@superwario2741 thanks for that. I'll sleep so much better knowing you don't respect the people who protect your right and liberty to make stupid statements like that. Whereas if we in N Korea that statement. Would get you and everyone you know in a list, that those on it disappear. So carry on sir. Your right to free speech in a free country, allows you to be a wib wob Cockwomble.
I LOVE the fact that he said... "when im havin a down day, and California love come on.. OH YEA!! IM THAT NIGGA" - that spoke volumes to me.. never let your emotions and B.S. make you feel like you aint who you are
Flex raps about this on Deathrow greatest hits, No question the real About the D.R.E 4 damn sure had a Nigga round 4 free Aint tryna give a nigga No royalties Made a mill of my shit And gave me a few geez
@@phee4512 no he was born in NYC. His formative years were in Cali (Oakland/LA). It’s what molded and shaped him. Similar to Mase who was born in Florida but his formative years were in Harlem. Same with Jim Jones. Born in Bronx but formative years were in Harlem. Jordan born in NYC formative years in Carolina. List goes on. That’s the key to where you are from. Where you are from and where u were born aren’t always the same.
Suge Knight is the one you should be talkin bout paying people, Dre was just making music HE NEVER EVER dealt with financials until he made Aftermath since he learned after getting fucked over at Ruthless then Death Row also Dre walked away from Death Row with NOTHING.
Damn, I salute this brother for his catalog but even more for staying this humble and not becoming bitter after all this shit. Give this man his credit!!!
25:45 Imagine just vibing at a party playing spades in ‘96 with Jada Pinkett, Tichina Arnold, and Lela Rochon. That’s a beautiful memory for the BOOKS right there. Respect.
Good hearing from J- Flexx. The man behind Dre's verses on Natural Born, Killlaz, Keep their heads ringin' and California Love. So cool! I didn't know that was the meaning behind Keep their heads ringing 😂. Good interview AOD❤
Hey there, I was just listen to KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGING and NATURAL BORN KILLERS I said to myself "The ghostwriter did their thang" Because Dre's verses were 🔥🔥
My guy..I was stationed in Germany with him and ironically I reconnected with him through a record rep for Death Row and he put us on the phone. When I heard Dr Dre Verse I said damn I know those lyrics and sure enough it was my man J Flexx
WOW, that's a helluva chance encounter, Dre pulls up right next to u and wasn't on no Hollywood Shit, God put these dudes in the right place at the right time, AMAZING
God didn't put Dr.Dre in his life, genius!!!Dre rapped about ,hoes,guns,weed,NWA,so you think that God Almighty wanted this man to write those things for Dre?No.....Dre sold his soul to satan.
J-Flexx thanks for not being bitter.Youre right....they can't EVER take away your contributions to something iconic....thats cemented like hand prints at Grauman's.
Aye J Flex, I'm from Dayton to. Man it's wonderful to officially find out who really wrote these songs, and to find out it's a person from Dayton. I'm a writer to, but never would of expected to hear this. I'm in New York, and found out we just got a street named Ohio Players!, and now this.. Haha. Can't wait til my stuff comes out. This was more inspiration.
I wish that 1995 Dr. Dre album would have come out. That shit would have been dope. That 1995 Dre era is my favorite Dre era even though he didn't put out that much during that time, but from NBK to Headz Ringin to California Love are still to this day my favorite Dre songs. Flexx said they did a few joints for that album I wonder what the other songs sound like.
Facts, remember that instrumentental playing at the end of the california love video when pac had the nightmare. That beat sounded like a banger, even though it was just a snippet. Im guessin dre sound was darker and i wish he couldve atleast dropped an ep or somethin.
the follow up to the chronic was supposed to have california love as a single, and dre tracks over the beats that became thy kingdome come. that would have been insanely successfull but because of death row politics, suge gave most of the finished music to 2pac. thy kingdome come had some real bangers that would have been hip-hop classics if they came out in the context of beeing a dre single in 1995-1996 natural born killers would have been the single for a horrorcore album with ice cube that was in the making. the beats were later used by doc on helter skelter
@@Synchronite yeah I always feared this was gonna happen but I've been praying to the lord lots today hopefully he has faith in dmx and he stays alive 🙏
Bro! this is a dope ass interview. Fresh, Fresh insights things I've never heard before from someone else's perspective. Can you get Two hours from J Flex lol. It wasn't long enough. This gives me another reason to go through all of that West Coast music again. "Black men are GENIUSES"
@@check2000 you must be one of these millennials. The key word was ghost. Go watch big daddy kanes videos on ghost writing. Hopefully you know who he is. One of the original ghost writer's. Ghost writer's are skilled enough to write lyrics that are dope but also sound and flow like the person delivering them. You get you pay but the credit is never to published. It you want credits you don't take on the roll of "GHOST" WRITER
He didn’t diss Tupac he just said Tupac was real cool when he joined label but once he started hanging around Suge and the Bloods he started to change a little.
