Papoose Addresses it all: New Love w/ Claressa Shields, His ‘Knockout’, Kay Slay's Legacy & More

Papoose finally speaks—legacy, men’s mental health, and Kay Slay’s impact. He opens up on fatherhood, integrity, life after headlines, his role at TuneCore, celebrating Claressa “GWOAT” Shields, reacts to Busta Rhymes’ VMAs moment, and addresses “that” knockout—briefly and hilariously. Timestamps below cover: upbringing in Bed-Stuy/Brownsville, Alphabetical Slaughter origins, Hip-Hop Museum board work, the state of hip-hop, Kay Slay stories, advice to fathers down bad, and more. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:12 - Danza buying Bootleg Papoose albums & comparing him to Big L 3:55 - Papoose on the VMA’s & his relationship with Busta Rhymes 6:10 - Busta’s career & what he means to HipHop | Top 5 conversations 12:51 - Papoose’s upbringing, Grandma, Mom & how he got the name Papoose 17:03 - Where the artistry came from | Alphabetical Slaughter 23:42 - Papoose being a board member of the HipHop Museum in NY 25:58 - How Papoose feels about The Current State of HipHop 31:41 - Papoose knew he would make it in the Music Industry | Hustling vs Street Mentality 37:50 - Danza states that we are in the Worst Era of HipHop | Papoose hates Series vs Movies 43:07 - The struggles of distributing music back in the day | Kay Slay | Rikers & almost ruining his career 54:45 - Kay Slay’s impact on Papoose & The HipHop Culture | Covid & Kay Slay’s passing 1:02:25 - The pros & cons of being signed 1:06:10 - Meeting Nas for his contract & Slay’s reaction 1:09:38 - Papoose’s biggest moments in HipHop 1:14:43 - Danza asks about Papoose’s upbringing and what built his mental strength 1:17:51 - Being the symbol for Black Love | The importance of Self love & Mental Health 1:24:40 - Papoose asks Danza & Kato about their worst Mental Health moments 1:29:24 - Danza asks Papoose to give advice for a Father who’s down bad | Reach out to your kids 1:34:04 - Treating your kids all the same | Papoose’s integrity ft Fred Money, J.R Writer & Katt Williams 1:41:06 - Does Papoose regret any of the actions he took with Eazy & Remy Ma | 1:42:35 - Bud Crawford vs Canello | Boxing discussion | RIP to Wam SpinThaBin 1:56:21 - Papoose’s praises his new supportive relationship with Clarissa | Papoose’s Hat 2:05:33 - Papoose explains his journey to being the head of HipHop at TuneCore 2:13:20 - Advice to artists who are looking to be signed to a record label 2:15:54 - Independent success & Russ comparison 2:20:24 - The Pay to Play narrative in the Industry | Payola 2:23:46 - The Real Truth: Can an individual pay to get to the #1 spot? 2:25:57 - On the scale of life from 1-100 where does Papoose see himself