Drink Champs - Episode 60 w/ Swizz Beatz (Part 2)

Episode Date: February 3, 2017

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode the guys drink it up with super producer Swizz Beatz. In this two part episode the guys talk about DMX, Ruff Ryers, art, his involvement with ...Bacardi, how his career got started and a lot more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkchamps/support Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:44 the Drink Champs. My brothers N-O-Y-E and DJ E-F-N. military you're now tuned into the number one podcast in the motherfucking world the drink champs my brothers n-o-y-e and dj efn but before we get into that i want to blast this record off the drink champs anthem that's right the drink champs anthem produced by the homie swiss beats this record is so motherfucking New York, listen. Swizzy, tell them live. It's like. Super thug life. I bring it back like. Hold up, hold up.
Starting point is 00:03:43 Shout to the drink champs army. Shout to the whole team. Hazardous sounds, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, Everybody, to the show now. Pick it up now. She's dropping downtown. See me on my clip. I got a hundred rounds. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack. You know, hit me up. I'm drink, drink champs. Keeps that drink alive. I hit the, keep the 40 on me.
Starting point is 00:04:15 Think, think alive. I'm drink, drink channel. Why? It's a drinker. Come on. Keep the 40 on me. I ain't thinkin'. Where you at? Keep the 40 on me. Butch Rock, nigga. In the wall. Let's go. Hey, yo.
Starting point is 00:04:31 Yeah, I'm on some new shit. Yeah, I'm on some new shit. You talkin' like you killers, but you don't ever do shit. I told my niggas Swiss, yo, I'm back at it. They slept on slime, gave them a craftmatic. Used to sell crack. I ain't drink a lot. Now in the wintertime, see me with a bank a lot. I made the drink chance, cause I drink a lot. Yes, its. Because I drink a lot.
Starting point is 00:05:06 I used to keep the 40 on me. I ain't drink a lot. Yes, indeed. I want a drink. Wow. Because I drink a lot. Pray for my nigga DC Twin one time. Come on. I want a drink, champs.
Starting point is 00:05:14 Because I drink a lot. I used to keep the 40 on me. I ain't drink a lot. Yes, indeed. I used to keep the 40 on me. Shout out to my nigga Sonny DBT. Let's go. See, all I want to do is be successful.
Starting point is 00:05:25 Think about the money second. That shit is stressful. Think about the fan love because that shit is special. Did it for a long time. Always stayed genuine. Never changed on you. Still wore Timberlands. Never changed on you.
Starting point is 00:05:37 My friend's still Dominican. I did it my way. Asked for no permission. The only dude smoking on trees and no commission. Everybody, to the show now. Pick it up now. She's dropping downtown. Super Thug Life. Where you at? Wow. We all drink, nigga.
Starting point is 00:06:04 Rock, come on. We want to drink. There's a drinker. Keep the 40 on me. Keep the 40 on me. Got the extra. Swiss got the Bacardi. I got some rock. So we're going to get drunk, have fun, take more shots.
Starting point is 00:06:21 You see, I celebrate life. I could have been in jail and had life. Yeah, that's what I'm here for a reason. So I'm gonna celebrate, drink more for no reason. This is drink champ season. So go have a drink. Go ahead. Enjoy your evening. It's live. Where you at? Wow. Yes, it did. Off that drunk uncle.
Starting point is 00:07:03 Part two. Drunkle. Yes, it did. So New York. Macabre. Damn, but that's buttery. Yes, it did. So New York. He's a legendary Queens rapper. He's a Miami hip hop pioneer. What up is DJ EFN? Together, they drink it up with some of the biggest players in music and sports.
Starting point is 00:07:48 You know what I mean? The most professional, unprofessional podcast and your number one source for drunk facts. This is Drinks Champion Radio, where every day is New Year's Eve. Let's go! Let's get into the realest, realest, whatever you feel is the realest, realest, realest ever, ever, ever. I'm here for that. I want to get into the Rough Rider, Rockefeller beef. What happened?
Starting point is 00:08:17 Everybody pussy in them. No, what? God damn. Wow. Left, right, left, right. I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready I wasn't ready No
Starting point is 00:08:26 It wasn't really no beef I know It was the balls To be honest Beef is something You don't talk about Nah you know what I want to get into
Starting point is 00:08:33 Cause yeah That was right The freeway Cassidy battle I like that man Was that When you signed Cass I had Cass
Starting point is 00:08:42 My dad signed Cass By the way Cause what happened Like Hove called you And said I got freeway Let's talk about it I hit Hove He knew about Cassidy
Starting point is 00:08:55 They just Rockefeller just went crazy on 197 And I was like Yo I got Cass in the studio He was like you ain't hear what you did on the radio I was like yeah You, I got Cass in the studio. He was like, you ain't hear what you did on the radio? I was like, yeah. H-O, this is Hove talking.
Starting point is 00:09:10 It was me and H-O. I said, yeah, I heard what you had done on the radio. That's even a richer name than that. That was H-O. Still on that? Yeah, H-O. He was like, yeah, I'm at the studio. Bring him.
Starting point is 00:09:24 I was like, all right. I was like, I'm in the studio with Cassidy I heard what you did I heard what you did but I'm in the studio with Cassidy He about that life He's like alright bring him I bring him to the studio We go upstairs A lot in a minute
Starting point is 00:09:38 But I got a bunch of goons with me at Sony So I'm like yo And y'all had just had This is the DMX battle against Rockefeller. That's a long time ago. You know what I'm saying? But like, are you thinking about that battle in your mind? I'm not thinking about nothing but Cassie biting these niggas' heads off.
Starting point is 00:09:58 I forgot we did all that. So you don't know Freeway at this time? No, I don't know Freeway at this time. Okay, go ahead. Continue. I heard of him, but I didn't physically... Get in your seat, sit down. Please, this is historical. Go ahead. I didn't know Freeway at the
Starting point is 00:10:15 time. I heard of him. I heard he was nice. And I respect that. Hov was like, yo, we over here. We ready. You heard we didn't radio. I said, okay, I'm on my way. I come up there real light, me and Cassidy. I see the room. It's like this right here.
Starting point is 00:10:30 I make a phone call to Sony Studio. Yo, we in here. Showtime. So we got the equal made the room equal. All right. And come in there. You talking about Rough Riders invade the studio. Rough Riders coming in. I was thinking, our fans are stupid about Rough Riders invading the studio. Oh, Rough Riders coming in.
Starting point is 00:10:45 I was thinking our fans are stupid. Be a part of the group. Rough Riders came to the studio. It was an equal balance. All right. It was an equal balance.
Starting point is 00:10:53 And nigga language for our fans, the Rough Riders invaded the studio. Right. So an equal balance. So now, okay,
Starting point is 00:11:00 see. We got ghouls on deck however they want to cut it, whatever. We was meant for whatever We could fight, rap, war But it was good vibes Cassidy and Freeway started battling
Starting point is 00:11:14 Who was it that said put on the beat? Who was it that said put on the beat? I like Freeway Freeway turned You know what? Freeway turned out to be a good person. He's on his D. Everybody's good persons. We're not talking about the good person part.
Starting point is 00:11:36 We're talking about this part right here, Swizz. Freeway said put it on the beat. I mean, Freeway, you know you said put it on the beat, goddammit. Let's make some noise for Swizz. Goddammit. I didn't say put it on the beat, goddammit. Let's make some noise for Swizz. Goddammit. I didn't say put on the beat. I didn't even have a fucking beat ready. Because I forget.
Starting point is 00:11:55 I remember, but I forget. So was there bars that was acapella at first? And then at the... All acapella. The whole beat was acapella. And then... Put it on the you know. All acapella. The whole beat was acapella. And then. And then free. Put it on. All right.
Starting point is 00:12:08 Describe that to us. I don't know what he thought in his mind because it was acapella. So you could hear every verse, every line, every punchline. It was very serious. And that man thought of whatever he thought in his head. And he said, put on the beat. I said, nah, straight bars. We ain't putting on the beat.
Starting point is 00:12:26 Put some beat on that joint. Nah, we ain't putting no beat on that. And Ho was there as well, right? Well, everybody's there. Leaving the room very silent. Leaving the fucking room. Niggas left the room. It is what it is.
Starting point is 00:12:39 I would have left the room, too. Fuck it. I'm sorry. We went way too fast. Everybody, a lot of people was leaving the room too. Fuck it. I'm sorry. We went way too fast. Everybody, a lot of people was leaving the room. Beanie Siegel,
Starting point is 00:12:49 Hov, and everybody else that placed bets on the table. It is what it is. It's a legendary hip-hop moment. Let's just make some noise.
Starting point is 00:12:59 I'm just playing. That's what we're doing. I ain't gonna lie See this is drink champs Sometimes Like I sit back And think I know a story I told you I was late tonight
Starting point is 00:13:11 You let me go Whatever Give me some more I'm going in I'm not I'm not stopping Sometimes I sit back And think I know a story
Starting point is 00:13:19 I know a story Because I'm close to everybody And then You know I realize that I don't really know shit. That's the reason why we started this goddamn show. Let's go, let's go.
Starting point is 00:13:30 Yes, man! Are we having another shot at Bacardi 8? Bacardi 8 is great. Bacardi 8 gets the business. By the way, I'm drinking Ciroc. Give me in between. Ciroc time. Give me a shot.
Starting point is 00:13:40 Give me a shot. Okay, this is my shot glass again? Yeah, Paquito, come on. I ain't gonna lie. I felt like I was gonna take it in our mind. You wanna pretend to take it? No, I'm gonna take it. I'm gonna take it.
Starting point is 00:13:49 I'll never pretend to take it. I don't have no other fucking shot in my life. I got you, dog. Is my Bacardi team still in here tonight? Yeah, the Bacardi team is here. Are y'all getting tired? You got a glass? They ain't never been out.
Starting point is 00:14:00 No, I got the cup. No, no, no. Come over here. Why not? We taking shots, though. Okay, give me the goddamn shot. Okay. One by one. One by one. Go over here. Go over here. Go over here. Go over here. Go over here. Go over here. Go over here. Okay, come over here. We're taking shots. Give me the goddamn shots. One by one.
Starting point is 00:14:07 Go over here. Come over here and introduce yourself. You look like you're from Queens, the boiler room. Didn't you say you live downstairs from Nori? Yeah. Come on. He knows you. No, I don't know you.
Starting point is 00:14:24 It's Victor. Yeah, Victor. Okay, okay, okay. Nobody called me No, hold on. No, that was Victor. Yeah, Victor. Okay, okay. Nobody called me Victor in my life, so you definitely don't know me. But you're still my friend. I'm going to go. And we've been calling. But go ahead.
Starting point is 00:14:33 Go ahead. So where you from? Where you from? Miami, actually. Miami. Let's make some noise for Miami, God damn it. Welcome to... Who is the bathroom man?
Starting point is 00:14:43 Yeah, oh, oh. Me too, me too. Oh, man, oh, man. God damn it. Oh, man, oh, man. at? Yeah, oh Me too, me too I was about to do that That's why I took my headphones off Holy shit Alright Yeah, there you go Recording again?
Starting point is 00:14:56 Now open, open, open It's a cold We're back We're back We recorded? Yo, Swiss We got gifts for you We got gifts from the Drink Chance
Starting point is 00:15:04 Shit, man Right here 899 Drinkchs. Oh, shit, man. Right here. 8 and 9. Drinkchamps.com. 8 and 9.com. This is like three bags of shit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because it's Drink Champs and 8 and 9 where we at right now.
Starting point is 00:15:15 The people who host us are good friends and family. 8 and 9.com. I'm going to take this and open it. Yes. Now. I can't believe I'm on this show. and open it. Yes. Now. I can't believe I'm on this show. A shot. A shot.
Starting point is 00:15:28 It's so legendary, man. Do my cut. Okay. Elliot Wilson's train. Nah. Is that straight? Yeah. This is straight.
Starting point is 00:15:36 Damn! This is straight as fuck. Ah, yeah. It's like, oh. On you. I want to dance. I want to dance. So. I love dance. I wanna dance.
Starting point is 00:15:48 So, I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh.
Starting point is 00:15:53 I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh.
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Starting point is 00:15:54 I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh.
Starting point is 00:15:55 I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young enough to laugh. I'm young about. Call Ye West song. What he said. Cheat, you get the year, yo. What's the song?
Starting point is 00:16:08 What the fuck, man? What song? What song? What song, bro? Where you looking? I'm young and I'm loud. Don't mix that. You can't mix that.
Starting point is 00:16:14 All right, little mix. I live my life by the little mix. Ay, ay, ay. I get the funk, son. And he did the video. That song that punk. Famous. Famous. Famous.
Starting point is 00:16:25 Oh, Six Rammies nomination this year for no reason? Okay. Norris season, man. Norris season, man. We sampling that. I'm yelling now. I'm like, ooh. That's the intro.
Starting point is 00:16:39 I don't know. Ooh. We got a beatbox right there? What was that session like? It was crazy. I did 40 beats in that session. Damn, 40 beats in a session? 40 beats in that session.
