NORE on the Combat Jack Show

[wizworld]

Combat Jack has good guest...but they have that problem most hip hop shows do...they kiss the ass of whoever is on the show and dont really ask any tough questions.


Thats why I enjoy The Breakfast Club & Star & Buc Wild (ironically)

All that "taking artists to task" stuff is kinda childish though. Combat Jack is more interested in untold stories from people who have been established in the game. Let the industry guys gossip and dish the dirt, let Star come at peoples necks because he's the king of that realm (Charlamagne isn't in the same league he's just a regular ass subjective hater).

 

[wizworld]

star is a natural born leader, ha, i can tell by his interviews. he barely lets the interviewer get a word in edgewise, he completely controls the whole interview from start to finish. every time they tried to pointlessly kiss his ass he clowned them and told them they were wrong, lol. this n!gga combat jack called him a brilliant genius, lol, star was like "no, i was barely a C student, calm the f*ck down". exactly

He can downplay it all he wants but Star is highly intelligent. Listen to his show, read his book, look at his new entertainment based ventures. And for those who judge intelligence based on academic accolades let's not forget Star tested into Hunter.
As for the Combat Jack show do get a little annoyed when Dallas Penn tries to speak for the guest, but otherwise I love their interviews.

 

[jilla82]

All that "taking artists to task" stuff is kinda childish though. Combat Jack is more interested in untold stories from people who have been established in the game. Let the industry guys gossip and dish the dirt, let Star come at peoples necks because he's the king of that realm (Charlamagne isn't in the same league he's just a regular ass subjective hater).

I think you can ask real questions w/o going at their neck.
Im not saying they have to be like Star, but the problem w/ a lot of celebrity based shows is that the presenters get a little too scared of them because they want to be everyones friend. A lot of good questions go unasked and these celebs get a pass (like that BET interview of R Kelly).


and whats the deal w/ them constantly going "mmmmmmm" like a old black lady in church?
Every time someone says something one of them goes "mmmmm" like something deep was just said.

 

[Weasel]

Nore always comes off as a humble person in interviews

 

[McSpacey]

I think you can ask real questions w/o going at their neck.
Im not saying they have to be like Star, but the problem w/ a lot of celebrity based shows is that the presenters get a little too scared of them because they want to be everyones friend. A lot of good questions go unasked and these celebs get a pass (like that BET interview of R Kelly).


and whats the deal w/ them constantly going "mmmmmmm" like a old black lady in church?
Every time someone says something one of them goes "mmmmm" like something deep was just said.

I like/respect their interview style. I think some of the other interviewers try too hard to embarrass artist which comes off as malicious and uncalled for. They really get artists to open up and talk about real sh*t. Check out the Maino interview if you haven't already. Dude was a second away from breaking into tears while reminiscing on his life. They also got DJ Envy to tell a dope story about Nas backing out a gun on him that I never heard before.

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

and whats the deal w/ them constantly going "mmmmmmm" like a old black lady in church?
Every time someone says something one of them goes "mmmmm" like something deep was just said.

I noticed that, bit like stars bell dinging when he tells a joke or Howard stern and his crew clapping after jokes back in the day.

Combat and them remind me if when a battle rap crowd go "unghhhhhh" after they hear a particular good line lol.

It's like a laugh track on a sit com, no need for it, but it doesn't bother me.

 

[jilla82]

I noticed that, bit like stars bell dinging when he tells a joke or Howard stern and his crew clapping after jokes back in the day.

Combat and them remind me if when a battle rap crowd go "unghhhhhh" after they hear a particular good line lol.

It's like a laugh track on a sit com, no need for it, but it doesn't bother me.

hilarious...Those two other examples were exactly what I was comparing that "mmmmm" to in my head.


I just listened to the NORE interview...

@ the fact the interviewer is the one that ripped him off on his deal back in the day. I know if NORE was on top of his game right now dude would have handled that completely different.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

This was great...NORE seems like one of the few rappers that I would like to kick back and drink a brew with...

You'd be drinking a keg that nikka is a lush

 

[planD]

Dope interview, best Hip Hop podcast on the innanets.