@Yeti W y'all niggas stop creating this false narrative. Pac was around gangstas way before deathrow. Was one of the first millionaire rapper who still hung in hood. Thug Life was in 93 all gangstas that's not counting all the gangstas who embraced him in Ny n the Bay. If y'all really know pac he always stood on his own as a man. Y'all niggas hating on a dead man 25 years later who was 25 when he died
I always trip out on how dope ass ghostwriters always look like they are not rappers. It's like everything that makes a rapper a "rapper" they dont have.
@John Duggan bro shut the fuck up god damn. Can't you just read a comment and keep it moving? I don't know how my comment triggered you unless you are a ghostwriter but I highly doubt "John Duggan" is a ghostwriter so just stay off the comment section if you are the type who gets mad over comments thst have nothing to do with you.
Thank you for finding this man so that we could give him his flowers, his just due. He wrote my favorite Dre song (Heads Ringing). Wow. Triple salute to J-Flexx. He's a legend
@@Synchronite Like anything and everything its all about taste. You are obviously not a 2pac fan and that's all good but to say makaveli album is not great is crazy. So many great tracks and Blasphemy is wicked, that track still goes over peoples heads. White man's world is another great underrated track.
My nigga J Flexx! Glad to know that most people are giving him the credit he deserves. Ghost writer for Dre and also dropped many gems on Death Row too
@@floydgavin7978 Nope, Dr. Dre fucked him on credits and royalties. He made a song on Death Row called"Who Been There, Who Done That" in the late 90s when Dre left. It's on TH-cam. Dr. Dre never paid him shit for those hits.
@@realnotpopular2831 peace bro Put it like this.. there is the music industry and there is music business. The two are not the same! Learn the business, you already know the industry. Peace
How can he give a assessment on 2pac changed and he didn’t even really know him. Y’all do know Pac was wild before deathrow. He was only there 7 months. All his lawsuits and court cases is before deathrow. He didn’t change. Pac was always wild. I hate when people say that. It’s like Check the game tapes. He was always wild
Him & Sneed are underrated. I like their Lady Heroin song. Dre’s 3rd verse is actually pretty dope. They should of added 2 verses from Dre, beginning-2pac-Dre, would of been a good finish.
I was about to pass on watching this because I'm 100% over death row and tupac tales. But I clicked on it and I'm glad I did. This has to be the best account of the "goings-on" at that time with pac and death row. I guess because he is an outsider but mostly this brotha is real. Hes just telling his story and not trying to take sides or make one side look better than the other.
I appreciate this interview because the interviewer asks the questions and let the guest speak....ATTENTION TO N.O.R.E AND FAT JOE.This is how you do an interview.
Nore is getting a little better with his interviewing skills but Fat Joe is terrible, his ego is ridiculous, he’s always cutting people off and redirects the interview to focus on him
Fat Joe, Nore, and Funk Flexx are all terrible at interviewing...they’ll finally ask a question with some substance and right when they start dropping jewels...here their annoying asses come cutting them off with an irrelevant ass question! Man shut the fuck up...nobody cares what you think fam. Salute to this interviewer for real!
The sequence joint is; that booger in your nostril. (BRUH)- he keep trying to rub it out ... like folks do when they dont want 2 pick their nose right in front on you! 🏉🧢🤐🤐😯😯📯🛐👂🏿HAHAHAHAHA
Wow this is crazy he absolutely deserves money and respect. He's a legend. Always knew he had ghost writers just didn't know who besides DOC. Its crazy thats he's from Ohio but that chemistry makes so much sense because of the music that comes from Ohio is beloved in California. To hear this all tied together is dope. Great interview would like to hear more from him
To add to that, I believe Cube was first, Snoop was second, and Eminem was fourth, as Dre's most popular Ghostwriters. Edit: The D.O.C. is also part of the list, this places Eminem at fifth.
Dre always had ghostwriters. It's been pretty well established throughout his whole career. The problem is whether those guys had their paperwork right. Unfortunately I believe most of them don't.
Pac was very influential and he positively influenced a lot of people but he definitely didn't have the most positive people around him with influence.
Since I unsubscribed from a Vlogger who I won't name, I've found so many quality Black channels with better guests, better questions and better answers. ✔💯
Another gr8 story about my main man 2Pac. Yo AOD u continue 2 bless us wt these interviews man. I love what u're doing bro. Keep it up!! Much respect. Much appreciation. Salute 💯
Just listening to my man here, It is hard to fathom, how billions was phucc'd off in an industry because of ego, greed. But my mans contribution to that movement is EPIC!
How does keep their heads ringing have anything to do with getting head? I always thought that keep their heads ringing means his instrumentals are so dope that your head is ringing lol
That's dope that a lot of people that worked at deathrow were from the midwest and some from south that definitely explains some of dope ass sounds they had the production from deathrow back then was crazy
Man his story is inspiring. He shot his shot and got put on by rolling down the window and asking for Dre to listen to his demo and that changed his life. Keep grinding long enough and the opportunity will come 💪
I am the biggest 2Pac fan but I’m disturbed by all the violent stories I’m hearing about 2Pac on death row. PAC was a disturbed individual and became something that should not be admired.
I believe he has a point. Hanging around Suge and the Pirus, Pac felt untouchable. And even though his entourage should have stopped him from rushing to Orlando Anderson in the mgm casino, Pac should have known that it’s not his business in the first place...