Starting point is 00:16:54 You went back to 98 Swiss. Yeah, I did. I did a lot of songs on that album. Famous was one of them. And four more of the songs on that album was one of them. The thick with famous For right now Yeah
Starting point is 00:17:06 Famous How did that Shout out to Prodigy You know Prodigy He laid out the drum vibes He laid out You mean Havoc
Starting point is 00:17:13 Havoc Yeah I got confused He and Bacardi ate And then Bacardi ate Bacardi ate high at me So I'm keeping it straight I got it
Starting point is 00:17:22 But he was in the right path though Yeah He was in the right group. Havoc. Chant the Havoc. He talked about it on our podcast. He was a big part of that. All I did was just, like, I filled in the ice cream on, you know, I just filled in
Starting point is 00:17:35 the, you know, the icing, to be honest. That shit was already fresh. Kanye wanted me to do my vocals Add a couple of sounds And different things to it And we made famous
Starting point is 00:17:50 Which is famous And we was already famous Famous on top of famous Now who's your favorite CEO You ever work with Clive Davis Wow that was fast Clive Davis and Jimmy Iovine
Starting point is 00:18:06 Because they both invested in my early In the scope Yeah You know When I did all that First rough ride music That was Jimmy Iovine Right
Starting point is 00:18:19 You know he was already following up from Death Row Right And so the closest thing to Death Row was Rough Riders You understand You know We might have been a little bit dangerous to Def Ro But The music spoke for itself
Starting point is 00:18:34 And then Clyde Davis gave me my first label So Full Surface was With Cassidy and all this And Bone And everybody was at Clyde and David J. Records. You know, both of those are my mentors, you know,
Starting point is 00:18:48 lessons to them. Make some motherfucking noise for that goddamn. Let's switch like I said. That's for you. You're definitely editing this out. That's for you. Oh. You definitely added this out. That's all. You know me.
Starting point is 00:19:15 I rhyme with you. That shit's dope! God damn! Now we can edit this out. Now we can edit it out. They were puked on so they can't roll. Yeah. BFM. That's all.
Starting point is 00:19:38 That's all. So I was about to ask you, Swiss. Yeah. Come on. The world of the podcast is gonna do that. I was about to ask you, Swiss. Damn. Come on. Come on. Come on. The podcast is going to do that.
Starting point is 00:19:50 Am I booking that studio in Circle House, or am I booking the Hazardous Sounds? The Hazardous Sounds, I got the guns. Don't worry. You got to do the Hazardous Sounds. It's a little rough. You got them for what? No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:20:00 I'm just playing. It's in Haiti, for real. What's my hat? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly. So we go to Haiti, for real. You should have, what's my hat? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly. So we go to Hazardous Sounds. You go to Hazardous Sounds. I walked through City Soleil, you know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 00:20:11 Oh! That's my favorite part of Haiti. City Soleil, nigga! Somebody say, Swiss walked through City Soleil four hours in a day. It got down. And nobody, not many people can go there. City Soleil! It's true.
Starting point is 00:20:24 No, no, I was really in season two. Yeah, no, I went there too. Not many people can do it. He went there. He seen it. He seen it. That's on Revolve TV. Yeah, he seen it.
Starting point is 00:20:33 I went there. I'm in a documentary. I went there. Seen, seen, seen, seen. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, Swish. You've done everything you had to do in the music business. And then I recently seen you.
Starting point is 00:20:48 You opened up the hot sauce. You opened up the hot sauce. The Dream Champs hot sauce. Where's the hot sauce box at? Give me some wings or something. Eight and nine. We got to invest the wings. Oh, shit.
Starting point is 00:20:59 She's having a dream jam. I'll meet you later. Everything else is out there. What's the website? What's the website? Good. That's good, man. I like the three jazz. I meet you after the three jazz. Everything else is all in there. What's the website? What's the website? I like the room attack. We're not even ready. What's the website?
Starting point is 00:21:13 I wasn't ready. I'm taking this home. Can I take this home? Yeah, please. Take it. We'll give you all the flavors. Please. Yo, my twist.
Starting point is 00:21:22 How can you remain so humble with all the accolades you made? I ain't gonna front. Earlier you said you had art. I seen art that's bigger than that tree in your house. You got Mickey Mouse's sculpture. Cars. Booking museum.
Starting point is 00:21:39 But you still humble. You still came here as a humble person. How can a person succeed so much and then still be as humble as that? Just knowing where you come from. Just knowing that, you know, Roman noodles used to be my dinner every day. You know, just knowing the studio. Ramen noodles.
Starting point is 00:22:04 You know, just knowing that a, ramen noodles, you know, just knowing that a dollar of french fries was, you was famous. Some ribs from the Chinese store, you was extra famous. Cheese, pizza with extra cheese, you was extra, extra famous. You understand? And just knowing
Starting point is 00:22:21 that we all come from the bottom and, you know, it's a blessing for us to be here today. For us all come from the bottom And you know It's a blessing for us To be here today For us just waking up this morning You know we die in our sleep How do we know what life is God rest in peace Q
Starting point is 00:22:34 Q from world He died in his sleep You know what I'm saying Rest in peace Q Terrible But you know what You know what's interesting about life Before they finish this shit
Starting point is 00:22:44 That they're doing in the background? Oh no, that's right here. That's not real. You know, in your dream, you can use 100% of your brain. But in life, you can use 5% of your brain. Like in your dream,
Starting point is 00:23:02 you can overcome every obstacle. You can fly, you can do whatever the fuck. You can do everything, right? But in life right here, you're just so bound and strapped down. So is this a dream or is this life? And that's one thing that we got to battle with every day. And I wake up in the morning, I'm like, man, I just had a dream of me flying. And I'm in earth and life and I can't fly.
Starting point is 00:23:27 So is that a dream or is that reality you understand so we got to figure out what side of the fence we on you know this is a movie we're not the directors but before we get up out here whatever like you know because i just remember damn 10 hard years of sw just controlling it. But whatever producer that you said, damn, this guy might got me. Or this guy might come in for the next year. Whatever producer you was like, yo, I'm going to step my game up. A lot of songs. You know, I Wish I Produced the Benjamins. What about the Benjamins?
Starting point is 00:24:03 Who produced that? Derek Angeletti and the Hitmen. D-Dot. D-Dot. You understand? I wish I produced the Benjamins. What about the Benjamins? Who produced that? Derek Angeletti and the Hitmen. D-Dot. D-Dot, you understand? You know, I wish I produced They Want to Flex, Dots to Flex. They Want to Flex. Because you might as well pull back the intro.
Starting point is 00:24:17 They Want to Flex. And I was like, damn. You know, this is before I became honest. I was like, damn. Imagine if I did something like that. Where would I be you know um just to get a rep gangsta so so so with the same mind frame what producers influenced you the ones i'm talking about right right but is there specifically like you're saying the song but is there any star so premiere right right you know uh uh i don't i don't know who the producer was
Starting point is 00:24:45 For Dice Effect at that time Anybody know? But I wasn't inspired by producers You understand I never even knew what a producer was No I wasn't inspired by DJs I wasn't inspired by Ron G I wasn't inspired by Kate Capri
Starting point is 00:25:01 I wasn't inspired by Doo-Wop I wasn't inspired by 1200 Assassin I wasn't inspired by doo-wop i was inspired by 1200 assassin that's the next prize in my you know uh sns you know what i'm saying i was inspired by uh dj red alert chill out tony touch tony touch flex you know all these djs clue You know I was inspired by DJs And I became a producer By default I became a producer By just making
Starting point is 00:25:31 Intramural Because I heard you Was a DJ Yeah And then I heard Oh so you was a DJ first Didn't you go to West Indies
Starting point is 00:25:36 Or something like that No I went to Atlanta I thought you went to Atlanta And the West Indies And you came back Or something like that No no I grew up in the Bronx And he gave you A whole I grew up in Boston Road Which was and the West Indies and you came back or something like that. No, no, no. I grew up in the Bronx.
Starting point is 00:25:45 He gave you a whole. I grew up in Boston Road, which was like the West Indies. So I was the first youngest producer decent at the start as, you know, Slick Rick had his incident outside. You know what I'm saying? I was there for those different things. And Super Cat had his incident outside. Right. I was there for those incidents.
Starting point is 00:26:04 And I was a producer. I used to DJ with Renaissance, Waggy T. Yeah, Waggy T. You know what I'm saying? You know, Stone Love. I was the hip-hop producer for those DJs at that particular time. Young to even be in the club at that time. You know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 00:26:22 And I was just out there thugging it. You know what I'm saying? What, what, what, what, whatging it, you know what I'm saying? Thug, thug, what, what, what, what, what, what, what. You know what I'm saying? Like, NRA, you know what I mean? Wow.
Starting point is 00:26:31 And your favorite ever in hip-hop is? My favorite? Uh, musician? No, period. Just, just in... My favorite ever in hip-hop? You just keep it real clean
Starting point is 00:26:42 and simple as DMX. Mm. Because I was able to witness that movie in a front row seat. But there's different eras of DMX. So can we lay where it's at? My era of DMX. The era of DMX. And then the return of DMX
Starting point is 00:26:58 which we haven't been able to see yet. It's unwritten yet. It's written but it's unpublished yet. It might be perfectly expressed. You understand? see yet because it's unwritten yeah it's written but it's uh unpublished yet right okay it might be perfectly expressed you understand and so you know i might have been a fan of a lot of other people but you know what i wasn't able to you know a lot of people that we think that's real is not really real you understand like their music might be real but they might curl under that pressure they tell my tuck under their ask pressure you understand and like you know with the dog you ain't
Starting point is 00:27:29 never ever seen a dog talk about no other labels than my family label Yamukala. What? What the hell is that? That's a blessing. Yamukala. Say it again, though. It's an Arabic. Yamukala. Right? I like that. The thing that I respect about Dawg is you never seen him flipping, flopping through labels since he started. He might have had bloodline, but it was always a rough ride somewhere around him. Ever.
Starting point is 00:28:11 People tried to buy him out for way more money than we could afford at those times. And the dog always kept it $1,000. And that's why in this current time, people are going to be able to see his movement in God's speed. You know what I'm saying? Let's make some noise for that. I got you. Hot sauce is good, though. Hot sauce? Yo, yo.
Starting point is 00:28:34 Yo, Ali, you got to close the deal already. Swister took two shots of hot sauce. You got the website? Drinkchance.com. Coming soon. And that's the hot sauce boss over there. The hot sauce. She switched
Starting point is 00:28:48 to two shots of the hot sauce. That's the dude. Talk all talk all about that. Let them know where they can
Starting point is 00:28:54 find the hot sauce. I don't know. That's the hot sauce. Drinkchamps.com. Drinkchamps.com. Dang. The drunk sauce is on location
Starting point is 00:29:02 right now. They ain't just talking about doing business with Sh Chi-Town. Drunk Sauce. The Chi. Drunk Sauce. Let's get it, Papa.
Starting point is 00:29:12 I'm taking this home. Say no to the glass. Look, this one's not even open yet. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's not even open yet. That's a hot sauce, kid. Thank you. So hot is a kid from the Bronx, right?
Starting point is 00:29:24 Shh. You speak to your uncle. They may or may not believe you. You come to the studio with me. We make it classic, but at that moment, remember, remember, he took another shot. That's hot sauce. He likes hot sauce.
Starting point is 00:29:44 I don't know. I think he's But remember But back then we record the record in 97 It don't drop to 98 Right How do you maintain To say yo I'm
Starting point is 00:29:58 The guy These records that come out that next year Because we had to record it in 97 Because I mean that's just how the climate matched up. Am I correct or maybe? Factual. You know what I'm saying? Because you had to record it a year earlier.
Starting point is 00:30:14 Everything took longer. You know what I'm saying? I mean, I might be fucked up. No, no, you're correct. You're correct. Me too. But how do you maintain to say, I know what I did is this, and let me continue to go. You know, the blessing that I had was I was always in control of my destiny.
Starting point is 00:30:36 You know, I never had somebody predict or tell me what I need to do from a creative standpoint. Now, I did have to answer to my uncles on an ethnical standpoint. And that's respect. Protocol standpoint. I can never, to this day still, I got to answer those questions. I can never be in a problem today
Starting point is 00:30:57 and then present it in front of the board. Why? He might have a problem with me and I might feel a type of way. presented in front of the board. He might have a problem with me and I might feel a type of way. I can't move on him until the team say we have no other choice or you know what?
Starting point is 00:31:17 That's because of this, this, and this. Let's help him instead of hurting him. There's rules to this. And I think a lot of these youth out here, they don't understand the protocols and the different ways that you got to go about handling things. Understand? Because a lot of people talk about a lot of colors, blood, crips, race, this, that, and the third. That thing we bleed is the same color.
Starting point is 00:31:45 Absolutely. It's is the same color. Absolutely. It's literally the same color. And so, you know, I don't go to the clubs. You ain't never seen me in no clubs. Popping bottles, stunting on people, doing this and the third. People might think I'm stunning, but I like nice things. If you did, you're testing the record. I've seen you in the club.
Starting point is 00:32:05 That's it it That's hard You know what I'm saying Like I don't I don't I seen you do that with me earlier I went to the studio with you And you went to You went to the club
Starting point is 00:32:13 And played bad with TV I was like I'm not sure if I'm good But everybody went crazy Before I even No no I'm talking about that night Listen If you notice He knew every story But everybody went crazy Before it even At all No no I'm talking about that night Was it minutes
Starting point is 00:32:25 Listen listen If you notice He knew Every story For every artist So he been doing that Since his then He was a DJ
Starting point is 00:32:34 He took me out From TV And played it And I went to the club And I was like I'm not sure This is 1997 Yeah
Starting point is 00:32:42 But But But that was hard. I felt that the people in the club, if you can play a Nori record, after the biggest record at that time, we had something. You understand? I remember bringing Dr. Dre to the club. And he hadn't been in the club in a long time.
