I believe it 100%. A black street rapper and a white mafia dude probably have completely different politics. No reason why the mafia would get involved, he didn't rat on them.
Vlad: “Him and I handed out 500 thanksgiving turkeys and winter jackets. We go way back to when I tried to buy a kilo of cocaine with my best friend who killed a guy with his bare hands. I grew up the Bay Area”
@@braheemstaffordWhat? 😂 You saying Universal was like “this guy got robbed, as a record label we cannot deal with a punk”? Or, “we can’t be involved with a guy who clearly is not #1 any more because his chain doesn’t say he is” lol
This is hateful against Italians. You ARE A RACIST. The unmitigated gall of you to perpetuate the same hateful thinking that led this God-fearing man to be targeted by our racist system.
@@ICYMIINMIY Yep. I didn’t get a single ad, pre-roll or at the end. I never get them in the middle of VladTV clips either, I think this guy has an adware virus on his device 😂
Tommy was a good dude. I opened up for them in like 95. When they got the universal deal they had a pool hall/barbershop at the end of my block. That's when they filmed the remix video with Nelly and them. Tommy seen me and remembered me from the show in Jersey and always showed me love.
He is the real deal. Notice when he got the call about the hotel room issue, he said he went down there. Didn't send a messenger or pick up another phone and just make a call. That hotel was in his neighborhood and he was always in the neighborhood. As mentioned in Goodfellas, gangsters are like cops for people that can't call the cops or don't wanna call them. The streets in cities across America are a complete mess. Violence and a lack of respect is all there is out there anymore. The government became or took over the Mafia and have done a terrible job. We all could use some improvement in each of our lives truthfully. I would never want to end up in any of the places Joey Merlino did time in over the years. I wish him and everyone the best. We all need to stay out of trouble and focus of the so called selected leaders that are always up to nothing but trouble on our dime and it needs to stop.
He can say "i dont know" this whole interview but his face says something different. dude is funny as hell. im surprised Vlad is cracking up behind the camera
@@poppinc8145 Exactly. The mob guys have bigger fish to fry than some rapper who didn't put their guys or their money-making associates away. This was a long time after he snitched and ruined his prospective career too. Apparently, Hill was killed during a botched robbery on the street when he left a spot without paying his tab, the manager stopped him outside, and Hill took out all of his money from his pockets to count and pay what he owed when a bunch of dudes stuck him up and one thing led to another. It's the most logical explanation. If someone wanted to hit him, they wouldn't have done it like that in a crowded part of the city with a bunch of people present.
I opened for Nelly in AC in 2018 and talked to him about Ram Squad and he brought up Richard Allen projects immediately. I remembered him being on the remix to Ballers
To be fair, some of the biggest mafia figures historically were in the limelight, gave interviews, were on Time Magazine, etc. People think they know what a “real” gangster would do based on movies and supposed codes of honor. The Mafia hasn’t been a “secret society” for generations. In truth, Joey Merlino has been in the news for decades. He is simply making money off of his name that has already been out there for decades without actually giving up any information or even acknowledging the existence of a Mafia. IF an “alleged” gangster is already public, then it is really the best way to be is public without actually talking about anything incriminating. It’s much better than being public and told on a bunch of your colleagues to get reduced sentences, which MANY so called “real gangsters” who were previously quiet did.
Many Mafioso were public figures and gave interviews. And some secretive ones gave interviews not in public but to the feds. Better a public interview with no information than a private one with all the information.
If social media was like it is now back when Tommy Hill was around, he would have been a huge influencer lol. I remember when the tide stated changing and people called him a rat, and he wanted to show so hard he was still the big boss money man. He use to be at restaurants showing how he eats at high end spots. He went to some place in Atlanta acting like he was building some major studio lol. And I recall the biggest flex when he was walking around showing his "penthouse" like he was on MTV cribs showing the pool table and huge tv's. And someone went and found it was a college dorm house. 🤣 Dude was ahead of his time with the social media stunting.
Nelly became a star and He became an F'n Rat lol Also He kept leading to the fact that He was already "away " when Said rat was turned off Lol no way He was involved 😅 Joey is the best. He wouldn't admit to knowing how to tie his own shoe laces! I don't know Nutten bout no laces!
