Father Hoods

We kick things off recapping some of the major keys we copped in last week's conversation with our homies from the Earn Your Leisure Podcast. If you missed it, you might want to back up and catch that to make sure you get yourself some generational wealth building gems! We then segue into Manny Digital's entrepreneurial adventure in FlyDad, LLC and how he's thinking about practicing nepotism with...

Generational wealth keeps coming up on countless verses all throughout Hip Hop. Fact is, many of us dads aren't all that informed on how to even get started. So we linked up with the professionals from the Earn Your Leisure podcast to get our learn on. On this episode Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings break bread with DJ EFN, KGB and Manny Digital to chat about some of the topics and strategies paren...

So you're a father of a toddler and you're expecting your second. On top of that you're an actor and are on the go quite a bit to earn a living. What goes through the mind of this type of dad? On this episode we kick it with actor, Knicks fanatic and expectant father of his second child... Jerry Ferrara. We learn about Jerry's path to becoming a dad and what he's preparing for as he patiently awai...

WARNING! What you're about to hear may jerk a few tears. Imagine going to the doctor to check your son for some breathing issues and then in a blink you're being rushed to the ER. Once the tests conclude you find out your son has cancer. Photographer Tim Ireland joins the Father Hoods to share the story of his eldest son's journey and how he's been able to handle all that has gone down over the la...

On this episode, the Father Hoods catch up on their week in parenting and get into... 🎙Watching Coming To America w/ the kids 🎙Why it's probably a bad idea to feed your kid through a funnel 🎙Our list of Dad goals...and a whole lot more! This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best baby bag made exclusively for Dads! To get it first, subscribe to the pre-launch list TODA...

If you're like the Father Hoods, when you hear "bullying" you probably tense up and start thinking about what action you're going to take to right the wrong being done to your kid. What is the bully is YOUR KID? We rap about recent events at DJ EFN's daughter's day care. The Father Hoods discuss the balance of financial stability and the sacrifices we sometimes need to make for the sake of family...

On this episode we kick it with rapper/actor Bodega Bamz. We chop it up with the Harlem rapper about raising his 2 kids. He tells us about the impact of growing up in a highly devout household and how the discipline and type of love he received carved the path for how he has chosen to raise his kids.   In our convo we talk about... 🎙Boys being nasty! 🎙 When play fighting gets real 🎙 How Smoke DZA...

The Hip Hop scene in the late 80's - early 90's was in a word... DIFFERENT! The creators of that era had a lot to contend with trying to make a way to further their careers and the genre as a whole. The formation of the Jungle Brothers and ultimately the Native Tongues carved a lane for a soulful and eclectic style of rap that you can still find influencing Hip Hop across the globe. Imagine having...

It's been a tiresome week... and it's only TUESDAY! On this episode the Father Hoods broke some bread on this episode and talked about... 🎙 The struggle of being the parent who says "No" all the time 🎙 Thoughts around the impact of arguing in front of our kids 🎙 Lying to 4/yo about N.O.R.E. and Jarobi (ATCQ) smoking a blunt This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best b...

Dad life can get complicated. On this episode we rap with Demone Carter of the Dad Bod Rap Pod and get some insight on what life has been like for this father of 3. We talk about... 🎙Why Dying Socially is probably a good idea when you start having kids 💀  🎙Getting a Vasectomy ✂️  🎙Manny's son teaches him an iPad Hack 😲  This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best bab...

Cole Cuchna took his side hustle and turned it into a full time gig dissecting iconic albums from notable artists like Kendrick Lamar, Lauryn Hill and Kanye West. He joins the Father Hoods to talk about... 🎙How he's completely out hormoned by his wife and two daughters 🎙How Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" plays into the birth of his first child 🎙Why fatherhood has him recording pods in a cl...

On this episode of the Father Hoods podcast DJ EFN, KGB and Manny Digital discuss... 🎙 Manny Digital confesses about his run-in with COVID-19 🎙 DJ EFN tells about the struggle of keeping his kids busy 🎙 When's a good time to stop nap time? This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best baby bag made exclusively for Dads! To get it first, subscribe to the pre-launch list T...

Jasmin Leigh takes DJ EFN, KGB and Manny Digital through her recent pregnancy. We dive into the taboo realm of breast feeding in public and touch on the topic of using drugs while pregnant. The co-host of "People's Party w/ Talib Kweli, shares some of the struggles she's faced with her daughter's eczema and tells us where she feels we father's do a trash job in parenting. This episode is brought t...

