Lance "Un" Rivera on Jay-Z Stabbing, Business Partners with Biggie, 2Pac Run-In (Full Interview)
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2023
- In this full-length interview, executive music producer/film director Lance "Un" Rivera looks back on some of his fondest memories growing up with a large family in Brooklyn, New York, during the 70s and 80s. The long-time friend of the late Notorious B.I.G. explains that he misbehaved so badly that his mother placed him in a boys' home from the age of 12 to 16 years old. From there, he details the horrific dynamics involved with living in close quarters with some of the area's most hardened young criminals, which ultimately made him more prolific at being a criminal. Lance states that after evolving as a "stickup kid" well into his late teens before getting caught by law enforcement and sent to Rikers Island for two years, during which time his older brother built up his heroin empire in Brooklyn.
As the interview continues, Lance talks about getting out of prison at the age of 21 and being groomed by his older brother as a drug dealer in his criminal empire. He then talks about living in the same neighborhood as Biggie, who was a close friend of his younger brother. Elsewhere in the Q&A session, the two men discuss Biggie's relationship with 2pac and the ascension of Junior Mafia and Lil Kim. When DJ Vlad asks him about Suge Knight's infamous speech during the Source Awards, Lance states that he wanted to physically hurt him. He then shares his thoughts on what led to the classic East Coast vs. West Coast beef.
Later in the talk, Lance talks about Biggie's catalog and the large amount of features that he recorded for his passing. He also addresses the accusations Jay-Z made about him leaking his album, "Vol. 3...Life and Times of S. Carter", before talking about the infamous stabbing incident at Q-Tip's album release party. Lance clarified that Jay-Z was not the one who stabbed him. - Zábava
Un seems like the OG who has all the credibility that no one really took seriously even though they should’ve have.
Had this been Drink Champs Nore would've never let him tell his story without a thousand interruptions.
😂
Facts lol. If I was famous, I wouldn’t go on that show just because of that.
I've listened to 1 and a half episodes of Drink Champs and literally it's because Nore can't STFU
ALL FACTS!!!
Lol @terrysmith425.. you ain’t lyin terry! Drink Champs is cool, but seems like Nore is on something. He’s too hyper, and you figure the weed would counter it
This was a great interview!! Never realized Un was Bigg's manager. They always made him sound like soft because of the stabbing. JAY-Z really ran with it like he actually was guilty of doing it. Nas was right😂
I like Un's style. He just tells his story, no extra drama or anything plus he doesn't seem too biased. One of the best interviews so far.
No need for the Xtra
Nah, you can tell he got some disdain for Jay after all these years. 😂😂😂
@@nate8604 dude admitted to standing close by while watching his Brother get jumped! He really RUINED the interview for me after saying that, also he kinda slightly stained Big's Legacy playing himself like that! Big my FAVORITE RAPPER & IM PRO EAST COAST it's not a good look for our side! 🤦🏿♂️🤣
@@nate8604 That's why I said not "too" biased. Having disdain for Jay is normal anyway. I don't blame anyone for that.
@@michaelm2673 So you condone hating on another man, I ain’t gone lie, that’s real feminine. Too many of y’all jealous of dude cuz he got too successful.
The 80’-90’s was Instagram but in real life. That really was The Golden Era ‼️
Never!
Instagram is nothing..the 70's 80's & 90's were real, kid . .very real & how life is supposed to be.
Instagram is less than a photograph with nothing captured!
Emptyness.
A Hamburger without the burger!
@@jason-ian-Van-Sloten you’re taking what I said wrong Bro. What I’m saying is what you see on IG is fake where as back in the 80’s and 90’s you saw the samething but it was real and authentic. How people be fake balling and fly on IG but bums and broke in real life, back in the day you had to be what you claimed to be because you really had to be outside and people had to really see you live that life you claimed
@@95alive77my fault!
100%.
In that case i share your opinion!
My bad!
@@jason-ian-Van-Sloten we good Bro 💪🏾
Literally one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. I’m at work watching & listening.
Get to work nigga!!..Stop stealing them white folks money!!!...lol jk
So will i lol
Lol me too thank god for air pods
Facts awesome interview
So true bro, smh biggie was innocent 😤
Un Rivera, we needed this interview years ago. It was worth the wait 💯
Uuuuuuuuuuguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uhuuuu
TRUTH.I THANK YOU BOTH,IM GRATEFUL AND HUMBLY AMAZED.Thank you Dj Vlad.
