The Breakfast Club - Young Dolph Interview

Episode Date: May 14, 2015

Young Dolph stops through to chat with the Breakfast Club about the success of his single "Preach" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Real people, real celebrities, real talk. Join the Breakfast Club. Black it's dj mv angela yee charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club special guests in the building it's dope hey what's up sir you already know emmy man just working man what's the work what's the what's the pre stand for man it's my label okay empire we came a long way y' know what I mean? Absolutely. There ain't none that fake down that bullshit. D-Rap was out here wearing needle, man. It's that real shit, man. You know what's going on.

Well, congratulations on the success. Your last record, Preach, made the charts, number 16 or 17 on the charts. Right. Appreciate that. That was pretty big. Hell yeah. Especially to be independent. You know what I mean?

And you put that song out a while ago. It feels like just now in New York and all over the place. Catching on. Right. Did you think it was going to, when you put it out as a single, were you like, man, this didn't work? Or were you like, this is going to be a slow build? When I made my single, I knew it was going to do what it was going to do.

But before I actually made my official single, I just knew it was going to kill the club and the streets. You know what I mean? I didn't think that. I thought it was too street, too gutter for the radio. But you know what I mean? I didn't think that, I thought the radio, I thought it was too street, too gutter for the radio, but, you know what I mean? You know?

It was a little, the clean version was a little, a little horrible because there's so many words taken out. Like, there's a lot of curses in that song,

but it still made it. Do you even make radio records though? Because, I mean, you're in the street, you go to the clubs all the time. Why make a record just for radio? Like,

really, I just make my music for my fans. You know what I'm saying? I just make my kind of music. You feel what I'm saying? Like, I believe, like, your fans like you for you.

So once they hear your song on the radio, they want to hear that shit that they used to hear. They don't want to hear the radio you, you know what I'm saying? Absolutely. And plus it works in the clubs. Once it works in the clubs like that, you're like, this probably gonna be good on the radio.

Right. Let's talk about your independent side a little bit. Of course you're independent. Let's talk about that dirty ginger red. What's in that, brother? Oh, that's from buying my water. Oh, okay. Why you're independent. Let's talk about that dirty ginger ale. What's in that, brother? Oh, that's some vitamin water. Oh, okay. Why you trying to put that on him like that?

He got the double cup. I thought he had something. I'm like, pour me something. Let me see. You're going to be sleeping in here. Now, why did you decide to stay independent? I mean, Gotti offered you a deal. A bunch of labels offered you a deal, but you? It's just because I'm a hustler.

You feel what I'm saying? One thing about it is money, I'm always getting money. You feel what I'm saying? And I feel like I got my own money. I got my own team. I'm smart. You feel what I'm saying? I ain't just an artist.

I know how to make money. You feel what I'm saying? I know how to make this shit do what it do. So it's all about my brand. Like this shit right here. Like you just said, what's the P-R-E? It's my label. It's all about my brand.

That's the first thing I noticed you feel me now what you and Gotti you know people always try to pit people from the same city against each other right

and always say that you know you and Gotti get along you know we don't hit songs you and Gotti had beef rumors before yeah it's just a number of rumors man me and Gotti

we from Memphis you know what I'm saying Gotti know my hood he know my spot like we know we know each other. All about each other. Each other's family, all that. So, if it was anything, bro,

like, he ain't got to do nothing but call me, pull up on me. If I got a problem with him, I'm going to pull up on him. You know what I'm saying? Like, Memphis too small. You know what I mean? Why y'all never did songs? You know, because people are waiting for that. You know, you guys are two huge artists in Memphis. It's like, man, when you got the new, the new, the youngin' coming out the city,

it's like, I don't know. You feel what I'm saying? It's like, I don't know. You feel me? Like, I don't know. It's something you got to ask God. You know what I mean? So I'm going to keep doing what I do.

You feel what I'm saying? Why I'm going to cut you off? Go ahead. I don't know if it's about the spot. You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't know. There's something on there. You feel me?

He's waiting for you to reach out to him maybe since you're the young? It ain't a reach out thing because, like, man, me and God are going back and forth. He takes me back and forth for a good two to three years about what I'm doing, what I got working. Let's do this or let's do that. You feel what I'm saying?

So, you know, it's like rely all on him. You think God, he may feel like, let me let him build his brain up a little bit more. No, that ain't what it is. That ain't what it is. It's competitive, you think? Yeah. You know what I'm saying?

It's just like the streets. You feel what I'm saying? Like, when you become the guy, you got the line and everybody on your line is like, you know, the OGs, they feel like, you know what I'm saying? Like, you trying to take their spot. You feel what I'm saying? But with me, like, man, he ain't about a spot with me. You feel what I'm saying? It's about the money.

It's about making the city look good. It's about us branding and birthing other rappers and making a whole lot of other young niggas around that motherfucking rich. You feel what I'm saying? It could also be because you didn't sign to him. Yeah, but why? You feel what I'm saying? It's just like me.

If I see somebody hustling and I got something that they can make money out for and I approach them and be like, hey, check this out. I know you're doing your thing. I see you. But, like, I can help you get a whole lot more i can i can help you get further like faster you feel what i'm saying but if he be like you know bro i rock with you i i appreciate that but you know i kind of got my own thing going i'm cool though but i rock with you till i it's whatever you know what i'm saying and you know and not and not saying god he was trying to do

this but sometimes when you're the guy that's up and you see somebody coming up, let me sign him real quick and keep him close to me so I can make sure I can see what he doing all the time. Yeah, but I couldn't do that, though. I got too much of my own money invested in it, too much of my own time. So you wouldn't ever want to sign to no other artist?

It's not nothing personal, it's just... I sign with Jigga. Okay. I sign with Ho. I sign with Ho. My music on title. You know what I mean? Is it about the check door or is it about

the person? Everything. It's about both of them. You know what I'm saying? You can't play young dog with one of them peewee ideas like the rest of these rappers. You feel what I'm saying? All this shit is going on. I've been doing all this shit since day one. I jumped in the game buying coops, buying ice, doing all this shit from day one all the way up to now you feel what i'm saying like i got nothing but foreign

my driveway i got four houses you know what i'm saying i moved my mama out the hood way before the rap way before this music you feel what i'm saying so like really money was it real estate man something all kind of way. What are you doing, man? You're the hell, bro. I listen to the music. We listen to the music. He ain't going to answer that. Now, what about Three 6 Mafia?

Because you named Jay-Z. They're my folks. Okay. They're my folks right there. Shout out to Three 6 Mafia. Shout out to Juice. Shout out to Paul. Shout out to the whole Memphis scene.

You know what I mean? They're what I do this for. For real. Now, you travel a lot, shout out to the whole Memphis scene. You know what I mean? That's what I do this for, for real. Now, you travel a lot. You get around. I see that you're not one of those artists that stay on your side of the coast or stay on your way. You everywhere. I got to be everywhere.

Got to go get the money, man. And you handle everything yourself. That comes expensive, though, because you don't have a back. It's expensive. Somebody backing you. Man, you got to. I don't know, man. You know what I'm saying? That's expensive, but. Somebody jacking you. Man, you got to. I don't know, man. You know what I'm saying?

That's that CEO title. You can't. Like, all these people throwing that boss word around. I'm a boss. I'm a boss. But they just misusing the word. You feel what I'm saying? Like, that's what I do.

I'm a boss. You know what I mean? And getting paid to do shows, you sometimes just throw all your money out into the audience. And you don't even. No, I did. I did this shit like a couple times. You did a couple of times. I did this shit a couple times because I had a point to prove.

You know what I mean? I was the new in my city. You know what I mean? It's just when you're new, you got a point to prove. Don't nobody know you. So my whole thing was just I wasn't finna give people an option whether to fuck with my music or an option whether to play my shit. You had to play my shit. Like, I was, you had to play my shit.

You feel what I'm saying? Like, you finna get so many young dollars CDs from your barber shop, beauty shop, the restaurants, outside, outside the club, the malls, everywhere. You feel what I'm saying? So, the money, I just threw that shit just because, like, let folk know it ain't about the money with me. Man, when I used to manage the electronica, he would do that.

I used to be so mad because he would throw it out before I got paid and then he'd be like i need some money to get home he tripping you can't do it like that now black china recently uh posted a video right of herself with your record will you try to holler no i can't no i'm straight he said i'm straight i shot the black china though i mean but now you know what I mean but nah you know what I'm saying it's just you know who ain't rocking with y'all right now

that's the realest shit in the streets you feel what I'm saying like it ain't no song that you can bring up pop up and it got that much real shit in one song bar for bar

when you listen to it preach on tonight it's just real shit out the real shit bar for bar ain't no other song got that much of that shit in it you mentioned Jigga

Was he an inspiration to you? You don't see too many Young dudes from the south Say Jay was one of them That's what I was on Like In that era right there I remember

I was bumping them But Ruff Rida Jigga Nah All them like Came up bumping That shit hard

Have they been reaching out To you from Roc Nation Or you spoke to anybody? Some folk reached out to me from Roc Nation a while ago. You know what I'm saying? But y'all kick it tough up here. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to my boy Phel.

Shout out to my boy Jadakiss. Now what's the affiliation with Screed Executive? Screed Executive, they're my fam. You know what I'm saying? Like, they're my fam. Like, we go hard. Like, we getting in. I bet you get a bunch of girls texting you all the time

with hashtag preach all the time hell you a liar they don't do what they do so what's next for dolph man the new single pulled up It Up, featuring 2 Chainz, Juicy J. You know what I'm saying? They're going crazy. It's climbing its way up the charts right now. You know what I'm saying? They shot a crazy video to it out there in Cali.

I'll be dropping it in about the next week or two. I bet your Juice reached out to you immediately when you started bubbling. Yeah, like, really. When I had reached out to Juice, he was waiting on me to reach out to him. Yeah, yeah. So I've been rocking with Juice, really, for, like, years now. You know to juice he was waiting on me to reach out to him Yeah, so I've been rocking with juice really for like years now You know, I mean he just I would be supportive. He's like he happy He liked to see a young doing it got the city. You feel me? So what's your relationship with 2 Chainz?

It seems like he supports a lot. They're my big bro. Yeah, no I'm saying I did my big brother my That's the first artist I ever did music with in the since I started doing music Yeah my big brother my that's the first artist i ever did music with in the since i started doing music yeah all right well we appreciate you joining us yo you know you're gonna have to drop the young in about a few more years boozy was just here he said he can't call him no more but it's like my name young double called my daddy's name though and your real name is my real name this is my real name oh okay okay where did you get that name from? Well, Adolph. Oh, okay. It's named Adolph.

Adolph. Yeah. Adolph. Okay. Don't say that no more. We're going to call you Dolph. Don't say Adolph like it was no more. That's what it is, though. Just say it's Adolph.

That's all. Don't do that. We want to see you prosper. Okay? You're going to have no relations with that guy. All right. Well, it's the Breakfast Club. It's Young Dolph.

Yeah. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete.

Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love.

I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name QWAR. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other so join us each saturday for civic cypher on the iheart radio app apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast