Grass Routes Podcast

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Episode 36: Fergie's horrible national anthem, Black Panther review and Blac Chyna sextape Feb 22, 2018

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On this week's episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Brandon, Naz and Erin do a deep dive into Fergie's national anthem performance (2:43), thoughts on Black Panther movie(13:39), and Blac Chyna's sextape scandal (27:15). Make sure to Subscribe to our channel if you loved this episode: https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join our Group Chat: https://web.groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full Soundcloud Episode: ► Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh https://twitter.com/yo_whipp ► Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ https://instagram.com/yo_whipp/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Video: https://instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 35: Why do people care about Valentine's Day | Rooted Feb 15, 2018

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On Grass Routes Podcast's latest segment called Rooted, Brandon killabh Hall and Erin Ashley Simon get to the root of Valentine's Day. Why do people see so much value in it? Why aren't they being treated special every other day? Why are people buying gifts and pretending to have Valentines? Leave a comment letting us know your thoughts! Make sure you https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join our Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full Youtube Episode: https://youtu.be/FR0DdTS7aJ0 ► Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh ► Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https://instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 34: Quincy Jones crazy interview, LeBron is the NBA Vulture & Diddy's Photoshop Skills Feb 13, 2018

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On this week's episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Brandon, Naz and Erin do a deep dive into Quincy Jones previous interview (00:21), touching on his Michael Jackson stealing allegations (1:58), Marlon Brando's fluid sexuality (18:00) and even dating Ivanka Trump (30:43) But, of course the convo didn't end there. The team also addressed the recent massive NBA trades involving the Cleveland Cavaliers (33:57) and Diddy's crazy good photoshop moments (44:08) Make sure to Subscribe to our channel if you loved this episode: https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join our Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full YouTube Episode: https://youtu.be/1aKdXOYXyNw ► Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh ► Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Video: https://instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 33: Are clubs and shows safe for performers? | Rooted Feb 08, 2018

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On Grass Routes Podcast's latest segment called Rooted, Erin Ashley Simon and Brandon killabh Hall get to the root of performers safety on stage. Both hosts talk about their own individual experiences with being caught in gunfire and how nowhere is completely safe. Is it a lose-lose situation for an artist? If they carry a gun and get caught they could get in trouble and if they don't have protection they may not be safe enough? Especially considering there are not so good people out there in the world. Leave a comment letting us know your thoughts! Make sure you https://www.youtube.com/grassroutespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 ► Join our Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full YouTube Episode: https://youtu.be/UkwktPAKgD0 ► Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh ► Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https://instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 32: Black Panther sabotage, Martin tv show reboot and Mayweather joining UFC Feb 06, 2018

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This week, Brandon and Erin jump off with prior thoughts on Justin Timberlake and the use of dead iconic artists as holograms before Super Bowl 52 (5:27). The discussion continued after with how groups are trying to sabotage Black Panther reviews before its release. Then they touched on the rumors of a Martin show reboot (24:54), ending it off with a teaser possibly telling us fans that Mayweather may be joining the UFC (36:44) Make sure to Subscribe to our channel if you loved this episode. ► Join our Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full YouTube Episode: https://youtu.be/cXLUoTFmUN0 Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https:// instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 31: Jay Z vs. Trump, Migos Culture II Reaction & Meek Mill's sketchy case Jan 30, 2018

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Crazy times out here! Brandon and Erin talk about Jay Z's comments on Trump and hip-hop's involvement in politics (1:26) Meek Mill being asked to pay a woman's son's college tuition *SKETCHY* (15:57), the Migos' long Culture II album (24:38) and Lonzo Ball's upcoming rap concert in Lithuania (32:26) ► Join our Group Chat: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 ► Full YouTube Episode: https://youtu.be/GuiIDyQ7OHI ► Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh ► Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https:// instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 30: Shy Glizzy talks Goldlink's "Crew," being an OG of D.C. + more Jan 25, 2018

