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Ralph McDaniels on Tupac in Juice, Video Music Box, directing Nas & Wu-Tang

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Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by hip hop legend and Video Music Box host Ralph McDaniels. Joe and Jada pick Uncle Ralph's brain about hip hop history, from being on set with Tupac Shakur and Queen Latifah on the 1992 cult classic 'Juice,' to his 2021 hip hop documentary 'You're Watching Video Music Box' directed by Nas, to the list of iconic music videos he directed or produced like "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan, "It Ain't Hard To Tell" from Nas' album 'Illmatic,' and "Burn Hollywood Burn" by Public Enemy featuring Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane. Joe also recalls a story of getting pulled up on stage at a Big Daddy Kane concert and witnessing a legendary freestyle by Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.6:30 - Uncle Ralph's impact on hip hop 12:30 - Fat Joe & Big Pun causing mayhem in Yonkers 17:00 - Uncle Ralph's hoarding legendary footage 35:00 - Directing Nas, Wu-Tang, Public Enemy videos 42:00 - Juice & Joe's LEGENDARY Tupac & Biggie story 1:04:15 - Video Music Box Experience [Timestamps may vary due to advertisements]See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by hip hop legend and Video Music Box host Ralph McDaniels. Joe and Jada pick Uncle Ralph's brain about hip hop history, from being on set with Tupac Shakur and Queen Latifah on the 1992 cult classic 'Juice,' to his...

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