DJ Mustard Breaks Down “My Nigga”

April 2, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews 1 Comment  

DJ Mustard sits down with HardKnock TV’s Nick Huff Barili to talk about the creation of YG’s “My Nigga” beat.

Mustard goes on to talk about how he knocks out most beats in under 30min, what inspired him to get into producing and how his cousin serving life sentence in jail made him stay away from gang life and focus on music. Part 1 of our interview ends with Mustard talking about the difference between a beat-maker and producer, how he prefers to work on whole albums and why he gets upset when people keep saying that he is influence by the Bay.

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50 Cent Speaks On Drake/JAY Z ‘Beef’

March 30, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

This was during his appearance as guest host on a Washington, D.C. radio station (The Russ Parr Morning Show). It was mostly jokes as far as his response, aside from the fact that he only sees this as the beginning (I doubt their respective ladies — Beyoncé and Rihanna — will be jumping into the fray….but it would be hilarious).

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VIDEO: YG Hangs Out With His Mother & Grandmother

March 30, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  

Courtesy of REVOLT TV:

During the week of the album’s release, the “Who Do You Love” artist took the REVOLT lenses with him as he hit up Los Angeles’ Power 106 radio station, stopping by Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio program to discuss the success of his debut album, which went on to move an impressive 61,000 units in the following week.

But YG wasn’t just there for an interview with the on-air power players, he was also joined by his mother and grandma, who expressed just how proud they are of their baby boy. It’s a special moment, that’ll call for anyone to immediately play My Krazy Life’s heartwarming closer “Sorry Momma”—a record that finds a rueful YG promising to do right by his momma.

You can also enjoy the interview with Big Boy below.

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Uncut Dope: ScHoolboy Q & Isaiah Rashad (Video)

March 30, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

In Season 1 Episode 4 of “Uncut Dope,” Dope Entertainment catches up with ScHoolBoy Q and Isaiah Rashad during their sold out run through Florida in March 2014. Isaiah touches on what it’s like on his first tour to having fans recite his lyrics word for word while Q speaks on how touring would be different if his daughter came along to how the recording process of ‘OXYMORON’ differed from his previous albums.

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Kelly Rowland Speaks On Leaving Label, Upcoming Album

March 29, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Kelly Rowland recently sat down with HuffPost Live to speak on a variety of topics, most important of all her departure from Universal Republic. You can see the full interview above, but here’s what she had to say about those specific topics below:

On leaving her label:
I feel like right now, I just needed something new. And I’ve earned the right to make my own choices and make my own decisions. I wished them well and they wished me well. No hard feelings. I just needed a fresh new start.

There are different offers on the table. I’m grateful for that, very grateful for that. But at the same time, I just want to see what it feels like right now. I’m just in the studio, on my own, just having a really good time just being creatively free.

On her new album:
A fifth album is coming! I’m in the studio right now. I just actually got started last week. It’s been wonderful so far. A fresh new, like, spin on everything with writers and producers. Just being inspired, you know what I mean? Creativity. Creativity is an amazing, an amazing tool I’m able to use every day.

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YG Claims That He Wasn’t Dissing Tyga & Problem In Recent Freestyle

March 29, 2014 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Recently, YG spit some bars in a freestyle on Hot 97 (for Funkmaster Flex) that seem to be directed toward West Coast peers Tyga & Problem (who some say have been jacking the DJ Mustard/YG formula). In a recent interview with MTV, he pleads the fifth:

“Look man, I was rappin’ on that freestyle, you feel me? I ain’t say nobody names, I don’t know where names came from,” YG told MTV News on Tuesday, clapping his hands with every other syllable to accentuate his words. “But if somebody, whoever feel like I was talkin’ to ’em, fo’ sho. If you don’t fo’ sho. That’s all about that.”

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