Yelawolf on How He Got Signed to Eminem & Shady Records: I Never Saw a Contract (Part 4)
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Yelawolf reflected on his transition from a struggling independent artist to signing with Interscope Records and ultimately joining Eminem at Shady Records. He clarified he never saw a contract, stating the deal was agreed upon between Interscope and Shady Records, and he consented to it. After his music started gaining traction, Yelawolf was approached by A&R Todd Parker, who passionately pursued him for Interscope. The rapper appreciated the assurance from Interscope’s then-head, Jimmy Iovine that the label wouldn't interfere with his creative process but would refuel his progress. Yelawolf also spoke about his first meeting with Eminem, being utterly shocked that Eminem knew every word of one of his songs. He praised Eminem for kicking down doors for White artists in the hip-hop scene and admits he aspired to be an ally alongside the seminal rapper.
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My cousin (from Brick City, ghetto, and ignorant as allhell) was the least likely person you'd ever think would like Yelawolf. He used to play "Pop The Trunk" on a loop when it came out and I became a huge Wolf fan because of him. Yela is my favorite artist and I owe it all to my cousin. He has since passed away but I owe it to him. RIP bro. Miss you.
@unkown312
25 күн бұрын
Rip
@17-.-
25 күн бұрын
long live ur cousin fam
@kyrellavallee7783
24 күн бұрын
Condolences
Damn I almost forgot this was a Vlad interview he actually shut up and let his guest talk. Jesus
@UnderwaterShadow
29 күн бұрын
😆
@kaleanaking5292
29 күн бұрын
He tends to do that if they’re not POC lol
@billycarter1798
29 күн бұрын
How often do you return to complain about Vlad interviews per week if you had to guess?
@UnderwaterShadow
29 күн бұрын
@@billycarter1798 stupid ass comment
@Fearismanmade2
29 күн бұрын
Y’all say this but keep coming back yall are the weirdos
Yelawolf was always authentic to me cause he stayed true to himself as a rapper. He didn't try to fit in or be something he wasnt
@nawfsidemoe9858
29 күн бұрын
Research y he got dropped from Shady and y Royce don’t rock with him no more and see if your opinion changes. He can rap very well but gets no respect. Not from me at least
@montyj3342
29 күн бұрын
Royce claimed he was racist cause a friend of his said the n word. Completely blown out of proportion. Blacks are too sensitive to words
@jettturbo1496
29 күн бұрын
Facts 💯
@romeored901
29 күн бұрын
Yeah, especially on the "Love Story" album.
@joojoobaw
29 күн бұрын
@@nawfsidemoe9858 I’m with you I think he’s a piece of shit 😂 but it’s still true that he stayed true to himself & didn’t try to be something he wasn’t, for better or *worse* lol
Wish people knew how dope yelawolf is. Dude can hang with Kendrick and Cole easily. Not to mention is extremely versatile. He doesn’t make hits but makes music that doesn’t expire
Pshycho White was the epitome of that high energy, stage dive, skater/rock influence
One of my favorite artists, been listening since middle school. 28 now
@michaelbrooker7043
29 күн бұрын
yellawolf looks like Adam 22 in disguise
@camthecanecorso
29 күн бұрын
@@michaelbrooker7043 hell no that’s an insult. Adam is goofy as hell. This man is original and is in his own lane.
@eyesluvsubeats
27 күн бұрын
Exact same apart from over in Scotland, 28 now and yelawolf still my favourite artist
Been jamming yela over 10years now
@JohnDoe-cd6ro
29 күн бұрын
Yessir
@jenghiskhan69
29 күн бұрын
I remember my coworker telling me about him 10 years ago. He hasn’t elevated since 😂
@JohnDoe-cd6ro
29 күн бұрын
@@jenghiskhan69 If you mean by mainstream, then no. But I doubt he'd want that anyway. He probably just wants the recognition for his talent he deserves. Wolf is so underrated.
