music, & Persona. Lyrics are simply the words written & spoken. Flow is the sound, tone, and inflection of the artist's voice. Music is the literal sounds of beats, tunes, instruments heard. Persona is the character, swag, & impression depicted by the artist whether true or false. Some artists simply have juvenile, silly, or trivial lyrics. And for the most part, this is what Nas meant when he said "Hip Hop is dead." Souljah Boy Tell 'Em has silly & borderline crap for lyrics. The music he uses/creates is decent to good. His flow is a matter of one's opinion. His persona is the reflection of a 90s kid growing up on Hip Hop fashion & behavior of the 2000s. Basically, no flavor, no originality. He represents one extreme of the spectrum. Eminem represents the opposition extreme of the spectrum. Lyrics are always well-crafted with attention to details, imagery, emotion, flavor. Flow is a multifaceted from rapid fire, evenly toned, slow paced and masterfully timed. His musical recipes are always taken from the Cookbook of High Quality. His persona is in one word--unique. No single artist is the father of his image, the genesis of his personality. Is Hip Hop white-ran now? Not quite, but it will be in 10-12 years. White music executives know they cannot, at the moment, infuse the game with an onslaught of talented "white boy rappers" lest they expose themselves to black community backlash as hijackers. The million dollar question is "WHY will Hip Hop eventually become evenly dominated by white males & females & white agendas?" Because the black artists are content with Souljah Boy-level lyrics, flow, & persona; whereas the white artists know the must adopt an Eminem-level lyricism, multi-dimensional flow, tailored musical compositions, and signature personae. The blacks believe, and rightly so, that most black listeners will openly accept bullshit lyrics as long as they have club poppin' beats. The whites believe, and rightly so, that blacks aren't the financial force that will make or break their careers, thus to not be deemed "whack" "intruder" & a "one-hit wonder" they must spend more time & effort tailor-making their game. The truth of why white female rapper V-Nasty isn't widely popular is not because her lyrics & flow are trash (they're actually witty & smooth) but rather because her music isn't signature, her persona is that of a 90s white girl mimicking the fashion & behavior of the allegedly "hip" Hip Hop 2000s era. She raps quite well (for a snowbunny) but her persona seems like a gimmick, an assumption of what a "thug" white girl would look like and act like. You will not see an infuse of white rappers like her & Lady Sov in the coming years--their types of images won't work with blacks or whites. As far as males, they can come in any appearance from geeky (AdRock) to thuggish (Paul Wall). But the common denominator the bulk of them WILL HAVE is spicy, fiery, story-telling lyricism. The black rapper can say (and be treated as lyrical) "My car goes bump / Gotta Bubba like Gump / See dem rims spin / Like a merry-go-around, yo / Bang goes my glock / my eye on the clock as I clock dem dollars / holla at ya boy, yo ...." But if a white rapper says that same bullshit he will get his ass laughed out of town. The white rappers must say AND WILL come hard "Last night met a genie with a bottle / no not Aguilera / Jenna, Katie, maybe Sarah / Yes, Crystal with Julia's smile / No not Julia Childs / A pretty woman with 7 digits to dial ...." {Examples ONLY} So in my opinion, much of black Hip Hop lyricism & personae are boo-boo. Perhaps the game needs an invasion of blue-eyed, pale-skinned Paul Walls, Ke$has, Eminems, Slugs, etc. to save the game because when Ludacris(s), Nelly(s), Nas(s), & Tech9(s) retire or dearly depart Hip Hop will be a realm of poop rappers.
I grew up on Scarface and even the pre-Scarface Geto (Ghetto) Boys album, "Grip it on Another Level". Bought every album Scarface was on, even bought every album I could find on the old Rap-A-Lot label, anybody remember "The Convicts"? If not search, "Wash your Ass" by them, laughed for a whole summer while listening to that back in the 90s. He definitely isn't saying whites shouldn't rap, he's simply saying, whites, blacks, whoever, should pay respect to the history of rap and not go making it look dumb. My only problem, like many others, was the comment about Eric Clapton. It's a problem for me because Clapton made entire tribute albums to Robert Johnson, he's probably one of the most respectful guitar player when it comes to paying respects to the legends of the blues. Which is exactly what he is saying rappers should be doing towards the legends of rap, but says, "Clapton isn't the blues". Keep in mind Mister, Mister Scarface, there's many of us that read interviews with you back in the early 90s. Ones where the interviewer talked about you jamming to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, two bands that are at best contemporaries of early Clapton. You wouldn't want people thinking you're a busta now would you B?
Great Fucking Documentary!!! Their Music was ahead of its time, btw 1st Punk Rock Group ever was from Peru, they called themselves Los Saicos (The Psychos) they were from the 60's era
Scarface is absolutely right. We already lost Rock and some Blacks regard Hip Hop to the same standards as Church or the Bible so why let it be taken over or give up on the very thing you love.
What the fuck are you talking about? I never said that all so don't put words in my mouth. Seriously you jackass where in this comment did I even insinuate that?
Blacks lost rock just like classical and jazz. Once Whites took over we felt it wasn't cool anymore or that it lost its appeal and we let them have it and the same thing is happening with Hip Hop only not so easily. Does that bring some clarity now?
Baghuul You know the kind of music that is credited with Beethoven,Bach or Mozart. It was originated by the Moors from Northern Africa if I remember correctly and the Moors were renowned travelers so upon travelling to Europe that's when Whites got into it.
The people who control the music industry and dumb down RAP to manipulate the new generation and to make black people sound stupid dont only control do that to RAP. The thing about Hip Hop is that it was so lyrical, poetical, and with such a deep cultural root into the black community and history that its sad to see it be destroyed. As a white Brasilian I didnt always have the access to the newest (more manipulated) Hip Hop comming up, so I had the pleasure of getting to know the music when it concored and revolutionized the world. Music is ment to be art, its ment to reflect something beautiful or horrible, the truth through someone elses eyes, and its not ment to exist exclusively to catch peoples attention. Van Gogh wasnt recognized in his life time, that doesnt make his style and his madness any less beautiful. The thing is new artists dont want to come up with art, they have nothing toexpress, they write to make money by writing about the things money can give you. This culture created by the new artists is so self destructive and so corruptable it honestly pisses the shit out of me. Well ill stop ranting. Hate if you will I really dont give a flying fuck. PS. stop saying hes being racists haha are you even listening to him? He is talking about the white men who control the music industry. The emphasis on them being white is because its not fair for them to have so much influence on the destiny of rap when they have no roots on its culture and no respect for the craft.
icycolds Almost every single form of modern genre of music was originated by slaves, but that doesn't mean music should be classified as black music or white music and no one should take it over. I do agree that Kendrick should have one that grammy, over all he is a better rapper than macklemore. Still, rap should be "black music" or "white music" it should just be rap music and people should know their history.
***** you right jazz , rap , ect made by blacks..and id be lying to you if I said that its not a big number of black people that dont want white in those genres.
icycolds Country was also made by african slaves. A lot of people don't know that the banjo is an instrument that was originated in Africa. I think anybody who is good at rap or good at any genre of music, and is passionate about it should follow their dreams, but they should also know their history, so I can see where scarface is coming from and I respect him for saying what he feels. I wish the Geto Boys would get back together lol.
icycolds It's understandable, I don't think anyone should use it, at least in their music. I know black people that get offended by other black people saying it.
he is speaking the truth, the music industry is fucked up and they make shitty rappers like iggy azalea famous and mainstream, hip hop is mainly a black culture. Take eminem for example, he was dope as fuck but people started saying he was the best rapper ever and stuff like that simply because of his skin color and the music industry fucked him up alot he even struggled with addiction and he tried his best to become a normal human being again and then proof got killed (he got killed because em tried to change his ways) and if you listen to alot of eminems songs he even exposes how fucked up the music industry is but at this point i think it took over him and his soul completely (notice how much he changed). you should listen to what scarface has to say in this video because he got a point and if anyone here thinks this is racist then im gonna tell you one thing, im a 16 year old white kid from sweden and i love the hip hop culture its like my everything, my best friend, my wife and my life :) i cant go one day without listening to some dope rap music for example. for me, rap can be fucking conscious expanding like some drugs out there. sry for my english i wrote this in a hurry
real talk , scarface was on point 100 percent and then some . you might not like what he said ,But it the truth . This man has been in the game 20 plus years he's the god father of hip hop . who are you guys , well the ones talking shit , on the sidelines , outside looking in , you dont know wtf goes on behind closed doors . Before you get on radio and videos as a official signed rapper you gotta go to a record label , And who owns all the record labels ? Jewish people!!!!. Who owns all the sports team ? jewish people!!!! who owns all the radio stations ? jewish people!!!! hell who owns all the t.v networks? you guessed it jewish people. And all this is fact , Just look it up people got smart phones and advanced technology now there no more excuses. being ignorant aint cool . and if you dont believe it cool , idgaf because pretty soon all these things that are hidden will start exposing its true nature , not just hip hop , because this is bigger then hip hop. All the lies America been telling , all the history of people will be revealed lol . And all you proud , boosting Caucasians talking shit in the safety in your homes or on your phones . Live it up , This is your world your rulership. And look how you destroyed the earth. Im telling you guys to live it up because you guys aren't gonna like what you have waiting for you in your next life . Aint no danm yolo ,foh. remember all that rape , robbing ,and mudering to all people on the face of this earth especially the so called black people, To get this rulership . your judgement is coming back on your head 100 fold . dont have to believe watch the news and wait and see . remember the last will be first , The first will be last . Also you reap what you sow . p.s Aint gonna be no hip hop over there. But off that is 2016 people gotta stop being followers and wake the fuck up before its to late ....smh
I'm white and never been a big fan of scarface. But he's telling the truth. I'm 33 and most white record execs since 1999 has signed anyone to a contract to make club music. And unfortunately alot of black execs and mostly radio stations followed their lead. Sad to say but it's a here today gone tomorrow business.
