MC Serch on Signing Nas, Getting Illmatic Deal, Not Owning Nas' Publishing (Part 6)
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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MC Serch spoke to VladTV about 3rd Base breaking up after dropping one of their biggest songs, "Pop Goes the Weasel," and how he linked up with Nas on his debut solo project, Return of the Product. Serch then explained how he helped Nas get his first record contract, which he says was one of the fairest he's seen in his career. He also detailed how he was able to get a fair publishing deal with Nas and how the Queens legend became a millionaire the first week Illmatic was released.
To hear more, hit the above video. 
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That’s dope he actually looked out for Nas for his future instead of his own gains. It takes alotta character to do that
Debo The God facts
Vlad needs to take notes, Search really respects the culture.
Plus he dissed Lyor and Russel. Basically called them snakes.
Loli
Doesn't take a lot of character it takes not being a POS. I will never understand people feeling entitled to raping artist for work they had no part of.
I liked how he threw Lyor and Russell under the bus! Lol def jam son!
Sometimes you click a video and it's a million times more fascinating than you expect, that was one of them
Yeah. Made my morning.
Yo I legit was like ehhh when I seen the video, but his stories are so damn amazing
TJ Streamer , that MC Hammer story? Very deep..he is grappling.✊🏽💫💡
Real shit
Facts 💯💯💯
Serch did not want to be that stereotypical Jew in the record business. He was aware and very sensitive to that. Good on him.
Jewish not Jew the black Americans are the real Jews
Marcus Thompson black claim to be the original Jews and original Egyptians. Lol so you enslaved yourselves? Sit your We Wuz Kangz asses down. Stop trying to appropriate every culture. You ashamed of your actual culture or what?
Jamall Rodriguez GZA track Bible is your source? Lmao you’re a fucking moron.
Jamall Rodriguez Biggie said he used to fuck female’s fathers too. You believe that as well?
@Jamall Rodriguez Basic instructions before leaving earth(b.i.b.l.e) 🔥🔥🔥
This man did more for hip hop in 1 day then most people making millions off of it salute to home for being solid
Agreed.
True shit
Facts💯💯
THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH
Drink Champs next up! N.O.R.E GET SEARCH ON
I totally respect him for what he did for Nas.
Aaron Lester ee
My respect level for Mc. Serch went up a thousand notches. RESPECT!!
Serch is the blackest jew eva
Facts!!!
“ i wasn’t stressing nas “
“ I wasn’t stressing nas. Vice versa...
I wasn’t stressing nas “
😂
Did anybody ask him if he was stressing nas ?
i guess im asking randomly but does someone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost my password. I would love any assistance you can give me!
@Keanu Kason instablaster =)
People don't give Serch enough recognition in hip hop
Borderjumpmusic FAX! Mans a legend regardless of what anyone says.
Fuck Serch
Because he a lies , does shady business, and hasn't didn't shit
Hey an MC Hammer fan
@@edsmash82 proof?
Am I the only one that loved how he checked Vlad about Nas
That was great
That was main source
I like how Serch shut down Vlad...
I agree
Old school. That was an Automatic reaction to vlad for trying to be funny .
Vlad can have an opinion too
Auba Sanchez bingo. Serch objected to Vlad silently disagreeing, just to tell him he can agree or disagree.
he seems annoyed from the get go that this guy hasn't done his research enough to know what to ask. bad interviewing. understandable.
This interview suprised me, top 5 interview for sure
zzzTop892 me too 👌
I agree!!!
FOR REAL THIS INTERVIEW GETS TO ONES HEART
💯💯💯
The way he appreciates and remembers lines of nas is great
The smile on Serch face when Vlad started spitting Nas' "Back to the Grill" verse. He probably get the same feeling he did the first time he heard it EVERY SINGLE TIME. Fuck I miss how hip hop used to make u feel...
I respect this statement a lot , “ I couldn’t be the Jew benefiting from the black man .” That’s so unlikely to hear in that business. Much props and respect to serch for keeping it a buck when that wasn’t the thing to do.
I’m a Jew and I should feel bad because I’m smart and have business sense? What kind of dumb racist stuff is that? Look at what MC Serch did for Nas and how Nas has repaid him. (And I’m a Nas fan also but damn!). Don’t most rappers say: “Don’t hate the player, hate the game?”. But only if it’s in their favor, huh?
