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Le Youth is going to teach us about reinvention and goal setting. He makes great house music with a sexy infusion of R&B, but it wasn’t always that way. After early success in the music business, it all went pear shaped. The music wasn’t moving him, and a lawsuit from a band member threatened to unravel everything he worked for. Spoiler alert: He won the case, started over with new music, and has been blowing up the clubs with a string of hits that’s steadily moving him to the top of the game. In our interview, he explains how he made it happen. He learned to protect himself, to take risks, and to focus on the end goal. So many good stories here. Listen up. EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/deepsounds/kharmelo-feel-you-now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we bring you a very special recording of our first ever LIVE podcast. Brought to you in partnership with Honda Financial Services. To all you college grads out there, this is your time. And Honda’s here to help you get going. Save $500 on any 2016 or newer Honda vehicle. Check out http://www.hondafinancialservices.com to learn more. Our guest, Jennifer Kushell, came up on stage and told amazing stories from her journey as an entrepreneur — from starting her first business at 13 to writing her first book at 24: the New York Times bestseller, Secrets of the Young & Successful — to her work with brands like Subway and Bloomberg to help bridge the gap between corporate employers and young professionals. She tries to make both sides smarter and help them find common ground. Check out Jen’s website: ysn.com. Our favorite lessons we can take from her: Think like an economist; act like an entrepreneur. Don’t just show up and say you’ll do whatever an employer wants you to. You might think it makes you sound helpful, but it mostly makes you sound desperate. Instead, learn what you’re most passionate about and then go make it happen. Don’t panic. Jen, like most successful people, has been through the ups and downs. She’s been on the verge of bankruptcy, and on private planes flying around the world to inspire entrepreneurs in remote corners. She takes it in stride and so should you. Make sure you listen to this episode, and make sure you subscribe at www.rebelradio.net so you can get an invite to our next live event. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/kr3ture-the-human-experience-a-little-deeper-ft-kelly-koval Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mattie Safer has made music across three genres. You might know him as the bassist for The Rapture, the indie (or something) band whose track House of Jealous Lovers was called a top-10 song of the decade by NME. But Mattie’s true passion is in soul and hip-hop. So much so that he left The Rapture so he could make music that really speaks to him. His debut EP — All We Are — feels like more of a tribute to Stevie Wonder and Curtis Mayfield, or at least Bobby Caldwell, than anything from the early 2000s electro era. He comes by the studio to tell us what it’s like to walk away from success in search of something bigger, to organize everything in life around a single pursuit. Listen to the interview here. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/xxx/danny-indigo-kojo-a-future-lover Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of our ongoing ARTWORK REBELS series — hosted in partnership with Guerilla One — in which we talk to the most talented and creative people creating art in the streets. Check www.rebelradio.net for other ARTWORK REBELS episodes. Michael Delahaut, aka Wise, is a bit of a double agent. As a member of the Seventh Letter crew, he’s a graffiti veteran. By day, he’s a creative director who’s worked on groundbreaking campaigns for Nike, Sprint, and of course Scion, which is how he knows Josh. He comes by the Rebel Radio studios to tell Josh and Eddie what it’s like to be a real life superhero with a secret identity, how graffiti and advertising are basically the same hustle, and how he built his career by simply going for it. He tells a great story about getting his start in business. The lesson: Just Do It. Wise also tells us about his latest project — a collab with House of Pain’s Danny Boy — Delta Bravo Urban Exploration. They’re finding iconic locations from important movies and music videos and bringing them back into the cultural conversation. Fun stuff. Check it out now. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/openwater-tough-love-ft-jtg-gchild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode is another installment in our ARTWORK REBELS series in partnership with Guerilla One. Check out the others at www.rebelradio.net. If you don’t know OG Slick, you don’t know LA graffiti. My dude has been famous since the 80s. More precisely, since the Slick x Hex battle at the Levitz furniture factory, which ended up as an early reality show on local TV. He’s gone on to become one of the most noted artists on the West Coast, if not the world, and a creative force behind early streetwear brands Fuct and Third Rail, and is now the proprietor of Big Dick’s Hardware, a graffiti lifestyle brand and store in Gardena, CA. He’s also the designer of the iconic album cover for The Pharcyde’s A Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. What you know about that? Slick stops by the studio with Guerilla One’s Eddie Donaldson to talk about his own bizarre ride from Hawaii to the streets of LA to underground superstardom. So many good stories about the golden age. Plus some good lessons for the rest of us: - Choose your friends wisely. And don’t do business with strangers. - Trust your partners (for Slick, that’s his wife). And learn how to separate business from personal. Get it all in right here. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/saski-faking-bright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda Micallef says her company, Arsenic, offers an innovative medium that is crowdsourced and crowd curated. We think it’s about pictures and videos of fine ass women. But what do we know? Could be both? Either way, Arsenic is the most-followed brand on Snapchat and is killing the game on Instagram. Innovative for sure. It’s a “magazine” with no magazine, and a digital company with no website. Arsenic started up as a means for Amanda to express her creativity that wasn’t being met through independent film and commercial production. She quickly learned that people, models and fans alike, loved the way Arsenic put them in control. It gave them a voice, with a side of sideboob. A winning combination, to be sure. She stopped by the studio to let us in on her secrets. Hint: they include free pizza. Trust: You’re gonna wanna hear this one. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/lavish/yas-muse-ft-wes-period Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ally is a YouTube celebrity, with views by the millions on her videos. She’s one of the leaders of the ASMR movement, or genre, or whatever it is. Picture pretty women whispering and playing different characters, or just talking. Whispering, rather. Some people get a tingling sensation and then get very relaxed and fall asleep to these videos. Millions of people. Ally is joined in our studio by her sometimes collaborator, Lane. Lane is a digital marketing expert and host of the Beerlosophy podcast. Our host, Josh, was a guest on Beerlosophy back in January. Check it out on Soundcloud if you want to hear them drink Tsingtao and talk about the value of an idea. Meanwhile, listen in as Josh tries to understand what ASMR is about and digs into lessons in digital marketing, how Ally built her own brand, and why on earth she’s started a company that makes content for brands and another one that’s making 360 VR videos. Josh doesn’t quite get it, but what the hell does he know? He doesn’t even know how to whisper and make people tingle. *EDM.com Track of the week: https://soundcloud.com/chill/gould-gone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Champagne Drip creates a sort of trap - future bass - tropical house - glitch fusion. Or something like that. What I’m trying to say is stop trying to categorize his music and just enjoy it. He makes bangers for Mad Decent, a recent collaboration with Dillon Francis, and prior to his reinvention as Champagne Drip, he was making drum & bass under the name SPL. Sam drops by the studio to tell us how his alter egos came to be and why they make creative sense, whether or not they make any business sense. For Sam, it’s all about exploring his creativity in as many was as possible. The business, he figures, will take care of itself. Listen to his story here. Then leave us an iTunes review. *EDM.com Track of the Week: Audiobot & Bamiyah - Lies https://soundcloud.com/xxx/audiobot-bamiyah-lies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bishop