Drink Champs - Episode 80 "Industry Talk" (Part 1)

Episode Date: May 26, 2017

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In part one of this two part episode the guys sit down with record promoters Shampoo (Def Jam, Capitol, etc.), Sweetness (Atlantic, Conglomerate Entertainment, etc.) as well as producer Rated R. The group, joined by the Drink Champs family discuss working records, street teams, label execs, and dj's abilities to break records 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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It's your boy, N-O-R-E. What up, it's DJ E-F-N. And it's the Military Motherfucking Podcast. Make some noise! Nobody called us at Military Crazy World Hood Radio again. We took it backitain We took it back So look, let's just explain for our fans The interim, how do you pronounce it? Interim

Which we didn't know we were going to be in an interim for so long So it's not really our fault Because we've been kind of throwing people off So explain it to the fans Well now, we're between deals We can officially announce our new Revolt deal right now. Yes, yes, yes. You know what I'm saying?

It's official. There's going to be a super official press release. No, no, this is like the unofficial for our fans. It's unofficial for our fans. They should get it first. That's right. Yeah, so we got a 50-episode deal with Revolt. Yes, with Revolt.

Which is crazy because people don't sign TV like that. It's like an 8-episode, 6-episode, 12- vote. Nice. Which is crazy because people don't sign TV like that. It's like an eight episode, six episode, 12 episode thing. People don't sign you for 50 episodes. Right. Yeah. So now it's changed the dynamic a little bit. And we're still with CBS, but we're doing some different things. Different things.

You know what I'm saying? Different things, yes. So we're going to lead as a TV show, but still be a podcast. Don't worry about that, people. Yes, you'll be a podcast. Don't worry about that, people. Yes, you still get it. And as you know, if you follow this season, we have about 70-something episodes. We're about to be

79. 79 episodes. So just think about it like this. If you're a podcast fan, meaning you're audio, just audio, you're still going to get extras. You're still going to get episodes that won't be on Revolt that'll just be special audio you know what I mean

so I'm glad that the fans know that because but so far for the season 2 we already got Amber Rose nice you wanna let that all out

let's let it out let's let it out we got Amber Rose we got LL Cool J we got LL Cool J we got Onyx we got EPMD EPMD

John Singleton well the beating us was the old season. Michael Jackson. Yeah, Michael. We got Mike. Michael's back? Yeah, we got him. Michael's back?

Michael Jordan came by. He stopped by. Season two's out. Michael Jackson. Michael Jordan. Before Michael Jackson was back. I thought that beat was Jordan. Yeah, we squashed it for the night.

Michael Jackson is drunk fast. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan was drunk. I thought that piece was Jordan. Yeah, we squashed it for the night. Michael Jackson is drunk facts. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan was drunk facts. But yeah, so we're starting off the season very right. Nas stepped to us, in fact. You know, I was humbled by that. Yes, yes. It was so beautiful to see your face red.

You know, when EFN's face turns red, it's just beautiful. Because I like when you're a fan. I like when you're a sincerely fan. Because some of these people that we have, you're not fans. That's not true. Well, maybe not. You're not just into them. There's just some people I look up to more.

Exactly. All right. That's a better way of describing it. So Nas, Cedi, he'll come. I got a call from Irv Gotti today. That's right. They're all eyes on me, right? No, Tales on BET.

All Eyes on Me is the Tupac movie, which we're getting to. We got John Singleton as well. Did we say John Singleton? Yes, sir. So we're, Tails, that's right. All Eyes on Me is the Tupac movie, which we're getting to. We got John Singleton as well. Did we say John Singleton? Yes, sir. So we're going to try to drop that Tupac week, the week that a movie drops out. So our fans, we want to let you know, we didn't turn Hollywood. We just joined Illuminati, and that's it. That's it.

The other door? The other door? No, no, no. But just to be clear, in case they don't understand, we've been kind of in a hiatus, but still, we want to drop content. We want to drop. We're still out there for you, so we're doing our thing.

I want to get to one story real quick. This Biggie Smalls mural. Which they're not going to tear down now. So initially the guy said he was going to tear it down and he wanted $12.50 a month to keep it up.

Correct? And this is the time when I was kind of saying this is where the hip hop union should be in play. Because I don't feel like, everybody's like yo, you know, Jay should take care of that and Big should take care of that. And I'm like why though? You know what I'm saying? Biggie gave just as much to hip hop as he gave to, you know.

Well, he gave his life. Yeah. Literally. So, I mean, I thought that this should be a union to step up and sort of. Make that a historic monument. Make it a. But luckily the landlord wasn't as greedy son of a bitch as we thought he was. He listened to the people.

He did the smart thing. He listened to the people and. We're going to burn his house. It was going to be a pride. He listened to the people. He did the smart thing. He listened to the people and... I thought we were going to burn his house. We're going to burn the building. It was going to probably go down. The building must have gone. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. He listened to the people.

The building must go. He came to his better senses. He listened to the culture. So also, we want to let these people know that right now, we are joined by our friends. We're going to talk inside the industry shit today. We never had a behind the scenes, like the people that work behind the scenes.

So I'm going to let my man, Sham, I'm going to work behind the scenes So I'm going to let my man I'm going to do something different today I'm going to let you introduce yourself YMVS Tell them what you do Yeah, yeah, man It's your man Shampoo YMVS It's the man behind the people that you love

Your last 200 artists I've been behind them from the guerrilla marketing From day one When nobody knows the motherfuckers I'm the one that bring them to clubs, introduce them to the DJs, and then the label push the button and boom, they go. And what labels have you worked for, Shampoo?

All of them. Def Jam, Capital, Epic, E1, In The Scope, 300. You name the labels, I've been behind them. A bunch of independents. You know, Noriega also. You know what I mean? When he was doing reggaeton, I was there. I was the one holding the picket signs. You know, it's documented.

You can see me out there. Now, Shampoo, have you ever worked with an artist that you didn't like? Because I remember early on, you might have not. I remember you telling me, like, Future was a dick. No, no, no. Future was a good guy. Future was one of the artists that we started with. Is this before he was Future?

When he was in Dungeon? No, no, no. Future was good. You don't remember you telling me that. No, it was Dream. Dream was tricky. He didn't want to come out the car.

Damn. He didn't want to do club dates for under 50. Remember that? You know, that was after. That was after. You know, that's what happens to all the artists.

Once they, you know, become stars, you know, they definitely become... The evolution of an artist. Let's just say it that way. Have you ever seen an artist where the artists. Once they, you know, become stars, you know, they definitely become. The evolution of an artist. Let's just say it that way. If you haven't seen the artists where they were humbled, like one year, the album comes out, and then it's like you can't even talk to them. Yeah, Dream. Dream was one of them artists.

You know, when he was popping, you know me, when BET, when everybody was, when we was doing BET, 106 and Park. You know what I mean? It used to be back in the days where the audience used to be outside, and everybody used to be outside with the posters like, ah, Dream. And the artists usually used to stop there and say what up to the fans, take a couple pictures, sign a couple autographs, and then go inside. You know, when Dream was popping, you know what I mean? He used to just walk straight through, and everybody would be like, Dream, Dream! And he'd be like, and walk right through. It's not happening.

Not happening. It's not happening. So Dream was one of those guys. Wow, wow. So we also got Rated R in the building. Rated R, we need you to tell these people, because I know you from the Loud Record days, the Real Hip Hop days, the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep days. So tell these people who you are and where you work at.

Well, thank you for allowing me to be here, man, because Nye is one of my true, true friends. I got to give him a shout-out real quick. Yes, sir. You know what I'm saying? He's the one that if he sees me 20 blocks away, he's screaming out my name. You know what I'm saying?

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And I do the same with him. So pretty much I am a multi-platinum producer. I sold over 12 million records in total. You know, I'm combining. I'm from the BX. That's right.

All right? We make some noise for the BX. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is going to be for the BX. You know, I'm combining. I'm from the BX. That's right. All right. We make some noise for the BX. Yeah, yeah. You know what I'm saying? Although every time I walk around, niggas think,

you know, I'm a regular nigga, which I love that. You know what I'm saying? But it's all good. And at the same time, I was raised around Fat Joe Camp.

Yes. You know what I'm saying? T.S. Joe showed me a lot of things that I know. As you know, I was the one

that joined it, collared with Joe, you know, for the the one that joined it, Khaled with Joe, you know, for the world. Wait, wait, you introduced Khaled to that? Yeah, yeah,

let's get it right. Yeah, I did it and I did it from the heart. I said, yo, my man Khaled is special. I lived in Orlando back in the days. I said, Khaled is real special.

The day one with the mayonnaise sandwiches, you know what I'm saying? That's where Khaled is really from. He's really from Orlando. He's originally from New Orleans.

He's from New Orleans. Oh, shit. You know, so I... He went down with Baby and them? Yeah, he knew them from back then. Oh, yeah, yeah. I was playing around. No, that's true.

So basically, I was the one that said, yo, Joe, there's this incredible kid named Khaled, and I think you need to be with him. And shit popped off. Not be with him, though. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying?

It's the internet. I just saw his chemistry. When Cal was on Mix 96. Now, Cal was at 102 Jones back then. Oh, you're talking from Orlando? You're already talking about it? Yeah, we're talking day one. So basically, I made sure that happened,

and I am going to take the credit for that on the Dream Tramps. It's been a good run. He's doing really well. He's got a new son now. So a lot of good things happening. Definitely. His son richer than everybody here. That's right, sir.

That's right, sir. Put us all together. I want his life. A shard. A shard. I want to go back. A shard is getting more massages than me, my nigga. He just look like he got a baby massager on deck.

God damn it, pick up a shard. That's what's up. Yeah, yeah. Pick up a shard. And other than that, you Yeah, yeah, yeah. Pick up my shawl. And then other than that, you know, I was fortunate to be around a lot of big people. A lot of people didn't know, but my grandmother used to babysit Tupac. Tupac is from the BX. Right?

I just found out from Pete Rock, he lived to the building next to, which is incredible. So we had Pete Rock, Tupac on Gun Hill. I mean, it was amazing. So that was kind of special. And then also, I got to definitely give a shout out to my man DMX, who I happened to be in a group on with him for four years. You know what I'm saying? Four years, man. I'm praying for him now.

You know, he's very special to me. And I hope he gets better. Right. Let's make some noise for DMX. Now, Sweetness, at one point recently, I was asking around, like, who's the person to go to for Miami? For Miami, you know, get your record promoted. And everybody said, it's Sweetness. Nice. So I want you to describe, you know, what position you played in the industry and things like that to these people who don't know.

OK, well, to be fair, you can kind of think about it like I'm kind of like a little shampoo. You know, I came from I came from that era. I'm younger than them. But all the OGs like shampoo and the shadows and, you know know the crazy hood when they had Bad Boy in Miami I mean I came from all that guerrilla wise and street marketing as far as like I'm always in the clubs every night I've probably been in the club every night for like 10 years

there's probably not a night I miss because mind you back in the day there was no Instagram you didn't know who was gonna be in the club you didn't know who was gonna go through I didn't want to miss that opportunity he used to just come outside, just take two pictures and go back inside. I remember that. Yeah, I'm a bad guy. He had a 40 picture minimum.

He'll go outside and just go to my neighbor. Hold this dude. You didn't even go outside. When you have the digital camera and you have to upload it, it's not as easy as it is now. I've been able to transition from that to being able to go work now with more on a regional tip. So I do South Florida and Miami because that's my home.

And no matter how hard I try to leave and go to New York and try to work for a label, I'm too good in my own market. So they'd rather just let me just give you a little more and stay there. But other than that, I work with Epic now, 300. Epic got the checks. Yeah. Epic got the checks. Yeah. Epic got the checks. You think LA we did that? Yeah, we got to talk about that, too.

Let's keep it real. I mean, I'm a female in the industry, and I play my position very well. I know what it is when I walk in the building. If I'm looking a certain way or I'm doing certain things, I don't put it past nobody. I would hope that it's not true because I look up to this man. I feel like I've been sexually harassed my whole career. Bitches always say, yo, I'll take you down. I'm like, what? Like in the label.