Fuck what the racists say behind their keyboards. They still won't say it to our faces. Anyway, I wish a lot of these younger rappers could get this kind of knowledge into their minds. Maybe they wouldn't be so wack.
Thats why I listen to all the old stuff when It was Real, what Happened on the streets, and the Musicians created their own Lyrics, and their own music. PROPER Talent.
I love Scarface but seeing this... he sounds so racist. Everything is black this and white that, This new era has rappers changing the style of hip hop to pop hop etc but if he's complaining about hating on the new rappers? Why dont he just find new rappers and keep the old syle hip hop alive instead of complaining because the new era is taking over. There is no more Mo Town, real R&B groups like Boy2Men, Blackstreet, SWV and so on... music is evolving and Scarface will still be bitching 20years from now. Im no fan no more!
he's not wrong. Hip hop is so far from what it's supposed to be about. The only black artist most of the time you hear are about "GOLD ALL IN MY WATCH" if they are lyrical or positive it's harder for them to get love. Now here comes Macklemore and all of a sudden you hear people saying "why can't hip hop be more positive like this" but ya'll dont want that unless it comes in a Macklemore wrapped box. He's not being racist, he's being honest.
That's how it is!!! Call a spade a spade!! Hip hop was the black man's outlet for awhile and if you looked into any crowd at any show - BLACK FANS. Today - WHITE FANS. I'm not trying to be a duck or anything, I'm just asking why do you think this is happening? TUPAC WAS basically the last BLACK hip hop star whose majority of his fans were blacks & minorities. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S A COINCIDENCE???!!! Not to mention he got murdered in the middle of a desert and was under surveillance by the FBI THAT NIGHT, AND SAME WITH NOTORIOUS B.I.G. That information has been released in 2pac & Biggie's files by the Freedom of Information Act and you can go look that up. I'm just saying he's dead right even though he may come off wrong esp. with the Jewish comment!
He is not really talking about whites, he talking about the rich MF that own the top labels, which are White, but he is also talking alot about blacks, the blacks that make that garbage ass music, that sound like FUCKIN idiots, and it pisses him off, because the only rappers that are bringing good music are whites, well in the mainstream anyways! That's why he said he likes Kendrick Lamar, because he is good, and aint making retarded shit like 2Chains, Tyga, Waka Flaka, and the rest of them dumbasses
Why don't these rappers get specific? Come out and name fucking names....But no...the same people they're talking about, will be the same people they're hugged up with on the red carpet of some fucked up award show....I don't know about Scarface, but a lot of artists be saying this same shit, but nobody knows who the fuck they're talking about, so everybody's safe.
It's always been like that with rap music. The generic "you" who they're always talking shit to. How many of them actual call people out. MC Eiht and Quik (not just to each other)? The Game til he got knocked out by a real Blood at the mall? 99% of rap is studio gangsterism, which is fine if you view it as entertainment. And I still respect the hell outta Scarface.
people sooking about black people going to basketball is the same thing, lol when black people went to basketball they elevated it, its got michael jordan and lebron james the 2 greats that are respected by the majority of basketball fans, than look at hip hop, when its trying to be multicultural its just ruining the craft and the whole culture to get mainstream success
what the fuck are you talking about? besides common, lup, and bob, there are no big time rappers who arent fake thugs. white rappers have meaning to their songs. youre a fucking crackhead
Douche Bag Dingle Berry Breath eminems songs are either him mocking celebrities or americas reaction towards him, the only albums that had meaning were recovery and MMLP2, and macklemore, who ever likes macklemore took advantage of his song same love by making it and releasing it when gay marriage was a topic across the news, it was a oppurtunistic song
xPeriishHD so youre a teenager and have no idea about when he was good. got it. listen to the slim shady lp, marshal mathers lp, and the eminem show and shut the fuck up. macklemore isnt even a rapper and is terrible at whatever the fuck he's trying to do. next time you hear about macklemore is when he comes outta the closet
xPeriishHD yeah youre grown up because adults abbreviate shit all the time…. literally off those first 3 albums, not countint infinite, literally the only songs where he mentions celebrities are the real slim shady and without me. you apparently havent head guilty conscience, just dont give a fuck, bad meets evil, stan, the way i am, marshall mathers, sing for the moment, cleanin out my closet, white america, or till i collapse. just to name the biggest songs off those 3 that mean something. shut the fuck up or know what youre talking about
I love his laugh. I don't know about rap being too "white" now, but Jews definitely run Hollywood and the entire entertainment business for that matter...so I'd have to agree with Face. But the craft has suffered in the last 10-15 yrs and just isn't the same. The golden years of hip hop are long gone.
the problem is rappers these days are rapping and selling to whites so they can get rich faster as the rappers back then would rap about real struggle hood issues
Well he's not wrong. But he's not perfectly right either. It's not conspiring against black folks but rather conspiring FOR money. H.L. Mencken said "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the american public". And this applies to ANYTHING - movies, music, etc. Dumb shit sells. From Chief Keef to Nickelback to Twilight to The Lardassians. I mean shit - would Scarface like it if some oldhead looked at Birdman as a shining example of his generation? Millionaires want to make money not art. And yeah Hip Hop has been co-opted by the mainstream - just like the blues went Rock n Roll, or Mexican food went Chipotle. It's the good and bad of american culture. The good news is this time black artists got paid and Jay Z and Kanye are running shit instead of begging back stolen royalties. My advice to younger acts would be - Do it yourself, for the love the game and integrity. And don't expect your paycheck to come from a record label anymore. Those days are over. Hip hop is RIPE for an alternative/punk movement just the same as what happened to Rock n Roll. People making music, connecting with audiences, selling tickets, moving merchandise and doing it without making the mainstream richer is EASY now. You can make a music video on your god damn phone and get a tour going with kickstarter. The only thing missing is the great art that makes it look easy. That's the tricky part as it always has been.
It can definitely be both. The money is a side objective to the grand masters at the top of the industry. And I mean the three headed monster that controls the whole industry Sony,Universal,and Warner.What do you think the boards of the companies look like? Cheese cake white What's a grander objective than money? The answer is control. Having the ability to sway public opinion and behavior in whatever direction you see fit. In the modern world, at the top of every system on Earth that matters is a board or organization or individual that is cheese cake white. Their personal prejudices are of course going to manifest through their organizations I'm sure none of these old rich white aristocrats have any particular love for black people and probably have an outright distaste for them
+transcendentmuzic their objective has been to destroy us, the only issue is we're the ones that create and originate all the dope shit. They co-opt and steal our creations, make millions, even billions sometimes, and then use that money to keep us down, white supremacy is a system, their goal is always to keep us broken, because if left alone, the world would see who and what we really are, things would go back to the way they were in the past before the white man conquered raped and pillaged. They're afraid of us.
H.L. Mencken also said : “The Jew could be put down very plausibly as the most unpleasant race ever heard of. As commonly encountered they lack any of the qualities that mark the civilized man: courage, dignity, incorruptibility, ease, confidence. They have vanity without pride, voluptuousness without taste, and learning without wisdom. Their fortitude, such as it is, is wasted upon puerile objects, and their charity is mainly a form of display.” (Treatise on the Gods)
The Elvis of hiphop is Eminem, but Macklemore might take his title. I wouldn't be surprised to see in 20 years, Eminem on a postage stamp with the title King/Founder of Hiphop. You know how they write themselves as the heroes of history. I said it first.