@@Genethagenius Taking advantage of people is not smart business to me OK. And just because he said “ I couldn’t be the Jew benefiting from the black man .” does not mean that mean every Jew in the business world is doing this. He is saying this because he knows there are some that are doing shady business, just like I know as a black man, that there other black people in business (like Puffy) who do shady business with their own people aka “Don’t hate the player, hate the game".
a scum bag doesnt exclude jewish people. FOH
@@amazing50000 exactly. U hear this bozo??
Vlad hates Nas more then Skip hates Lebron 😂😂😂😂
Dammit Skip😂😂😂😂😂
is this contact sport or gayazz limp wristed skinny ball???
bradders344 why ?
@@mr.cifuentes1779 look up other Vlad interviews talking about Nas.
So, Russell Simmons got to hear It Ain't Hard to Tell before the world did, and that song alone wasn't enough to sign him? Sounds like Russell should have stepped down from Def Jam awhile ago.
Not surprising when you know the history of DefJam, Russell didn't sign not one of the legendary artist that was ever on DefJam.
How can a mortal man, even one as enlightened as this man, recognise such miracles. Every human has his, or her's, limits
@@memorylove8369 run dmc and LL cool j
@@stonednyc1 No Run DMC was apart of Rush management and Rick Rubin signed LL to DefJam
No one bats a thousand. Russ did pretty good overall😂
Illmatic was mesmerizing on a whole different frequency. Few albums accomplish this in any genre of music.
He's right, when I heard "live at the barbecue", I knew Nas was gonna change shit
When he came out with "Halftime", he solidified his presence in hip hop!
MC Search was a blessing for Nas, because a lot of people would try their best to eat off of Nas. Search seems like a honorable man!
When he was reciting Nas verse I was rapping along and man that verse gave me chills man I love hip hop
Definitely one of the best interviews ever done on Vlad. Mc Serch needs to come back and tell more stories. This was amazing.
OC & Nas two lyrical beasts
Throw G Rap and Rakim in there, and you have a serious lyrical super squad.
King Sizzle! 1994 OC was a beast. Word...Life is lyrical mayhem. Not sure why no one even mentions that album. Times Up was incredible. Jewelz was ok. But Big L murdered him on Dangerous.
Diane V + OC came up at a very cramped time talent-wise in NYC. As good as he was/is, he was never very marketable, particularly when you had the likes of Nas and Wu-Tang. For example, as good a DITC was lyrically as a collective force, they didn't sell big. I agree that Jewelz was okay, despite Premo on the boards. Word...Life has more punch. And yes, Big L bodied Dangerous.
Always wanted a collab from those two
They learn from g rap..
This has to be an extremely rare case when someone Jewish looked out for a young black kid, recognized his worth and didn’t exploit him. Much respect ✊
He did a solid for NAS man!!! I bet that original "deal" was a rape deal and he knew that shit wasn't going to fly. Even Nas lawyer was in for the quick cash SMH!!! Damn the industry real shady for all that BS!!! The fact that he stepped like that is ULTIMATE RESPECT!!!
Tim Davis I totally agree. That’s what you call having integrity. To be honest I don’t think a lot of people would do that regardless of what race or religion they are. It’s sad that his own people didn’t look out for him but Serch did. It’s a dirty industry. Also I like how he named drop Lyor lol
Vlad over there shaking his head , done made Serch raise up on his ass😂
U can tell that he's still hurt that he did so much for nas at the beginning and nas never really returned the love. U can see it in his eyes when he recounts the story of getting nas signed. Nas should have kept serch around 4 life after what serch did for him.
esco200106705 naw....lyor robbed enough people
What's that got to do with my comment about serch?
I agree
esco200106705 I just told you, keep him around for what??? Return the love for what??
Integrity and being loyal to those who look out for u still means something. Maybe not to u but to real ones it does.
12:19 - *MC Serch:* I couldn't be the Jew benefiting from the black man...
*Vlad learn from your people*
His bitch ass claims Russian or some weirdo shit like that
A P most modern jews are russians. Not the real jews from the Bible. The word jew doesnt even show up in the bible until a few hundred years after it was written. Modern jews believe in jewish supremacy and that one dau everyone will be slaves to them when their messiah comes. Their messiah is the antichrist. Don’t believe me? Look it up in the Talmud and Kabbalah. The jewish books that were written after they rejected Jesus. Jesus is the butt of many jokes on TV because jews hate him and they hate Christianity.
for the record it was BLACKS that were trying to fuck over Nas not Jews, not Italian, not Puerto Ricans but blacks...!