I'm like, I could have sued for that? You ain't sued nobody. It's the first time I feel like I'm abused. It's the first time I'm saying it. But when I read this shit, I said, damn, that's it? Just saying you look good? That's sexual harassment? That's what it was? I didn't even know what it was. That's it? It's America.

Like, you know? I've been through so much and I think about all the opportunities that I could have sued somebody and I think, I'm like, who wants to work with a girl that sues? I'm in hip-hop. Like, I'm not gonna, you know, I'm gonna just take my L, eat it and keep it moving and get the next check. Well, it depends, too. Don't say that. It depends on what. I mean, I've been through it. I've been through it all.

I mean, I've been through a situation. Well, you shouldn't have to take the L, though. You shouldn't have to. No, no, no. Thank you. Me and her spoke. We were speaking about it. No, that's my sister. We were speaking about it. Not because me and Boo was talking.

Fact. No, she used to call me, yo, everything real. She used to call me, like, four or five in the morning, like, Shampoo, you don't understand. These motherfuckers. And I'd be like, sweetness, you just can't punch them in the face. Like, this is the industry. You got to relax.

I just wanted him to play the fucking record. What's his problem? I need two minutes. I don't understand. Now, let me ask y'all all a question, especially the people who are record promoters. Now, when you're working a record and you're going hard, how hard is that? Is it easier when an artist is established or is it easier when the artist is brand new? When the artist is established, it's easier

You remember, Nori didn't know There was a time me and Nori was in a strip club You know, it was Paul's And I was working his record Strip club is not Paul's No, you know, maybe like, what the fuck? Reverse club You know what I mean?

Reverse club And then he seen me in the booth Stressing and beefing with the DJ Because the DJ's bugging out Nori been in the booth Like stressing and beefing with the DJ Cause the DJ's bugging out Nori been in the building An hour and a half Two hours And he still haven't dropped

The Nori record And then I'm like Yo fam are you bugging Like what are you doing They like yo I got you Chill chill And then next thing you know Is the Nori set

And I'm like yo And then at that time Nori got his jacket He ready to go So I'm like yo And Nori was like Yo what happened And I'm like Nori we good Don't worry about it And he hit his record But it's so I'm like yo and Nori was like yo what happened and I'm like

Nori we good don't worry about it he hit his record but it's cool I'm out now you know what I mean thank you Shampoo we gotta go

you know what I mean so a lot of the problems that the artists don't realize that we're these DJs DJs think they stars too and they don't really

want to be told and they don't want to feel like a jukebox and they all got egos and they don't want to they don't want to be they don't want you telling them yo jukebox, correct? And they all got egos, and they don't want to be, they don't want you telling them, yo, play this now. They like, we'll tell you, don't tell me.

Relax, go over there. Yeah, friend, let me stop. Well, I've played both roles. I've been a promoter. All right, yeah, yeah. And a DJ. So as a DJ, I'm not talking to crazy hip promotions. I'm talking to DJ.

So as a DJ, is that annoying, Like when a label rep comes to you? Imagine. First of all, I come from the era with the DJ. You're right. Whatever we played, the people in the club, they followed you. Your move. You didn't have to play what they wanted. What you played, they were like, whatever you say, DJ.

Exactly. You're the man. So for someone to come up to you, and after I stopped really actively spinning like that, that's when the promotion game got a little bit more heavy in the booth. Right. Where they're asking, play this record, play this record. And now, do you feel obligated? Because I suppose...

No, but what I'm trying to tell you is, imagine if you got this set. If you're a DJ that really cares about your craft, and you got a set ready for the night. Right. You don't want to change that. And someone says, play this record right now. Right. You know? But to be fair, it's not like sometimes we give you a call.

No, it should. No, no. That's where relationships come into play. You call the person before, yo, can you get this in your set? And then sometimes people, you know, payola's real. I've been in the club when Jay-Z boom!

Boom! Boom! I'm going to cut you with no, God bless Big Cap. That's how, you know, me and Big Cap became crazy close. Because when he used to be in the strip clubs and DJing, I used to go to Big Cap and be like, yo, Cap, I got so-and-so in the building. Here's 50. I need the movie, daddy. And then he'd be like, big shout to Shampoo.

And Big Cap was one of the realest DJs. daddy. And then he'd be like, big shout to Shampoo! Shipper, shipper, shipper, shipper. And Big Cat was one of the realest DJs and he'll bring it back and be like, bring the artist here and give the artist the mic. The artist grabbed the mic and he's going in. Now, my job is fantastic. I'm looking great. And everybody wins. The artist wins, the DJ wins. And it's not like regular pay-all like radio because that's one

quitter hitter right there in the club. But you're doing a subsidy for the DJ. You're helping the DJ out. He's going to help you out. It's a win-win for everybody. And then the other thing is. As long as it is a horrible record. You've got to have some kind of morality. But a lot of things, one thing is that a lot of times DJs miss records

because they've got so many records, they don't want to hear everything. So our job is to tell you, yo, fam, this is hot. You need to fuck with it. And then you tell them, yo, you got it? They be like, nah. I be like, you don't got this? This shit is crazy. Everyone's playing it. They be like, I never heard it. Then they play it. Then they see the reaction.

They be like, I got you. That was what happened with Young and May's record. I felt like Young and May's record was out, but people was kind of sleeping on it because it was like a version of Bobby Shmurda. So people were like, they kind of slept on it for so long. Did you work that record? No, not at all.

But did you see that? No, but you know what? I've seen the growth. I've seen the growth. No, no, no. I'm saying the record. What's happening now is before, DJs used to follow other DJs. Like, everybody followed Flex, right? Let's just say that era. That was God. What's happening now is the DJs used to follow other DJs like everybody followed Flex right

let's just say that era that was God what's happening now is the DJs ain't even following DJs they following the internet yep if they see the sound clouds

popping and they're following the listeners which is kind of reverse right makes sense but it doesn't at the same time because the DJs

don't leave the crowd no more they're not they're not tastemakers no more and they're not taking chances they're scared yeah like they're scared are they scared no more. And they're not taking chances. They're scared. Yeah. Like, they scared. They scared of promoters.

They scared of money. Back in the days, they used to be the shit when the DJ be like, yo, this artist nobody knows. This is hot. Let me jigger, jigger. If you don't,

this is so-and-so. This shit is... And then everybody be like, this is wrong. They sound like Latin quarter. This is so-and-so. That was old school. That was the gookie

we were wearing with Googie Yeah yeah yeah Shout out to Googie Yeah yeah That might have been A little bit before Googie Right there But that's why the audience Doesn't trust the DJ no more

Right They lost the trust of the DJ But see It goes to the point Where the DJ The DJ has to start Has to trust The record promoter

See I tell my DJs all the time If you're not gonna make a movie For example Tee Grizzley I'm sitting here telling them This record's gonna to be the next. That's the nigga he talking about.

He in jail. Yeah. And nigga praying on my downfall. Yeah, okay. When I first got this record, I was like. By the way, I had a record called First Day Home on Melbourne Flynn album 2001. Just wanted to throw that out there. Continue your story.

I say that to say. Throw that out there. I say that to say. I like the record, though, and I like him. Right. I say that to say this, that I was telling my DJs, this type of record, if you're going to be a press play DJ, which means that you're going to press play, you're going to turn around and go get a drink, or you're going to turn around and talk to the bitch next

to you. So you're talking to that kind of DJ. I'm talking to every kind of DJ. Because there has to be a balance, though, between the promoter and the DJ. Listen, when I go to a DJ, I know what I expect from you, and I know what you expect from me. Right? Which is what? Which is, I give it black and white.

Come on, you know. No, no, I'm just, the listeners, I know. The listeners don't know. Like, as far as, like, um. That bag over here? Yeah. As far as, like, listen. As far as, like, listen, you know, once this artist blows up, I'm going to be at all your parties.

We're going to support you. We're going to get your dub play. You're going to get your drop. When it's your birthday, he's coming through for free. If it's the number one record, we in that bitch. Right. You know what I'm saying? But to play devil's advocate, right?

Yes. Let's play devil's advocate. As an authentic DJ with ethics, he shouldn't go by that. When he blows up, he'd be like, ah, fuck if he blows up. That's what fucked up the game. Ah, shit, what if this shit that I think I know is whack blows up? The internet fucked up the game. No, but that's what I'm trying to say.

That's a part of the fucked up game we're in because everybody's like, what if this horrible shit that would have never been popped off back then pops off now because this is the shit that pops off now. We're talking about like Trina Jav James is a good example. And he was popping. I had a lot of battles with that. He was lit. What I'm trying to say

is the balance between me and her better. I think he still owe me some money on that. No, I paid you. I paid you. I paid you. No, no, she was...

And it's facts. It's facts. It's facts. It's facts. That's right. No, it's facts because, you know, I was promoting

Trinidad James and I told her, I was like, yo, this record, my... I forgot the fucking name. My bad bitch is my main bitch because my main hoe ain't really... No. And I was like, yo, this record, my, um, I forgot the fucking name. My bad bitch is my main bitch because my main hoe ain't really, no.

And I was like, yo, this record's gonna go because I believed in the record because I used to see, I used to see the hood niggas and I used to see the hood niggas and they used to be like, and I used to tell Sweeteners, like, I'm telling you, I need you to get behind this record. Help me in Miami. She'd be like, nah, this shit sucks. It's not gonna go.

I'm like, I'm telling you. She's like, yo, this shit sucks. It's not going to go. I'm telling you. She was like, yo, I bet you this nigga's never going to go nowhere. But he did good, though. He did good. He went platinum the first go. But to finish my point real quick, what I'm trying to say is the balance is the promoter, you're getting paid

to promote this record. So it needs to be where the DJ trusts you that you're not just putting a record that you're being paid for. You know what I'm saying? And you need to trust the DJ when he says, yo, this is not a good record for me. Absolutely. I have to be respectful of,

I'm very respectful of my DJs, where they play, what venues, who they fuck with, because there's certain promoters that they literally, instead of, promoters nowadays are so quick to blame the DJ if their party don't do good.

But let's be real when you really promoted parties when we had So Be Live we was in the streets every night we was in the streets at Cleveland

trying to get 10, 20 bitches to come through there was no Instagram these promoters want to sit back post a flyer and then when only

50 people show up all the music was bad why? the man showed up did his job he was standing for 4 hours oh no it's definitely

not the DJ's fault that's my point like right now they say that Camilo and Alex Sensation is a cheat code. As in what? You don't understand, hermano. It's a cheat code. Like you hire them and you party. No, no, that's not true.

Why? You've been at Duds? I've been at Duds for both of them. Yeah, absolutely. I've been at Duds all year. No, absolutely. I've been out here no absolutely even though they're great djs hands down and everybody knows like if you but if new york when the rain and you know well no there's no parties but no rally sensation and they bring

out the tropical no now if you put them together it's a movie yeah but if you split them and this is the promoter that nobody really knows and he just hires Camillo or Alex Sensation, it depends on the situation. You might catch a break. Camillo. Don't get it wrong. They're the best DJs. Period. Hands down.

You put them in the box, they're going to turn out. Not only that, they're people people. You know what I'm saying? Camillo, I can vouch for him because I had his tapes back in the day. Alex Insatiate got his eyebrows sharp and he wearing

that Beijing shawl. He got that Beijing shawl. He's kind of merging into like the Latin market. The Latin market is going to be the biggest. That is his. Big up Alex Insatiate.

That's my nigga. La Mega Sapega. Not the other half. Yeah, nigga. I know. I know. He's dope, but the other DJ that's creeping up is DJ Lobo. DJ Lobo is creeping.

He's classic. DJ Lobo been out a long time. I've been trying to book him, and he's like, relax. And I'm like, I got a bad feeling. Represent for the Miami DJs. They just talking New York DJ stuff right now. Come on. International DJs.