I like Scarface but he and Method Man and many other "old school" rappers are bitter as fuck because they are no longer relevant. And I love both Method Man and Scarface but its like, instead of complaining about how its getting fucked up. Do something about it instead of running your mouth with bitterness. And I completely disagree with him being a race thing. I think what killed hip hop was sellouts like Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Jay Z, and 2 Chainz.
downtoearth x Scarface is not just a rapper; he's a legend. He's doesn't have a billion dollars to change it. He's doing his part by speaking out. I think he is qualified more than you to explain the state of hip hop today. To culturally own the music industry you must own the buildings, the radio stations, the distribution and not just produce the music.
No doubt scarface is a legend. No doubts there. But the way his statement comes off as is offensive and may alienate some of his fans. I do agree with some of the statements he said, but the way he stated it comes off as racist and offensive. Many hip hop fans are white and jewish. And while it is mainly pioneered and dominated by the blacks, I think its ignorant to alienate anyone from liking something because they are a certain race/religion. Think about it should people who are black not listen to or create alternative rock, metal, rock, punk music simply because they are black? No, so why can't people who are white have an interest in another's culture?
Well biggie smalls is an original name. Kindof makes sense too. Biggie being all plump and all. But really scarface, dude that pushes kilos of yayo. And SuperTupac, look up the columbo archives. There is a notorius coca supplier named scarface.
I was fine with everything he said until he decided to talk shit about Eric Clapton, a fucking guitar legend. How come with topics like this its always gotta be "white this" and "black that"?
you missed the point of what he was saying he was saying blues started in back rooms and jukejoints atmosphere of black culture and that robert johnson and people like that....those are legends....the originators.......and you made his point by disregarding the point to declare Clapton "god" ??? I love clapton but cmon, youre making his whole point. we have forgot the originators and WHY they did this and replaced it with their fans...who may be awesome but ask yourself have we lost something from the original. We have. It's a slippery slope
***** Nobody is disregarding the originals. He's right too, why does everything have to circulate around culture and race? Clapton and B.B. King are gods, it's not a racist thing for me to say Clapton is. If B.B. King were brought up in a discussion I would declare him a guitar god too (and I did). Nobody is losing anything, because if you're into a specific genre, you should know and appreciate all the great artists. I appreciate black artists just as much as white ones, and it doesn't matter what race comes in and transforms the genre. Music isn't meant to be bottled up by one specific culture. That's just sad.
I get what you are saying and I never made it about race but i can say when things lose their roots...via both, commercialization(which every genre will admit "waters down" the feelings in the material) and emulation (with much better marketing) it often by todays culture is completely forgot and ridiculed. I cant tell you how many of my friends have no idea who Robert Johnson is and HAVE argued me down that some blues song is a clapton original. People argue that these new kids are the greatest rappers ever when they arent talking about anything or are just vulgar idiots....original lost in place of garbage. I will say face is racists in this but he is from area of the country where they have dealt with heavier racism than mine and i get that some people from there really draw black and white lines even if for lack of better words about culture and counter-culture. What does bother me is the crying of why is everything about race by mostly whites...no one made it like that but white races historically and at this point it is kind of ingrained in most people and they stick up for what little they have. It hurts to see that be taken. Blacks, whites, the rich and the poor have contributed to the downfall of musical integrity
and to be honest i have had this conversation with many white friends while arguing about Grateful Dead songs which were originally another band, Clapton songs(some even from the Robert Johnson album), Rolling Stones songs, etc. These guys all claim these songs to be originated and the style and etc by the white guys they are praising....and the sad thing is my black friends mostly dont know or give a damn about the originators of such things and if you even mention it to white friends they'll just claim the black person makes it about black and white to guilt the white man or to be racists while basically not acknowledging the originator which is the musically inclined passive aggressive racism that makes all this "commercialization" of what was a cultural thing possible. I think thats what this was all more about
Fancyslimshady Scarface never said he hated anyone because of their skin color, and the "typical eminem hater" does not dislike him because of skin color.
im someone who just recently started to have a REALL appreciation for hip hop music and culture (i used to just like hip hop music and only really appreciated rock and metal) and i have to say that im really impressed by how insightful and artistic alot of these hip hop artists minds are
You can tell that shit was eating Scarface alive talking bout Pac. He was genuinely sad! RIP my brother you paved the way
Chris W True man! Only thing held him from not crying on camera was his realness.
You can tell the love Scarface still have for Pac, the way he says ''I miss that dude man'', he gets emotional. Smile is one of my favorite songs, REST IN POWER PAC..2020 AND BEYOND
That's why they bought all the radio stations. Because they want to force certain music to the listeners. Back in the days if you went to different regions of the country and turned on the radio, You would hear artists from that region. Not anymore. Now every urban radio station keeps the same 15-20 songs in rotation and they are played everywhere across the country. They did that for control. And if you dislike what's being played, you're a "hater." They're trying to whitewash Hip-Hop. Over the next decade, you will see more and more white rappers coming out. Mark my words...
I’m starting to see it now look all the white rappers and nah Adam 22 all culture vultures lil xan getting money of it
Jack Harlow don't get it twisted it's some black artists who are black but they have a white rapper undertone to them like Drake bitchass that corn ball don't represent nothing I'm from or going through none of that
I'm coming with that real raw hip hop but I ain't rushing there's not enough lyrical rappers I see that's competition right now tho
6 years later...
People really had love for Pac. Crazy how a person who wasn't around for very long touched so many lives.
Leyfey Son Absolutely
Leyfey Son even for us ones that only met him through his music be blessed
Not just that but in so many countries around the world damn near all of them im from serbia and there is so many people here that he touched but everywhere u go thers pac fans
Because he had that spark about him, some of us have never met him but listening to his songs watching interviews and documentaries, it's feel like you know him, it's like he's speaking to you, for me I'm 16 and pac had thought me more than I have learn my whole school life
Pac didn’t sit on his @$$ like these other scrubs in the game, because he really stuck by the words of his song and he got around. R.I.P. MAKAVELI DA DON!!!
He hit the nail on the head, protect the integrity of the craft.
I agree with Scarface. I'm white and I love Hip Hop. I appreciate the culture and I hate seeing it diluted by white businessmen dictating the future of a black platform. I'm 32 so hip hop has been influential in the sense that it's a genre that originated and blossomed during my formative years. I truly don't listen to any other genre of music. Hip Hop, conscious rap I should clarify, speaks to my soul, but I recognize that I am purely a fan. I can't stand current mainstream rap. Somewhere along the line, the message, the hunger, was misplaced, which gave way for many frauds. That's just my take
Respect bro
Respect brother
Jews ain't white.
Moon Knight the people who took over Israel are not the biblical Hebrews to whom God gave the land of Canaan, they're just European converts to tulmadic Judaism who're now fronting as Jews
Jewish people are not white. Look at the last names of every movie and record label owner. They have Jewish last names. They stand with Israel more than they will ever stand with America. Know the difference in cultures and races. Europe is white. The Middle East is where Jews originated from. They only have white skin because of mixing. For hundreds of years.
HE IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH!
Pac: "White people! Don't be alarmed!" lmao
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I love my fellow pac fans
We looking for Brad
I think some of you misunderstood what Scarface was saying here. He is not saying white rappers SHOULD NOT be part of the hip hop culture, he is saying that they should not control the hip hop culture and manipulate it to make black people look stupid. All you people in the comments who said "I will never buy a white rappers record" and "All white rappers suck", you missed the fucking point. He doesn't like the fact that some white rappers have dominated the culture.
I actually think he wasn't even talking about white rappers. He was talking about the white record label owners and such. The ones who know nothing about hip-hop. But idk I might have misinterpreted.
T wrocks u are so right I thought I was the only one, am confuse with these comments. You know I trying to understand where these fools come out with Knocks being racist. Are ppl so dum they can't understand what he's talking bout. Right now am just shock yes smh lol I really ain't see how these ppl come to terms that he was talking like he was racist. U see that shit aluh b listening to stop it yea it messing with aluh brain lamo
ZeeLove Connor Huh???
No you missed the point. He was not saying that white rappers HAVE dominated the culture, have implies that they presently dominate the culture, which has not happened yet. He was saying that the white people who run the record companies, and own the majority of the business are trying to push black people out of rap and replace them with whites. The record companies are also trying to brainwash people into trying to live the lifestyle that these hot garbage spraying rappers on the radio rap about. This is why black rappers that actually have skill and rap with substance are not played like the garbage they consistently play on radio stations across the country. I don't think the average everyday white person is to blame for this, but I don't think the average everyday white person would mind, if only whites rapped either.
What "white rappers" are controlling anything? Eminem, Rittz, seekret (can find him on Facebook), who? Please Lord, don't say Yella .....
