Category: Interviews

  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Leon Marin

    This Brooklyn emcee not only has a passion for his artistry but his work ethic alone is motivating. Lazies meet Leon Marin. We got into a lot of things on this interview. From his appearance on Jimmy Fallon to his purpose behind the Like Whoa Freestyle, but the one that stuck out the most was…

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  • Juan Epstein: Jadakiss

    Nothing like a good ole Juan Ep to get the day going. Plus Jadakiss…today was a good day. Relax and Listen below.

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Jon Quest

    No this is not the kid from the classic cartoon, but if you take a listen to our latest phone interview with Jon Quest then you will find out the correlation between the two. We talked that plus his No ReRuns EP with producer maticulous, his love for Dilla, balancing life and emceeing and more.…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: maticulous

    So I know we usually only talk to emcees on our phone interviews, but hey its a first time for everything right? For our latest phone interview we spoke to producer maticulous. This one is for the real hip-hop heads who love the tech talk. We got into what gear he uses, the samples he…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: S.O.N. (Shining Over Negativity)

    There are those times in hip-hop when you just have to appreciate the art coming from the heart of emcees. For our latest phone interview we sat down with S.O.N. (Shining Over Negativity). We talked his journey to music, growing up in Baltimore, clothing line and you know we got a couple of bars. You…

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  • Juan Epstein: Mannie Fresh

    This Juan Ep was right on time. Happy to see the day when Mannie Fresh got the opportunity to share insight on this game of hip-hop. I’m just saying without Mannie Fresh, Cash Money would not exist…PERIOD! If you prefer the audio Relax and Listen below.

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Drique London

    Raleigh, North Carolina is the home of the latest emcee that we interviewed. Lazies meet Drique London. I like to say he is an artist with purpose. His honesty speaks through his music. We talked about all of that, the meaning behind his upcoming album Return to Malice and of course we got some bars…

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  • Juan Epstein: Naughty by Nature

    Naughty by Nature meets Juan Epstein. Dope interview with some great history of the group. Relax and Listen below.

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Emcee Classiq & Rubix

    What do Timbaland and Missy Elliott, The Neptunes and The Clipse, Dr. Dre and Snoop have in common? I know what you are thinking…good music right? Exactly! They are some of the best producer/rapper combinations in hip-hop. Well today I want to introduce a new producer/emcee combo on the hip-hop scene. Lazies meet Emcee Classiq…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Jayy Starr

    Where do I begin? Lets just say when it comes to being an emcee, gender doesn’t matter. Lazies meet Jayy Starr. A Southern California emcee with bars for days! We asked her plenty of questions and when I say we, I mean me and ALL of her Twitter followers. They kept the questions rolling in…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Jabee

    Let me ask you a question. When you hear or see OKC what comes to mind? I’m sure you probably said the Thunder. Well after listening to our latest phone interview with Oklahoma City emcee Jabee some of that will change. We talked being a self managed artist, Coretta Scott King, working with El-P and…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Human

    How many of you saw the movie Django Unchained? Well for our latest interview we talked with Indianapolis emcee, Human about how the film inspired his latest release Human Off The Chains. Human is really pushing culture forward with his lyricism and it was an honor to chat with the dude. You Lazies know the…

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  • Juan Epstein: Pharrell Williams

    The Juan Epstein podcast is one of my main inspirations in doing what I do to help keep the hip-hop culture moving forward. After you see this you will understand why. For their latest episode Peter Rosenberg minus Cipha Sounds sat down with Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes to talk his new music, his book,…

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: Lotta

    For our latest interview, we talked with Fayetteville, NC emcee Lotta. You have to love an artist with vision and goals. We spoked about his latest project Final Fantasy as well as upcoming EP’s to drop soon. And of course we got some bars. You know the drill sit back…Relax and Listen!

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  • Str8OutDaDen Phone Interview: The Concept

    This guy made me relive my childhood with his latest project Orange Soda (The 90’s EP). We talked about that and more on our latest interview with The Concept. You know the drill, sit back…Relax and Listen!

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