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<title>A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal</title>
<link>http://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<webMaster>[email protected] (SoundCloud Feeds)</webMaster>
<description>The most fun interviews in hip-hop: comedian brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, better known as
ItsTheReal, engage in authentic and hilarious conversation with rappers, tastemakers, and industry veterans, all
from their Upper West Side apartment.</description>
<itunes:subtitle>The most fun interviews in hip-hop: comedian brot…</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:name>A Waste of Time</itunes:name>
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<title>#227: Aminatou Sow</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/aminatousow</link>
<itunes:duration>01:42:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 5 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome
podcaster/author/digital strategist/interviewer/awesome person Aminatou Sow to the Upper West Side for a
wide-ranging and personal conversation!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 5 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome
podcaster/author/digital strategist/interviewer/awesome person Aminatou Sow to the Upper West Side for a
wide-ranging and personal conversation!</description>
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<title>#226: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Airplane!</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/airplanemovie</link>
<itunes:duration>01:30:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 4 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, it's another
episode of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies! Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek watched the 1980 American
satirical disaster film Airplane! There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us
know what you think!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 4 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, it's another episode
of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies! Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek watched the 1980 American satirical
disaster film Airplane! There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you
think!</description>
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<title>#225: Denzel Curry</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 16:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/denzelcurry</link>
<itunes:duration>00:53:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 3 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we went down to
Miami to visit with Denzel Curry for a wide-ranging and personal conversation. Listen now wherever podcasts are
playing.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 3 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we went down to Miami
to visit with Denzel Curry for a wide-ranging and personal conversation. Listen now wherever podcasts are
playing.</description>
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<title>#224: Kodak Black</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 04:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/kodakblack</link>
<itunes:duration>00:45:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 2 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Kodak
Black to the Upper West Side for a wide-ranging and personal conversation.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 2 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Kodak Black
to the Upper West Side for a wide-ranging and personal conversation.</description>
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<title>#223: GuapDad4000 Gives Advice</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 04:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/guapdadgivesadvice</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 1 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome
GuapDad4000 back to the Upper West Side to help answer the internet's most pressing questions!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 1 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome GuapDad4000
back to the Upper West Side to help answer the internet's most pressing questions!</description>
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<title>#222: Megan Thee Stallion</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/megantheestallion</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Houston, Texas rapper, newest signee to
300, Instagram legend and current student at Texas Southern University, Megan Thee Stallion to the Upper West
Side! Megan discusses growing up loving school, getting trouble for cursing at a young age, making best friends
during a food fight, always being the tallest in her grade, trying every sport and giving up, why she'd be a
Plastic in her version of Mean Girls, and how she didn't win Prom Queen but still ended up bodying the night.
We talk about secretly writing rhymes during high school, how shy she was as a teen, going to college with
plans to be a nurse, putting stress aside and forming a new persona, finding beats on YouTube and starting a
rap career on campus, when she found out her mother was a rapper, and the skepticism when her mom found out she
rapped. We get into her debut show at SXSW, why she won't perform in a skirt anymore, her viral freestyle over
Tay K's The Race, Missy Elliott shouting her out on Twitter, Q-Tip reaching out to offer advice and support and
encouraging her ratchetness, Drake and The Migos throwing money to her song in a Houston strip club, what it
was like when Kevin Liles walked in the room to sign her to 300, how much her mother likes her raunchy lyrics,
and the surprising song that her mom feels she should emulate. All that, plus how her grandmother lurks on IG,
practicing what it will be like when she finally meets Beyonce, how she's waiting for a dude to approach her in
real life instead of DMing emojis, her southern accent, the dumbest way she's broken a nail, her upcoming
project Fever and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Houston, Texas rapper, newest signee to
300, Instagram legend and current student at Texas Southern University, Megan Thee Stallion to the Upper West
Side! Megan discusses growing up loving school, getting trouble for cursing at a young age, making best friends
during a food fight, always being the tallest in her grade, trying every sport and giving up, why she'd be a
Plastic in her version of Mean Girls, and how she didn't win Prom Queen but still ended up bodying the night.
We talk about secretly writing rhymes during high school, how shy she was as a teen, going to college with
plans to be a nurse, putting stress aside and forming a new persona, finding beats on YouTube and starting a
rap career on campus, when she found out her mother was a rapper, and the skepticism when her mom found out she
rapped. We get into her debut show at SXSW, why she won't perform in a skirt anymore, her viral freestyle over
Tay K's The Race, Missy Elliott shouting her out on Twitter, Q-Tip reaching out to offer advice and support and
encouraging her ratchetness, Drake and The Migos throwing money to her song in a Houston strip club, what it
was like when Kevin Liles walked in the room to sign her to 300, how much her mother likes her raunchy lyrics,
and the surprising song that her mom feels she should emulate. All that, plus how her grandmother lurks on IG,
practicing what it will be like when she finally meets Beyonce, how she's waiting for a dude to approach her in
real life instead of DMing emojis, her southern accent, the dumbest way she's broken a nail, her upcoming
project Fever and much more!</description>
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<title>#221: Meek Mill's Engineer Anthony Cruz</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 02:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/anthonycruz</link>
<itunes:duration>01:37:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Meek Mill's engineer Anthony Cruz to the
Upper West Side to talk how Championships was put together, when he first heard the Jay-Z vocals, how the Drake
collaboration came together, how he felt when Meek shouted him out, and how he felt when The Joe Budden Podcast
shouted him out. With Meek's videographer Will joining in, we discuss Meek's shining disposition, how grounded
he is, how diligent he is in the studio, recording sessions in Los Angeles and New York City, their best Rick
Ross stories, and how they spent their time while Meek was away. Cruz gets into his upbringing as an Army brat,
moving from Oklahoma to Colorado to Georgia, graduating from Georgia State with an English degree, leaving his
job in sales and putting all of his savings into learning to engineer at Full Sail University, making his way
to New York where he worked two jobs to maintain while being shut down by studio after studio, and the
miraculous circumstance that led to an internship at Roc the Mic. Cruz talks about studying at the arm of Young
Guru, how he learned by playing his part and not overstepping his bounds, covering a Jay Electronica session,
how OG Juan and Desiree were instrumental in his career, how he and Meek found a one-of-a-kind working
relationship, his partnership with A&amp;R Dallas Martin, plus stories about J. Cole, Teyana Taylor, Erykah
Badu, Mary J. Blige, Ed Sheeran, Robinson Cano, Why Don't We and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Meek Mill's engineer Anthony Cruz to the
Upper West Side to talk how Championships was put together, when he first heard the Jay-Z vocals, how the Drake
collaboration came together, how he felt when Meek shouted him out, and how he felt when The Joe Budden Podcast
shouted him out. With Meek's videographer Will joining in, we discuss Meek's shining disposition, how grounded
he is, how diligent he is in the studio, recording sessions in Los Angeles and New York City, their best Rick
Ross stories, and how they spent their time while Meek was away. Cruz gets into his upbringing as an Army brat,
moving from Oklahoma to Colorado to Georgia, graduating from Georgia State with an English degree, leaving his
job in sales and putting all of his savings into learning to engineer at Full Sail University, making his way
to New York where he worked two jobs to maintain while being shut down by studio after studio, and the
miraculous circumstance that led to an internship at Roc the Mic. Cruz talks about studying at the arm of Young
Guru, how he learned by playing his part and not overstepping his bounds, covering a Jay Electronica session,
how OG Juan and Desiree were instrumental in his career, how he and Meek found a one-of-a-kind working
relationship, his partnership with A&amp;R Dallas Martin, plus stories about J. Cole, Teyana Taylor, Erykah
Badu, Mary J. Blige, Ed Sheeran, Robinson Cano, Why Don't We and so much more!</description>
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<title>#220: Russ Bengtson</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/russbengtson</link>
<itunes:duration>01:52:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome NBA/sneaker/hip-hop writer, editor,
commentator and confidant Russ Bengtson to the Upper West Side! Russ talks growing up in Long Island, his early
interest in journalism, being a Chicago Bulls fan in New York, attending the University of Delaware, his
classmate and fellow journalist Jeff Pearlman, and his first job out of college working for a tiny newspaper in
rural Pennsylvania where he was hands-on in every aspect of the publication. We discuss how SLAM Magazine
reached out to him, what exactly &quot;Senior Editor&quot; meant, his early dealings with Clyde Drexler,
Scottie Pippin and Charles Barkley, JR Rider being cut from the Hawks before an interview, Kobe Bryant's
respecting SLAM over other publications, Allen Iverson's magnetism, Stephon Marbury's unbelievable heart and
talent, connecting Kevin Garnett and Jonathan Mannion for a legendary photo shoot, and the good and bad
realities of choosing a magazine cover months ahead of time. Russ gets into his time as Editor in Chief of
SLAM, his great partner in crime Lang Whitaker, in what ways Shaq and Nigel Sylvester are similar, Patrick
Ewing not acknowledging him for two years, SLAM's reputation according to beat writers as opposed to
enthusiasts, and why his time at the publication came to an end. We cover his freelance days, his introduction
to Complex, the early days of Twitter, how page views and traffic changed the way writing worked, where
Quickstrike - his sneaker show with Clark Kent - succeeded and where it missed opportunities, and his new
documentary with Complex, Sole Origins. All that, plus stories about Pig Miller, Rasheed Wallace, Mobb Deep,
Gregg Popovich, getting robbed on his apartment's front steps, University of Delaware's short time in the NCAA
tourney, his Twitter block list, his love of heavy metal and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome NBA/sneaker/hip-hop writer, editor,
commentator and confidant Russ Bengtson to the Upper West Side! Russ talks growing up in Long Island, his early
interest in journalism, being a Chicago Bulls fan in New York, attending the University of Delaware, his
classmate and fellow journalist Jeff Pearlman, and his first job out of college working for a tiny newspaper in
rural Pennsylvania where he was hands-on in every aspect of the publication. We discuss how SLAM Magazine
reached out to him, what exactly &quot;Senior Editor&quot; meant, his early dealings with Clyde Drexler,
Scottie Pippin and Charles Barkley, JR Rider being cut from the Hawks before an interview, Kobe Bryant's
respecting SLAM over other publications, Allen Iverson's magnetism, Stephon Marbury's unbelievable heart and
talent, connecting Kevin Garnett and Jonathan Mannion for a legendary photo shoot, and the good and bad
realities of choosing a magazine cover months ahead of time. Russ gets into his time as Editor in Chief of
SLAM, his great partner in crime Lang Whitaker, in what ways Shaq and Nigel Sylvester are similar, Patrick
Ewing not acknowledging him for two years, SLAM's reputation according to beat writers as opposed to
enthusiasts, and why his time at the publication came to an end. We cover his freelance days, his introduction
to Complex, the early days of Twitter, how page views and traffic changed the way writing worked, where
Quickstrike - his sneaker show with Clark Kent - succeeded and where it missed opportunities, and his new
documentary with Complex, Sole Origins. All that, plus stories about Pig Miller, Rasheed Wallace, Mobb Deep,
Gregg Popovich, getting robbed on his apartment's front steps, University of Delaware's short time in the NCAA
tourney, his Twitter block list, his love of heavy metal and much more!</description>
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<title>#219: Kenny Beats</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/kennybeats</link>
<itunes:duration>01:28:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome arguably the producer of the year Kenny
Beats to the Upper West Side! Kenny talks growing up in Connecticut always the tallest kid in his class, taking
breakdancing classes, noodling on the guitar, the moment his mind awakened to music production, and the days
he'd spend in a beat-making program recreating Timbaland beats he'd heard in the Jay-Z documentary Fade to
Black. Kenny talks about his high school internship at RCA, his off-the-books internship for Jonny Shipes,
going off to Berklee College of Music, getting ahead of his peers, becoming a staple of the hip-hop scene in
Boston, trading his own supply of weed for the opportunity to hang with Ab-Soul, how that friendship got his
first beats placed with ScHoolboy Q and Smoke DZA. We discuss transitioning into the EDM scene, touring the
world as the DJ LOUDPVCK, putting on elaborately produced shows, how his beats weren't a huge departure from
his hip-hop catalog, how ultimately his heart wasn't in the EDM world and the dark results it had on him
physically, mentally and emotionally. Kenny talks giving up the DJ life, his reset, being down to his last $1k,
locking himself in his room and composing records he truly cared about, and how he reintroduced himself into
hip-hop through his work with HoodRich Pablo Juan, Key!, Rico Nasty, Lil Wop and more. All that, plus how he
separates himself from other producers, why he prefers being in studio with an artist, how he stepped up his
vocal production, what working on full projects with Vince Staples and 03 Greedo mean to him, his special
collaborative album with ALLBLACK, how he knew his beats were winning, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome arguably the producer of the year Kenny
Beats to the Upper West Side! Kenny talks growing up in Connecticut always the tallest kid in his class, taking
breakdancing classes, noodling on the guitar, the moment his mind awakened to music production, and the days
he'd spend in a beat-making program recreating Timbaland beats he'd heard in the Jay-Z documentary Fade to
Black. Kenny talks about his high school internship at RCA, his off-the-books internship for Jonny Shipes,
going off to Berklee College of Music, getting ahead of his peers, becoming a staple of the hip-hop scene in
Boston, trading his own supply of weed for the opportunity to hang with Ab-Soul, how that friendship got his
first beats placed with ScHoolboy Q and Smoke DZA. We discuss transitioning into the EDM scene, touring the
world as the DJ LOUDPVCK, putting on elaborately produced shows, how his beats weren't a huge departure from
his hip-hop catalog, how ultimately his heart wasn't in the EDM world and the dark results it had on him
physically, mentally and emotionally. Kenny talks giving up the DJ life, his reset, being down to his last $1k,
locking himself in his room and composing records he truly cared about, and how he reintroduced himself into
hip-hop through his work with HoodRich Pablo Juan, Key!, Rico Nasty, Lil Wop and more. All that, plus how he
separates himself from other producers, why he prefers being in studio with an artist, how he stepped up his
vocal production, what working on full projects with Vince Staples and 03 Greedo mean to him, his special
collaborative album with ALLBLACK, how he knew his beats were winning, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#218: Tru Life</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/trulife</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Tru Life to the Upper West Side for one
of the realest, most harrowing, most compelling and inspiring conversations we've ever had. Tru details his
tough early years in New York City's Lower East Side, how he decided school wasn't for him, how music led to
recording sessions at Mark and Donnie Wahlberg's studio, connecting with Snoop Dogg, and how Ving Rhames looked
out strictly because he believed in Tru Life's talents. We discuss the DVD era and how the drama undermined an
artist's talents, how Sickamore brought out the best in Tru's abilities, how Green Lantern called up Jay-Z and
convinced him to not fly out of town and instead take a meeting with Tru Life, how Jay refused to let Tru leave
the office until he signed a deal with Roc La Familia, and how Cipha Sounds started off as Tru's A&amp;R, but
became as close as blood brothers. Tru gets into his time away, the weight of facing a life sentence, figuring
out whether loyalty and codes really meant anything, the tears he shed over not seeing his kids grow up, why he
dedicated himself to his studies, and what ultimately got him through his eight years behind bars. We get into
the realities of going from the system to freedom, how he wasn't ready for the trappings of the music industry
upon his release, how he's grown over the past two years, moving to the suburbs, and what he's bringing to the
table with his new music. All that, plus stories about Jay, Beyonce, TI, Future, Bobby Shmurda, Tory Lanez, Jim
Jones, the inmates who broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility while he was there, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Tru Life to the Upper West Side for one of
the realest, most harrowing, most compelling and inspiring conversations we've ever had. Tru details his tough
early years in New York City's Lower East Side, how he decided school wasn't for him, how music led to
recording sessions at Mark and Donnie Wahlberg's studio, connecting with Snoop Dogg, and how Ving Rhames looked
out strictly because he believed in Tru Life's talents. We discuss the DVD era and how the drama undermined an
artist's talents, how Sickamore brought out the best in Tru's abilities, how Green Lantern called up Jay-Z and
convinced him to not fly out of town and instead take a meeting with Tru Life, how Jay refused to let Tru leave
the office until he signed a deal with Roc La Familia, and how Cipha Sounds started off as Tru's A&amp;R, but
became as close as blood brothers. Tru gets into his time away, the weight of facing a life sentence, figuring
out whether loyalty and codes really meant anything, the tears he shed over not seeing his kids grow up, why he
dedicated himself to his studies, and what ultimately got him through his eight years behind bars. We get into
the realities of going from the system to freedom, how he wasn't ready for the trappings of the music industry
upon his release, how he's grown over the past two years, moving to the suburbs, and what he's bringing to the
table with his new music. All that, plus stories about Jay, Beyonce, TI, Future, Bobby Shmurda, Tory Lanez, Jim
Jones, the inmates who broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility while he was there, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#217: Super Publicist Yvette Noel-Schure</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 23:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/yns</link>
<itunes:duration>01:57:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome super publicist (Beyonce, Destiny's
Child, John Legend, Mariah Carey, Prince) and favorite daughter of Grenada, Yvette Noel-Schure, to the Upper
West Side! Yvette discusses growing up in Birch Grove, Grenada, living with her grandparents when her mother
was sent to the United States for medical treatment, doing the extensive shopping her for grandfather's
supermarket as a child, and knowing early how special her homeland was. We talk about her move to New York City
as a teenager, how hard a transition it was socially and environmentally, working hard in school in the hopes
of one day becoming a writer, riding the subway for the first time, and taking a job at Burger King where the
love of her life would be standing on line. Yvette gets into her college years studying journalism at City
College of New York with her first son by her side, living next door to the Hells Angels, getting her drivers
license in order to commute to her first gig at a newspaper, eventually finding a position at Black Beat
Magazine, scoring a coveted interview with Tupac on the set of Poetic Justice, and why Sony Music approached
her to become a publicist. We discuss landing Mariah's Ebony Magazine cover, getting trampled by teenagers
looking to get a piece of Bow Wow in Times Square, Prince's incredible memory of the first time he was in a
room with Yvette, and what how Yvette worked to set Destiny's Child apart in an overly-crowded girl-group
space. We talk about John Legend's classic debut album, the stellar team who worked at Columbia/Sony Urban in
those days, giving journalists a midnight phone call to announce Beyonce's surprise album release, the
wonderful humans that Tina Knowles-Lawson and Matthew Knowles are, and how Yvette's role as publicist has
evolved as Beyonce's one-of-a-kind stature and talent has grown through the years. All that, plus why she'll
never write a book about the music industry, how she sees every person that enters her life, why she left Sony
Music, the house fire that changed her life, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome super publicist (Beyonce, Destiny's Child,
John Legend, Mariah Carey, Prince) and favorite daughter of Grenada, Yvette Noel-Schure, to the Upper West
Side! Yvette discusses growing up in Birch Grove, Grenada, living with her grandparents when her mother was
sent to the United States for medical treatment, doing the extensive shopping her for grandfather's supermarket
as a child, and knowing early how special her homeland was. We talk about her move to New York City as a
teenager, how hard a transition it was socially and environmentally, working hard in school in the hopes of one
day becoming a writer, riding the subway for the first time, and taking a job at Burger King where the love of
her life would be standing on line. Yvette gets into her college years studying journalism at City College of
New York with her first son by her side, living next door to the Hells Angels, getting her drivers license in
order to commute to her first gig at a newspaper, eventually finding a position at Black Beat Magazine, scoring
a coveted interview with Tupac on the set of Poetic Justice, and why Sony Music approached her to become a
publicist. We discuss landing Mariah's Ebony Magazine cover, getting trampled by teenagers looking to get a
piece of Bow Wow in Times Square, Prince's incredible memory of the first time he was in a room with Yvette,
and what how Yvette worked to set Destiny's Child apart in an overly-crowded girl-group space. We talk about
John Legend's classic debut album, the stellar team who worked at Columbia/Sony Urban in those days, giving
journalists a midnight phone call to announce Beyonce's surprise album release, the wonderful humans that Tina
Knowles-Lawson and Matthew Knowles are, and how Yvette's role as publicist has evolved as Beyonce's
one-of-a-kind stature and talent has grown through the years. All that, plus why she'll never write a book
about the music industry, how she sees every person that enters her life, why she left Sony Music, the house
fire that changed her life, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#216: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Mid90s</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/mid90s</link>
<itunes:duration>00:58:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 8 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek went to
an NYC preview screening of Jonah Hill's directorial debut mid90s, sat down afterwards and broke down the film.
There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you think!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 8 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 8 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek went to an
NYC preview screening of Jonah Hill's directorial debut mid90s, sat down afterwards and broke down the film.
There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you think!</description>
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<title>#215: The Return of A-Trak</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/thereturnofatrak</link>
<itunes:duration>01:44:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome DJ, producer, Fool's Gold co-founder,
travel professional, and our friend A-Trak back to the Upper West Side! We talk the 2nd Annual Goldie Awards
(A-Trak's DJ &amp; beat battle, happening Nov. 8th in Brooklyn - get your tickets at goldieawards.com), working
with his brother Dave-1 from Chromeo, playing on the same Maxim bill as the Jackass guys (minus Johnny
Knoxville), the hidden treasures in SkyMall, the infamous producer group chat that Just Blaze started, the
long-rumored Cam'Ron project, Fool's Gold Day Off, what to do when a DJ has to use the bathroom, airlines
losing his vinyl, fonts, design, perfectionism, his travel tips website Infinite Legroom, stories about Ice-T,
Young Thug, Common, Nick Catchdubs, Lil Jon, Timbaland, Non Phixion, The-Dream, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome DJ, producer, Fool's Gold co-founder,
travel professional, and our friend A-Trak back to the Upper West Side! We talk the 2nd Annual Goldie Awards
(A-Trak's DJ &amp; beat battle, happening Nov. 8th in Brooklyn - get your tickets at goldieawards.com), working
with his brother Dave-1 from Chromeo, playing on the same Maxim bill as the Jackass guys (minus Johnny
Knoxville), the hidden treasures in SkyMall, the infamous producer group chat that Just Blaze started, the
long-rumored Cam'Ron project, Fool's Gold Day Off, what to do when a DJ has to use the bathroom, airlines
losing his vinyl, fonts, design, perfectionism, his travel tips website Infinite Legroom, stories about Ice-T,
Young Thug, Common, Nick Catchdubs, Lil Jon, Timbaland, Non Phixion, The-Dream, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#214: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Jurassic Park</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 22:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jurassicpark</link>
<itunes:duration>01:01:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 7 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and
Jadakiss were joined by a raucous audience at Highline Ballroom in NYC to watch and break down the 1993
blockbuster film Jurassic Park. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know
what you think!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 7 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 7 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss
were joined by a raucous audience at Highline Ballroom in NYC to watch and break down the 1993 blockbuster film
Jurassic Park. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you think!</description>
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<title>#213: ESPN's David Jacoby</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/davidjacoby</link>
<itunes:duration>01:40:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the cohost of ESPN's Jalen &amp; Jacoby,
David Jacoby to the Upper West Side! Jacoby discusses how he went from cutting pizza slices in Amherst,
Massachusetts to cutting lines at the Empire State Building to cutting corners at MTV's Spring Break. Jacoby
talks about what he learned in business school, how he got more from selling soaps in Soho than making calls
for brokerage firms, how he ended up moving cigarettes through Europe, and ultimately found himself on the
shores of Amsterdam. We get into his time at the ESPYs, producing a TV show based around rappers and athletes'
shoe collections, shaping Sports Nation during its early years, how he helped Bill Simmons in creating the
Grantland Network of podcasts, and the dynamic on-air pairing of Jalen Rose and David Jacoby. All that, plus
stories about Don King, Jadakiss’ #T5DOA statue, Trick Daddy, Biz Markie, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Sugar Ray,
Nick Catchdubs, Teck from The Real World, Bobbito Garcia, what ESPN gifts employees after 20 years, and much,
much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the cohost of ESPN's Jalen &amp; Jacoby,
David Jacoby to the Upper West Side! Jacoby discusses how he went from cutting pizza slices in Amherst,
Massachusetts to cutting lines at the Empire State Building to cutting corners at MTV's Spring Break. Jacoby
talks about what he learned in business school, how he got more from selling soaps in Soho than making calls
for brokerage firms, how he ended up moving cigarettes through Europe, and ultimately found himself on the
shores of Amsterdam. We get into his time at the ESPYs, producing a TV show based around rappers and athletes'
shoe collections, shaping Sports Nation during its early years, how he helped Bill Simmons in creating the
Grantland Network of podcasts, and the dynamic on-air pairing of Jalen Rose and David Jacoby. All that, plus
stories about Don King, Jadakiss’ #T5DOA statue, Trick Daddy, Biz Markie, Jason and Jeremy Giambi, Sugar Ray,
Nick Catchdubs, Teck from The Real World, Bobbito Garcia, what ESPN gifts employees after 20 years, and much,
much more!</description>
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<title>#212: Jay Park</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jaypark</link>
<itunes:duration>01:12:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Roc Nation singer/songwriter/rapper and
son of Seattle, Washington, Jay Park to the Upper West Side! Jay speaks on growing up the son of travel agents
in the Emerald City, running around town with his crew on a mission to make a career out of breakdancing, doing
poorly in school and hiding his report cards from his parents, and with his back against the wall, auditioned
for a Korean talent competition, which ended up getting him cast in a boy band. With his folks going through a
tough time, Jay took the gig to support his family and flew to South Korea knowing nothing of the language or
culture, not to mention the shock of K-Pop artist development. We discuss his time in 2PM, what differentiated
them from 2AM, their supergroup 1 Day, his attempts to work the system and take care of his body and soul
without losing who he was over three and a half years before they ever dropped a project, and why he left the
group. Jay gets into the reality of coming back to Seattle, his job working at a used tire shop, how his love
for music came back, how starting to sing YouTube covers in the bathroom gained him a fanbase, why he felt
weird about it, and how it ultimately make him an international draw once again. All that, plus the levels of
Korean tattoos, friends by convenience, holding onto creative control, getting a 2 Chainz verse, living in
Korea as former member of a boy band, becoming a businessman, his latest project Ask Bout Me, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Roc Nation singer/songwriter/rapper and son
of Seattle, Washington, Jay Park to the Upper West Side! Jay speaks on growing up the son of travel agents in
the Emerald City, running around town with his crew on a mission to make a career out of breakdancing, doing
poorly in school and hiding his report cards from his parents, and with his back against the wall, auditioned
for a Korean talent competition, which ended up getting him cast in a boy band. With his folks going through a
tough time, Jay took the gig to support his family and flew to South Korea knowing nothing of the language or
culture, not to mention the shock of K-Pop artist development. We discuss his time in 2PM, what differentiated
them from 2AM, their supergroup 1 Day, his attempts to work the system and take care of his body and soul
without losing who he was over three and a half years before they ever dropped a project, and why he left the
group. Jay gets into the reality of coming back to Seattle, his job working at a used tire shop, how his love
for music came back, how starting to sing YouTube covers in the bathroom gained him a fanbase, why he felt
weird about it, and how it ultimately make him an international draw once again. All that, plus the levels of
Korean tattoos, friends by convenience, holding onto creative control, getting a 2 Chainz verse, living in
Korea as former member of a boy band, becoming a businessman, his latest project Ask Bout Me, and much more!</description>
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<title>#211: Freshalina</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/freshalina</link>
<itunes:duration>01:24:13</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled to Atlanta to sit down with the
blogger's blogger, the influencer's influencer, the internet's favorite voice, and the first website owner to
get kicked out of VIP by the celebrity of the hour, the founder of Crunk &amp; Disorderly, Freshalina! Fresh
discusses growing up in a small town outside Jacksonville, listening to &quot;Up North&quot; rap via her
brother's friends, creating websites and jumping into chat rooms in middle school, working high school jobs at
Arby's and Subway, getting into pre-fights with kids around town, and almost joining the Air Force, before
going into Jobs Corps instead. Fresh talks about how she started Crunk &amp; Disorderly as a side hustle to
express her voice while working at a bank during the day, how people - and bigger companies - started to pay
attention thanks to her singular style and unfiltered humor, what it felt like to receive a fan email from
Pharrell, how traffic jumped after she posted the picture of Birdman and Wayne kissing, her time working for
SOHH and XXL, and why she ultimately decided to focus her time and energy on her own blog. We get into her TV
writing experience, her shift into marketing and consulting, what she thinks about influence vs checks, why she
didn't sell out to a big network, how social media brought about a huge change in speed and tone while also
spelling out the death of blogs, and how she learned early to have a bunch of different projects, so as not to
just go down with the ship. All that plus her foray into podcasting, the most notable characters from her
blogging days, why it's currently Nivea SZN, the blank CD hustle, being on Kanye's blogroll, the Def Jam
conference calls, Brendan Frederick's influence on rap internet, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled to Atlanta to sit down with the blogger's
blogger, the influencer's influencer, the internet's favorite voice, and the first website owner to get kicked
out of VIP by the celebrity of the hour, the founder of Crunk &amp; Disorderly, Freshalina! Fresh discusses
growing up in a small town outside Jacksonville, listening to &quot;Up North&quot; rap via her brother's
friends, creating websites and jumping into chat rooms in middle school, working high school jobs at Arby's and
Subway, getting into pre-fights with kids around town, and almost joining the Air Force, before going into Jobs
Corps instead. Fresh talks about how she started Crunk &amp; Disorderly as a side hustle to express her voice
while working at a bank during the day, how people - and bigger companies - started to pay attention thanks to
her singular style and unfiltered humor, what it felt like to receive a fan email from Pharrell, how traffic
jumped after she posted the picture of Birdman and Wayne kissing, her time working for SOHH and XXL, and why
she ultimately decided to focus her time and energy on her own blog. We get into her TV writing experience, her
shift into marketing and consulting, what she thinks about influence vs checks, why she didn't sell out to a
big network, how social media brought about a huge change in speed and tone while also spelling out the death
of blogs, and how she learned early to have a bunch of different projects, so as not to just go down with the
ship. All that plus her foray into podcasting, the most notable characters from her blogging days, why it's
currently Nivea SZN, the blank CD hustle, being on Kanye's blogroll, the Def Jam conference calls, Brendan
Frederick's influence on rap internet, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#210: Jack Harlow</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jackharlow</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Louisville, Kentucky native, Atlanta,
Georgia resident, Mean Streets fixture and future of Generation Now, Jack Harlow to the Upper West Side! In
addition to discussing his uncanny resemblance to ItsTheReal, we talk about committing to music in middle
school, knowing that he wasn't college material in high school, bodying his Sway freestyle, his aversion to
being challenged by producers, the difference between before and after his Dark Knight project, meeting with
Quality Control, signing with DJ Drama and Don Cannon, why his crew is called Private Garden, why he's taking
hair medicine at his age, his parents' sign business, Cardinals vs. Wildcats, how he performs in new cities,
how he doesn't write rhymes down any more and if he ever gets writer's block, glasses vs. contacts, his new
project Loose, plus stories about Natasha Bedingfield, Lil B, Lil Uzi Vert, Fetty Wap, a man named Randy from
Atlanta, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Louisville, Kentucky native, Atlanta,
Georgia resident, Mean Streets fixture and future of Generation Now, Jack Harlow to the Upper West Side! In
addition to discussing his uncanny resemblance to ItsTheReal, we talk about committing to music in middle
school, knowing that he wasn't college material in high school, bodying his Sway freestyle, his aversion to
being challenged by producers, the difference between before and after his Dark Knight project, meeting with
Quality Control, signing with DJ Drama and Don Cannon, why his crew is called Private Garden, why he's taking
hair medicine at his age, his parents' sign business, Cardinals vs. Wildcats, how he performs in new cities,
how he doesn't write rhymes down any more and if he ever gets writer's block, glasses vs. contacts, his new
project Loose, plus stories about Natasha Bedingfield, Lil B, Lil Uzi Vert, Fetty Wap, a man named Randy from
Atlanta, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#209: Photographer Cam Kirk</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/camkirk</link>
<itunes:duration>01:42:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Atlanta-based
photographer/director/marketer/visionary Cam Kirk to the Upper West Side! Cam talks growing up in Maryland, how
his divorced parents parented differently, how seriously he took religion in eighth grade, his love for
R&amp;B, how quiet he was in high school, how he expected to attend a PWI but ultimately found himself at
Morehouse, his beginnings in pre-med, why he switched to marketing, how he booked Wiz Khalifa to perform in
Atlanta, why that - and not his father's photography business - led him to buy a camera and start taking
pictures, what it was like to work with Young Scooter, the details behind the infamous Gucci Mane boxing
photograph, meeting Metro Boomin, learning how to be a fly on the wall in the recording studio, thinking of
images with a marketing mind rather than s strictly artistic one, pitching Lil Yachty for a billboard, the
reasons behind opening up his own photography studio in Atlanta, why he won't photograph his own parents, his
appreciation for Ravie B, Gunner Stahl, Renell Medrano, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Atlanta-based
photographer/director/marketer/visionary Cam Kirk to the Upper West Side! Cam talks growing up in Maryland, how
his divorced parents parented differently, how seriously he took religion in eighth grade, his love for
R&amp;B, how quiet he was in high school, how he expected to attend a PWI but ultimately found himself at
Morehouse, his beginnings in pre-med, why he switched to marketing, how he booked Wiz Khalifa to perform in
Atlanta, why that - and not his father's photography business - led him to buy a camera and start taking
pictures, what it was like to work with Young Scooter, the details behind the infamous Gucci Mane boxing
photograph, meeting Metro Boomin, learning how to be a fly on the wall in the recording studio, thinking of
images with a marketing mind rather than s strictly artistic one, pitching Lil Yachty for a billboard, the
reasons behind opening up his own photography studio in Atlanta, why he won't photograph his own parents, his
appreciation for Ravie B, Gunner Stahl, Renell Medrano, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#208: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review The Last Dragon (feat. Styles P, Sheek Louch and Jadakiss)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/thelastdragon</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 6 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and
Jadakiss watched a very bootlegged version of the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon. There's never been a
movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you think! And don't forget to go to
ItsTheReal.com and get your tickets to see 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies LIVE Oct. 3rd at Highline
Ballroom in NYC!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 6 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 6 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss
watched a very bootlegged version of the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon. There's never been a movie
review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what you think! And don't forget to go to ItsTheReal.com
and get your tickets to see 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies LIVE Oct. 3rd at Highline Ballroom in
NYC!!</description>
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<title>#207: Ari Lennox</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/207-ari-lennox</link>
<itunes:duration>01:27:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dreamville's own, Chevy Chase native,
the talented, the funny, the soulful singer Ari Lennox to the Upper West Side! Ari talks growing up in the DMV
area, skipping class to visit museums, how she worked on her vocal training, attending five high schools in
four years, working at Old Navy, Pizza Hut and movie theaters, why she chose not to go to college, what led her
to get on a Greyhound bus heading West, the fears of a bus ride like that, getting kicked out of her first LA
apartment within a week, working as an extra in films, simplifying her sound, singing for the likes of Eric
Benet, hoping that Beyonce would find her YouTube covers, working with Omen, the reaction to her song
&quot;Backseat,&quot; ending up in a relationship in Charlotte and working at a Public Storage when she got the
call from Dreamville president Ib Hamad to fly back out to LA to work in the studio, meeting and writing with
J.Cole, not getting signed as soon as she had hoped, going home, waiting, and months later making it formal
with Dreamville. All that plus retirement talk, where the name &quot;Ari Lennox&quot; comes from, her
friendships with the other Dreamville artists, Aries vs. Leos, her vocal coach Teapot, what in the world
Commander Salamander is, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dreamville's own, Chevy Chase native, the
talented, the funny, the soulful singer Ari Lennox to the Upper West Side! Ari talks growing up in the DMV
area, skipping class to visit museums, how she worked on her vocal training, attending five high schools in
four years, working at Old Navy, Pizza Hut and movie theaters, why she chose not to go to college, what led her
to get on a Greyhound bus heading West, the fears of a bus ride like that, getting kicked out of her first LA
apartment within a week, working as an extra in films, simplifying her sound, singing for the likes of Eric
Benet, hoping that Beyonce would find her YouTube covers, working with Omen, the reaction to her song
&quot;Backseat,&quot; ending up in a relationship in Charlotte and working at a Public Storage when she got the
call from Dreamville president Ib Hamad to fly back out to LA to work in the studio, meeting and writing with
J.Cole, not getting signed as soon as she had hoped, going home, waiting, and months later making it formal
with Dreamville. All that plus retirement talk, where the name &quot;Ari Lennox&quot; comes from, her
friendships with the other Dreamville artists, Aries vs. Leos, her vocal coach Teapot, what in the world
Commander Salamander is, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#206: Jay Worthy</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/206-jay-worthy</link>
<itunes:duration>01:19:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one-half of LNDN DRGZ, one-third of
G-Worthy and one of one, the West Coast's own Jay Worthy to the Upper West Side! As certified as they come, we
talk with Jay about LNDN DRGZ's super-dope album Active, why he hated the idea of being a rapper, his days of
selling hair out of his trunk with Freeway Ricky Ross, how he became the guy that Vice had to check in with
when they wanted to film their series Bompton, recording music at Sarah McLachlan's house, A$AP Yams' attempts
to sign him, his friendship with Taxstone, running into Drake at a Canadian club, hanging out with Curren$y in
New Orleans, collaborating with Sean House, Left Brain, Alchemist, Cardo Got Wings, and his long-time friend DJ
Mustard, the influence of his brother and sister, his young manager Ezra, how he feels with Blood talk having
gone mainstream, all the record labels who've been reaching out, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one-half of LNDN DRGZ, one-third of
G-Worthy and one of one, the West Coast's own Jay Worthy to the Upper West Side! As certified as they come, we
talk with Jay about LNDN DRGZ's super-dope album Active, why he hated the idea of being a rapper, his days of
selling hair out of his trunk with Freeway Ricky Ross, how he became the guy that Vice had to check in with
when they wanted to film their series Bompton, recording music at Sarah McLachlan's house, A$AP Yams' attempts
to sign him, his friendship with Taxstone, running into Drake at a Canadian club, hanging out with Curren$y in
New Orleans, collaborating with Sean House, Left Brain, Alchemist, Cardo Got Wings, and his long-time friend DJ
Mustard, the influence of his brother and sister, his young manager Ezra, how he feels with Blood talk having
gone mainstream, all the record labels who've been reaching out, and much more!</description>
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<title>#205: Remembering Mac Miller</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 03:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/205-remembering-mac-miller</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay tribute to our friend Malcolm McCormick AKA Mac
Miller, who tragically passed away last week at the far-far-far too young age of 26. Mac was a beautiful human
being whose art, whose kindness and whose fine nature brought light and love to this world. We were lucky
enough to be friends with Mac for most of our career and each of our collaborations were filled with joy and
humor and smarts and something special to the three of us. Outside of the business, we had true love for one
another, and like so many people this week, we're heartbroken. Please enjoy the words and wisdom and wonder of
the legend Mac Miller from our 2015 episode, recorded in Brooklyn. Long live Malcolm McCormick.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay tribute to our friend Malcolm McCormick AKA Mac
Miller, who tragically passed away last week at the far-far-far too young age of 26. Mac was a beautiful human
being whose art, whose kindness and whose fine nature brought light and love to this world. We were lucky
enough to be friends with Mac for most of our career and each of our collaborations were filled with joy and
humor and smarts and something special to the three of us. Outside of the business, we had true love for one
another, and like so many people this week, we're heartbroken. Please enjoy the words and wisdom and wonder of
the legend Mac Miller from our 2015 episode, recorded in Brooklyn. Long live Malcolm McCormick.</description>
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<title>#204: Co-Founder of The FADER Rob Stone</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/robstone</link>
<itunes:duration>02:31:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Founder and Co-CEO of Cornerstone and
Co-Founder of The FADER Rob Stone to the Upper West Side! Rob talks growing up on Long Island, spending his
summers loading and unloading trucks with his father in East New York, attending University of Albany, throwing
parties, getting diagnosed with cancer at 19, leaving school, getting into fighting mode, and how hip-hop got
him through his radiation treatments. We discuss graduating college only to sell bracelets and run from cops at
Jones Beach, becoming an assistant at SBK Records, learning record promotion, taking a job at Clive Davis'
Arista Records, overseeing the marketing and promotion for Bad Boy Entertainment and LaFace Records, and the
one reason he refused to take a huge job at Motown Records. Rob dives into what it took to co-found music and
marketing agency Cornerstone with lifelong friend Jon Cohen, the most important relationships he made along the
way, and how they made DJs the centerpiece to both their marketing strategy and the creation of The FADER. We
get into what it meant to build his own brand, what it meant for his father to see it happen before he passed,
and what it means to show his twin sons. All that, plus great stories about Biggie, Puffy, Kanye, Pharrell,
Jonathan Mannion, Drake, Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Mariah Carey, Steve Rifkind, Hot 97's Steve Smith, Dave
Mays of The Source, Sprite, Converse, FADER Fort and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Founder and Co-CEO of Cornerstone and
Co-Founder of The FADER Rob Stone to the Upper West Side! Rob talks growing up on Long Island, spending his
summers loading and unloading trucks with his father in East New York, attending University of Albany, throwing
parties, getting diagnosed with cancer at 19, leaving school, getting into fighting mode, and how hip-hop got
him through his radiation treatments. We discuss graduating college only to sell bracelets and run from cops at
Jones Beach, becoming an assistant at SBK Records, learning record promotion, taking a job at Clive Davis'
Arista Records, overseeing the marketing and promotion for Bad Boy Entertainment and LaFace Records, and the
one reason he refused to take a huge job at Motown Records. Rob dives into what it took to co-found music and
marketing agency Cornerstone with lifelong friend Jon Cohen, the most important relationships he made along the
way, and how they made DJs the centerpiece to both their marketing strategy and the creation of The FADER. We
get into what it meant to build his own brand, what it meant for his father to see it happen before he passed,
and what it means to show his twin sons. All that, plus great stories about Biggie, Puffy, Kanye, Pharrell,
Jonathan Mannion, Drake, Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, Mariah Carey, Steve Rifkind, Hot 97's Steve Smith, Dave
Mays of The Source, Sprite, Converse, FADER Fort and so much more!</description>
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<title>#203: Lil Duval</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/lilduval</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome comedian, rapper, singer, actor,
internet expert and all-around amazing personality Lil Duval to the Upper West Side! Duval talks growing up in
hardscrabble Jacksonville, Florida, driving at age 13, selling crack around town, dancing in high school talent
shows, and knowing that he'd be an entertainer outside the city lines. We discuss his move to Atlanta where at
20 years old, he pretended to be a high school student, how he started doing standup around town, began his own
comedy night on Tuesdays, could pick off hecklers in an audience, gained a loyal audience right away,
especially with celebrities, made cameos in music videos, and took claim to the city. We get into his brief
move to Los Angeles, how he didn't capitalize on catchphrases he had, what co-signs meant the most, meeting
Charlamagne Tha God via MySpace, the benefits of taking your time, the best colleges he would play around the
country, where his song ideas come from, how everyone tried to box him into a certain career, why he signed a
record deal with EMPIRE, and how many people come up to him now with the success of his single, Smile (Living
My Best Life), thinking he's finally made it. All that, plus what the Jaguars meant when they moved to
Jacksonville, how wrong CelebrityNetWorth.com is, what time of the day he'll get phone calls from Snoop Dogg,
what he turned his backyard into, what T.I.'s wedding was like, why he hates the Dallas Cowboys and so much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome comedian, rapper, singer, actor, internet
expert and all-around amazing personality Lil Duval to the Upper West Side! Duval talks growing up in
hardscrabble Jacksonville, Florida, driving at age 13, selling crack around town, dancing in high school talent
shows, and knowing that he'd be an entertainer outside the city lines. We discuss his move to Atlanta where at
20 years old, he pretended to be a high school student, how he started doing standup around town, began his own
comedy night on Tuesdays, could pick off hecklers in an audience, gained a loyal audience right away,
especially with celebrities, made cameos in music videos, and took claim to the city. We get into his brief
move to Los Angeles, how he didn't capitalize on catchphrases he had, what co-signs meant the most, meeting
Charlamagne Tha God via MySpace, the benefits of taking your time, the best colleges he would play around the
country, where his song ideas come from, how everyone tried to box him into a certain career, why he signed a
record deal with EMPIRE, and how many people come up to him now with the success of his single, Smile (Living
My Best Life), thinking he's finally made it. All that, plus what the Jaguars meant when they moved to
Jacksonville, how wrong CelebrityNetWorth.com is, what time of the day he'll get phone calls from Snoop Dogg,
what he turned his backyard into, what T.I.'s wedding was like, why he hates the Dallas Cowboys and so much
more!</description>
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<title>#202: Def Jam A&amp;R AE</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/ae1</link>
<itunes:duration>01:49:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Def Jam A&amp;R, Tyga's consigliere and
the Bay Area's native son AE to the Upper West Side! One of the best personalities and most genuine young souls
in the music business, AE discusses growing up fast in North Oakland and going to school in East Oakland,
sharing a room with his sister, playing basketball with bigger aspirations, skating through high school, doing
Costco runs with the principal, his group The A'z, winning Battle of the Bay on KMEL, meeting B2K and joining
them on tour. We talk about how B2K put the group to work, and how AE set himself apart, the deals that record
companies and TV channels offered, how executives were afraid of face tattoos, their popularity all over the
world, tensions between group members and management, and why they ultimately broke up. AE gets into meeting
Tyga before he was rapping, how Tyga's good energy and his BBC collection made him stand out, how they
reconnected after eight or so years when AE was walking in Hollywood and looked above for a sign. We go in
depth about rehabilitating Tyga's career, how trusting their friendship is, how Taste - arguably the song of
Summer 2018 - came about, and how that led to Def Jam hiring him as A&amp;R. All that, plus his experiences
with Young Thug, YK Osirus, Bria Myles, Kanye West, Wyoming, Ryan Coogler, Steven Victor, Valee, Smash Mouth,
where he was when the Pusha-Drake beef went off, how he operates as a new music executive, what he's looking
for in artists and producers, how he uses emojis in 2018, and much, much more! Yadadameeaan!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Def Jam A&amp;R, Tyga's consigliere and the
Bay Area's native son AE to the Upper West Side! One of the best personalities and most genuine young souls in
the music business, AE discusses growing up fast in North Oakland and going to school in East Oakland, sharing
a room with his sister, playing basketball with bigger aspirations, skating through high school, doing Costco
runs with the principal, his group The A'z, winning Battle of the Bay on KMEL, meeting B2K and joining them on
tour. We talk about how B2K put the group to work, and how AE set himself apart, the deals that record
companies and TV channels offered, how executives were afraid of face tattoos, their popularity all over the
world, tensions between group members and management, and why they ultimately broke up. AE gets into meeting
Tyga before he was rapping, how Tyga's good energy and his BBC collection made him stand out, how they
reconnected after eight or so years when AE was walking in Hollywood and looked above for a sign. We go in
depth about rehabilitating Tyga's career, how trusting their friendship is, how Taste - arguably the song of
Summer 2018 - came about, and how that led to Def Jam hiring him as A&amp;R. All that, plus his experiences
with Young Thug, YK Osirus, Bria Myles, Kanye West, Wyoming, Ryan Coogler, Steven Victor, Valee, Smash Mouth,
where he was when the Pusha-Drake beef went off, how he operates as a new music executive, what he's looking
for in artists and producers, how he uses emojis in 2018, and much, much more! Yadadameeaan!</description>
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<title>#201: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review You've Got Mail (feat. Styles P and Sheek Louch of The LOX)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/youvegotmail</link>
<itunes:duration>01:13:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 5 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit HBO
to check out the 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and co-starring Dave
Chappelle and Steve Zahn. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what
you think! And don't forget to go to ItsTheReal.com and get your tickets to see 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review
the Movies LIVE Oct. 3rd at Highline Ballroom in NYC!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 5 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 5 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit HBO to
check out the 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and co-starring Dave
Chappelle and Steve Zahn. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this - listen and let us know what
you think! And don't forget to go to ItsTheReal.com and get your tickets to see 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review
the Movies LIVE Oct. 3rd at Highline Ballroom in NYC!!</description>
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<title>#200: ItsTheReal</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 20:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/200-itsthereal</link>
<itunes:duration>01:47:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we mark the 200th episode of our podcast by telling
our story. Each week for over three years, we've conversed with artists, producers, writers, executives,
comedians, actors, on-air personalities and dope humans, diving into their ups, their downs, their successes
and their vulnerable moments, ultimately celebrating each guest's incredible journey. On Episode 200, we asked
the great writer and editor Naomi Zeichner (formerly the EIC of The Fader; currently at YouTube) to stop by the
Upper West Side to interview us. We discussed how our family, creativity, day camp, earnestness, the internet,
G-Funk, The Office, Kanye West, Consequence, Lyor Cohen, Bun B, DJ Green Lantern, Miss Info, HBO, MTV,
NahRight, love and loss shaped our lives and our decade-long-plus career.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we mark the 200th episode of our podcast by telling
our story. Each week for over three years, we've conversed with artists, producers, writers, executives,
comedians, actors, on-air personalities and dope humans, diving into their ups, their downs, their successes
and their vulnerable moments, ultimately celebrating each guest's incredible journey. On Episode 200, we asked
the great writer and editor Naomi Zeichner (formerly the EIC of The Fader; currently at YouTube) to stop by the
Upper West Side to interview us. We discussed how our family, creativity, day camp, earnestness, the internet,
G-Funk, The Office, Kanye West, Consequence, Lyor Cohen, Bun B, DJ Green Lantern, Miss Info, HBO, MTV,
NahRight, love and loss shaped our lives and our decade-long-plus career.</description>
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<title>#199: Joe Freshgoods</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/joefreshgoods</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own clothing designer and
entreprenuer Joe Freshgoods to the Upper West Side! Joe discusses his start on Chicago's West Side, ironing
images onto t-shirts and selling them in high school, getting fired from Niketown, dropping out of college,
working at Leaders 1354 while selling his own t-shirts in the style of a drug dealer, receiving a cease and
desist for using the word &quot;dope,&quot; reimagining his brand, experiencing SXSW with the Illroots crew,
getting high and creating his infamous Rihanna hat, getting checks from Karmaloop, opening a store up out of
his apartment, teaming up with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, printing Kanye-related material, developing
Obama-related material, and ultimately partnering up with brands like McDonald's, Nike, Adidas, and always
maintaining credibility and cool. All that, plus why he hates the term &quot;fast fashion,&quot; what Don C
means, how hard it is to run a clothing store, why narratives matter, who wore his legendary tye-dye
sweatshirts, working at Subway, seeing his face on giant photos at Nike, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own clothing designer and
entreprenuer Joe Freshgoods to the Upper West Side! Joe discusses his start on Chicago's West Side, ironing
images onto t-shirts and selling them in high school, getting fired from Niketown, dropping out of college,
working at Leaders 1354 while selling his own t-shirts in the style of a drug dealer, receiving a cease and
desist for using the word &quot;dope,&quot; reimagining his brand, experiencing SXSW with the Illroots crew,
getting high and creating his infamous Rihanna hat, getting checks from Karmaloop, opening a store up out of
his apartment, teaming up with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, printing Kanye-related material, developing
Obama-related material, and ultimately partnering up with brands like McDonald's, Nike, Adidas, and always
maintaining credibility and cool. All that, plus why he hates the term &quot;fast fashion,&quot; what Don C
means, how hard it is to run a clothing store, why narratives matter, who wore his legendary tye-dye
sweatshirts, working at Subway, seeing his face on giant photos at Nike, and much more!</description>
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<title>#198: Jemele Hill</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jemelehill</link>
<itunes:duration>01:44:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome ESPN personality, writer for The
Undefeated, proud Michigander and UNO champion Jemele Hill to the Upper West Side! Jemele discusses her
upbringing in Detroit, falling in love with baseball and sports writing at a young age, the perks of interning
at the Detroit Free Press as a high schooler, the pull of both Michigan State University and the University of
Michigan, her experiences as a college intern at landmark papers in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Detroit, and
ultimately driving with her mom down to her first staff job, down in Raleigh, North Carolina. We talk about
returning to the Detroit Free Press as a columnist, what brought her down to Orlando, her infamous story with
Willis McGahee , how that simultaneously almost got her suspended and got her the attention of ESPN, how even
though ESPN wasn't her dream job, she saw and took opportunities, and changed her own trajectory. We dive into
podcasting vs. TV production, working with an earpiece live on air, how ESPN approached her and Michael Smith
to host SportsCenter, and how she considers her time behind that infamous desk. All that plus interviewing
Aaliyah, covering the 1995 Cleveland Indians, Boyz II Men, ride-alongs, 2 Live Crew, what Stuart Scott meant to
her, her thoughts on The New York Daily News' recent staff firings, how her feelings on Lil Jon's music have
changed through the years, the biggest misconceptions of her online and so much more!! Also, please make sure
to pre-order our new lined notebook with original ItsTheReal material - RHYME BOOK - on Amazon.com!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome ESPN personality, writer for The
Undefeated, proud Michigander and UNO champion Jemele Hill to the Upper West Side! Jemele discusses her
upbringing in Detroit, falling in love with baseball and sports writing at a young age, the perks of interning
at the Detroit Free Press as a high schooler, the pull of both Michigan State University and the University of
Michigan, her experiences as a college intern at landmark papers in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Detroit, and
ultimately driving with her mom down to her first staff job, down in Raleigh, North Carolina. We talk about
returning to the Detroit Free Press as a columnist, what brought her down to Orlando, her infamous story with
Willis McGahee , how that simultaneously almost got her suspended and got her the attention of ESPN, how even
though ESPN wasn't her dream job, she saw and took opportunities, and changed her own trajectory. We dive into
podcasting vs. TV production, working with an earpiece live on air, how ESPN approached her and Michael Smith
to host SportsCenter, and how she considers her time behind that infamous desk. All that plus interviewing
Aaliyah, covering the 1995 Cleveland Indians, Boyz II Men, ride-alongs, 2 Live Crew, what Stuart Scott meant to
her, her thoughts on The New York Daily News' recent staff firings, how her feelings on Lil Jon's music have
changed through the years, the biggest misconceptions of her online and so much more!! Also, please make sure
to pre-order our new lined notebook with original ItsTheReal material - RHYME BOOK - on Amazon.com!</description>
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<title>#197: Action Bronson</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 20:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/actionbronson</link>
<itunes:duration>01:42:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled down to Brooklyn for a visit with the
one and only Action Bronson! In this sidesplittingly funny episode, we sat down with Bam Bam Baklava over
bagels to talk Flushing, Queens, why he's a fan of the New York Yankees, how he thinks his infamous Funk Flex
freestyle went, how he injured his knee running from Germans, making plans for chicken parm with Lenny Dykstra,
why Alchemist dresses the way he does, the calendar Jeff made where he photoshopped Action into Renaissance
paintings, peeing in between subway cars, what Bobby Brown's like in the kitchen, why exactly he got fired from
Citi Field, what Tommy Mas meant to his career, what he learned from Paul Rosenberg, what he feels he could
have done different while at Atlantic Records, his longtime relationship with Vice, where the name Fuck That's
Delicious comes from, what he thinks about White Rappers, what it's really like to cook on Late Night with Seth
Meyers, what rap camp at Alchemist's house is like, why he shaved his face, what it says on the Post-It that
Robert DeNiro gave him, AND SO MUCH MORE! Also, please make sure to pre-order our new lined notebook with
original ItsTheReal material - RHYME BOOK - on Amazon.com!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled down to Brooklyn for a visit with the one
and only Action Bronson! In this sidesplittingly funny episode, we sat down with Bam Bam Baklava over bagels to
talk Flushing, Queens, why he's a fan of the New York Yankees, how he thinks his infamous Funk Flex freestyle
went, how he injured his knee running from Germans, making plans for chicken parm with Lenny Dykstra, why
Alchemist dresses the way he does, the calendar Jeff made where he photoshopped Action into Renaissance
paintings, peeing in between subway cars, what Bobby Brown's like in the kitchen, why exactly he got fired from
Citi Field, what Tommy Mas meant to his career, what he learned from Paul Rosenberg, what he feels he could
have done different while at Atlantic Records, his longtime relationship with Vice, where the name Fuck That's
Delicious comes from, what he thinks about White Rappers, what it's really like to cook on Late Night with Seth
Meyers, what rap camp at Alchemist's house is like, why he shaved his face, what it says on the Post-It that
Robert DeNiro gave him, AND SO MUCH MORE! Also, please make sure to pre-order our new lined notebook with
original ItsTheReal material - RHYME BOOK - on Amazon.com!</description>
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<title>#196: Mouse Jones (Part 2)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/196-mouse-jones-part-2</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the second of our two-part episode with BET host,
digital media personality, and all-around defender of the culture Mouse Jones! Mouse, a high school dropout
from Long Island with dashed dreams and a history in the streets, who found discipline and teamwork in the
Navy, stayed down in Virginia after an honorable discharge, cutting hair, but also selling guns. Mouse
discusses why people around town felt a certain way about him, talks us through the attempt on his life that
shook him into reality, the phone call with his step father that brought him back to his family in New York, a
second near-death experience, and exactly how fast he ran to church to be saved. Mouse gets into what the
church meant to him, what comedy meant to him, how he made the two work together, how he reunited with his
biological father and why it fell apart once more. We discuss chance encounters with Jimmy Fallon and Royce da
5'9, how much work it took to launch his podcast, his own beliefs on how to approach people, how he leaned on
Cory Townes for guidance, how generous Lowkey was with advice on how to host parties, what it meant to work on
the TRL reboot on MTV, how he took a small opportunity with BET and hit it out of the ballpark, how in the
world he went from moving guns in Virginia to moving a sold-out crowd at Staples Center in LA, and much more!
