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definitely feel a spice yeah trying to

keep my composure these sideburns are

for a reason these sideburns say you

better make it till the end this is what

they say to the

camera hey what's going on everybody for

first we Feast I'm Sean Evans and today

we deliver you a very special episode of

hot ones brought to you by Stella artad

the official beer of hot ones summer

when we'll be bringing hot ones live to

the city of Chicago but first things

first you're watching the show with hot

questions and even hotter wings and

today I'm thrilled to be joined in the

studio by ludicrous yeah man it's crazy

cuz we met in New York at the Stella

event last year and first time now it's

all come full circle it's you're trapped

on the show and there's no Escape you

know why it's taking me so long to be on

the show because I was pissed that I

didn't think of this concept and do it

myself right well now it's beer and

chicken you were really ahead of the

curve on that one oh for sure CH and

beer is my lifestyle and everything that

entails ludicrous so this goes right

along with my lifestyle

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man all right ready to just get into

this let's get it let's do it all right

so this first one is the classic Buffalo

and then you'll start over there at the

handle start at the handle

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uh-huh that's actually pretty damn good

there we

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go the hip-hop 50 celebrations of the

last year really solidified the idea of

a legacy act in hip-hop do you think rap

is still a young person's game or have

things changed that's a great great

question man it's funny you say that

because every time when I'm on stage

especially over the last year as we've

been celebrating 50 years of hip-hop

it's made me realize how young hip-hop

is compared to a lot of other genres

because people thought it was going to

be here today and gone tomorrow and look

at what it's done it's a permanent

staple you know it's the biggest genre

of music there is and so do I think it's

a young people's game I feel like that

was the stereotype and I I feel like

people are defying that stereotype each

and every day because people are growing

older with hip-hop I just saw I want to

say like rock the bills concert you had

all of these foundational hip-hop

artists and it was at a soldout Arena so

that lets you know that there is a fan

base still that cares so much and it's

so passionate and I think it's it's just

about him coming out with projects that

are meaningful and are honest and you do

that you can relate to anybody it's it's

ageless

jalapeno hot

sauce it's complex that's what I was

going to say very slow and then now has

some layers to it you know what I mean

when you think you know it it has

another gear shift that it pulls on you

you I agree I love uh smoking Cuban

cigars when you smoke the cigar it has

you know the ones that are complex and

they have different layers and you smoke

them you know in thirds that's kind of

how you define certain cigars and same

thing with wines as they get better with

age and some more complex and so the

Finer Things in life and continuing to

learn is what I'm all about man cigars

wi and hot sauce cigars wine and hot

sauce but mostly beer chicken and hot

sauce There we go can you pull back the

curtain on all that goes into the

execution of a Super Bowl halftime show

like are there Marvel level security

measures to make sure that your cameo

doesn't leak yo listen it's definitely

multiple layers to try to make that

happen but it's so many uh tentacles to

this thing but when you got like it's

thousands of people involved it's very

I'm sure it's very difficult to not let

something slip underneath the cracks so

of course I was tight lipped but I

started seeing all the rumors of who was

and who wasn't I think it was so

difficult that at some point Usher was

like yes yes Lil John and Luda is going

to be there but at some at a certain

point you don't know what to believe

because it's been everything's diluted

seven kinds of smoke exactly what are

some of the unexpected Tech technical

challenges of repelling down from the

roof of the Georgia Dome while

performing oh man the only unexpected

challenges for me when I first rehearsed

before I actually did it was making sure

that the antenna for the microphone was

as powerful as it needs to be if you

have areas where it's not reaching then

you're going to have a messed up

performance because it's going to be

glitchy and you know your sound is going

to come in and out and that was my most

important thing I didn't want to do this

death defying phenomenal stunt and

people not be able to hear me at full

clarity of what ludicrous has to offer

so I basically made them go and buy a

hundred different antennas pointing in

all directions making sure that we were

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good Stellar fuzz

habanero that's my favorite so far so

for my money the opening on red light

district is one of the Great Rap intro

tracks of all time that's dope I think

Timberland did that one so I'm glad you

say that what in your mind is the goal

or aim of a great album intro song man

it has to capture your intention

immediately it has to set the tone for

the entire rest of the album you know

it's the World Series whoever's first up

to bat needs to set the tone for the

whole rest of the team for the stadium

for the entire game you got to hit it

out the park to me it's always been

important to to have the best intros I'm

glad you mentioned that because you know

people's attention span these days are

extremely short but if you just go back

and listen to all of the ludicrous

intros it should make you want to listen

to the rest of the entire album and

that's the goal you know what I mean and

then one of my favorite pieces of

ludicrous lore is that when you made

your album release therapy you did so

with the explicit and specific goal to

win the Grammy for rap album of the Year

absolutely how was your game plan or

your strategy for that particular

project different from the other ones

the reason that this was is because for

all of these years and I want to say it

was a good 9 to 10 years I was in the

same category of solo male rap artists

as Eminem as 50 c as DMX as JayZ so I

finally got to a point I was so

consistent that I just built up this

momentum and I finally had my time and I

set out to do it and it's just like that

was probably

one of the if not the best times of my

entire career literally for setting out

making sure I had a goal and

accomplishing that goal and just

knocking it out the park as we say man

it meant everything to me love hearing

that story from behind the scenes do we

crack our Stella R2 what are we doing

here man we got to make it happen yeah

little Stella cheer to that

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man scente ver

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so Nelly recently made a headlines with

