Drink Champs - Episode 33 w/ Bow Wow

Episode Date: September 7, 2016

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode the guys drink it up with Bow Wow. The guys discuss Bow Wow's career, Cash Money, his beginnings with Snoop, Death Row, Jermaine Dupri and a lot more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkchamps/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is your boy N-O-R-E. What up? It's DJ E-F-N. And it's Drink Chats motherfucking podcast. Make some noise. And right now, we got not only a mogul in the building, not only the one of the youngest niggas to be rich and still be relevant. Grew up in the game. Grew up in the building. Not only the one of the youngest niggas to be rich and still be relevant. Grew up in the game.

I actually seen him. It's a lot of people that you can say, I seen this nigga grow up, but you seen him grow up on TV. I was actually there. I seen how his family protected him. I seen how moms hold it down. I seen it myself.

I walked by the room one day and moms was like, yo, I got the buttons. It's like, you're moving the fuck out the way.

I'm like, oh shit, mama love. That was real. I told my moms today, right or wrong, right? My wife,

my wife is here, it's our anniversary. Happy anniversary. Happy anniversary. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Ten years, we're five years married. I would say,

damn, time flies. So, not only has this guy, he dominated everything. I'm talking about 30 million units. I'm talking about

his first album, three, four million. Second, I can't even tell you how many accolades or plaques this man has. Now he's out there

dominating on NBC and shit like that then he also got a spike tv show yeah then he also got another announcement he's gonna announce right here i'm so yeah hopefully i am so proud of this man me and him be conversating through social social media and there's a lot of people who you conversate through social media, and they not real right. He's been real right for me from the very moment. Right on.

And I'm just so proud of this man, and I want to congratulate him. Right now, at the Drink Chance motherfucking podcast, we got Bow Wow in the building. Let's make some noise. Ass Mars, because he got sophisticated on us, and he started calling himself Ass Mars. So what was that about? Yeah, you know, we was just talking about stupid people on the internet and shit like that.

So I usually be getting like, yo, why did you change your name? And I'm like, that's my fucking name. That's who I am. That's your initials? No, that's my real name, Shad Mars. So for me, you know, the rapping side and with the acting shit, it's like night and day. It's like apples and oranges.

When I'm on the set, I don't feel like a rapper. They don't treat me like a rapper. I'm from a rapper's world, so therefore I want to be respected and taken in a different light. So I'm Shad on set. They don't really care about nothing that goes on in hip-hop at all. It's a different world. It's a totally all right then when i'm doing my music shit it's like there's no way i can be shy like there's just no way i can be that person so i had to just

switch it up a little bit and just say you know what it's like bruce wayne and batman you know it's the same person but you know it's two different gods at the same time. Let's make some noise for that, god damn it. But the thing is, Bow Wow, I don't know if you know, but you have the best hip-hop story in hip-hop. For real?

I mean by that. He was raised by hip-hop. We all got to see it. That's what I'm saying. You know what I'm saying? That's what I'm saying. A lot of us, a lot of people can say,

I was raised in hip-hop, but you actually was raised in hip-hop. You have the footage to prove it. You have the legends to co-sign it. You have the best. I'm going to be honest with you. You really have the best story in hip-hop.

Yeah, I do. It's crazy. It really is. Break it down. Yeah, it started in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, man. It was the Chronic Tour in, like, 93. It was one of the biggest hip-hop tours of all time I'm talking and this is for like a lot of these motherfuckers who really feel like they know rapping they know shit like I was on a real rap tour for real at five I'm talking Onyx, Boss

wait come on my fellas don't even remember Boss man but like you hear what I'm saying like how far I go like it was Boss like one of the hardest like she's from Ohio right I'm saying? Like how Fargo, like it was Boss, like one of the hardest. Boss was the illest. She's from Ohio, right? I'm not sure. Or Cincinnati or something. I mean, well, that's Ohio. Yeah, I don't know. But I always thought she was from the West Coast because she always had to study with the most songs. She was real like.

She was the illest. Hard. Who the fuck you got talking about? Hard. I'm just saying it's hard. Boss was hard. Didn't Russell put her out? I don't know.

She was dope though. Actually, she was like from, she, she came from fucking private school. That was the whole controversy. She came from the private school, but she was super hardcore. Hard as a motherfucker. Boss is ill. She's ill. Who run a baby shit?

This is hard. No, man. It's not baby shit. Did you run it? Oh, you run those? Party pack. I'm using this as an ashtray. I'm sorry.

Oh, that's fucking other shit, man. Yeah, so the tour was crazy. So like I said, you had Onyx, you had Dre, you had Snoop. I'm like five at the time. And this is before you did the skit for Snoop? Dude, it's way before that. So I go into the audience and shit. We got to talk about that.

Yeah, because listen to this story. I'm in the audience. So AJ Johnson, you know, the comedian player, you know. That's my nigga. I put him in nothing. Yup. He come out. He like the host for the tour or whatever.

He's like, anybody want to come on the stage Anybody want to rap Woo woo woo And no matter everybody My mom just picked me up Like this And they picked me I'm in the middle of like

20,000 in the arena So I go up there I do my thing And start throwing money On the stage and shit And I'm like No but let me So let me ask you

So you telling me This is 100% the truth Yeah That they randomly picked you? Because you were so good. Randomly. You were so good. When I looked at the footage, you were so good.

I said, there's no way. I said, I think they probably met him prior to that. Nah, randomly. It all happened randomly. And I'm in the middle. I'm like in row 30. I don't even know how they even saw me. So I get up on the stage.

I start rapping. They throwing money on the stage. I'm like, fuck it. I get five years old, right? Yeah, I'm like, fuck the rapping. I'm picking up the money. So the They throwing money on the stage I'm like fuck it I get five years old right Yeah I'm like fuck the rapping I'm picking up the money So then next to you No they like who

You know I guess Snoop and Dre Them got with for who was on the stage And they said bring him back And to this day I keep the picture on my phone It's a picture of Snoop at 19 Dre maybe like at 22 And me at like five

And I'm backstage in Columbus, Ohio So that's how everything happened Let's make some noise for that guy. Go Dre! To me, personally, in R.E., that is the best story in hip-hop because you know why? At five years old,

I was probably listening to hip-hop. At five years old, I was probably into Dr. Dre or, you know, whatever. Whatever was popping at that time. I'm just saying, maybe not Dr. Dre, whatever was popping at that time. But just saying Whatever Maybe not Whatever was popping At that time

But I can't prove that In no way shape form or fashion Oh no he can prove it Yeah for sure No not only he can prove it It's documented Let's make some noise For that guy

He's dead He's dead Right on And Bow Wow Yes sir So You get signed No so

Don't skip Don't skip the skit The Snoop skit Okay I had to get signed first. OK, so that's first. Yeah, yeah. We finished up the chronic tour.

And the next thing you know, you know, sugar and everybody want me to actually go backstage. Yeah, I go backstage. So from backstage, it's like, OK, shit, how can we do this every night? We want to bring this kid on tour. So it became, OK, let's do this.

Every night we're going to put him in the audience and pick him now it's a part of the show all right so that's the part i've seen where i could tell that you was already picked but the first night okay i'll get it yep so continue finish out the tour with him so then that's how the name come about everybody like that's little snoop snoop threw me in the dog pound quick right um that's little snoop little snoop everybody that's little snoop and then it's like now i gotta he Snoop, but what's a name I can give him to where he always going to be Lil Snoop,

but without him having my name to it. But if I'm the big dog, then he the little dog. So if I'm Big Bal, he Lil Bal. So that's how the name came about. Big dog and the little dog. So that's how the whole, yeah, Bow Wow shit came about. Okay, so now, how does Snoop and Dre

have interest in you? Right. They bring you on the tour because that's what happened, correct? Yep. And then how the fuck do you wind up in Atlanta?

In Jermaine Dupri. All right, I get to the A, fast forward time. Now this is after I did a doggie sales skit. No, don't skip, no, you need to skip that. That's important.

Don't skip that. I like that. All right, so check this shit. This is crazy. So my mom get a car, right? I'm in LA. I'm living at the La Montros. La Montros used to be popping.

I love the La Montros, man. Please, give me some free rooms, y'all. Everybody used to stay there. The La Montros popping, right? God damn it, God damn it. Go ahead. So my mom get a call. And from Sugar and everybody,

they're like, we need him at the studio. Mom's like, all right, so I guess he about to rap. He about to, you know what I'm saying? He about to do something. So we go to the studio. They're like, nah, we need him to say this. Right. So at first, they wanted me to do the Snoop voice. So we go to the studio And like nah We need them to say We need them to say this Right So at first

They wanted me to do The Snoop voice But at five I was already I had the shit So I was like Nah let me do all the voices A lot of people don't know

That's me doing Oh you did all the voices See what I'm saying I didn't know that I didn't know that I do I wanna be a fireman I'm a police officer

You in the back I'm Snoop Like I did I did every voice In the classroom Including the shit You had in the background I don't think nobody know that I mean I did everything I don't think I'm a Sno officer. You in the back. I'm Snoop. Like, I did every voice in the classroom, including the shit you did in the background. I don't think nobody knows that. I mean, I did everything. I don't think Snoop knows that.

I don't think nobody knows that. Yeah, that's it. Hold on, let's make some noise for that. God damn it. I did every voice. You're breaking hip-hop history right now. I did every voice. Oh, I had no idea.

I did every voice. So your acting career started right there. At the same time as the rapping shit. Yeah. So my mom's get a call, oh, he killed it. Come down. Mom's here. They play for mom.

So my mom like, what the fuck? Y'all got my son saying what? But they said, nah, it's going to pop. And then that's how, you know, it went down just like that. It was over. It was over. Okay. So, but let's take it to there.

You was on the road with Snoop Because they They actually said Now Shorty We gonna bring you On the road Correct Alright So I'm on This is after the chronic tour

When we do the doggy style shit Then From there Comes the gin and juice video I'm the kid Coming through Jumping on the Emmitt Smith

Yeah yelling dog pound Dog pound Ah And then Robert Harris Hit me and I jump off Who these damn kids anyway? That's me like this. But then it's me.

Boy, you was from LA at that time. Oh, no, big time. I was after the Arsenio shit. I was after all that. Now I'm being, then from that point comes the situation. Wait, you was on Arsenio? Oh, was I? That's what they did.

Oh, we got to talk about that too? Not yet. No, this nigga, this nigga, this nigga history is. He's like 80s starting on us right now. Yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no. Go ahead. Continue.

Arsenio Hall came about. I wasn't even supposed to do it. Right. It was Snoop performing, Dre performing, you know, Sugar and them. It was not my time. But we was just so ready for it that they had me backstage waiting, and moms and them kind of pushed me out there, and that's how it happened towards the end of the show.

So if you watch it, you see they end with the credits ending with me Run over time, but that's where it really started at right there was Arsenio Hall We never looked back to fast forward to what you talking about now That's how I got to Jermaine because the whole situation once Dre left This I heard I heard Snoop was going through beef with Def Roe at the time. Before he go into Master P? It was crazy.

Yeah, no, no, it was crazy for Unk. Around the same time? Yeah, it was crazy for Unk at that time. So he said, damn, I don't want to bring him here. There you go. Let me take him to somewhere else. There you go. And this is what I didn't say in the intro, because I should have said this but uh you know we we give these

intros and and and you know I want to you know recognize people accolades but I had just you know um made a deal like oh not making a deal I'm in the process of making a deal with a writer who says uh you know about a rapper who's who was on for 10 years and he's still not broke, but he don't want to rap no more. And I always wanted to do something about a childhood star that's still a star.

Right on. And you're the only example of that, ever. Appreciate that. That's love right there. I appreciate that. A lot of people, they'll be a childhood star as soon as they get where they at.

Fuckers be on crack and they be old. They need a Niagara over to their career. They should be like. Mine is off right now. And it's like, you know, the reason why I feel personal with you, is I've realized, I've seen your family protect you. Yeah, for sure. Me personally.

Like, I was doing, you know, because we had LA, LA. They had New York, New York. So we were bumping into each other. And I was seeing them all in a row. And I was seeing how your family was protected. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Always. For sure.

Always. Right on. And I was like, I told that to my mother, right? Babe, come on, get the phone. What you doing? It's my wife. It's my anniversary. Take your pictures, man.

But listen, I told that to my wife. Yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Yo, girl. It's your anniversary. Girl, keep it going. It's to my wife It's your anniversary It's my anniversary But your family

Like, um, cause at some point Cause, listen, to tell you the truth This is something that a lot of people don't know My first contract I signed, I was 17 So my moms Had to sign for me And a lot of, you know, my mom signed for me And I'm talking about gun shit.

