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03 Greedo takes over the show as the new co-host to ask Jeff, Vic & Free: does hip-hop still exist in 2025? If so, why aren't LA radio stations playing him and Drakeo?

He also talks about his collaborations with Mustard, Kaytranada & Mach-Hommy, how shrooms have impacted his spirituality, and his plans for the future in music & fashion.

00:00 Intro

1:45 Drakeo the Ruler

9:23 LA Politics

12:15 Mental recession

15:12 “Out the Slums”

19:01 Working with Mustard

19:52 Dream collab

21:38 Kaytranada & Mach-Hommy

24:39 How his music has helped people

26:08 Hella Greedy

31:00 Detroit proposal

32:04 Who would play him in a movie

33:00 Fashion

34:53 Crip I’m Sexy

38:19 Spirituality

39:22 Drugs

41:45 California

47:30 Plans for the future

52:06 Does hip-hop still exist?

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Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free hate podcasts, so they started one. 

In the inaugural episode of The Truth Hurts, the three hosts share stories about how local LA rappers like Drakeo the Ruler and 03 Greedo led them to be close friends & collaborators. They also debate important topics like Diddy vs. Suge Knight, Bhad Bhabie vs. Alabama Barker, and Justin Bieber vs. Justin Timberlake. 

Each of the hosts also share their Unpopular Truths and their Top 5 Rappers of all time.

00:00 Intro

00:34 Diddy, Player Hating, Suge Knight

5:07 Game stories

8:31 Free intro

9:45 How Free met Drakeo the Ruler

14:31 Being a female from Bakersfield in the industry 

16:50 Rosecrans Vic intro

27:40 Jeff Weiss intro

32:00 Justin Bieber

34:20 Jeff’s Unpopular Truth: Gatekeepers were good

35:56 Bhad Bhabie vs. Alabama Barker

43:21 Free’s Unpopular Truth

46:50 Vic’s Unpopular Truth

48:54 Free’s Top 5

54:11 Vic’s Top 5

1:06:57 Jeff’s Top 5

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The Truth Hurts is a new podcast on the POW network. Hosts Jeff Weiss (POW), Rosecrans Vic (Brown Bag, Power 106) & Free (FreeWorldOrder) sit down with musicians to break down their art, life and career from an honest & music-first perspective.

The Truth Hurts is the antithesis of clout-chasing gossip podcasts that purport to cover hip-hop, but only serve to cause drama and demonization. It's a West Coast-centric show featuring journalists who've been embedded for years in the local scene, but it covers topics and personalities from the broader American culture.

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Skrilla ( @paymeskrilla  ) joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA. He talks about growing up in Kensington, AKA Zombieland: a neighborhood where it is, infamously, regular but not normal. Skrilla is the self-proclaimed face of Zombieland, cultivating hits from the depths of the underworld and unleashing them to galvanize the next generation of Philly's sound. His eccentric personality, Mexican heritage, and affiliation with the religion Santeria make him a compelling character with a unique perspective that cuts through in his songs. He got started listening to Meek Mill and Lil Wayne and searching for Tyler, the Creator Type Beats, but Skrilla doesn't sound like any of those artists and no one else could possibly sound like him. He also tells the story of how he was selling drugs while breaking high school cross-country records, which is pretty impressive. 

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Growing up in Kensington

2:00 Upbringing

5:37 Mexican heritage

7:42 First favorite rappers

11:22 Music influences

13:06 Early recordings

14:23 Dual life: sports & streets

16:18 Santeria

16:28 Underworld album

25:44 Meaning behind his music

27:46 Philly identity

32:21 Relationships, fame

37:20 Kensington’s influence

42:17 Lightning Round

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast  ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder  )

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G Perico joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA to discuss growing up in LA, the difference in gang activity in the '90s vs. now, music vs. hustling, advice he got from A$AP Yams and Nipsey Hussle, gambling with his life, his favorite LA albums, Birria Mac & Cheese, and much more.

00:00 Intro

1:24 Birria Mac & Cheese

7:34 Favorite Taco Shop

9:44 Where his name came from

10:15 Commas with DJ Drama

11:34 Writing process

12:44 Recording with Nipsey Hussle

17:44 Evolution of G Perico

19:53 G Shit era

22:13 Bussin’

23:23 G before the rapping

25:15 Music around the house

28:15 Upbringing

30:30 Violence in the ‘90s

32:00 Gang activity then vs. now

34:40 Music vs. Hustling

36:00 Starting rapping

38:00 Advice from A$AP Yams

39:16 Early rap heroes

42:15 Navigating the industry early on

45:19 Thinking he’d be dead by 20

47:06 Gambling with his life

49:12 This is a blue t-shirt

51:21 Entrepreneurial sense

54:18 Writing movie scripts

55:19 Unpopular Truth

57:31 5 Favorite LA Albums

58:29 Who He’s Listening To Now

59:20 Unexpected Artist He Likes

58:46 What Celebrity has the best hair?

