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Episode 199 w/ Shawn Pen aka Little Shawn & Gabe The Jeweler #DRINKCHAMPS

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs chop it up with Shawn Pen aka Little Shawn and Gabe The Jeweler. Natives of New York, Shawn & Gabe share classic stories of their come up.

As an artist himself, Shawn has recorded with the legend The Notorious B.I.G. on the song “Dom Perignon. Known back then as Little Shawn he’s worked closely with Diddy, writing music for Father MC, Jodeci, Mary J Blige, etc.

Gabriel Jacobs better known as Gabe The Jeweler is owner of Rafaello & Co. His family has been in the jewelry business for decades and is responsible for creating some of the finest pieces of jewels for stars like J.Lo, Alicia Keys, and Jay-Z, just to name a few. Gabe has created iconic hip-hop jewelry like the famous Terror Squad “TS” pendant and Hov’s five kilo, 11lbs gold chain.

Not a person who seeks recognition and fame, Shawn has been making moves in the shadows of hip-hop his entire career. An influencer in his own right, Shawn shares classic stories of 2 Pac, Biggie, Jay Z, Busta Rhymes and more.


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Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER (Recap of Ep. 198 w/ Floyd Mayweather)

Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER – In this edition of The Hangover, we added more members to the Hangover crew! This week we try to recap our conversation with legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather!

Check out as Hazardis Soundz, Mr. Lee, Boris aka BeatsNdaHood, Drink Champs Sports, Big Drain, and Sunny D share some of their favorite moments from this weeks episode!


Episode 198 w/ Floyd Mayweather #DRINKCHAMPS

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs chop it up with legendary boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. The only boxer in the history of the sport with a record of 50-0, Floyd sits down with the Champs and talks about his boxing history and much more!

Stories of his battles with Connor McGregor, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, just to name a few, Money Mayweather beat them all! As he breaks down his battles inside the ring Floyd also talks about his battles outside the ropes.

In this episode Floyd opens up on how influential his Father has been to his career and how he evolved from “Pretty Boy” Floyd to “Money” Mayweather.

As we play another game of “Quick Time with Slime”, Floyd clears up rumors about T.I. and his relationship with 50 Cent. Money Mayweather gives us that mogul talk, discussing his business ventures with HBO and Showtime, and creating the ever popular shows “24/7” and “All Access”, respectively.

Floyd Mayweather drops gems that you don’t want to miss!


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Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER (Recap of Ep. 197 w/ Steve Rifkind)

Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER – In this edition of The Hangover, the squad is back! This week we recap our conversation with the legendary record executive Steve Rifkind!

Check out as Hazardis Soundz, Mr. Lee and Sunny D share some of their favorite moments from this weeks episode!

Episode 197 w/ Steve Rifkind #DRINKCHAMPS

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs chop it up with legendary Record Executive Steve Rifkind. Best known for being the founder and chairman of Loud Records and of SRC Records. Rifkind signed artists such as Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Big Pun, Three 6 Mafia and more!

Steve is the inventor of the “Street Team” and in the 90’s / early 2000’s his methods and strategies helped revolutionize the way artists campaigns were marketed and promoted. Steve shares great stories about working with the legendary Quincy Jones and Jimmy Iovine.

As Johnathan Rifkind and Randy Acker join the conversation, Steve Rifkind shares historic stories about legends such as Big Pun, ODB and Prodigy of Mobb Deep. Steve announces that DMX is working on a new album and the 25th Anniversary concert celebrating Loud Records; which was held at the Radio City Music Hall featuring legendary Loud Records artists.

Lots of great stories and valuable gems that you don’t want to miss.


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Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER (Recap of Ep. 196 w/ Lil Wayne)

Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER – In this edition of The Hangover, N.O.R.E. and Sunny D BET are the only Hangover Crew that lasted!

This week we recap our conversation with the legend, Lil Wayne! Check out as N.O.R.E and Sunny D share some of their favorite moments from this weeks episode!

Episode 196 w/ Lil Wayne #DRINKCHAMPS

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs chop it up with one of the most influential artists in the game, the legend, Lil Wayne. An artist with no ceilings Wayne shares with us the importance of never being afraid to be yourself.

Having a career that spans four decades Lil Wayne has been a master at reinventing himself. From being the youngest Hot Boy on Cash Money Records, Mixtape Weezy grew as a lyricist and became a rock star, forever standing tall among his peers, the GOATS. The Young Money Executive is responsible for putting on stars such as Nicki Minaj and Drake, just to name a few.

In this episode Lil Wayne shares a lot of stories that span from the early days of Cash Money Records, to recording his classic mixtapes. Wayne shares with us how he evolved as an artist and how he transitioned to a CEO. Weezy drops gems, revealing how he came up with “BLING, BLING” and revealing who his all time favorite artist is.

While we discuss topics such as sports and skateboarding, Lil Wayne finds out for the first time who co-signed his feature on Destiny’s Child “Solider” Remix. As a featured artist Lil Wayne has been featured in almost 200 songs, Weezy reflects back on some of those hit records and shares how important it was to build relationships with these artists over the years.

Lil Wayne makes a special announcement on this episode regarding his NEW ALBUM. In addition the Big Homie also surprises Weezy with a message, complimenting him in the highest honor.

Respect to Lil Wayne. As a newly inducted DC Alumni we’re giving him the nickname O.G. Wayne! #Flowers


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Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER (Recap of Ep. 195 w/ Bizarre)

Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER – In this edition of The Hangover the crew is back again, hungover and trying their best to remember what happened in this weeks episode of Drink Champs!

This week we recap our conversation with Bizarre! Check out as Hazardis Soundz, Mr. Lee, Boris aka BeatsNdaHood, Sunny D and DC 2win share some of their favorite moments from this weeks episode!

Episode 195 w/ Bizarre #DRINKCHAMPS

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. On today’s episode The Champs chop it up with Bizarre. Best known for being part of the legendary group D12; Bizarre shares classic stories from his come up in the Detroit Hip-Hop music scene.

From being part of the early battles at The Hip Hop Shop that featured everyone from Eminem, D12, Royce Da 5’9” to Fat Joe. Bizarre shares how The Hip-Hop Shop provided Detroit MC’s a place to showcase their skills and even attracted MC’s from out of town as well.

As we blame the Tiger Bone shots for the memory loss, Bizarre helps us remember that him and Eminem were part of the group the Outsidaz. Also sharing classic origin stories of how the group D12 was formed and the story of how Eminem was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment.

From being on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, to almost being part of Jimmy Kimmel LiveBizarre also shares tour experiences, stories about the Rap Olympics and touches on topics such as the present state of Detroit and much much more!


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Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER (Recap of Ep. 194 w/ Cipha Sounds & Kardinal Offishall)

Drink Champs: THE HANGOVER – In this edition of The Hangover the guys have fully recovered from their previous hangover- just to experience it all over again!

This week we recap our conversation with Cipha Sounds and Kardinal Offishall! Check out as Hazardis Soundz, Mr. Lee, Boris aka BeatsNdaHood, and Sunny D share some of their favorite moments from this weeks episode!

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