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On this FUTURISTIC episode of RAOP we chop it up with Atlanta hip hop legend YUNG LA. We got to chop it up with him about his viral comeback hit HONEY BUN, squashing his beef with Alley Boy, the Zone 3 Mt. Rushmore, what went wrong with his Grand Hustle deal and a ton more.

Join Our Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://www.patreon.com/raopodcast On this FUTURISTIC episode of RAOP we chop it up with Atlanta hip hop legend YUNG LA. We got to chop up with him about his viral comeback hit HONEY BUN, squashing his beef with Alley Boy, the Zone 3 Mt. Rushmore, what went wrong with his Grand Hustle deal and a ton more.

This is the 41th installment of THe MiDNiGHT CaST. Joe and Jiggy talk about the latest music releases including Tyler, the Creator's Chromakopia and Kendrick Lamar's GNX, while celebrating Christmas in true THe MiDNiGHT CaSt tradition. Time Stamps: Intro: 0:00 - 0:38 Joe and Jiggy talk about Travis Scott being signed to Grand Hustle: 0:39 - 2:30 Wham Christmas Intro: 2:47 - 6:04 Sahbabii Album review “Saaheem” : 7:38 - 20:56 Tyler, The Creator “Chromakopia” albums review: 21:58 - 40:18 Kendrick Lamar “GNX” album review: 41:20 - 1:11:08 Top 5 favorite albums of 2024: 1:11:09 - 1:13:58 End of the Year advice: 1:13:59 - 1:16:32 MiDNiGHT PLuG: 1:16:33 - END Music: Pedigree by Sco: 6:05 - 7:05 Dizzy by Sco: 20:57 - 21:57 Why You by Sco: 40:19 - 41:19 MiDNiGHT PLuG: Question Marks by Sco

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BHighTV sits down with Yung LA to talk about his new album with Zaytoven, Futuristic Swag, T.I.,Grand Hustle, and so much more Follow @bhightv and @bhighatl --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/b-high-atl/support