So a lot of people looked at my mom's like, she was out of control. No. She was trying to support her son's dreams. Exactly. Passions, yeah.

That's real shit. Nah, that is. So when I sit back and like you're a person that I not only see grow up, but I've really literally watched you grow up and I'm so proud of you, man.

I appreciate that big homie man I'm so proud of you let's make some noise for Bow Wow right now let's break down this history so let's break down this history so I heard Snoop say that

so Snoop said he didn't want to have you in drama in Terminorial while he was going through the drama in Terminorial so he goes to

Jermaine Dupri and I heard you ain't even like Jermaine Dupri at that time. I didn't even know who he was. Get the fuck out of here. That's the thing. I didn't even know who. Did you six, seven?

Did he have any, but did he have crisscross? He did. I wasn't fucking with crisscross. Because that's the crisscross thing. I didn't like crisscross. At the time, it was a little, in hip hop, you know. That was the right move for Snoop. Yeah, yeah, nah, for sure.

And he fucked with Chris and Chris. You know what I'm saying? God rest his soul, God rest his Chris. Yeah, yeah, what's that?. And he fucked with Chris and Chris. You know what I'm saying? God rest his soul, God rest his Chris. Yeah, yeah, no, don't fuck that up. Yeah, he messed with him every time. That's why if you notice, you start seeing Chris Cross wearing khakis and flannel shirts. They was kind of West Coast as they got older. Yeah, yeah, and then the Joe Supercat that was mad West Coast, that record, yeah.

So they was always kicking it with Unc. So Unc knew, like, damn, okay, these was my little homies. He won with them. He got brat, he won with them. This is my homie, so I might as well put a battle with Jermaine. I know he gonna make him go. Right. I had no idea who Jermaine was and little homies. He won with them. He got brat. He won with them. This is my homie. So I might as well put a bow with Jermaine. I know he going to make him go. Right. I had no idea who Jermaine was and how it happened.

I'm on the football field. I done. This after the whole death row situation. I'm like, I'm done with rapping. I'm cool. I done. I'm cool. I'm going to go back to school.

It's like, like 10 now. I'm like, I'm done. Like he's mad all at this point. I am. I'm like, I've been in LA for two years. Ain't shit pop. Right. You know what I'm saying?

And then, you know, it was a lot. I was living in South Central. So the't shit pop you know what I'm saying and then you know it was a lot I was living in South Central so the people I was staying with at the time they had got murdered you know what I mean so this is like a lot of shit

people don't know about so I mean it's just I mean the whole story is just so crazy now when I look back at it man I mean like when you say like

it's a part of history it's still shocking to me that the shit that I went through and shit that I've seen to get to the point to where I'm at right now, I mean, it's crazy. That you're still here. Yeah, nah, for sure.

Doing it, working, got a sane mind because being in this industry alone. And happy. And happy. That's important. You can do a job. You can do whatever for the rest of your life. But if you ain't happy, it ain't worth it. Ain't no point to it.

Ain't no point to it. Exactly. I agree. you ain't happy, it ain't worth it. Ain't no point to it. Ain't no point to it. Exactly. I agree. You definitely, you're definitely a person that's younger than me, but I look up to. You know what I'm saying?

I look up to you because you stayed here, you stayed relevant, you doing crazy shit. Like, I'm looking and you switching the game and that's the thing

and it's like, people, like fans hit me all day. Yo, when you gonna drop a record? Fuck off, we need to drop a record. Yeah, man, it's like, I'm doing other shit. Yeah, when you going to drop a record? Fuck off, I don't need to drop a record. Yeah, man, it's like.

I'm doing my other shit. Yeah, people don't understand that. You know, they want you to do the same shit forever. And it's like, you're good at one thing, but you want that one thing to open doors. It's like with Kobe. I just seen him getting into, like, some $100 million business. Yeah, $300 million. Yeah, some crazy shit.

Yeah, correct me on that. Yeah, yeah. So it's like, you know, you're good at one thing that you've been blessed with, but, you know, you might not see it at the time when you're doing the thing that you're supposed to be doing,

but it opens up so many other avenues for yourself. And when they open, I'm attacked. Like, when motherfuckers be like, oh, well, I'm like, I've been acting

just the same as I've been rapping. Right. I was 13. It's the same thing. My first album came at 13. Rapping and acting is the same thing. What are you talking about?

So, you know, I definitely... So take us to this era. So, Snoop recommends you to go to JD. Now, you have to actually move to Atlanta? Because you said you was living in Compton, correct? South Central. South Central, excuse me. I came down to the A.

I spent, like, a summer with Jermaine. First, he puts me at the... This is the first time we met. I fly to Atlanta. He put me at the Hyatt in Buckhead, right? So I go through. First person I see is Hov. No bullshit.

See Jay-Z. He was at the Hyatt? I'm calling this nigga tomorrow. He was at the Hyatt? This is around the sunshine, Jay-Z. Oh! I was going to say, what Jay-Z do you mean? This is when he tried to be Puff Daddy.

This is when. He likes when I joke around. This is when. It's okay. This is when JD came with Money in a Thing and then it just switched. Like, I was here for the... Hold on, this thing is giving us history right now.

Hold on. I was here for the... That's hard. I was here, so I'm going through the highest. So this is how crazy this was. I don't know who Jermaine is at all, right? At all. But you know who Jay-Z is.

Sort of, kind of. Oh, shit. Because I was big. I was West Coast influenced. Right, right. At that time, like, forgive me, I was big. I was West Coast influence. At that time, like, forgive me. I probably knew who DJ Quicker MCA was quicker than I knew who Hov was at that time. All right.

But when I saw a dude in the lobby checking in, Hov was checking in himself. Himself? I was like. Wait up. This thing about while I was getting that joke. This is, I swear to God. Yo, this is your home. I'm calling you tomorrow.

You checking yourself in? I don't live on these days. So I'm like, damn. Dude look familiar as shit. Should I try? As a kid, I'm like, I seen his face. I seen this dude's face. So how old are you at this point? I'm like 10 now.

You've been 10 for mad long, though, by the way. No, he's 5. I was 5. We done jumped 5 years now. You've been 10 for mad long, though, by the way. No, he's 5. I was 5. We done jumped 5 years now. He go through mad shit at 10 already. So, you know, I go up in the room. Man, Jermaine, he know this is the truth, man. Whenever y'all get a chance to holler at him, he have me in the room.

We love you, Jermaine. Don't do whatever you know or get in your life. I don't even like you. Continue. Go ahead. Yo, JD had me sitting in my hotel room all day, like to the point to where I was getting mad. I'm like, mom, hit him.

So he finally pulled up, picked me up in a Bentley. I didn't know what a Bentley was. I'm like, dog, what kind of car is this? Got the mink, thick fur. I heard you say, what is the B in the front? There you go. I'm like, what is this B? He's like, it's a Bentley.

I'm like, man, I ain't never heard no shit like this. Right. Like, I don't even know. I ain't never seen no shit like that. Come on, man. So we just clicked. And then it became like he had me around. He wanted to get to know me.

I really didn't know his, you know, his work ethic. Jermaine's a, you know, he's an icon. He's one of those guys, he'll kick it with you for like five months. Right. And then you'll be like waiting on the label like, nigga, when is we working? Like, I don't want to shop. I don't want to travel. I want to work.

And then when it's time, it's all this shit that he done, that y'all done did and all kind of shit. It was like he get the, he just had a weird little process about him. So what was the moment, because your child, you're sitting there, this guy is saying to you that he's going to do all this. What was the moment you actually realized

that this is the guy, he's not bullshitting, and he means the best for you? For you, what was that moment? The first song we did was, oh, the night. This is when I knew it was popping for me and him was that night when I saw Jay-Z in the lobby. Jermaine had a concert. He checked himself in, let's be clear. J.D.

I got his phone number. Jermaine and Hov had a show together that night in Atlanta at the H. And this was before Money and the Thing. This is when Money and the Thing on fire. Oh, no, it's on fire. Okay. Fire. It's life in 1472.

Like, shit crazy for Jermaine. He got the city. He got Atlanta and the Choco. So... Billboard's everywhere. Everywhere. Stupid. So that night, he like...

He bring me to the... I go to the show. I'm on the stage with him. I say, my Hov, this shit on YouTube. Swear to God, you can look it up. Hov and him rapping. I'm on the stage, though. Pacing. You justv. This shit on YouTube. Swear to God, you can look it up. Hov and him rappin', I'm on the stage though, pacing. You just see a little nigga with brains. And your age is 10?

Sitting on the stage like this. He's 10 forever. Yeah. As Jermaine rappin', I'm tellin' him, give me the mic. He rappin', I'm like, give me the mic. First night meeting, him and Hov on the stage, I'm like, man, give me the mic.

So Jermaine was like, yo, hold up. My little man wanna go, so I'ma let my little man go. Hov did the mic. So Jermaine was like, yo, hold up. My little man want to go. So I'm going to let my little man go. Hov did the ad-libs while I was rapping in front of everybody. Killed this shit. And then that's when I was like, all right, it's on now. Did I say he has the best childhood ever in hip-hop? Did I say that already?

I speak too loud for me to be myself. I even watched that video to this day. I watched that shit to this day, like, I watched that shit to this day, like, I can't believe I was on stage with, you know, J.D. and Hov at that time as a young buck, shit crazy. Wow, wow, you got the best childhood ever. Every black youth should look up to you. No, because it's real, because

it's like I said, it's like, I related to you so much because I remember people, like, trying to scrutinize your moms or whatever and saying, yo. And I said, well, my mom did the same thing. I signed that 17. I couldn't, I couldn't, how do you call that shit? Emancipate it?

Yeah. Emancipate it. I don't even know what that word means. It sounds very good. So, but I sat back and I seen this. So now you moved to Atlanta. Yeah, I'm in Atlanta now. And you and J.D. hit it off.

You see J.Z. Yep. Now, when is the moment where you sitting back and saying, I'm different from every other kid in the world? After I did that. Because you're still going to school, correct? Yeah, I was still going back and forth. And then Reynoldsburg, they.

What's the name of the school? Because I want to shit on everybody else who went to that school. Reynoldsburg. Because they ain't being RJHS. Reynoldsburg Junior High School. Listen, man, if y'all never went to RSJ, y'all ain't doing what Bow Wow doing, you got to step your life up.

Go ahead, continue. Yeah, nah. You finished school all the way through, by the way? Yeah, I did. I did. I did finish school all the way through. All the way through high school? All the way through.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Home school. I had to do home school because they see the school district, they put me out. Like I said, I was going back and forth. They weren't hearing it. The high school used to be like right up the hill from the junior high. It still is. So they would come down and, you know, it would just be a lot.

You know what I mean? But like I said, I ended up moving to the A. And then right when Jermaine did the Big Mama's House soundtrack, he did this record with Monica and Nas or whatever and got the Having record. So at the end of the video was my introduction. So I'm like, damn, this is my first video really kind of. I thought I did the Destiny's Child Jumping Remix video,

but this was like my introduction. No way. I could have stopped the main noise for like 15 seconds. This is like my introduction and shit. So once that happened, and then I think we started to go places. And Jermaine starts saying, oh, shit, these kids and these girls. It's just crazy. Because I heard you couldn't walk around.

Man, I couldn't go nowhere. But what age is you where you can't even go to the mall? 13. Damn. It was a wrap. It's the hip-hop Justin Bieber right there. It was like, we used to really be on it. If it wasn't for him, there wouldn't be no Justin Bieber. It was crazy. He ain't going to say it. I'm going to a wrap. It's the hip-hop Justin Bieber right here. It was like, we used to really be on it. If it wasn't for him, there wouldn't be no Justin Bieber.

It was crazy. He ain't going to say it. I'm going to say it because I am not humble. We was on the mall. We was on the top of the mall, like on the roofs of the mall. Like, that's the only way I could get out. Like, it was, oh my. I heard you used to go to the malls, use the chair,

and then your security used to be like, it's too much. Yeah, it was a wrap. It was hard. At 13. It was hard. That's crazy. It was hard. At 13, I was selling crack. Let's make some noise for him. You're way better than me. You're way better than me, Bow Wow. You're way better than me. You're way better than me. Okay.

So now, it hits you at 13, will you realize you're a star? It still don't hit me. I don't even care at this point. It don't hit you at 13. Nah, it ain't hit me. Okay, so now, all right, it hits you at 13 when you realize you're a star? It still don't hit me. I don't even care at this point. It don't hit you at 13? No, it didn't hit me. No. Okay. So now, your first album comes out.

