R. Kelly: Talented and Troubled

 Super producer Teddy Riley. Teddy shares stories about Heavy D, the birth of New Jack Swing, helping Doug E. Fresh produce "The Show", and teaming up with Kool Moe Dee. He also talks about almost losing a job with Michael Jackson before it really started and how MJ left him hanging for two weeks while recording Remember The Time. Teddy tells how he went from competing against Keith Sweat to teaming with him and his unique perspective on working with then up and coming producers like Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Devante Swing and Rodney Jerkins. He explains why their are two BlackSTREET's on tour, what it was like to work with Bobby Brown, how much he was getting cheated monetarily by his God father and manager Gene Griffin. He candidly tells the song that saved his life and the Top 5 songs he has ever made.

Bronx MC Fat Joe breaks down why R. Kelly makes him nervous, the reason black people can't claim Prince, his favorite collabo with Big Pun, working with the Diggin In The Crates Crew and how he helped 50 Cent get one of his biggest hits.

Da Brat is the first solo female MC to go platinum and she talks about her place in Hip Hop against other rappers with or without a vagina. She shares her thoughts about being a sex symbol for men and women, the super star that broke her heart and the song that resulted from it and how Biggie copied her style.

Super producer Kay Gee has made gold and platinum his for Naughty By Nature, Jaheim, Ideal, Zhane, Next, Queen Latifah and more. He shares how he Vinnie and Treach teamed up, his love of Slick Rick, Marley Marl and Teddy Riley. Plus he tells the importance family road trips from New Jersey to South Carolina influenced his sound.

A tribute episode to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. With rare stories and interviews from Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, Diddy, Chris Tucker, Naughty By Nature, Majic Johnson, Jermaine Dupri and more. Plus a dive into the Hop Hop classics that sampled MJ.

Rapper and author Prodigy from the group Mobb Deep discusses his challenges with Sickle Cell and the inspiration behind his cookbook Commissary Kitchen, their beef with 2 Pac, the best advice he got from street hustlers, how his grandma's coffee mug inspired an album, what drove his partner Havoc into production, and how being young and hard-headed effected their career.

The World's Greatest Entertainer and Hip Hop Icon Doug E. Fresh reflects on his friendship with Prince. He shares how he met his Purple Majesty and the role comedian Sinbad played leading the two to tour together from 1999 until 2016 and how he too got schooled by his hoop game.

Cedric The Entertainer, one of the Original Kings of Comedy, has been making people laugh for years. Starting out as a stand-up comic, he worn many hats from television, to film, serving as an actor in front of the camera, a director behind it, a musician, and as a game show host. Now he wants to talk about a health issue that is no laughing matter. He shared what led him to became the spokesperson for Diabetic Nerve Pain, his all-time favorite joke, why he loves making fun of rappers, and the reason we never got an Original Kings of Comedy II.

Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace would've turned 48 today (May 21, 2019). On this episode of the podcast you will hear stories from Diddy, Jay-Z, Big Daddy Kane, Kwame, Total, Carl Thomas, NaS, and DJ Eddie F. on their time working and playing with the Brooklyn born MC.

Producer Mannie Fresh explains why he deserves to have a seat at the table with Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Pharrell and Kanye West, the reason Beyonce will have to cut him a big check this summer, the New York origins of Nola Bounce music, his top 5 rappers from New Orleans, his departure from Cash Money Records and the lesson every opening DJ needs to learn.