@@almightytre3730 I’m sure they could’ve stopped him as they saw him rushing towards Orlando cause I watched that footage and it seems as though Pac and his entourage were very close. It’s not like he deals with Orlando himself and his crew is far away or sth. They were all very close to each other and especially the big homies could’ve stopped Pac and told him that they’re going to take care of Orlando.
@@Yousef.Al-Jazi It wasnt like 2Pac told everyone what he was going to do. If Pac didnt react to fast Orlando would've probably gotten a pass since they were in a crowded casino surround with cameras.
@@almightytre3730 Yeah, I agree he didn’t tell everyone but he had his bodyguard there with him (Frank Alexander). And as a bodyguard, u have to prevent him from getting into trouble with anyone, that’s literally ur job. Plus, after Trevon Lane pointed at Orlando and told everyone that he’s the guy who attempted to steal his chain like 2 weeks ago or sth., at least Suge who was very close to Pac (physically), should’ve held Pac back. I mean come one bro, everyone knew that Pac was gonna rush Orlando. Trevon Lane told them about him and Pac starts going fast towards Orlando, u just have to put one and one together: Of course Pac was gonna start some problems. We really don’t have to argue about that
@@Yousef.Al-Jazi Trevon said he was talking to his big homies asking for permission to get down with Orlando and Pac took off. Frank shouldn't get blamed either 2Pac would purposely try to shake off his security just to make their jobs harder and that is what he did that day in the MGM.
This guy is a great story teller! He’s extremely talented and with the function. Head was on a swivel. Solid guy., great interview. Loving this channel 👍🏾
As far as it being “given to Pac”, I think everybody knew it was album time for him and it was no shock he’d be given material new and whatever was being worked on and when Dre was asked, it was his turn and he selflessly let him take the lead artist role on it
Give J-Flexx his roses 🌹 while he’s still here I had never heard of him nor knew the contributions he’s made to the rap/hip hop music culture without his Ghost writing we wouldn’t have some of the classic hits we still listening to 25 years later! Shout out to J-Flexx seems like he’s remained a very humble person and Shout out The ART of Dialogue for uploading this video great content and priceless interview 👌🏾 just got a new subscriber!
Pac was always wild check out his before death row life all the cases he had was before death row ,so I wouldn't say he changed ,if u take one wild man and put him in a pack of wild men if no one intervenes to slow that wild man down he most likely will self destruct ,I think had pac survived he would've slowed down and it usually take situations like that for one to realize you're moving to fast time to slow down and move different
You must be young king of hearts? what he meant by Tupac changing was on people he fucked with.. not his gangbanging gangster issues.. the death row producer Kurt Kobane spoke on it as well, pac didn’t care if you were his friend, if somebody he held to higher standard than you came along, he’d spit on his friend. Beat his ass. Have him jumped. He’s speaking of loyalty issues.
I know Vlad is somewhere PISSED 😡 He didn’t get this interview 🤣🤣🤣
Trust me, he'll be on vlad as soon as vlad sees this...
Hope not regarding him on VLAD cuz I don't & won't tune in!!
All Vlad gonna do is talk about unrelated sh*t and link it back to other videos.
@@qwammienewsome1357 I used to watch vlad faithfully but I haven’t watched since that situation jumped off with Lord Jarmar Godfrey & the N.O.I
I kno fuck vlad lolll
Not only an amazing lyricist, but a Veteran. Total respect from a Disabled British Army Veteran.
#Facts# Thanks all you guys for your Service 🙏
No place for a black man in a. White man's army
Must admit I don't respect the army
@superwario2741 thanks for that. I'll sleep so much better knowing you don't respect the people who protect your right and liberty to make stupid statements like that. Whereas if we in N Korea that statement. Would get you and everyone you know in a list, that those on it disappear. So carry on sir. Your right to free speech in a free country, allows you to be a wib wob Cockwomble.
I LOVE the fact that he said... "when im havin a down day, and California love come on.. OH YEA!! IM THAT NIGGA" - that spoke volumes to me.. never let your emotions and B.S. make you feel like you aint who you are
Facts! True shit!
Thanks bruh I needed to hear that. Don't let those who only have hate in them bring us out of our character in order to make themselves feel better.
Dropped a 💎 my guy
@@richardmartinez543 that's a Verse my G
YeZziR
It's crazy to know this is the man behind all those legendary verses.
Dude wrote Dre a Grammy.. and he didn't get shit
Flex raps about this on Deathrow greatest hits,
No question the real
About the D.R.E
4 damn sure had a
Nigga round 4 free
Aint tryna give a nigga
No royalties
Made a mill of my shit
And gave me a few geez
them verses was trash but they made dr dre look like a rapper lol
@@pdalxndr6272 he'd been rapping 6 years prior to flex writing for him,
You must be a millennials
Thats why you cant be scared to live out your comfort zone he dint want to come to la he got there he ran in to dr dre what a blessing
Crazy synchronicity for him.
So true👌🏽💯💫
Divine intervention is how we get on our correct frequencies.
@@andrewallace2137 beautiful way to say it
If thats really what happened...
Moral of the story. This man from Ohio, wrote California love. He deserves mega millions..