August 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. What started out mostly as a spoken word artform has become a worldwide juggernaut. Thanks to the moguls who pushed the genre forward, hip-hop went from 0 to 100.In this episode, we rank the 50 greatest moguls in hip-hop's history. We reached out to industry experts — from artists to execs to media personalities — to help us compile the list. Friend of the pod, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, joins me to count them down from No. 50 to No. 10:39 How do we define “mogul”7:06 Honorable mentions09:10 The “Don't overlook their influence” group (ranks 50-41)16:19 The “Playing chess not checkers” group (ranks 40-31)23:38 The “Our impact runs deep” group (ranks 30-21)33:47 No. 2035:37 No. 1937:56 No. 1841:32 No. 1744:27 No. 1647:21 No. 1551:22 No. 14 55:55 No. 1359:09 No. 121:00:46 No. 111:02:16 No. 101:04:39 No. 91:06:44 No. 81:10:20 No. 71:14:06 No. 61:15:37 No. 51:17:11 No. 41:20:53 No. 31:29:06 No. 21:30:34 No. 11:33:22 Who got snubbed?1:35:42 What trends stick out from the list?1:41:21 Who would you pick to run your empire?Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | Overcast | Amazon | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSSHost: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.coGuests: Zack O'Malley Greenburg, @zogblogThis episode is sponsored by DICE. Learn more about why artists, venues, and promoters love to partner with DICE for their ticketing needs. Visit dice.fmEnjoy this podcast? Rate and review the podcast here! ratethispodcast.com/trapitalTrapital is home for the business of music, media and culture. Learn more by reading Trapital's free memo.TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] Zack Greenburg: ownership. Was just such an important thing for Nipsey. Such an important thing for Berner. And, you know, interviewing the two of them, I would say, their mindset around ownership was the closest I've ever seen to Jay Z.[00:00:13] Dan Runcie Intro Audio: Hey, welcome to the Trapital Podcast. I'm your host and the founder of Trapital, Dan Runcie. This podcast is your place to gain insights from the executives in music, media, entertainment, and more who are taking hip hop culture to the next level.[00:00:39] Dan Runcie Guest Intro: This episode is a celebration to hip hop's 50th anniversary. This is a countdown on the 50 greatest moguls ever in hip hop. I'm joined by Zack O'Malley Greenburg, friend of the pod, and we both reached out to. A bunch of label heads, executives, people in hip hop that would know best. And we put it together in an aggregate list.And we're here to break down that list today. We talk about what does it mean to be a mogul? What are some of the considerations we made when we were looking into this list ourselves, how the results looked, what surprised us? What were the snubs? What were the misses? And what can we learn from this overall?And if Zack and I were putting together our dream teams, what would that look like? This is a lot of fun. Really happy with how it turned out. So let's dive in.[00:01:25] Dan Runcie: All right, hip hop's 50th anniversary is right around the corner and we decided to celebrate it in the only way that we know best countdown hip hop's greatest moguls and I'm joined by Zack O'malley Greenburg, who reached out to me about this. I was really excited about it and we spent some time over the past couple of weeks, reaching out to people we know, making sure that we have the best insights looking through and making sure that we had all of the. Breakdowns to share. So Zack, I'm ready for this. How are you feeling?[00:01:55] Zack Greenburg: I am stoked. Yeah, I mean, you know, 50th anniversary of hip hop. We reached out to 50 different judges. amongst, you know, the sort of, the most respected folks from, you know, label heads to artists to entrepreneurs, you know, I think we've got half of them, roughly half of them replied since in their votes, we're going to keep their individual votes anonymous, but, you know, Dan could tell you about some of the judges.Yeah, and it was just really fun to kind of mix it up, you know, I think the thing about this list, a lot of these characters are just kind of an apples to oranges comparison as you'll see once we dive into it, but that's the beauty of it, right? I mean, how do you, you know, compare like a pioneering executive to like a modern day artist mogul? And we really kind of left it in the hands of the judges. And we just said, basically the only guidance was, this is a business focused list, but you know, you can rank artists, executives, people who are both. It just, whatever your definition of mogul is, that's how, you know, that's how you should rank them. And people submitted lists and obviously the higher they rank somebody, the more points we gave them and, you know, the lower they got, but, you know, so there's some people on there who are like accumulators. They ended up on everybody's list, but not so high, but, you know, as a result, they ended up on the top 50.And then there are some who were just like, not ranked at all by most people, but had a couple of really high ranks so that they made the list. So I think it's a pretty cool mix.[00:03:10] Dan Runcie: Right? It's kind of like how we look at artists. There's some artists that have just been consistent, steady through and through each year. You'll always get some reliable output from them, but then there are other artists too. They were the best for a certain amount of time. Maybe they cooled off for a bit.Maybe they came back and that's kind of the way music is too. One of the things that. I was asked whenever I was reaching out to people about this was the same thing that you posed earlier. People wanted to know, how are we defining mogul and we left it up to their interpretation. It is a term that means different things to different people, but maybe for the sake of this conversation, let's kick it off here.Zack, how do you define mogul? And how did you define it when creating your list?[00:03:51] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, I mean, to me a hip hop mogul, more general is just, you know, somebody who not only is a business person, but has some degree of ownership, in whatever it is that they're doing. that's not the only definition of it for me, but like, you know, when I was putting together my rankings, I thought, you know, who are the owners?the same time, you know, people who are executives who are in a decision making place. you know, that counts for something. And I think also, you know, if you're an artist, and you simply have some control over your own work, you maintain your copyrights, whatever, like that counts as being a mogul. So, you know, specifically when it comes to hip hop, you know, I'd say people who are, you know, definitely getting in charge of your own work, but also creating new lines of business, you know, influencing the culture. but you know, a way that they've got some skin in the game from a business perspective, you know, that, kind of thing.That's kind of how I looked at it. but you could see from the votes that, you know, everybody had a slightly different definition too.[00:04:47] Dan Runcie: Yeah, there was definitely a lot of correlation with the artists who tend to be the ones that are the wealthiest. They end up at the highest rankings in on some of those lists, too, but it wasn't exactly correlated because there's a difference. And these are some of the things I kept in mind, too, with the mogul definition, thinking specifically aboutinfluence and impact, were you having, or did you create opportunities for others around you? Were you able to be a bit of a kingmaker or queenmaker in your respective right? Was there a impact in terms of other generations that either looked and modeled how they're doing what they're doing and looking at you as some form of inspiration with that?So there's the indirect impact and influence, but also the, Indirect piece of it too. So there's the money piece as well, but then what do you do with that money? And then that's how I had went about it. And similarly, everyone had their own unique spin to it.[00:05:42] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, for sure. And, you know, and I think the definition changed over time, of what a mogul really is, but when I was putting my rankings together, I think the idea of starting something new, you know, that's also paramount, amongst all the criteria as well.[00:05:55] Dan Runcie: Right? So, of course, Zack and I had our list, but we reached out to a number of people and several other label heads, executives, and people that are in the game.So thank you all to your contributions. We couldn't have done this without you. And if anything, it helped add a variety beyond just you and I, getting and putting our list out there. It added a more full scope and like anything. Oh, this is how you look at it. Interesting and being able to pull unique insights there.[00:06:21] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, for sure. you know, one thing I think we probably ought to point out, on the list, you know, the list is, heavily male. but it's about only 20% women on the list. you know, we did everything we could obviously to make it more equitable, but, you know, the votes are the votes.And, you know, I think there is a bit of a reflection of sort of the state of affairs over the past half century, you know, unfortunately, like many parts of music business, hip hop has been, you know, heavily overindexing for males. So, you know, here's hoping that when 50 years to do a hundred years of hip hop, you know, we'll have even things out a bit or completely, let's say maybe even, you know, made up for lost time, but I think some of the spots on the list, you know, the rankings do kind of reflect an industry reality that we've seen, unfortunately for 50 years.[00:07:06] Dan Runcie: Right? And hopefully this gets better. We do feel and you'll see when we talk about some of the people here, glad about some of the names that got mentioned. Of course, there's always room to be able to have more and hopefully for hip hop's 100th anniversary. If when and people are breaking that down, there's hopefully even more representation there.So, with that, I think it's probably good for us to get started right before the list, but talk about some of the honorable mentions. So, there were people that didn't quite make the cut of 50, but we still wanted to highlight them and the work that they. Did here. So a few of those names here to give a shout out to.So we have Cindy Campbell, Jermaine Dupree, Audrey Harrell, Jay Cole, Damon John. What comes or what do you think about when you hear those names?[00:07:55] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, you know, I mean, Cindy Campbell, I think in many ways you could look at her as the first promoter in hip hop history, right? I mean, you know, we're talking about 50 years of hip hop. That's 50 years from that first party that. She and DJ Kool Herc through, you know, in the rec room on Cedric Avenue.And, I think the idea was that they were going to raise a little bit of cash so she could go get herself a new back to school wardrobe. Now, if that's not, you know, entrepreneurship and hip hop, you know, from the very beginning, I don't know what it is. And so I think Cindy deserves a ton of credit, for being there at the very beginning, you know, but I think on the honorable mentions to a lot of the folks that are on here, you know, or maybe like a little bit, you know, not exactly falling on the same radar, you know, for the list. So like, you know, Damon John, obviously he did with, you know, creating FUBU and, you know, everything he's done as an entrepreneur, it's incredible, but it, I think it's sort of like more of a national brand that is, you know, apart from hip hop and so is his personality, right? Like you see him on shark tank or, you know, whatever, like he sort of moved past, I wouldn't necessarily categorize him, as just hip hop, although he's had a tremendous impact on hip hop.So I think probably that's why, he wasn't on more lists. It's not to sort of ding him his impact, which is considerable.[00:09:10] Dan Runcie: Right, and I do think that of course, music is one element of hip hop. You do have fashion, you do have others. So music definitely got weighted heavily in this list, but Dave and John and his influence in fashion, and there's other people in fashion and we'll get into them in this list too, but we can't overlook everything he did there and some of the more unique and clever marketing tactics that came from food booth that other people did who will mention in this list as well. 1 person that I do want to highlight here from that list 2 people. So, Jermaine Dupri want to give him a shout out as well. Just everything he was able to do with.So, so Def records. He was part of that movement in the 90s, where you saw LaFace and then all these other groups in the South be able to come up, do their own. There was a so so deaf sound, a so so Def vibe and his ability to do it both in rap, but also have a bit of the soul there. Some of the epic production that he's been involved with, even outside of hip hop, thinking about albums like Mariah Carey's Emancipation of Mimi and others, even though he didn't always do everything in hip hop. I think that some of his influence can't go overstated there. And then the second person who's similar in that regard, I would say is Andre Harrell. We talked about him in past episodes, especially the bad boy one, but everything that he did from Uptown Records and then moving on to Motown Records and gave in many ways helped give Puff the blueprint for what he was able to do years later.[00:10:37] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, absolutely. And, you know, I think Andre had a lot of successes, also had a lot of failures, not necessarily, you know, through his own doing, the time, but definitely somebody who deserves, you know, a hat tip at the very least. And, you know, I'm sure Puff would agree about that too.[00:10:52] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Agreed. All right. We ready ready to get into it.[00:10:57] Zack Greenburg: Let's do it.[00:10:58] Dan Runcie: All right. So in the initial group here, which we're calling the don't overlook their influence group. This is people who are ranked 50 through 41. so in order we have Ethiopia have to Marion at 50. She was the former CEO of Motown. We have Top Dog, co founder and CEO of Top Dog Entertainment. We have Mona Scott Young from her work at Violators and more recently Love Hip Hop. And what she also has done with Hip Hop Homicides and some other multimedia projects. We have T.I. with everything he's done with Grand Hustle and Multimedia. We have Eazy E with Priority Records. Many ways pioneering so much of the stuff we saw.We have Todd Moskowitz, L. A. Reed, Craig Kalman, former CEO from Atlantic. We have Sylvia Roan and then tied for 40. We have Desiree Perez and Steve Stout. What are your thoughts on that group list?[00:11:55] Zack Greenburg: Oh, man, I don't know. Maybe we should just pick out a few here and there that we thought were particularly interesting. I mean, you know, I think Ethiopia is a good example of somebody who would be higher up if she were identified, you know, solely as a, you know, as a hip hop mogul, but she's had kind of like a pretty wide reach, you know, especially in R and B, and pop. I mean, some of the stuff she's done with Erykah Badu, NeYo, Stevie Wonder, you know, like over the years, you know, wouldn't be classified as hip hop, but it's worth it nonetheless. just think that, you know, being kind of like in between, in between genres, you know, resulted in her being down a little bit further on the list.But, you know, somebody who had a tremendous impact. you know, I would also, I would highlight TI here, you know, the self proclaimed King of the South, but, you know, in terms of, I remember the years when, you know, we were putting together the Forbes list and, you know, kind of looking at, you know, kind of regionally who is most important to me.Yeah, he was sort of like. The Jay Z of the South. And he was really, especially when he was having that moment, you know, getting a lot of songs on, you know, national radio and, kind of being in the public eye, I mean, had a tremendous business focus, you know, he was always interested in sort of like, what's the next thing that I can create?and you know, that kind of entrepreneurial energy, you know, I think, especially within the context of the South, like taking the blueprint, from guys like Jay Z, you know, I think he certainly deserves a mention. I kind of thought he'd end up higher here, but I guess he's been, not as, especially in the music front lately.and then I would definitely highlight, Desiree, you know, she's somebody who's been behind the scenes for a really long time, with Jay Z and rock nation, but like. she runs rock nation. And although Jay Z obviously has the final say in things, you know, a lot of things that you see, come out of that camp are, you know, her doing and have her fingerprints all over them.And I know some of y'all might have seen the Book of Hove exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum or the Brooklyn Public Library that was a Desiree Perez production and, you know, she said that it was like her emptying her 80, 000 square foot storage unit into the library, but, you know, but to have, you know, that kind of, impact at a place like Roc Nation and to help, you know, Jay Z do what he's done, you know, I think those are all worthy, of notation and, you know, I think she deserves her spot there for sure.[00:14:09] Dan Runcie: Yeah, Desiree is someone that has been working with Jay Z for a while now, and I feel like she deserved a shout out on Jay's verse in Pound Cake, the Drake song. You know where he's like, Dave made millions, Lyor made millions. I feel like Desiree should have gotten a shout out there too, but yeah.I'm glad that she got mentioned here. Two other names I'll run through quickly. Steve Stout, someone who I thought would have ended up higher, and I know that, you know, it was interesting to see how the results played out, but I do think that one of the best marketers that we've seen come through hip hop.He was ahead of the curve in a number of ways, dating back to the 90s with seeing the men in black sunglasses and everything that he's done there from his time working with Nas, everything that they've done, whether it was the firm or, him being a record executive himself and then showing as well, how he's able to do it in advertising and bringing a lot of these companies and brands that didn't necessarily align or think about being related with, you know, hip hop culture and those elements to be able to do it.You look at a company like State Farm and how we now look at what that company has done. And a lot of that is through his work and obviously with what he's done at United Masters. So shout out there and I also do want to give a shout out to Mona Scott Young mentioned her earlier, but she was a right hand to someone who will mention on the list as well coming up soon with everything she did in Violator, this is back when, you know, Q Tip and Busta Rhymes and that whole crew were doing their thing. And then later, I know people have a lot of polarizing opinions about love and hip hop, but if you look at the career opportunities that were created for people that have came through, and the longevity that she's granted, a lot of people that the record industry forgot about that she was able to continue to give opportunities for think about the trick daddies, Trina's and folks like that. I know people hate to see them arguing on camera, but would we have Cardi B where she is today? If it weren't for the platform of love and hip hop, and she's continued to do things with other vocals on the list that we'll get into. So I do want to give a shout out to her[00:16:08] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, definitely a worthy shout out. And we could probably go on and on about even just like the tent in this bracket here, but I suppose we ought to, we ought to move on to the next room before, before we run[00:16:19] Dan Runcie: indeed. Yep. So the next group is playing chest, not checkers. So at 39, we have Dave Mays, founder of the source 38. We have Irv Gotti, founder of Murder, Inc. 37, Cardi B 36, Lil Wayne 35, Nipsey Hussle, 34. Steve Rifkin, from Loud Records 33, Missy Elliot. 32 Birder from Cookies, 31 Kevin Lyles and 30 Chris Lighty.[00:16:47] Zack Greenburg: Oh man, this is a pretty stacked bracket, I must say. I think that, you know, there are a couple of names that stick out to me here. I'm going to go with Nipsey and Berner, because in a funny way, I think, they have like a sort of a similar, a sort of similar strategy, which is like, you have a very clear idea of what it is that you're going to do.You own it, and then you, you know, you continue to own it like ownership. Was just such an important thing for Nipsey. Such an important thing for Berner. And, you know, interviewing the two of them, I would say, their mindset around ownership was the closest I've ever seen to Jay Z. and they really understood from the beginning that they had to own all their music.Own all of their branding own, you know, the companies that create on the side and then they can monetize it later. And, you know, with Nipsey rest in peace. I mean, he was just on the cusp of, of kind of like becoming a mainstream superstar, you know, when, his life ended all too soon. So, I think what Berner is doing with cookies is really fascinating like Berner is, you know, you want to talk, lists. I mean, he's in the top five, probably the top four or three at this point, in terms of net worth for actual, hip hop artists. And that's because of the success of cookies and, you know, there's been, a lot of ups and downs in the cannabis business lately, but like the amount of ownership that he has, you know, I think it amounts to about one third still of cookies, which is, you know, a billion dollar brand. When we gets legalized, you know, like he's going to see the fruits of his labor and, that focus on ownership I think is really going to pay off on the longterm.So I would highlight those two guys, in this tier as the ones that, I think were the most impressive to me. That's not to shade anybody else, but,[00:18:25] Dan Runcie: Yeah, those two guys are also two of the few people who I see people still wearing their merchandise on a regular basis. Granted, I live in San Francisco. There's a cookie store here. So, I mean, I know there is a local connection for sure, but same with Nipsey Hussle. I mean, sadly, it's now been over 4 years since he passed away, and you still see Crenshaw shirts.He understood, Nipsey especially, understood exactly where everything's going. And it's just so sad that, you know, it was gone so soon. Two names, I'm going to shout out here. I'm going to shout. I'm going to shout out Cardi B and I want to shout out Chris Lighty. So Cardi B talked about her a little with the Mona Scott young piece, but she's entered and ran her rap career more uniquely than other artists that we've seen at her level have. And I think that speaks a lot to just where the game is now. It's been over six years since Bodak Yellow came out. And it's been over five years now since her debut album. This is someone who hasn't put out a studio album in over five years.And hasn't gone on tour in a traditional way, but it's still doing her thing. And I think this is one of the things that's unique. She finds interesting ways to monetize herself and to put herself on. She's like, Hey, I can do these private shows and they're going to pay me, you know, 1. 5 million or 3 million just to do a half an hour set.I'm going to do my thing. I'm going to be there at Super Bowl weekend. I may not be performing at the Super Bowl, but I'm going to go do these private shows for Bob craft or the fanatics event or all these things and collect the checks. it's very interesting to see younger artists to do that Lionel Richie playbook, but she is like, Hey, I don't necessarily have to do that. And even though people always do try to, you know, loop her into the Nicki Minaj versus Cardi B beef, she still has lended her hand and extended it to other young artists, especially women in the game, whether it's Ice Spice and others, whether she's doing it through her talents and others. So she's someone that I hope as she continues on, you know, into her thirties and into her forties can continue to rise up this list.And then Chris Lighty talked about a little bit with Mona Sky Young, co founder of Violator and everything they're able to do there. Sad that he was taken away so soon, but if you have not heard this yet and if you haven't listened to the podcast, I highly recommend the Mogul podcast series that was done several years ago on it.It was done by Reggie Yose, who is Combat Jack, who has since passed away as well, but I highly recommend that if you want a full breakdown on everything Chris Leite did. Violator and after that was truly one of the early ones looking at product partnerships and a lot of the things that we see now that are common in hip hop.[00:21:07] Zack Greenburg: And, you know, if we didn't have Chris Lighty, I don't think we would have had 50 Cent. I mean, at least not to the extent that we have him. you know, I mean, I remember writing my first story about 50 and like for Forbes, maybe 2008 and sitting down with Chris and just kind of like hearing him lay out the plan.And again, it's the emphasis on ownership, right? you know, Chris Leidy, I think was the one who really pushed, 50 to take the equity in vitamin water and his parent company, rather than just do an endorsement. And, you know, obviously that became a huge, deal and really like a model for so much, not only of hip hop, but like other parts of the entertainment industry, you know, I think Chris definitely deserves a spot, maybe even should be a little higher. and you know, probably also, there's, you know, again, all these folks deserve a shout out, but Kevin Lyles, I think is, got one of the most inspirational stories. you know, it's another person, I think we've both interviewed a bunch of times, but, you know, just his journey from intern to president of Def Jam and I think seven years. And he just did it by working harder than everybody else like he wasn't an artist that got put there because he had some hit, it wasn't some kind of like nepotism deal, you know, he just outworked everybody and, you know, he had the talent and, you know, the horsepower to just like get it done. And to make that journey within seven years. So I think it's, for people who are listening and, you know, want to do something like that with their own career, you know, study Kevin Miles because he was able to make it, without being, you know, some kind of like preternatural, singing talent or something like that he just did it on smarts and work ethic.[00:22:39] Dan Runcie: And one of the few people that co founded a record label and sold it a decade later for hundreds of millions of dollars, which is what he did 300 as well. Right? So of course, not 300 now underwater, but everything he did with Lyor and Todd, there, is impressive. There's not that many black founders in general. In tech, any sector that have built and exited companies for several hundred, a million dollars, the way that he was able to be a part of that. So, hats offhim.[00:23:09] Zack Greenburg: yeah, I think it takes a special kind of guts to be able to, you know, I mean, he was a well paid executive with a cushy music job, you know, to leave that world, start your own thing. I mean, I know they had, you know, big backers and everything, but like to take a risk once you've already experienced that level of success and to go out and start something, you know, as opposed to starting something from scratch when you have nothing anyway.I mean, it, takes a lot of gumption to do that. So, you know, again, yes, a pretty cool second act for Kevin miles.[00:23:38] Dan Runcie: Indeed, the next group here, our impact runs deep. It is Nicki Will Smith at 28, Swiss beats 27, LL Cool J, 26, Coach K and P, 25, Julie Greenwald, 24. The E40 23, Pharrell 22, and Rick Ross, 21.[00:24:01] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. I think, that's a pretty strong, deck there. And I think also, you know, here, you find some people who, you could argue should be higher or lower based on, you know, how much of their career was done in the hip hop music world, right? Like Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Will Smith.Obviously those are huge crossover acts. but I think they all got a lot of points from some of the voters because, you know, that is in one way, the measure of a mogul, like you're diversifying your portfolio and whether that's by owning different things or, you know, by getting into, different types of performance, you know, on the silver screen, I think that's a viable path too.but just from like a purely musical entrepreneurial perspective, I would highlight, Swiss Beats and Pharrell, who I think, you know, the two of them are more influential than anybody in terms of like, I'd say Swizz in terms of art and Pharrell in terms of fashion. and you know, some of the things they've done around those two areas and, you know, Pharrell certainly, now with LVMH, but also before with Ice Cream, Billionaire Boys Club, you know, he was very active in starting his own things on the fashion side.And, you know, kind of inspiring artists to do that. you know, would we have had a Yeezy if we hadn't had Pharrell, you know, doing what he was doing and, you know, and even doing what he did with Adidas? you know, I don't know about that. And, Swiss beads certainly, you know, not only from the art side of things, but you know, it's a really impressive art collection.I did a story on him a few years ago and, you know, he's got like, Jeff Kuhn sculptures and Basquiat's and Warhol's and his, you know, like in his foyer. I mean, it's, pretty impressive stuff. but the way that he moves behind the scenes, as sort of like a corporate brand whisperer, at places, you know, like Bacardi, Lotus, you know, this goes on, you know, I think he, he's sort of like more quietlyinfluential than, some folks realize. And, you know, certainly has been earning, on par with, you know, with all the, you know, most of the names, if not higher than most of the names we've mentioned so far. and you know, what he's done on the, both of them, what they've done on the production side, also hard to top.So that must count for something as well. I kind of went more than one shout out there, didn't I? So[00:26:06] Dan Runcie: Yeah. No, that was good. That was good.I'm glad you mentioned the two of them though, because if you didn't, I probably would've called the other one out. The thing about Swiss as well, everything that he's done with versus specifically also embodies this idea and definition of a mogul because he was able to be.A kingmaker in the sense of creating opportunities for others. He did that through the equity that he was able to give all of those early participants in versus in trailer itself. And then additionally, with the careers that we're able to have a boost because of. everything that happened, with the matchups from versus specifically, you look at someone like Ashanti, who is now doing tours and pop it up every now and then she wasn't doing that before her versus and her battle versus Keisha Cole was one of the not, if not the most watched one that we've had.You look at Jadakiss and everything that he's been able to do since his epic showdown against, with Lox versus Dipset with that versus you look at Jeezy versus Gucci Mane. I know that versus definitely had its peak popularity during the pandemic, but that kind of stuff that he was able to do with Timbaland, I think also speaks so much to everything that he's been able to do there.And another person I want to mention to that was in this group as well that I think is similar is LL Cool J because I think similar to the way that. Swiss beets is Ella is also with someone that's been involved with multimedia with everything from the jump. He was the 1st artist to truly breakthrough from Def Jam and did it as a teenager.So, of course, he gets plenty of shout out for that, but he's also always been trying to find ways to look out for that next generation of artists. And he's been doing some of that more recently with rock the bells, and that's its own. Company and entity now where they have a festival coming up as well to celebrate things that are happening with hip hops anniversary.So it's been cool to see him do things as well. And I'll give a very brief shout out here to, coach K and P because they, similar to how I mentioned, Kevin Liles were able to build and grow a company and then sell it for, I believe, forget the exact sale price for, quality control. But they were able to do that thanks in part to a lot of the work that Ethiopia had done, helping to give quality control, the platform that it did, and especially in an era where I think it's harder for a record label to have a true brand, they were able to help give it a boost.