Billy McFarland on Partnering with Ja Rule to Launch Fyre Media (Part 2)

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15 күн бұрын

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Before co-founding the ill-famed Fyre Media with rapper Ja Rule, Billy McFarland had an intriguing journey, including the unexpected creation of a successful venture known as Magnises. McFarland recalled how, at just 22, he forged a unique metal credit card resembling the elite American Express black card. This innovative idea arose during a dinner where he felt overshadowed by a peer’s black card.
The resulting status symbol gained him instant social perks and led to widespread interest among young, ambitious professionals. Magnises pivoted to a membership club that provides exclusive benefits tailored to millennial lifestyles, attracting significant venture capital interest and brand partnerships, including with Tesla. The venture thrived, generating over $10 million in revenue from customer fees before McFarland's attention shifted towards launching Fyre Media alongside Ja Rule-a venture that ultimately overshadowed his earlier successes.

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@kyla3635 13 күн бұрын

You know Billy is a top tier scammer when Vlad is trying to figure out how those metal cards work😂😂

@joojoobaw 13 күн бұрын

lol idk if I’d call that one a scam but it was riiiiiight on the edge

@Qwr345 13 күн бұрын

😂😂😂 💀

@drtij_dzienz 13 күн бұрын

It’s the cyber truck of cards

@davruck1 13 күн бұрын

Vlad is a square. This guy is just a wealthy scammer

@BabyKobeeee 12 күн бұрын

He’s not really a scammer he’s a grifter

@m43854 11 күн бұрын

Man i thought this was the guy who wrote episodes for family guy 😂😂😂😂

@deandre323able 11 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@asjahboldware 10 күн бұрын

lol

@Killak42277 9 күн бұрын

Seth

@otech88 8 күн бұрын

Lowkey looks like him a bit 😅

@melvoHD 8 күн бұрын

Seth MacFarlane

@popeofnyc 13 күн бұрын

While I'm watching I keep checking my wallet. I feel like I may be missing some money somehow 🤣

@rbcdobe 13 күн бұрын

😂

@katehudson6490 13 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Jaykgs 12 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@morganglory7928 12 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@mehdimir92 11 күн бұрын

Lmaooo 😂😂😂

@killswitchrich1430 13 күн бұрын

Guys like this and Martin go to jail pay restitution or fines. Get released still have start up money and connections. It’s just the corporate aspect that don’t like them

@joojoobaw 13 күн бұрын

Martin himself said he has some problems trying to invest now, despite having the money to do it, because people don’t want to deal with him. As for this dude, who’s gonna want to work with somebody known for actual business fraud & widely labeled as a con artist? I love VladTV but would he really be doing a VladTV interview if he was still set up real well? 😂 I’m here for the ride tho so I guess we’ll see now well he’s really doing

@davruck1 13 күн бұрын

@@joojoobawhe’s set up well. He has zero talent. Without connections he would never get these interviews. He has zero social skills

@ashleybanks-wm4cg 13 күн бұрын

Martin actually had products and ran multiple companies this guy is just a mastermind of scams and pyramid schemes

@joojoobaw 12 күн бұрын

@@davruck1 why do either of them need connections to get a VladTV interview lol They both were in the news for months & had entire documentaries made about them, the connection that got them this interview was their connection to being famous criminals

@davruck1 12 күн бұрын

@@joojoobaw bro you literally write the most f00lish comments. People go on Vlad to boost their career. Managers book these shows. Vlad has no talent, so people only do his show because Vlad has connections to the agents and managers. There’s agents and managers run in the same circles. Vlad is an industry guy. The industry sends him people. He does not get interviews based on his talent or personality.

@micahhayes8770 13 күн бұрын

0:24....."Amex Platinum"; Vlad with another flex.