Just like when I see younger kids working out all I can think of is how not to long ago I was that guy just starting to work out and I always compliment them and tell them your doing a good job just showing up is half the battle
Why does Joey Merlino literally look like a different person from his younger years? I know time catches up with us all, and he seems in pretty good shape for his age, but he also looks like a totally different person.
"Well right, in 2011, uh, he was shot dead." "Yah I uh" ( *nervous gulp* ).....I read that in the paper, I have no idea." "......( *pause* ).......right."
@@jackoliver7506 Chemo and Radiation kill 98% of the time. Tumors are easy to get rid of naturally. My Rick Simpson cannabis oil usually gets rid of cancer within three months. Health guru
I remember going to a record release party for Camron at Eppy Epstein's house back in the late 90's...all of the rappers thought my friend was Joey Merlino because he was Italian and his name was Joey. All night long, He had to keep telling people he's not that Joey...I guess everyone assumed because they were friends....haven't thought about that in over 25 years..
Vlad: Hey Joey can you tell me about Tommy Hill Joey:Yea we got him a record deal he fucked everything up and became a rat Vlad:He was shot dead Joey:Oh the guy i knew was named Timmy not Tommy i never met the guy.
Linda was one of the best song writers Buried in Roosevelt memorial park in Trevor’s pa Arlene Francis is buried there also I think Gia Caranji might be the next cemetery over Forgot name
“Yea… I read that in the paper I have no idea” 🤣💀
I believe it 100%. A black street rapper and a white mafia dude probably have completely different politics. No reason why the mafia would get involved, he didn't rat on them.
@@poppinc8145The music industry is full of mob guys
@@poppinc8145 idk his response was awkward
😂😂😂😂😂
@@RazPerignonits only awkward because when people say stuff like that they assume you know what happend
God: "Jesus was crucified on a cross."
Merlino: "Yeah, I read that in a book somewhere. I wasn't there, never met the guy. "
😂😂😂
Technically true
I’m dead 😂😂😂😂
😂 😂 you win 🏆 bro I’m laughing my ass off
😂😂😂😂😂😂💀
One thing about Joey, he makes sure he stays up on current events by reading the papers
Lmao
How else would he know the current crime situation in Philly and which areas to avoid?
He went to go get the papers, get the papers
@@willmosse3684Joey 2x
In every interview moving forward with other guests
Vlad: “I just interviewed a good friend of mine Joey Merlino, I’ve known him forever “
😂😂😂
Vlad and his street cred 😂
Vlad: “Him and I handed out 500 thanksgiving turkeys and winter jackets. We go way back to when I tried to buy a kilo of cocaine with my best friend who killed a guy with his bare hands. I grew up the Bay Area”
I did his last interview he likes to say that 2
Lol that's exactly what he does
Nelly use to be down north Philly …he in ram squad video and they in county grammar his first big video
This when Nelly use to be in Philly all the time. A lot of folks don’t know this
Yeah part of why the Universal deal went dead was because somebody robbed Nelly of his #1 chain 😅
@@braheemstaffordWhat? 😂 You saying Universal was like “this guy got robbed, as a record label we cannot deal with a punk”?
Or, “we can’t be involved with a guy who clearly is not #1 any more because his chain doesn’t say he is” lol
@@joojoobawnah he means Tommy hill and ram squad’s deal with universal
@@erikvos9422 oh lol I’m dumb and that makes way too much sense now
Nelly keeps retainers for ppl like vlad.
Merlino is exact example of how you interview with Vlad, as many "idk's" as you can muster. Take notes kids.
Pretty sure Vlad is not interviewing any kids
Gangsters doing interviews?
I heard that story about Joey putting Ram Squad On
I’m glad he spoke on that.
The Spooks also..💯
There was a street element to that too. He wasn't puttin' anyone on out of the kindness of his heart.😄
Yes, he did...
@@esseen100Exactly 💯
"Nelly became a 🌟, he became a 🐀 " 😂😂😂😂😂
I died 😂😂😂
Joey: I'm going to get the papers...the papers.
