2 Hard 4 Radio

Comedian Alex Thomas has been in the entertainment & comedy game for 30 yrs! He's written and acted in some of your favorite movies and shows from "Don't Be A Menace" to the "Jaime Foxx Show". He's in Oakland doing a performance and had to tap in with G BiZ to talk about what's kept him going in the comedy game!

If you don't know Bay Area lyricist Symba then you're missing out on one of the hottest new artists in the game! After the release of his highly anticipated album, "Don't Run From R.A.P" featuring heavy hitters like Ty Dolla $ign, Moneybagg Yo, and SO many more, the Antioch MC is turning his focus to getting back on stage.He gets personal about his very own Covid vaccine experience in this interview while also preparing to add a prestigious title to his resumé. Symba is in the running to make the next XXL Freshman 10 Class & votes from the Bay just might be the push he needs to lock it in! Make us proud breh!

On a new episode of the "2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast", G BiZ sits down with rapper Mico Cocky and talks about his new single "Somebody" featuring popular artist Quando Rondo. He also discusses making the best of a tragic situation & starting a Bay Area celeb flag football game! Who do you think would be the game's MVP?

2 Hard 4 Radio is BACK! The show took a slight pause but we're hitting the ground running with this new episode bringing these giants of the city to your radio. Vegan Mob is one of the top restaurants in the Bay Area & it was started by a Bay Area Hyphy legend and the pride of Fillmoe Don Toriano. G BiZ is also joined by Troy LLF from Legends Live Forever & Project Level! Troy, also a product of Fillmoe speaks on the history of music in the neighborhood and how that has influenced his new project "Free Play 4". Big Shout Out to @devmissionorg and the new upcoming youth program coming to Fillmore families! Youth 14 - 21 interested in music production, song writing, recording, mixing & more contact www.devmission.org to apply for the 8 week program starting on April 6th!

Rapper/actor Kris Wu joined G Biz (@_GBiz) & Max (@_MadMax on the 2 Hard 4 Radio podcast to discuss his upcoming album! The Chinese superstar talked in depth about growing up in China, and then moving to Canada at a young age. Kris reveals how his mom got him into showbiz at an early age, what it was like growing up in Canada- speaking a foreign language, and how his height has helped him get noticed throughout his entire life. Kris also discussed his car collection, and the current rap beef he is tied up in back home in China! Please make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the 2 Hard 4 Radio podcast on whatever app you are listening!You can watch video of the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd2yGRE30s

On this episode of 2 Hard 4 Radio G BiZ does a special edition dedicated to the upcoming film remake of the hood classic "SuperFly". Originally made in 1972 SuperFly is the story of a drug dealing playboi caught between the lure of money & the hunger for true freedom -an exit out of the game. Courtesy of Sony Pictures we were able to get a sneak peek of the film and speak with the films director, producer & cast! Listen to how this epic story was brought back to life for a new generation to enjoy! Directed by Director X, Produced by Joel Silver, starring Trevor Jackson (Youngblood Priest), Lex Scott Davis (Georgia), Jason Mitchell (Eddie), and a list goes on! Opening in theaters: June 13, 2018.

East Oakland native Lil Mikey TMB chopped it up with G Biz & Producer Max on the 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast! Lil Mikey talked about growing up in East Oakland, getting shot and going into a coma, and then moving to the South and developing as an artist in Atlanta & Miami. He also came up with the only possible way Kanye can redeem himself with "n*ggas!" ( 25:00) Lil Mikey reacted to rapper 03 Greedo dissing Tupac (15:00)

Hyphy legend Husalah from the Mob Figaz joins the 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast with G Biz & Producer Max!Husalah discussed his new album "H"- available now- and shared some untold stories of Bay Area legends The Jacka & Mac Dre.He also talked about how he feels about internet gangsters like 6ix9ine and how his time in prison has helped him grow as a man. Subscribe to the 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/2622419/episodes/feedSubscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/KMELtv?sub_confirmation=1 He talked about when he first met the Jacka they would get into roasting sessions, "his nipples look like they been sucked by a thousand babies!"And to close out the episode the original member of the "Mob Figaz" spit one of the dopest freestyles we have heard over the 90's dancehall beat "Unda Wata Riddim" (29:00)

San Francisco rappers Lil Yase & G-Val came through the iHeartMedia studios for 106 KMEL's 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast with G Biz, Producer Max & Nump.Check out the video to this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWRVV6r_MdIThey both have recently released projects: GVal "500 Reload" & Lil Yase "Winners Circle" both available on Apple Music.Lil Yase talked about working with fellow San Francisco rapper Lil Pete on a song "Bang Bros," and if the porno company has come hollerin at them yet... Among other topics discussed, the San Francisco rappers talked in depth about buzzing rainbow-haired rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine and the way he is playing the music industry right now. They also talked about the potential danger he may face due to his gang affiliations and enemies. The crew discussed the recent police shooting in Sacramento, where unarmed Stephon Clark was shot over 20 times in his own backyard.Make sure to leave a rating & review, it helps us more than you could imagine! And when you're done, checkout past episodes!

