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This week Charlamagne, Andrew and Wax discuss Drake's "CLB" Vs. Kanye's "Donda", Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated, R.I.P. Michael K. Williams, Fentynol in drugs, ask an idiots and more!

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N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN drink up with legendary rapper's Jadakiss and Ja Rule and cover topics from touring with DMX, to their early beginnings before they hit it big. The conversation takes several twists and turns as the legendary MC's drink it up and talk as if the mics weren't on.

Drink Champs: Episode 2 - ft. Ja Rule & Jadakiss

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Midas Hutch - I'm Not The One ft. Maribelle (Evil Needle Remix)

TeeTheSinger  - Gravy / Doing My Thing (Mixed by BuzzinPro.)

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Light It Up (feat. Aleisha Lee)

"There is a jauntiness to the beat on “Training Day,” the newest from TrapKingKai, that gives it a fun shuffle. The verses, split by the aforementioned emcee TrapKingKai, as well as Phlegm and J. Boogie, lean into that bounciness for a track that has a chill energy that evokes sunshine and easy vibes. This is a thinker, the sort that you put on and soak in, meditating as much on the message as what it brings up in you. There is a Stones Throw kind of quality, undercut by the whimsy infused in the lyrics and music."

Training Day ft. Phlegm & J.Boogie

boredom (whereisalex remix)

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled to Los Angeles for an epic sit down with J. Cole's manager and Dreamville president Ib Hamad! Ib talks about moving to Queens from Paris, the second youngest of five children, with English his third language, finding his voice on the New York City basketball courts. We discuss coaching youth basketball, studying SportsCenter highlights each morning, fleeting thoughts of playing Division 1 college basketball, but ultimately ending up at St. Johns where he'd chase girls and befriend future multi-platinum rapper Jermaine Cole, who at that point barely admitted that he had rhymes. Ib goes through the early days, supporting his friend's musical ambitions at open mics, getting jobs together at call centers, knowing that they had album-ready songs, and eventually capturing the interest of the music industry: meetings with 50 Cent, Shady Records' Paul Rosenberg, and of course, Mark Pitts and Jay-Z. Ib takes us through how the "Dollar and a Dream" campaign started, how Dreamville started, the power of Cole's mixtapes, the many starts and stops Cole's early major label career went through, acting as a push-button DJ for Cole, the differences between the first and second albums, what the HBO series meant, and how exactly 2014 Forest Hills Drive came to be. All that plus stories about JID and Earth Gang, Bas and Cozz, why Interscope was the perfect label partner, who's nicer on the court between Cole and Ib, and much, much more!

#169: J. Cole's Manager and Dreamville President Ib Hamad

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Roc Nation manager and marketing executive, Nelly Ortiz! Nelly, who is best known for her work alongside DJ Khaled, J. Cole and Big Sean, talks about growing up the daughter of two active members of the Army, what it was like to move cities a dozen times,&nbsp;how it became easier to leave as she got older, where she really considers home, the work she put into making new friends at each stop, and her role in the formative girl group, The Flower Girls. Nelly discusses her college dreams, her thoughts of following in the footsteps of her parents and joining the Armed Services, her passion for marketing, her love of learning and the heartbreak of being turned down for a Fulbright scholarship. We dive into her journey through the music industry, from securing an internship at Sony Music Latin in Miami to buying a one-way ticket to New York in the hopes of taking any position in the label system, why she showed up to work an hour early each day, how she kept relationships alive, and how Roc Nation came to bring her abroad to handle marketing and partnerships. We talk about her going to business school online while working on the rollout of Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive, working with DJ Khaled in Miami, being awarded a slot in Billboard Magazine's 40 Under 40 and - after all of these major moves - how it felt to move to Los Angeles to start this new chapter. All that plus: Shark Tank, Lenny S' gold couch, the perfect radio voice, what it means to be a coquito executive, what it was like to be in high school when Nelly Furtado and Nelly were popping when your name is Nelly and much, much more!


#245: Roc Nation Manager Nelly Ortiz

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