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Eminem. Benzino. It's 2024. What are we doing here? The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly and Amy Barton discuss, dissect, and banter about the 20-year feud between Eminem and Benzino. Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @T...

Corey Charron (@Charronkotd) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Cold Heat - A battle rap event Charron organized with the Canadian government, which goes down Feb. 10, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Charron also spoke about the hold up with Wild N Out, his recent battle in Flip Top, gave his thoughts on Real Sikh, r...

Bryan Slayton owns and operates Bad wRAPs INCarcerated, a food stand based in Chattanooga, TN, that offers innovative food under a unique name inspired from a wrongful conviction that sentenced Slayton to over 30 years for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Slayton joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about his meteoric s...

Combat Sports Regulatory Lawyer Erik Magraken joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the UFC antitrust class action lawsuit, the billions of dollars the UFC could be on the hook for, changes that would force the UFC to change their business practices, and how fighters benefit. You can find Erik's work and more info o...

Ron Frazier (@RonFrazier22), longtime boxing coach and MMA striking coach, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about promoting boxing in 2023, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr., cornering former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture in his fights against Brock Lesnar a...

King of the Dot: Stay Forever honored Pat Stay on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) were live on site and reflected on the historical event, the scheduled battles, Smack and Organik on the same stage, Dizaster vs. Hollohan, Jin vs. Illmaculate, as well as Charron and Hollow Da Don he...

King of the Dot: Stay Forever honors Pat Stay on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked about the historic event and the battlers involved. KOTD: Stay Forever Charron vs. Hollow da Don Dumbfoundead vs. Rone The Saurus vs. Kid Twist MadFlex vs. Mike P Frak vs. Soul Khan Real Sikh &...

Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds), host of On The Line and The Gambler's Perspective on UFC Fight Pass, and Odds Maker/Risk Supervisor at Circa Sports in Vegas, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about MMA betting, the James Krause situation, MMA betting being banned in Ontario, Canada, and other places, the U.S. Integrity and...

St. Leonard’s House - Windsor program manager Michelle Graham joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about her work with former convicts who served life sentences, assisting them to give them their best chance at success, the heartbreak of seeing people go back to prison, the programs residents can be involved with, such a...

Matt McCann (@CLASH_WS) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Bar Wars upcoming events, the Bar Wars tryouts event on Sept. 10, hosted by Mackk Myron and Shotti P, his duties at Bar Wars, working with Ledge from Top Tier Podcast, Bar Wars champion Stackboy Chuck, the deep roots of battl...

KRIL (@KrilRaps) and Pro-Logic have an album coming out called "Logic Project," and they joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) to talk about the making of the album, running through approximately 75 beats for the project, their chemistry, linking up with Marv Won for a feature on the album, what they have planned next, and more. Follow the show and subscribe...

Bar Breakdown (@BarBreakdown), also known as, It's Ya Boy Izzy joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about how the idea of Bar Breakdown came about, how he improved since he started the show, the science and amount of work that goes into each episode, the concept of his new show (beginning on July. 27, 2022, titled "...

Cosigner joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to discuss the Undeniable Tour happening in Canada and the US, the Undeniable album series, how he assembles teams on the ground in different regions, the difference between throwing events in Canada vs. the states, the possibility and desire of getting into the European market,...

Cosigner joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his music career, earning a gold and platinum plaque, his battle rap career, battling Belly, Organik, Kid Twist and PoRich, transitioning to the business side of music, working for Cash Money Records, AMAG, artist development, artists not having their publishing in...

Organik (@OrganikHipHop) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the process of taking Ghost Drops from the black market to the legal market, their strains, dealing with Health Canada, consciously separating himself from the brand in the beginning, the good and bad of the business side of...

Evil Ebenezer (@EvilEbenezer) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his 20-year career, the evolution of making music and the music industry, dedicating his time to his craft and making it his career, past and present of the Canadian west coast hip hop scene, being popular in Europe, touring the USA, battle rap...

Robbie G (@RobbieG.HipHop) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his current tour (Light At The End Of The Tunnel), organizing an independent tour, how he cultivated relationships in the music industry, the obstacles he faced throughout his career, how he stays focused and positive, his plans to venture into th...

Dora Bloom, Chief Marketer at Iotum, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about recent changes to Talkshoe, the Talkshoe creator studio, the history of Talkshoe, how to build an online presence, how to monetize podcasts, the tactics she employs when executing a marketing campaign, common mis...

Rick Frank (@_RickFrank) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talked to criminal defense lawyer Rick Frank about his career, common misconceptions about the law, scandalous behavior of the police, why you should not trust the police and the criminal justice system, crown attorneys and judges bein...

Cody Tkach (@hehasnoface) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about starting as a graffiti artist, the graffiti scene in western Canada, paying thousands in fines, parlaying his hobby into a career, the art industry, his craft, NFTs, past pieces, his music, being part of the first-ever KOTD...

Neil Forester (@substancegroup) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Substance Group's one-of-a-kind virtual job fair for people with autism, which takes place April 8, his dealings with Ontario Athletic Commissioner Ken Hayashi in combat sports, his extensive career in marketing and promoting, his interactions wit...

Ness Lee (Twitter: @NessLee/IG: @Ness_Lee) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about his upcoming project, the process of making the album, features to expect, ghost writing for musicians, his Interscope Records deal, the many opportunities for musicians, Q Public, his early inspirations in hip hop, singing, Midnight Ma...

Bill Collector (IG @billcollectorpa/Twitter @PABillCollector) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the playoffs, the frustration of waiting for Lu Cipher vs, Mackk Myron, comparison to Daylyt, working with Tsu Surf to set up Midnight Madness, the belts and deta...

Lush One (@LushOne) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the playoffs, Tsu Surf's new concept Midnight Madness, forming a team for Midnight Madness, which includes Dizaster, brokering quarter-million dollar battles, the business end of battle rap, eventually se...

The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) wrapped up 2021, with a look back at the biggest crimes, biggest losses in hip hop, battle rap's evolution to streaming platforms, the good, bad and ugly of combat sports, our guests, as well as a some of the year's memorable moments. Follow the show and subscribe below...