It is undeniably body-moving and for two-thirds of my life, I've traveled the world, making people dance and there is no music that uplifts, inspires people, makes people smile and makes people dance than the r&b music of the '70s and the '80s. So half of me is super into it, I’m ready to unpack. Not everybody deserves to be in your creative space. They will only allow certain sh*t around them, so that’s what I’ve really been trying to do. There's no chorus, it's only four verses. So I started goin’ by his studio to just record some stuff like in the meantime while everything is kinda shut down. And sometimes with those whom I had relationships with, we talked about stories that involved me and us and those were incredibly special, for obvious reasons, but all the stories were just, like, gems. It’s some stuff that white people need to do more, like, it’s some stuff that white people need to do more of! Yelawolf - Devil In My Veins (Official Music Video) - YouTube
I don’t think making beats is something new for you, I think it’s just a new part of yourself that you’re sharing. “Also, I’ve learned that people are ready and they’re down for what I have to say. And ‘That's The Way of The World’ is my favorite Earth, Wind & Fire song and on a regular day, it sends a chill down my spine. 2 was entirely different because not only had many of the artists now seen Vol. So when the world is going through what it's going through and people wanna smile and people wanna be uplifted and people wanna unite, there really was no greater music to channel to try to do such a thing, to achieve such a mission.How would you describe an episode of Pass The Mic and what are some unique wrinkles users can expect?Pass The Mic is an interactive mixtape delivered in a way that you've never experienced before. When navigating this music space, how valuable do you think that trait is?It’s very important just to be stern with what you believe in. 's," the nearly forty minute set included appearances from the likes of LL Cool J, Chuck D, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, Kid N' Play and Naughty By Nature, all of whom tear the house down, albeit virtually from the comfort of their own.
At our core, we DJs unite people.
And Treach and Vinnie are the sweetest guys, I've known them since I was a child and they've always been really supportive of me and my career and that song is special.
Just one of the most beautiful humans I’ve ever come across. And during that time I did First of all, I could’ve showed up to that dude’s door and it’s like a twelve year old kid. He brought along his main woman Fefe Dobson, plus bandmates Bones Owens and DJ Klever. She made me feel like, okay I’m not going too far.
“(Laughs) It was very intense and overwhelming, but I was like you know what, f**k them and kept doing it, kept trying.” And he did exactly that, fine-tuned his beat-making craft by digging into the soulful music he was raised on.
2, is really important to me. I’m ready to change and make everything all-Black, and then on the other side I’m like, “Okay, let me get my mental health together.”And speaking of things being all-Black, you’re one of the few influencers who have always really advocated for Black rights on your platform.
And there's something really beautiful about that so there's no better song to end this with.The first two episodes of Pass The Mic have been geared towards celebrating Black icons in music, across various genres. I want my kids to feel like, whatever sexuality they are, they walk into whatever room or situation as they are and they won’t change for nobody. “I learned what I’m capable of,” Yelawoulf tells VIBE. It’s very selfish. 1 to show them. In fact, I might have never spoken to Kane on the phone before. And they all took a leap of faith and they put their trust in me and I think they were all excited by the results and that really was the biggest reward. It speaks to me. I want to see Black people take care of their mental health because, that first week when things were really hectic, we don’t know how our minds are going to process that within the next couple of months and years. You have to realize, if you benefit off the Black community, this is how you give them back all that they’ve given you.
I swear.
(Laughs) And then with Black people, we have to organize. So I’ve just been trying to do whatever I do best, and that zens me out.Do you think artists have an obligation to use their platform to talk about social issues?Yes, just yes.
And since I first started making videos I’ve just tried to help Black people.Can you talk about the beautiful relationship you have with the ethereal Erykah Badu? I’m worried about my mental health and just how I’m, like, trying to be a better version of me so that I can continue to be a voice or some type of spokesperson for people.
It’s difficult adjusting to this new normal. And I'd be lying if I said I thought that all the way through when I started, I didn't. Please try again.
I don’t know when I’ma expect a project.” I just know I sent him the beats and he hit me up every now and then like, “Yeah, I wrote to this,” and I’m like “Alright.” So I really don’t know, that’s Freddie Gibbs so I really don’t know. She works very fast, so I’m excited to work with her.Damn, that’s so loaded. And he called me within five minutes and I picked up and go, 'Kane!'
If you’re an artist, whatever you do, you can contribute to what’s going on by using your skills.
the first problem is that its called love story, and the cover is a pretty mean looking wolf. I’ve been protesting online.And people are finally starting to talk about it now, but all the Black trauma does such damaging things to the Black psyche as well.That’s another thing, I want to add to what I want to see more of. What do I see for the future? Just with J.I.D and how he’s articulating his words and telling stories, he literally brings the beats to life. I grew up not wanting to be Black.