Right. What is that, like three million? Yeah, I did three million on that one. Let's make some noise for that goddamn album. So, you do three million. Yeah. In your mind, are you still a kid? I ain't even.

Or are you growing up? And what's his passion? Like, is your passion, like, lyricism, like, rhyming? Like, what is your passion? Like, because when I got on, I wanted to play handball, because I'm Puerto Rican. But, um, like, I miss playing handball. Like, were you yearning to rhyme? Like, I just want to get on these records.

Like, what was your passion? Nah, for me, like, at 13, even though I went triple platinum, for me, shit was moving so fast, I didn't care. I just wanted to be a kid still. I was still going into the

social dev office turning the main power switch off outside and fucking up everybody's computers and shit. I did that at 18. I didn't really care.

You still do that. You know what I'm saying? I didn't really care much. I didn't care about nothing. Just kill me, but thank you. I just wanted girls in throwback jerseys. I didn't care about nothing else. I didn't really care much I didn't care about nothing I just wanted girls And throwback jerseys

I didn't care about Nothing else I didn't know what Triple platinum was And you know They'd come in Hold the plaque Take a picture

I'm cool Like I wanna go Can I go back out here Like I wanna go back out here Like I didn't care about that shit Not until like 16 Is when I kinda

Started to key in Like you're hitting puberty For sure You're hitting puberty Me and Jermaine We fall out. He knows what I mean. That's alcohol.

Can you open that? Go ahead. So you're getting puberty and now you realizing that I can't really go outside because, you know, I say human. Yeah.

That's the thing about being a star. A lot of people tell me all the time, they're like, yo, I want to be a star. I'm like, yo, listen, when you go to McDonald's,

you can just go in and order your order. I got to go to McDonald's. They're just like, oh shit, that's N-O-R-E. And I'm like, yo, I want to be a star. I'm like, yo, listen, when you go to McDonald's, you can just go in and order your order. I got to go to McDonald's. They're just like, oh, shit, that's N-O-R-E. And I'm like, yeah, nigga, but I want fries, though. And I can't take my face off ever. So you realized that at 16, you tell me? Yeah, it was, yeah.

It was, yeah. Describe that moment for me. It was rough, because at 16, I was dealing with a lot of growing pains in a way. That was the first time me and Jermaine split up, you know what I'm saying, on the business side. Also, that was when I did Road Bounce, too. And, you know, that was me stepping out of the whole me being around my mom's shell. So I moved to Chicago.

Road Bounce is a skating movie. Yeah, so I moved to Chicago by myself. I had nobody with me in Chicago, just me and my bodyguard. Yeah, we did it in Chicago. So I'm living in downtown Chicago by myself in my own apartment at 16. I'm bored as fuck. I'm depressed. In Chicago.

And they're killing niggas every day in Chicago. That's a fact. No joke. No joke. Shout out to my brother, Cookie. Yeah, shout out to Chicago. Who else we got out there? Come on, give us our family in Chicago.

I got mad Spanish niggas. West side, south side, all sides of Chicago. Yeah, shout out to this shot, man. We got all of them niggas. But there's a lot of killing going on. Yeah, it's crazy. Let's stop that out there. Go ahead and continue.

And then, yeah, it kind of just fucked me a little bit. Just had a lot of time to put things in perspective. I wasn't used to that. You know what I mean? And then, you know, me and Jermaine started speaking towards the end. And then we kind of patched things through, and then that's how we kind of got back together, and then life was on the up after that.

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Right. You know what I'm saying? Right. And how you just going to walk out now? Then you start getting these new artists. You got Franchise Boys. You got Jake Kwan. How many projects you did through So So Def?

All of them. But all full projects? All of them, you got J. Quan. How many projects you did through So So Def? All of them. All of them except for my third one. The third album is the only album I didn't do with Jermaine. Oh, shit. That was during this whole little process. And that's where you kind of felt like it wasn't right. It wasn't right at all. So I'm seeing a new So So Def.

I'm seeing J. Quan. I'm like, all right, well, he supposed to be like, he got braids. You're probably like me. God damn it, let's make noise and powwow me and pay like me. I want to say this. I'm petty like a motherfucker,

my nigga. Thank you for joining the petty gang. I'm tripping. I'm tripping. I'm tripping. So, you know, we finally, like,

we spoke and shit. At that time, me and Tip, yeah, me and T.I., we worked on my third album together. I heard you sent Tip to get you a soda. Is that right?

Oh, that nigga wasn't feeling that shit. Yeah. He wasn't feeling that. Can you do the T.I. impression again? Yeah, man. So what happened. I heard you sent Tip to get you a soda. Is that right? Oh, that nigga wasn't feeling that shit. Yeah. Yeah, he wasn't feeling that. Can he do the T.I. impression again? Yeah, man. So what happened? What'd you say?

To get him a soda? No, he sent T.I. to get him a soda. Yo, it's crazy because, like, I was just telling my partners this. Your impressions are crazy, by the way. Appreciate it. We're going to make you do 50. We're going to make you do T.I. Look, I sit down.

I'm a fan of you. What's the story? I want to hear the soda story. No, tell the story, Bow Wow. It's just crazy. I was just telling my partners today, like, I really had a I'm a fan of you. What's the story? I want to hear the story. No, tell the story, Bow Wow. It's just crazy. I was just telling my partners today, like, I really had a chance to see Cats before they got to this superstar point. Like, KP, Kwon Pratt, he was at A&R at the time at Columbia. He put Tip with me during my third project.

It ain't Spill. Once again, I really didn't know who Tip was like that at the time. So he linked me and Tip together. And me and Tip, we writing together or whatnot. And we in the studio, and, you know, I'm like, I'm used to So he linked me and Tip together. And me and Tip, we writing together or whatnot. And we in the studio and, you know, I'm like, I'm used to having runners. Right. In the studio, there's always runners.

You told T.I. to get you a Sprite. Yeah, I'm like, you know, write with me. But he wasn't the runner and he wasn't having that. And at this time, like, Tip, my big homie, shout out to Tip. You're big up to this, my nigga. But at that time, Tip was like, he wasn't. He wasn't who he is today. It was pop, there you go. Right, right, right.

Popping in the city in the South had that sold out. Please do the impression. So, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, hey man, like, you know what I'm saying? While I'm writing this shit, like, you go give me a Sprite. And he look up, he like, what? I'm like, I'm like, man, my nigga, like, go give me a Sprite, dog. Like, go give me a Sprite. He's like, hey man, I'ma tell you like this,

you're a problem with me. Oh, man, you gon' learn how to be a motherfucking man today, dog. You better go get your own goddamn Sprite, man. I ain't even gonna be doing all of that, man. So I was like, I said, damn, I went out and told KPS, I don't know how this gon' work. Me and dude, like, the way he talking to me crazy,

but I didn't realize what he was teaching me. He was basically saying, like, you know, over there, exactly over there, you know, you've been running around doing whatever you want to do, and they've been letting you do it. You know what I'm saying? But over here, I'm going to teach you something a little bit different. This is what you're going to, I'm going to instill this in you. And, you know, when me and Tip finally clicked and got it,

it was kind of like I really, you know, I kind of really went on Jermaine like that. I used to send shots at Jermaine. When I did the Rap City Freestyle joint, the little Janet reference, like I was sending shots at him. She was hanging around Janet. Let's make some noise for you hanging around Janet. It got real. He was 10 years old still.

How old was you hanging around Devin? At this time I'm like I'm like 17 I'm 17 So this is like This is like me becoming I'm stepping into my shit now Okay let me ask you something

Did you ever see good times? Of course like now Yeah Oh but you ain't seen it Penny? No I didn't see it Penny? You was around Penny?

Yeah yeah yeah I was for sure. I'm sorry, I'm an old nigga. Listen, listen, all right. Old niggas in the building. Make some noise for Penny. Not a good time. Wasn't that a different show? Different strokes.

That was different strokes. She wasn't on different strokes. No, not different strokes. Gary, I think that was Gary Coleman, if I'm not mistaken. No, no, no, no. Who was on different strokes? She was on different strokes. That's Penny on different strokes.

She was going back and forth? She might have been. I don't think she was on different strokes? She was on different strokes. That's Penny on different strokes. She was going back and forth? She might have been. I don't think she was on different strokes. I'm going to keep it honest. Penny was on good time. I think Penny was on good time. Google it. She was on both things.

Somebody Google it. She might have been. Different strokes wasn't when she was getting burnt with the iron or whatever that was. That was good time. Oh, no, no. Definitely wasn't getting burnt with the iron. She was coming on both. Oh, no, maybe.

She came to see you out of the... Maybe Mr. Drummond helped her. So she was coming on both of them. Oh, no, maybe. Maybe Mr. Drummond helped her. So she was going through both of them. Who got Googles? Get your Googles going. I think we right. I think we right. No, 100%. My Brazil family's here.

100%. Like, I don't have nothing to be, like, mad at anybody forever in life. But I'm just like, I don't like Justin to be mad at anybody forever in life. But I don't like Justin Timberlake. Good times. That's what I said. Never on a different stroke? Come on, man. When Justin Timberlake got to grow up, I was like, I don't really like that.

Because that's Penny, man In my mind, that was my shorty The fuck is you doing? And you got to be around her Nah, it was a pleasure I'm going to tell you one Janet Jackson story Did I ever tell this story on the podcast? No, tell it

We were recording Grimey And as we were recording Grimey, I got Ray J. Ray J. was randomly in the room. Brandy was randomly in the room. Big up to Ray J. and Brandy. Chris Lighty was in the room. And the engineer walks in and says, everybody got to walk out. And I'm like, you know, wow.

I'm like mid-Grimey writing. And he goes, because Janet is walking through. So I get up. I'm like, all right, cool. Chris Lighty's like, fuck, no. How much did she pay? All right? This is Chris Lighty.

Like, you know, he's rich as a motherfucker. So Chris Lighty's like, how much did she pay? He's like, you know, everybody paid the same price. He says, why the fuck we got to get out of the room?

I said, Chris, your argument is fucked up. And Chris is like no no no we're not getting out and I say Chris that is Penny from good times

I'm getting the fuck up Chris I got the fuck up I still don't know if he left or not but I left I was like I smoked a cigarette

I used my excuse I wouldn't smoke a cigarette anyway but um you can never disrespect Penny from good times let's make some noise

for Penny from good times. Let's make some noise for Penny from good times. That was my childhood. I was like, you know, that's who I was supposed to be. So how was it? I heard. Because y'all had, like, was that during the tour memorial with you and Jay? Tour memorial? Yeah.

Tour memorial. He understood me. Yeah, it was. It was. I know I'm dyslexic. It was. It was. I knew I was dyslexic. Timber Inc.

It was. It was a little awkward because at that time I remember going to Malibu doing All Star Weekend in LA. Oh, just going to Malibu? Yeah. Malibu. J.D. had the crib on the beach. That's how they was rocking.

You feel me? So I pulled up. Man, we getting a crib on the beach in Malibu. We got to do it. We got to do it. So I basically pulled up on him and told him, look, if we if we can't do this for a project together, I quit now. Like, I don't even want to rap no more if we ain't gonna do this shit.

That's after the project that you did without him and you ain't feel it. Correct, correct, correct. Even though we were successful, I still went on tour and did my shit, but it was like,

I need to get back to where I need to get back to when I know you know and I know when we together is just epic. But if you can't do it, then I'm not, I'll quit the business, period.

I don't need this shit. I don't gotta do it. I can act. I can go do some other stuff. And they said, nah, we gonna get it right. We gonna get it right. And then next thing you know

comes, you know, Let Me Hold You with Mariana and Like You with Ciara and then, you know, that's when, you know, at that time, it was just,

that moment was epic. That four year stretch right there was real crazy for myself and Jermaine. He had four of the records in the top five that he was battling with. Two Mariah records and then my two records was at the top

four records in the country were his four records. And we was just battling it out. It was crazy. Crazy year. Now how smart are you to know that? Because at the end of the day I worked with Pharrell. We had magic. I worked with Pharrell. We had magic. I worked with Pharrell again.

We had magic. But I always thought it was me. I never realized it was us. Yeah. I never realized it was him. Right. The chemistry? Yeah, the chemistry.

It was just us. Like, me and Pharrell have nothing in common other than music. Yeah, I've been in the studio. Y'all look at odds with each other. If you see it in me and Pharrell in nothing in common other than music. Yeah, I've been in the studio. Y'all look at odds with each other. If you see it in me and Pharrell in the studio, we make magic. But during the off time. They look like they don't know each other in the studio. We don't even know each other.