I wonder why he let all of those false stories about him go without a response for so long. I thought he was a shady guy until I watched this.
undisputably the most important hiphop interview this year 👏🏿🙌🏿
Most waited on Vladtv full interview of 2023 ⭐️
No we still waiting on vlad to interview himself.
Yes indeed ‼️
Facts
First time I ever waited lol
FACTS 💯!!!!
Please don’t keep us waiting long for this series Un. I’m from Brooklyn, Bed- Stuy. I remember me and my friends standing on the corner of Fulton and Putnam after school praying that that Red Land Cruiser would pull up so we could see Biggie. All 10 girls in my HS crew. Imma see if we in that series😜😆. Can’t wait to see it!!!
Never knew how important this man was to the hip hop industry. What an interview. I feel the same like everyone in the comment section. He filled many gaps to the story i needed. Only reason why i clicked is due to nas - either track when he mentioned Un🤔
By far, the best interview of Vlad's career...🤔
Lol y’all just anything on the McDonald’s free wifi. You can’t be serious
🤣🤣🤣
@@Dakid4rmdade eh yo😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Dick riding ain’t never been that serious man gotta million interviews but somehow his best one 😭😭
F U L T O N S T 🎥 series sounds like a must-watch. This is a classic-level interview. He filled in so many gaps and kept it official too.
YOU RIGHT FULTON ST. SHOULD BE A MOVIE THAT'S SHOULD BE A HITTER . YOU SAID IT FIRST 💯
Where can I find the series
@@saundrawatts1371 I don’t believe it’s been completed and released yet
Everyone from the town has their story but to keep it real, in the 80’s and 90’s the wildest neighborhoods were Brownsville, East NY and Redhook. What UN is speaking to was somewhat normal. Sad but true, what he is speaking to was the norm in Bedstuy and Crown Heights.
Where we gonna be able to view it? Has it been started or done yet
“Biggie was battling himself on the charts.” - true story.
I really appreciate this interview. Mr. Un Rivera tells it the way it is without sensationalizing details. He fills in a lot of missing pieces. Very Good interview !
It’s like watching a movie listening to this dude bro. This interview is gold.
Thank you Lance for setting the record straight. Good luck!
Can't believe I've been watching this for an hour and a half on vacation and I'm not stopping. Great interview
I was listening to bill withers and somehow made it here. Been here since at @ 1:14:05
Been watching this interview for 2 months finally thay drop the full interview
3 months 😂
Un’s voice would be dope as hell as an animated character. It’s Boondocks quality! 😅💯
I've thought that for years and never voiced it DAMN!!! 👊 😅👊
This was good to see UN pop out and speak. Great job ✌🏼
The best interview Vlad has ever done. It's about time. 😊
So many gaps were filled in, we needed him the most 💯💯 you can tell my man was speaking from the heart the whole interview. The series is a must to watch
🔥💯
I lost my job cause i worked a few blocks away from big funeral so snuck out of work , came back they were looking for me . Always can find work , never will find another BIG!
I would have done the same thing lol
This is the interview all of us needed.
The best interview of 2023, I can't wait for the series. Long waited.
when is it out annd where?
Ive waited for so long to hear the full interview. So much interesting stories to be heard. Thanks so much vlad
Streets dudes can be articulate and have strong vocabulary. He is a prime example of that. This interview is as simple and detailed as it comes.
Street dudes from that era
Finally! The truth unfiltered unbiased first hand. Rest in power Big & Pac
WHOS TRUTH IT ISN'T PACS
If it wasn't for Pac trying to be something he isn't Biggie would still be alive
@@MrJohnnyLightingIf you think that, you haven’t been paying attention. You need to see Puff for the reason Big is dead. Go watch Big Gene.
@ericjay my goodness Pac lied !!!! He knew Big did not know that he was going to be set up!! Listen to the lil Shawn interview on drink champs . Big warned Pac about hanging certain people. Pac tells those guys what big said and they approached Biggie !!! Who does that????
The best interview of 2023!!!!
Thanks Vlad & Un!!!!
This interview is GOLD...all new to me and thought I knew a lot. Vlad does it again.
It's def some shit I aint know. Aint know Nas was supposed to be in Junior Mafia.
Salute to you Vlad for interviewing these iconic stories and a huge shoutout to Un what an absolute legendary interview !! Love from New Zealand 💯
👋🏼from nyc
Psalm 37:10,11
New Zealand baby 😊
Legend? Never heard of him
@@OGGOAT23
Goddamn the haters
Great Interview. This the type of video that needs to go into the national hip hop archives- so much background history dropped. Looking forward to Un’s series.