DJ EFN, KGB and Manny Digital are the Father Hoods! On this episode they're joined by Comedian/DJ and host of the "Juan Ep is Dead" podcast, Cipha Sounds. They end the year on a high note talking about: 🎙 Manny and DJ EFN's manscaping (not together 😂) 🎙 Why you should FaceTime around the house with your kids 🎙 How Cipha not having a father figure has affected his parenting 🎙 The course for raisin...

On this episode we welcome the man responsible for the deals that brought us the eargasmic talents of Big Pun, Mobb Deep, The Alkaholiks, MOP, and of course the iconic Wu Tang Clan (among others). Steve Rifkind joins the Father Hoods today with sons Alex and RyRif. We get into... 🎙RyRif's first single "Run It Up" getting Funkmaster Flex bombs in it's debut 🎙Why Steve decided to relaunch Loud with...

On this episode of the Father Hoods podcast KGB drops some knowledge! He gives DJ EFN secret signals he can use to calm the jealousy of his daughter toward his son. Have ya'll seen the portable potties you can set up in the whip? DJ EFN tells about a recent outing where one of them things would have been clutch!  This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best baby bag mad...

Our roles as fathers comes with all sorts of challenges. We work hard to strike a balance in being able to teach our children the values we believe will carry them furthest in life. It's a mix of responsibility, respect and let's face it... a little fear! On this episode we had the pleasure of chopping it up with the esteemed founder of Rap-A-Lot records J. Prince. We explored his life thus far as...

Being a parent is in and of itself a challenge for many of us Dads. When it comes to raising a child with special needs we can't even begin to fathom what life is like. On this episode we get the first hand perspective from Mid-town, a Bronx, NY dad who along with his wife started a movement to knock the stigma out of autism. It's called Puzzle Life.  We learn about his day to day caring for their...

We’re joined by Hip Hop icons Goodie Mob on this episode of Father Hoods. Hear how Khujo, Cee Lo Green, T-Mo and Big Gipp all do their Dad thing. You’ll learn about the relationships each of these artists have with their children and about “Survival Kit,” the latest project from the group.  This episode is brought to you by FlyDad. Get ready for the world's best baby bag made exclusively for Dads!...

Welcome to the new chapter of the Father Hoods podcast! We're pumped to announce that we've joined the Stony Island x Starburns Audio crew! Shouts to Open Mike Eagle for bringing us aboard and believing in the vision of the Father Hoods podcast. Now... on this episode Manny Digital tells how his daughter's severe case of eczema has had him struggling for months. He even shares the breakthrough tha...

When other people's kids start acting up in your house and those parents say nothing... what do you do? On this episode we chop it up with Canadian artist Kardinal Offishall and get his take on how he handles that very situation. We also check in on how Kardi and his family are managing through COVID-19 and get a sense from him how important he feels teaching our kids about the hoods we come from...

Remember before you were a Dad how much attention you paid to being fly? The Father Hoods talk about what fashion was like for them pre-fatherhood and how much care they now put into having their offspring be fly. DJ EFN shares a tough moment he had putting his daughter in timeout. He also shares a funny thing his daughter does to exclude her baby brother from the family. We give EFN a few tips he...

DJ EFN tells us the latest in how he and his lady are dealing with the jealousy his daughter is feeling toward their newborn son. We also talk about something all parents are struggling with and that is being able to pay full attention when our kids are trying to engage with us.  Manny speaks on a recent experience where he did the difficult thing and ignored his personal devices while taking his...

The United States election cycle is coming to a close. The Father Hoods have been discussing the state of the union behind the scenes and felt compelled to share our thoughts on this special election episode. Tune in and hear... 🎤 What our early voting experiences were like 🎤 The impact election season has had on our kids 🎤 Some of the changes we're expecting to see post election day RATE, REVI...

We kicked it with Los Angeles based battle rapper ILL MASCARAS. The homie has spent years putting it down for Spanish rap slaying the competition around the world. This father of 2 broke down how he's been able to manage raising 2 children while keeping his lyrical talent sharp as steel. Tune in and hear... 🎤 How the character ILL MASCARAS came to be 🎤 Why building his rap career affected him be...