Holdin’ Court Podcast

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Snoopy Badazz talks signing to Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg, Wack100, and LA Gang Politics In Music. Jan 10, 2023

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Snoopy Badazz has been building a name for himself the last few years dropping The Pick of the Litter mixtape series. Pick of The Litter 3 is soon to drop along with a compilation project with fellow acts he works with.The Intro set the stage for Snoopy Badazz and would be the foundation of his assertion into the rap game.
He would go on to be riddled with detractors determined to defame and undermine his name and brand. Snoopy Badazz has overcome all of those challenges and rose to the top! As one of the hottest and polarizing artists to come out of the Compton in a long time.
Snoopy taps in with the Holdin Court Podcast to discuss his rough upbringing after his Dad was murdered when he was 1 yrs old and his Mother being shot and paralyzed then sexually assaulted during a home invasion when he was a kid. He also talks about navigating the LA gang culture while trying to build a music career.

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EDI Mean talks growing up with 2Pac, The Outlawz, Death Row Records, J Prince and Rap A Lot Records and new Documentary. Dec 24, 2022

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The incredible Malcolm Greenidge is best known in the music world as E.D.I. Mean, aka EDIDON, the Hip Hop artist, and entrepreneur famous for being an original member of the Outlawz with the legendary Tupac Shakur. He worked on the 2016 Tupac biopic All Eyez On Me as an Executive Consultant and Music Supervisor.Raised in New York, Greenidge became friends with Tupac Shakur’s cousin Katari “Kastro” Cox at High School, and along with Tupac’s godbrother Yafeu “Kadafi” Fula formed a rap trio under the names Thoro Headz and Young Thugs, with Greenidge initially rapping under the name Big Malcom.
By this time Tupac had become a huge rap star and he let the trio guest appear on his 1993 single Holla If Ya Hear Me. The following year Mutah “Napoleon” Beale joined the trio and they renamed themselves Dramacydal, going on to guest appear on Tupac’s next record, his 1995 album Me Against the World. After Tupac’s release from prison they all banded together to form the group Outlaw Immortalz, later changed to Outlawz, and it was here that Greenidge became known as E.D.I. Mean.After Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996, E.D.I. Mean and the rest of the Outlawz moved back to the East Coast.
Then following Kadafi’s murder, the group returned to California and signed a deal with Death Row Records. The Outlawz released their debut album, Still I Rise, in 1999. Their second and third albums, 2000’s Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us, and 2001’s Novakane, were released on their own label Outlawz Records. E.D.I. Mean continued to record and produce and collaborate with fellow Hip Hop artists, and also pursued his solo career, releasing his debut album, The Stash Spot, in 2010. His latest solo album, O.G. Part 2: Classics in Session, came out in 2020, and the single One Nation (featuring Xzibit), was released in 2021.
E.D.I. Mean regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, posting pictures and videos about his life around music. He is also available for that personalised shout-out via the Cameo platform, and has a dedicated YouTube channel, E.D.I Mean.

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Bigg Jah talks creating Balvin Bunningham,Tiberius, LA Comedy Politics, being a successful content creator, and working with Tyler Perry. Dec 24, 2022

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Jahdai Pickett promises exactly one thing when you tune in to his YouTube content: “hood good comedy.”Better known by his channel name Bigg Jah, the Los Angeles-based actor, writer, director, and comedian (and YouTuber, of course) has been turning his stand-up skills into millions-viewed sketches since 2017.
Like many comedians, Pickett gets his gold material by sourcing stories from real life and embellishing for entertainment as needed. His individual videos tend to clock in between five and ten minutes, and while each tells a complete story, he’s grown his dedicated audience by turning fan-favorite sketches into series.Arguably the top fare on his channel is The Lesbian Homie, a recently concluded ten-episode series that chronicles a fictional Pickett’s comical suffering when, for the first time, he sees his one-of-the-bros lesbian friend glammed up to go out. Collectively, it’s racked up nearly 40 million views.Latter episodes of the series feature Pickett’s clever brand-building in the form of merch from his Hood Good Store, which offers T-shirts, hoodies, headwear, and more emblazoned with slogans from his videos that became popular with fans–like the “got yams?” shirt referencing aforementioned lesbian friend’s bodacious posterior.With Lesbian Homie wrapped and one million subscribers in the bag, Pickett is looking at a future with content that’s less Quibi, more Netflix. His fans have been asking for longer videos since the beginning, he says, and he plans to deliver.

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Matt Barnes talks Kobe Bryant, All The Smoke Podcast, Master P, Basketball Wives, and the struggles of growing up bi-racial. Dec 13, 2022

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NBA Champion Matt Barnes and Co-Host of "All The Smoke Podcast", sits down with Big Court to discuss his rough road to becoming a NBA champion and his close friendship with Kobe Bryant. He also delves into his highly publicized relationship issues and shares having to overcome racism as a kid in Northern California.