I know. I'm playing. I mean, I can respect. I respect any lanes and any DJs at what they do. Like, when they come down to Miami, Alex Sensation gets booked at Brick House, packed out all the way around the corner. Oh, I'm at Brick House tomorrow with DJ Camilo. Oh, man.

We there. Oh, man. We there tomorrow. We got a good plug. Was that a good plug? Was that a good plug? That's how you know I'm in the streets. I'm going to call you Last Minute Thug.

So we got to. And Sir Rock. Big up Sir Rock. Hold on, but he's an effing DJ now. Who's effing? Camilla. Yeah, but it's okay. We can Sir Rock him out.

Come on. Come on. So, all right, with that being said, like I said, DJ, so what is it to move a record? What's the first step to move a record? The first step is you got to get to the open DJs. It's not always about the primetime DJ. Because the open DJ sets up the record for the primetime DJ. And a lot of times the primetime DJ isn't even aware about this new record that's creeping up.

Because the primetime DJ... So you're saying hit Bobby Trends? No, no. creeping up. Because the primetime DJ. So you're saying hit Bobby Trends. No, no. Bobby Trends is a primetime DJ. I'm thinking of old Bobby Trends. No, yeah. He's one of those guys now. But, you know, you get to your DJs that opens up.

DJ Juanchi. Okay. Whoever that is. Yeah, just making up on DJ. DJ Juanchi. Okay, DJ Juanchi. When DJ Juanchi. Because every DJ Juanchi becomes the main DJ.

So your job. DJ Wanchee, because every DJ Wanchee becomes the main DJ. DJ Wanchee. Who's the hottest nigga in New York? The underground Indian nigga? Spink King. Spink King. But the thing about Spink King, he only wants to DJ one hour. I'm not mad at him.

He's like, yo, I've been trying to book him. He's like, yo, he wants Lobo 2, he's like, yo, you know, I've been trying to book him. I've tried to book him. He's like, yo. I'm going to do that. He wants one hour. Lobo, too. He's like, yo, one hour and he's gone. And I'm playing full songs.

Right. And he's going to give you all the prime time of G. All the hits. In your opinion, after that one hour, they going to get another bag? Nine out of ten they are. Because a spin king, you know, he's more, I don't want to put him in a box, but he DJs more in strip clubs. So he's going to come do your party and then hit the strip club at 2.30. So he's going to be at your spot from 12, 12 to maybe 1.30.

And 2 o'clock, he's on his way out. Because 2.30 is prime time for the strip club. So when they get to the strip club, 2.30 is lights, camera, action, walkie-talkie. He's turning all the way up and everybody's like, yo, this nigga's everything. And you can't do that in Miami. You can't double book in Miami. You can't do one

club at 12 o'clock. Talk about, I'm going 2 o'clock. I'm going to be at these clubs. They might let you get away with Fort Lauderdale. No, because the promotion game is so heavy. Everybody online, see who's where. Like, I make sure my post notification for every DJ is on, because I want to see who's doing what, but nobody's ever

double booked. They don't play that shit up here. These clubs be competing with each other, like, and the crazy thing is like, they're friends during the day. All these guys, they're friends. They're on their yacht, they're chilling out, having a good time, but boy when that 10 o'clock and the door is open, it's all for themselves. So this artist, you're going to take this artist to that club?

Well, I don't want him in my club next year. See, listeners, hip hop is a cutthroat game. It is. It is. It's super cutthroat. Especially when, as a promoter and a record label rep or an exec, that you have a hot artist, but you got two different stations playing.

They have two parties at the same day. And they both want them. So you got to make a decision. That's why you have the battle with the stations where they put you in a headlock like oh, word, you went over there first? You know what? Watch what happens to your spins.

Explain that to the listeners, though. What happens is both, let's just say, I'm coming from New York. Let me just explain. Let me just come from the artist that didn't have to choose, like a Hov. I don't ever think Hov had to choose. Never.

I don't think. But behind the scenes, the reps. He might have early on. No, no, no. The reps have the battle. Hov is the tools. Never. I don't think. Well, not. But behind the scenes. He might have early on. No, no, no. The reps. The reps have the battle. Hov is going to go. Oh, yeah.

Hov is going to just like, nah, I'm going over here. Right. And then the rep is like, no, I really need you to go fuck with Flex first. Right. Because Clue is going to go crazy and not going to play the record. Right. And they're like, nah, we're going to fuck with Clue. And then Flex will be like, word?

You went to Clue first? Okay. I got you right now. Now, how hard is that? How hard is that? It's the worst. It's difficult. It's like a nightmare.

Because then you got to make up for it like a hundred times more. And you be like, yo, the next three artists, you got them first. Are you dealing with that here with 99jams103? Every day of my life. Absolutely. Really? And it's not just one of them. Is Power 86 factored into that? No.

Power is more corporate. So Power is not. into that? No. Power is more corporate. So Power is not. They're on the list. I'm hip hop. I don't do pop. No, I know. But still, I mean, you could go there. No, it's 103 and 99.

That is. Yeah. That would be. Yeah. And they just had that problem. And sometimes it won't even like it's not even it's out of my control. The regionals are doing it. The my bosses are doing this.

And then I get mad because I'm like, all you have to do is call me. And I would tell you that maybe you should do this hour with this personality first and then go to the station or vice versa, depending on who started playing the record first. That, to me, is more important than who I have relationships with, who started supporting the artist first. Fuck me and my relationships. How can we make this better and bigger? Do y'all think there's a difference now between how much the internet is playing a role in taste-making these records versus the radio stations? Absolutely.

Absolutely. But it feels like the way you guys are talking, these radios still have this power. Yeah, they still have the power because... Because everybody wants to be on the radio. As much as you play on SoundCloud, as much as you live... I can't say that. No, you're right.

That's why they're always going to make a record for the radio. I can't say that. Artists still want to be on the radio. You're right. That's why they're always going to make a record for the radio. Look how great Joey Badass has done. He's done great, but now you're seeing him making these records for radio. I personally think that's a mistake on those artists. Maybe, but I'm just saying it's working for him. So right now we can't say it's a mistake.

But everybody wants to be on the radio. As an artist coming up, you didn't dream of being on SoundCloud popping. You dreamed of being on the radio. As an artist coming up, you know, you didn't dream of being on SoundCloud popping. You dreamed of being on the radio station popping. But I think that's about to change completely. Yeah, maybe it's maybe another 10 years. Maybe. Like a generational thing, but not now.

Like just to give an example. I think closer than 10 years. Just to give an example, like you saw it online, 50 Cent was at Power, and he was doing an interview. But Rene, the rep for G Unit, had to take him somewhere else. Big up to Rene. Big up to Rene. Rene, you're ready. But he had to take 50 somewhere else. So he's rushing them like,

yo, time, because you don't see the guy behind the artist like, yo, wrap it up. So then you hear Charlamagne say, yo, word Rene, watch what happens when you bring Kit-Kit through. You know what I mean? Like, this is what

happens to the ref. Because they know that he gotta go to hot. Right. No, no, power. He gotta go to power. You said Charlemagne, so he was at power. No, no, that's what I'm talking about. So you're saying that they know that 50 gotta go to hot. That's why they're rushing him. No, no, I don't know where they was taking him, but I just know they was rushing them so they couldn't get the full interview they wanted.

So they tell Rene, like, your word, you rushing? Now watch what happens when you bring Kit-Kat. We just going to be like, oh, Kit-Kat albums, November 14. Thank you. Goodbye. Which is a part of radio politics. You bring us your big stars, we're going to fuck with you with your new upcoming stars. Right. But sometimes these people kind of deserve

it. When they got the number one spot and they got the hottest thing going, I don't think you should rush the interview. You know what I mean? No? It depends. Everybody's on time. They have to go. They have other obligations and they got to get there. We've rarely encountered it on the

podcast, but we have maybe twice. We have. We have. And we fight. We have. We have. And we still get an extra 15 minutes or 25 minutes. But you really want the hour.

In Puff's case, another 45 minutes. No, Puff is different. Puff was a reverse. Puff was a great intro. We had the pull. They cut us down. You see, they edited us. They edited us.

Yeah, no, it was a great intro, and then he hung out at the end. Yeah, yeah. Ice Cube was great. Ice Cube was great. Ice Cube, they was trying to pull him. You see they edited us They edited us Yeah It was a great interview And then you hung out at the end Yeah yeah Ice Cube we got Ice Cube was great Ice Cube they was Trying to pull them We would have went in Cause it was a promo run

And we try We try not to get artists On promo runs Cause that's what you're gonna get Yeah Come on Ice Cube at the end of the day We went to New York

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No, no, no. Definitely wasn't liquor. We professional. We've been backwards through that Cuba episode. Snowstorm. Yes. And we drove.

We drove through the snowstorm like warriors, nigga. Yeah. Left my wife and my kids. It's a fact. Wow. I flew twice. Of course.

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I flew twice I flew twice I flew twice I flew twice I flew twice not helping you but how about the lean niggas like when you hang out with the lean niggas that's what you're talking about and they be like yo they might be personable what's the lean

right now what happens is like you know they're not personable where you want them like you prep them be like look you know this is Norian

EFN like you gotta go in there don't put us in that category no I'm just saying but you know other niggas okay what's the guy's name

DJ Wanchy Wanchy this is DJ Wanchy What was the guy's name? DJ Wanchy? Wanchy. This is DJ Wanchy. Wanchy's popping soon. Wanchy is lit. Wanchy shows up on Instagram tomorrow. That's my alter ego and shit.

I'm like DJ with a mask and shit. He be like, yo, yo, listen. Yo, this is DJ Wanchy. Yo, he got the hottest clubs in the city. Make some noise, God damn it. You know,. Yo, he got the hottest clubs in the city. Make some noise, God damn it. You know, DJ Wanchy got the hottest clubs in the city. Yo, I need you to be fucking with him. You got to fuck with him. And they'd be like, all right.

And then they get there, and then Wanchy's interviewing him. He's like, yeah, I'm from Brooklyn. And yeah, the song is Seltzer. Yep, I've been in the game five years. And you like, yo, you fucking killing this interview right now. Like, you bombing right now, my nigga. Like, come on. You know what I mean?

That's a personality thing. I mean, yeah, but you— But it's like social media. Like, artists are missing steps. Now, remember, there was artist development. Oh, yeah, I know. Of course. They're going straight.

You go from zero to 100, and they're missing this whole point of where the social interactions, this interview, all this stuff. That's why when they are one-hit wonders, it's terrible because they don't learn nothing in the process. And as a record promoter, we have to recognize who those people are going to be so our reputation stays clean because I only pick records and pick up artists that I know I'm like, OT Genesis, perfect freaking example. I knew you was going to go there.

I know you was going to go there. I knew you was going to go there. That's true. I knew it. But am I wrong? example. I knew you was going to go there. I know you was going to go there. I knew you was going to go there. I knew it. But am I wrong? No, I know you're not. Because everybody fought with me about this man. He's going to be a one-hit wonder. Coco's not going to go nowhere.

When I first heard this record, and it wasn't just about hearing the record. It's the way this man performed. It was the way he spoke to me. It was the way when I walked him into the club the first time, how he interacted with the DJ. This guy knew what he was doing. I was like, alright, this I can work with. So I'm going to go extra hard, do everything I can. Now three, four years later, we got three

Platinums. And you thought he was going to be a Wyatt Wooden. Hold up. You got the cutting. And we didn't depend. Until this day, three years, we're still not depending on social media. He keeps his shit on the streets

he keeps his family on the streets and everybody fuck with him every city he go to when he go to New York he's with shampoo when he in LA

he's with that rep when he in Miami and he's exclusive so he knows how important it is to stay connected to the streets radio and social media

is cool but he knows that 10 years from now he want to keep getting the same back he got he's building real relationships that's the difference between social media relationships.

That's why I tell him, like, don't rush. You got a career. We're good. You're going to be that superstar. You're going to be the headliner in your own concert, in your own tour. Let me tell you something. I got to share this, too, as a producer. Because radio people don't listen to the producers.

