When the 2012 Grammy nominations were announced, few people were surprised to see names like Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa and J. Cole leading the pack. But one name that may have surprised a few was Yung Berg for his work on Lil Wayne’s single “John.” Now, the Chicago rapper explains how he and Polow Da Don managed to secure a nod for their work.
According to a recent interview with ThisIs50, Berg explained how he and the Atlanta producer cooked up a beat that eventually got them recognized by the Grammy committee. He said that the two first made the song for Roscoe Dash, but that after some networking, Polow was able to give the track to Weezy, who turned it into his hit single with Rick Ross.
“I was actually working with Roscoe Dash at Polow Da Don’s studio and I gave him the record, and the song that we…produced is the ‘John’ record [that Lil Wayne released],” he explained. “I did it for Roscoe first or whatever, and I played it for Roscoe and he had [a different] record…I thought this record was hot and then I left the situation. Polow made his plays and wasn’t Roscoe’s record no more, it was Lil Wayne’s record and his single, and we now nominated for a Grammy.”
Berg also discussed his latest mixtape, titled Reality Check. He explained that he put himself outside his more club-friendly comfort zone and addressed a number of issues that have marred his career over the past few years.
“I got a new mixtape out right now that’s called Reality Check, and it’s a real good project,” he explained. “It’s just a different vibe for me. A lot people used to [know] me for songs for the girls and different things, but this one is really touching on matters and I’m speaking about everything. If you want to know, okay, well this bullshit happened to Berg or what happened with this, or I heard that this story happened or whatever, I’m really being honest on that shit.”
Check out the full interview below.
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you put Wayne on there like its a joke or something. Dude would out spit 90% of rappers out and he has been. The other 10% was on his interlude and outro on C4
@ Bom919 it is a joke because Wayne sucks now. You’re almost correct in saying that he could out spit 90% of rappers out; I wouldn’t say 90, but Wayne has bars. However, saying he ‘has been’ out-spitting them is absurd. Wayne hasn’t made consistently dope hip hop since the drought 3, maybe even before. The carter 3 was fucking awful, he almost single-handedly brought hip hop to its own death with the fucking auto-tune years, and is now being a skate poser. Dude is in no way shape or form representative of hip hop or the hip hop culture. He’s a clown who gets fucked up too much, brags about money he made from selling albums to 13 year old girls and white kids in the suburbs, and makes pop music. Through laziness and carelessness he’s entirely disrespectful to a culture that got him everything he has. He spits on his talent as an emcee everytime he makes a song like Lollipop. At a certain point, even for the Lil Waynes and Birdmans of the planet, when self-respect comes before making money. Maybe one day Wayne will realize that and start making hip hop again for the old fans that he left behind for money. Until then go defend Wayne on a pop music blog, not a hip hop website, because he doesn’t belong here.
The best song on the Carter 4 was the interlude, you know? The one that Wayne wasn’t on…Lyrically, there are hundreds of rappers with better flows than him. Get your head out his azz and get smart fool. Berg can outrap Wayne, and that’s a fact. Wayne is a wack freestyler, and he tricked his own fans into believing that he freestyled most of his mixtapes, then turned around and was like “to be honest, most of those rhymes were from old notebooks” What?! You bitch ass nigga…you suck. You won’t hear this nigga sneak dissin’ Royce or Joell, but he can do it to Jigga…? And I don’t even blame Jigga for not responding cuz he is legend and he dosen’t have to do shit. But if that was me, I would have smacked the fuck outta Wayne talkin’ about kidnappin’ my wife…str8 up, no chaser…
Wayne is a joke, along with 90% of the game right now…the new fans of rap are fuckin’ the game up too, cuz there parents were working too hard to teach them respect so they destroy everything that the old heads built for us…
Wayne is a jokey-joke…The Block Is Hot was his best album to this day. Mad niggas hate on J. Cole for bein’ a “normal” nigga with integrity AND bars, but love Wayne even though they know he is a fraud. Same thing with Drake…who was a bitch nigga from the jump. Them niggas that are suppose to be down with him are fuckin his bitch, and what he doin’? Makin’ songs about how he feels, wantin’ people to sympathize with his stupid choices…not me. These niggas are frauds and one day the wool will be pulled from yall eyez…
I THOUGHT THE BEAT WAS ON THE NIGGA RAWSS’S ALBUM FIRST, ON A SONG CALLED “I’M NOT A STAR” AND THEN THEY TURNED INTO “JOHN” CUZ RAWSS MADE A WACK ASS LOW BUDGET VIDEO FOR THE JOINT!!!! NAWM???
It sounds like the same beat that Ross used for I’m not a star produced by Lex Lugger.
This guy made the John beat…He has the Sessions to prove it.Dont mind the title of the single its actually the John beat.
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhtD4bZlm1D243ZS6g
Yung Berg and Polow da don are lying!!!! This dude ayotheproducer made the John beat 3 years ago and never got the credit from polow he deserved. Check out the proof in the link!
