Yung Joc says he wasn't a victim of the 'Bad Boy' curse
theGRIO VIDEO - In 2005, Atlanta’s own Yung Joc was the king of the southern rap anthem...
In 2005, Atlanta’s own Yung Joc was the king of the southern rap anthem.
From “I Know You See It,” to “Knock It Out,” and of course “It’s Goin Down,” (who doesn’t remember that motorcycle dance?) Joc had hits. Born Jasiel Robinson, Joc flourished under Diddy’s tutelage and was set to become the South’s version of Ma$e.
Historically, a cosign from Diddy is a double edge sword for up and coming artists.
Ma$e (who became a pastor), G-Dep (who confessed to a murder case from the 90s), and Shyne (prison followed by deportation) all had the opportunity to reach superstar status but were among the casualties in Diddy’s path. Unlike the forgotten few, Joc has nothing but good things to say about his former boss.
“There’s always been this stigma with Diddy and the ‘Bad Boy’ curse — I get so sick of hearing that sh*t,” Yung Joc told theGrio’s Kyle Harvey. “Diddy and I are great. We made a lot of money together. Every time we’ve crossed paths since, it was love.”
Almost 10 years removed from his debut New Joc City, Yung Joc is comfortable where he’s at in his career.
He’s one of the newest members of the wildly successful and controversial Love & Hip Hop Atlanta franchise and has a new single out with RCA records. Getting released by Puff would break a weak-minded artist, but Joc says he’s a grown man.
“At the end of the day, I’m not going to let anyone do something to me that I don’t want done,” Joc recalled about leaving Bad Boy. “If anyone had a problem with Puff, that’s their world. I know nothing of it.”
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