Crack is wack

Yep n the dark thing is some people were laughing at it n saying he went broke RIP DMX

It bums me out becase he reminds me of my dad who had the same issue.

That’s because 1 of his guy use to lace blunts with other hard drugs and he didn’t know it. That’s how it started and by the time he knew it was too late .

I literally came here just to type this.

No doubt

Most Definitely.

I think they would’ve been tight ass friends

They were supposed to battle. It was set up when Ruff Ryders was just a management team. Suge Knight flew them out to Cali when he was tryna sign DMX, the LoX, and Mase (before Mase and the LoX got signed to Bad Boy, of course). Dee and Waah always planned for Ruff Ryders to be a label but didn’t have any capital. So they started out just managing artists. X signed to RR first. Then he brought the LoX- who were a young group from his neighborhood. And they traveled all over the north east in NY, NJ, Philly, Baltimore, etc. going and battling whoever was top dog. They ran through Harlem one day killing every rapper that came out… Then, somebody ran and got Mase- who came out in a wife beater, bball shorts, and flip flops to spit. Mase and Kiss battled, and Mase was the only rapper in Harlem that day who didn’t get killed. No winner was declared … and Waah brought Mase on to the team that same day. As management, Waah was sending out demos and setting up meetings at a bunch of labels. One day, Suge reached out and flew the Ruff Ryders out to Cali to sign with Death Row. The world didn’t know anything about DMX, but he was already known as the big dog every place he ever went and rapped. And this was at the very beginning of the Bad Boy vs Death Row situation… which actually only started as a PERSONAL issue between Puff and Suge- but started spilling over into something else after the infamous Source Awards. And when the media got a hold of it, they turned Suge vs Puff into D.R. vs B.B…. then from D.R.vs B.B. into L.A. vs N.Y. … and ultimately into East Coast vs West Coast. But yeah… This meeting took place in the beginning of that BEFORE it started becoming a life or death situation. But Suge brought Pac to Death Row after bailing him outta jail. And of course, Pac jumped into the situation… and when asked about whether he thought a problem with Bad Boy could potentially interfere with doing business in N.Y., Pac essentially said “No, because it’s a PERSONAL situation with individuals. But you know Pac… He didn’t leave it there. He added “…BUT if anybody else had something to say or wanted to defend BiG, Puff, and Bad Boy bc they’re from NY, then F*ck New York, too.” And that’s when X dropped a few lines in freestyles on mixtapes. One of them ended up being used a few years later when he was signed to Def Jam… The last verse on “Get at Me Dog” when he said, “Transformin’ a$$ 🥷🏾 get it quick; and for real, that 🥷🏾 K (talkin about K-Solo) can suck my d-!” In the original version, he said “Tupac” and not K-Solo. And there were a few more DMX tracks circulating where he sent shots at Pac. So when Suge brought DMX, the LoX, and Mase to Cali to sign with Death Row, Pac had agreed to battle and chop it up w/ DMX. But when the Ruff Ryders got to Cali, they didn’t go to the hotel or anything, they went straight to the studio and Pac didn’t show up.

The whole reason Waah started the Ruff Ryders was because he was tight with Heavy D from Mt. Vernon. Waah had gone to prison and wanted to go straight and leave the criminal life. He asked Heavy D. how to get into the industry, and Heav gave him the game. But Waah couldn’t start a label without capital. So he got a few artists and signed on as management. First was X, then X brought the LoX (who were in high school), and then Mase. They had the meeting, Suge LOVED them, and they discussed the business. The offer Suge made was CRAZY! And even better, he asked Waah to run the label. He bought an office in the middle of NYC complete with multiple studios equipment and everything. And told Waah that he could run it however he wanted, sign whoever he wanted, and have 100% creative control. And when Suge respected you at that time, he stood on business. The amount of money he offered was already bananas… But then on top of that, he was literally GIVING Waah exactly what Waah wanted from the beginning… a whole label! The signing bonuses and budgets were crazy. Suge and Interscope would handle the distribution, all of that. AND the artists all had the rights to their publishing (AFTER the label recouped what they put out). Literally EVERYTHING about the deal was perfect… Except for one thing. The catch was simple. The label that Waah was running was NOT gonna be his own. It was Death Row East. So here you have 5 guys who would become mega superstars along with the hustle and grind ambition that Waah had… and literally ALL of those guys were from the streets flat broke. They have this meeting with what was the biggest label in music at the time with unlimited funds and connections. They could’ve ALL had checks in their hands that very moment and an amount of money that they’d never seen before at one time deposited into their bank accounts as a bonus just for signing the deal. Then a brand new studio along with monster budgets right then. But they all said No. The whole reason Waah started Ruff Ryders was to build something special for his family and future generations. The name and the brand was more important to him than any dollar amount. And Waah couldn’t do it. That was a deal breaker for him! That was already special enough, but peep. When they made the decision, ALL of the artist backed Waah’s decision. Nobody broke rank. Nobody tried to work out an individual deal, nothing. A group of poor, hungry brothas coming straight from the mud with 7 figure checks that would’ve changed every one of their families’ lives IMMEDIATELY. And they turned it down… TOGETHER. That made Suge respect them even more for that. And they all showed each other love from that moment.