The companies are to blame to a certain extent. No one forces these black artist to make a mockery of themselves and the entire culture though. These black artists willingly sign up and sell-out.
memphisRebel88 The money is the coercion though. The rappers have no choice if they want to earn a decent living.
Upful Soul BS. The "rappers" should be held accountable too. What's stopping these black "rappers" from pooling their money together and starting their own MAJOR record labels/distribution to compete with the old white guy's record label? You sound like the type that would sell out for money. In fact, you probably already have.
memphisRebel88 True but the rappers are simply workers in this scenario. The bosses have the capital and control the whole system. All they care about are hits and not the impact of the music.
Upful Soul Obviously you can't comprehend this simple concept. I'm done.
Upful Soul Thank you for proving my point about the level of your "intelligence."
This interview is still relevant
So much more now than ever before there is always been culture vultures of every era but now there are wayyyyy too many of them that purposely exploit black culture to the extreme at this point I'm so fed up with it and not enough people speaking about it.
So much now than ever before in hip hop history there are wayyyyy too many culture vultures that constantly exploit black culture to the fullest especially in current times.
So much now than ever before in music history
I'm white and he's saying something I've been saying for years. This shit happens in every popular music genre. The people that created or really define and embody a particular genre, become irrelevant to the labels as the genre becomes commercialized. The music is marketed towards the high school age demographic.
Here's the cycle as I see it, no matter the genre. Marketing towards the tone deaf- white- teenage masses, will eventually redefine anything getting radio play.
The soul rock and roll of the late 50's and 60's... ruined by white folks.
Country music is all about whether you're pretty or not. Talent is irrelevant. Can't sing? No matter. You're pretty, you'll be a star.
Rap and hip-hop music are no different. Once rap became mainstream America, it was the beginning of the end. The lyricists from the late 80's and early 90's, can destroy most of these clowns today, rapping about their bling, money and cars. There is no content or wordplay for the most part.
"Fuck your money! Fuck your cars! N____ spit some hot bars!", The villian
sad hvacman they barely even rap anymore. 1998 was the year that rap broke into the pop mainstream in a way it never had before. We can blame Atlanta mostly for that.
Real talk
Your comment is 💯. Look at R&R.., it almost doesn’t exist now.
@@psychedelicfright85 Leave Atlanta alone! Andre 3000 is from there and so is killer mike! Leave it alone! J.I.D is from there!
American society is all like that. Corrupt, superficial, cheap, individualistic, with a great lack of decent morals and ethical behavior. Coupled with a extreme distasteful type of religion. Glad I am just visiting once in a while.
Bruh y'all gotta imagine, Hip Hop was never mainstream, so REAL HIP HOP prolly will never be mainstream. Hip Hop has always followed the underground. And underground is booming.
Right time ti go back to underground music but they will slither in that soon enough as well
same shit happened with jazz
and blues!
besides me now youre literally the only one commenting with yourself….
Sol Ark Ohm pointing out obvious shit isn't trolling….
And house
Sol Ark Ohm
We don't need schools to study it. I don't have the skills it takes to rap although I might have 30 years ago so I don't even try- but rap and hip-hop still get in my music. I might improvise the Spanish guitar over a hip-hop or tribal house backtrack. Or improvise while reciting what I call "ghetto poetry". Later I tell people the lyrics were written by 2pac. People's favorites are "too many tears" and "staring thru my rear view".
after tupac he is the one!!
This is the realest interview I have seen this far.
He speaking the truth we got macklemore and iggy winning awards over some of the best songs. Knowing there song wasn't that great. Higher ups tryna make hip hop white man. Except Em he been here lol
terrell williamson In my opinion Kendrick should have won the Grammy for Best Rap album but that doesn't mean Macklemore put out a shit album. Macklemore put out a quality album and the people hating on him are the people that didn't give him a chance. No, not because he was white, but because they only listened to "Thrift Shop" and "Same Love" and thought that he was wack. Macklemore has put in his dues and so has Kendrick, why can't we just respect both of them? They will be leading the next generation as they both spread there messages and positivity through their lyrics.
Yea I know macklemore song was good but the song that won over Kendricks was bull + you and I know that everyone voted for Kendrick. Even if macklemore song was great. P.s I like macklemore
I respect Scarface for what he has done and achieved but, I am starting to change my mind on what I think of him. First of all music is music, independently of what race creates it. It doesn't (or shouldnt) have a "race" trademark. It seems he is trying to look for an excuse for the likes of todays society. He could have just complained about how comercial music is prevailing over quality music and that's it. There are many talented artists that are playing on the street to survive that have more talent than the so-called superstars that cope todays music lists, win grammys and make millions just because they are trendy. But he had to bring out the black/white subject like it would make a bigger impression. Who cares if Rock'n Roll was invented by a black man or a white one? Is it good? Do you like it? You can have your own opinion but the fact that it was created by one race or another is irrelevant. Please we are in the 21st century and we must move on. Complaining about these things while binging out the subject of racism is just preventing us to solve the problem. Cheers.
Dani Perez Who cares about your opinion. You non blacks are too worried a culture that you didn't contribute to. Nobody wants to co op salsa music so its easy for you to say "oh it shouldn't matter" yeah, it doesn't matter to you because your culture is not ripped off at every turn and its certainly not as influential black american.
Zora Haviland
It's an opinion. No one has to care about it. Your comment just shows what I just explained, but you have your head so deep up your ass you don't even realize. It's not about a race taking away from another. It's about single, individual rich idiots who represent nobody but themselves. Just because they are white doesn't mean they represent a race. Just because I am against some of the politics of Obama doest mean I am against all of the U.S. You have to stop living in the past and get over it. And by the way, learn to express yourself better mate, I hardly understood your comment. Cheers!
"uphold the integrity of the craft"!!!!!!! You're my favorite rapper, Scarface!
I can't believe the disrespect in the comments towards Scarface. This man is a living legend. And he's right, there's a lot of powerful white folks (lyor cohen, jimmy iovine & even rick Rubin) who leech off & monetize the plight and struggles of a foreign culture to them. Brad Jordan is one of the best storytellers in hip hop and his PAC story was sincere & funny as hell. Much respect to Face Mob!
You can't tell these ignorant ass mfs nothing they don't care about shit don't read any books they just on bullshit 24/7 365
Whites been took over rap music. Every form of music as far as rock, country, rap, etc. originates from rhythm and blues, which is black music. If you really go back you'll see how things like The Salsa which is considered an African love dance from Afro-Cubans. One of the most important instruments used in country music is the banjo and that instrument originated in west africa, the thing with black people is we always want to integrate with other races especially whites and that's when we lose our culture and financial stability. We did it with segregation. You don't see Asians trying to integrate Chinatown or Korea Town with other groups. That's their community and they've built it to much success. 99 percent of rappers are black and yet we own no labels, no distribution, nothing. you see what happened when Suge Jay da Prince, and Irv Gotti tried to create their own label and union for rappers, the Feds came in and put cases on Suge and Gotti, because whenever black threaten the status quo or economic order in America the powers to be will try to destroy you.
The reason why whites so called have taken over Hip Hop is because younger cats in this day & time refuse to make real Hip Hop! instead you make bullshit ass Rap music that make us look like fools.
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Were not talking about Unsigned or Underground artist. we're talking about the mainstream artist which over the last 15yrs have destroyed the art form of Hip Hop with mediocre beats & dumb downed lyrics. see I am a first generation Hip Hopper. and over the last 35yrs I have seen this art form grow to the point that it once influenced the world in a positive & negative capacity. now it only influences the people of this planet in a negative capacity. I know many of the shorties that are rapping in today's mainstream rap industry can rap better than what they are presenting to the public. but so many of them want a bullshit record deal so bad (360 deal) that they will allow record execs to get in their heads & influence them to put out GARBAGE that is harmful to the young teens that listen to it. Hip Hop in the mainstream is dead. and the only way it's going to come back is that this new generation must learn the true history & culture of Hip Hop. and they must learn & respect that it is a black art form. they also must break away from these bullshit ass satanic record companies who can care less about art. because all these record companies care about is to make money & to indoctrinate the masses.
1217msAKing
Yup I agree...
What do you whote folk know about hip hop we knoew more we made it
a banjo isnt in country music lmao!!!!!!
Love this dude....most hypnotic voice in hip/hop of all time....sounds almost like he's preaching a sermon when he distributes his thoughts on a mic...a true rap Giant!!!
We need to have a unified voice to back up these celebrities who actually talk what is REAL, because if we don't they end up like Katt Williams, Ol Dirty Bastard, Patrice O'neal, etc... When rappers do make quality music content we need to support them and TURN OFF any radio station or show that plays the degrading, belittling, demeaning music. Or else... it's all just talk and them putting their necks on the line for people who won't support them.