East Oakland rapper Project Poppa came through the studio for another episode of the 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast with G Biz, Producer Max, & Nump.Rapper Project Poppa joins the 2 Hard 4 Radio Podcast with G Biz, Max & Nump!The East Oakland rapper talked about working with other talented Bay Area artists, and explained why other rappers are scared to get on songs with dope MC's like Caleborate & Young Gully (check previous episodes for interview with Caleborate & Gully)When Max asked Project Poppa to explain a recent Instagram post he made saying, "why is the Bay Area throwing this "demon" word around so freely" he said that people are misusing the new street slang... Then Max asked if he was talking about SOB x RBE because they say it a lot on their new album... Project Poppa talked in depth about all the crazy sh*t he would see growing up in Oakland's Lockwood Gardens Projects (explains his name) AKA "6-5 Vill" (Village), which is one half of the "Vill." The other half of the "Vill" is the recently torn down 69th San Antonio Villas housing project, where infamous drug kingpin Felix Mitchell is from.And in true 2 Hard 4 Radio style, at the end of the Podcast, Project Poppa spit a crazy freestyle!

East Oakland rapper Young Gully (IG: @GullyThatNigga Twitter: @YoungGully) joined G Biz, Producer Max & Nump for a dope discussion about hip hop that ranged all the way from the Bay to Detroit and even down to the ATL! While discussing who he would like to work with in the Bay Area Gully said SOB x RBE is near the top of that list, "maybe them SOB RBE dudes..." Since Gully brought up the "Anti" rappers, SOB x RBE, Max asked if everyone was aware of the recent controversy their lead man, Yhung TO started on Twitter...Yhuno TO started a huge controversy last week when he tweeted, "SOB created the new Bay sound. You n*ggas still stuck in the Hyphy movement." He let that tweet go viral and didn't saying anything for a whole day... The next day he sent another Tweet saying, "and fa ery n*gga that took my sh*t outta context n used dis as an opportunity to express yo feelings u been hiding the whole time, Now you gotta deal with the storm that comes next #TuTuLand"Gully, Nump- who was in the heart of the Hyphy movement, Tay Off the Top and everyone shared their opinions on the young rappers controversial statements....While discussing his influences, Gully said Bay Area legend The Jack was his favorite, and went on to tell a couple stories that detailed how close he grew with the Pittsburg MC right before his murder on Feb. 2nd 2015. The 2 Hard 4 Radio crew is going to be in the building the "The Jacka's Art Show" at the Green Door SF on Feb. 2nd paying homage to the slain Bay Area legend.When Max told Gully that the guys in his home town of Detroit wear the same style "Cartier" sunglasses, Gully went on to say how he has mad love and respect for Detroit and a lot of artists coming out of there. That lead into Nump showing major love to Detroit rapper Payroll Giovani and the work he's been doing with Cardo. Max let it be known that he's been listening to Payroll since back when he was in the Detroit group "Doughboyz Cashout."The crew also talked about a recent interview G Eazy did with the Breakfast Club where he was hella open about his drugs use, so Gully discussed his personal knowledge of the role that drugs like lean, Xanax, & Percs play in hip hop music. They also discussed Mozzy's recent #KickTheCupChallenge where he challenged people to quit sipping lean by pouring out an un-opened bottle, and whether they thought it was a purely positive movement, or if there is some sort of hidden agenda behind it....In true 2 Hard 4 Radio style, Gully spit a freestyle at the end and his homie Tay Off the Top @TayOffTheTop spit some fire straight from the dome which made G Biz & Nump spit some bars too!

East Oakland rapper RS Greedy (@rs_greedy) joined G Biz, Max, & Nump for the 2 Hard 4 Radio podcast with special guest host D Milla and Randy McPhly from Loaded Up Ent. With this being the first episode of the new year- with weed being legalized in California- the room full of cannabis enthusiasts shared their thoughts on legalization and the positive and negative effects it will have on smokers. When Nump was venting about some local artists hating on him on social media because of some stuff with Thizzler, Max brought up the fact that Nump recently had an awkward interaction with Sage the Gemini on this Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/BdGQOhFlJC2/?taken-by=106kmel That lead to a discussion about the possible brewing Bay Area rap beef, and what kinda BS can happen just off poor communication!While Greedy was talking about how important it is for artists to pay for promotion on platforms like Worldstar and Say Cheese, that lead to a discussion about the "Top 20 Rappers" list that Say Cheese put out: https://www.instagram.com/p/BdRe6PthFK3/?hl=en&taken-by=saycheesedigital Do you agree with the choices?That lead to an in depth conversation about Bay Area hip hop... Why's it so hard for artists to make it out of the Bay? Why don't the dopest artists collab? How do we unify?And in true 2 Hard 4 Radio fashion, we ended the episode with the most epic freestyle cypher we have had to date! It started with RS Greedy spitting a 16 that was so hot, G Biz felt the urge to jump in on it!