his claim that the 2000s was the hardest

era of hip-hop ever did that at all

resonate with you like did you agree

with that statement it was literally

piggybacking off of what I just told you

in a sense of what I was up against

trying to win that Grammy album of the

year when I was like I'm always in the

category with all of these heavy Heavy

Hitters and Nelly was another one of

them and I would have to agree with him

I know that's objective depending on

what era you're from because I feel like

anybody in any era is going to say that

that was the toughest but you know um me

being in that and saying what I went

through I feel I feel the same

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way queso s

queso and a little bit of a jump I think

at this one all of them are different

y'all did a very good job curating what

the hell is going on here that's such a

compliment coming from you so your

myology in the hip-hop game it's

unparalleled so what I want to do is

just fact check some of the Larger than

Life lore while I have you sitting

across I love that cuz a lot of that

stuff on Google is like all bad man

don't believe everything that you when

you Google on the internet there some

crazy stuff on there we'll set the

records right now Factor fiction Justin

Timberlake cursed you out backstage at

the Grammys for celebrating too much I'm

glad that you brought this up cuz the

internet kind of like it they they went

a little crazy with it he definitely

meant it but it was no cursing out he

was behind the curtain and I was

celebrating so openly and I was so loud

I think it was said more in fun but

there was definitely some truth behind

it like okay Show's not over stop

celebrating so openly I haven't won any

yet you know but with a smile on his

face type thing is it true that you buy

a car off of The Fast and Furious set

with every film absolutely until we

started shooting in UK where the

steering wheel is on the other side of

the cars but the crazy thing is you go

look at Too Fast Too Furious there was

this dodge rank that had the Louis

Vuitton print on it that was the first

one that I got I probably drove that

around Atlanta for like 2 days before I

was like I've got to paint this damn car

cuz I everybody in Atlanta was following

me like it's ludicrous look at bro I

swear like I don't even know what I was

thinking did Ben Stiller personally seek

your approval to use get back at the end

of Tropic Thunder for that Tom Cruz

dancing yo that's a I don't think

anybody's ever asked me that's a great

question not only did he seek a approval

respectfully he invited us to watch the

movie before it came out and it was

literally just me him and my management

and we watched the whole movie just to

see at the end for him to ask me is it

okay to clear this and I was like

absolutely I was more I'm such a been

still a fan that I was more just happy

that he invited me personally to come

watch the movie before it came

out bourbon maple

Reaper intensely

spicy definitely feel the spice yep

trying to keep my composure these

sideburns are for a reason I have to go

through all of these hot sauces I cannot

quit no it's something that like if

people can read these sideburns say you

better make it till the end this is what

they say to the

camera no way yeah these are like them

old school western movie sideburns I

should have

they used to eat spicy all day every

they go in the salon they order like the

hardest whiskey you know I'm saying

that's what these are come on let's go

what are we doing I haven't drink the

milk yet so during your Chris lovea laa

days at Atlanta's

hot97.5 what if anything did you learn

about the radio station politics that go

into getting your music played on air I

felt it's all about the team the artist

could be one thing you can have a hot

record but your record company your

record company Representatives how they

treat people how they come to the

station the respect you know it's just

like being humble understanding how the

game is played because make no mistake

if you're a part of a record company and

you're one artist you got to understand

that when these representatives from

your company come up to a radio station

they're also trying to pitch all the

other artists that have records coming

out at that time so it's like the artist

doesn't usually realize that they're

trying to Pigg you back off of your

number one record so I think that's one

of the biggest things that I learn is

that record companies if you're very

smart you're trying to politic in the

means of okay we know we got one record

here how do we help all of our other

artists get on this rotation at this

station based off of The Leverage that

we have at this particular moment in

time do you remember where you were when

you heard what's Your Fantasy on the

radio for the first time the first time

I heard my record being played where I

knew I was I was going somewhere was

when I was on the same radio slot and we

were on commercial break and somebody

texted me and said go listen to the

other station your competitor station is

playing your record and that's unheard

of because in radio you're not supposed

to do anything that supports anyone or

anything that they have going on at the