Lance is an exceptional storyteller.
36:00 Lance is talking about my cousin who was called Puma at the time. I'm shocked to hear his name in all of this. I never knew how close he was to these guys amd the beef. He ended up going to prison for 20 years, but is out now and has really turned his life around. He doesn't talk about his life before prison but i have so many questions now.
Well next time you see him all have an interesting conversation.
I’m glad to here that Puma is doing well
@@taniquebrown3103 Do you know him?
Can Still Feel The Pain In His Voice . Great O.G LANCE UN RIVERA. THANKS BROTHER .
This was a great interview, facilitated by both parties. I rarely watch these from beginning to end, but this one had my full attention.
I am intrigued very intrigued and sooo keen to watch this....I knew the full interview would cone out later I just chilled relaked and took notes rubbing my hands...waiting for this now i enjoyed every single minute.....It was 96,s 95s 97 's.and we were bumping those hits in the 90s i lived it....
Relaked 😂so did lebron that's what they call it after Lakers regroup
This is by far one of the best interviews Vlad has ever done. Un is the sole person that was behind the scenes who can tell the REAL story. FULTON STREET SERIES is going to be EPIC and it still matters all these years later because BIG & PAC made history and no one has ever passed them lyrically... Including JAY Z!!!! If BIG doesn't Die, we get the $80,000,000.00 Deal with UNDEAS, we also get The Commission, The true Vision of what these Brooklyn natives had pushed for. Salute to the Homie Lance "UN" Rivera. Can't wait!!!!
Fulton St 💯
That’s a FACT
Y’all need ya ears checked if you think Jay couldn’t hang with them dudes lyrically.
@@nate8604 Try to think back family. Jay was in the runnings and was getting there. He's definitely that dude right now but back then, he was still rapping fast and BIG was on another level. He actually got Jay out of that mindset. Jay was another dude that wanted to be in that calling. He surpassed Big L, Ghost and Rae and a few others BUT BIG was definitely in that lane... Lyrically.
@@MrDavidQuinonesTheExec but lil cease said big said himself jay was better ..thats why i dont be understanding how niggas b talkin crazy bout jay like he aint dat nigga
Thee most underrated dude EVA!!! Nobody ever asks if puff and big was so close why he start a company with a whole other dude and put all his artists under that brand? Big was gone be bigger than puff which is why puff had him unalived. Big artists would have been major!!!
Love this interview....I can just feel how truthful his story is..
A mind is a terrible thing to waste 😢 when someone gets murdered you rob the World of the potential of that person
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
💯
And they rob us of their inspiration 🤞🏾❤️💯
It’s crazy that Mike Tyson was really outside like that.
You can tell that he's being honest about the majority of his story.
This Is Sooooooo Epic.. The Greatest Interview Ever Given about Big, Pac Bad Boy, Death Row and more…
Facts. Gives a big prospect on what really happened and just how much Puff was more involved than most of us thought. Lance",Un".. Was willing to take a bullet for Big. Was Puff !!??? Nope
@@luisrivera8154 was he implying that puff knew better to have Big at that party that night. Puff made him come out when Big only wanted to chill and smoke till it was time for his flight. Was he set up?
Hands down great interview. Was worth the wait….. Shoutout Vlad💯
He avoided the whole damn question of if he had anything to do with the bootleg
One of the best interviews on any platform i ever listened to . Great work
Parts of this interview is Dark, Eerie & Haunting… Gives me chills…
Un wayy older so to see everything happen he feels responsible he knew it was unnecessary
This need more views. This a history lesson
Been waiting for years- the best Vlad interview I've seen - make him a regular
The Lance Rivera Full Interview is finally up!
I'm smiling like Biggie in the "Hypnotize" music video. :)
So glad I don’t have to watch anymore damn clips and can finally watch the full interview.
This is hip hop gold, this is a must see interview if you love the culture.
It started off shaky but this has turned out to be the best interview in the history of the channel.
Love this interview....I can just feel how truthful his story is... Hands down great interview. Was worth the wait….. Shoutout Vlad.
so vlad pay his guests to be on his show?
Great interview looking forward to seeing his series thanks Un and Vlad.
Lance Brought That half heart chain Lefteye wore on the cover of vibe.. he was in love with Lisa 😂❤
This is the best interview of 2023 and VladTV to this day. I was hooked from start to finish. It’s going to take a lot to top this!
Great Interview. UN is a gatekeeper to this hip hop world.
a drug dealer lol..hip hop is trash
Great interview, I couldn’t stop watching it!
This drop had me like "God Damn" in my keefie D voice 😂
This is one of the best VLAD interviews ever!
finally UN telling his version of things
VLAD , this is the best interview of the 2020s 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I ain't never been so spoon fed. Great interview 👍🏼
Ok, u are oficially back with this one, it Will be hard to top.great interview i still have read today on my rotation. ✌🏿✌🏿
I don't know you or any celebrity but I Love the work ethic of you all. And Thank You Kind Sir for telling your truth. Alot of things you said made so much since. Stay Blessed
Rap needed this interview whole lot of jewels revealed 👏🏾
Ultimate respect to Un 💪 still holding Biggie down!! RWG Big🙏 gone but never forgotten!!!
Best interview I've heard in a long time👌
I didn't expect him to be so soft spoken.
So much to say but I’m going to keep it to self. This was one of the best interviews. Very informative.
This is a comment that the future needs to read. Thinking before you Speak 💯
@@neverhating_63HREE have to bro. We all was young, sat what’s on our mind w/o thinking twice.
Two things for certain, he still don't like Diddy and he knows how to read people.. which means he knows exactly who people are..
“Puff is in a better position to take care of us all and keep our momentum going”
Bzzzzzt wrongo ❌🆘⛔️🚨
Famous last words
😂😂😂
One of the realist interviews I've seen ❤
I usually never comment but damn, this interview is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best Interview of all time!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯
This Man Is The Real Truth . Put 1 + 1 Together We Know puff.D Did It Period. Biggie was NEVER To Be In L.A.
I kept passing up this video 🔥 but I'm glad I finally watched it was well worth the time 💥Thnx Un for sharing your view 💝 and your life and experiences🌹 God bless you soldier 👑 Keep Standing 💜💨
One of the best interviews I’ve had the pleasure of watching …look forward to Fulton st. 👍🏾
I went to sleep with this interview playing in my headphones, and dreamed everything he talked about 😂 it was all a dream!
Same thing happened to me right now and I woke up and restarted it so I could actually watch it! Lol
Rip Biggie
Same!
Weird , I fell asleep and was dreaming it too cause auto play took it there and I woke up and listened to the whole thing I’m going to be so tired today.
@@myronwilborn6561facts knowing my ass gtta work in a few hrs 😂
Definitely was an amazing interview
SUPER DOPE INTERVIEW! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE FULTON STREET PROJECT TO DROP!
Really dope interview. I always heard the name, but never looked into it. Props to Vlad for letting the man speak!
Vlad done milked all the Tupac stories now he on to biggie 😭😭😭
lol
Vlad is the biggest plant by the gov't AND a chump. He just allows he say she say to tell stories
These are great stories fk what your talking about
It's more, I found his cousin 😂
😂😂😂
Bigge and Puffy ,Mase and Pac was the shit back in (1997) In my school years I know for sure.❤😮 I miss Big R.I.P.
Whatever cameras you use are Fabulous. This video look so good on my tv. Excellent Quality
Thanks for this interview! Its important that Uns perspective on hip-hop history and the whole death row - bad boy feud is documented!
"Sorry Lance, I′m just trying to advance my quotes I ain′t making you the butt of my jokes" 🔥
"Let me tell u what happen, This nigga Un yeah i scratched him, he went home without a Asprin, but its cool cause we back friends, it happened and its over"
Wow this is the Best Interview Ever!!!
He gave me a new outlook on Biggie and the East Coast perspective of the hip hop game.
Much Respect
I used to religiously read xxl the source vibe don diva and I’ve heard so many bits and pieces of this story it was good to hear other perspectives that can give clarity to the stories .. Un has always just been painted as the guy Jayz stabbed.. good to know his backstory.. you can tell he’s a old street hustler no fluff in his presentation
He’s definitely The Real McCoy…
Lots of people wouldn't realize how pivotal was in hip hop in the 90's
I believe this dude. He told everything like it was. Seems like a truthful dude
This was in the category with your interview with DWEN CURRY. Loved it! Great story.
GREAT interview!
Fully enjoyed that interview. After hearing his name ever since Biigie was alive but not hearing his voice or reading anything in print by Un' ......now waiting for the whole Conway interview to drop on M.E.O
Great interview!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
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