Talib Kweli & Mannie Fresh Talk Cash Money, Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Scott Storch | People's Party Full
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2020
- In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary New Orleans DJ, producer, rapper, and icon:
MANNIE FRESH
Below are just a few of the topics covered in this sprawling interview with a man who helped define the New Orleans hip-hop signature sound.
• New Orleans' rich history of music and how that inspired Mannie.
• Mannie's mother being a teacher and his father being a New Orleans DJ legend in his own right.
• Forming one of the first New Orleans hip-hop crews with 'New York Incorporated'.
• His long-time friendship with renowned musician Trombone Shorty.
• Manny's work with Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce.
• The humble beginnings of Cash Money Records.
• Juvenile and his incredible freestyle abilities.
• Cash Money's defining moment with 'Back That Azz Up'.
• Lil Wayne and his evolution into a lyrical juggernaut.
• The criticism of Cash Money and their bling brand of hip-hop.
• The recent Verzuz battle with Scott Storch and the backlash that followed.
All this and much more as they delve deeply into Cash Money Records and New Orleans hip-hop history.
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TIME STAMPS:
3:11 -- Mannie speaks to the importance of owning the rights to your own music, especially during a time such as the pandemic, with music streaming at an all time high. He also talks about his 'Virus Killaz' and 'Gospel Get Down' online DJ sets he's been doing during quarantine. They then go on to discuss how deeply music is ingrained into the New Orleans culture and lifestyle, the '7 Ward Splash' parties, as well as the respect for the DJ in the city of NO.
8:59 -- Mannie talks about how much his mother being a teacher impacted his entire life, from how it shaped him at a young age to his approach of his craft and career. He's also asked about his father known as DJ Sabu, and his legendary status in New Orleans, and if it was a natural stepping stone for Mannie going from a DJ to a producer. He talks about getting the edge over other DJ's with his 808 drum hits, as well his influence from the innovative group Mantronix, and New Orleans' love of all hip hop, regardless of geography.
21:16 -- Mannie explains how Mia X, his friend DJ Wop, and Denny D linked up in the 80's to form their group New York Incorporated. With Denny D being Mannie's DJ mentor, teaching him the technical side of the artform. He also gets into his long-time friendship with Trombone Shorty and breaks down how Shorty's knowledge of music theory helped Mannie with his process of creating music. Jasmin goes on to ask Mannie about his 'Dive' collab with Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, and if the full-length album is on it's way.
29:34 -- Mannie tells about how he linked up with Birdman and Slim, leading him to becoming Cash Money Records' in-house producer. He lays out the time-line of getting regular DJ gigs, then making a name for himself with his bounce music productions and how that connected him with Baby and Slim. Mannie is also asked how he feels about his signature sound having such an overwhelming influence on the future stars of New Orleans hip hop. He points out how some of the most impactful productions came from just playing around with his beat machine on his kitchen countertop.
35:35 -- Mannie illustrates Juvenile's background as an off-the dome freestyle emcee that many aren't aware of. They also get into the classic 'Back That Azz Up', how it's been turned into a woman's anthem, and Mannie is asked if he had any clue the song would still be getting so much play over two decades later. He talks about the light going on with the idea of combining 808 with classical, the evolution of the twerk, why Juvenile's '400 Degrees' needs a re-release, as well as 'Back That Azz Up' being one of the true essentials in the DJ tool bag.
44:14 -- Talib notes one of his personal favorites from the Cash Money catalog being B.G.'s 'Cash Money Is An Army'. Mannie gets into B.G.'s street persona opening doors and widening their fan base, speaks on the limitations of his production equipment and how that hindrance actually made him better, as well as the immense level of talent Lil' Wayne was showing at such an early age and him waiting years to curse on his records. Mannie goes on to reflect on the time Wayne told him he planned on changing the trajectory of his career and lyrical content to new heights with 'The Carter' and touches on Wayne's keen ear for beat selection.
