#86: Kim Osorio
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome former Editor in Chief of The Source, Kim Osorio to the Upper West Side! We talk her Bronx roots, how he boosted jackets from Macy's, avoiding the third rail in the subways, how proud Castle Hill was of Jennifer Lopez, her 9-5 typing in album credits, how she transformed into a lifestyle and music editor, turning down Elliott Wilson's employm...
1hr 8m Dec 16, 2016
1hr 8m
#85: Officially Ice
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Twitter's loudest voice, Officially Ice, to the Upper West Side! Aside from his job at Foot Action, we talk all about his duties as President of #JeezyHive, how he got to be real life friends with Joe Budden, his involvement in the success of the McRib, who he's blocked by on Twitter, what J. Cole, Pusha T, and various other rappers have to s...
1hr 37m Dec 15, 2016
1hr 37m
#84: CJ Fly
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed one of the co-founders of Pro Era, CJ Fly, to the Upper West Side! We talked about cutting class to record songs in the school auditorium, forming Pro Era, learning to smoke from Capital Steez, letting Joey Bada$$ lead the way for the crew, linking up with Jonny Shipes and joining the Smoker's Club Tour, sharing a tour bus with Fat Trel, bef...
1hr 15m Dec 13, 2016
1hr 15m
#83: The 2016 Year in Music Episode
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (EIC of The Fader), Combat Jack (Host of The Combat Jack Show), Scottie Beam (on-air personality at Hot 97, Scottie Feedback), Jeff Sledge (SVP A&R, Atlantic Records), and Jayson Rodriguez (venerable hip-hop writer and TV producer) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From Rookie of the Year, to ...
2hr 10m Dec 13, 2016
2hr 10m
#82: Theophulius London
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 ...
1hr 47m Dec 06, 2016
1hr 47m
Episode #81: Big Wos & Bos Naud
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friends Big Wos and BosNaud 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...
1hr 22m Nov 29, 2016
1hr 22m
#80: Angela Yee
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-Ta...
1hr 29m Nov 22, 2016
1hr 29m
#79: Fan Mail
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!
1hr 18m Nov 15, 2016
1hr 18m
#78: Jeff Sledge
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 t...
1hr 43m Nov 07, 2016
1hr 43m
#77: Shari Bryant
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 chec...
1hr 44m Nov 01, 2016
1hr 44m
#77: Shari Bryant
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 chec...
1hr 43m Oct 31, 2016
1hr 43m
#76: Young Sav & Steve-O
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,...
1hr 36m Oct 25, 2016
1hr 36m
#76: Young Sav & Steve-O
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,...
1hr 36m Oct 24, 2016
1hr 36m
#75: Rembert Browne
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, havi...
1hr 22m Oct 18, 2016
1hr 22m
#75: Rembert Browne
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, havi...
1hr 21m Oct 17, 2016
1hr 21m
#74: Wayno Clark
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....
1hr 38m Oct 11, 2016
1hr 38m
#74: Wayno Clark
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....
1hr 38m Oct 08, 2016
1hr 38m
#73: Jarrod Carmichael
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 i...
1hr 34m Oct 04, 2016
1hr 34m
#73: Jerrod Carmichael
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 i...
1hr 34m Oct 03, 2016
1hr 34m
#72: Big Baby D.R.A.M.
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the chart-topping Virginia rapper/singer Big Baby D.R.A.M. to the Upper West Side! Super-talented, funny, and with a magnetic personality, D.R.A.M. shares his journey from his birth in Germany to settling in Newport News/Hampton, VA, singing in his high school choir, working for a debt collection agency, moving to Kentucky to chase his ra...
1hr 10m Sep 27, 2016
1hr 10m
#72: Big Baby D.R.A.M.
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the chart-topping Virginia rapper/singer Big Baby D.R.A.M. to the Upper West Side! Super-talented, funny, and with a magnetic personality, D.R.A.M. shares his journey from his birth in Germany to settling in Newport News/Hampton, VA, singing in his high school choir, working for a debt collection agency, moving to Kentucky to chase his ra...