😂 underrated comment
Lol
If u know u know 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Joey the parakeet
Yep Joey is definitely a mafia crime boss 😯😂
ALLEGEDLY
We don't know nun bout that.
Let's talk about tha acquittals.
Never heard of it😂
This is hateful against Italians. You ARE A RACIST. The unmitigated gall of you to perpetuate the same hateful thinking that led this God-fearing man to be targeted by our racist system.
What's the Mafia? He's seen it on TV and in the movies but he doesn't know nun about that. Let's talk about the rats.
Gotta love that gambling ads keep popping up during his interview 🤣
It’s targeted towards your likes and/or what is near you. It has nothing to do with Vlad or this guy.
@@ICYMIINMIY Yep. I didn’t get a single ad, pre-roll or at the end. I never get them in the middle of VladTV clips either, I think this guy has an adware virus on his device 😂
Gotta get that premium big dog
get adblock big dawg
Yeah mine came up with penis enlargements and gimp suit ads@@ICYMIINMIY
“Yeah, I read that in the paper I have no idea”😂
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“I read that in the papers, in the papers.”
Tommy was a good guy before he went bad. He should have just stayed in Atlanta but he came back to philly cocky and got caught in a rat trap.
Tommy was a good dude. I opened up for them in like 95. When they got the universal deal they had a pool hall/barbershop at the end of my block. That's when they filmed the remix video with Nelly and them. Tommy seen me and remembered me from the show in Jersey and always showed me love.
Everybody good before they go bad
He was in Charlotte before he went up to Philly. I hung out with him at the gentlemens club a few times. Cool guy
Got to admit this "reputed" gangster is one entertaining interview. I'm pretty sure he's not a saint but he's not a rat. Good luck to him.
He is the real deal. Notice when he got the call about the hotel room issue, he said he went down there. Didn't send a messenger or pick up another phone and just make a call. That hotel was in his neighborhood and he was always in the neighborhood. As mentioned in Goodfellas, gangsters are like cops for people that can't call the cops or don't wanna call them.
The streets in cities across America are a complete mess. Violence and a lack of respect is all there is out there anymore.
The government became or took over the Mafia and have done a terrible job. We all could use some improvement in each of our lives truthfully.
I would never want to end up in any of the places Joey Merlino did time in over the years.
I wish him and everyone the best. We all need to stay out of trouble and focus of the so called selected leaders that are always up to nothing but trouble on our dime and it needs to stop.
@@jukee67 nicely put. Couldn't agree more.
He can say "i dont know" this whole interview but his face says something different. dude is funny as hell. im surprised Vlad is cracking up behind the camera
Vkad definitely is cracking up on the inside.
"I read that in the paper"😂😂🤣🤣 Dude hated him
He was 😂😂a rapper than he became a 🐀📌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯‼️🐐
And ended up getting killed later on
See no evil...💀..hear no evil....💀..
Speak no evil.........💀
Joey knows the history down the Tee, very impressive be his age and still remembers every little small detail.
Joey has no idea I read about it in the paper
I love it!!
He was about to say I had him whacked 😂
No reason why the mafia would get involved, he didn't rat on them. He was probably whacked by other street dudes probably from his own circle.
@@poppinc8145 Exactly. The mob guys have bigger fish to fry than some rapper who didn't put their guys or their money-making associates away. This was a long time after he snitched and ruined his prospective career too. Apparently, Hill was killed during a botched robbery on the street when he left a spot without paying his tab, the manager stopped him outside, and Hill took out all of his money from his pockets to count and pay what he owed when a bunch of dudes stuck him up and one thing led to another. It's the most logical explanation. If someone wanted to hit him, they wouldn't have done it like that in a crowded part of the city with a bunch of people present.
@citypopradioFM yup that's exactly what I heard a long time ago I just couldn't remember
“I ummm…………..I read that in the paper I have no idea”…………….. he was involved 😅
Bwahaha thats what i was thinking....
"In 2011 he was shot dead."
"I didn................I read that in a paper."