[00:28:36] Zack Greenburg: That's true. And on that note of labels, I think Julie Greenwald, there's a mention, you know, she and Craig Kalman, who's mentioned, in an earlier grouping, you know, run Atlantic together. And there's a lot of, of music that we wouldn't have seen if it had been for the two of them, you know, running the show over there.So, shout out to Julie. I mean, the only one actually we haven't discussed here with E40 and Rick Ross. And I don't know, you know, probably get moving, but, do you think Rick Ross deserves to be number 21 on this entire list? Like ahead of Pharrell, ahead of, you know, some of the other names on here. I was surprised that he was ranked this high.[00:29:09] Dan Runcie: I love the spicy questions. Cause this is what people wanted to hear the podcast about, right? They wanted to hear one of us, you know, poke the bear a little bit.If Rick Ross was able to nail that dive in the pool, do you think you would have ranked him higher?[00:29:21] Zack Greenburg: Ha ha ha ha ha ha. No, no, I wouldn't. I mean, I still know. I mean, you know, like I get it, you know, he's called the boss that he must be a mogul, You know, and, some of the things he's done in terms of, you know, Bel Air and Maybach music and all that. Sure. But like, you know, when you put them up against like some of the other ones, did he really do something new or was he more just like following a, blueprint that had worked for others before and, you know, executing it to a degree success, but like, again, not, you know, not to the level of, let's say Pharrell.I think maybe I just, I'm salty that he ended up ahead of Pharrell. I think Pharrell is just way more influential and Mowgli, but, I don't know. What do you think?[00:29:59] Dan Runcie: So, I've read 2 of Ross's books and I interviewed him once on Trapital. I think that, to your point, he did follow the blueprint that we saw from others. I think he is smart about the types of partnerships he does, but it does feel like a ditty light. Type of playbook that he's been able to do and build.And I do think a lot of it makes sense. He may not necessarily have the large media entities the way that he does. Although I do think he's overdue for some type of comedy show or some type of reality show just following him around because I think he's hilarious. And anytime that he gets that, it could just generate something unique.And I'm sure he's been hit up about it. I do think that he's done well for himself. Just thinking about. Now, how his career is growing, I think it's been what, 16, 17 years since hustling 1st came out. I think in this range, there is some flexibility there in terms of like, where people are in certain ways.I get why he may not necessarily be as high. I'm sure if you looked at the net worth or the earnings, that some of the people that are lower than him may actually be higher. I think 1 of the knocks potentially is although Maybach music was cool. I wrote about this in Trapit as well. I think there was a missed opportunity.And part of that comes from, huh, did Ross do all the things that he probably could have done from a leadership perspective to especially like, when Meek Mill and Wally were beefing and stuff. And I think Ross had a bit more of a laissez faire approach to things, which in some ways is kind of the opposite of King making as we're talking about this, right?Can we really bring folks together and make something larger than it is. I think it was a bit tough in general for people to try to do everything themselves, try to be the boss of this label, which is signed to a different label because Rick Ross was signed to a different label than MNG was himself. And I think anytime you have that type of dynamic, it's just splitting the leadership interests. So I hear you.[00:32:00] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. So then how much of a mogul are you, if your label is really, you know, so I guess everybody's labels on somebody else's label and have you distributed by something, but you know, it's like when they're like multiple labels kind of, you know, intertwined with your label, it kind of causes the question.are you really the boss? If you have several bosses that you're answering to, but you know, I think actually though. in Rick Ross's defense, what he's done with Wingstop, I mean, that is pretty unique and, I don't know that anybody else on this list has something comparable in that space.So, you know, maybe that's why, I think, you know, by virtue of that, you could put them pretty high up. And maybe that's what some of the judges were thinking, you know, but he also ended up on a lot of lists, you know, so some of the judges just kind of like, maybe we're getting to some of the judges sent rank lists, and they're like, you know, this person is the top and they should get the most points and other people were like, here are my people.And you can just rank them evenly. and I think Rick Ross ended up on a lot of those lists. So, you know. I think again, maybe like I was alluding to earlier, he's a bit of a compiler, nothing wrong with that, you know, you can get into the hall of fame by compiling 3000 hits, but, it's interesting to see how, how the opinions differ. That's the whole fun of it.[00:33:06] Dan Runcie: He runs his business is almost like how a small business owner would in a number of ways where he has a bunch of car washes and, you know, his is 1 of the family members does that he has his wing stops, right? He has that. And it is a bit of this, like, mogul dumbness from that perspective in terms of like, okay, I have my hands in these things and I've hired people to have, you know, different roles within that that doesn't necessarily have things in aggregate. It's a bit more of the strip mall mentality as opposed to the, you know, building a skyscraper that could then build other skyscrapers, but it's something worth mentioning, but I hope we keep that up with a few of the other rankings we have coming up as we dig into the top 20, here.So, yeah, let's start with 20. So, 20, Queen Latifah, I think that she and, Ice Cube, who we'll get into in a minute, were one of the first that noticed, hey, I may not be able to do this rap thing forever, what are areas that I can expand this multimedia empire and everything I'm building.She was able to do this with Living Single, the show that was Friends before Friends was, and even the way that she was able to show young black people that were having, you know, highly sought after roles, but they still had their interpersonal dynamics. It was cool. It was refreshing. It was aspirational, which I do think that a lot of the black sitcoms were in the 90s.And she was able to do that, continue finding ways to put other people on as well through the work that she did. She was also willing to take risks. Like I remember when she was in set it off, people had a bunch of questions about, Oh, you're going to play a lesbian in this heist movie. What is this going to do for your career?And she was willing to do that. And I think she is always, you know, be willing to take risks. So, you know, shout out to her and I'm glad that several people have mentioned her[00:34:56] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And I think she gets credit for, like you say, diversifying her portfolio. you know, into the acting world. it's worth noting, you know, she was barely ahead of Rick Ross. but you know, there is a big difference between 21 and 20. It's the top 20. So, again, I think, you know, she was a bit of a compiler, but there were a couple of people who ranked her in the top 10.and, you know, I think just like in terms of the breadth of her career, you know, the longevity, the diversity of the things that she's gotten into. you know, even if it's not as much ownership as somebody, even like a Rick Ross, it's just like, having your hands in a lot of pies and like that really counts for something as a mogul.So, I think it makes sense to see you there.[00:35:36] Dan Runcie: Agreed 19 is Eminem. So let's talk about it. How do we feel about Eminem in 19?[00:35:43] Zack Greenburg: You know, I think it's a weird one, honestly. you know, there's no doubting, his lyrical prowess and where, you know, where he kind of stacks up as part of like the pantheon of lyricists, like fine. But is he really a mogul? I mean, he's somebody who has been, you know, very reclusive at times. Who has, you know, kind of gotten in his own way at other times. I mean, I could see ranking him up here though, just by virtue of ownership of the music and sort of like the quality and quantity of his catalog. you know, what he did with D12, you know, he did have shady records and, you know, and all that.So again, you know, there, there is kind of a layer cake of a label situation, like some of the folks who mentioned earlier across, but, you know, that was at least important to him to set up, you know, as his continued ownership of, You know, his work and, you know, certainly when it comes to like raw commercial prowess, you know, Eminem, is one of the best selling hip hop artists of all time.If not the best, depending on how you look at it. And just, you know, simply by virtue of the amount of revenue he generated, you know, throughout the late 90s and early aughts at the peak of the sort of CD age there. you know, that deserves, some kind of something, even if he wasn't running around starting his own, you know, side businesses as much as some of these other folks[00:37:02] Dan Runcie: Best selling artist of the 2000s by a pretty strong amount, I believe, and has the most of any genre, right? And the most streamed song of the 2000s as well, at least on Spotify with Lose Yourself, and I'm pretty sure Till I Collapse and maybe a couple of others aren't too far. Behind as Will Page as Spotify's former chief economist said, anytime Eminem farts or burps or releases anything on a streaming service, it provides a huge bump to everything in this back catalog.So, I still laugh about that, but I do think that speaks to it there and. If, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he was one of the first hip hop artists to have a Sirius XM channel himself.So that's something that's unique and obviously Sirius is still doing its thing. So, shout out to him there. A bit higher than I probably would have ranked him, but that's why it's interesting to get the group results here. Ah, this one's gonna be spicy. Number 18. Your boy, Suge Knight.[00:38:02] Zack Greenburg: Yeah, you know, I mean, I think this is one of the tougher ones on the entire list. You know, this is not like a list of, Ms. Congeniality or Mr. Congeniality, as you'll see, you know, some of the other names on here. Obviously, you know, Suge is in jail. he's been involved in the death of, you know, human beings that like that is, you know, not sort of like what you're after in a mogul here, but, enough people, you know, I guess felt that the business, if you just, you know, looking at it from a pure business perspective, was enough to put them up here. And, you know, there is no arguing that death row at its peak was one of the most influential record labels, you know, not just in hip hop, but of anything. I mean, any genre, when death row was at its hottest, I don't know any, kind of moment where any other, you know, you'd have to stack that up against peak Motown or, you know, Atlantic or something like that, but, you know, that was really like a, peak moment. So, you know, I think this is one of the things we run into on this list like if somebody exhibits, a level of, you know, sort of business ingenuity, you know, that counts for something and, you know, the other things that you do in your life and your career, you know, we'll detract from that, but, you know, what you did at your peak, I think will get you pretty far in a list like this when people kind of count, you know, we kind of count sort of like the ceiling as opposed to the average, in some cases. So, I don't know. What do you think?[00:39:27] Dan Runcie: These are the two most impressive business moves that Suge Knight has done. Number two is shaking down Vanilla Ice to get his points for everything that he did on the album that had Ice Ice Baby there. Because he was able to use that money to then start and co found Death Row with Dr. Dre. That's number two.Number one is at the 1995 Source Awards where he publicly makes his Call to attract Tupac to say, Hey, I know you're in jail, but we're riding with you. Tupac wasn't signed there at the time, but he knew that this was an opportunity. Tupac likely needed somewhere to call a home and he called his shot. He was able to make it happen.I know everyone talks about the diddy shot about, you know, being all in the video death row. And that, of course, is infamous in its own right. But I think the number one thing that should night did is that that said. those 2 things speak to what should night is, 1, it is that muscle and the prowess of being able to overpower a situation and then take advantage.And I think those were things that he was good at. That said, I don't think he was necessarily strong as a. Business leader, the company imploded in large part. And I don't think it imploded because of Dr. Dre, it imploded because of all of the things, all the shenanigans. And I think for what he was building, some of that just got a little too close to the sun, unfortunately. And, that's Chuck Knight[00:40:49] Zack Greenburg: And, I think that, you know, in some of the reporting I've done over the years, One of the things people say is that Shug and a lot of the guys around him, you know, it wasn't that they were necessarily like that. It's just they kind of had been watching too many bad gangster movies and the music business, didn't know what to do with somebody like Suge Knight.And so the more he kind of like played this role, the more he grew into it to where, to the point where he was actually living sort of a bad gangster movie. and sort of like created, turned himself into a monster. Yeah, so I think like the evolution. or the evolution, of somebody like Suge Knight is sort of fascinating in terms of like what you can, what sort of playing a role can do to you, over the course of time.[00:41:32] Dan Runcie: Agreed. And well said number 17 here is America's most wanted ice cube. I'll start here to kick things off. I think that Ice Cube, like Queen Latifah mentioned earlier, was one of the early ones who had said that he knew that living and doing everything off a raft wasn't gonna last forever. And I think a lot of it was because he experienced some of the brunt and ugliness of it.I mean, we've all seen the Straight Outta Compton movie. He goes into Jerry Heller's office. He starts smashing shit. He releases no Vaseline. There was definitely a no fucks given that carried through even after he was done with NWA, but he saw what this industry is like as well and then that's when he starts writing screenplays.And then that's how Friday because the thing becomes a thing. And then. His career just continues to take off after that he still dabbled in rap and did his thing, but he definitely became known early on for one of the people that took a risk with cube entertainment and everything that he was able to do there.And with any of the movies that he had, whether it was the movies with Mike Epps and plenty others, I do believe that most of these movies were pretty profitable. And he was able to. Do it work within the confines that he had and just continue to build everything he did from a career. We've seen him expand as well into everything that he's done with the big 3 specifically giving a home for basketball players that can still play, but maybe they can't make, you know, a 13 person NBA roster anymore.I do think that some of his more recent news highlights that are a bit more politically driven or him walking around with Tucker Carlson and probably take it away from some of the more prominent memories of Hugh Ice Cube is, but yeah, that's why I had had him or that's why he, I think deserves to be, you know, where he is, on the list.[00:43:27] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And I think it's interesting, you know, you see, Eminem, Suge Knight, Ice Cube, all together, you know, they're all, inextricably connected to Dr. Dre. one way or the other. Right. and you know, would there, would Dre have been Dre without the three of them? you know, at different phases of his career, you know, I don't know, I mean, I think certainly what, Ice Cube did as part of NWA, you know, I wouldn't say that, that NWA was like.like a business first organization. But like that wasn't the point of NWA and if it hadn't been for NWA, I don't think you would have been able to have business first organizations come out of hip hop in the way that you did. and certainly, you know, somebody like Dr. Dre, so. I think he gets extra points for that.and, you know, this is probably why, you know, he was again, I don't know, was he compiler? He was, you know, he had like a lot of kind of middling, a lot of lists, a couple of top 10 votes, you know? So, you know, I think again, everybody has their favorite and he's up there for a lot of folks.[00:44:27] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Number 16 is Drake. Should we poke the bear again?[00:44:33] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. Does Drake deserve to be at number 16 on this list?[00:44:37] Dan Runcie: This one surprised me, I was very surprised at the number of people that had him on the list, because you can make a case for the opposite, right? It's similar to the M and M thing, but almost to the extreme because M and M, yes, most commercially successful artists, XYZ. There's other artists that are less commercially successful at M and M that did more in that mogul definition but for Drake, it's even bigger of a Delta between these two, because here you have the most streamed artists of all time. So clearly commercially successful on its own, but people believe that OVO. Records or OVO sound itself actually could hurt an artist's career. And when you think about that, you think about some of the other multimedia things that he's done.I know he's been active as an investor and I know that people like Nicki Minaj and others have said, Oh, you know, Drake's a low key billionaire. He just doesn't want you to know it personally. Again, he may be, I mean, I'm not sure what he may not disclose, but it isn't always just about wealth. It's like, what opportunities were you able to create for each other?I do think it's good. That drink has been able to have different people that have been working alongside that. I think did get a bit of that drink stimulus package. And I think that's something that is quite debated, but I do think that. I feel like 21 Savage has definitely benefited from it. I mean, he was already commercially successful, but for him and Drake to do a joint album together was huge.I think it was the same way that it was huge for Future and the same way that the Migos going on tour with Drake in 2018 was huge for them and anything else that Drake continues to do from that perspective. So I think it is, you know, debatable, but I mean, people do definitely add some weight to the artists themselves.[00:46:18] Zack Greenburg: Yeah. And, you know, I think he should be around Eminem and whether they're both too high is an open question, but, you know, there's no doubting the commercial viability of what he's done. He did start more side businesses in Eminem, right? With OVO, whether it's the label, the festival, the clothing line, you know, he started a whiskey brand called Virginia black, which I tried once.It tasted okay. but I don't think it's selling, you know, I don't know if he's even still doing it. yeah, he is definitely involved as a startup investor, so maybe, you know, we'll see some exits and we start to think of him differently at that point. But, yeah, you know, again, I think it's, some voters just kind of overweighted, you know, musical prowess and pop culture influence.And if you're talking about that, I, I don't know anybody who's been as influential in the past 15 years. I mean, he's, you know, he's the most streamed artist of all time and that's got to count for something.[00:47:08] Dan Runcie: Right. I know his cannabis line failed, but there's a lot of people, even people that we'll get to in this list that have also had failed or struggling cannabisbusinesses. And, there's a lot that we could discuss there, but moving on number 15 is Sylvia Robinson, the originator.[00:47:26] Zack Greenburg: I think she deserves to be in the top five, personally. because if there were no Sylvia Robinson, yeah, I mean, I don't know that we have hip hop and, you know, it's, you know, for those who don't know the story, she was running sugar hill records with her husband, Joe sylvia was actually a child star singer herself.And, you know, they kind of had this like middling existence with their label. And then all of a sudden she's at this birthday party that she didn't even want to go to in Harlem and she sees Lovebug Starsky up on the microphone. A hip hop hippie to the hippie to the hip hip hop. You know, this is early, early seventies.She's never heard anything like it. All the kids, you know, hands in the air, like you just don't care. And the whole thing. she tries to get Lovebug to sign. There's some kind of dispute, like with his management, never happens. And so she just goes to the pizzeria in New Jersey, finds three kids, get him, gets them to talk real fast over this record is how she described it.and that's, you know, that's Rapper's Delight. That's the first hip hop song on Wax. That's the first hit. you know, that sort of spawns the whole genre. So, you could certainly argue, that, you know, she, borrowed or she hired, hired people who borrowed or whatever to do this, you know, like the idea that, that the first hip hop, track on wax was like, you know, originated in a pizza shop in New Jersey is really unfortunate cause it started at the Bronx, but like, you know, Sylvia came from Harlem.She, you know, she, she knew that world. Like, you know, she was part of the music business and, for better or worse, she took hip hop from being, you know, just basically like spoken word in person kind of thing to being, you know, national events. Would it have happened eventually?Yeah, I think so. But you know, who knows? I mean, it could have taken years longer and if it took years longer, you know, are we going to have the eighties with like run DMC and Def Jam and all that? Like, you know, I don't know. I mean, it, could have taken a lot longer to get off the ground if she hadn't done what she'd done.And, you know, I don't think we, I don't think we should really be dinging Sylvia Robinson for her Machiavellian tactics, given some of the other people on this list, you know, we're talking like Suge Knight and whoever else, you know, there's quite nefarious characters, you know, as we get higher up too in this list.So, you know, I don't think anything she did was. remotely as bad as, as like a lot of the dudes on this list. and, you know, so, you know, let's, I think we give her her due and yeah, I would definitely put her higher, but, you know, I think that's part of the deal when, when you have somebody who's that early on.You know, people are going to say, Oh, well, you know, the total gross is not quite as much as so and so or whatever the case may be. And she wasn't as famous as some of the artists. So, but you know, she's up there, I mean, ahead of some pretty big names, Drake, Eminem, what have you. So, I think she's getting some flowers here[00:50:00] Dan Runcie: The total gross knock is always one that makes me roll my eyes a bit because even if you take out the inflation aspect and the amount of money that's now in the industry, this is something that happens with pioneers in any type of industry. They are the ones that take the early hits to make it possible.She and her work is what made it possible for rappers to like, she and her workers have made it possible for the message and anything else that we then see after that. Yes. Sugar Hill. records did have its struggles, afterward, like many other labels. But what do you think about broader context of the eighties being a very tough time in general for black music?And there were only a certain number of decision makers in power that could make that happen. Yeah. You have to take that into account. And then additionally, she did stuff outside of even just this record label itself. As you mentioned, she was a recording artist herself. She also owned a nightclub. So there were other mogul type things that she had her hands.And so shout out to Sylvia, who knows where this would be without her.[00:51:00] Zack Greenburg: And probably worth caveating also that, you know, she did have some, Disputes over paying artists, as the years went on. So did like really a lot of people on this list is we could do like a whole separate, you know, like has some kind of dispute on how they pay artists. So, you know, that, that's probably worth noting too, but yeah, I mean, so does everybody else.And, you know, I think she deserves her flowers.[00:51:22] Dan Runcie: Number 14, Dame Dash,[00:51:25] Zack Greenburg: Another, another hot one coming in. I mean, I think a lot of people would disagree with this, but you know, some people would put them even higher. I mean, I think he might be the most polarizing name on this entire list. Like some people had on top five, you know, some people didn't list them at all.you know, I think it kind of comes in. We've had this conversation before. Would there be a Jay Z without a Damon Dash? you know, I mean, I think so, but it's that part of the, you know, we've talked about him in the context of startups and do you, you know, you need a different kind of founder for your like pre seed days than you do for your series B.you know, if you're like a mafia, family, you need like a wartime Don, you know, versus like a peacetime Don or whatever it's called. But like, you know, I think, Dame Dash is a wartime Don. He's a seed stage startup founder. and he does it fair as well. You know, when it comes to like the growth stage and the corporate boardrooms and stuff, but, you know, there's no denying his brilliance.you know, I think what he did, you know, certainly with rock aware, you know, expanding, the Roc-A-Fella empire beyond music. you know, maybe he realized that Jay was eventually going to leave and that they just, it wasn't going to be forever. And so he wanted to get his hands into, you know, as many different areas as he could, but, you know, there's like a lot of pro and a fair bit of con, but, you know, I think again, he's one who, you know, the pro outweighed the con, he didn't kill anybody, you know, so there's some people on here who did.yeah, the con is only like so much con in my opinion.[00:52:56] Dan Runcie: This conversation makes me think about, that backstage documentary that. Roc-A-Fella had put out after the hard knock life tour. And there's that infamous scene of Dave dash yelling and swearing at Kevin Lyles, who was at Def Jam at the time about the jackets and where what logo was supposed to be, or something other than that.And thinking about that in context now of like, you know, how we talked about Kevin Lyles and everything he was able to do from that run and still can continue to do. And with where Dame Dash is, is in his career, Dame Dash doing his thing. I think he very much lived through and practice and preach the ownership standards that worked for him, where he has Dame Dash Studios, Dame Dash this, and he's been able to.Create exactly what he wanted to. We heard him on that infamous 2015 breakfast club interview where he's yelling at DJ Envy and Charlemagne about, Oh, well, if your son wants a job, can you get him a job here at power 105 or whatever? No. Well, I can do him at where I'm at. And as comic as the delivery was, there is some aspect of mogul dumb.That is a bit of that King making aspect of, okay, can you create opportunities for others around you? What those opportunities look like definitely vary. And I think that is a factor. So I do highlight that is something that Dame is able to do. And Dave is also similar to he's similar to a polarizing basketball player in the sense that the media may look and be like, why do you all fuck with this guy?Like, what's going on? But if you ask the people that are actually in it, a lot of that would be like, oh, well, you got to look at Dame dash, Dame dash is the guy. And when I have. Interviewed. I'm sure you've interviewed and talked to many of young artists, too, or young label executives, too. A lot of them will reference Dave Dash.A lot of them will look at what he was able to do alongside Roc-A-Fella, almost in the same way that, you know, players will swear by Kyrie or swear by James Harden or some other type of athlete that may be polarizing in their own right. And the media is like, Oh, why do you all like this guy? And it's like, Oh, well, no, you don't understand.So there's something about. The people, and obviously I say that being self aware is us as people more so on the media side, as opposed to being in it themselves. But there's something about these young artists and moguls as well that have always looked up and respected what Dame has built. And even though it may not resonate, like, personally, I acknowledge that.[00:55:23] Zack Greenburg: I would say, if you're going to make a basketball reference, Maybe not personality, but like basketball style, I'd almost liken him to Carmelo Anthony, you know, like he's an isolationist. He's a scorer, like, you know, he may not be very good at distributing the basketball, but like, you know, you throw him the ball in the corner and he's going to find a way to get it in.And, You know, like a lot of people wouldn't think that he belongs in the Hall of Fame at all, you know, but some people would, be insistent on it. So, you know, yeah, I think that sort of like singular focus, you know, you could definitely give him credit for that,[00:55:55] Dan Runcie: Agreed. Number 13, we are Cohen.[00:55:58] Zack Greenburg: man, another like bulldozer of a human being, but, you know, certainly somebody who, you know, maybe he has also got the finger roll, you know, like he, he can have a light touch when needed. you know, I think just like in terms of longevity, we talk about longevity with some of the names on this list, you know, Leroy was there in the very beginning of hip hop, you know, managing rappers, and it gives the road manager run DMC, taking the leader