I agree DMX. Jz talented with no heart compared to you. RIP to the Heart..1-Love

Glad we got x nd 50 tho

@@Masedogg10k50’s a bum This video clearly shows ja rules and even jada’s level, and where they stand till this day… ja’s a legend 50’s a bum singer

X & Jay were threatened by Ja. They hated on dude for nothing

@@FinesseTheFrankI don’t remember them hating on Ja. DMX was right to think that Ja was biting his style. I thought that was his protege when I first heard the track.

​@@FinesseTheFrank😂😂😂 "ok"

Why

DMX career was cold after that 3rd album and Jay-Z became a billionaire

Ur crazy!!!!!!

X already did that, that was the problem for Jay, pretending to have peoples back in the industry but truly a Puppet for his own selfishness! 🖕🏾Hov

@@shawtyeatemup1352the jayz glazin is insanity

Why

😂 WHAT

Grow up

@@QstormtheGod u grow up fool

​@@QstormtheGodFUCK You DBZ 4ever 💯🔥🔥

Umm wrong x fucked up his career on his own. His choices were his choices.

I hate jay z and I will never like him 😒 😤long live DMX

Despite his drug addiction and constantly being arrested, DMX still manage to put out great music.

X career was already on the decline at that time. There was no need to do that. Don't always just take one side of the story

​@tumishomogano1574 exactly people hate him for no reason. Give that man his flowers. He's put his life into hip hop.

He really did

For real

Jay was never supposed to have that role… Thats cap

Belly is sooo good

Exactly.

Due to kanye

Jayz was the hottest rapper in 98

@@realfloxks__0637 nope

@@realfloxks__0637X was 2 albums in 98 number 1

Yes but Jay never bad mouth X knowing he was struggling on drugs. Dame’s own children say he ain’t ish.

It’s sad that people like you don’t see everything clearly! Dmx was a drug addict! Jay knew he was destroying himself but X couldn’t see it. Why would Jay stall someone who was destroying his own self?

Ayooooooo🤣

Aint Shit? Dude's a Billionaire.......Dame can say whatever he want. Jay is paid for life.

Puffy too but he aint shit​@@jimmyplenderleith9471

@@jimmyplenderleith9471 You can be paid for life & still be a piece of shit

Like everyone knows dame is bitter lol.

No the industry…jay z is evil

Facts

Nah x was not x then and was having serious issues with drugs during that time

Jayz cleared huge debts for X. Despite the friction jay stoll looked out for him

U just repeating what dame dash said

@@luckylefty914 Because it wasn't mentioned in this video. Did you even think of that

🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

@@shadowlerker Dame Dash who was actually there said this so how is it cap. You weren't there and this came from someone who actually was so know your facts instead of unknowingly commenting about what you don't know

@@steve-ie6ju nahhh u just saying it cuz u wanted to feel like u knew something lol

Yesss!! We need that def👌🏿

They was beefing

​@baconeggcheesepodcast9390 yeah Beanie Segal got Ole boy

@@shawtyeatemup1352 no Beanie didn't get the best of Jada. Beanie had State Property ghost write his song, and Jada still had the better bars.

@dlt2k7 man that song with the disco bet was fuking terrible

Just like 70% of his raps….He repeated what Jim Jones said on Drink Champs YEARS ago

Definitely the drugs really fucked up his growth despite his hits it didn’t last long.

Jay becoming president having him on contract slowed him down at the time … but yeah the drugs would have played a toll later regardless

Should've would've could've...

You crazy. It probably helped. We don't know the demons he was fighting.

@@TeenaDavis101 facts brotha 💯

Jay didn’t want smoke with X

Plus, Johnanthony, you are 10x better than overrated Diverse Mentality!