2Pac was from NY and he rapped California Love. 😅🤣😂
@@phee4512 no he was born in NYC. His formative years were in Cali (Oakland/LA). It’s what molded and shaped him. Similar to Mase who was born in Florida but his formative years were in Harlem. Same with Jim Jones. Born in Bronx but formative years were in Harlem. Jordan born in NYC formative years in Carolina. List goes on.
That’s the key to where you are from. Where you are from and where u were born aren’t always the same.
@@phee4512 because ain't nothing better than the Westcoast 🔔🔔
@@phee4512 Tupac from Baltimore
And a man from ny (jayz) wrote still dre lol
This man deserves more credit man.
👋 @Angelica Carter
He got his check💰
You from Milwaukee?
True
For real
"Keep their heads ringin" just took a whole new weird turn.. 😅
It's crazy!! After all these years, I had no idea!
Y'all just now found out??? Mad late
Dunno if I like that song anymore....lmao
Dre seemed suspect & gay bac n tha day ...so aint nobody fucced up about what dude say 😆
What a great story. 🤘🏽
The fact that Dre was humble enough to chop it up with them is some real shit
Desperate not humble
exactly
easily fooled
Dre lyrics was the bomb on all songs you wrote very talented dude
Now I deeply understand how Tupac made impact with the work ethic coming to Death row Records. No one can touch that till now. R.I.P. Tupac
It dont matter wat California Love made, he should've gotten paid outta Dres pocket for providin Dre wit his services
Suge Knight is the one you should be talkin bout paying people, Dre was just making music HE NEVER EVER dealt with financials until he made Aftermath since he learned after getting fucked over at Ruthless then Death Row also Dre walked away from Death Row with NOTHING.
@@strykrpinoy .. He was suppose to be co founder of deathrow
@@sickg-nius8344 Noticed you said "suppose".
He is given credit on those songs, Suge just kept the royalties
He should of been paid what his contract was no more no less.
Another witness who was there in the flesh to say Pac's work ethic was unmatched. Man was just that legendary.
@Yeti W Stay in school.
@Yeti W
Lmao Pac worshippers don’t have long enough attention span to notice the struggle bars 😖
@@Synchronite Yall weirdos really stay on Pac's dxck 😂 we get it you don't like him but everywhere his name is
@@ItsAnEndlessWorld I could never be on a deadman’s D
I’m trying to STOP the D riding going on around here
It’s nasty 😷
@@Synchronite So your spreading hate and negativity to people who appreciate a legend? Basically have a different opinion from u? Str8 clown shit
The dude is behind so many iconic songs... people have no idea!
But did he get paid thu?!??!
@@JFKjr-gp7lf yes he did
@@divulgewithchip1099 word
@@divulgewithchip1099 LOL he did? That’s good to hear
They paid this Flexx guy but didn’t pay The D O C . The D O C was ghostwriting his azz off for Dre and Snoop!
This cat wrote some of the best classics in the deathrow era salute to him he should have been way past paid.
'Now let me welcome everybody to the wild wild west, a State that's untouchable like Elliot Ness' 🔥🔥🔥
💯 KILLAH CALI
Damn, I salute this brother for his catalog but even more for staying this humble and not becoming bitter after all this shit. Give this man his credit!!!
25:45 Imagine just vibing at a party playing spades in ‘96 with Jada Pinkett, Tichina Arnold, and Lela Rochon. That’s a beautiful memory for the BOOKS right there. Respect.
Meh just tricks we got those in 2021
J-Flexx got signed to Death Row in 1994 when Dre invited him to that first party where he saw those stars.
Man!!!!! Who didn't know Dre had a ghostwriter 😂😂. That has always been common knowledge waaaaay before social media.
Facts Cube was his first ghostwriter. Cube was the ghostwriter for him and Eazy E in the beginning.
The D.O.C wrote ALOT of hits in that camp too
@@TheMister626 doc was next up before that tuff break
It's still all good
Yea but stop fronting like you knew this was the guy behind those Dre verses
Good hearing from J- Flexx. The man behind Dre's verses on Natural Born, Killlaz, Keep their heads ringin' and California Love. So cool! I didn't know that was the meaning behind Keep their heads ringing 😂. Good interview AOD❤
Hey there, I was just listen to KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGING and NATURAL BORN KILLERS I said to myself "The ghostwriter did their thang" Because Dre's verses were 🔥🔥
@@md3dasnipa386 Yep, he sure did his thang🔥🔥🔥...(Hey, good to see you. Have a good weekend 💫)
@@char_d.0908 You too as well, You Tube Fam!!
Tupac didn't lie when he said they weren't going to support him if he ever had a problem. It upset them because the truth hurts.
Who death row?
Lol I got the answer
I kinda get it but I’m kinda lost but curious. What you mean fam?
Who is “they”??? Everybody not your friend and just because everybody was on death row don’t mean they got along.
Who is they
Nanci Fletcher is also on Holla At Me. "You better beware where you lay. We better not find where you stay."
And life goes on
My favorite song
Was on unconditional love too
One of my favorite pac songs
My guy..I was stationed in Germany with him and ironically I reconnected with him through a record rep for Death Row and he put us on the phone. When I heard Dr Dre Verse I said damn I know those lyrics and sure enough it was my man J Flexx
Crazy! He used to spit in the army?