 

[Pop123]

"Queens is just like L.A."

i been saying this for years and years, ever since i came back from the west, thats why i always loved it out there. only if Queens had that weather tho,

 

[wizworld]

hilarious...Those two other examples were exactly what I was comparing that "mmmmm" to in my head.


I just listened to the NORE interview...

@ the fact the interviewer is the one that ripped him off on his deal back in the day. I know if NORE was on top of his game right now dude would have handled that completely different.

I think you can ask real questions w/o going at their neck.
Im not saying they have to be like Star, but the problem w/ a lot of celebrity based shows is that the presenters get a little too scared of them because they want to be everyones friend. A lot of good questions go unasked and these celebs get a pass (like that BET interview of R Kelly).


and whats the deal w/ them constantly going "mmmmmmm" like a old black lady in church?
Every time someone says something one of them goes "mmmmm" like something deep was just said.

lol at "real questions". You just want to know about the twitter beefs, catfights and other gossipy shyt. Listen to "The Breakfast Club" for that.

 

[jilla82]

lol at "real questions". You just want to know about the twitter beefs, catfights and other gossipy shyt. Listen to "The Breakfast Club" for that.

its called having a discussion.
When you talk to people you dont have to agree w/ everything they say while saying "mmmm!!!" like they are preaching.

 

[AMcV'88]

finally got around to listening to this episode this morning.
great episode.

how being fukked over for his publishing helped him, the story about the wanted posters, the Trag/Nas-Calm Down/I'm Leavin fukkery along with the LA LA bit and the Pun story.. would like to have heard more about the Tunnel days and the whole Staskey & Hutch thing with Camron

the Lyor impression.

Ciph needs to put together a Juan Epstein need to do an episode based around the tunnel.
get Flex, C-N-N, Cam/Jim Jones, LOX etc all dropping stories.

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

the most informative JEWEL was the fact that NORE admitted to having being ganked for his publishing for 5 stacks....

wow........u couldn't even buy a decent car with that amount even back then in the 90's...



But it was GREAT TO SEE him BUY HIS WAY OUT THAT CONTRACT and get his PUBLISHING.....ain't to many artists know about this or doing this..

The Pun story was great...as well as the reason why Prodigy wasn't on the LA/LA track anymore...always wanted to know that...

only thing I REALLY WANTED NORE and COMBAT JACK to touch on was:

*did HE really throw a FLOWER POT at NAS

*what's his relationship with Jungle these days as well as Nas

*what he feels about today's SUPERTHUGS in the rap game?

*would he work with Pharrell again?

*how was it to work with the LEGENDARY MARLEY MARL?

 

[UserNameless]

I just listened to the NORE interview...

@ the fact the interviewer is the one that ripped him off on his deal back in the day. I know if NORE was on top of his game right now dude would have handled that completely different.

Not gonna lie, in a moment of narrow thinking, I thought the same thing...

But NORE made an excellent, mature, well-reasoned and informed point... he was employed by Trag to look out for Trag's best interests. That was his job. His job was not to be a collective moralist. He's not being paid to be that...

...if so, he wouldn't have been a lawyer... that's for sure! lol!

With that said, if the interviewer, at the time, had been extra in my face telling me I'm good, and had nothing to worry about, yada, yada yada...then I might would still feel some type of way years later. My thing is if you know you're doing someone dirty in business, you don't have to be extra about reassuring things are going be OK to maintain the ignorance of the aggrieved party. Just keep it regular.

Shyt will come out in the wash regardless.


Don't really agree with the portion when he talks about Jay's "NY went soft" line and P's response. P had every right to say that...even though P took the verse off LA, LA...P was still doing what he doesn't best, and droppin' lil' subs and outright mixtape disses toward the West and west coast rappers.

Also, when he talks about his transition to the N.O.R.E. sound and beyond by saying ... "I knew I was ready for something other than this hood shyt..." in regards to Trag reminding him obscure, crafty sampling was their foundation...I see what he means, but it was poorly worded.

...and he shoulda snatched them Dre beats off his son's head when he caught him listening to Chief Keef.


@The HONORABLE SKJ ... the publishing gem is one of the most profound points, but him saying the industry is "the devil" is even more profound to me.

Good interview.