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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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#42: Maino Mar 01, 2016

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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.

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#41: Asher Roth Feb 23, 2016

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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!

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#40: Andrew Barber Feb 16, 2016

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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!

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#39: Live from SOB's with DJ Enuff Feb 09, 2016

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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!

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#38: Open Mic Night Feb 02, 2016

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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 // 1:04Dan Rosenthal // 5:21Marisa Mendez // 9:03Mark Ballard // 17:31Judnikki // 30:19Jus Dave // 35:10Deanii (Scottie Beam) // 40:05Shinsuke Ikeda // 46:57Erika Ramirez // 56:30Jamal Jimoh // 59:36Emeka Obi // 1:07:33Lowkey // 1:20:57Greg Mayo // 1:28:49Thanks!

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#37: Lil Uzi Vert Jan 26, 2016

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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.

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#36: Torae Jan 19, 2016

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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!

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#35: A-Trak Jan 12, 2016

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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!

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#34: Sickamore Jan 05, 2016

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We're starting 2016 off perfectly with this tremendous episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, featuring super-A&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!

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#33: Shea Serrano Dec 29, 2015

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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!

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