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Yukmouth Breaks His Silence About J Prince Sr. And Sets The Record Straight About Kyrie Irving And Kanye West. Dec 08, 2022

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Multi Platinum artist Yukmouth sits down with Big Court to discuss the cultures most difficult topics from the tragic death of Rap Superstar Takeoff, which Yukmouths former Boss J Prince Sr. is catching heat for. Yukmouth also delivers an interesting perspective about Kanye West and Kyrie Irving and the current state of the culture.

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Miguel Nunez Jr talks Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Dr Jerry Buss, Lizzo, and BET's Family Business Oct 21, 2022

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Miguel Nunez Jr. was born in New York City, is of African American and Dominican descent, and was raised by his grandparents in Wilson, North Carolina. One of his first major screen roles was the supporting role of Spider in The Return of the Living Dead, and his first major starring role was that of Marcus Taylor on the CBS series Tour of Duty, where he was a main cast member for all three seasons of the show. He later appeared on the short-lived Fox series My Wildest Dreams, as well as the short-lived UPN show Sparks as well as in movies such as Juwanna Mann. Núñez also held the recurring role of Zach in the second season of the Friends spinoff/sequel, Joey alongside Matt LeBlanc and Drea de Matteo, and portrayed Dee Jay as a supporting villain in Street Fighter opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia.
Nunez also co starred alongside Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights and again working with Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, and Bernie Mac in Life.
Nùñez was also an executive producer of the 2014 comedy-drama musical film, School Dance, directed and written by Nick Cannon.

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Mob James talks childhood, growing up with Suge Knight and Reggie Wright Jr, Bountry, FG, Alex Alonso, Death Row Records, and redemption. Sep 26, 2022

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In the early ’90s, Death Row Records had a roster that could compete with any label’s top talent, and CEO Suge Knight earned a reputation as one of the most feared men in the industry. James McDonald, then known as Mob James, was the instrument of Knight’s intimidation. McDonald served as Death Row’s muscle and Suge’s go-to-guy for years.
Knight and McDonald used “any means necessary” to get their point across to the label’s opponents. That was then and this is now. McDonald wields a starkly different kind of influence today. Through his podcast, “The Gangster Chronicles,” he draws on his experience and wisdom to steer vulnerable young men away from gangs and street life. Knowing how deeply he was affected by the absence of his biological father, McDonald strives to be a positive male role model in the lives of young men; he feels that if he can just help one individual, then his efforts have not been in vain. The podcast has a bright future: It was picked up by the Black Effect Podcast Network, a joint venture of Charlamagne Tha God and iHeartMedia to amplify black voices.

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Deaundre Bonds talks John Singleton, Terrence Howard, Joe Torry, Co Starring in Snowfall and growing up in LA. Sep 05, 2022

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Actor Deaundre Bonds has starred in over 100 TV and Film Projects and is most known for cult classic movies such as The Wood, Tales From The Hood, Get On The Bus, Lockdown, and Sunset Park. Deaundre also served 9 years for manslaughter after stabbing his Aunts boyfriend. He is currently starring as in FX's hit crime-drama Snowfall, playing a very complex and compelling character named Skully.

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Yukmouth talks Luniz, Master P, Scarface, Mistah Fab, Mac Dre, and signing with Rap-A-Lot Records. Aug 09, 2022

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Yukmouth, is a rapper from East Oakland, California and is a member of the groups Luniz alongside Numskull, and Thug Lordz alongside C-Bo and The Regime. He is the founder of Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Enertainment.
After Luniz achieved success with the weed anthem "I Got 5 on It", Yukmouth signed a solo record deal with Rap-A-Lot Records and would go on to release four solo albums on the label. His double album debut, Thugged Out: The Albulation, went gold. Under his own label Smoke-A-Lot Records, he has released DVDs and compilation albums, such as the United Ghettos of America series. The Smoke-a-Lot label, which is distributed by Rap-A-Lot, is home to his groups Luniz, The Regime and Thug Lordz, as well as other artists.
Yukmouth sits down with Big Court and shares the ups and downs of his almost 30 year career and details some of his most infamous rap beefs from Scarface, Too Short to the The Game, Master P, and even his own bandmate Numskull.

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Kenya Ware talks about her days with Death Row, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Eazy E, Suge Knight, Big U, Wack100, and Daz Dillinger. Jul 28, 2022

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Kenya Ware is a Producer/Costumer/Stylist that got her start back in the early days of Death Row Records. Kenya is considered as one of the First Lady's of Death Row as she and rapper Daz Dillinger share a child together. She is also is the Executive Producer of the Doc Series "First Ladies of Death Row' and the Doc Series "Birth Of A Crip" which is the story of Raymond Washington. Kenya also currently styles Bobby Brown and New Edition along with being a costumer for The Masked Singer. She sits down with Big Court to discuss her journey growing up in L.A. and befriending Eazy E and Suge Knight and having a front row seat to watch Hip Hop history being made with Ruthless Records and Death Row.

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