Boosie Badazz Explains How 2Pac Foreshadowed His Death [Video]

In this exclusive VladTV interview with Bad Azz, the Long Beach rapper recalls working with the late Tupac Shakur and how the rapper would speak of his own death. Speaking on the 19th anniversary of the rapper’s death, Bad Azz says the rapper’s influence would often rub off on him and appreciated his outstanding work ethic. Calling the vibes epic, the rapper says he believes the artist knew he didn’t have a lot of time left on earth. He also says the rapper was able to record, shoot a film, and even schedule performances at the same time effortlessly. He also says he was amazed on how the rapper was able to relate to music lovers with his raps. “He did a wonderful job,” Bad Azz says. “He knew how to write down his thoughts and experiences in a lyrical way.” Bad Azz even claims many of the artists who have rose to fame in the past 20 years have a clear influence from the rapper. Check out what else the rapper had to say about Pac’s legacy in the interview above.

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Supastition – Black Bodies [Audio x Download]

Supastition returns with the politically-charged single, “Black Bodies”, off of his latest “Gold Standard” album. The soulful Praise-produced track addresses America’s lack of accountability when it comes to African-American deaths, police brutality, and the double standards of race in the U.S. Rather than penning another “anti-police” diatribe, Supastition opts to take the U.S. government to task for their mistreatment of minorities in the present and past.

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SKAM2? – Eminem Vs. Iron Man (Speed Art Mash-Up) [Video]

SKAM2? takes you through the process of mashing up one of his most iconic hip-hop illustrations, the screaming pill form Eminem’s 18 x platinum “Slim Shady LP” with Iron Man. The video is also a mash up of two songs from SKAM2?’s “Flying Monkey Murder Cirkus” album, “Rebel Road” and “Chatter” both produced by Infamous. You can download the whole album here.

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Just Blaze: “Joe Budden’s ‘Pump It Up’ Beat Was For Beanie Sigel” [Video]

While many will agree that “Pump It Up” is Joe Budden’s biggest single, Just Blaze admitted to VladTV that the beat was originally made for Beanie Sigel and Freeway. He explained that Beanie wasn’t feeling it the night he presented it to him, and Just Blaze said it stayed in his catalog for years until he ran it past Joe, who loved it after the first listen. Speaking about other hit beats that weren’t used by the original artists intended, Just Blaze revealed that Ghostface Killah was originally supposed to use Jay Z’s “Girls, Girls Girls.” The famed producer added that it’s not the beat that makes the song hot, and he explained that it’s more about the song that the artist writes to the beat. When asked about Joe Budden not being able to surpass the success of “Pump It Up,” Just Blaze said that if he had to guess about the situation he’d say it had to do with difficulties with Def Jam, which you can hear more about above.

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