other station and when I heard that I

was like this is it we're

here the forbidden fruit fruit

I'm still enjoying this can you define

dynamic Simplicity and then how do you

think it's influenced the music that

you've made man how do you know about

that when did I say that man I love the

fact that you say Dynamic Simplicity I

practiced this martial arts called 52

blocks and a lot of people don't really

know much about it but it just I I

mentioned that because you know you hear

all the time and this can apply to

anything but you should be more afraid

of the guy that practic is one right

hand punch a million times a day as

opposed to the person that practices

full range karate you know one time a

day so what I mean by D Dynamic

Simplicity it's so Dynamic with that

right hand and how you swing because you

got it to a te like you've perfected it

but it's very simple at the same time it

goes into the music uh how I do

everything you don't want to over

complicate stuff you have to keep the

humanization in your music in in that

can mean a lot of things to a lot of

different people but there has to be a

little room for error nobody likes

perfect as crazy as that sounds you want

to get close to perfect you want to get

better you want to evolve you want to

get good but when it's too perfect

nobody can really relate to it so that's

kind of what I mean when I say Dynamic

Simplicity there's this amazing scene in

The Genius documentary where you're in

the parking lot outside of the studio

before recording Breathe In Breathe Out

is writing in the car always been a part

of your creative process absolutely it's

like my safe Zone I can roll the window

down I can get sun on my face so you

feeling the elements of the wind you

feel the energy of whatever is going on

around you but at the same time it's

like you're in this protective box you

got speakers everywhere front back side

to side you can turn this up as loud as

you want to you're not bothering anybody

nobody can tell you to turn it down and

it's just protected and it's just that's

where I get the best ideas because I'm

just in this Zone

when I'm driving and thinking and and

kind of writing at the same time it's

great because one is second nature it's

like I don't have to think about it but

it's also therapeutic for me to be able

to drive and uh that's where all my best

thoughts and all of my best music comes

of course hint move [ __ ] get out the

way I wrote that in the car you know

what I mean I I was in traffic I was in

a traffic jam all of that man you know

what I'm going to take a little milk

just cuz I'm thirsty right now just I

don't want anybody thinking that I just

took a bite out of something and I need

it I don't need it but I'm going to take

some right now just cuz I feel like

drinking a little milk before I'll join

you all right because coming up

next is uh de bomb Beyond Insanity

should I take my coat off

before you know what let me just take my

coat off cuz I want to show off this

amazing chain that I just got you guys

it is an amazing chain pretty cool

Rockstar status ladies and

gentlemen the bomb Insanity here we go

yeah yeah

mhm oh

yeah that's definitely hot mhm but good

wo that's really good wow I mean like in

this type of way like in these sideburns

type of way right right like in a feel

something feel alive kind of way woo

that's kind of like that type of way you

know what I mean I love that reaction

separate separate

see this kind of reaction on this sauce

woo just out of curiosity what's the

craziest stunt you've seen performed up

close and personal I'm the set of a fast

and furious movie you know that's a good

question because before like on two fast

two furious they used to actually let us

drive the cars and I just remember may

he rest in peace of course Paul Walker

um doing this dope stunt and he it was

such a hard stunt where he had to like

360 the car

but it was also amazing because you know

he had practiced it so much and he did

everything he needed to do and I feel

like he did the best D and he loved it

he was thrill seeker you know just

adrenaline and you can you you could

tell his love for cars and just his love

for for all of that he talked about it

all the time have you ever been to uh

gibsy Hana that private Benny Hana in

the backyard of Tyresa place yes I have

does it like match up to like a Benny

hanar it actually does cuz you know what

he does he goes to actual Benihana and

literally tells the chef that he'll hire

them for more

money well he's done this he poaches he

poaches and brings them to his house he

steals Ben Hana chefs this is what he

does I'm telling you it's crazy I got to

say it's very rare that somebody looks

to bomb right in the eyes oh yeah and

stands 10 toes down the way that you

have on that appreciate that bro listen

and it's not I don't I'm not showing it

as much but it's very very very insane

because I still I still you know what

I'm saying but that's why I love it

because I said the complexity of it it's

not gone anywhere right it's still

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here

Matos this is where it gets interesting

I'm

sure now nothing fun but after the last

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one right how you know almost like it