Facts, They only become "Washed" Or to an extent of being called "Crazy", when society/fans/leaders do not back up the artist/entertainer s' words.
You right.
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Same with jazz and house music
michael morgan don't forget blues.
what white people again is it, are you going to say the heart beat is white too music is music
@@StephenHopkinsVaults stfu
BlackRook29 ruckus
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110% Facts.... Thank you
Hiphop is going the way rock went with Elvis.
no it isn't there are still a lot of good black rappers out there but you have to look underground.
elvis was rock n roll not rock...
James Harrison It's just Semantics. Rock is the shortened form of rock and roll, like R&B is rhythm and blues. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll".
James Harrison Elvis is not rock n roll Chuck Berry is rock n roll Robert Johnson is rock n roll Elvis is a thief.
Zakiyyah Hassan Hamza Shabazz lol how is elvis a thief?
I hear what he's saying, but it takes 2 to tango, one to offer a contract and a sell out to sign it! When I say sell out, I mean literally sell all your artistic rights over to someone with enough power to change what you do! So it's also down to the artists decision to hold back from that and stay true to the art of Hip Hop if the contract doesn't feel right for the elements..
s long as poor youth from the hood are creating they are gonna go for the easy money most will .
He was bouta say "illuminati" but then decided, he would fuck up if he said that 1:24
Something about this interview where a fellow artist worked with 2pac.. This has to be one of the more genuine interviews. Not saying other guys who knew Pac are faking it when describing their friendship with him, but the way Face recounts his times with him, the humor in some of it and the tone of his voice when he's like "I miss that dude.", there was definitely something deeper going on that for anyone who have had a close relationship with someone can relate to.
I love scarfaces pac stories!! And I understand where hes coming from on forgetting where true hip hop started. I totally agree with how he feels I feel the same.
lol and your generation styled like my generation and culture and forgetting us
bwahahahahahahahahahahaha
What he is saying is that hip hop was started by African American decedents who knew and know the struggle of our people culturally that is our way of expressing our desires to not have to deal with it. Just because you admire a style of music if you are a bystander and have no origin of the spirit that created it then stay on the side lines don’t polute it with your mix. Even if you embrace the style be honest enough to say I love it but that truth does not relate to my life. What scarface is saying is once we workd this music and got notoriety it then became a meal ticket to investors with no respect for truth and culture but those who worshiped a dollar and thats what messed up the music. When you have that going on then you have pollution because anybody could say something if they can afford it whether it uplifts or not.
I've just pictured 2pac in that Hammer imitating cops, laughed my ass of lol. What a man Pac was!
Fantastic and sadly still relevant interview by Scarface.
Outstanding honesty and perspective.
there was an all black rock band from Detroit called "DEATH"
damn I never heard of them and that's my city
They were a black punk band inspired by the who a white mod band in parcular Pete townsands tequniqe of playing haha haha go figure that one
the problem isn't hip-hop going white, the problem is the increase of negligence towards hip-hop's roots, history, and pioneers. all this talk about skinny jeans, skirts, gays, whites, etc. affecting hip-hop for the worse is all bullshit. we can become more diverse without forgetting where we came from. however, this current era is just ignorant about the genre. i'm not saying that you have to know hip-hop like the back of your hand, but if we acknowledge the people/events/ideas/etc. that came before us, we can only grow as an intelligent culture.
for example, it's safe to say that the 70's and 80's are forgotten decades of hip-hip. when the average head refers to the "old school," 99% of the time, they're talking about the 90's. and even though the 90's were only 24 years ago, the same, few names pop into conversation: eazy-e, 2pac, biggie, snoop, big l, nas, etc. all of them are dope MCs, but think about it: at the rate this is going, isn't it possible that other legends like large professor, spice 1, lord finesse, kool g, ras kass, canibus, jeru the damaja, scarface, and chubb rock will be forgotten in only decades? that thought is fucking scary, not to mention that we fail to recognize later MCs (very late 90's-early 00's) for being innovative as well.
if we want hip-hop to stay authentic, we have to raise awareness of what is becoming forgotten. sure, times change. that's fine. but what isn't all good is the lack of true appreciation for the genre. everyone wants to make a dope beat and spit a nice rhyme, but very few want to take time to embrace the genre for what it is and actually spread that knowledge.
i don't mind if the casual listener nods his head to a record without any knowledge of the hip-hop, but it's all a different story when we have heads who claim to be lovers of the art, dedicate themselves to it, yet contribute nothing significant because they refuse to do the easiest research.
He's saying the lyrical content has become mainstream and white a plain it used to be real as fuck not fucking drake macklemore all that bullshit alot of hip hop is just pop by now
you imagine 2pac, Face, Spice 1 , Cbo, B legit, Willie D Biggie fucking with these illuminati bitches like Kanye, Jayz, and lil wayne.
This interview went over a lot of heads. He said it all in 0:51-1:10. Blk community & society always blaming “white ppl” but y’all gotta be specific w that blame
He said ''So fucking Jewish''.. hahaha.. so true.... DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A GANGSTA!!!
He is not sayin that white should not be a part of hip hop culture. nor is he saying that white should not listen to hip hop. He IS saying that we have to preserve its genuine aspects so it doesn't become watered down and killed like the music industry did to rock n roll. The reason he made the comparison is because BOTH rap and rock n roll were created by blacks originally (even if there were other cultures around or involved), in order to keep the music of our culture alive we cant let the corporate greedy record company owners and managers control what the public hears bcecause if they do then that means that they controll the destiny of the music because they'll allow the wack music that some rappers make to be heard, but not push the positive music to the same american/worldwide crowd that listens to the genre. When elvis remade alot of the classic rock songs created by blacks they promoted him as the king of rock and roll. next thing you know the common black or white person in american younger than 30 doesnt even know that rock was actually created by blacks and that they got pushed out of their own music genre by the corporate greedy record companies. Do you notice a pattern?
Co signing!
one love for you and big man 2pac respect from croatia
At around 9:00 you can clearly hear schoolboyQ's 'Yay Yay' either playing loud or being recorded / performed in the background
True. Our music in general changed though, not just rap
Still one of the best to ever do it
I'm white and I say Scarface is right!
I love how they got ScHoolboy Q performing in the back lol
He is so spot on with everything. Like him, I wasn't around when Rock n Roll first came about but I have seen it in Funk, soul, reggae, blues and jazz as well as hip hop. What annoyes me the most is when people who don't listen to these styles of music only get into it when a white pop artist takes to the Mic. I like to those who call Elvis the King to shut the fuck up. They invented Elvis Presley because they didn't want white kids especially girls to look up to black musicians like Chuck Berry and little Richard who were the true Kings of Rock n Roll. They invented it.
elvis looked up to black musicians he even said so
U R Damn Right, Scarface.Real Talk.
real talk
You can see the love and respect he has for Tupac, rightly so. Tupac was a genius and and honest man who spoke TRUTH
Benzino is a horrible rapper in my opinion but you got to admit he was right back then when he was saying this was going to happen. He was owner of Source magazine even though he was rapping. He had a better insight on what was going to come in the future and what was going on with the media and the movement of music. But nobody listened......
Thats what people wernt understanding he was trying to help us save it.
Yep they got so caught up with his beef with Eminem. Of course Eminem had all the support but Benzino was trying to get something across but people took it off as him being just out of line. But in reality he new what was going to come in the future and now when i watch there beef, i feel weird about it.
9 months before Macklemore won a Grammy for Best Rap Album over Kendrick Lamar.
Preach....Just like with Blues, Jazz, R&B, and Rock & Roll the take over of our black music has begun.
Kendrick Lamar deserved that Grammy! That award was stolen from him.
Kingsta2000 it is ours now mohahaha
Awwwwww lmfao
"Pretty soon hip hop won't be so nice. No Ice Cube just vanilla ice." Ice Cube
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This interview aged like Wine just like most of Faces work.💯
Man so true. If we can get these young kids (26-younger) to understand the music their hearing is junk. Yet it's being feed to them as good music. Sad.
What's funny is that our parents told us Hip-hop was junk. That's what happens every generation.
The main problem with this generation though is that Hip-hop was the last truly creative form of music made.
In the 80's hip-hop, in the 70's Disco, in the 60's R and B and Soul, in the 50's Doo Wop. And the list goes on.
Since the 80's nothing new has happened. Music has almost completely stopped evolving.
