R.A. the Rugged Man: Kanye is a Good Beat Maker, But He's Very Overrated

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2017
  • R.A. the Rugged Man stopped by VladTV for another entertaining interview, and this time around he touched on his previous statements about Lil Yachty. The New York rapper said that Yachty fans are now looking up to him thinking that they don't need to learn how to rap in order to make it in hip-hop. He also added that he disagrees with Talib's sentiments about new artists, but R.A. said that he could respect their hustle without liking their music.
    To hear more of what R.A. had to say, including why he thinks Kanye is overrated, hit the above clip.
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  • @Jesse-yk2db
    @Jesse-yk2db 7 років тому +452

    Vlad: So what do you think about kanye?
    RA: he's overrated
    vlad: really? so what do you think about slim jesus

    • @chancey1979
      @chancey1979 7 років тому +15

      LMAO

    • @DMVLeGenD96
      @DMVLeGenD96 7 років тому +4

      HAHA

    • @hebrew26commandmentspower55
      @hebrew26commandmentspower55 7 років тому +5

      jesse navarro totally forgot about him LMAO

    • @BossC614Yungin
      @BossC614Yungin 7 років тому +4

      jesse navarro Lil Yachty's the new Slim Jesus 😂

    • @english1midlands
      @english1midlands 7 років тому +1

      Kanye isn't all peeps think he is,he can't Rap a Blunt never mind a verse.lol.He can make a serious beat though.I have his first 2 albums on my ipod.I don't listen to any of his tunes now.Rappin anit dead its just moved to the UK,its called Grime.

  • @TheRaquan4
    @TheRaquan4 7 років тому +457

    When you put a real hip hop head in front of Vlad you see just how comical his viewpoints can be 😂

    • @EL95GE
      @EL95GE 6 років тому +11

      Ray Quan that shit was hilarious, when he spit the Kanye verse.

    • @dankybongblunttree9634
      @dankybongblunttree9634 6 років тому +10

      commercial ass nigga lmao PUPPET!!!

    • @arkhitektz3150
      @arkhitektz3150 5 років тому +21

      correction : When you put a "real hip hop head who stands his ground and doesnt regurgitate safe,politically correct,go-to,prefabricated bullshit he doesnt actually believe in" in front of Vlad you see just how comical his viewpoints can be .vlad interviewed many true hip hop heads over the years who were once honorable people worthy of respect...but they were all too fuckin pussy to tell it like it is.all cave to pressure,cause they dont wanna come off as "a hater".dont wanna be the old head tellin kids to get off their lawn.wanna seem hip,like they "get it".and dont wanna piss off or alienate lil yachtis stans.fuckin mollusks all of em.guess hip hop is not worth "rocking the boat" for

    • @qmason9242
      @qmason9242 4 роки тому +1

      Ray Quan .. funny , half way through the interview I thought the same thing

    • @hoop-djonez8669
      @hoop-djonez8669 4 роки тому +1

      Vlad is so goddamn corney my goodness

  • @danielantunovic459
    @danielantunovic459 4 роки тому +268

    Vlad getting smoked by a walking hip-hop culture encyclopediac

    • @hoop-djonez8669
      @hoop-djonez8669 4 роки тому +26

      When someone says they a hip-hop head they should have this kind of knowledge.
      Knowing:
      Albums
      Lyrics
      Producers
      Features
      Eras
      Even trivial shit like labels and relationships. RA def knows his shit

    • @sydjonah9556
      @sydjonah9556 4 роки тому +10

      Most younger artist have a problem with being criticize and won’t learn to take criticizing. As common said just because I don’t like it
      Doesn't mean I’m hating

    • @BingeworthyContent
      @BingeworthyContent 3 роки тому

      @@sydjonah9556 Great point

    • @BingeworthyContent
      @BingeworthyContent 3 роки тому

      @@hoop-djonez8669 You're absolutely right

    • @adamfoster7954
      @adamfoster7954 3 роки тому +1

      He’s an absolute tool

  • @JunesJunesko
    @JunesJunesko 7 років тому +363

    "I don't think you have to learn shit from people who aren't as talented as you."
    thank god there's RA.

    • @ghostcasper3185
      @ghostcasper3185 4 роки тому +3

      R.A is running his mouth reckless this man couldn't even move 15,000 units in a 6 months nowadays so to talk about any other rapper that is on Kanye's level is crazy. The only Slot this guy gets is interviews on Vladtv.. a washed up has been!!!

    • @sydjonah9556
      @sydjonah9556 4 роки тому +1

      7:00 ra is stressed out lol

    • @godsendthegeneral2255
      @godsendthegeneral2255 4 роки тому +3

      @@ghostcasper3185 get the taste slapped out to mouth you disrespectful little prick

    • @myfakeid6008
      @myfakeid6008 4 роки тому +5

      @@ghostcasper3185 Guess you didn't know he dropped an Instant Classic!!! Yesterday!!!

    • @Ayush-mg3eg
      @Ayush-mg3eg 4 роки тому +2

      @EndOfTheNight i don't think you actually listen to his music he has 3 albums and all of them are fire .

  • @Asek-le4zx
    @Asek-le4zx 7 років тому +874

    dj vlad has a bad taste in hip hop man

    • @timothyjenkins851
      @timothyjenkins851 7 років тому +3

      threenineseven youngbensmack u right

    • @Paris__Michael
      @Paris__Michael 7 років тому +8

      threenineseven youngbensmack Gotta remember, this Nigga be following trends(SMH)....