I'm just keeping it in the head with you. They're strangers. But that lets you know how wonderful music is. We have a 20-year relationship. And we don't have nothing else in common other than music. Right. Like, you know what I'm saying?

So how, how the fuck did you know that you had to go back to JD to get everything right? Because... The stats show, you know,

three million, and we did like 500,000 the first week, but then this album, we did like 260, the third album, we did like 260 like the first week,

and then it only like hit like 780,000. I'm like, I'm used to it. He's claiming a failure at 260. Let's just make a noise for this nigga right there. It was, it was. Good job. You know, that's something.

These new niggas can't even sell 20,000. This nigga just said his failure was at 260. God damn, man. It was, because I didn't get like, I'm like, damn, last album I did, like half of me, I was gold the first week. Did we tell you we podcast platinum? Yeah, we won 16 million. Every week, every week. Let's make some noise for us. I'm like damn ass out my dad like half of me. I was gold That nigga just looked at 260 as a failure. Yeah hurt me personally Yeah, cuz I'm it cuz I'm like damn. It's like a 275 thousand like Rob what like, what the fuck? How you knew that?

I'm on my shit now. I told you, I'm up on my shit now. So I'm like, all right. It's like basketball. I need to go back to the drawing board and see what's missing. I need to, you know, do some shit different. Okay, let me dip back in my bag. Maybe this is what I got to do.

Maybe this was a little. Then I started becoming, like, being a fan and shit. I'm like, damn, I wish this person never switched it up. I wish he would have. Like, to this day, I told Unc, I said, man, damn, I just wish you could just do one last album and let Dre produce every fucking beat. You talking like JD? No, to Unc, to Snoop. I'm like, man, just, I want it.

Snoop album fully produced by Dre, that is hard. That's what I, like, that's what I want. So, I'm like, so then I start saying, damn, how my fans feel about me is how I feel about Unc. Fuck, they want another Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. That's what I want. The real doggy style. So then I start saying, damn, how my fans feel about me is how I feel about Unc. Fuck, they want another Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. That's what they want. So now we got to give it to them.

If we can't give it to them, then I don't want to do this shit. And then, you know, it was on. And what age was you? Because it took me like 18 years to realize, man, for real,

this is not separating. Yeah, I was like 17. I was at 17. This nigga is mad smart. Let's just make some noise for him being smart. I was smelling myself. I was an idiot. You know why I was an idiot?

I hear Fat Joe say this all the time. Fat Joe said, every time I went in the studio with Scott Storch, we made it number one. But if I would have knew that, I would have stayed in the studio with Scott Storch. And then I have to look at myself, and I'm like, damn, me and Pharrell, our shit is like, we're like eight to one. Like, I would have did the same thing.

But I was an old man when I discovered that chemistry. For you to be 17 is the most weird. Remember, in his years, starting where he started, five years. Yeah, because he's 17. It's like dog years.

He's 39. He's already ahead of the game. In hip-hop. Because, you know what I'm saying? You know hip-hop. Yeah, he's ahead of the game. Niggas think I'm 900. You know what I'm saying?

I be telling niggas Kanye older than me, I be blowing it up. Rick Ross older than me. 2 Chainz older than me. So he had mad experience. Pharrell older than me. Life experience by that point. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, but everybody

think I'm not, honey. I don't know why. I got on early. I got on early. Do they think you're not, honey? Yeah, he does. He thinks you're not. Nah, I think he's 10 years old. Yo, nah, that nigga was doing shit at 10 years old. I couldn't even do it. I was playing with Tonka Trucks.

Nigga, this nigga was playing with... Who was out there? That's crazy. Hell yeah, get in here. He was with Tonka Trucks. Nigga, this nigga was playing with. Who was out there. Yeah, that's crazy. Hell yeah, getting it in. He was making Tonka Trucks. He was making Tonka Trucks. Getting it in. So now, you do this.

You realize that you and JD got back. Now, how was that album put together? Is that the album we worked with T.I. or no? Yeah, nah. We done with Tip now. Okay. It's just you and JD. Yeah, the first thing I tell him, I'm like, I say, we just had this argument not too long ago.

I played him this new edition record. And I said, man, we got to remake this one. And he like, I don't think about it. Like, that's how Jermaine is. Like, if you bring him an idea, if he didn't think of it, then it's like, he might come back to that shit in eight months. And like, I told you. Like, I told you we should've.

So he listened. That's how I feel about him. I said, look. I said, yo, we gotta. You're absolutely right. I can't believe I felt Jermaine Dupri. I was like, yeah, I'm like that too.

I tell him, I'm like, I'm like, yo, we gotta. He said, what you got in mind? I'm like, I said, well, we definitely gotta do it. I wanna do a record with O, with Amari. And so we did Let Me Hold You joint.. I'm like, yo, we got to, he said, what you got in mind? I'm like, I said, well, we definitely got to do it. I want to do a record with Omar. And so we did Let Me Hold You joint. And I'm like, yo, I got to do a record with my girl.

At the time, see, me and C-Hero, that was like the biggest shit going. You've been knocking down some great things out there. God bless you. God bless you, God damn it. You've been knocking it down. Great way to put it, buddy. Yeah, yeah. Russell Wilson, chill out.

I said it's NRE, and I'm a fan. Give me some tickets. All right, continue. I doubt you'll get it. Continue. No, we were CBS. No tickets. So we do it, and then, you know, instant, instant, instant hits.

We right back doing what we doing back in the arenas. Sierra in Mexico, you remember that? Roof Chris. Y'all walked in. Sierra just told me no on the record. Mama. You remember that? Damn, hey, that's the last time I've been there.

I wanted to scare her, but I was like, damn, she was bad. Let me relax. That was like MTV Spring Joint. Yeah, you remember that? Yeah, my mama remember that shit. Yeah, I remember. LA, we had just took over Def Jam. Damn.

I sent her a record. Shanti eventually got on the record. Thank you, Shanti. But I sent it for Sierra, and they was like, I don that shit. Yeah, I remember. Yo, LAV had just took over Def Jam. Damn. I sent her a record. Shanti eventually got on the record. Thank you, Shanti. But I sent it for Ciara, and they was like, I don't know. He's like a little too rough. And I was like, oh, word. And then I seen her walk in there, but Bow, my little man.

So I'm like, damn, I gotta do something to send a message that I'm a good guy, and I'm also a bad guy. And I couldn't do it because Val walked in. El Chapo. I just said I had to do it in Mexico. Roof Chris in Mexico. Cancun. You know my memories like yours.

With the tennis balls. You've got a lot of tennis balls. What you saying? Pause. Pause. That's the way it is. But Val, you've been knocking down a lot of things. That's the bad stuff?

I've been blessed. I've been blessed. That was your first? She diversionized you. She be mad at me about that. I mean, it's okay. She's never going to hear this. This is Elliot Wilson. We're not going to tell her because Bow Wow

don't know who Elliot Wilson is. But you know, it's only right. It's almost like a rite of passage. Every time something gets good, this fucking train comes. I can hear it perfectly. It's all competition. So Esther Baxter raped you. The fucking train comes. The train comes. Because this is all competition. I can hear perfectly. This is all competition. So that's the bastard rapist.

So she raped you, Bao? Is that how it happened? She raped you? She cocked the shit out of me. Technically, that was like, what is that called? Sodomy. Come on, shampoo. You're in Puerto Rico.

You know this. You know every law. I call it you like what you like. I call it you like what you like. I call it you like what you like. You know? I call it you like what you like. What happened? What happened?

I mean, you know. You got the business under age? You had it way before Joe Buttons, correct? I would assume. Joe Buttons? Yeah, Joe Buttons had Sebastian. I would assume. She sued him.

Yeah, it's a fact. I would assume. He sat on her titty. Something like that. I would assume. That's crazy. I heard that. I'm crazy. I heard that. I'm sorry. I heard that on the breakfast club.

You know what they always say? You ain't gonna never forget your first one. You know, the whole question that started years ago when somebody asked me and I told you know, and I just told him the truth. She tried to come out and be like, oh no. I'm like, look. It's all good. It was, you know. You dodging that lawsuit. I respect that.

But then you smashing a lot of things in the Sierra. Yeah, that was my girl. Because you seen, I heard you say Sierra. You seen her with some other nigga. Yeah. You said you couldn't let that go down. Yeah, yeah, nah, nah, nah. It was, she was.

You went at her first. No, she came at you first. Yeah, she was an extra in my. You knew niggas when they was extras. In one of my videos. This drink, Chaps, you make noise for bullshit. So she used to always push up, but be cool, though. I'm Jazzy Faze, new artist.

And at the time, a lot of people would always come up to me and say, I'm like, man, whatever. I ain't really hearing it lot of people would always come up to me and said I'm like man whatever like I am hearing it and I will always you know kind of you know shrug her off and then I remember one time at the risk arts and she pulled up on me and dropped me off like you know her her single which was goody she had a mom print she was excited I'm like man I ain't believing this shit till I hear it. Like, that's how I am. Next thing you know, shit blows up. She cracking this

around the roll bounce time, too. So, exactly. So, she on fire at the time. So, you know, that's the afro. You like, nah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me slide up in there.

I did some cornball type of shit. I was on it now. She popping. So, she had the upper hand and Hov had a concert that night and she was going. Doing a lot of Hov course out there. I was on it now. She popping. So she had the upper hand and Hov had a concert that night and she was going. Doing a lot of Hov

quotes out there. I love that. Hov. We're going to get another million views. Let's keep it going. He'll call you again. I hit her

and I'm like, yo, you know, you going to this concert, you know, fuck with me. I want to, you know, I want to take you

to the show tonight. She hit me with the, no, you know, I was trying to hang out with you, but I'm going out with my grown friends tonight. So I'm like, all right.

She said grown friends? But I deserved that. Was that the key word right there, grown? Yeah, but I deserved it, though, because I was, you know, I was fucking up. Hit us with the age again. So, yeah. I'm going to fucking shit you. No, no, no.

This is like, no, no, no. This is 17. That's it. So I just remember that night, we chopped it up backstage. I said, like, fuck the show. I got to do what I got to do. So we backstage talking. Absolutely.

After the party, of course, I see her. I'm in my section, me, Jermaine, you know, the whole Social Death family. T.I. up there, Hov up there, and C. up there. And they bring up on the stage. She started dancing. I ain't like it. I'm sitting up there. Yeah.

She's dancing crazy. Because the older homies is looking. The homies, I ain't like it. I'm sitting up there, yeah. She's dancing crazy. The homies, I ain't like how I was positioned. I ain't like how, like, I'm like, that's me. You know what I'm saying? I'm like, I don't like how they got up there, like, dancing and shit, like, making you, like, then Jermaine just look and say, yeah, I see it in your eye, boy.

I'm like, nah, I gotta go, I gotta go get, like, nah, I can't do this. And I just pushed up on her, like, yo, I'm picking you up tomorrow, da-da-da. And after that, we was on. He was like my best friend. You know what I'm saying? Like, on the real. That's real shit.

That's real shit. A lot of respect. That's real shit. I'm a big fan of yours, too. Yeah, for sure. I like how you don't never shit on your exes. Some of them I do. Which one?

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We went out to motherfucking L.A. 20 deep. And just by the way, 20? That's understated. 34 before the other 10 landed, right? But let's also big up September 10th, 8 and 9 Clothing Store.

Do the library right now. 8 and 9 Clothing Store. We're doing right now. 8 and 9 Clothing Store. We're doing my birthday weekend, even though my birthday is September 6th. On September 9th, we're going to be at Club Dream. On September 10th, we're at 8 and 9 Clothing Store. Right here, the block party. You got the address? The block party.

Give me the address to 8 and 9. Oh, I got it. 8 and 9. You got it? 70, yeah, because you read better than me. You know I'm dyslexic. 7814 Northeast 4th Court, Miami, Florida. So that's September 10th.

For all y'all that want to see the live read, Beanie Segal said. Thanks a lot, buddy. Beanie Segal said he's coming by. I spoke to Puff Daddy myself. We got the family coming. The whole Bad Boy reunion tour is going to come and hang out with us. So y'all come and hang out with us at 8 and 9, closed store. And also on Sunday, we have rooftop, and that's 1052 Ocean Drive.

So if you come out the 9th, 10th, and 11th, that's Nori's birthday weekend, and we're going to have motherfucking fun. All right, let's make some noise for that. Goddamn. Shout out to Mr. E. I've been waiting for this Bow Wow interview because this is my nigga, my nigga. And I've seen him grow up. And the fans love him.

