DJ Mustard On Who He Vibes With The Most In Studio [Video]

DJ Mustard shares who he gets along with the most in the studio, aside from his good friend YG, revealing that he and Ty Dolla $ign get along really well. He adds that, “people don’t know that Ty is really incredible,” and says that Ty has the power to take the rap game to the next level. The conversation then turns to him doing “Na Na” for Trey Songz, and says that the R&B singer came up with the track on the spot. He also details his experience working with 2 Chainz, whom Mustard says does anything he asks. After revealing that he and 2 Chainz have new projects together, Mustard says that he also has a new album coming out called “10 Summers,” and may have something coming out with Lil Wayne.

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Iamsu! Talks Drifting Away From LoveRance [Video]

Iamsu! opens up about his relationship with former HBK rapper LoveRance and how his song “Up” came together. He reveals that he was in the studio with LoveRance, who was spitting game to two girls, and they started playing around with the beat and song, which came together in 30 minutes. Su reveals that because his mom is a teacher and she would “get on his neck” about the overtly sexual song, he convinced LoveRance to put it out as his track. The song then blew up and 50 Cent jumped on the track after LoveRance was signed to Interscope. When asked about what happened with him and LoveRance, Iamsu! explains that they were on different paths in their careers. He felt that ‘Rance was focused on himself, while ‘Su was trying to get his HBK crew together. Iamsu! also says that he probably won’t work on music with his former friend in the future, but adds that he has “nothing but love” for him.

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Papoose Says He Influenced Kendrick’s “Control” Verse [Video]

Papoose discussed his influence on the title of the popular track “King of New York,” in this clip from his exclusive interview with VladTV. Papoose began by discussing his feelings about Maino’s King of Brooklyn mixtape, stating “I didn’t feel nothing.” Pap believes that Maino is entitled to feel that way, but also that rappers’ eagerness to associate themselves with the “King of NY” title stemmed directly from him. Papoose believes that he influenced Kendrick’s epic verse on Big Sean’s “Control” single, and provided more examples of how he “highlighted” the title that so many rappers reference in their music. Pap feels his comments shouldn’t be misconstrued for boasting, and are just rather simple facts regarding the “King of NY” title.

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