takes its foot off the gas a little bit

and I like that you know what's dope

that I didn't even mention is that um

Queen Latifa we shot a movie with on

with Netflix called end of the road and

we shot this in Albuquerque New Mexico

Albuquerque New Mexico as you know is

like it's the chili pepper capital I

truly enjoyed shooting that movie with

Queen but also being in Albuquerque New

Mexico and trying all of these different

Chili Peppers seems well it feel like it

served me well cuz this is reminding me

of of those times and that's what's

special about the hottest of hot sauces

is that is going to bring you to a

moment in time in history where it comes

in handy comes in handy music does that

the best things that you know you're

going to remember for the rest of your

life that's what this is about memories

lifetime memories so I've heard you talk

about Buster Rhymes and missel at as

musical influences but I'm curious as

one of the funniest lyricists and music

video performers of all time who are

your comedy icons a lot of people don't

know this but Richard Pryor is like my

my fifth cousin believe it or not so I'm

related to Richard Pryor you don't hear

people say that often you don't hear

cousins when it's like first cousin

definitely say Richard Pryor would

definitely say Eddie Murphy's of the

world my friend Kevin Hart feel like

he's up there with him um Dave Chappelle

got to mention him uh man those are

those are just a few that come to mind

what do you see as the role of comedy in

hip-hop in hip-hop there used to be this

stigma that you have to be hardcore all

the time that you can't show a lighter

version of yourself and people started

breaking down those barriers over time I

just saw Ice Cube say something about

the song it was a good day about all his

homies were literally telling him he

cannot put that record out because you

know if you hardcore you ganger rap

nobody wants to talk about having a good

day and you think about that and him

going against the grain and just being

honest about his life and you see that

record now as like one of the most

timeless and classic records of hip-hop

history that should let you know you got

to talk about all size you have to you

can't not do it

bro uh-oh let's

go today was a good day until we had

this last exam hot sauce on this table

so this is the last dab we C the last

dab cuz tradition around here to put a

little extra on the last one you don't

have to if you don't want to oh man come

on now what I tell you about these

sideburns bro did I not tell you I told

you about Sideburn I know I knew

immediately what I was dealing with

today oh [ __ ] oh yeah be careful that

might not be a good

thing H the last da let's

go that's my favorite wo that's got a

kick but the flavor though that's

complex over here yes let's rock let's

rock and the good news is Luda the wings

of death are behind us and to close

things out you know there have been

these debates raging online about your

best features on other artist songs all

right so here while your brain and mind

melt in hot sauce I want to put them to

rest from The Source all right I'm

curious what to you is your Mount

Rushmore of Luda guest verses your top

four of all time definitely Sierra o is

going to be in that top four um Nas made

you look remix hell yeah I got to say

yeah verse for a feature just because it

is going down in music history not just

hip-hop or pop history we talking about

music history number four is going to be

very difficult cuz man it's you think

about it for a sec you know it's like

it's coming to mind I don't want to be I

don't want to repeat myself but I want

to say Lovers and Friends man we talking

about let's just say if they say usher

you know Lil John and Luda had to do it

again that Lovers and Friends record we

never shot a video for and it went

number one on the charts and it's like

for it to be slow song and for people to

for it to resonate with people the way

that it did I would have to put that as

number four well set it in stone and

look at you ludicrous taking on the

wings of death living to tell the tale

and before we roll out the red carpet I

think it's only right that we cheers

Stella she is Che Stella and by the way

you know Stella R has some great events

playing you know cuz they have one in

New York again we have one in Atlanta I

had to let them know they have to bring

it to my hometown of Atlanta so this

summer is going to be amazing because we

get to do this again and now there's

nothing left to do but roll out the red

carpet for you this camera this camera

this camera let the people know what you

have going on in your life cheers man I

have nothing going on but the bomb the

bomb hot sauce I'm taking this home with

me that's all I got going on first one

ever thank you bro yeah somebody told me

behind the who killed it the most was

like uh Billy eyh or something like that

somebody was it was it Billy that like

didn't Flinch or some it was a woman a

couple yeah like Jenna Ortega didn't

Flinch I think that's what it was didn't

Flinch how the hell did they do that um

Hal Barry actually didn't Flinch she I

was like oh so you have any idea what

you're getting yourself into and she

goes Sean I am here to eat dinner like

that that's hilarious y That's