Bay Area rapper Caleborate joined G Biz, Max & Nump on the 2 Hard 4 Radio podcast!The Berkeley lyricist talked about his new project "Real Person," what it was like growing up in Sacramento during the Hyphy days, and then what it was like moving to Berkeley as a teen and witnessing the gentrification of the Bay.When Max asked about his song "Produced by J Cole," Caleborate explained how J Cole actually helped produce the song without even knowing! Caleborate also went into detail about his experiences at the Academy of Art and Expression College, and how those schools help him as an artist every single day.Speaking of education, Caleborate spoke in depth about how his brother is a GENIUS who's about to get his PhD, but also had time to record a song called "Matrimony" with him.We also covered a few random topics like: How does he feel about rappers like Lil Pump? Thoughts on Joe Budden leaving "Everyday Struggle?" Will the NFL let Diddy own a team? Before we let Caleborate leave, we had to have him spit a freestyle for us, and he did not disappoint! He dropped some straight FIRE!!!

Oakland rapper Chippass came in the studio with G Biz, Max & Nump for an in-depth interview after recently going viral with the #ChippassChallenge. Chippass talked about how Sage-the-Gemini actually started the challenge, how it's helped his career, and who he was the most excited to see participate in it. The Sick-Wid-It rapper also discussed how he met E40, and how his life has changed since being signed to the label. While talking about the sh*t he hates most about the industry, Chippass told a story of how a fan once offered him his woman at a concert! After all the discussion about how hard his rhymes are, you know we had to get him to FREESTYLE! After you listen to this uncensored episode, make sure to listen to our past episodes and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes, and FOLLOW us on iHeartRadio.

On Episode 9 of the "2 Hard 4 Radio" Podcast, G Biz & Producer Max had some questions for the paré Nump about his experience growing up in the middle of the Hyphy movement as an engineer/producer/rapper with E40 and Sik Wit It Records! After telling the incredible story of how he met 40 while he was bagging groceries at Safeway, he explained how he manifested his own destiny from that moment. Nump also explained how drugs went hand-in-hand with the Hyphy movement, and told a few stories that illustrated just how crazy things got back around 2006. That conversation lead into the whole crew (G Biz, Max & Nump) sharing stories of their worst experiences with EDIBLES! (s/o LIT Edibles in Oakland!) While discussing their favorite exotic films, the crew talked about their experiences with the "Mile high club" and whether or not they are members. Before wrapping up the episode we also had to talk about some ratchet baby-mama drama that one of the Oakland Raiders is going through, and how we think it is affecting his play on the field! If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure to go back and listen to our past episodes and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes, iHeart Radio, or the Podcast app on your phone! Also, if you could leave us a rating and comment in the iTunes store, you don't know how much that would mean to us! Follow us on Instagram @2Hard4Radio @_gbizness @_madmax @nump_you_film_me_beastmobile

G Biz, Max & Nump welcomed Thizz CEO Kilo Curt to the 2 Hard 4 Radio because he was the one responsible for getting Lil B & A Boogie in da Hoodie to squash their beef after Lil B got jumped at the Bay Area's Rolling Loud Festival. Kilo Curt shared some exclusive stories about the wild sh*t that would happen while he was growing up in Vallejo with the Bay Area legend Mac Dre. He also gave detailed accounts of ROBBING BANKS with the Romper Room Gang! You gotta hear why he said they would have to go get fresh with $300 new outfits before each robbery!! Curt also revealed that Mac Dre was the one who popularized smoking Backwoods in the Bay Area... and explained how he is like a father to Bay Area rapper SOB/RBE. There were so many gems in this interview, you just gotta listen to the whole things and soak up this Bay Area game! Make sure to FOLLOW "2 HARD 4 RADIO" on iHeart Radio & SUBSCRIBE on the Podcast app that's alreadys on your phone.

G Biz, Max & Nump welcomed Bay Area rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Anonymous That Dude to the studio for an in-depth convo about his journey that has brought him to his recent purchase of San Francisco's oldest head shop, "Pipe Dreams" on Haight St. One of the first topics we covered with Anonymous was everything he's doing to raise money and awareness for victims of the recent North Bay Fires, because he was one of the most vocal figures during the peek of the tragedy. We also talked about how he came to the West Coast from New York because of the "weed prices," and then becoming entrenched in the hip hop culture out here by becoming very close with Andre Nickatina & Keak da Sneak. G Biz was hella excited to talk to Anonymous about the 7 pound joint they smoked together, plus he shared how he feels about gay guys in hip hop and even spit a freestyle for the crew! Make sure you FOLLOW "2 Hard 4 Radio" Podcast on the iHeartRadio App or SUBSCRIBE on iTunes or the Podcast app. Also, go back and listen to our past episodes for some dope interviews and conversations with the 2 Hard 4 Radio crew!

