Video: Boldy James Interview w/ OnSMASH
Boldy James catches up with OnSMASH during his stay in Los Angeles, as he worked on his upcoming EP with The Alchemist.
In our interview, Boldy explains what brought him into the rap game and gives all credit to his cousin Chuck Inglish, who looked out for him and inspired him to tell his story through songs. After serving a few stints in jail, Boldy took his talents to the booth and hasn’t looked back since.
Now, after various mixtapes and critical acclaim in the Detroit scene, he is enjoying the fruits of that labor. Check out Boldy speak on everything from having an image, to the drug game, how he got his name and what the future holds.
Stay tuned for his upcoming project with Alchemist, as we leave you with a verse from one of the tracks.
Previously: Boldy James ft. Logic & Aaron Williams – Take Whats Ours (Video)
April 9th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
you’d think that after as many years in the industry as someone of T.I.’s pedigree put in, as many albums and musical accomplishments as he’s received…
after a while, they would start to expand their horizons sotospeak. natural progression. not necessarily “falling off.” that’s a strong word with various connotations.
Clifford is still very much relevant and getting paper. his show on Vh1 with Tiny was dope in my opinion, and he’s overseeing several side projects ranging from his clothing line (lol), to side groups & record labels, etc.
i respect it.
nosign rapping at 40 years old unless your name is shawn carter.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Boldy explains what brought him into the rap game and gives all credit to his cousin Chuck Inglish
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April 9th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
T.I’s never been that good IMO
April 9th, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Bricktop summed it up on these boards before, no homo
just because present day MJ can’t jump from the free throw line anymore doesn’t make him any less of a legend
you wouldn’t say he “fell off.” he’s put in a career’s worth of work and achievement, and transition into other endeavors.
at his peak though, he was the one of, if not, the GOAT.
rap parallels this same analogy. see Nas, see T.I. or any other aged accomplished titan.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Boldy explains what brought him into the rap game and gives all credit to his cousin Chuck Inglish
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if I’m not mistaken, Boldy and Chuck are first cousins.
i guess Boldy paying homage…saying Inglish put him on, as he was already an established act and on the scene before Boldy
April 9th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
T.I’s never been that good IMO
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Cosign
April 9th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
swearfogod before this video i had no idea who boldy james was…
April 9th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
The Start Of Your Ending: Mobb Deep Breaks Up On Twitter? Hav Calls Prodigy Gay?
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Noyd couldn’t even squash this
April 9th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
say MJ had remained playing with the Wizards until this day. and he was currently under a veteran’s minimum contract, playing garbage mins at the end of the bench.
Juanita had raped him in the divorce, and rumors were afloat that he had to play because he needed the money, or whatever.
would he still be the GOAT?
April 9th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
would he still be the GOAT?
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How is that even a question?
April 9th, 2012 at 8:13 pm
would he still be the GOAT?
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legacy definitely tarnished…
one of the keys to this GOAT shit.. knowing when to make an exit…
April 9th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
MJ pops got wacked over unpaid gambling debts…..he been bout that life
April 9th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
MJ pops got wacked over unpaid gambling debts…..he been bout that life
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roff, wasnt he killed in a random car jacking though?
April 9th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Shooter Says:
April 9th, 2012 at 8:20 pm
MJ pops got wacked over unpaid gambling debts…..he been bout that life
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roff, wasnt he killed in a random car jacking though?
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“random”
April 9th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
so you’re saying there is a difference between being the greatest to ever pick up a mic, and the rapper who had the greatest career.
i can agree with that as well.
Nas is the former. Hov would be the latter.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
roff, wasnt he killed in a random car jacking though?
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yea by some “supposed” handicapped kid
April 9th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
killed in a random car jacking
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translation: wacked over upaid gambling debts
April 9th, 2012 at 8:25 pm
would he still be the GOAT?
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legacy definitely tarnished…
one of the keys to this GOAT shit.. knowing when to make an exit…
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so you’re saying there is a difference between being the greatest to ever pick up a mic, and the rapper who had the greatest career.
i can agree with that as well.
Nas is the former. Hov would be the latter.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
chuck inglish production >>>>>>
April 9th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Yeah, they got some songs…I just never much cared to listen.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
t.i nowhere near mj status tho
jay = mj
big l = len bias
April 9th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
so you’re saying there is a difference between being the greatest to ever pick up a mic, and the rapper who had the greatest career.
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T.I. is neither tho.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
jay = mj
big l = len bias
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Nah.
Cause Jay ain’t have the same buzz as L when he started. He was actually L’s weed carrier the first time I heard him spit on Stretch & Bobbito.
Jay-Z didn’t come in the league dropping 40.
He had to work at it.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Boldy James catches up with OnSMASH during his stay in Los Angeles, as he worked on his upcoming EP with The Alchemist.
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Could be his breakout project, cuz I know Al ain’t giving this nigga 28 joints to sloth his way through.
Boldy is a 10 track album kinda rapper. Anymore & you start to tune him out.
I just hope Al ain’t give this dude none of Spitta or Freddie Gibb’s beats.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
*comments in a vacuum*
April 9th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
t.i nowhere near mj status tho
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of course not.
I kind’ve branched out from my original point. but in summation, I just wouldn’t necessarily say T.I. “fell off.”
guys with decade long careers and platinum albums, movies, and tv shows don’t “fall off.” they just fade to black.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Len Bias could’ve been a Darko Milicic for all we know.
death really does increase the aura exponentially.
no disrespect .