U said the same thing to diverse

When? I don't mess with DM in a long time! ​@@QstormtheGod JohnAnthony is my guy for documentaries.

No lie. I have X as my number 2 right behind Pac.

@@swat686 respect that 💯 i have X as number 4 behind nas , Pac , rakim. 🔥

🔥🔥 list. Rakim was the first one to have rhyme scheme inside his rhymes. Rakim is The God of Rap. 2pac is the Muhammad of rap. Biggie is Jesus of Rap. Nas is Moses. Eminem is the Devil of Rap.😂😂

Hell yeah ! Nobody’s done that yet

Wtf are you talking about x had fell the fuck off and was seriously on drugs then...jay didn't not put his album out because he was hating it was because it sounded like trash

He's better. X could never rap like jay did on reasonable doubt. I'll give you x music hits the soul more.

Bar for bar, rhyme for rhyme, X ain’t touching Hov. But X got that passion and heart that Jay don’t really got no more

Couldn't come close at all.

@@BogeyZerothis is funny

​@@dirtyreezyifyjay z will never make music like d m x

Yea i was thinking that; Jay Z feels disingenuous to me but that’s personal opinion. I always loved X, he was real.

Why??? Who better to give DMX his flowers then one of his most respected competitors… And that story did nothing but push DMX’s legacy forward

It’s all perspective. I’m leaning on how beautiful of a tribute and bookend that interview was to their relationship.

When did that come out

WTF

Pun def wins that one

@@NoName-od2qj I agree

Yeah i noticed he never mentioned that in this video. This video Seemed to have a serious DMX bias to it. He said X was the hottest rapper in the world althohgh jay had a album that went 5x platinum lol.In fact in that drink champs interview he edited the part out when X was about to point out that jay wrote off that huge debt.

To you

Reasonable doubt shits all over that. Blueprint and black album are way better.

U are absolutely correct

Both albums are classics. Referring to its dark and hell is hot and reasonable doubt. Why do we have to constantly shit on others work to try to elevate something we prefer.

Jayz was and is still easy target to hate mostly cos of his braggadocios bars which ironically is funny cos every rapper is boastful but its hurts when Jayz does it cos his raps are actually reality

That’s deep

"I sold my soul to the devil and the price was cheap/ it's cold on this level cause it's twice as deep" - DMX -

Slave mentality

Do mf listen to music or do you just skimp through it.

I’m confused??

I didn’t know that

He didn’t

@@QstormtheGod Yes he did. Irv Gotti produced the track and he confirmed it

What he say?

😂

diverse mentality ain't dying

diverse mentality is so overrated. Johnanthony is taking his throne.​@@E40570

There’s room for both 🤷🏽‍♂️

How

“He took my whole f*ckin flow “

Me too

Yep he fuck a lot of artists over…I’m kinda upset Jaz went back to Jay-Z and not the other way around

Exactly

Jay-Z was never and ill say it louder for the NY 🥷 never the biggest rapper in the world

@@wesleybullette5966his album sales for hard knock life beg to differ

Man wat it sad to see RIP DMX

Don't forget about Big L, & Prodigy in that category as well R.I.P. true Kings.........

Which is why jay z gave DMX his masters right ? 😂😂😂

He probably went to Jay, but Jay turned it down…

back in the 90s, freestyling meant using pre-written songs/rhymes on a different beat. freestyling off the dome happened too but albums took like a year to make, so to promote their upcoming songs, they'd "freestyle" a new song that didnt come out yet or a song from an album that just came out that wasn't a single

@@sabot4ge I know. A bunch of rappers used verses from their songs all the time in their freestyles on Rap City Tha Bassment with Big Tigger and in freestyles they did on radio shows

Swizz had his own sound

Still better than that short ass subliminal shot Jay Z did from Time To Build 😂😂😂. He never responded to X because he didn't want the smoke. He couldn't handle Nas, Pac, or DMX. He had to get him off the label because he couldn't handle the competition and that's what makes Jay a sucker

@dboslice a none metaphor nor witty rapper. Yea yu right. Hov don't want that smoke.

@dboslice competition? X a legend but what did he drop after Def jam? Enlighten me. Cus I don't know what yu talking about. X not corny. He's a super aggressive blunt rapper.

Y'all dnt understand the vibrations DMX had, straight to the point, and his energy was on another level, X really was the truth Jay Z neva made me get chills

@dcbrown3511 I compare to him to pac. In some ways. I'm not really a hov fan. I like dmx songs way more. I was jus being honest whn it comes to battle rap. Dmx has way better songs then hov.