@jenghiskhan69
29 күн бұрын
@@JohnDoe-cd6ro I agree and a lot are overrated
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
Same! Since arena rap and stereo album...even Ricky Bobby stuff!
He truly is underrated af man. That new track "New Me" is dope bro. Ppl think he's corny for dumbass reasons. The culture just doesn't like white rappers not named Eminem or Mac Miller(after he died) thts a fact. Yelawolf sounds like Yelawolf and no one else, he always been original af.
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
That video is dope! And ghetto cowboy, American you videos!
@shotsfired2188
28 күн бұрын
I see what your saying but disagree about Malcolm. Still doesn't get respected as an artist/lyricist.
@jessicaarenella7157
27 күн бұрын
I love New Me.... it's so different but so...him. And that wheelchair with the gold rims ...that video is the TRUTH.
@JS-ip7mh
23 күн бұрын
Yall are just racist
@Mr45chicken
21 күн бұрын
@shotsfired2188 ehhh yall both right he doesn't get respected but his name didn't blow up till he died and shit was fucked but shit is what it is
If you are reading then tomorrow you will wake up to a blessing
@Deejaysleam
29 күн бұрын
I receive
@DigitalMoneyWithAlex
29 күн бұрын
@@Deejaysleam you will
@fluid_shredz4298
29 күн бұрын
Amen 🙏🏾 in the mighty name of Jesus I agree
@DigitalMoneyWithAlex
29 күн бұрын
@@fluid_shredz4298 blessed up
@billjones1639
29 күн бұрын
Thank you I needed to see this
Pop the Trunk is still fire to this day
W vid yellowolf was my favorite rapper back in the day
Yelawolf I love ur music my favorite song is hard up white in the club and pop the trunk still listen to those songs to this day
Yela pen game is crazy, props to him
Love you Yella..!!! 👑🐺👑 Saw u Live at ASB Sowgrounds in Auckland N.Z a few years back.. Awesome show and energy.. I really respect your style and approach.. I love how you believed in your own path and trusted your vision.. So inspiring..!!! Mad Respect..!!! N.Z 🐑.. 🕊🕊🕊
My homeboy put me on yelawolf back in the day.
@iwhan2bcumamucholuchowr4st56
29 күн бұрын
My step-dad put me on to him when I was like 14 and a huge eminem stan and trunk muzik 1 dropped. I never heard of him and I was so high on eminem amd actually couldn't stand yela at first. Now, at 26, he's my favorite artist. I rarely listen to eminem now and listen yela almost every day
@thelastdon6562
29 күн бұрын
@@iwhan2bcumamucholuchowr4st56 💪🏾💯
@shadybeyond
27 күн бұрын
Lemme put you on myself then
best friend song all time classic it aged really well ur a legend Yelawolf 🤟😃
Truly an amazing artist. So slept on
Definitely a good interview
Yelawolf came to Spokane and put on the best show I’ve ever seen in my life. This dudes different from any artist I’ve ever listened to, or even any man I’ve ever fukd with. He let a fan onstage perform one of the yelawolf most known songs and even performed it with him…. Short story long, I love this man
He is so underrated I can't wait till warstory comes out! Make you love me in the top 40 about time for yela! Saw him in reno nv April 6th 3rd time I have seen him. He's like the white well and native American 2pac cause he releases songs all the time
I love Yelawolf he's just so real so authentic
I honestly wanna say yela been killing it since day 1 all his music is beyond awesome and Eminem definitely did right by him with his talent tbh he's the greatest artist out of Alabama imo keep going yela 😊🙏👏👏👏👏💯
Damn I used to blast his music heavy back then 🔥🔥
He was kinda fire back n da day....
@hermang60123
29 күн бұрын
Still is fire
@wavy6332
28 күн бұрын
Still is fire fuck you mean
@terence3769
27 күн бұрын
back in the day? just revisit any one of his tracks, you obviously have not been following his music for the last 6-9 years
Yelawolf was dope when he came out with Trunk Muzik as I was listening to it in my senior year back in high school.