April 9th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Boldy x ALC ep!
April 9th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
take shots at LMG, you know we gon’ get back
CLR
April 9th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
stalley <<<<>>>>
i see what ross is doing, he couldnt get wiz/spitta – so settling for stalley made sense
fits with the luxury rap lane – like this latest tape is cool
but i dunno, spitta x mikey rocks already got that jet talk lane
thing i dont like about stalley is his style mimics spittas
from that stream of consciousness flow to flipping other artists lines into the hook
and making references to vintage whips, retro kicks, weed talk etc
and as casket once said “the sonic level 2 dream stage beats” are getting a lil too much
April 9th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
and then on other tracks he turns into rick ross jr
“i been wearing in so much gold latetly
pistol close and its off safety”
“throw this money up high – and let it fall lazy
tip drills for the quick thrill”
stalley that aint you b
muslims getting tip drills from strippers?!!?
the rick ross effect <<<>>>
April 9th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
guys with decade long careers and platinum albums, movies, and tv shows don’t “fall off.” they just fade to black.
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truth in this
ll is a legend and managed to attain all that mogul stuff too
but if he dropped an album now it wouldnt sell too well
if t.i retired tomorrow he wouldnt go down as a legend imo
just a rapper who had a real good run – made some cool records
April 9th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
ll is a legend and managed to attain all that mogul stuff too
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LL never put an artist out.
He ain’t no mogul.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
fits with the luxury rap lane – like this latest tape is cool
but i dunno, spitta x mikey rocks already got that jet talk lane
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They lack Stalley’s substance.
He’s more poet then rapper & there’s an appeal there that Spitta lacks.
Due’s music speaks to the listener on a different level. It might not always connect but when it does, it’s powerful.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
if t.i retired tomorrow he wouldnt go down as a legend imo
just a rapper who had a real good run
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maybe
i’d put him in the rap Hall of Fame though…2nd ballot.
Reggie Miller status
April 9th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
wiz k’s army of soundclick producers >>>
April 9th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
the rick ross effect <<>>
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It sells records tho & these guys are in the business of selling records.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Stalley balances the introspective raps with the fly talk well imo.
mix that in with a Rozay-esque ear for beats, and duke is good money.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
Cardo >>> wiz k’s army of soundclick producers
April 9th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
T.I has no quotables
April 9th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Jihad’s latest effort >>>>>>>
All hate. bias. aside.
Gotta give it to him. Well done!!!
April 9th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
TI fell off, MJ too…
When you produce at a high level and can no longer continue do so, you fell off.
No if, and or but about it. TI’s shitty music was tolerable for a period until last year. That fuck a mix tape and fuck the city up tape were both trash.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Define…Quotable
April 9th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
TI is mad overrated. Dude start gaining national attention when southern rap was being criticizes for its lack of substances, technical skill and quality.
When people thought all southern rappers could do was yell on a track and spit basic 1st grade rhythms, TI popped on the national radar and show people bamas could rap.
Thus he got a lot more praise than his music warranted. He is the token southern rapper. The guy elitist like cause they didn’t want to co-sign Wayne, Bun B or Juicy J.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
TI is mad overrated.
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i wanna say horrible things about your mother…
but you gave me that website for the free breaking bad… so imma chill…
but…
you trippin…
April 9th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Gotta give it to him. Well done!!!
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This is why things are the way they are now.
Stop gassing niggas & telling them they shit hot.
I refuse to click on anything that dude is attached to cause I’ve heard all I need to hear.
It ain’t gonna get much better then what it already is.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Thus he got a lot more praise than his music warranted.
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Dude has made some bangers as well as some real introspective tunes. He cot flow, style & substance.
You sounding like a hater bro.
24′s >>>>>
April 9th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
i got no patience for a whole project of stalleys anymore
just a couple tracks here & there from him
April 9th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
You sounding like a hater bro.
^this made me laugh
April 9th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Niggas is saying that TI is a future hall of famer.
Future hall of fame candidates don’t have only a few bangers…
Takes more than being mildly competent and have a few decent singles to get into the hall of fame.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
He has no bars that stand out, that are impressive…
He does a couple different flows, yeah. But technically, when it comes to bars, I think he’s average emcee. From a strictly rapping perspective.
Yeah he can do pop songs and make a hit with a sing songy hook, yeah he can do an introspective song, yeah. But I’m talking about bars.
I don’t really care if you have a flourishing career, it aint my money, it aint my fame. I just care about the music.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Tip was killing shit fam, cant deny it. From “I ain’t neva scared” to “Swagga Like Us”.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Songs > Bars
Canibus had bars.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Tip is a hustler i respect his rise to fame and his career is/was official
Musically he’s always been meh status to me
I liked trap music or whatever cd that was w 24s
After that not too much
But I respect him career wise
Ti>>>>>>Luda
Opinion
April 9th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
What you Know about That was some shit too. Yeah fuck that Clifford in the Hall.
April 9th, 2012 at 9:52 pm
youtube.com/watch?v=I38MZZBD2rw
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Prodigy speaking on the possibility of hip-hop having a gay genre…
April 9th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
No sign rappers without potent bars in hall of fame.
LL was the exception
April 9th, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Clifford rap legacy been cemented.
April 9th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
I’m on my way to single status inshallah. And when I get there I’m bringing out the power simp moves on these bitches.