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Jarren Benton on Funk Volume, Crooked Industry Execs & Freebasing with Kevin Bacon | Don’t Quote Me

In this episode rapper Jarren Benton joins the pod to talk about how he got on in the music industry, his epic rise with Funk Volume, battle rap and more.Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:10 World Rap Championships8:40 Huffing Blue With Hasselhoff & Freebasing With Kevin Bacon9:55 LA Reid Story (Corrupt Industry Execs)23:12 Being a XXL Freshman26:35 New Projects27:40 Def Jam30:35 New Music33:40 Rise and Fall of Funk Volume36:30 Top 12 Song in Rap History1:04:06 Trivia🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

P. Diddy is the KING of Baby Oil (1000 Bottles - Can’t Stop Won’t Stop) | Don’t Quote Me

In this episode the DQM crew talk about the FEDS finding 1000 bottles of baby oil in Diddy's mansion.Timestamps:0:00 Baby Oil Intro1:27 Baby Oil Isn’t Illegal2:14 Will Diddy Get Out?3:37 Innocent Until Proven Guilty?5:42 Everything is Illuminatti8:05 Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire11:11 Behold a Pale Horse13:09 Traffic16:09 Statute of Limitations20:00 Power Trips26:33 Court of Public Opinion27:46 Too Much Baby Oil31:25 What New Names Will Be Revealed?🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

Kendrick Lamar - Watch The Party Die (BLACK AIR FORCES) & Super Bowl Reaction | Don’t Quote Me

In this episode DNA joins the pod to talk about Kendrick Lamar's new song and Super Bowl halftime show announcement.Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:46 Kendrick Picked Over Lil Wayne for Super Bowl3:31 Will Kendrick Bring Out J. Cole?7:00 Does the NFL Care About Black Artists?10:30 Is Not Like Us A Top 10 Diss Record?13:30 Watch The Party Die (Black Air Force)17:08 Do Alpha Males Not Like Drake?21:30 did XXX Tentacion Villianize Drake?22:20 Kendrick Blanked a Line out24:00 Jay-Z Has Flaws25:00 Does Kendrick Have An Album Better Than Get Rich or Die Trying?🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

SMACK/ URL SUMMER MADNESS: KINGS VS QUEENS (PREDICTIONS) | Don’t Quote Me

In this episode the crew talks about URL's Summer Madness and its intergender theme, bloggers having too much power in media and thier favorite battle rap room shakers.Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:31 40 Barrs vs Twork2:50 T-Top vs O’fficial3:32 Viixen vs Rum Nitty4:19 John John Da Don vs Coffee Brown5:22 Tay Roc vs Jaz The Rapper6:38 Geechi vs Ms. Hustle8:35 “Uncomfortable” Card12:26 Do Bloggers Have Too Much Influence?20:27 Battle Rap Haymakers🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

Skyzoo on Ghostwriting, Drake, Meeting Penny Hardaway & Owning Restaurant | Don’t Quote Me Ep. 42

In this episode Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo joins the pod to talk about ghostwriting, meeting Penny Hardaway, owning a restaurant and talk recent news with the guys.Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:06 Structuring Albums3:45 Cast Intros09:55 Ghostwriting21:15 Penny Hardaway33:32 Album w/ Pete Rock42:35 Owning Restaurant50:20 50 Cent & Young Buck53:41 T-Pain $40M Deal56:30 Twitch Breakdown1:01:46 Is Drake a Colonizer?1:11:00 What Is Snitching?1:18:00 Trivia🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

KOTD MASS 6 RECAP (Tay Roc vs Bigg K Battle of the Year? Rex Goes CRAZY & More!) | Don’t Quote Me

The DQM crew recaps the best battle rap event of 2024.Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:28 Time limits1:53 Bigg K vs Tay Roc6:20 Battle of the event7:37 John John vs Frak9:10 A. Ward vs The Saurus9:43 Charron vs 40 Barrs9:54 T-Rex and Twork13:00 Deth the Kid vs Clone14:14 Cityy Towers vs Emerson Kennedy15:25 Cheyraq vs Yoshi G16:28 Real Deal vs Mike P18:00 Elijah Straight vs Danny Myers18:35 Charlie Clips26:55 Who is the next battle star?🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bcYouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

Top 10 Video Games, Megan Thee Stallion vs Tory Lanez & Industry Plants | Don’t Quote Me Ep. 41

In this episode of Don't Quote Me, Senior Director of A&R from MNRK Music Group, Ian "J.Y." Williams stops buy to discuss the current state of the music industry, revisit the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez case and rank our top video games (which somehow turns into explaining everything about Pokémon to Rain 😂.)Timestamps:0:00 Intro3:25 Popular phrases5:05 Gun Dap8:50 Meg Tory22:12 Craziest situation with multiple females23:33 Is it bad to play Video Games?31:30 Top 10 video games41:20 Pokemon53:40 Fortnite56:20 Best video game systems59:10 Is being a nerd taboo in hip hop?1:03:58 What is Anime?1:08:55 Im not a rapper I’m a street n****1:13:56 What does “lyrical” mean?1:21:00 Record Labels not signing talented artists1:39:50 Music industry plants1:46:35 What is a Bama?1:49:30 Top 5 A&Rs in hip hop1:58:10 Trivia🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He nowacts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest namesand companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.

Hip Hop Trivia & Podcast Beef | Don’t Quote Me Episode 40

In this episode of Don't Quote Me, the guys rank their top 10 hip hop podcasts and put $1,000 on the line for the ultimate trivia challenge.Timestamps:0:00 Intro12:49 Top 10 Podcasts19:21 Trivia Rules21:00 Drect & June battle Rain & MJ23:21 “Gun So Big”25:31 Kevin Durant battle rap26:35 Jean Grae Jeanius28:19 Posthumously29:45 Master P lyrics31:08 Top 3 battle leagues33:40 Suge knight37:30 Romeo from Immature38:21 Bone Thugs40:17 MTV battles44:46 Justify My Thug46:50 63rd49:10 Belly question (Candy Rain)50:35 Shook Ones pt II54:04 Brian Pumper56:57 Michel'le58:08 Rumpshaker58:30 Bink59:45 DMX first album1:01:45 Nicole Wray1:04:25 Rhapsody first album1:05:35 Alchemist rap group1:07:38 Rinky Dink Records1:08:50 Grand Theft Auto 31:10:18 Hidden tracks on Blueprint1:10:43 Female rapper cousins1:13:07 Keyshia Cole song1:14:15 Bugle Boy jeans1:15:14 Biggie and Tupac producers1:18:57 Winner announcement🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review!YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMediaFOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ABOUT DRECT:As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He now acts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest names and companies in entertainment.DON'T QUOTE MEDon't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.