Z-Ro On Signing With J Prince, Awkward Times With Scarface, And Says Houston Has No Rap Scene Part 1
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A prolific Houston rapper with a baritone voice that is both smooth and menacing, Z-Ro merges hip-hop and R&B with explicitly honest tales of street life, relationships, and love. He debuted in the late '90s and first charted with his second album, Z-Ro vs. the World (2000), leading to a long-term affiliation with Rap-A-Lot Records. While signed to the globally recognized Houston label, Z-Ro hit the Billboard 200 with nine albums, starting with The Life of Joseph W. McVey (2004) and including his five-volume "drug series" introduced with Crack (2008) and concluded with Angel Dust (2012). Z-Ro went on to launch 1 Deep Entertainment, the outlet for all of his output since then. Drankin' & Drivin' (2016), No Love Boulevard (2017), and The Ghetto Gospel (2024) are among the full-length highlights of his independent phase. Z-Ro has hit the R&B/hip-hop singles chart several times, as both a featured artist (Bun B's "Get Throwed," Slim Thug's "Gangsta") and lead artist (including "Top Notch" and "Never [These Days]"). He's also known as the Mo City Don, named in reference to the Missouri city where he was raised.
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Z-to deserves all the shine and support he’s receiving, guy been grinding for years 💯💯🤘🏿🤘🏿
Can’t wait for the full thing to drop🔥🔥🔥 one my favorite artists
Another Top Tier Interview.
They definitely support Ro, my first time in Houston, in the middle of a packed club, his song came on, and everyone from the bartenders to the bouncers to the dude in the bathroom selling blunts was sing it in sync lol, never seen nothing like it, money wise maybe not, but support is definitely there, but i feel him on the features and barriers
Lies
The song was "Mo City Don" which became an instant classic when it was released 20 years ago.
I live in Houston and he is speaking FACTS. I first moved here in 2004 and went to my first club and at the end of the night they put on MO-CITY DON (Z-Ro) and everyone in the club was singing it word for word. I never seen anything like it either. Few years later I was singing right a long with them LOL
@@rasheed365 FACTS!
Any good clubs in H-Town?
Say Court, this where Ro needed to be! Thank you for this!
Appreciate the support and positive feedback! Thanks for tappin in! 💯💪🏾
@@HoldinCourtPodcast most definitely! I appreciate how you stay and remain a gentleman throughout all of your interviews.
Z-Ro, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, Big Pokey, Paul Wall, J-Dawg, Mike D, Lil O, Lil Flip..... are my absolute favorite rappers right now🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
What? No K-Rino? The Lyrical King of Houston? Wow
@@phantomfacefinal7735 Somebody says “I like burger, pizza, and pierogis.” And your goofy ahh is going to proceed to say; what about TACOSSS???! No respect, for tacos?? Wow, no tacos.
Like damn! People can’t just like who they like? 😐🤦♂️🤦🏽
Scareface, ugk, esg, botany boys, SPC, botany boys , the ledgends
Z-Ro's "Let The Truth Be Told" album is a classic
🎶 Slow, loud and banging all in my trunk ...🎶
@@Open-MindedSkeptic 🎶Trunk full of funk, I ain't never been a punk...🎶
Maan idk that Crack album 🔥
@@bcdoa4862 Yeahh that album banging too
Also Look What You Did To Me
And No Love Boulevard
The world finally seeing z-ro
Keep giving people this work.
GREAT interview you got Rother Playboi you be grinding FRFR 💯. Zro get you a passport if you want to be global and travel .
I want more of this interview 💯
Full Episode drops this week! 💯💪🏾
Another Great interview 💯💯🤘🏿🤘🏿
My guy Big Court Dogg 💪🏾🦾🫡 i truly appreciate this interview my brotha!
Appreciate the support! 💪🏾💯
You got another real one on here Big Court 💪🏿😤.... Dallas,Tx is in here✌🏿
salute 214
What up Triple D… Texas stand up
ABN DTOWN IN DA HOUSE
214 bound
Shout out to Z-Ro and Cee Lo Green.That H.I.M track is fire! They blend well together. I can't wait till they drop that full collab.
