Hopsin

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sits down with Hopsin at his house for an in depth interview. Part 2 starts with Hopsin talking about signing to 300 Entertainment for distribution deal, why he chose to go that route and why he still thinks a young artists should not sign to major label until they learn the industry. He points to what Token has done to build his brand all from his own house. Hop not only shares advice to upcoming artist but also shares stories of his early days being stuck on Ruthless Records and eventually starting Funk Volume. Hopsin ends part 2 by telling artists that they can’t just rap! You have to treat your career like going to school and learn the ins and outs of the industry or you are not going to make it. He also tells stories of how he had to learn about cameras, lights and editing so he could make his own videos, which helped him build his career.

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sits down with Hopsin at his house for an in depth interview. Part 1 starts with Hopsin talking about breaking up with his girlfriend and breaking up Funk Volume. The rapper stayed away for social media while building his new label Undercover Prodigy, prepping his new album, which is done and dealing with personal matters. As the conversation progresses Hop talks about Hash Brown (No Words), his new single The Purge, mumble rappers, the state of hip hop and Jay Z. We are just getting started! Nick and Hop talked for over 3 hours.

Hip-Hop fans were stunned after Hopsin announced that he was leaving Funk Volume after falling out with co-founder Damien Ritter. The “No Words” rapper went into detail about the breaking point he had with the way he was being treated at the label, as he claims that Ritter repeatedly told him that he “didn’t work hard,” which he found to be disrespectful. Hopsin explained that after the third time Ritter insulted him, he had enough and decided to leave the label. During the conversation Hopsin also spoke about how his rise to becoming a self-made millionaire in his late 20s, which he said he always knew would happen if he put in the hard work to realize his dreams. And while he was able to make a lot of money off of the Funk Volume label, Hopsin admits he was young and naive when he gave Damien a 50/50 split of the company when first starting the label. To hear more of what Hopsin say about the situation, including dropping a diss track at Damien, and the current status of Funk Volume, hit the above clip.

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sat down with Hopsin at his home studio for an in-depth interview. This is part 3 of the conversation. As most of you know Funk Volume is no longer. Hop sat down with Nick for over an hour to explain how things got to this point and why he has walked away from his own label Funk Volume and his distribution deal with WBR. Hopsin breaks down why he is no longer talking to his former Funk Volume partner Dame and how things are with the rest of the crew including Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton. Hop also shares his vision for his new label and clothing company Undercover Prodigy. Plus much more!

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sat down with Hopsin at his home studio for an in-depth interview. As most of you know Funk Volume is no longer. Hop sat down with Nick for over an hour to explain how things got to this point and why he has walked away from his own label Funk Volume and his distribution deal with WBR. Hopsin breaks down why he is no longer talking to his former Funk Volume partner Dame and how things are with the rest of the crew including Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton. Hop also shares his vision for his new label and clothing company Undercover Prodigy. This is part 1 of the conversation. Hit the jump for part 2 of the interview.