Lamont is here to teach us about perseverance. As an up-and-coming rapper, he was discovered by Dr. Dre and signed to Aftermath Records, on his way to stardom. That was 11 years ago. He got shelved, dropped, and had to reinvent his career and find another way. He released a series of mixtapes that kept him relevant in the streets while he could figure out how to navigate the business, soaking up game from folks like Dame Dash along the way. He relied on family and his martial arts training to get him through the toughest times. On the eve of the release of his first album — The Reformation — Bishop brings us his tale of never giving up, of staying focused, and of learning to choose friends wisely. He brings valuable lessons for those who would choose a creative path and those who would seek to create social change through business. Get into it, and make sure you get a copy of The Reformation. *EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/noah-north-goat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antwon is a rapper. Sort of. That is to say that he raps, but his raps don’t sound like the stuff you’d expect to hear in 2016 if you listen to the Pandora Hip Hop channel or the radio. Antwon’s sound falls somewhere between the uber-backpack rap coming from his label Anticon and Bay Area a la Mac Dre. I’m guessing at this point you have no idea what I’m talking about. He’s also the leader of the Nature World collective, which includes a clothing line and the punk-meets-hip hop Nature World Night Out Fest. He drops by our studio to bring us the latest news from the underground. Spoiler alert: it’s all good. Creativity is alive and well, and Antwon is free to create without worrying what box his music will fit into. He pulls lessons and inspiration from everywhere, even artists like Kid Rock, whose music may be a million miles away. His lesson for you: "Have friends that aren’t shitty." Stay connected to people who care about you and will tell you when you’re making a bad decision. Check it out and don’t forget to hit that Subscribe button in iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sacha Jenkins is more than a journalist or filmmaker. He’s spent the better part of two decades documenting and commentating hip hop and other underground cultures. He’s been a creative force behind Mass Appeal magazine, the recent documentary Fresh Dressed, and was a founder of Ego Trip’s subversive media empire that encompassed books and magazines as well as TV shows. If that’s not enough, he also plays in multiple punk bands. In our interview Sacha gives us insight into a career that started as a humble attempt to make a life by living in the culture he loved. In the process, he’s enlightened and entertained hip hop and graffiti fans all over the world. How? He leads with his creativity. Rather than thinking of it as a business, he just creates, and pulls other creative people around him to collaborate. And he isn’t afraid to fail: "If you are afraid to fail you are never going to win ever." Hear Sacha’s great stories about his journey here. *EDM.com Track of the Week: Cas Cray - Smokin' (https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/cas-cray-smokin) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

R3ll stops by Rebel Radio to tell us what it’s like to be young and enthusiastic. He moved to LA after becoming a popular party promoter and DJ in the Jersey Club scene and is now bringing his energetic bass sound to audiences across the country and around the world. He gives us some insights into how he keeps it fun for himself and for fans, and how he tries to create an experience that goes beyond the music. "They need to remember that like weeks, months, like, 'Yo, last time I saw him it was popping and I got to go again.’" Check out the episode here Then check out our sponsors wix.com to build you a great-looking new website fast, free, and easy. Then visit boxed.com/rebel to get up on your bulk shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may know Jimmy O. Yang as Jian Yang on Silicon Valley. You’ll surely know him soon from the upcoming movie, Patriot’s Day where he shares the screen with Mark Wahlberg and John Goodman. We know him as a funny ass comedian on YouTube and the Arsenio Hall Show, where he muses about being an Asian dude in America, being broke, and listening to hip hop. Jimmy stops by the Rebel Radio studios to give us some insights into his rapid rise from open mic night to the national touring circuit and now movies and TV. He seems to be keeping his head on straight, for now anyway. We love that Jimmy seems to have no fear and studies his craft relentlessly, whether through acting classes or by soaking up game from other comics and actors. We’ve been in those shoes and we know that the right combination of street knowledge and formal training is where it’s at. He also gives us the cardinal rule of comedy, which we can also apply to just about every other facet of life: Never ask for stage time. Download this episode to find out what he means by that, and so much more. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss another episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saber is not the first to describe graffiti as an addiction. It’s way beyond a simple act of rebellion or self-expression. It's thrill of getting away with it, the positive reinforcement from friends and peers, and of course, the fumes that get so many youngsters hooked after their first hit. In our interview — co-hosted by Eddie Donaldson from Guerilla One — Saber explains how his comrades in the Seventh Letter both fell prey to the addiction and leveraged it to become one of the most powerful graffiti crews in one of America’s largest cities. He also explains how he’s been able to use art as a vehicle for social change, challenging laws that are at times draconian and contradictory, and gives us insight into the challenge of pivoting from the streets to the galleries. All this, and lots of great stories from the heart of the LA graffiti scene. Listen now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ Spider isn’t just a great DJ; he makes it look fun too. He preaches work-life balance: “I don't know how long term you can be burning up the clubs without burning up your life." He makes hilarious videos, such as his Vine series Mag Life or the multi-million-view Whole Foods Parking Lot featuring DJ Dave. He goes on tour with rockstars: Blink 182 this summer. He starts social media firestorms in his spare time, like the viral hit Make DJing Great Again baseball caps. In our interview, he gives some insights into building a serious career without taking it so seriously. Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Denzel Slager started playing soccer at five years old. It wasn’t until his twenties that he learned what the struggle was really about. After rising through the ranks in his native Holland, he hit the big leagues — a contract with Coventry City. Just as everything was starting to go his way, it all fell apart. Two years later, he’s in Los Angeles playing for LA Galaxy II with side hustles including modeling, reality TV, and launching his own clothing line. He stops by our studio to tell us about his amazing journey and the biggest lesson he’s learned along the way: "I think happiness is the most important. Otherwise you can't practice, you can't focus or anything." Listen to Denzel’s story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Cruz is a true innovator. He’s also the co-founder of one of our favorite brands. Undefeated was the first to bridge the gap between athletic apparel and streetwear. In doing so, the brand not only created a global opportunity for itself — 10 stores and counting — but also helped to further the evolution of the genre, including an increasing number of collaborations between upstart streetwear designers and the behemoth sneaker manufacturers. Eddie drops by the studio with Adam Weissman of Stüssy and the band Pollyn (Adam also joined us with Roy Cho in studio: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chef-roy-choi-changed-food/id1009565465?i=1000358321224&mt=2) to give us some insight into his path to entrepreneurship. The big lesson: He wasn’t content to follow the path that was laid out for him. So he forged his own, and stuck very close to the streets along the way. Learn all about it, as well as Eddie's near miss at a music career and what’s next for Undefeated, in today’s episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warning: Today’s episode gets pretty deep. Don’t worry, we’ll be back to our regular shallow selves next week. Super CW flew in from Hawaii just to chop it up with us. She’s on a break from being one of the island’s hardest working people: DJ, blogger, marketer, documentary filmmaker, and part of the