@@PrincipedelFuorigrotto you have a point my brother because Russell and a few other label heads did not want to sign the Wu-Tang Clan when they were trying to come out and it was Steve Rifkin a white man who took interest in the Wu-Tang Clan and signed them and the rest was history from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan😀
@@BROOKLYN1977 Rifkin? That sure sounds Jewish to me.
Need more people like Serch on the planet. I'm almost surprised at his level of integrity.
Im just here to hear about Nas beat picking
It'll be in the next one. He scared cause Serch gon murder his argument.
😭😭😭
It’s coming 🤣🤣🤣
Andon Christian El you already kno
It's coming 😂😂
I like this guy. Much respect to MC Search. The interview felt honest as hell. I wish there where more people in the music industry like him.
Face it Vlad Nas is the greatest of all time 💯💯💯💯
Vlad - "But those beats ... murmurmur" (then goes on to insert some wack ass mumble trap rapping 50 IQ having motherfucker's name in to the conversation). To quote G rap "A person can only be entertained to the level of their intellect" and we all know by now how dumb Vlad is :D
Nas got skillz dont get me wrong but k rino is the greatest of all times
YGDG YungGeeDaGr8 k rino lol
That’s hilarious
@@keithjackson6865 saying nas is thats hilarious. How are you judging by what you prefer or work catalog or what.
YGDG YungGeeDaGr8 k rino isn’t even lyrically close to nas
Breaking Atoms is one of the best hip hop albums, period.
August Knight No Question.
Yeah it is not top 5 though ..
ja50n You could make the argument that it is...but I agree, not Top 5.
remember, Fat Joe claims that he wrote Joe Fatal's verse on that BBQ song.
@F McLaren what about L.O.N.S. lp? or Cypress Hill's 1st? Or Organized Konfusion? Blacksheep? 2Pacalypse? Scarface? Cube's Death Certificate?! DJ Quick's? Del's? CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THE JUICE SOUNDTRACK
If this is all true I now have more respect for Serch than damn near anybody in the music business.
It's most likely all true. Listen to a Nas song called 'Surviving the Times" he evens mentions Serch and the part where Russell Simmons said he sounded too much like Kool G Rap.
Why wouldnt it be true. He named a dozen people who are linked to the story. Serch quality human
Justice777Allah I’m not saying that it’s not true. I actually believe him. But as in any story being told there’s the possibility that it’s not all true. Again, if it is- which I believe it to be- I have more respect for Serch that just about anybody in the music business.
Fair point
Simon Sinistaj
Okokookkk
Serch and Vlad wont ever form a group.
LMFAO 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
LOL I think it should f**$@&@# happen holy s#$@
MC Serch has always been a standup guy with a genuine heart and a good ear
This one was gold man
Cancel-That-Bitch one of the greatest interviews in Vlad history....period
There was something about Illmatic that transcended hip hop...i had to buy an original copy and put money in his pocket even though most youngsters would have simply bought a bootleg copy of the album like most of us did in the 90's
Being a fan of other kinds of music and hating hip hop. Illmatic was the album that made me love hip hop
I've done the same with certain albums or artist! Gotta support when you know the artist put real effort into a project.
Yea I did same shit with a few artists. Bumped their music for years when I was a youngn. About time I paid up
Same here bruh
Illmatic is the perfect rap album and I’m not really a Nas fan.
"Breaking Atoms" by Main Source IS A DOPE ALBUM! No filler, great production, great guest rappers & variety of topics make that album what it is....
Much props to M.C. SERCH to standing his ground with Vlad on how HE feels about hip-hop.....
Serch was THERE during the Golden Age...
WOW. I never cared for Serch's music, but this interview raised my level of respect for him to a 10. After all the rape and pillage music deals taking advantage of artists that I personally know about, this is the only one I can say was made in the best interests for the artist.
SERCH is giving it to him real. LOL "It's MY personal opinion"!
Nasty Nas era
Us old headz know that MC Serch has always wholeheartedly appreciated the culture. He been had his "pass" decades ago!
Facts
This was a dope clip...informative about the record industry at the time...& when he recited those Nas rhymes & lyrics(@1:32 & @2:50), mumble rappers everywhere who watched this damn near fainted, unable to keep up with the metaphors and punchlines they heard...real hip hop is supposed to be poetic verses & coming up with the most clever lines...not just some melodic catchphrase repeated 30 times...