1hr 10m Sep 26, 2016
1hr 10m
#71: Isaiah Rashad
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome TDE's own Isaiah Rashad to the Upper West Side! Isaiah talks about growing up in Chattanooga, giving college a try, returning home and working retail jobs, flying to LA for the first time, signing to Top Dawg Entertainment (home of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolBoy Q, Sza and more), going creatively bankrupt, and what it took to bounce back. All ...
1hr 1m Sep 20, 2016
1hr 1m
#71: Isaiah Rashad
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome TDE's own Isaiah Rashad to the Upper West Side! Isaiah talks about growing up in Chattanooga, giving college a try, returning home and working retail jobs, flying to LA for the first time, signing to Top Dawg Entertainment (home of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolBoy Q, Sza and more), going creatively bankrupt, and what it took to bounce back. All ...
1hr 1m Sep 19, 2016
1hr 1m
#70: Young M.A.
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the girl with the hottest record of the summer, Brooklyn's own Young M.A, to the Upper West Side! M.A speaks on her beginnings moving around Brooklyn, playing organized football, working at TJ Maxx, her first rap crew, recording her first song ever in a flea market in Richmond, Virginia, freestyling for Funkmaster Flex, the controversy be...
1hr 17m Sep 13, 2016
1hr 17m
#70: Young M.A.
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the girl with the hottest record of the summer, Brooklyn's own Young M.A, to the Upper West Side! M.A speaks on her beginnings moving around Brooklyn, playing organized football, working at TJ Maxx, her first rap crew, recording her first song ever in a flea market in Richmond, Virginia, freestyling for Funkmaster Flex, the controversy be...
1hr 17m Sep 12, 2016
1hr 17m
#69: Naomi Zeichner
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the editor in chief of The Fader, Naomi Zeichner to the Upper West Side! Naomi speaks on growing up in Athens, Georgia, hearing Bubba Sparxxx name check the same gas station she used to sell weed at, attending the 1996 Paralympic Games, finding out Jerry Garcia died while at sleep away camp, going to college in Portland and taking an inde...
1hr 20m Sep 06, 2016
1hr 20m
#69: Naomi Zeichner
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the editor in chief of The Fader, Naomi Zeichner to the Upper West Side! Naomi speaks on growing up in Athens, Georgia, hearing Bubba Sparxxx name check the same gas station she used to sell weed at, attending the 1996 Paralympic Games, finding out Jerry Garcia died while at sleep away camp, going to college in Portland and taking an inde...
1hr 20m Sep 05, 2016
1hr 20m
#68: Zaytoven
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy Award-winning producer, and Gucci Mane's closest collaborator, Zaytoven to the Upper West Side! Zay talks his journey from Germany to San Diego to Oakland and eventually Atlanta, where he made a name for himself working with everyone from Gucci to Nicki to Usher to Fall Out Boy. We discuss his new project with OJ da Juiceman, his l...
57m Aug 30, 2016
57m
#68: Zaytoven
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Grammy Award-winning producer, and Gucci Mane's closest collaborator, Zaytoven to the Upper West Side! Zay talks his journey from Germany to San Diego to Oakland and eventually Atlanta, where he made a name for himself working with everyone from Gucci to Nicki to Usher to Fall Out Boy. We discuss his new project with OJ da Juiceman, his l...
57m Aug 29, 2016
57m
#67: Dave East
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, 2016 XXL Freshman and Nas co-sign Dave East makes his way from the East Side of Harlem all the way to South Harlem! Dave talks playing big-time NYC basketball, being recruited by major college programs, falling out with coaches over style and playing time, falling into street life, finding his way back to New York with no hopes or dreams, downloadin...
1hr 12m Aug 23, 2016
1hr 12m
#67: Dave East
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, 2016 XXL Freshman and Nas co-sign Dave East makes his way from the East Side of Harlem all the way to South Harlem! Dave talks playing big-time NYC basketball, being recruited by major college programs, falling out with coaches over style and playing time, falling into street life, finding his way back to New York with no hopes or dreams, downloadin...
1hr 12m Aug 22, 2016
1hr 12m
#66: Ty Dolla $ign
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Taylor Gang's own Ty Dolla $ign to the Upper West Side! Ty shares his musical journey from meeting Tupac as a child, to performing at a motorcycle club with DJ Mustard and YG, to being courted by major labels, to writing smash hits for other artists, to working together with Wiz, Kanye, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Future and even Paul McCartney. A...
1hr 6m Aug 16, 2016
1hr 6m
#66: Ty Dolla $ign
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Taylor Gang's own Ty Dolla $ign to the Upper West Side! Ty shares his musical journey from meeting Tupac as a child, to performing at a motorcycle club with DJ Mustard and YG, to being courted by major labels, to writing smash hits for other artists, to working together with Wiz, Kanye, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, Future and even Paul McCartney. A...
1hr 6m Aug 15, 2016
1hr 6m
#65: Dreezy
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own, Dreezy to the Upper West Side! After carrying the flag for her city alongside Common, King Louie, Lil Durk, and others, Dreezy has a new project with Interscope Records featuring Gucci Mane, Jeremih, T-Pain and more! We talk Chicago's best food spots, what Fake Shore Drive means to the city, music veterans in the Chi, and h...
47m Aug 09, 2016
47m
#65: Dreezy
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Chicago's own, Dreezy to the Upper West Side! After carrying the flag for her city alongside Common, King Louie, Lil Durk, and others, Dreezy has a new project with Interscope Records featuring Gucci Mane, Jeremih, T-Pain and more! We talk Chicago's best food spots, what Fake Shore Drive means to the city, music veterans in the Chi, and h...
47m Aug 08, 2016
47m
#64: Moosh & Twist
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Philly's own, Moosh and Twist to the Upper West Side! In support of their new album Growing Pains, the guys stopped by to talk their respective upbringings, fooling their parents into thinking they'd attend college, being mentored by Black Thought of The Roots, going from performing at a high school homecoming to performing across the glo...
1hr 3m Aug 02, 2016
1hr 3m
#64: Moosh & Twist
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Philly's own, Moosh and Twist to the Upper West Side! In support of their new album Growing Pains, the guys stopped by to talk their respective upbringings, fooling their parents into thinking they'd attend college, being mentored by Black Thought of The Roots, going from performing at a high school homecoming to performing across the glo...
1hr 3m Aug 01, 2016
1hr 3m
#63: Joey Fatts
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the West Side visits the Upper West Side when Long Beach's own Joey Fatts stops by! We talk growing up a St. Louis Rams fan in Los Angeles, growing up in gang life, losing his football dreams and living out of his car. Joey discusses his A$AP affiliation, working with Waka and Curren$y, and his aspirations to become an architect. All that, plus stra...
1hr 9m Jul 26, 2016
1hr 9m
#63: Joey Fatts
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, the West Side visits the Upper West Side when Long Beach's own Joey Fatts stops by! We talk growing up a St. Louis Rams fan in Los Angeles, growing up in gang life, losing his football dreams and living out of his car. Joey discusses his A$AP affiliation, working with Waka and Curren$y, and his aspirations to become an architect. All that, plus stra...
1hr 9m Jul 25, 2016
1hr 9m
#62: DJ Drama
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the undisputed king of mixtapes, DJ Drama, to the Upper West Side! A longtime friend (as well as previous guest on the Lil Uzi Vert episode), Drama is promoting his new album Quality Street Music 2, available July 22nd! He talks about his journey from Philadelphia backpack rap fan to more-worldly student at Clark Atlanta University to lea...
1hr 15m Jul 19, 2016
1hr 15m
#62: DJ Drama
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the undisputed king of mixtapes, DJ Drama, to the Upper West Side! A longtime friend (as well as previous guest on the Lil Uzi Vert episode), Drama is promoting his new album Quality Street Music 2, available July 22nd! He talks about his journey from Philadelphia backpack rap fan to more-worldly student at Clark Atlanta University to lea...
56m Jul 19, 2016
56m
#61: Director X
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary music video director, Director X (formerly known as Little X), to the Upper West Side! X, who helmed masterpieces for Drake, Jay Z, Kanye, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Aaliyah, Nelly, and so many more, talks about his roots in Toronto, growing up on religion and comic books, and the prophesy of Drake Aubrey Graham. X discusses his jo...
1hr 17m Jul 12, 2016
1hr 17m
#61: Director X
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the legendary music video director, Director X (formerly known as Little X), to the Upper West Side! X, who helmed masterpieces for Drake, Jay Z, Kanye, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Aaliyah, Nelly, and so many more, talks about his roots in Toronto, growing up on religion and comic books, and the prophesy of Drake Aubrey Graham. X discusses his jo...
1hr 17m Jul 11, 2016
1hr 17m
#60: Lenny S
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Lenny S to the Upper West Side! These days he's constantly on the move as manager for DJ Khaled, Fabolous and Justine Skye, but Lenny's always been grinding, starting in the mid-1990's as a street team member for Bad Boy. Lenny shares stories about moving to Rocafella, becoming an A&R alongside Hip-Hop and Gee Roberson, wo...
1hr 19m Jul 05, 2016
1hr 19m
#60: Lenny S
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Bronx's own Lenny S to the Upper West Side! These days he's constantly on the move as manager for DJ Khaled, Fabolous and Justine Skye, but Lenny's always been grinding, starting in the mid-1990's as a street team member for Bad Boy. Lenny shares stories about moving to Rocafella, becoming an A&R alongside Hip-Hop and Gee Roberson, wo...
1hr 19m Jul 05, 2016
1hr 19m
#59: Charlamange Tha God
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Charlamagne Tha God, who co-hosts the syndicated radio morning show The Breakfast Club, hosts Uncommon Sense on MTV2, and has his own very popular podcast Brilliant Idiots! Charlamagne takes us on his incredible journey from digging ditches in a tiny town in South Carolina, to doing street team jobs for local radio stations, to unexpected...
1hr 17m Jun 28, 2016
1hr 17m
#59: Charlamagne Tha God
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Charlamagne Tha God, who co-hosts the syndicated radio morning show The Breakfast Club, hosts Uncommon Sense on MTV2, and has his own very popular podcast Brilliant Idiots! Charlamagne takes us on his incredible journey from digging ditches in a tiny town in South Carolina, to doing street team jobs for local radio stations, to unexpected...
1hr 17m Jun 27, 2016
1hr 17m
#58: Angie Martinez and Miss Info
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New York Times best-selling author/radio royalty/former rapper Angie Martinez and celebrated journalist/internet expert/entrepreneur Miss Info to the Upper West Side to hang out and catch up! Angie and Info talk about Angie's memoir, My Voice, how they each operate as parents, Joe Budden's game nights, hookah nights, and karaoke nights, t...
1hr 21m Jun 21, 2016
1hr 21m
#58: Angie Martinez and Miss Info
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome New York Times best-selling author/radio royalty/former rapper Angie Martinez and celebrated journalist/internet expert/entrepreneur Miss Info to the Upper West Side to hang out and catch up! Angie and Info talk about Angie's memoir, My Voice, how they each operate as parents, Joe Budden's game nights, hookah nights, and karaoke nights, t...
1hr 21m Jun 17, 2016
1hr 21m
#57: Ebro & Ravie B
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the host of Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning, Ebro Darden! Fresh off organizing his 13th Summer Jam concert, we spoke in great detail about what went into the decision to postpone the start of the show, why certain artists didn't perform, and what this annual event means to New York, to competing festivals, and to the fans. We also spoke abou...
1hr 47m Jun 14, 2016
1hr 47m