Pow! Wow! crew that is becoming famous around the world for its cutting-edge art shows. While she battled breast cancer in 2015, she documented her journey and the healing protocol on her Snapchat and her blog and is now creating a documentary film to share her inspiring story with the world. CW shares so many intimate details of her experiences as a nightlife leader and as a warrior. She explains how everything she does is from the heart, and how the experience of cancer brought out the best in her: "It's not this dog eat dog; we're going to help each other because we're all one. We're all from the same place no matter who we are, and it's our duty as humans to make sure that we can help each other." Tune in now for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you truly love music, discovering the music Kenny Fresh put outs on his label is likely to make your whole day. While most labels are looking to capitalize on the latest trends, Kenny’s Portland-based Fresh Selects instead focuses solely on putting out music he loves, introducing the world to unique, innovative artists such as beatmakers Mndsgn and Iman Omari, R&B singers SiR and Coultrain, and multi-instrumentalists Low Leaf and Dolphin. Kenny drops by our studio to give us some insight into the forefront of music and building a passion-based business. He also shares some hacks he learned along the way as a social media consultant for brands like Adidas and artists like Detroit producer, Waajeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EXTRA SPECIAL 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE. Today we bring you a special birthday treat: Lessons from one of the best in the business. Never give up. That’s the lesson we get today from Dirtybird Records chief Claude VonStroke. He’s a DJ, producer, label boss, and the leader of a tribe that trusts him to provide a full-service entertainment experience that includes events and merchandise. The Dirtybird BBQ daylong cookout with DJs have become a favorite of fans around the country, and last year’s Dirtybird Campout took things up several notches — a weekend of grown-up summer camp activities in addition to music from Dirtybird DJs and friends. We’re talking tug-o-war and kayak races. Josh stopped by the Dirtybird LA headquarters to learn the secrets to building a brand with such a devoted following, directly from CVS. First, he never gave up. He failed multiple times along the way — as a rapper, a drum & bass DJ, in movie production — and bounced back each time, refining his vision and renewing his spirit. Things finally clicked when he launched the label a decade ago. He also gives us some lessons in staying close to fins. He gives them exclusive access to him and his creations. He talked to them, and listens to their ideas and feedback. All that and more in our blazing 1-year anniversary show. Come back next week for the kickoff to year 2 and even more fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Tam of Nom Nom Paleo drops by the studio to bring Josh a vinyl toy of herself (complete with bacon and meat cleaver) and tell us a bit about how she’s become the “Martha Stewart of paleo.” For her, that means having one of the leading paleo blogs and a book that was nominated for a James Beard award. She’s surprisingly not that hardcore about her paleo (she even eats white rice) and recommends that we all pay attention to our own bodies and notice what works for us. Sounds like good advice for health and business. She’s also not that hardcore about her business. Her goal is to keep doing something she loves and also have a lifestyle that enables her to take care of her family and stay healthy. Listen here for lessons on how she does all that. If you make it all the way to the end, there’s one special tip to make everything you cook taste delicious. Listen up! Then let us know what you think with a review on iTunes. See you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missy Suicide is a badass, if you can’t tell by the name. She’s the owner of the world’s largest collection of naked goth chicks. More accurately, she’s co-founder of Suicide Girls, a community of over 20 million people that is redefining beauty not only through glamorous portraits of unclothed women who often don’t fit traditional definitions of beauty, but through candid and supportive discussion of topics spanning the complexity of modern life. As she puts it, "We felt like this was place that people who felt outside the norm could come hang out and have as their home online... and you're likely to create cool things and meet amazing people and change your life. We had the grand vision of it being something that people could use to come together." Missy came by the Rebel Radio studios to give us some insight into how she’s built a brand that touches so many people in such powerful ways. She explains how she’s learned to balance ignoring the haters with gathering valuable information from her community, and why it’s so important for her to be a member of the community, not just the owner. We also get some insight into the pros and cons of hiring from within the community. Hope you like it. Leave us a review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-radio/id1009565465?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part two in our ARTXWORK REBELS series, brought to you in partnership with Guerilla One, our go to source for information on graffiti and street art. Guerilla One is on hiatus online, so hit us up directly if you want more information. Graffiti art legend Risk stops by our studio to tell us about his latest project — a joint show with fellow Rebel Radio alum TAZ — and give us some insights into how he’s built one of the most interesting careers you’ll ever find. Risk is a study in dichotomy. He looks like an outlaw, like Rick Rubin’s first cousin or maybe a member of a bike gang. He got famous for doing illegal art, bombing the streets of Los Angeles and as one of the first to paint the “heavens” (art pieces and tags on freeway signs). That led him to success in the “legit” art world, gallery shows, selling paintings for big dollars, album covers, and one of the first streetwear lines. He’s since created his own gallery. Along the way, he studied art at USC and took business classes. He walked away from the clothing business because it became too much business and not enough art. Risk has some amazing lessons that apply to any business: Know what you stand for and don’t do anything else. Hope you love the interview. Let us know what you think — leave us an iTunes review or a comment on Facebook or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Them Jeans is our tallest guest so far! He’s a DJ, producer, and host of two popular podcasts: The Stew (food) and Tall Tales (music). Josh knew him as the doorman at Cinespace at the forefront, literally, of the electro-indie explosion that birthed the careers of Steve Aoki, Franki Chan, Thee Mike B, and the like. Jeans stops by Rebel Radio headquarters to tell Josh he looks like Ray Romano and get some parenting tips (although he doesn’t have a child). They also discuss what it’s like being so damn tall (Josh is not), and how he’s built a career that is, if nothing else, very interesting. They talk a little bit about music and a lot about why you have to be willing to be bad at something before you can be good at it. Life lessons... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the first episode in our ARTxWORK REBELS series, brought to you in partnership with Guerilla One, our go to source for information on graffiti and street art. Guerilla One is on hiatus online, so hit us up directly if you want more information. What a great artist to start with. Jim Evans has had more impact on how musicians communicate visually with their fans than almost anyone on the planet. He sometimes paints under the name TAZ. His body of work runs deep, so deep. From designing for surf rock acts in the 60s, to iconic artwork for artists like Chicago, Neil Young, the Beach Boys, and the Allman Brothers in the 70s, to U2, Aerosmith, and Nirvana in the 80s and 90s to modern-day heroes the Beastie Boys and Wu-Tang Clan, Jim has done it all: Logos, album covers, photographs, illustrations, websites, and so many posters. He’s currently preparing a collaborative art project with LA graffiti pioneer Risk. The key to his longevity is simple, but so difficult: "You've got to listen to things in new ears and see it with new eyes, or else you can't really possibly grow." In our interview, he give us some valuable tips for staying out of creative ruts and how he stays tapped in as culture evolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayceeoh drops by Rebel Radio World Headquarters to play us tracks from his new collab with the funk Dr. Spock (aka Redman). Sorry, no snippets (yet), but we can tell you the energy