Listen now to Parts 1 and 2 on iTunes and soundcloud and everywhere else!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the sec…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the second of our two-part episode with BET host, digital
media personality, and all-around defender of the culture Mouse Jones! Mouse, a high school dropout from Long
Island with dashed dreams and a history in the streets, who found discipline and teamwork in the Navy, stayed
down in Virginia after an honorable discharge, cutting hair, but also selling guns. Mouse discusses why people
around town felt a certain way about him, talks us through the attempt on his life that shook him into reality,
the phone call with his step father that brought him back to his family in New York, a second near-death
experience, and exactly how fast he ran to church to be saved. Mouse gets into what the church meant to him,
what comedy meant to him, how he made the two work together, how he reunited with his biological father and why
it fell apart once more. We discuss chance encounters with Jimmy Fallon and Royce da 5'9, how much work it took
to launch his podcast, his own beliefs on how to approach people, how he leaned on Cory Townes for guidance,
how generous Lowkey was with advice on how to host parties, what it meant to work on the TRL reboot on MTV, how
he took a small opportunity with BET and hit it out of the ballpark, how in the world he went from moving guns
in Virginia to moving a sold-out crowd at Staples Center in LA, and much more! Listen now to Parts 1 and 2 on
iTunes and soundcloud and everywhere else!</description>
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<title>#196: Mouse Jones (Part 1)</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/mouse-jones-part-1</link>
<itunes:duration>01:57:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome BET host, digital media personality, and
all-around defender of the culture Mouse Jones to the Upper West Side! In Part 1 of this 2-episode podcast,
Mouse discusses his upbringing on Long Island, how his step father became more indispensable than his own blood
relatives, his work and opinions as a sweeper boy at the local barber shop, how he got involved with the
streets as a lone wolf, his early dreams of journalism and a college career at Howard University, why he gave
up on high school, how he found out he was a teenage father, how his cousin duped him into joining the Navy,
how he almost bombed out of boot camp, how he shaped up and shipped out, bought into watching the backs of his
peers and the wishes of his commanders, was honorably discharged, found himself living in Virginia, cutting
hair and cutting up, and why exactly he thought he'd never make it out of there alive... Tune in on Thursday
for the amazing second part of Mouse's journey!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome BET host, digital media personality, and
all-around defender of the culture Mouse Jones to the Upper West Side! In Part 1 of this 2-episode podcast,
Mouse discusses his upbringing on Long Island, how his step father became more indispensable than his own blood
relatives, his work and opinions as a sweeper boy at the local barber shop, how he got involved with the
streets as a lone wolf, his early dreams of journalism and a college career at Howard University, why he gave
up on high school, how he found out he was a teenage father, how his cousin duped him into joining the Navy,
how he almost bombed out of boot camp, how he shaped up and shipped out, bought into watching the backs of his
peers and the wishes of his commanders, was honorably discharged, found himself living in Virginia, cutting
hair and cutting up, and why exactly he thought he'd never make it out of there alive... Tune in on Thursday
for the amazing second part of Mouse's journey!</description>
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<title>#195: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Trading Places (feat. Styles, Sheek and Jadakiss of The LOX)</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/tradingplaces</link>
<itunes:duration>01:07:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 4 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and
special guest Jadakiss hit Netflix to check out the 1983 comedy Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy and Dan
Akroyd. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 4 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 4 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles, Sheek and special
guest Jadakiss hit Netflix to check out the 1983 comedy Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd.
There's never been a movie review show as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think!</description>
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<title>#194: Capitol Music Group SVP of Brand Partnerships Brian Nolan</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/briannolan</link>
<itunes:duration>01:54:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Capitol Music Group's SVP of Brand
Partnerships, Brian Nolan, to the Upper West Side to discuss his time and work with J. Cole, Migos,
Three6Mafia, ESPN and his own division at Capitol, seventeenfifty! A Silver Spring, MD native, Brian talks
growing up a hip-hop fan in the melting pot of Washington, DC suburbs, the lessons he learned caddying for the
likes of Alan Greenspan and Mike Wilbon, taking cues from his older brother, chasing baseball-playing dreams to
James Madison University where he majored in marketing, finding his way to NYC for an internship at Rawkus
Records, and how he focused his sights on the music industry. After a promised-job never materialized, Brian
returned to Washington and to the golf course, and ultimately found his way into a mailroom, where he worked
his way up from sending records to working them as a field marketing rep in Philadelphia. After earning his
stripes putting up posters, Brian graduated to Sony Urban where he rode the tour bus with Juicy J, DJ Paul and
Crunchy Black, helped their record Stay Fly go from 15 spins to fully taking over the airwaves, and saw them
win Oscars and go Hollyhood. Brian remembers Jay-Z and Jay Brown bringing J. Cole to the label as one of three
priorities from Roc Nation, and reminisces on the work Cole and Ib Hamad and their team put in to go from
performing for tiny crowds and in conference rooms for small-city radio programmers to putting huge numbers on
the boards, selling out arenas, and becoming a voice of a generation. Brian discusses how he took advantage of
a ceiling at his radio job, combined his interests in music and sports, and fostered relationships with
athletes and executives alike, using his skillset to make his mark in brand partnerships, and how he leveled up
in his new role at Capitol, especially in working with Coach K and Pee at Quality Control. All that, plus
stories about Ruben Studdard, Rembert Browne, Jemele Hill, David Cho, Naima Cochrane, Destiny's Child, John
Legend, Ray Cash, go-go music, Freeky Zekey, Tiger Woods, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Capitol Music Group's SVP of Brand
Partnerships, Brian Nolan, to the Upper West Side to discuss his time and work with J. Cole, Migos,
Three6Mafia, ESPN and his own division at Capitol, seventeenfifty! A Silver Spring, MD native, Brian talks
growing up a hip-hop fan in the melting pot of Washington, DC suburbs, the lessons he learned caddying for the
likes of Alan Greenspan and Mike Wilbon, taking cues from his older brother, chasing baseball-playing dreams to
James Madison University where he majored in marketing, finding his way to NYC for an internship at Rawkus
Records, and how he focused his sights on the music industry. After a promised-job never materialized, Brian
returned to Washington and to the golf course, and ultimately found his way into a mailroom, where he worked
his way up from sending records to working them as a field marketing rep in Philadelphia. After earning his
stripes putting up posters, Brian graduated to Sony Urban where he rode the tour bus with Juicy J, DJ Paul and
Crunchy Black, helped their record Stay Fly go from 15 spins to fully taking over the airwaves, and saw them
win Oscars and go Hollyhood. Brian remembers Jay-Z and Jay Brown bringing J. Cole to the label as one of three
priorities from Roc Nation, and reminisces on the work Cole and Ib Hamad and their team put in to go from
performing for tiny crowds and in conference rooms for small-city radio programmers to putting huge numbers on
the boards, selling out arenas, and becoming a voice of a generation. Brian discusses how he took advantage of
a ceiling at his radio job, combined his interests in music and sports, and fostered relationships with
athletes and executives alike, using his skillset to make his mark in brand partnerships, and how he leveled up
in his new role at Capitol, especially in working with Coach K and Pee at Quality Control. All that, plus
stories about Ruben Studdard, Rembert Browne, Jemele Hill, David Cho, Naima Cochrane, Destiny's Child, John
Legend, Ray Cash, go-go music, Freeky Zekey, Tiger Woods, and much more!</description>
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<title>#193: King Combs</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/kingcombs</link>
<itunes:duration>00:57:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Bad Boy recording artist King Combs, to
the Upper West Side! The son of Sean &quot;Puff Daddy&quot; Combs and Kim Porter, Christian AKA King Combs,
discusses growing up the son of hip-hop royalty, moving from the East Coast to the West Coast, with a couple
stops in Columbus, Georgia, his memories of hanging out in Central Park and getting McDonald's in Times Square,
his mother's excellent cooking, getting to know his neighbors in Calabasas, CA, how he celebrated his 16th
birthday, why it took so long to get his drivers license, and how he attended five proms in high school. We
talk about watching 106 &amp; Park growing up, dance battling Rihanna, who the best dancer in the Combs family
is, meeting and collaborating with Smooky Margielaa, the importance of writing his own rhymes, when he started
taking rap seriously as a career, and how exactly he approached his label-owner father with his own art. We get
into hanging out in Remy Ma's kitchen, what it was like to be around the Bad Boy Reunion Tour, almost signing
to G.O.O.D. Music, taking the SATs with the dream of going to USC, walking in fashion shows, his CYN crew, how
he never trips, his new project 90's Baby, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Bad Boy recording artist King Combs, to the
Upper West Side! The son of Sean &quot;Puff Daddy&quot; Combs and Kim Porter, Christian AKA King Combs,
discusses growing up the son of hip-hop royalty, moving from the East Coast to the West Coast, with a couple
stops in Columbus, Georgia, his memories of hanging out in Central Park and getting McDonald's in Times Square,
his mother's excellent cooking, getting to know his neighbors in Calabasas, CA, how he celebrated his 16th
birthday, why it took so long to get his drivers license, and how he attended five proms in high school. We
talk about watching 106 &amp; Park growing up, dance battling Rihanna, who the best dancer in the Combs family
is, meeting and collaborating with Smooky Margielaa, the importance of writing his own rhymes, when he started
taking rap seriously as a career, and how exactly he approached his label-owner father with his own art. We get
into hanging out in Remy Ma's kitchen, what it was like to be around the Bad Boy Reunion Tour, almost signing
to G.O.O.D. Music, taking the SATs with the dream of going to USC, walking in fashion shows, his CYN crew, how
he never trips, his new project 90's Baby, and much more!</description>
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<title>#192: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Coco (feat. Styles and Sheek of The LOX)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/2jewsand2blackdudesreviewcoco</link>
<itunes:duration>01:04:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 3 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit
Netflix to check out the celebrated Disney/Pixar computer animated film Coco. There's never been a movie review
show as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think! AND JUST KNOW: SPOILERS ARE UNAVOIDABLE IF YOU
PRESS PLAY.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 3 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 3 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit
Netflix to check out the celebrated Disney/Pixar computer animated film Coco. There's never been a movie review
show as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think! AND JUST KNOW: SPOILERS ARE UNAVOIDABLE IF YOU
PRESS PLAY.</description>
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<title>#191: Tierra Whack</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/tierrawhack</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazingly talented, super-funny, and
brilliant rapper/singer/filmmaker/storyteller Tierra Whack to the Upper West Side! Tierra, in her first
extended interview, goes into depth on growing up in Philadelphia with her mother and two younger siblings,
auditioning to get into an arts high school an hour away, her profecientcy for singing and visual arts, how
much her principal hated hip-hop, the genesis of Dizzle Dizz, meeting Meek Mill, and how she ended up on Cosmic
Kev's radio show, freestyling for fourteen minutes. We discuss her family's big move to Atlanta in the middle
of high school, working at a car wash alongside a team of former convicts, making crazy amounts of cash by
cleaning cars for 2 Chainz, Rocko, Future and barely missing Andre 3000, attending a high school that was
&quot;ratchet as fuck,&quot; slowly finding her real rap persona via ciphers, and honing in on her sound by
herself on her laptop. We get into her return to Philly, now using her given name, not caring what any critics
had to say, washing dishes at a restaurant to get by, doing intimate shows at tiny venues, scouring Vimeo to
find the perfect cinematographer to compliment her music, putting out dynamic music videos, and the reaction to
her 15-minute opus, Whack World. Tierra talks surprises, Human Centipede 2, Flying Lotus, Melanie Martinez, not
putting stickers on laptops, seeing herself on billboards, when she figured out she was creative, her rules on
social media promotion, taking in all the success, going right on to the next project, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazingly talented, super-funny, and
brilliant rapper/singer/filmmaker/storyteller Tierra Whack to the Upper West Side! Tierra, in her first
extended interview, goes into depth on growing up in Philadelphia with her mother and two younger siblings,
auditioning to get into an arts high school an hour away, her profecientcy for singing and visual arts, how
much her principal hated hip-hop, the genesis of Dizzle Dizz, meeting Meek Mill, and how she ended up on Cosmic
Kev's radio show, freestyling for fourteen minutes. We discuss her family's big move to Atlanta in the middle
of high school, working at a car wash alongside a team of former convicts, making crazy amounts of cash by
cleaning cars for 2 Chainz, Rocko, Future and barely missing Andre 3000, attending a high school that was
&quot;ratchet as fuck,&quot; slowly finding her real rap persona via ciphers, and honing in on her sound by
herself on her laptop. We get into her return to Philly, now using her given name, not caring what any critics
had to say, washing dishes at a restaurant to get by, doing intimate shows at tiny venues, scouring Vimeo to
find the perfect cinematographer to compliment her music, putting out dynamic music videos, and the reaction to
her 15-minute opus, Whack World. Tierra talks surprises, Human Centipede 2, Flying Lotus, Melanie Martinez, not
putting stickers on laptops, seeing herself on billboards, when she figured out she was creative, her rules on
social media promotion, taking in all the success, going right on to the next project, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#190: Director Justin Fleischer</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 01:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/justinfleischer</link>
<itunes:duration>01:58:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome back to the East Coast, director,
creative director and muffin god Justin Fleischer to the Upper West Side! Justin, who over the past few years
has worked alongside Logic as a documentary filmmaker and music video director has recently stepped up to
oversee the development of Logic's artists under his Elysium imprint. We discuss Justin's upbringing in Keene,
New Hampshire, the amazing time he spent living in the Dominican Republic as a high school and the positive
effect it had on his development, graduating Georgetown University and going into teaching in New York City. We
talk about the ups and downs of the public school system, the night he decided to leave education, and how he
hustled and freelanced and took manual labor jobs to make it in the City and ultimately work his way into the
music and video business. We get into his work with battle MC Iron Solomon, videoing Statik Selektah and Tony
Touch's guests' freestyles, studying filmmaking under the tutelage of Coodie &amp; Chike, what Alex Ciccimarro
meant to his career and life, shooting original content for HotNewHipHop, and eventually traveling around the
world with Logic. All that, plus pumpkins, the boundaries to documentary filmmaking, New York City stories,
Japanese owl cafes, Brooklyn's hate for ISIS, how we feel about Vermont, French Montana's monkey Julius Caesar,
and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome back to the East Coast, director, creative
director and muffin god Justin Fleischer to the Upper West Side! Justin, who over the past few years has worked
alongside Logic as a documentary filmmaker and music video director has recently stepped up to oversee the
development of Logic's artists under his Elysium imprint. We discuss Justin's upbringing in Keene, New
Hampshire, the amazing time he spent living in the Dominican Republic as a high school and the positive effect
it had on his development, graduating Georgetown University and going into teaching in New York City. We talk
about the ups and downs of the public school system, the night he decided to leave education, and how he
hustled and freelanced and took manual labor jobs to make it in the City and ultimately work his way into the
music and video business. We get into his work with battle MC Iron Solomon, videoing Statik Selektah and Tony
Touch's guests' freestyles, studying filmmaking under the tutelage of Coodie &amp; Chike, what Alex Ciccimarro
meant to his career and life, shooting original content for HotNewHipHop, and eventually traveling around the
world with Logic. All that, plus pumpkins, the boundaries to documentary filmmaking, New York City stories,
Japanese owl cafes, Brooklyn's hate for ISIS, how we feel about Vermont, French Montana's monkey Julius Caesar,
and so much more!</description>
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<title>#189: Taylor Rooks</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 22:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/taylorrooks</link>
<itunes:duration>01:24:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome sports anchor and reporter and host of
the 'TimeOut with Taylor Rooks' podcast, Gwinnett County's own, Taylor Rooks! Taylor discusses growing up in
Georgia a driven student, a caring sister, and a poor parallel parker, why she chose to attend University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her aspirations to be Barbara Walters meets Oprah, what she learned in class vs.
the work she put in on her first blog, and how she hustled to get one-on-one interviews with LeBron James and
Kevin Durant. We talk about how she wanted to circumvent the traditional job application formula and career
ladder climb, how close she was to returning home after college without a job, what the Big Ten Network meant
to her, what living in Chicago was like for a 21-year old, and the thinking behind making her way to NYC.
Taylor recounts her time at SNY, why she started her podcast, how she booked Meek Mill for one of his first
interviews after being released from prison, and how meaningful it is to speak directly with her audience,
rather than at them. All that, plus family reunions, karaoke favorites, her sneaker collection, why she hasn't
yet attended D'ussePalooza, what her grandmother thinks of her broadcasts, the effect Taylor Swift has on her
name, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome sports anchor and reporter and host of the
'TimeOut with Taylor Rooks' podcast, Gwinnett County's own, Taylor Rooks! Taylor discusses growing up in
Georgia a driven student, a caring sister, and a poor parallel parker, why she chose to attend University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her aspirations to be Barbara Walters meets Oprah, what she learned in class vs.
the work she put in on her first blog, and how she hustled to get one-on-one interviews with LeBron James and
Kevin Durant. We talk about how she wanted to circumvent the traditional job application formula and career
ladder climb, how close she was to returning home after college without a job, what the Big Ten Network meant
to her, what living in Chicago was like for a 21-year old, and the thinking behind making her way to NYC.
Taylor recounts her time at SNY, why she started her podcast, how she booked Meek Mill for one of his first
interviews after being released from prison, and how meaningful it is to speak directly with her audience,
rather than at them. All that, plus family reunions, karaoke favorites, her sneaker collection, why she hasn't
yet attended D'ussePalooza, what her grandmother thinks of her broadcasts, the effect Taylor Swift has on her
name, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#188: Santan Dave</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 22:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/dave</link>
<itunes:duration>01:45:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome British rapper Dave to the Upper West
Side! Dave, AKA Santan Dave, talks about his breakout hit Wanna Know, how Drake reached out to appear on the
remix, how OVO did right by him, and what that one song meant in terms of radio, festivals and recognition. We
discuss Dave's youth in South London, not having much of a relationship with his two older brothers when they
were growing up, and what it was like to visit his siblings throughout their stops in the prison system. We
dive into Dave's proficiancy at piano, his early attempts at rapping, how movie soundtracks opened his ears in
a new way, the inspiration in Meek Mill's music, and how his own freestyles on Blackbox and Fire in the Booth
launched him into a legitimate career while trying to balance his studies at university. We talk about his
collaborations with J Hus, AJ Tracey, Fraser T. Smith, how he started doing his own production, what spurred
him into getting political in his own rhymes, and how his powerful song Hangman came about. All that, plus
traveling with his new puppy, shooting music videos in Europe, football referees, dreaming of Aston Martins,
touring around the world, and the confusion that comes with being a rapper named just Dave.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome British rapper Dave to the Upper West Side!
Dave, AKA Santan Dave, talks about his breakout hit Wanna Know, how Drake reached out to appear on the remix,
how OVO did right by him, and what that one song meant in terms of radio, festivals and recognition. We discuss
Dave's youth in South London, not having much of a relationship with his two older brothers when they were
growing up, and what it was like to visit his siblings throughout their stops in the prison system. We dive
into Dave's proficiancy at piano, his early attempts at rapping, how movie soundtracks opened his ears in a new
way, the inspiration in Meek Mill's music, and how his own freestyles on Blackbox and Fire in the Booth
launched him into a legitimate career while trying to balance his studies at university. We talk about his
collaborations with J Hus, AJ Tracey, Fraser T. Smith, how he started doing his own production, what spurred
him into getting political in his own rhymes, and how his powerful song Hangman came about. All that, plus
traveling with his new puppy, shooting music videos in Europe, football referees, dreaming of Aston Martins,
touring around the world, and the confusion that comes with being a rapper named just Dave.</description>
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<title>#187: Swizz Beatz</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/swizzbeatz</link>
<itunes:duration>01:35:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on a special bonus episode celebrating the 3-Year Anniversary of A Waste of Time with
ItsTheReal, we welcome super-producer, rapper, professor, art collector and party starter Swizz Beatz to the
Upper West Side! We talk Ruff Ryders, DMX, The Lox, Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella, Michael Jackson, Eve, T.I., his epic
battle with Just Blaze, Cassidy vs. Freeway, Yung Wun, Metallica, Atlanta, the South Bronx, Funk Flex, Alicia
Keys, Summer Jam, D'ussePalooza, Woodstock '99, studio sessions, plaques, rollerskating, teaching at NYU, why
he initially got into collecting art, artists to look out for, his fire truck, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on a special bonus episode celebrating the …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on a special bonus episode celebrating the 3-Year Anniversary of A Waste of Time with
ItsTheReal, we welcome super-producer, rapper, professor, art collector and party starter Swizz Beatz to the
Upper West Side! We talk Ruff Ryders, DMX, The Lox, Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella, Michael Jackson, Eve, T.I., his epic
battle with Just Blaze, Cassidy vs. Freeway, Yung Wun, Metallica, Atlanta, the South Bronx, Funk Flex, Alicia
Keys, Summer Jam, D'ussePalooza, Woodstock '99, studio sessions, plaques, rollerskating, teaching at NYU, why
he initially got into collecting art, artists to look out for, his fire truck, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#186: Ella Mai</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 23:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/ellamai</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer Ella Mai, whose song Boo'd Up has
been called the song of the summer, to the Upper West Side! Ella talks growing up in South London, moving
across the pond to New York City in eighth grade, going to high school in Queens, and because she got unwanted
attention from her English accent, she focused on playing soccer and shied away from her natural singing
ability. We discuss Ella's return to London after senior year theater internship, getting a job in the back
rooms of Top Shop, and while at college joining a girl group called Arize, their short run on the TV show X
Factor followed by their split, and how Ella rebounded by doing 15-second song covers solo on Instagram. We
talk about how the videos went viral, DJ Mustard reached out, Ella's return trip to NYC on her own dime, the
prolific work she and Mustard created over the course of one evening and how it led to more work in Los
Angeles, recording with Ty Dolla $ign, ultimately signing to DJ Mustard's imprint at Interscope Records, 10
Summers. And most amazing of all, how Bay Area DJ Big Von took a chance on one of Ella's EP cuts from 2017,
watched the club go up in front of his eyes, and launched the unlikely rise of the hit song of Summer 2018,
Boo'd Up. All that, plus much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer Ella Mai, whose song Boo'd Up has been
called the song of the summer, to the Upper West Side! Ella talks growing up in South London, moving across the
pond to New York City in eighth grade, going to high school in Queens, and because she got unwanted attention
from her English accent, she focused on playing soccer and shied away from her natural singing ability. We
discuss Ella's return to London after senior year theater internship, getting a job in the back rooms of Top
Shop, and while at college joining a girl group called Arize, their short run on the TV show X Factor followed
by their split, and how Ella rebounded by doing 15-second song covers solo on Instagram. We talk about how the
videos went viral, DJ Mustard reached out, Ella's return trip to NYC on her own dime, the prolific work she and
Mustard created over the course of one evening and how it led to more work in Los Angeles, recording with Ty
Dolla $ign, ultimately signing to DJ Mustard's imprint at Interscope Records, 10 Summers. And most amazing of
all, how Bay Area DJ Big Von took a chance on one of Ella's EP cuts from 2017, watched the club go up in front
of his eyes, and launched the unlikely rise of the hit song of Summer 2018, Boo'd Up. All that, plus much more!</description>
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<title>#185: Chromeo</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 23:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/chromeo</link>
<itunes:duration>01:46:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Montreal, Canada's own, Chromeo back to
the Upper West Side! Dave-1 and P-Thugg stop by to discuss their fifth studio album, Head Over Heels, which is
executive produced by A-Trak and drops June 15th, their collaborations with DRAM, The-Dream, French Montana and
Stefflon Don and more, why they chose to record this project in Burbank, California, how they challenged
themselves in the studio, and what it means to follow up a radio-friendly song like Jealous. Chromeo talks
growing up in Montreal as crate diggers, discovering funk through DJ Quik, maintaining mundane jobs while
recording music was a hobby, the humor and sincerity of their music, how they nailed their first big show for
Vice in New York City and subsequently failed in front of tiny audiences, how they landed a record deal on an
obscure Canadian techno label, why Myspace and dance music helped turn their careers around, what a pop record
feels like, what Atlantic Records expects of them, the criticisms they read and save, and how their big goal is
to improve. All that plus the Michael Bolton-like songs that got cut, an EP with The-Dream, thoughts on the
Yodeling Kid, Tekashi69, recording in France, the sophistication of The Simpsons, Phil Collins vs. Peter
Gabriel, Awesome 80's compilations, their amazing new stage and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Montreal, Canada's own, Chromeo back to the
Upper West Side! Dave-1 and P-Thugg stop by to discuss their fifth studio album, Head Over Heels, which is
executive produced by A-Trak and drops June 15th, their collaborations with DRAM, The-Dream, French Montana and
Stefflon Don and more, why they chose to record this project in Burbank, California, how they challenged
themselves in the studio, and what it means to follow up a radio-friendly song like Jealous. Chromeo talks
growing up in Montreal as crate diggers, discovering funk through DJ Quik, maintaining mundane jobs while
recording music was a hobby, the humor and sincerity of their music, how they nailed their first big show for
Vice in New York City and subsequently failed in front of tiny audiences, how they landed a record deal on an
obscure Canadian techno label, why Myspace and dance music helped turn their careers around, what a pop record
feels like, what Atlantic Records expects of them, the criticisms they read and save, and how their big goal is
to improve. All that plus the Michael Bolton-like songs that got cut, an EP with The-Dream, thoughts on the
Yodeling Kid, Tekashi69, recording in France, the sophistication of The Simpsons, Phil Collins vs. Peter
Gabriel, Awesome 80's compilations, their amazing new stage and much more!</description>
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<title>#184: DJ Whoo Kid</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 22:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/djwhookid</link>
<itunes:duration>02:01:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Queens Village's own DJ Whoo Kid to the
Upper West Side! Most known for his work as 50 Cent's touring DJ, we discuss seeing Tupac walk by his house
during the Digital Underground days, taking a summer school course with DJ Clue, how exactly he got leaked
songs from record labels, Puff's reaction after Whoo Kid used a previously unreleased Biggie verse for his song
with 50, Eminem's look-alike from the Anger Management tour, who they called Partial Mathers, the number one
thing you don't want to do at 50's Connecticut mansion, having a gun pulled on him by Big Pun, having a gun
pulled on him by T.I., dubbing mixtapes while working as a security guard at the airport, Suge Knight looking
for him after he leaked an unreleased Tupac verse, kicking Kanye out of the studio the night Ye got into his
car accident, how Howard Stern ruined Whoo Kid's life, finding his way out of a fist fight with DJ Kay Slay in
the streets, fronting like he was the official DJ for Bad Boy Records, connecting a teenage Big Sean with Kanye
in Detroit, how he evolved his interviews at SiriusXM into the wild conversations he's famous for today,
whatever happened to the album he owed to Capitol, and so much more!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Queens Village's own DJ Whoo Kid to the
Upper West Side! Most known for his work as 50 Cent's touring DJ, we discuss seeing Tupac walk by his house
during the Digital Underground days, taking a summer school course with DJ Clue, how exactly he got leaked
songs from record labels, Puff's reaction after Whoo Kid used a previously unreleased Biggie verse for his song
with 50, Eminem's look-alike from the Anger Management tour, who they called Partial Mathers, the number one
thing you don't want to do at 50's Connecticut mansion, having a gun pulled on him by Big Pun, having a gun
pulled on him by T.I., dubbing mixtapes while working as a security guard at the airport, Suge Knight looking
for him after he leaked an unreleased Tupac verse, kicking Kanye out of the studio the night Ye got into his
car accident, how Howard Stern ruined Whoo Kid's life, finding his way out of a fist fight with DJ Kay Slay in
the streets, fronting like he was the official DJ for Bad Boy Records, connecting a teenage Big Sean with Kanye
in Detroit, how he evolved his interviews at SiriusXM into the wild conversations he's famous for today,
whatever happened to the album he owed to Capitol, and so much more!!</description>
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<title>#183: Sylvan LaCue</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/sylvanlacue</link>
<itunes:duration>02:15:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue to the Upper
West Side! Sylvan discusses his upbringing in a one-bedroom apartment with his mother and brother, growing up
playing video games, writing rap fan fiction at school, recording music after school until the equipment was
stolen, walking miles to a new recording studio, working at Outback Steakhouse, battle rapping with The
Sunshine Boys, falling out with his mom and moving out, and why his barber deserves a ton of credit in his
journey. We talk his connection to TAG Records, what NaS, Lil Bow Wow and Lupe Fiasco meant to his career,
reconnecting with his hustler father until they got evicted from their apartment, making a name for himself as
QuESt, putting a bunch of mixtapes out, falling in love with the blogs at the height of the blogging era,
meeting with Atlantic Records, connecting with Ro Ransom, Mickey Factz, PreZZure, XV and ultimately Logic, who
took him on tour, let him perform in front of giant crowds, and signed him to Visionary Music Group. Sylvan
gets very honest about what he was looking for and why he left Logic's crew and how tough it was to start anew,
with a new name, a new sound and a new outlook. We talk falling out of love with music, falling in love with
coffee, moving to Oakland, stumbling onto an instrumental that spoke to him in a new way, putting a subsequent
song and video out without any expectations, and watching the song catch on through streaming and YouTube
plays, launching Sylvan's career in a wholly authentic and inspiring new way. All that plus bath salts, opening
for DMX, having a car with no windows, why he's named Sylvan, visiting Harlem and looking for Un Kasa, Kanye
announcing his album's name was the same as Sylvan's, why you shouldn't eat the Blooming Onion, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue to the Upper West
Side! Sylvan discusses his upbringing in a one-bedroom apartment with his mother and brother, growing up
playing video games, writing rap fan fiction at school, recording music after school until the equipment was
stolen, walking miles to a new recording studio, working at Outback Steakhouse, battle rapping with The
Sunshine Boys, falling out with his mom and moving out, and why his barber deserves a ton of credit in his
journey. We talk his connection to TAG Records, what NaS, Lil Bow Wow and Lupe Fiasco meant to his career,
reconnecting with his hustler father until they got evicted from their apartment, making a name for himself as
QuESt, putting a bunch of mixtapes out, falling in love with the blogs at the height of the blogging era,
meeting with Atlantic Records, connecting with Ro Ransom, Mickey Factz, PreZZure, XV and ultimately Logic, who
took him on tour, let him perform in front of giant crowds, and signed him to Visionary Music Group. Sylvan
gets very honest about what he was looking for and why he left Logic's crew and how tough it was to start anew,
with a new name, a new sound and a new outlook. We talk falling out of love with music, falling in love with
coffee, moving to Oakland, stumbling onto an instrumental that spoke to him in a new way, putting a subsequent
song and video out without any expectations, and watching the song catch on through streaming and YouTube
plays, launching Sylvan's career in a wholly authentic and inspiring new way. All that plus bath salts, opening
for DMX, having a car with no windows, why he's named Sylvan, visiting Harlem and looking for Un Kasa, Kanye
announcing his album's name was the same as Sylvan's, why you shouldn't eat the Blooming Onion, and much more!</description>
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<title>#182: SVP of Marketing at Atlantic Records Marsha St. Hubert</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/marshasthubert</link>
<itunes:duration>02:20:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome our amazing friend and SVP of Marketing
at Atlantic Records, Marsha St. Hubert, to the Upper West Side! Marsha, whose outstanding work with Cardi B
helped her claim a number 1 album on the Billboard charts last week, has a whole lotta wins on the scoreboard
thanks to her time with Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, Maino, Lupe Fiasco, TI, Tamar Braxton, DJ Drama and Wiz
Khalifa. The daughter of a Haitian immigrant, a latchkey girl living in ungentrified Flatbush, Brooklyn with
her tough-love mother who worked two jobs to send her to Catholic school, we talk about spending each summer in
Haiti with her father and her mischievous brother, playing high school sports, going to college with the goal
to become a lawyer like Claire Huxtable and nixing that plan real quick, landing back home and taking a job
with a PR firm, where she didn't last long after moments like asking Dame Dash if she could listen to his iPod.