And the fans wanted this. So this is the crazy shit. When I told my young niggas when we was in L.A., I said, yo, I'm going to get back. Which young ones? We don't got many young ones. We're all OGs. Yeah, I know. But it was like eight young niggas, right?

So I said. Oh, the sons of the OGs. Yeah, yeah. My nephew, Young Really. City Boy D Manny Good Bell Gang Shout out to Good Bell Gang

All of them I was like yo No no he's an OG But to my young homies As soon as I said Yo I'm trying to get Bow Wow They said yo He smashed Angela Sly

Like this All the young niggas Your age he smashed Angela slob like this all the young niggas your age mad at you my nigga do you realize that cause they wanted Angela that's niggas hope but you know what I'ma keep it a book and that's just how I rock I ain't never did nothing with Angela

we respect that that's my man son that's my man son that's my man son. That's my man son. That's my man son. I love Red One. You know, that's my man son. Always was cool with it.

Had a lot of love for it. At one time, at one time. But y'all kissed. You finger popped or something. I love how you were like, yeah, I love her. No, because you know,

no lies. Her bond with her father is so strong that like she just really held down that I'm really saving it for marriage shit to the death. Y'all young niggas fucked up. Either that's real or he's real as a motherfucker right now. I was like, man, we got to be friends then. Because I don't know how this is going to work.

How are we going to say we love each other if we can't make love to each other? This shit kind of going to work. How are we going to say we love each other if we can't make love to each other? This shit kind of weird to me. But instead, you know, it taught me sometimes with certain people like the sex one, that wasn't for us. It was more of just a bond.

We've been homies for 15 years. Over 15 years. But let me tell you something. She is, like it was Halle Berry and then it was like Naomi Campbell.

Then it was, what's that, Nia Long. And the number one hit list. And the young niggas in the hood, they want to kill her baby father, my nigga. Them niggas going to kill that nigga. You better get higher security. You better higher security. Stop starting shit like that.

I'm dead serious. This part I'm not even front. These niggas is mad. Who the fuck she She went raw Like niggas I'm telling you I'm dead serious

These young niggas It's serious And I'm just looking at These niggas like What the fuck But I remember How I thought about Penny Yeah

So Like you know what I'm saying Like how can I say that But I'm just telling you They're not playing Angela Simmons Baby father Get security I'm just telling you, they're not playing. Angela Simmons, baby father, gets security. I'm just telling y'all.

Who's the baby father? Nobody knows. That's what's ill. He, too, needs security, though. Like, don't go to Equinox and think it's cool. These niggas is waiting outside. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, it's crazy.

That's good. Bow wow. You've been the happiest dudes during breakups. Yeah. You want to take a shot at Tiger Bone? I feel like it's time. Let's do it,. You want to take a shot at Tiger Bone? I feel like it's time. Let's do it, man. Let's take a shot at Tiger Bone. I got to do it.

Why not? Fuck it. I'm on the count. You see I put my shades on. You know what I'm saying? Cav, right? Yeah. Cav, where you from, Cav?

Jersey. Jersey. Big up my nigga Cav from Jersey. Word. Now, this is the part of the interview where it get crazy because we take a shot at Tiger Bone. Oh, shit. And you know I've been drinking all day, too. You've been drinking all day.

You had a yacht party. I respect that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I respect that, nigga. It's crazy. Okay. That's a dynamite stick on the... Oh, yeah, it's a dynamite stick.

It's just like a fucking... Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's like a firework. This the shit when you Chinese, you just drink this shit... It's like a Roman candle. Look, it's about to pop. Point it just like a fucking, uh... Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's like a firework. This the shit where you Chinese, you just drink this shit, you... It's like a Roman candle. Look, it's about to pop. Point it at me.

Point it at him. Point it at him. Let's do it. This that shit? Let me get ready for this. This shit, yeah. That shit come in a TNT box. That shit's nothing nice about it.

Come on, Andy. That shit, watch, watch. It's gonna roar when he opens it. Come on, Andy. How we doing? Come on, Andy. I'll get this fucking water. Y'all know I'm dyslexic. I'm dyslexic. I don't have everything. Wer! Come on, A. How we doing?

I'm dyslexic. And we still going out tonight, too. Rarrr! And we still going out tonight, too. Look at my wife's face. She's just thinking about the shots. Look at her face. Yeah, that's cool. Again, you're gonna be ready

if you have to play the game. What the fuck is that? All right. This shit is called Jump Sober. You got to come. There you go. Man, give me a... No, let's get a shot glass. Where the shot glass is at? We got shot glasses ready?

Yeah, A9 got shot glasses. Come on. Wait, you hiding them? Come on, let's get A9. Shit. Yo, big up to Shagoo. I got to tell you what happened just like a week ago with my drinking situation. Yeah, please.

We got to get into that. Please don't blame us. Yeah, yeah. Don't blame us. But where A9? You got no shot glasses? At the warehouse. At the warehouse. All right, come on. We got to get into that. Please don't blame us. Yeah, yeah. Don't blame us. But we're 89. You have no shot glasses? At the warehouse. At the warehouse.

All right, come on. We're going to do... That's a corporate answer. Yeah, that's a corporate answer. Okay, those are brand new ones. That's good. I can do that. My nigga Kev, you here?

I'm here. You from Jersey. Where you from in Jersey? West Orange. West Orange? I'm from West Orange, nigga. Get out of here. No, no, we go with those.

I'm privileged. You been out there? Yeah. 650 Smith Manor Boulevard, nigga. with those. We're privileged. No, no, we go with those. I'm privileged. You been out there? Woo! Yeah. 50 Smith Manor Boulevard, nigga. I haven't heard of that. Yeah, still own property there, nigga.

In my mind at least. Yo, this shit smell like- You're not supposed to smell it, man. You're not supposed to smell it, man. No, no, you can't smell it. This shit smell like- You already went wrong with that, man. You went wrong, no.

I'm sorry. I should have told you that. Woo! Shit! You ever seen Boombay 2? That shit smell crazy. Kung Fu Sundays? I told him to take it off. You got to take your glasses off. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I should have told you that. Woo! Shit! You ever seen Fu Manchu? That shit smell crazy. Kung Fu Sundays?

I told you to take your glasses off. You gotta take your glasses off. Yeah, if you don't take your glasses off, this will make you take better. This is what you do. It's ah-da-ah. Ah-da-ah. God! Yo!

I gotta look down. Ah-da-ah. Ah-da-ah. All right. Ah-da-ah. All right, make sure you have them open. My eyes really can open as they is. Let's do it.

Ah, shit. That was terrible. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! All right. All right. Make sure your eyes can open as they is. Let's do it. Ah, shit. That was terrible. Let's make some noise. It's not being terrible. Oh, man.

That's the worst ever. That's worse than yesterday. I don't know what you should taste like. Damn. It tastes like spoiled rat ass. Listen to this. It don't matter. Oh, my God.

I'm good tonight. I'm good tonight. You good? You good? It's bad. It's bad. We got Bow Wow in the building.

Make some noise. All right. Damn. Damn. Some Chinese... Bow Wow. Yo, listen, Bow Wow. That shit tastes like

soy sauce mixed with... Soy sauce mixed with a tiger's asshole. It's sporeal soy sauce, but it's herbs. So you can still clean your house in the morning. It's a fact. That was the worst shot. Boys is laughing because we...

Yo, roll another blunt for me, please. God damn. Yeah, you got to trace it. Holy shit, man. So now, look here, take some rosé. Oh, that's bad. That was bad. But don't take the rosé in the cup.

You just took a tiger bone shot. That's a mistake. I'm going to tell you what happened to me. Tell us what happened. That was bad. But don't take the rosé in the cup. You just took a tiger bone shot. That's a mistake. I'm going to tell you what happened to me. Tell us what happened. Grab a drink. Because you're a grown-ass man right now. Look, I'm going to tell you. That's peer pressure right now, man.

Not even. I've been waiting to get you drunk for 20 years. Just last week, I was fucked up. And I didn't realize it. I mixed a whole bunch of shit. And, you know, I had to have, like, my little nurse come through. I had to get hooked up to the IV and all that. Wait, wait.

I was throwing the bricks. My little nurse. Yeah, my little nurse. Maybe he has a little nurse. Time out. Nah, no bullshit. Let me just tell y'all niggas. Rich niggas have nurses.

Yeah. Little nurses. And whenever you're around Pop Daddy, he got a nurse somewhere around. That's a rich nigga trait. Let's make some noise for Bob while being rich for a long time. So they gave you IV? So what happened? What state was this? I'm home. I'm in LA. She put me right up to the crib. They had to hydrate you.

Yeah, I was throwing up and all that. She said, you drink champagne? I said, that was the last thing I topped it off with. She said, that's what did it. I was like, oh man. You need water, man. Come on now. This guy believes in no water. Listen, by the way, we'll vote.

Don't co-sign that. No. We're going to say it, man. We're going to make it happen. We're going to do it for Diddy. And listen, Diddy also asked me to say that the Bad Boy reunion tour is setting off phenomenal. Oh, for sure. And they're going to come here September 10th again.

Yep. At the Big Champs. Block Party with 89. That's God telling me to shut the fuck up, but it's okay. Yeah, I told you. I warned you. Or maybe it's just the weed. No, no, no.

It's God. It's God. But also, Revolt Music Weekend in October, we're doing a Dream Champs party called No Water, No Tracer. We have no lawyers, too, by the way. Yeah. So, which means, if the people come into the party We gotta give you the

The actual If you ain't drunk We gonna kick your ass out Oh wow This is what we doing Wait wait Say that again Cause I don't even

When you come into the party You know the shit The breathalyzer Yeah When you come into the party No no no When you in the party Oh you have to be drunk

When you already in the party We'll give you about 30 minutes. And we're going to run up on you. It's going to be like, nigga, it's going to pull up. Right. What's up, nigga? VIP is water, actually. No water, no red.

No, no, no. Now, fuck that. I'm doing VIP. No. I'm going to charge extra. I'm charging extra for VIP. We got water and VIP. We're going to kick this nigga out of his own party.

Fuck out of that. You know what I'm saying? VIP. We got water and VIP, man. But now, Bow Wow. What up, Willie? You knocked down. So now, Bow Wow. What up, Willie? You knocked down. So now you was fucking at 16.

Yeah. 16. We keep fluctuating the years. He's a legend. Between 10 and 17. He's a legend. But so that's the bad part. He's a vampire.

Yeah, that was mine. Then what was your second? Because your first is nice. I can't even remember my second. I can't even remember my second. I can't even remember my second. That's real. Yeah. At all.

I'm sitting here really trying to think. I can't put it together. No. I was on a mission after my first, though. I was on a mission, for sure. I had to, you know, I was trying to get it in as much as I could. You had the first taste. What?

Why? It was fantastic. That's what you're saying. It was fantastic. Hello. Fantástico? All that. Just say fantástico.

Fantástico. Oh, it's supposed to make the noise from that girl. Word. So you ain't drinking rosé no more. Is that what you're saying? Man, I ain't fucking with that.

So you want the hard liquor? You want another shot of Tiger Bone? We can go in. I ain't fucking with that shit. You ain't fucking with that? That's some different shit. That's some different shit. That's some different shit.

It's like some soy sauce mixed with some other type of shit. Soy sauce mixed with cat. You can make a stir fry with this right here. Soy sauce mixed with cat toes. That shit is. And it ain't nothing wrong with that. That shit is incredible. Ain't nothing wrong.

You gotta drink cat toes sometimes. We got wild mushrooms. We can make a stir fry. No. And let's bring up shampoo. Let me tell you. Let me tell you. And Conan. And Conan.

My marketing fans out here. You know you from Def Jam, right? I went to a Def Jam party. They didn't even invite this nigga to the Def Jam party. He's a liar. He's a liar. I invited him. He realized.

He said, oh, shit. These niggas are cutting me checks. And he stayed. I said, you're leaving me. I invited you. We eat and we move. It stayed. I said, you're moving. You're gonna leave with me. I invited you. We eat and we move. Right on. It was fine dining over there.

It was fine dining. I can't be mad at you, Shampoo, but I gotta blow it up. Is that Prime? That Prime. You ain't going last night? Nah, but I just left Prime Italian. That's where I'm coming from. Man, I had to get that shrimp out right over there.

Now I'm rich. Let's make some noise for our audience. I had to get that shrimp out right over there. I came up here, you know. God damn it. That shrimp is at least $7 a piece. No, it's crazy. It's very big.

Those are prawns. Those are prawns. He's like, you ain't never seen that movie with Mike Epps? And he was like, those got to be at least $2 a piece. Bait. It's a movie bait. Yo, but you be doing them impressions. Can you do 50 cent real quick?

How does 50 cent look? Hey, yo, man, what's up, man? It's the Kid 50. You know any time something about to pop off, you are it. Yo, that was my voice! You know sometimes when I'm really be talking, I told him the other time, I told him, I'm like, okay.

You see, it's like, it's the proportion of the record. And then when you times those records, times the other records. You know, because after time, you'll literally be... Exactly. Exactly. You know what I mean?

All right, all right. Let's see who else you can do. Let's see who else you can do. I know you can do Snoop. Let's see. That's the easiest one I can do. You can? No, that's the easiest one I can do.

Snoop makes the X. All right, let's see Snoop. No, big Snoop dog. Yo, let's hear it. That's the easiest one I can do. You can't? No, that's the easiest one I can do. Snoop makes the X. All right, let's see Snoop. No, big Snoop Dogg. Yo, what's going? Shabba-dubba-doo, baby. It's your big homie, big S-N-double-O-P, the D-O-double-G. Big Snoop Dogg in the building. And as y'all know, I'm hanging out with my homie.

Yeah, that's right, man, Noriega. We in this bitch, you understand me? That's how it's going down west, west, you know. Nah, Snoop be doing that. I'll keep it real cool, baby. I'm telling you, man. I'll keep keeping real cool. Listen, I didn't care if y'all went to the interview

Bow Wow first. I knew what I was going to do with this shit. Y'all niggas is not me. Like, I'm a fan of the fan of the artist. I understand this. Can you do Mase? Ooh.

Mase is hard, but I got one. I'll be doing Wayne. Do somebody else. Do Wayne. Little Wayne is perfect. I'm like, I'll be really on it like that. I'm trying to try to cut a five, too. He leaned in! He leaned in! He leaned out!

Oh, my God! This is why we're the number one podcast in the world. See, I knew that. I want to hear DMX. You got DMX? You ain't got DMX. Oh. You got to remember.

I got DMX down. You got DMX? Let me hear your DMX. No, no, no. You gotta remember, I got DMX down. You got DMX? Let me hear your DMX. It's a dog, it's a dog, it's a dog. What, what? It's a dog, it's a dog, it's a dog. What, what? What? No, the dog, the dog.

That's DMX, that's it, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. But you better than me, you better than me. Who else you got, you got one more, folks. Who else can I do? You did T.I. perfect, that was crazy. Yeah, T.I. Jermaine? I had did...

Now Jermaine is unquotable, like he's... You gon' see me design a coat too, man. I got this shit, got this shit going on. Every time I see you, I go, nigga, how do you know that? You know, you think you're crazy, man. That's how designers be doing this shit sometimes. No, no, no. You did design it the other day. I seen that on the internet. No, no, no, but do the motions again. Oh, how you be doing it?

Yeah, designing me, yeah, man. You should be going through shit. Go, go, go. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yo. Yo, designer, we love you. Push the T side.

You want to know how to take a bow? Oh, look. No, see, I like how you, you know. I'm sophisticated. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm not an enthusiast. I'm sophisticated. Big red. I'm sophisticated. So that's it. You got one more impression?

Nah. But see, this is the thing is, you got Jay? You got Jay? Jay is from there. Yeah, Jay. Pause. But you know, you mix the yellows and the browns and then you get. Richard Bryan?

No, no, no. I'm Bill Cosby. Let's pick up the Raymond's nigga. Let's pick up the Raymond's nigga. and the Browns and then you get- Richard Bryant? No, no, no. I feel confident. Let's pick up the Raymond's nigga. Let's pick up the Raymond's nigga. I'm in Miami now. And we're trading on the whole trick traps.

Did you know from the beginning that you had just had this talent? Because you're like, you're a tri-prexel. A tri-prexel? Yeah. That means like, you can rap,

you can dance. I mean, you can do three things. That's a tri-prexel. A tri-prexel. A tri-popsicle. A tri-prexel. That's a dinosaur.

I think that's a dinosaur. A tri-prexel. Did you realize, because I'm a tri-prexel a little bit. That's wild. That's a dinosaur. I think that's a dinosaur. That's my press school. Did you realize? I'm going to try press school a little bit. As well. As well. Drink Champs is a try press school. I don't want to be a try press school.

We got one deal with CBS for the audio. Then we got another deal with CBS for the video. And now we got another deal with CBS for the television. We're a try press school. God damn it. So when did you know you was a tri-pexicle? When did you know? Um, I don't know.

I think that's the first time anyone answered that. Is this the first time you realized you were a tri-pexicle? I don't think it's the first time a human answered you were a tri-pexicle. Because I just made the word up. It's okay. It means a lot. On the real, like I tell people,

before I even got into rapping, it was just imitating people. It was just comedy and stuff like that. That's what I really started out doing first and then the first album I ever had

was in W.A. shot at a comp and that was it. So when I got that, then putting the microphone and just grabbing things, I don't know, it just came natural to me.

That's why the whole hosting thing, it's like I can do it. It's nothing for me to do it. things. I don't know. It just came natural to me. That's why the whole hosting thing, it's like, I can do it. You know, it's nothing for me to do it. Yeah, I can do it. And then what else in the show you got?

Oh, yeah, I got my late night show up with Bad, which is going to be crazy. You know what I'm saying? You can't announce it. Yeah, I'm going to announce it real soon.

It's coming. It's coming. It's coming. We ain't mad about that. And for me, that whole thing was really like me wanting to get back to the culture

that gave me life. You know what I'm saying? Being, I said, okay, I'm going to retire from the game now because I want to impact it in a different way. I look up and I'm like, damn, we don't got no platform like that. Like, I love what Puff doing Revolt, but I still got a lot of homies and a lot of friends. I say they never seen Revolt before. You know what I'm saying? So it's kind of like, damn.

OK, well, if I can just make a platform and me being the youngest to do it, you know what I mean? Come over to Revolt. Come over to Revolve. Come over to Revolve. We're bringing you over to Revolve. Oh, yeah. I'm with you. I've been told puff that, though. I've been told puff that.

As soon as I left BET, I told him that. ASAP. I said, we got to set that up. You sent out a tweet, and you said you were tired. Yeah, done. From rap. Yeah, done. Yeah, your fans do not like that.

Yeah, you see Wayne tweeted his today? Yeah, he tweeted his today. Oh, yeah, with the shit. Yeah, done. Yeah, your fans do not like that. Yeah, you see Wayne tweeted his today? Yeah, he tweeted his today. Oh, yeah, with the shit. Yeah. So I need to understand why did you do that? Yeah, for me, it's like I want to let it be known. For me, it's kind of, you know, everywhere I go, it's always if I'm out eating. Hey, man, when you going to drop that?

Hey, man, when you going to go? So it's like, you know, I'm just going to put it out there so the world just know, you know what I mean? And I remember like the next day on God, I picked up my daughter from school and we went to go eat. I'm leaving. And like the little patrol officer at a little parking lot walk over like, man, enjoy retirement. I've been getting like that shit. Like, I feel like I'm 68 years old. I've got some crazy shit.

But man, rap, you are 68. No, for sure. All day. All day. He's 10 years old, but he's 107. All day. So I just wanted to put it out there and just let it be known. And I'm not the type that, I'm not going to say I'm done and then I'm going back and I'm done.

It's like, nah, I'm just done with that because I hustle so much between the hosting and the movies and the TV. I don't be having time to get, I don't got time. You know what I mean? And it's for me, when I look back at my career, I'm good. You know, I'm satisfied. You said it I mean? And it's for me, when I look back at my career, I'm good. You know, I'm satisfied. You said it earlier. You said it's like your first girl. It's your first love. Yeah. You know, as an artist,

as an artist, you know you miss, you miss this rap, period. Nah. Like, I don't miss it neither. I'm just doing what the people want me to ask you. Yeah. You know you miss it a little bit. I don't. You don't miss it?

Nah. Because I look at the game now, and I look and I'm like, damn, man. I'm seeing cats that are doing things that I was doing. And they're mumbling. They're like. No, no, no. That's all good. That's all good.

I want to mumble. I want to chill out. I don't mumble, man. Don't do that to the game. I got a pictureble and I want to sing out there. It'd be like, you know, I got a picture. For instance, this is what keeps me right. I got a picture in my crib, right? It's me on stage at Madison Square Garden. I saw that MSG six times.

The only other... We can't let you just say that. We got to make some noise for that. Nobody... The only time I ever performed in Madison Square Garden was with Daddy Yankee. So I look at that and I'm like, I don't give a fuck how many years passed. Right. No other rapper other than me.

They can't take those accolades away. Eminem. Yeah. What? And, of course, again, Jay, that's it. And, you know, that's done it that amount of times. My pitch is between Hulk Hogan and Janet. I'm cool.

In the garden. I don't even live in New York. Between Hulk and Penny? Exactly. So it's like, I'm cool. You got to retire. I'm good. I don't got nothing.

I'm chilling. You definitely have nothing to prove. I'm retiring. I ain't got a pitch of no one. Yeah, I'm good. Niggas don't even fuck with me. I'm good. I'm glad CBS fucked with me.

He started his career before anybody starts career for a damn half way over he's just good again pop got that like just get out there is always about once again he's still saying means a lot no he's saying like a motherfucker so how is that, though? You're a child prodigy. Prodigy, yeah. Prodigy? Prodigy, prodigy. I've been in France a lot.

Is it prodigy? Whatever you want. You're a child prodigy. Do it. Do everything. How the fuck do you keep your sanity? Like, why are you not retarded right now? Because you know the trolls beat you up.

You're supposed to have a retargetment. Nah, I just surround myself around good people. You know, like I said, you got Jermaine, you got Snoop. I mean, these are guys who, you know, I talk to on a daily basis. No bullshit. And outside of them, my homies, my inner core, my inner circle, we, you know, it's just little stuff we do. Whether if it's, you know, like for instance, how I free my mind,

I play NBA 2K. No lie. That's how I escape. That's how I get away. I ain't good at that shit. I'm a video gamer. My kids start kicking my ass. That's quick. Nah, I'm a video gamer. That's what we like to do. That's how I escape. That's how I get away. I ain't good at that shit. I'm a video gamer. My kids start kicking my ass. That's quick.

Nah, I'm a video gamer. That's what we like to do. That's how we ride. You know what I'm saying? And I heard you was on a yacht today. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He was on a yacht. Yeah, yeah, we was on a yacht.

He was on a yacht. Yeah, we brought the yacht out today. We had some beautiful things. Now, cash money. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going to be honest. I followed your career from the beginning. Right.

The only time I see you insincere is when you talk about cash money. You're always politically correct with it. Like, I'm an artist, too, so you can't really get over me. Right on. Just give us the straight-up story of how you felt. Because I'm going to be honest. I always followed your career because I've going to be honest. I look, I always followed your career

because I've always been a fan of a young homie getting it and not caring. Right. So I watch your interviews and the only time I could ever see you insincere is when you speak about cash money

because I feel like you're just being politically correct. Am I right or am I wrong? Nah, nah. Am I wrong? Nah, nah, it's real. Like for me, you know, a lot of the things that, you know, you see, whether it's in the past, the history with cash money, the lawsuits and all that type of shit. With me, I always said I can only speak on what I went through on the label.

Me being I, I never witnessed me. I never not got paid. I never not. Stunning. Whether it was on tour, me and Brown, Stunning took care of the bus. You know what I'm saying? I'm going to keep it a buck. Like, I never not got paid. I never not. Stunner, whenever he was on tour, me and Brown, Stunner took care of the bus. You know what I'm saying? I'm going to keep it a buck. Like, I never had any issues.

So, for me, my situation always been green with Stunner. I'm good. I don't have nothing bad. But you still laugh. So, it had to be something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. For me, like I said, it was me just growing out of the whole rapping shit. When I signed, immediately I did Lottery Ticket.

Right? After that, then I did Madea's Big Happy Family, immediately I did Lottery Ticket. Right? After that, then I did Madea's Big Happy Family. Who was in Lottery Ticket? She was loving him out now. Me, Cube, oh, Tierra Marie. Yes, Big Huck. So I started doing movies, and then the 106 came, and I was like, damn, like, six years,

I've been doing TV and filming. But you had the music ready? Yeah. Okay. No bullshit. So I'm like, man, maybe this guy just sending me a sign right now

and, you know, Stunt always told me, man, whatever you feel is what you want to do, then do it. We hollered, we chopped it up. I hit him, I told him. I'm like, look, man,

you know, I really don't want to do this. I'm not really into it all the way right now. But let's just keep it a buck. Did you feel like your music was ready?

Because I remember you doing the internet and you saying, I'm dropping ready? Because I remember you doing the internet, and you saying, I'm dropping it this day, or whatever you said. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you felt like they didn't have your back? Nah, I had the music ready, for sure. As soon as I got over there, I hit the ground running.

Like, that was the first thing we did was started to record. But I had, like, I'd say maybe, like, nine records in the can, pretty much. And so for me, like I said, I really can't complain because we did, like I said, we shot videos, we had the singles. I feel like it wasn't the right records. That's towards the end, that's when I started to move Jermaine back in the picture. I mean, Jermaine always been tight.

This wasn't even like a split up with us, but I wanted to put it together. Like, look, Stunna, we kind of run out of time, my G. Like, I think it's time to dip in that bag and go get the homie, let him come in here and put the ice on this thing and give me the music that I really, really need because the records I'm putting out, you feel me? It ain't what my fans are really used to. Now let me ask you this.

Because it seemed like Busta was the first one to leave. Yeah, Busta left. And then you was the second one. Yeah. So I like Busta was the first one to leave. Yeah, Busta left. And then you was the second one. Yeah. So, I know Busta. I won't reveal why he left or anything like that, because that's on him to say. Yeah, for sure.

But we chopped it up about it. Me and Busta, we chopped it up about it for sure. For me, it was just, like I said, it was me being there and then, like, okay, in my heart, I really honestly wanted to do other shit. I really did. And you felt like you was contractually cutting? Oh, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, not at all. Like, it wasn't no situation like that at all. Rock Wallace here, by the way. Feel Rock Wallace. God damn it. Yeah, Stunner, like I said, Stunner always been 1,000 with me. Right. And to this day, I always remember him saying, look, man, whatever you want to do, whatever it is you want to rock with, I'm here for you.

Like, whatever it is. You understand how crazy it seems, though, is like the last place you were signed to, please, you got to be quiet. The last place you were signed to was cash money. Yeah. And then you were tired. Yeah. And then all these allegations are bubbling. Wayne is saying every night,

wherever he goes, fuck cash money. You know what I'm saying? And then, you know, Busta, you got allegations of Busta leaving. The last label you was technically signed to is cash money. And you saying you retirement,

and last night Wayne says, I'm retiring. What kind of connection do you think that is? Shit, really, I can't really speak on why Wayne do it. I mean, I see... Yeah, I mean,

I can see the shit that he's going through, you know, the legal situation and whatnot, but for me, like I said, this is a feeling I felt,

if you remember. Right. When I was 16, I was ready to quit after my third out. That's true. So I was already falling out of love with it.

Once I started doing movies and seeing what that was like, and I didn't have to go through the bullshit and politics of the rap business, I was like, oh, man, I'm making more and I don't got to wait. What? I'm doing this. So once I bit that bug, it was kind of like I started, like, man, I'm not really feeling the rap shit no more like that. But at no point you wanted to drop an album there or drop a single? It would have been cool to do it, to say I did it.

Not for, it didn't have to be business. It was just you to do it for the love. Yeah, exactly. Because why did you go to Cash Money in the first place? I went because being with Sony for so long, 3-6 left, and it started to become like this, you know, R&B soul. It was all about, you know, Beyonce was there, of course,

and then you had, you know, like John Legend, and, you know, it started to become something different. And I had been with them from the jump, like from the beginning of my career. So you wanted to do something different. Yeah, I wanted to roll with some motherfuckers

who I fuck with, like who I knew, and I wanted to try something different. So I was like to roll with some motherfuckers who I fuck with, like, who I knew, and I wanted to try something different. So I was like, you know what, I'm going to go fuck with the homie one time. He always been cool. Stunna was on my first single, Let's Get Down, off my third album, the one I did without Jermaine. He was on the first single on that, so I was like, why not?

We always had, we always was cool from the time I was 16 to, you know, even to now. I get you being politically correct, and I respect that. So at one point, was you ever, like, disappointed, like, in the rollout of anything? Nah. No? Nah. Because in my heart, I was like... See? See, Stunner? That's real shit.

Yeah, because in my heart, I was out. My mom was already... He wasn't with it. He wasn't with it. My mom was... You want to do the child tagger bone, and I'm going to ask you the same question? No, that's okay. There's one more.

Yo, Ross did too. Listen, who... Ross a big nigga, though. Like, that's okay. There's one more. Yo, Ross did too. Listen. Ross a big nigga, though. Like, that's different. I'm a little nigga. That shit gonna knock. Nigga, your side. He's on Ross.

He's gonna knock me on my ass. Let me see Ross, ladies. Hey, yo, look. Hey, yo, and by the way. Hey, I'm gonna- Let me blow something up right now, by the way. I heard Drake and Ross met in Prime 112 to squash the beef between Meek Mill and Drake. I heard that.

And listen, if that rumor is correct, that's what we need to happen. That needs to happen. Listen, Meek Mill, Drake, Ross, fuck beef. That's big if that went down. What's beef? Listen, listen. So I'm just saying I got the word

I don't even think I'm supposed to blow it up But it's okay Too late buddy But it's okay So I heard Ross Drake They met with each other Listen

Meek Mill Drake Let's leave that shit the fuck alone I love both of y'all Both of y'all my peoples You both got my phone number Ross got my phone number But Let's leave that

beef in the past. Lil Wayne, Birdman. Let's make sure Wayne is happy. Look, this is what we... This is what the Drink Chance podcast is about. We pro motherfucking artist. Pro CEO. Pro

motherfucking DJ. Pro hip-hop culture. For the culture. That's where we at. Fuck all that extra shit. We ain't trying to gossip or TMZ this shit. So when I heard the rumor and whoever told me the rumor they told me not to say shit

and I apologize. But that was hard to me because you know why? This is not, no other music business has beef with each other. Never seen the Rolling Stones beefing with Teddy Pendergrass. Sounds odd by itself. It's only hip hop. So let's do it.

And it's black, black dinos. We got to represent each other, man lactinos we gotta represent each other man we gotta represent each other and then oh you Black Lives Matter you wilded out on that time

let me just let me you wilded out you wilded out let me represent for Black Lives Matter just let me win this okay don't worry about it let me tell you

why Black Lives Matter right well he takes a hit of the blood I took a hit of wow that was fucked up I wasn't supposed to put the blood down I'm not political of the blood. Wow, that was fucked up? I wasn't supposed to take a hit of the blood?

I wasn't supposed to put the blood down? No, no, no. I'm not political. No, no, no. It was funny. It was funny. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Wow, that was fucked up? No, no, no. Go ahead, man. Okay. Let me tell you, bro. Wow, wow. You raised at least 30. I can't even put a number on it.

At least so many people who was raised by you. Right on. I'm an older nigga, and I look up to you, and I'm an older put a number on it. These are so many people who was raised by you. I'm an older nigga, and I look up to you, and I'm an older nigga. Right on. I'm going to keep it 100. So when you say all lives matter, or when you say whatever, it takes away from everything that you built. And that's your legacy. Yeah.

Just let me finish because you're my nigga, and this is not no shot or nothing. But you always gotta say black lives do matter. Because you know why? Yes, all lives matter. But right now, black lives ain't mattering. But you know what? Let me finish. Let me finish.

Let me finish. I know what you meant, but I gotta represent black people. But I never said all lives matter, though. You said some crazy shit, though. Nah, I didn't say some crazy shit. You said some crazy shit. I ain I never said all lives matter, though. No, you said some crazy shit, though. Nah, this is crazy. You said some crazy shit. I ain't said no all lives matter, though. I ain't said that bullshit.

It goes without saying. All lives matter, though. It goes without saying. You said you're Indian. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're Indian black. Are you black? That's black as fuck, too.

I know I'm black. I never said I wasn't black. Did you say Indian black? No, he said he's Indian. And they pulled out a picture of your pop. My father's side, yeah, they got some Indian. He's black as a motherfucker, too. I'm black, too.

All right, so listen. So I just want to tell you, I want to, like, if I'm your OG, I don't know if I am. But you a nigga that I look up to and you younger than me. The reason why we got to always say black lives matter is because our lives ain't seeming like it matter right now. That's real talk. You know what I'm saying? And so, like, I told you, I got nothing but love for you. But when I seen that, I said, damn, let me school up.

Because a lot of niggas will try to, you know, make it about publicity stuff. I don't want to do that with you, my little brother. Even if you don't know that, because I've actually seen you grow up in my face. Right on. So maybe if you ain't know that point, this is the point that I want to make. We have to stick together. And you know what? You know, what's the nigga Cam Nguyen? We're very disappointed in you

because that's not what we... Colin Kaepernick, even though you suck right now, and that's my nigga, but he ain't doing good. Like, I wish you would have been doing that while you was hot. But you not hot no more, but he's taking a stand. That's my nigga, though.

Colin Kaepernick. That's my nigga. I'm keeping the honey, right? Look, they're a lot. They're a lot. Anybody know football? He been cold for a little while. What?

What did he do? He didn't do the star spanking ball? No, he just didn't stand up. He just didn't stand up. And listen, Drink Champs is not a political show at any way, shape, form, or fashion. But Bow Wow, people look up to you too much. So that's the only, you know, you have to do that because we can't be political with this step. Every day we turn on the news and it's a guy getting killed, whether he's black, Puerto Rican.

We got to start standing for this shit. So Colin Kaepernick, I got to, did I say it right? Yeah. Yeah. All right. Nigga, I stand behind you. Nobody asked me to sing the national anthem at all, which is kind of disrespectful. I've been wanting to sing the national anthem.

The what? The national anthem. Not an album. But, so Bow Wow, listen, all the black people that was mad at Bow Wow, we got him back. He is back with the black politicy. He understands that he is black. He didn't put him on the black canvas right now. He's in the black canvas. He's in the new black canvas.

Yo, Bow, I had to say that. I'm sorry. Nah, it's all good. I apologize if you, you know what I'm saying, Cav? Nah, it's all good. Cav is fucked up. Take another shot, Tiger Ball. Come Nah, it's all good. I apologize if you, you know what I'm saying, Cam? Nah, it's all good. Cam is fucked up.

Take another shot, Tiger Ball. Come on, let's do it. Take another shot. You said, yo, you said you wanted to get lit. It don't matter. I'll take one. All right, let's go.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. That's what he here for. That shit is nasty as a... You know a shot is better after the second shot.

It gets better. Come on, EFNK. If I was everybody, I'd take one with me. Mr. Lee, you don't want one? No, I'll take one. Come on, EFN. If I was everybody, I'd take one with me. Mr. Lee, you don't want one? No, I'll take one. All right, I'll take one. That shit.

I'll take one. Thank you for hearing me out, bro. Thank you for hearing me out. You know that. Because everybody tried to scrutinize you, and I ain't feel like that. I ain't feel like that. All right, you going to take a piss again? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll be holding my pisses.

All right, you want me to to stop or you keep going? You feel like you a tough nigga. I'm going to keep it real. I'm going to keep it real. Yo, you about to walk into the spot and be stumbling all over the place. Now this is my rosé. I bothered your rosé?

Fuck it. My bad, my nigga. I'm sorry. Get a fresh cup. I got a Tigerbone cup or is that EFN shit? Give me a Tiger Bone cup because it's foul. Once you hit Tiger Bone, you can't mix it. So Bow Wow, man. Yeah, yeah. I'm so proud of you.

I just want to continue that. Yes, sir. You know it. I'm so proud of you. You knocked down mad, beautiful women. And you continue doing it But I need to ask you one more time How was it being around Penny? That was

I mean you know In your mind did you ever say yo Not one time Not one time You already knew I was going with it Yeah You already knew I was going with it You never

That's a You're a loyal nigga That's how I am It with it. You never, that's a, you're a loyal nigga. That's how I am. There's only been one, like one person who like, kind of threw me off, like me being around them.

Like Janet, that didn't do it. Mariah, like none of that. It was, it was when I went to the White House. When I met Barack,

that, You wanted to go on Michelle? Nah, hell no. Hell no. Come on, Val. Hell no.

You was trying to knock down Michelle. You gave Michelle your sex message. Come on, Val. Hell no. You was trying to knock down Michelle? You gave Michelle your sex message? But look, I can tell you this, though. I can tell you this. I was invited, right? And I went. And when Barack is in the office, number one, the food in the White House that night was crazy.

I'm talking fried chicken, mac and cheese and shit like that. And I went down. Barack be sending it out in the White House. No lie. What? Damn, I'm very jealous. I've never been not that was the rock follow me on Twitter he hit me on the DM and all that I'm lying he never hit me on the show follow me on Twitter though can I continue nah that was like the only moment he had mac and cheese man fried chicken man had to do it can you tell my options because it's a difference from fried chicken. It's like fried chicken is fried chicken.

Did he have the fried chicken where somebody's aunt named Gina cooked it? Hey, it might have been. It might have been. Gina? Mac and cheese at the White House. It might have been Aunt Donna? Fried chicken. Aunt Donna cooked it? She probably, yeah.

I got an aunt named Donna. I got an aunt named Donna. For real? Yeah. And Aunt Lisa. I don't got an Aunt Lisa. Aunt Lisa got packing. She got, yeah. I got an aunt named Donna. I got an aunt named Donna. For real? Yeah. And an Aunt Lisa. I don't got an Aunt Lisa. I got an Aunt Donna for sure. Aunt Lisa got packing.

She got pistols. She different. All right, we taking the shot, Tiger Ball? You back, EFN? I can't tell if this is your cup or my cup. Oh, shit. I don't bother. It's very healthy.

You didn't know that? There's no carbs. There's no carbs in this motherfucker. That's your cup? All right, I didn't touch it. All right. There's no carbs. Look, we got Bow Wow fucked up. That's your cup? All right, I didn't touch it. All right. There's no carbs. Look, we got Bow Wow fucked up.

That's what's up. Look, Bow Wow, Rick Ross did the same thing. 50 Cent did worse than y'all. He did worse. He had like two shots, huh? No, no, he had four. He had four. So, ah-da-ah.

No, no, no, take off the glasses. Very disrespectful, Bow Wow. He did a good job. This shit is nasty as fuck. All right. And if you're going to go into your relationship, you got a lot of relationships. You're going to go in.

I'm just playing. You got to finish it, bro. Don't throw up. If you throw up, it's okay. Just throw up that way. Go outside. Go outside. You got to throw up. Never.

No, okay. All right, cool. I didn't finish my shit. Finish it. What's wrong with you? If you got to throw up, go outside too. Yeah, I bet. I've shit And you got throw up go outside to Yeah, I've been doing this Yo, you're gonna yak It's not nice, it's not a little birthday right now. this shit is extra fermented. I'm not going to lie. This is extra.

Why carry that? Yeah, that's crazy. What makes you carry that? That's some different shit. You're going to be retarded. This guy, well, yeah, he wants to be an asshole right now. Listen, somebody hit me and said, don't disrespect retarded people. Let me tell you something.

No disrespect to retarded people, by the way. I'm the retarded people capital. You're the capital of the retarded people? Yes. When you look up retarded, you should see me first. It's a take away from handicapped people because that's not what I mean when I say retarded. I'm talking about me because I'm absolutely retarded. Just me.

They're making noise. I wouldn't make noise for that. Just me. I'm not talking about people who are handicapped. Oh my God. The shot just hit me again. Oh, fuck. I just burped it. Oh my God. The shot just hit me again. Oh, fuck.

It just burped it. Oh, my God. Did you take some Royal Elite? That's Fat Joe shit. Yeah, you should have some. Have a shot. It is also horrible. I'm supposed to drink it.

What are you saying, man? Gotta keep it real. Today, we ain't editing this shit. Hey. Today, we ain't editing this shit. I'm supposed to drink it just because it's Fat Joe shit? Yeah. Listen. I did.

And Joe the homie, too. I did. But it was a mistake. I'm going to drink it just because it's Fat Joe shit? Yeah, listen, I did. And Joe the homie, too, by the way. I did, but it was a mistake. I'm going to keep it a honey. You can chase it with some Fiji water. You know what? Don't do it, Val. No, for the homie, I'll do it. Oh, shit.

Oh, my God. For the homie, I'll do it one time. I'll fuck with Joe. He don't got more sneakers than me, but I'll fuck with him. Oh. Go ahead, take it to the head. Take it to the head. Hey, hey. You got to take it to the head I fuck with all of you. Go ahead. Take it to the head. Take it to the head.

You got to take it to the head. You got to take it to the head. Hey, look. And I can look in the camera and really send a shot at Joe, too. Because, look. That's the big homie. So I can just say this. Honestly, you know you can't even fuck with me on the video game shit at all.

Because we was on tour. You beat his ass? He can't fuck with me. On the video games. But I'm going to go ahead and, you know, one time. To the head? Yeah. I got to taste it.

I got to make sure it's right. That shit from Kazakhstan. That shit we at Borac from. I'm just telling you to be careful. I'm just saying, buddy. I mean. One time for the homie Joe, though. Yeah, one time for bad Joe.

One time for bad Joe. One time for bad Joe. Yeah. Yeah. Because I'm going to hear him. He's going to have to come on my show. You're going to hear me. Are you going to podcast?

If you want to sign a podcast. No, no, no. My late night show. My late night show. If you want to sign a podcast, you can. No, no, no. My late night show. My late night show. If you want to start a podcast, it's probably like you. You know it's not a secret conversation. I'm sorry. I forgot.

One time. I'm sorry. Continue, brother. We got Dame Dash. It's horrible. It's a little horrible. What are you saying, bro? Nah, leave it.

Nah, leave it. Leave it. Woo, shit. Were you elite? Hot is very bad. God damn. You got to chill it. You got to bruh. Nah, leave it. Nah, leave it, leave it, leave it. Woo, shit. Warrior Elite hot is very bad. God damn. You got to chill it. You got to chill it.

Brock Wilder's in the building, my mother. Hell yeah. Yo. Nah, well, I'm sorry. I did recommend not to do that, right, Cap? Cap, did I say that? I was like, no, because I drink Warrior Elite cold. That shit like you're filling in your nose.

You need some cranberry with that. Cranberry. It's amazing with no, because I drink Royal Elite cold. That shit made you feel it in your nose. You need some cranberry with that. It's amazing with cranberry. I drink Royal Elite cold. You know we got video. All your faces are coming out of the video cameras. Nah, he blocked me. That's a lie. It's a lie.

Yeah, but it's okay. It's all right. So Bow Wow, you did TV. Yeah. I'm trying. I'm Tiger Bone. Yeah. I'm trying. I'm a tiger bone. No, I'm done. I'm a tiger.

But one of my favorite scenes was it, no, it's not Lottery Ticket. It's all about the Benjamins. Oh, with Mike Epps when I walk up to him. With Mike Epps. You know, I lived down the block from there. Oh, shit. I lived right down the block from there. So when you came up, he was like, that's why I ain't going to tell you.

Yeah. So, like, what age was that? You remember? Damn, man, I forgot all about that. 10 years old. Yeah, Tiger Mountain, baby. That's okay. But that was around, like, 14.

Close enough. Yeah, I was like 14. And they flew you out to Miami. Yeah, flew me out to Miami. I couldn't do absolutely nothing. I just sat in a room and... Because that's another one of my questions. You was... Yo, yo, yo! You was a child star. What was your restrictions? Like... Vegas was... I definitely couldn't do that. You couldn't do Vegas?

I couldn't get to Vegas at all. Because you was under 21. Exactly. Atlanta, I really couldn't get into nothing really other than like some social-death weekend shit that Jermaine would throw. Right. But other. Atlanta, I really couldn't get into nothing, really, other than like some social death weekend shit that Jermaine would throw. Right. But other than that, I remember just sitting out in the car waiting for like all the strippers to come out. You know, Jermaine and Nelly and them there going there. So you grew up fucking with strippers. Yeah, because, you know, Jermaine and my upbringing.

That's all, you know. That's all you do in Atlanta. Strip clubs. That's it, strip clubs. That's all you do on the side. So you were 14 in Players Club's it, strip clubs. That's all you do on the side. So you were 14 in a players club? Yeah, we were waiting outside. And then, you know, from that, all it took was for me to get one number.

Well, once you a star, like, then you was... Man, I would just start taking the girls out of the club and just having them dance in the house. Easy. Yeah. And then, like, when Jermaine and Elliott were going there, like, damn, so-and-so ain't working tonight. Charlie showed up right now. Bowden took them all to the club tonight. Charlie. Let's tonight. Charlie.

Let's pick up Charlie. But you know, and it was cool for me because I guess that's why you don't ever really hear no crazy shit about me. I always kept my shit private. You know what I'm saying? So you would never really

catch me at the strip club while I bring it to me. You know, so it's never no, and I have at least like 15 girls. All right, now I'm starting

to get love and hip hop on you. I'm starting to get love and hip hop on you. But was there any girl that ever hurt you? No, never. Never? Nah. No girl never hurt you?

Probably, I mean, I would probably say, in a way, probably like C, because, you know, with Ciara, that was like the first real, like, your first love kind of thing. Yeah, yeah. We was in several when we was with each other. That was like my best friend. So that was probably like the only time. Do you watch Seattle games? thing. Yeah, yeah. We was in several when we was with each other. That was like my best friend. So that was probably like the only time.

Do you watch Seattle games? Yeah. Yeah. It's all love. I wouldn't watch. I'm a petty nigga. Nah. Sometimes I just look

at my exes just to make sure they hurry. Nah, I ain't tripping, man. I just make sure you hurry. Nah, I ain't cool. I made the right choice. I don't even be tripping.

My wife is the best. Man, there's so many women in here. Sorry. I look at certain on my exes. I do. The bitch is not good. Nah, I don't be tripping. I don certain on my exes. I do. The business is not good.

Nah, I don't be tripping. I don't be tripping. You're fucked up. You ain't like that? You ain't ready? I don't be tripping. Because I got the best wife in the world. My heart cold.

And it's our anniversary. Can you make some noise for our anniversary? Oh, yes, for sure. All right. 10 years together, 5 years married. And we are celebrating today. And Bow Wow, you came for our celebration. Bow Wow came for our celebration. And I'm so fucked up, I just want to take one more shot.

Look at Kev. Kev, you out. We about to go to the club. Just say Kev. Just say you're quick. I'm not going down. Kev, just say you're quick. No, man, listen.

I'm not. You're on the beach, man. Just wait. Wait until we get to the club because you know they're going to be waiting. Just say you're quick. Let's do it, man. I'm not down. Cap, just say you're quick. No, man, listen. I'm not. You're not a bitch, man. Just wait. Just wait till we get to the club because you know they're going to be waiting. Just say you're quick, Cap. Listen, we got a lot going on tonight. Yeah, y'all rich niggas. Y'all rich niggas. Listen, so we're going to end it right here.

Bye, wow. Listen. Love, bro. I appreciate it, man. Oh, yeah. I can't thank you because you know, and also who I want to big up. Oh, I'm playing myself right now.

I should have called him. Also, I want to big up me and Vince Staples. We had an argument. We was just in the middle of arguing, like on Twitter, on some dumb shit. That's my little partner right there. And that's my nigga. Like, that's my nigga. But he said, Bow Wow.

I'm like one of his favorites. Yeah, he said, Bow Wow's my favorite rapper. And I'm arguing with him on some hip hop shit. I remember this. And then when I said, oh, okay, Baba's your favorite rapper, but I didn't mean it like, I meant it like, damn, you young.

Yeah. And people mis-screwed that. He would, I think he would understand that better than anybody else. No, I think you did, because me and him followed each other forever. So, but I wanted to say that, and Vince Staples, he was supposed to call in,

but remember, you renegade on me like two, three times. But you my nigga. You get money. Let's get money, baby. I reneged on me like two, three times. But you my nigga. You get money. Let's get money, baby. I renege on niggas all the time, so I understood. You know what I'm saying? I understood. Damn, did I just admit that?

I didn't say that. Let's edit that. Let's edit it. No, I'm not. That's what I did. But Vince Staples, I really wanted him to call in because as soon as I told him, I hit him on the text, and he was like, what?

I'll call him. You know, because me and him made a perfect relationship from our little despectables. I forgot. Is that a word? It's okay. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. We make up words.

And Bow Wow, let me tell you something. There's so many people that look up to you. There's so many people that watch you. There's so many people that want to keep continuing following you. I just want to keep continuing following you. I just want to keep continuing supporting you. I just want to keep saying that, you know what? This man has been a star since seven, five. I was going to say eight, but you told me five.

This man has been a star since five years old. We are the people that's got to support the people. And us at Drink Chaps, we're going to support everything you fucking do. I don't give a fuck if you send it to us or not. we're going to support everything you fucking do. I don't give a fuck if you send it to us or not. We're going to rip it off your fucking Instagram. And we're going to

post that shit. And we're going to do it because you know why? We are very proud of what you're doing. And we're going to continue to support what the fuck you're doing.

And Drink Chaps, that's right, Champo. I like that. I like that. Word. And notice, we didn't ask you certain questions because we don't need it. I love you.

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