is electric, and the duo is fittingly called 1,000 Volts. He also gives us some insights into his creative journey. Jayceeoh is a very competitive dude, as you might imagine. He’s a two-time DMC finalist and winner of VH1’s Master of the Mix as well as McDonald’s Flavor Battle. Even his mixtape series, Super 7, is somewhat of a competition. He lines up contributions from other top DJs in various genres (past contributors have included DJ Jazzy Jeff, Z-Trip, Revolution, Thee Mike B, Gaslamp Killer, TJR, NGHTMRE, to name a few) try to outdo each other with their 10-minute mixes. These days, though, production is the main focus. In addition to the Redman project, Jayceeoh brings his aggressive trap style to remixes and original productions for folks like Bassnectar, Bloody Beetroots, and Morgan Page. That is, when he’s not playing house parties for the Kardashians. He says the competition has moved away from the decks and into the business. “The battle now is who’s got the better PR. Who’s got the better clique, what other artists are re-sharing their shit on SoundCloud. It’s a different kind of competition then. It’s cutthroat but it’s not as cutthroat like the old days." He also talks about some of the artists who have helped along the way — either through feedback, opportunities, and even the coveted re-share. And about some of the haters who try to stand in the way, although he doesn’t name names. This is a must-listen for fans of turntablism and trap music. The rest of you might learn something about the delicate balance between collaboration and competition from someone doing it very very well. If you like it, please hit us up on iTunes with that 5-star review. And we’re always looking for your feedback and ideas. Got something to tell us? Hit us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rebelradionet or the one-and-only Rebel Radio Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rebelradionet Stay tuned next week for more of that good good Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s hard to overstate the influence DJ AM has had on the art of DJing. There are a handful of DJs who have massively influenced the art of DJing. - Kool Herc taught us we could mix two records together. - Grandmaster Flash taught us we could scratch. - Q-Bert taught us the turntable could be a musical instrument. - AM taught us we could play whatever records we want. Before he died, DJ AM inspired DJs around the world to break through boundaries many of them weren’t even aware of. He broke new ground for the profession of DJing as well, as the first to make $1 million a year, and then $2 million a year, from playing records. Our guests today are telling AM’s story to the world in the upcoming documentary AS I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM, a beautiful picture of an incredibly talented, heartbreakingly flawed human being. Kevin Kerslake directed As I Am, and has been an important director of music videos, documentaries, and commercials for over 20 years. He’s made videos for Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, among others, and documentaries about Bob Marley, Queens of the Stone Age, and Electric Daisy Carnival. Pick up some lessons in how to stay creative from one of the most creative guys around. DJ Kevin Scott co-produced As I Am. He became close to DJ AM as they were both on the come-up around the Southern California club scene, and later the global club scene. In our interview, they give us some insights into possible links between addiction and creativity, and talk about how to tackle painful subjects with grace and humor. Kevin Scott recalls one particular day in Los Angeles when DJ AM changed the course of DJing forever. You’ll have to listen to find out what happened. We also talk about a LOT of other DJs. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes, and send us a comment or suggest a future guest for Rebel Radio: https://twitter.com/rebelradionet https://www.facebook.com/rebelradionet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassie thinks it’s amazing that Brandon is only 23 and already has his shit together. Hard to say whether that’s a complement to Brandon or a commentary about the state of 23-year-olds. You might know Brandon from his Vice articles or his two Snapchat shows (one for MTV and one for Comedy Central). Or from his collab with weird-comedy pioneer Bob Odenkirk or around LA doing stand-up at spots like The Improv and Meltdown Comics. Or you may not know him at all, which only proves that you’re old. Brandon drops by the Rebel Radio studio to put us up on a bunch of stuff we never heard of — stuff the kids are into — and give some insight into what it’s like being a hip-hop head whose introduction to the genre was Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreak. He also explains how Makkonen is helping him get girls and how infusing hip-hop into his comedy act has accelerated his success. He also tries, unsuccessfully, to help Josh understand why anyone likes Fuck Jerry. He gives us some important business lessons, like the importance of building a network of allies who all help each other and how to cut people from your team who aren’t delivering. For you youngsters out there, he cautions against the dangers of tuning out the haters and listening only to the positive comments. As Brandon says: “ I’m just conscious enough of my brand to hate myself." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hope you enjoyed last week’s interview with Vikter Duplaix. There was so much good stuff that we had to re-up for a second week. If you missed the first part, you can check it out below. In part two, Vikter tells us about his first big break and how he learned (the hard way) to take credit for the work he’s done. He also explains how he managed to stay focused on his creative vision when people were expecting him to be something different. Then we get to hear about being mentored by r&b great Kenny Gamble, linking up with James Poyser from the Roots, launching a company with Jazzy Jeff, and collaborating with King Britt and Louie Vega. How does a man keep his head on straight in the midst of money, respect, fame? Vikter says: "You just have to know do you love making music or do you love being famous? And whichever one it is be honest about it and shape your career that way." Oh, and when the stakes is high and the cameras are on you: Rely on the confidence you built through all those years and hours of practice. You do practice, don’t you? Thought so. Enjoy the lessons. Heed the word. And of course, leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rebel-radio/id1009565465?mt=2 show less Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We loved this interview so much we chopped it in half. You get the head this week. Come back next week for the tail. Vikter Duplaix isn’t just one of the most talented DJs around. He’s made his way through the music business since he was a teenager and has learned how to make the system work for him. He’s been nominated for a Grammy. He’s worked with legends. When I say legends, I mean LEGENDS: Earth Wind & Fire, Erykah Badu, Common, Jamiroquai, Teddy Pendergrass, Kenny Gamble, Jazzy Jeff, Questlove. He’s been on TV, first as a contestant and then judge on BET’s Master of the Mix. And he created one of the most soul-nourishing club nights around: Kiss n Grind. In our interview, Vikter takes us through the ups and downs of his career, from watching people get shot at his clubs when he was a teenage DJ starting out, to the expectations of being an international sex symbol. He’ll teach us how not to let fear get the best of us and how to avoid burnout. Warning: This one is FULL of dope music clips. Get ready, and then get ready to come back for more next week. PART 2: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/6-reasons-you-need-to-hear-more-from-vikter-duplaix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AJ Bertenshaw talks to us about everything DJ culture. We all know the art of DJing has changed dramatically in recent years. In the old days, DJs had to carry crates of vinyl around to gigs. In later years some DJs replaced the milk crates with CD bibles. In either case, that night’s selection was limited to whatever they could carry. And then there’s the beat matching, finding the tempos of records by hand and trying to match each new song with the one before it. I know, right? Our guest AJ Bertenshaw has helped to change all that. His products — Scratch Live and Serato DJ — have upped the ante for DJ technology, allowing DJs around the world to create “real” DJ mixes using music stored on laptops, and easily sync their tunes. Presumably, the best DJs have become even better and the worst don’t sound quite as bad. AJ drops by the studio to tell us the secrets to building a brand that endures, evolves, and continues to change the game after nearly two decades. He teaches us how Serato stays close to its customers, builds relationships with evangelists, and maintains a strong company culture. He also explains how, along with running a 100+ person business, he found the time to come up with the idea for Pyro, the company’s latest product that allows anyone with an iPhone to create their own DJ mixes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re going to find out how as we talk to Geoff Moore. Geoff has been shooting since he was a kid, and professionally since the early 90s. He’s shot magazine covers, album covers, celebrities, ad campaigns. He’s shot for Facebook around the world, and the new campaign for T-Mobile that’s showing up in the form of giant pink and black billboards around the country. Early on, he made music videos for artists such as Jewel, the Goo Goo Dolls, and the Cardigans, gaining MTV Director of the Year nominations twice before he turned 25, and hung out with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, always with the camera out. He’s spent his life documenting the punk rock lifestyle (among others), and living it. His latest work is called ENDORSEMENT: The Unseen Cobain Photos. Geoff was granted exclusive access to the storage facility (in Compton, CA, no less) to shoot personal effects of the late Nirvana frontman. Among them, a Converse sneaker, lyric notebooks, and a number of heart-shaped boxes. In our interview, Geoff explains why he still gets hired, even though clients can find a million jokers on Instagram whose pictures look pretty damn good (hint: skills behind the camera are only part of the answer). He explains the difference between technical proficiency and work that has soul, and also gives some advice for shorties coming up today. Click to learn all this and more. Listen to EDM.com's track of the week here: Lexy Panterra - Used To Know https://soundcloud.com/trapmusic/lexy-panterra-used-to-know Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ant LaRock stops by our studio to put us up on what the next generation is up to. A musician since childhood, he meandered through multiple genres before landing on a classic deep house sound that pre-dates him by about a decade, somehow avoiding the more obvious choices like trap, techno, or whatever EDM means these days. He got his first break with a remix of “Right Here, Right Now,” for Giorgio Moroder and Kylie Minogue, and recently remixed “Flip It” by Charlotte Devaney featuring Snoop. Big wins for a cat that’s new in the game. He just put out a solo EP on the legendary house label Nervous Records. Ant tells us what it’s like being a protege of one of New York’s house dons, Todd Terry. And how he keeps his mind on his hustle now that he got his foot in the door. He also explains how, in order to stay true to his classic sound, he avoids listening to a lot of new music while he’s writing so it doesn’t influence him in ways that he doesn’t want. That’s curation, folks. All this and more, including one thing he does regularly to keep himself focused on making music, when you click to listen. If you like the music tracks in the episode, find them here: Pink Floyd, Breathe https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-in-the-air/id1065973699?i=1065973704 Parliament, Give Up The Funk https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give-up-funk-tear-roof-off/id1485629?i=1485613 Goldie, Timeless https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/timeless/id78974242 Giorgio Moroder f. Kylie Minogue, Right Here, Right Now (Ant La Rock remix) https://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder/giorgio-moroder-right-here-1 Everything but the Girl, Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/missing-todd-terry-club-mix/id255917357?i=255919148 Ant LaRock, All I Need https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-i-need/id873418579?i=873418591 Daft Punk, Face to Face https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/face-to-face/id697194953?i=697196420 Tori Amos, Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden remix) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/professional-widow-armands/id3654964?i=3654483 Ant LaRock, Universal https://soundcloud.com/nervous-records/ant-larock-universal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Josh Luber, founder of StockX: the stock market of things. At last count, StockX had over 19,000 pairs of pre-owned sneakers for sale. Josh also founded Campless, an online pricing guide for resale sneakers. We found him through his TED Talk where he persuaded a roomful of creatives and techies to think about how Air Jordan could be relevant to their businesses. In short, Josh is a data guy with a passion for sneakers. A few years back, he left his corporate gig at IBM to build a business that blends those two qualities. And it’s paid of big time. He was able to sell Campless and score a partner with big money and clout. In our interview, we explore some of the ins and outs of sneaker culture. If you’re into sneakers, you’ll dig some of the history we get into. There’s one man responsible for the popularity of sneakers more than anyone else. Do you know who that is? If you’re not familiar with sneaker heads, sneaker culture, sneaker collecting, we got your introduction right here. By the end, you’ll know the difference between Ones, Js, Clydes, Yeezeys. You’ll probably have to look up Winos though. We also learn how Josh built his business so quickly, how he was able to connect with a community of rabid fans, how he crowdsources information and ideas. We discuss how he protects customers from buying fakes. (Did you know counterfeit sneakers were even a thing? Josh explains why NDAs are stupid, why the best businesses combine human intelligence with data and algorithms, and how to keep pushing through when you’re working day and night. That’s a lot of knowledge for one hour! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Professor is an unlikely basketball star. He's 5'10" and white. He grew up on the mean streets of suburban Oregon. He's also one of the best-known streetballers in the world. He was a star of the And1 Mixtape tour for seven years, and is now one of the franchise players for the new BallUp league. His YouTube channel has close to a million subscribers and almost 100 milliion plays, partly due to the extremely popular Spiderman series, in which he challenges strangers to one-on-one basketball while wearing a Spidey suit. We get the inside scoop on what it takes to reach this level of success: dedication, resilience, and creativity. Listen to the episode here to learn how he does it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franki Chan is a punk. No, not like that. He got his start by responding to a flyer that said "if you’re antiracist, antigovernment, vegan, we’re trying to find a drummer.” From that day on, the DIY punk scene in Indiana became his life. Years later, he would move to LA, realize the seriousness of punk rock was missing one thing: fun, and launch a club called Fucking Awesome with his new friend and fellow unheard-of DJ, Steve Aoki. Though they didn’t know it at the time, the two were at the forefront of a movement that would not only change music, but even impact the way culture spreads around the world by bringing fun back into nightlife and creating an environment that’s more inclusive than exclusive. Nowadays, Franki runs his label / agency, IHEARTCOMIX —where he also illustrates all of the releases — and until recently, the event series Check Yo Ponytail. All of this places Franki at the intersection of music and geek culture, maybe like a cool version of The Nerdist. Franki drops by the studio to tell us about what it took to be able to let go of Check Yo, and how he constantly reinvents his future. Lot of good lessons here for entrepreneurs, not to mention aspiring comic book artists. Get it! And you better not forget to subscribe and leave us reviews and comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Quartararo is a music marketing legend. He’s helped break some of the world’s biggest acts, from U2 to the Spice Girls, Linkin Park, Josh Groban. He’s run both independent and major labels — Virgin, Warner Bros., EMI. But listen to our interview and you’ll learn he’s also the definition of a hustler. The story at the beginning about how he got started will take care of that. His career has been a study in refusing to give up, in trying to prove the haters wrong. He’s also an outspoken critic of the old school music industry and towards the end of our talk, he outlines what they should have done differently and what he’s doing now to get it right. The EDM Track of the week is Brick of Ones, feat. Jake Ace by Job Jetson: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/job-jetson-brick-of-ones-feat-jae-ace-prod-nar-on-the-track Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roger