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Be Sure to Comment, Like, Share, and Subscribe for more DeCypherEd ContentOn this Episode, Co-hosts Skip and DJ welcome in Rome & Cole to discuss T.I.'s third studio album "Urban Legend". This episode was a wild ride from uncovering pro's and con's of the album, its standing as a classic album or not, jokes about features and cultural relevance in the era, to a big time revelation to cap off the conversation that left us to say "He's the King for a reason". For All Things DeCypherEd be sure to check out our LinkTree:https://linktr.ee/decyphermediaT.I.'s third studio album "Urban Legend" was released in 2004 under Grand Hustle, LLC | Cinq Recordings. All ownership of any copyrights are strictly held by those entities. No copyright infringement was intended or included in the creation of this work under DeCypher Media Group.Support the showThis Show is featuring DeCypherEd Co-Hosts Skip & DJ, any guests will be credited individually upon each respective appearance on the platform. For all things DeCypher Media, or to support our start-up, click the link below:Https://linktr.ee/decyphermedia"DeCypherEd", "Tale of the Tape", and "The Connect" are all Intellectual Properties Created, Filmed, and Produced & Owned by DeCypher Media Group.For any Inquiries on guest spots, album review suggestions, or interviews, please contact us via email:hmskipwith@crimson.ua.edu