Good look Big Court 🤘🏿💯
Hey all yall rapprs from other cities reachout and collab with ZRO, it will be your best collab ever💯🤘🤘🤘
I am tired of people telling artis they can be the new Scarface, Tupac, Big,DMX. Or some other celebrity (JUST BE YOU) IF THEY ACCEPT YOUR ART OF MUSIC GREAT! If not, move on. They said the thing to DMX he's the new 2 Pacàà
You must not heard RO
I never understood that with x and pac, they were two totally different artists
@b9479 Yes, bro facts
Best comment I seen in a while
Good interview, my brother! ❤
Badass interview
Great interview
Dope interview but I like the old set up where we can see both, you and tha host big bro
Its a rap scene in Houston, but its really not a rap scene in Houston because everybody be hating on each other out here.
Houston rappers show love to everyone but themselves
Sounds like here In charlottev
Man stop the cap. Only people that say that shit is Southside people
Sounds like Memphis
Times have changed ...I remember love & hip-hop was taping rappers in Houston but it got so bad they suspended the Houston love & hip-hop series for good...🙄
Zro my favorite artist, my name Bradley Dodson from South Carolina, much love
PROUD OF YOU RO FOR NOT SELLING YOUR SOUL!!! PLEASE NEVER DO, STAY SOLID AND YOU KNOW YOU A BAD MF!!! YOU DO GET RECOGNIZED, JUST NOT IN A SATANIC WAY!!! THANK GOD 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I Think what Ro is alluding to is quite Genius.. It’s like the Industry doesn’t add up the whole of the industry.. Just the top.. A few artists from a few companies.. Pimp was on that vibe too.. I’m on that vibe.. My Own Music I feel can compete.. They have to look this way..
Great interview. I'll say as a Houston native that one reason the industry aspect doesn't exist here in comparison to Atlanta is that Houston music stopped evolving after the run in the 2000s. They didn't do a good job of bringing in young talent to carry on tradition. Houston rappers were getting work with Pharrell, Jay, Kanye, Jeezy, Drake, Gwen Stefani, etc in the 2000s but that stopped, because our sound became stagnant.
That's why Beat King (RIP) had to fuq with Dallas and Prairie View heavy so he could get his shit played. Travis Scott and Megan blew up, but they weren't molded in the same way as Houston artists that predated them and they like Beat King didn't come up under a Houston rapper that predated them. I actually think Travis, Meg, and even Beyonce and Kelly didn't have a small market mentality that a lot of Houston artists have.
It’s also the fact houston has a competitive spirit amongst each other and not a team working spirit amongst each other
I’ve seen some of the greatest talent that never got that opportunity before the Kirko bangs and Marcus manchild era
And those guys were mid , and not talented.
We have seen groups like A$AP take the S.U.C. blueprint and houston culture and got recognized in mainstream for that approach.
Houston has a lot of evolving to do music wise.
Huh? Prairie View is Houston. BestKing was in Houston strip clubs and on Houston songs....Houston doesn't have a rap scene because they realized they make more independently, but that clashing ain't no different than anywhere else
@@courtenayblair2279 I hardly hear the older rappers get on songs with the new up and coming artist .. before the OT MEXICAN and SAUCE WALKER era
We are way behind from Atlanta on unity. people in Atlanta link up and work.
@713_Stackz and atl rappers kill each other...TI had beef with Luda & Shorty Lo, Thug had issues with RHQ, Gunna and Lucci etc. you looking at Houston with a telescope and at atl with eyeglasses. Houston ain't unique as far as rap unity goes, you just up close to it
And Slim had the KOTH series, Pokey, Paul Wall and Hawk would work with anybody. You hardly hear older rapper at all.
I agree Houston support Atlanta music like a mf
Legendary 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💯
I understand his perspective BUT, the blessing in that is, if you had the rockstar lifestyle you probably would not want it. Quiet money is actually the best money!