O.T., before all of this, before all of this happened, O.T. was in Orlando with DJ Chino. And there was nothing going on. He was just promoting his joint. And as a producer, I just saw it, man. I was like, yo. And we put this on the record. He'll vouch for it, too. From Rihanna to Bruno Mars, all these people.

Ross. Like, nobody really looked at them that way. And as a producer, once you know that that's that record, like I told OT, he got it. He's special. My man is good right now. You know what I'm saying? And I think a lot of promoters, they don't listen to the people that make the music.

Okay? Because at the end of the day, that's what you're worth. Your last record is your last one. I ain't had a record in a long time, but go look at my files. I'm going to kick some ass. And the reason was, I didn't like the money situation, so I had to turn it down. By the way, when you turn down money, you a real nigga. And I know Nori has been there.

I know for a fact I could vouch for him. I know. I booked him many times. He says, relax, I'm good. I don't need that. All money is going to be money. I said, Nori, this is good for you. He tells me, relax. Yeah, exactly. I'm going to San Francisco Friday. I'm good. That's what I'm saying. On the producer's market, it's crazy

because it's like, all the way up to Joe's Wash. Joe's Wash, it saying. So on a producer's market, like, it's crazy because it's like all the way up to, oh, Joe's washed. Joe's washed. It ain't going nowhere. My man. And then the person was hanging out with Joe the next day.

No names. You know what I'm saying? The record's washed. That's the type of shit you got to deal with. Now the record's... Once y'all hear that shit as a producer,

regardless if I'm, you know, the top producer or bottom producer, that's just in your soul. You know what's going. What, what, what? Right. It was a, what? Right.

It was a killer record. Right. Did Pharrell think that at the moment? I don't know. All right, well, let's go back to that. He put it on. He put it on. I feel like the South really helped.

No, but as a record promoter, right? It was our vibe. As a record promoter, Norrie has been successful with, you know, his accolades and everything he's doing. And then he decided, let me try this reggaeton shit. And nigga's like, nah, I'm good.

Yo, this is Nori. He'd be like, yo, this is Nori. And they'd be like, nah, we good. He'd be like, nah, bro. They'd be like, yo, can he do what? He's like, he's not doing that because he's doing this. He's doing this. Because he's doing this He's doing this But he did it But he did it

You know what I mean Cause you know And it happens And this is This is our battle As record promoters You know Like we always

At the front line Of this shit We take all the hits And then we come back to you And be like You ready You got your bottle You got your bottle

Everything good All your people's in And then you tell you tell the artist like look the promoter said only bring five people and then

Nori pulls up with 15 is it Tiger Bowl time 15 that's right it's Tiger Bowl time it's Tiger Bowl time it's Tiger Bowl time oh I thought we were saying it was gonna hold

I'm ready let's celebrate them let's let them take the three shots and I'm ready let's let them you guys enjoy shots. Yes, you guys can. And I'm ready. Yeah, let's let them ready. Yes, you guys can. Join us.

First of all, because of Nori, you know, my heart for you three. Because of Nori, Nori told me three. Three, three wants to get it. He told me to get Tiger Bong, Tiger Gong. Tiger Bong. No. Tiger Bong.

Tiger Bong. Two different things. Tiger Bong, Goo Gong, and Baja. Yes, sir. So understand I have all three. Sounds like it. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right. Yeah, that's two different things Tiger Bone Goo Gong and Bajie yes sir so understand I have all three sounds like that's right

let's make some noise yeah that's right he does that's why I do this Paul for speaking is a rated R right now that's right introduce them

to the Tiger Bone world and by the way Veggie Delight always supplies shout out to Veggie Delight and Hollendale you already know you have to wear that

everybody's looking at me and then look. And then everybody knows how Nori, Nori's so ill. Angelina took 19. And then Nori's so ill because I've never heard of this, right? He was like, yo, you need to go to Canal Street. And he showed me the store. The only place that sold it.

And this shit is $80, guys. This is not like, this ain't cheap. You put that in the car? You put that in the car? No, I pay cash. I pay cash. It's not Def Jam money. It's the corporate card.

The corporate card? Yo, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That's for them. That's for them. No, no, no. Go for it. Go for it. Yeah.

I want another case. Hey, I take these shots. This is y'all three. Now, look, y'all three. I take this. I can't. No, no. I take this. I do this. It's not really three. Now look, y'all three. I take this. I can't. I take this. I do this.

It's not really alcohol. This is a partner with you. It's not. It's her. It's her. You don't even drink. You don't even drink. I don't even drink.

I'm going to make ballet today. Salud. Salud. Salud. I'm going to buy a bing bong. Let me tell you something. I gave him some of all this cola and he almost threw up. Yeah.

It's not fair, everybody. It's not fair. Salud. Salud. Take it down. Take's not fair, everybody. Salud, salud. Take it down, take it down. Never cold, never cold. Oh, hang on. Go. Yeah, drink time!

And, and, and, and. I do this. I do this. And let me tell you something. Sit still, sit still. Sit still. Let me tell you something Sit still Sit still Sit still Let me tell you something This is one of the drinks

This is one of the drinks For a soda Let me tell you something Hey what are you doing guys That's good That's good stuff right there This is for real These are for real people right here

This is one of the drinks right here If you're trying to get your pee pee up This is it right here Yes Tiger Ball Sweetness is getting her pee-pee up. You may have something else standing. That shit tastes like steak sauce.

Oh, my God. That's like a compliment. That's like a compliment. We never heard that one. Amber. Amber said that. She said steak sauce? She said steak sauce.

Amber said that. I was in a different zone. Just so you know, like, maybe for women. Maybe for women it tastes like steak sauce. Amber says that. I was in a different zone. Just so you know, like, you know what I mean? Maybe for women. I was in a different, maybe for women it tastes like steak sauce. It tastes like nothing, like anything edible for me. But this is the thing about the Tiger Gong. Tiger Bomb. Tiger Bomb.

Tiger Bone. I'm on my way. I'm on my way. I'm on my way. Like, Nori introduced us to the world. Like, you're not supposed to drink this the way we drinking it. Nori introduced us to everybody because he know this is death the golden child the golden child reduces to you Wasn't it Tech's special lesson? Nah, man. He was saying that in an interview. Nah, Tech said he introduced you to it.

He said it. Nah, you got to relax. No. But I tell you, this is good for you. So, you know, everybody should have a shot of Tiger Bomb. You know what I mean? Have enjoyed a shot of Tiger Bomb. No, no.

I don't think he said he introduced it. I think he said we did it earlier. Because he was at the Tiger Bomb spot. He said he took you to the juice spot in Harlem or something. No, I. I don't think he said he's just deuced. I think he said we did it earlier. Because he was at the Tiger Mall spot. He said he took you to the juice spot in Harlem or something. No, I was there already. Yeah, he met me. On 126, I believe it is. He met me, yeah.

No, the original one was on 124th and Madison. It was around the corner from the Fruits of Life. And then it was Fruits of Life. And then now. The one with the stairs you go down? That one? Because they got shut down for selling Tiger Balm.

Probably the original that was actually real Tiger. It wasn't the real Tiger Balm. It was going down. Which was real Tiger. The one you're talking about is going down. It used to be Tiger. I made a whole thing about it. I'm going to Google it later. That's the one you want.

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even though we touched on that earlier, you know, is that something that you think that happens frequently in the industry? Absolutely. Sexual harassment? All day. We talk about sexual harassment? I mean, look at the game and the reality show. That guy hit with what, 10 mil?

Yeah, but you know what it is. This is life. It's just regular life. We always see a bad chick and be like, damn, she got a fat ass. That's sexual harassment. But to us, as hood motherfuckers, that's just normal to us to be like, damn, she got a fat ass. Oh, shit, she got fucking the print in the front. Look at that pussy.

You know what I mean? Damn, Cosby. I'm just saying. This is true. I'm just saying. This is true. I'm not lying. I'm telling you office talk because motherfuckers be like, I'm telling you.

I'm sorry, take that back. That's not going to be damn true. I'm telling you, I'll be in the office. They be like, you see the new intern? That bitch is bad. You see the camera? That's not sexual harassment. that's not sexual harassment. That's not sexual harassment.

Right. When does it actually make sense? When you say it like, damn, baby, don't talk. I guess when you be like, damn, baby, them fucking shorts is killing the game. I felt foul for her right now. I think that's sexual harassment, right? I don't think that's sexual harassment. I think it is.

Yo, come on, brother. I mean, sexual harassment as a woman. is. Yo, come on, brother. I mean, even though it's facts, as a woman, that's my sister, daughter, mother, that's sexual harassment, bro. It's because it makes you uncomfortable.

You can be like, Mommy, you look so good and because you... And the rub back, the rub of the back? That's what I'm saying. You don't know that that might be the one thing,

not what you said. Listen, I got a sign when I was 17, so them older women sexual harass me. My whole career, God damn it, my nigga. It was on. I kid you not. Them rubs, I got signed when I was 17, so them older women sexually harassed me. My whole career, God damn it, my nigga. It was on. I kid you not.

Them rubs, I got a lot of those. Yeah. A lot. Like, I'm tomorrow. I was 17. Good game. Them chicks was like this. Them old girls was like, God damn it.

I've got a lot of those. I'm going to take you down. I've got a lot of those from big executives, females. And I knew. Females. And I knew. I paused. You know what I mean?

It wasn't a boy. You know what I mean? And I knew. I knew. you know what I mean? It wasn't a boy. You know what I mean? And I knew, I knew you can't fuck up the check. You know what I mean? Because once you smash, once you smash and one thing go wrong, you out the building.

But let's be real, it's different for men than it is for women. No, it's the same shit. Whatever, like, yeah, you want to sex your ass, go for it, buddy. You know, like, as long as it's a chick.

I don't feel like it's like that. Nah, I think it's the same. Nah, come on, man. Let's be 100% honest. I feel like, you want a sexual harassment? Go for it, buddy. You know, like, as long as it's a chick. I don't feel like it's like that. Nah, I think it's the same. Nah, come on. Let's be 100% honest. I feel like the next time I see that. You only gonna feel weird if it's like a 90-year-old lady. You'll be like, I'm going in.

Aura, calmate. Nah, it depends how high she is at the label. All right. I'm in. Let's keep it real. But we don't get offended because foul brother was number one. You know what? I got offended.

I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended.

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I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended. I got offended.

I got offended. But to be fair, as a woman, like, I don't really see it like sexual harassment, though. If you're in the industry

that we're in, we're always out. We're always drinking. We're always in those environments and situations where, yeah, things can happen. We can have Tiger,

whatever, and the next nigga, he wouldn't take it right. He sees you in short fit. Nigga like Eddie. Where is Eddie? Eddie is. He eats He sees you in shorts. Nigga like Eddie. Eddie gets ass. He eats ass.

I feel like Eddie often eats ass before. Come here, Eddie. Eddie is the original. He's the ass eater. Eddie the ass eater, everybody. That's right. That's right. Often imitated, never duplicated. Eddie the ass eater.

What happens is this. What happens if Eddie the ass eater. What happens is this. What happens if Eddie the ass eater comes up to you, says, I want to eat your ass, but this night you actually want your ass ate. But it depends. Is he an industry guy or he's just with Nori? No, no, he's not with Nori. Okay. He's in the ass eating industry.

He's in the ass eating section of the club. But it's okay. You happen to stroll over there It's okay Let me know when the ass eating section of the club is You know when the ass eating section of the club is It's okay My point of that was just that If Eddie or anybody were to come at me

I'd be like, yo my man, I'm working I'm good Please leave me alone. See, some guys- Come like what? What is he saying exactly though?

I want to know. No, I'm just saying as far as the sexual harassment, like, if a nigga's drinking and we're in the

environment, I'm saying like, things happen. But as a woman, you should be able to be self-conscious, be able to know, maybe you shouldn't

drink so much. Hold on, Eddie and Club Dream. Okay. Fantastic. Did he take a little piece? He took a little piece.

