#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 10, 2016
1hr 47m
#56: Bodega Bamz Returns
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we bring back our Upper West Side friend, rapper Bodega Bamz, who shares stories about trying to meet DMX, having his tour bus tailed suspiciously in the deserts of the South West, and hanging out as an 18-year old with Scott Disick in the Hamptons. Bamz also discusses getting food poisoning from Chipotle before it was cool to do so, interviewing Mai...
1hr 29m Jun 07, 2016
1hr 29m
#56: Bodega Bamz Returns
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we bring back our Upper West Side friend, rapper Bodega Bamz, who shares stories about trying to meet DMX, having his tour bus tailed suspiciously in the deserts of the South West, and hanging out as an 18-year old with Scott Disick in the Hamptons. Bamz also discusses getting food poisoning from Chipotle before it was cool to do so, interviewing Mai...
1hr 29m Jun 06, 2016
1hr 29m
#55: The One-Year Anniversary Episode
And here's the description: Celebrating 52 weeks of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Eric and Jeff answer listener questions about their best and worst interviews, favorite Cam'Ron songs, haircuts, what happened to the cooking, if Lyor Cohen is their father, when the podcast at Puff Daddy's mansion will happen, the latest on the MTV show, whether the Drake vocals have come in yet, and so much m...
1hr 31m May 31, 2016
1hr 31m
#55: The One-Year Anniversary Episode
And here's the description: Celebrating 52 weeks of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, Eric and Jeff answer listener questions about their best and worst interviews, favorite Cam'Ron songs, haircuts, what happened to the cooking, if Lyor Cohen is their father, when the podcast at Puff Daddy's mansion will happen, the latest on the MTV show, whether the Drake vocals have come in yet, and so much m...
1hr 31m May 30, 2016
1hr 31m
#54: Bibi Bourelly and Tate Kobang
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome two young artists who are about to hit it big: Bibi Bourelly (signed to Def Jam via Berlin, Germany) and Tate Kobang (signed to 300 Entertainment via Baltimore, Maryland)! Bibi sat down with us to discuss getting kicked out of high school, buying a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, using Twitter to make friends, selling Bitch Better Have My ...
1hr 28m May 24, 2016
1hr 28m
#54: Bibi Bourelly and Tate Kobang
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome two young artists who are about to hit it big: Bibi Bourelly (signed to Def Jam via Berlin, Germany) and Tate Kobang (signed to 300 Entertainment via Baltimore, Maryland)! Bibi sat down with us to discuss getting kicked out of high school, buying a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, using Twitter to make friends, selling Bitch Better Have My ...
1hr 28m May 23, 2016
1hr 28m
#53: Brendan Frederick
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Brendan Frederick, Director of Content at Genius.com to the Upper West Side! Brendan talks about growing up in a tiny town in New Hampshire, going to middle school with Statik Selektah, playing in his high school band called "Arkanoid," and taking creative writing courses at Carnegie Mellon. He discusses how he went from intern...
1hr 18m May 17, 2016
1hr 18m
#53: Brendan Frederick
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend Brendan Frederick, Director of Content at Genius.com to the Upper West Side! Brendan talks about growing up in a tiny town in New Hampshire, going to middle school with Statik Selektah, playing in his high school band called "Arkanoid," and taking creative writing courses at Carnegie Mellon. He discusses how he went from intern...
1hr 18m May 16, 2016
1hr 18m
#52: Mike Posner
And here's the description: This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the great singer/songwriter Mike Posner, who speaks on his incredible journey from playing drums in Detroit to making beats in his dorm room at Duke to selling millions of records out the gate to being shelved and losing his way to writing smashes for Bieber and Maroon 5 to finding himself, finding honesty, and...
1hr 42m May 10, 2016
1hr 42m
#52: Mike Posner
And here's the description: This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome the great singer/songwriter Mike Posner, who speaks on his incredible journey from playing drums in Detroit to making beats in his dorm room at Duke to selling millions of records out the gate to being shelved and losing his way to writing smashes for Bieber and Maroon 5 to finding himself, finding honesty, and...
1hr 41m May 09, 2016
1hr 41m
#51: Mary H.K. Choi
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and brilliant writer Mary H.K. Choi to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious episode, we talk about her experiences with Rihanna, moving from Hong Kong to Texas at age 14, her time at Mass Appeal and XXL and Missbehave and the NYTimes, how emojis deepened her relationship with her parents, interviewing Khloe Kardashian, the ti...
1hr 35m May 03, 2016
1hr 35m
#51: Mary H.K. Choi
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and brilliant writer Mary H.K. Choi to the Upper West Side! In this hilarious episode, we talk about her experiences with Rihanna, moving from Hong Kong to Texas at age 14, her time at Mass Appeal and XXL and Missbehave and the NYTimes, how emojis deepened her relationship with her parents, interviewing Khloe Kardashian, the ti...