@biggnicdogg
26 күн бұрын
Same bro 💯
Respect to this man, authentic!
Pop The Trunk was a slept on BANGER.
@SHUT-UP_MEG
29 күн бұрын
Listen to OUTER SPACE That one
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
Epic
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
@@SHUT-UP_MEGone of my favorite tracks ever...gone and beer buzz too....but he opened up with outta space in OKC, I met his mom that night I was STOKED!
@twitchoff1114
18 күн бұрын
So 90M views is called slept on now
@cadencarlisle3772
18 күн бұрын
@@twitchoff1114 , learn how to READ, idiot. The key word in the sentence is "WAS", dummy. It wasn't getting heavy interest when it originally dropped. Learn how to comprehend, goofball.
DJ Burn One and that Trunk Muzik is a classic
@cjc2611
21 күн бұрын
DJ Burn One on Rittz' white Jesus is my favorite of all time. I haven't seen him do anything in a long time.
@dav1ll3
20 күн бұрын
@@cjc2611 I used to keep that track “Pie” ft 8ball on repeat 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Rittz hella dope too
Never was a Yelawolf fan but will check him out after this interview
@cjc2611
21 күн бұрын
Blessed to say I've been able to watch him grow as an artist over the last 13 years. Everytime he's changed as an artist he's just made more fire shit. Definitely start with his early stuff and go chronologically. His story is great.
Thank you VLAD for shutting Tf up.
Cool to see wolf on vlad
This shit is motivating!!!
Yelawolf is up there with Kendrick and Tech N9ne skill wise…just saying
I miss ur freestyles with Marshall in garages 🔥👊
Yelawolf looks like a happy ☹️Guy 🥺🥺🥺
Talented artist
Pop the trunk is still on my Playlist
“Innerbutton” may be the coolest word combo ever
@gavinjcooke
28 күн бұрын
I think he said Enter Button
I went to a BOB concert like 15 years ago at the house of Blues in Boston. Yelawolf opened for him and I remember never being more blown away by an artist live in my life. He’s masssive but I truly am shocked he never get to like a Kendrick level.
@BenjaminBenson25
27 күн бұрын
Yelawolf is good but Kendrick is way better
@LazyTelevison
27 күн бұрын
Kendrick is wild but I don’t think a lot of people know the extent of yelawolfs skill level.
@BenjaminBenson25
27 күн бұрын
@@LazyTelevison i used to he the biggest yelawolf stan, i think freddie gibbs is on par with skill level and i mean that as a compliment to both
@LazyTelevison
27 күн бұрын
Artists will do what they like/want to. I think He looks at that type of rap as boring.
@BenjaminBenson25
27 күн бұрын
@@LazyTelevison i dont even know what you're trying to say is that supposed to be a diss at Freddie Gibbs
No Eminem slander, he has contributed so much to hip hop and will go down as one of the greatest lyricist in the game. Nobody can take that from Eminem ! 💯
@brandonleblanc1287
29 күн бұрын
Facts 🎯
@Leslee2012
29 күн бұрын
Perfectly said ❤
@middlfingazup2446
27 күн бұрын
He’s contributed to pop rap. People praising this dude while he’s insulted black girls, use the n word but he’s a sponsor’s dream cause they stay lookin’ for the great white hope in everything. The suburbs mess with that dude.
@powerteknologitv3422
27 күн бұрын
Eminem corny
@Leslee2012
27 күн бұрын
@@powerteknologitv3422 There’s always one 🙄
Yelawolf is a goat of Alabama he’s literally mentioned with the rappers from Alabama we proud of anybody that gets a buzz out of this state bc these people are all we have to brag about it’s nothing here but land and prison
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
I wanna hear yela and clever do a track...from same area
@cleen1986
28 күн бұрын
True Story. He still got murals up down here.
