AJ Tracey Opens Up British Racism, Why J-Cole Shouldn't Have Apologised, Kylian Mbappe & New Music

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You can’t tell the story of UK Rap without mentioning Dizzy Rascal, Wiley, Stormzy and our guest today, the microphone champ, AJ Tracey.
Born and raised in a street that would provide the name of his debut record’s smash hit, Ladbroke Grove, he’d go on to achieve five platinum singles and 2 billion Spotify plays.
And, he did it all as an independent artist in an industry monopolised by major labels.
00:00 - Intro & Hate Watching Arsenal
04:10 - England & Euro 2024
12:32 - Identity & Being British
18:01 - Two Types Of Racism
22:04 - British Politics & Masculinity
26:24 - Rishi Sunak & Ethnic Minorities
29:21 - Men's Mental Health & Society
32:07 - Grime, Corbyn & 2019 General Election
35:00 - The Burden Of Fame
40:00 - Problems With British Society
42:17 - Growing Up In 'The Ends'
47:09 - First Steps In Music
49:51 - How Has London Changed?
52:15 - Truth About The Music Industry
55:03 - Diss Tracks & J Cole Apology
58:42 - Staying Independent, New Music & Outro
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@kstar22ify 2 ай бұрын

Very good in depth interview, AJ comes across intelligent and articulate.. It’s good to hear coming from a UK rapper/ artist.. 👏🏼💯

@MrChipz900 2 ай бұрын

When you listen to really talented grime, or not still artists their control or the language is amazing. Really clever uses of the language - AJ is very much part of that group.

@chinksey-MEDIA 2 ай бұрын

That’s because he is

@aesdeadixxx 2 ай бұрын

God forbid he criticise labour right?

@LarryDavid.blochain 2 ай бұрын

“WOrdS aRe mOrE pOwERFuL tHaN aCtiONs”

@grahamben97 2 ай бұрын

Haven’t watched it yet but think Cole did the right thing, it was clearly way bigger than a little rap beef, it was personal, for Kendrick especially, he had the backing of most of hip hop. This was between drake and Kendrick, J.Cole didn’t need to be involved and smartly bowed out.

@Gngsht 2 ай бұрын

I think I agree with you, I reckon this was probs recorded before we saw how deep the beef got though. It looked like Cole made a really bad mistake at first

@zillavale 2 ай бұрын

Phenomenal interview. Ahh man, that went so quickly. Big up AJ. So articulate and thought provoking

@calconi6427 2 ай бұрын

Men would feel more comfortable in not reaching the highest levels of success but still feeling successful as a man - so good.

@michaelwatson4239 2 ай бұрын

Great convo, great chemistry. Big up AJ: Substance, Intelligence and Authenticity!!!

@nathandc2669 2 ай бұрын

Unexpected, love your interviews and love AJ from the Lane 😀

@user-ye9ye1mc4d 2 ай бұрын

Big up AJ T from MTP

@rillionaireadam-might2088 2 ай бұрын

Aj is well spoken confident and a all round likeable guy

@user-be8vq6ck1r 2 ай бұрын

❤LAD BROOK GROVE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVOURITE SONG❤AJ TRACEY IS AMAZING❤

@user-be8vq6ck1r 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@JaySmurkzTV 2 ай бұрын

AJ's proper sound, I like his music and don't even agree with all his political views but one of a few U.K artists I've seen grow as an individual, many from London seem to still have the same mindset. He also put on west London massively in my generation.

@DetectiveAgent_DarkNut 2 ай бұрын

Listening to this guy...as a 48 year old Brit...gives me a little bit of optimism. Intelligent and likeable. Have a sub.

@nicoles_handle 2 ай бұрын

gotta love AJ T

@RileyFreeman_ 2 ай бұрын

I really like his unintentional racism and intentional racism but he talked about very good way of looking at it I’m gunna adopt this approach from now on

@djaxon12 2 ай бұрын

Bro, you forgot the plantain on your Anglo/Caribbean roast!

@cheza1655 2 ай бұрын

Big up AJ Tracey, great guy man.

@MegaLorch 2 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more on the political views more and as for the rest of the interview very raw and was a great watch wicked chemistry

@tribalmattersmtg5532 2 ай бұрын

It would have been interesting for Ollie to have linked the conversation more to the rap background - for example “ok you want to see the juiced Olympics, but how do you feel about rap being competitive with ghost writers?”.

@reginaldamoah8608 2 ай бұрын

I get thag dissing is part of the hip hop culture but nothing wrong in being real and apologising when you feel you got it wrong. That's real life rather than thinking your fellow artists in the genre are always your competition.

@michaelwatson4239 2 ай бұрын

I agree with you , it Indicates a level of growth / maturity (saying that I like the way AJ spoke on the point - not my personal viewpoint but it had merit)

@oluwatish 2 ай бұрын

Haven't listened to AJ since secondary school, but i agreed with most things he said here besides the J cole thing. but yeah Big up to AJ, i hope he's doing well for himself

@danw5760 2 ай бұрын

Growing up in central London makes you astonishingly privileged, the opportunities are incomparable to almost anywhere in England let alone the world. You don't get that sense from this interview. Would love more gratitude and less grievance in society, unfortunately the former requires humility and intelligence

@dugebuwembo 2 ай бұрын

London is a city of culture history and many resources. That area in London is one of extremes, but yes it's centrally located & a stones throw from so many highlights in the city.

@johnbennett2744 2 ай бұрын

💯 sick of these privileged cry babies who have become millionaires but still spit this rasism poison London is majority black what are they actually crying about

@user-em4dx6sg7y 2 ай бұрын

Ladbroke grove is not central London. He comes from the ghetto neighbourhood within west london. No privileges

@johnbennett2744 2 ай бұрын

@@user-em4dx6sg7y all rappers are from the ghetto absolute rubbish all coming out about all these fake American gangsters all fags p Diddy and all them lot fake hard men like this chap on the interview

@dugebuwembo 2 ай бұрын

@@user-em4dx6sg7y Ladbroke Grove is in Zone 2 it's a stone throw from the West End & near South Kensington and Knights Bridge etc. You can try and call it a "ghetto" but we who know London are aware that all areas in London have mixed housing, mixture of residents with different income brackets.

@bobmrley1ae 2 ай бұрын

God damn this guy is intelligent 🤯🤯

@benji8687 2 ай бұрын

big up AJ

@FootballJOE 2 ай бұрын

AJ got the final he wanted - coming back to this when Real Madrid lift the trophy

@JOE_co_uk 2 ай бұрын

💯

@OmarrK154 2 ай бұрын

Elephant & Castle

@OmarrK154 2 ай бұрын

David🫣

@SideQ-rr6my 2 ай бұрын

No way does AJs nan live in Buxton 😂

@user-em4dx6sg7y 2 ай бұрын

She is old and white? Maybe has links there.

@Lo-FiEnjoyTheMusic-gs9wy 2 ай бұрын

another trini, my grandad was from port of spain on my mums side . I disagree with him on the J.Cole stuff though ... why? there was some woke stuff going on behind the scenes with the whole Drake situation if you listen to the woke black Americans they see Drake as the death of authentic hip-hop the leftist(woke) community and conscious rap are definitely linked, they came from the same theory so cole had to back down because the black American community has been trying to find a way to get rid of Drake for a while there were some real hip-hop politics going on behind the scenes with the Drake stuff some people say Q-tip called up Cole and asked him to back down they have wanted Drake for a while you have to remember hip-hop wasn't formed out of gang culture gang culture formed around hip-hop hip - hop was originally the voice of black America and that's why the message by Grandmaster Flash sounds so different from the NWA era of hip-hop which is the start of hip - hop you know but ... wait... your 30 you don't remember De La Soul and Rebirth of Slick - cool like that come on bro like every rapper isn't gang banger thats the code of the streets that's not the code of rap, if you go against the culture you speak for you gotta retract that an that's why what Tom Mcdonals does is blasphemy, it's frickin tragic because he is using the tool of the oppressed to oppress

@LarryDavid.blochain 2 ай бұрын

38:05 well done for having that restraint to not beat people up!! 👏👏👏

@drewblenkley9269 2 ай бұрын

man said Mourinho and front foot football, nah bro

@jim-es8qk 2 ай бұрын

when did this victim mentality become the norm?

@johnbennett2744 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@NorthernAlphaSk 2 ай бұрын

I would say around 2017

@blank-zt6qi 2 ай бұрын

He's a middle class Londoner the whole country is run for his benefit

@8K9249vhy 2 ай бұрын

Spurs fan saying our club have a weak mentality!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡 I love him as an artist though 👊🏾

@whirlwhind666 2 ай бұрын

words are actions

@OliJohnson-pn9kq 2 ай бұрын

❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

@jimbob2826 2 ай бұрын

Yo Aj, if you're reading this, wheres the 30-40 snaps a day? 😂

@OmarrK154 2 ай бұрын

Fun Fair

@BTX_tndcx 2 ай бұрын

15:56 did he seriously just say people like you?!