👀
😂 he knows
😂😂
Vlad almost got him in the end , 😂
He meant to say I didn't do that one lol
2:24 "Yea, i read that in the paper i have no idea" LOL
“I read that in the paper I have no idea” is the best Joey line
According to my understanding Mr. Joey is very allergic to 🐀 🐀 🐀 or am i dreaming??😂😂😂
I opened for Nelly in AC in 2018 and talked to him about Ram Squad and he brought up Richard Allen projects immediately. I remembered him being on the remix to Ballers
This interview with Joey is Gold..
Part 13.... This a riot
Why people like “this is how a gangster should answer questions”? A real mafioso shouldn’t be giving interviews at all lol.
Man it’s 2024 new mob rules. Best believe Pablo Escobar should be all over social media. Look at el chapo
He's not giving out incriminating information about him or other people
To be fair, some of the biggest mafia figures historically were in the limelight, gave interviews, were on Time Magazine, etc. People think they know what a “real” gangster would do based on movies and supposed codes of honor. The Mafia hasn’t been a “secret society” for generations.
In truth, Joey Merlino has been in the news for decades. He is simply making money off of his name that has already been out there for decades without actually giving up any information or even acknowledging the existence of a Mafia. IF an “alleged” gangster is already public, then it is really the best way to be is public without actually talking about anything incriminating. It’s much better than being public and told on a bunch of your colleagues to get reduced sentences, which MANY so called “real gangsters” who were previously quiet did.
They all give interviews
Many Mafioso were public figures and gave interviews. And some secretive ones gave interviews not in public but to the feds. Better a public interview with no information than a private one with all the information.
"I read it in the papers, in the papers"......
If social media was like it is now back when Tommy Hill was around, he would have been a huge influencer lol. I remember when the tide stated changing and people called him a rat, and he wanted to show so hard he was still the big boss money man. He use to be at restaurants showing how he eats at high end spots.
He went to some place in Atlanta acting like he was building some major studio lol. And I recall the biggest flex when he was walking around showing his "penthouse" like he was on MTV cribs showing the pool table and huge tv's. And someone went and found it was a college dorm house. 🤣 Dude was ahead of his time with the social media stunting.
Damn I remember that video didn’t know somebody showed it being a dorm house
@@jamescarter474 Yep man I was like this is a reality tv show. I think it was some college in North Carolina.
I come to all Joey videos for the comments not gonna lie. This guy is entertaining without saying anything!
The closing of the eyes says it all
Ive read that in the paper, i have no idea. I wasn't even in Philly, make sure you put that in there 😂
If you from Philly, you know Joey ain't lying
This topic hit close to home rip Hill
Nelly became a star and He became an F'n Rat lol
Also He kept leading to the fact that He was already "away " when Said rat was turned off Lol no way He was involved 😅 Joey is the best. He wouldn't admit to knowing how to tie his own shoe laces! I don't know Nutten bout no laces!
Lol I peeped
He had nothing to do with it.
Joey is a gd dude
He don't know nothing 💀
The mob guys had zero to do with Tommy Hill getting killed by a botched robbery on the street.
Joeys funny. Everybody who dies he reads about it in the paper. 😂
Bruh this the most Joey ever spoke Congratulations Vlad 😂
If this guys mother walked in. He would say i dont know her or anything about that👋🤣
What’s the over/under on the number of Joey Merlino video clips?
When he said she died of breast cancer young , it looked suspicious
He was talking about famous songwriter Linda Creed, who did die young of Breast cancer sadly. No mob involvement.
Glad Joey spoke on it cause people said Tommy had something to do with his death they lied on him Tommy went out bad at the end Joey a good dude
Just like when I see younger kids working out all I can think of is how not to long ago I was that guy just starting to work out and I always compliment them and tell them your doing a good job just showing up is half the battle
Rapper turn into a ratt next on the first 48 :ratmatic
OoOoohh! Look at Vlad trying to blame Joey on some rapper death !
A legitimate business man!!!
PHILLY! WE ARE THE MOST POWERFUL.
Ok
Good interview
"Nelly became a star and he became a fuckin rat" He has an amazing ability to sum up a guys whole life in a sentence lol
I was wondering if he was gonna ask about Tommy Hill.
"when I was away he became a rat, but before he was a rat...." lol
EXCELLENT clip 🎬🗽👍🍀
Nice 2 second long video vlad
Tommy was killed on Stenton ave walking out the bar. His car was parked in Ritas water ice parking lot across the street. Joey had that done.