Marsha remembers interning for Lyor Cohen at Def Jam, moving over with him when he took the CEO position at
Warner Music Group, establishing herself as a people person and learning the A&amp;R side of the business at
Atlantic Records, and moving into marketing for early projects by Maino, DJ Drama and TI's P$C. We discuss how
specific Lupe's vision was for Lasers, the hours she spent on the phone with him, how far her relationship with
Wiz evolved after he signed to Atlantic and initially ignored everyone in the building, and why she felt it was
the right move to leave for a position at Epic Records. Marsha gets into working with Tamar, how hard she and
her team worked to get that number one record, having a baby and juggling responsibilities to her family and as
a businesswoman. Marsha details her return to Atlantic, the amazing ways they rolled out Gucci's first album
while he was on house arrest, working Kodak's first project while he was locked up, the reaction to Cardi's
unprecedented run, her feelings on Billboard's recent piece on the dearth of Black executives in music, the
different leadership styles of Lyor Cohen, LA Reid and Julie Greenwald, the talented co-workers she's
collaborated with through the years, and so very much more in this truly excellent episode!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome our amazing friend and SVP of Marketing at
Atlantic Records, Marsha St. Hubert, to the Upper West Side! Marsha, whose outstanding work with Cardi B helped
her claim a number 1 album on the Billboard charts last week, has a whole lotta wins on the scoreboard thanks
to her time with Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, Maino, Lupe Fiasco, TI, Tamar Braxton, DJ Drama and Wiz Khalifa. The
daughter of a Haitian immigrant, a latchkey girl living in ungentrified Flatbush, Brooklyn with her tough-love
mother who worked two jobs to send her to Catholic school, we talk about spending each summer in Haiti with her
father and her mischievous brother, playing high school sports, going to college with the goal to become a
lawyer like Claire Huxtable and nixing that plan real quick, landing back home and taking a job with a PR firm,
where she didn't last long after moments like asking Dame Dash if she could listen to his iPod. Marsha
remembers interning for Lyor Cohen at Def Jam, moving over with him when he took the CEO position at Warner
Music Group, establishing herself as a people person and learning the A&amp;R side of the business at Atlantic
Records, and moving into marketing for early projects by Maino, DJ Drama and TI's P$C. We discuss how specific
Lupe's vision was for Lasers, the hours she spent on the phone with him, how far her relationship with Wiz
evolved after he signed to Atlantic and initially ignored everyone in the building, and why she felt it was the
right move to leave for a position at Epic Records. Marsha gets into working with Tamar, how hard she and her
team worked to get that number one record, having a baby and juggling responsibilities to her family and as a
businesswoman. Marsha details her return to Atlantic, the amazing ways they rolled out Gucci's first album
while he was on house arrest, working Kodak's first project while he was locked up, the reaction to Cardi's
unprecedented run, her feelings on Billboard's recent piece on the dearth of Black executives in music, the
different leadership styles of Lyor Cohen, LA Reid and Julie Greenwald, the talented co-workers she's
collaborated with through the years, and so very much more in this truly excellent episode!</description>
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<title>#181: Jim Jones</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jimjones</link>
<itunes:duration>01:26:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem's own Jim Jones to the Upper
West Side to talk Dipset Christmas, why he didn't do a solo deal at Roc-A-Fella, random remixes, sneaker
shopping, being in the belt business with A$AP Ferg, Funk Flex's car shows, working with Rsonist of The
Heatmakerz, being the fashionable kid in high school, bringing 100 people with him to The Tunnel, the effect he
had on the music industry by engineering his own sessions, blowing budgets at the club, his love-hate
relationship with his song Ballin', what he thought when 50 Cent called Koch Records a &quot;graveyard,&quot;
not signing J. Cole, his own Broadway show, how Mona Scott stole his reality TV show, being the NYC tour guides
for visiting artists, and much, much more! This episode is presented by Martell, the legendary maker of the
world's finest cognacs, including Martell Blue Swift and VS Single Distillery.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem's own Jim Jones to the Upper
West Side to talk Dipset Christmas, why he didn't do a solo deal at Roc-A-Fella, random remixes, sneaker
shopping, being in the belt business with A$AP Ferg, Funk Flex's car shows, working with Rsonist of The
Heatmakerz, being the fashionable kid in high school, bringing 100 people with him to The Tunnel, the effect he
had on the music industry by engineering his own sessions, blowing budgets at the club, his love-hate
relationship with his song Ballin', what he thought when 50 Cent called Koch Records a &quot;graveyard,&quot;
not signing J. Cole, his own Broadway show, how Mona Scott stole his reality TV show, being the NYC tour guides
for visiting artists, and much, much more! This episode is presented by Martell, the legendary maker of the
world's finest cognacs, including Martell Blue Swift and VS Single Distillery.</description>
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<title>#180: Wale, Smoke DZA and Kaz</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/walemania</link>
<itunes:duration>01:13:52</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we traveled to New Orleans, home of WrestleMania 34,
having never watched wrestling in our lives, to learn from fanatics Wale, Smoke DZA and Kaz what exactly we've
been missing this whole time. This hilarious and informative conversation is wide-ranging, from how the guys
got into wrestling, to what matters more between storylines and action, the time that Jake the Snake's snake
really bit Randy Savage, how the WWE compares to Pixar movies, Ric Flair's Woo, Mr. Socko, betting on matches,
veterans changing fights while they're in the ring, who has the best promo game, John 3:16, the McMahon family,
meeting Kassius Ohno fka Chris Hero, Mick Foley losing an ear, whether this is the best era of wrestling, how
The Miz compares to Cardi B, their predictions for how WrestleMania 34 would go down, and so much more! This
episode is presented by Martell, the legendary maker of the world's finest cognacs, including Martell Blue
Swift and VS Single Distillery.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we t…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we traveled to New Orleans, home of WrestleMania 34,
having never watched wrestling in our lives, to learn from fanatics Wale, Smoke DZA and Kaz what exactly we've
been missing this whole time. This hilarious and informative conversation is wide-ranging, from how the guys
got into wrestling, to what matters more between storylines and action, the time that Jake the Snake's snake
really bit Randy Savage, how the WWE compares to Pixar movies, Ric Flair's Woo, Mr. Socko, betting on matches,
veterans changing fights while they're in the ring, who has the best promo game, John 3:16, the McMahon family,
meeting Kassius Ohno fka Chris Hero, Mick Foley losing an ear, whether this is the best era of wrestling, how
The Miz compares to Cardi B, their predictions for how WrestleMania 34 would go down, and so much more! This
episode is presented by Martell, the legendary maker of the world's finest cognacs, including Martell Blue
Swift and VS Single Distillery.</description>
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<title>#179: Neef Buck (and Freeway)</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/neefbuck</link>
<itunes:duration>01:36:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one half of the Young Gunz and State
Property representer Neef Buck to the Upper West Side! And as a bonus for this bonus episode, another member of
State Prop, Freeway stops by! Neef discusses the challenges and realities of growing up in West Philly and
North Philly, meeting Young Chris, rapping around Philadelphia, getting the attention of Beanie Sigel's manager
Stevie G, bringing Chris into the fold and creating Young Gunz, and cutting school to spit for Jay, Dame and
Biggs, Puffy, Chris and Dave Lighty and others. Neef talks about not messing with the idea of State Property
early on and eventually becoming family, putting in time at Baseline while everyone else would record, looking
for every opportunity to jump on tracks, learning from being cut out of deals early and then diving into the
business end of things via the Roc-a-Fella staff, and why he couldn't stay away from the streets. We get into
stories about Jay, Dame, Biggs, Wayno, Shari Bryant, Emmanuelle, Lenny S, Big Face Gary, Kevin Hart, LeBron
James, Ryan Press, Rocawear, studio budgets, Will Smith, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, getting chased by fans, how
Philly became a second home to the Roc, his new release Forever Do Me 9, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one half of the Young Gunz and State Property
representer Neef Buck to the Upper West Side! And as a bonus for this bonus episode, another member of State
Prop, Freeway stops by! Neef discusses the challenges and realities of growing up in West Philly and North
Philly, meeting Young Chris, rapping around Philadelphia, getting the attention of Beanie Sigel's manager
Stevie G, bringing Chris into the fold and creating Young Gunz, and cutting school to spit for Jay, Dame and
Biggs, Puffy, Chris and Dave Lighty and others. Neef talks about not messing with the idea of State Property
early on and eventually becoming family, putting in time at Baseline while everyone else would record, looking
for every opportunity to jump on tracks, learning from being cut out of deals early and then diving into the
business end of things via the Roc-a-Fella staff, and why he couldn't stay away from the streets. We get into
stories about Jay, Dame, Biggs, Wayno, Shari Bryant, Emmanuelle, Lenny S, Big Face Gary, Kevin Hart, LeBron
James, Ryan Press, Rocawear, studio budgets, Will Smith, Can't Stop, Won't Stop, getting chased by fans, how
Philly became a second home to the Roc, his new release Forever Do Me 9, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#178: The Return of Flatbush Zombies</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/178-the-return-of-the-flatbush-zombies</link>
<itunes:duration>01:19:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Flatbush Zombies back to the Upper West
Side, on the eve of the release of their new album, Vacation in Hell! In this wide-ranging and hilarious
conversation, we dive into the making of the new project, why they put a premium on album packaging, getting
features from Jadakiss and Portugal. The Man, who they get mistaken for, appearing on late night shows,
performing on festival stages in a Darth Vader costume, resetting the bar on stage diving, confusing group
chats, getting interviewed by Nardwuar, hanging out with Snoop Dogg, what Hell is exactly is, being underrated
in terms of their voices, their production, and their style, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Flatbush Zombies back to the Upper West
Side, on the eve of the release of their new album, Vacation in Hell! In this wide-ranging and hilarious
conversation, we dive into the making of the new project, why they put a premium on album packaging, getting
features from Jadakiss and Portugal. The Man, who they get mistaken for, appearing on late night shows,
performing on festival stages in a Darth Vader costume, resetting the bar on stage diving, confusing group
chats, getting interviewed by Nardwuar, hanging out with Snoop Dogg, what Hell is exactly is, being underrated
in terms of their voices, their production, and their style, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#177: NBA Insider CountOnVic</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 23:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/countonvic</link>
<itunes:duration>01:28:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome NBA insider, digital guru and all-around
dope New Yorker CountOnVic! Victoria talks about growing up in Israel, both the loveliness of life by the sea,
and the fright of terrorism on a daily basis, speaking four languages and playing tennis and basketball in her
youth, moving to New York City at the age of 11 when her mother took a job working to cure cancer at Memorial
Sloan Kettering, and learning American English as well as the subway system right before attending bar
mitzvahs. Vic discusses why she gave up her tennis ambitions, visiting Harvard and MIT knowing she wouldn't
attend school there, her dalliance with the fashion world, how she fell in love with basketball, and what
appealed to her about Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. We get into how Vic decided with no resume or
connections to dive into the sports world, the value of in-real-life connections, her twitter popularity,
giving Kobe binge-watching recommendations, her summer of 2017 watching Hoodie Melo-led runs in his private
gym, her work with Franchise, the difference between secrets and exclusives, sharing an Uber with Kris
Humphries, the people she admires most in NBA media, Kobe's Oscar, taking wine baths a la Amare Stoudemire, who
she roots for when the Lakers aren't playing, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome NBA insider, digital guru and all-around
dope New Yorker CountOnVic! Victoria talks about growing up in Israel, both the loveliness of life by the sea,
and the fright of terrorism on a daily basis, speaking four languages and playing tennis and basketball in her
youth, moving to New York City at the age of 11 when her mother took a job working to cure cancer at Memorial
Sloan Kettering, and learning American English as well as the subway system right before attending bar
mitzvahs. Vic discusses why she gave up her tennis ambitions, visiting Harvard and MIT knowing she wouldn't
attend school there, her dalliance with the fashion world, how she fell in love with basketball, and what
appealed to her about Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. We get into how Vic decided with no resume or
connections to dive into the sports world, the value of in-real-life connections, her twitter popularity,
giving Kobe binge-watching recommendations, her summer of 2017 watching Hoodie Melo-led runs in his private
gym, her work with Franchise, the difference between secrets and exclusives, sharing an Uber with Kris
Humphries, the people she admires most in NBA media, Kobe's Oscar, taking wine baths a la Amare Stoudemire, who
she roots for when the Lakers aren't playing, and much more!</description>
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<title>#176: Phonte</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/phonte</link>
<itunes:duration>02:13:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazing rapper, actor, producer,
podcaster, and personality Phonte - whose new album No News is Good News is available for streaming everywhere
now - to the Upper West Side! We discuss Phonte's youth in Greensboro, North Carolina, his East Coast musical
influences, what Biggie's Ready to Die album and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle album meant, being bused to a mostly
white high school, focusing on sports, performing with his first rap group, The Fu-Tang Clan, making beats on a
TASCAM four-track recorder in his room, how his creative writing developed significantly in 11th grade, and
attending college, where he met Big Pooh and 9th Wonder. Phonte talks about how he and 9th and Pooh were
friends way before they were making music, giving up football, joining the school's drama program, starting a
college rap group G.I.M.M.E. (God, I Murder Many Emcees), watching in awe as 9th made beats on Cool Edit Pro,
and making records on records on records until they felt their song &quot;The Finest&quot; was about to hit.
Phonte speaks on having a child right out of college and balancing his 9-5 at Blue Cross, Blue Shield with the
freedom that his budding music career brought, moving forward as Little Brother, the power of the internet and
specifically Okayplayer, touring California, taking meetings with Jive Records, ultimately signing with
Atlantic Records, what it's like to turn in an album like The Minstrel Show, and how quickly their support
system at the label fell apart. We get into the expectations, the environment, the fallout, the bounce back,
and ultimately the dissolution of Little Brother, and how Phonte found himself in a place in 2011 where he was
ready to create and release a solo album. Phonte talks Foreign Exchange, doing 80's covers, losing loved
members of his family, getting married, producing music and TV, writing music and TV, and championing others,
finally determining that he had a second solo record ready for public consumption in 2018, and the
overwhelmingly positive reactions it's garnered. All that, plus stories about Kanye, Drake, Jeezy, Combat Jack,
Oprah, Danny Glover, South of the Border, Petey Pablo, The Source, BET, The Breaks, Sesame Street, and so much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazing rapper, actor, producer,
podcaster, and personality Phonte - whose new album No News is Good News is available for streaming everywhere
now - to the Upper West Side! We discuss Phonte's youth in Greensboro, North Carolina, his East Coast musical
influences, what Biggie's Ready to Die album and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle album meant, being bused to a mostly
white high school, focusing on sports, performing with his first rap group, The Fu-Tang Clan, making beats on a
TASCAM four-track recorder in his room, how his creative writing developed significantly in 11th grade, and
attending college, where he met Big Pooh and 9th Wonder. Phonte talks about how he and 9th and Pooh were
friends way before they were making music, giving up football, joining the school's drama program, starting a
college rap group G.I.M.M.E. (God, I Murder Many Emcees), watching in awe as 9th made beats on Cool Edit Pro,
and making records on records on records until they felt their song &quot;The Finest&quot; was about to hit.
Phonte speaks on having a child right out of college and balancing his 9-5 at Blue Cross, Blue Shield with the
freedom that his budding music career brought, moving forward as Little Brother, the power of the internet and
specifically Okayplayer, touring California, taking meetings with Jive Records, ultimately signing with
Atlantic Records, what it's like to turn in an album like The Minstrel Show, and how quickly their support
system at the label fell apart. We get into the expectations, the environment, the fallout, the bounce back,
and ultimately the dissolution of Little Brother, and how Phonte found himself in a place in 2011 where he was
ready to create and release a solo album. Phonte talks Foreign Exchange, doing 80's covers, losing loved
members of his family, getting married, producing music and TV, writing music and TV, and championing others,
finally determining that he had a second solo record ready for public consumption in 2018, and the
overwhelmingly positive reactions it's garnered. All that, plus stories about Kanye, Drake, Jeezy, Combat Jack,
Oprah, Danny Glover, South of the Border, Petey Pablo, The Source, BET, The Breaks, Sesame Street, and so much
more!</description>
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<title>#175: Producer Che Pope</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/che-pope</link>
<itunes:duration>01:27:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we stopped by to see legendary producer, thinker
and collaborator Che Pope! Che spoke with us about growing up in Boston, attending school in Virginia as a
finance major, meeting The Neptunes, Jay-Z and Puffy early on, and dropping out with one semester to go when
his music caught the attention of Teddy Riley. Che talks about moving to NYC and taking a job at Sam Ash, where
he'd link up with Wyclef and go on to help bring The Carnival to life, and how that turned into heavily
collaborating with Lauryn Hill and James Poyser on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. We discuss why he took a
job at Warner Bros. Records, how he ended up on the doorstep of famed film composer Hans Zimmer, and his
experiences working in the studio alongside Dr. Dre for eight years. Oh yeah, and his work around the world
with Kanye, joining G.O.O.D. Music to assist Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor and Valee, who exactly should get
credit for the soul sample sound, stories about Aaron Hall, 50 Cent, The Game, Scott Storch, Rick Rubin, K-Pop
and so much more in this amazing episode!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we stopped by to see legendary producer, thinker and
collaborator Che Pope! Che spoke with us about growing up in Boston, attending school in Virginia as a finance
major, meeting The Neptunes, Jay-Z and Puffy early on, and dropping out with one semester to go when his music
caught the attention of Teddy Riley. Che talks about moving to NYC and taking a job at Sam Ash, where he'd link
up with Wyclef and go on to help bring The Carnival to life, and how that turned into heavily collaborating
with Lauryn Hill and James Poyser on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. We discuss why he took a job at Warner
Bros. Records, how he ended up on the doorstep of famed film composer Hans Zimmer, and his experiences working
in the studio alongside Dr. Dre for eight years. Oh yeah, and his work around the world with Kanye, joining
G.O.O.D. Music to assist Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor and Valee, who exactly should get credit for the soul
sample sound, stories about Aaron Hall, 50 Cent, The Game, Scott Storch, Rick Rubin, K-Pop and so much more in
this amazing episode!</description>
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<title>#174: Director Nabil Elderkin</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/174-director-nabil-elderkin</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we found ourselves back on the West Coast, and
welcomed into the house of dynamic photographer, music video visionary and feature film director Nabil
Elderkin! Nabil talks about growing up in Port Macquarie, Australia, taking up photography after surfing and
lifeguarding didn't prove fruitful, failing high school photography due to his pushing boundaries, and his
father sending him to live with his mother in America. We discuss finishing high school in Chicago,
photographing the local music scene, and landing on the sounds of an up-and-coming producer/rapper named Kanye
West. Nabil speaks on buying KanyeWest.com and trading it to Roc-A-Fella Records for a chance to photograph
Kanye, becoming Ye's trusted documentarian, working with Don C, Twista, Consequence, and Coodie &amp; Chike,
meeting will.i.am who asked him to direct a music video for the Black Eyed Peas, and transforming that into
directing career, shooting Ye's Throw Some D's (Remix), John Legend's All of Me, Kendrick Lamar's DNA, G.O.O.D.
Music's Mercy, and many more. And as Nabil finishes preparations for Gully, his first feature film which has
been four years in the making, we get into meeting Nelson Mandela, documenting war-torn Rwanda, exhibiting at
the UN, running around Kanye's stage shows, the energy of the Watch the Throne tour, attending John Legend and
Chrissy Teigen's wedding, how Don Cheadle improvised on set, directing a Super Bowl commercial with Busta
Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we found ourselves back on the West Coast, and
welcomed into the house of dynamic photographer, music video visionary and feature film director Nabil
Elderkin! Nabil talks about growing up in Port Macquarie, Australia, taking up photography after surfing and
lifeguarding didn't prove fruitful, failing high school photography due to his pushing boundaries, and his
father sending him to live with his mother in America. We discuss finishing high school in Chicago,
photographing the local music scene, and landing on the sounds of an up-and-coming producer/rapper named Kanye
West. Nabil speaks on buying KanyeWest.com and trading it to Roc-A-Fella Records for a chance to photograph
Kanye, becoming Ye's trusted documentarian, working with Don C, Twista, Consequence, and Coodie &amp; Chike,
meeting will.i.am who asked him to direct a music video for the Black Eyed Peas, and transforming that into
directing career, shooting Ye's Throw Some D's (Remix), John Legend's All of Me, Kendrick Lamar's DNA, G.O.O.D.
Music's Mercy, and many more. And as Nabil finishes preparations for Gully, his first feature film which has
been four years in the making, we get into meeting Nelson Mandela, documenting war-torn Rwanda, exhibiting at
the UN, running around Kanye's stage shows, the energy of the Watch the Throne tour, attending John Legend and
Chrissy Teigen's wedding, how Don Cheadle improvised on set, directing a Super Bowl commercial with Busta
Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#173: The Basketball-Playing Rapper Draft with Big Wos and Blk Tray</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/bigwosblktray</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we flew back to Los Angeles to recap NBA All-Star
Weekend in our own way with our friends Big Wos and Blk Tray: by drafting, analyzing and debating each of our
four teams of the best basketball-playing rappers. Tune in and let us know whose squad is the best!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we flew back to Los Angeles to recap NBA All-Star
Weekend in our own way with our friends Big Wos and Blk Tray: by drafting, analyzing and debating each of our
four teams of the best basketball-playing rappers. Tune in and let us know whose squad is the best!</description>
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<title>#172: PRhyme (Royce da 5'9 and DJ Premier)</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/prhyme</link>
<itunes:duration>01:53:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome legendary lyricist Royce da 5'9 and
legendary producer DJ Premier, together known as PRhyme, to the Upper West Side! We talk with the guys about
their new album PRhyme 2, the most meaningful co-signs they've ever received, what Dr. Dre's studio speakers
can do to an artist's music and their chest, how to react to internet trolls, all the numbers they have in
their cell phones but never text, and their first ever TV appearances. Royce discusses working three jobs a day
after graduating high school in addition to starting his rap career, all with the threat of his father sending
him to the army hanging over his head. Royce recalls almost rapping for Redman in Detroit, the open mics around
town, his one-way plane ticket to NYC, working with Pharrell and Chad and Kelis before The Neptunes blew up,
and how he ruined his first record contract with Tommy Boy. Preemo reveals how he and Guru lived out of
Branford Marsalis' brownstone in Brooklyn, meeting Dave Chapelle through Talib Kweli and Mos Def, knowing Ol
Dirty Bastard when he had a staircase flattop in 1988, programming drums on Gangstarr records together with
Guru, each of them punching buttons, and the absurdity of artists being paid to make an appearance in a music
video. All that plus stories from the guys about Slaughterhouse, Jay-Z, Eminem, Danny Brown, Onyx, RZA, Killer
Mike, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome legendary lyricist Royce da 5'9 and
legendary producer DJ Premier, together known as PRhyme, to the Upper West Side! We talk with the guys about
their new album PRhyme 2, the most meaningful co-signs they've ever received, what Dr. Dre's studio speakers
can do to an artist's music and their chest, how to react to internet trolls, all the numbers they have in
their cell phones but never text, and their first ever TV appearances. Royce discusses working three jobs a day
after graduating high school in addition to starting his rap career, all with the threat of his father sending
him to the army hanging over his head. Royce recalls almost rapping for Redman in Detroit, the open mics around
town, his one-way plane ticket to NYC, working with Pharrell and Chad and Kelis before The Neptunes blew up,
and how he ruined his first record contract with Tommy Boy. Preemo reveals how he and Guru lived out of
Branford Marsalis' brownstone in Brooklyn, meeting Dave Chapelle through Talib Kweli and Mos Def, knowing Ol
Dirty Bastard when he had a staircase flattop in 1988, programming drums on Gangstarr records together with
Guru, each of them punching buttons, and the absurdity of artists being paid to make an appearance in a music
video. All that plus stories from the guys about Slaughterhouse, Jay-Z, Eminem, Danny Brown, Onyx, RZA, Killer
Mike, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#171: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Black Panther (feat. Styles and Sheek of The LOX)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/black-panther</link>
<itunes:duration>00:49:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 2 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit the
theater to check out the highly anticipated Marvel film, Black Panther. There's never been a movie review show
as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think! AND JUST KNOW: SPOILERS ARE UNAVOIDABLE IF YOU PRESS
PLAY.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 2 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 2 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit the
theater to check out the highly anticipated Marvel film, Black Panther. There's never been a movie review show
as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think! AND JUST KNOW: SPOILERS ARE UNAVOIDABLE IF YOU PRESS
PLAY.</description>
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<title>#170: Digital Music Marketing Executive Jamal Jimoh</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 02:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/jamal-jimoh</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome digital music marketing executive Jamal
Jimoh to the Upper West Side! Jamal discusses being raised by a single mother in Rockaway, getting into a
gifted and talented program, getting asked to leave the gifted and talented program, playing advanced music at
an early age, going to high school with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Immortal Technique, being asked to leave Hunter
High School, getting his GED and going to college at 16 years old. Jamal talks about working as a librarian,
interning for TheSource.com and Revlon over the same summer, doing facilities work at the Universal Music Group
headquarters, roaming the halls of Def Jam, and ultimately being asked to leave for being too social and doing
his job too quickly. We talk in detail about the harrowing circumstances that put Jamal under sedation in a
hospital bed for a week, waking up with a tube down his throat, how thankful he is for his mother, who saved
his life, and how this all changed his perspective on life. Jamal gets into his digital career at Island Def
Jam, working with Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and The Killers, how he was named to Billboard's
esteemed 30 Under 30 list, why he chose to join Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment, what being let go from
that job after five years meant, and the long, difficult road to bouncing back and figuring out who exactly
Jamal Jimoh was outside of a job title. All that, plus his days as a rapper, what his denim collection was like
in high school and college, and again, what a great person his mother is!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome digital music marketing executive Jamal
Jimoh to the Upper West Side! Jamal discusses being raised by a single mother in Rockaway, getting into a
gifted and talented program, getting asked to leave the gifted and talented program, playing advanced music at
an early age, going to high school with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Immortal Technique, being asked to leave Hunter
High School, getting his GED and going to college at 16 years old. Jamal talks about working as a librarian,
interning for TheSource.com and Revlon over the same summer, doing facilities work at the Universal Music Group
headquarters, roaming the halls of Def Jam, and ultimately being asked to leave for being too social and doing
his job too quickly. We talk in detail about the harrowing circumstances that put Jamal under sedation in a
hospital bed for a week, waking up with a tube down his throat, how thankful he is for his mother, who saved
his life, and how this all changed his perspective on life. Jamal gets into his digital career at Island Def
Jam, working with Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and The Killers, how he was named to Billboard's
esteemed 30 Under 30 list, why he chose to join Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment, what being let go from
that job after five years meant, and the long, difficult road to bouncing back and figuring out who exactly
Jamal Jimoh was outside of a job title. All that, plus his days as a rapper, what his denim collection was like
in high school and college, and again, what a great person his mother is!</description>
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<title>#169: J. Cole's Manager and Dreamville President Ib Hamad</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 01:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/169-j-coles-manager-and-dreamville-president-ib-hamad</link>
<itunes:duration>02:02:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>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 &quot;Dollar and a Dream&quot; 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!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>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 &quot;Dollar and a Dream&quot; 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!</description>
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<title>#168: GuapDad4000</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/guapdad4000</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Ferragamo Falcon, West Oakland’s own
rap phenomenon, Scam Boy himself, the one and only GuapDad4000. We discuss growing up quickly as a child of two
scammer parents, taking care of his younger siblings while his mom and dad were locked up, moving a half-dozen
of his friends into his house so they could all pay off the mortgage, and eventually finding his way into his
own scamming business. We talk about his personal style that got him notoriety, his early presence on Tumblr,
throwing the wildest parties in California, based off the movie Project X, wrap-up videos going viral on
Worldstar, getting calls from BET’s CEO Debra Lee looking to get her son onto the list, and eventually falling
into a depression when the party business died off and he had no identity. GuapDad goes in depth on why he
found his way back to scamming, what his goals were with music, and what happened when he crossed a border into
Arizona with stolen merchandise in his trunk. GuapDad speaks on moving to LA, sleeping at the studio, immersing
himself in the recording process next to Young Pinch and Cee-Lo, finding himself via Instagram on his birthday,
and taking the internet by storm with his honest, authentic, dynamic, and hilarious hurricane force
personality. Now in the midst of a major label bidding war, we talk about all that plus riding horses, hosting
parties, the fine arts, his toxic relationships, and we have one of the most amazing endings to our podcast
ever.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Ferragamo Falcon, West Oakland’s own
rap phenomenon, Scam Boy himself, the one and only GuapDad4000. We discuss growing up quickly as a child of two
scammer parents, taking care of his younger siblings while his mom and dad were locked up, moving a half-dozen
of his friends into his house so they could all pay off the mortgage, and eventually finding his way into his
own scamming business. We talk about his personal style that got him notoriety, his early presence on Tumblr,
throwing the wildest parties in California, based off the movie Project X, wrap-up videos going viral on
Worldstar, getting calls from BET’s CEO Debra Lee looking to get her son onto the list, and eventually falling
into a depression when the party business died off and he had no identity. GuapDad goes in depth on why he
found his way back to scamming, what his goals were with music, and what happened when he crossed a border into
Arizona with stolen merchandise in his trunk. GuapDad speaks on moving to LA, sleeping at the studio, immersing
himself in the recording process next to Young Pinch and Cee-Lo, finding himself via Instagram on his birthday,
and taking the internet by storm with his honest, authentic, dynamic, and hilarious hurricane force
personality. Now in the midst of a major label bidding war, we talk about all that plus riding horses, hosting
parties, the fine arts, his toxic relationships, and we have one of the most amazing endings to our podcast
ever.</description>
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<title>#167: Wiz Khalifa</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/167-wiz-khalifa</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled out to Los Angeles to sit down with
Pittsburgh's own Wiz Khalifa in the studio as he records his next album! We discussed the infamous Chief Keef
video shoot in the desert with 50 Cent, hitting Curren$y on MySpace and moving to New Orleans to live on
Spitta's couch for a month, how Snoop talked Wiz into acting, what it was like to perform for three audience
members at a CMJ performance in NYC, his inspiration for the O.N.I.F.C. artwork and the internet's initial
reaction, and what he thinks of all the artists who have taken inspiration over the years. We talk growing up
in the Steel City, being comfortable wearing Chucks when everyone else was rocking Jordans, spending much of
his high school years focusing on recording music and performing at local colleges, and the best thing he got
from signing to Warner Bros. Records. All that, plus why he's gotten heavily into kickboxing, his favorite
remixes, his most hilarious dated lyric, how fatherhood changed his perspective on life, what happened when
Berner asked to borrow Wiz's car, which major records he's broken as a Vegas DJ, his honest reaction to the
news that there's a SuperFly remake, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled out to Los Angeles to sit down with
Pittsburgh's own Wiz Khalifa in the studio as he records his next album! We discussed the infamous Chief Keef
video shoot in the desert with 50 Cent, hitting Curren$y on MySpace and moving to New Orleans to live on
Spitta's couch for a month, how Snoop talked Wiz into acting, what it was like to perform for three audience
members at a CMJ performance in NYC, his inspiration for the O.N.I.F.C. artwork and the internet's initial
reaction, and what he thinks of all the artists who have taken inspiration over the years. We talk growing up
in the Steel City, being comfortable wearing Chucks when everyone else was rocking Jordans, spending much of
his high school years focusing on recording music and performing at local colleges, and the best thing he got
from signing to Warner Bros. Records. All that, plus why he's gotten heavily into kickboxing, his favorite
remixes, his most hilarious dated lyric, how fatherhood changed his perspective on life, what happened when
Berner asked to borrow Wiz's car, which major records he's broken as a Vegas DJ, his honest reaction to the
news that there's a SuperFly remake, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#166: Durant Company Partner Rich Kleiman</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/167-durant-company-partner-rich-kleiman</link>
<itunes:duration>01:31:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Kevin Durant's business partner and
former VP of Roc Nation Sports Rich Kleiman up a few blocks on his native Upper West Side! We discuss playing
high school basketball around New York City, getting a scholarship to Boston University and immediately finding
a different kind of “sports interest” (?) which took him away from his studies, unceremoniously dropping out of
school, moving back to NYC, briefly considering getting into the restaurant business, becoming COO of a dot-com
bubble website, music supervising the ESPN docuseries The Life, producing the Jay-Z documentary Fade to Black,
and ultimately being recruited to work for Jay at the inception of Roc Nation. Rich's story is one of
overcoming long odds, believing in himself, outworking everyone else, finding his lane and dominating it,
taking chances, getting co-signs from Heavy D, Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, and John Meneilly, working with Mark Ronson,
Q-Tip, J. Cole, Solange, Wale, Victor Cruz, Kevin Durant and on and on. All that plus asking Jay-Z for a raise,
getting fired by Mark Ronson, walking around Soho with Amy Winehouse, explaining what he saw in Meek Mill and
his team, what Kevin Durant's free agency was really like, and so much more. This episode is an amazing listen,
full of inspiration; take heed of how Rich, a man with no undergraduate degree, turned his unbelievable
experiences around music and TV production and entrepreneurship into a master's degree in real life. Listen now
on iTunes and SoundCloud and Stitcher and everywhere else!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Kevin Durant's business partner and former
VP of Roc Nation Sports Rich Kleiman up a few blocks on his native Upper West Side! We discuss playing high
school basketball around New York City, getting a scholarship to Boston University and immediately finding a
different kind of “sports interest” (?) which took him away from his studies, unceremoniously dropping out of
school, moving back to NYC, briefly considering getting into the restaurant business, becoming COO of a dot-com
bubble website, music supervising the ESPN docuseries The Life, producing the Jay-Z documentary Fade to Black,
and ultimately being recruited to work for Jay at the inception of Roc Nation. Rich's story is one of
overcoming long odds, believing in himself, outworking everyone else, finding his lane and dominating it,
taking chances, getting co-signs from Heavy D, Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, and John Meneilly, working with Mark Ronson,
Q-Tip, J. Cole, Solange, Wale, Victor Cruz, Kevin Durant and on and on. All that plus asking Jay-Z for a raise,
getting fired by Mark Ronson, walking around Soho with Amy Winehouse, explaining what he saw in Meek Mill and
his team, what Kevin Durant's free agency was really like, and so much more. This episode is an amazing listen,
full of inspiration; take heed of how Rich, a man with no undergraduate degree, turned his unbelievable
experiences around music and TV production and entrepreneurship into a master's degree in real life. Listen now
on iTunes and SoundCloud and Stitcher and everywhere else!</description>
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<title>Want ItsTheReal To Come To Your Town?</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/important-special-bonus-episode</link>
<itunes:duration>00:08:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>We spoke with people who've been to our shows in New York, London and Los Angeles, to get their
honest opinions on what an ItsTheReal show is like. Want us to come to your town to perform? Let us know!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>We spoke with people who've been to our shows in …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>We spoke with people who've been to our shows in New York, London and Los Angeles, to get their
honest opinions on what an ItsTheReal show is like. Want us to come to your town to perform? Let us know!</description>
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<title>#165: Digital Marketing Executive Alex Ciccimarro</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/165-digital-marketing-executive-alex-ciccimarro</link>
<itunes:duration>01:46:13</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This Week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend and digital marketing
guru, Alex Ciccimarro AKA The Bald God, to the Upper West Side! Alex discusses growing up in Brooklyn, his
parents' van being stolen on a weekly basis, calling Bad Boy Records as a 10 year old, getting into music
management as a teenager, dedicating himself to the idea of working in the record business and simultaneously
giving up on high school, going to Full Sail University, passing out fliers at 3am outside clubs in Orlando,
Florida, working at a store in Walt Disney World called Once Upon a Toy, and eventually building up a resume
through digital marketing relationships with the hip-hop blogging universe. Alex talks about linking up with Al
Lindstrom, working his way into Sirius Satellite Radio with Tony Touch and Statik Selektah, hanging out in the
studio with Just Blaze, road managing Two-9 around the South, going to Fadia Kader's Broke and Boujee parties
in Atlanta, mastering online monetization, and spending his last money to catch a flight back to Brooklyn to do
digital marketing for Rich Homie Quan. Alex gets into independence, mentors, working for HotNewHipHop, and his
big break with Atlantic Records, where he worked with Gucci, Cardi, Kodak Black, PNB Rock, Meek Mill, Jill
Scott and many more before moving to Universal Republic. All that, plus the funniest stories about Ron Browz,
Jack's 99 Cent Store, shooting a video with the Dolla Boyz in Philly, and much, much more, including news about
his brand new work opportunity, which was announced today! AND TO ALL OF OUR NEW YORKERS, DON'T FORGET: WE'RE
PEFORMING LIVE ON WEDNESDAY AT SOB'S, SO GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW AT ITSTHEREAL.COM</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This Week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This Week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend and digital marketing
guru, Alex Ciccimarro AKA The Bald God, to the Upper West Side! Alex discusses growing up in Brooklyn, his
parents' van being stolen on a weekly basis, calling Bad Boy Records as a 10 year old, getting into music
management as a teenager, dedicating himself to the idea of working in the record business and simultaneously
giving up on high school, going to Full Sail University, passing out fliers at 3am outside clubs in Orlando,
Florida, working at a store in Walt Disney World called Once Upon a Toy, and eventually building up a resume
through digital marketing relationships with the hip-hop blogging universe. Alex talks about linking up with Al
Lindstrom, working his way into Sirius Satellite Radio with Tony Touch and Statik Selektah, hanging out in the
studio with Just Blaze, road managing Two-9 around the South, going to Fadia Kader's Broke and Boujee parties
in Atlanta, mastering online monetization, and spending his last money to catch a flight back to Brooklyn to do
digital marketing for Rich Homie Quan. Alex gets into independence, mentors, working for HotNewHipHop, and his
big break with Atlantic Records, where he worked with Gucci, Cardi, Kodak Black, PNB Rock, Meek Mill, Jill
Scott and many more before moving to Universal Republic. All that, plus the funniest stories about Ron Browz,
Jack's 99 Cent Store, shooting a video with the Dolla Boyz in Philly, and much, much more, including news about
his brand new work opportunity, which was announced today! AND TO ALL OF OUR NEW YORKERS, DON'T FORGET: WE'RE
PEFORMING LIVE ON WEDNESDAY AT SOB'S, SO GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW AT ITSTHEREAL.COM</description>
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<title>#164: True Hollywood Stories</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/164-true-hollywood-stories</link>
<itunes:duration>00:26:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, in advance of Eric and Jeff's upcoming headlining show
at NYC's legendary venue SOB's on Wednesday, January 10th, the guys share some of their true, ridiculous
stories from their decade-long career in and around the music business. Get your tickets now for next week's
show at ItsTheReal.com!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, in adva…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, in advance of Eric and Jeff's upcoming headlining show at
NYC's legendary venue SOB's on Wednesday, January 10th, the guys share some of their true, ridiculous stories
from their decade-long career in and around the music business. Get your tickets now for next week's show at
ItsTheReal.com!</description>
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<title>#163: Remembering Combat Jack</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 23:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/163-remembering-combat-jack</link>
<itunes:duration>01:33:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay tribute to our friend and podcast kingpin
Reggie Osse AKA Combat Jack, who passed away two weeks ago from cancer at the far-too-young age of 53. Reggie,
father of four, friend to many, and inspiration to millions more, holds a special place in hip-hop history
thanks to his dual careers in law and journalism. We're proud to present a replay of our amazing 2015 interview
with Reggie, where he went into great detail on themes that would come up years later, at last week's memorial
service: his appreciation for Buddhism, his love for education and the arts, his devotion to his family, his
bravery in switching careers when monetary success wasn't enough, his roots in Brooklyn, riding on the outside
of trains up to The Bronx, tracking down Puff Daddy in a sauna to secure clientele, being in the studio with
Biggie as he recorded Hypnotize, creating his own broadcasting empire, speaking at college graduations, and
much more. Please enjoy the words and journey of a great man, Reggie Osse. Long live Combat Jack.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay tribute to our friend and podcast kingpin
Reggie Osse AKA Combat Jack, who passed away two weeks ago from cancer at the far-too-young age of 53. Reggie,
father of four, friend to many, and inspiration to millions more, holds a special place in hip-hop history
thanks to his dual careers in law and journalism. We're proud to present a replay of our amazing 2015 interview
with Reggie, where he went into great detail on themes that would come up years later, at last week's memorial
service: his appreciation for Buddhism, his love for education and the arts, his devotion to his family, his
bravery in switching careers when monetary success wasn't enough, his roots in Brooklyn, riding on the outside
of trains up to The Bronx, tracking down Puff Daddy in a sauna to secure clientele, being in the studio with
Biggie as he recorded Hypnotize, creating his own broadcasting empire, speaking at college graduations, and
much more. Please enjoy the words and journey of a great man, Reggie Osse. Long live Combat Jack.</description>
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<title>#162: Mayor</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2017 23:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/162-mayor</link>
<itunes:duration>02:17:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one of the most notable and influential
sneaker collectors today and over the last thirty years, Mayor, to the Upper West Side! Mayor discusses growing
up in The Bronx under the no-nonsense wing of his bingo-playing, knife-weilding mother, watching big rappers
roll into his childhood neighborhood to bag all the best girls, and how local kids fronting on his elementary
school sneakers provided the battery in his back that led him to grow one of the most legendary shoe
collections in the world. We talk early jobs at Blimpie, at a shoe store uptown, and in shaving crack down to
make a profit behind the big dealers' backs. Mayor details going to high school with Fat Joe, investing in the
seminal nightclub Esso, visits from Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim and Puffy bringing in the
highest bar night ever to that point, meeting DJ Clark Kent and wanting a stereo system just like Clark's, as
well as the incredible circumstances that led the nightclub to ultimately shut down. Mayor gets into the
reasons why he went to jail at 30 years old, what happened mere hours after he got released, how he moved past
the street life into private business, and how publications, influencers and tastemakers made Mayor, as he
claims, &quot;fake famous.&quot; All that plus fatherhood, getting his driver's license at 23 years old, being
overly honest with Mary J. Blige, his thoughts on the sneaker resale game, how exactly he got the new KAWS
Jordan 4s, what animal Pusha T is deathly afraid of, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one of the most notable and influential
sneaker collectors today and over the last thirty years, Mayor, to the Upper West Side! Mayor discusses growing
up in The Bronx under the no-nonsense wing of his bingo-playing, knife-weilding mother, watching big rappers
roll into his childhood neighborhood to bag all the best girls, and how local kids fronting on his elementary
school sneakers provided the battery in his back that led him to grow one of the most legendary shoe
collections in the world. We talk early jobs at Blimpie, at a shoe store uptown, and in shaving crack down to
make a profit behind the big dealers' backs. Mayor details going to high school with Fat Joe, investing in the
seminal nightclub Esso, visits from Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim and Puffy bringing in the
highest bar night ever to that point, meeting DJ Clark Kent and wanting a stereo system just like Clark's, as
well as the incredible circumstances that led the nightclub to ultimately shut down. Mayor gets into the
reasons why he went to jail at 30 years old, what happened mere hours after he got released, how he moved past
the street life into private business, and how publications, influencers and tastemakers made Mayor, as he
claims, &quot;fake famous.&quot; All that plus fatherhood, getting his driver's license at 23 years old, being
overly honest with Mary J. Blige, his thoughts on the sneaker resale game, how exactly he got the new KAWS
Jordan 4s, what animal Pusha T is deathly afraid of, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#161: Shy Glizzy</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 23:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/161-shy-glizzy</link>
<itunes:duration>01:07:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 12 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome
Washington, DC's own, and 2018 Grammy-nominated, Shy Glizzy to the Upper West Side! Young Jefe discusses his
distinctive voice, his amazing ear, how long it took him to figure out his sound, losing his father to violence
at a super-early age, growing up on Go-Go music and Eazy-E, following in his rapper uncle's footsteps, he
effect meeting Birdman had on him, why the DMV doesn't always support their own, his refusal to sign to any
label at all, and what Kevin Liles and Lyor Cohen visiting personally meant in changing his mind about the
signing process. We get into the making of the Grammy-nominated Crew, working with Young Thug and Peewee
Longway, Young Money Yawn, GS9, Fabolous and Trey Songz, and wanting to work with Future. All that, plus
raising his three-year old son in his own image, buying suburban houses yet staying in the streets, what he'll
be wearing to the Grammy Awards, rebuilding his hometown and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com
for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 12 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome
Washington, DC's own, and 2018 Grammy-nominated, Shy Glizzy to the Upper West Side! Young Jefe discusses his
distinctive voice, his amazing ear, how long it took him to figure out his sound, losing his father to violence
at a super-early age, growing up on Go-Go music and Eazy-E, following in his rapper uncle's footsteps, he
effect meeting Birdman had on him, why the DMV doesn't always support their own, his refusal to sign to any
label at all, and what Kevin Liles and Lyor Cohen visiting personally meant in changing his mind about the
signing process. We get into the making of the Grammy-nominated Crew, working with Young Thug and Peewee
Longway, Young Money Yawn, GS9, Fabolous and Trey Songz, and wanting to work with Future. All that, plus
raising his three-year old son in his own image, buying suburban houses yet staying in the streets, what he'll
be wearing to the Grammy Awards, rebuilding his hometown and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com
for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#160: Peter Rosenberg</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/160-peter-rosenberg</link>
<itunes:duration>01:20:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 11 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Hot
97/ESPN/WWE's own Peter Rosenberg back to our section of the Upper West Side! In our annual wide-ranging,
hilarious and heartfelt year-end conversation, we discuss the tragic passing and ultimate legacy of Reggie Osse
bka Combat Jack, Joe Budden leaving Everyday Struggle, Peter's current attitude toward radio competitors Mike
Francesa, Charlamagne Tha God, Craig Carton and Chris Carlin, the wild insult of someone claiming Peter has
&quot;Trump hands,&quot; Black Thought's epic freestyle on Funkmaster Flex's show, meeting his hero Bobby
&quot;The Brain&quot; Heenan at last year's WrestleMania, the live Juan Epstein reunion, and much, much more!
PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 11 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Hot
97/ESPN/WWE's own Peter Rosenberg back to our section of the Upper West Side! In our annual wide-ranging,
hilarious and heartfelt year-end conversation, we discuss the tragic passing and ultimate legacy of Reggie Osse
bka Combat Jack, Joe Budden leaving Everyday Struggle, Peter's current attitude toward radio competitors Mike
Francesa, Charlamagne Tha God, Craig Carton and Chris Carlin, the wild insult of someone claiming Peter has
&quot;Trump hands,&quot; Black Thought's epic freestyle on Funkmaster Flex's show, meeting his hero Bobby
&quot;The Brain&quot; Heenan at last year's WrestleMania, the live Juan Epstein reunion, and much, much more!
PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available now!</description>
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<title>#159: I Luv Lola</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/159-i-luv-lola</link>
<itunes:duration>01:39:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 10 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome music
industry veteran I Luv Lola to the Upper West Side! Lola shares her journey from a tiny village in Albania to
coming to North America and settling in a suburb outside Toronto, where she took to high school in goth
clothing, went to Blink-182 and Papa Roach concerts, and made her way through University as a sociology major
by working five jobs at once. Lola talks about getting inspiration from a XXL Magazine piece on The Game,
diving into hip-hop journalism, interviewing Tony Yayo and T.I., throwing parties in Canada, catching a
Greyhound bus to network in New York City, seeing Big Sean's first show at SOB's, jumping on planes to Atlanta
to be at every event, riding around in a car with 8Ball, and making sure that everyone knew the name Lola. We
discuss working with French Montana, Belly, Rick Ross and Lemon, meeting Julius Caesar, Kim Kardashian and
Rihanna, starting your own brand and creating equally beneficial partnerships. All that, plus 4-wheeling in
Dubai, English being Lola's third language, why exactly it's ILuvLola.net, and much more! PS: Be sure to check
out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 10 …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 10 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome music industry
veteran I Luv Lola to the Upper West Side! Lola shares her journey from a tiny village in Albania to coming to
North America and settling in a suburb outside Toronto, where she took to high school in goth clothing, went to
Blink-182 and Papa Roach concerts, and made her way through University as a sociology major by working five
jobs at once. Lola talks about getting inspiration from a XXL Magazine piece on The Game, diving into hip-hop
journalism, interviewing Tony Yayo and T.I., throwing parties in Canada, catching a Greyhound bus to network in
New York City, seeing Big Sean's first show at SOB's, jumping on planes to Atlanta to be at every event, riding
around in a car with 8Ball, and making sure that everyone knew the name Lola. We discuss working with French
Montana, Belly, Rick Ross and Lemon, meeting Julius Caesar, Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, starting your own brand
and creating equally beneficial partnerships. All that, plus 4-wheeling in Dubai, English being Lola's third
language, why exactly it's ILuvLola.net, and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things
Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#158: HQ Trivia's Scott Rogowsky</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/158scottrogowsky</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 9 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome the host of
the user-successful and addicting smartphone quiz game HQ Trivia, Scott Rogowsky to the Upper West Side! Scott
shares stories growing up in Eric and Jeff's hometown of Harrison, NY, collecting baseball cards, playing
Little League, finding suburban mischief, getting by in private school in NYC, and eventually winning the
student body presidency. Scott talks about approaching stand-up comedy at straight-laced Johns Hopkins
University, bodying his first set in front of students, tanking his follow-up at a coffee bar in town, and his
mindset in rebounding. We discuss moving to Brooklyn, meeting his comedic heroes Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Joe
Mande, Noah Garfinkel and more, performing around NYC, and figuring out that while being in front of audiences
was what he wanted, standing up wasn't the move. Scott gets into his live talk shows (&quot;12 Angry
Mascots&quot; and &quot;Running Late with Scott Rogowsky&quot;), his time on network television, his viral
videos and pictures (&quot;Fake Book Covers on the Subway&quot;), and when he was feeling he was done with NYC
and ready to move to Los Angeles, how HQ Trivia came into his life and became an absolute whirlwind. PS: Be
sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 9 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 9 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome the host of the
user-successful and addicting smartphone quiz game HQ Trivia, Scott Rogowsky to the Upper West Side! Scott
shares stories growing up in Eric and Jeff's hometown of Harrison, NY, collecting baseball cards, playing
Little League, finding suburban mischief, getting by in private school in NYC, and eventually winning the
student body presidency. Scott talks about approaching stand-up comedy at straight-laced Johns Hopkins
University, bodying his first set in front of students, tanking his follow-up at a coffee bar in town, and his
mindset in rebounding. We discuss moving to Brooklyn, meeting his comedic heroes Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Joe
Mande, Noah Garfinkel and more, performing around NYC, and figuring out that while being in front of audiences
was what he wanted, standing up wasn't the move. Scott gets into his live talk shows (&quot;12 Angry
Mascots&quot; and &quot;Running Late with Scott Rogowsky&quot;), his time on network television, his viral
videos and pictures (&quot;Fake Book Covers on the Subway&quot;), and when he was feeling he was done with NYC
and ready to move to Los Angeles, how HQ Trivia came into his life and became an absolute whirlwind. PS: Be
sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available now!</description>
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<title>#157: Tee Grizzley</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 00:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/157teegrizzley</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 8 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Detroit's
own Tee Grizzley to the Upper West Side! We discuss Tee's grandparents raising him since his mother was (and
remains) in federal lockup, becoming an excellent student, never smoking or drinking in the face of peer
pressure, rapping during his high school years with a collective called the All-Stars, starting college at
Michigan State University, getting an internship offer from a major financial institution in Chicago, and
ultimately falling in with the wrong crowd and getting involved with robberies. Tee details getting kicked out
of school, heading to Kentucky for a smash and grab, walking into the jewelry store and knowing there was no
good ending, and seconds later staring down the barrel of a cop's gun. How Tee broke the news to his
grandparents, how he passed the time in jail, who believed in him, how he turned his focus to music, what it
was like in the studio when he recorded First Day Out, and who exactly showed him that this would be a huge
song. All that, plus stories about Chris Brown and Trey Songz, Facetiming with Lyor Cohen, getting shouted out
by Jay-Z on Twitter, new collaborations with Jeezy, Takeoff and Lil Dark, who would win in animal fights and
why, and much, much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and
his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 8 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 8 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Detroit's own
Tee Grizzley to the Upper West Side! We discuss Tee's grandparents raising him since his mother was (and
remains) in federal lockup, becoming an excellent student, never smoking or drinking in the face of peer
pressure, rapping during his high school years with a collective called the All-Stars, starting college at
Michigan State University, getting an internship offer from a major financial institution in Chicago, and
ultimately falling in with the wrong crowd and getting involved with robberies. Tee details getting kicked out
of school, heading to Kentucky for a smash and grab, walking into the jewelry store and knowing there was no
good ending, and seconds later staring down the barrel of a cop's gun. How Tee broke the news to his
grandparents, how he passed the time in jail, who believed in him, how he turned his focus to music, what it
was like in the studio when he recorded First Day Out, and who exactly showed him that this would be a huge
song. All that, plus stories about Chris Brown and Trey Songz, Facetiming with Lyor Cohen, getting shouted out
by Jay-Z on Twitter, new collaborations with Jeezy, Takeoff and Lil Dark, who would win in animal fights and
why, and much, much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and
his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#156: 2 Jews And 2 Black Dudes Review The Movies (feat. Styles &amp; Sheek of The LOX)</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/156-2-jews-and-2-black-dudes-review-the-movies</link>
<itunes:duration>01:37:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 7 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we follow up on the
amazing idea hatched in the middle of our epic and wide-ranging conversation with The LOX a few weeks back...
we headed up to D-Block Studios on Yonkers, linked up with Styles P and Sheek Louch, and recorded the first
episode of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies! On future shows, the four of us will be attending the
movies together and will review one movie per episode, but on today's absolutely hilarious recording, we each
go through our top 10 must-see programs currently found on Netflix. PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for
all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 7 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 7 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we follow up on the
amazing idea hatched in the middle of our epic and wide-ranging conversation with The LOX a few weeks back...
we headed up to D-Block Studios on Yonkers, linked up with Styles P and Sheek Louch, and recorded the first
episode of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies! On future shows, the four of us will be attending the
movies together and will review one movie per episode, but on today's absolutely hilarious recording, we each
go through our top 10 must-see programs currently found on Netflix. PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for
all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#155: O.T. Genasis</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/155-ot-genasis</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 6 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Long Beach,
California's own, O.T. Genasis to the Upper West Side! O.T. discusses his come up, failing the written portion
of his driver's test, yet stealing cars, attending more than a handful of high schools, listening to Cam'Ron,
T.I., G-Unit, Snoop and more growing up, devoting himself to music and mastering his live performances around
the Los Angeles area. We talk about signing a single deal with 50 Cent, leaving 50's camp and dedicating
himself to selling his own music, never using his Long Beach connections to even let Snoop know that he was
rapping, and finally getting the attention of Busta Rhymes, who brought him to Atlantic Records and gave him a
bigger platform. All that, plus the difference between his live performances and others, touring with Chris
Brown, Crip walking in front of the White House, why editors are the key to music videos, stories behind his
songs &quot;Coco,&quot; &quot;Cut It,&quot; &quot;Everybody Mad,&quot; &quot;Thick,&quot; &quot;Push It,&quot;
&quot;Touchdown,&quot; and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour,
his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 6 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 6 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Long Beach,
California's own, O.T. Genasis to the Upper West Side! O.T. discusses his come up, failing the written portion
of his driver's test, yet stealing cars, attending more than a handful of high schools, listening to Cam'Ron,
T.I., G-Unit, Snoop and more growing up, devoting himself to music and mastering his live performances around
the Los Angeles area. We talk about signing a single deal with 50 Cent, leaving 50's camp and dedicating
himself to selling his own music, never using his Long Beach connections to even let Snoop know that he was
rapping, and finally getting the attention of Busta Rhymes, who brought him to Atlantic Records and gave him a
bigger platform. All that, plus the difference between his live performances and others, touring with Chris
Brown, Crip walking in front of the White House, why editors are the key to music videos, stories behind his
songs &quot;Coco,&quot; &quot;Cut It,&quot; &quot;Everybody Mad,&quot; &quot;Thick,&quot; &quot;Push It,&quot;
&quot;Touchdown,&quot; and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour,
his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#154: Fafu</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 23:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/154-fafu</link>
<itunes:duration>01:50:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 5 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome music
producer, video director, DJ, drum programmer and all around content creator Fafu to the Upper West Side! Fafu
discusses growing up in York, Pennsylvania, moving to Minnesota with dreams of finding his place in the live
music scene, working odd jobs and taking recording classes, and hanging out at a biker bar on the outskirts of
town where the best musicians in the world would congregate. We talk about working as a drum programmer and
guitar tech for Prince at Paisley Park, moving to NYC to work with the Blue Man Group, moving to Los Angeles
with Randy Jackson offered to create a label, band and production partnership with Fafu, heading to Albany, NY
to join Puff Daddy and the Family on the No Way Out Tour, going to the Bahamas to work alongside The Hitmen on
various Bad Boy projects, going to Atlanta to finish Puff's Forever album and assist with Mase's Double Up, and
going to court to support Puff during the Club New York trial. Fafu shares stories about joining the group
Blestenation, shopping a deal around, getting placement in a major motion picture, and what role Paul
Rosenberg, Noah Callahan-Bever, Steven Victor and Mr. Morgan played in their career. All that plus working with
Harry Fraud, shooting viral videos for Akon and French Montana, helping launch Made in America, how exactly
Puff's people got weed into the Bahamas and much, much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all
things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 5 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 5 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome music producer,
video director, DJ, drum programmer and all around content creator Fafu to the Upper West Side! Fafu discusses
growing up in York, Pennsylvania, moving to Minnesota with dreams of finding his place in the live music scene,
working odd jobs and taking recording classes, and hanging out at a biker bar on the outskirts of town where
the best musicians in the world would congregate. We talk about working as a drum programmer and guitar tech
for Prince at Paisley Park, moving to NYC to work with the Blue Man Group, moving to Los Angeles with Randy
Jackson offered to create a label, band and production partnership with Fafu, heading to Albany, NY to join
Puff Daddy and the Family on the No Way Out Tour, going to the Bahamas to work alongside The Hitmen on various
Bad Boy projects, going to Atlanta to finish Puff's Forever album and assist with Mase's Double Up, and going
to court to support Puff during the Club New York trial. Fafu shares stories about joining the group
Blestenation, shopping a deal around, getting placement in a major motion picture, and what role Paul
Rosenberg, Noah Callahan-Bever, Steven Victor and Mr. Morgan played in their career. All that plus working with
Harry Fraud, shooting viral videos for Akon and French Montana, helping launch Made in America, how exactly
Puff's people got weed into the Bahamas and much, much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all
things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#153: Karlie Hustle</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/153-karlie-hustle</link>
<itunes:duration>01:32:26</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 4 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome radio veteran
and host of the Brutally Honest podcast, Karlie Hustle to the Upper West Side! We talk about Karlie's youth in
Eugene, Oregon, her early jobs at Kinko's and Applebee's, escaping to Portland after a short stint in college,
and how finding her way into the hip-hop scene caught Ebro Darden's attention. Karlie discusses her climb up
the radio ladder, starting with moving from a top-25 market to the 75th biggest market, and continuing moving
down the West Coast, from Salinas to San Diego to Phoenix, what she learned from each stop about herself and
the business, and what led her to into work with foster children and the homeless population. Karlie gets into
the call from Ebro asking her to make the move to NYC's Hot 97, programming Hot 97's Who's Next series and
Summer Jam Festival Stage, radio wars with Power 105, working with Funkmaster Flex and Angie Martinez, and why
she ultimately left. All that, plus bigging up local acts, working with Rapsody and 9th Wonder, working for
Beats 1 Radio, how motherhood has changed her perspective, why Kendrick Lamar should still do a Who's Next show
at SOB's, and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and
his new album, Pressure, available now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 4 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 4 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome radio veteran and
host of the Brutally Honest podcast, Karlie Hustle to the Upper West Side! We talk about Karlie's youth in
Eugene, Oregon, her early jobs at Kinko's and Applebee's, escaping to Portland after a short stint in college,
and how finding her way into the hip-hop scene caught Ebro Darden's attention. Karlie discusses her climb up
the radio ladder, starting with moving from a top-25 market to the 75th biggest market, and continuing moving
down the West Coast, from Salinas to San Diego to Phoenix, what she learned from each stop about herself and
the business, and what led her to into work with foster children and the homeless population. Karlie gets into
the call from Ebro asking her to make the move to NYC's Hot 97, programming Hot 97's Who's Next series and
Summer Jam Festival Stage, radio wars with Power 105, working with Funkmaster Flex and Angie Martinez, and why
she ultimately left. All that, plus bigging up local acts, working with Rapsody and 9th Wonder, working for
Beats 1 Radio, how motherhood has changed her perspective, why Kendrick Lamar should still do a Who's Next show
at SOB's, and much more! PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and
his new album, Pressure, available now!</description>
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<title>#152: Upscale Vandal</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/152-upscale-vandal</link>
<itunes:duration>01:40:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 3 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Upscale Vandal
to the Upper West Side! For all the people who've been dying to know what exactly it is that he does for a
living, we finally, finally find out! We talk about growing up in Brooklyn and Queens, to hustling in the
streets, to rocking the dopest gear, lacing his car, and brandishing weapons, to getting locked up, to getting
advice from the legendary DJ Clark Kent, who set him on the path he continues on to this day. We talk about his
work with Pharrell and BBC, his work with Emory Jones and Jay Z and Roc Nation, his hands-on work with brands
and style and fashion, and French Montana, Pusha T, J. Balvin and more, all while never selling out, and always
maintaining the same cool he had as a kid. PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his
tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available on 12.15.07!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 3 o…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 3 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Upscale Vandal to
the Upper West Side! For all the people who've been dying to know what exactly it is that he does for a living,
we finally, finally find out! We talk about growing up in Brooklyn and Queens, to hustling in the streets, to
rocking the dopest gear, lacing his car, and brandishing weapons, to getting locked up, to getting advice from
the legendary DJ Clark Kent, who set him on the path he continues on to this day. We talk about his work with
Pharrell and BBC, his work with Emory Jones and Jay Z and Roc Nation, his hands-on work with brands and style
and fashion, and French Montana, Pusha T, J. Balvin and more, all while never selling out, and always
maintaining the same cool he had as a kid. PS: Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his
tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure, available on 12.15.07!</description>
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<title>#151: The 2017 Year in Music Episode</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/151-year-end-2017</link>
<itunes:duration>02:18:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (Fader, YouTube),
Rembert Browne (Grantland, NYMag), Scottie Beam (Hot 97, Revolt, Scottie Feedback, Satori Radio), Phil Chang
(the Calvin Klein campaign with Solange, Dev Hynes, A$AP Mob, etc), and Brandon &quot;Jinx&quot; Jenkins
(Complex, Pigeons &amp; Planes) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From artist of the year,
ad-lib of the year, best interview of the year, rap album, R&amp;B album, worst hook, best social media account
(artist or otherwise), dream collaboration for 2018 and so much more, we cover everything... except music that
dropped after December 1st, SO CHILL.
Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available on 12.15.07!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invi…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (Fader, YouTube),
Rembert Browne (Grantland, NYMag), Scottie Beam (Hot 97, Revolt, Scottie Feedback, Satori Radio), Phil Chang
(the Calvin Klein campaign with Solange, Dev Hynes, A$AP Mob, etc), and Brandon &quot;Jinx&quot; Jenkins
(Complex, Pigeons &amp; Planes) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From artist of the year,
ad-lib of the year, best interview of the year, rap album, R&amp;B album, worst hook, best social media account
(artist or otherwise), dream collaboration for 2018 and so much more, we cover everything... except music that
dropped after December 1st, SO CHILL.
Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available on 12.15.07!</description>
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<title>#150: Q&amp;A</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 03:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/150-qa</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast (and the
beginning of our second annual #12DaysOfPodcasts) by answering all listener-submitted questions, ranging from
comments about our work with Max B, to a mention of OG Chase B, to a question from Bun B. Make sure to tune in
tomorrow and the following ten days for all new episodes of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal!
Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available on 12.15.07!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we cele…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast (and the
beginning of our second annual #12DaysOfPodcasts) by answering all listener-submitted questions, ranging from
comments about our work with Max B, to a mention of OG Chase B, to a question from Bun B. Make sure to tune in
tomorrow and the following ten days for all new episodes of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal!
Be sure to check out JeezyShop.com for all things Jeezy: his tour, his merch and his new album, Pressure,
available on 12.15.07!</description>
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<title>#149: Lizzo</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 23:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/149-lizzo</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer, rapper, actress Lizzo to the
Upper West Side! Known for her songs Phone and Good as Hell, her EP Coconut Oil, and great performances on MTV,
Desus &amp; Mero and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, we discuss how she grew up in Detroit, moved down to the
SWAT section of Houston because &quot;the mortgage business&quot; was popping, dropped out of the University of
Houston where she had a flute scholarship, moved to Denver where she photographed Cirque du Soleil and refused
to speak, tried out for American Idol in Dallas, performing for zero audience as part of an indie progressive
band in Houston, moving to Minneapolis and becoming one of Prince's favorite artists, taking a chance and
collaborating with Ricky Reed in Los Angeles, and ultimately signing to Atlantic Records. All that, plus Slim
Thug, Mike Jones, TV Johnny, John Mayer, Mark Ronson, Owen Wilson, Sanjaya, Puffy, Raising Canes, McCormick and
Schmick's, and living her absolute best life.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer, rapper, actress Lizzo to the Upper
West Side! Known for her songs Phone and Good as Hell, her EP Coconut Oil, and great performances on MTV, Desus
&amp; Mero and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, we discuss how she grew up in Detroit, moved down to the SWAT
section of Houston because &quot;the mortgage business&quot; was popping, dropped out of the University of
Houston where she had a flute scholarship, moved to Denver where she photographed Cirque du Soleil and refused
to speak, tried out for American Idol in Dallas, performing for zero audience as part of an indie progressive
band in Houston, moving to Minneapolis and becoming one of Prince's favorite artists, taking a chance and
collaborating with Ricky Reed in Los Angeles, and ultimately signing to Atlantic Records. All that, plus Slim
Thug, Mike Jones, TV Johnny, John Mayer, Mark Ronson, Owen Wilson, Sanjaya, Puffy, Raising Canes, McCormick and
Schmick's, and living her absolute best life.</description>
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<title>#148: Ron Funches</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/148-ron-funches</link>
<itunes:duration>01:15:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome comedian/writer/actor Ron Funches, to
the Upper West Side! Ron discusses his upbringing in Chicago, moving to Oregon and starting anew, getting fired
from Chuck E. Cheese, performing backyard wrestling, starting a family in his early 20's and raising an
autistic son, doing open mics and learning to trust his own voice, all while dreaming of a life in
entertainment outside of the Northwest. We talk about the comedy scene in Oregon, what he learned as a
supporting act, finding management, working with like-minded, good people in comedy, getting hired to write
sketches on Kroll Show, and what the festival circuit has to offer. Ron speaks on what Hollywood attitudes are
really like, how splits his time between acting and stand-up, working with Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Conan
O'Brien, and Larry David, as well as musicians like Bun B, Justin Timberlake, Michael Christmas, getting
confused for The Weeknd or Big K.R.I.T. and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome comedian/writer/actor Ron Funches, to the
Upper West Side! Ron discusses his upbringing in Chicago, moving to Oregon and starting anew, getting fired
from Chuck E. Cheese, performing backyard wrestling, starting a family in his early 20's and raising an
autistic son, doing open mics and learning to trust his own voice, all while dreaming of a life in
entertainment outside of the Northwest. We talk about the comedy scene in Oregon, what he learned as a
supporting act, finding management, working with like-minded, good people in comedy, getting hired to write
sketches on Kroll Show, and what the festival circuit has to offer. Ron speaks on what Hollywood attitudes are
really like, how splits his time between acting and stand-up, working with Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Conan
O'Brien, and Larry David, as well as musicians like Bun B, Justin Timberlake, Michael Christmas, getting
confused for The Weeknd or Big K.R.I.T. and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#147: Ted Smooth</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 04:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/147-ted-smooth</link>
<itunes:duration>02:17:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Remix King himself, East Harlem's
own DJ Ted Smooth, to the Upper West Side! Ted talks earning his stripes playing whiffleball and basketball on
the streets, playing his way into the Little League World Series, growing up in a single mother home, and
learning to spin records at an early age thanks to his older brother being the legendary mixtape DJ Rei Double
R. Ted discusses coming up in NYC as a performative DJ, learning reggae records early, building up an audience
that would follow him from club to club, battling Kool DJ Red Alert, fronting on Kid Capri when he was trying
to enter the DJ booth, and how he amazingly beat out Funkmaster Flex for the most desired piece of vinyl in
Manhattan. We get into Lumidee's certified banger Uh Oh, how Ted forced Columbia Records' hand when he remixed
Beyonce's Love on Top, knowing Jay-Z and Damon Dash and Big Pun and Fat Joe from the club days, working with
Fabulous and Jadakiss for the Freddy vs. Jason project, and so much more, and for the first time ever, Ted
tells the story behind the infamous One Blood loop!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Remix King himself, East Harlem's own
DJ Ted Smooth, to the Upper West Side! Ted talks earning his stripes playing whiffleball and basketball on the
streets, playing his way into the Little League World Series, growing up in a single mother home, and learning
to spin records at an early age thanks to his older brother being the legendary mixtape DJ Rei Double R. Ted
discusses coming up in NYC as a performative DJ, learning reggae records early, building up an audience that
would follow him from club to club, battling Kool DJ Red Alert, fronting on Kid Capri when he was trying to
enter the DJ booth, and how he amazingly beat out Funkmaster Flex for the most desired piece of vinyl in
Manhattan. We get into Lumidee's certified banger Uh Oh, how Ted forced Columbia Records' hand when he remixed
Beyonce's Love on Top, knowing Jay-Z and Damon Dash and Big Pun and Fat Joe from the club days, working with
Fabulous and Jadakiss for the Freddy vs. Jason project, and so much more, and for the first time ever, Ted
tells the story behind the infamous One Blood loop!</description>
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<title>#146: The LOX</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/146-the-lox</link>
<itunes:duration>01:26:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Yonkers natives Jadakiss, Styles P and
Sheek Louch, together known as The LOX, to the Upper West Side! In this rollicking, blissed-out, and
wide-ranging episode, Jada, Styles and Sheek discuss robbing convenience stores on the early Puff Daddy &amp;
The Family tours, DMX urinating in front of tourists in Miami, meeting 50 Cent when he was opening on the Ruff
Ryders/Cash Money tour, the work that Swizz Beatz put in to become worldwide, how much Biggie appreciated The
Lox's lyricism, the work Eve put in in the studio early, the craziness that went down in Las Vegas for Ma$e's
video shoot, how Yonkers has changed over the past twenty years, White Party stories, why they signed to Roc
Nation, the people who stop through their studio, the movies The LOX love (and the ones they disagree on), how
KRS-1 wanted to sign them, all the new music that's on the way, their new EP that's out now #4NoReason, and
much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Yonkers natives Jadakiss, Styles P and
Sheek Louch, together known as The LOX, to the Upper West Side! In this rollicking, blissed-out, and
wide-ranging episode, Jada, Styles and Sheek discuss robbing convenience stores on the early Puff Daddy &amp;
The Family tours, DMX urinating in front of tourists in Miami, meeting 50 Cent when he was opening on the Ruff
Ryders/Cash Money tour, the work that Swizz Beatz put in to become worldwide, how much Biggie appreciated The
Lox's lyricism, the work Eve put in in the studio early, the craziness that went down in Las Vegas for Ma$e's
video shoot, how Yonkers has changed over the past twenty years, White Party stories, why they signed to Roc
Nation, the people who stop through their studio, the movies The LOX love (and the ones they disagree on), how
KRS-1 wanted to sign them, all the new music that's on the way, their new EP that's out now #4NoReason, and
much, much more!</description>
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<title>#145: Scottie Beam</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2017 04:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/145-scottie-beam</link>
<itunes:duration>02:03:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Scottie Beam back to the
Upper West Side! Scottie talks hanging out at Hot 97 as an elementary school student, being bullied growing up
in the Bronx, how her mother taught her to fight back, being scared of moving to New Jersey and starting over.
Scottie discusses her theater dreams, quitting her grocery store cashier job in a blaze of glory, cycling
through roommates at college, and how Kanye West's music saved her life. Scottie details dropping out of
college, joining the Hot 97 street team, getting a job working for Angie Martinez, and becoming a digital
personality thanks to Ebro. All that plus stories about Summer Jam, Who's Next, Revolt, Scottie Feedback,
tattoos, her sister being left on the side of the road, what she thinks of thirsty IG comments, the US version
of The Office, and so much more in this very hilarious and very honest episode!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Scottie Beam back to the Upper
West Side! Scottie talks hanging out at Hot 97 as an elementary school student, being bullied growing up in the
Bronx, how her mother taught her to fight back, being scared of moving to New Jersey and starting over. Scottie
discusses her theater dreams, quitting her grocery store cashier job in a blaze of glory, cycling through
roommates at college, and how Kanye West's music saved her life. Scottie details dropping out of college,
joining the Hot 97 street team, getting a job working for Angie Martinez, and becoming a digital personality
thanks to Ebro. All that plus stories about Summer Jam, Who's Next, Revolt, Scottie Feedback, tattoos, her
sister being left on the side of the road, what she thinks of thirsty IG comments, the US version of The
Office, and so much more in this very hilarious and very honest episode!</description>
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<title>#144: Cardo Got Wings</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/144-cardo-got-wings</link>
<itunes:duration>01:53:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy nominated producer and hilarious
personality Cardo Got Wings to the Upper West Side! Cardo talks growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, loving
Prince, finding trouble in the streets, being shipped out to Denver and Dallas and finding his passion for
music in regular hours-long visits to play with an MPC at Guitar Center. Cardo discusses how he built beats on
Playstation, evolved his sound with a cracked version of Fruity Loops, he and his brother's brief foray into
rapping, and getting a day job in housing loans. How he first linked with Wiz, how Mezmorized changed his life,
leaving Taylor Gang, immediately being counted out, bouncing back and hearing Jeezy and Jay-Z rapping their
life stories over his production. All that, plus we dive into all the amazing work he's done with Kendrick
Lamar and ScHoolBoy Q and Travis Scott and Mac Miller and Snoop Dogg and Yung LA and G-Worthy. With a million
impressions and a million stories, this episode is one for the ages.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy nominated producer and hilarious
personality Cardo Got Wings to the Upper West Side! Cardo talks growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, loving
Prince, finding trouble in the streets, being shipped out to Denver and Dallas and finding his passion for
music in regular hours-long visits to play with an MPC at Guitar Center. Cardo discusses how he built beats on
Playstation, evolved his sound with a cracked version of Fruity Loops, he and his brother's brief foray into
rapping, and getting a day job in housing loans. How he first linked with Wiz, how Mezmorized changed his life,
leaving Taylor Gang, immediately being counted out, bouncing back and hearing Jeezy and Jay-Z rapping their
life stories over his production. All that, plus we dive into all the amazing work he's done with Kendrick
Lamar and ScHoolBoy Q and Travis Scott and Mac Miller and Snoop Dogg and Yung LA and G-Worthy. With a million
impressions and a million stories, this episode is one for the ages.</description>
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<title>#143: MANS NOT HOT AKA Big Shaq AKA Michael Dapaah</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 22:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/143-mans-not-hot</link>
<itunes:duration>01:27:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome British comedian Michael Dapaah AKA the
worldwide sensation Big Shaq AKA Mans Not Hot to the Upper West Side! In his first American interview, Michael
talks about the genesis of Big Shaq, how the Fire in the Booth segment took shape, how Michael wasn't
completely happy after the performance, how it took the internet by storm, and whether man actually did get hot
in the booth. We also dive into Michael's full history, from growing up in South London with dreams of being a
football star, to his hilarious quest to get into University and follow his father's footsteps, to finding his
passion in performing live on stage and in Instagram videos. We discuss how the loss of a lifelong friend
changed his outlook on life, how he quit his desk job to focus on creative videos, and how he held himself to
goals he kept posted on his bedroom wall. All that, plus stories about Drake, Shaquille O'Neal, Charlie Sloth,
dealing with the ups and downs of producing internet content, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome British comedian Michael Dapaah AKA the
worldwide sensation Big Shaq AKA Mans Not Hot to the Upper West Side! In his first American interview, Michael
talks about the genesis of Big Shaq, how the Fire in the Booth segment took shape, how Michael wasn't
completely happy after the performance, how it took the internet by storm, and whether man actually did get hot
in the booth. We also dive into Michael's full history, from growing up in South London with dreams of being a
football star, to his hilarious quest to get into University and follow his father's footsteps, to finding his
passion in performing live on stage and in Instagram videos. We discuss how the loss of a lifelong friend
changed his outlook on life, how he quit his desk job to focus on creative videos, and how he held himself to
goals he kept posted on his bedroom wall. All that, plus stories about Drake, Shaquille O'Neal, Charlie Sloth,
dealing with the ups and downs of producing internet content, and much more!</description>
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<title>#142: Rsonist of The Heatmakerz</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/142-rsonist</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome producer Rsonist of The Heatmakerz to the
Upper West Side! R talks about growing up in the Bronx, heading to Howard University where he would study
architecture, crossing paths with a ton of musical talent, including Young Guru, and becoming one of the most
in-demand DJs on campus, to the point where he was asked to spin at Grandmaster Flash's birthday party... which
went totally left. We discuss his leaving Howard before graduation, moving back to his parents' place with no
degree, no future plans, and a baby on the way, how he fell into music production, how he sold his early beats,
and how nearly every beat he had on his beat tape made it onto Diplomatic Immunity. We discuss his work with
Cam, Jimmy and Juelz, playing beats at Baseline for Jay Z, running around with Kanye, meeting Nicki Minaj when
she was still in high school, working with Gucci Mane before his first major deal, recording with Stevie Van
Zandt for a song that ended up in Beyonce and Solange's hands, moving to Las Vegas and back to NYC, running a
studio where everyone in NYC goes to record, his recent work with reggae artists, the best DJ Khaled
impression, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome producer Rsonist of The Heatmakerz to the Upper
West Side! R talks about growing up in the Bronx, heading to Howard University where he would study
architecture, crossing paths with a ton of musical talent, including Young Guru, and becoming one of the most
in-demand DJs on campus, to the point where he was asked to spin at Grandmaster Flash's birthday party... which
went totally left. We discuss his leaving Howard before graduation, moving back to his parents' place with no
degree, no future plans, and a baby on the way, how he fell into music production, how he sold his early beats,
and how nearly every beat he had on his beat tape made it onto Diplomatic Immunity. We discuss his work with
Cam, Jimmy and Juelz, playing beats at Baseline for Jay Z, running around with Kanye, meeting Nicki Minaj when
she was still in high school, working with Gucci Mane before his first major deal, recording with Stevie Van
Zandt for a song that ended up in Beyonce and Solange's hands, moving to Las Vegas and back to NYC, running a
studio where everyone in NYC goes to record, his recent work with reggae artists, the best DJ Khaled
impression, and much more!</description>
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<title>#141: Big Face Gary</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode141</link>
<itunes:duration>01:24:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome fellow Upper West Sider and former
A&amp;R for Roc-A-Fella Records and State Property, Big Face Gary to the podcast! Gary talks about growing up
on the Upper West Side when drugs, prostitutes and crime ruled the streets, hanging out on the block with Biggs
and Dame and the Best Out crew, and meeting a skinny kid from Brooklyn who rolled up in a white Lexus and Dame
swore was the next up: Jay-Z. Gary reminisces on partying uptown, The Tunnel, Latin Quarter, traveling to Jack
the Rapper in Atlanta, and truly buying into Jay, Dame, Biggs and the entire Roc-A-Fella movement because they
all lived what Jay rhymed. Gary speaks on working with Hip-Hop, Wayno Clark, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Gunz,
and all of State Property, being in the studio for the Jay and Cam'ron recording sessions, Jay's competition
with Nas, and why Dame would call meetings at 2am. Gary describes what he put on the line for Roc-A-Fella, how
much he cared for everyone in Roc-A-Fella, why he took the break-up so hard, what he's been up to for the past
dozen years, and what he's got in store for 2018!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome fellow Upper West Sider and former A&amp;R
for Roc-A-Fella Records and State Property, Big Face Gary to the podcast! Gary talks about growing up on the
Upper West Side when drugs, prostitutes and crime ruled the streets, hanging out on the block with Biggs and
Dame and the Best Out crew, and meeting a skinny kid from Brooklyn who rolled up in a white Lexus and Dame
swore was the next up: Jay-Z. Gary reminisces on partying uptown, The Tunnel, Latin Quarter, traveling to Jack
the Rapper in Atlanta, and truly buying into Jay, Dame, Biggs and the entire Roc-A-Fella movement because they
all lived what Jay rhymed. Gary speaks on working with Hip-Hop, Wayno Clark, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Gunz,
and all of State Property, being in the studio for the Jay and Cam'ron recording sessions, Jay's competition
with Nas, and why Dame would call meetings at 2am. Gary describes what he put on the line for Roc-A-Fella, how
much he cared for everyone in Roc-A-Fella, why he took the break-up so hard, what he's been up to for the past
dozen years, and what he's got in store for 2018!</description>
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<title>#140: Coodie And Chike</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/140-coodie-and-chike</link>
<itunes:duration>01:40:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the acclaimed filmmakers Coodie and
Chike to the Upper West Side! We talk with the duo about their upbringings in Chicago and New Orleans
respectively, how their jobs as a touring comic and graphics editor led them to meet in NYC, and the process
behind the scenes of their groundbreaking music video for Kanye West, Through the Wire. We discuss expectations
vs. reality in Hollywood and New York, executives feeding them less-than-stellar feature scripts, and how they
finally got a documentary that was close to their heart, Benji, greenlit for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Starting
Creative Control out of Dame Dash's apartment, Erykah Badu accusing them of bootlegging her album, Jay
Electronica suggesting they shoot Erykah's video for Window Seat, collaborating with Dave Chappelle, new work
on Muhammad Ali and Ernie Barnes, and the joy the internet showed when Coodie reconnected with Kanye during BET
Awards weekend, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the acclaimed filmmakers Coodie and Chike
to the Upper West Side! We talk with the duo about their upbringings in Chicago and New Orleans respectively,
how their jobs as a touring comic and graphics editor led them to meet in NYC, and the process behind the
scenes of their groundbreaking music video for Kanye West, Through the Wire. We discuss expectations vs.
reality in Hollywood and New York, executives feeding them less-than-stellar feature scripts, and how they
finally got a documentary that was close to their heart, Benji, greenlit for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Starting
Creative Control out of Dame Dash's apartment, Erykah Badu accusing them of bootlegging her album, Jay
Electronica suggesting they shoot Erykah's video for Window Seat, collaborating with Dave Chappelle, new work
on Muhammad Ali and Ernie Barnes, and the joy the internet showed when Coodie reconnected with Kanye during BET
Awards weekend, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#139: Rapsody</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/139-rapsody</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:52</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Jamla/Roc Nation recording artist and
North Carolina's own, Rapsody to the Upper West Side! Rapsody discusses growing up in a town of only 1600
people, being class president her senior year of high school, driving around back roads with a heavy foot,
working as a cashier at a country grocery store, going to college for accounting, and the hope of walking onto
the women's basketball team. We talk about her dreams of being a rapper, her collective Kooley High, meeting
9th Wonder and him telling her she was a star. Rap recalls her years as a studio rat, listening to classic
albums as homework, recording hundreds of songs, improving her craft, being patient, exhibiting diligence and
humility, and working alongside the perfect partner in 9th Wonder. We get into her first show at SOB's in NYC,
how she progressed with each project, her appreciation of J. Cole's journey, what it meant to be on Kendrick's
second album, the first email she received from Roc Nation, and how she feels with the release of her new album
Laila's Wisdom. All that, plus stories about Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, Young Guru, the hilarious circumstances
of how her parents found out she was a rapper, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Jamla/Roc Nation recording artist and North
Carolina's own, Rapsody to the Upper West Side! Rapsody discusses growing up in a town of only 1600 people,
being class president her senior year of high school, driving around back roads with a heavy foot, working as a
cashier at a country grocery store, going to college for accounting, and the hope of walking onto the women's
basketball team. We talk about her dreams of being a rapper, her collective Kooley High, meeting 9th Wonder and
him telling her she was a star. Rap recalls her years as a studio rat, listening to classic albums as homework,
recording hundreds of songs, improving her craft, being patient, exhibiting diligence and humility, and working
alongside the perfect partner in 9th Wonder. We get into her first show at SOB's in NYC, how she progressed
with each project, her appreciation of J. Cole's journey, what it meant to be on Kendrick's second album, the
first email she received from Roc Nation, and how she feels with the release of her new album Laila's Wisdom.
