#185: Chromeo
This Week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Montreal, Canada's own, Chromeo back to the Upper West Side! Dave-1 and P-Thugg stop by to discuss their fifth studio album, Head Over Heels, which is executive produced by A-Trak and drops June 15th, their collaborations with DRAM, The-Dream, French Montana and Stefflon Don and more, why they chose to record this project in Burbank, Cali...
1hr 45m May 14, 2018
1hr 45m
#184: DJ Whoo Kid
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Queens Village's own DJ Whoo Kid to the Upper West Side! Most known for his work as 50 Cent's touring DJ, we discuss seeing Tupac walk by his house during the Digital Underground days, taking a summer school course with DJ Clue, how exactly he got leaked songs from record labels, Puff's reaction after Whoo Kid used a previously unreleased...
2hr 1m May 07, 2018
2hr 1m
#183: Sylvan LaCue
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome Miami rapper Sylvan LaCue to the Upper West Side! Sylvan discusses his upbringing in a one-bedroom apartment with his mother and brother, growing up playing video games, writing rap fan fiction at school, recording music after school until the equipment was stolen, walking miles to a new recording studio, working at Outback Steakhouse, bat...
2hr 15m Apr 30, 2018
2hr 15m
#183: VP of Marketing at Atlantic Records Marsha St. Hubert
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we welcome our amazing friend and VP of Marketing at Atlantic Records, Marsha St. Hubert, to the Upper West Side! Marsha, whose outstanding work with Cardi B helped her claim a number 1 album on the Billboard charts last week, has a whole lotta wins on the scoreboard thanks to her time with Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, Maino, Lupe Fiasco, TI, Tamar Braxt...
2hr 20m Apr 23, 2018
2hr 20m
#181: Jim Jones
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem's own Jim Jones to the Upper West Side to talk Dipset Christmas, why he didn't do a solo deal at Roc-A-Fella, random remixes, sneaker shopping, being in the belt business with A$AP Ferg, Funk Flex's car shows, working with Rsonist of The Heatmakerz, being the fashionable kid in high school, bringing 100 people with him to The ...
1hr 26m Apr 17, 2018
1hr 26m
#180: Wale, Smoke DZA and Kaz
#180: Wale, Smoke DZA and Kaz by Loud Speakers Network
1hr 13m Apr 10, 2018
1hr 13m
#179: Neef Buck (and Freeway)
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one half of the Young Gunz and State Property representer Neef Buck to the Upper West Side! And as a bonus for this bonus episode, another member of State Prop, Freeway stops by! Neef discusses the challenges and realities of growing up in West Philly and North Philly, meeting Young Chris, rapping around Philadelphia, getting the attention of...
1hr 36m Apr 05, 2018
1hr 36m
#178: The Return of Flatbush Zombies
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Flatbush Zombies back to the Upper West Side, on the eve of the release of their new album, Vacation in Hell! In this wide-ranging conversation, we dive into the making of the new project, why they put a premium on album packaging, getting features from Jadakiss and Portugal. The Man, who they get mistaken for, appearing on late night sho...
1hr 19m Apr 02, 2018
1hr 19m
#177: NBA Insider CountOnVic
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome NBA insider, digital guru and all-around dope New Yorker CountOnVic! Victoria talks about growing up in Israel, both the loveliness of life by the sea, and the fright of terrorism on a daily basis, speaking four languages and playing tennis and basketball in her youth, moving to New York City at the age of 11 when her mother took a job wo...
1hr 28m Mar 26, 2018
1hr 28m
#176: Phonte
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the amazing rapper, actor, producer, podcaster, and personality Phonte - whose new album No News is Good News is available for streaming everywhere now - to the Upper West Side! We discuss Phonte's youth in Greensboro, North Carolina, his East Coast musical influences, what Biggie's Ready to Die album and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle album mea...