56:12 -- Jasmin notes one of her personal favorite mixtapes with Wayne's 'No Ceilings' and Mannie responds with how the musical chemistry he has with Wayne has stood the test of time. He also responds to the question of if he has any regrets about Cash Money's reluctance to do collaborations with the other big artists of the time, or if he thinks keeping the circle tight was important to their success. Mannie and Talib go on to share how huge it was for them when they got their name drops from Jay-Z.
1:02:29 -- The convo then turns to the power of words, the responsibility that goes along with having a platform, speaking things into existence, and Mannie's mother telling him he better have an answer for everything he writes. Mannie also responds to the criticism of Cash Money Records and their unbridled materialism. He explains that he never wanted their bling brand to take over, he just viewed it as merely the lane that they occupied in the grand scope of hip hop. Mannie is also asked how he feels about Cash Money changing the industry with striking a 80/20 split record deal.
1:09:47 -- Mannie is asked about his exit from Cash Money over business disputes and if it was just business, personal or a bit of both. Also, how his relationships are with the other members present-day. He's also asked if some of the conflict came from Mannie's laser-focus on the music side while neglecting the financial aspect. Mannie then shares hard lessons learned from Jay-Z about carving out his own niche, when Mannie arrived at Def Jam and Jay-Z told him he was jumping ship. Mannie is then asked for the current status of his upcoming project with Yasiin Bey.
1:19:25 -- Mannie speaks to the fallout after his Verzuz battle with Scott Storch. He details the roasts and skits he played while going head-to-head with Storch creating a lot of backlash and him having to explain himself to mutual friends and fellow music insiders. His response, "I thought this was a BATTLE!". Mannie touches on missing the memo that the "new hip hop" is no longer fueled by competition. Jasmin goes on to reveal the worst thing someone said to her during a roast, as well as what Dave Chappelle told her afterwards and Mannie talks about Dave's response to him stealing "I'm rich biitch!". Talib concludes the interview by asking Mannie what he has coming down the line.
Big tymers. 👑🙌🏼🇺🇸🌉🇦🇺🌐🕊️
Juve🌴😎💯Ha.
We on fire🔥... HOT BOYZ
Fresh got so many dope tracks, i like the ''Niggaz In Trouble'' track on BG's ''Chopper City In The Ghetto'' album. That intro on the beat always stuck with me. I wonder where that idea came from.
@@user-nx6ms6gr2f oh yeah the organ? BG is my favorite rapper from that entire era, I love all his albums.. from that album, I like Bout My Paper, Hard Times even Knockout with Turk.. Sneak Uptown My Home in there also!!!
Talib's introducing Mannie is the definition of giving people flowers while they here.
I like how he lists all his guests accomplishments.
Bruh have you heard Talib’s intros to everyone on the show? He’s a G for doing it how he does. Even his co-host gets a bad ass intro every time
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20:23 Mannie states Bounce Music influences came from New York. Respect the Architects!!! At least Manny does.
Mannie Fresh should be mentioned with legends. PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME.
Savage I seem you on a content by post before .You just a hated ass person that don't respect Music professional talent.
Facts
Micah West well in my opionion Mannie fresh is the best producer in the world hes one of a kind #Unique
Mannie fresh is one of, if not, the most prolific producer in music. Period
A true legend
Agreeeed
IIRC he plays the bass as well as being a DJ.
Mannie Fr-fre-fr-fresh, will always be relevant, his music is timeless!
So glad to hear Mannie give Mantronix his props. Not many people mention Mantronix . But he was big in my Hip Hop circle in Philly back in the mid 80’s. We all knew where Mannie got his style from.
Mantronix was and is the shit
Mannie fresh is one of the greatest sounds in the rap game period...his contribution is beyond beats 🎧....he’s a real staple of southern hip hop culture
Mannie Fresh is a Legend, a True Legend
Say it!
And I am the king of rap. The Goat of hip hip is me.
Glad her gucci is in her mind because they history is skeptical.
Producers should bow down this man need his recognition shits sick
What Mannie Fresh done to that UNLV Uptown 4 album is legendary. The beats on that album was cold.
Mannie Fresh is one of the most underrated producers in hip hop history. Glad to see he's doing well and continue to be around music. Put some respect on his name.
U could tell from jump Mannie and Wayne were superstars
Mannie is the definition of NOT being underrated. He is a legend.
Dang man... There's always one or two👆🏾
@@shuaduah lol.always
@@erroltorrington9186 still watching this interview. I confess, I'm not the biggest bounce fan but I have MUCH respect for Mannie. He definitely has a sound of his own and his mixes hit hard. Definitely in my top 10 as far as hip hop producers go. I'm getting some real insight here.
400 Degrees is still the greatest Cash Money Album from then to now.
ABSOLUTELY hands down THEEEE BEST🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Big facts
Real rap
Add checkmate and chopper city in the ghetto beside that
Hell nah! Hot Boyz Guerilla Warfare!
I'm from an era where guys like Mannie, Dj Premiere, RZA, Timbaland, Swizz Beats, Beats by The Pound would produce whole albums. Today, you have 35 producers on the same album making the same exact beat using. the same 808s and loops.
You’re right! Producers in this era all sound alike! I can’t tell who is who! London on The Track sounds like Mike Will! Mike Will sounds like Metro Boomin!
Yes!!!!!! Couldn't said it any better.
I not going lie Kanye West got his producer skills from No ID
Will Forever PUBG Yep! No I.D. taught him well! They sound just alike but you can tell the difference! I heard him and No I.D. always trade samples and drums!
I was just saying this to someone. Nas made a classic with a cast of producers, but they all had thier own sound. Primo, man, all of Ganstarr's catalogue. Pete Rock, Battle Cat... I'm not saying I don't like any of today's producers, but you can probably count on one hand who stands out.
And that NO I.D. album is still in my rotation. That Sky's the Limit remix? Crazy.
You guys ARE the best hip hop podcast in the game.
Salute to Mannie Fresh
GRATITUDE!
Thank you for listening
Cash Money wouldn't have been the same without Mannie Fresh!! 💯💯
🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🎹🎹🥁🥁🥁 New Orleans King Mannie Fresh
Juvenile is criminally underrated. 1 of my favorite rappers all time.
From Louisiana myself Mannie fresh is definitely a legend
Mannie Fresh Is Cash Money. Damn! I Hope one day I see all my bro's come together again. We Definitely Need A Reunion....A True Legend! 💯💪🏿🙌🏿
Mannie gets slepted on more than a frat house couch. He is one of the greatest producers to ever do it.
This is a good interview. that's true I know this Louisiana cats always embraced every sector of hip Hop from Texas rap to New York east coast rap and west coast rap
True I'm from Louisiana we like all of it because the boot just like good music
New Orleans in the building
mad love for manny fresh. one of the BEST producers.
Mannie fresh is a true b boy, respect
Talib...when you’re bringing dj quik to the table
This Man here is the definition of a true producer.he does his beats all on his own no added help like a lot of other producers who are credited as being the best and when it came to the label side he all by his lonesome produced them cash money albums until the carter.no other producers i kn of can say that.he is the standard for me when it comes to producer's.true legend.
Fresh is so underrated...homie catalog goes back to the late 80s.
One of the greatest producers not just in the south but in the game
Mannie has such a positive vibe it makes his face glow. That shit is contagious
Trombone shorty is tha truth!
Troy was one of my childhood friends and fellow bandmates and T-bone players. He is nice in all aspects of life.
I have seen him perform twice. Once in N.O. and once in Ohio
B.G. help is one of my favorite beats
Yea that's my shit 🔥
Get how u live beat is a monstet
Facts 🔥🔥🔥🔥 that joint stay in heavy rotation
Definitely
Clean up man was a fire ass beat too
Mannie Fresh real big, hit list so big,legend so big, big respect I give!
Mannie Fresh was the beat sound track to the whole cash money during their run
In My Ziggly Wiggly Voice Fresh Is The Best Mixer In The World!!!!