G. Downs and Ya Boi Shad are back for an end of the year interview with one of Atlanta's finest and a Grand Hustle affiliate Young Dro. On this episode BSP went thru Dro's career from his start in Bankhead all the way to his new book and new music. Young Dro talked about his start with Raheem The Dream and eventually signing with Rocko and then T.I. and Grand Hustle. He also delved into His Love for Polo Ralph Lauren, his relationship with Fantasia, and growing up with Chris Smith from the hiphop group Kris Kross. He also talked about getting Gucci Mane and T.I. on the song "Freeze Me" at a time when they weren't seeing eye to eye. He also talked about making "We Be In The City" and "FDB" and his Friendship with Young L.A. He also spoke on Young Thug and the YSL case and how feels rappers are being targeted. And finally in this episode he talked about listening to Lil Baby,  his upcoming book, new single with Zaytoven "Run Out Of Time", and he also spit a fire freestyle at the end. https://www.youtube.com/c/BadSpeakersTV https://www.instagram.com/badspeakerspodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@badspeakerspodcast https://twitter.com/BadSpeakers https://www.facebook.com/badspeakerspodcast

Interview by Haze https://www.instagram.com/mike_tall Recently we linked back up with Atlanta's Yung Booke for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our sit down he talked about growing up in Capital Homes, jumping off the porch, how the city has changed over the years, not clout chasing, the rap game changing since when he first got in the game, getting his start with the group Money Savages that started a lot of trends in the city, his close friendship with Lil Freaky, his transition into the music industry, knowing Bankroll Fresh before he was rapping, T.I. reaching out to his dad to sign him, what he learned during his time being on Grand Hustle, outgrowing the situation, starting his own label UNO's, explains why CMG would be the only label he would sign to, the inspiration for his biggest song “Hoes In The Valley”, how his song “Pissed Off” with Lil Baby was created, charting on the Rock chart for “Emotions” with Bighead, Three Days Grace & Young Thug, having to dumb down his music for people to catch on, his new single “Pick A Side”, his upcoming single with Future, their relationship, explains why eh didn't sign with FBG, what fans should expect form his upcoming album, explains why he hasn't dropped a project in 2 years, reveals what inspires him to keep creating, fatherhood, goals, and much more!

