Cormega Explains Why The Realness 2 Is A True Sequel

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