@chris-cy5ed
28 күн бұрын
College sports
@TEZZODAONE
28 күн бұрын
@@Anninukichild true
@CDRAS
28 күн бұрын
nigga he from berkeley california! and was skateboarding
I ain't going to lie after Eminem Then Yelawolf, He Dope 💯
@JS-ip7mh
23 күн бұрын
NF
Vlad done got the boy on the show
YELAAAAAAAAAAA THATS MY GUY THAT ALBUM WITH THE ROSE 🌹 IS HIS BEST AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC I SKIP NOOOOO SONGS
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
Love story album is timeless...me and my children know every word
The shady 2.0 freestyle he murdered that beat
I really wish we would’ve done more work with Eminem
Yelawolf is describing Kid Rock at the 3:00 mark
UPCHURCH !!!
Drop the clip when he acknowledges the Royce situation… we know you asked him about it.
Yellow wolfs a 🐐 to music machine
Vlad you should interview Clever, from the same town yekawolf was born
Vlad is a legend for this..Yelawolf is a real one..I've met him and his mom...beautiful people man...footage on my channel
How would one get in contact with shady/interscope?
@natethompson8740
28 күн бұрын
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking? People have deals with more than one record label all the time.
I didn’t give him a fair listen initially just ignorantly stereotyped him as “just another…”, but when I heard his highly acclaimed BET cypher with Slaughter and his verse on A$ap’s 1Train I was convinced he was the real deal 😏
U gotta watch this on speed x1.25
Damn where Vlad found him at 😳
@MrErBodyLOOKIN
29 күн бұрын
Great artist… look into his music and look into his artist also from Tennessee named CookUpBoss…
@hermang60123
29 күн бұрын
Still dropping bangers to this day
@cortevisblakely2821
29 күн бұрын
Bama
@LeaWilson-zc2zm
29 күн бұрын
Hiding in Alabama for using the N word towards one of royces da 5-9 friends at yelawolfs camp so Royce put him in his place now they have fell out and yelawolf has fallen off 🙁🙁🙁🙁
@MissTJ516
29 күн бұрын
@@LeaWilson-zc2zmPlease this man is far from racist! I used to hang out with him back in 2010-2013 era his kids are biracial he was married to two biracial black women like myself he never said anything racial 🤡
Wheres the full video???
@shannonjakepowell305
28 күн бұрын
Gotta go to his stupid fuckin page and pay $5..stupid
One thing that yela disappointed me was that Royce beef incident but regardless. Been and am a yelawolf fan since trunk muzik. I just wished somebody reacted to his Sunday freestyle back then
@DH-cj7nm
26 күн бұрын
I'm a fan of Royce but he gossips like a high school girl who cares about some bullshit Royce whined about
Damn, they got to yelawolf too
We die-hard Yelawolf fans listening to this piece by piece because we aint paying for a membership.
Shout out AI 🤖 for that paragraph 😂😂😂
Trunk music was different you had to be there!!!
@justzach832
25 күн бұрын
I was I was I came on the scene on radioactive
Honestly Vlad you dont deserve to get a Yela interview you are a goofy dude straight up
The real KING 👑
Don’t make me go pop the boot !
Interview way better when clad not talking
Yelawolf!
David Koresh bout that life 👀
Vladtv just stop playing with us…. We need a “ EMINEM “ interview.. I just got my Eminem plush !!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@kriskalbfleisch5020
22 күн бұрын
Eminem will never be on here.
Vlad's this close to an em.interview
Patiently waiting for vlad to turn the screws with the harder questions about calling his dj the n word😂😂😂😂
We’re all waiting for that one question lol
@KuruptdMuzik
29 күн бұрын
👀
@robinpallets
29 күн бұрын
What question homie?!!
@still730bf
28 күн бұрын
WHAT QUESTION??? 🤨🤨
@cshryn91
28 күн бұрын
Which diss was better ?