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On this episode we are joined by the great Shevonne! Shevonne Philidor is a singer-songwriter, producer and actress. Who's been on America's Most Talented Kids, American Idol twice, is now working with Grand Hustle and Actress on the TV series "Life's Rewards" She comes by the show to drinks some tequila! We speak on different topics that dealt with her life in the industry, love life, Aliens and she gives a song at the end! Topics: How She Got Into America's Most Talented Kids How To Get Screen Time On American Idol Performing With Gary Clark Jr Her Persistence That Led To Meeting T.I Being A Lead Actor In A TV Series Walt's In The Club Story Where Aliens Come From? Shevonne Gives Us A Live Performance Thankful For Shevonne Coming To The Podcast & Having So Much Fun With Us. Be Sure To Follow Her @ShevonneOfficial !!

In this episode i sit down with Entertainment Entrepreneur CIERRA BROOKS. We discuss her upbringing in Baltimore Maryland, her career highlights working with America's Top Model, Radio One, Grand Hustle, Combs Enterprises, Revolt TV, Creative Seven Agency, advice, plus much more... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/intuitive-minds-podcast/support

DJ MLK Talks Grand Hustle, Atlanta Nightlife, DJing During Jeezy VS Gucci Beef And More

https://youtu.be/sXSxlt8Py5UIn this interview "Shad Da God" @shaddagodbrm sat down & kick'd it with Yz Guy Q, $ouf$ide

Young Dro talks Grand Hustle, working with Tip, living with Fabo, Fantasia, getting shot, and more

0:09: This is the game where The Game bought The Ciroc a Ferrari hard top. Where UFC Fighter Colby Covington thinks Drake is not a bad gambler and a bad rap artist. And where Jay-Z gave you the Blueprint on how to make the NFL bow down.6:56: Now lets take off (Intro)8:28: The Pilot is irate now that Co Pro Smartz texted him a headline stating that YouTube is giving out $300,000 grants to help start up podcasts perfect their video content. But The Pilot sees the BS from a mile away. And he actually proves it. Chk it out.14:15: T.I. wants to be a comedian and seasoned comedian Godfrey, is not having it. It's almost as if he knows that no matter how many comedy clubs you headline Godfrey, T.I. will be the headline. Catch The Pilot, Co Pro Smartz and our newest pilot from the Chi, Let's Be Shay!22:28: Jerz, Baby K and The Pilot play Cuff Cards. Relationship questions answered by people who don't know nothing about relationships. Lol enjoy that.24:28: Shaq wants his daughters to not date men that reminds him of him. So you don't want your daughter to date single 50 year old divorced x-nba men who's been living like their single for decades? Ok. Lol Let's Be Shay The Pilot and Co Pro Smartz detail the dynamics.30:00: America, bring Brittney home. Meanwhile, I don't know how it gets done but since the WNBA can't afford to pay their players a million dollar salary, Adam Silver, you do it!32:57: After watching Act 3 of Jeen-Yuhs, does The Pilot believes that Ye wanting to change the world is his true endgame, or top-notch self-marketing as usual? The Pilot explains to Co Pro Smartz his opinion.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

ITS FINALLY HERE!!.... The 1st Episode of Bad Speakers Podcast hosted by Ya Boi Shad and G. Downs. on this episode one of the most underrated artists out of Atlanta Skooly of the Rich Kidz stop by to talk everything in his career. He Talks about The Rich Kidz breakup, signing his 1st deal, running with Grand Hustle, signing with 2Chainz and becoming close like brothers, meeting Lil Wayne and Drake, working with Lil Baby, and upcoming projects. https://www.instagram.com/badspeakerspodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@badspeakerspodcast https://twitter.com/BadSpeakers https://www.facebook.com/badspeakerspodcast