Starting point is 00:33:02 And he had a hard time being in that club. But when he heard his music, I seen his life. Because that's what he does it for. I seen his life, like, embracing love. You understand? You know, and in all my records. I remember when I brought Hov to the club for On to the Next One. He was like, yo, you lead that shit.
Starting point is 00:33:22 I'm on my shit. He was over there in the VIP. I was in the DJ one. He was like, yo, you lead that shit. I'm on my shit. He was over there in the VIP. I was in the DJ booth. And that motherfucker on to the next one came and people felt some type of way. And they looked at me and threw that drink and he ordered all this type of shit. You know what I'm saying? Because we was on to the next one.
Starting point is 00:33:38 You know what I'm saying? But it's like, you know what? In life, it's what we got to celebrate. There's no big I's and little u's. A lot of people like to make a lot of categories of who's who and what's what.
Starting point is 00:33:54 The war in this world is between good and bad. Good and evil. You either a good person or not. It ain't about no race, religion, and about none of that politics shit that they put in front of us.
Starting point is 00:34:10 You either real or you fake. You either good or you bad. That's the war that we fighting in this world today. So pick your side. You either real or you fake. A lot of fake niggas. A lot of real niggas. You either good or you bad. A lot of good motherf niggas A lot of good motherfuckers
Starting point is 00:34:25 A lot of bad motherfuckers And that's what the war is about From our presidency To our streets To our politics To our brotherhood To everything You got a good cousin
Starting point is 00:34:36 Or a good brother Or a bad brother Or fuck you brother You know what I'm saying A lot of people in our family They might get it too You know what i'm saying because like can't nobody get you except for a person that's close to you a stranger can't get you
Starting point is 00:34:55 right a stranger gotta be his intel gotta be so precise to get to you that it's still personal. Let me ask you a question, right, Swift? Because you like, I know you from the hood. I know you from the, you want me to fill you up?
Starting point is 00:35:17 Alright, cool. But now, you're part of this Kanye West record. You want me to go back to Kanye again? No, no, no. Because this record was very controversial. Which one? The famous record.
Starting point is 00:35:33 Because when he did the video with the naked people. I'm not naked in any fucking way. I know. He made them look good. I'm a nasty motherfucker. Look at him. But, but... Alright, you're there.
Starting point is 00:35:51 Alright, go back. You don't want to ban me from all the time? Fuck everybody. No, no. So, but, and then now this tell us what controversy comes up. The what? The what? And because, you know, let's just be honest.
Starting point is 00:36:06 Like, I know you as a hood nigga. Like, you my nigga. But at the end of the day, your wife is a very prominent figure. Oh, Taylor Swift. Yeah, that's not my wife. That's not my wife. No, not Taylor Swift. No, no.
Starting point is 00:36:19 I don't know what you want to say. You know what I'm saying. But I'm saying, like, how do you stand? And, like, You heard the vocals Where he was like Like me and Tilla Like Kinda had sex
Starting point is 00:36:30 You know I didn't really go into this Thinking about any artist You know I went into this Because I got an invite From my brother Ye And he wanted to be creative Big him up
Starting point is 00:36:42 And we spent More than 48 hours With no sleep in the studio just doing everything that we felt was good. And whatever he kept, I was good with it because I know that we spent that time in that studio and I even posted pictures of us sleeping on the couch for a couple of hours that we did sleep at 9 in the morning. I respected every part
Starting point is 00:37:08 of that craft and I was happy to have fun with him because he is in the space where are you really there for the fun or the fame or the fortune or the pain? I ain't never asked that man for nothing. I don't even get
Starting point is 00:37:23 Yeezys for free. We got to stop this right now. We got to all start getting Yeezys for free. Let's make some noise for that. I paid my son. My son is really into this fashion shit. I paid like $1,500 for a pair of sneakers. All right, we got gotta stop this right now
Starting point is 00:37:46 I could violate niggas Don't make me feel funny about it I was like you know what I'm gonna support him You got the Reebok shit too Yeah Reebok is a fan We need some drunk box But listen
Starting point is 00:38:00 Everybody gotta get they mind right Reebok this that and the third. You're either about the culture or you're not about the culture. I don't care about no position or this, that, and the third. You either with us or you're not with us. Shots fired. No, I'm not shutting nobody down. I ain't shooting no fires because I walk in the building and we'll do that and you'll read about it.
Starting point is 00:38:20 You understand? I'm just saying it is what it is. I like that ball stuff. It is what it is. You're either with us or you're not. Don't... Huh? That's my next snag right there.
Starting point is 00:38:34 Reebok is with my family. I haven't wore a pair of Nikes on my feet in nine years. I don't even know what a Nike felt like. But if Reebok is going to embrace the culture, embrace the culture. They did something with Cam, right?
Starting point is 00:38:52 The pink? Embrace the culture. Embrace the culture. All the way. A little awkward? We don't know. That's not no awkward. I'll answer questions.
Starting point is 00:39:02 Whatever I say here, I tell it to them too. In front of the boardroom, in front of whoever they want to talk to. Because I gave my all. I gave my all. I remember I couldn't man with a person a pair of Reeboks. They would man them back to me. You had to be from New Orleans. If you was from New Orleans, they'll love your Reeboks.
Starting point is 00:39:23 You know. What happened? You know, I'm saying the reason. love your Reeboks. What happened? I'm not talking the truth. If you look at UFC, if you look at the UFC right now, you see a Reebok in that ring. Swiss Beats,
Starting point is 00:39:37 Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta signed that deal. I brought that deal to the table. I'm the reason why Reebok is in UFC. Every uniform. I uniformed UFC. It's big as fuck.
Starting point is 00:39:54 They was having Slim Jim, all these brands on these uniforms. I said, you know, football and NBA don't do this. Let's clean up the sport. I brought Reebok
Starting point is 00:40:04 to the table. They was going to another brand clean up the sport. I brought Reebok to the table. They was going to another brand. Got the track. You got the Elliot Wilson track. Shout out to all that right there. That's a special track. That's a special track. You did Rap Radar a couple times.
Starting point is 00:40:18 I like Rap Radar. But this is their track. No, no, I do like Elliot Wilson for the content that we spoke about. This is another type of fire. Totally different fire. You hear that, girl? Oh! I ain't never
Starting point is 00:40:39 did this on TV. You're on the champs. I'm inspired. And'm inspired, kid. And you thugged it out too, so give me that. Oh, yes, sir. We got 360. We got 360.
Starting point is 00:40:54 Let's inspire the kids. What are we doing? Some of the kids need this shit because I'm going to get crazy. Now, we ain't the problem for the kids.
Starting point is 00:41:14 Welcome to Play It, a new podcast network featuring radio and TV personalities talking business, sports, tech, entertainment, and more. Play it at play.it. The American West with Dan Flores is the latest show from the MeatEater Podcast Network, hosted by me, writer and historian Dan Flores, and brought to you by Velvet Buck. This podcast looks at a West available nowhere else. Each episode, I'll be diving into some of the lesser known histories of the West. I'll then be joined in conversation by guests such as Western historian Dr. Randall Williams and best-selling author and meat-eater founder Stephen Rinella. I'll correct my kids now and then where they'll say when cave people were here and I'll say it seems like the ice age people that were here didn't have a real affinity for caves. So join me starting Tuesday,
Starting point is 00:42:02 May 6th where we'll delve into stories of the West and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to The American West with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops call this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.
Starting point is 00:42:46 Cops believed everything that Taser told them. From Lava for Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multibillion-dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season 1. Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated,
Starting point is 00:43:13 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th. Add free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. I'm Michael Kassin, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures and your guide on Good Company, the podcast where I sit down with the boldest innovators shaping what's next. In this episode, I'm joined by Anjali Sood,
Starting point is 00:43:42 CEO of Tubi, for a conversation that's anything but ordinary. We dive into the competitive world of streaming, how she's turning so-called niche into mainstream gold, connecting audiences with stories that truly make them feel seen. What others dismiss as niche, we embrace as core. It's this idea that there are so many stories out there, and if you can find a way to curate and help the right person discover the right content, the term that we always hear from our audience is that they feel seen. Get a front row seat to where media, marketing, technology, entertainment, and sports collide.
Starting point is 00:44:20 And hear how leaders like Anjali are carving out space and shaking things up a bit in the most crowded of markets. Listen to Good Company on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This five months, we are not just celebrating. We're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, and my book, All Boys Aren't Blue, was just named the most banned book in America. If the culture wars have taught me anything, it's that pride is protest.
Starting point is 00:44:59 And on my podcast, Fighting Words, we talk to people who use their voices to resist, disrupt, and make our community stronger. This year, we are showing up and showing out. You need people being like, no, you're not going to tell us what to do. This is coming down on us.
Starting point is 00:45:17 And I don't want to just survive. I want to thrive. You'll hear from trailblazers like Bob the Drag Queen. To freedom! Angelica Ross. We ready to fight? I'm ready to fight. You'll hear from trailblazers like Bob the Drag Queen. To freedom! Angelica Ross. We ready to fight? I'm ready to fight. And Gabrielle Yoon. Hi, George.
Starting point is 00:45:31 And storytellers with wisdom to spare. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We're back to Drink Champs Radio with rapper N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN. So what was your most amazing session? Like, I know you got to have Michael Jackson stories. You got to have Mariah. What's that? That's a muck I have in my bum. What's this?
Starting point is 00:46:04 I'm buying a big bum. what's that? that's a what did? this is my entire big box you switched it up on me without telling me that? what? the weed or the question?
Starting point is 00:46:12 the weed you ain't tell me that was a bracha is that dirty? let me know I hate that
Starting point is 00:46:21 let me know so what was your most amazing session where you was like, damn. This nigga. Chico the bald. El the bald. El the bald.
Starting point is 00:46:37 Chico the bald. Chico the bald. The son. The son. Chico my nigga. He was on NRE. My most amazing session Was they ain't had shit to do with me
Starting point is 00:46:47 It was Michael Jackson In Sony Studios He had that motherfucker Looking like Playland Toys, Legos I went into the studio Him and Teddy Rowling In there laughing
Starting point is 00:47:00 And we started to produce You know Rodney jerkins uh yeah i i i was about to say some shit okay you can say you can say well don't don't regret it don't say it you know it is what it is this is rodney you know they don't even know this but you know new york city is our town that. They don't even know this. But you know, New York City is our town. That's right. Talk about it. You know, a lot of people can play around with it, but you ain't never hear nobody disrespect our family and our town.
Starting point is 00:47:34 Period. Rough riders who, what, where, how, when. Never. And when you heard about it, we carried it out all the way. Blessings to all the unfortunates, right? But I used to, I had a rule that none of the producers
Starting point is 00:47:48 could get robbed. So Ronnie Jerkins would pull up an Ammon jury, this one Pharrell, this one that one, and I used to see people who were like,
Starting point is 00:47:58 really planning on them. And I was like, if y'all do that to them, that's a violation. That means that's open season for me. Y'all might not be around me, y'all do that to them, that's a violation. That means that's open season for me. Y'all might not be around me all these different days. I might be in another space. And somebody might feel like the producer's open season.
Starting point is 00:48:16 I can't be a part of that. You know what I'm saying? So my own fellow membership couldn't violate those traits. So if a producer came in, I don't care what he had on, he was protected by the law of kind of what I created. Out of respect. And
Starting point is 00:48:34 it saved their lives. Literally, I'm listening to people and I'm like, y'all can't do that to him? That's like if I'm over here they're going to feel like they can do that to me you understand and they don't even like those producers
Starting point is 00:48:53 they don't even know how they don't know trust me it was a heist it was too easy your security not cut like that you not cut too easy. Your security not cut like that. You not cut like that. And your manager's not cut like that.
Starting point is 00:49:10 It's whatever. It was food. And I wouldn't let nobody eat off the producer's plate. You know what I'm saying? It's beautiful things. I just wouldn't let nobody do that. Let's make some noise for Swiss, God damn it. Now, what do you love about the new school?
Starting point is 00:49:29 Let's praise what's happening now. What I love about the new school is that we can't relate to it. That's what you love about it. You can't. You can't. That's what you love about it. I love that about that because... Because it's evolving.
Starting point is 00:49:42 That means that we... Go ahead. I love that about that because... Because it's evolving. That means that we... Go ahead. I'm sorry. How many people was comfortable in their ways couldn't relate to NRE? Absolutely. At that particular time. They couldn't relate to it.
Starting point is 00:49:56 They couldn't relate to DMX. They couldn't relate to Hov. They were stuck in their old ways. I love that I can't relate to it, and it's a constant reminder and builder of what we need to have a little bit more patience with. We might not
Starting point is 00:50:12 understand, but the youth might understand. And at that time when Nori was coming the youth understood that. And then the OGs of that time their particular team couldn't understand him. I remember when they couldn't understand me. I did Money Cash Hold. I slid my hand across the keyboard.
Starting point is 00:50:28 They thought it was a sin. It turned out to be a win. You understand? The same thing. Money Cash Hold said it every one time. He slid his hand across the keyboard. The keyboard. I slid my hand across the keyboard.