@tombutcher321 13 күн бұрын

😅😂 lol vlad the flexgod

@amrproductions 12 күн бұрын

He NEVER misses an opportunity to flex! 🤣🤣🤣

@CaptainJimmybrown99 10 күн бұрын

Bro cannot help himself

@ravivarma5518 8 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@kinganzu 5 күн бұрын

Amex platinum is not even a flex, what are you guys on

@njabulomsane458 13 күн бұрын

I'm loving Vlad's guest choice these days

@sammeeks4528 13 күн бұрын

Yea he been doing his thing

@clarencejones8180 10 күн бұрын

Yes you love Martin Shkreli and Billy McScam. You're the type of mark they would squeeze first.

@manvirbiral2034 12 күн бұрын

“ French montano “ imagine French merged with fantano lmao

@roncur 12 күн бұрын

This guy And Hushpuppi in the HOF of Scamming. First ballot

@micahhayes8770 13 күн бұрын

Now that Billy lost all that weight in prison he looking like Seth McFarland.

@Mr.HowYouHow2 13 күн бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahaa

@TheControl124 13 күн бұрын

The dude needs money badly

@chrisk2734 13 күн бұрын

He has restitution

@ashleybanks-wm4cg 13 күн бұрын

He's a clown who doesn't realize that you have to have a real product or service to make legit money

@YUNGRC 13 күн бұрын

Bad business they scam a lot of people all lies

@HellshireHill 13 күн бұрын

“Get in the fucking water Chanel”

@neilnand7357 4 күн бұрын

😂

@Financierpro1 13 күн бұрын

Business scamming for life

@vladtv 13 күн бұрын

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@JeanTracey 13 күн бұрын

Love your creativity, it's inspiring!

@pjballa91 13 күн бұрын

How are we supposed to believe anything he says?

@katehudson6490 13 күн бұрын

This.

@emmaazure9241 2 күн бұрын

He's admitting crime and foolishness

@axa5005 13 күн бұрын

The things about most criminals like Billy are they are very intelligent but chose to use their "powers" for bad.

@marztmaoc 11 күн бұрын

Perpetually lying to people isn't intelligence.

@realtalk6195 13 күн бұрын

Giving Ja Rule equal share made no sense. He's not the one building or running the app, nor is he a big publicity draw.

@joojoobaw 13 күн бұрын

lol Billy took the whole “what does Ja think about all this?” to a whole new level

@tirelo 13 күн бұрын

You must of been a baby in the early 2000s, jarule was the hottest artist out at the time

@ashleybanks-wm4cg 13 күн бұрын

@@tirelothat was 20 years ago nobody our age givesAF Abt Ja rule he dont got no generational songs

@RoamFM 12 күн бұрын

He just told you that Ja helped him with the app, and him being the face of the company would draw in the other artist.

@AlexCastro1 12 күн бұрын

@@tirelo not in the 2010s

@ShanaDixon-sr7kl 13 күн бұрын

Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

@CashanovaXTREME 12 күн бұрын

More white collar crimes?

@Totmorgen0 11 күн бұрын

That card was a scam too. What is he taking about? 🤣🤣🤣

@DJ-mj3kw 13 күн бұрын

Vlad- You need a scammer/businessman in your "Regular Guest" portfolio

@gststg64849 13 күн бұрын

@sammeeks4528 13 күн бұрын

Good point

@steevenhyde3505 13 күн бұрын

Billy seems to really believe in his own lies...

@4sondaprice 13 күн бұрын

I know for sure American Express black card was metal in 2007 so I don't know about him having the first metal card

@darealphantom 12 күн бұрын

Definitely was metal/titanium they made it in ‘99

@christianisweet 13 күн бұрын

How is this not Seth macfarlands brother

@You_Do_Have_The_Power_33 13 күн бұрын

That was my very first thought, the eyes have them looking like twins. Different spelling though. Seth “MacFarlane”

@jaybird3651 11 күн бұрын

Same mom different dad, his dad was the chef in South Park

@melvoHD 8 күн бұрын

@jaybird3651 Tf are you talking about

@TrungCyf 13 күн бұрын

Ja rule is the 2nd best rapper of all time. Slim Jesus will always be #1

@rkooscar6866 8 күн бұрын

Been waiting for this

@kevinnielsen1356 12 күн бұрын

He is also a Trumpeteer. Time to flush the toilet

@citypopradioFM 12 күн бұрын

Makes sense since they're both scammers and marketing charlatans.