JusJoose joins us for a #TBT episode dedicated to his 2017 album 'King Petty'. We go over where he was at with his life and career at the time, the thought process behind the title, pettiness, having Lil Flip & Migos on the same song, and much more. Watch the episode HERE Stream 'King Petty' on your DSP of choice HERE Follow JusJoose on IG HERE

On this episode of The Breaks You’ll hear Confucius and Fresh’s interview with Austin artist and entrepreneur J Soulja. In this week’s installment of  Hip Hop Facts, you’ll learn interesting tidbits about Wu-Tang Clan’s beef with Hot 97, how T.I. got Young Dro on the Grand Hustle label, how Kanye West hooked up with Jamie […]

JusJoose joins the show and delivers a HUGE announcement. Joose shared that he has received funding to become the first artist with a fully NFT record label. We also discuss his history with Brick Squad, his recent success working with Just Rich Gates, the new Triple Squad Mafia project he dropped with Gates and Frenchie, playing basketball with DaBaby, his favorite posse cut out of the dozens of high profile songs he's been on, working with The Migos, almost signing with Grand Hustle, and a lot more. Watch the episode HERE Follow JusJoose on IG HERE Stream Frenchie, Just Rich Gates & JusJoose – Triple Squad Mafia HERE Stream Just Rich Gates & JusJoose - Gates & Joose HERE

Translee is a rapper from the Grand Hustle imprint and he's in the trap today to showcase his new hustle! He breaks down his inner peace outer glow movement! And Lous busts the coldest flow! Hit Our Website for more info: https://www.85southshow.com/ Get our custom merchandise: https://85apparelco.com/ Subscribe To our Channel: bitly.com/85tube WATCH KARLOUS' MILLER's COMEDY SPECIAL! https://vimeo.com/ondemand/karlousmil... FOLLOW THE CREW KARLOUS MILLER - https://www.facebook.com/karlousm/ DCYOUNGFLY - https://www.facebook.com/DcYoungFly1/ CHICO BEAN - https://www.facebook.com/OldSchoolFool/ Director - JOE T. NEWMAN - www.ayoungplayer.com Producer CHAD OUBRE - https://www.instagram.com/chadoubre/ Producer - LANCE CRAYTON - https://www.instagram.com/cat_corleone_/ It's Jon - https://www.instagram.com/holaj_o_n/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we sit down with Mark and Jon as we discuss the early years, the red carpet treatment, and of course how they moved to the A and had to hustle to survive. Enjoy!

On this episode of the Cashmere Thoughts Podcast the fellas are joined by guest, O, otherwise known as Otha. To say he has an interesting life story would be an understatement. The 2nd half of the Podcast the fellas had a top 5 debate, and not just about rappers. Tune In. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cashmerethoughtspod/support

Today we have resident Jason Geter, who is the co-founder of Grand Hustle Records and most recently, Heavy Sound Labs that is a music incubator for emerging artists. We talk about removing the gatekeeper model in music, finding creativity in nature and how a serendipitous golf cart ride made his move to Serenbe a no brainer. A natural leader, Jason Geter embraces the blue collar intersection of music, art, fashion, technology, and sweat equity, taking cast-off remnants and reimagining them as brands that could only exist today. Jason, a serial entrepreneur and investor, is the founder of Heavy Sound Labs and Strivers Row, a lifestyle brand; co-founder of Grand Hustle, AKOO, and Hustle Gang Apparel; co-owner of All Def Digital; and advisor to several multimedia artists and brands. Through his venture Grand Hustle, he’s had the pleasure of launching the careers of acts such as T.I., Travis Scott, Killer Mike, B.O.B., Iggy Azalea, DJ Drama, Young Dro, and more. Geter has even had the honor of managing the solo career of Big Boi, of the legendary Outkast, and co-producing the #1 premiering film Takers.Jason’s partnerships are effortless because of his culture of innovation, superior product development capabilities, integrated multichannel infrastructure, and significant scale to offer an unmatched combination of authenticity, quality, and value. In a world guided by focus groups and facts, Jason admires those inspired spirits who believe that ideas of the future don’t exist in the past. Jason is dedicated to curating a global lifestyle, leveraging his core capabilities to innovate, curate, and integrate new businesses.

We made it lovelies! Last episode of Women Entrepreneurs in Music.... super stoked for this one. Dina Marto (@missmarto) is a seasoned entrepreneur, having shattered gender and ethnic glass ceilings during her 20 years as a music executive and small business owner. She is co-founder of C&D |The Agency, an all women-led management agency that empowers minority women. Prior to C&D, she founded Atlanta staple Twelve Music & Studios and curated one of the South's most sought-after creative environments to develop talent and produce Billboard-shattering hits. Dina is on the management team for superstar Tip “T.I.” Harris and helped launch his record label Grand Hustle and the popular podcast which became #1 on Apple Podcasts. Dina started her career in music on the A&R team for music mogul Antonio “L.A.” Reid at Island Def Jam, acting as A&R coordinator for albums by Young Jeezy, Nas, Rick Ross, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J and more. In 2015, Dina received a Proclamation from the City of Atlanta for her contributions to the music industry. In this episode, we discuss the role of an A&R, getting a peek inside a record label like Def Jam and learn how to keep pushing forward as an artist. -- “Being a woman is our superpower.” -- 5:00 Intro to Dina Marto 9:00 Record Labels Now & Then 12:00 Digital Presence in Artist Development 18:30 How to Present Demos 20:30 A&R Process 24:00 The Role of a Manager & Managing T.I 29:00 Launching New Projects with Artists 31:00 Identifying the Right Opportunities for Artists 35:00 First Goal for a New Artist 37:30 Entrepreneurship 40:00 Women in Music -- GIVEAWAY!!! We are offering one listener an invite to Clubhouse app (music networking and audio workshops). To Enter: Give us a shout out on your Instagram story! -- Recommended Episode | How to Not Get F*cked by the Industry with Legendary Deal Negotiator, Wendy Day Last Week | Digital Influence with Music Publicist, Ariel Hyatt -- If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! For show notes and past guests, please visit thesetupseries.com/interviews Sign up for Sydney's email newsletter (“Set Up Set List") at thesetupseries.com/community Talk to us! Send Sydney an email for any topic or guest submissions OR to say hello! thesetupseries.com/contact Follow us on IG! @thesetupseries --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesetupseries/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesetupseries/support

Armond & Doc return for a CRS first - an episode streamed live on Instagram to talk about a #VerzuzWhatIf - 50 Cent vs. T.I.   Doc played 20 songs for 50, Armond played 20 songs for TI, and the live audience let us who they think won....but now we want to hear from you.  Hit up @CRSPodcast on Twitter and tell us how you scored this #VerzuzWhatIf

We sit down with a woman who has been making big moves in the music industry. Dina Marto has had an incredible 20 year career as a music industry executive. She currently serves as GM of Grand Hustle and founder of her own PR firm, C&D The Agency. She discusses her experience, being mentored by L.A. Reid, her business relationship with T.I. and much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

T.I. has shared his newest album The L.I.B.R.A. (The Legend is Back Running Atlanta) via Grand Hustle. His 11th studio album boasts features from a number of heavyweights, including John Legend, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Benny the Butcher, Jadakiss, Jeremih, Young Thug, and more. What's going on Internet, Analytic here aka Dreamz and I would like to welcome you to mine, which I call the Notorious Mass Effect Podcast! I am your Hip-Hop / Gaming News source with a little bit of Pop Culture mixed in. For Episode 16: “AMONG US MOBILE” “TI” “SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES: AIR JORDAN 1'S” & “BENNY THE BUTCHER” But before that make sure to Click my Linktree in my bio to access my social medias and follow, to keep up with my latest activities, also make sure to share this podcast as this helps the show reach more people so we can grow together and effect the masses! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/masseffect/support

Visual Edit Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24tTh9Tpuqs T.I.'s Team Responds To SEC Fining Him $75K For Role In Cryptocurrency Fraud: T.I. has been ordered to pay $75,000 for his involvement in film producer Ryan Felton's cryptocurrency fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) and three other individuals settled charges against them for promoting two unregistered and fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) on Friday (September 11, 2020). As part of his settlement, T.I. won't participate in offerings or sales of digital-asset securities for a minimum of five years. A spokesperson for the Grand Hustle boss issued the following statement. “Mr. Harris regrets his involvement with Mr. Felton,” the spokesperson told HIPHOPDX. “He attempted to help a local entrepreneur who presented an innovative idea for a streaming online platform that would help reduce the barriers of entry for creators of music and video content. Regrettably, Mr. Felton apparently never built the platform he promised T.I. and many others, and instead sought to profit from Mr. Harris's popularity and reputation. ”Felton has been accused of embezzling cryptocurrency funds raised for his companies FLiK and CoinSpark. According to the SEC's press release, the film producer “secretly transferred FLiK tokens to himself” and made a $2.2 million profit by selling them to the market. He's also accused of manipulative trading and using the money he unlawfully gained to make lavish purchases. Mizterkool asks “Why Doesn't Clifford Harris Sit down with Hip-Hop Moguls such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent, Birdman, Master P and configure a Plan in order to keep Hip-Hop and Black Entertainment Business ventures truly 100% Black Owned.” In recent Twitter Rants, Kanye West Seems to be finally rebelling against the industry norms, but then again, is still in talks with those same industry leaders (such as Vivendi, also known as the owner of Universal Music Group)Kanye West is in the middle of another Twitter blitz and among his many tweets, he proclaimed he wouldn't be releasing any more music until his contract with Sony/Universal Music Group was up. On Monday (September 14), Ye asked for other artists to send over their contracts so he could get them out of any potentially foul deals — and Big Sean was one of the first to volunteer. Mizterkool also touches upon Iggy Azalea and T.I.'s past business relationship. Thank you for joining and Check back for new Kronicles soon. In Creative Collaboration With C.T.O.W.N. Channel Of Kool On Twitter: https://twitter.com/channelofkool