Starting point is 00:50:43 That's crazy. They didn't think I was winning. They didn't think I's crazy. They didn't think I was winning. They didn't think I was winning. They didn't think I would win. They thought it was a sin because the shit was too easy to begin with. You know what I'm saying? Make some noise! You know what I'm saying? We're making a meme out of that.
Starting point is 00:51:09 Don't make me make a beat out of it. Let's go, let's go. That was hard, Swiss. That was hard. So, damn, damn. So now, this is what I'll say. I've never been disappointed in hearing hip-hop. Even when I'm hearing hip-hop.
Starting point is 00:51:33 That's a big statement. All right, let me... You have never been... I've been. I've been. I've been. That's like the shit you're saying. I ain't never heard that one.
Starting point is 00:51:43 So I need to be very clear on what you mean. You ain't never heard that one So I need you to be very clear On what you mean You ain't never been disappointed In the hand hip hop No If I were to say rap Both of y'all No no no no
Starting point is 00:51:51 Rap is hip hop Hip hop is rap I'm talking about rap too You ain't never been disappointed In the hand rap No no I've been disappointed In the hand rap a long time
Starting point is 00:52:01 Rap could be bad hip hop It don't matter It's hip hop A long time But I'm saying Hip hop I think saying hip-hop. I think that hip-hop can continue to exist. Right.
Starting point is 00:52:11 I think streaming lowered the playing field. And that's what we need to get into. Let's get into that. Because streaming. I really want to get into that. What I'm trying to say is, it's streaming. Let's suppose whatever, whoever you are.
Starting point is 00:52:25 But as long as you're promoting, you're streaming shit. Right. You can level the playing field for whoever, who has people who are spending millions of dollars in these promotional dollars. Oh no, I'm not bugging you now.
Starting point is 00:52:41 I think it's changing now. You know what? The reason why I like streaming is because the streamers are getting their props. They might not have the hundreds and thousands in the first week,
Starting point is 00:52:55 but the streaming accounts for those different votes that wouldn't be accounted for. So it's like, you know what? If you independent, excuse me, and you're streaming
Starting point is 00:53:09 and your digital component is connected, you winning. You know, if you look at Drake and all of the batteries that he broke this year, it wasn't really based on physical. It's like, let's talk about physical. Or let's talk about streaming. It's just really based on physical. It's like, let's talk about physical or let's talk about street.
Starting point is 00:53:29 What was the never fancy video? Oh, there was a fancy video. I shot that. We shot that. I was in that. The reason why I wasn't approved is unknown. Let me get my hands on it. I will leak it. It was fun.
Starting point is 00:53:45 We had a good time. Same thing with T.I. Swing Your Rags. No, I know. Because Gucci didn't want to. We had Swing Your Rags. They didn't want to play all them rags in that fucking video. You know what I'm saying? I got stories. We never know.
Starting point is 00:54:02 Let's go. I'm here to talk that talk. And you and Drake, you never really worked together since then, right? We worked together on my wife's album. You know, I think Drake is a creative guy. I'm going to just leave that at that. Because you don't want me to. I feel like you got a little old. No, I mean, we're here to talk.
Starting point is 00:54:22 I feel like you got a little weird. I'm sorry. No, no, no. No, I'm not. I'm not a weird guy. Me neither. That's why I'm talking to you. I think both you guys are being weird right now.
Starting point is 00:54:34 I can agree with that. All right, switch the subject. All right, switch the subject. You know what? You should talk. You know what? I feel like you ought to talk. You know, um...
Starting point is 00:54:45 Let's talk, Swiss. Nobody listens to us anyway. I think, like, you know, there's no rules to fame. There's no rules to that. When you came in this game, anybody that you know that's famous, let me know the guy that they had to lead into it. You understand? Especially coming from the streets.
Starting point is 00:55:03 Coming from the streets, we didn't even know we could be amongst the name of famous. We was nameless. You understand? People look past us. Ain't nobody look at us. Ain't nobody look at N.O. Ain't nobody look at nobody in this room. Or better yet, any artist that's playing on this radio that came from the bottom into something.
Starting point is 00:55:23 You understand? So, you know, when I look at different things, I have to gauge it on a different level. And I have to gauge on where we come from. Is there anybody that disappointed you? That he was going to say something? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Drake come from a different, he come from a different lineage Of where we come from This is a person that is our biggest fan Turned into
Starting point is 00:55:50 His biggest man Came from our biggest fan Turned into his biggest man He know about More about us than we know about us Because He just tapped into that different he just tapped into that different, he just tapped into a different zone.
Starting point is 00:56:08 And then he figured out how to make great music. You know, I'm not even going to, like, for real, I don't even want to play with these people because one of their mans wouldn't jump out of the line. You know, I just respect all the blessings that came to a person from being creative. Make some noise for that, goddammit.
Starting point is 00:56:33 I need a shot. Pistol whip a nigga off his fucking private plane. Come on. Are we taking another shot? Come on, guy. I feel like we're taking another shot of McCartney.
Starting point is 00:56:43 Are you wanting another shot of McCartney? I'm in, I'm in, I'm in. I'm in. I Are you wanting another shot of Bacardi? I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in.
Starting point is 00:56:47 I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in.
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Starting point is 00:56:50 I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. it's not a birthday. Every day is your birthday. Every day is your birthday on Drink Champs. Every day is your birthday. When you wake up, when you wake up, and New Year's Eve. It's your birthday and New Year's Eve on Drink Champs. Every
Starting point is 00:57:13 night you died in your sleep. When God or whoever you believe in woke you up that morning, it's your blessing. That's your new start. The fact that you're breathing and seeing light is a plus.
Starting point is 00:57:31 Who's that? Who's that? I think they're building a new bathroom back there. No, come on, Swiss. Don't worry about it. They never pick up on the mic anyway. Yeah, no, I hear everything right now. All right, I'm going to keep it real.
Starting point is 00:57:44 Oh, you flirted on the show, dude? Yeah, I definitely flirted. I'm tuned to fuck. No, I hear everything. I'm the DJ. I'm here. So now, I'm here for us. I'm here for us, bro.
Starting point is 00:57:54 This is DMX and Jay-Z battle. Yeah. Been from this. Oh, you've been back there. I like your stuff. Now we get into that. Were you there? No, I wasn't.
Starting point is 00:58:05 Okay. I was late. All right, we like your stuff. I we get into that. Were you there? No, I wasn't. Okay. I was late. All right. We like your stuff. I haven't been late. You was late today. I never slept. They called me a Swiss beast of Mazda because I never slept.
Starting point is 00:58:13 So that's how I got the name. You were late today, dude. But I was early. You were late early in your mind. Well, I was thinking for it. What time I got here? You got here a little late. You got here like 45 minutes late. No, I was an hour and a half. 9.30. What time did I get here? No, you were? You got here a little late. You got here like 45 minutes late.
Starting point is 00:58:25 No, I was an hour and a half. 9.30. What time did I get here? No, you're supposed to get here at 9. No, they said 9.30. They told us in the community. They said 9.30. They said 9.30 late.
Starting point is 00:58:33 What time did I get here? 9.45 and a half. You got here at 10.45 in my mind. That is like motherfucking shit. Okay, so now. You got 10.45. I got to show up Because he gotta dance You want him to dance?
Starting point is 00:58:47 No not literally dance Fabio's coming out later So now you hear about One second Let me tell you something I've been in meetings Globally A lot of people don't know
Starting point is 00:59:00 My position at this brand That we're drinking They don't know where it come from. They don't know how it happened. I never even talked about it. I'm in control of 300 brands that people drink. Bombay. Sure, Jim.
Starting point is 00:59:19 D'Ussé. It's all Bacardi. Yeah, I can't say. It's all Bacardi. Grey Goose. Bacardi 8. All of the Bacardi Yeah I can't say I can't say It's all Bacardi Grey Goose Bacardi 8 All of the Bacardi's Doers Can I get in on
Starting point is 00:59:32 Half of it All of this shit And I flew from Thailand New York Stop clapping Dubai
Starting point is 00:59:43 New York Dubai New York Texas Atlanta Miami Your clap doesn't help anything Those are all it is It hurts my hand Land in Miami
Starting point is 00:59:59 And be in a meeting at 9am Clap now Let's make delusions Be in a meeting at 9 a.m. Top now. Let's make the illusion. I'm not going to lie. I'm trying to get all these bottles of Bacardi on the table with a check. I'll be so happy.
Starting point is 01:00:19 I'm not going to lie. My passport stepped up. Then he said, more cuts. My passport just said, it's over. My passport. My passport stepped up. Then he said more cuts for me. My passport just said it's over. My passport. You really been in all these many countries. No, listen. Wait, wait. Let's go back to what he said. Bacardi on the table.
Starting point is 01:00:36 All Bacardi. Let's go. All Bacardi. He's listening to what he said. All Bacardi. Rum. You run the rum. You run to what he says. Oh, McCarty. And rum. You know, rum. You run the rum.
Starting point is 01:00:48 You run the rum section. I was posting, you know, Puff hit me, right? That's my OG. The reason why I started Adelaide was because of Puff. The reason why
Starting point is 01:00:57 you got Showtime, God damn it. Showtime? All those hypes came from Puff Daddy. I didn't know about that shit until Puff Daddy. I didn't know about that shit until Puff Daddy.
Starting point is 01:01:07 This for my niggas though. Special delivery. Ladies and gentlemen. That's Puff Daddy. Factual. He's the Adlib King. Revolt TV in the building. Revolt TV.
Starting point is 01:01:21 Puff hit me and was like Swiss. God damn it. Whoa. like? Ravone TV puffed him in and was like, Swiss, god damn it. Whoa. You really like Grey Goose like that? I said, it's under the umbrella. I run 300 of the brands. He said, get your money, nigga.
Starting point is 01:01:38 I said, as I will. I said, but we're going with rum. Bacardi 8 And the fact that He didn't downplay me He didn't diss me He didn't even put me in a compromising situation
Starting point is 01:01:53 He just didn't know that We owned all those Different particular brands So he was like You know I'm Ciroc What are you talking about? Great.
Starting point is 01:02:05 You like great goose like that. You sleep in my house. My brother, this is not personal. This is business. And he said, get your money. That's that's that's a real hustler. Of course. Another hustle.
Starting point is 01:02:21 Because we have to encourage each other to go to the next level I would never talk down to Bacardi about I drink Ciroc right now let's do it let's go because we all in
Starting point is 01:02:41 you said the speech you said the speech Ciroc is the apple We all in No no You set up the speech You set up the speech Sirach No no What are you saying The apple The apple Sirach
Starting point is 01:02:49 Sirach Sirach Look look Swiss I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even
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Starting point is 01:02:53 I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I can't even I'm so boss I can drink I'm not Fire me Okay let's go buddy What's up Fire me Fire me Whatever
Starting point is 01:03:07 No we can't fire you No I'm talking about Bacardi Fire me I'm drinking Ciroc No no no Do what you want to do Dance You really want to do this
Starting point is 01:03:14 I'm doing this for the culture We don't go against each other You're going down You know what I'm saying I have puff with a Bacardi 8 bottle in his hand Doing his dance I've seen
Starting point is 01:03:24 The puffy dance the Puffy dance. The Puffy dance because you know what? There's no big eyes on little you. A lot of people want to put us against each other. But we all, when you talk about music, we all under that category. Big, high, little, low. Rap. Nori is under the same umbrella as Hov.
Starting point is 01:03:44 Hov is under the same umbrella as Lil Bootsy. Whether you like it or not. Or whoever. We all fall under these genres of music. Nobody, like the way that we think that they separated, they don't. They're going to put Nelly with whoever's out right now. Because it's mainstream in the last form that they understood. That's why he didn't go out to Fashion Week literally this week and perform and it'd be a smash hit.
Starting point is 01:04:17 Smash hit, Nelly. Bang, Fashion Week, Paris. Nelly the biggest. Nelly could Drake right now. Did you see that? I didn't see that. Yeah. That's a whole other thing.
Starting point is 01:04:28 Nelly could Drake right now. I'm the only nigga that's seen it. That what? You know what I mean? You niggas know about Twitter, right? Nelly can drink right now? Drake. He said Drake.
Starting point is 01:04:37 No. Let's take a look. Oh. Oh. Oh, shit. We don't need to take a shot no more. Oh, shit. I'm ready to take a shot.
Starting point is 01:04:49 Wait, wait, wait. How much was going for? No, no, no. You going short. What is that? PP in the cup? What is that? Come on, bro.
Starting point is 01:04:57 No, I won't be honest. That apple Ciroc is nice. It's good. I like that one. Man, this is where it goes. I like that one, too. Downhill, brother. Ciroc, Bacardi 8. That's. Surak, Bacardi, A.
Starting point is 01:05:06 I prefer Bacardi, brother. Y'all fucking up. Y'all fucking up. God damn it. That's what makes me Did I ever tell you the story? No, no Give me the realest What the fuck are you gonna say about me, bro?
Starting point is 01:05:37 Him and his friend shared a condom This fucking guy First of all, wasn't my friend number one Number one Number one You done threw me Way the fuck off Drunk fact I was about to give you
Starting point is 01:05:51 The real shit You was gonna give me The real shit ever And you came with A drunk fact Okay can you tell What happened Did you really
Starting point is 01:05:58 Shit the guy You know what You know what You You know what? You live one time. At least you was halfway protected. That's not how it went down either. Yes, man.
Starting point is 01:06:16 You want to get it out because we didn't get it out in the Puff episode. That's why. Hey, Puff. These niggas are sharing things. No, no. We got it out in the Puff episode, but it got edited out in the Puff episode these niggas are sharing things. No, no, we got it on the Puff episode, but it got edited out the Puff episode. Hold up, they going to edit me?
Starting point is 01:06:30 No, no, no, we not going to edit you. Can you explain? Because I'm saying. Explain. You explain. You explain something, bro. I wouldn't know. You going to come at me?
Starting point is 01:06:40 I'm going to come at you. Explain something. No, no, come at me. I'm playing something. No, no, come at me. I'm the guest. No, no, no. Listen, listen. Let me tell you something. Ask me the realest shit you want to fucking know tonight.
Starting point is 01:06:53 Yeah, it doesn't get you. You talking about me? You should be talking about me. I don't give a fuck. Whoever, whatever, it's open. Everybody's food. Yeah, it's your turn. No, it's your turn.
Starting point is 01:07:03 I've been going for 90 minutes. That's your twin. What do you want to do? Who, what, it's your turn. No, it's your turn. I've been going for 90 minutes. You're not supposed to go. That's your twin. What do you want to do? Who, what, when? Talk to me about whatever you want to talk to. Whoever, whatever. I'm here.
Starting point is 01:07:12 Let's go. Ask them some producer shit. No, no. No producer shit. The producer's is pussy. Them niggas is what? Obviously, you know there's things that we don't know what to ask you. Please tell us.
Starting point is 01:07:24 What to ask me? Yeah, tell us something. Obviously, you know, because you know there's a lot left on the table. I can't tell you what to ask me. No, there is. I'm doing it. Oh, producer, has it a sound going to have something? Producer.
Starting point is 01:07:39 Producer, why? That's our producer right here. You don't want to ask production questions. He wants to get into the real shit But the producer thing is easy That's you know We done If I recap on what we did
Starting point is 01:07:53 We done shed light on a lot of different things Now let's get into like Personal life things Oh shit you wanna go in? Why not? I'm gonna respect you The first? I'm going to respect you. The first thing I'm going to say is that I seen
Starting point is 01:08:09 in New Year's Eve, you had your ex-wife and your new wife together in the crib with the big statue, the Mickey Mouse with the ex-exes in it. That was awesome, man.
Starting point is 01:08:23 Shout out to Klaus. That's hard. You had your ex-wife. Yeah. Yeah. That means you had good relationships there. No, I can't say. I've done that, but it wasn't real.
Starting point is 01:08:34 Oh, it's not good relationships? Big Mickey Mouse. It was big. It's a big Mickey Mouse. It's real good. My wife is here, and she talks to my ex-wife. But, you know, both of your ex-wives
Starting point is 01:08:46 is like fucking people on TV. Coño, bro. My ex-wife and my new wife is both beautiful people. Uh-huh.
Starting point is 01:08:56 But they just wasn't on TV. And you are like a great guy. At the end of the day, uh, regarding my marriage,
Starting point is 01:09:05 currently in my ex-marriage, me and my ex-wife, we were young when we was dealing with what we was dealing with. I went to that wedding. You remember? Yes, I do. I was late as a motherfucker. I remember you did.
Starting point is 01:09:19 You know what I'm saying? I stopped smoking years ago. You should stop smoking years ago, too. Go for it. Keep going. We understand that language. People could plot and plan, but
Starting point is 01:09:43 people could plot and plan But People could plot and plan Sorry, sorry about that People could plot and plan But God is the best of planners Allah is the best of planners Right? And Sorry to cut you off
Starting point is 01:10:02 Are you an active Muslim? No, I'm not. I believe in the most high. I believe in multiple religions. I believe in things that relate to me. I'm just hearing you say Muslim things. I go on and off a couple of times. Okay.
Starting point is 01:10:20 Just because it's just my grandfather. I grew up in. Oh, that's right. My name is Kasim Dawood Shamsuddin I have a full Muslim name I went to Muslim school I speak the Muslim language That's what I grew up with None of my uncles smoke or drink
Starting point is 01:10:39 To this day today in 2017 Which we should all actually None of them ever had a drink or smoke in their life, ever. They never did? No, we never... The thing that made Rough Riders strong was... Did you hear this? They never drank, they never smoked,
Starting point is 01:10:55 and they never messed with people's women. You know what I'm saying? Nobody ever... You know, so a female couldn't interject into the system. Drugs couldn't interject into the system. And the protocols couldn't interject into the system. Drugs couldn't interject into the system. The protocols couldn't interject into the system. It was real protocol there.
Starting point is 01:11:11 I'm bred from that. I started drinking and smoking at 30. I'm 38 right now. I had to think about that. I was lying all types of ages. I'm 38 right now. I had to think about that shit. Eight years. Eight years. You've been doing it for eight years. I was lying all the time. Ages, right?
Starting point is 01:11:26 I'm 38 right now, and I don't even drink and smoke for eight years because it was a violation. What made you start drinking and smoking? When I say drinking and smoking, I don't mean like I have to have it. No, no, but what triggered it? You know what? At the end of the day, I just wanted to be rebellious. You know what I'm saying? At 30?
Starting point is 01:11:48 I mean, I'm just saying. Because I was trapped in all of the ages, my 20s and my teens. Before that, I was trapped into this thing that was very militant. Right. You understand? So when I had my freedom and I had my money and I had a little bit of fame. Like I do what I want. I wanted to be grown. So I smoked a little weed. I smoked my money and I had a little bit of fame, I wanted to be grown.
Starting point is 01:12:06 So I smoked a little weed. I smoked a cigar. I drank a little drink. And I literally started that life at 30. You understand? And, you know, I can't say it was the best decision that I made. I can't say it was the worst decision that I made. It is what it is.
Starting point is 01:12:23 It is what it is. Like, you got to do what the fuck you want to do. Right. And live your life. I don't, like, I never been, like, a scared person. I could have been dead ten times. You understand? Like, I've been shot at a bunch of times.
Starting point is 01:12:36 I've been in situations a bunch of times. You know, but one thing that I knew was honor and protocol. And I know that a lot of people in this industry that we come from, they don't know the basics. They don't know the math. They don't know the knowledge. So they do different things that's like temperamental, right? They don't do different things that represent the culture or themselves or their families. You know, you look at how many rats that we got today.
Starting point is 01:13:08 Ain't never been an extermination plan like we need today. You understand? Back then, you knew what to do and you knew what not to do. Nowadays, people don't even know what not to do. And you know why I say you know what? I can't even blame them because they ain't had the knowledge or the influence or the team or the structure that we had for that
Starting point is 01:13:30 guidance. So they lost. They lost ones. You understand? We wasn't lost ones. You know, we came up with protocol, obedience, discipline, repercussions and different things that went against that violation.
Starting point is 01:13:45 Let me ask you something before you get up out of here. I'm not going nowhere. I'm ready to write my book in this motherfucker. Because there were two different eras, right? When you speak
Starting point is 01:14:02 about J, then you speak about X, right? That's two different conversations. We got it. Exactly. That's what I'm trying to say. And then we speak about X. That was a certain era.
Starting point is 01:14:19 Then you speak about J. That was a certain era, either behind or before. Yeah. What did you visualize? Jay, that was a certain era, either behind or before. What did you visualize? What I visualized was that X put his drug habits, his hard times, his inconvenience to life, his unchosen parts of life on his front sleeve. And no disrespect
Starting point is 01:14:49 to Hov, I'm working on him on his music right now, but he put all those things under the mansion. X put it on his sleeve. Which is the reason why X would pray with people on their stage. Bloods, Crips, Bloods, gangbangers, drug dealers, whoever you named it.
Starting point is 01:15:07 They'd cry on stage for X. It's hard to follow X with Can I Get A, or whatever them songs were. You understand? So that's why Taz had to reverse on that physical stage. But, you know, Hov is a genius. He's a smart guy. And he might have, I have no doubt that he's going to have, like, the long-term effect that might outlast a DMX.
Starting point is 01:15:41 But he knew what his best challenges was. Nas, DMX, but he knew what his best challenges was. Nas, DMX, maybe the two out of a few. He respect those things. He respect DMX, he respect Nas, and he respect himself. And I've never ever seen him disrespect those
Starting point is 01:16:00 things. As much as those people felt disrespected in those times, I've been with Hov in a lot of real personal moments. And I witnessed him listen to Nas. I witnessed him giving props and respect to DMX, which is the reason why I'm happy why him and DMX communicate on the phone right now. Now, if DMX would have signed to Roc Nation
Starting point is 01:16:30 recently... Why do you want to do that to me? Go ahead. No, but I'm asking you. All the way. You could, but I've seen your statement. I've personally seen your statement. It've personally seen your statement. It was like, yo, I don't mind that the Lox,
Starting point is 01:16:50 that Roc Nation, Lox and the one. I never do. You know, thought that Roc's son. Okay. Would you have felt the same way about the ex? I don't think, the dog ain't throwing him no sign. At least you know. But you know what? Let me tell you something. I't think the dog ain't throwing him no time. At least you know. But you know what? Let me tell you something.
Starting point is 01:17:07 I seen the dog in Vegas. I said, your dog. He said, yo, your podcast is good, right? I said,
Starting point is 01:17:14 yeah. I need you one more time. He said, for what? I said, I forgot too. I don't need you. But the dog.
Starting point is 01:17:31 The dog is with. You know, if the dog was to do a deal with Roc Nation and was taking his kids to the next level, because that's our main focus on this new album. It ain't even about him, me. It's about his kids and his family. Because that's what we work hard for. We done had all the fun. We done had fun since 98.
Starting point is 01:17:55 You understand? It's 2017. And so it's bigger than me, him. It's about our kids. Next year, 20 years. Alhamdulillah. You understand? Alhamdulillah. You know, it's about Daw about our kids. Next year, 20 years. Alhamdulillah. It's about dogs, kids, and I really
Starting point is 01:18:09 feel a type of way about that. I know that he feel a type of way about that. If we can't elevate the kids, then what we was put on here, on earth to do, was wasted. You understand? I believe in no wasted time
Starting point is 01:18:25 on this limited time that we call life. There's only 28,000 days to this thing that we call life. I done lived 14,000 of my days and I'm 38. So imagine where everybody else stand in this world. By the time you know the time that you spend on this world, this shit is almost
Starting point is 01:18:42 fucking over. And then they can hit you with some more other shit. You understand? So I just admire the protocols and the factors that's within. You know, as far as dog, you know, you're either ready or you're not ready. You understand?
Starting point is 01:19:01 I look him in his eyes, I'll fight him. We'll get into it. We done scrapped many a times. Off of love. Yes. Me and dog scrapped many a times. We fight.
Starting point is 01:19:16 Physical. Hands. Knuckles. Black eyes. And then we shoot out for each other for survival, too. That's in his book. I protected his life many a times, you know what I'm saying? Like,
Starting point is 01:19:31 it was just nature. You're not going to do nothing to him. That's my brother. You know what I'm saying? And one thing I can tell you about Dog, he's the most generous person I met. If you look at all his crimes that they talk about, it ain't never been about no real crimes. It ain't been about governmental crimes.
Starting point is 01:19:53 Him joking with police this time. You ain't never seen no news with X about him hurting a person or doing bodily harm or doing something really disrespectful to anybody. It's been about small things. You understand? And for him to be able to maintain his capabilities in his music industry to be small things, but the media want to backlash him for big things
Starting point is 01:20:15 and for him to have his stride and to be focused today, man, that man, he got a song called Cancer Survivors. Right? Is it about cigarette niggas? Because I'm about to smoke a cigarette Nah, this is about not This is about not smoking fucking cigarettes
Starting point is 01:20:33 Cancer Survivors Cancer And he's talking about He's talking about his grandmother that died from cancer And the cancer survivors Really are the people that survive from people that lost ones to cancer. But also the people
Starting point is 01:20:50 that survive cancer that's still living in regrets of cancer. You understand? He got a song called Fool's Gold. Where many of these guys are poor kings. Big mansions, yachts, this, that, and that. They have everything but have nothing.
Starting point is 01:21:06 He talks about that. He got a song called Letter to My Son. That's going to make every father in the industry change their life. I promise you. And we're going to go gutter. We're going to go bang this back. We're going to go all that shit. But that Grammy that he's going to go all that shit. But that Grammy
Starting point is 01:21:25 that he's going to get on that stage, and I promise you everybody in this room, it's going to be because of these songs with substance that's going to be able to connect back to culture. Are we making some noise for that right now? Yeah! Welcome to Play It, a new podcast network featuring radio and TV personalities talking business, sports, tech, entertainment, and more.
Starting point is 01:22:00 Play it at play.it. The American West with Dan Flores is the latest show from the Meat Eater Podcast Network, hosted by me, writer and historian Dan Flores, and brought to you by Velvet Buck. This podcast looks at a West available nowhere else. Each episode, I'll be diving into some of the lesser-known histories of the West. I'll then be joined in conversation by guests such as Western historian Dr. Randall Williams and best-selling author and meat-eater founder Stephen Rinella. I'll correct my kids now and then where they'll say when cave people
Starting point is 01:22:36 were here. And I'll say it seems like the Ice Age people that were here didn't have a real affinity for caves. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th, where we'll delve into stories of the West and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to The American West with Dan Flores on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Starting point is 01:23:03 I know a lot of cops, and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes, but there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. Across the country, cops call this taser the revolution. But not everyone was convinced it was that simple. Cops believed everything that taser the revolution but not everyone was convinced it was that simple cops believed everything that taser told them from lava for good and the team that brought you bone valley
Starting point is 01:23:30 comes a story about what happened when a multi-billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission this is absolute season one taser incorporated I get right back there and it's bad. It's really, really, really bad. Listen to new episodes of Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge episodes 1, 2, and 3 on May 21st, and episodes 4, 5, and 6 on June 4th. Ad-free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts.
Starting point is 01:24:12 I'm Michael Kassin, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures, and your guide on Good Company, the podcast where I sit down with the boldest innovators shaping what's next. In this episode, I'm joined by Anjali Sood, CEO of Tubi, for a conversation that's anything but ordinary. We dive into the competitive world of streaming, how she's turning so-called niche into mainstream gold, connecting audiences with stories that truly make them feel seen. What others dismiss as niche, we embrace as core. It's this idea that there are so many stories out there, and if you can find a way to curate and help the right person discover the right content, the term that we always hear from our audience is that they feel seen.
Starting point is 01:24:56 Get a front row seat to where media, marketing, technology, entertainment, and sports collide, and hear how leaders like Anjali are carving out space and shaking things up a bit in the most crowded of markets. Listen to Good Company on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This five months, we are not just celebrating. We're fighting back. I'm George M. Johnson, and my book, All Boys Aren't Blue, was just named the most banned book in America.
Starting point is 01:25:35 If the culture wars have taught me anything, it's that pride is protest. And on my podcast, Fighting Words, we talk to people who use their voices to resist, disrupt, and make our community stronger. This year, we are showing up and showing out. You need people being like, no, you're not going to tell us what to do. This regime is coming down on us. And I don't want to just survive.
Starting point is 01:26:01 I want to thrive. You'll hear from trailblazers like Bob the Drag Queen. To freedom! Angelica Ross. We ready to fight? I'm ready just survive. I want to thrive. You'll hear from trailblazers like Bob the Drag Queen. To freedom! Angelica Ross. We ready to fight? I'm ready to fight. And Gabrielle Union. Hi, George.
Starting point is 01:26:11 And storytellers with wisdom to spare. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We're back to Drink Champs Radio with rapper N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN Are we taking another shot? Let's go, I like that you're nice I like that you not even had what you had I haven't been hit for a long time You are here
Starting point is 01:26:40 In the physical But in the mental. Relax. Are we taking one more shot? No. Let's take one more shot. Why not? All right, fuck it.
Starting point is 01:27:01 I'm taking one more shot. Let me put my headphones on so I can hear the shot. I can't believe you're here, twin. Twin, twin, twin, twin, twin, twin, twin. Yo, let me tell you something. I was going to throw a beetle and we could freestyle. Let me tell you something. I love this guy right here. We're not going to talk about what happened, what happened when I, but we love this guy.
Starting point is 01:27:21 I can't believe he's here. Handsome guy, too. Give me your shot, buddy. He swagged out on me What am I doing? What are you glassing? You're my purple It's your fault bro
Starting point is 01:27:31 It's my fault It's your fault bro I already had my barber fees That's what happens bro That's what happens bro On Dream Champs bro Dream Champs Dream Champs
Starting point is 01:27:42 That makes it up for Dream Champs Hey Wait wait wait Before I give you this on Drink Champs, bro. Drink Champs? Drink Champs! That makes no difference for Drink Champs! Hey! Before I give you this, can you do that one more time so we can sample that really quick? Listen, one time we're going to do that
Starting point is 01:27:53 for Drink Champs! Showtime! God damn it! Holy shit! It's just water. It's just water. It's just water. It's just water. It's just water. He went in. He went in. Hold up, hold up. I need this to be the illest fucking interview Do not let me leave
Starting point is 01:28:14 Unless this is your best interview You've already hands down Trust us Trust us bro Seriously I don't know why I'm keep doing this. My gosh. Let's go.
Starting point is 01:28:26 Listen, listen. Trust us. I want this to be the best fucking interview on Drake Chance. Hell yeah. With him, I love him. I love him, man. And I love y'all because you love y'all. But I started off loving him.
Starting point is 01:28:43 I want this to be the most rated. Actually, light the gold blood. This is how you start. No, seriously. Light the gold blood. Whatever y'all want to get into. And just pass it to me.
Starting point is 01:28:55 Whatever y'all want to get into. Give him the heroin. Give him the heroin. That's my most controversial shit tonight. I'm ready to fuck your emotion. That shit ran away from me. It's the first episode. I'm ready to fuck you up. That shit ran away from me. It's the first episode I came back to in Switzerland. My dog right here.
Starting point is 01:29:10 Yo, yo. This is a look. That is Twins. Now, you just sold, bro. Let me tell you something. I got you. No, no, I got you. Don't you dare try to stand up.
Starting point is 01:29:19 No, no, no, no. Relax. No, no, no. Look, look. Twins is moving forward in life right now, dog. Listen, listen. Twins is moving forward in life right now. Listen, listen. It's the wish. It's brother right here.
Starting point is 01:29:28 No, no, no. Let me keep it real with you. It's the soul, man. Let me keep it real with you. I'm going to keep it real with you. Damn, bro. Hold on, hold on, hold on. I didn't mean to get emotional.
Starting point is 01:29:37 I'm fucking emotional. All right. No, no, no. Let me break it down. Since the beginning we started this show, Twins came with me. That's my little man right there. Since you started the show? beginning we started this show. Twain came with me. That's my little man right there. Since you started the show? Since we started the show. We started the show, not me.
Starting point is 01:29:51 We started the show. I'm going to tell you something. Wait, hold on. Let me finish. Let me finish. And what was it? Downtown? Yeah, in my office. The old office. Tell them.
Starting point is 01:30:07 It was in Biscayne. Yeah. Right by Bayside. Good. I can't finish the talk. No. We did the first two shows. Kenny Anderson and Fat Joe.
Starting point is 01:30:17 Kenny Anderson was first. Fat Joe was second. But Fat Joe came out first. All right. Good. And my man was there the whole time. That's right. I'm going to tell you something.
Starting point is 01:30:29 From this night on, we dedicate 5% of the show to this brother. Let's do it. Like, if he meant that to us And I know who he is In 2.1 seconds I knew that before we even did it What we did over there You know
Starting point is 01:30:53 We all we got You know what I'm saying We all we got And we can't expect for somebody to recognize us Yeah Let me tell you something Can I tell you something And we can't expect for somebody to recognize us more than we recognize ourselves. Can I say something? They started to go fund me.
Starting point is 01:31:11 That's relax. Slime. Slime. Go fund. Slime. I got my niggas. I got my niggas. They started to go.
Starting point is 01:31:20 Relax. Who did that? I don't know. I don't know. But Slime. Slime never want to go find me. You can call me. You ain't got no fucking go-get. Exactly.
Starting point is 01:31:31 Give me five. We don't do the go-find. Give him ten. Slime, you with me, Slime. We don't do that. Snags, wake up. We got the recovery. I'm all out.
Starting point is 01:31:47 Doesn't matter. If I go broke, it's okay. Together. God damn it. Relax. I didn't like it. But you with me forever. Inshallah.
Starting point is 01:32:03 Because you drink Chance fucking Army, brother. Right, Ali? I mean what I say. We're going to make sure everything is taken care of. Relax. I'm going to lie. Because listen,
Starting point is 01:32:23 if I be too nice to you, the fans not going to like it. Hey. So come on, say something. You know we got you, Tor. We don't need to go find you. I believe in this show since day one. And I told Slim, there's going to be millions of subscribers. And I said it
Starting point is 01:32:45 in episode 11. As an outsider perspective, I knew this. When I saw Slam talking to Fat Joe, I was like, this is not an interview. This is a conversation of hip-hop. This is inside. This is deep. This is
Starting point is 01:33:01 raw until people really want to know. That's why I was Snapchatting The whole shit And Slam was like Yo Twin No Snapchat
Starting point is 01:33:10 I got him in trouble Yo Snapchat Do these Facts So that's when Yo Craig was like Yo stop bullying My little man
Starting point is 01:33:17 Or whatever And it's crazy That shit came out On Revolt And all that So I just knew Where you from Where you from I'm from Dominican Republic My nationality And it's crazy That shit came out On Revolt And all that So I just knew Good morning
Starting point is 01:33:25 Where you from? I'm from Dominican Republic My nationality But my parents My dad's from You know Washington Heights And my mother
Starting point is 01:33:33 My mother's from Santo Domingo You know Santiago And the Dream Chats family Miss you That's right Yeah We've been here
Starting point is 01:33:41 From day one Since we started this Word And the fans They miss you So keep talking to them for it. It's my pride and joy, man. I did this out of heart, you know what I mean? Just the whole supporting. I've seen the bigger picture.
Starting point is 01:33:59 I saw the episode one. I saw the bigger picture. I see it, and there's still more to come. Right. You're about to make yourself cry. Let's talk about somebody. Let's talk about your cousin sticking your finger in your ass. Yeah, where it all at?
Starting point is 01:34:17 What? I'm about to speak some real shit. I'm about to fuck with that. Nah, it's some real shit. You brought to me some real shit. They're taking the finger out of your tongue. That wasn't a cousin. That was your doctor. That's called digital stimulation. Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause
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Starting point is 01:34:32 Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause Cause When you're paraplegic, paralyzed, waist down, you have no controls over your shit or your piss. So, one, I got to take out my pee every certain amount of hours. And I got to shit a certain amount of days. So, since your body's not moving as much, you get constipated. So, it's called digital stimulation, cuz. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Starting point is 01:35:12 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. You start feeling that shadow I don't want none of that shit Yo listen listen We got you at drink 10 We got you at drink 10 And if people are listening in And you wanna you know, whatever. But listen, when I, you're my family. And I told them, I said, don't start no gun.
Starting point is 01:35:34 Go fuck that. Don't need none of that dumb shit. I told them, I said, because you know what? I got you. Yeah. And I could care less. Oh, Lord. Huh.
Starting point is 01:35:51 Huh. Huh. A lot of black conversation. Black. Black. Yeah. I understand what he's saying. But then, then, then.
Starting point is 01:36:04 Oh, God. Oh, God. I understand what he said I understand But relax I'm relaxed man This is a blessing You know why There's nobody else in this world That I see everybody love As much as they love you twin
Starting point is 01:36:24 And we're going to continue To support that You know why that I see everybody love as much as they love you, Twin. And we're going to continue to support that. Correct. You know why? Your fucking shit. And I don't give a fuck. I'm going to go broke. No, I'm going to make sure my family's okay first.
Starting point is 01:36:46 Everything left, I I'm gonna make sure D.C. Twin is okay Yeah Because And we're gonna But we're gonna make sure D.C. Twin is okay Because
Starting point is 01:36:59 You started with us And you're gonna end with us And we see you stand up Where's the guy? It's 1800 and a month? Tell them niggas relax. Tell them niggas, you got 12 months already paid. Yeah!
Starting point is 01:37:19 Because we're going to make sure you continue to walk, son. You want to talk in the mic? Yeah. Say something to the people. I'm walk, sir. You want to talk to the mic? Yeah. Say something to the people. No, man. I do everything out of heart. When you do everything out of heart, everything plays out right. That's right.
Starting point is 01:37:34 And sometimes things happen, but you can't question the man upstairs. That's right. At the end of the day, there's a reason behind it. And it's faith. It's energy. And God is a creator of science. That's why I don't give a fuck what them doctors told me. Right.
Starting point is 01:37:51 You know what I'm saying? Whatever. And like I said, I'm prepared for whatever. But I know I got a good team behind me. I got a great family. My Drink Champs family. Talk to your fans. Because every time you go live, I see how many fans you know, my Drink Champs family, I was like, I, you know. Talk to your fans, because every time you go live,
Starting point is 01:38:06 I see how many fans you got, man. Nah, man, hey, shout out niggas from Pakistan. Yeah, you got Pakistan.
Starting point is 01:38:14 Shout out to the New Zealand niggas, man. Shout out London, man, UK. Everybody's loyal, dog. West Coast,
Starting point is 01:38:21 man, just everybody, man. You're Swiss, so, you know, I just want to break it down You know when we started this shit
Starting point is 01:38:27 We just wanted It was just a cool Retarded league Cause you know we're retarded And it just kept Blowing And Twin was a part of the first Episode
Starting point is 01:38:42 And Fat Joe called me This is how I knew. Wow. And Fat Joe called me. This is how I knew it was retarded. Fat Joe called me and said, why you been... He said, you mad? You be mean to this nigga. Yeah, word. Fat Joe will pick that out.
Starting point is 01:38:59 And I'm like, damn. But... Everybody in our crew has duties. That's what you said. Everybody in our crew has duties. That's what you said. Everybody in our crew has duties, whether you big or small. Everybody in our crew got duties. That's right.
Starting point is 01:39:12 And we all got to stick together. That's a fact. And Swiss beats. We're going. Let's all. Everybody. And I'm R.E. Man from TV for life.
Starting point is 01:39:29 Whatever y'all want to do. We got to big you up as a father right now. Thank you, man. As a father. My kids changed my life. My kids made me put boundaries on what I would do and what I won't do. Our kids, none of them asked to be here. You understand? I would do and what I won't do. You know, our kids, none of them asked to be here. We might be in our
Starting point is 01:39:48 situation while we're here, but when them kids come, they ain't asked to be here. We got to protect them from all the different things that we ain't even prepared for. I have fun with my kids. I'm a class clown with my kids. You know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 01:40:03 My dad wasn't, you know, most of our dads wasn't there for us. We got to spend more time to come up with less excuses. You know what I'm saying? You got the big Mickey Mouse in your crib. Yo, that's Mickey Mouse. The Mickey Mouse that...
Starting point is 01:40:17 That's like a wood. Yeah, yeah. That was purchased from the Brooklyn Museum. That's my from the Brooklyn Museum. That's my artist name, Kors. You know that. That was his biggest sculpture he did at that particular time. I decided to drive to drink.
Starting point is 01:40:36 What neighborhood was that? That wasn't Verona. No, I live in Jersey. No, Verona, New Jersey. No, I live in Englewood. Jersey, you know? Englewood. That's where the big Jersey. No, I live in Englewood. Jersey, you know? Englewood. That's where the big shit is at.
Starting point is 01:40:47 Eddie Murphy Old Crib. Englewood, Jersey? Eddie Murphy Old Crib. That's not... Yeah. That's not... What neighborhood is that? That's not Pomona.
Starting point is 01:40:55 That's life after Pomona. That's Eddie Murphy Old Crib. Rich. With a 40 feet... That's a 40 feet sculpture in the house. And the reason why I bought that was because I seen a lot of people in our culture not really giving it up. So, you know, the 40 feet Kehinde Wiley that's in the house come from the Brooklyn Museum. And I just want to inspire people that come to the crib to understand that art is a blessing.
Starting point is 01:41:24 And when they walk through the crib they see everything from that 40 feet to 12 by 12 you know so it's entry point you can afford this and you can work your way up to that you know but i've seen a lot of my peers they put you know different uh high branded artists in their house that never connect to them. Everybody in the Dean Collection I know personally. I started the Dean Collection as a personal gallery for my family.
Starting point is 01:41:54 And then I seen how many lives I was changing from the things I was buying. Then I started, I gave my social media platform to all those up and coming artists which started no commissions. 100% back to the artists. So let me ask you one thing before you get up out of here.
Starting point is 01:42:10 I ain't going nowhere. We're over here. What's up? On that Cash Money tour, it was like you. It was manly fresh. Me getting manly fresh. I mean because of the comparisons.
Starting point is 01:42:24 So on that Cash Money tour, Rough Rider tour, that was the first. So, what happened? Ain't nothing happened. What was supposed to happen? I ain't gonna lie I gotta take a piss Oh like 17 hours You taking a piss Don't take a piss That's why I bought you The pamper
Starting point is 01:42:49 That you have on Don't worry about it Damn you brought you The pamper I got a diaper The pendants I got a diaper On the cash money tour
Starting point is 01:42:56 On the cash money tour Yeah It's you guys It's you guys It's you guys I'm tuned in It's their guys Yeah X got
Starting point is 01:43:16 The hottest record in The east coast At that particular time And then Juvenile Cash Money They got the hottest record Who is closing particular time. And then Juvenile. Cash Money. And Cash Money. Killed it. They got the hottest record.
Starting point is 01:43:27 They killed it. Who was closing? That's what's up. Who was closing? This is a tour? Yeah, I'm talking about this. Rough Riders, Cash Money tour was very easy. Some nights they'd close out, some nights we'd close out.
Starting point is 01:43:41 Depend on the region? Yeah. It wasn't like Rough Riders Rockefeller tour, you know what I'm saying? Right. Rough Riders Cash Money tour was different. The only thing is that we had to give a lot of
Starting point is 01:43:55 choppers to them to handle their personal beefs. Choppers, you said? Yeah, we had to give a lot of choppers. Literally choppers. Okay, so it went down. 16 plus and all them things. We had to give choppers. We had to get a lot of choppers. Literally choppers. Yeah. Okay, so it went down. 16 plus and all them things. We had to get choppers to them to get out of the personal situation that they had
Starting point is 01:44:13 because of the jealousy that the South had between them at that particular time that we didn't understand. You know what I'm saying? So we got tired of going out after the show and dancing. So he's like, you know what? Here you go, your work. We got our work. You know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 01:44:33 Everybody a man for they self. And they just got to go. You know, shout out to the entire cash money. I fuck with them all. They all very talented. And we had a lot of fun. Uh-huh. One right there.
Starting point is 01:44:51 Yeah! God damn it! Yes. You remember this? Your ass. You remember that? Yep. It's going down. I don't want to.
Starting point is 01:45:14 Because Swiss don't want to end. Nigga, I'm still ready. Whatever you want to go. He's still ready to go. But I got to take a piss. Yo, I'm peeping right now, bro. Ready to do it. I I got to take a piss. Yo, I'm peeping right now, bro. Ready to do it. I'm going to the second one.
Starting point is 01:45:29 Look at the white people. Pouring more drinks. I respect it. Yo, you see they pouring more drinks. Who? The white people. We're in Illuminati. You got to accept it.
Starting point is 01:45:45 Trump? No, me and you. What are we doing? Accept it. Illuminati. No, no. Yeah, I'm definitely not in Illuminati. Fuck out of here.
Starting point is 01:45:58 That's the problem right there. I'm not accepting it. Oh, you want to be in Illuminati? No, man. You're stupid. You're retarded. I'm not accepting it Oh you wanna be an Illuminati? No man You're stupid Get the fuck out of here I'm not an Illuminati Get the fuck out of here dude
Starting point is 01:46:13 I see the checks you cash Bro same checks you cash man Fuck out of here You get it first What the fuck are you talking about man? You get it first I What the fuck are you talking about, man? You get it first. I get what first? The jacks. Oh, so you're blaming
Starting point is 01:46:30 me for CBS? That's crazy, man. I'm telling you, it's Luminati. No, no, Luminati. Fuck the Luminati. Hey, Luminati, fuck you. And fuck where the fuck you came from. Whoa. Whoa.
Starting point is 01:46:44 That was here, fam. Yeah, it's just here, fam. Fuck with the fuck you came from Fuck a fuck y'all man Respect that yeah respect that shit Swiss is like what's going on? This guy laugh at me With that shit This guy just came With some crazy shit Don't blame it on me Yeah I'm blaming it on you Donald Trump
Starting point is 01:47:11 Listen Donald Trump The check's coming to you I ain't got the check yet bro You get mad 2016 17 We talking about checks That's your fault
Starting point is 01:47:20 That's your fault Yo Swiss You like hot sauce Like that man This is hot sauce Your fault. That's your fault. Oh, what the fuck? Yo, Swiss, you like hot sauce like that, man? This is hot sauce. I promise you. That's pipe sauce. So who's your favorite rapper all the time, Swiss? DMX.
Starting point is 01:47:38 DMX? Yeah, man. Who's your favorite CEO all the time? Get ready here. Oh, man. You're going backwards. All right, I'm going to go six. here. Oh, man. You're going backwards. All right. I'm going to go sixes.
Starting point is 01:47:47 Six degrees. Okay. Who's your favorite new nigga or all time? How new niggas going to be all time? New nigga.
Starting point is 01:47:57 New nigga. All time? He ain't even have no time. That could be Kendrick. That could be Kendrick. I'm just saying. Relax.
Starting point is 01:48:05 Who snorted like that? My favorite new person. Yeah, new person. I ain't meet him yet. Oh, okay. Good answer. Come on, man. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:48:18 I wasn't ready. And then we were good. Okay. It was a new port? That's horrible Man, I swear to God We got a fucking butcher shop behind us Chinese restaurant Operation that's happening in there
Starting point is 01:48:38 Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding Chinese restaurant in the back I'm eating some Chinese I'm working wings right now. Yo, can somebody get some dumplings? I'm going to that shit. Yo, snacks. Find out where the wings are.
Starting point is 01:48:51 I'm going right there. Lemon pepper. Lemon pepper. Kapangka pangka. Makahaya bing bong. Lakapangka pangka. Ask me. Talk to me.
Starting point is 01:49:01 What are you doing? Good, good. Ask that shit right now. No, it's makahaya bing bong. That's all I have to say. Makahaya bing. We want to do the are you doing? Good, good. Ask that shit right now. No, it's Macabre Bing. That's all I have to say. Macabre Bing? We want to do another shot Tiger Bone. Let's do it.
Starting point is 01:49:09 Let's do it. Another shot Tiger Bone? Absolutely. I have no more shot. I take hot sauce. No, no. Tiger Bone is a shot that has to be had. I take hot sauce.
Starting point is 01:49:17 I don't see it. Tiger Bone is a problem. Listen, I got to go to bed. I can't be all packed up. Yes, I have to go to bed too. We're all human beings. I'm in the city by myself. We're all human beings. I'm in the city by myself. We're all the same. You and me.
Starting point is 01:49:27 You made that point. Give me your shot, buddy. I'll take it. You take this one. Give me a little bit. Wait, wait, wait. Relax. Give me the fucking shot glass.
Starting point is 01:49:45 Shot glass for shot glass. That's organic. I can take a shot. Where's your shot glass, Swiss? Swiss. He's good. He ain't hitting that, Tiger. Oh, no, I'm not giving you the glory.
Starting point is 01:50:00 I'm not going to do that to him, bro. Why would you do that? Why would you do that? There you go, man. Now you're good. No, that to him, bro. Why would you do that? Why would you do that? My liver's good. There you go, man. A little more. Now you're good. No, that's good enough. Trust me.
Starting point is 01:50:09 No, wait, bro. Come on. You too? You're out of here? Oh, shit. Oh, shit. I'm going to have to ask Michael Jackson. Damn. Oh shit I'm getting To answer Michael Jackson Damn Oh man
Starting point is 01:50:29 I know it's that bitch Oh shit Alright I'm outta here bro Later guys One of the dopest No I'm outta here Bye bye bye I'm outta here
Starting point is 01:50:37 Yo peace Give me five Can I ask A producer question real quick Wait Oh this guy What's the What's the dopest One of the dopest Instagrams I ever seen Instagram huh Can I ask him a producer question real quick? Wait. Oh, this guy wants to come to the music video.
Starting point is 01:50:46 One of the dopest Instagrams I ever seen. Instagram, huh? Was when you was with your ex-wife and your new wife. Yeah. That was dope. You know, progress is the key to life. Well, thanks. You know, a lot of people.
Starting point is 01:51:02 That's my fucking shit. Sorry. Excuse me, Swiss. Nah, that's all right. The tiger bone just fucked me up. That's all good. Go ahead. life well I know a lot of people it's my fucking shit sorry excuse me Swiss NASA tiger bone just fucked me up it's all good you know my divorce was a very hard time in my life and to be able to have my ex-wife and my current wife and great standards great form due to our kids and put our kids first. I was like one of my biggest highlights ever in life.
Starting point is 01:51:30 You know what I'm saying? Every man should whisper that. A lot of the gossip, a lot of people that, you know, We don't care about gossip over here. Let me tell you something. The reason why I was able to handle even gossip different was because I understood why people hate.
Starting point is 01:51:49 People hate to use it as a cure for their insecurities. They use hate to use it as a form for them to lift up from their problems. I was like, that's why hate is so popular. That's why negative news is better than good news. Because it's a cure to people's insecurities
Starting point is 01:52:16 that they got to deal with every day. So if you can look at a Swiss Beats and Alicia Keys life and it's not perfect and you can pull yourself up from that for two minutes that's the view that you're inclined to have to feel
Starting point is 01:52:32 better about yourself that day even though you ain't did shit about yourself that day so for my ex-wife and my current wife to come to standards because of kids and forget about the fame and the publicity. You know what I'm saying?
Starting point is 01:52:47 That was the greatest time of my life. You know what I'm saying? Thank you. And we got chapters for that coming. That was the beginning, you know? Relax, mother. I've been relaxing. I've been relaxing.
Starting point is 01:53:05 I've been sitting in this mother... You know what, Swiss? Because we appreciate you for coming here. I just want to give you the best interview ever. You gave way more than that. Way more than that. I know him.
Starting point is 01:53:22 I know him. I'm not here for no other reason but to contribute to what you guys have going on being great. So that's why I'm like, ask me whatever, handle whatever. I don't feel like I got to talk to anybody. I don't owe anybody an explanation of any of my past, present, or what I'm about to do because I grind really hard for that. I'm on my brother's show
Starting point is 01:53:52 and whatever he want from me, I'm going to give it to him. Problems, no problems or whatever after that, we just got to deal with it. We've been dealing with that shit all our life. There's nothing. This man that created a platform and figured that with that shit all our life. It's nothing. This man that created a platform and figured
Starting point is 01:54:07 that out, that's bigger than music. And I'm happy to see him shine in 2017 and beyond. I'm really happy to be here, like for real. Thank you. I came here with a bunch of corporate people. And we love them corporate niggas.
Starting point is 01:54:23 You know what I'm saying? I came here with my bunch of corporate people. And we love them corporate niggas. You know what I'm saying? I came here with my corporate team to support. We have corporate niggas over here. We at Zuma, we going to Nori's show, let's go. That's right. You know what I'm saying? And then we going to Zuma in the morning. Where's Zuma? We going to 11 in the morning.