@@frankwhite7109 He had a tape going around and I wish I had it because it was dope.
I'm sure
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Dayton, Ohio! Damn I can't believe a homie from my own city wrote some of Dre's best songs! Salute!
9-3-7 Represent Represent
WOW, that's a helluva chance encounter, Dre pulls up right next to u and wasn't on no Hollywood Shit, God put these dudes in the right place at the right time, AMAZING
God didn't put Dr.Dre in his life, genius!!!Dre rapped about ,hoes,guns,weed,NWA,so you think that God Almighty wanted this man to write those things for Dre?No.....Dre sold his soul to satan.
@@donaldandrews1221 are you implying god don’t got any ho’s ?😐
@@_con_fetti_ of course god got side pieces lol
@@_con_fetti_ I can't pretend like you aren't stupid...that would be a lie if I said you aren't...ok.
@Dennis Darko you laughing for nothing , actually...you don't make sense, period
So many ghostwriters for Dre and I’m just now hearing about this cat. Much love to him for supplying us with classics. ✊🏽
J-Flexx thanks for not being bitter.Youre right....they can't EVER take away your contributions to something iconic....thats cemented like hand prints at Grauman's.
Everyone knows Dre doesn’t write his shit though he’s a legend in a producing.
He don't even make original beats he always seems to sample
Scott starch
Scott stortch couldnt produce at that time but only played the keys. So its a teameffort
He doesn't really produce either....he mixes and masters the sounds and make tracks over other people beats
The D.O.C. and RBX ghostwrote for Dre also.
Aye J Flex, I'm from Dayton to. Man it's wonderful to officially find out who really wrote these songs, and to find out it's a person from Dayton. I'm a writer to, but never would of expected to hear this. I'm in New York, and found out we just got a street named Ohio Players!, and now this.. Haha. Can't wait til my stuff comes out. This was more inspiration.
I wish that 1995 Dr. Dre album would have come out. That shit would have been dope. That 1995 Dre era is my favorite Dre era even though he didn't put out that much during that time, but from NBK to Headz Ringin to California Love are still to this day my favorite Dre songs. Flexx said they did a few joints for that album I wonder what the other songs sound like.
Facts, remember that instrumentental playing at the end of the california love video when pac had the nightmare. That beat sounded like a banger, even though it was just a snippet. Im guessin dre sound was darker and i wish he couldve atleast dropped an ep or somethin.
the follow up to the chronic was supposed to have california love as a single, and dre tracks over the beats that became thy kingdome come. that would have been insanely successfull but because of death row politics, suge gave most of the finished music to 2pac. thy kingdome come had some real bangers that would have been hip-hop classics if they came out in the context of beeing a dre single in 1995-1996
natural born killers would have been the single for a horrorcore album with ice cube that was in the making. the beats were later used by doc on helter skelter
Don't leave us DMX
Prayers to the dog my g
Is he ever going to to quit smoking crack,,
@@ericMsmith1000
When did he recently relapse?
@@5hadœwbånnedbyyou they said he overdosed on crack,,,
What Dmx gotta do with this interview.
I really hope and pray dmx gets through this and stays away from drugs
Sorry to say but I saw this coming Soon as X got out he was on Instagram around some street dudes too young to be his homies 🤦🏾♂️ 🙏🏾
@@Synchronite yeah I always feared this was gonna happen but I've been praying to the lord lots today hopefully he has faith in dmx and he stays alive 🙏
@@Synchronite I didnt see the part of him being around some young street dudes on his Instagram 🤔 were they crack heads or real street cats
Are you really praying
Yup prayers 🙏 for that living Legend
Bro! this is a dope ass interview. Fresh, Fresh insights things I've never heard before from someone else's perspective. Can you get Two hours from J Flex lol. It wasn't long enough. This gives me another reason to go through all of that West Coast music again.
"Black men are GENIUSES"
This guy should be set for life writing all those classics, curious if he got writing credits on those songs
No ghost writers don't get paid that much to be set for life. You don't get credits if you're a "ghost"writer
@@tonyh4033 that depends on the deal
@@check2000 I'd you're getting writing credits you are not a ghost writer.
@@tonyh4033 not true.
@@check2000 you must be one of these millennials. The key word was ghost. Go watch big daddy kanes videos on ghost writing. Hopefully you know who he is. One of the original ghost writer's. Ghost writer's are skilled enough to write lyrics that are dope but also sound and flow like the person delivering them. You get you pay but the credit is never to published. It you want credits you don't take on the roll of "GHOST" WRITER
10th grade 96 California Love changed my life , Was throwing up that W in NYC
there should have been an eastside connection
i was in 10th grade too
He didn’t diss Tupac he just said Tupac was real cool when he joined label but once he started hanging around Suge and the Bloods he started to change a little.
Tupac didn't lie when he said they weren't going to support him if he ever had a problem. It upset them because the truth hurts.
@Yeti W 🧑🏼💻🧑🏼💻
@Yeti W lol 2pac was a good fighter lot of stories he dropped lot of guys he was the boss on death row soon as he died death row died
@Yeti W U gay af
@Yeti W y'all niggas stop creating this false narrative. Pac was around gangstas way before deathrow. Was one of the first millionaire rapper who still hung in hood. Thug Life was in 93 all gangstas that's not counting all the gangstas who embraced him in Ny n the Bay. If y'all really know pac he always stood on his own as a man. Y'all niggas hating on a dead man 25 years later who was 25 when he died
I always trip out on how dope ass ghostwriters always look like they are not rappers. It's like everything that makes a rapper a "rapper" they dont have.
@John Duggan bro shut the fuck up god damn. Can't you just read a comment and keep it moving? I don't know how my comment triggered you unless you are a ghostwriter but I highly doubt "John Duggan" is a ghostwriter so just stay off the comment section if you are the type who gets mad over comments thst have nothing to do with you.
Thank you for finding this man so that we could give him his flowers, his just due. He wrote my favorite Dre song (Heads Ringing). Wow. Triple salute to J-Flexx. He's a legend
Bro got the best interviews on this Pac shit. U really giving Vlad a run.!
Damn both All eyez on me and Makaveli was recorded within a week, and both are contenders for being the greatest albums of all time.
AEOM was good
Makaveli was just alright... some mid
@@Synchronite you tripping makavile was nice af a lot of people talk about hit em up but too me personal against all odds was better
@@savagesammy3145
Against all odds was a snitch song
@@Synchronite Like anything and everything its all about taste. You are obviously not a 2pac fan and that's all good but to say makaveli album is not great is crazy. So many great tracks and Blasphemy is wicked, that track still goes over peoples heads. White man's world is another great underrated track.
@@hassejr7072 what makes it great if I think it’s just ok? Lol
It’s not great to me
Seems rushed like a lot of Tupac’s work
My nigga J Flexx! Glad to know that most people are giving him the credit he deserves. Ghost writer for Dre and also dropped many gems on Death Row too
This is a cool interview Ohio stand up we should be proud of this guy I'm from Columbus........ Salute
Toledo is in the house
Cincinnati! Ohio really midwest in general never get our due. We birth that funk shit!
LMAO!! Y'all Ohio playas really be holdin' it down for y'all side when ain't sht out there but corn fields and white girls!!! 😂
Anyone I ever met from Ohio a weird sick mafuka
@@jackimeharder1418 where you from?
I hope bro got credit for helping write those songs so he can get a check
Yeah he did
@@floydgavin7978 Nope, Dr. Dre fucked him on credits and royalties. He made a song on Death Row called"Who Been There, Who Done That" in the late 90s when Dre left. It's on TH-cam. Dr. Dre never paid him shit for those hits.
You gotta handle your own business in the music business
@@kenyattathompson6685 elaborate because I feel you work you get PAYED not PLAYED
@@realnotpopular2831 peace bro
Put it like this.. there is the music industry and there is music business.
The two are not the same! Learn the business, you already know the industry.
Peace
Basically, tupac knew how to play to the cameras to raise his stock in the game. And that's what separate a rapper from a rap star.
He was a showbiz performer. He was actually a better actor than he was a rapper.
He literally got himself killed.. and I love Tupac.. too much talent, too little time on earth to realize truly “life goes on”
How can he give a assessment on 2pac changed and he didn’t even really know him. Y’all do know Pac was wild before deathrow. He was only there 7 months. All his lawsuits and court cases is before deathrow. He didn’t change. Pac was always wild. I hate when people say that. It’s like Check the game tapes. He was always wild
This is someone that is less mentioned especially sam sneed them men were and still are the truth. Hope to work with them in the future
Him & Sneed are underrated. I like their Lady Heroin song.
Dre’s 3rd verse is actually pretty dope. They should of added 2 verses from Dre, beginning-2pac-Dre, would of been a good finish.
I was about to pass on watching this because I'm 100% over death row and tupac tales. But I clicked on it and I'm glad I did. This has to be the best account of the "goings-on" at that time with pac and death row. I guess because he is an outsider but mostly this brotha is real. Hes just telling his story and not trying to take sides or make one side look better than the other.
I appreciate this interview because the interviewer asks the questions and let the guest speak....ATTENTION TO N.O.R.E AND FAT JOE.This is how you do an interview.
Nore is getting a little better with his interviewing skills but Fat Joe is terrible, his ego is ridiculous, he’s always cutting people off and redirects the interview to focus on him
T.I. is just as bad and i never even bothered watching fat joe. Rappers just need to leave that lane alone, too many of those podcasts are trash.
For real I b wanting 2 jump in the screen on fat Joe like,"Shut Da FukUp!!"
Fat Joe, Nore, and Funk Flexx are all terrible at interviewing...they’ll finally ask a question with some substance and right when they start dropping jewels...here their annoying asses come cutting them off with an irrelevant ass question! Man shut the fuck up...nobody cares what you think fam. Salute to this interviewer for real!
@@dantemoore859 I KNOW!!!
This Dude Looks Exactly Like Uncle Luke, Martin Lawrence, And Ice Cube...
😂😂😂 facto
damn!! dude yu ain't normal!!!! yu right on point!!!!