1hr 40m May 02, 2016
1hr 40m
#50: Kamaiyah
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our favorite rapper right now, Oakland's own, Kamaiyah! Following the success her amazing mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto, as well as her tour de force at SXSW, we sit down with Kamiyah to talk a childhood of foster homes and switching schools, her time in dance crews, how she avoided becoming boy-band listening skaters like her brothe...
1hr 39m Apr 26, 2016
1hr 39m
#50: Kamaiyah
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our favorite rapper right now, Oakland's own, Kamaiyah! Following the success her amazing mixtape A Good Night in the Ghetto, as well as her tour de force at SXSW, we sit down with Kamiyah to talk a childhood of foster homes and switching schools, her time in dance crews, how she avoided becoming boy-band listening skaters like her brothe...
1hr 39m Apr 25, 2016
1hr 39m
#49: Adam22
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our fellow podcaster Adam22 from the Downtown Los Angeles-based No Jumper podcast. We talk how he went from riding BMX bikes and doing graffiti in a tiny New Hampshire town to committing credit card scams and trafficking drugs throughout the Northeast, and how he then transformed himself into a legitimate business-owner with an enormous p...
1hr 17m Apr 19, 2016
1hr 17m
#49: Adam22
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our fellow podcaster Adam22 from the Downtown Los Angeles-based No Jumper podcast. We talk how he went from riding BMX bikes and doing graffiti in a tiny New Hampshire town to committing credit card scams and trafficking drugs throughout the Northeast, and how he then transformed himself into a legitimate business-owner with an enormous p...
1hr 22m Apr 18, 2016
1hr 22m
#48: Cipha Sounds
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and the host of Tidal's stand-up comedy series No Small Talk, Cipha Sounds! Ciph talked working with Jay Z, working with Pharrell, working with Funkmaster Flex, and why he never works with Fat Joe. He shared stories about being 19 years old touring the country with Lil Kim, Ma$e, The LOX, Cam'ron and more. We discussed his time...
1hr 38m Apr 12, 2016
1hr 38m
#48: Cipha Sounds
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and the host of Tidal's stand-up comedy series No Small Talk, Cipha Sounds! Ciph talked working with Jay Z, working with Pharrell, working with Funkmaster Flex, and why he never works with Fat Joe. He shared stories about being 19 years old touring the country with Lil Kim, Ma$e, The LOX, Cam'ron and more. We discussed his time...
1hr 43m Apr 11, 2016
1hr 43m
#47: Rockie Fresh
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome MMG's own Rockie Fresh to the Upper West Side! Rockie discusses working with Rick Ross, how Wale has taken charge of Self Made 4, and breaks news about his own collaboration album with Hit-Boy! A Chicago native, Rockie talks R. Kelly singing at his graduation, what Michael Jordan means to a 24-year old, and how exactly you can root for th...
59m Apr 05, 2016
59m
#47: Rockie Fresh
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome MMG's own Rockie Fresh to the Upper West Side! Rockie discusses working with Rick Ross, how Wale has taken charge of Self Made 4, and breaks news about his own collaboration album with Hit-Boy! A Chicago native, Rockie talks R. Kelly singing at his graduation, what Michael Jordan means to a 24-year old, and how exactly you can root for th...
1hr 4m Apr 04, 2016
1hr 4m
#46: Bos Naud and Big Wos
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we bring back our friends and must-follow Twitterers @BosNaud and @BigWos, for a laugh-out-loud episode about NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, hate on the internet, experience showers, why Derek Fisher can't find a freaky lawyer to date, the ethics of listening to R. Kelly's music, how to ruin Spi...
1hr 17m Mar 29, 2016
1hr 17m
#46: Bos Naud And Big Wos
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we bring back our friends and must-follow Twitterers @BosNaud and @BigWos, for a laugh-out-loud episode about NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto, the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, hate on the internet, experience showers, why Derek Fisher can't find a freaky lawyer to date, the ethics of listening to R. Kelly's music, how to ruin Spi...
1hr 22m Mar 28, 2016
1hr 22m
#45: Damien Lemon
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed stand-up comedian, Guy Code personality, and host of the In The Conversation podcast, Damien Lemon! We talked about living across the hall from DJ Drama in college, watching the Young Buck fight at the Vibe Awards, and doing stand-gigs with Hannibal Buress. Damien shared stories about growing up in Ossining, NY, going to Freaknik while a...