Gastman has worked with Bansky and Shepard Fairey. You have not. How a punk rock kid became the world’s expert in graffiti and street art. If you still think graffiti is just kids defiling your neighborhood, you need to get with the times. Graffiti, and its sibling, “street art,” have infiltrated high-end galleries, museums, and private collections, with top artists’ work selling for five-to-six figures. Roger Gastman is the man behind a lot of that evolution. As a magazine publisher (While You Were Sleeping; Swindle), documentary producer (Exit from the Gift Shop; The Legend of Cool “Disco” Dan), author (Amazon shows 115 results for “Roger Gastman” under books, including The History of American Graffiti and Hello Kitty, Hello Art), and curator (many, many shows, including MOCA’s Art in the Streets — the largest graffiti exhibit in America), Roger has done more than almost anyone alive to raise the profile of graffiti. In our interview, we get into the ins and outs of what it takes to build a business out of selling art, the ways the art world is changing, and the ways art is changing the world (see what we did there?). He explains why he won’t sell art to some people, and why graffiti is not one of the four elements of hip-hop. The EDM track of the week is "No TV No Radio by Feuer" by https://soundcloud.com/trapmusic/no-tv-no-radio-feuer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama—London—Atlanta—Los Angeles duo (trio if you count the duck) WatchTheDuck have become proteges of Pharrell, T.I., and Steve Aoki. Their sound is a unique blend of all of those influences, filtered through their own identity as a couple “weird” kids from Montgomery. Their first single “Poppin Off” blew up on YouTube and attracted the attention of their heroes. They’re in studio telling us their stories, and teaching us all how to battle the fears that keep us in our comfort zones. If you like the music on this track, see below for the links: Aaliyah, One In A Million https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKbWF1jwMhE Usher, U Don't Have To Call https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/u-dont-have-to-call/id268532446?i=268532614 Watch the Duck, Poppin Off https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/poppin-off/id625533494?i=625534333 Pretty Lights, Finally Moving https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finally-moving/id294600592?i=294600655 Watch the Duck, Making Luv to the Beat (feat. TI) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-blame-luv-feat.-t.i./id1057348807?i=1057349185 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you love J. Dilla, Madlib, MF Doom, Mayer Hawthorne, Aloe Blacc, and Dam Funk then you have Peanut Butter Wolf to thank. We're in studio with the king of the West Coast underground. Through his label, Stones Throw Records, Peanut Butter Wolf has given the world important, and sometimes commercially successful music from J. Dilla, Madlib, MF Doom, Mayer Hawthorne, Aloe Blacc, and Dam Funk, among others. He also crosses genres as if they didn’t exist, taking experimental, or just plain weird explorations into punk, psychedelic and other fringe sounds from folks like James Pants, Vex Ruffin, and Mild High Club. On top of all that, he maintains an active DJ career, a series of Stones Throw events, and was the subject of a 2014 documentary: Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton. And although he has built a successful business — now celebrating its 20th anniversary and revered by music fans for consistently breaking credible and interesting acts — Wolf could hardly be called a businessman (although he is definitely a business, man). He’s much more of a cult leader, gaining (and possibly losing a few) devotees with each new release. How: He simply puts out music that he loves and wants people to hear, flying in the face of the reborn, data-driven music industry. Listen in as we explore how he keeps his creativity sharp and what drives him to keep it moving into his third decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ice-T’s first baby mama spills the beans on what it really means to be down for your man, and for yourself. While he was inventing gangsta rap, she was catching our attention in her white bikini, and inspiring the dude behind the scenes. Years later, her book Definition of Down tells the whole story, and on our show she explains how she managed to keep it real and not get caught up in “that life." If you like the music from this episode, click on the links below: Ice-T, 6 'N the Mornin' https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/6-n-the-mornin/id281619447?i=281619488 Ice-T, New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-jack-hustler-ninos-theme/id345100584?i=345100674 Kid Ink, Show Me https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/show-me-feat.-chris-brown/id774075180?i=774075428 Parliament, Aqua Boogie https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aqua-boogie-psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop/id402783?i=402779 Teena Marie, Definition of Down https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/definition-of-down/id591471487?i=591471556 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Weiner is a bit of a paradox in the music business. He comes off as a blue-collar type: unpretentious, straightforward, and honest — all foreign concepts to most of his peers. He runs his business frugally and with an attention to detail that stands in stark contrast to the fanciful way most record companies operate. Instead of just looking for artists with talent, Dave has made his career by finding talent who also know how to do business, often finding regional players who looked like they had what it takes to go nationwide. This distinction has made him integral to building some of hip hop’s biggest powerhouses. First, he discovered Master P and helped him turn No Limit Records into a $200 million-a-year force that seemed unstoppable. Years later, he would join Tech N9ne and help him build his label, Strange Music, into an under-the-radar enterprise that put its founder on the Forbes Magazine Cash Kings list. He’s also been screwed over by “the business” more than most artists — threatened, double-crossed, and overridden. In our interview, he’ll teach us how to bounce back, as well as how to build relationships based on trust and straight talk. On being direct: It’s very hard to look an artist in the eye and say I know you want a $10,000 video to get all the bells and whistles but we’re going to have to cut those bells and whistles. Hopefully you are going to be able to understand it when you get your statement because we sit down and they are able to look at every nickel and dime and how it was spent and that’s when they go, “Man I remember when we were in New York and you said let’s not get that limo, let’s just walk.” All those little things just add up when they’re looking at their statement. That’s when they appreciate it. On having a strong moral compass: For me to do my job I need a boss that has the same goals. We have to see eye to eye because I won’t follow directions if it’s not the right thing to do. If you liked the music snippets in the track, follow the links below: The California Raisins, I Heard it Through the Grapevine https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-heard-it-through-grapevine/id1051492886?i=1051492890 Boogie Down Productions, I'm Still #1 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-still-1/id299671267?i=299671289 JT the Bigga Figga, Game Recognize Game https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/game-recognize-game-solo/id319729406?i=319729532 Tech N9ne, Hood Go Crazy https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hood-go-crazy-feat.-2-chainz/id978793524?i=978794726 Jay Rock, All My Life https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-my-life-in-ghetto-feat./id1051070499?i=1051072962 A.F.R.O., freestyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctlo9e5MDOg Master P, Ice Cream Man https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mr.-ice-cream-man-feat.