The sequence joint is; that booger in your nostril. (BRUH)- he keep trying to rub it out ... like folks do when they dont want 2 pick their nose right in front on you! 🏉🧢🤐🤐😯😯📯🛐👂🏿HAHAHAHAHA
All at the same time
All at the same time 😅
Shout out to my family in Dayton Ohio. Sliding up and down Gettysburg and Salem Ave. Love from Gary Indiana
This is the best interviewee on the channel, I know it’s a long shot but I wish Dre would see this and would reach out to him.
Wow this is crazy he absolutely deserves money and respect. He's a legend. Always knew he had ghost writers just didn't know who besides DOC. Its crazy thats he's from Ohio but that chemistry makes so much sense because of the music that comes from Ohio is beloved in California. To hear this all tied together is dope. Great interview would like to hear more from him
4 or 5 days all eyes on me was done lol he finished don killuminati in 3 days & they left off plenty bangers Smh the 🐐
Dr Dre's verse on California Love is his most iconic and known verse.. it's crazy to know this is the dude behind it
The second verse Dre had on it before Pac got on was trash ! Pac made that song pop
@@letsgetreadytorumble9285 skr8 up
@@letsgetreadytorumble9285 facts
@@letsgetreadytorumble9285 You not lying, Pac took it over the top.
@Yeti W 🤡
I remember J Flexx back in the days. Glad he’s getting recognition of being around Dre’s team. Him and D O C were great writers for Dre
I hope he’s still collecting his cheques!!! He deserves it
@@kennyandrews7497 didnt get played or paid?If he didnt get played that means he is getting cheques then?
I heard he had to sue.
Dr.Dre owes this man 100 million dollars he wrote his whole career.
To add to that, I believe Cube was first, Snoop was second, and Eminem was fourth, as Dre's most popular Ghostwriters.
Edit: The D.O.C. is also part of the list, this places Eminem at fifth.
100 mil? You’re reaching
Dre always had ghostwriters. It's been pretty well established throughout his whole career. The problem is whether those guys had their paperwork right. Unfortunately I believe most of them don't.
Forget anything this guy did, just give him What hes own for california love, thats 50+ Million of dollars.
Not his whole career. Natural born killaz, keep their heads ringin, California love. That’s about it.
UltraMagnetic MC's used the Joe Cocker sample first on "Funky", then EPMD on "Knick Knack Patty Wack".
Tell em
Ultra was dope
My boy Flex👍🏼 finally the interview everybody needs to see. Solid guy right here
Lol he say he don’t wanna be “entangled” in that. Well played 😆😂
All the potential classic records we missed after Pac died crazy!!
Pac was very influential and he positively influenced a lot of people but he definitely didn't have the most positive people around him with influence.
Dre still has his ghostwriters write good rhymes at times
Since I unsubscribed from a Vlogger who I won't name, I've found so many quality Black channels with better guests, better questions and better answers. ✔💯
Nah speak on it
Queen of sole, peasant for vlad eh? Oook.
What’s up with VladTV?
A million guys tried to do what he did and it happen for him amazing,
Another gr8 story about my main man 2Pac. Yo AOD u continue 2 bless us wt these interviews man. I love what u're doing bro. Keep it up!! Much respect. Much appreciation. Salute 💯
2pac will forever stay in my heart an you too my brother every time I listen to California I gonna be seeing ur face
Just listening to my man here, It is hard to fathom, how billions was phucc'd off in an industry because of ego, greed. But my mans contribution to that movement is EPIC!
How does keep their heads ringing have anything to do with getting head? I always thought that keep their heads ringing means his instrumentals are so dope that your head is ringing lol
OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW ART OF THE DIALOGUE !!!!
GLAD TV AKA THE FEDS WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF INTERVIEWING THIS GUY
J flexx a whole legend up here
Say a whole Legend from Dayton Ohio my city!!! Greatness all up in The Gem City, Land of the Funk!!! ✊🏾💜💯
🔥🔥
Thank you @J-Flexx for your contribution to hip hop.
So California Love was really Ohio love & Keep The Heads Ringing was about the listeners giving Dre "top".
2pac California Love sample was from Zapp, California Love
Robert Troutman did the Chorus for 2pac even on the video
One of the best interviewees on this subject matter that I've ever heard.
That's dope that a lot of people that worked at deathrow were from the midwest and some from south that definitely explains some of dope ass sounds they had the production from deathrow back then was crazy
Man his story is inspiring. He shot his shot and got put on by rolling down the window and asking for Dre to listen to his demo and that changed his life. Keep grinding long enough and the opportunity will come 💪
That "Who Been There" video was funny af no lie 😂
Most don't even know about that either. Death Row Uncut video from back in the day needs a reboot.
“I don’t wanna get entangled in that.” Pun intended!!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Every person I met from Dayton,OH is cool asf...can't say nothing bad about them💯
my whole step dad family from there and they all cool af
“In a party I go for your neck so call me Blacula” that song definitely got a hidden meaning
Real eyz realize... very authentic interview... True brothers of the same mind....
I’m glad this interview coming out!! I always say J-Flexx was the man that replaced DOC as Dre’s main writer. And it was NOOOO hiccup in the process.
