Don’t Quote Me – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, the winner of season 2 of Netflix’s hit show Rhythm + Flow, DreTL joins the pod!  We speak about his journey being an overnight rap sensation, UK legend Skepta calling out all US rappers and the top 30 rappers under 30.

DreTL joins the pod to break down the newest project from the legendary rap group.

In this episode, the pod is joined by English teacher and emcee Anon The Griot and College professor Joe Stu, who teaches the Hip Hop Evolution class at Clark Atlanta University.

#hiphop #college #podcast

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

6:08 Joe Stu (HBCU Hip Hop Teacher)

18:31 How to Evaluate Hip Hop

23:12 Literary Devices Rappers Use

31:01 Anon Breaks Down PC’s Bars

34:27 How Anon Became a Teacher

38:12 Best Year in Hop Hop

45:20 Content vs Swag

49:20 Breaking Down Jay-Z

52:08 Breaking Down Lil Wayne

55:14 Breaking Down Kendrick Lamar

58:40 Lil Wayne (continued)

1:01:11 Eminem & the Black Community

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

Mixed by Different Wolf

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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 ME

Don'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.

In this episode, the the cast recaps the biggest rap battle event of 2025: Takeover Battle League’s “Apollo.”

#battlerap #rap #daylytvsrumnitty

Timestamps

0:00 Intro (Slick Rick)

1:39 June talks Houston

5:06 Loso vs J2

9:43 Pass vs Yunus

17:30 Lu Castro vs Chef Trez

19:29 Ms. Hustle vs Real Deal

20:30 Charlie Clips vs Mike P (Message to Clips)

24:25 Cortez vs Ave

26:20 Marv Won vs Arsonal

28:55 Hollow Da Don vs Jaz The Rapper

33:04 Clone vs Elijah Strait

34:44 JC vs Madflex

25:57 O’fficial vs Cheyraq

38:03 Jey The Nitewing vs Ill Will

47:00 Illmaculate vs Real Sikh

49:20 Daylyt vs Rum Nitty

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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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 ME

Don'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.

Watch Part 1 Here: https://youtu.be/kJ0lYRCI3QU

Watch Part 2 Here: https://youtu.be/g6afZVcVmGg

Watch Part 3 Here: https://youtu.be/9Iwf1mSQ3jI

#rap #podcast #hiphop

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:14 Top 50 Emcees Recap

4:02 Fred the Godson

7:00 Mac

12:15 Skip (UTP)

13:52 Juvenile

14:25 Inspectah Deck (dry snitching)

16:49 Sean Price

21:35 RJ Payne

22:56 Pharoahe Monch

26:10 Jay Electronica

30:03 Elzhi

32:05 Young Dro

35:15 S/O to a Few Legends

37:22 Grafh

38:38 Saigon

42:25 Cyhi The Prynce

44:57 Shea Davis 😂

47:07 The Last Mr. bigg

50:09 It Was You (New Trivia Segment)

1:22:40 LMFAO!!!!!!!

1:24:18 It Was You (Continued)

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia

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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 ME

Don'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.

Watch Part 1 Here: https://youtu.be/kJ0lYRCI3QU

Watch Part 2 Here: https://youtu.be/g6afZVcVmGg

#rap #podcast #hiphop

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

0:19 Message to the Fans

5:51 Black Thought

12:30 DMX

18:39 Lil Wayne

28:57 Kendrick Lamar

37:43 Andre 3000

51:36 Eminem

1:05:48 Biggie

1:12:04 2Pac

1:19:13 Jay-Z

1:31:07 Nas

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bc

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia

FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME

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➕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 ME

Don'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.

Watch Part 1 Here: https://youtu.be/kJ0lYRCI3QU

#rap #podcast #hiphop

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

0:59 Why We Did This

3:22 Kool G Rap

6:26 Rick Ross

9:38 KRS One

12:45 Ice Cube

16:15 Ghostface

19:35 T.I.

25:09 Young Dro Shout Out

26:00 Rakim

29:54 50 Cent

36:09 Drect Has It Memorized

36:42 Big Daddy Kane

40:15 Message to the YN’s

43:31 Big Pun

51:08 The Game

58:06 LL Cool J

01:05:22 Beanie Siegel

01:12:00 Scarface

01:17:42 Jadakiss

01:25:53 Outro

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bc

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia

FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME

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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 ME

Don'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.

The cast of DQM discusses their Top 50 Rappers of All-Time. Do you agree?

#rap #podcast #hiphop

Timestamps

0:00 Intro

02:38 Top 50 Criteria

05:15 You Remind me of…

08:19 Top 50 MCs

12:17 Bun B

14:35 Big L

17:08 Royce Da 5'9

20:25 Busta Rhymes

22:27 MF Doom

25:42 Twista

26:50 AZ

28:58 Redman

30:44 Cassidy

36:04 Prodigy

39:30 Lupe Fiasco

41:17 Lupe Trivia

42:33 J. Cole

48:53 Styles P

49:46 Ludacris

52:51 Lloyd Banks

57:42 Raekwon

58:41 Common

01:01:18 Canibus

1:03:20 Pusha T

06:54:18 Joe Budden

1:11:43 Method Man

1:16:42 Mos Def

1:20:14 Fabolous

1:20:50 Ma$e

1:23:18 Cam’ron

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME

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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 ME

Don'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.

The DQM pod reacts to one of the most-watched Super Bowl performances of all-time.

#kendricklamar #superbowl #nfl

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bc

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia

FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME

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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 ME

Don'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.

Legendary Detroit battle rappers and producers Marv Won & Quest M.C.O.D.Y. challenge the DQM pod to a hip hop trivia face-off.

#trivia #hiphop #detroit

Timestamps

🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Sunday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bc

YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia

FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME

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➕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 ME

Don'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.