@HipHopfan_
27 күн бұрын
No we'te not. Get fucking over it
Have so much going for you be proud of yourself you're a miracle to the world 🌎 God Bless you 🙏🏻 🎵👌👋🤴🏻🤗😘😇👍😀 ✨️🙌💚💙💜🧡💛💯 your very strong person l believe in you every pod cast you do blows me away just talented in skateboarding etc 🛹 and Golf ⛳️ lol l watched everything about you study you hard lol 🤣😂🤣 love all your music 🎶 🎵 💙 got me threw lots of dark days and always will relates to me your music is powerful 💙 ❤️
That's definitely Eminem wit a mullet lmao
To him it was free will. But for the industry it made sense to put him and mathers together.
I'M GETTING SIGNED NEXT, IT'S ON GOD!
I learned about yellowlf walking into a room where young jizzy was playing a beat that he stole from me. The people who had it on don't listen to rap. last names of those people are name Nelson they are from the South. Then my letter v line was stolen
I wonder if Vlad will address the a Yelawolf and Royce da 59 beef ?didn’t Vlad accuse Yelawolf of using the n word?👀
@DH-cj7nm
26 күн бұрын
I can't believe Yelawolf did this interview vlad was disrespectful and gossiping on info through a 3rd party .
@SifuSmoFlatEarth
26 күн бұрын
@@DH-cj7nm 💯💯 Vlad basically slandered him
Watch the full interview now as a VladTV KZread Member - kzread.infojoin
Why are they in parts vlad ?!
@Dezzyyx
29 күн бұрын
algorhithm
Most underrated artist of all time and I’m not just saying that cuz I’m white 🍀.
I didnt see a contract
Me I manifested that shit. -yellawolf
I come into money I will end Eminem legacy and I will where a mask just because I could give a fuck about fame but this will.never be over until I am righteous
Vlad is a FED
Kottonmouth Kings had the psychedelic hip-hop punk rock first
@k.m.k-ultrafanpage4kottonm243
27 күн бұрын
Og
He had some slaps when he was on his come up. As usual, when he hit the mainstream, his music got a lil watered down. He never even needed to sign. Should’ve stayed independent.
@hermang60123
29 күн бұрын
Still dropping bangers to this day
@Anninukichild
28 күн бұрын
I dunno the love story and ghetto cowboy album is fire...black fall with DJ paul is a must
Yeah but we not letting people appropriate the confederate flag into black culture everything else we talking about is irrelevant
@JohnSmith-pg9ns
29 күн бұрын
Bro why would you want to defend the pro-slavery flag?
@2kextra59
29 күн бұрын
@@JohnSmith-pg9ns exactly thats why we need to get this mf tf outta here
@HipHopfan_
27 күн бұрын
Get fucking over it
I wonder if they’re gonna talk about his divorce from Fefe Dobson
@TREm1990
29 күн бұрын
Yeah I'm kind of curious about what happened between them...Its none of our business but I did like them together....🤔😌😌
@kaleanaking5292
29 күн бұрын
@@TREm1990 same
@christinathein951
28 күн бұрын
He talks about it just a little bit on his last interview with…ummm…Jake? It’s a smaller podcast can’t remember the name but basically another white guy hip hop interviewer. But yela does open up a bit about it in that interview from a month or two ago
@kaleanaking5292
28 күн бұрын
@@christinathein951 oh see I didn’t know that. If you can remember the name can you tell me?
Is Shady Records the name or a description
Lol this is a classic example of someone who has no idea what they are saying as an answer to a question, but will talk and keep talking and talking. He either cannot remember, or has absolutely no idea how he got signed to Em 😂
Did you ask him
🐺🐺🐺🐺
⚡️SLUMERICAN⚡️
Dude's denim jacket is dingy AF. He looks upkept...
Have to pay 5 dollars to watch a whole interview??. Yea thats pretty fucking stupid
Lowkey dude scammed a friend of mine...liked him before that
For whatever reason I just don’t find Yelawolf interesting, hearing him speak in this clip just seems like another stereotypical rapper come up’ story
Billy is such a weird dude
He never gives eminem crediting noticed