He took a little piece. He took a little piece. He took a little piece. He thinks he's He thinks he's Rich James and Super Freak. And you actually attracted to the guy, all right? What?

Eddie's attracted to the guy. She's attracted to the guy. Eddie. Right? It isn't even fair because me and Eddie have known each other for 10 years.

No, I'm just saying. What does that mean? That's why they do it. You know what I'm saying? So he says, I want to lick your ass. And tonight, you licked too. You might have took a little piece. A little piece.

Well, let's make some noise for a little piece. Yeah. And for those of us who don't know, it's the Bill Cosby little piece. It's the little piece. Oh, yeah. So if you're wondering what we're talking about, it's the Bill Cosby little piece. It's a big ball in my car. It's a little piece of life.

A little piece. A little piece. And then you want to, right? And it goes down, right? But then the next day. You said she won a cock. Yeah, like straight up. What the fuck?

So the next day, that's it. That was a one-hitter quitter. And then now he does that again. And he says something. Is that the same? And you're not on a little piece now. You're not on a little piece now. He's sober.

She needs to stand up and say, yo, my man, that was one night. Yeah, I was going to say, what, the bitch forgot? Like, what do you mean? Like, you know what? And then sometimes it's like. Look at Eddie.

He like, what? We in a relationship. He already had a Valentine's card. I thought I'd eat your ass. We in a relationship, baby. I mean, to be fair, I mean, how many times have you been in the industry and you've had sexual tension with a female? All the time, right?

Somebody got a nervous condition. That's right. You got to back up the shit. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right.

That's right. Nah, man. Somebody got a nervous condition Stop shaking That's right Rated R don't drink That shit That shit got a

Yo I None of them rated R For eating ice cream Pause Yo Eddie So when the last time You ate some ass Oh

Ain't got a thing Bob What the fuck He falling off It's a regular thing for that He falling off Eddie You got a thing Bob bud? What the fuck? He's falling off. It's a regular thing for that. He's falling off, Eddie. You got a thing, bud? It was about two days ago. It's so recent, he needs toilet paper for his mouth

right now. You know he into dingleberries too, right? And it's not a fruit. Wait, what's a dingleberry? What is that? Dingleberries is when you wipe your eyes with the paper and the little balls of paper. Oh, the little ones.

You got to. You see? You know. Eddie knows. Eddie goes like this. One for me, one for you. See? One for you.

Shut up. Who do you think you are? I'm a cool guy. Picking dingleberries is cool. You know what? It's fun. You know, I've been there. In what third world country is that cool, dog? Picking dingleberries is cool. You know what? It's funny. I've been there. In what third world country is that cool, dog?

I've been there. It's funny. You got dingleberries. That's what you tell a girl? I never knew. I never knew that was dingleberry. I thought it was cotton balls. Leave that at cool.

Dingleberries. I know. You got to relax. Let's finish with the dingleberries. I want to get into a little bit of serious things. Just a little bit serious. Are you done with the strawberry dingleberry shortcake?

I need you to Google when that Bad Boy documentary come out and then when does that Tupac movie come out? I think the one is June 16th and it isn't the one the very next week. The what?

The bad boy one? No. Yeah. And there's a Tupac documentary coming out as well. Okay, but let's just stick with... The movie. The documentary, which I got a sneak peek of. No, the movie or the documentary?

No, I've never seen the movie. Okay. A good friend of mine, Busta Rhymes No, I've never seen the movie. Okay. A good friend of mine, Busta Rhymes, told me he's seen the movie four times. Of what? Which one?

The Tupac movie. And John, who spoke highly of it? What did Busta say? Well, Busta said he loved it. And who said he loved it too?

Busta said he loved the Tupac movie, but now it's like, isn't it crazy because wasn't it like that? Like it was a Defro album like in the 90s. And now the Bad Boys movies come out.

Is that what that orchestrated? So one, Bad Boys Well I mean that's actually smart marketing if you think about it. Bad Boys June 25th and then what it would be is Tupac. I mean to be fair Isn't that like the week after each other? Am I bothered?

It's only right. Marketing-wise, that's genius. Well, Bad Boy was doing it first, though. Marketing-wise, it's genius. Marketing-wise, it's genius. It's genius. But Bad Boy was first, though. Because you have to see the first one,

and then gotta go see the second one. Well, no, because it's, like, relatable stories. So you want to see, like... It's kind of like a notorious story. It's kind of like Biggie's story. Again, that's a record label exec guy that has to go... I think that's smart. I think that's hella smart.

That's smart. That's smart. You have to go see the first one and be like, I got to see the second one. Because it ends here. Let me see what... What do you mean the second one? Because you...

He's just saying the other side of the story. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You have to go see that. After the first one, you're talking about the other side of the story. You have to go see that. After the first one, you'll be like, oh, this is crazy. Let me see what they're saying. And then you're like, oh, I like it. Do you think people care? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I think our generation cares. No, I think the young generation cares too. They're trying to get educated. No, I'm going to tell you why. Because you've got people like Kendrick that still carry that flag. They say that that is the people that they grew up on or looked up to or whatever. So the youth is still

going to check for it. Even if they don't care about it, they're going to check for it. You know what I'm saying? And this is all going bad. If you look at the internet, what's happening online with Flex and Spice One and Whack 100 and Tretch. It's getting crazy. But they squashed it.

I heard that Tretch and Whack squashed. That's what I heard. The internet told me that. I don't know. I looked a couple days ago. No, no. The internet told me that. It's getting crazy out there.

It's getting crazy. Spice One? Spice One was just standing up for Tupac. Flex, don't talk out of your mouth. Spice, you mean Tretch? No, Spice One. Spice One was just standing up for Tupac. Flex, don't talk out of your mouth. Spice, you mean Tresh? No, Spice One. Spice One, yeah. Oh, Spice One got involved?

Yeah, yeah. He was telling Flex, don't make me take a plane to come to New York. Listen, with all due respect, me listening to everything, it's just everybody stating their opinions. And at the end of the day, opinions is just an opinion. You know what I mean? I mean, that was a little bit more than an opinion. That was claiming... That was saying what happened.

The way that Flex said it, he was saying that. But even when he's saying what happened, he wasn't there. So it was just an opinion. Perception. So the thing is, Even when he's saying what happened, he wasn't there. So it was just opinion. Okay, no, no. Everything is opinion. Perception. It's perception. So the thing is, and that's why when Rack comes, it's all these opinions.

And it's just like at the end of the day, I can't denounce their opinions because that's theirs. You know what I'm saying? At the end of the day, there's always somebody who looks at somebody different than we look at that person or whatever. And the thing about it is, I don't want to judge anybody ever. So the same way I don't want to judge them, I got to let them have their opinions or their foresight or the way they look at anybody in any way. We understand that it's for the dead. It's a view on the dead. And we don't condone that at all. But at the same token, we understand when people who lived in certain eras

and in certain situations, they have a certain opinion. So we're going to let them do that, and we're going to continue and move off on this subject. And we don't know the behind-the-scenes. We're going to have all parties involved because the one thing that Drink Champs is not about, we're not about violence, and we're not about drama and none of that. You know, we're touching on it because, you know, it's a hot topic,

you know what I mean, things like that. But, you know, that's not what we're about. We're going to get back to this record promoting and shit like that. Yes, sir. So what was your most famous record, Ray Dior? I think I had the battle record. It was Aha, Here We Go Again. That's when Jada

put it on Beanie at that time. Yeah, yeah. A lot of people didn't know I had to do that, but I did that. And basically, it was that and Ether, you know what I'm saying? There was a lot of situations when I was on MTV, and they were asking... The way you said it, it made it seem like you ghost produced Ether, but I know that was

drunk lingo, the way you said it. He's just saying that and Ether. Yeah, yeah, that was Juanunk lingo The way he said it He said that and Ether Yeah You gotta Yeah no that was Ron Browse No no no So y'all gotta clear it up Because I ain't want the fans

To be like Yo what He did Ether Right right right You put a machine I'm in that No no no You know what I'm saying

So basically That was a big big record It was a big big time for me It was like I couldn't believe it By the way I had to change the record I had a little violence involved I had violence involved I had little gunshots That was a big, big record. It was a big, big time for me. It was like I couldn't believe it. By the way, I had to change the record. I had a little violence involved.

I had a little gunshots going on. And Jed was like, my man, I got to kill this kid with the words, take out the gunshots. And big up to D, he's the one that picked up that record. So I think that was my biggest. D from D&Y? Yeah, D from D&Y. He picked that record. He said, yo, Jed, you rough riders?

Yeah, that shit. D, Leo, born the same day, August 9th. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to D and his sister, both Leos. But like I said, it was hard for me because it was like, yo, do I want to get in this? Yo, you guys got to relax. For real. I'm going to go.

I'm going to go. I was like, yo, do I get in this? You guys will do it one time good. Good. You guys got to relax. Everybody in the back. Listen, listen, listen. Everybody relax.

We're getting complaints about y'all motherfuckers. The background is crazy. The email is crazy. The background is crazy. You motherfuckers in the back, please, you got to relax. The background is crazy. It's actually light right now. Yeah, no, it's still bad, though.

Go ahead. So back to this rivalry. I mean, just to be around that rivalry, it was bad. I mean, you know, Jada and them, they ain't no,

I don't know if I can curse, can I curse on this? Yeah, Jada can curse. This is the only fucking shit. That's the only one. Did this nigga just get here? You know what I'm saying?

You definitely, the shit was real, you know what I'm saying? It wasn't no, you know, what's going on and eventually it was hard as a producer to be in that, you know what I'm saying? Because all you want to do is music. But at the end of the day, you know i'm saying it wasn't no you know what's going on and and eventually it was hard as a producer to be in that you know what i'm saying because all you want to do is music but

at the end of the day you know joe and i won't let me down so it's all good you know so i had my i had my team behind me but it was crazy you know what i'm saying big up to fat joe for everything he's done for me you know what i'm saying i do appreciate it you know what i'm saying and he said go get that check so it was hard for me as a producer. But at the end of the day, I'm history. Uh-huh, here we go again. Oh, I'll give you some insight on this one. I was in Japan with DMX. My first time I was in Japan with DMX.

At the time, the locks wasn't getting long. You got to remember that. DMX and them had beef. It wasn't really getting along for whatever reason. So I went out to Japan with X. I was there. I was like going crazy. He's like, yo, Trang, do this. We had a great time. And then he's like,

after he gets out of the place. What'd you have for lunch? Nah, you know what I'm saying. Nah, you know what I'm saying. And out of the sudden, he goes, he gets out of the place. You gotta be clear.

You think he was smoking wolves, Bob. Yeah. You got to be clear. You got to be clear. That nigga was smoking wolves, pop. You got to be clear, papita. That's my man. Hold on, hold on. That's my man. Hold on, put that in. That's my man.

He's good people. So nigga was like, yo. Nigga get off the plane and shit. He was like, yo, go to the studio. And I'm like, go to the studio? For what? He's like, boom. And he was on a hook.

So you know what I'm saying? So that was just crazy. Being in a group I went with for four years. You know what I'm like, go to a sewer for what? He's like, boom. And he was on a hook. So, you know what I'm saying? So that was just crazy being in a group. I went in for four years. You know what I'm saying? What group? Children's Village, kids. Children's Village, four years. You know, he was in Collins.

I was a mentor. And we just had our moments. We ran away. We did all the funny shit. It was crazy. You know what I'm saying? You know, we ran AWOL. It's called AWOL.

And you're in a group home. We was AWOL. Fuck that. I'm proud of that shit. You know what I'm saying? Let's make we were at AWOL. It's called AWOL. And you know, the group home, we was AWOL. Fuck that. I'm proud of that shit. You know what I'm saying? Let's make noise for niggas that wear AWOL. That means go to home,

come back, hang out with your peoples and get back to the village. Let's get back to the music. Facts. What was the best year in hip hop? 90.

That's not a fair, well, you're asking each person for themselves. Opinion. Opinion. Yeah, personal. Yeah. Yeah. Pretty much personal.

Yeah. What was your favorite year in hip-hop? What was the best year in hip-hop? Because you can have a favorite year, and then you can have a... What's actually the best year? What year Dream came... I mean, not Dream.

I'm sorry. Jay Holiday. No, no, I'm sorry. I'm sorry Jay Holiday No no I'm sorry What year Jay Holiday came out Bad 2000 Cause that was a good year Come on ass

You gotta be cool and shit The thing The reason why I'm saying I'ma put you to bed Right The reason why I'm saying The reason why I'm saying bad I used to

Argue with every DJ About the record Bad Everybody was like Yo this shit too slow And I used to be like every DJ about the record, bad. Everybody's like, yo, this shit too slow. And I used to be like, yo, I'm telling you, this is a new dude. This nigga's going to pop. I'm telling you, you got to fuck with this record. They'd be like, nah, this shit is R&B. This shit is mad slow.

I don't fucking get it. I'm like, yo, I'm telling you, this motherfucking going to go. Perhaps you ain't understand the question. Yeah, I was just saying. What year was that? What year was that? Wait, wait, hip hop. 2007.

2007. The reason why I'm saying this is that that was a good year for me. Because hip hop? No, hip hop. No, no, I'm just saying. It's specific to hip hop.

No, I'm just saying. Am I right? I'm still working records. I'm still working records. Wait, Campo, hold on. Didn't you have an album like in 89? You know, that was

95, Select Records. Select Records, Google that. You know what I mean? A main one to Ghetto Child. Main one to Ghetto Child. Oh, man, I got that record. Yeah, that was me. Are you a fan?

How can I be down? That was me. That was me. How can I be down? I know. I used to be the little nigga like, yo, get the fuck out of here. I used to be, that was me. Shout out, shout out. You know, remember, I used to be, little nigga like, yo, get the fuck out of here. I used to be, that was me. Shout out, shout out.

That's what I mean. You don't remember. I used to be, again, the promoter be like, yo, I'm telling you, we the ghetto child from the Bronx. He be like, nah. We had the Puerto Rican baby. He's like, yeah, and he's the player. And I was like, yeah, but I'm just saying, is this how far I go?

Let's see how Sam off up in the 95. That's hilarious. I'm telling you Look now It's May 1 The Ghetto Child Select Records Nah that is legit

Right there Yeah Absolutely I was 10 years old And I was working records Holy shit Cause I knew every Latino Doing hip hop

And hip hop It was just May 1 Curious George And Fat Joe The Beatnuts And the Beatnuts That was it Cypress Hill No Cypress Hill Was LA It was just May 1, Curious George, and Fat Joe. The Beatnuts. And the Beatnuts.

That was it. Cypress Hill. No, Cypress Hill was L.A., so they was already stars. They was already stars. I'm in Miami. But on the grind, it was this Curious George, May 1, and Fat Joe. That's right. That was your group, May 1? May 1, the Ghetto Child.

And Curious George, Half Cuban. Before that, before Select Records. Wait, hold on. You had a Half Cuban in there? Curious George. Yeah, Curious George. He's Half Cuban. And before Select Records, we was on Wild Pitch Elements of the Style.

If you look at it, you see me in the back of the cover with DJ Chubby Chubb. He was my DJ before Original Flavor, before all that. That's why I'm like, I know, I know that. Take a half a shot. Take a half a shot. I'm a fucking old hat. I gotta, I gotta,

I gotta have a shot for that. Nah, let's do Tiger Ball one time. You got it. You got it. You too, Bobby.

No, you too. You ain't pouring the shots. Like, you doing it. I'm trying to stay out of the general. Check the scale. Check the scale Check the scale

It's right there Smooth the hustler A man for self Alright this is where The night get ruined I've been working records For a long time Look at this shot

That's for you I was doing it the right way. He gave you the cardiac arrest. Psycho bone shot. I'm just trying to explain to y'all that I've been at the beginning. Oh, but my shot's a little different now. You're a little different. You're the first rapper in the building.

The first rapper in the building. Come on. Are we ready? Yeah. I'll take a shot, too. You got a smoke shot glass? One more. Oh. Come on. Are we ready? Yeah. I'll take a shot too. You got a shot glass? One more.

One more. Get up! Eddie! He got one. No, Eddie got one. Yeah, that's his shot glass.

He tapped out already. He tapped out already. I'm trying to stand up to be honest. I'll join y'all.

I'm going to wrestle a bitch tonight. I'm going to wrestle tonight bitch tonight. I'm going to wrestle tonight, daddy. So, and we got to talk about... Jam. Let's see if you think I know what I got to talk about. No, no, no.

I don't do shots like that. You ain't never lost. Yo, Diego, can you get the box? I want to shout out the people that gave me my gazelle frame. Cheers, buddy. You got to take one if I take one, please. On the next round. All right, cool.

No, no, no. On the next round. Another round? Shit. I ain't believe you. That's a cartoon. But it's crazy. He introduced the word to it, and he be like.

No, I hate it. I hate it. I know. You should never get used to Tiger Ball. It tastes like soy like... No, I hate it. I hate it. I know. You should never get used to Tiger Ball. It tastes like soy sauce. I'm trying to show you. No, soy sauce is salty.

I think it's liquid cancer. It tastes like fucking... It tastes like licorice. Fuck that. Ginseng. It tastes like ginseng. It tastes like ancient Chinese secret.

Yes, it does. It tastes like the whole side of a machine. From Gazelle. Whatever machine. Wow. You got it straight for now. That right.

You're reopening the box again? From the people with Gazelle. Wow. You got it straight for now. Direct. You're reopening the box again? From the people with Gazelle on 100. Wait, that's 1235 Broadway. Fourth floor. I'm coming there. New York, New York. I live in New York. I'm coming.

Yeah, you need to email that. I'm going to be like, yo, I'm Nori's friend. I'm Nori's cousin. Yo, I'm Nori's friend. You ain't seen me on Drink Champs, bro. Let me show one for you. I could have kept it. Let me show one for you.

I don't wear this shit. I'm giving it to him. This is from Gazelle. So the people are from Gazelle Frames. You know the official where you're going to get a hello note. Yo, keep BF's address because it's official. It gets it right to me. Thank you so much.

And I'm a nice guy. I gave him his glasses. I wouldn't have gave him. I'm not sure if I would have gave him. Fallonigga. Fallonigga. You know that. Fallonigga.com.

I would have gave it to you. I got the Bacardi for you. You didn't give me a million Bacardi. I drank all of them. Bacardi's a real nigga's drink. It's gone already? No. I have two bottles left.

Bacardi's a real nigga's drink. I got another. You got to be a real Hispanic to drink Bacardi. Now, Champu, we got to describe to these people. Yes, sir. I get offered to do a talk. You already know what's going on. Let me get another talking about shot.

Have another talking about shot. I'm in. I Ball shot. I'm in. I'm in. Go, go, go, go, go. And I want to thank you for the talk too. That was a very great move for my artist, Conan.

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I got, you know, a car, but I don't got nobody to drive. And move and shake it, baby. So, I hit shampoo. She was like, all right, cool. Can you let Conan open up? I'm like, that is dope. And then first, you know, let me start from the beginning. Nori never heard

Conan at all. Never heard the song. Never seen the picture. Anything. Really? Your son? Yeah. I made him in real life. Eric Sherman called me. Hold on. Let's take it from your speaker. Tell him we need the room.

Eric Sherman, you're live on the Drink Champs. Make some noise. Eric Sherman, what's going on, brother? No, I need the emails. I can send you that beat. Okay, okay, okay. Okay, I'm getting off of here. I'm texting you right now because, please, we weren't supposed to use that.

We're going to let people know we sneak attacking them. You know what I mean? Okay, and sneak attack number two. All right, done deal, my brother. I'll be your assistant tonight. I got you. One love. One love.

Eric Sherry, baby. We'll make some noise. Okay, I was very into what I was saying. Please. No, no, true, true. This is fact. So Nori calls me and says, yo, Shampoo, I need very into what I was saying. Please. No, no, true, true. This is fact. So Nori calls me and says, yo, Shampoo, I need you to drive. And I'm like, what are we doing?

He's like, yo, I'm doing the whole coast-to-coast tour. You know what I mean? I'm going to fly you up. I'll put you in a hotel, feed you. You good. You don't got to worry about nothing. I said, no, no, feeding is important. Don't forget, niggas got to survive out there in the world.

You got to survive. This is facts. And Nori was like, yo, he's a nice guy. He's a nice guy in real life. No, let me tell you something. Nori's a nice guy in real life. He's real now. He did.

I'm like fake life. Fake life is asshole. Fake life, he an asshole And fake life He's a foul ass nigga And fake life He's a foul ass nigga In real life He's like yo

I'm like yo I'm a drive boy Yo I got my son You know what I mean His name is Conan You know I'm trying To get him moving

He's like Alright cool Let's do it Immediately Let's go Immediately He said yo I got you and him a ticket.

I said, all right, cool. So we fly into Houston. We meet him. I pick up the car. We driving. We on the tour. Go, Nori. Now, we hit Memphis, right?

Listen, listen, my nigga. Oh, I heard about this. I remember that story. Yo, as soon as we got there, it felt like hang a nigga tail. First of all, Nori was popping. Nori was giving one to the kids that was doing flips on Main Street. Nori's like Santa Claus. He's tipping everybody.

That's the only other black people there. Nori's giving money to everybody. Everybody Nori's giving money to. He's like this, yo, yo, you can spend here $5. Here's $10. Here's $20. Here's $30. All right, listen.

I'm getting straight to the good part. You spent the G-Cent. You went to jail that day. No, look. Yeah. Thank you for speeding up the process. This is true. This is true.

This is true. I remember the guy. I'm like, yo. We got a certain code of ethics. Like, when we go to the town, niggas, you know, y'all, we stick together. I'm playing. I'm playing. I'm Puerto Rican, first of all.

Yeah, shampoo called a white girl, man. She was fantastic. She was fantastic. I like the charge. I know. And then I had a little piece. Yeah. You had a little piece.

You had a little piece. You had a little piece. That was it. Don't forget the little piece. That's a piece. That's a piece. That's a piece. Don't forget that little piece. And I'm trying to tell him. I'm like, yo, it's time to go. He said, you sure? Like, it's early.

Like, you know, we in Memphis. I've never been to Memphis in my life. Never had a white girl. And first of all, Nori's so ill. We go to Wet Willie's. They just built the first Wet Willie's in Memphis. And we crash it. And Elvis is on the stage.

And Nori gets on stage with Elvis. And Elvis featuring Nori. And we going crazy. We going hammer time. We own Memphis. I went Nori and

Elvis got his arm around Nori. It's crazy. I think he had a Norrie. It's crazy, man. I think he had a little peace right now. No, no. I'm still on point. I had to tag him on. I had to tag him on. I had to tag him on.

It's B-12. It's B-12. I'm still on point. This is Memphis. I've never been there. I've never been there. And we all was equivalent to the 42nd Street. Was it Bourbon Street?

Main Street. Main Street. No, no, Bourbon Street. I think it's like Bourbon Street, right? Is this where street main street no the burman same same spot huh three six mafia they're from memphis yeah but yeah this is yeah yeah and we was coming from like nashville like it was like real like and don't forget and don't forget i'm the driver of the tour for some reason we found the guy i'm skipping skipping mad driver of the tour. But mind you, we could because for some reason we found the guy. I'm skipping mad parts of the story. All right?

She was a big girl. So, no, we found the guy that every CD in his book was a Noriega CD. Oh, yeah. He was like, yo, girl, you can drive. Shampoo, you good? Yeah. They just told me because I'm like, yo, I got a bad white girl. And she's like, I want to dance. And there's a jazz bar. I'm like, yo, I got a bad white girl. And she's like, I want to dance.

And there's a jazz bar. I'm like, I'm in. I'm like, let's do it. And then Nori's like, yo, we leaving. I'm like, yo, I'm good. We went from the jazz bar. Then we went to another seafood bar, right? When we went to the seafood bar, they played some salsa.

This nigga. I know it. Hit her with the Casablanca. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. Let me tell you something. White women from the South

never been kissed like that. And then I'm holding her like this. He made love with his own hand. Don't forget, I took a little piece. Don't forget that. So I little piece. Don't forget that. I'm in. I'm in.

I'm all the way in right now. He's like, I love you. I love you. I'm looking at her. I'm looking at her eyeballs. But I love you. I'm looking right in her eyes like, ah. He's dancing. Slam is like, oh, shit in her eyes like, ah!

He's dancing. Slime is like, oh, shit. He's like, yo, we got to go. I'm like, yo, I'm good. I'm doing fantastic tonight. Why didn't you? I have like five more shots because I'm trying to like go with the flow. He's going to wear out at some point. Don't forget, I took a little piece.

But I forgot. We're not going to forget that. Because every time he hit it with the Casablanca, it was like Puerto Rican electric. He was like. I was like, damn. She was like. And my mother was like, stop doing the Casablanca. And don't forget, I'm in Memphis.

This is a white, beautiful young lady. I'm like, I'm going in tonight. Why? I don't believe it so far. I'm going in tonight. And then I'm going to get back to the other side of the story. So we're like, you sure you good? I'm like, I'm fantastic.

Five times. Yeah, I'm good. And at this point, I'm already on orbit. Off the little piece. Orbit. Where I met a guy inside the bar, and I'm looking for weed. Because if you know, if you take a little piece, you need a little weed. And I'm so crazy.

You got to balance it out. Nori says, yo. That little piece means a lot of things. So Nori says, yo, I got to go. I'm like, I'm okay. I'm fantastic. You sound okay right now. So I go with the guy that looked crazy to go buy some weed.

So I buy some weed. He takes me in Memphis by myself in the projects. In the middle of the hood. And you know, we New York niggas, we bulletproof. Wait, I'm going already, right? They gone. Nori's gone. I'm bulletproof.

I'm like, I'm fucking going to go buy weed. I already see the problem. I'm going to go buy weed. Nori's gone. Nori's gone already. I'm going to go buy weed. Any New York guy in the South saying I'm bulletproof is a problem already. I know.

I'm looking at these niggas. What? I eat the bullet. Don't worry. I'm fucking going to go buy weed right now. The guy say you want weed come with me

oh hell no that's a cop right there and I'm like no problem now mind you hold on let me tell you the story from here

now mind you I go to the hotel room I knock out cause I don't think Conant never came in the first place I don't think he even came to

he was with the other white girl he was there he was with the other white girl on Bourbon Street yeah He was with the other white girl. On Burger Street? Yeah, yeah. He was there.

And I tell him, I'm okay going already. Oh, so I stayed with you? Wait, wait, wait. So this grown-ass man is your son? Yeah. I made him a real life nigga. Goddamn, dog. I made him, nigga.

He's the truth. So look, the crazy shit is, whatever happens, Conan is back at the hotel with us, right? We all chilling. So Conan, I didn't know he was looking for you. So Conan just knocks on my door. He's like, yo, you know where my box is at? I'm like, yeah. Like, you love me?

On Main Street. It's the weirdest question in the world. So I'm like, and I'm fucked up. Like, I'm lit Remember we were drinking We had Wet Willie's drinking We stopped at every bar We stopped at every bar

We drinking on Main Street Going crazy That's why I knew Leaving this nigga Wasn't a good idea I'm telling Norris I'm okay Black Hawk down

Black Hawk down He don't got a white girl To act black He got a white girl To act white. She Becky with the good hair. And I was in love on the piece. No, no.

Yo, the Casablanca, two hands. Two. And I'm talking about their hands just moving. And she's like, it's my birthday. I've never had no one kiss me like that. So now look. It's only because the bar played a little bit of salsa

and I don't know what happened to her. That nigga said, he spit it all around. She ain't never come back. I bet you my yari, baby. Nori's like, yo, I'm out, I'm out. I'm like, nah. She was eloping

with her Latin lover at that point it's like maybe five six in the morning cold and I knock on my door and I'm like

what up my man what you doing Nori don't know what's going on you know where the box is at and I'm like nah

but I did see a text while I was sleeping and the text was like a it was like a... The text was like, Oh shit, this is a handcuffed act. Oh, hell no. I can't do this. You got it at some point? No, at some point. Like he said, he did say,

You and all the QQQT777. It's a hell. I'm behind a car. I don't think you got help. So fast. So, you're locked. Yo, when Andy goes by, we didn't help. He says, come with me. You gotta fast. So fast. You're locked. Yo, when I hear you go by, we didn't,

he says, come with me. You got to go the other way. You got to run. So when I realized that, I said, helped and locked. I was like,

uh-uh. This don't make sense, but I'm dyslexic. So to me, I read the... He's breaking it down. And then he woke up. What is it?

The Da Vinci Code? I'm like, what is it? The Da Vinci Code? I'm like, what is it? The Da Vinci Code. So I knocked the corner of the door. I was like, I'll be right back.

You didn't tell him? You didn't tell him? You didn't tell him? I don't know. Now he's trying to figure it out still. I don't know. I went downstairs

with my man Raheem Johnson. He was like, I was locked up in Memphis. You want me to find this nigga? I said, yeah. He said, yo, what's his name? And I was like,

damn, I gotta go back. I said, let me get the ant name? And I was like, damn, I got to go back and check. Let me get the antlite chicken. Chef, who ain't going to cut it? I forgot, Chef. Who ain't going to cut it? It's 6 o'clock in the morning, nigga. We got it at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning.

There's nobody else I can ask but Conan. So I go upstairs and say, yo, what's Pop's name? Still not trying to alert this nigga, though. I'm like, well, what's Pop's name? Still not trying to alert this nigga, though. I'm like, well, he's like, why? I'm like, you know. I don't know what I told him. We got a contract popping. We called the Bells bondsman.

They said, hey, man, he's like the only Latino here. We got him. We got him. only Latino here. We got him. We got him. We got him. We got him. So now my story. Now, right? Nori, everybody leaves.

Everybody leaves. Nori leave. Everybody leave. Conan leave. Everybody leave. I'm like, yo, I'm good. I'm good. I'm fantastic.

I take a little piece. I just bought some weed from a nigga that took me to the projects, and I'm having a good fucking time. She says, I want to go dance jazz. I'm like, okay. I never danced. What is jazz dancing? I don't know.

I never danced jazz. I never danced jazz. So I'm like, I'm in. I'm going. You was in and you don't know where you're going? I'm in.

I'm in. I never danced jazz. So, you're white for dancing jazz. That's not your name. I'm in. I'm in.

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Be a decent pororo So now So now So now at this point I'm having a fantastic time Don't forget I'm on a little piece So you know

It's fantastic Like I'm Casablanca Kissing So she's like You don't wanna go outside Smoking a cigarette on there Yo come on Let's go outside Forget it, I'm on a little piece. A little piece. You know, it's fantastic. I'm Casablanca-ing her, kissing her. So she's like, yo, I want to go outside and smoke a cigarette on there. Yo, come on, let's go outside. So we go outside and shit. And all of a sudden, she's just like smoking a cigarette and starts crying.

Like, you know what? This is so beautiful. I want to thank you so much. Like, this is special. And I'm looking at her like, yo, this is crazy. And I'm hugging her and kissing her. And she's like, come on. More Casablanca? More. I'm looking at her like, yo, this is crazy. And I'm hugging her and kissing her. Come on. Come on.

I'm giving her more. I'm giving her more. And she's like, oh, my God, this is so crazy. And all of a sudden, the cop car pulls up. Oh, hell no. I'm not even paying. I'm not even, you know what I mean? I'm not doing nothing.

Hell no. I'm just kissing the girl. And the cop car gets out. The cop get out. The cop get out and said, yo, I just saw you hit her. That's mine. Don't forget, I'm on a little piece

right now. So I'm like, what the fuck are you talking about, motherfucker? So I saw Spaz and he was like, yo, he puts me up against the car. Man, just get up against the car. So right now I'm like bugging out. Don't forget I'm on a little piece and I'm drunk and I'm having a good time.

You know what I'm saying? So he put me against the car. So he searched me. So now I forgot. I just bought weed. Oh. I just bought weed. I just bought weed.

So what happens? He takes the little, it was like a dub, a dub, a 20. He puts it on top of the car. Bang. The girl goes, oh, my God, why you have that? I don't know him. So they cuff me immediately. Clank, clank, clank.

And I'm like, you don't question that. So I'm looking at her like, yo, what the fuck is wrong with you? And then she's like, oh, my God, he's a drug dealer. I didn't know. I'm in Memphis. Nori's gone. Everyone's gone. I'm cuffed up against my chest.

Now the guy got his fucking arm on my neck. Don't move, motherfucker. Don't move, motherfucker. No more Casablanca. So I'm like, yo. This is crazy. One more time for Tiger Bum. One more time for Casablanca. Why I'm like, yo, this is crazy. One more time for Tiger Bum. One more time for Casablanca.

Why am I shot as big as all of you, mother fuckers? Because you're supposed to. I would have took one, but there's no shot glass. Good, give it to him. We can wait. We can wait. We'll make time. Here we go.

One, two, three. Shout out to that one. The next round, I got you guys. Yeah, I'm skipping that one. Hit it. So now, so now. The drug deal. The nigga, the girl's going crazy

Hold on Hold on That shit is getting me lit Yeah Shampoo Shampoo finish So now So now

Come on So now The nigga puts me against the car He puts me in the car So I'm bugging out right now So I'm on my I'm on my New York shit. You racist motherfuckers.

Fuck you, motherfuckers. He's like, what's my charge? He said, domestic violence. Oh! So they pulled me through. Mind you, I got a pink shirt. I'm wearing a pink shirt. Going through the system.

It says Conan. And I'm with Noriega. So I have $1,500 in my pocket. God bless me. That's 80iega So I have $1500 In my pocket God bless me That's 80 bags So I go through the system You know

Memphis system is different They bring you right to jail It ain't like New York Where you go to the tomb No process You see your cousins And say what up boys

Yeah They bring you right to jail They processing you They got the bag of greens Waiting for you So now Right So I asked I asked one of the cops. I'm like, yo, can I bail myself out?

He was like, nah. You know, there's a female. She's like, nah. I was like, fuck. So I'm sitting down. Then this male cop comes. He's like, yo, I'm the only Puerto Rican there. He's like, yo, where you from?

I'm like, I'm from New York. He's like, what you doing out here? I said, I'm with Noriega. God bless. He's like, yo, where you from? I'm from New York. He's like, what you doing out here? I said, I'm with Noriega. God bless. He's like, Noriega from Queens? He said, Noriega from Queens? I was like, yeah, like, I'm on tour with Noriega. He said, yo, I'm from

Queens. He was like, bro, this nigga name rings bell. So he's like, yo, you got money on you? I said, yeah. He said, how much? I said, I got $1,500.

He's like, you want to bail yourself out? Absolutely, I do. I'm ready to go. So he brings me through. I do my numbers. I'm ready to bail out. Boom, I get outside. They let me out.

I call Nori. I'm like, yo, I'm out. He said, I know I just bailed you out. I'm like, what? Nah, I bail let me out. I called Nori. I'm like, yo, I'm out. He said, I know I just bailed you out. I'm like, what? Nah, I bailed myself out. He's like, no, nigga, I just went to the fucking bail bondsman and bailed you out. So money got 15 out of it. Nah,

so then Nori, no, no, they got my money. Nori's like, wait, let me go get my money back. And it just so happened again, we go to the fucking belt boss spot, the girl, she's like, Nori, I'm from Queens. I love it, I love it.

And she's like, let me give you your money back. She's like, usually we don't do that. She said, yo, yo. You gotta give the money back. So when he calls me, he goes, yo, I just bailed myself out. I said, yeah, I just bailed you out. He said, no, I bailed myself out. I said, shampoo give the money back. So when he calls me, he goes, yo, I just bailed myself out. I said, yeah, I just bailed you out. He said, no, I bailed myself out.