@LHBH8 2 ай бұрын

He’s a white gimp who sucks off minorities. I’d deport him and Tracey.

@andy2172 2 ай бұрын

Judging by a few things said here, maybe AJ should concentrate on educating himself rather than trying to educate others. Gotta agree about the Lib Dems though - not strong enough when it mattered.

@l.apastore4208 2 ай бұрын

What exactly are your points of contention Andy?

@BigDome1 2 ай бұрын

Being able to apologise is part of being a grown man.

@josephwarhurst3133 2 ай бұрын

Coming from the guy that completely swerved mic righteous don’t go on about cole when you came up off grime and couldn’t respond cos you know you’d of got bodied.

@huntergodson8012 2 ай бұрын

Love hate watching Arsenal ❤

@jim-es8qk 2 ай бұрын

I like Hindus, they actually like and think positively about the British.

@dh1380 2 ай бұрын

Mic Reckless

@strictlyfootball7859 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t even kno AJ Tracey had ADHD, kind of makes sense now how he always seems very chatty and how he can rap and flow soo fast😂, he’s a proper role model though, spreads good messages

@CB-dl1vg 2 ай бұрын

I’m sorry but who’s saying there’s absolutely nothing wrong with England and there is nothing to criticise? 😂 Yeah those working class nationalists love the Tory party and waiting 10 hours in A&E 🤦‍♂️ If we’re going to generalise let’s at least be accurate

@TooRiskyHD 2 ай бұрын

Aj needs to understand Rushi can’t read half the country

@persona8991 2 ай бұрын

Mr road man can’t handle micro aggression? 😂

@jmttc2489 2 ай бұрын

why should racism be ok?

@persona8991 2 ай бұрын

@@jmttc2489 why should road men be ok?

@jmttc2489 2 ай бұрын

@@persona8991 don't even know what that means. The point is being a roadman has nothing to do with being black

@persona8991 2 ай бұрын

@@jmttc2489 you're saying nothing

@jmttc2489 2 ай бұрын

@@persona8991 bc ur too stupid to understand

@Pwnziillaaaa 2 ай бұрын

Spursy

@robertryan6782 2 ай бұрын

I've never heard of him. Might listen and I see J.Cole and think of the West Ham and Chelsea and England Number 10.

@ladybird131 2 ай бұрын

I don’t know who this man is to say that he should not have apologize. He should have he should have. Have you seen the raft? I’d apologize too. I apologize for him for even saying that shit because Kendrick don’t know him.

@OmarrK154 2 ай бұрын

Maggie

@OmarrK154 2 ай бұрын

Sw47lu

@StreetfighterU 2 ай бұрын

This guy votes Tory

@harridavies7493 2 ай бұрын

“I will never vote Conservative in my life - they are just wankers” - AJ Tracey 2021

@Laura-sg6ss 2 ай бұрын

Ibr.. not the right person to talk on racism 😂😂😂 looollllll we had Akala on here for a reason🥱🥱🥱

@blank-zt6qi 2 ай бұрын

Middle class londoner thinks he's oppressed hahaha

@dbo3039 2 ай бұрын

They dont see you as English/British broski 😄🤷‍♂️

@amechi1669 2 ай бұрын

Loool you clocked

@averyintelligence 2 ай бұрын

only outside of the big cities. and none of the counties outside of the big cities are that relevant

@averyintelligence 2 ай бұрын

@YesSir-ms3uk firstly British is a nationality made up of mixed ethnicities. hardly anyone in Britain is is full celtic and most of the full celtics are in scotland. not england. does everyone skip primary school history? cos we literally learn about all the invasions of britian in school yet you all speak like you dont know you have mixed ethnicity. this is how genetics works.

@marieastbury6905 2 ай бұрын

They NEVER will accept US- born here you will never be English/British- only when it suits them. On their terms. Step outta line your just another N____r. Facts. Don't try to please Yt people- they dgaf about you- 2faced liars and theives. But you #AJtracy you are WHITE ✅‼️ You momma is white so are you. From a white woman you're white , from a black womans you're black. Genetics follow the Mother's blood line ALWAYS- that's how its done ☑️ All heritage is down to the Mother NOT the Father. Mixed race people so desperate to be black. 😂

@andy2172 2 ай бұрын

@@averyintelligenceironic you have "intelligence" in your name. Incredibly ignorant.