Treach Talks Getting Props From Michael Jackson For “O.P.P.” [Video]

Treach of Naughty By Nature recently sat down with VladTV, and one topic that came up was him receiving praise from global music icon, Michael Jackson. Sitting on the couch, Treach reminisced about how sampling the King of Pop’s vocals in “O.P.P.” led to him receiving legendary praise from the singer. The New Jersey native explains that Heavy D, who has a verse on MJ’s track “Jam,” invited the group out to the set of the music video while it was being filmed in Chicago. Treach then revealed what Michael had to say, ‘I just love that song. I just love what y’all did.’ An incredulous Treach added, “to hear this from Michael Jackson, this is like a dream, are you kidding me. Michael Jackson knows my record. And it’s a sample of him on it and he co-signs, you can’t beat that, yo!” The clip finished with a little humor about Michael Jackson’s famous pet monkey. Treach joked, “Bubbles was dressed better than me. His car — Bubbles had his own ride, chauffeur, his Mr. Bentley. Bubbles was getting it in, very active.” Check out the full clip; it is classic.

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The Story Behind Jay Rock’s “Pay For It” featuring Kendrick Lamar & Chantel [Video]

“Serena comes from the same city I come from, so I know the pain that she feels. I know the loss that she has. That was my approach on the record. You gotta pull from that. You gotta pull from everything that you hate about yourself, everything that you hate about where you come from, and turn it into something positive.” Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Serena Williams #DoTheWork for a deeper reason. Struggle is inspiration, in the booth or on the court. Watch Beat x Beat for an exclusive look at how pain becomes power.

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