And what you are left with are watered down versions of cool stuff!
mikey skinnyman hip-hop is american form of reggae music.. But you guys are missing the point., music hasn't stopped revolving, its being blocked, dummy down and feed as a new style of rap, country or hard rock. Radio station has become prostitute to billionaire owners. Same for TV (reality TV) anyone.
I think people totally forget where Hip-Hop came from. Hip-Hop became music with a voice but it didn't start that way, it started as fun party music. Until the song the Message from Grand Master flash came out. Before that most of the songs were like what the Sugar Hill gang was putting out. Then it grew in to music with a voice! NWA, Public Enemy etc. But look at the roots. LL Cool J, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Sugar Hill Gang, Juice Crew, Kool Moe D. Party music, bragging and boasting. But original and creative.
And UK garage, Grime, Dubstep? Those are not main stream forms of music. Hip-Hop is. So was Disco, Rock And Roll, Doo Wop, Jazz. Those all because main stream and at some point or another controlled the air waves. Since hip-hop show me anything else that has controlled the air-waves?
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards shows Scarface was right.
its nothin like the ol skool hiphop
Essentially Hip Hop/Rap is divided into 4 major signatures. Lyrics, Flow, Music, & Persona. Lyrics are simply the words written & spoken. Flow is the sound, tone, and inflection of the artist's voice. Music is the literal sounds of beats, tunes, instruments heard. Persona is the character, swag, & impression depicted by the artist whether true or false.
Some artists simply have juvenile, silly, or trivial lyrics. And for the most part, this is what Nas meant when he said "Hip Hop is dead." Souljah Boy Tell 'Em has silly & borderline crap for lyrics. The music he uses/creates is decent to good. His flow is a matter of one's opinion. His persona is the reflection of a 90s kid growing up on Hip Hop fashion & behavior of the 2000s. Basically, no flavor, no originality. He represents one extreme of the spectrum. Eminem represents the opposition extreme of the spectrum. Lyrics are always well-crafted with attention to details, imagery, emotion, flavor. Flow is a multifaceted from rapid fire, evenly toned, slow paced and masterfully timed. His musical recipes are always taken from the Cookbook of High Quality. His persona is in one word--unique. No single artist is the father of his image, the genesis of his personality.
Is Hip Hop white-ran now? Not quite, but it will be in 10-12 years. White music executives know they cannot, at the moment, infuse the game with an onslaught of talented "white boy rappers" lest they expose themselves to black community backlash as hijackers.
The million dollar question is "WHY will Hip Hop eventually become evenly dominated by white males & females & white agendas?" Because the black artists are content with Souljah Boy-level lyrics, flow, & persona; whereas the white artists know the must adopt an Eminem-level lyricism, multi-dimensional flow, tailored musical compositions, and signature personae. The blacks believe, and rightly so, that most black listeners will openly accept bullshit lyrics as long as they have club poppin' beats. The whites believe, and rightly so, that blacks aren't the financial force that will make or break their careers, thus to not be deemed "whack" "intruder" & a "one-hit wonder" they must spend more time & effort tailor-making their game. The truth of why white female rapper V-Nasty isn't widely popular is not because her lyrics & flow are trash (they're actually witty & smooth) but rather because her music isn't signature, her persona is that of a 90s white girl mimicking the fashion & behavior of the allegedly "hip" Hip Hop 2000s era. She raps quite well (for a snowbunny) but her persona seems like a gimmick, an assumption of what a "thug" white girl would look like and act like.
You will not see an infuse of white rappers like her & Lady Sov in the coming years--their types of images won't work with blacks or whites. As far as males, they can come in any appearance from geeky (AdRock) to thuggish (Paul Wall). But the common denominator the bulk of them WILL HAVE is spicy, fiery, story-telling lyricism.
The black rapper can say (and be treated as lyrical) "My car goes bump / Gotta Bubba like Gump / See dem rims spin / Like a merry-go-around, yo / Bang goes my glock / my eye on the clock as I clock dem dollars / holla at ya boy, yo ...." But if a white rapper says that same bullshit he will get his ass laughed out of town. The white rappers must say AND WILL come hard "Last night met a genie with a bottle / no not Aguilera / Jenna, Katie, maybe Sarah / Yes, Crystal with Julia's smile / No not Julia Childs / A pretty woman with 7 digits to dial ...." {Examples ONLY}
So in my opinion, much of black Hip Hop lyricism & personae are boo-boo. Perhaps the game needs an invasion of blue-eyed, pale-skinned Paul Walls, Ke$has, Eminems, Slugs, etc. to save the game because when Ludacris(s), Nelly(s), Nas(s), & Tech9(s) retire or dearly depart Hip Hop will be a realm of poop rappers.
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Da truth! I was telling some young hearts this thing. Glad to see I'm not getting senile.
I grew up on Scarface and even the pre-Scarface Geto (Ghetto) Boys album, "Grip it on Another Level". Bought every album Scarface was on, even bought every album I could find on the old Rap-A-Lot label, anybody remember "The Convicts"? If not search, "Wash your Ass" by them, laughed for a whole summer while listening to that back in the 90s. He definitely isn't saying whites shouldn't rap, he's simply saying, whites, blacks, whoever, should pay respect to the history of rap and not go making it look dumb. My only problem, like many others, was the comment about Eric Clapton. It's a problem for me because Clapton made entire tribute albums to Robert Johnson, he's probably one of the most respectful guitar player when it comes to paying respects to the legends of the blues. Which is exactly what he is saying rappers should be doing towards the legends of rap, but says, "Clapton isn't the blues". Keep in mind Mister, Mister Scarface, there's many of us that read interviews with you back in the early 90s. Ones where the interviewer talked about you jamming to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, two bands that are at best contemporaries of early Clapton. You wouldn't want people thinking you're a busta now would you B?
"A Band Called Death" Netflix the Documentary on the first Punk Rock group.
Great Fucking Documentary!!!
Their Music was ahead of its time, btw 1st Punk Rock Group ever was from Peru, they called themselves Los Saicos (The Psychos) they were from the 60's era
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Scarface is absolutely right. We already lost Rock and some Blacks regard Hip Hop to the same standards as Church or the Bible so why let it be taken over or give up on the very thing you love.
What the fuck are you talking about? I never said that all so don't put words in my mouth. Seriously you jackass where in this comment did I even insinuate that?
"we already lost Rock" who lost rock??
Blacks lost rock just like classical and jazz. Once Whites took over we felt it wasn't cool anymore or that it lost its appeal and we let them have it and the same thing is happening with Hip Hop only not so easily. Does that bring some clarity now?
***** when you say classical, what kind of music is that?
Baghuul You know the kind of music that is credited with Beethoven,Bach or Mozart. It was originated by the Moors from Northern Africa if I remember correctly and the Moors were renowned travelers so upon travelling to Europe that's when Whites got into it.
The people who control the music industry and dumb down RAP to manipulate the new generation and to make black people sound stupid dont only control do that to RAP. The thing about Hip Hop is that it was so lyrical, poetical, and with such a deep cultural root into the black community and history that its sad to see it be destroyed. As a white Brasilian I didnt always have the access to the newest (more manipulated) Hip Hop comming up, so I had the pleasure of getting to know the music when it concored and revolutionized the world. Music is ment to be art, its ment to reflect something beautiful or horrible, the truth through someone elses eyes, and its not ment to exist exclusively to catch peoples attention. Van Gogh wasnt recognized in his life time, that doesnt make his style and his madness any less beautiful. The thing is new artists dont want to come up with art, they have nothing toexpress, they write to make money by writing about the things money can give you. This culture created by the new artists is so self destructive and so corruptable it honestly pisses the shit out of me. Well ill stop ranting. Hate if you will I really dont give a flying fuck.
PS. stop saying hes being racists haha are you even listening to him? He is talking about the white men who control the music industry. The emphasis on them being white is because its not fair for them to have so much influence on the destiny of rap when they have no roots on its culture and no respect for the craft.
Respect. To see what I grew up on get fucked up, its a shame
man that video was such a great video
it's crazy I play real hip hop at work ..they say I'm old
pac stories are so dope
Real shit, preach that shit uncle face
Tupac and Scarface were really brothers man lol. Love Tupac stories!
I'm still confused as to why people are still worried about race.
because rap is like the only thing black people have and white people come in and take over
icycolds Almost every single form of modern genre of music was originated by slaves, but that doesn't mean music should be classified as black music or white music and no one should take it over. I do agree that Kendrick should have one that grammy, over all he is a better rapper than macklemore. Still, rap should be "black music" or "white music" it should just be rap music and people should know their history.