    • @87er_
      @87er_ 7 років тому +21

      threenineseven youngbensmack dude has to be in his 40's bumpin yachty and uzi smh at least with kids they don't know any better you got grey hairs my dude haha

    • @Helmuesi911
      @Helmuesi911 7 років тому +21

      threenineseven youngbensmack
      Vlad be gassing these crusty southern mumble rappers because a big part of his audience is their fan base.. he sells out for view count.
      It's tragic actually.

    • @Crashj7f67h
      @Crashj7f67h 7 років тому +2

      I thought music was supposed to be subjective regardless of what you like.

  • @EJacobsBeats
    @EJacobsBeats 7 років тому +776

    LMAOOO I love how he reacts to Vlad spitting Kanye's line like it was supposed to be impressive

    • @shishisonson7642
      @shishisonson7642 7 років тому +3

      Prod. by E. Jacobs looooiol

    • @nismokali
      @nismokali 7 років тому +51

      Prod. by E. Jacobs Lmao facts bruh. Vlad is such a fuckin stan acting as if that's one of the best bars of all time or some shit

    • @JayTheRealest1
      @JayTheRealest1 7 років тому +74

      Lol leave it up to vlad to pick one of the WORST kanye bars to try to make his point.

    • @ksager123
      @ksager123 7 років тому

      +tochiRTA ikr sheep need to wake up

    • @djbrandizzle
      @djbrandizzle 7 років тому +35

      right?! this niqqa starts a verse with okay okay okay okay and that's the shit vlad wants to reference from. smh.

  • @Deepbluecat
    @Deepbluecat 4 роки тому +161

    "I don't think Stanley Kubrick etc have to respect Michael Bay just because his movies make millions." Yup.

    • @Vilkkuz
      @Vilkkuz 4 роки тому +4

      He Said Ingmar Bergman

    • @Shahidkhan-qj5cy
      @Shahidkhan-qj5cy 3 роки тому +2

      Honestly Stanley Kubrick movie is a cult movie rather than a high grossing movie

  • @301larussomusic
    @301larussomusic 6 років тому +124

    I like how he disagrees with everything Vlad says lmao

  • @TwinParksBX
    @TwinParksBX 7 років тому +117

    R.A. said to vlad " you like all that wack shit." Vald is killing Hip Hop!

    • @arkhitektz3150
      @arkhitektz3150 7 років тому +1

      i think the worse offenders are actually cats like RA who come do his show and be associate with him

    • @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi
      @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi 3 роки тому

      this dude doesnt even know what he is talking talking about?? he didnt even listen to any kanyes music
      he started giving out his opinion on kanye's music by talking about kim kardashian and trump lolllll
      the college dropout , late registration are the only good kanye albums ??, get the fuck out of here
      graduation , 808s , mbdtf, yeezus, tlop, ye , watch the throne, cruel summer, jesus is king ,kids see ghosts,
      kanye west has the best discography for an artist of all time loll....
      this dude is soo closed minded ,, may be this dude can rap but still makes trash music, most his fans wouldnt even listen to any of his songs twice lolll....,

  • @phyzlatte
    @phyzlatte 7 років тому +375

    One of Vlad's points is that "there's always been mindless party records" yeah back then it was 10% of the rap game. Now it's 90.

    • @elijahstiles3012
      @elijahstiles3012 7 років тому +16

      Dwight Davis not really. it just gets promoted more

    • @listenersnotes3347
      @listenersnotes3347 7 років тому +4

      Dwight Davis nah it's all of the mainstream but there's a lot of lyrical stuff in the underground right now... hell the new billy woods album is super lyrical

    • @smokedoutpositivesquad9463
      @smokedoutpositivesquad9463 5 років тому +27

      Actually in the beginning of rap up until like 87, like 3/4 of rap was party records (Kurtis Blow, Afrika Bambaataa, Run DMC, Newcleus, the Miami Bass scene, the LA electro rap scene, UTFO, Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J). It wasn’t til the introduction of an alternative more lyrical and more hardcore artists that things became the “Golden era of 88-early 2000s” that all the old heads talk about. And even then all the alt hip hop and gangsta rap’s biggest hit of the 90s was party bangers

    • @iNfLiiCtxRhyThm
      @iNfLiiCtxRhyThm 4 роки тому +4

      @@smokedoutpositivesquad9463 nas, wu-tang, ice cube, biggie, tupac? Haha didn't think C.R.E.A.M and the world is yours were "party bangers". Laughable

    • @smokedoutpositivesquad9463
      @smokedoutpositivesquad9463 4 роки тому

      Matthew Oleary what made u think I disagreed with u

  • @jayf8st496
    @jayf8st496 7 років тому +108

    Vlad: "What about whoop there it is?."
    R.A: "You brought that up last time"
    Lmao

  • @kanedasrifle
    @kanedasrifle 7 років тому +44

    Fucking great Michael Bay /Film making analogy.Talks so much sense , can't knock his logic .Great interview.

    • @BikesAndBatallas
      @BikesAndBatallas 7 років тому

      I didn't expect to hear R.A. talking about Fellini this morning.

    • @kanedasrifle
      @kanedasrifle 7 років тому

      Haha nor me man , he knows his shit , cool dude .