All that, plus stories about Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, Young Guru, the hilarious circumstances of how her
parents found out she was a rapper, and much more!</description>
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<title>#138: DJ Set Free</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode138</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the man behind the AND1 Mixtape, DJ Set
Free, to the Upper West Side! Set Free discusses how he turned a couple of derailed record deals into a big
time marketing position and a legendary advertising campaign by trusting his gut, recognizing talent, and being
true to the culture. We talk about working with Rafer &quot;Skip 2 My Lou&quot; Alston, Mos Def, Questlove,
Latrell Sprewell, Fat Joe, Akon, Lebron James, Nike, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, scoring movies, traveling around
the world, bringing his work back home and building The Compound in The Bronx, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the man behind the AND1 Mixtape, DJ Set
Free, to the Upper West Side! Set Free discusses how he turned a couple of derailed record deals into a big
time marketing position and a legendary advertising campaign by trusting his gut, recognizing talent, and being
true to the culture. We talk about working with Rafer &quot;Skip 2 My Lou&quot; Alston, Mos Def, Questlove,
Latrell Sprewell, Fat Joe, Akon, Lebron James, Nike, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, scoring movies, traveling around
the world, bringing his work back home and building The Compound in The Bronx, and much more!</description>
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<title>#137: DJ Semtex LIVE in London</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/137-dj-semtex</link>
<itunes:duration>01:44:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we join the legendary DJ Semtex LIVE in London,
England in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hoxton Sq. Bar &amp; Kitchen. For the first time, Semtex -
world-renowned DJ, radio personality, and author - speaks in depth on his self-made journey from working-class
Manchester to mastering his craft in London and traveling the globe. Semtex discusses how he got into hip-hop,
how he became the most in-demand DJ in London, and the doors that his obsession with vinyl records opened up
around the world. We talked about how he went from running street teams for Sony Music to establishing Def Jam
UK to championing artists like Kanye, Lauryn Hill, DJ Khaled and Dizzee Rascal early, and what that meant to
both his career and theirs. All that, plus meeting Jay-Z and Dame Dash at Roc-A-Fella's first office, the
backstory to his huge Drake interviews, working with Destiny's Child, attending and videotaping a tiny Kanye
after-party/cipher, becoming a trusted interviewer, his thoughts on radio, DJs, and downloading sites, the
super-real reason he got rid of his entire vinyl collection, and much, much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we join the legendary DJ Semtex LIVE in London,
England in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hoxton Sq. Bar &amp; Kitchen. For the first time, Semtex -
world-renowned DJ, radio personality, and author - speaks in depth on his self-made journey from working-class
Manchester to mastering his craft in London and traveling the globe. Semtex discusses how he got into hip-hop,
how he became the most in-demand DJ in London, and the doors that his obsession with vinyl records opened up
around the world. We talked about how he went from running street teams for Sony Music to establishing Def Jam
UK to championing artists like Kanye, Lauryn Hill, DJ Khaled and Dizzee Rascal early, and what that meant to
both his career and theirs. All that, plus meeting Jay-Z and Dame Dash at Roc-A-Fella's first office, the
backstory to his huge Drake interviews, working with Destiny's Child, attending and videotaping a tiny Kanye
after-party/cipher, becoming a trusted interviewer, his thoughts on radio, DJs, and downloading sites, the
super-real reason he got rid of his entire vinyl collection, and much, much, much more!</description>
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<title>#136: Chuck Inglish</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 02:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/136-chuck-inglish</link>
<itunes:duration>01:34:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome one half of The Cool Kids, the
influential producer and rapper, Chuck Inglish to the Upper West Side! Chuck discusses growing up in Detroit
the son of an auto worker and a nurse, hearing dice games outside his house that reminded him of rap album
skits, seeing Cecil Fielder pull up in a car straight out of a Dr. Dre video, and playing drums in his friends'
Sublime-like band. Chuck talks about how a skateboard accident got him into making beats, what he would have
done if music wasn't his career, what the city of Chicago means to him, and the fear that existed when label
heads started to inquire about The Cool Kids. We get into the sound Chuck defined, the influence it's had
across music, and in his most revealing statements yet, why exactly Chuck and Mikey took their hiatus and why
right now was the right time to link back up. All that, plus working with Bun B, Asher Roth, and Kid Cudi,
hanging out at Alchemist's home studio and Mac Miller's home studio, predicting success for Fetty Wap, what he
saw early in Drake, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome one half of The Cool Kids, the influential
producer and rapper, Chuck Inglish to the Upper West Side! Chuck discusses growing up in Detroit the son of an
auto worker and a nurse, hearing dice games outside his house that reminded him of rap album skits, seeing
Cecil Fielder pull up in a car straight out of a Dr. Dre video, and playing drums in his friends' Sublime-like
band. Chuck talks about how a skateboard accident got him into making beats, what he would have done if music
wasn't his career, what the city of Chicago means to him, and the fear that existed when label heads started to
inquire about The Cool Kids. We get into the sound Chuck defined, the influence it's had across music, and in
his most revealing statements yet, why exactly Chuck and Mikey took their hiatus and why right now was the
right time to link back up. All that, plus working with Bun B, Asher Roth, and Kid Cudi, hanging out at
Alchemist's home studio and Mac Miller's home studio, predicting success for Fetty Wap, what he saw early in
Drake, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#135: Lecrae</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/135-lecrae</link>
<itunes:duration>01:12:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Lecrae to the Upper West Side! Known for
his independent grind, his infamous BET cypher, and of course his faith-based rhymes, we get into his entire,
fascinating and relatable journey. Lecrae talks growing up with a mom in the Army, moving around from school to
school and reestablishing himself at every stop, lunchroom rap being a common denominator, finding his way into
trouble via robberies, and finding his way back to a better way before it was too late. We discuss why he
thought Middle Tennessee State was where he'd find success as an artist, how he sold CDs on an independent
level, and how making one fan at a time and taking advantage of opportunities brought him to new cities, new
countries, and onto TV. All that, plus stories about Lauryn Hill, Killer Mike, Royce da 5'9, French Montana,
his new deal with Columbia Records and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Lecrae to the Upper West Side! Known for
his independent grind, his infamous BET cypher, and of course his faith-based rhymes, we get into his entire,
fascinating and relatable journey. Lecrae talks growing up with a mom in the Army, moving around from school to
school and reestablishing himself at every stop, lunchroom rap being a common denominator, finding his way into
trouble via robberies, and finding his way back to a better way before it was too late. We discuss why he
thought Middle Tennessee State was where he'd find success as an artist, how he sold CDs on an independent
level, and how making one fan at a time and taking advantage of opportunities brought him to new cities, new
countries, and onto TV. All that, plus stories about Lauryn Hill, Killer Mike, Royce da 5'9, French Montana,
his new deal with Columbia Records and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#134: J.I.D.</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/134-jid</link>
<itunes:duration>01:03:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dreamville rapper and Atlanta native
J.I.D. to the Upper West Side! Fresh off supporting J. Cole on his 4 Your Eyez Only Tour, J.I.D. discusses his
All-American high school football career, following in the footsteps of his brother, and the injury that sent
his dreams into tumult. J.I.D. talks leaving the comforts of Atlanta for college in Virginia, the circumstances
that sent him back down I-95, and the realities of being a nascent rapper in Atlanta: sleeping on couches,
questionable performance spaces, and delivering pizzas. All that, plus living with Earthgang, hanging with
6lack, racing Bas, meeting J.Cole, finding his own sound, signing to Interscope, reconnecting with his parents,
and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dreamville rapper and Atlanta native J.I.D.
to the Upper West Side! Fresh off supporting J. Cole on his 4 Your Eyez Only Tour, J.I.D. discusses his
All-American high school football career, following in the footsteps of his brother, and the injury that sent
his dreams into tumult. J.I.D. talks leaving the comforts of Atlanta for college in Virginia, the circumstances
that sent him back down I-95, and the realities of being a nascent rapper in Atlanta: sleeping on couches,
questionable performance spaces, and delivering pizzas. All that, plus living with Earthgang, hanging with
6lack, racing Bas, meeting J.Cole, finding his own sound, signing to Interscope, reconnecting with his parents,
and much more!</description>
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<title>#133: Mal of The Joe Budden Podcast</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 01:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/133-mal</link>
<itunes:duration>01:16:29</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Mal from The Joe Budden Podcast to the
Upper West Side! The gregarious Mal, who's put his opinions front and center, has always kept his personal
history extremely close to the vest... until today. We talk about his upbringing in the Bronx, what his older
brothers have done in the music business, how he got to travel the world as a high schooler, and the
circumstances behind popping his first bottle of champagne. We discuss meeting Kanye West, hanging out with
Khloe Kardashian, watching Joe Budden's proposal to Tahiry, the live podcast at Highline Ballroom, the LeBron
situation, the Carmelo situation, what the best song to listen to at 40k feet in the air is, and so much more.
And yes, Internet, we definitely asked what Mal does for a living today... press play and enjoy!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Mal from The Joe Budden Podcast to the
Upper West Side! The gregarious Mal, who's put his opinions front and center, has always kept his personal
history extremely close to the vest... until today. We talk about his upbringing in the Bronx, what his older
brothers have done in the music business, how he got to travel the world as a high schooler, and the
circumstances behind popping his first bottle of champagne. We discuss meeting Kanye West, hanging out with
Khloe Kardashian, watching Joe Budden's proposal to Tahiry, the live podcast at Highline Ballroom, the LeBron
situation, the Carmelo situation, what the best song to listen to at 40k feet in the air is, and so much more.
And yes, Internet, we definitely asked what Mal does for a living today... press play and enjoy!</description>
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<title>#132: DJ Green Lantern</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 01:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/132-green-lantern</link>
<itunes:duration>02:07:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary mixtape DJ, producer,
father, and former paperboy, DJ Green Lantern to the Upper West Side, where he tells two hours of the most
amazing stories! Green discusses growing up in Rochester, New York, how listening to Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy
and Jazz shaped his ears, how producing led him into DJing, rather than the other way around, and the big break
that made him The Man along Interstate 90. Green recalled witnessing DJ Clark Kent forcing an aspiring MC to
battle a young Jay-Z on 7th Avenue in New York City, driving to Toronto to get white label exclusives, and
putting the most creativity into his mixtapes, earning him the recognition of his peers at the Justo Awards. We
talk Hot 97, meeting Eminem, working on the Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss mixtapes, the stories behind Jadakiss'
song &quot;The Champ is Here,&quot; D-Block's &quot;2 Gunz Up,&quot; Eminem's &quot;Hail Mary,&quot; working
with Jay-Z on his never-released mixtape, why he made the move to Atlanta, working with Rocko, Future, Killer
Mike and 2 Chainz and so much more. All that, plus patching things up with Jadakiss, why he had to leave rap to
come back to hip-hop, and a conversation with Green's son Najee AKA DJ Tangotwelv!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary mixtape DJ, producer, father,
and former paperboy, DJ Green Lantern to the Upper West Side, where he tells two hours of the most amazing
stories! Green discusses growing up in Rochester, New York, how listening to Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy and
Jazz shaped his ears, how producing led him into DJing, rather than the other way around, and the big break
that made him The Man along Interstate 90. Green recalled witnessing DJ Clark Kent forcing an aspiring MC to
battle a young Jay-Z on 7th Avenue in New York City, driving to Toronto to get white label exclusives, and
putting the most creativity into his mixtapes, earning him the recognition of his peers at the Justo Awards. We
talk Hot 97, meeting Eminem, working on the Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss mixtapes, the stories behind Jadakiss'
song &quot;The Champ is Here,&quot; D-Block's &quot;2 Gunz Up,&quot; Eminem's &quot;Hail Mary,&quot; working
with Jay-Z on his never-released mixtape, why he made the move to Atlanta, working with Rocko, Future, Killer
Mike and 2 Chainz and so much more. All that, plus patching things up with Jadakiss, why he had to leave rap to
come back to hip-hop, and a conversation with Green's son Najee AKA DJ Tangotwelv!</description>
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<title>#131: Brocky Marciano</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 01:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/itr-brocky-marciano-final-bounce</link>
<itunes:duration>01:24:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Interscope A&amp;R Brocky Marciano to
the Upper West Side! Brocky talks growing up in Santa Barbara, California with little money but lots of musical
influences in his life, cruising through high school with dreams of playing college baseball, and seeing those
plans dashed when weed, women and boredom came into the picture. Brocky discusses creating fake report cards
and getting kicked out of school, working on record company street teams and film sets, trying to maintain in
his early 20s, and ultimately taking a buttoned-up gig at an agency. After quitting that job and living out of
his Chevy Impala, Brocky teamed up with Diamond Clothing, found his way next to rappers and producers and
became a very important link in the streetwear-music timeline. Brocky talks wanting to bring more to the table,
branching into management and A&amp;R consulting, working on music with Kendrick Lamar, Wale, ScHoolboy Q,
Curren$y, Xzibit, Cardo Got Wings, and labels like Columbia, Atlantic, Def Jam and Interscope. All that, plus
Jerry Seinfeld, Hip-Hop, Travis Scott, SXSW, batting cages, Foot Locker, The Big Lebowski, and more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Interscope A&amp;R Brocky Marciano to the
Upper West Side! Brocky talks growing up in Santa Barbara, California with little money but lots of musical
influences in his life, cruising through high school with dreams of playing college baseball, and seeing those
plans dashed when weed, women and boredom came into the picture. Brocky discusses creating fake report cards
and getting kicked out of school, working on record company street teams and film sets, trying to maintain in
his early 20s, and ultimately taking a buttoned-up gig at an agency. After quitting that job and living out of
his Chevy Impala, Brocky teamed up with Diamond Clothing, found his way next to rappers and producers and
became a very important link in the streetwear-music timeline. Brocky talks wanting to bring more to the table,
branching into management and A&amp;R consulting, working on music with Kendrick Lamar, Wale, ScHoolboy Q,
Curren$y, Xzibit, Cardo Got Wings, and labels like Columbia, Atlantic, Def Jam and Interscope. All that, plus
Jerry Seinfeld, Hip-Hop, Travis Scott, SXSW, batting cages, Foot Locker, The Big Lebowski, and more!</description>
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<title>#130: Roc-A-Fella LIVE (Biggs/Hip-Hop/Lenny S/Just Blaze/Guru/Freeway/Jim Jones/Young Gunz/Chaka)</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode130</link>
<itunes:duration>02:22:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrated the legendary record label
Roc-A-Fella Records - home to Jay-Z, Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Cam'Ron, Beanie Sigel and more - with a dozen
of the Roc's pillars: founder and partner Kareem &quot;Biggs&quot; Burke, president Chaka Pilgrim, A&amp;Rs
Kyambo &quot;Hip-Hop&quot; Joshua and Lenny S, engineer Young Guru, producer Just Blaze, and artists Freeway,
Young Chris, Neef Buck and Jim Jones. Recorded live at Highline Ballroom in NYC, this spirited, hilarious,
nostalgic, gem-filled conversation was one for the ages.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrated the legendary record label Roc-A-Fella
Records - home to Jay-Z, Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Cam'Ron, Beanie Sigel and more - with a dozen of the Roc's
pillars: founder and partner Kareem &quot;Biggs&quot; Burke, president Chaka Pilgrim, A&amp;Rs Kyambo
&quot;Hip-Hop&quot; Joshua and Lenny S, engineer Young Guru, producer Just Blaze, and artists Freeway, Young
Chris, Neef Buck and Jim Jones. Recorded live at Highline Ballroom in NYC, this spirited, hilarious, nostalgic,
gem-filled conversation was one for the ages.</description>
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<title>#129: An Actual Waste Of Time</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 02:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/129-an-actual-waste-of-time-final-bounce</link>
<itunes:duration>00:04:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>From the podcast that's brought you the most in-depth, funniest, and inspirational interviews in
hip-hop... join us this Wednesday, July 26th, as we celebrate the legacy of Roc-a-Fella Records with Kareem
&quot;Biggs&quot; Burke, Chaka Pilgrim, Emory &quot;Vegas&quot; Jones, Jim Jones, Freeway, Young Gunz, Kyambo
&quot;Hip Hop&quot; Joshua, Just Blaze, Lenny S and Young Guru. It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, and you should
be there! Get your tickets at ItsTheReal.com right now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>From the podcast that's brought you the most in-d…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>From the podcast that's brought you the most in-depth, funniest, and inspirational interviews in
hip-hop... join us this Wednesday, July 26th, as we celebrate the legacy of Roc-a-Fella Records with Kareem
&quot;Biggs&quot; Burke, Chaka Pilgrim, Emory &quot;Vegas&quot; Jones, Jim Jones, Freeway, Young Gunz, Kyambo
&quot;Hip Hop&quot; Joshua, Just Blaze, Lenny S and Young Guru. It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, and you should
be there! Get your tickets at ItsTheReal.com right now!</description>
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<title>#128: Nadeska Alexis</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/128-nadeska-alexis</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Nadeska Alexis, co-host of Complex News'
runaway hit show Everyday Struggle, to the Upper West Side! Nadeska discusses her childhood move from Grenada
to Brooklyn, her mother's strict rules, being shy and reserved through high school, and begging her way out of
town and to the snowy confines of Binghamton University. Nadeska talks early interviews with Wale, J. Cole, and
Kid Cudi for Blackbook Magazine, putting together MTV's Hottest MCs list which got Kanye so heated he screamed
on Sway, and making her big move to join Complex. Oh, and yes, you loser commenters, Nadeska talks Ak, Joe,
Migos, Vic Mensa, Yachty and more.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Nadeska Alexis, co-host of Complex News'
runaway hit show Everyday Struggle, to the Upper West Side! Nadeska discusses her childhood move from Grenada
to Brooklyn, her mother's strict rules, being shy and reserved through high school, and begging her way out of
town and to the snowy confines of Binghamton University. Nadeska talks early interviews with Wale, J. Cole, and
Kid Cudi for Blackbook Magazine, putting together MTV's Hottest MCs list which got Kanye so heated he screamed
on Sway, and making her big move to join Complex. Oh, and yes, you loser commenters, Nadeska talks Ak, Joe,
Migos, Vic Mensa, Yachty and more.</description>
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<title>#127: Datwon Thomas</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/127-datwon-thomas</link>
<itunes:duration>02:01:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Editor in Chief of Vibe, and
Brooklyn's own Datwon Thomas to the Upper West Side! Day discusses growing up on Air Force bases in Japan and
New Mexico before finishing high school back in Brooklyn alongside Junior M.A.F.I.A., trying to pass off
instrumentals to Puff Daddy in the club, and interning at Vibe Magazine during their first website's infancy.
Day shares stories about how XXL announced their launch to their competition, getting thrown in the deep end at
XXL when most of the staff left to go to over to Vibe, the legendary photo shoot for the Great Day in Harlem
cover, finally working for Puff, returning to Harris Publications to start KING Magazine, being tapped to
replace Elliott Wilson after he left XXL, taking a gig working with Russell Simmons, and all these years later,
returning to an internet-focused Vibe. All that, plus the most amazing stories including bringing Kanye West to
meet Elliott Wilson, meeting Miss Info, reactions to the infamous KING cover with Brandy, where he was when Big
L passed away, writing the XXL cover story on Jay-Z, Ja Rule and DMX, going to the club with Barack Obama and
Chris Tucker, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Editor in Chief of Vibe, and Brooklyn's
own Datwon Thomas to the Upper West Side! Day discusses growing up on Air Force bases in Japan and New Mexico
before finishing high school back in Brooklyn alongside Junior M.A.F.I.A., trying to pass off instrumentals to
Puff Daddy in the club, and interning at Vibe Magazine during their first website's infancy. Day shares stories
about how XXL announced their launch to their competition, getting thrown in the deep end at XXL when most of
the staff left to go to over to Vibe, the legendary photo shoot for the Great Day in Harlem cover, finally
working for Puff, returning to Harris Publications to start KING Magazine, being tapped to replace Elliott
Wilson after he left XXL, taking a gig working with Russell Simmons, and all these years later, returning to an
internet-focused Vibe. All that, plus the most amazing stories including bringing Kanye West to meet Elliott
Wilson, meeting Miss Info, reactions to the infamous KING cover with Brandy, where he was when Big L passed
away, writing the XXL cover story on Jay-Z, Ja Rule and DMX, going to the club with Barack Obama and Chris
Tucker, and much more!</description>
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<title>#126: Styles P</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/126-styles-p</link>
<itunes:duration>01:40:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Ghost himself, one third of the LOX,
and fellow Westchester native, Styles P to the Upper West Side! Styles talks growing up in Yonkers with a chip
on his shoulder, meeting Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, spending his high school years as a gentleman and a
gangster, giving college a try for one semester, putting in work on the block, in retail, and at Ruff Ryders
Studios, doing a seven month stretch in jail and signing to Bad Boy upon his release, and how any rapper could
get it when the Ruff Ryders met up on 127th Street and 7th Avenue. We discussed Biggie's effect on the Lox, why
things didn't work out with Puff, signing to Ruff Ryders/Interscope, selling 16x the amount of records the
label expected, plotting his second album singles, and threatening the executives when his plans were dashed.
All that, plus DMX, Swizz, Eve, the entire Bad Boy roster, Alchemist, Mary J. Blige, Curren$y, Berner, Icepic
Jay Jackson, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Ghost himself, one third of the LOX,
and fellow Westchester native, Styles P to the Upper West Side! Styles talks growing up in Yonkers with a chip
on his shoulder, meeting Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, spending his high school years as a gentleman and a
gangster, giving college a try for one semester, putting in work on the block, in retail, and at Ruff Ryders
Studios, doing a seven month stretch in jail and signing to Bad Boy upon his release, and how any rapper could
get it when the Ruff Ryders met up on 127th Street and 7th Avenue. We discussed Biggie's effect on the Lox, why
things didn't work out with Puff, signing to Ruff Ryders/Interscope, selling 16x the amount of records the
label expected, plotting his second album singles, and threatening the executives when his plans were dashed.
All that, plus DMX, Swizz, Eve, the entire Bad Boy roster, Alchemist, Mary J. Blige, Curren$y, Berner, Icepic
Jay Jackson, and much more!</description>
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<title>#125: Hip Hop Mike</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 00:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/125-hip-hop-mike</link>
<itunes:duration>01:20:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Hot 97 and Dash Radio personality Hip
Hop Mike to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious and crazy episode, Mike details his parents leaving him to
be raised with his grandmother in Queens, his father going to jail, becoming a stick-up kid, being sent to
Florida to live with his well-to-do cousins and learning to sell weed, coming back to NYC only to get into more
trouble and ending up in a group home, staying there so long he aged out of the group home, becoming a standout
amateur tennis player, crashing a car on prom night, holding down several jobs, fighting with his mother and
her boyfriend/Mike's tennis coach, all before he graduated high school. Mike talks about reaching out to Peter
Rosenberg via MySpace, winning tickets three times from Hot 97 to see Rock the Bells, starting college for
pre-med and dropping out, and linking up with Rosenberg again to offer his assistance. Mike discusses how much
music changed his life, how showing up and listening changed the course of his career, and who exactly he
considers family these days. All that, plus stories about Nas, Nardwuar, Lil Fame, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Hot 97 and Dash Radio personality Hip Hop
Mike to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious and crazy episode, Mike details his parents leaving him to be
raised with his grandmother in Queens, his father going to jail, becoming a stick-up kid, being sent to Florida
to live with his well-to-do cousins and learning to sell weed, coming back to NYC only to get into more trouble
and ending up in a group home, staying there so long he aged out of the group home, becoming a standout amateur
tennis player, crashing a car on prom night, holding down several jobs, fighting with his mother and her
boyfriend/Mike's tennis coach, all before he graduated high school. Mike talks about reaching out to Peter
Rosenberg via MySpace, winning tickets three times from Hot 97 to see Rock the Bells, starting college for
pre-med and dropping out, and linking up with Rosenberg again to offer his assistance. Mike discusses how much
music changed his life, how showing up and listening changed the course of his career, and who exactly he
considers family these days. All that, plus stories about Nas, Nardwuar, Lil Fame, and much more!</description>
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<title>#124: Vado</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 01:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/124-vado</link>
<itunes:duration>01:04:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Harlem native Vado to the Upper West
Side! Vado talks growing up on 142nd and Lenox Avenue, going to school with Juelz Santana, seeing Mase, Jay Z,
Fat Joe, the Ruff Ryders, Aaliyah, and more come through the block, battle rapping all around Harlem, going on
a ski trips with Teyana Taylor, dropping out of school, forming the UN with Cam'Ron and hitting the Summer Jam
main stage. We discussed the appeal of major record labels, his meetings with Atlantic, Universal, and eOne,
wearing sunglasses in clubs, what's necessary for a walk-through, and why he signed with DJ Khaled, and what
they have in store together. All that, plus Angela Yee, Harlem World, Dipskate, Mavado, Jae Millz, Busta
Rhymes, TI, Young Dro, and of course, his new project Sinatra 2!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Harlem native Vado to the Upper West Side!
Vado talks growing up on 142nd and Lenox Avenue, going to school with Juelz Santana, seeing Mase, Jay Z, Fat
Joe, the Ruff Ryders, Aaliyah, and more come through the block, battle rapping all around Harlem, going on a
ski trips with Teyana Taylor, dropping out of school, forming the UN with Cam'Ron and hitting the Summer Jam
main stage. We discussed the appeal of major record labels, his meetings with Atlantic, Universal, and eOne,
wearing sunglasses in clubs, what's necessary for a walk-through, and why he signed with DJ Khaled, and what
they have in store together. All that, plus Angela Yee, Harlem World, Dipskate, Mavado, Jae Millz, Busta
Rhymes, TI, Young Dro, and of course, his new project Sinatra 2!</description>
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<title>#123: Irv Benitez</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/123-irv-benitez</link>
<itunes:duration>01:13:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Queens native and founder of the Brunch
Bounce party series / The Greatest Day Ever, Irv Benitez! Irv details his early days wanting to be a part of
the music industry, meeting Just Blaze while working at Foot Locker, interning at Roc-a-fella Records twice,
and just-about giving up on college when his father unexpectedly passed away. Irv discusses diving into a
career in corporate communications, riding Segways and interviewing girls for Victoria's Secret on college
campuses across the country, and eventually finding his way back to New York City to work in marketing. We talk
about the genesis of Brunch Bounce and how it went from a Uptown birthday party to thousands of ticket-buyers
and a crowd-surfing Joe Budden to considering the USS Intrepid and Yankee Stadium as spaces for their parties
to being five years in and throwing events around the world, including the biggest Greatest Day Ever yet, July
15 + 16 in The Bronx!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Queens native and founder of the Brunch
Bounce party series / The Greatest Day Ever, Irv Benitez! Irv details his early days wanting to be a part of
the music industry, meeting Just Blaze while working at Foot Locker, interning at Roc-a-fella Records twice,
and just-about giving up on college when his father unexpectedly passed away. Irv discusses diving into a
career in corporate communications, riding Segways and interviewing girls for Victoria's Secret on college
campuses across the country, and eventually finding his way back to New York City to work in marketing. We talk
about the genesis of Brunch Bounce and how it went from a Uptown birthday party to thousands of ticket-buyers
and a crowd-surfing Joe Budden to considering the USS Intrepid and Yankee Stadium as spaces for their parties
to being five years in and throwing events around the world, including the biggest Greatest Day Ever yet, July
15 + 16 in The Bronx!</description>
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<title>#122: Statik Selektah</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 03:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/122-statik-selektah</link>
<itunes:duration>01:15:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome celebrated producer, satellite radio
mainstay, and all-around dope DJ Statik Selektah to the Upper West Side! Statik discusses his upbringing in the
Northeast, falling in love with hip-hop at a family Thanksgiving, doing Emerson radio even though he wasn't a
student there, taking the Fung Wah bus down to NYC to sell mixtapes on Canal Street, and knowing when to uproot
and move out of Boston. We talk Statik's work with Joey Badass, 2 Chainz, Action Bronson, Kanye West, Nas, Mac
Miller, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Sean Price and more. Statik breaks news on Joey Badass, shares the name of
the 2 Chainz single off Statik's upcoming album, discusses hanging out with Puffy, Mariah, Nicole Kidman, Derek
Jeter and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome celebrated producer, satellite radio
mainstay, and all-around dope DJ Statik Selektah to the Upper West Side! Statik discusses his upbringing in the
Northeast, falling in love with hip-hop at a family Thanksgiving, doing Emerson radio even though he wasn't a
student there, taking the Fung Wah bus down to NYC to sell mixtapes on Canal Street, and knowing when to uproot
and move out of Boston. We talk Statik's work with Joey Badass, 2 Chainz, Action Bronson, Kanye West, Nas, Mac
Miller, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Eminem, Sean Price and more. Statik breaks news on Joey Badass, shares the name of
the 2 Chainz single off Statik's upcoming album, discusses hanging out with Puffy, Mariah, Nicole Kidman, Derek
Jeter and so much more!</description>
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<title>#121: Rory of The Joe Budden Podcast</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 01:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/121-rory-farrell</link>
<itunes:duration>01:41:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Rory Farrell (co-host of The Joe Budden
Podcast and General Manager of HennyPalooza) back to the Upper West Side for his own episode! Rory discusses
growing up a problem child, taking the Peter Pan bus by himself up and down the East Coast, drinking heavily in
high school, miraculously receiving a college scholarship for running track, being an Irish kid in a
traditionally African-American fraternity, getting kicked out of school twice, and finding himself through an
internship at Def Jam. Rory shares an amazing stories about Kanye playing Def Jam My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy for the first time, the original name of the album, the original vision for the album, and his
over-the-top presentation. We discuss Joe Budden's game nights, booking Drake for a college performance,
sitting in an office cubicle across from Lyor Cohen, producing a game show for MTV, shooting music videos for
The-Dream, Fabolous, Ludacris, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Rory Farrell (co-host of The Joe Budden
Podcast and General Manager of HennyPalooza) back to the Upper West Side for his own episode! Rory discusses
growing up a problem child, taking the Peter Pan bus by himself up and down the East Coast, drinking heavily in
high school, miraculously receiving a college scholarship for running track, being an Irish kid in a
traditionally African-American fraternity, getting kicked out of school twice, and finding himself through an
internship at Def Jam. Rory shares an amazing stories about Kanye playing Def Jam My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy for the first time, the original name of the album, the original vision for the album, and his
over-the-top presentation. We discuss Joe Budden's game nights, booking Drake for a college performance,
sitting in an office cubicle across from Lyor Cohen, producing a game show for MTV, shooting music videos for
The-Dream, Fabolous, Ludacris, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#120: Killer Mike</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 04:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/120-killer-mike</link>
<itunes:duration>01:36:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, one half of Run the Jewels, Killer Mike, welcomes
Eric and Jeff into his Atlanta, Georgia home! In a conversation surrounding ItsTheReal's new album, Teddy Bear
Fresh, which drops on May 26th, Mike talks with the brothers Rosenthal about their family, growing up on Jay Z
and Biggie, diving into a career of hip-hop sketch comedy, and the persistence, focus, authenticity and
sacrifices that earned them ten years in the game. Mike and ItsTheReal trade stories about entourages,
co-signs, comedy, haters, drugs, label independence, Kanye West and much more! Teddy Bear Fresh, featuring
appearances by Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Bun B, Michael Christmas, Tunji Ige, Jazz Cartier, Angie Martinez, Just
Blaze, Combat Jack, Sway Calloway, and Scott Rogowsky will be available on all streaming services starting May
26th, and is up for iTunes pre-sale right now!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, one…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, one half of Run the Jewels, Killer Mike, welcomes Eric
and Jeff into his Atlanta, Georgia home! In a conversation surrounding ItsTheReal's new album, Teddy Bear
Fresh, which drops on May 26th, Mike talks with the brothers Rosenthal about their family, growing up on Jay Z
and Biggie, diving into a career of hip-hop sketch comedy, and the persistence, focus, authenticity and
sacrifices that earned them ten years in the game. Mike and ItsTheReal trade stories about entourages,
co-signs, comedy, haters, drugs, label independence, Kanye West and much more! Teddy Bear Fresh, featuring
appearances by Curren$y, Smoke DZA, Bun B, Michael Christmas, Tunji Ige, Jazz Cartier, Angie Martinez, Just
Blaze, Combat Jack, Sway Calloway, and Scott Rogowsky will be available on all streaming services starting May
26th, and is up for iTunes pre-sale right now!</description>
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<title>#119: Dallas Martin</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 03:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/119-dallas-martin</link>
<itunes:duration>01:53:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we stop by Atlantic Records to sit down with their
SVP of A&amp;R Dallas Martin! We discussed growing up humble in Flint, Michigan, turning down the safe in-state
option and going to Clark Atlanta University, promoting parties around the city and meeting Don Cannon, DJ
Drama, and DJ Sense, getting an internship with the man who signed Jeezy and Rick Ross to Def Jam, Shakir
Stewart, and Shakir's shocking death. Dallas talks about his recovery, his fresh start with Juelz Santana,
delivering records like &quot;Back to the Crib,&quot; getting fired from Def Jam, losing out on jobs, sinking
into depression, and getting saved when an opportunity to help rebuild Warner Bros. Records came his way. We
dive deep into the recording processes of Wale, Meek Mill, Omarion, and Rick Ross, which artist passed on the
Mike Will instrumental that went on to become &quot;No Lie,&quot; why Lotus Flower Bomb almost didn't make
radio, how Meek's Dreams &amp; Nightmares intro came together, where he was when he got wind of Meek's Drake
texts, the major artists he almost signed, what the Atlantic Records merger meant, what Khaled is like in
meetings, Ross' Atlanta mansion, and much, much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we stop by Atlantic Records to sit down with their SVP
of A&amp;R Dallas Martin! We discussed growing up humble in Flint, Michigan, turning down the safe in-state
option and going to Clark Atlanta University, promoting parties around the city and meeting Don Cannon, DJ
Drama, and DJ Sense, getting an internship with the man who signed Jeezy and Rick Ross to Def Jam, Shakir
Stewart, and Shakir's shocking death. Dallas talks about his recovery, his fresh start with Juelz Santana,
delivering records like &quot;Back to the Crib,&quot; getting fired from Def Jam, losing out on jobs, sinking
into depression, and getting saved when an opportunity to help rebuild Warner Bros. Records came his way. We
dive deep into the recording processes of Wale, Meek Mill, Omarion, and Rick Ross, which artist passed on the
Mike Will instrumental that went on to become &quot;No Lie,&quot; why Lotus Flower Bomb almost didn't make
radio, how Meek's Dreams &amp; Nightmares intro came together, where he was when he got wind of Meek's Drake
texts, the major artists he almost signed, what the Atlantic Records merger meant, what Khaled is like in
meetings, Ross' Atlanta mansion, and much, much, much more!</description>
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<title>#118: Jena Luckman</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 23:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/118-jena-luckman</link>
<itunes:duration>01:33:52</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our hilarious friend online and IRL,
Jena Luckman, to the Upper West Side! Jena talks about online dating, growing up as a competitive dancer,
dumping a future poker champion, and why Flo Rida doesn't find her particularly funny. We discussed her
surviving cancer, surviving getting mugged in New York City, and surviving getting catfished over and over and
over again. All that, plus growing up in Boca Raton, staying with the Kardashians at Coachella, giving
strippers pizza, why the police pulled her out of high school, her reality TV future with her mom, and much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our hilarious friend online and IRL, Jena
Luckman, to the Upper West Side! Jena talks about online dating, growing up as a competitive dancer, dumping a
future poker champion, and why Flo Rida doesn't find her particularly funny. We discussed her surviving cancer,
surviving getting mugged in New York City, and surviving getting catfished over and over and over again. All
that, plus growing up in Boca Raton, staying with the Kardashians at Coachella, giving strippers pizza, why the
police pulled her out of high school, her reality TV future with her mom, and much more!</description>
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<title>#117: Johnny Nunez</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 03:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/117-johnny-nunez</link>
<itunes:duration>01:26:13</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome longtime music scene photographer Johnny
Nunez! Johnny talks getting Warren Buffett to throw up the Roc, traveling the world with Dame Dash, getting
chased (at different times) by Ol Dirty Bastard and Colin Powell, and sneaking into Nelson Mandella's house. We
discussed the racism Johnny experienced as a child in Brooklyn, his family's escape to Long Island, getting
kicked out of medical school just short of his graduation, living out of his car and on the verge of selling
drugs for an old high school classmate, until he saw a vision that led him into a career in photography. All
that, plus witnessing Suge Knight and Jimmy Henchman's beef, shooting Sting, Mick Jagger and Harvey Weinstein
in Cannes, watching Kid Rock throw someone off a yacht, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome longtime music scene photographer Johnny
Nunez! Johnny talks getting Warren Buffett to throw up the Roc, traveling the world with Dame Dash, getting
chased (at different times) by Ol Dirty Bastard and Colin Powell, and sneaking into Nelson Mandella's house. We
discussed the racism Johnny experienced as a child in Brooklyn, his family's escape to Long Island, getting
kicked out of medical school just short of his graduation, living out of his car and on the verge of selling
drugs for an old high school classmate, until he saw a vision that led him into a career in photography. All
that, plus witnessing Suge Knight and Jimmy Henchman's beef, shooting Sting, Mick Jagger and Harvey Weinstein
in Cannes, watching Kid Rock throw someone off a yacht, and much more!</description>
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<title>#116: Mack Wilds</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 01:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/116-mack-wilds</link>
<itunes:duration>01:15:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer/actor Mack Wilds to the Upper
West Side! Mack talks growing up on Staten Island, meeting future co-star of The Breaks, Method Man, at his
father's barber shop, commuting to Manhattan for casting calls, landing a Spike Lee TV series as a freshman in
high school, and promptly leaving high school to work on The Wire. We discussed Mack's trip to Skywalker Ranch
to meet with George Lucas, moving to Los Angeles to star in the CW remake of 90210, writing and recording and
crate-digging with legendary producer Salaam Remi, and what it was like for Mack to receive the phone call
informing him he was nominated for a Grammy. All that, plus working with Will Smith and Queen Latifah, studying
turntablism with DJ Babu, starring in Adele's music video for Hello, Mack's new album After Hours, and much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer/actor Mack Wilds to the Upper West
Side! Mack talks growing up on Staten Island, meeting future co-star of The Breaks, Method Man, at his father's
barber shop, commuting to Manhattan for casting calls, landing a Spike Lee TV series as a freshman in high
school, and promptly leaving high school to work on The Wire. We discussed Mack's trip to Skywalker Ranch to
meet with George Lucas, moving to Los Angeles to star in the CW remake of 90210, writing and recording and
crate-digging with legendary producer Salaam Remi, and what it was like for Mack to receive the phone call
informing him he was nominated for a Grammy. All that, plus working with Will Smith and Queen Latifah, studying
turntablism with DJ Babu, starring in Adele's music video for Hello, Mack's new album After Hours, and much
more!</description>
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<title>#115: David Cho</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 02:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/itr-david-cho-final-bounce-2</link>
<itunes:duration>02:09:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we finally welcome former publisher of Grantland
and The Awl, as well as our great friend, David Cho to the podcast! David talks being in the studio with Justin
Timberlake, Pharrell and Timbaland, listening to Kanye complain about his dentist, playing Jenga with Jay Z,
and going to dinner at Tyrese's personal backyard Benihana. David discusses growing up as a Korean child in
Tennessee, meeting CollegeHumor founder Ricky Van Veen in college and moving to NYC, starting Gawker competitor
The Awl with no financial backing, building the network, and right when it started to turn a profit, leaving
for a dream job: building Bill Simmons' sports and pop culture site with ESPN, Grantland. All that plus getting
confused with the artist David Choe, awkward handshakes, Pepsi's Kendall Jenner commercial, throwing yourself a
birthday party, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we finally welcome former publisher of Grantland and
The Awl, as well as our great friend, David Cho to the podcast! David talks being in the studio with Justin
Timberlake, Pharrell and Timbaland, listening to Kanye complain about his dentist, playing Jenga with Jay Z,
and going to dinner at Tyrese's personal backyard Benihana. David discusses growing up as a Korean child in
Tennessee, meeting CollegeHumor founder Ricky Van Veen in college and moving to NYC, starting Gawker competitor
The Awl with no financial backing, building the network, and right when it started to turn a profit, leaving
for a dream job: building Bill Simmons' sports and pop culture site with ESPN, Grantland. All that plus getting
confused with the artist David Choe, awkward handshakes, Pepsi's Kendall Jenner commercial, throwing yourself a
birthday party, and much more!</description>
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<title>#114: DJ Kay Slay</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/itr-kay-slay-final-bounce</link>
<itunes:duration>01:52:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we are honored to welcome the legend himself, DJ
Kay Slay, to the Upper West Side for an amazing conversation! We talk with the Hot 97 and Shade 45 DJ about how
he found graffiti in the early 1980's and became &quot;King of the 1 and 3 Trains&quot; by age 16, how he was
break dancing and DJing parties at age 11, and navigating the streets of Spanish Harlem through his middle
school and high school years. We discuss how he went from teenage star of the seminal documentary Style Wars to
dealing drugs and doing a stint in jail, how his mother stuck by his side, and how he made it back out sober
and with a mission to be the best DJ there was. We spoke about helping Kanye pick out singles for his first
album, getting yelled at by Jay Z on New Year's Eve, what it felt like to finalize Papoose's $1.5M deal at
Jive, how he sonned the radio guys at Bad Boy, and later sonned ItsTheReal. All that, plus stories about
Cam'ron, Ma$e, 50 Cent, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Justo Mixtape Awards, DJ Clue, Keith Haring, avoiding trains in
the subway, getting mobbed by aspiring rappers outside Hot 97, his leather collection, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we are honored to welcome the legend himself, DJ Kay
Slay, to the Upper West Side for an amazing conversation! We talk with the Hot 97 and Shade 45 DJ about how he
found graffiti in the early 1980's and became &quot;King of the 1 and 3 Trains&quot; by age 16, how he was
break dancing and DJing parties at age 11, and navigating the streets of Spanish Harlem through his middle
school and high school years. We discuss how he went from teenage star of the seminal documentary Style Wars to
dealing drugs and doing a stint in jail, how his mother stuck by his side, and how he made it back out sober
and with a mission to be the best DJ there was. We spoke about helping Kanye pick out singles for his first
album, getting yelled at by Jay Z on New Year's Eve, what it felt like to finalize Papoose's $1.5M deal at
Jive, how he sonned the radio guys at Bad Boy, and later sonned ItsTheReal. All that, plus stories about
Cam'ron, Ma$e, 50 Cent, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Justo Mixtape Awards, DJ Clue, Keith Haring, avoiding trains in
the subway, getting mobbed by aspiring rappers outside Hot 97, his leather collection, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#113: Tuxedo (Jake One + Mayer Hawthorne)</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 01:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/113-tuxedo</link>
<itunes:duration>01:16:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer Mayer Hawthorne and producer Jake
One collectively known as the funk outfit Tuxedo, to the Upper West Side! We talk Jake's roots in Seattle, his
work with G-Unit and Rick Ross and Future, beat tapes being jacked, the importance of the late J. Moore,
growing up playing basketball with Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, bandwagon Seahawks fans, refusing to acknowledge
Oklahoma City's existence, recording and touring with Freeway, and so much more. We also talk Mayer's growing
up in Ann Arbor, going to the University of Michigan, moving to NYC after high school, the unique stage name
given to him in an early rap group, getting to be real-life friends with Snoop Dogg, being invited to play at
Live at Daryl's House and choosing what Hall &amp; Oates songs to play, how John Mayer and Kanye reached out
via Twitter's early days, being huge in Japan, and of course, how Tuxedo came to be. Oh, and most importantly,
HOW IN THE WORLD PITBULL CAME INTO THEIR LIVES!!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer Mayer Hawthorne and producer Jake
One collectively known as the funk outfit Tuxedo, to the Upper West Side! We talk Jake's roots in Seattle, his
work with G-Unit and Rick Ross and Future, beat tapes being jacked, the importance of the late J. Moore,
growing up playing basketball with Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, bandwagon Seahawks fans, refusing to acknowledge
Oklahoma City's existence, recording and touring with Freeway, and so much more. We also talk Mayer's growing
up in Ann Arbor, going to the University of Michigan, moving to NYC after high school, the unique stage name
given to him in an early rap group, getting to be real-life friends with Snoop Dogg, being invited to play at
Live at Daryl's House and choosing what Hall &amp; Oates songs to play, how John Mayer and Kanye reached out
via Twitter's early days, being huge in Japan, and of course, how Tuxedo came to be. Oh, and most importantly,
HOW IN THE WORLD PITBULL CAME INTO THEIR LIVES!!!</description>
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<title>#112: DJ Kast One</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 02:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/112-dj-kast-one</link>
<itunes:duration>01:45:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own DJ Kast One to the Upper
West Side! A Hot 97 staple for the last decade, Kast talks about fighting his way through the Bronx, doing
graffiti in subways and on rooftops, joyriding cars at a boarding school in Pennsylvania, cleaning airplanes at
LaGuardia Airport, and his mother signing him up for college without his knowledge. We discussed how DJing went
from a high school hobby to a career thanks to his college roommate L Boogs, what circumstances led to Kast
becoming DJ Enuff's opener, getting kicked out of college, getting kicked out of a recording session by Kanye
West, and getting kicked out the booth by famed Hot 97 Program Director Tracy Cloherty. All that, plus Japan,
Nardwuar, asking Ebro for vacation, being a Heavy Hitter, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own DJ Kast One to the Upper
West Side! A Hot 97 staple for the last decade, Kast talks about fighting his way through the Bronx, doing
graffiti in subways and on rooftops, joyriding cars at a boarding school in Pennsylvania, cleaning airplanes at
LaGuardia Airport, and his mother signing him up for college without his knowledge. We discussed how DJing went
from a high school hobby to a career thanks to his college roommate L Boogs, what circumstances led to Kast
becoming DJ Enuff's opener, getting kicked out of college, getting kicked out of a recording session by Kanye
West, and getting kicked out the booth by famed Hot 97 Program Director Tracy Cloherty. All that, plus Japan,
Nardwuar, asking Ebro for vacation, being a Heavy Hitter, and much more!</description>
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<title>#111: Danny Brown &amp; 24Hrs (Live at SXSW)</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/111-live-at-sxsw-with-24hrs-and-danny-brown</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we took the show down to Austin, Texas for a
wide-ranging talk with rapper/singer/DJ/producer 24hrs and rapper/comedian Danny Brown in front of a live
audience from the official SXSW podcast stage! We discussed cats, pedicabs, FaceTime, Jermaine Dupri, AirBNB,
living with Tony Yayo, random run-ins from years ago &amp; so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we took the show down to Austin, Texas for a
wide-ranging talk with rapper/singer/DJ/producer 24hrs and rapper/comedian Danny Brown in front of a live
audience from the official SXSW podcast stage! We discussed cats, pedicabs, FaceTime, Jermaine Dupri, AirBNB,
living with Tony Yayo, random run-ins from years ago &amp; so much more!</description>
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<title>#110: Casanova</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 01:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/110-casanova</link>
<itunes:duration>01:03:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Flatbush, Brooklyn's own Casanova to the
Upper West Side! We talk growing up in a pre-Barclays Center Brooklyn, robbing people for their Air Jordans,
giving up on school football when no one from Casanova's family would attend his games, and going in and out of
jail as early as 14. We discuss what a judge said and what his mother did to make Casanova finally reconsider
his ways, what music got him through a seven year bid, and how all these years later, he came to find out that
his friend from inside jail went on to become A$AP Rocky. We talk gambling, investing, joining the construction
union, raising his son and daughter, and the circumstances that led him to make his smash song Don't Run, which
caught the attention of Taxstone, Chris Brown, Memphis Bleek, Meek Mill, Fabolous, Kevin Hart and more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Flatbush, Brooklyn's own Casanova to the
Upper West Side! We talk growing up in a pre-Barclays Center Brooklyn, robbing people for their Air Jordans,
giving up on school football when no one from Casanova's family would attend his games, and going in and out of
jail as early as 14. We discuss what a judge said and what his mother did to make Casanova finally reconsider
his ways, what music got him through a seven year bid, and how all these years later, he came to find out that
his friend from inside jail went on to become A$AP Rocky. We talk gambling, investing, joining the construction
union, raising his son and daughter, and the circumstances that led him to make his smash song Don't Run, which
caught the attention of Taxstone, Chris Brown, Memphis Bleek, Meek Mill, Fabolous, Kevin Hart and more!</description>
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<title>#109: KYLE</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/109-kyle</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Ventura, California's own, Kyle, to the
Upper West Side! In this hilarious conversation, we talk about reinventing yourself after switching to a new
high school, putting sports to the side for drama club and improv classes, recording at run-down studios after
school in Los Angeles, paying to perform at a shoe store during regular business hours, changing his rap name,
coming up with the best senior yearbook quote, working as a meter reader, living on Skid Row, moving in and
working with DJ Carnage, meeting Kehlani, getting horrible haircuts, his brother's unique name, and so much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Ventura, California's own, Kyle, to the
Upper West Side! In this hilarious conversation, we talk about reinventing yourself after switching to a new
high school, putting sports to the side for drama club and improv classes, recording at run-down studios after
school in Los Angeles, paying to perform at a shoe store during regular business hours, changing his rap name,
coming up with the best senior yearbook quote, working as a meter reader, living on Skid Row, moving in and
working with DJ Carnage, meeting Kehlani, getting horrible haircuts, his brother's unique name, and so much
more!</description>
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<title>#108: Charlie Wilson</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 13:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/108-charlie-wilson</link>
<itunes:duration>01:12:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it's our honor and pleasure to welcome the
legendary singer Charlie Wilson to the Upper West Side! Uncle Charlie took time from his nationwide tour to sit
down with us and talk about Kanye (who exactly suggested Rihanna be on All of the Lights, knowing Ye's Tulsa
family growing up, where his version of Flashing Lights is, Rosewood), Snoop Dogg (how Snoop found him homeless
at a gas station, Tupac knocking down his door to work together), Pharrell (how Charlie built up his
confidence, how shy he was at the beginning, singing reference tracks), and R. Kelly (his writing process for
Charlie, Last Name Wilson, playing basketball). Plus living in Los Angeles in the era of sex, drugs and rock
&amp; roll, paying tribute to the Rolling Stones in front of them and 30k people, co-writing Computer Love with
Zapp, throwing TVs out of windows, being cheated out of music money, being homeless and on drugs, and bouncing
back with the help of his wife to create a second half like none other!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it'…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it's our honor and pleasure to welcome the legendary
singer Charlie Wilson to the Upper West Side! Uncle Charlie took time from his nationwide tour to sit down with
us and talk about Kanye (who exactly suggested Rihanna be on All of the Lights, knowing Ye's Tulsa family
growing up, where his version of Flashing Lights is, Rosewood), Snoop Dogg (how Snoop found him homeless at a
gas station, Tupac knocking down his door to work together), Pharrell (how Charlie built up his confidence, how
shy he was at the beginning, singing reference tracks), and R. Kelly (his writing process for Charlie, Last
Name Wilson, playing basketball). Plus living in Los Angeles in the era of sex, drugs and rock &amp; roll,
paying tribute to the Rolling Stones in front of them and 30k people, co-writing Computer Love with Zapp,
throwing TVs out of windows, being cheated out of music money, being homeless and on drugs, and bouncing back
with the help of his wife to create a second half like none other!</description>
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<title>#107: Alex Tumay</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode107</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the popular music engineer Alex Tumay, who's
worked with Young Thug, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Metro Boomin, Southside, TM88 and many more, to the Upper
West Side! We talked how his parents disguised a cross-country relocation from him, playing in garage bands and
surfing as a teen in Florida, going to college with the intention of designing videogame soundscapes, moving to
Atlanta and ending up as a studio intern with a side hustle in poker. We discussed how he put himself on
through hard work and filling a studio room full of the hottest producers in the business, how he became the
preferred engineer of Young Thug, what Birdman is like on a personal level, his experiences on the road with
Travis Scott, which producer Facetimes him the most, who had the best mansion to visit, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the popular music engineer Alex Tumay, who's
worked with Young Thug, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Metro Boomin, Southside, TM88 and many more, to the Upper
West Side! We talked how his parents disguised a cross-country relocation from him, playing in garage bands and
surfing as a teen in Florida, going to college with the intention of designing videogame soundscapes, moving to
Atlanta and ending up as a studio intern with a side hustle in poker. We discussed how he put himself on
through hard work and filling a studio room full of the hottest producers in the business, how he became the
preferred engineer of Young Thug, what Birdman is like on a personal level, his experiences on the road with
Travis Scott, which producer Facetimes him the most, who had the best mansion to visit, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#106: Jazz Cartier</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/106-jazz-cartier</link>
<itunes:duration>01:13:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Toronto's own young gun Jazz Cartier to
the Upper West Side! We talk growing up in a military family, moving from Canada to Idaho to Georgia to Kuwait
to Connecticut, always on the move. We discuss his mom putting him onto classic records but not letting him
wear bandanas like Juelz, getting kicked out of boarding school, playing high school tennis, and the best story
we've ever heard about a first-time freestyle! Jazz talks about how Toronto's downtown evolved from the OVO era
through the XO era and into the years where Jazz and his roommates ran the craziest party in town. All that,
plus making a fan out of Lil Wayne, getting his records played on Drake's radio show, working on meeting Rick
Ross, hoping to collaborate with E-40 and Gunplay through his new show with Vice, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Toronto's own young gun Jazz Cartier to the
Upper West Side! We talk growing up in a military family, moving from Canada to Idaho to Georgia to Kuwait to
Connecticut, always on the move. We discuss his mom putting him onto classic records but not letting him wear
bandanas like Juelz, getting kicked out of boarding school, playing high school tennis, and the best story
we've ever heard about a first-time freestyle! Jazz talks about how Toronto's downtown evolved from the OVO era
through the XO era and into the years where Jazz and his roommates ran the craziest party in town. All that,
plus making a fan out of Lil Wayne, getting his records played on Drake's radio show, working on meeting Rick
Ross, hoping to collaborate with E-40 and Gunplay through his new show with Vice, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#105: Mike Carson</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 02:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode105</link>
<itunes:duration>01:26:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Big Sean's creative director, Mike Carson to
the Upper West Side for his first real interview! We talk with Mike about his upbringing in Chicago, his early
start with shooting and editing videos, doing lighting direction for high school plays, linking up with Mike
Waxx at Columbia College to bring video content to illroots.com, dropping out of school after one year to
document the Watch the Throne recording process in Australia, and then moving to NYC and living with Virgil
Abloh and Ibn Jasper. We discussed shooting the Ass music video for Big Sean and Nicki Minaj, re-purposing
videos for Big Sean's tour, getting over New York City and moving to LA and sleeping on Travis Scott's couch,
launching the infamous Illmore house parties at SXSW, joining Sean's team full time, working with Drake,
working with Bryson Tiller, why he believes in merch pop-ups, his lighting philosophies, why he hates flying,
the one superstar left on his checklist to work with, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Big Sean's creative director, Mike Carson to
the Upper West Side for his first real interview! We talk with Mike about his upbringing in Chicago, his early
start with shooting and editing videos, doing lighting direction for high school plays, linking up with Mike
Waxx at Columbia College to bring video content to illroots.com, dropping out of school after one year to
document the Watch the Throne recording process in Australia, and then moving to NYC and living with Virgil
Abloh and Ibn Jasper. We discussed shooting the Ass music video for Big Sean and Nicki Minaj, re-purposing
videos for Big Sean's tour, getting over New York City and moving to LA and sleeping on Travis Scott's couch,
launching the infamous Illmore house parties at SXSW, joining Sean's team full time, working with Drake,
working with Bryson Tiller, why he believes in merch pop-ups, his lighting philosophies, why he hates flying,
the one superstar left on his checklist to work with, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#104: Nigel Talley</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/104-nigel-talley</link>
<itunes:duration>01:48:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome acclaimed A&amp;R Nigel Talley to the Upper
West Side! We talk about Nigel's roots in the Bronx, going to a high school straight outta &quot;Lean on
Me,&quot; finding a purpose in life after meeting Rosie Perez, finding his way into the music industry, and
dropping out of college at the request of Puff Daddy, so that he could join the No Way Out tour. We discuss
working with Ma$e, Shyne, Cassie, Da Band, Waka Flocka Flame, Jill Scott, Curren$y, Justine Skye and more, as
well as influencing Puff's White Parties, infamous rap battles on 125th Street, Q-Tip stopping by the crib, how
he earned 50 Cent's respect, what DJ Khaled's like on the phone, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome acclaimed A&amp;R Nigel Talley to the Upper
West Side! We talk about Nigel's roots in the Bronx, going to a high school straight outta &quot;Lean on
Me,&quot; finding a purpose in life after meeting Rosie Perez, finding his way into the music industry, and
dropping out of college at the request of Puff Daddy, so that he could join the No Way Out tour. We discuss
working with Ma$e, Shyne, Cassie, Da Band, Waka Flocka Flame, Jill Scott, Curren$y, Justine Skye and more, as
well as influencing Puff's White Parties, infamous rap battles on 125th Street, Q-Tip stopping by the crib, how
he earned 50 Cent's respect, what DJ Khaled's like on the phone, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#103: Kam McCullough of D'ussePalooza</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/103-kameron-mccullough-of-hennypalooza</link>
<itunes:duration>01:30:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome D'ussePalooza (formerly HennyPalooza)
founder Kameron McCullough to the Upper West Side! We talk growing up in Buffalo, NY, getting kicked out of
elementary school, his time in Catholic school, high school football getting his D-1 scholarship offers, and
seeing those pro football dreams evaporate in a split second. We discuss rebranding himself as a party promoter
in college thanks to a friendship with Dela Yador, booking DJs like Mister Cee and Envy for college parties,
relocating to New York City to work as a suit in finance, meeting music industry tastemakers and integrating
himself into those circles, and taking a friends-only game night and turning it into a rollicking 20-city
touring party. All that, plus breaking down Hennessy's non-involvement, competing events, the damage his
friends have done to venues, jokes about all your favorite HP members, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome D'ussePalooza (formerly HennyPalooza) founder
Kameron McCullough to the Upper West Side! We talk growing up in Buffalo, NY, getting kicked out of elementary
school, his time in Catholic school, high school football getting his D-1 scholarship offers, and seeing those
pro football dreams evaporate in a split second. We discuss rebranding himself as a party promoter in college
thanks to a friendship with Dela Yador, booking DJs like Mister Cee and Envy for college parties, relocating to
New York City to work as a suit in finance, meeting music industry tastemakers and integrating himself into
those circles, and taking a friends-only game night and turning it into a rollicking 20-city touring party. All
that, plus breaking down Hennessy's non-involvement, competing events, the damage his friends have done to
venues, jokes about all your favorite HP members, and much more!</description>
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<title>#102: DJ Jubilee</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/102-dj-jubilee</link>
<itunes:duration>01:31:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome South Florida's own, DJ Jubilee, to the
Upper West Side! We talk about growing up in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, nd Orlando, and how the Florida heat,
beats and streets helped shape her as a person and as a musician. We discuss going on Disney World rides under
the influence, doing grunt work for radio stations, waitressing at Bennigan's, moving to NYC without knowing
anyone, befriending Nick Catchdubs, meeting Rick Ross and Trina, accidentally insulting Cher, purposely
insulting Wiz Khalifa and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome South Florida's own, DJ Jubilee, to the Upper
West Side! We talk about growing up in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, nd Orlando, and how the Florida heat, beats and
streets helped shape her as a person and as a musician. We discuss going on Disney World rides under the
influence, doing grunt work for radio stations, waitressing at Bennigan's, moving to NYC without knowing
anyone, befriending Nick Catchdubs, meeting Rick Ross and Trina, accidentally insulting Cher, purposely
insulting Wiz Khalifa and so much more!</description>
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<title>#101: Wyclef Jean</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode101</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legend Wyclef Jean to the Upper West
Side. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about his collaborations with The Rock, Kenny Rogers, Destiny's
Child, Jin tha MC, Mary J Blige, Canibus, Daryl Hall and more. We discussed stealing cars outside his father's
church, playing upright bass in his high school jazz band, performing at Carnegie Hall, flying on The Concorde,
when The Fugees really found success, the thinking behind The Carnival, why he's not thought of as one of the
top New Jersey rappers, Trump's immigration policy, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legend Wyclef Jean to the Upper West Side.