Exactly
What hes talking about is this....regardless of how big snoop became...how big would nate doggs legacy be if ALL HE DID WAS SING FOR LA OR LONG BEACH ARTIST ....i feel him...he is the rawest since nate
is this court dogg from kansas city missouri?
Yes sir in the Flesh!💯💪🏾
Z-Ro da truth💯💪❤️🫡Big SALUTE from #NC919 #BullCity
They been on tv, radio and magazines. Houston been had a rap scene for a long time
Whose trying to go to Houston to build a rap career?
@Longztx bunch of people have
@MarcelO-o8d only those from smaller cities. If you want to get on building a rap t would go to ATL, New York, or Cali
Let's get it
Court u got to do a trae tha truth interview 💯
Something told me I’d see you here lol. We do want that Trae interview too though.
Real Talk Ro.Real Talk!
Talk that Talk Ro
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big homies. 2 legends
The hate he’s about to get off this based just on the title.. man
@@WHO-DAT-GUY Shouldn't be no hate as he didn't say anything derogatory.
I agree, but these Houston podcasters get upset when he says the truth.
@WHO-DAT-GUY Oh I see....💯💪🏾
@@WHO-DAT-GUYI agree with he said but i just don’t agree with the Houston don’t have a rap scene part. I understand where he’s coming from though.
He spoke straight facts. People come here to turn up and get paid but never has anyone came here looking to get on rap wise. We’re independent asf
Realest in the game
When I was in Texas everybody I asked who is the best rapper out in Texas they said ZERO🔥😂💯🥇 I'm serious.
Scareface, and UGK
We spokin!!! Pokin outttttt! Ridin in my slab! 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾 #southparktx! 8100 block!
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Yeah "Do what I got To Do" was fire.
I’m so pumped to see RO on here. He’s one of my favorite artists & doesn’t interview much
Zro the 🐐💯‼️🔥🔥🔥
I feel like Zro needs Black gloves wit the Fingers out ...to complete the look
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Lol Scarface use to do that😂😂😂
It’s called Networking my man you have to build working relationships with these guys.
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Z - R - O !!!!💯💪😎
Sad all these legends outta H town that its no togetherness. R.I.P Pimp C was trying to bring city together
Z-Ro the best to ever do it pause
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I grew up listening to Zro but as I got older I realized it was like gas being poured on my depression and loneliness. I started leaning off of it.
When he wasn't getting paid the first 8-10 years of his career he was bitter about not getting paid. Now he's worth millions of dollars with an extremely loyal cult following and he starting to sound bitter about not getting the recognition and big features.
Z-Ro deserve it
He made better music when he wasn't getting paid. His music is watered down. One can even argue that z ro went Comercial
@@higherheights3105Most artist make their best music in the beginning of their careers 🤷🏾♂️
Facts that's what I'm getting been jamming Zro since 98 and he done had his share of ups and downs & for some reason this bipolar shit be getting on my nerves Texas has a big music scene but he want get his head out the ass it's like dude can't get out his own way Big Court asked some direct questions
@@higherheights3105sounds like he grew and u didnt
9:44 You got to be down here to understand this 😂
Iam not getting future iam getting that Ro or slim album . One thang about a Htown rapper they won’t let you down. Shame on Houston fans if they don’t appreciate the real! Houston rappers are the most talented to me and it’s even getting better with some of the new rappers and they all have versatility 🤷🏽♂️🌎
Rite on
Zro definitely a legend
Rotha the 🐐
Life of Joseph Wayne mcvey album classic!
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Zro a goat.
Rother has always been certified.
Crazy to say because it's true
Ro is one of the coldest rappers…. and one of my favorites of all time…. but he be crying like a mf sometimes. Stuff falls like it falls sometimes Brodie…keep grinding and pumping out that gangster shit and be thankful for the blessings we do have! Shout out to Joseph McVey and the Holdin Court Podcast 🤘🏿✌🏿️
Zero !what up playa!!!
20-25 years ago they had the support
25 lighters stay on repeat love him
Me being a Texas native and a Port Arthur, Texas native (For those of you that don’t know, Port Arthur is a town about an hour and 23 mins outside of Houston. Also home of UGK) I disagree with him on the “Houston don’t have a rap scene” part. Houston been having a rap scene since the 80s.
You mean 90 miles away
@@TeeTockThat Way
Houston only have a rap scene to those of us from the Golden Triangle and small cities such as ours. None of the inspired rappers in bigger cities are trying to travel to Houston to do music.
@@LongztxI live in Houston in they be a lot of concert they don't promote good they be having a lot of shows at the dynamo stadium NRG stadium and clubs. The new Houston rappers scene just fell off because they not releasing any thing jamming or classic
@Chris-v3f3o I've seen more People from Chicago blow up than from Houston also Love and Hip Hop didn't even get good ratings in Houston. The Rap scene is dry there there's not even a popular recording studio out there and Rap A Lot is not getting their artists on the Billboards
I just caught that is Courts daughter on the interview..Dain she look just like him.The genes is a mf..
Yep that's my mini me! Thanks for tappin in. 💯💪🏾
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Royce tapped in!!
@roycekrispie Appreciate u always supporting bro. I see u. 💯💪🏾
Ball and mjg was on swauve house not rap a lot. but was around
They had to come to Texas cause they wasn't letting any rap be recorded in studios in Tennessee so they had to come to Houston and record at Rap a lot studios...
NGL WE ALL HAD BURNT ZRO CDS 💿
No rapper can fuck with the greatest of all time, MR.MR.SCARFACE!!
♑ gang!
I love Zro but really Houston don’t have a music scene? Shut the front door dude u come from the land of the great so be grateful the Houston sound has become the Texas sound and is mimicked on every coast
@@guero-pi2qj did what he said go all the way over your head? Yeah Houston got a sound and a huge amount of fans. He is saying corporate wise, and as far as rappers coming to Houston for music things. He had a good ass point.
@ I kno man n I get it im not a rapper but if I was I’d be more than happy to work with all the people he named. N I know far as corporate we ain’t got much but considering wut it seemed like 30 years ago you would think we’ve came along way I just think that the fact that we don’t need any one else we would be more proud
Only Southside goofies say this dumb shit 😂
He just speaking on current artist , it really ain't none. Dallas got more than Houston that's Poppin....for whatever reason
How he expect to get those big features when he's unapproachable and doesn't like to be around people. I rock with Zro but he still sounds negative and bitter
To be real ro was harder face em was 2pac influenced mainly. Ro did his own thing
Z-ro was never harder than MR.MR.SCARFACE
@ you know that’s where the envy came from
Crack on back i still jam today
Z-Ro should get more attention then he got
I feel zro, lyrically and producer wise he can run with the best to ever do...but he never got that noteriety of the so called greats
🤘🏾🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🫡 Z-RO
zro new album is fye!
Haven't heard it yet on my save list though
Bruh maybe that's as far as u gonna go. Be happy with a loyal fan base
That's on him he making his own bed in this industry Cee-Lo on his new album plus they supposedly in works on a joint album
Texas so big u dont have to support and team up with eachother
If Z-Ro feel like that why he not asking for features oh I forgot his moniker is 1Deep
Z ro been a cry baby. You want the money or fame. People in the south know you especially in Texas and respect you that should be enough. But likevhe said everybody thinks different
Link him with kodax black
Zro is his own worst enemy
Zro like the pac of Texas
His interviews be WACC as hell 🤦🏾♂️#Forever Rolling ♿♿♿
He could never be the new face 😅only in his head I guess
To my generation he passed face. But you’re right he isn’t the new face he is RO which like I said is on another level. Ask face I bet he agrees…
@@WHO-DAT-GUYYep, Ro> Face
What that guy talking about Ro the Shit..!
Them grown men are scared of j prince zro can't even talk
I fuck wit you zro but you wrong from 8ball and mjg to finesse x2 people been coming to Houston and signing deals
You talking about back in the day he talking about now.
@ bro finesse x2
@@southsidestilldripin14042tymes already had a name
what Ro was saying is Houston isn’t a hub where talent come in search of a record deal. ppl will move to ATL and LA to solely push their music career.