![]() He also said the beef disgusts him more than it amuses him because him and Lal aren’t even comparable.Priority Records ( US hip hop), Ruthless Records ( Compton, LA hip-hop)Įxplicit Content Only by Evan Roth ( multimedia artist) “If he actually listened to what I said in my song, he’d know it was describing my self-worth for what I feel my rhymes are worth - the price of five cars,” he said. Mylez High confirmed he does drive a Hyundai, but denied rapping about owning five cars. Weekender reached out to Mylez High to comment on his beef with Lal. They showed us that we could stand up for ourselves. If they said no, maybe there would be limitations on what we’d be able to say today. When the cops in Detroit told them they couldn’t play … they knew their rights. W: Do you think N.W.A served as trailblazers for you to be able to express yourself?ĭK: They didn’t take no for an answer. Even Eazy-E and Ice Cube went back and forth with one another when Cube left the group. L: “No Respect.” My lyrics asked, ‘Why do they call you Mylez High when you’re miles below me?’ The kid talks about having five cars and he drives like a beat-up Hyundai.ĭK: It’s all competitive. L: Mylez High talked a lot of shit about me, my girlfriend, my music - everything I knew. Have you exercised freedom of speech when writing? W: They advocated the right to exercise their first amendment right. I think N.W.A had every right to express their feelings toward the police. W: Are you referring to the scene where the police told N.W.A that they couldn’t perform a particular song when they were on tour in Detroit? I think that there’s way too many people in this area that are too talented, that are afraid to express themselves as being talented, because they realize there will be no support.ĭK: The haters are almost like the police were to N.W.A in the movie, in the sense that they’re holding them down because they just want to say, ‘You’re just another rapper.’ L: I feel like this entire area needs more support. You don’t need to just touch the lives in the local area. There’s other people in the world outside of NEPA who are supportive. Now that I see his story in this movie, it serves as inspiration knowing that everybody told him he couldn’t do it.ĭK: It doesn’t matter. She said he couldn’t do it, he shouldn’t do it, and he did it. L: My mother doesn’t support anything I do with my music. What’s your reaction to people who may feel you’re not a real artist? W: Some people discredit the local rap scene. My lyrics speak to people or kids who are in trouble, have lost close friends or family, or anybody who is down on themselves. So my lyrics can relate to people who are picked on. I got in a lot of trouble with the drugs and robberies and thefts and fights. L: My lyrics are pretty much an autobiography. ![]() After jail, I started putting my energy into something positive - my music. I was selling drugs, stealing from people, fighting people. I was in jail for a year because I got in a fight. I’ve done a lot of things in my life that are frowned upon. What do you report through your verses?ĭK: I like to make people feel they could have another chance or that they could turn themselves around. W: In the movie, Ice Cube called himself a journalist, saying he reports the truth about what he has witnessed. L: Their music hasn’t really had an influence on what I write about, but they inspire me to speak the truth in my music. I just wanted to have fun and a good time. I could tell it was raw, though, and from the heart. I didn’t really understand what they were saying and going through. videos and I just decided to pick up a pen and start writing.ĭK: I didn’t relate to it at the time. We were kicking it as his house and we were watching N.W.A. I was 15 and a buddy of mine was on house arrest. They’re the reason I started writing music. Weekender: What did you think of the movie?ĭeeKey: Very well done. Nonetheless, their regard for sharing the truth remains the same. DeeKey is from West Scranton and Lal from Jessup - a far cry from the streets of Compton. The local rappers have faced different struggles than N.W.A. ![]() Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren faced while navigating their way through the industry to life as a rapper in NEPA. They witnessed the strength of street knowledge and discussed the film afterwards, where they compared the struggles Ice Cube, Dr. Straight outta Northeastern Pennsylvania, rappers Dylan Kiehart a.k.a DeeKey and Danny Lalli, a.k.a Lal, went to the movies with Weekender to see the rap drama, “Straight Outta Compton.” The N.W.A biopic soared to the top of the box office in its opening weekend, earning $60.2 million. ![]()
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