New interview !

[u/Vince_Kaul]

https://youtu.be/t7kHcMyuSRw?is=bwJvi8UNeMPem6LY

Time codes :

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Yelawolf joins The Truth Hurts / Returning to Warped Tour
01:51 - From Arena Rap to Trunk Muzik
06:15 - Making “Pop the Trunk” in a house with no heat
08:37 - Losing the Columbia deal and going back to landscaping
11:13 - Turning down L.A. Reid—and returning with a verse
15:27 - Eminem hears “Pop the Trunk” / Jimmy Iovine’s offer
18:08 - Making Radioactive and returning Eminem’s demo tape
22:08 - Creative compromises and finding his way with Love Story
25:45 - A$AP Rocky’s “1Train” and its surprise lineup
27:24 - Atlanta’s underground scene and the Dixie Mafia days
29:26 - Chasing a skateboarding career in California
33:33 - An Oakland studio opportunity and Eminem’s impact
36:09 - Seattle, fishing boats and chasing studio money
37:06 - His first rap—and the mother who defended it
42:06 - Growing up around music and meeting Run-DMC
43:33 - His father, family and becoming a parent
46:26 - Rap across genres / Slim Thug and Juelz Santana
49:30 - Convincing Big Boi to let him rap
50:21 - “Looking for Alien Love” and capturing inspiration
52:36 - Making 45 with Malay: an album with no rap verses
54:05 - Evolving beyond trauma and performing painful songs
56:59 - How Slumerican became a clothing brand
59:27 - Going independent and never charging for features
1:00:28 - Rolling out 45 and resisting social media pressure
1:01:19 - Evolving at 45 and staying young
1:04:02 - Unpopular truths: karaoke and quantity over quality
1:06:05 - André 3000 and The Love Below
1:07:29 - Country music Mount Rushmore
1:09:24 - Eminem’s best advice and life after Shady
1:10:49 - Meaningful tattoos, life at 75 and closing

[u/Technical-Gas-594]

Finally got to watching this all the way thru. Yela always impresses me with his thoughtfulness and wisdom! Loved his piece about “age” showing itself through how people react to different things in life.