Starting point is 01:54:39 11? Yeah, 11 from Zuma to Nori. 11 is tonight. Till 11. I'm going to bed. Because don't want to go to bed. Because nigga tired from that goddamn Texas, Dubai, Thailand life. Yeah, but Swiss. But how do you take his tan?
Starting point is 01:54:54 Like, what the fuck are you using on his tan? Mama, what do you use on the tan? Great accent, too. What they can done on time. What they use on the time. That's incredible. Great accent, buddy. You don't know Fabio? Fabio. You don't know Fabio? You don't know Fabio?
Starting point is 01:55:13 That's Fabio. Come on, tell him. Tell him, Fabio. Let me tell you something. I went Versace. Fabio's a good guy. You know, I shave my balls. I'm clean.
Starting point is 01:55:23 I have no hair on my underarm. No chest hairs. These guys are for Pepe Le Pew. Fabio, Fabio. Fabio's hard on the grand. He come in with a mink coat. We kill animals.
Starting point is 01:55:39 Fabio, Fabio's hard on the grand. Fabio's, is hard on the ground Fabio is He's on the ground The show I got written for Fabio Is disrespect from crazy Fabio is a problem Fabio show up there
Starting point is 01:55:58 We be like Fabio He's looking hurt He's looking like He want in on the Fabio show. No, Fabio. Fabio. Fabio. It's not Fabio.
Starting point is 01:56:12 Fabio. Is it Fabio or Fabio? Stop stressing out. Juice press. Juice press. Juice press. Everybody laughs. And we got the Bacardi people.
Starting point is 01:56:24 Look at my man from Boiler Room The other Bacardi people Faded out on the left He's from Boiler Room Tell Nori What's your love for hip hop How you know him From Boiler Room
Starting point is 01:56:41 Tell him Seriously Tell him how No, I've seen that. No, hold up. Serious. Tell him. Tell him how you know Noriega. From Boiler Room. Talk to his mic. Tell him how you know Noriega.
Starting point is 01:56:50 From Boiler Room. No. Talk to his mic. No, fuck Boiler Room. Tell him how you know him. Go ahead and hit his microphone. I grew up in Miami in the 80s, man. Oh, shit.
Starting point is 01:57:00 Okay, so. I ain't no 80s, dude. Cocaine time. Man, you from the 80s, dog? Listen. Cocaine time. Listen to him, Nor dude Listen Listen to him Nari Listen to him what he say Grew up in Miami in the 80s And how you know Nari Aga
Starting point is 01:57:13 In the 80s I was in the 90s when I really heard you What was the first song you knew about him Thanks Swiss for putting me on the spot What what what Super thug Yeah yeah Swiss I will give it to you
Starting point is 01:57:33 I'm looking at him He's not a great candidate I had too much for Carly Yo Timothy He's not a good He's not good. Kennedy. That was the best that was the best
Starting point is 01:57:48 fan ever. Unless we can cut him. You can cut that. Yo, Paul. Yo, Paul, can you sit down? Let's relax him. Okay, ask me the
Starting point is 01:57:58 realest fucking question you ever thought about in your life. No, we're going to end this show right now. I'm going to ask you to end this quiz show. No, we will going to end the show right now. We're going to end this quiz show. We will never end the show.
Starting point is 01:58:07 I want to ask me the realest question you ever wanted to ask me in your life. Let's go. This is Nori. This is Drink Chance. Your question? What's your question? No, the realest question. Go ahead.
Starting point is 01:58:21 The realest question you ever wanted me to answer in my life. Who won that battle between Jay and DMX? Well, you got to scare him. DMX. Look at that. Whoa, jump up to the mic. It's too easy.
Starting point is 01:58:33 Shit. N-O-R-E. I know you're her. I know you're her. I know you niggas her when you did that video. When he told you what he was going to be about. Did you know what he was going to do? No, my nigga.
Starting point is 01:58:48 I love your life. I love your motherfucking shirt. Damn, Ben Chapman. I need the realest question ever. What the fuck, Paul? Paul, what the fuck? It was just a drink. It was just a drink.
Starting point is 01:59:04 We're going to excuse him for the night. You made me cough on everybody. Give me the realest question you want to ask me tonight on Drink Champ. I'm not scared of you motherfuckers. I got a sap I say hat on. Let's go. Ask me the realest question tonight while we're on Drink Champs so we can get these rings out this door. What the fuck realest question we ask? What on drink champs so we can get these ratings Eat ass? That's an ACNL.
Starting point is 01:59:46 You got a motherfucking life. I ain't about to... EFN, your turn. Why you asking me, bro? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, man. I'm completely confused. You got the mic right here.
Starting point is 02:00:02 Oh, do you eat ass? Not a damn motherfucking life. Why the fuck would you eat ass? Not a damn motherfucking like. Why the fuck would I eat ass? Oh, fuck it. I didn't ask you that. Damn. Is that liquor? That's not drug sauce.
Starting point is 02:00:19 That's not drug sauce. Swiss, my brother. What's up? How does it feel to be married to Alicia Keys? That was your question? Yeah, my brother. What's up? How does it feel to be married to Alicia Keys? That was your question? Yeah, I know. Do you forget sometimes? You know, my wife is a special person.
Starting point is 02:00:38 Beautiful. That's respect. That's respect. That makes a lot of sense. She woke up at 7, 6 a.m. Make some noise for this dude. Make some noise. You know, she woke up at 7, 6 a.m. in the morning and said,
Starting point is 02:00:51 she's going to the Women's March. Wow. I was tired. It's the Women's March. You want me to come with you? She said, no, it's the Women's March. Okay, go to the Women's March. Take them shooters with you.
Starting point is 02:01:06 Take them, right? As long as you protect them, I'm good. But she really about that life, and she's been about that life way more than publicized. I remember going to Africa with her and going to like four hospitals and seeing her face in these hospitals. And the last hospital, I was like, babe, why they got your face in these hospitals? She said,
Starting point is 02:01:33 these are my hospitals. I said, whoa, you own these hospitals? I'm married to her. Wow. She didn't even tell me all these hospitals she went to. She built them shits. She owned them hospitals. She didn't even tell me as her husband that she owned those hospitals. Like it didn't even tell me all these hospitals she went to. She built them shits. She owned them hospitals. She didn't even tell me as her husband that she owned those hospitals. It didn't mean nothing to her because the gift that she was giving back meant so much more.
Starting point is 02:01:55 You understand? That's who I'm dealing with. She's another type of stone. I ain't never seen nobody operating on this particular level. It's an angel from heaven now. Seriously. Yeah. We in Africa in the trenches.
Starting point is 02:02:11 I'm not talking about Africa. I'm talking about Africa. Right? It's two different tones to that shit. Right, right, right. It's like Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens. Like, it's two different zones to that. So I'm going to Africa and I'm seeing people
Starting point is 02:02:27 living and making it off of being 30 pounds and surviving off of a medicine that they're able to afford. And I never knew that my wife was affording them this medicine.
Starting point is 02:02:44 She never ever told me the story. I didn't even know why we was even in Africa. We was going there and I was going with her. I seen these people getting the antiviral medicine something that they couldn't afford. I'm like, damn, we're losing all these people for no
Starting point is 02:03:02 reason. I seen all these people survive under her watch. You understand? My wife feed over 300,000 people a year and never talk about it. Wow. 300,000 over. Her own money, her own grind, her own things. Never talk about it.
Starting point is 02:03:19 I'm like, this is her. It's her own husband. You know what I'm saying? This is her. Another type of thing. That's crazy what I'm saying? This is, this is shit, another type of thing. That's crazy. I got a lot of work to do even still today.
Starting point is 02:03:29 Wow. I got a lot of work to do. You know what I'm saying? She put me on my A game. Seriously. That's for real. That was hard. Yeah,
Starting point is 02:03:41 she put me on my A game. Good question, bro. Yeah, well, give me the hard fucking question. What do we know? I know you can answer.
Starting point is 02:03:48 I just wanted to ask. I'm privileged to ask. It's getting crazy. When did you realize that you could change or help out the art team, the visual arts? The what? The visual arts. I don't know. He's speaking about no commissions a little bit. The what? The visual arts. I don't know what the fuck he's...
Starting point is 02:04:05 He's speaking about no commissions a little bit. I noticed that I can... how about the visual arts when I just knew that the sonic arts was over-exaggerated. And I could have came in the game with no commission music and give the musician 100% of what they sold but I was just so tired of even talking about music it was just an old thing to me and I seen that my way out was art
Starting point is 02:04:36 because it was something that was still untapped and it was something that hasn't been abused but abused hasn't been abused, but abused. It hasn't been abused the way that we witness abuse. But it still hasn't been abused. But I've seen that.
Starting point is 02:04:52 The abuse that they went through was still a capture. And we can still capture that. It's like, we got whipped, beat, stomped out, kicked out, set on fire. They just got punched in the fucking face for know what i'm saying so i figured that the arts can be saved and i had fun doing it because it was untapped territory for me i was literally talking about things that we can excel in doing the music industry because it was so jaded understand we were so spoiled and um it was driving so much traffic, and the music industry didn't want to invest in technology.
Starting point is 02:05:30 They didn't want to invest in future living. And so, you know, I seen all those different things front row, and I seen art as something that was still on that rebellious line of whatever we want to do. And I seen those lines of confidence. I seen those lines of expression, rebellious line of whatever we want to do. And I've seen those lines of confidence. I've seen those lines of expression.
Starting point is 02:05:53 And I say, like, yo, I want to get behind that. You know what I'm saying? I know they don't want to problem over here. You know, so on the street level, I felt comfortable. On a visual level, I felt comfortable. On an artistic level, I felt comfortable, and that's what I went with. Of course. There you go, man.
Starting point is 02:06:14 Hey, man, let's have a noise. This feels great. Showtime. Got it, man. Good, man. Good, man. Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo! Woo-hoo!
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Starting point is 02:06:27 I gotta bring this record back One more motherfuckin' time This record is so motherfuckin' New York It's so hip-hop Drink Champ's Anthem My brother N.O.R.E. Produced by my nigga Swizz Beatz Check it out. Shout out my nigga Tank. You don't hear me though Everybody To the floor Pick it up now
Starting point is 02:07:06 Drop it down Shout my nigga Tank Send me on my clip I got a hundred It's like Super thug life A super thug life You don't hear me though
Starting point is 02:07:17 I'm on the drink champs I drink a lot I used to keep the 40 on me I drink a lot I'm on the drink champs Cause I drink a lot I used to keep the 40 on me I ain't thinkin' Yo, I'm on the drink champs Goddamn. Why? Because I...
Starting point is 02:07:36 Swizzy. Come on. Come on. EFN, what up? Rocket Mortgage, come on Yo, yeah, I want some new shit Yeah, I want some new shit You talkin' like you killers, but You don't ever do shit
Starting point is 02:07:54 I told my niggas Swiss, yo, I'm back at it They slept on slime, gave them a craft matty Used to sell crack, I ain't drink a lot Now in the wintertime, see me with a bank a lot I made the drink chance, cause I drink a lot I used to keep that Glock on me, I ain't drink a lot Now in the wintertime, see me with a bank a lot I made the drink chance, cause I drink a lot I used to keep that Glock on me, I ain't think a lot Everybody, to the floor now Pick it up now, it's up and down town
Starting point is 02:08:15 See me, I'm okay, I got a hundred records Don't hit on him, hit on him I want the drink chance, cause I drink a lot I used to keep the 40 on me, I ain't think a lot He made the drink chance, cause I drink a lot. I used to keep the 40 on me, I ain't think a lot. He made the drink chance, cause he hit the lot. I used to keep the 40 on me, I ain't think a lot. I want a drink chance, cause I drink a lot. I used to keep the 40 on me, I ain't think a lot.
Starting point is 02:08:36 I used to keep the 40 on me, I ain't think a lot. I want a drink chance. See, all I want to do is be successful. Think about the money second. That shit is be successful Think about the money second That shit is stressful Think about the fan love Cause that shit is special Did it for a long time
Starting point is 02:08:50 Damn, but drug, that's buttery Still wore Timberlands Never changed on you My friend still Dominican I did it my way Asked for no permission The only dude smoking on trees And no commission
Starting point is 02:09:02 Everybody, to the show now Pick it up now She dropping down Yes, it did See me in my clip Only dudes smoking on trees and no commission. Yes, it did. If this don't feel like New York, I do not know what to tell you. Let's go. We'll be right back. See, I celebrate life. I could have been in jail and had life, nigga. Yeah, that's what I'm here for a reason. So I'm going to celebrate Drink Monk for no reason. This is drink champ season. So go have a drink.
Starting point is 02:09:53 Go ahead. Enjoy your evening. Everybody, to the floor now. Pick it up now. She dropping downtown. See me in my clip. I got a hundred. Super thug. Come on, come on. Super thug.
Starting point is 02:10:07 Come on, come on. One more time, like. Come on. Wow. That's right. Where we at? Wow. Butch.
Starting point is 02:10:21 Rock. Swizzy. Come on. Think a lot. I'm on the track. Damn, damn. It's a drink a lot. Keep the 40 on me. I ain't think a lot. Keep the 40 on me. Goddamn. The Butch Rock.
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