Cormega Explains Why The Realness 2 Is A True Sequel

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Cormega joins the latest episode of AFH's What's The Headline to discuss his album The Realness 2. This is one of the realest interviews of the year.

0:00 Intro
1:25 Cormega speaks on what his purpose is in music
3:44 Why it’s important for him to spread wisdom through his music
7:15 Why it was important to make The Realness 2 a true sequel to the original
9:10 Cormega shares his thoughts on the origins of Hip-Hop
15:23 The current state of Cormega’s relationship with Nas
25:30 Why artists lie in their raps
37:00 The balance between keeping it real and snitching on yourself in music
45:00 His evolution as an artist and a man
48:00 The biggest challenge Cormega has overcome
53:50 Some of the biggest distractions Cormega sees in the world
58:20 Working with Large Professor, Sha Money XL, Havoc, Alchemist, Harry Fraud, Streetrunner, Domingo and more as producers on the album
1:06:35 Cormega speaks about things people should be questioning in life
1:09:40 Why Kanye West and others inspire him
1:16:20 Cormega on why innovators are often met with resistance
1:19:00 Why there was no other choice but Biggie and Wu-Tang Clan for him to celebrate on “White Roses”
1:27:00 What success means to Cormega
1:30:45 Why Rod Strickland, Patrick Ewing and Bernard King could have beaten the 1990s Chicago Bulls
1:33:00 On doing wrong to get right