“Sugar Slim stretchin’ them hoes out, Them hoes got to go to the GYBO clinic!” - Ziggly Wiggly
Say good night niqqa😂🤣
@@deondreperkins9182 shoooty wooo wooo woo
Damn, this interview was way better than I anticipated. Got a great insight of how Mannie Fresh works and such. Enjoyed every minute of it. I had a homie back in high school who would play Back That Azz Up religiously. Every day we would break out the CD binder in Art class and he would grab Juvenile and bust out his CD Walkman to play Back That Azz Up lol.
Salute People's Party! This should be good. While I was never the biggest Cash Money fan, the fact Manie carried the label on his back is dope, and helped define the label's sound. He's the Dre, Beats by the Pound, etc. for Cash Money. Plus his beats be dope as fuck and bang hard! Personal favorite is #1 Stunna
Ii
Rich niggaz beat one of the hardest ever
1000% facts
Fresh definitely built Cash Money. Get Off The Corner is my favorite Mannie Fresh beat
Mannie Fresh's attitude is the real vibe of RAP, a lot of Respect
Love Me some Mannie Fresh. I love his ig Dj sets . Gospel getdown is my fav
Historic episode. The info packed into this one is incredible
lot's of gems!
One of my favorites the energy was amazing
Mannie Fresh has ALWAYS been one of the coolest people in the industry. This just cements it.
Common mom was my elementary school principal, he would come up to the school everybody called him his real name.
We need an interview with andre 3000
FRESH!!
Such a humble dude. Mannie Fresh is definitely one of the best. 💪✌🐐
Great interview. Mannie Fresh is one of the greats
Mannie Fresh and New Orleans bounce is also the creator of the term "twerk."
Straight facts!!!
Facts💯
Facts New Orleans made the word twerk
L.A. must heard about it back in the day i first heard it on the dance documentary "Rise" they mentioned and did twerking like stripper dance hall girls. This was lil kids n teens!!! Nobody was using the term them accept for them they was the only ones using the term then from L.A. until it got trendy years later it was underground. We competed against twerkin, clown dance, and krumpers then in L.A. , Calif. Early 2000s 01-03
@@sirpoppinchuck Dude I'm talking about the 80s in New Orleans... Lol. Cash Money was actually local for many years before the rest of the world heard of them.
Respect to the Original Kings of Comedy for putting #1 Stunna in the movie, that was my first exposure to Cash Money
Jasmin is so beautiful.
Thank you 😘😘
Cosign
"I got fresh to do my beats, boy he rock sh!t.. 5-6 mins he gon drop sum hot sh!t.. "BG
Waaaannn
Them hot boy coming pls somebody HELP!!! FREE THE B.G...
Mannie Fresh is a real one💯
If you disliked this interview, you don’t love good music
WORD🙌🏾🙌🏾
No wonder he has gifts he mom and dad in church
Man u guys definitely gotta get Juve and Wayne on the show now
100%
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Yes indeed!!!
Probably my favourite interview this year 🙌🙌🙌🙌
I hate that he so underrated ! Put some respect on that man name !!
Who??? Talib Wayne or mannie all underrated for sho
This is my favorite thing in the world right now. Even more than food and water
😂
I'm a KLC n beats by tha pound fan, but this man is jus awesome crazy mind of a producer..
The crazy part is people not from New Orleans don't know about all the local rappers that came from Cash Money records back when they was CMR. UNLV, Miss Tee, Magnolia Shorty, early EARLY B.G., PxMxWx and the list goes on. A lot of people know him from his nation-wide hits. I was there from the beginning...Mannie Fresh is a TRUE New Orleans legend. 💯
How do you guys keep pulling off these dope ass interviews.
@ 19:23 Manny summed up the hip hop experience for most of us who grew up in the South. I grew up in South Carolina and we really did listen to everything. RUN DMC, EPMD, Rakim, Nelly, Twista, UGK, DJ Screw, NWA, MC Eiht, Outkast, Goodie Mob, Cypress Hill,Wu Tang, Too Short, Heavy D, BIG, Pac, and so on. It brought to mind a fly collab between Talib Kweli and UGK "Country Cousins," which is still an egregiously underated track (in my opinion).
Same goes to Texas. I’m from Port Arthur, Texas. I was born in the 80s so my older sisters played west coast, midwest and east coast music along with UGK and Geto Boys!
@@SoulOfTheSouth ayyyye, pa!
@@ashleymeggan Whats good?
Classic! Great interview as always! Thank you
Great Interview !!! Mos Definitely A Instant Classix #MuchRespect
I miss dem "Dj" dayz in N.O.
MANNIE FRESH, JUVENILE, MIA X, MAGNOLIA SLIM/SOULJA SLIM ARE ALL FROM THE NEW ORLEANS BOUNCE MUSIC ERA.... ☮❤⚜💯
Mannie Fresh is definitely an icon, along with the likes of Dre, Dilla, Premiere, Pete Rock, and many more. Fresh basically built Cash Money.
manny right, Fire hydrants in Chicago, BIG FACT'S. 😁
Love Mannie Man💯💯💯
You are so right Mannie Fresh is a beast and dont ever forget it
Gotta re-do all the video interviews and bring the guests back for in-person interviews. You guys all together in the same room just hits different.
This is a great episode! Mannie Fresh the Legend!
Yella Boy was the original Go DJ artist... he made it first. RIP YELLA BOY
The intro was Str8 up respect to a legend
It was so many gems in this episode 💯
One of the best guest and interviews
Mannie Fresh always brings interesting insights to a conversation
Much Gratitude
I liked this interview 🔥
Big ups on this great interview. I've listened and have read just about every single mannie fresh interview he's ever done so alot of this I've heard before but there's plenty of great gems in this interview that I've heard so props on this interview. It was funny but not really a surprise that Baby had a rule that only Cash Money songs could be played in the studio especially for a 7 year stretch. That was funny to hear in a way but also great because that's how cash money stuck with "their own style" for so long and wasn't biting on anyone else or no other coast
Well done guys. Tells the story and the importance of Mannie to rap.
Salute to Mannie Fresh. Not gonna front like I was a Cash Money fan but they had hits. Always thought Mannie Fresh was the smartest in the crew. Always seem to have his shit together. Never heard of him in trouble or wild stories about him. Always seemed solid.
Thanks for this one
Yessir!
Mad respect for Mannie Fresh💯
Back that ass up is a must play when I used to DJ. College kids who are like 19 now still love it. It’s a timeless classic.
The title is wrong, Its Mannie Fresh-fresh-fickie-fresshhh
Manny needs to be interviewed more often and I miss his sound somebody needs to give him a production deal!
Manny got his own sound 💪🏾love his love of music 🏁
Mannie Fresh PMW.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 Mannie the Great.
RIP YELLA BOY AKA THE FELLA WITH THE CHUCKS, AWK AWK😇🕊☮❤🤘🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿💯
Absolutely great
I going to say Mannie is up there with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz
No 🧢
Jasmine has really grown on me. She is getting better at this ❤❤❤ love to Talib and Mannie Fresh is a gem. Hip hop is life
Hellz yeah!!!! Fresh!!!!
🕓 #Respect to Mannie Fresh & You All
Fresh is da Goat 🐐 can’t wait to interview him
This is a great interview and I’m just 30 minutes in🦾🦾🦾🦾
This show is dope!!!!
im mad that Kweli brought up 2 CLASSICS, that Fresh forgot to play in the battle with Storch...needed that Cash Money Is An Army, Drag em in the river...AND No. 1 Stunna..we need a do over!...and it should be vs KLC or maybe Swizz for the Cash Money vs Ruff Ryders vibe
Mantronix was so dope , mannie -fresh one of the best to do it ,hands down!!!!
Great energy, great talk,everybody
Thank you for tuning in
The real true legendary
GODDAM Dude!!!
Let Him Talk!