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On this episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Shy Glizzy aka Jefe talked to Erin Ashley Simon and Brandon killabh Hall about how artists want to come from the environment that he grew up in but that place isn't a cool place to be (11:10). This environment is one that's so bad that the city of D.C. wasn't allowing Shy Glizzy to perform in his own hometown because of his past. (5:08) But, with his hard work and Goldlink's grammy-nominated song "Crew" has provided a music alley-oop for Shy Glizzy to show that people that come from areas like where he's from can strive for more (19:30) Join our post episode discussion on Grass Chat (free GroupMe chat): https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 Full Youtube Episode: https://youtu.be/pfNCHzq04gM Additional topics: Shy Glizzy wouldn't be here if it wasn't for go-go music (3:18) Shy Glizzy on lack of father: "If you don't have your father, you are either going to do something or your going to drown" (9:05) Some street guys don't care about education but he does (17:20) Shy Glizzy isn't trying to jump on so many songs because his verses mean something to him (26:45) Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh https://twitter.com/ShyGlizzy Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ https://www.instagram.com/jefe/?hl=en Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https:// instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 29: Drake vs. Joe Budden, beefs are marketing tools, Joe is the Lavar Ball of Music Jan 23, 2018

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On today's episode of Grass Route Podcast, Brandon Killabh Hall and Erin Ashley Simon discuss how beefs are and have always been marketing tools for arrtists. We see that with Drake vs Meek Mill, and we are seeing how heavyhitters are using Joe Budden as their "marketing tool" (00:53). Join our fan group chat (Grass Chat) to continue discussion: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 Additional timestamps: Resurgence of 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule beef and are people really here for it (10:20) Hip Hop wasn't meant to be a safe, non-competitive genre (24:00) TDE signs their first athlete and we aren't surprised that they are doing this (27:23) Mo'Nique vs. Netflix (36:14) Twitter twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod twitter.com/erinasimon twitter.com/killabh Instagram instagram.com/grassroutespodcast instagram.com/erinasimon/ instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcast explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories, thoughts, opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests and hosts into who they are.

Episode 28: Izzy Bizu talks opening up for Coldplay, Jazz music influence + more Jan 18, 2018

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On today's episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Brandon Killabh Hall and Erin Simon chat with rising UK songstress Izzy Bizu about how she's overcome obstacles as a minority woman in the music industry to be able to promote her music in the U.S. and open up for Coldplay (11:28), she also discussed her musical influences (3:18) and the influence of Jazz music in some of our favorite songs today (8:15). Join our free Grass Routes Chat Group on GroupMe to continue discussing this episode: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 YouTube: https://youtu.be/rVoFWaMJKsE ADDITIONAL TIME STAMPS How she keeps her own style even though she is influenced by other genres and artists (9:43) How she showed her insecurity and vulnerability in one of her favorite songs (16:56) How she started skateboarding (26:04) How she gets nervous still performing on small intimate stages (27:29) What artists she would love to work with (35:51) TWITTER https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/IzzyBizu https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast https://www.instagram.com/izzybizu https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https://instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influences, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories personal thoughts and opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests into who they are, their careers and more.

Episode 27: Eminem vs. Joe Budden, Do music beefs even exist, 50 Cent changing TV industry Jan 16, 2018

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On today's episode of Grass Routes Podcast, Naz(not the rapper once again joins Erin Simon and Brandon Killabh Hall to discuss the media world's discussion about if Eminem dissed Joe Budden. Would Joe Budden come out of retirement if Eminem dropped a diss track or no? (8:36) And if this is considered a beef, do beefs even exist? What is a beef these days? (19:50) Join our free Grass Routes Chat Group on GroupMe to continue discussing this episode: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 YouTube: https://youtu.be/5i0A8CUdeng ADDITIONAL TIME STAMPS Brandon's friend's ex purposeful performs oral sex on friend while he is alseep (1:19) Are we excited about new 50 Cent music (23:45) Surprise phone call from an artist out of the blue (22:46) How 50 Cent has changed television with 'Power' (24:40) What other rappers would do well in the TV industry (26:51) Twitter twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod twitter.com/erinasimon twitter.com/killabh twitter.com/yo_whipp Instagram instagram.com/grassroutespodcast instagram.com/erinasimon/ instagram.com/killabh/ instagram.com/yo_whipp/ Audio: instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is a deep dive into the Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influences, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories personal thoughts and opinions and introspective statements that helped shape our guests into who they are, their careers and more.

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