In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about his collaborations with The Rock, Kenny Rogers, Destiny's Child,
Jin tha MC, Mary J Blige, Canibus, Daryl Hall and more. We discussed stealing cars outside his father's church,
playing upright bass in his high school jazz band, performing at Carnegie Hall, flying on The Concorde, when
The Fugees really found success, the thinking behind The Carnival, why he's not thought of as one of the top
New Jersey rappers, Trump's immigration policy, and much more!</description>
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<title>#100!</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/100a</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrate our 100th episode by answering
listener-submitted questions about our history, profession, taste in music, guests, process, AKAs, trash vs,
gawbage, whether cereal is a soup, and much more. All that, plus we dig up a fascinating clip from a
never-aired episode with Young Dro!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrate our 100th episode by answering
listener-submitted questions about our history, profession, taste in music, guests, process, AKAs, trash vs,
gawbage, whether cereal is a soup, and much more. All that, plus we dig up a fascinating clip from a
never-aired episode with Young Dro!</description>
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<title>#99: Cardi B</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 08:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode99cardib</link>
<itunes:duration>01:01:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Cardi B to the Upper
West Side! We talked her super-impressive new mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2, growing up in the Highbridge
section of the The Bronx, her high school reputation, sneaking out to go to parties, how she hated math yet
worked as a cashier, her brief time in college, how her boss at an Amish market in NYC told her she had a
future in stripping and walked her across the street to New York Dolls to get her started, her mother's
reaction when she found out how she was earning a living, learning Russian songs from other strippers, being
honest on social media, getting recognized everywhere and being sincere with fans, how she feels she's been
portrayed on Love and Hip-Hop, how seriously she takes her music, her thoughts on Trump's involvement with
Putin, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Cardi B to the Upper West
Side! We talked her super-impressive new mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 2, growing up in the Highbridge
section of the The Bronx, her high school reputation, sneaking out to go to parties, how she hated math yet
worked as a cashier, her brief time in college, how her boss at an Amish market in NYC told her she had a
future in stripping and walked her across the street to New York Dolls to get her started, her mother's
reaction when she found out how she was earning a living, learning Russian songs from other strippers, being
honest on social media, getting recognized everywhere and being sincere with fans, how she feels she's been
portrayed on Love and Hip-Hop, how seriously she takes her music, her thoughts on Trump's involvement with
Putin, and much more!</description>
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<title>#98: DJ Envy</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/98-dj-envy</link>
<itunes:duration>01:31:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Breakfast Club's own DJ Envy to the
Upper West Side! We talk with Envy about growing up in Queens, riding bicycles with DJ Clue, sharing one
turntable with another DJ, spinning at school dances, being the first person in his family to go to college,
graduating with a marketing/management degree, the motorcycle accident that changed his life, stealing records
for his mixtapes, getting calls from record executives who were not happy, getting calls from Rick Ross who
didn't mind Envy hacking his email, how he invented the double and triple-booking, filling in for a pregnant
Angie Martinez at Hot 97, doing mornings at Hot with Miss Jones, why he never joined a DJ crew, how he came to
the decision to leave for Power 105, what really went down with Birdman, why Cam'ron wanted to fight, his
choice for best mixtape of all time, how he feels driving down Canal Street in 2017, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Breakfast Club's own DJ Envy to the
Upper West Side! We talk with Envy about growing up in Queens, riding bicycles with DJ Clue, sharing one
turntable with another DJ, spinning at school dances, being the first person in his family to go to college,
graduating with a marketing/management degree, the motorcycle accident that changed his life, stealing records
for his mixtapes, getting calls from record executives who were not happy, getting calls from Rick Ross who
didn't mind Envy hacking his email, how he invented the double and triple-booking, filling in for a pregnant
Angie Martinez at Hot 97, doing mornings at Hot with Miss Jones, why he never joined a DJ crew, how he came to
the decision to leave for Power 105, what really went down with Birdman, why Cam'ron wanted to fight, his
choice for best mixtape of all time, how he feels driving down Canal Street in 2017, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#97: DJ Bobby Trends</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/97-dj-bobby-trends</link>
<itunes:duration>01:37:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it's only right that for our 97th episode, we
welcome Hot 97's own DJ Bobby Trends to the Upper West Side! Trends has one of the best stories we've heard in
all our time podcasting: we talked about growing up in the streets of Newark, NJ, fighting off home invaders,
tagging rooftops with KAWS, trading a switchblade for his first turntable, getting recruited by Menudo, going
to NYC clubs at 15 years old with his best friend AJ Calloway, passing out fliers in Washington Square Park,
joining Funkmaster Flex's street team, getting fired from Flex's street team, Cipha Sounds re-introducing him
to Flex, helping Jay Z and DMX and Jim Jones get into The Tunnel, attempting to DJ on the air at Hot 97 and
getting shut down by Ebro, helping A&amp;R French Montana and Dipset records, joining DJ Khaled's We the Best
crew, fronting on Chamillionaire when he tried to hand him a mixtape, going back to Newark to teach at his old
high school, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it'…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, it's only right that for our 97th episode, we welcome
Hot 97's own DJ Bobby Trends to the Upper West Side! Trends has one of the best stories we've heard in all our
time podcasting: we talked about growing up in the streets of Newark, NJ, fighting off home invaders, tagging
rooftops with KAWS, trading a switchblade for his first turntable, getting recruited by Menudo, going to NYC
clubs at 15 years old with his best friend AJ Calloway, passing out fliers in Washington Square Park, joining
Funkmaster Flex's street team, getting fired from Flex's street team, Cipha Sounds re-introducing him to Flex,
helping Jay Z and DMX and Jim Jones get into The Tunnel, attempting to DJ on the air at Hot 97 and getting shut
down by Ebro, helping A&amp;R French Montana and Dipset records, joining DJ Khaled's We the Best crew, fronting
on Chamillionaire when he tried to hand him a mixtape, going back to Newark to teach at his old high school,
and so much more!</description>
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<title>#96: Ev Boogie</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 04:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/96-ev-boogie</link>
<itunes:duration>01:42:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome UpNorthTrips founder and hip-hop curator
Ev Boogie to the Upper West Side! Ev discusses growing up the son of a small town mayor, his mother tearing the
tape out of his rap cassette, meeting Jonny Shipes in college, working the cash register at the famed Hamptons'
hot spot The Star Room, an infamous run-in with Dame Dash, what really went down at Puff's White Party, how he
secured a job with Sting's money manager, changing the mixtape game as one half of the Evil Empire, creating a
digital presence for artists like Sean Kingston, fighting his personal demons, leaving New York City and
reinventing himself as hip-hop's premier historian, working with Stretch Armstrong to put together their new
book No Sleep, an amazing collection of NYC nightlife flyers from 1988-1999, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we w…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome UpNorthTrips founder and hip-hop curator Ev
Boogie to the Upper West Side! Ev discusses growing up the son of a small town mayor, his mother tearing the
tape out of his rap cassette, meeting Jonny Shipes in college, working the cash register at the famed Hamptons'
hot spot The Star Room, an infamous run-in with Dame Dash, what really went down at Puff's White Party, how he
secured a job with Sting's money manager, changing the mixtape game as one half of the Evil Empire, creating a
digital presence for artists like Sean Kingston, fighting his personal demons, leaving New York City and
reinventing himself as hip-hop's premier historian, working with Stretch Armstrong to put together their new
book No Sleep, an amazing collection of NYC nightlife flyers from 1988-1999, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#95: Jersey Jinx</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 03:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/95-jersey-jinx</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Garden State's own, Jersey Jinx, to
the Upper West Side! We talk with the Complex News host about growing up listening to Blink 182, Joe Budden and
anything that was on TRL, selling 50 Cent and Fabolous mixtapes in school, heading to Morehouse to study
marketing and advertising, leaving a voicemail for music and advertising kingpin Steve Stoute to speak at a
college seminar, and then having Stoute offer up a summer internship in New York City. We discussed how Jinx's
parents convinced him to leave the internship and work for Nestle as a midwest sales rep, driving alone through
Pennsylvania and Ohio selling chocolate chips, Hot Pockets and dog food, quitting that job and starting over at
Decon Records and Mass Appeal magazine, getting courted by Complex, and establishing himself as one of the most
trusted young voices in online news thanks to coverage like his 11 days in Ferguson, Missouri. All that, plus
Birdman falling asleep in an interview, ridiculous barber stories, the greatest metaphor for Jinx's
internships, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Garden State's own, Jersey Jinx, to the
Upper West Side! We talk with the Complex News host about growing up listening to Blink 182, Joe Budden and
anything that was on TRL, selling 50 Cent and Fabolous mixtapes in school, heading to Morehouse to study
marketing and advertising, leaving a voicemail for music and advertising kingpin Steve Stoute to speak at a
college seminar, and then having Stoute offer up a summer internship in New York City. We discussed how Jinx's
parents convinced him to leave the internship and work for Nestle as a midwest sales rep, driving alone through
Pennsylvania and Ohio selling chocolate chips, Hot Pockets and dog food, quitting that job and starting over at
Decon Records and Mass Appeal magazine, getting courted by Complex, and establishing himself as one of the most
trusted young voices in online news thanks to coverage like his 11 days in Ferguson, Missouri. All that, plus
Birdman falling asleep in an interview, ridiculous barber stories, the greatest metaphor for Jinx's
internships, and much more!</description>
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<title>#94: Peter Rosenberg</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2016 04:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/94-peter-rosenberg</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our old neighbor, friend and Hot97/ESPN
radio personality Peter Rosenberg back to our part of the Upper West Side! We discuss Trump in great detail,
how Peter celebrated Obama's first Inauguration, Washington's professional football team, buying a Christmas
tree, the wrestler Goldberg and how in the world Peter missed out on the golden era of WWE, Kanye going to
Trump Tower, Kanye's comments about Peter at Phife Dawg's memorial service, Trevor Noah's Tomi Lahren
situation, forgetting his Secret Santa at work, family gossip, finally upgrading the Ho97 facilities, a very
detailed discussion about hair, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our old neighbor, friend and Hot97/ESPN radio
personality Peter Rosenberg back to our part of the Upper West Side! We discuss Trump in great detail, how
Peter celebrated Obama's first Inauguration, Washington's professional football team, buying a Christmas tree,
the wrestler Goldberg and how in the world Peter missed out on the golden era of WWE, Kanye going to Trump
Tower, Kanye's comments about Peter at Phife Dawg's memorial service, Trevor Noah's Tomi Lahren situation,
forgetting his Secret Santa at work, family gossip, finally upgrading the Ho97 facilities, a very detailed
discussion about hair, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#93: Jonny Shipes</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2016 04:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/93-jonny-shipes</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
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<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the man behind Cinematic Music Group,
co-founder of The Smoker's Club Tour, and manager to Joey Bada$$, Jonny Shipes to the Upper West Side! We
discuss his wild youth, getting kicked out of military school, finding himself living out on Eastern Long
Island, going from throwing a party that led to an actual riot to promoting the hottest clubs in the Hamptons,
introducing Scott Disick to Jonathan Chebon, playing basketball with Puffy, managing Sean Kingston, Foxy Brown,
and Nipsey Hu$$le, his relationship with Smoke DZA and Cam'Ron, one of the funniest eviction stories you'll
ever hear, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the man behind Cinematic Music Group,
co-founder of The Smoker's Club Tour, and manager to Joey Bada$$, Jonny Shipes to the Upper West Side! We
discuss his wild youth, getting kicked out of military school, finding himself living out on Eastern Long
Island, going from throwing a party that led to an actual riot to promoting the hottest clubs in the Hamptons,
introducing Scott Disick to Jonathan Chebon, playing basketball with Puffy, managing Sean Kingston, Foxy Brown,
and Nipsey Hu$$le, his relationship with Smoke DZA and Cam'Ron, one of the funniest eviction stories you'll
ever hear, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#92: Post Malone</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 05:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/itr-post-malone-final-bounce</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dallas, Texas' own, Post Malone, to the
Upper West Side! We discussed learning to play guitar from Guitar Hero, joining garage bands on his street,
playing around Dallas, why he could never be fired from Chicken Express, his video game talents, moving to Los
Angeles and living like a hermit, meeting FKi 1st and connecting right away in Atlanta, linking with Lil Uzi
Vert, Justin Bieber inviting him on tour, seeing David Blaine's magic tricks first hand, getting one thousand
Bud Lights delivered to his house, having Kanye introduce himself at Kylie's birthday party, getting a visit
from Andy Milonakis in the studio, plotting with Guy Fieri and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dallas, Texas' own, Post Malone, to the Upper
West Side! We discussed learning to play guitar from Guitar Hero, joining garage bands on his street, playing
around Dallas, why he could never be fired from Chicken Express, his video game talents, moving to Los Angeles
and living like a hermit, meeting FKi 1st and connecting right away in Atlanta, linking with Lil Uzi Vert,
Justin Bieber inviting him on tour, seeing David Blaine's magic tricks first hand, getting one thousand Bud
Lights delivered to his house, having Kanye introduce himself at Kylie's birthday party, getting a visit from
Andy Milonakis in the studio, plotting with Guy Fieri and so much more!</description>
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<title>#91: Chase B</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 05:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode99</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our former neighbor and one of the best DJs
working right now, Chase B, back to the Upper West Side! We discuss his upbringing in Houston, Texas, knowing
Travis Scott since they were nine years old, his career in track and field, going to school at Howard
University, practicing DJing on one CDJ, bombing in an audition for DJ Clark Kent, establishing himself as the
go-to DJ around NYC for upcoming artists, sleeping at Penn Station when he didn't have the train fare to pay
for a ride back to New Jersey, recording Days Before Rodeo, working (and talking country memories) with Mike
Dean, playing regularly at the hottest clubs in Manhattan, being a part of Travis' live show, starting his own
Vegas residency, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our former neighbor and one of the best DJs
working right now, Chase B, back to the Upper West Side! We discuss his upbringing in Houston, Texas, knowing
Travis Scott since they were nine years old, his career in track and field, going to school at Howard
University, practicing DJing on one CDJ, bombing in an audition for DJ Clark Kent, establishing himself as the
go-to DJ around NYC for upcoming artists, sleeping at Penn Station when he didn't have the train fare to pay
for a ride back to New Jersey, recording Days Before Rodeo, working (and talking country memories) with Mike
Dean, playing regularly at the hottest clubs in Manhattan, being a part of Travis' live show, starting his own
Vegas residency, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#90: YesJulz</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 07:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode90</link>
<itunes:duration>01:27:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Director of Vibes herself, YesJulz, to
the Upper West Side! We discussed her growing up in Tampa, bouncing around the foster care system with just a
garbage bag of her belongings to her name, finding her birth parents and extended family, leaving her job at
LIV in Miami to run around Europe in a quest to find herself, coming back to the United States and embracing
female empowerment, starting her agency, working with Travis Scott, plotting with Sickamore, wearing her shoes
inside Puffy's house, and so much more. We finally get to the bottom of what &quot;vibes&quot; are, we dissect
her infamous tweets, talk about why she shaved her head, and for the first time ever, Julz speaks on her new
artist 070 Shake and her record deal with G.O.O.D. Music!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Director of Vibes herself, YesJulz, to the
Upper West Side! We discussed her growing up in Tampa, bouncing around the foster care system with just a
garbage bag of her belongings to her name, finding her birth parents and extended family, leaving her job at
LIV in Miami to run around Europe in a quest to find herself, coming back to the United States and embracing
female empowerment, starting her agency, working with Travis Scott, plotting with Sickamore, wearing her shoes
inside Puffy's house, and so much more. We finally get to the bottom of what &quot;vibes&quot; are, we dissect
her infamous tweets, talk about why she shaved her head, and for the first time ever, Julz speaks on her new
artist 070 Shake and her record deal with G.O.O.D. Music!!</description>
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<title>#89: Flatbush Zombies</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode89</link>
<itunes:duration>01:12:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Brooklyn's own Flatbush Zombies to the Upper
West Side! We discuss getting fired from Foot Locker and Guitar Center, getting kicked out of high school,
suspect teachers and principals, meeting A$AP Yams on internet rap forums, hearing Yams rap, the ridiculous
things they heard when they were courted by major rap labels, getting recognized in West Virginia, getting
booed at Best Buy Theater, putting on the best live show in music, shunning click bait rap lists, jumping off
balconies, Brooklyn vs. Harlem, being seen as &quot;weird&quot; in school, whether their elementary school
friend's uncle was really The Rock, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Brooklyn's own Flatbush Zombies to the Upper
West Side! We discuss getting fired from Foot Locker and Guitar Center, getting kicked out of high school,
suspect teachers and principals, meeting A$AP Yams on internet rap forums, hearing Yams rap, the ridiculous
things they heard when they were courted by major rap labels, getting recognized in West Virginia, getting
booed at Best Buy Theater, putting on the best live show in music, shunning click bait rap lists, jumping off
balconies, Brooklyn vs. Harlem, being seen as &quot;weird&quot; in school, whether their elementary school
friend's uncle was really The Rock, and much more!</description>
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<title>#88: Premium Pete</title>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode88</link>
<itunes:duration>01:39:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome shoe aficionado and host of The Premium Pete
Show, Premium Pete, to the Upper West Side! On this hilarious and inspiring episode, we discussed his recent
re-connection with Combat Jack, podcast beef, growing up on Coney Island, delivering newspapers to John Franco,
stealing his mother's car, skipping out on high school classes, getting into finance, going to jail for selling
drugs, getting back on his feet, opening a super-popular sneaker store, meeting Drake through Teyana Taylor,
shaping his kids' lives, bringing Bun B over to his mother's house for Italian dinner, and so much more! All
that, plus a phone call to Scarface live on the podcast!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome shoe aficionado and host of The Premium Pete
Show, Premium Pete, to the Upper West Side! On this hilarious and inspiring episode, we discussed his recent
re-connection with Combat Jack, podcast beef, growing up on Coney Island, delivering newspapers to John Franco,
stealing his mother's car, skipping out on high school classes, getting into finance, going to jail for selling
drugs, getting back on his feet, opening a super-popular sneaker store, meeting Drake through Teyana Taylor,
shaping his kids' lives, bringing Bun B over to his mother's house for Italian dinner, and so much more! All
that, plus a phone call to Scarface live on the podcast!</description>
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<title>#87: Christylezz</title>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 14:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/87-christylezz</link>
<itunes:duration>01:02:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome host of the traveling party Hennypalooza and
of his popular podcast Trappin Anonymous, Christylezz, to the Upper West Side! We discuss Chris' upbringing in
Brooklyn, each and every job he got fired from, how he turned his life around in community college, and got a
job as an assistant teacher for children with special needs... while he lived a double life on nights and
weekends, on party stages and in viral videos. We talk about what his parents think, how he puts his active
mind at ease, the underworld characters who guest on his podcast, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome host of the traveling party Hennypalooza and of
his popular podcast Trappin Anonymous, Christylezz, to the Upper West Side! We discuss Chris' upbringing in
Brooklyn, each and every job he got fired from, how he turned his life around in community college, and got a
job as an assistant teacher for children with special needs... while he lived a double life on nights and
weekends, on party stages and in viral videos. We talk about what his parents think, how he puts his active
mind at ease, the underworld characters who guest on his podcast, and much more!</description>
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<title>#86: Kim Osorio</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 04:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/itr-kim-osorio-final-bounce</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome former Editor in Chief of The Source, Kim
Osorio to the Upper West Side! We talk her Bronx roots, how he boosted jackets from Macy's, avoiding the third
rail in the subways, how proud Castle Hill was of Jennifer Lopez, her 9-5 typing in album credits, how she
transformed into a lifestyle and music editor, turning down Elliott Wilson's employment offer, working with
Dame Dash, Irv Gotti and Puffy, shooting Pharrell's Source cover, Trina's Source cover, which album deserved a
better rating, Eminem's disses, Love &amp; Hip Hop and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome former Editor in Chief of The Source, Kim
Osorio to the Upper West Side! We talk her Bronx roots, how he boosted jackets from Macy's, avoiding the third
rail in the subways, how proud Castle Hill was of Jennifer Lopez, her 9-5 typing in album credits, how she
transformed into a lifestyle and music editor, turning down Elliott Wilson's employment offer, working with
Dame Dash, Irv Gotti and Puffy, shooting Pharrell's Source cover, Trina's Source cover, which album deserved a
better rating, Eminem's disses, Love &amp; Hip Hop and so much more!</description>
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<title>#85: Officially Ice</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/85-officially-ice</link>
<itunes:duration>01:37:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Twitter's loudest voice, Officially Ice, to
the Upper West Side! Aside from his job at Foot Action, we talk all about his duties as President of
#JeezyHive, how he got to be real life friends with Joe Budden, his involvement in the success of the McRib,
who he's blocked by on Twitter, what J. Cole, Pusha T, and various other rappers have to say about him, how he
almost got spotted in a terribly-planned Halloween costume, how Jay Bilas is a fraudulent Jeezy fan, and so
much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Twitter's loudest voice, Officially Ice, to the
Upper West Side! Aside from his job at Foot Action, we talk all about his duties as President of #JeezyHive,
how he got to be real life friends with Joe Budden, his involvement in the success of the McRib, who he's
blocked by on Twitter, what J. Cole, Pusha T, and various other rappers have to say about him, how he almost
got spotted in a terribly-planned Halloween costume, how Jay Bilas is a fraudulent Jeezy fan, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#84: CJ Fly</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 04:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/84-cj-fly</link>
<itunes:duration>01:15:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed one of the co-founders of Pro Era, CJ Fly,
to the Upper West Side! We talked about cutting class to record songs in the school auditorium, forming Pro
Era, learning to smoke from Capital Steez, letting Joey Bada$$ lead the way for the crew, linking up with Jonny
Shipes and joining the Smoker's Club Tour, sharing a tour bus with Fat Trel, befriending Ab Soul, and much
more. We also talk about the devastating loss of Steez, what's going on with his music, and how all of the Pro
Era guys have moved forward, while never forgetting their friend's legacy. All that, plus touring around the
world, tripping off LSD, and of course, CJ's brand new album Flytrap!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed one of the co-founders of Pro Era, CJ Fly, to
the Upper West Side! We talked about cutting class to record songs in the school auditorium, forming Pro Era,
learning to smoke from Capital Steez, letting Joey Bada$$ lead the way for the crew, linking up with Jonny
Shipes and joining the Smoker's Club Tour, sharing a tour bus with Fat Trel, befriending Ab Soul, and much
more. We also talk about the devastating loss of Steez, what's going on with his music, and how all of the Pro
Era guys have moved forward, while never forgetting their friend's legacy. All that, plus touring around the
world, tripping off LSD, and of course, CJ's brand new album Flytrap!</description>
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<title>#83: The 2016 Year in Music Episode</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode-83-the-2016-year-in-music-episode</link>
<itunes:duration>02:11:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (EIC of The
Fader), Combat Jack (Host of The Combat Jack Show), Scottie Beam (on-air personality at Hot 97, Scottie
Feedback), Jeff Sledge (SVP A&amp;R, Atlantic Records), and Jayson Rodriguez (venerable hip-hop writer and TV
producer) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From Rookie of the Year, to Comeback of the
Year, to Letdown of the Year, to Best Live Show, to MVP and more, we cover everything... except music that
dropped after Thanksgiving, SO CHILL, INTERNETS.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (EIC of The
Fader), Combat Jack (Host of The Combat Jack Show), Scottie Beam (on-air personality at Hot 97, Scottie
Feedback), Jeff Sledge (SVP A&amp;R, Atlantic Records), and Jayson Rodriguez (venerable hip-hop writer and TV
producer) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From Rookie of the Year, to Comeback of the
Year, to Letdown of the Year, to Best Live Show, to MVP and more, we cover everything... except music that
dropped after Thanksgiving, SO CHILL, INTERNETS.</description>
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<title>#82: Theophilus London</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 12:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/82-theophulius-london</link>
<itunes:duration>01:47:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazingly unique style icon,
musician, producer, and lightening rod Theophilus London to the Upper West Side for what is certainly his
longest, most in-depth and honest interview ever. In this winding and fascinating episode, we discuss where
he's been musically for the past few years, how he first met Kanye, what their collaborative process is like,
his involvement in Ye's &quot;All Day,&quot; his run-ins with Ian Connor, how Bobby Valentino almost ended his
career, how he got signed to Asylum Records, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazingly unique style icon, musician,
producer, and lightening rod Theophilus London to the Upper West Side for what is certainly his longest, most
in-depth and honest interview ever. In this winding and fascinating episode, we discuss where he's been
musically for the past few years, how he first met Kanye, what their collaborative process is like, his
involvement in Ye's &quot;All Day,&quot; his run-ins with Ian Connor, how Bobby Valentino almost ended his
career, how he got signed to Asylum Records, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#81: Big Wos &amp; Bos Naud</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode-81-big-wos-bos-naud</link>
<itunes:duration>01:22:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friends Big Wos and Bos Naud
back to the Upper West Side! Two of Twitter's funniest and smartest voices, Wos and Naud talk with us about how
welcome Trump is in his hometown of Queens, magic, all the secret Haitians in entertainment, Phil Jackson's
comments about LeBron, Smilez and Southstar, how indie Chance the Rapper really is, how easy it is to juice at
work, Kendrick Lamar vs. J. Cole and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friends Big Wos and Bos Naud back
to the Upper West Side! Two of Twitter's funniest and smartest voices, Wos and Naud talk with us about how
welcome Trump is in his hometown of Queens, magic, all the secret Haitians in entertainment, Phil Jackson's
comments about LeBron, Smilez and Southstar, how indie Chance the Rapper really is, how easy it is to juice at
work, Kendrick Lamar vs. J. Cole and so much more!</description>
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<title>#80: Angela Yee</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 03:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode-80-angela-yee</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome co-host of Power 105's The Breakfast
Club, and host of the Lip Service podcast, Angela Yee to the Upper West Side! We talk growing up in Brooklyn,
bouncing back and forth between public and private schools, partying in college, meeting Santigold while moving
into her freshman dorm room, working in marketing after graduation, being a Wu-Tang employee, getting hired by
Paul Rosenberg to be on-air talent for Shade45, leaving for The Breakfast Club, evolving alongside Charlemagne
&amp; Envy, investing in juice bars and homes in Detroit, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome co-host of Power 105's The Breakfast Club,
and host of the Lip Service podcast, Angela Yee to the Upper West Side! We talk growing up in Brooklyn,
bouncing back and forth between public and private schools, partying in college, meeting Santigold while moving
into her freshman dorm room, working in marketing after graduation, being a Wu-Tang employee, getting hired by
Paul Rosenberg to be on-air talent for Shade45, leaving for The Breakfast Club, evolving alongside Charlemagne
&amp; Envy, investing in juice bars and homes in Detroit, and much more!</description>
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<title>#79: Fan Mail</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/episode79</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we answer all the listener-submitted questions
asked of us, about who's better between Phil Collins and Billy Joel, our favorite Cam'ron skit, the most
intoxicated guests on the podcast, the best way we've snuck into concerts, our thoughts on Vine, what advice we
had for creating content, what hip-hop apparel we wore as kids, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we answer all the listener-submitted questions asked
of us, about who's better between Phil Collins and Billy Joel, our favorite Cam'ron skit, the most intoxicated
guests on the podcast, the best way we've snuck into concerts, our thoughts on Vine, what advice we had for
creating content, what hip-hop apparel we wore as kids, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#78: Jeff Sledge</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 05:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/78-jeff-sledge</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome famed A&amp;R Jeff Sledge to the Upper
West Side to tell his incredible journey in the music business. Jeff shares stories about pushing Gang Starr
records, shaping Shaq's first two albums, driving Will Smith up to Pete Rock's mom's house, why Pimp C only
gave Jay Z twelve bars on Big Pimpin, Pimp C's reaction to Andre 3000 taking drums off the intro to
International Player's Anthem, helping Best of Both Worlds come together, how Jive Records' legacy stands up to
Def Jam's, what Missy Elliott has in store for 2017, and SO MUCH MORE.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome famed A&amp;R Jeff Sledge to the Upper West
Side to tell his incredible journey in the music business. Jeff shares stories about pushing Gang Starr
records, shaping Shaq's first two albums, driving Will Smith up to Pete Rock's mom's house, why Pimp C only
gave Jay Z twelve bars on Big Pimpin, Pimp C's reaction to Andre 3000 taking drums off the intro to
International Player's Anthem, helping Best of Both Worlds come together, how Jive Records' legacy stands up to
Def Jam's, what Missy Elliott has in store for 2017, and SO MUCH MORE.</description>
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<title>#77: Shari Bryant</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/77-shari-bryant</link>
<itunes:duration>01:43:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Harlem's own, our friend, the wonderful
Shari Bryant, to the Upper West Side! Shari started high school at 12 years old, started working at Rocafella
Records at 16, and speaks on Jay Z performing at her elementary school talent show, riding to work with Lenny
S, ordering private planes for Cam'Ron, calling Kanye after his accident to check in, only for Ye to spit
Through the Wire to her over the phone. Plus, she discusses how she helped Jadakiss get to the top of the
charts, her time with MMG, working with Chaka Pilgrim, Dame Dash, recent guests of A Waste of Time Young Sav,
Steve-O, Wayno Clark and much more!!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Harlem's own, our friend, the wonderful
Shari Bryant, to the Upper West Side! Shari started high school at 12 years old, started working at Rocafella
Records at 16, and speaks on Jay Z performing at her elementary school talent show, riding to work with Lenny
S, ordering private planes for Cam'Ron, calling Kanye after his accident to check in, only for Ye to spit
Through the Wire to her over the phone. Plus, she discusses how she helped Jadakiss get to the top of the
charts, her time with MMG, working with Chaka Pilgrim, Dame Dash, recent guests of A Waste of Time Young Sav,
Steve-O, Wayno Clark and much more!!!</description>
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<title>#76: Young Sav &amp; Steve-O</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 07:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/young-sav-steve-o</link>
<itunes:duration>01:36:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our first friends in the music business,
who we met a decade ago, Young Sav and Steve-O (Kendall Freeman and Steve Carless), to the Upper West Side!
These days, they're making major decisions for Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Wale, Dave East and
more, but how did they get there? We talk about their incredible careers in music, how they enhanced the Def
Jam and Atlantic brands, and how they carved their own lane with Best of Both Offices. Plus stories about Jay Z
shouting them out on the radio, trying so hard to get Khaled on the phone, Juelz Santana being the first artist
to believe fully in them, Ne-Yo, Cipha Sounds, Pitbull, and so many more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our first friends in the music business,
who we met a decade ago, Young Sav and Steve-O (Kendall Freeman and Steve Carless), to the Upper West Side!
These days, they're making major decisions for Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Wale, Dave East and
more, but how did they get there? We talk about their incredible careers in music, how they enhanced the Def
Jam and Atlantic brands, and how they carved their own lane with Best of Both Offices. Plus stories about Jay Z
shouting them out on the radio, trying so hard to get Khaled on the phone, Juelz Santana being the first artist
to believe fully in them, Ne-Yo, Cipha Sounds, Pitbull, and so many more!</description>
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<title>#75: Rembert Browne</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/75-rembert-browne</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome current New York Magazine
writer-at-large, and former Grantland writer, Rembert Browne to the Upper West Side! With Rem suffering from a
102 degree fever, and sipping from an energy drink, this instantly became one of our most hilarious and absurd
episodes yet! We talked visiting Atlanta, picking Wale up from a New Hampshire airport, having a group hug with
Jonah Hill, Dev Hynes and Kanye West, what Bill Simmons was like as a boss, driving all around the country
alone for fourteen weeks, and much, much more. And also: REMBERT BROWNE FORMALLY ANNOUNCES WHO HE'LL BE
SUPPORTING IN THE 2016 ELECTION!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome current New York Magazine writer-at-large,
and former Grantland writer, Rembert Browne to the Upper West Side! With Rem suffering from a 102 degree fever,
and sipping from an energy drink, this instantly became one of our most hilarious and absurd episodes yet! We
talked visiting Atlanta, picking Wale up from a New Hampshire airport, having a group hug with Jonah Hill, Dev
Hynes and Kanye West, what Bill Simmons was like as a boss, driving all around the country alone for fourteen
weeks, and much, much more. And also: REMBERT BROWNE FORMALLY ANNOUNCES WHO HE'LL BE SUPPORTING IN THE 2016
ELECTION!</description>
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<title>#74: Wayno Clark</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 07:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/74-wayno-clark</link>
<itunes:duration>01:38:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem's own Wayno Clark, who many
people know as Dave East's manager, to South Harlem! Wayno shares his amazing journey from living in the
shelter system as a child to avoiding the street life as a high schooler to going to the theater to see the
Roc-a-fella Records documentary Backstage, which opened his eyes to the music industry. Wayno details dropping
out of high school and finding work in the mail room at 825 Worldwide Plaza, home to the legendary Def Jam
Records, working his way into recording sessions at Baseline Studios, watching Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Just
Blaze, Shari Bryant, Hip-Hop, Lenny S, Dame Dash, Jay Z and everyone else at the Roc contribute to the dynasty.