For episode 101, we spoke with a legend in the music industry. Jason Geter is the business mind behind one of the most successful record labels in the 2000s, Grand Hustle. The label included stars like Iggy Azalea, Young Dro, Travis Scott, B.O.B. and his business partner and anchor of the label, TI. He also helped launch Akoo Clothing and is now changing the way artists distribute and develop music with Heavy Sound Labs. On EYL 101, Jason gave us deep insight into the world of music, by explaining the difference between a joint venture and a distribution deal. He spoke about how difficult it is to manage a label of artists. He talked about signing Travis Scott before anyone knew him. Jason also talked about the marketing plan behind TI to turn him into a global superstar. He also gave insight on his new venture and the future for recording artists in the new decade. #ti #grandhustle #travisScott #drake #jasongeter EYL University 50% off Annual Tuition Code: Fall EYL University: https://www.eyluniversity.com Guest IG: @jasongeter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Indeed: With over 250 million unique visitors every month Indeed strives to put job seekers first. www.indeed.com/podcast Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support

Heavy Sound Labs founder and CEO Jason Geter came on the Trapital Podcast to break down his rise in the music industry. He started as an intern when he was in high school! He eventually started Grand Hustle with T.I. and helped build his career. Jason adapted the playbook to help build Travis Scott’s career. Jason recently launched Heavy Sound Labs, a music incubator that redefines what it means to be a record label. He’s also an investor in All Def Digital, the largest Black-owned digital media property. If you are interested in how the music industry has evolved and where it’s heading, this is the podcast for you. Listen: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud | Stitcher | YouTube | Overcast | RSS Host: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.co Guest: Jason Geter, @jasongeter, heavysound.com Related essay: How Travis Scott Growth Hacked Hip-Hop Trapital Hip-hop’s influence continues to grow. Learn how it impacts your business. Join the execs, CEOs, and moguls who read Trapital: trapital.co

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In Episode 3 of "The Inphamus Hour", Jonathan Torres from The B.E.T hit series "The Grand Hustle" stops by to explain how he became the "The Baby Oil King", working with T.I and the crazy story of how him & Inph became friends in the Dominican Republic & More. Buffalo artist YNX 716 explains the Upstate New York hip hop movement & our 'Artist 2 Watch' segment with "9 Milli" Tune into Da Inphamus Amadeuz! Thursdays at 3p on Shade 45 | SiriusXm Fridays at 8p on WBRK Star 101.7FM Sunday at 8p on Live 89FM Da Inphamus Amadeuz New EP: "Any Day Now (The Prelude)" Now Available On ALL Digital Music Retail Outlets: www.smarturl.it/anydaynowprelude Follow Da Inphamus Amadeuz! Instagram: @dainphamusamadeuz Facebook: Da Inphamus Amadeuz Twitter: @inphamusamadeuz EPK: www.live89fm.com/members/dainphamusamadeuz/ Spons

It was a slow news week, but The Lyrical Pod fam made sure to still bring content...and some major random conversation. Kid Pro starts off recapping the beginning of his “K.I.D. TOUR,” with his recent show at the Open Mic at BoonTunes (0:41). They go on to recap the October Check It! show (13:43) where the spice levels indeed raised (30:05) and continued raising later on (1:35:51). The trio discuss T.I.'s words for Iggy Azalea (40:29), and if she was really a “tarnish” to his Grand Hustle label. They also bring up the false hope that is Rihanna (53:28), “Fresh Prince” spin-off (57:02), and finally there has been Justice for Junior (1:04:28). With a quick rundown of new releases (1:11:03), the team finish it off with some “Know Yourself” cards (1:17:23). Lyrical Fix Spice Levels coming to you soon. Stay Plugged for more from The Lyrical Fix Podcast. Beat by OB Beatzz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Road trip! The LB Fam hits the road to make its way down to North Kackalacka for a special episode live at NBA All Star Weekend. Actor Trav Que makes his way to the smokey Charlotte hotel room to discuss his latest work. Rising star Young Prophit made his was in to give us the run down on opening up for 2 Chainz. Torres from Grand Hustle on BET also joined us to complete an action packed trip down south! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We discuss the benefits or lack thereof of alkaline water, the best way to exercise for your age, outdoor workouts in winter, the dangers of fried foods and more with BET's Grand Hustle star Cierra Brooks Shaka: @shakastrong TK Trinidad: @Tktrinidad Fit Club is Black Hollywood Live's one stop shop for fitness and health information and motivation. Personal trainers Shaka Smith and TK Trinidad focus on educating Latin American and African American communities to live more health conscious lives by discussing the latest fitness fads, reviewing fitness products, and getting diet recommendations from fitness experts themselves. Special guests include celebrities, respected trainers, and health & lifestyle experts. Make sure to subscribe to BHL! - http://youtube.com/blackhollywoodlive HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://blackhollywoodlive.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bhlonline Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHollywoodLive/ ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information. The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro. Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more. Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others. Make sure to subscribe to BHL! - http://youtube.com/blackhollywoodlive

Hosts Kayla Rene`e, Chellz Evette, and Shamarri Hartzog were joined by contestant and special guest Yonathan Elias! We discussed the “Assistant for a Day” challenge, eliminations, and the curve ball TI threw at us! Watch now for more and leave a comment! ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the opportunity to become a part of Grand Hustle! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight hosts Kayla Rene'e, P'Etra Elise, and Chellz Evette broke down “The Hustle Never Stops.” We discussed the pool party, the Baby Oil King, Eliminations, Hot or Not, and more! Watch now and let us know what you thought about tonight's aftershow! About The After Show: ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! About The Show: T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the opportunity to become a part of Grand Hustle! Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV Buy Merch at http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest:TrapStar - extragrind.lnk.to/ogstarpjtwitter.com/TrapSTAR1 Game of Choice: Uno // Shots: Vodka Part 1 - Includes the introduction of TrapStar, current relationship with Dj Frosty and Charlemagne the God, the Grand Hustle deal, playing ball with Snoop Dogg , Investing in Woman and a bowl of OG Gems you need to hear. www.JustAnotherWeekPodcast.com - Weekly Podcastwww.theHouseofAli.com - Coming Soonwww.twitter.com/CarolinaKEiZ - Host ( Keiz Ali )www.twitter.com/Only1_Carter - Host ( Carter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justanotherweekpodcast/support

Welcome back Hustlers! Tonight host Kayla Rene'e, and Petra, Shamarri discussed all things the mural challenge, Chris's dramtic exit, eliminations, T.I trvia and more! Watch now to get all the news and gossip. ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! About The Show: T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the opportunity to become a part of Grand Hustle! Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV Buy Merch at http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grand Hustle contestant Cierra Brooks stops by for interview as we discuss episode 3 with hosts Kayla Rene'e, P'etra, Shamarri and Chellz Evette ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! About The Show: T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the opportunity to become a part of Grand Hustle! Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV Buy Merch at http://shop.spreadshirt.com/AfterbuzzTV/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the Gold Room Podcast with your hosts Yonathan and Cynthia! This week we discuss mental illness, Grand Hustle on BET, Demi Lovato, Mayweather vs. 50 Cent, and much more!!! The Gold Room Podcast is here to create dialogue between you and your peers by expressing our opinions. Sit back relax and give us 5 stars!!!

This week hosts Kayla Rene'e, Chellz Evette, P'Etra Elise, and Shamarri covered the second episode of the Grand Hustle, and discussed all things George vs Everybody, The Pop up Challenge, and Eliminations. We also played T.I trivia and talked about T.I news, click now to watch more! About The After Show: ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! About The Show: T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the opportunity to become a part of Grand Hustle! Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV Buy Merch at http://shop.spreadshirt.com/Afterbu --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey Afterbuzzers, hosts Kayla Rene'e. P'Etra and Chellz Evette, premiered the first episode of rapper T.I's show The Grand Hustle, we discussed the contestants, talked about the challenges, and eliminations. Stay tuned for the rest of the season, you won't want to miss this! AFTERBUZZ TV -- The Grand Hustle edition, is a weekly "after show" for fans of BET's The Grand Hustle. In this show, hosts Chellz Everette, Kayla Rene'e, P'Etra Elise, and Shamarri Hartzog discuss episode 1. About The After Show: ‘Everyday we're hustlin'...Tune into our THE GRAND HUSTLE AFTER SHOW as we follow 16 people competing for a position to work with TI's Grand Hustle Empire. Who do you think will come out on top? Share your best theory with us! About The Show: T.I. is recruiting fresh new talent to join his Grand Hustle Team. 16 entrepreneurs from all walks of life will have the opportunity to compete for a $100K prize, and the oppor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exclusively on The Sharvette Mitchell Radio Show A Shot of Jack | Relationship series with Jack A. Daniels Jack A. Daniels is a best selling author of 5 books including  “I Need a Wife…Where are the REAL Women?”  and “The Man's Handbook for Choosing the Right Woman,” a psychotherapist, syndicated columnist and international speaker. Daniels is the creator of several award-winning programs including Healing 100 Hearts in 100 Days project for women, the  Stay Out of Your Own Way tour, the Boys to Businessmen Entrepreneurial Project and the extremely popular Mate Attraction which has helped 100′s learn how to attract the love they deserve! www.JackADaniels.com 2nd Segment: Ira Parker | “The Super Engineer” Ira joins the show to discuss the misconception of those entering the music industry. Ira is the owner of Maximus Music Studios and has engineered or mixed (artist song features) such as TV's Dr. Steve Perry for Save My Son Episodes, Naughty by Nature's Treach,  DJ Esudd (2Chainz Dj), Travis Porter, Marcus Cooper (Formerly known as Pleasure P),  Jinx Da Juvy, Waka Flocka Flame,  Slim of 112, Rocko,  Young Scooter, Kilo (help produced The Miseducation of Lauren Hill), CTE's Blood Raw, Dip Set's Hell Rell, Grand Hustle's Keith Mcmasters, Ricco Barrino, Former Warner Bros. Music Group's Management Bruce Johnson, L.I.V.E. (Warner Bros. Music Group) and more. http://www.maximusmusicrecords.com/about.html Download my mobile app! Just search for Sharvette.