1hr 5m Mar 22, 2016
1hr 5m
#45: Damien Lemon
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed stand-up comedian, Guy Code personality, and host of the In The Conversation podcast, Damien Lemon! We talked about living across the hall from DJ Drama in college, watching the Young Buck fight at the Vibe Awards, and doing stand-up gigs with Hannibal Buress. Damien shared stories about growing up in Ossining, NY, going to Freaknik whil...
1hr 10m Mar 21, 2016
1hr 10m
#44: Harry Fraud
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed acclaimed producer Harry Fraud to the Upper West Side, and as a bonus, we got a visit from our friend Smoke DZA, who just dropped his new project with Harry Fraud, He Has Risen! Harry discussed his infamous producer tag, his jobs as a teenage stage tech and weed delivery person, and his hilarious first encounter with French Montana. We a...
1hr 6m Mar 15, 2016
1hr 6m
#44: Harry Fraud
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcomed acclaimed producer Harry Fraud to the Upper West Side, and as a bonus, we got a visit from our friend Smoke DZA, who just dropped his new project with Harry Fraud, He Has Risen! Harry discussed his infamous producer tag, his jobs as a teenage stage tech and weed delivery person, and his hilarious first encounter with French Montana. We a...
1hr 11m Mar 14, 2016
1hr 11m
#43: Bas
Celebrating the release of his new album Too High to Riot, Bas stopped by the Upper West Side to guest on this week's A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal. We discussed getting drunk and speaking French, dropping out of college, and spending two years on the road solely recording out of Bathrobe Studios. Bas talked about his creative collective the Fiends, playing FIFA on tour with Drake, and the ma...
1hr 8m Mar 08, 2016
1hr 8m
#43: Bas
Celebrating the release of his new album Too High to Riot, Bas stopped by the Upper West Side to guest on this week's A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal. We discussed getting drunk and speaking French, dropping out of college, and spending two years on the road solely recording out of Bathrobe Studios. Bas talked about his creative collective the Fiends, playing FIFA on tour with Drake, and the ma...
1hr 13m Mar 07, 2016
1hr 13m
#42: Maino
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 f...
1hr 31m Mar 01, 2016
1hr 31m
#42: Maino
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 f...
1hr 36m Feb 29, 2016
1hr 36m
#41: Asher Roth
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...
1hr 34m Feb 23, 2016
1hr 34m
#41: Asher Roth
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...
1hr 39m Feb 22, 2016
1hr 39m
#40: Andrew Barber
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 Rapp...
1hr 6m Feb 16, 2016
1hr 6m
#40: Andrew Barber
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 Rapp...
1hr 6m Feb 16, 2016
1hr 6m
#39: Live from SOB's with DJ Enuff
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!
43m Feb 09, 2016
43m
#39: Live from SOB's with DJ Enuff
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!
48m Feb 08, 2016
48m
#38: Open Mic Night
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!
1hr 53m Feb 02, 2016
1hr 53m
#38: Open Mic Night
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...
1hr 57m Feb 01, 2016
1hr 57m
#37: Lil Uzi Vert
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$AP Yams, Young Thug, Steve Aoki, as well as why he hates Michael B. Jordan. We also discussed touring with Fall Out Boy, being friends with Wiz Khalifa, and why hoverboards are over. And since we had Drama and Cannon were in the building, we had to ask about au...
53m Jan 26, 2016
53m
#37: Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert stopped by the Upper West Side this week, along with his collaborators DJ Drama and Don Cannon! We talked with Uzi about A$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 au...
58m Jan 25, 2016
58m
#36: Torae
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! ...
1hr 11m Jan 19, 2016
1hr 11m
#36: Torae
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! ...
1hr 11m Jan 18, 2016
1hr 11m
#35: A-Trak
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 l...
1hr 21m Jan 12, 2016
1hr 21m
#35: A-Trak
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 l...
1hr 26m Jan 11, 2016
1hr 26m
#34: Sickamore
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 ...
1hr 34m Jan 05, 2016
1hr 34m
#34: Sickamore
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 ...
1hr 34m Jan 04, 2016
1hr 34m
#33: Shea Serrano
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 Si...
1hr 5m Dec 29, 2015
1hr 5m
#33: Shea Serrano
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 Si...
1hr 5m Dec 29, 2015
1hr 5m
#32: Kid Mero
As it's the most wonderful time of the year, we figured it was only right to celebrate the birth of Jesus like all Jews do: with Chinese food and a movie. This week, we invited one half of the Bodega Boyz, and a staple on half of MTV2's programs, The Kid Mero to the Upper West Side for a Very Mero Christmas! We talked about the most bizarre circumstances under which he met Slick Rick, how he av...
1hr 16m Dec 22, 2015
1hr 16m