  • @RazielRodriguezz
    @RazielRodriguezz 7 років тому +197

    R.A. is the man. I put all the blame on the consumers, the people who buy these wack rappers albums but don't support the good shit. it's their fault for killing the genre.

    • @rexstevenson3239
      @rexstevenson3239 7 років тому +5

      Sergio Rodriguez the artist that does the most sales are drake, J Cole, and Kendrick good music will always get it's credit

    • @DiabloJaz12
      @DiabloJaz12 6 років тому +2

      Rick Sanchez the intergalactic Hellspawn I agree with Rex Stevenson. Also, let's not forget what R.A. said. They'll make their quick cash and then disappear.

    • @PMOHGUILD
      @PMOHGUILD 6 років тому +12

      Rex Stevenson Drake is fucking wack too

    • @nyjeebradley4597
      @nyjeebradley4597 6 років тому

      PMOHGUILD how can u be wack when u one of the most popular artist in the world

    • @PMOHGUILD
      @PMOHGUILD 6 років тому +7

      Nyjee Bradley I don’t know ask drake yourself. There are a lot of wack celebrities that are popular.

  • @starofgideon
    @starofgideon 7 років тому +408

    R.A. is 1000% on point in this interview. He is absolutely right about a lot of things here and he knows hip hip history very well.

    • @lucabrown8995
      @lucabrown8995 6 років тому +5

      the_key _player word.

    • @freckles0829
      @freckles0829 4 роки тому

      Couldn't of said it any better myself

    • @freckles0829
      @freckles0829 4 роки тому +5

      @Galva Tron they are all guest's 😂😂😂

    • @livelifels2726
      @livelifels2726 4 роки тому

      This comment is pointless

    • @Amereedom
      @Amereedom 4 роки тому

      Doesn't matter. When you say that Kanye West is over-rated, rap with against him and see if you can stand up to him.

  • @j.carter1157
    @j.carter1157 4 роки тому +30

    “There’s only 50,000 heads that are true to this, the rest are clueless to what real hip hop music is.” - R.A the Rugged Man 😤🥶

  • @Mackell314
    @Mackell314 7 років тому +85

    damn Vlad gets cooked on almost every interview he has.

  • @loktoppoppins
    @loktoppoppins 7 років тому +431

    rugged man spittin nothing but TRUTH

  • @KMas89
    @KMas89 7 років тому +73

    RA put up a good argument

  • @EffDinero8
    @EffDinero8 7 років тому +142

    R.A. needs his own podcast,he keeps it a buck every time!

  • @mirakworld434
    @mirakworld434 4 роки тому +17

    Did Vlad just say Kanye’s Gold digger is better than EPMD’s?
    He is entitled to his own opinion, but this guy seriously doesn’t know a thing about hip hop!

  • @DatFuzzyFeelin
    @DatFuzzyFeelin 7 років тому +78

    Vlad that one dude you know that bumps anything that's trendy and popular as soon as it blows up, regardless of what it sounds like. He the type of dude that'll keep saying "cash me ousside how bow dah" in conversations with his friends until the next meme pops up.

  • @kariukionline
    @kariukionline 7 років тому +45

    I used to be a Hip Hop idealist, I'm no longer such. I just understand that we all have different taste based on a million and one variables...fuck it.

    • @ianlangille558
      @ianlangille558 7 років тому +2

      Kariuki Kikuyu amen. it all wont matter when you're on your death bed

    • @justhewop
      @justhewop 7 років тому

      Kariuki Kikuyu agreed

    • @lyricalstyles
      @lyricalstyles 2 роки тому

      Same here. Now that im older I can appreciate all genres of hip hop. Theres a time and place for everything

  • @nystagmus
    @nystagmus 4 роки тому +27

    Speaking on musical geniuses: The one rapper i have to say is a musical genius when it comes to rap and sound is KRAYZIE BONE. Not talking about punchlines or metaphors, i am talking about SOUND.

    • @cokeman209
      @cokeman209 4 роки тому

      nystagmus hes a beast!

    • @nystagmus
      @nystagmus 4 роки тому +1

      cokeman209 yea.
      I think he is more than a beast.
      He is a music genius. Not saying this just because I like him.
      Just sound-wise he can make a simple instrumental into an orchestral piece. He is very different than just a rapper.

  • @mbuck253
    @mbuck253 4 роки тому +36

    Didn’t have to wait long for Yachty to disappear

  • @sagworldtv713
    @sagworldtv713 7 років тому +34

    Kanye started falling off after My Dark Twisted Fantasy (a masterpiece). Yeezus let me know that he started making trash.
    (In My Opinion).

    • @ianlangille558
      @ianlangille558 7 років тому +3

      CJ Wilson Agreed. MBDTF was his peak.

    • @chris45627
      @chris45627 7 років тому +5

      CJ Wilson MBDTF was amazing but i can't listen to it because of those long ass 7 min piano intros before every song but i think its his best album artistically

    • @blackphillip63
      @blackphillip63 7 років тому

      chris45627 Minutes long and only 2 fucking notes like a 3 year old learning keyboard

    • @bendedstraw4294
      @bendedstraw4294 6 років тому +1

      I don't know why people like MDTF, it sucks, except for the Rick Ross song devil.. 808's and Yeezus are his true masterpieces. Watch the new slaves,etc live performance and go back to Yeezus. Even the album cover is awesome.