We talked his work with the Young Gunz, his hitting rock bottom after Roc-a-fella broke up, meeting, advising,
and breaking bread with Dave East, and the new partnership he brokered with Def Jam for his and Dave's label
Triangle Offense. From the delivering mail to Def Jam to going into business with Def Jam, this is one amazing
story!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem's own Wayno Clark, who many
people know as Dave East's manager, to South Harlem! Wayno shares his amazing journey from living in the
shelter system as a child to avoiding the street life as a high schooler to going to the theater to see the
Roc-a-fella Records documentary Backstage, which opened his eyes to the music industry. Wayno details dropping
out of high school and finding work in the mail room at 825 Worldwide Plaza, home to the legendary Def Jam
Records, working his way into recording sessions at Baseline Studios, watching Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Just
Blaze, Shari Bryant, Hip-Hop, Lenny S, Dame Dash, Jay Z and everyone else at the Roc contribute to the dynasty.
We talked his work with the Young Gunz, his hitting rock bottom after Roc-a-fella broke up, meeting, advising,
and breaking bread with Dave East, and the new partnership he brokered with Def Jam for his and Dave's label
Triangle Offense. From the delivering mail to Def Jam to going into business with Def Jam, this is one amazing
story!</description>
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<title>#73: Jerrod Carmichael</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/73-jerrod-carmichael</link>
<itunes:duration>01:34:03</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the hilarious Jerrod Carmichael to the
Upper West Side! Jerrod (star and creator of NBC's The Carmichael Show, and star of the upcoming Transformers
movie) shares his journey from North Carolina shoe salesman to Los Angeles-based major motion picture and
television star. He talks buying a one-way ticket to LA, sharing a studio apartment in Hollywood with four
other dudes, walking the streets in a car-based city for peace of mind and idea generation, winning over
stand-up audiences and his peers, unexpectedly losing his writing partner, selling a TV show to the only place
he wanted to end up, meeting Jay Z, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, along the way, and still going back to one Etta
James performance video for inspiration. This is a fantastic episode - enjoy!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the hilarious Jerrod Carmichael to the
Upper West Side! Jerrod (star and creator of NBC's The Carmichael Show, and star of the upcoming Transformers
movie) shares his journey from North Carolina shoe salesman to Los Angeles-based major motion picture and
television star. He talks buying a one-way ticket to LA, sharing a studio apartment in Hollywood with four
other dudes, walking the streets in a car-based city for peace of mind and idea generation, winning over
stand-up audiences and his peers, unexpectedly losing his writing partner, selling a TV show to the only place
he wanted to end up, meeting Jay Z, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, along the way, and still going back to one Etta
James performance video for inspiration. This is a fantastic episode - enjoy!</description>
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<title>#72: Big Baby D.R.A.M.</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/72-big-baby-dram</link>
<itunes:duration>01:10:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the chart-topping Virginia rapper/singer
Big Baby D.R.A.M. to the Upper West Side! Super-talented, funny, and with a magnetic personality, D.R.A.M.
shares his journey from his birth in Germany to settling in Newport News/Hampton, VA, singing in his high
school choir, working for a debt collection agency, moving to Kentucky to chase his rap dreams, to painting
ships in Michigan, to finding his musical soulmate back home in Virginia, to catching the attention of the
legendary producer Rick Rubin, to hanging out with Neil Young, George Clinton, Kanye West, Beyonce and JR
Smith! This episode is sure to fill you with laughter, inspiration, and lots of good vibes.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the chart-topping Virginia rapper/singer
Big Baby D.R.A.M. to the Upper West Side! Super-talented, funny, and with a magnetic personality, D.R.A.M.
shares his journey from his birth in Germany to settling in Newport News/Hampton, VA, singing in his high
school choir, working for a debt collection agency, moving to Kentucky to chase his rap dreams, to painting
ships in Michigan, to finding his musical soulmate back home in Virginia, to catching the attention of the
legendary producer Rick Rubin, to hanging out with Neil Young, George Clinton, Kanye West, Beyonce and JR
Smith! This episode is sure to fill you with laughter, inspiration, and lots of good vibes.</description>
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<title>#71: Isaiah Rashad</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 07:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/71-isaiah-rashad</link>
<itunes:duration>01:01:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome TDE's own Isaiah Rashad to the Upper
West Side! Isaiah talks about growing up in Chattanooga, giving college a try, returning home and working
retail jobs, flying to LA for the first time, signing to Top Dawg Entertainment (home of Kendrick Lamar,
ScHoolBoy Q, Sza and more), going creatively bankrupt, and what it took to bounce back. All that, plus Usher,
catfishing, whether Isaiah could be a XXL Freshman again, burning his hair, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome TDE's own Isaiah Rashad to the Upper West
Side! Isaiah talks about growing up in Chattanooga, giving college a try, returning home and working retail
jobs, flying to LA for the first time, signing to Top Dawg Entertainment (home of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolBoy Q,
Sza and more), going creatively bankrupt, and what it took to bounce back. All that, plus Usher, catfishing,
whether Isaiah could be a XXL Freshman again, burning his hair, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#70: Young M.A.</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 07:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/70-young-ma</link>
<itunes:duration>01:17:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the girl with the hottest record of the
summer, Brooklyn's own Young M.A, to the Upper West Side! M.A speaks on her beginnings moving around Brooklyn,
playing organized football, working at TJ Maxx, her first rap crew, recording her first song ever in a flea
market in Richmond, Virginia, freestyling for Funkmaster Flex, the controversy behind her Chiraq remix, her
Instagram fame, and most importantly, why her smash hit record is spelled OOOUUU.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the girl with the hottest record of the
summer, Brooklyn's own Young M.A, to the Upper West Side! M.A speaks on her beginnings moving around Brooklyn,
playing organized football, working at TJ Maxx, her first rap crew, recording her first song ever in a flea
market in Richmond, Virginia, freestyling for Funkmaster Flex, the controversy behind her Chiraq remix, her
Instagram fame, and most importantly, why her smash hit record is spelled OOOUUU.</description>
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<title>#69: Naomi Zeichner</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/69-naomi-zeichner</link>
<itunes:duration>01:20:24</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the editor in chief of The Fader, Naomi
Zeichner to the Upper West Side! Naomi speaks on growing up in Athens, Georgia, hearing Bubba Sparxxx name
check the same gas station she used to sell weed at, attending the 1996 Paralympic Games, finding out Jerry
Garcia died while at sleep away camp, going to college in Portland and taking an independent swim course,
moving to NYC and working in coffee shops, interning at The Fader, putting lots of work in on her writing,
inviting DJ Paul over for a BBQ, getting Rihanna and Drake Fader covers, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the editor in chief of The Fader, Naomi
Zeichner to the Upper West Side! Naomi speaks on growing up in Athens, Georgia, hearing Bubba Sparxxx name
check the same gas station she used to sell weed at, attending the 1996 Paralympic Games, finding out Jerry
Garcia died while at sleep away camp, going to college in Portland and taking an independent swim course,
moving to NYC and working in coffee shops, interning at The Fader, putting lots of work in on her writing,
inviting DJ Paul over for a BBQ, getting Rihanna and Drake Fader covers, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#68: Zaytoven</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/68-zaytoven</link>
<itunes:duration>00:56:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy Award-winning producer, and Gucci
Mane's closest collaborator, Zaytoven to the Upper West Side! Zay talks his journey from Germany to San Diego
to Oakland and eventually Atlanta, where he made a name for himself working with everyone from Gucci to Nicki
to Usher to Fall Out Boy. We discuss his new project with OJ da Juiceman, his learning curve as a barber,
playing in marching band, and going to church (where he still plays the organ every weekend). All that, plus
how producers in Atlanta get along, how his parents reacted when recording sessions in their basement would go
late into the night, and what it's like to hear your music played in a basketball arena! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy Award-winning producer, and Gucci
Mane's closest collaborator, Zaytoven to the Upper West Side! Zay talks his journey from Germany to San Diego
to Oakland and eventually Atlanta, where he made a name for himself working with everyone from Gucci to Nicki
to Usher to Fall Out Boy. We discuss his new project with OJ da Juiceman, his learning curve as a barber,
playing in marching band, and going to church (where he still plays the organ every weekend). All that, plus
how producers in Atlanta get along, how his parents reacted when recording sessions in their basement would go
late into the night, and what it's like to hear your music played in a basketball arena! </description>
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<title>#67: Dave East</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/67-dave-east</link>
<itunes:duration>01:12:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, 2016 XXL Freshman and Nas co-sign Dave East makes
his way from the East Side of Harlem all the way to South Harlem! Dave talks playing big-time NYC basketball,
being recruited by major college programs, falling out with coaches over style and playing time, falling into
street life, finding his way back to New York with no hopes or dreams, downloading instrumentals online and
rapping over whatever, creating a buzz, attracting accolades from peers and heroes, touring all over the world,
gaining a huge fan-base, becoming one of the most prolific spitters in the game, and assuring a life for his
daughter and family he never could have even imagined just a few years ago. What an excellent episode - hope
you enjoy!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, 201…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, 2016 XXL Freshman and Nas co-sign Dave East makes his
way from the East Side of Harlem all the way to South Harlem! Dave talks playing big-time NYC basketball, being
recruited by major college programs, falling out with coaches over style and playing time, falling into street
life, finding his way back to New York with no hopes or dreams, downloading instrumentals online and rapping
over whatever, creating a buzz, attracting accolades from peers and heroes, touring all over the world, gaining
a huge fan-base, becoming one of the most prolific spitters in the game, and assuring a life for his daughter
and family he never could have even imagined just a few years ago. What an excellent episode - hope you enjoy!</description>
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<title>#66: Ty Dolla $ign</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 07:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/66-ty-dolla-ign</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Taylor Gang's own Ty Dolla $ign to the
Upper West Side! Ty shares his musical journey from meeting Tupac as a child, to performing at a motorcycle
club with DJ Mustard and YG, to being courted by major labels, to writing smash hits for other artists, to
working together with Wiz, Kanye, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Future and even Paul McCartney. A musical genius with a
funny streak, Ty talks candidly about advice from executives, his recording process, taking a stand
politically, and even having to use &quot;the piss cup.&quot;</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Taylor Gang's own Ty Dolla $ign to the
Upper West Side! Ty shares his musical journey from meeting Tupac as a child, to performing at a motorcycle
club with DJ Mustard and YG, to being courted by major labels, to writing smash hits for other artists, to
working together with Wiz, Kanye, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Future and even Paul McCartney. A musical genius with a
funny streak, Ty talks candidly about advice from executives, his recording process, taking a stand
politically, and even having to use &quot;the piss cup.&quot;</description>
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<title>#65: Dreezy</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 07:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/65-dreezy</link>
<itunes:duration>00:46:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own, Dreezy to the Upper West
Side! After carrying the flag for her city alongside Common, King Louie, Lil Durk, and others, Dreezy has a new
project with Interscope Records featuring Gucci Mane, Jeremih, T-Pain and more! We talk Chicago's best food
spots, what Fake Shore Drive means to the city, music veterans in the Chi, and her subsequent relocation to Los
Angeles. We discuss signing her deal, touring with Tory Lanez and A$AP Ferg, having dinner with Lil Kim, and
why exactly it's a bad thing for Dreezy's mother to offer to fold her clothes. </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own, Dreezy to the Upper West
Side! After carrying the flag for her city alongside Common, King Louie, Lil Durk, and others, Dreezy has a new
project with Interscope Records featuring Gucci Mane, Jeremih, T-Pain and more! We talk Chicago's best food
spots, what Fake Shore Drive means to the city, music veterans in the Chi, and her subsequent relocation to Los
Angeles. We discuss signing her deal, touring with Tory Lanez and A$AP Ferg, having dinner with Lil Kim, and
why exactly it's a bad thing for Dreezy's mother to offer to fold her clothes. </description>
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<title>#64: Moosh &amp; Twist</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/64-moosh-twist</link>
<itunes:duration>01:03:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Philly's own, Moosh and Twist to the
Upper West Side! In support of their new album Growing Pains, the guys stopped by to talk their respective
upbringings, fooling their parents into thinking they'd attend college, being mentored by Black Thought of The
Roots, going from performing at a high school homecoming to performing across the globe, and literally almost
dying doing what they love. All that, plus backstage haters, Kidz Bop, Canadian oil barons, and why Moosh and
Twist need a sponsorship from Chipotle. </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Philly's own, Moosh and Twist to the Upper
West Side! In support of their new album Growing Pains, the guys stopped by to talk their respective
upbringings, fooling their parents into thinking they'd attend college, being mentored by Black Thought of The
Roots, going from performing at a high school homecoming to performing across the globe, and literally almost
dying doing what they love. All that, plus backstage haters, Kidz Bop, Canadian oil barons, and why Moosh and
Twist need a sponsorship from Chipotle. </description>
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<title>#63: Joey Fatts</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/63-joey-fatts</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:52</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the West Side visits the Upper West Side when Long
Beach's own Joey Fatts stops by! We talk growing up a St. Louis Rams fan in Los Angeles, growing up in gang
life, losing his football dreams and living out of his car. Joey discusses his A$AP affiliation, working with
Waka and Curren$y, and his aspirations to become an architect. All that, plus strange AirBNB experiences, what
family really means to Joey, Snoop Dogg's days as a No Limit solider, and more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the West Side visits the Upper West Side when Long
Beach's own Joey Fatts stops by! We talk growing up a St. Louis Rams fan in Los Angeles, growing up in gang
life, losing his football dreams and living out of his car. Joey discusses his A$AP affiliation, working with
Waka and Curren$y, and his aspirations to become an architect. All that, plus strange AirBNB experiences, what
family really means to Joey, Snoop Dogg's days as a No Limit solider, and more!</description>
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<title>#62: DJ Drama</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/62-dj-drama</link>
<itunes:duration>01:15:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the undisputed king of mixtapes, DJ
Drama, to the Upper West Side! A longtime friend (as well as previous guest on the Lil Uzi Vert episode), Drama
is promoting his new album Quality Street Music 2, available July 22nd! He talks about his journey from
Philadelphia backpack rap fan to more-worldly student at Clark Atlanta University to leader in Atlanta's
movement to the center of hip-hop in the early 2000's. We discuss working with Jeezy, T.I., Lil Wayne, 2
Chainz, Pharrell, Little Brother, R. Kelly, and so many others, his early days in Atlanta playing clubs and
poolside at Evander Holyfield's mansion, and what it means to team with this generation's own rockstar, Lil Uzi
Vert!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the undisputed king of mixtapes, DJ Drama,
to the Upper West Side! A longtime friend (as well as previous guest on the Lil Uzi Vert episode), Drama is
promoting his new album Quality Street Music 2, available July 22nd! He talks about his journey from
Philadelphia backpack rap fan to more-worldly student at Clark Atlanta University to leader in Atlanta's
movement to the center of hip-hop in the early 2000's. We discuss working with Jeezy, T.I., Lil Wayne, 2
Chainz, Pharrell, Little Brother, R. Kelly, and so many others, his early days in Atlanta playing clubs and
poolside at Evander Holyfield's mansion, and what it means to team with this generation's own rockstar, Lil Uzi
Vert!</description>
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<title>#61: Director X</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 07:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/61-director-x</link>
<itunes:duration>01:17:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary music video director,
Director X (formerly known as Little X), to the Upper West Side! X, who helmed masterpieces for Drake, Jay Z,
Kanye, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Aaliyah, Nelly, and so many more, talks about his roots in Toronto, growing up on
religion and comic books, and the prophesy of Drake Aubrey Graham. X discusses his journey into music video
production, how he developed his own style, and the speed at which other directors stole his aesthetic. X also
goes into detail on creative collaboration, TV and film production, how he reacts to social media outreach, and
how to work with product placement in 2016, in this fascinating episode!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary music video director,
Director X (formerly known as Little X), to the Upper West Side! X, who helmed masterpieces for Drake, Jay Z,
Kanye, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Aaliyah, Nelly, and so many more, talks about his roots in Toronto, growing up on
religion and comic books, and the prophesy of Drake Aubrey Graham. X discusses his journey into music video
production, how he developed his own style, and the speed at which other directors stole his aesthetic. X also
goes into detail on creative collaboration, TV and film production, how he reacts to social media outreach, and
how to work with product placement in 2016, in this fascinating episode!</description>
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<title>#60: Lenny S</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 20:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/60-lenny-s</link>
<itunes:duration>01:19:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Lenny S to the Upper
West Side! These days he's constantly on the move as manager for DJ Khaled, Fabolous and Justine Skye, but
Lenny's always been grinding, starting in the mid-1990's as a street team member for Bad Boy. Lenny shares
stories about moving to Rocafella, becoming an A&amp;amp;R alongside Hip-Hop and Gee Roberson, working with
Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Just Blaze, and a ton more artists. He gives insight into Jay Z's
classic albums The Blueprint and The Black Album, talks about working for Def Jam, Virgin, and finally making
the move to Roc Nation, and describes what working with DJ Khaled is really like. Lenny brings provides
fascinating recollections, great humor, and of course, major keys on this fantastic episode!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Lenny S to the Upper West
Side! These days he's constantly on the move as manager for DJ Khaled, Fabolous and Justine Skye, but Lenny's
always been grinding, starting in the mid-1990's as a street team member for Bad Boy. Lenny shares stories
about moving to Rocafella, becoming an A&amp;amp;R alongside Hip-Hop and Gee Roberson, working with Memphis
Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Just Blaze, and a ton more artists. He gives insight into Jay Z's classic
albums The Blueprint and The Black Album, talks about working for Def Jam, Virgin, and finally making the move
to Roc Nation, and describes what working with DJ Khaled is really like. Lenny brings provides fascinating
recollections, great humor, and of course, major keys on this fantastic episode!</description>
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<title>#59: Charlamagne Tha God</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/59-charlamagne-tha-god</link>
<itunes:duration>01:17:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Charlamagne Tha God, who co-hosts the
syndicated radio morning show The Breakfast Club, hosts Uncommon Sense on MTV2, and has his own very popular
podcast Brilliant Idiots! Charlamagne takes us on his incredible journey from digging ditches in a tiny town in
South Carolina, to doing street team jobs for local radio stations, to unexpected hirings and firings from
various on-air gigs, to working for free for Wendy Williams, to losing his biggest shot in Philadelphia, to
Angela Yee predicting that one day they'd be co-hosting a morning show on New York's Power 105.1, to having
that dream become a reality, to seeing their faces on a giant billboard in the middle of Manhattan.
</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Charlamagne Tha God, who co-hosts the
syndicated radio morning show The Breakfast Club, hosts Uncommon Sense on MTV2, and has his own very popular
podcast Brilliant Idiots! Charlamagne takes us on his incredible journey from digging ditches in a tiny town in
South Carolina, to doing street team jobs for local radio stations, to unexpected hirings and firings from
various on-air gigs, to working for free for Wendy Williams, to losing his biggest shot in Philadelphia, to
Angela Yee predicting that one day they'd be co-hosting a morning show on New York's Power 105.1, to having
that dream become a reality, to seeing their faces on a giant billboard in the middle of Manhattan.
</description>
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<title>#58: Angie Martinez and Miss Info</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/58-angie-martinez-and-miss-info</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New York Times best-selling author/radio
royalty/former rapper Angie Martinez and celebrated journalist/internet expert/entrepreneur Miss Info to the
Upper West Side to hang out and catch up! Angie and Info talk about Angie's memoir, My Voice, how they each
operate as parents, Joe Budden's game nights, hookah nights, and karaoke nights, their friendships with DJ
Enuff, their experiences at Summer Jam, when they knew the time was right to leave Hot 97, and so much more,
including details on their upcoming podcast!!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New York Times best-selling author/radio
royalty/former rapper Angie Martinez and celebrated journalist/internet expert/entrepreneur Miss Info to the
Upper West Side to hang out and catch up! Angie and Info talk about Angie's memoir, My Voice, how they each
operate as parents, Joe Budden's game nights, hookah nights, and karaoke nights, their friendships with DJ
Enuff, their experiences at Summer Jam, when they knew the time was right to leave Hot 97, and so much more,
including details on their upcoming podcast!!</description>
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<title>#57: Ebro &amp; Ravie B</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/57-ebro-ravie-b</link>
<itunes:duration>01:47:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the host of Hot 97's Ebro in the
Morning, Ebro Darden! Fresh off organizing his 13th Summer Jam concert, we spoke in great detail about what
went into the decision to postpone the start of the show, why certain artists didn't perform, and what this
annual event means to New York, to competing festivals, and to the fans. We also spoke about Ebro's journey
from Bay Area high school athlete, to his heavy involvement in Northern California hip-hop, to working on the
same radio station as Rasheed Wallace, to making the cross-country journey to the most-storied hip-hop station
in the world: New York's Hot 97. Plus, his experiences with Kanye West, Janet Jackson, Lyor Cohen, Angie
Martinez, Big Boy, and so much more! In addition, we sat down with our friend and photographer Ravie B to talk
photoshopping laminates to sneak into Summer Jam, eating at Benihana's, obsessively watching The Office,
playing video games about cooking, an lots more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the host of Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning,
Ebro Darden! Fresh off organizing his 13th Summer Jam concert, we spoke in great detail about what went into
the decision to postpone the start of the show, why certain artists didn't perform, and what this annual event
means to New York, to competing festivals, and to the fans. We also spoke about Ebro's journey from Bay Area
high school athlete, to his heavy involvement in Northern California hip-hop, to working on the same radio
station as Rasheed Wallace, to making the cross-country journey to the most-storied hip-hop station in the
world: New York's Hot 97. Plus, his experiences with Kanye West, Janet Jackson, Lyor Cohen, Angie Martinez, Big
Boy, and so much more! In addition, we sat down with our friend and photographer Ravie B to talk photoshopping
laminates to sneak into Summer Jam, eating at Benihana's, obsessively watching The Office, playing video games
about cooking, an lots more!</description>
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<title>#56: Bodega Bamz Returns</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/56-bodega-bamz-returns</link>
<itunes:duration>01:29:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we bring back our Upper West Side friend, rapper
Bodega Bamz, who shares stories about trying to meet DMX, having his tour bus tailed suspiciously in the
deserts of the South West, and hanging out as an 18-year old with Scott Disick in the Hamptons. Bamz also
discusses getting food poisoning from Chipotle before it was cool to do so, interviewing Maino, Jim Jones and
BG years ago for a DVD series, and Mark Ronson inviting him to be on the official remix for Uptown Funk! We
also got a visit from Fool's Gold artists Fame School, who detail their history working with Kid Capri,
NinjaSonik, LL Cool J, and throw in an insane story at Pauly Shore's house for good measure!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we b…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we bring back our Upper West Side friend, rapper Bodega
Bamz, who shares stories about trying to meet DMX, having his tour bus tailed suspiciously in the deserts of
the South West, and hanging out as an 18-year old with Scott Disick in the Hamptons. Bamz also discusses
getting food poisoning from Chipotle before it was cool to do so, interviewing Maino, Jim Jones and BG years
ago for a DVD series, and Mark Ronson inviting him to be on the official remix for Uptown Funk! We also got a
visit from Fool's Gold artists Fame School, who detail their history working with Kid Capri, NinjaSonik, LL
Cool J, and throw in an insane story at Pauly Shore's house for good measure!</description>
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<title>#55: The One-Year Anniversary Episode</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/55-the-one-year-anniversary-episode</link>
<itunes:duration>01:31:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>And here's the description: Celebrating 52 weeks of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Eric and
Jeff answer listener questions about their best and worst interviews, favorite Cam'Ron songs, haircuts, what
happened to the cooking, if Lyor Cohen is their father, when the podcast at Puff Daddy's mansion will happen,
the latest on the MTV show, whether the Drake vocals have come in yet, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>And here's the description: Celebrating 52 weeks …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>And here's the description: Celebrating 52 weeks of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Eric and Jeff
answer listener questions about their best and worst interviews, favorite Cam'Ron songs, haircuts, what
happened to the cooking, if Lyor Cohen is their father, when the podcast at Puff Daddy's mansion will happen,
the latest on the MTV show, whether the Drake vocals have come in yet, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#54: Bibi Bourelly and Tate Kobang</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 07:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/54-bibi-bourelly-and-tate-kobang</link>
<itunes:duration>01:28:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome two young artists who are about to hit
it big: Bibi Bourelly (signed to Def Jam via Berlin, Germany) and Tate Kobang (signed to 300 Entertainment via
Baltimore, Maryland)! Bibi sat down with us to discuss getting kicked out of high school, buying a one-way
ticket to Los Angeles, using Twitter to make friends, selling Bitch Better Have My Money to Rihanna, meeting
Kanye West, becoming great buddies with Skrillex, what writer's camps are really like, writing with Usher, her
new project Free The Real, and so much more! Tate stopped by to talk about writing rhymes for his uncle who
rapped, the dance crew he grew up in, working with Nelly, working with Swizz Beatz, wanting to work with Shania
Twain, FaceTiming with Lyor Cohen and DJ Khaled, and much more! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome two young artists who are about to hit it
big: Bibi Bourelly (signed to Def Jam via Berlin, Germany) and Tate Kobang (signed to 300 Entertainment via
Baltimore, Maryland)! Bibi sat down with us to discuss getting kicked out of high school, buying a one-way
ticket to Los Angeles, using Twitter to make friends, selling Bitch Better Have My Money to Rihanna, meeting
Kanye West, becoming great buddies with Skrillex, what writer's camps are really like, writing with Usher, her
new project Free The Real, and so much more! Tate stopped by to talk about writing rhymes for his uncle who
rapped, the dance crew he grew up in, working with Nelly, working with Swizz Beatz, wanting to work with Shania
Twain, FaceTiming with Lyor Cohen and DJ Khaled, and much more! </description>
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<title>#53: Brendan Frederick</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 07:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/53-brendan-frederick</link>
<itunes:duration>01:18:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Brendan Frederick, Director
of Content at Genius.com to the Upper West Side! Brendan talks about growing up in a tiny town in New
Hampshire, going to middle school with Statik Selektah, playing in his high school band called
&quot;Arkanoid,&quot; and taking creative writing courses at Carnegie Mellon. He discusses how he went from
intern to Editor in Chief at Mass Appeal, how he established XXL as a leader in online hip-hop blogging, his
experiences as EIC of Scratch Magazine, his role in building Complex.com into a monster website and media
network, and how and why he took the job at Genius. All that, plus stories from working with all your favorite
hip-hop media personalities!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Brendan Frederick, Director of
Content at Genius.com to the Upper West Side! Brendan talks about growing up in a tiny town in New Hampshire,
going to middle school with Statik Selektah, playing in his high school band called &quot;Arkanoid,&quot; and
taking creative writing courses at Carnegie Mellon. He discusses how he went from intern to Editor in Chief at
Mass Appeal, how he established XXL as a leader in online hip-hop blogging, his experiences as EIC of Scratch
Magazine, his role in building Complex.com into a monster website and media network, and how and why he took
the job at Genius. All that, plus stories from working with all your favorite hip-hop media personalities!</description>
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<title>#52: Mike Posner</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/52-mike-posner</link>
<itunes:duration>01:41:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>And here's the description: This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the great
singer/songwriter Mike Posner, who speaks on his incredible journey from playing drums in Detroit to making
beats in his dorm room at Duke to selling millions of records out the gate to being shelved and losing his way
to writing smashes for Bieber and Maroon 5 to finding himself, finding honesty, and finding a brand new sound
that has catapulted him back to the top of the charts with his new project At Night, Alone. All that, plus
stories on Kanye, Big Sean, Pharrell, and so much more! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>And here's the description: This week on A Waste …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>And here's the description: This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the great
singer/songwriter Mike Posner, who speaks on his incredible journey from playing drums in Detroit to making
beats in his dorm room at Duke to selling millions of records out the gate to being shelved and losing his way
to writing smashes for Bieber and Maroon 5 to finding himself, finding honesty, and finding a brand new sound
that has catapulted him back to the top of the charts with his new project At Night, Alone. All that, plus
stories on Kanye, Big Sean, Pharrell, and so much more! </description>
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<title>#51: Mary H.K. Choi</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/51-mary-hk-choi</link>
<itunes:duration>01:35:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and brilliant writer Mary
H.K. Choi to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious episode, we talk about her experiences with Rihanna, moving
from Hong Kong to Texas at age 14, her time at Mass Appeal and XXL and Missbehave and the NYTimes, how emojis
deepened her relationship with her parents, interviewing Khloe Kardashian, the time she visited 50 Cent's
mansion, her awesome podcast &quot;Hey, Cool Job!&quot; and so much more! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and brilliant writer Mary H.K.
Choi to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious episode, we talk about her experiences with Rihanna, moving from
Hong Kong to Texas at age 14, her time at Mass Appeal and XXL and Missbehave and the NYTimes, how emojis
deepened her relationship with her parents, interviewing Khloe Kardashian, the time she visited 50 Cent's
mansion, her awesome podcast &quot;Hey, Cool Job!&quot; and so much more! </description>
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<title>#50: Kamaiyah</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/50-kamaiyah</link>
<itunes:duration>01:39:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our favorite rapper right now, Oakland's
own, Kamaiyah! Following the success her amazing mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto, as well as her tour de
force at SXSW, we sit down with Kamiyah to talk a childhood of foster homes and switching schools, her time in
dance crews, how she avoided becoming boy-band listening skaters like her brothers, meeting Puffy in the studio
and watching his #MakingTheBandFace, co-signs from the Bay, from Los Angeles, and most recently from a certain
rapper from Toronto who's running the game!
And as a bonus this week, we got our friend Fafu to share some stories from his time working with the late,
great Prince.
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365. Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our favorite rapper right now, Oakland's
own, Kamaiyah! Following the success her amazing mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto, as well as her tour de
force at SXSW, we sit down with Kamiyah to talk a childhood of foster homes and switching schools, her time in
dance crews, how she avoided becoming boy-band listening skaters like her brothers, meeting Puffy in the studio
and watching his #MakingTheBandFace, co-signs from the Bay, from Los Angeles, and most recently from a certain
rapper from Toronto who's running the game!
And as a bonus this week, we got our friend Fafu to share some stories from his time working with the late,
great Prince.
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365. Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</description>
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<title>#49: Adam22</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/49-adam22</link>
<itunes:duration>01:17:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our fellow podcaster Adam22 from the
Downtown Los Angeles-based No Jumper podcast. We talk how he went from riding BMX bikes and doing graffiti in a
tiny New Hampshire town to committing credit card scams and trafficking drugs throughout the Northeast, and how
he then transformed himself into a legitimate business-owner with an enormous platform for internet hip-hop.
All that, plus discussions about his father's Presidential pardon, Desiigner, online poker, Boston's hardcore
scene, living in a commune, and so much more!
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365. Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our fellow podcaster Adam22 from the
Downtown Los Angeles-based No Jumper podcast. We talk how he went from riding BMX bikes and doing graffiti in a
tiny New Hampshire town to committing credit card scams and trafficking drugs throughout the Northeast, and how
he then transformed himself into a legitimate business-owner with an enormous platform for internet hip-hop.
All that, plus discussions about his father's Presidential pardon, Desiigner, online poker, Boston's hardcore
scene, living in a commune, and so much more!
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365. Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</description>
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<title>#48: Cipha Sounds</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/48-cipha-sounds</link>
<itunes:duration>01:38:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and the host of Tidal's
stand-up comedy series No Small Talk, Cipha Sounds! Ciph talked working with Jay Z, working with Pharrell,
working with Funkmaster Flex, and why he never works with Fat Joe. He shared stories about being 19 years old
touring the country with Lil Kim, Ma$e, The LOX, Cam'ron and more. We discussed his time at Hot 97, the
incredible DJ lineup at his wedding, and what Angie Martinez meant to his career. All that, plus breaking
Rihanna's first record, breaking Rick Ross' first record, starting Juan Epstein - the first and longest-running
Hip-Hop podcast with Peter Rosenberg - and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and the host of Tidal's stand-up
comedy series No Small Talk, Cipha Sounds! Ciph talked working with Jay Z, working with Pharrell, working with
Funkmaster Flex, and why he never works with Fat Joe. He shared stories about being 19 years old touring the
country with Lil Kim, Ma$e, The LOX, Cam'ron and more. We discussed his time at Hot 97, the incredible DJ
lineup at his wedding, and what Angie Martinez meant to his career. All that, plus breaking Rihanna's first
record, breaking Rick Ross' first record, starting Juan Epstein - the first and longest-running Hip-Hop podcast
with Peter Rosenberg - and so much more!</description>
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<title>#47: Rockie Fresh</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 07:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/47-rockie-fresh</link>
<itunes:duration>00:59:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome MMG's own Rockie Fresh to the Upper West
Side! Rockie discusses working with Rick Ross, how Wale has taken charge of Self Made 4, and breaks news about
his own collaboration album with Hit-Boy! A Chicago native, Rockie talks R. Kelly singing at his graduation,
what Michael Jordan means to a 24-year old, and how exactly you can root for the White Sox AND the Cubs. All
that, plus the recording deal he turned down from Diddy, why he's looking forward to his new music video with
Chris Brown, and what's more desirable: coughing or sneezing.
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365.
Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome MMG's own Rockie Fresh to the Upper West
Side! Rockie discusses working with Rick Ross, how Wale has taken charge of Self Made 4, and breaks news about
his own collaboration album with Hit-Boy! A Chicago native, Rockie talks R. Kelly singing at his graduation,
what Michael Jordan means to a 24-year old, and how exactly you can root for the White Sox AND the Cubs. All
that, plus the recording deal he turned down from Diddy, why he's looking forward to his new music video with
Chris Brown, and what's more desirable: coughing or sneezing.
This episode is sponsored by Seeso. Comedy’s experiencing a serious renaissance right now, and Seeso is a
comedy streaming service tailor-made for comedy-lovers and nerds, with thousands of hours of the best comedy,
24/7/365.
Go to http://Seeso.com and start watching all the comedy you can stream for free.</description>
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<title>#46: Bos Naud And Big Wos</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/46-bos-naud-and-big-wos</link>
<itunes:duration>01:17:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we bring back our friends and must-follow
Twitterers @BosNaud and @BigWos, for a laugh-out-loud episode about NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto, the MIT
Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, hate on the internet, experience showers, why Derek Fisher can't
find a freaky lawyer to date, the ethics of listening to R. Kelly's music, how to ruin Spike Lee's big party,
and much, much more! And after you check this episode out, make sure to listen back to Naud and Wos' legendary
debut on the the Open Mic Night episode of A Waste of Time!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we bring back our friends and must-follow Twitterers
@BosNaud and @BigWos, for a laugh-out-loud episode about NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto, the MIT Sloan Sports
Analytics Conference in Boston, hate on the internet, experience showers, why Derek Fisher can't find a freaky
lawyer to date, the ethics of listening to R. Kelly's music, how to ruin Spike Lee's big party, and much, much
more! And after you check this episode out, make sure to listen back to Naud and Wos' legendary debut on the
the Open Mic Night episode of A Waste of Time!</description>
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<title>#45: Damien Lemon</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2016 07:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/45-damien-lemon</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed stand-up comedian, Guy Code
personality, and host of the In The Conversation podcast, Damien Lemon! We talked about living across the hall
from DJ Drama in college, watching the Young Buck fight at the Vibe Awards, and doing stand-up gigs with
Hannibal Buress. Damien shared stories about growing up in Ossining, NY, going to Freaknik while at Clark
Atlanta University, being laid off at Vibe Magazine, and how he built a comedy career in New York City. Enjoy!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed stand-up comedian, Guy Code personality,
and host of the In The Conversation podcast, Damien Lemon! We talked about living across the hall from DJ Drama
in college, watching the Young Buck fight at the Vibe Awards, and doing stand-up gigs with Hannibal Buress.
Damien shared stories about growing up in Ossining, NY, going to Freaknik while at Clark Atlanta University,
being laid off at Vibe Magazine, and how he built a comedy career in New York City. Enjoy!</description>
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<title>#44: Harry Fraud</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/44-harry-fraud</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed acclaimed producer Harry Fraud to the
Upper West Side, and as a bonus, we got a visit from our friend Smoke DZA, who just dropped his new project
with Harry Fraud, He Has Risen! Harry discussed his infamous producer tag, his jobs as a teenage stage tech and
weed delivery person, and his hilarious first encounter with French Montana. We also discussed SUNY Purchase,
The Cool Kids, Santana, Snoop Dogg, G Herbo, Fafu, Alchemist, Timbaland, T.I. and much more! And for the fifth
week in a row, we have a first-person story from Puffy's Miami mansion! Boom!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed acclaimed producer Harry Fraud to the
Upper West Side, and as a bonus, we got a visit from our friend Smoke DZA, who just dropped his new project
with Harry Fraud, He Has Risen! Harry discussed his infamous producer tag, his jobs as a teenage stage tech and
weed delivery person, and his hilarious first encounter with French Montana. We also discussed SUNY Purchase,
The Cool Kids, Santana, Snoop Dogg, G Herbo, Fafu, Alchemist, Timbaland, T.I. and much more! And for the fifth
week in a row, we have a first-person story from Puffy's Miami mansion! Boom!</description>
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<title>#43: Bas</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/43-bas</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Celebrating the release of his new album Too High to Riot, Bas stopped by the Upper West Side to
guest on this week's A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal. We discussed getting drunk and speaking French, dropping
out of college, and spending two years on the road solely recording out of Bathrobe Studios. Bas talked about
his creative collective the Fiends, playing FIFA on tour with Drake, and the many times he waited in line to
get Nike SB Dunks. Also joining us this week is Bas' brother and J. Cole's manager, Ib Hamad, who provides
great insight into the Dreamville deal with Interscope and for the fourth week in a row, provides us with a
story from Puffy's Miami mansion. </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Celebrating the release of his new album Too High…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Celebrating the release of his new album Too High to Riot, Bas stopped by the Upper West Side to
guest on this week's A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal. We discussed getting drunk and speaking French, dropping
out of college, and spending two years on the road solely recording out of Bathrobe Studios. Bas talked about
his creative collective the Fiends, playing FIFA on tour with Drake, and the many times he waited in line to
get Nike SB Dunks. Also joining us this week is Bas' brother and J. Cole's manager, Ib Hamad, who provides
great insight into the Dreamville deal with Interscope and for the fourth week in a row, provides us with a
story from Puffy's Miami mansion. </description>
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<title>#42: Maino</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/42-maino</link>
<itunes:duration>01:31:28</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we link back up with our friend Maino! The King of
Brooklyn himself stopped by the Upper West Side to go through his unfathomable and amazing journey from
committing crimes on the streets of Bed Stuy as a middle schooler, to growing up in jail, his years in solitary
confinement, committing to rap, working alongside Lil Kim, surviving being dropped from a major record label,
recording anthems with Just Blaze and Swizz Beatz, to traveling the world over as a professional artist. All
that, plus stories about 50 Cent, Nelly, T.I., and for the first time ever, Maino reveals where the inspiration
for Hi Hater came from. This episode is a MUST LISTEN.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we link back up with our friend Maino! The King of
Brooklyn himself stopped by the Upper West Side to go through his unfathomable and amazing journey from
committing crimes on the streets of Bed Stuy as a middle schooler, to growing up in jail, his years in solitary
confinement, committing to rap, working alongside Lil Kim, surviving being dropped from a major record label,
recording anthems with Just Blaze and Swizz Beatz, to traveling the world over as a professional artist. All
that, plus stories about 50 Cent, Nelly, T.I., and for the first time ever, Maino reveals where the inspiration
for Hi Hater came from. This episode is a MUST LISTEN.</description>
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<title>#41: Asher Roth</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/41-asher-roth</link>
<itunes:duration>01:34:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we hit the West Coast and caught up with Asher
Roth, who took us through an incredible journey of ups and downs as a musician: getting signed by Scooter
Braun, hanging out with Justin Bieber, rapping for Jay Z and Q-Tip, releasing a multi-million selling single,
the I Love College remix you never heard, the whirlwind of his first album, dealing with label restructuring,
tracking down earned money, recording follow-up music with Pharrell, recording more music with Chad Hugo,
falling into depression in Los Angeles, and finding his way again thanks to independence and the internet. All
that, plus great stories about Puffy, Questlove, Steve Rifkind and more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we hit the West Coast and caught up with Asher Roth,
who took us through an incredible journey of ups and downs as a musician: getting signed by Scooter Braun,
hanging out with Justin Bieber, rapping for Jay Z and Q-Tip, releasing a multi-million selling single, the I
Love College remix you never heard, the whirlwind of his first album, dealing with label restructuring,
tracking down earned money, recording follow-up music with Pharrell, recording more music with Chad Hugo,
falling into depression in Los Angeles, and finding his way again thanks to independence and the internet. All
that, plus great stories about Puffy, Questlove, Steve Rifkind and more!</description>
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<title>#40: Andrew Barber</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/40-andrew-barber</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our longtime friend Andrew Barber from
Fake Shore Drive to the studio in Los Angeles, while we're all in town for The Grammys. Andrew discusses how he
began and grew the most important hip-hop website in the Midwest, how that fared with his bosses at his day
job, and how Chicago rappers, from Kanye to Lupe to Chief Keef to Chance the Rapper made the site into their
home base. Andrew shared stories about meeting Drake's dad, booking Master P for a SXSW show, stopping by
Puffy's Miami mansion with Trinidad Jame$, what The Cool Kids meant to rap on the whole, what he does as a
secretary on the Grammy board, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our longtime friend Andrew Barber from Fake
Shore Drive to the studio in Los Angeles, while we're all in town for The Grammys. Andrew discusses how he
began and grew the most important hip-hop website in the Midwest, how that fared with his bosses at his day
job, and how Chicago rappers, from Kanye to Lupe to Chief Keef to Chance the Rapper made the site into their
home base. Andrew shared stories about meeting Drake's dad, booking Master P for a SXSW show, stopping by
Puffy's Miami mansion with Trinidad Jame$, what The Cool Kids meant to rap on the whole, what he does as a
secretary on the Grammy board, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#39: Live from SOB's with DJ Enuff</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/39-live-from-sobs-with-dj-enuff</link>
<itunes:duration>00:43:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we hosted a live podcast from NYC's famed concert venue SOB's, where we interviewed
our good friend DJ Enuff! We spoke on his time with Biggie, the time he first met DJ Khaled, and how Kanye West
became a part of Enuff's Heavy Hitter crew. We discussed what Angie Martinez and Miss Info meant to Hot 97, 50
Cent throwing chairs at Summer Jam, the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and so much more! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we hosted a live podcast from NYC's fa…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we hosted a live podcast from NYC's famed concert venue SOB's, where we interviewed our
good friend DJ Enuff! We spoke on his time with Biggie, the time he first met DJ Khaled, and how Kanye West
became a part of Enuff's Heavy Hitter crew. We discussed what Angie Martinez and Miss Info meant to Hot 97, 50
Cent throwing chairs at Summer Jam, the Puerto Rican Day Parade, and so much more! </description>
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<title>#38: Open Mic Night</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/38-open-mic-night</link>
<itunes:duration>01:53:01</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited thirteen of our friends to the Upper
West Side to share their best stories. Make sure to listen to the entire episode for the funniest, most
surprising, and ridiculous tales from those we keep closest to us!
Big Wos and Bos Naud // 1:04
Dan Rosenthal // 5:21
Marisa Mendez // 9:03
Mark Ballard // 17:31
Judnikki // 30:19
Jus Dave // 35:10
Deanii (Scottie Beam) // 40:05
Shinsuke Ikeda // 46:57
Erika Ramirez // 56:30
Jamal Jimoh // 59:36
Emeka Obi // 1:07:33
Lowkey // 1:20:57
Greg Mayo // 1:28:49
Thanks!
</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited thirteen of our friends to the Upper West
Side to share their best stories. Make sure to listen to the entire episode for the funniest, most surprising,
and ridiculous tales from those we keep closest to us!