R.A.M. Squad (Richard Allen Mob)... They had a couple of bangers. I remember when they tore those projects down. Check them out.
Joey “I had no idea” Merlino
1:14 Joey calls himself Tommy😂😂😂
No, he meant the guy, Tommy called him.
@@user-gp1bt4vm3rThe guy calls me up one day, Tommy, he says: You gotta get these mtfkz outta here
@@user-gp1bt4vm3r The guy calls me up one day, Tommy, he says: get these outta
I remember seeing that story on Pop-A-Lot channel, crazy story.
Why does Joey Merlino literally look like a different person from his younger years? I know time catches up with us all, and he seems in pretty good shape for his age, but he also looks like a totally different person.
Ram Squad
I had to catch myself with the title at first i thought it said tommy Hilfiger 😂😂😂😂
Master the skill of answering the question without answering…💪
“ Nelly became a star and he became a rat “ 😅
"Well right, in 2011, uh, he was shot dead."
"Yah I uh" ( *nervous gulp* ).....I read that in the paper, I have no idea."
"......( *pause* ).......right."
When Joey says he read it in the paper mean he had him smoked, the people he speaks about being a rat the loudest he definitely has them knocked off
Joey 'I never seen that guy in my life' Merlino
i like joey merlino. any chance vlad is gonna ask joey about the verbal confrontation with chris paciello?
Ain't gon happen...vlad don't know how to say Paciello
The video title is crazy.
I never believe him when he says he doesn't know... lol
Linda creed wrote those songs with Gamble and Huff as well, not all by herself.
Seems like everyone is a rat !
😂
Damn near!
Splinter this, Splinter that
Joey is a real OG
She died from Chemo and Radiation. Deadly.
Not cancer?
@@jackoliver7506 Chemo and Radiation kill 98% of the time. Tumors are easy to get rid of naturally. My Rick Simpson cannabis oil usually gets rid of cancer within three months. Health guru
They used to give out turkeys together one year it was crazy
That pause ⏸ before he read it in the paper
Joey Merlino knows his rap shit lol.
I remember going to a record release party for Camron at Eppy Epstein's house back in the late 90's...all of the rappers thought my friend was Joey Merlino because he was Italian and his name was Joey. All night long, He had to keep telling people he's not that Joey...I guess everyone assumed because they were friends....haven't thought about that in over 25 years..
This dude so gangsta
I read that in the papers... the papers
Joey a real OG he can go back to Philly how many so called gangsters can go back to they city
Joey the illest! I read that in the paper I had no idea.
This guy was real deal in phili
You will never catch Joey slippin at all 😂
Everyone gleaning right over the fact that he used to give out 500 turkeys in the projects lol.
Still do. Check his channel. They have a christmas video from last year.
nobody is gleaning over anything. we can all read his wikipedia article.
@@MrThefinder I know he does
All facts he not lying
Vlad: Hey Joey can you tell me about Tommy Hill
Joey:Yea we got him a record deal he fucked everything up and became a rat
Vlad:He was shot dead
Joey:Oh the guy i knew was named Timmy not Tommy i never met the guy.
I read that in the paper got no idea good man this don't make them like this no more quality you are who you are can't be more can't be less
This would be a grest interview if I could watch it all at once.
Vlad gone from 4 min to 2min to 20 second clips 😑
I just like to sit down and listen all at once that's all
So this is who Meek Mills was talking about when he said Poundside pop dad ratted on RamSquad???
His dad told and got Tommy locked up then after that Tommy set his cell mate up in jail
Happy birthday joe stand tall
Linda was one of the best song writers Buried in Roosevelt memorial park in Trevor’s pa Arlene Francis is buried there also I think Gia Caranji might be the next cemetery over Forgot name
AT THE HOLIDAYYYYY INNNNNNNNN
Julie Green wrote songs for The Stylistics. OK.
How'd you like Mia Rosebud in Boca last Friday? Looked like you guys had a ball :) I work there. Maybe meet ya next time ;)
JOE dont need questions...
Joey a real 1