***** you right jazz , rap , ect made by blacks..and id be lying to you if I said that its not a big number of black people that dont want white in those genres.
icycolds Country was also made by african slaves. A lot of people don't know that the banjo is an instrument that was originated in Africa. I think anybody who is good at rap or good at any genre of music, and is passionate about it should follow their dreams, but they should also know their history, so I can see where scarface is coming from and I respect him for saying what he feels. I wish the Geto Boys would get back together lol.
icycolds It's understandable, I don't think anyone should use it, at least in their music. I know black people that get offended by other black people saying it.
This ain't fuckin racist it's facts. Ppl get on my damn nerves.
why y´all styled like how we multiracially grew up tho
also you listen to shit i wouldn´t even listen to
tupac will always be the face of rap lets get real
Breed, short, spice, rich. etc... Damn. All the shit I listened to growing up.
he is speaking the truth, the music industry is fucked up and they make shitty rappers like iggy azalea famous and mainstream, hip hop is mainly a black culture. Take eminem for example, he was dope as fuck but people started saying he was the best rapper ever and stuff like that simply because of his skin color and the music industry fucked him up alot he even struggled with addiction and he tried his best to become a normal human being again and then proof got killed (he got killed because em tried to change his ways) and if you listen to alot of eminems songs he even exposes how fucked up the music industry is but at this point i think it took over him and his soul completely (notice how much he changed). you should listen to what scarface has to say in this video because he got a point and if anyone here thinks this is racist then im gonna tell you one thing, im a 16 year old white kid from sweden and i love the hip hop culture its like my everything, my best friend, my wife and my life :) i cant go one day without listening to some dope rap music for example. for me, rap can be fucking conscious expanding like some drugs out there. sry for my english i wrote this in a hurry
Nigga keeping it real PIMP C said the same Shit!
real talk , scarface was on point 100 percent and then some . you might not like what he said ,But it the truth . This man has been in the game 20 plus years he's the god father of hip hop . who are you guys , well the ones talking shit , on the sidelines , outside looking in , you dont know wtf goes on behind closed doors . Before you get on radio and videos as a official signed rapper you gotta go to a record label , And who owns all the record labels ? Jewish people!!!!. Who owns all the sports team ? jewish people!!!! who owns all the radio stations ? jewish people!!!! hell who owns all the t.v networks? you guessed it jewish people. And all this is fact , Just look it up people got smart phones and advanced technology now there no more excuses. being ignorant aint cool . and if you dont believe it cool , idgaf because pretty soon all these things that are hidden will start exposing its true nature , not just hip hop , because this is bigger then hip hop. All the lies America been telling , all the history of people will be revealed lol . And all you proud , boosting Caucasians talking shit in the safety in your homes or on your phones . Live it up , This is your world your rulership. And look how you destroyed the earth. Im telling you guys to live it up because you guys aren't gonna like what you have waiting for you in your next life . Aint no danm yolo ,foh. remember all that rape , robbing ,and mudering to all people on the face of this earth especially the so called black people, To get this rulership . your judgement is coming back on your head 100 fold . dont have to believe watch the news and wait and see . remember the last will be first , The first will be last . Also you reap what you sow . p.s Aint gonna be no hip hop over there. But off that is 2016 people gotta stop being followers and wake the fuck up before its to late ....smh
Agree 100% with you on this Topic!
I'm white and never been a big fan of scarface. But he's telling the truth. I'm 33 and most white record execs since 1999 has signed anyone to a contract to make club music. And unfortunately alot of black execs and mostly radio stations followed their lead. Sad to say but it's a here today gone tomorrow business.
👍I agree with scarface,that's y I don't listen to No new artist,they wack!only ol skool real hiphop
Samn here 💯
Fuck what the racists say behind their keyboards. They still won't say it to our faces. Anyway, I wish a lot of these younger rappers could get this kind of knowledge into their minds. Maybe they wouldn't be so wack.
I got much respect 4 face, but it ain't the record label make'in them look stupid.
***** maybe if their lazy asses made their own music and money, than it wouldn't be so "white"
Thats why I listen to all the old stuff when It was Real, what Happened on the streets, and the Musicians created their own Lyrics, and their own music. PROPER Talent.
I love Scarface but seeing this... he sounds so racist. Everything is black this and white that, This new era has rappers changing the style of hip hop to pop hop etc but if he's complaining about hating on the new rappers? Why dont he just find new rappers and keep the old syle hip hop alive instead of complaining because the new era is taking over. There is no more Mo Town, real R&B groups like Boy2Men, Blackstreet, SWV and so on... music is evolving and Scarface will still be bitching 20years from now. Im no fan no more!
he's not wrong. Hip hop is so far from what it's supposed to be about. The only black artist most of the time you hear are about "GOLD ALL IN MY WATCH" if they are lyrical or positive it's harder for them to get love. Now here comes Macklemore and all of a sudden you hear people saying "why can't hip hop be more positive like this" but ya'll dont want that unless it comes in a Macklemore wrapped box. He's not being racist, he's being honest.
That's how it is!!! Call a spade a spade!! Hip hop was the black man's outlet for awhile and if you looked into any crowd at any show - BLACK FANS. Today - WHITE FANS.
I'm not trying to be a duck or anything, I'm just asking why do you think this is happening? TUPAC WAS basically the last BLACK hip hop star whose majority of his fans were blacks & minorities. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S A COINCIDENCE???!!!
Not to mention he got murdered in the middle of a desert and was under surveillance by the FBI THAT NIGHT, AND SAME WITH NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
That information has been released in 2pac & Biggie's files by the Freedom of Information Act and you can go look that up.
I'm just saying he's dead right even though he may come off wrong esp. with the Jewish comment!
according to white popular opinion of course, you're no better than the jew
Frank Garrett why should he??? Your the one that's out of place! This is about our people, our culture. ...fucking devil!!!
He is not really talking about whites, he talking about the rich MF that own the top labels, which are White, but he is also talking alot about blacks, the blacks that make that garbage ass music, that sound like FUCKIN idiots, and it pisses him off, because the only rappers that are bringing good music are whites, well in the mainstream anyways! That's why he said he likes Kendrick Lamar, because he is good, and aint making retarded shit like 2Chains, Tyga, Waka Flaka, and the rest of them dumbasses
Why don't these rappers get specific? Come out and name fucking names....But no...the same people they're talking about, will be the same people they're hugged up with on the red carpet of some fucked up award show....I don't know about Scarface, but a lot of artists be saying this same shit, but nobody knows who the fuck they're talking about, so everybody's safe.
It's always been like that with rap music. The generic "you" who they're always talking shit to. How many of them actual call people out. MC Eiht and Quik (not just to each other)? The Game til he got knocked out by a real Blood at the mall? 99% of rap is studio gangsterism, which is fine if you view it as entertainment. And I still respect the hell outta Scarface.
people sooking about black people going to basketball is the same thing, lol when black people went to basketball they elevated it, its got michael jordan and lebron james the 2 greats that are respected by the majority of basketball fans, than look at hip hop, when its trying to be multicultural its just ruining the craft and the whole culture to get mainstream success
what the fuck are you talking about? besides common, lup, and bob, there are no big time rappers who arent fake thugs. white rappers have meaning to their songs. youre a fucking crackhead
Douche Bag Dingle Berry Breath eminems songs are either him mocking celebrities or americas reaction towards him, the only albums that had meaning were recovery and MMLP2, and macklemore, who ever likes macklemore took advantage of his song same love by making it and releasing it when gay marriage was a topic across the news, it was a oppurtunistic song
xPeriishHD so youre a teenager and have no idea about when he was good. got it. listen to the slim shady lp, marshal mathers lp, and the eminem show and shut the fuck up. macklemore isnt even a rapper and is terrible at whatever the fuck he's trying to do. next time you hear about macklemore is when he comes outta the closet
xPeriishHD and learn how the fuck to spell and form a sentence please
xPeriishHD yeah youre grown up because adults abbreviate shit all the time…. literally off those first 3 albums, not countint infinite, literally the only songs where he mentions celebrities are the real slim shady and without me. you apparently havent head guilty conscience, just dont give a fuck, bad meets evil, stan, the way i am, marshall mathers, sing for the moment, cleanin out my closet, white america, or till i collapse. just to name the biggest songs off those 3 that mean something. shut the fuck up or know what youre talking about
💯Facemob!! Truth!
I love his laugh. I don't know about rap being too "white" now, but Jews definitely run Hollywood and the entire entertainment business for that matter...so I'd have to agree with Face. But the craft has suffered in the last 10-15 yrs and just isn't the same. The golden years of hip hop are long gone.
the problem is rappers these days are rapping and selling to whites so they can get rich faster as the rappers back then would rap about real struggle hood issues
Well he's not wrong. But he's not perfectly right either.