59:25 Describe His Music In One Word

59:30 Dream Collab

59:33 Favorite Sample

1:01:28 Book, Movie & Album Recommendations

1:02:10 Favorite Spanish Word

1:02:15 Favorite Freeway

1:02:20 Most LA Thing About Him

1:02:53 Advice for the next generation

1:04:11 Money & Music

1:05:40 Signing to Roc Nation

1:12:20 Music vs. Business

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder )

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Cuco ( @cuco ) joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA to discuss growing up in Hawthorne, CA like other musical legends Tyler the Creator and The Beach Boys, where skating, hardcore, Latin, psychedelic & DIY music shaped his unique sound. He tells stories about blowing up through a viral song on Twitter, his wild first acid trip in high school listening to Tame Impala, and bad experiences with THC. He also talks about his favorite conspiracy theories, his musical influences, and dream cars. Like Jeff, Cuco is a proud hater. The Truth Hurts.00:00 Intro1:00 Growing up in Hawthorne4:30 Skating10:44 Upbringing11:05 Social Media12:58 Comedy15:30 Blowing up at age 1716:30 His sound22:00 Conspiracies25:48 Drugs36:52 Marching Band38:52 Bad Trips44:37 Evolution of sound46:56 Soul Music53:00 Mexican music55:00 Authenticity in music57:13 Influences growing up1:00:40 Unpopular Truth1:01:52 Dream Cars1:12:20 Touring1:14:55 What He’s Most Proud Of1:16:35 Pop musicHosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder )Sponsored by Pro Club: https://shopproclub.com/Get Jeff Weiss' book 'Waiting for Britney Spears': https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374606145/waitingforbritneyspears/Edited by Will Hagle#cuco #la #music #podcast #interview

Nino Paid joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA to discuss how growing up in Landover, MD shaped his sound. His songs like “Pain & Possibilities,” “Money Problems,” and “Joey Story” are known for being raw and emotional, and Nino Paid opens up in this interview about his foster care experience, his love life, fatherhood and more. He also shares a shocking unpopular truth about BBLs.

00:00 Intro

00:29 Growing Up in Landover

4:00 Family environment

5:20 Advice from his father

6:00 First performance in 3rd grade 

6:50 Foster care experience

9:20 Honesty in music

12:30 Pain & Possibilities

16:30 Money Problems

18:50 Fame and success

20:17 DMV Music

22:05 Eminem

23:29 Play this at my funeral

23:51 Joey Story

24:04 Latin music

24:29 Unpopular Truth

25:34 BBLs

30:40 Love life

32:10 Atlanta

32:35 Writing while locked up

33:30 Cap, Ronny & Webby

35:18 Baltimore

36:10 Signing to a label

36:50 Goals for the future

37:45 What he wants people to take from his music

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast  ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder  )

Sponsored by Pro Club: https://shopproclub.com/

Get Jeff Weiss' book 'Waiting for Britney Spears': https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374606145/waitingforbritneyspears/

Edited by Will Hagle

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Musician and producer Eyedress ( ⁨@eyedress⁩ ) joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free to talk about growing up between Phoenix and Manila, his viral success with “Jealous,” and fatherhood. He talks about collaborating with Harmony Korine, Chad Hugo, N8NOFACE, Na-Kel Smith and more. Plus, how skateboarding shaped his musical taste, record labels misunderstanding his rap songs, his favorite David Lynch movie and much more.

00:00 - Intro

02:45 - Harmony Korine

06:00 - Growing Up in Phoenix

09:30 - Philippines & US 

12:20 - Upbringing

14:30 - Getting Signed, Dropped & Rediscovered

18:00 - LA Wildfires

22:00 - Early Music Scene in Manila & Low End Theory

25:00 - Lil DMT

30:00 - Angry music with N8NOFACE

33:00 - Punk Bands & OC Music Scene

35:39 Lightning Round

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast  ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder  )

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Ohgeesy joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA. He talks about growing up in East Hollywood, graffiti, the influence Shoreline Mafia had on a new generation in LA, and his plans for the future with both Shoreline and his solo career.00:00 Paid N Full00:40 Shoreline vs. Solo Projects2:30 Upbringing3:43 Graffiti 6:00 Getting into music7:20 Musty8:20 Shoreline Mafia formation10:50 Geekaleek11:15 Meditation13:11 Business15:55 Inspirations17:15 Parenthood18:30 Writing19:30 Three Six Mafia20:55 Shoreline in 201726:28 New Ohgeesy album28:20 Coachella29:13 Fame30:50 Shoreline debut album32:28 Shoreline reunion35:27 Name Ohgeesy37:55 Who he’d make music with39:57 Mexican background45:15 Who he’s listening to now47:42 Advice for young artistsHosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder )Sponsored by Pro ClubProduced/edited by Will Hagle

ZeelooperZ joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA. He talks about growing up in Detroit, being drawn to painting, art and music, working with Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, HiTech, Valee, Trash Talk and more.

00:00 Intro

00:46 Growing up in Detroit

1:34 The Bay and Detroit Connection

3:29 Upbringing

7:10 Painting & Art

8:09 Becoming a musician

13:07 Musical influences

15:53 Danny Brown

17:6 Money and Art

23:26 Finding his voice

25:46 Breakthrough moment

27:08 What he hasn’t been able to convey yet

28:30 Mushrooms

32:46 Taking art serious

34:05 Navigating the industry

35:57 Moving to LA

38:29 Sobriety

39:21 Earl Sweatshirt

43:52 HiTech

45:38 Valee

48:35 Trash Talk

50:58 Music recommendations

56:33 How he stays sane

59:05 Painting

1:01:27 Unpopular Truth

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic, & Free.

Sponsored by Pro Club

Produced/edited by Will Hagle