    • @mistahmst
      @mistahmst 6 років тому

      AngelofDeath3000 that was literally the last album he released. How can he release trash after that if he didn't release anything after TLOP?

  • @0404chrisjz
    @0404chrisjz 7 років тому +159

    it looks like Rocky took a walk down 8 mile
    wtf

    • @stevepanderla3685
      @stevepanderla3685 7 років тому +4

      chris zanotti omfg lmaoooo

    • @Lol-op9ms
      @Lol-op9ms 7 років тому +2

      chris zanotti LMAOOOOO

    • @jaygold14
      @jaygold14 7 років тому +1

      chris zanotti facts! now this is one of the most accurate comments lol

    • @ZZ-so7ql
      @ZZ-so7ql 7 років тому +1

      W he hating so much 😂 when they're not popping they take shots and shit like why are they mad that hip hop is easier like it's easier for kids to get out of the hood now and have dreams and get to it easier. The world is changing these old heads stuck in the 80's 😂

    • @sin93081
      @sin93081 7 років тому

      chris zanotti man... you killed youtube with that comment. 😂

  • @haitianpriest262
    @haitianpriest262 4 роки тому +72

    “Oh yeah you like all that wack 💩.” That’s the truth.😆

    • @haitianpriest262
      @haitianpriest262 4 роки тому +1

      Jarrel Ely Tip

    • @Nazim909
      @Nazim909 4 роки тому +1

      Oprah’s bank account

    • @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi
      @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi 3 роки тому

      this dude doesnt even know what he is talking talking about?? he didnt even listen to any kanyes music
      he started giving out his opinion on kanye's music by talking about kim kardashian and trump lolllll
      the college dropout , late registration are the only good kanye albums ??, get the fuck out of here
      graduation , 808s , mbdtf, yeezus, tlop, ye , watch the throne, cruel summer, jesus is king ,kids see ghosts,
      kanye west has the best discography for an artist of all time loll....
      this dude is soo closed minded ,, may be this dude can rap but still makes trash music, most his fans wouldnt even listen to any of his songs twice lolll....,

  • @delraycoles6145
    @delraycoles6145 7 років тому +21

    I love how passionate this guy is. He seems to have a very deep knowledge of Hip-Hop and it's origins.

  • @khaledabdulaleem5620
    @khaledabdulaleem5620 7 років тому +55

    R.A. always gives his honest opinion wether you agree or not. Respect to that man!

  • @idrexciya4090
    @idrexciya4090 7 років тому +32

    R.A dropping more truth, truth hurts hence all the dislikes.

  • @broissey
    @broissey 4 роки тому +43

    Right off the bat, RA lists Stanley Kubrick, Federico Fellini, and Ingmar Bergman to make his point. Respect.

  • @leunatic
    @leunatic 7 років тому +20

    Ennio Morricone IS a genius, RA is earning more respect from me every interview

  • @davidcamino713
    @davidcamino713 7 років тому +198

    R.A.'s songs are too lyrically good for Kanye fans to understand. Simple as that.

    • @yutathehakislayer4720
      @yutathehakislayer4720 6 років тому +17

      David Camino lol no

    • @robertkirby5955
      @robertkirby5955 5 років тому +11

      +Ancient _217 LOL Yes

    • @kamay7021
      @kamay7021 5 років тому +36

      Lol no is right. If you think you have some superior intellect for listening to a different artist, you're dumb.

    • @robertkirby5955
      @robertkirby5955 5 років тому +4

      +Shiro McFeely Sorry, but that's incorrect...especially when it comes to someone like R.A. Listen to songs of his like "Media Midgets" and "Learn Truth" (the latter of which has information omitted from school textbooks) and then come back and tell me that more than 25% of Kanye West fans (including the dickriders) can actually understand what R.A. is rapping about.

    • @kamay7021
      @kamay7021 5 років тому +7

      @@robertkirby5955 so you think you're smarter because u listen to a different artist. Let me guess, u watch rick n morty 2 ?

  • @realsinceday1632
    @realsinceday1632 7 років тому +19

    He's completely correct when he was talking bout yachty's influence vs vanilla ice influence like ppl knew vanilla ice but ppl weren't trynna rap like him niggas coming up deadass listen to yachty and be like yo I could do this shit imma try and "rap" like that

  • @18dragonboy
    @18dragonboy 7 років тому +252

    alchemist better producer than kanye

    • @shamiralnino
      @shamiralnino 6 років тому +6

      Rahman word

    • @fishez420
      @fishez420 6 років тому +6

      Hands down

    • @CarlosGonzalez-ne9em
      @CarlosGonzalez-ne9em 5 років тому +7

      And Rza And Dr Dre And Premier And Scram Jones And Poke N Tone From Trackmasters Lol Kanye Was OK I Guess

    • @DCMark
      @DCMark 5 років тому +3

      Rahman NO DOUBT!!!!

    • @DCMark
      @DCMark 5 років тому +3

      NO DOUBT!!

  • @Mattdem
    @Mattdem 7 років тому +17

    People always cloud Kanye into the last 5 years but forget to mention making beats and actual hip hop from Jay-Z to Mos Def to Cam'ron. College Dropout is a great album.

    • @brigjay123
      @brigjay123 2 роки тому +5

      I don't think anyone denies this. Actually, the rea hip hop heads prefer the old college drop out Kanye. His rap skills have always been unimpressive but he was making good songs with a meaningful theme. We are saying he is overrated. He is good at what he does but certainly not a musical genius whatsoever.