Big Wos and Bos Naud // 1:04
Dan Rosenthal // 5:21
Marisa Mendez // 9:03
Mark Ballard // 17:31
Judnikki // 30:19
Jus Dave // 35:10
Deanii (Scottie Beam) // 40:05
Shinsuke Ikeda // 46:57
Erika Ramirez // 56:30
Jamal Jimoh // 59:36
Emeka Obi // 1:07:33
Lowkey // 1:20:57
Greg Mayo // 1:28:49
Thanks!
</description>
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<title>#37: Lil Uzi Vert</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/37-lil-uzi-vert-ep</link>
<itunes:duration>00:53:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Lil Uzi Vert stopped by the Upper West Side this week, along with his collaborators DJ Drama and
Don Cannon! We talked with Uzi about A$AP Yams, Young Thug, Steve Aoki, as well as why he hates Michael B.
Jordan. We also discussed touring with Fall Out Boy, being friends with Wiz Khalifa, and why hoverboards are
over. And since we had Drama and Cannon were in the building, we had to ask about aux cord DJs, the Xans plug,
and Philly vs. Atlanta.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Lil Uzi Vert stopped by the Upper West Side this …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Lil Uzi Vert stopped by the Upper West Side this week, along with his collaborators DJ Drama and Don
Cannon! We talked with Uzi about A$AP Yams, Young Thug, Steve Aoki, as well as why he hates Michael B. Jordan.
We also discussed touring with Fall Out Boy, being friends with Wiz Khalifa, and why hoverboards are over. And
since we had Drama and Cannon were in the building, we had to ask about aux cord DJs, the Xans plug, and Philly
vs. Atlanta.</description>
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<title>#36: Torae</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/36-torae</link>
<itunes:duration>01:11:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Torae to the Upper West Side
to talk Coney Island boardwalk freaks, instant messaging with Sean P, and why working with Jahlil Beats is
progressive in the underground rap world. We discuss Torae's many rap names, his DJ Premier co-sign, McDonald's
mopping, the Himalaya, the weirdest callers to his SiriusXM show, and much more! Oh, and you're not gonna want
to miss some extremely rare OJ da Juiceman drops that we got our hands on!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Torae to the Upper West Side to
talk Coney Island boardwalk freaks, instant messaging with Sean P, and why working with Jahlil Beats is
progressive in the underground rap world. We discuss Torae's many rap names, his DJ Premier co-sign, McDonald's
mopping, the Himalaya, the weirdest callers to his SiriusXM show, and much more! Oh, and you're not gonna want
to miss some extremely rare OJ da Juiceman drops that we got our hands on!</description>
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<title>#35: A-Trak</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/35-a-trak</link>
<itunes:duration>01:21:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, our friend A-Trak returned to the Upper West Side, for a hilarious and free-wheeling
episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal! We discussed what's A-Trak approved in a Kanye studio session, his
much-delayed project with Cam'ron, and the aesthetics of OVO's website. We talked DJing in Vegas, Juicy J,
Canadian arts grants, and what perks airline miles really get you. All that, plus lots and lots about DJ
Khaled's snapchat!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, our friend A-Trak returned to the Uppe…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, our friend A-Trak returned to the Upper West Side, for a hilarious and free-wheeling
episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal! We discussed what's A-Trak approved in a Kanye studio session, his
much-delayed project with Cam'ron, and the aesthetics of OVO's website. We talked DJing in Vegas, Juicy J,
Canadian arts grants, and what perks airline miles really get you. All that, plus lots and lots about DJ
Khaled's snapchat!</description>
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<title>#34: Sickamore</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/34-sickamore</link>
<itunes:duration>01:34:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>We're starting 2016 off perfectly with this tremendous episode of A Waste of Time with
ItsTheReal, featuring super-A&amp;R Sickamore! We discuss his journey from getting kicked out of his mom's
house to becoming an award-winning mixtape DJ to getting deals for Saigon and Tru-Life to shaping YG's My Krazy
Life. We talk Jeremih, Travis Scott, Jeezy, Wynter Gordon, DJ Kay Slay, Rihanna, Hip-Hop, Just Blaze, The
Weeknd, Ricky Hil, Phil Jackson, LA Reid and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>We're starting 2016 off perfectly with this treme…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>We're starting 2016 off perfectly with this tremendous episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal,
featuring super-A&amp;R Sickamore! We discuss his journey from getting kicked out of his mom's house to
becoming an award-winning mixtape DJ to getting deals for Saigon and Tru-Life to shaping YG's My Krazy Life. We
talk Jeremih, Travis Scott, Jeezy, Wynter Gordon, DJ Kay Slay, Rihanna, Hip-Hop, Just Blaze, The Weeknd, Ricky
Hil, Phil Jackson, LA Reid and so much more!</description>
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<title>#33: Shea Serrano</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2015 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/33-shea-serrano</link>
<itunes:duration>01:05:46</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we welcome former Grantland writer and New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano
to the Upper West Side! We discussed growing up in San Antonio, camping trips, monster truck rallies, and going
from forensic scientist classes to working on a coloring book with Bun B. We talked how he made the transition
from school teacher to writer, what made Grantland special, and what Bill Simmons meant to him. All that, plus
Tim Duncan, The Rap Yearbook, Cool as Ice, the Houston rap scene, his disdain for J.Cole's music, and so much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we welcome former Grantland writer and…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we welcome former Grantland writer and New York Times best-selling author Shea Serrano to
the Upper West Side! We discussed growing up in San Antonio, camping trips, monster truck rallies, and going
from forensic scientist classes to working on a coloring book with Bun B. We talked how he made the transition
from school teacher to writer, what made Grantland special, and what Bill Simmons meant to him. All that, plus
Tim Duncan, The Rap Yearbook, Cool as Ice, the Houston rap scene, his disdain for J.Cole's music, and so much
more!</description>
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<title>#32: Kid Mero</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/32-kid-mero</link>
<itunes:duration>01:16:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>As it's the most wonderful time of the year, we figured it was only right to celebrate the birth
of Jesus like all Jews do: with Chinese food and a movie. This week, we invited one half of the Bodega Boyz,
and a staple on half of MTV2's programs, The Kid Mero to the Upper West Side for a Very Mero Christmas! We
talked about the most bizarre circumstances under which he met Slick Rick, how he avoided going to a top-tier
private high school, and jumping in a stranger's limo to go see a taping of Sally Jesse Raphael. We discussed
Wale inviting him to his first listening party, how he really feels about internet commenters, and J.Lo
following him on Instagram. All that, plus J.Cole, playing manhunt in Bloomingdale's, his drunk uncle, the real
story behind the White Desus photograph, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>As it's the most wonderful time of the year, we f…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>As it's the most wonderful time of the year, we figured it was only right to celebrate the birth of
Jesus like all Jews do: with Chinese food and a movie. This week, we invited one half of the Bodega Boyz, and a
staple on half of MTV2's programs, The Kid Mero to the Upper West Side for a Very Mero Christmas! We talked
about the most bizarre circumstances under which he met Slick Rick, how he avoided going to a top-tier private
high school, and jumping in a stranger's limo to go see a taping of Sally Jesse Raphael. We discussed Wale
inviting him to his first listening party, how he really feels about internet commenters, and J.Lo following
him on Instagram. All that, plus J.Cole, playing manhunt in Bloomingdale's, his drunk uncle, the real story
behind the White Desus photograph, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#31: Laura Stylez and Mr. Flawless</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 08:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/31-laura-stylez-and-mr-flawless</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we brought Hot 97's own Laura Stylez and the biggest jeweler on the East Coast, Mr.
Flawless, to the Upper West Side! We discussed how they got to the top of their respective businesses, why the
Heavy Hitters are partly responsible for Future's mainstream success, and what happens if you try to steal a
piece from Flawless' store. We talk &quot;This Is Hot 97,&quot; Pitbull, 50 Cent, The New York Post setting
Laura up on dates, Naturel, Art Basel, and accidentally liking posts deep on someone's Instagram. All that,
plus Laura shares the best/worst French Montana story ever, on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we brought Hot 97's own Laura Stylez a…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we brought Hot 97's own Laura Stylez and the biggest jeweler on the East Coast, Mr.
Flawless, to the Upper West Side! We discussed how they got to the top of their respective businesses, why the
Heavy Hitters are partly responsible for Future's mainstream success, and what happens if you try to steal a
piece from Flawless' store. We talk &quot;This Is Hot 97,&quot; Pitbull, 50 Cent, The New York Post setting
Laura up on dates, Naturel, Art Basel, and accidentally liking posts deep on someone's Instagram. All that,
plus Laura shares the best/worst French Montana story ever, on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal!</description>
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<title>#30: Curren$y</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/30-curreny</link>
<itunes:duration>00:59:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>You know that whenever we get together with our friend Curren$y, it's the most hilarious
conversation. So when New Orleans' own Spitta stopped by the Upper West Side this week to promote his new album
Canal Street Confidential, he burned one down, ate some snacks, and spoke his mind. We discussed the genesis of
his friendship with Wiz Khalifa, going to middle school with Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg during the No Limit days,
meeting Rick Ross in the Dominican Republic, the Derek Jeter gift package, New Orleans lingo, his early plans
to be an elementary school teacher, and so much more! </itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>You know that whenever we get together with our f…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>You know that whenever we get together with our friend Curren$y, it's the most hilarious
conversation. So when New Orleans' own Spitta stopped by the Upper West Side this week to promote his new album
Canal Street Confidential, he burned one down, ate some snacks, and spoke his mind. We discussed the genesis of
his friendship with Wiz Khalifa, going to middle school with Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg during the No Limit days,
meeting Rick Ross in the Dominican Republic, the Derek Jeter gift package, New Orleans lingo, his early plans
to be an elementary school teacher, and so much more! </description>
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<title>#29: Brittany Sky and Ashley Outrageous</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/29-brittany-sky-and-ashley-outrageous</link>
<itunes:duration>00:56:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome internet hip-hop notables Brittany Sky
and Ashley Outrageous to the Upper West Side! We discuss how Kendrick Lamar and TDE were instrumental in their
careers, the legitimacy (?) of palm readers, and their infamous trip to Dubai. We talk DJing, Snapchatting,
sand sliding, and hoverboarding, as well as first concerts, Halloween, dictures, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome internet hip-hop notables Brittany Sky and
Ashley Outrageous to the Upper West Side! We discuss how Kendrick Lamar and TDE were instrumental in their
careers, the legitimacy (?) of palm readers, and their infamous trip to Dubai. We talk DJing, Snapchatting,
sand sliding, and hoverboarding, as well as first concerts, Halloween, dictures, and much more!</description>
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<title>#28: Yo Gotti and Matt Fastow</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/28-yo-gotti-and-matt-fastow</link>
<itunes:duration>00:59:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we were joined by our good friend and Southern Rap
aficionado Matt Fastow as well as Memphis' own Yo Gotti! Over a great BBQ spread, Gotti spoke on his
relationships with Jeezy, DJ Khaled, and Cash Money, the perks of being neighbors with Penny Hardaway, and why
you can't hire family to work at your restaurant. We discussed his record deals with TVT, RCA and Epic, what it
was like to meet Jay Z for the first time in Miami, and the best places he hid his hustling money. That, plus 8
Ball &amp; MJG, the ducks in the Peabody Hotel, washing money in his backyard pool, and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we were joined by our good friend and Southern Rap
aficionado Matt Fastow as well as Memphis' own Yo Gotti! Over a great BBQ spread, Gotti spoke on his
relationships with Jeezy, DJ Khaled, and Cash Money, the perks of being neighbors with Penny Hardaway, and why
you can't hire family to work at your restaurant. We discussed his record deals with TVT, RCA and Epic, what it
was like to meet Jay Z for the first time in Miami, and the best places he hid his hustling money. That, plus 8
Ball &amp; MJG, the ducks in the Peabody Hotel, washing money in his backyard pool, and much, much more!</description>
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<title>#27: Peter Rosenberg</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/27-peter-rosenberg</link>
<itunes:duration>01:22:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and neighbor Peter
Rosenberg over to the apartment to talk getting cut from the freshman basketball team, dealing with a
girlfriend's ex showing up to prom, and why people don't respect what he's done for NYC hip-hop. We discuss the
one benefit of going through a health scare at our local supermarket, why Noisemakers didn't work out, and what
he really thinks of the &quot;podcast wars.&quot; Peter gets into wrestling, Nardwuar, Odd Future, Jim Jones,
being one of the longest-tenured jocks at Hot 97, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and neighbor Peter Rosenberg
over to the apartment to talk getting cut from the freshman basketball team, dealing with a girlfriend's ex
showing up to prom, and why people don't respect what he's done for NYC hip-hop. We discuss the one benefit of
going through a health scare at our local supermarket, why Noisemakers didn't work out, and what he really
thinks of the &quot;podcast wars.&quot; Peter gets into wrestling, Nardwuar, Odd Future, Jim Jones, being one
of the longest-tenured jocks at Hot 97, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#26: August Alsina</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/26-august-alsina</link>
<itunes:duration>00:48:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New Orleans' own R&amp;B superstar
August Alsina to the Upper West Side! August talks in great depth about recovering from the recent surgeries
that saved his eyesight and his breathing, he discusses his friendships with Curren$y, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown
and Kelly Rowland, and how exactly he writes his songs. August also speaks on his own trust issues, being the
only singer on the XXL Freshman cover, whether his neighbors know what he does for a living, and what it was
like to jet ski with DJ Khaled!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New Orleans' own R&amp;B superstar August
Alsina to the Upper West Side! August talks in great depth about recovering from the recent surgeries that
saved his eyesight and his breathing, he discusses his friendships with Curren$y, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and
Kelly Rowland, and how exactly he writes his songs. August also speaks on his own trust issues, being the only
singer on the XXL Freshman cover, whether his neighbors know what he does for a living, and what it was like to
jet ski with DJ Khaled!</description>
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<title>#25: Jadakiss</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/25-jadakiss</link>
<itunes:duration>00:57:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legend, and fellow Westchester native,
Jadakiss to the Upper West Side! We talk battling Ma$e on 125th Street, battling 50 on wax, watching Black Rob
snatch a chain, his cup of coffee on Rocafella Records, breakdancing, hoverboarding, working with Kanye,
working with Alchemist, Ruff Ryders, Bad Boy, Interscope, Def Jam, playing high school football against our
alma mater, his juice bars, his new twin sons, his new album Top 5 Dead or Alive, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welc…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legend, and fellow Westchester native,
Jadakiss to the Upper West Side! We talk battling Ma$e on 125th Street, battling 50 on wax, watching Black Rob
snatch a chain, his cup of coffee on Rocafella Records, breakdancing, hoverboarding, working with Kanye,
working with Alchemist, Ruff Ryders, Bad Boy, Interscope, Def Jam, playing high school football against our
alma mater, his juice bars, his new twin sons, his new album Top 5 Dead or Alive, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#24: Taxstone</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/24-taxstone</link>
<itunes:duration>01:11:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal brings East New York's own Taxstone to the Upper
West Side! Known for blunt talk on the wildly popular podcast Tax Season, we talk with Tax about his issues
with Joe Budden, his issues with Hot 97, and how he turned brutal honesty into music marketing influence. We
discussed the role he played in Chief Keef's career, how he helped Bobby Shmurda get shine, and putting Fetty
Wap on. Tax spoke on his jail time, growing up in East New York, his feelings on Donald Trump's presidential
candidacy, and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal b…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal brings East New York's own Taxstone to the Upper
West Side! Known for blunt talk on the wildly popular podcast Tax Season, we talk with Tax about his issues
with Joe Budden, his issues with Hot 97, and how he turned brutal honesty into music marketing influence. We
discussed the role he played in Chief Keef's career, how he helped Bobby Shmurda get shine, and putting Fetty
Wap on. Tax spoke on his jail time, growing up in East New York, his feelings on Donald Trump's presidential
candidacy, and much more!</description>
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<title>#23: MC Jin</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/mc-jin</link>
<itunes:duration>01:35:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Get the Ducati engines revving because this week, we have a real Ruff Ryder stopping by A Waste
of Time with ItsTheReal: MC Jin! From middle school battles in Miami to peddling mixtapes outside of Fat Beats
to becoming the most legendary freestyle champion that BET's 106 &amp; Park had ever seen, we discuss it all.
We talk signing with the famed Yonkers label, his role in the Fast and Furious franchise, working with Kanye,
Just Blaze, Swizz Beats and Wyclef ALL ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM, and what exactly set his album back. Jin is nothing
but extremely candid and honest and funny in this tremendous 90-minute interview</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Get the Ducati engines revving because this week,…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Get the Ducati engines revving because this week, we have a real Ruff Ryder stopping by A Waste of
Time with ItsTheReal: MC Jin! From middle school battles in Miami to peddling mixtapes outside of Fat Beats to
becoming the most legendary freestyle champion that BET's 106 &amp; Park had ever seen, we discuss it all. We
talk signing with the famed Yonkers label, his role in the Fast and Furious franchise, working with Kanye, Just
Blaze, Swizz Beats and Wyclef ALL ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM, and what exactly set his album back. Jin is nothing but
extremely candid and honest and funny in this tremendous 90-minute interview</description>
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<title>#22: Combat Jack</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/22-combat-jack</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we welcome hip-hop podcast kingpin Combat Jack to the Upper West Side, where he gives
an interview like you've never heard from him. From his roots in Brooklyn, riding on the outside of trains up
to The Bronx, to focusing on pre-law at Cornell. From tracking down Puff Daddy in a sauna to secure clientele,
to being in the studio with Biggie as he recorded Hypnotize. From giving up a thriving law practice to
interviewing rap heroes alongside Dallas Penn. From creating his own broadcasting empire to speaking at college
graduations, there's not many more unique stories than Reggie Osse's. Enjoy!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we welcome hip-hop podcast kingpin Com…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we welcome hip-hop podcast kingpin Combat Jack to the Upper West Side, where he gives an
interview like you've never heard from him. From his roots in Brooklyn, riding on the outside of trains up to
The Bronx, to focusing on pre-law at Cornell. From tracking down Puff Daddy in a sauna to secure clientele, to
being in the studio with Biggie as he recorded Hypnotize. From giving up a thriving law practice to
interviewing rap heroes alongside Dallas Penn. From creating his own broadcasting empire to speaking at college
graduations, there's not many more unique stories than Reggie Osse's. Enjoy!</description>
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<title>#21: Bun B</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 07:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/21-bun-b</link>
<itunes:duration>01:28:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend Bun B to
the Upper West Side for an hour and a half conversation that ranges from meeting Outkast for the first time to
missing out on free Kanye beats to why JJ Watt is a superhero. We discussed Bun being there when Birdman met
Mannie Fresh, the greatest thing he ever saw at Freaknik, and the time Sam Cassell almost ran him over in his
Range Rover. All that, plus recording at Mike Dean's house during the early UGK days, dancing in the Solange
video, the possibility of running for office in Houston, PERFORMING ON STAGE WITH ITSTHEREAL, and much, much
more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with It…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend Bun B to the
Upper West Side for an hour and a half conversation that ranges from meeting Outkast for the first time to
missing out on free Kanye beats to why JJ Watt is a superhero. We discussed Bun being there when Birdman met
Mannie Fresh, the greatest thing he ever saw at Freaknik, and the time Sam Cassell almost ran him over in his
Range Rover. All that, plus recording at Mike Dean's house during the early UGK days, dancing in the Solange
video, the possibility of running for office in Houston, PERFORMING ON STAGE WITH ITSTHEREAL, and much, much
more!</description>
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<title>#20: Joe Budden</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/joe-budden</link>
<itunes:duration>01:00:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In celebrating the landmark 20th episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we brought our
longtime friend Joe Budden back to the Upper West Side to talk about how close he came to signing with
Roc-a-fella Records, what his Monopoly parties are like, and why Sisqo's Thong Song still goes at the club. We
discussed how long it takes Lil Wayne to text him back, who had the beat for Focus first, and what he was doing
at a Def Jam Christmas Party. That, plus Drake stories, Lyor stories, Busta Rhymes stories, and oh yeah, his
new album All Love Lost, available October 16th!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In celebrating the landmark 20th episode of A Was…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In celebrating the landmark 20th episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we brought our longtime
friend Joe Budden back to the Upper West Side to talk about how close he came to signing with Roc-a-fella
Records, what his Monopoly parties are like, and why Sisqo's Thong Song still goes at the club. We discussed
how long it takes Lil Wayne to text him back, who had the beat for Focus first, and what he was doing at a Def
Jam Christmas Party. That, plus Drake stories, Lyor stories, Busta Rhymes stories, and oh yeah, his new album
All Love Lost, available October 16th!</description>
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<title>#19: Nick Catchdubs and Kerin Rose Gold</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/19-nick-catchdubs-and-kerin-rose-gold</link>
<itunes:duration>01:04:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week we welcome our great friends Fool's Gold co-founder and co-CEO Nick Catchdubs and
sunglass designer/celebrity bedazzler Kerin Rose Gold to the Upper West Side! In this freewheeling episode, we
discuss the Pope's visit to NYC, the success of The Muppets' social media team, and what Fabolous thinks of the
Netflix series Narcos. We also talk in great detail about our internships, what happens when people recognize
our brother Dan in the streets, and using your pull to get into an Adam Ant concert in 2015. All that, plus R.
Kelly's album cover, the new generation of Ruff Ryders, Ska-lloween, and much more!
Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting http://www.casper.com/waste and using the promo code: WASTE
</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week we welcome our great friends Fool's Gol…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week we welcome our great friends Fool's Gold co-founder and co-CEO Nick Catchdubs and sunglass
designer/celebrity bedazzler Kerin Rose Gold to the Upper West Side! In this freewheeling episode, we discuss
the Pope's visit to NYC, the success of The Muppets' social media team, and what Fabolous thinks of the Netflix
series Narcos. We also talk in great detail about our internships, what happens when people recognize our
brother Dan in the streets, and using your pull to get into an Adam Ant concert in 2015. All that, plus R.
Kelly's album cover, the new generation of Ruff Ryders, Ska-lloween, and much more!
Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting http://www.casper.com/waste and using the promo code: WASTE
</description>
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<title>#18: Just Blaze and Phil Chang</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/18-just-blaze-and-phil-chang</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week's episode of A Waste of Time centers around Star Wars, a film neither Jeff nor Eric has
seen, and to help them understand what they've been missing, they welcome expert guests Just Blaze and Phil
Chang. Not only is Star Wars dissected for both the newbies and the veterans, but great nerdy stories involving
Jay Z, Eminem and Skrillex are covered! So live long and prosper! Oh wait, wrong franchise. Sorry!
Hurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars
in this week's Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now... only at http://DraftKings.com.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week's episode of A Waste of Time centers ar…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week's episode of A Waste of Time centers around Star Wars, a film neither Jeff nor Eric has
seen, and to help them understand what they've been missing, they welcome expert guests Just Blaze and Phil
Chang. Not only is Star Wars dissected for both the newbies and the veterans, but great nerdy stories involving
Jay Z, Eminem and Skrillex are covered! So live long and prosper! Oh wait, wrong franchise. Sorry!
Hurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars
in this week's Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now... only at http://DraftKings.com.</description>
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<title>#17: A$AP Ferg</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/17-a-ap-ferg</link>
<itunes:duration>01:03:51</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Harlem's own A$AP Ferg dropped by South Harlem for this week's episode of A Waste of Time with
ItsTheReal. We talked about his upcoming album, hanging out with Missy Elliott, Timbaland AND Magoo, and what
it's like to have Puff Daddy in your phone. We delved into how A$AP Mob really got together, his experience
interning for Jay Z's company, and why exactly Ferg, Jim Jones and Stan Lee were all in the same room. Ferg
also discussed working at Ben and Jerry's, how important Drake is to a lot of rappers' success, and what's
really good with his Facebook account. And much more!
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com
Hurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars
in this week?s Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now? only at http://DraftKings.com.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Harlem's own A$AP Ferg dropped by South Harlem fo…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Harlem's own A$AP Ferg dropped by South Harlem for this week's episode of A Waste of Time with
ItsTheReal. We talked about his upcoming album, hanging out with Missy Elliott, Timbaland AND Magoo, and what
it's like to have Puff Daddy in your phone. We delved into how A$AP Mob really got together, his experience
interning for Jay Z's company, and why exactly Ferg, Jim Jones and Stan Lee were all in the same room. Ferg
also discussed working at Ben and Jerry's, how important Drake is to a lot of rappers' success, and what's
really good with his Facebook account. And much more!
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com
Hurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars
in this week?s Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now? only at http://DraftKings.com.</description>
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<title>#16: Mac Miller</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 07:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/16-mac-miller</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:53</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For Episode 16 of &quot;A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal,&quot; we hit the road and headed on down
to Brooklyn to visit our good friend Mac Miller at his new apartment. This episode is both hilarious and
candid: we talked in great detail about his time detoxing at Rick Rubin's house, why he called Rick from Europe
in the first place, and the new path he's taken in his life. Mac shared never-before-heard stories about his
unreleased projects with Pharrell, Nas and Cam'ron. We discussed meeting Eminem in Japan, taking the subway
around New York City, how Ab-Soul used to stay at Mac's LA house for weeks at a time, how he courted each
record label when he was a free agent, that his song ended up on Travis Scott's new album, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For Episode 16 of &quot;A Waste of Time with ItsTheRea…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For Episode 16 of &quot;A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal,&quot; we hit the road and headed on down to
Brooklyn to visit our good friend Mac Miller at his new apartment. This episode is both hilarious and candid:
we talked in great detail about his time detoxing at Rick Rubin's house, why he called Rick from Europe in the
first place, and the new path he's taken in his life. Mac shared never-before-heard stories about his
unreleased projects with Pharrell, Nas and Cam'ron. We discussed meeting Eminem in Japan, taking the subway
around New York City, how Ab-Soul used to stay at Mac's LA house for weeks at a time, how he courted each
record label when he was a free agent, that his song ended up on Travis Scott's new album, and so much more!</description>
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<title>#15: Jojo</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/15-jojo</link>
<itunes:duration>00:50:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we're joined by the lovely, talented and very funny singer Jojo, who spoke on her
nearly decade-long fight with Blackground Records to get out of an unbelievably prohibitive contract, her new
start with Atlantic Records, and what exactly a tringle is. We discussed how Maury Povich was instrumental to
her success, how to get backstage at a Britney Spears concert, and what it's like when Drake slides into your
DMs. All that, plus working with Kwame, performing with Twista, and whether she's ever spoken to Prince.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we're joined by the lovely, talented a…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we're joined by the lovely, talented and very funny singer Jojo, who spoke on her nearly
decade-long fight with Blackground Records to get out of an unbelievably prohibitive contract, her new start
with Atlantic Records, and what exactly a tringle is. We discussed how Maury Povich was instrumental to her
success, how to get backstage at a Britney Spears concert, and what it's like when Drake slides into your DMs.
All that, plus working with Kwame, performing with Twista, and whether she's ever spoken to Prince.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</description>
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<title>#14: Dave 1</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 05:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/14-dave-1</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Our guest this week is no stranger to the Upper West Side: Dave 1, lead singer of Chromeo, joins
us to talk about his time at Columbia University, what it meant re-introducing Juicy J to New York City, and
why Bryan Adams is Canada's Dr. Dre. We also discussed the time A-Trak stole our Tupperware, Dave's issues with
the movie The Wolfpack, and when exactly the last time he wore a hat was. All that, plus Cam'ron, Drake,
Solange, and how in the world Jason Derulo ended up on his iPod.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Our guest this week is no stranger to the Upper W…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Our guest this week is no stranger to the Upper West Side: Dave 1, lead singer of Chromeo, joins us
to talk about his time at Columbia University, what it meant re-introducing Juicy J to New York City, and why
Bryan Adams is Canada's Dr. Dre. We also discussed the time A-Trak stole our Tupperware, Dave's issues with the
movie The Wolfpack, and when exactly the last time he wore a hat was. All that, plus Cam'ron, Drake, Solange,
and how in the world Jason Derulo ended up on his iPod.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</description>
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<title>#13: Desus Nice</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/13-desus-nice</link>
<itunes:duration>01:09:34</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Our guest this week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal is The Bronx's own Desus Nice, who after
mastering Twitter has become the face of MTV2 via his appearances on Guy Code, Joking Off and Uncommon Sense
with his comedic partner The Kid Mero. Desus stopped by the Upper West Side, and we talked his days on the
Rocafella street team, his time spent working for porn distributors, and the most White situation he's ever
been in. We also discussed why he no longer has Big Pun's autograph, the best excuses to give your landlord
when the rent is late, and how he was wrongly arrested and charged with a felony. Enjoy this episode, and join
us as we convert to Jews for Desus.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com
This episode is also brought to you by Warby Parker eyewear. Get boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear,
including sunglasses at revolutionary prices. For a free Home-Try-On of five stylish frames of your choice plus
free three-day shipping, go to http://WarbyParker.com/itsthereal</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Our guest this week on A Waste of Time with ItsTh…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Our guest this week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal is The Bronx's own Desus Nice, who after
mastering Twitter has become the face of MTV2 via his appearances on Guy Code, Joking Off and Uncommon Sense
with his comedic partner The Kid Mero. Desus stopped by the Upper West Side, and we talked his days on the
Rocafella street team, his time spent working for porn distributors, and the most White situation he's ever
been in. We also discussed why he no longer has Big Pun's autograph, the best excuses to give your landlord
when the rent is late, and how he was wrongly arrested and charged with a felony. Enjoy this episode, and join
us as we convert to Jews for Desus.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com
This episode is also brought to you by Warby Parker eyewear. Get boutique-quality, classically crafted eyewear,
including sunglasses at revolutionary prices. For a free Home-Try-On of five stylish frames of your choice plus
free three-day shipping, go to http://WarbyParker.com/itsthereal</description>
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<title>#12: DJ Clark Kent</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/12-dj-clark-kent</link>
<itunes:duration>01:39:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week we welcomed the legend DJ Clark Kent to our Upper West Side apartment. Known for
discovering Biggie and Jay Z and for working with everyone from Michael Jackson to Missy Elliott, he dives deep
into stories about Puffy, 50 Cent, Dame Dash, Nas, Mobb Deep, Foxy Brown, Dr. Dre and so many more. As the man
who DJed behind Jay Z on the infamous Summer Jam stage, he gives his take on the Drake/Meek Mill battle,
discusses every element of ghostwriting, and makes it clear why no one should go at Pusha T. Clark also shares
why Pharrell is the greatest producer ever, what happened when he introduced Shyne to Jay Z, and how in the
world he signed 98 Degrees to Motown Records! Enjoy this amazing conversation with the amazing DJ Clark Kent.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week we welcomed the legend DJ Clark Kent to…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week we welcomed the legend DJ Clark Kent to our Upper West Side apartment. Known for
discovering Biggie and Jay Z and for working with everyone from Michael Jackson to Missy Elliott, he dives deep
into stories about Puffy, 50 Cent, Dame Dash, Nas, Mobb Deep, Foxy Brown, Dr. Dre and so many more. As the man
who DJed behind Jay Z on the infamous Summer Jam stage, he gives his take on the Drake/Meek Mill battle,
discusses every element of ghostwriting, and makes it clear why no one should go at Pusha T. Clark also shares
why Pharrell is the greatest producer ever, what happened when he introduced Shyne to Jay Z, and how in the
world he signed 98 Degrees to Motown Records! Enjoy this amazing conversation with the amazing DJ Clark Kent.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</description>
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<title>#11: Bridget Kelly and Cory Townes</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/11-bridget-kelly-and-cory</link>
<itunes:duration>01:25:55</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>For this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited two great personalities
over to our apartment: first, we had Philadelphia native Cory Townes by to break down the beef between Meek
Mill and Drake, following Drizzy's Summer Jam-esque showing at his OVO Fest. Cory talks what Meek means to
Philly, what it's like to walk into a club with Drake breaking your heart, and Meek's own big show that no one
is thinking of yet. Then we have a full hour with Bridget Kelly, the first ever signee to Jay Z's Roc Nation
label. She discusses her start singing on subway platforms, working in studio with Frank Ocean, and why she
didn't go to her high school reunion. Bridget also talks about working at American Apparel with Kid CuDi, the
idea of ghosting out of a relationship, and what kind of pies she be cooking up in the kitchen.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>For this week's episode of A Waste of Time with I…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>For this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited two great personalities over
to our apartment: first, we had Philadelphia native Cory Townes by to break down the beef between Meek Mill and
Drake, following Drizzy's Summer Jam-esque showing at his OVO Fest. Cory talks what Meek means to Philly, what
it's like to walk into a club with Drake breaking your heart, and Meek's own big show that no one is thinking
of yet. Then we have a full hour with Bridget Kelly, the first ever signee to Jay Z's Roc Nation label. She
discusses her start singing on subway platforms, working in studio with Frank Ocean, and why she didn't go to
her high school reunion. Bridget also talks about working at American Apparel with Kid CuDi, the idea of
ghosting out of a relationship, and what kind of pies she be cooking up in the kitchen.
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</description>
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<title>#10: Gunplay and Migos</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/10-gunplay-and-migos</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week we have a special double episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal! First, MMG's
Gunplay came through the apartment for some sea bass and an absolutely insane trip through life in Miami, his
friendship with Rick Ross, and how ridiculous his hair has become. He talks about the Meek Mill and Drake
situation, his extremely thorough drug use, and most importantly: the fact that he has more teeth than the
average human. We also welcomed the Migos to the Upper West Side this week, and spoke with them about how Gucci
puts out so much music, traveling through Russia, and of course, Quavo and Takeoff spit their favorite ad-libs.
It's not only our most-attended episode, but easily our most fun!
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week we have a special double episode of A W…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week we have a special double episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal! First, MMG's Gunplay
came through the apartment for some sea bass and an absolutely insane trip through life in Miami, his
friendship with Rick Ross, and how ridiculous his hair has become. He talks about the Meek Mill and Drake
situation, his extremely thorough drug use, and most importantly: the fact that he has more teeth than the
average human. We also welcomed the Migos to the Upper West Side this week, and spoke with them about how Gucci
puts out so much music, traveling through Russia, and of course, Quavo and Takeoff spit their favorite ad-libs.
It's not only our most-attended episode, but easily our most fun!
If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money
today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com</description>
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<title>#9: Joell Ortiz and !llmind</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/9-joell-ortiz-and-llmind</link>
<itunes:duration>01:04:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal features masters of their craft, rapper
Joell Ortiz and producer !llmind, who've collaborated on a new album, Human, which is available in stores and
on iTunes! We talked with the guys about bowling with Joe Budden, meeting G-Unit for the first time, and why
Joell has been listening to a lot of Keyshia Cole this summer. We discussed how inaccurate
http://CelebrityNetWorth.com is, the time Joell got left behind by the tour bus, and why a dope MC doesn't have
to be able to freestyle on command. We also covered gambling, fireworks, Starbucks, and Michael McDonald!
This episode is brought to you by Casper Matresses. Go to http://Casper.com/WASTE for 50 dollars towards any
mattress</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTh…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal features masters of their craft, rapper Joell
Ortiz and producer !llmind, who've collaborated on a new album, Human, which is available in stores and on
iTunes! We talked with the guys about bowling with Joe Budden, meeting G-Unit for the first time, and why Joell
has been listening to a lot of Keyshia Cole this summer. We discussed how inaccurate
http://CelebrityNetWorth.com is, the time Joell got left behind by the tour bus, and why a dope MC doesn't have
to be able to freestyle on command. We also covered gambling, fireworks, Starbucks, and Michael McDonald!
This episode is brought to you by Casper Matresses. Go to http://Casper.com/WASTE for 50 dollars towards any
mattress</description>
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<title>#8: Justine Skye</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/8-justine-skye</link>
<itunes:duration>00:56:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>R&amp;B starlet Justine Skye literally rolled into our apartment for this week's episode of A
Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, where we sipped on purple smoothies and talked about Justine's homeschooling,
Jaden Smith doing the Nae Nae, and Coachella jail. We discussed who's been looking for DJ Mustard, which
Instagram pictures Katy Perry likes, and singing karaoke with Adrienne Bailon. And of course we go into great
detail on the hottest accessory of the summer: The SkyeBoard.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>R&amp;B starlet Justine Skye literally rolled into ou…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>R&amp;B starlet Justine Skye literally rolled into our apartment for this week's episode of A Waste
of Time with ItsTheReal, where we sipped on purple smoothies and talked about Justine's homeschooling, Jaden
Smith doing the Nae Nae, and Coachella jail. We discussed who's been looking for DJ Mustard, which Instagram
pictures Katy Perry likes, and singing karaoke with Adrienne Bailon. And of course we go into great detail on
the hottest accessory of the summer: The SkyeBoard.</description>
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<title>#7: Joe Mande &amp; Aniz Ansari</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 07:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/7-joe-mande-aniz-ansari</link>
<itunes:duration>00:55:10</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>This week, we linked up with our friends, the brilliant comedians, Joe Mande and Aniz Adam Ansari
to talk about what it takes to get Next to play your wedding, why you shouldn't pay money to attend the
official Migos Grammy after party, and explore the anomaly that is RiFF RAFF. We break down who's a better
Instagram follow, Plies or Kevin Gates, what it's like to attend a Lil B show, and give all praise to Gucci
Mane for his skills in naming his mixtape series. We also talk Wing Stop, Cam'Ron, and what songs Amy Poehler
and Nick Kroll know all the words to.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>This week, we linked up with our friends, the bri…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>This week, we linked up with our friends, the brilliant comedians, Joe Mande and Aniz Adam Ansari to
talk about what it takes to get Next to play your wedding, why you shouldn't pay money to attend the official
Migos Grammy after party, and explore the anomaly that is RiFF RAFF. We break down who's a better Instagram
follow, Plies or Kevin Gates, what it's like to attend a Lil B show, and give all praise to Gucci Mane for his
skills in naming his mixtape series. We also talk Wing Stop, Cam'Ron, and what songs Amy Poehler and Nick Kroll
know all the words to.</description>
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<title>#6: Fat Trel</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 07:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/6-fat-trel</link>
<itunes:duration>00:58:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this absolutely ridiculous episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Washington, DC's own
Fat Trel stops by Eric and Jeff's apartment to talk playing basketball against French Montana, who exactly
deserves credit for bringing ass-eating to pop culture, and of course, what life is like with Rick Ross and the
untouchable Maybach empire. Trel discusses his two phones (family and bitches), his bizarre time with Master P,
and who can do more drugs, him or Gunplay. Also: listen for stories on how Trel broke his leg, what kind of
genius Chief Keef is, and the fanciest place he's ever gone shirtless.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this absolutely ridiculous episode of A Waste …</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this absolutely ridiculous episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Washington, DC's own Fat
Trel stops by Eric and Jeff's apartment to talk playing basketball against French Montana, who exactly deserves
credit for bringing ass-eating to pop culture, and of course, what life is like with Rick Ross and the
untouchable Maybach empire. Trel discusses his two phones (family and bitches), his bizarre time with Master P,
and who can do more drugs, him or Gunplay. Also: listen for stories on how Trel broke his leg, what kind of
genius Chief Keef is, and the fanciest place he's ever gone shirtless.</description>
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<title>#5: Sinbad</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<itunes:duration>01:13:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Sinbad joins us in the studio for a
wide-ranging interview on how wack Donald Trump and Celebrity Apprentice are, how much Karl Kani and Cross
Colours he has in his closet, and how exactly he'd win Survivor. We discussed his Uber experiences, how he
successfully blackmailed his employer, a cable company in Wichita, Kansas, and his experiences with hosting
SNL, appearing on Letterman, Conan, Arsenio, and the harsh words he had for Johnny Carson's talent booker. Oh!
And stories about Eric B and Rakim, Mitch Blood Green, Will Smith, NWA, Public Enemy, DJ Quik, Suge Knight,
Tupac, Biggie, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Martin Lawrence and much more!</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with It…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Sinbad joins us in the studio for a
wide-ranging interview on how wack Donald Trump and Celebrity Apprentice are, how much Karl Kani and Cross
Colours he has in his closet, and how exactly he'd win Survivor. We discussed his Uber experiences, how he
successfully blackmailed his employer, a cable company in Wichita, Kansas, and his experiences with hosting
SNL, appearing on Letterman, Conan, Arsenio, and the harsh words he had for Johnny Carson's talent booker. Oh!
And stories about Eric B and Rakim, Mitch Blood Green, Will Smith, NWA, Public Enemy, DJ Quik, Suge Knight,
Tupac, Biggie, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Martin Lawrence and much more!</description>
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<title>#4: Smoke DZA</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2015 07:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/4-smoke-dza</link>
<itunes:duration>01:06:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>Harlem's own Smoke DZA stopped by our South Harlem apartment for a late lunch to talk Ma$e,
Cam'Ron, A$AP Rocky, and even MIMS. DZA discusses his ghostwriting days, recalls the time he stood on line to
meet Hulk Hogan at Toys R Us, and tells us about the time he was locked up with French Montana, Chinx and
Buckshot Shorty. DZA also discusses why he's friends with Wiz (it's not just the weed!), calls out inferior
Ralph Lauren collectors, and breaks news about an upcoming collaborative album... This episode is Really F'n
Cool.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>Harlem's own Smoke DZA stopped by our South Harle…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>Harlem's own Smoke DZA stopped by our South Harlem apartment for a late lunch to talk Ma$e, Cam'Ron,
A$AP Rocky, and even MIMS. DZA discusses his ghostwriting days, recalls the time he stood on line to meet Hulk
Hogan at Toys R Us, and tells us about the time he was locked up with French Montana, Chinx and Buckshot
Shorty. DZA also discusses why he's friends with Wiz (it's not just the weed!), calls out inferior Ralph Lauren
collectors, and breaks news about an upcoming collaborative album... This episode is Really F'n Cool.</description>
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<title>#3: Fat Jew</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 04:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/3-fat-jew</link>
<itunes:duration>01:08:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this insane episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Instagram legend Fat Jew makes his
grand return to our apartment after four years. Fat Jew breaks news about his upcoming book, we re-live his
West Village run-in with Janeane Garofalo, and bond over our mutual hatred for Jewish spoofs, or Jewfs. We also
talk Vinny from Jersey Shore, disgusting texts to Taylor Swift, and find out which monumentally successful TV
show Fat Jew will be guesting on next season.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this insane episode of A Waste of Time with It…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this insane episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Instagram legend Fat Jew makes his grand
return to our apartment after four years. Fat Jew breaks news about his upcoming book, we re-live his West
Village run-in with Janeane Garofalo, and bond over our mutual hatred for Jewish spoofs, or Jewfs. We also talk
Vinny from Jersey Shore, disgusting texts to Taylor Swift, and find out which monumentally successful TV show
Fat Jew will be guesting on next season.</description>
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<title>#2: Bodega Bamz</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/2-bodega-bamz</link>
<itunes:duration>01:02:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Tan Boys and Indoor Boyz unite: Bodega
Bamz stops by our apartment for lunch, and we discuss when being an independent artist became cool, why exactly
Vice owes him a check, and the legacy of his late, great friend A$AP Yams. We break down his line about
Vashtie, trade building superintendent stories, and figure out the worst people on the face of the earth: grown
adults who complain when you unfollow them on Twitter.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with It…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Tan Boys and Indoor Boyz unite: Bodega
Bamz stops by our apartment for lunch, and we discuss when being an independent artist became cool, why exactly
Vice owes him a check, and the legacy of his late, great friend A$AP Yams. We break down his line about
Vashtie, trade building superintendent stories, and figure out the worst people on the face of the earth: grown
adults who complain when you unfollow them on Twitter.</description>
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<title>#1: (The) Alchemist</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 04:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
<link>https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/1-the-alchemist</link>
<itunes:duration>01:00:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:author>Loud Speakers Network</itunes:author>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:summary>In this first released episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, (The) Alchemist traces the
lineage of Jadakiss' &quot;We Gonna Make It&quot; instrumental back to the beginning, breaks news about a
rapping reunion with Scott Caan, and figures out the last thing Puffy regrets buying. We also discuss what life
is like on the road with Eminem, why Jay-Z hasn't bought a beat from him yet, and how Alchemist will fare
against aux cord DJs.</itunes:summary>
<itunes:subtitle>In this first released episode of A Waste of Time…</itunes:subtitle>
<description>In this first released episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, (The) Alchemist traces the
lineage of Jadakiss' &quot;We Gonna Make It&quot; instrumental back to the beginning, breaks news about a
rapping reunion with Scott Caan, and figures out the last thing Puffy regrets buying. We also discuss what life
is like on the road with Eminem, why Jay-Z hasn't bought a beat from him yet, and how Alchemist will fare
against aux cord DJs.</description>
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