-silkk/id715763634?i=715763638 Hopsin, Ill Mind of Hopsin 5 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ill-mind-of-hopsin-5/id546075343?i=546075345 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born in London in the late 60's, C started MCing in London clubs aged 16 & soon earned a reputation as a vivacious rapper working with LWR's Ron Tom, Jasper the Vinyl Junkie & Jazzy M. Mr.C has organised & been resident DJ at: Fantasy ('88), Base (Dungeons '89), Release (91), Harmony (92), Drop (93), Cyclone (94), Vapourspace (94-95), Flavour (The End 95-96), Subterrain (The End 95 -2002), Superfreq (Worldwide 2002-Present) & SuperDiscoFreq (L.A 2010-2013). Mr.C held down a weekly radio show on Kiss 100FM from 93-02 & has presented TV shows for MTV, VH1, VIVA & BBC. Here’s what we loved about Mr. C. He was a teenager in the 80s, in London, and decided he was going to be a white rapper (okay, maybe he didn’t decide to be white, but you know what I mean). He just knew he was going to succeed. And he did. As the frontman of The Shamen, he sold tons of records with hits like “Move Any Mountain” and “Ebenezer Goode.” He toured the world, won awards and was at the forefront of the short-lived hip-house genre, and then went on to be a founder of the tech house genre and of London’s The End nightclub which was said to be among the best nights out in the world. Now, 30 years later, he runs his label Superfreq Records, teaches transcendental meditation and connects with fans with the same spirit of that teenager. He just know it’s all going to work. That’s not to say he doesn’t take the work very seriously. To hear him tell it, he sees his job as less about selling records and more about creating a magical journey that helps people celebrate life. House fans will appreciate the old school references. Everyone can learn from Mr. C’s example of self-knowledge and sound financial decision making. If you liked the music you heard in this episode, click on the links below for purchase. The EDM.com track of the week is: https://soundcloud.com/ivoryoasis/sunset-child-silence-radio-edit-premiere Sugarhill Gang, Apache https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/apache-7-single-version/id51958106?i=51958116 Montana Sextet, Heavy Vibes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heavier-vibes/id72957177?i=72957048 Nitro Deluxe, This Brutal House https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-brutal-house/id511450377?i=511450786 Mister-E, Page 67 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciOYzHpw3YY The Shamen, Move Any Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfQ98A-6mG8 Jonra & e:machinery, Medicine Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mC5M3x4JU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nowadays, a lot of people think of dubstep as the music that plays while drunken frat boys pump their fists. From a Key & Peele parody to a general disdain among dance music fans over 30, dubstep has become somewhat of a whipping boy for EDM. It wasn’t always this way. Once upon a time, dubstep was the underground alternative to the overly commercial direction UK garage took in the mid-2000s. Dubstep was dark, sparse, and a direct link back to the drum & bass roots. Our guests today remember dubstep’s formative days, because they were there. Although the genre was well established in the UK by then, Caspa & Rusko's 2007 collab Fabriclive.37 helped introduce dubstep to audiences around the world. They also know what it’s like to lose the plot. Following the success of Fabriclive.37, they got caught up in touring and their partnership just sort of faded. They never exactly split up, but ended up not working together for more than half a decade. Now, they’re back together and making the kind of music they love, starting with the formidable new single, Blouse an Skirt. Along the way they’ve learned some important lessons about hard work, commitment, and avoiding the trap of making music to satisfy the crowd instead of making what you love. Listen in and learn what we learned. Then leave us a comment and a one-million star review. And don’t forget to come back next week for more. If you enjoyed the music from the episode, see below for links to download: EDM.com Track of the Week is Caspa and Rusko Blouse an Skirt - https://soundcloud.com/dubstep/caspa-rusko-blouse-an-skirt Snap, Rhythm Is A Dancer https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rhythm-is-dancer-original/id41892433?i=41892396 DJ Narrows, Saved Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVc1546lk3w Rusko, Jahova https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jahova/id931859882?i=931864975 Skepta ft. JME, That's Not Me https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thats-not-me-feat.-jme-radio/id872559345?i=872559356 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Weissman is an old friend and an art director at Stüssy, video director for clients such as Nike, one third of the obscure but credible post-trip-hop (we say that as if it’s a thing) band Pollyn, occasional DJ, and aspiring screenwriter. You might call him a restless creative. Today he brings his friend and collaborator Roy Choi — in many ways the most important chef Los Angeles has given the world since Wolfgang Puck — to the Rebel Radio studio. Roy is the man most responsible for transforming food trucks from the lowly all-white roach coaches seen mainly at construction sites into the elevated cultural phenomenon now found on TV, movies, and pretty much every cool corner and workplace in America. He and his partners at the Kogi truck empire not only gave most Americans their first taste of Korean food, but are a driving force in the democratization of gourmet food. And also possibly the first food brand built in social media. The two often work on projects together. On today’s show, the renaissance man, the world’s first hip-hop chef, and your humble host explore what it takes to do meaningful work and build a fan base in the process. “We didn’t know what it was and we didn’t know what we were going to do next but we just knew in that moment that something was happening. I knew that the food was good. I had this confidence and a little bit of a swagger like, “Yo, you’re going to eat this shit and love it.” No substitutions and I don’t what to hear nothing. Then as I saw them eating it my sensitive side was picking up on all of these little sound bites and emotions. “What the fuck them Asians doing up in the truck?” Everyone curious. The bigger dudes calling the girls over and saying, “I’m going to buy everyone a taco right here.” And so there was all this weird energy happening and I knew that we hit something at that moment because everyone was engaged.” - Roy Choi, on the first night on the Kogi Truck. “I try not to overthink it. I just try to do what feels right. If it feels right, cool. If it doesn’t throw it away and start again, do something else.” - Adam Weissman, on trusting your gut. “There was no agenda. We weren’t looking for followers. We weren’t looking for attention. We just stumbled upon this thing and we were messing around with it and I think because of that that was very powerful... Things definitely go viral still. It’s so saturated sometimes no one is doing anything original and it’s just selfies and all this shit all this fucking trash that nothing is coming through. But something will.” - Roy Choi, on using social media, then and now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Rennie says he’s an outlier on my show. He’s a rock guy, and maybe not as young as some of our guests. But check it: This dude knows his shit and he’s not afraid to be generous about giving up the game. As the host of the RenmanMB YouTube channel and podcast, and of the online academy Renman U, Rennie mentors young music industry hopefuls and offers a “degree” in the business to inspire the next generation of musicians and executives. He got to this point after a successful run as a concert promoter, artist manager, and record man, and is all too happy to share the nuggets of wisdom he picked up along the way. In our interview, Rennie explains what’s behind his motto “Fuck the Gatekeepers” and how he puts that to work in his own business. He explains why real artists need to “Get the Money,” and he shares the secret to his success: “I quit six times a week and start seven.” In other words, keep showing up. You’re gonna love this episode. If you don’t, there’s something wrong with you. Leave us a comment on Twitter - @rebelradionet or rate us on iTunes with 5 stars. Whatever you do, don’t forget to subscribe! Also if you liked the music, check out the links below: EDM.Com Track of the Week Gill Chang "Dandelion" - https://soundcloud.com/future/gill-chang-dandelion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rude Jude calls himself a shock jock. If you listen to him on the All Out Show on Sirius Radio’s Shade 45, you’ll hear him get into fights and adopt a generally surly demeanor between popular hip hop tracks. The Floyd Mayweather beef is particularly entertaining, and, frankly, even more poignant than Michael Rapaport calling him Floyd Kardashian, which is also kinda dope. If you read his memoir, Hyena — or better yet, listen to the audiobook to hear Jude read it in his captivating voice — you’ll hear him take his shock jockery to unprecedented levels in true accounts of his exploits of degrading sex and drug abuse. In our interview, Jude comes across much less calculated than the shock