    • @sclammp5811
      @sclammp5811 2 роки тому

      @@brigjay123 mayonnaise colored benz i push miracle whips

  • @SANITIZEDINC
    @SANITIZEDINC 2 роки тому +19

    This was great. So refreshing to hear someone so talented and knowledgeable speak truth about today's over-hyped artists. And he's right about almost all of it. What a legend.

  • @S.T.E.E.Z.Y
    @S.T.E.E.Z.Y 7 років тому +24

    This is honestly one of my favorite Vlad guests OAT. All that comes outta his mouth is straight facts

  • @MrCKCB
    @MrCKCB 7 років тому +109

    He always reminds me of Sylvester Stallone in loads of ways. Smart guy and good interview.

    • @MegaCunnie
      @MegaCunnie 4 роки тому +2

      Maniacal that’s what I thought. Sly all the way. Lol

    • @uriah9559
      @uriah9559 4 роки тому

      sylvester Stallonebergstein

  • @infectedvoice7293
    @infectedvoice7293 6 років тому +15

    Say what you want about RA but the dude has passion for hip-hop and what he says makes sense most of the time.

  • @JMHx
    @JMHx 7 років тому +14

    Kanye is a good producer but as a rapper he's average at best.

  • @blmafflck3105
    @blmafflck3105 7 років тому +20

    R.A always comes through with the Faxxxx

  • @VividFilmProductions
    @VividFilmProductions 5 років тому +13

    "An intellectual says a simple thing in a complex way but an artists says a complex thing in a simple way."
    JUST CAUSE YOU CAN RAP EVERY SYLLABLE VERY TECHNICALLY DOES NOT MEAN YOURE A GREAT ARTIST.

    • @Seto34
      @Seto34 4 роки тому

      Facts

    • @owensmith2137
      @owensmith2137 2 роки тому +1

      Eminem alert!

    • @bensmiley7042
      @bensmiley7042 5 місяців тому

      That's an oxymoron, to be technical it takes getting to a level of artistry to a point where you are able to be technical with it. You literally and philosophically can't say technicality doesn't mean you aren't a great artist. It would depend on what you mean by great and what I mean by great. Which would spark another debate in which we would argue who's version of great should more value, yours or mine. We would never agree so there's no point. You don't seem like one who would comprehend that you're even losing the argument

  • @nickn2794
    @nickn2794 5 років тому +13

    I didn't know this man and I'm sorry, because in just 10 minutes he earned all my respect.

    • @btyadkaz3096
      @btyadkaz3096 2 роки тому +6

      Go listen to his music. He’s a Sick lyrical beast. Lyrically Top 3 EVER imo

  • @stringer2295
    @stringer2295 7 років тому +30

    Man he was a hundred percent right about Kanye and I'm a old school Kanye fan.

  • @chairmanoftheboard11
    @chairmanoftheboard11 4 роки тому +22

    Everytime somebody try to defend current hip hop they always bring up J Cole and Kendrick. Then they stop there. 😂😂😂

  • @GoldenBlissWithin
    @GoldenBlissWithin 4 роки тому +40

    That brief effortless dismantle of Kanye's "genius", was 💯.

    • @travisculley5934
      @travisculley5934 3 роки тому +1

      @sperrotta91 No its Not, Other than "thru the Wire"
      Anything else he has Ever Done,
      has pretty much Sucked.!

    • @flavio7180
      @flavio7180 3 роки тому +2

      He didn’t dismantle anything. Kanye is one of the most acclaimed artists from critics and musical legends.

    • @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi
      @UCS_TharunTejaShripathi 3 роки тому +2

      @@travisculley5934 lol you didnt listen to any of his music then

  • @trippmundo
    @trippmundo 4 роки тому +11

    They keep using Kendrick and j Cole to say see look there's some lyrical rappers gtfoh, it's only 2 or 3 vs 20 or 30 non skilled rappers, 90s had more balance.

    • @kilocopter
      @kilocopter 4 роки тому

      Where's Tripp Mundo lol there are slot of others this of course it more whack rappers it’s more rappers now be a it’s seen as away to get rich and famous back in the day it was just about the art

    • @fawkkyutuu8851
      @fawkkyutuu8851 4 роки тому +1

      Only real Hip-Hop culture left Is Boom Bap and ppl preserving or reviving It.

    • @kagerjvi345
      @kagerjvi345 4 роки тому

      There are a shit ton of good rappers

    • @katlegomokaila7469
      @katlegomokaila7469 4 роки тому +1

      Griselda coming nigga, hold on.......

    • @shreynaithani5073
      @shreynaithani5073 4 роки тому

      @@katlegomokaila7469 facts🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @bigwiggles
    @bigwiggles 7 років тому +8

    Why does every Vlad interview now involve him squeezing Lil Yachty into the conversation. He gets these talented MCs that he can ask anything, and chooses to keep talking about how Lil Yachty is relevant.

  • @Independent365
    @Independent365 4 роки тому +17

    2020... where's Lil Yatchys career now lol?

  • @lamentate07
    @lamentate07 6 років тому +13

    I agree with RA that the respect for the craft isn't what it used, but it's really debatable whether rappers could have become even more lyrical than they were in the mid to late 90's without totally alienating potential fans in the process. If you listen to Ras Kass, Canibus (1999-2003 especially), or some of the stuff that underground rappers like Sir Menelik and El-P were doing in the late 90's, you will probably reach the conclusion that that whole ultra lyrical thing arguably went as far as it could before it simply became a chore to listen to.
    Don't get me wrong, I love lyrical rappers, but they just aren't as marketable. Kendrick and Cole in some ways built on what artists in the last decade like Common and Lupe Fiasco started, mixing lyrical, socially conscious rap with pop hooks, and those guys are killing it right now commercially, but it's an incredibly difficult balancing act and most fail at doing it. Not even Kweli pulled it off on a mainstream level (e.g The Beautiful Struggle and Eardrum) and that guy had strong critical support and love from the hip-hop community. And both of those guys are much bigger than Common, Lupe and Kweli ever were. They are huge exceptions to the rule that aren't really indicative of anything in particular. They are talented guys that managed to break through and sell a shit ton of records, but it doesn't happen often.
    In short, I think the problem with mainstream rap being dumbed down isn't as big of a problem as the new underground rappers lacking innovation. That is a much bigger problem in my view simply because the underground was traditionally were the lifeblood was, where the most original ideas came from etc.

    • @Trudon
      @Trudon 6 років тому

      i agree man. i love lyricism but you don't have to be, to be a good artist.

    • @chandlerscaringia5260
      @chandlerscaringia5260 4 роки тому

      The real problem is i remember when Blackmon, Smif and Wessun Mobb Deep, Wu and the likes of Nas WAS the underground.

    • @neetea2
      @neetea2 2 роки тому

      Imagine a girl twerking to R.A in the club LMAO

  • @freckles0829
    @freckles0829 4 роки тому +10

    I dont get why i never hear anyone give m.c. breed any credit. Man was a legend

    • @krambone
      @krambone 4 роки тому +1

      Tiffany Fudala I’m Kickin It #DJFlashTechnology
      #RestEasyMCBreed #LoveFromChicagoToFlint

    • @drdread9896
      @drdread9896 4 роки тому

      📠

    • @dadephatstax
      @dadephatstax 4 роки тому

      Dude had a few good tracks. I think he was the original mumble rapper though. Lol.

    • @freckles0829
      @freckles0829 4 роки тому

      @@krambone straight no chaser

  • @mattsanders3623
    @mattsanders3623 7 років тому +10

    Is Vlad a 12 year old girl?
    I only ask cos he has the musical taste of a random 12 year old girl
    I'd hate to hear him actually DJ, cos it must be like being at a bat mitzvah

  • @tomasafonso341
    @tomasafonso341 7 років тому +10

    This is one of the best interviews ive seen on Vladtv, every single thing R.A said are true.

  • @cliftonmorrow3976
    @cliftonmorrow3976 4 роки тому +4

    His first statement stood out. He doesn't like all of Talib's politics but he loves him as a person because of personal relationship. Relationships stand out more than politics

  • @deafbyhiphop
    @deafbyhiphop 7 років тому +33

    I have no respect for Vlad

    • @chrisbennett606
      @chrisbennett606 4 роки тому

      Deaf by Hip-Hop why ?

    • @dosomk1751
      @dosomk1751 4 роки тому

      @@chrisbennett606 because this guy is a 'hip hop purist'

  • @228allday
    @228allday 7 років тому +13

    On another topic... Beats by the pound was one of the best producers in the 90s

  • @t-dotzfinest
    @t-dotzfinest 7 років тому +46

    R.A is a legend, and I honestly completely agree

  • @MrMalingenue
    @MrMalingenue 7 років тому +5

    Agree him on that point, old School rappers sowed seeds that actual mumblers harvest. How could you learn what you already know ? facts

  • @SourceLOOPS
    @SourceLOOPS 7 років тому +16

    I definitely agree with R.A. 💯

  • @SeVinKru3ger
    @SeVinKru3ger 7 років тому +12

    R.A. is spittin' the truth tho.
    And "Spaceship" was always my fav Kanye song.

  • @bejitah
    @bejitah 7 років тому +51

    Yes, Kanye is highly overrated. So is Lil Wayne.

    • @flipgsp
      @flipgsp 7 років тому +6

      +tochiRTA There aint shit overrated about Pac and Em.

    • @blackphillip63
      @blackphillip63 7 років тому +1

      There kinda is, Em ran out of topics after MMLP, Pac would have been a great Writer, like Novels and Poetry, and a great Actor, he wasn't the best on the mic, people who rate him high don't even listen to Pac that much, it's just about his personality and potential, not as a rapper.

    • @bejitah
      @bejitah 7 років тому

      osp80 Preach!

    • @SethAmenRa1
      @SethAmenRa1 7 років тому +1

      Bejīta Imagine being at work and having to listen to a whole lil Wayne album......man I had to counter that shit with black Uhuru and the dead weather.

    • @chrishansen7633
      @chrishansen7633 6 років тому

      But lil Wayne is a Martian. That counts for something, right? No? Well shit.

  • @christophertanner7757
    @christophertanner7757 4 роки тому +5

    Dj Vlad is not as hip hop savvy as he thinks he is. He uses popular "hip-hop" to his advantage. Difference is. R.a. knows hip hop and is hip hop.

  • @doctordukunu7147
    @doctordukunu7147 4 роки тому +12

    This guy is so New York hahahahah, his twang coming through strong!

    • @Altjoni
      @Altjoni 4 роки тому

      F all dat bs 😂

  • @TFWPLUS
    @TFWPLUS 7 років тому +38

    "Jesus Walks was written by Rhymefest" Lmao, that's kinda sad

    • @abergs-dp2ob
      @abergs-dp2ob 7 років тому +10

      yeah ye has shared a lot of his work's writing credits over the years

    • @dawitniguse3920
      @dawitniguse3920 7 років тому +5

      Timone Smith lol one verse

    • @owensmith2137
      @owensmith2137 2 роки тому

      @@abergs-dp2ob same with GLC and Concequece

  • @kingsil14
    @kingsil14 7 років тому +13

    get this guy a show !!!!

  • @numbah12time
    @numbah12time 7 років тому +24

    hehehe. No one can take a stab at RA The Rugged Man. He is honest and truthful to the core. Stay jealous peoples.

  • @duals-growthofculture2085
    @duals-growthofculture2085 7 років тому +10

    Rugged spoke straight truth on this one

  • @cozmikfunkrabbitt30
    @cozmikfunkrabbitt30 7 років тому +44

    I've always said Kanye was WAAAAYY Overrated

    • @u7angbe
      @u7angbe 5 років тому +5

      Kanye is dope with beats but lyrically he way too overrated

  • @jlang7975
    @jlang7975 7 років тому +24

    I never heard of this dude....but damn it like'em!👍

    • @jlang7975
      @jlang7975 7 років тому

      Huthless Hobbie Lawler Thanks my guy👏🤘

    • @mckevittmck
      @mckevittmck 4 роки тому +5

      I'm just here in 2020 to make sure you listened to Uncommon Valor... Also his Legends Never Die album.

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic77 4 роки тому +5

    Kayne West overrated????Compared to DJ Quik, 9th Wonder, the late Jay Dilla, Madlib, Apollo Brown, Pete Rick, Q-Tip, Organized Noize, The Medicine Men(Beats By the Pound), RZA, The Beatminerz, DJ Premier, Khrysis, Cold 187um(Big Hutch), Daz Dillager, Warren G, Havoc, Diamond D, Large Processor, the late DJ Crazy Toones, DJ U-Neek, DJ Pooh, Erick Sermon, Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beats, David Bannerr, Big K.R.I.T, Bangladesh, DJ Paul, Mannie Fresh and Timberland and a few more.
    Kanye West is good as a producer. Just not on their level. Same goes for P-Diddy and DJ Khalad.

  • @Seph_vision
    @Seph_vision 4 роки тому +4

    Finally someone else that thinks Kanye is overrated. This dude speaks the truth about the new hip hop culture too.

  • @tlamont7
    @tlamont7 4 роки тому +3

    It’s kool af when vlad has a guest that really loves hip hop and understand that past legends as well as the present

  • @5859charlie
    @5859charlie 7 років тому +22

    if ye is overrated so is drake

  • @artfuldodger6903
    @artfuldodger6903 5 років тому +1

    Always come back months later to watch these same RA interviews. Brother speaks the truth

  • @SocialStoicYouTube
    @SocialStoicYouTube Рік тому +2

    Oh my god the film director analogy is perfect! Ra killed it, Stanley Kubrick doesn’t need to respect Michael Bay

  • @AJSouthpaw
    @AJSouthpaw 7 років тому +7

    "Jesus walks was written by rhymefest"

  • @michaelwoods3799
    @michaelwoods3799 4 роки тому +3

    I got a homeboy that loves this decade's Kanye but doesn't know anything before 08.
    I put on something old and he's surprised

  • @tayluc777
    @tayluc777 2 роки тому +2

    Dilla, Q Tip, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Young Guru, Quincy Jones, Easy Mo Bee, he should’ve kept going.

  • @TheRaquan4
    @TheRaquan4 7 років тому +7

    Vlad really thought that Kanye line was hard 😂😂😂 foh Vladimir

  • @davidcamino713
    @davidcamino713 7 років тому +5

    Kanye makes good music but he is an extremely overrated RAPPER. The only reason it works is 1. He has good beats to back him up and 2. he's part of this dumb down generation where people assume you're a good rapper if your beats are good. R.A. would shred Kanye into pieces it's not even close.

  • @tc7666
    @tc7666 7 років тому +6

    Listened to Young Dolph for the first time yesterday also my last time. Hilarious how untalented "rappers" make it today.

  • @johnnycage435
    @johnnycage435 7 років тому +21

    Idk YE did john legend album common's be you don't know my name his shit too diverse to say overrated his catalogue is crazy

    • @lazaroclarkeii8994
      @lazaroclarkeii8994 4 роки тому

      johnnycage435- Kanye is not the only one who did John Legend 1st project! My man William aka Will-I-Am. Did several songs on that project including co-writing "Ordinary People"!!! Speaking of which, Kanye has mad respect for Will as a producer-musician/rapper/beatmaker Will was a big influence on Kanye's decision to become a pop artist, even though it wasn't Will's intention initially to be Pop!!!

    • @anthonyaccurate
      @anthonyaccurate 4 роки тому

      his engineer pretty much produced Kanye's first album, read the Scratch magazine track breakdown, he should have got co-production credit.

  • @abiola100000
    @abiola100000 4 роки тому +2

    While you dont have to respect the artist, you as an artist have to acknowledge their movement if it is gaining significant traction.

  • @brettf.8431
    @brettf.8431 6 років тому +5

    "Poke little bitchy holes in it" LOL 😂 I'm dead

  • @briamichaels6027
    @briamichaels6027 7 років тому +3

    "put liddle pin holes in it. rahh rahh rahhhh. hip hop , hip hop." lmfaoo. love him.

  • @spencerallbritton9459
    @spencerallbritton9459 5 років тому +4

    LOL R.A.'s reaction to Vlad rapping that Kanye bar hahaha. That shit killed me man

  • @yigitb.8958
    @yigitb.8958 3 роки тому +9

    Everything he said about Kanye is true but it doesn't change the fact that he is genius

  • @CoolToTheInfinthPower
    @CoolToTheInfinthPower 7 років тому +6

    10:03 OHH shit!! My dude Passionate MC is in the building!? Should've interviewed him next Vlad. #ASSASSINS

  • @jamesdonald125
    @jamesdonald125 7 років тому +3

    Yachty Giving The Rap Game Indian Arm Burns, That Nigga Ain't Doing Nothing Serious

  • @TupacWallace
    @TupacWallace 4 роки тому +2

    R.A. CARRIES THE CULTURE! ALL MY HEROES ARE DEAD.. STRAIGHT UP MA FUCKIN CLASSIC!

    • @bigbaba1491
      @bigbaba1491 4 роки тому

      I dont think all these white rappers trying to sound like the 90s, or onyx touring in russia with boom BAP beats, or these white pseudo lyrical rappers thinking they have so much entitlement because they came up with some whack multi syllable rhymes are the spearheads of the hip-hop culture. I mean they think they are and their fans think they are but they are not. They are just a retro act, like an all star game with old players on TV. Thats not the real shit or relevant in any form. Thats just some backwards ass retro shit. And no i dont listen to lil yachty

  • @justin92510
    @justin92510 4 роки тому +1

    He's right when I was younger I was all over underground rap with lyrics you just don't hear anywhere else and now kids just go for the hype xxx was one of the only younger artists that had lyrics and would of been great to see the progression

  • @MadEastern
    @MadEastern 7 років тому +16

    RA is right. Kanye is a good producer but extremely overrated rapper who doesn't even write his shit.

  • @dimitrisbright9807
    @dimitrisbright9807 7 років тому +7

    Kanye used to be a dope producer and song maker but after his first 2 albums, he just fell way off. He just now has a few good ones here and there nowadays. As a rapper, when will you people ever realize that Kanye is in the same boat as Diddy and Dr. Dre? He's a producer first and foremost amd just like Dre, his rhymes were written for him

    • @hennessyapplejuice8331
      @hennessyapplejuice8331 7 років тому +2

      This is why DJ Quik is the best artist/producer of all time but bcuz he's underground he doesn't get the respect he should.You can not like his subject matter but he still a slick rapper that has funny and clever lines.Is he a Nas or top 10 MC of all time? No..but he still is above average and writes his own songs among all the rest of the many things he does in the studio that most people have to go to school to learn

    • @Noxshus
      @Noxshus 7 років тому

      La Flamin Boomin Correct.

    • @dimitrisbright9807
      @dimitrisbright9807 7 років тому

      La Flamin Boomin I forgot about graduation. Although I thought Graduation was just decent. But after Graduation, I completely checked out of the Kanye West business

    • @dacreativebrinson66
      @dacreativebrinson66 7 років тому +1

      u forgot about mdbdtf too........stop forgeting lol

    • @thedondon911911
      @thedondon911911 7 років тому

      Dimitris Bright every single KANYE album outside of TLOP ranged from great to classic

  • @johnnynogood8089
    @johnnynogood8089 7 років тому +3

    R.A. is always dropping knowledge in a respectful way!!

  • @D_SQ
    @D_SQ 7 років тому +3

    One of my favorite guys on the planet man. He is just very intelligent guy. More of RA everywhere please.

  • @Bateman61405
    @Bateman61405 4 роки тому +11

    R.A. is a great rapper and he knows it. R.A. along with a ton of other legit rappers are what hip hop is/was/is supposed to be at its core. It’s ok to not like/respect other “artists” that aren’t true hip hop. Nothing wrong with it.

    • @ledariusmorris4914
      @ledariusmorris4914 Рік тому

      Too Bad He’s Not Even Top 50 Rappers… Speaking On Somebody Who Is Top 5 Lmfao Nigga Be Hating

  • @hebrew26commandmentspower55
    @hebrew26commandmentspower55 5 років тому +4

    I wonder what RA The Rugged Man thinks about The End Of Evangelion???

  • @teamfranco1922
    @teamfranco1922 6 років тому +3

    "But they didn't have ice cube, so he bought vanilla ice"

  • @albertomendez5436
    @albertomendez5436 6 років тому +5

    “The Gay Boule killed the image of pac and gave you Kanye””

    • @haitianpriest262
      @haitianpriest262 4 роки тому +1

      Alberto Mendez *Hell Razah* verse right there.

    • @albertomendez5436
      @albertomendez5436 4 роки тому +1

      HAITIAN PRIEST facts 💯 one of the best hip hop intros ever

    • @haitianpriest262
      @haitianpriest262 4 роки тому

      Alberto Mendez Interestingly enough *RA the Rugged Man* worked harder than anyone in the industry to promote that album by Hell Razah. Many people are oblivious to the *loyalty* he showed when Razah had his medical issues.