@janiss5634 9 күн бұрын

vlad texting his FED connect right now saying “ got something good for you guy”

@jablowme1850 5 күн бұрын

“ I have a Amex platinum .. hahaha “ Vladimir

@805oxnardsocal 13 күн бұрын

This dude is a pos but funny what he did to all those rich youtube bloggers 😂😂😂😂

@AlexCastro1 12 күн бұрын

very rare 10 plus minute interview from vlad

@soundwave803 10 күн бұрын

Billy and the Bishop Sycamore guy need to start a podcast.

@Chazer45 2 күн бұрын

These answers are well rehearsed.

@kennycollins1825 13 күн бұрын

He has to be related to aeth McFarland lol

@chaptervixo 13 күн бұрын

The boy that flew to close to the sun. 🔥🔥🕯️🪽🔥🔥

@TreeSnackz 13 күн бұрын

Wild

@mhs1983 12 күн бұрын

Its crazy how Vlad didnt know that....every kid in Brooklyn can copy a card..

@nicovgz1897 Күн бұрын

Bro looks and sounds like John Mulaney

@HurtblessingsTV 13 күн бұрын

Business is business

@TrungCyf 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, we need more scammers and human traffickers.

@MelvinCheek 12 күн бұрын

I'm not mad at Billy for taking risk pretty good ideas he had, it sucks some didn't fall through.

@khareemoliver 5 күн бұрын

The main idea: "See it through"

@kyleyellowbird354 12 күн бұрын

This sounds like AMZN i should know i wrote the system controls 😢

@johnfranke1374 13 күн бұрын

He's a used car salesman nothing more

@Richgee31 12 күн бұрын

Lololol

@ctg_vision 4 күн бұрын

New version of the card is the founders card

@quik8569 11 күн бұрын

Watch the movie Empire 😂😂

@Tigersuplex 13 күн бұрын

Glad comes off as a hater 😂

@pspT61 13 күн бұрын

Billy is a great talker and uses all his resources to get in front of whales and sharks to get loans/investors….. He will die scamming until the end.

@user-mx4et6mn3u 12 күн бұрын

I don’t believe anything he says

@Imdevinjt24 13 күн бұрын

Damn Vlad really in g-unit talking down about Ja

@onewoa4791 13 күн бұрын

Vlad I have a Amex platinum we already knew that Vlad

@patrickbateman4208 13 күн бұрын

Verrrry smart dude...Vlad cant believe it because hes not smart...Vlad also blows in his pants when other men have money

@clarencejones8180 10 күн бұрын

So smart. He's a huckster that got caught. You are impressed by anything.

@bathsaltzombies8855 12 күн бұрын

this guy talks like hes still in court defending himself

@mrhutchesonsum Күн бұрын

When he gets to the booking portion. You know this is true. Cuz these rappers have homies that are constantly “skimming the fat”

@barbarawells451 6 күн бұрын

Ladies and gentlemen please welcome too the stage for your listening and learning pleasure the KING of all scammers.... Billy McFarland ¡!!!

@PASS_DE_BLUNT 13 күн бұрын

He look like a NPC

@Kingwithoutathrone 13 күн бұрын

lol

@khareemoliver 5 күн бұрын

Exactly like Mark Zuckerberg

@MiguelRivera703 6 күн бұрын

This man was scamming and tryna make it sound legal 😂 naaaa once you copy a card you officially committed a felony 😂😂😂😂

@TheSouthernMensch 13 күн бұрын

LOL

@B0xlife1 13 күн бұрын

You know what I think really happened He's got such a big and open mind and a way of saying hell yeah let's do it Go big or go home type shit. And when you start messing around with other countries and US dollar, that's when all this shit hits the fan and I think he relied on companies and people and all that to put stuff together and it just didn't happen but he just kind of went with it hoping it would. That's my opinion I think there was a point where he did think like everything screwed everything's fucked but it was probably too late in the game to pull back. If fire festival was here it would have been a whole different story and I bet it would have went and happened maybe there would have been some issues but it would have never been like it was. Like I said US dollar in foreign countries flowing like rivers finds its way to a lot of shady contractors people and companies and you have no way to recoup. Plus people are putting shit in your ear about who to use call this person use this person etc and who knows if he ever background checked any of them to make sure they were legit to begin with not saying he wasn't a 2 blame But I personally think he had really hoped like he talked about the credit card company all the other big companies would really put the crap together He would just market it.