jock term implies. This man is without pretense, often to his own detriment. In response to my comment that most people who’ve been through the kinds of things he has keep to themselves, he says, “Those are the smart people. Those are the people who can keep a girlfriend." But it’s working for Rude Jude. He was hand-picked by Eminem to host what has become the channel’s #1 show, and has kept that job for 11 years. Hyena has been optioned for a show at HBO that Jude is currently writing, in addition to a second book. Along the way he’s learned some incredible lessons: On getting out of his comfort zone: If you’re comfortable you’re not growing. Keep putting yourself in situations where you’re uncomfortable.” On the power of a job well done: Anything I do you got to do that shit 100%. My poles at the strip club were clean as fuck. On knowing his strengths: Everybody has an advantage. Figure that shit out and leverage it. It’s like X-Men characters you got to figure out your shit and work it. I’m the crazy don’t give a fuck white dude. I know that shit and it looks like a fucking pedophile. It works for me. I leverage it as much as possible. Oh, and on East Coast rap: You ain’t done shit dope since the 90’s. Like there’s 10 million people in your city, think about it per capita how wack you are. Fucking lames. And then you can’t say, “Oh we invented rap.” Fucking 40 years ago. What have you done lately? Nothing. Listen to our interview as we dig into inspiration, aspiration, and what pushes Jude to stay rude, as well as the times he thinks he may need to be a little less rude This week's EDM.com track of the week is Wasiu - Good Girl (Prod. Dear Lola) by Lavish - https://soundcloud.com/lavish/wasiu-good-girl-prod-kaytranada-dear-lola-flip If you enjoyed listening to the music snippets during this episode, find them here: Roger Troutman ft. EPMD, (Everybody) Get Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ng2rDWQT3I UGK, Pocket Full of Stones https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pocket-full-of-stones/id304746993?i=304747005 Doughboyz Cashout, Da Mob https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/da-mob/id556159951?i=556159957 2Pac, Me Against the World https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/me-against-world-feat.-dramacydal/id446002567?i=446002809 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an entertainment business entrepreneur, Paul Stewart has done it all. He’s started multiple companies. He’s worked in music, film, fashion, and now books. He’s had years with multiple mega-hits, and years where he just barely scraped by. His story is about the struggle: Wake up everyday and hustle. Stay true to what you know. Connect with good people. Be generous. Never stop fighting. Here are just a few of the gems that come out of our interview: On the keys to his success: “I got down differently than other people. I thought the parties were important. I do some of my best networking running the streets at night and connecting with people.” On the people running major record labels: “They are not creative people, so they hire uncreative people underneath them and its like, ego driven maniacs, nepotism and just unqualified.” The problem with book publishers: “There is just so much institutionalized racism in regards to urban culture and hip hop and things like that. It’s just a lack of understanding of what people are interested in because they are not in touch with this world. Most of the people that are the decision makers have a total disconnect to urban culture. Basically just the wrong people making decisions.” On the artists he’s worked with: The Pharcyde, House of Pain, Warren G., Coolio, Montel Jordan, Freestyle Fellowship, and so many more And movies he music supervised: Poetic Justice, Dear White People, Barbershop, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers, Hustle and Flow we won the Oscar Subjects featured in his books: Murder Dog Magazine, Pimp C, Curtis Snow, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bobby Brown, Too Short, Iceberg Slim, E-40, Marcus Garvey, Bushwick Bill, Scott La Rock, Tupac, Eazy E, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, and many many more. The EDM.com track of the week is: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/badflite-falling-down-ft-anuka If you enjoyed the music you heard in this episode, here's the list: Mista Grimm, Indo Smoke https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/indo-smoke/id192999606?i=192999894 Run-DMC, Rock Box https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-box/id255372435?i=255373612 Three Times Dope, Funky Dividends https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/funky-dividends/id945454956?i=945454963 House of Pain, Jump Around https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jump-around/id121050245?i=121049658 The Pharcyde, Passin Me By https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passin-me-by/id912597149?i=912597179 Greg Hein, Down https://soundcloud.com/greg-hein/down WC and the Madd Circle, West Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFvmgR6G3U Problem, Like Whaaat https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/like-whaaat-feat.-bad-lucc/id600041534?i=600041829 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Quincy Jones III aka QDIII - Producer and digital/tech entrepreneur. You might not exactly say he came from humble beginnings, as the son of perhaps the greatest music producer the world has known. Young Quincy got to sit in on recording sessions for Michael Jackson's Thriller and tag along with big Quincy backstage with jazz and r&b greats. But, as he puts it, "I had the luxury in my opinion of growing up rich and poor,” spending most of his childhood with his mother in a working class home in Sweden. There, he learned to hustle on his own, as well as to take his talents to the streets, literally, as a champion breakdancer. Before moving back to the States, Quincy had released his first hit song and had already embraced the idea of reinvention, pivoting from dancing to making music. From there, the story just gets more interesting. From being immersed among the pioneers of hip hop to becoming a close friend and collaborator to 2Pac before his death, Quincy found himself at the epicenter of the culture. Next pivot: He leaves production behind and becomes a filmmaker, having tremendous success as one of the genre’s leading documentarians, most notably with the Beef DVD series that chronicled hip hop conflicts from LL and Ice-T to Biggie and 2Pac. And now he’s embarking on a new career developing technologies that leverage his vast experience in entertainment. His first app Wemes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wemes-create-share-video-memes/id1023485444?mt=8) launched last month. Listen to learn how he’s done all of that, what he learned from mentors like LL Cool J and Ice Cube, and what motivates him to keep going. Leave us a comment about how you liked this episode, your favorite QDIII or QDII song, or just to wish us a happy birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Ryan Babenzien, founder of Greats Brand shoes. "Who are Greats, and what’s a Babenzien,” you ask? We finna tell you. Greats is a great, ahem, sneaker brand out of Brooklyn. Did you hear us? Brooklyn. That right there should tell you it’s great. Ryan and his team are making classic sneaker designs with high-end materials and craftsmanship, the kind of shoe you get for $400 at Barneys or whatever, except these ain’t at no store and they don’t cost no $400. Greats is pioneering a direct-to-consumer business for sneakers, maybe the first one out there doing it. This means you can’t buy them in stores and don’t pay the markups that are typical at retail stores. You buy them at Greats.com and get a lot more for the money. We're bringing you the future right here. But this also means that Ryan and the rest of the Greats crew have to really be on their shit when it comes to marketing and building a brand. Ain’t no Al Bundy selling shoes out there for him. He has to hit you on the Twitter or Instagram or whatever and make you want to click that buy button. We’re gonna find out how they do it. And why. And we’re giving away a pair of Greats shoes to one lucky listener. Follow us on Twitter to find out how to win. Leave us a comment and let us know if you want more from the streetwear and fashion industry. We'll make it happen for you. The EDM.com track of the week is Sum1 Else from WITHOUT: https://soundcloud.com/ivoryoasis/without-sum1-else If you enjoyed the music snippets from this episode, please find the link to the track here: Leon Bridges, Coming Home https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leon-bridges-coming-home-album/id973792791?i=345999654&mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices