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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal

A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal

ItsTheReal

The most fun interviews in hip-hop: comedian brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, better known as ItsTheReal, engage in authentic and hilarious conversation with rappers, tastemakers, and industry veterans, all from their Upper West Side apartment.

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #318: Greg Mayo

#318: Greg Mayo

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08/03/20 • 114 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we get on the phone with our best friend, musical partner and third creative partner in ItsTheReal, Greg Mayo! Greg discusses growing up in a creative household, the son of a painter mother and a touring musician father (who played with, among others, Hall & Oates, Foreigner, Aerosmith and Peter Frampton, most famously on Frampton Comes Alive), how he initially shunned his musical side to focus on baseball, what it meant when his parents divorced, how listening to ONYX, Cypress Hill and LL Cool J informed his rhythmic thinking, how being competitive with his brother took his learning guitar into overdrive, how he focused his musical ambitions through high school bands and into studying jazz composition in college, and the unforgettable weekend his dad flew in to feature on a handful of tracks on Greg's first solo album. Greg takes us back to the phone call he got his sophomore year at Purchase College informing him that father passed away in Europe on tour, how he's moved forward in living life, the advice that his dad left that carries through to everything both work and personal, and how he's since responded when dealing with the loss of other close family members, including his brother. We reflect on our collaborations through the years, from writing and recording mixtapes as teenagers in Greg's basement to dreaming up sketches to give to the internet to stepping on stages we never could have imagined, the core values and good energy that surrounds that creativity, and how that same passion to make each other laugh is what we strive for today. All that, plus how's Greg's gotten into doing film scoring, how he became a staple at NYC clubs like Rockwood Music Hall and The Bitter End, who he leans toward between The Neptunes and Timbaland, why he didn't attend his high school reunion, where life could have taken him in a sliding doors moment, another classic Greg Mayo car story and so much more! Wanna collaborate with Greg? Go to GregMayo.net

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #212: Jay Park

#212: Jay Park

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10/16/18 • 72 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Roc Nation singer/songwriter/rapper and son of Seattle, Washington, Jay Park to the Upper West Side! Jay speaks on growing up the son of travel agents in the Emerald City, running around town with his crew on a mission to make a career out of breakdancing, doing poorly in school and hiding his report cards from his parents, and with his back against the wall, auditioned for a Korean talent competition, which ended up getting him cast in a boy band. With his folks going through a tough time, Jay took the gig to support his family and flew to South Korea knowing nothing of the language or culture, not to mention the shock of K-Pop artist development. We discuss his time in 2PM, what differentiated them from 2AM, their supergroup 1 Day, his attempts to work the system and take care of his body and soul without losing who he was over three and a half years before they ever dropped a project, and why he left the group. Jay gets into the reality of coming back to Seattle, his job working at a used tire shop, how his love for music came back, how starting to sing YouTube covers in the bathroom gained him a fanbase, why he felt weird about it, and how it ultimately make him an international draw once again. All that, plus the levels of Korean tattoos, friends by convenience, holding onto creative control, getting a 2 Chainz verse, living in Korea as former member of a boy band, becoming a businessman, his latest project Ask Bout Me, and much more!

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - QUARANTINE RADIO with Brandon Jinx Jenkins, Mouse Jones and Freeway
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03/31/20 • 59 min

Today on Episode 14 of Quarantine Radio, we make calls from our Upper West Side apartment to check in on Brandon Jinx Jenkins (creative/DJ/photographer/host of the Mogul podcast), Mouse Jones (co-host of the Guys Next Door podcast, host of Quarantine Nightly, and party host) and legendary Philadelphia rapper Freeway. Oh, and there's a cameo from fellow State Property member Neef Buck, who just celebrated his birthday!

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #311: Atlantic Records VP of Rap Promotions Sam Crespo
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06/15/20 • 101 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal we call our longtime friend and VP of Promotions at Atlantic Records Sam Crespo to discuss growing up in The Bronx in the 80s, falling in love with illustrations and music, traveling all around New York City to be a part of the hip-hop, metal and punk scenes, going to college and briefly studying to be an accountant, a professor's advice that changed his career path and ultimately his life, starting in the music business in Relativity Records' warehouse, moving into their sales office, meeting fellow Bronx native/Puerto Rican/hip-hop head Fat Joe, making a name for himself as a street promotions leader for Tommy Boy Records, what it was like to meet Kevin Lyles in interviewing for a job at Def Jam at the turn of the century, his friendship with N.O.R.E., meeting DMX the weekend Sam was about to get married, working Joe Budden's first album and the difference between Focus and Pump It Up, why Freeway's Flipside took 20 years to fully impact, moving over to Atlantic Records and working with T.I., DJ Drama, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Lil Uzi Vert, Jucee Froot, how he's kept such a high level of respect around the business through his entire career, how he and his wife Shawnte have raised their 14-year old daughter, how Sam was diagnosed with cancer, fought it and has been in remission for five years, how each of his record companies have supported him through both personal ups and downs, his favorite moment in visiting Hot 97 with Angie Martinez, and so much more!

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #301: Jonathan Mannion

#301: Jonathan Mannion

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01/27/20 • 96 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion to the Upper West Side for a deep, hilarious and very meaningful conversation!


(3:45) AKAs

(4:48) What photographs/artwork he has on his walls at home.

(5:28) Meeting and working with Richard Avedon

(11:20) His introduction to Hip Hop and what other genres/artists he enjoys

(22:37) “Who you shoot vs. How you shoot”

(32:30) The first time he sold a print/photograph.

(35:08) Dealing with online criticism

(40:07) What sessions he felt that he rose to the occasion

(45:22) Shooting for DJ Khaled and the differences between photographing humans and animals

(56:57) The creative process behind his album cover shoots

(59:03) Shooting at live events as opposed to magazines or album covers

(1:05:21) Advice to upcoming photographers

(1:12:32) Other art forms he uses to express himself and discusses all the private flights he has taken


Speed Round:

(1:22:53) Busta Rhymes

(1:24:36) Puff Daddy

(1:26:21) Outkast

(1:27:35) June Ambrose

(1:28:35) Nelly

(1:31:04) Dreamville

(1:32:34) Who he wants to work with


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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #300: The Return of Joe Budden

#300: The Return of Joe Budden

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01/20/20 • 93 min

Now we're podding! This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our friend and co-host of the Joe Budden Podcast, Joe Budden, back to the Upper West Side for a deep and dope conversation about patience, determination, vision and happiness.


TOPICS:

8:25 Podcast starts

11:19 Joe Budden TV

14:44 Betting on yourself and being patient when dealing with big companies/corporations

29:09 Veering off from a traditional rap career into radio and podcasting

43:31 Time at Complex and Partnering with Spotify

59:11 The Joe Budden Podcast/The Pull Up/ State of the Culture


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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #243: Photographer Clay Patrick McBride

#243: Photographer Clay Patrick McBride

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02/26/19 • 108 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome acclaimed photographer, visionary and professor Clay Patrick McBride to the Upper West Side! Clay breaks down the stories behind his brilliant images of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, The LOX, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Metallica, Nas, Juelz Santana, Indian Larry, Norah Jones, among others. Clay discusses growing up two hours north of New York City in Sullivan County a metalhead prone to vices, living in the shadow of his brother, long in search of himself, getting clean, the support of his father, and the fateful day he picked up a camera and looked through its lens. We talk about his time in France studying impressionist painting, his return to New York City, where he spent a year taking self-portraits and ultimately saw into his subjects' eyes, and how he proved to Vibe Magazine, The Source and XXL that his work could live in their pages. Clay shares incredible tales about his legendary SLAM cover with AI, building the Oval Office for XXL's President Carter cover, putting the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band uniforms, and a light almost electrocuting Lil Kim while she bathed in a hot tub. We get into his philosophy behind the lens, on set, in the classroom, regarding legacy, editing, being present, digital vs. film, picture takers vs. picture makers, the imagery he has on his walls at home, and much, much more!

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #246: DJ Megan Ryte

#246: DJ Megan Ryte

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03/18/19 • 130 min

This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Hot 97 personality, Interscope recording artist and official member of the Heavy Hitters, DJ Megan Ryte to the Upper West Side! Megan, who escaped an abusive household as an early teen, went to college at age 16, and followed her passion for music and performance from Virginia to Florida to Texas and California before landing her dream job in New York, discusses for the first time in detail her significant health scares from last year. Megan talks about growing up in a household with no popular music, what led her to study pre-med, what it was like to discover hip-hop in college and how she dove head first into DJing. We get into her love of Eminem's music, going on the road with Amerie and K. Michelle, her big move down south, the creative ways she got on radio programmers' radars, living paycheck to paycheck, almost being cast on Love & Hip-Hop Miami, and what it felt like to have a radio vet tell her she wasn't cut out to be an on-air talent. Megan gets into her time as a jack-of-all-trades at a station in West Palm Beach, the opportunity that took her to Houston, how she fell in love with chopped and screwed music, finally finding acceptance and comfort in Texas, and when that same radio vet came back calling to have her audition for a spot at NYC's Hot97, the amazing words that Bun B spoke to send her on her way. We discuss Megan's transition to NYC life, how long it took to get used to being in that famed booth, building relationships with artists both young and established around the country, what she's aiming to bring to the clubs with her new music and everything that her Brooklyn brother DJ Enuff brings into her life. All that, plus meeting a new blood brother as adults, how she kept in shape in Miami, being around shootouts in the club, the quickest way to clear the dance floor (besides shootouts), learning to rely on others after a lifetime of handling everything on her own, and much, much more in this epic episode!

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A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal - #223: GuapDad4000 Gives Advice

#223: GuapDad4000 Gives Advice

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12/13/18 • 65 min

Today on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, for Day 1 of the #12DaysOfPodcasts, we welcome GuapDad4000 back to the Upper West Side to help answer the internet's most pressing questions!

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Today on Episode 12 of Quarantine Radio, we make calls from our Upper West Side apartment to check in on Chicago designer/creative Joe Freshgoods, Bronx personality Mandii B from the Whoreible Decisions Podcast and sneaker and nightlife legend Mayor.

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How many episodes does A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal have?

A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal currently has 383 episodes available.

What topics does A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal cover?

The podcast is about Music and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal?

The episode title '#318: Greg Mayo' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal?

The average episode length on A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal is 84 minutes.

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Episodes of A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal are typically released every 6 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal?

The first episode of A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal was released on May 27, 2015.

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