True. But you can't keep up with complex deliveries when you're stoned out of your mind most of the day. This generations rap culture is a drug using one.
real hip hop is supposed to be poetic verses & coming up with the most clever lines...not just some melodic catchphrase repeated 30 times...BARS
Take em to church my dude. Droppin serious knowledge on em bro.
BIGFACTS
@@jokamiesjokamies8204 I didn't realize what I said sounded like I was spitting a rhyme,lol...it was unintentional
Best Vlad interview ever! A lot of ppl thought Nas had a bad deal and that he didn’t make money off Illmatic like that and now we have the truth!
With this story...Mc Search deserves (at least) a "Honorable Mention" in the Hip Hop Hall of Fame forever!!!
damn thats a dope story
WOW I never knew none of this stuff about Serch or early Nas. Much respect to him and he was dropping jewels.
I bet Kelis' eyes lit up at that last part of this video! hahahaaa
i always had respect for Serch but after watching his interviews i now have MAD respect for dude. this dude is an icon in hip hop for what he did in front and behind the scene.
After seeing this interview i got a-lot of Respect for this dude. Seems like It ain’t too many Real-people left that aren’t snakes for money & attention/fame
MC Serch Might be the dopest white boy of all time 👍🏾
🎯
MC SERCH LOOKS GOOD! I USE TO LOVE ME SOME 3RD BASS....LOVING THIS INTERVIEW.
Great interview. I've always respected Serch and 3rd Bass. Hopefully those who didn't will after these interviews.
At 17 years old Nas knew about bad deals, very very smart. No wonder he's the Scarface of Crypto.
MC Search was a real hip hop head, so much respect for this guy, he helped so many artists get on.
Damn, now all of Vlad's guests are getting annoyed with him (Warren Sapp now Serch)
i doubt hes annoyed they are just having a convo. he looks tired as fuck. to many people dont realize the age of some of these people and the amount of traveling they still do. i met krayzie bone once and i dont think he was high and he looked exhausted and i realized he had just traveled like 3 hours, and then i dunno how long before that so i cut my convo really short to leave him alone
Cause vlads a fuckin poser
😂😂😂😂
This is the first Vlad interview that I've heard where he shut up long enough for the person to actually talk and tell the story
Big syke was getting hella pissed at him when he interviewed Thug Life before he passed. With good reason too, Vlad acts like he knows everything when he doesn't
Illmatic= Hip-Hop's Thriller Album
so if Illmatic = Hip-Hop's Thiller album then what does Enter The 36 Chambers =?
I absolutely agree with you.
Actually all eyes on me = the thriller album.
@@hennigod8957 hell naw
Hell yeah
MC Serch Best Interview Of Tha Year Vlad
Best music lesson of my life this far. I've read all the books, this primary source interview is incredible.
The industry needs more guys like search who respect the culture and look out for artists. He signed two dope MCs! Not to many people know about O. C.
Put the Nas hate in your back pocket VLAD. Serch ain't going for the Nas dissing in this interview
U Need To Get #Cormega That Would Be Epic
Agreed
I don’t think Mega would do it.
Yeah I watched a few of Mega’s lives on IG and he seems to always want to avoid reopening old wounds.
This interview is phenomenal.
Much respect for MC Serch level of integrity
A deal like that is unheard of nowadays
"Breaking Atoms" IS one of the best Hip Hop albums EVER!
Maximum Respect for MC Serch. 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👑
To think Serch helped both O.C. and Nas early in their careers...What a legend.
Breaking Atoms is classic
Never forget KMD on 3rdbase gasface. The first time you heard MF DOOM as Zl x
someone finally stuck up to VLAD
I respect him for keeping it real with Nas and himself✔✔✔
Glad Search cleared up all,the bull concerning whether Nas owned his publishing . Gave crazy insight into a story that has been mistake for over a decade . Big up to Search for looking out for GodSon.
Never owned Nas publishing!!! Takeover has no credibility easy L for Jayz
In 88 Nas wasn’t old enough for Jay z to run to his building so by your logic Nas gets an L too, right?
@@mackinshizzaveli4202 he never said jayz ran in his building...he said in 88 you was getting chase to ya building/call my crib and i aint even give u my number/all i did was give u style that u can run wit
fortnite pro 816 816 Why would a grown man have a kids number in a whole different borough?
