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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#82: Theophilus London Dec 06, 2016

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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 "All Day," his run-ins with Ian Connor, how Bobby Valentino almost ended his career, how he got signed to Asylum Records, and much, much more!

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#81: Big Wos & Bos Naud Nov 29, 2016

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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!

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#80: Angela Yee Nov 22, 2016

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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 & Envy, investing in juice bars and homes in Detroit, and much more!

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#79: Fan Mail Nov 15, 2016

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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!

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#78: Jeff Sledge Nov 08, 2016

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This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome famed A&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.

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#77: Shari Bryant Nov 01, 2016

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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!!!

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#76: Young Sav & Steve-O Oct 25, 2016

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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!

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#75: Rembert Browne Oct 18, 2016

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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!

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#74: Wayno Clark Oct 11, 2016

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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!

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#73: Jerrod Carmichael Oct 04, 2016

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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!

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