For this episode, G Biz, Nump & Max had an in-depth conversation about a few topics that were on the top of their minds: -First Friday's in Oakland-The Raiders current issues-Marshawn Lynch's rules for giving autographs-Bay Area slang-Shoutouts to some special folks doing great things in the Bay Area and beyond Big thank you to everyone who has locked into the 2 Hard 4 Radio movement, and if you haven't please FOLLOW this podcast on iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-2-Hard-4-Radio-28348831/ or SUBSCRIBE on iTunes or ur Podcast app.Also, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook @2Hard4Radio http://instagram.com/2hard4radio http://instagram.com/_gbizness http://instagram.com/_madmax https://www.instagram.com/nump_you_film_me_beastmobile/

G Biz, Producer Max & Nump kick it with Raka Dun, who is one half of the Grammy-nominated group "Los Rakas" out of East Oakland, California! Their unique sound combines their Panamanian roots with Bay Area Hip Hop culture. Raka Dun talked about how he started making music with his cousin Raka Rich at an early age. Dun also shared some crazy groupie stories from the road, how it felt to get nominated for a Grammy, and how he feels about superstars like Drake recently biting their unique dancehall/island/hip hop sound and popularizing it.We couldn't let Raka Dun leave without giving us a fire freestyle, so we could catch that Los Rakas vibe! Make sure to FOLLOW "2 Hard 4 Radio" on iHeart Radio, or SUBSCRIBE on iTunes or the Podcast app to stay locked in!

For this episode G Biz, Producer Max & Nump kicked it with 2 young rappers out of San Francisco's Fillmore District: Gunna (gunnagoesglobal) & SemiAuto Cec (semiautocec_hbc). The 2 "Fillmoe" rappers went in-depth about where they get their Bay Area "Ism" (pimp slang) from, and what exactly it means to come from where they come from. The street certified rappers also talked about "dorks" in the industry, who copy the way they live, but don't want any of the problems that come along with it. If you are reading this, please make sure to FOLLOW us on the iHeart Radio app, iTunes, or ur wherever you listen to your podcasts so you get our exclusive content first!

Major Bay Area Hip Hop factor Mistah Fab (@MistahFab) came by the studio for a special episode of the "2 Hard 4 Radio" podcast with G Biz (@_gbizness), Producer Max (@_MadMax) & Thizzler's Nump (@Nump_you_film_me)!Fabby shared never-before-heard stories about legendary Bay Area rappers Mac Dre, The Jacka, Keak da Sneak, E40, Too Short, Andre Nickatina, and many more!The Oakland native also spoke in depth about his cousin, Oakland Raiders RB Marshawn Lynch... the battles he's faced throughout his career, why he sits for the National Anthem, and what it was like growing up with Beast Mode!We couldn't let Fab leave without finding out how he got his own item on the menu at Oakland's famous "Chef Smelly's" restaurant & how he enjoyed his time playing a Warriors celeb softball game with Amber Rose... "lawwwd"

G Biz, Producer Max, and guest Cuzzin Dre discuss a few stories that were 2 Hard 4 the Radio this week, plus they got a call from the voice of Bay Area Hip Hop, Nump (@nump_you_film_me) who gave an update on rapper Keak da Sneak's condition after being shot earlier this week in Richmond, CA.Before Nump called in, the crew discussed a few stories that caught their eye: -First White NFL Player takes a Knee for the National Anthem!-Trump Shaped Ecstasy Pills Exist-Ray J & Princess Love's Dog Almost Dies After Being Locked in a Closet for Days-Mystikal's Alleged Accomplice Speaks on Rape Accusations

G Biz (@_gbizness) and Producer Max (@_madmax) speak with legendary Bay Area rapper Mac Dre's mother, Mac Wanda! She was extremely candid about what Dre was like as a child and teenager, even telling stories of how he had a way with the ladies from a very early age! Since Mac Dre was taken from us so early in life, it's very interesting to hear Wanda talk about what she was like as a mother, and how she dealt with raising a talented child who would get into trouble. Wanda also spoke on her relationship with other rappers in the Game who have shown Mac Dre a lot of love over the years- like E40, Drake, and countless others. Listen to the Podcast to hear the entire interview, and make sure to FOLLOW "2 Hard 4 Radio" on iHeartRadio, and/or SUBSCRIBE on iTunes or the Podcast app on your phone!