2hr 13m Mar 20, 2018
2hr 13m
#175: Producer Che Pope
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we stopped by to see legendary producer, thinker and collaborator Che Pope! Che spoke with us about growing up in Boston, attending school in Virginia as a finance major, meeting The Neptunes, Jay Z and Puffy early on, and dropping out with one semester to go when his music caught the attention of Teddy Riley. Che talks about moving to NYC and takin...
1hr 27m Mar 12, 2018
1hr 27m
#174: Director Nabil Elderkin
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we found ourselves back on the West Coast, and welcomed into the house of dynamic photographer, music video visionary and feature film director Nabil Elderkin! Nabil talks about growing up in Port Macquarie, Australia, taking up photography after surfing and lifeguarding didn't prove fruitful, failing high school photography due to his pushing bound...
1hr 8m Mar 05, 2018
1hr 8m
#173: The Basketball-Playing Rapper Draft with Big Wos and Blk Tray
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we flew back to Los Angeles to recap NBA All-Star Weekend in our own way with our friends Big Wos and Blk Tray: by drafting, analyzing and debating each of our four teams of the best basketball-playing rappers. Tune in and let us know whose squad is the best!
1hr 5m Feb 27, 2018
1hr 5m
#172: PRhyme (Royce da 5'9 and DJ Premier)
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome legendary lyricist Royce da 5'9 and legendary producer DJ Premier, together known as PRhyme, to the Upper West Side! We talk with the guys about their new album PRhyme 2, the most meaningful co-signs they've ever received, what Dr. Dre's studio speakers can do to an artist's music and their chest, how to react to internet trolls, all the ...
1hr 53m Feb 19, 2018
1hr 53m
#171: 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review Black Panther (feat. Styles and Sheek of The LOX)
For Episode 2 of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies, Eric, Jeff, Styles and Sheek hit the theater to check out the highly anticipated Marvel film, Black Panther. There's never been a movie review show as fun as this. Listen and let us know what you think! AND JUST KNOW: SPOILERS ARE UNAVOIDABLE IF YOU PRESS PLAY.
50m Feb 14, 2018
50m
#170: Digital Music Marketing Executive Jamal Jimoh
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome digital music marketing executive Jamal Jimoh to the Upper West Side! Jamal discusses being raised by a single mother in Rockaway, getting into a gifted and talented program, getting asked to leave the gifted and talented program, playing advanced music at an early age, going to high school with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Immortal Technique, ...
1hr 29m Feb 13, 2018
1hr 29m
#169: J. Cole's Manager and Dreamville President Ib Hamad
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we traveled to Los Angeles for an epic sit down with J. Cole's manager and Dreamville president Ib Hamad! Ib talks about moving to Queens from Paris, the second youngest of five children, with English his third language, finding his voice on the New York City basketball courts. We discuss coaching youth basketball, studying SportsCenter highlights e...
2hr 2m Feb 06, 2018
2hr 2m
#168: GuapDad4000
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the Ferragamo Falcon, West Oakland’s own rap phenomenon, Scam Boy himself, the one and only GuapDad4000. We discuss growing up quickly as a child of two scammer parents, taking care of his younger siblings while his mom and dad were locked up, moving a half-dozen of his friends into his house so they could all pay off the mortgage, and ev...
1hr 43m Jan 29, 2018
1hr 43m
#167: Wiz Khalifa
#167: Wiz Khalifa by Loud Speakers Network
1hr 21m Jan 22, 2018
1hr 21m
#166: Durant Company Partner Rich Kleiman
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Kevin Durant's business partner and former VP of Roc Nation Sports Rich Kleiman back to his native Upper West Side! We discuss playing high school basketball around New York City, getting a scholarship to Boston University and immediately finding a different kind of sports interest which took him away from his studies, unceremoniously dro...
1hr 31m Jan 15, 2018
1hr 31m
IMPORTANT -- SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE
We have a live show on Wednesday, January 10th here in NYC, and for anyone on the fence about coming through, we spoke with people who've been to our shows in New York, London and Los Angeles, to get their honest opinions on what an ItsTheReal show is like. So listen up! Now's the time to buy your tickets for our show at SOB's on January 10th, so go to ItsTheReal.com!
9m Jan 10, 2018
9m
#165: Digital Marketing Executive Alex Ciccimarro
This Week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend and digital marketing guru, Alex Ciccimarro AKA The Bald God, to the Upper West Side! Alex discusses growing up in Brooklyn, his parents' van being stolen on a weekly basis, calling Bad Boy Records as a 10 year old, getting into music management as a teenager, dedicating himself to the idea of working in the record busine...
1hr 46m Jan 08, 2018
1hr 46m
#164: True Hollywood Stories
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, in advance of Eric and Jeff's upcoming headlining show at NYC's legendary venue SOB's on Wednesday, January 10th, the guys share some of their true, ridiculous stories from their decade-long career in and around the music business. Get your tickets now for next week's show at ItsTheReal.com!
27m Jan 05, 2018
27m
#163: Remembering Combat Jack
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we pay tribute to our friend and podcast kingpin Reggie Osse AKA Combat Jack, who passed away two weeks ago from cancer at the far-too-young age of 53. Reggie, father of four, friend to many, and inspiration to millions more, holds a special place in hip-hop history thanks to his duel careers in law and journalism. We're proud to present a replay of...
1hr 33m Jan 01, 2018
1hr 33m
#162: Mayor
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome one of the most notable and influential sneaker collectors today and over the last thirty years, Mayor, to the Upper West Side! Mayor discusses growing up in The Bronx under the no-nonsense wing of his bingo-playing, knife-weilding mother, watching big rappers roll into his childhood neighborhood to bag all the best girls, and how local k...
2hr 17m Dec 25, 2017
2hr 17m
#161: Shy Glizzy
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 12 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Washington, DC's own, and 2018 Grammy-nominated, Shy Glizzy to the Upper West Side! Young Jefe discusses his distinctive voice, his amazing ear, how long it took him to figure out his sound, losing his father to violence at a super-early age, growing up on Go-Go music and Eazy-E, following in his rapper un...
1hr 7m Dec 23, 2017
1hr 7m
#160: Peter Rosenberg
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 11 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Hot 97/ESPN/WWE's own Peter Rosenberg back to our section of the Upper West Side! In our annual wide-ranging, hilarious and heartfelt year-end conversation, we discuss the tragic passing and ultimate legacy of Reggie Osse bka Combat Jack, Peter's current attitude toward radio competitors Mike Francesa, Cha...
1hr 20m Dec 22, 2017
1hr 20m
#159: I Luv Lola
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome music industry veteran I Luv Lola to the Upper West Side! Lola shares her journey from a tiny village in Albania to coming to North American and settling in a suburb outside Toronto, where she took to high school in goth clothing, went to Blink-182 and Papa Roach concerts, and made her way through University as a sociology major by working fi...
1hr 39m Dec 21, 2017
1hr 39m
#158: Scott Rogowsky
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 9 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome the host of the user-successful and addicting smartphone quiz game HQ Trivia, Scott Rogowsky to the Upper West Side! Scott shares stories growing up in Eric and Jeff's hometown of Harrison, NY, collecting baseball cards, playing Little League, finding suburban mischief, getting by in private school in NYC, and ...
1hr 25m Dec 20, 2017
1hr 25m
#157: Tee Grizzley
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 8 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Detroit's own Tee Grizzley to the Upper West Side! We discuss Tee's grandparents raising him since his mother was (and remains) in federal lockup, becoming an excellent student, never smoking or drinking in the face of peer pressure, rapping during his high school years with a collective called the All-Stars, s...