@citypopradioFM 12 күн бұрын

Or he's just good at bamboozling people with deep pockets with talk than delivering anything.

@MiguelRivera703 6 күн бұрын

And OMI gets hit up for selling cable

@joeconroy8297 12 күн бұрын

Is he related to seth MacFarland looks simalar

@sam4soph1 6 күн бұрын

That card he created was so f*cking stupid.

@branflakee4257 11 күн бұрын

He's cool. He's a hustler

@clarencejones8180 10 күн бұрын

He'd hustle you.

@masonldn8647 13 күн бұрын

I need proof. I don't believe this guy as far as revenue

@citypopradioFM 12 күн бұрын

He's the Fyre Festival guy. He's not supposed to be trusted about anything in the first place.

@kjo2130 12 күн бұрын

Lol this dude is a damn liar. They started Fyre due to all the losses and debt he occurred with Magnesis. See that’s what scammers do, they have to continue to scam to make up for the last scam.

@shawnw8046 7 күн бұрын

Yeah sure he so close on this magnesis deal.. if only he had stuck with it 🙄

@careshacaresha5095 13 күн бұрын

This SCAMMER will sell a 'soul' if he could get away with it...

7 күн бұрын

Everything he did before the festival was something anyone could just do on their own if you have money. Totally stupid. How do people that are smart enough to have a job thats pays well not be able to do simple math?

@kevinnielsen1356 12 күн бұрын

He is also a Trumpeteer. No surprise.

@FlyWithVeiga 13 күн бұрын

King Scammer 😂👎🏾

@QgonnabeQ 13 күн бұрын

Vlad is a good dude..he's trying to erase the narrative that he only exploits black people. I appreciate his string of interviews rn

@itsthatwutangguy.9370 13 күн бұрын

wu tang

@christinagambogi5826 10 күн бұрын

Get a job dude

@bankshed700 11 күн бұрын

Billy the Con artist 😂

@citypopradioFM 12 күн бұрын

He's like the most NPC scammer imaginable lol. He's great at confident talk but at the end of the day, he's just shameless enough to lie nonstop to bamboozle people with deep pockets, but not smart enough to know how to actually deliver anything.

@paigeivory5224 11 күн бұрын

Billy can still go to all the important parties too lol them people don’t give a damn about a past 😂

@clarencejones8180 10 күн бұрын

You don't give a fuck about Vlad's past. All the shit he does and you still watch his videos relgiously.

@NoChance-oz4dd 13 күн бұрын

1st

@JD-el7zt 11 күн бұрын

Basically, if Billy’s mouth is moving his line, this dude is so full of shit

@artkid9279 13 күн бұрын

vladtv falling off. i use to come to his site for the latest news. now all i see is interviews and nothing else

@dboi4952 13 күн бұрын

Huh?

@artkid9279 13 күн бұрын

@@dboi4952 he use to have a active website that post the latest urban news

@marquezbeyard502 12 күн бұрын

@@dboi4952😂😂

@clarencejones8180 10 күн бұрын

Yet you're still here after what 3 years? Get a hobby, bozo.

@keelmaanful 12 күн бұрын

Half rat / half human

@1ron0xide 4 күн бұрын

Bum

@ordude123 8 күн бұрын

this guy is a total fraud glad he never made any real money

@jimmyryder8850 11 күн бұрын

Just a con artist. Our real value was our customers... Profound

@mauromatos3124 12 күн бұрын

I'm here to ask,,WHO cares.. Pls stop

@almarazmichael11 11 күн бұрын

He looks like hes Seth McFarlands brother