Natural Born Killaz is my most fav song from Dre and Cube. I always thought Cube wrote both his and Dre's part but I'm glad to know this info.
I am the biggest 2Pac fan but I’m disturbed by all the violent stories I’m hearing about 2Pac on death row. PAC was a disturbed individual and became something that should not be admired.
I believe he has a point. Hanging around Suge and the Pirus, Pac felt untouchable. And even though his entourage should have stopped him from rushing to Orlando Anderson in the mgm casino, Pac should have known that it’s not his business in the first place...
2Pac took off before anyone could stop him
@@almightytre3730 I’m sure they could’ve stopped him as they saw him rushing towards Orlando cause I watched that footage and it seems as though Pac and his entourage were very close. It’s not like he deals with Orlando himself and his crew is far away or sth.
They were all very close to each other and especially the big homies could’ve stopped Pac and told him that they’re going to take care of Orlando.
@@Yousef.Al-Jazi It wasnt like 2Pac told everyone what he was going to do. If Pac didnt react to fast Orlando would've probably gotten a pass since they were in a crowded casino surround with cameras.
@@almightytre3730 Yeah, I agree he didn’t tell everyone but he had his bodyguard there with him (Frank Alexander). And as a bodyguard, u have to prevent him from getting into trouble with anyone, that’s literally ur job. Plus, after Trevon Lane pointed at Orlando and told everyone that he’s the guy who attempted to steal his chain like 2 weeks ago or sth., at least Suge who was very close to Pac (physically), should’ve held Pac back.
I mean come one bro, everyone knew that Pac was gonna rush Orlando. Trevon Lane told them about him and Pac starts going fast towards Orlando, u just have to put one and one together: Of course Pac was gonna start some problems. We really don’t have to argue about that
@@Yousef.Al-Jazi Trevon said he was talking to his big homies asking for permission to get down with Orlando and Pac took off. Frank shouldn't get blamed either 2Pac would purposely try to shake off his security just to make their jobs harder and that is what he did that day in the MGM.
17:21 “by like monday or tuesday, All eyez on me was Done..!”
This guy is a great story teller! He’s extremely talented and with the function. Head was on a swivel. Solid guy., great interview. Loving this channel 👍🏾
Wow!! Jflexx is one of my favs! This stories are amazing 👏. I would love to see a 🎥movie made about his journey at death row records
J-Flex you're a legend. I luv your music!
Sam sneed and J flexx Street Scholars album was 🔥🔥🔥 💯
@@niijibrewgrippingrainbangi4087 Yup its called Street Scholars it was suppose to be released in 95/96.
J flexx a dope as lyricist
Really cool interview. 👍🏾
As far as it being “given to Pac”, I think everybody knew it was album time for him and it was no shock he’d be given material new and whatever was being worked on and when Dre was asked, it was his turn and he selflessly let him take the lead artist role on it
Really do you think Dre was better than tupac wow
@@michaelfisher7124 I don’t think Dre was better than Pac. When did I say that?
@@hoodratpat5228 I'm sorry but it just seemed that you were saying that
I really don't think theirs any rapper right now that could out rap tupac do you
@@michaelfisher7124 No Pac is the 🐐 What I was saying was it was Dre wasn’t forced to give him the track he did because he wanted to.
*J-Flexx* tells what he *knows* and will not *validate* what he don't (HE IS 💯💯💯) and what he said about *2Pac* being so Prolific = #Priceless
This man is legend, same level as Pac and Dre, No doubt. Big respect homie 🤜💪!!
When he said I didn't wanna get entangled, LMMFAO
J flexx messed up when he dissed Dr Dre on “who been there who done that” should’ve stayed with Dre
Dre changes ghost writer's like he changes Black Shirts
Dre a sucka!
Dre wasn't paying right
@@MrCharris45 you meant Suge wasn't paying him correctly but still paid him to diss Dr Dre lol
@@gangstamack8397 Suge was cutting checks Dre was making promises - J Flexx
Made All Eyes on Me in 4 days...Thats unbelievable !!!!
Give J-Flexx his roses 🌹 while he’s still here I had never heard of him nor knew the contributions he’s made to the rap/hip hop music culture without his Ghost writing we wouldn’t have some of the classic hits we still listening to 25 years later! Shout out to J-Flexx seems like he’s remained a very humble person and Shout out The ART of Dialogue for uploading this video great content and priceless interview 👌🏾 just got a new subscriber!
Pac was always wild check out his before death row life all the cases he had was before death row ,so I wouldn't say he changed ,if u take one wild man and put him in a pack of wild men if no one intervenes to slow that wild man down he most likely will self destruct ,I think had pac survived he would've slowed down and it usually take situations like that for one to realize you're moving to fast time to slow down and move different
Pac did have a lot of cases man. He probably would've been locked up at some point doing time had he survived
@Sly Boogy nah that's you dawg
You must be young king of hearts? what he meant by Tupac changing was on people he fucked with.. not his gangbanging gangster issues.. the death row producer Kurt Kobane spoke on it as well, pac didn’t care if you were his friend, if somebody he held to higher standard than you came along, he’d spit on his friend. Beat his ass. Have him jumped. He’s speaking of loyalty issues.