1hr 5m Dec 20, 2017
1hr 5m
#156: 2 Jews And 2 Black Dudes Review The Movies
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 7 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we follow up on the amazing idea hatched in the middle of our epic and wide-ranging conversation with The LOX a few weeks back... we headed up to D-Block Studios on Yonkers, linked up with Styles P and Sheek Louch, and recorded the first episode of 2 Jews and 2 Black Dudes Review the Movies! On future shows, the four of u...
1hr 37m Dec 19, 2017
1hr 37m
# 155: O.T. Genasis
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 6 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Long Beach, California's own, O.T. Genasis to the Upper West Side! O.T. discusses his come up, failing the written portion of his driver's test, yet stealing cars, attending more than a handful of high schools, listening to Cam'Ron, T.I., G-Unit, Snoop and more growing up, devoting himself to music and masterin...
1hr 9m Dec 17, 2017
1hr 9m
#154: Fafu
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 5 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome music producer, video director, DJ, drum programmer and all around content creator Fafu to the Upper West Side! Fafu discusses growing up in York, Pennsylvania, moving to Minnesota with dreams of finding his place in the live music scene, working odd jobs and taking recording classes, and hanging out at a biker...
1hr 50m Dec 16, 2017
1hr 50m
153: Karlie Hustle
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 4 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome radio veteran and host of the Brutally Honest podcast, Karlie Hustle to the Upper West Side! We talk about Karlie's youth in Eugene, Oregon, her early jobs at Kinko's and Applebee's, escaping to Portland after a short stint in college, and how she finding her way into the hip-hop scene caught Ebro Darden's attentio...
1hr 32m Dec 16, 2017
1hr 32m
#152: Upscale Vandal
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Day 3 of #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome Upscale Vandal to the Upper West Side! For all the people who've been dying to know what exactly it is that he does for a living, we finally, finally find out! We talk about growing up in Brooklyn and Queens, to hustling in the streets, to rocking the dopest gear, lacing his car, and brandishing weapons, to getting...
1hr 40m Dec 14, 2017
1hr 40m
#151: Year End 2017
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we invited our friends Naomi Zeichner (Fader, YouTube), Rembert Browne (Grantland, NYMag), Scottie Beam (Hot 97, Revolt, Scottie Feedback, Satori Radio), Phil Chang (the Calvin Klein campaign with Solange, Dev Hynes, A$AP Mob, etc), and Brandon "Jinx" Jenkins (Complex, Pigeons & Planes) to the Upper West Side to discuss the year in music! From artist of...
2hr 18m Dec 13, 2017
2hr 18m
#150: Q&A
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast (and the beginning of our second annual #12DaysOfPodcasts) by answering all listener-submitted questions, ranging from comments about our work with Max B, to a mention of OG Chase B, to a question from Bun B. Make sure to tune in tomorrow and the following ten days for all new episodes of A Waste of Time with Its...
1hr 25m Dec 13, 2017
1hr 25m
#149: Lizzo
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome singer, rapper, actress Lizzo to the Upper West Side! Known for her songs Phone and Good as Hell, her EP Coconut Oil, and great performances on MTV, Desus & Mero and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, we discuss how she grew up in Detroit, moved down to the SWAT section of Houston because "the mortgage business" was popping, dropped out of t...
1hr 21m Dec 04, 2017
1hr 21m
#148: Ron Funches
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Salem, Oregon's own, the hilarious Ron Funches, to the Upper West Side! Ron discusses his upbringing in Chicago, moving to Oregon and starting anew, getting fired from Chuck E. Cheese, performing backyard wrestling, starting a family in his early 20's and raising in autistic son, doing open mic and learning to trust his own voice, all whi...
1hr 15m Nov 27, 2017
1hr 15m
#147: Ted Smooth
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome The Remix King himself, East Harlem's own DJ Ted Smooth, to the Upper West Side! Ted talks earning his stripes playing whiffleball and basketball on the streets, playing his way into the Little League World Series, growing up in a single mother home, and learning to spin records at an early age thanks to his older brother being the legend...
2hr 17m Nov 21, 2017
2hr 17m
#146: The LOX
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Yonkers natives Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch, together known as The LOX, to the Upper West Side! In this rollicking, blissed-out, and wide-ranging episode, Jada, Styles and Sheek discuss robbing convenience stores on the early Puff Daddy & The Family tours, DMX urinating in front of tourists in Miami, meeting 50 Cent when he was ope...
1hr 26m Nov 13, 2017
1hr 26m
#145: Scottie Beam
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Scottie Beam back to the Upper West Side! Scottie talks hanging out at Hot 97 as an elementary school student, being bullied growing up in the Bronx, how her mother taught her to fight back, being scared of moving to New Jersey and starting over. Scottie discusses her theater dreams, quitting her grocery store cashier job in a ...
2hr 3m Nov 07, 2017
2hr 3m
#144: Cardo Got Wings
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome acclaimed producer and hilarious personality Cardo Got Wings to the Upper West Side! Cardo talks growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, growing up loving Prince, finding trouble in the streets, being shipped out to Denver and Dallas and finding his passion for music in regular hours-long visits to play with an MPC at Guitar Center. Cardo disc...
1hr 53m Oct 31, 2017
1hr 53m
#143: Mans Not Hot
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome British comedian Michael Dapaah AKA the worldwide sensation Big Shaq AKA Mans Not Hot to the Upper West Side! In his first American interview, Michael talks about the genesis of Big Shaq, how the Fire in the Booth segment took shape, how Michael wasn't completely happy after the performance, how it took the internet by storm, and whether ...
1hr 27m Oct 23, 2017
1hr 27m
#142: Rsonist of The Heatmakerz
Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome producer Rsonist of The Heatmakerz to the Upper West Side! R talks about growing up in the Bronx, heading to Howard University where he would study architecture, crossing paths with a ton of musical talent, including Young Guru, and becoming one of the most in-demand DJs on campus, to the point where he was asked to spin at Grand Master Flash...
1hr 29m Oct 19, 2017
1hr 29m
#141: Big Face Gary
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome fellow Upper West Sider and former A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records and State Property, Big Face Gary to the podcast! Gary talks about growing up on the Upper West Side when drugs, prostitutes and crime ruled the streets, hanging out on the block with Biggs and Dame and the Best Out crew, and meeting a skinny kid from Brooklyn who rolled up in...
1hr 24m Oct 17, 2017
1hr 24m
#140: Coodie And Chike
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the acclaimed filmmakers Coodie and Chike to the Upper West Side! We talk with the duo about their upbringings in Chicago and New Orleans respectively, how their jobs as a touring comic and graphics editor led them to meet in NYC, and the process behind the scenes of their groundbreaking music video for Kanye West, Through the Wire. We di...
1hr 40m Oct 10, 2017
1hr 40m
#139: Rapsody
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Jamla/Roc Nation recording artist and North Carolina's own, Rapsody to the Upper West Side! Rapsody discusses growing up in a town of only 1600 people, being class president of her high school class, driving around back roads with a heavy foot, working as a cashier at a country grocery store, going to college for accounting and the hope o...
1hr 29m Oct 02, 2017
1hr 29m
#138: DJ Set Free
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the man behind the AND1 Mixtape, DJ Set Free, to the Upper West Side! Set Free discusses how he turned a couple of derailed record deals into a big time marketing position and a legendary advertising campaign by trusting his gut, recognizing talent, and being true to the culture. We talk about working with Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston, Mo...
1hr 18m Sep 26, 2017
1hr 18m
#137: DJ Semtex LIVE in London
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we join the legendary DJ Semtex LIVE in London, England in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hoxton Sq. Bar & Kitchen. For the first time, Semtex - world-renowned DJ, radio personality, and author - speaks in depth on the drive, focus and determination that came from growing up in working-class Manchester, losing an arm at a formative age, and dealin...
1hr 44m Sep 18, 2017
1hr 44m