I said, shampoo, you got to relax. Facts. I just bailed. I was with your son. Facts. And you didn't tell him either. And he goes, no, they let me bail myself out. I said, wait, hold on.

OK, I got to pick you up out of jail anyway. I went straight back to the Bells Barsman and she was looking. She was like, yo, I thought it was you, but the whole time. So I Googled you when you left. She's like, I'm from Queens. Yeah, I'm Puerto Rican.

I'm from Queens. She's like, yo, but I rushed his process out because he's literally the only Puerto Rican in the whole jail. And in Memphis, you're immediately in the newspaper. So I'm in the newspaper immediately, like, convicted, fenomenally, domestic violence. The drug dealer.

Domestic violence. And in Memphis, it's not like New York. Like, you know, New York, you get a public defender. No, you have to hire a lawyer right there. Like, yo, you a lawyer? Yo, here's my, yo, my name is so-and-so. Here's my case. No, they charge you $350.

He was like, I'll take your case right now, $350. So now, mind you, mind you, mind you, I'm on tour. So I tell Norio, just push to the next state because I have to wait

because in Memphis... City, city. The next city. Because... Straight. Facts. Because in Memphis, you have to wait the next day you go to court. So Norrie got to show the next city.

So I tell him, yo, just push to the next city. You know what I mean? I'm going to figure it out and get there. So I had to book a hotel night, stay there, hire a lawyer, and then fly to meet him in Detroit. Right. So then that was like a $3,000 trip for me.

And then what happens? I meet them on time and they pulled up, meet me in the airport, and I get behind the wheel and I continue driving. So no more white girls for you, right? First of all, first of all, first of all.

No more white girls. No, no, first of all, I got to big up Nori because Nori put his money. I was like, yo, let's get this nigga out. Anybody else like, yo, I told him, let's go. And let's be real, a lot of artists wouldn't do that shit. They wouldn't. A lot of artists wouldn't do that shit. That's the difference.

We got to bail my man out. And he put his bread up and was ready to bail me out. And my son was going crazy. He was like, yo, my God, my pops. He was like 19, 18 at that time. He was like, yo, my pops. And I'm in Memphis with Elvis. It's crazy.

It's crazy. All I thought of was your blue suede shoes. But the moral of the story is, man, Nori is 100, man. He will never leave you behind. You know what I mean? He will make sure that you will be, if you with him, you good at all times. Thank you, my brother. What's up, Nori?

He leave no man behind. And he remembers everything. And he says, let's stick together. He told me, he's like, yo, come on, let's go. I took a little piece and I was Casablanca. I ain't gonna lie, you know what the crazy shit was? Like, a part of me knew, like, because, you know,

I'm two races, you know. Like, I'm two different nationalities. So, it's not like you say you're two races. Two races. Thank you. No hate those white people I'm being nationality

You're too racist The Puerto Rican in me thinks I can get away with everything Yo and Nori told me like Man fuck Memphis man you never coming back here Just leave Puerto Rico's gonna be both races Yo everybody he bell me He's like man fuck this

Why you in a state bar I'm like Nori nah nah Puerto Rico's going to be both races. Everybody he bell me, he's like, man, fuck this. Why are you in a state bar? I'm like, no, no, no. I never know if I'm going to have to come through Memphis. I said, be in a... He said, man, fuck these niggas. Let's go. Not fuck Memphis or fuck the people in Memphis. I'm talking about the jujitsu system.

He said, man, fuck these niggas. You're never going to come here again. Jujitsu system? Yeah, he told me. Jujitsu. Jujitsu. Jujitsu. JujitsuJitsu system? Yeah, he told me this one. Jiu-Jitsu. Jiu-Jitsu. Jiu-Jitsu. But what I said was... Oh, my God.

He was ready to be like, man, fuck these niggas. We rolling, nigga. We out of here. I finally understand this. I had a great point I was trying to make. I'm sorry that I fucked up, but you did say jujitsu system. No, judicious system. I feel like you heard me talking about your ping pong and then fucked you up. So, yeah.

What was your serious? No, I have two different nationalities. Racist. Racist ethnicities. Ethnicities. I'm two different. So when he said, I'm good, the Puerto Rican in me was like, yeah, they playing salsa. And they playing a little bit of Spanish music.

You just might be good. And she was fantastic. But then the black nigga in me was like, no, you ain't fighting. Don't stay here. I asked him like five to seven to ten times. I kid you not. Facts. I was like, no, you can get Mike here. Don't stay here. I asked him like five to seven to ten times. I kid you not. Facts. I was like, yo, you good? And then boom, I asked him at different times.

And I went and actually ordered oysters. I remember the spot. Facts. So I tried to stay a little while. And that's when it went crazy because she was like, oh my God, you guys are so nice. And we were like, take a shot. And nobody was like, shots, shots.

Oh yeah, everybody. Happy birthday. More shots. And it was over. It was something about the spin. Oh my god, you're so nice. She got hit with too much aura when she spit that out.

It was too much. She was like, she seen a Puerto Rican flag. She seen a magnum. She seen a half of a joint. And I'm looking at her like, it's going down. She's like, I met an exotic man. I'm thinking like, I'm going to have to tell my son he's going to have to chill out in the living room. But that was like the scariest moment.

He was like, I would never do that. He knocked on my door. He was like, you ain't see pops? And I was just like, because I'm like, you know, I don't know if he's lying to his moms. He's still. Yeah, yeah. I don't know. I'm sorry.

No, no, no. I've done that. I've done that. I've done that. Facts. I don't know if you like lying to his moms right now. I don't know if you Lying to his mom I don't know if you were cheating Technically

I'm a wholist one now I'm like yo I did see his text And the best part about it Was that Noru was ready to Cancel the tour to wait And I was like nah my nigga Push to the next city

He was like nah nah nah nah Nah my nigga, push to the next city. He was like, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. I was like, nah, push to the next city. I'm going to get there. I'm going to make some noise. Shout out to the white girl. This one made me scared.

The Bells bondsman place. What's your last name? Ramirez? So look, this is how you know you in. You the only one. I said Ramirez. It's like, oh, yep. Two seconds.

Two seconds. I was like, oh, shit. Even me, I knew that. I was like, that ain't good. And then the crazy part about it, God bless all the people from Memphis that can't get out. There was guys in there five months that just couldn't pay $500 bail. Wow.

No, facts. They couldn't bail out. I'll spoil you Miami people. So I'm scared. I'll spoil you Miami niggas. Yo, they can't bail out. Yo, we got one of the worst jails in here, too, though. Dade County is one of the oldest jails.

He had his own VIP room over there. They got steak and fries. Wait, where? Where? We're not going there. County's foul. County's foul, man. TDK's nice.

TDK's nice TDK is nice County is fine TDK is not nice I've never been to TDK Oh TDK my bad I said TDK I got processed in TDK I was like oh I'm good

Processed And I'm in Memphis And they like Yo I'm like How long you been here But I've been here four months Why Can't bail out

My bail is $500 I'm like oh shit I got And I'm like I'm thinking to myself I got $1500 I gotta talk to somebody I think

I think I think I'll get out three times right now. And the crazy part was the girl, the first person that was like, nah, you can't bury yourself out here. You got to go through system. I'm like, fuck. And it was a nigga from Queens, bro. The sergeant was like, yo, he looked at me because I had a pink shirt.

He was like. Whoa. That's what Bobby said. Whoa, whoa, whoa. What he said to me? What he said to me? Yo, I'm telling you. He came to me like, yo. Did you tell him pause? No, no pause.

I had a pink shirt. And he was like, yo, where you from, bro? I like it, your t-shirt. And I tell him, yo, I'm from New York. I'm on tour in Nori. He was like, yo, where you from, bro? I like it, your t-shirt, buddy. And I tell him, yo, I'm from New York. I'm on tour in Nori. He's like, Nori? Nori Agar from Queens? I'm like, yeah.

He's like, I'm from Queens. I'm like, oh, come on, guys. Everybody came here for fucking Queens. Queens, dude. Come on, man. He's the same guy. Fortune. He's the same guy.

It's the same story. Fortune. He's the same guy. It's the same story. No, no, no. Fortune Queen. I don't even. I don't even. I don't even.

No, no, no. I'm going to tell you why. Because he told the Queen story twice. I'm telling you. It's the same story. And then he went to McDonald's and the guys from fucking Queen soon. Get out of here, bro. I didn't go to McDonald's.

I didn't go to McDonald's. Don't listen to me. You went to 7-Eleven and the guys from Queen soon. Get out of here, guys. me. You with the 7-Eleven, that guy's from Queens, too. They don't got a 7-Eleven in fucking Memphis. Another Tiger shot. They got an A-12. I'm going to tag him off.

But the moral of the story is, Norrie from Queens. Norrie don't leave no man behind. He makes sure, if he with Norrie, he make sure you don't get back. Even if you wrong, he's going to put his shit on the line

and make sure you get back. Thank you, my brother. You know what I'm saying? So big up to Nori, man. I love you for that, my nigga. Thank you. Don't fuck the white girls no more. Nah, I love them.

I love them. I love them. I'm sorry. You mean fucking all white girls in a lassook, right? Lassook. Lassook goes out every Monday. Twerk Mondays. That's because he flipped on you, though. Right, right, right, right, right? LeSouk. LeSouk goes out every Monday. Twerk Mondays. The country's ripped on you, though.

Right, right, right, right, right. But it's okay. Is the Memphis white girl different from a New York white girl? I've never been to Memphis ever since. He asked you questions. No, I didn't hear it. Okay. But I've never been to Memphis ever since.

I will skip that city. Let's go back again. No, no, no. Let's document the whole thing. Let's go see what we find out. Yo, Nori was... Let's go. White Little Devil, let's go. I thought I was good, right? Because I wenti, yo, Nori was, yo, Nori. Let's go, white little devil, let's go.

Yo, I thought I was good, right, because I went Nori, and Nori's, like, paying everybody. Like, the kids, like, little bum kids, Paul's, you know, they flipping and like, eh, please give me change. Nori's giving everybody $29, $29. Like, the bum nigga. Yo, and Nori created the cypher. Yo, Nori was saying, can't hold it. Nori created the cypher, little niggas is rapping and saying Chaser's rolling. Nori created a cypher

with little niggas just rapping and shit. He's like, yeah, yeah, niggas is nice. Yeah, yeah,

go. And I'm like, I went, Nori, what the fuck is going on out here? I'm out of here. I knew,

I've been to Memphis a couple times before and now, I usually, you know, I hit a couple of homies but this wasn't that type of tour.

This wasn't that type of tour. Yeah, we was in and out so I ain't hit nobody that, you know, I ain't hit no 3-6 mop. Yeah, I ain't of tour. It was like, yeah, we was in and out. So I ain't hit nobody. I ain't hit no 3-6 mop. I ain't hit no. It wasn't a G-code. It wasn't a G-code.

It was like a quick. We were like in and out. So I know with that being said, because I know that's how they used to talk to me. They used to be like, yo, my man, it's a certain time. Like, you just got to stay around your own people. And this is the 42nd Street. It may not look at the 42nd Street. There's another, because there's other black people around there.

Those times. But they know which spots to hit and which spots not to hit. We had no idea. And everywhere is real. And I went to Norrie and he sped everywhere. I went to Norrie. He's like, you want oysters? No problem.

You want lobster tail? Bring him the lobster tail. I'm like, I want the fucking guy. Yay. I'm kissing everybody. I'm having a fantastic time. Let's go. You want the fucking guy.

I'm like, yo. I'm like, yo. And I think we had the show the day before, right? We had the show the day before. So this is an extra day. We just stayed in Memphis. We just passed it through. Passed it through. Just passed it through. And it's coast to before, right? We had to show the day before. So this is an extra day. We just stayed in Memphis. We just passed it through. Passed it through.

Just passed it through. And it was coast to coast, right? Yeah, coast to coast. Big shot to coast to coast. We could have left because we wasn't on their travel shit. We had our own travel. So we could have left. So Norway was the headliner.

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