@@mackinshizzaveli4202 im just stating the facts about this interview...neither me nor you know if jayz had nas number...but i do know that mc serch didnt own nas publishing thats a fact
@@mackinshizzaveli4202 Face it man Jayz was a punk coming up. He seemed like the type to hide behind real gangsters when shit hits the fan. Marcy OGs already validated this and Carmen helped him with information for ether as she mentioned on this platform. Dehaven protected that boy even though I'll agree he is butthurt about not being added on to his success. It's a well known fact that Jay was calling him but this was when they were both successful because Jay wanted him on a track. Whatever the case was, nas didn't want to do anything with him because he is a loner when it comes to mingling with other artists he don't know or feel nothing about. I believe Jay got in his feelings and started to fuck with carmen and sneak dissing him with his female tendencies lol.
In one of the other clips from this same interview, Serch said he still writes verses every day. Let's hear those! We need a cypher featuring legends of hip hop, who can still do it, while they can still do it!
OC : Word Life is good as if not better than Illmatic. Underated from day one. MC Serch is a LEGEND to Hip Hop...
Agree
I agree
Respect. Nobody does anyone any favors anymore.
MC SEARCH MUST RESPECT BRO!!!
Respect to this man
You gotta give it up to him for sticking up for Nas all the way to the end. He had his back when Nas started and he still has it today with how quick he shut down Vlad and then recited Nas' lyrics.
Definitely one of your best interview Vlad!!
Fantastic interview
MC Serch was one of the god fathers of hip hop and a good humble man. He could have cleaned up on NAS but he didnt. He wanted NAS to win. Amazing man although I wish Serch got paid more.
This is the type of mentor we all need in our lives. Salute Serch
Serch is one of the Greatest Hip Hop Story Tellers of all time... Dude paints a picture as he recounts his experience in the industry.
I'm here to see Serch check VLAD a couple of times.
If i was an artist I would want Serch in my corner for the negotiations because this dude knows the business side.
Serch what a blessing to hip hop culture
Serch is a old school east coast business savvy hip hop head. His level of sophistication and knowledge speaks to his experience in hip hop. The mere mention of Main Source's "Breaking Atoms " as a top 5 album of all time, gives you little insight add to where he's coming from. Although most people would beg to differ with the Main Source claim, but fundamentally the album is solid from begging you end. It only gets overshadowed because it wasn't commercially successful.
MUCH RESPECT TO MC SERCH HE'S A REAL ONE HOMIE GOT A GOOD HEART
I love it when people check vlad who have clout #MCSerchALegend 👌🏽☝🏽💯
Ran into Serch back in '92 at Jack The Rapper in ATL. Kool dude. Respectable.
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MC Search. Hiphop Legend & Amazing Soul
Chubb was a close second on “Back to the Grill”.
Chubb Rock was an English teacher very underrated rapper
@@mackinshizzaveli4202 i agree
if you want good music, get chubs CDs.....dope......I thought the other guy should have been puffy....I think puffy stole his and chubs style.
Nas was only a "millionaire" in the technical sense after his first album, but wasnt seeing that money so quickly. He was still living in Queensbridge well after Illmatic dropped.
Of course. That money is an advance that can only reward you financially in the form of album sales...and it took Illmatic 2 years to go Gold, so Nas definitely didn't have that money for long.
@@KardiFan2000 exactly my point 👍🏾
Anthony Finley ee
Anthony Finley ee
@@KardiFan2000 both of you are wrong or didn't listen to the interview. Search said it was an album advance and not recoupble against the album and by the first week he made profit because it wasn't a huge production deal but he had high points. NAS was always smart about his contract negotiations
This is the best interview that vlad has ever done the way Serch was telling the story feels like it should of been a Documentary great story telling by MC Serch
Wow that's a crazy story. I respect MC Serch. He let Nas shine on his album joints then Nas just took off and became the legend he is today
Vlad probably has wet dreams about NAS
Jamall Rodriguez 🤣😂🤣😂
Lmao😂😂😂😂 You just bodied Vlad my dude. Yes, Vlad has a serious infatuation with Nas.
Lol 😂
Damn....Nas really do got it...he deserves it.
Tip my hat to Serch. Good dude.
11/15/2018:
Serch made Vlad sit down during the course of this segment I actually learned something listening to him which isn't typical in many interviews of Vlad's.
I can’t look at anything unless you sign to me… He knew how to take advantage of a young Nas. Acting like he didn’t own any publishing but now in 2022 you’re trying to sell Nas catalog
"Vlad I don't care if you agree or not , this is me." Aint no school like the old school.
This is a real guy right here....integrity.
Love the giggle when he mentions he got a fax