It's not conspiring against black folks but rather conspiring FOR money. H.L. Mencken said "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the american public". And this applies to ANYTHING - movies, music, etc. Dumb shit sells. From Chief Keef to Nickelback to Twilight to The Lardassians.
I mean shit - would Scarface like it if some oldhead looked at Birdman as a shining example of his generation?
Millionaires want to make money not art. And yeah Hip Hop has been co-opted by the mainstream - just like the blues went Rock n Roll, or Mexican food went Chipotle. It's the good and bad of american culture. The good news is this time black artists got paid and Jay Z and Kanye are running shit instead of begging back stolen royalties.
My advice to younger acts would be - Do it yourself, for the love the game and integrity. And don't expect your paycheck to come from a record label anymore. Those days are over.
Hip hop is RIPE for an alternative/punk movement just the same as what happened to Rock n Roll. People making music, connecting with audiences, selling tickets, moving merchandise and doing it without making the mainstream richer is EASY now. You can make a music video on your god damn phone and get a tour going with kickstarter. The only thing missing is the great art that makes it look easy. That's the tricky part as it always has been.
No, they always attempt to make money at our detriment, just learn black history, it's repeated, it's nothing new to us.
It can definitely be both. The money is a side objective to the grand masters at the top of the industry. And I mean the three headed monster that controls the whole industry Sony,Universal,and Warner.What do you think the boards of the companies look like? Cheese cake white
What's a grander objective than money? The answer is control. Having the ability to sway public opinion and behavior in whatever direction you see fit. In the modern world, at the top of every system on Earth that matters is a board or organization or individual that is cheese cake white. Their personal prejudices are of course going to manifest through their organizations
I'm sure none of these old rich white aristocrats have any particular love for black people and probably have an outright distaste for them
+transcendentmuzic their objective has been to destroy us, the only issue is we're the ones that create and originate all the dope shit. They co-opt and steal our creations, make millions, even billions sometimes, and then use that money to keep us down, white supremacy is a system, their goal is always to keep us broken, because if left alone, the world would see who and what we really are, things would go back to the way they were in the past before the white man conquered raped and pillaged. They're afraid of us.
H.L. Mencken also said :
“The Jew could be put down very plausibly as the most unpleasant race
ever heard of. As commonly encountered they lack any of the qualities that mark
the civilized man: courage, dignity, incorruptibility, ease, confidence. They
have vanity without pride, voluptuousness without taste, and learning without
wisdom. Their fortitude, such as it is, is wasted upon puerile objects, and
their charity is mainly a form of display.” (Treatise on the Gods)
CLEARLY talking about Jay Z
Great interview! Good job fellas
The Elvis of hiphop is Eminem, but Macklemore might take his title. I wouldn't be surprised to see in 20 years, Eminem on a postage stamp with the title King/Founder of Hiphop. You know how they write themselves as the heroes of history. I said it first.
KalElKryptonsFinest meanwhile kendrick Lamar wins the pulitzer price. No other artist has won this. Basically, you are full of shit
I like Scarface but he and Method Man and many other "old school" rappers are bitter as fuck because they are no longer relevant. And I love both Method Man and Scarface but its like, instead of complaining about how its getting fucked up. Do something about it instead of running your mouth with bitterness. And I completely disagree with him being a race thing. I think what killed hip hop was sellouts like Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Jay Z, and 2 Chainz.
How can he change anything if he is no longer relevant? He doesn't have a voice.
Scarface is a legend, fuck boy.
***** and you are clearly a racist
downtoearth x Scarface is not just a rapper; he's a legend. He's doesn't have a billion dollars to change it. He's doing his part by speaking out. I think he is qualified more than you to explain the state of hip hop today. To culturally own the music industry you must own the buildings, the radio stations, the distribution and not just produce the music.
No doubt scarface is a legend. No doubts there. But the way his statement comes off as is offensive and may alienate some of his fans. I do agree with some of the statements he said, but the way he stated it comes off as racist and offensive. Many hip hop fans are white and jewish. And while it is mainly pioneered and dominated by the blacks, I think its ignorant to alienate anyone from liking something because they are a certain race/religion. Think about it should people who are black not listen to or create alternative rock, metal, rock, punk music simply because they are black? No, so why can't people who are white have an interest in another's culture?
Facts rap is foolishness
Damn man I feel the sadness when he talked about pac they share same passion scarface is a legend
I agree with him I only listen to Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z
j Cole and L fiasco be speaking real shit too and dont forget about david banner
Its annoying that he calls himself "scarface"
Why?
Because "scarface" is someone that sells massive amounts of yayo. And has an actual scar on his face.
Well biggie smalls is an original name. Kindof makes sense too. Biggie being all plump and all. But really scarface, dude that pushes kilos of yayo. And SuperTupac, look up the columbo archives. There is a notorius coca supplier named scarface.
No in real life scarface was a mob boss named Al Capone
Who care what he call himself, Its been all these years and he is still true to his music.
I was fine with everything he said until he decided to talk shit about Eric Clapton, a fucking guitar legend. How come with topics like this its always gotta be "white this" and "black that"?
Racists and hatred my friend. That is your answer. Also, Eric Clapton is a god.
you missed the point of what he was saying he was saying blues started in back rooms and jukejoints atmosphere of black culture and that robert johnson and people like that....those are legends....the originators.......and you made his point by disregarding the point to declare Clapton "god" ??? I love clapton but cmon, youre making his whole point. we have forgot the originators and WHY they did this and replaced it with their fans...who may be awesome but ask yourself have we lost something from the original. We have. It's a slippery slope
***** Nobody is disregarding the originals. He's right too, why does everything have to circulate around culture and race? Clapton and B.B. King are gods, it's not a racist thing for me to say Clapton is. If B.B. King were brought up in a discussion I would declare him a guitar god too (and I did). Nobody is losing anything, because if you're into a specific genre, you should know and appreciate all the great artists. I appreciate black artists just as much as white ones, and it doesn't matter what race comes in and transforms the genre. Music isn't meant to be bottled up by one specific culture. That's just sad.
I get what you are saying and I never made it about race but i can say when things lose their roots...via both, commercialization(which every genre will admit "waters down" the feelings in the material) and emulation (with much better marketing) it often by todays culture is completely forgot and ridiculed. I cant tell you how many of my friends have no idea who Robert Johnson is and HAVE argued me down that some blues song is a clapton original. People argue that these new kids are the greatest rappers ever when they arent talking about anything or are just vulgar idiots....original lost in place of garbage. I will say face is racists in this but he is from area of the country where they have dealt with heavier racism than mine and i get that some people from there really draw black and white lines even if for lack of better words about culture and counter-culture. What does bother me is the crying of why is everything about race by mostly whites...no one made it like that but white races historically and at this point it is kind of ingrained in most people and they stick up for what little they have. It hurts to see that be taken. Blacks, whites, the rich and the poor have contributed to the downfall of musical integrity
and to be honest i have had this conversation with many white friends while arguing about Grateful Dead songs which were originally another band, Clapton songs(some even from the Robert Johnson album), Rolling Stones songs, etc. These guys all claim these songs to be originated and the style and etc by the white guys they are praising....and the sad thing is my black friends mostly dont know or give a damn about the originators of such things and if you even mention it to white friends they'll just claim the black person makes it about black and white to guilt the white man or to be racists while basically not acknowledging the originator which is the musically inclined passive aggressive racism that makes all this "commercialization" of what was a cultural thing possible. I think thats what this was all more about
Ain’t It Funny How When Scarface Said It… He Gets Ignored…
But Ye says It 9 Years Later & He’s A Genius… 😒
Media too strong on some of these cats others don't exist shit hard to work around
too bad scarface is racist... i love his music. and this is coming from a black man
Oh sweetie you are not black. You are not fooling anyone especially black people, sorry boo.
Scarface bro...come on.. now you sounding like every typical Eminem hater... hating on artists cuz their skin tone..
Very stannish comment.
Madd Erryday How?
Fancyslimshady Scarface never said he hated anyone because of their skin color, and the "typical eminem hater" does not dislike him because of skin color.
Madd Erryday Your comment is wrong.. Second that does not answer my question..
Fancyslimshady Most Stans refuse to let anyone just dislike Eminem and blame it on race.
Always come back to this... Scarface was right on the money
Ice cube said 25 years ago"no Ice Cube,just Vanilla ice "
I agree so much....Peace and blessings. Couldn't have said it any better....
Awesome! Tell em Face! Been listening to ya'll since 93"
What's the song at the beginning of the video ??Pls
My block by scarface bro!
im someone who just recently started to have a REALL appreciation for hip hop music and culture (i used to just like hip hop music and only really appreciated rock and metal) and i have to say that im really impressed by how insightful and artistic alot of these hip hop artists minds are