The takeaways from J. Prince's interview on Million Dollaz Worth of Game has Hip Hop talking. The Rap-A-Lot icon has been hailed as the person to connect with when rappers swing through Houston, but Prince denied forcing anyone to check in with him or his team. It's a practice that is widely talked about in Hip Hop as something artists need to do in order to maintain safety while traveling to touring.
As Prince faces pushback for his family's movements immediately following Takeoff's murder, he flat out denied "check in" gossip. “Never. We don’t have time for no sucka sh*t like that,” Prince told MDWOG. “A lot of people from the different police departments to all these different people wanna insinuate like we extorting people and they have to check in."
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“Man, that ain’t no money in that sh*t,” he further emphasized. “I got more money than I can spend, right? That sh*t ain’t gon’ work. It ain’t gon turn out right, ’cause real n*ggas ain’t gon’ have that no way. Check-in for what?” However, Prince seemed to suggest that having his reputation does come with benefits.
“But on the flip side, there is what you call a brownie point to being able to have us as friends. I don’t wanna impose or force myself to embrace nobody," he added. "By the same token, those that I respect and I befriend, there is a difference coming into this city as our friend versus by yourself. And the difference is: we all respect it.”
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This interview with MDWOG has received backlash, and hosts Gillie Da Kid and Wallo are feeling the pressure. In a teaser prior to the podcast episode's release, Gillie said he approved of the interview wih Prince because the veteran music executive had a sit-down conversation with Pierre Thomas. The Quality Control Music leader, along Hip Hop as a culture, continues to grieve the loss of Takeoff. Prince's comments about Offset and Takeoff during the interview rubbed people the wrong way. It's a controversy that is ongoing. Check out more below.
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