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhtD4bZlm1D243ZS6g
Ayo gave it to Polow UNFINISHED, so Berg and Polow built on that. Do your research before you speak, you sound stupid.
At the end of the day though, hes still yung berg.
oh my god!! a potential win for yung berg?!?! 2012 truly is the end of humanity!!!
hahahaha
the sad thing is that john was probably the best song on the entire album. and its just ‘im not a star’ remixed!
HE DIDNT MAKE THE BEAT!!!! smh http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhtD4bZlm1D243ZS6g Shout out Kafkaesque for also pointin this out
For those of u who wanna diss berge, i pray u aint no lil wayne fan, bcuz dude has WROTE a few songs for dwayne. Anybody who call they self the greatest rapper alive, but got other niggas writin they material is WACK plain and simple….
Congrats to berge! Despite all the negetive press and niggas talkin shit, he still makin money. Cant be mad at that…
As mad as niggas wanna be, they can’t stop him…his hustle is too serious. He did indeed help produce “John” w/ Polow…but niggas are too stupid to give credit where its due. Berg is touring WORLDWIDE, meaning his fanbase dosen’t have to include the gangstas who think life is about being bullies with nothing important to say and shit to do. Niggas robbed him cuz they ain’t got it like he do…he should feel flattered that these crab ass niggas wanna hate. He stepped to Maino like a man, and instead of giving this man his respect, Maino wants to throw hands over EGO?! Nah, I can’t fuck with that…keep making hot music, and don’t sweat these hatas wasting life thinkin’ of negative shit to say cuz you on….
And….for the record, his flow is super cray. He can easily outrap Weezy on ANY beat you give him…fuck off!
Fuck young hunnies
Polow Da Don Stole This Beat From Ayo The Producer. They Gave Him No Credit Except Leave His Tag In The Beginning of The Track On The Video Version…The Grammy Nom Should Have A Asterisk Beside It…
fuck young berg and fuck polow da don
they did not make this beat
and fuck young bergs irrelevant ass
and fuck polow da don
hes a light skinned fucktard
3 words:
Ayo The Producer
true. shows how greedy these cats are
Damm niggas is trying to complete a circle. First young berg gets two chains took on to different occasion(lol). Now he stuck Ayo for his track.WhaT??? ha ha ha ha lol and he’ll probably get sued over this Too. Oh what a dumb ass
Yeah Berg is on 1.. I didn’t even know about the 2chains BS goin down.
yep hard to believe but bow wow was the first to get young berg chain snatch, after he took a beat down from bow’s peeps, than this doumb ass goes to the uk, and get stuck for his batman chain by some dude who made a bunch of videos,talking shit about how berg was bitch and he was chilling wit da chain too. Yo the shit was the funniest video i’ve seen of another dude gettin clowned
Dude can’t even keep a straight face when he said he prod the beat. Yo,,, Dude has the session files and the time stamp on his hard drive. Beat jackin is nothing new. But I’ve never seen someone just get D’Bo off a track like that then lose a Grammy nod too. Karma bout to come back and face fuck Berg. hahaha. Heard that bitch had herpes too. Eww.
You know what? He is gon fuck around and blow up just because niggas hated on him so hard…motivation is real. A bunch of bitch niggas who can’t do shit on their own may rob this dude, act like girls throw hands over nothing but EGO, and it hasn’t stopped him yet. Chicago is here to stay…we hustlaz 4real, rain sleet snow and def when it’s hot out. So quit hatin’ on Berg, cuz he can spit his azz off, and he’s been touring WORLDWIDE for a hot minute.
nigga you CRAZY!!!!
Who gives a fuck about a got damn grammy! RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOO suckas !!
Someone is gonna sock him in the face and take his grammy if he wins one….
wait isnt that the song that was basically a remix of im not a star lol that got a grammy nod are u serious lost all respect for the grammys
I lost all respect for the grammy’s 10 years ago.
those are the same songs “john” n “im not a star/if i die tonite”
Young Berg was knocked out five minutes after that interview and his chain was stolen for the 12th time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPY_kkrfbf0&context=C34b380dADOEgsToPDskJoQUdUTIwDlNZadMCcuMVa
I’d be getting fuckin grammy nods if I was jackin beats too…
Yung berg didn’t produce that beat!!! @ayotheproducer(twitter page) did…go see the video on WSHH of him with the original session. Ayo use to produce for yung berg, that lil nigga aint no producer! And no I’m not hating I’m telling the fuckin’ truth…I hate theives.
yung berg is played out as shit too haha no body has ever given a fuck about his ass. he got his chain snatched back in the day and his bitch ass didn’t do nothin hahaha
Who the Bleep is Yung Berg and how come I can’t name not a one of his so called out spitting Wayne songs … none, somebody please tell me one hit this cat had. Quit hating the South!