The Leedz Edutainment Podcast

Great convo with music enthusiast Hal Capone about Hardcore VS Hip Hop, fighting racism, FSU, Southern NH, getting into a bloodbath at a show, digging in the underground , dark indie movies, starting a podcast, and still a fan at 50 years old !

Check out the interview I did with The Shaskeen Pub and Restaurant owner Joshua Ames about Opening a venue in NH, booking Hip Hop shows at an irish pub, Scarface making his entourage pay for drinks, using your apartment as a green room, surviving during Covid, and playing your part in the community.

Talked with curator and rapper Dear Derrick about growing up in Brownsville, art vs capitalism, creating an album about black people being the ultimate prostitutes, making videos about doing nothing, being avant-garde, working with Marc Live, and Kool Keith being one of the greatest 🐐

Conversed with rapper and producer Jackson Whalan about living in Western MA, performing for the U.N., traveling to India, playing in a electronic jam band, touring with Moon Hooch, having a personal crisis, working with Krs One & Mr. Lif , and keeping it eclectic 🎵

Talked with Kosha Dillz about being a Jewish rapper, speaking multiple languages, substance abuse and going to jail, making an album with C Rayz Walz , getting a song placed in a Super Bowl commercial, touring with Matisyahu, rapping with Fat Joe in the rain, remaking The Hanukkah Song 2.0, and seeing your music career through.

Spoke with rapper Wais P about growing up in Crown Heights Brooklyn, Forming The Ranjahz, signing with Jay-Z and Def Jam, working with DJ Premier, The Pimp Game, setbacks, and continuing to make music that’s real.

Great interview with videographer Sando Films about growing up in Hull MA, breakdancing, getting into a lot of trouble, filming shows, making music videos, surviving a near fatal crash, and Eminem being the GOAT 🐐

Great convo with rapper, chef, restauranteur Avi Shemtov 👨‍🍳 Talked about the 2005-10 Boston Hip Hop scene, frat rap transition, the challenges of opening a restaurant and food truck, middle eastern food, selling beer, cheeseburgers, and running a successful business with a good team.

Great convo with Alternative Rapper Vincent Tesoro about living on the south shore, listening to Punk and Hip Hop, overdosing and being revived, finding faith, Christian Hip Hop, making an Emo/Pop Punk album, not being in a box, and working in recovery.

Spoke with alternative rapper Justin Clancy about growing up on the North Shore, going viral as a token bad white rapper in high school, drugs and alcohol, transitioning into singing, songwriting in LA, working with Not Beatz , selling out the Middle East Nightclub, and connecting with your fans.

Had a promoter to promoter convo with NaviPromo about the struggles growing up in Boston, joining the military, the ins and outs of promoting, street team etiquette, club nights, booking the Lox, and celebrating 20 years as a company.

Great convo with rapper V Knuckles of N.B.S. about living in Cambridge, forming N.B.S. with Flash, signed to Maurice Starr at 13, hustling 24/7, touring the world, working with the Snowgoons , Summer Sessions solo album, partying lifestyle , and finally starting to settling down.

Spoke with MC, singer, poet, and activist Jazzmyn Red about teaching Hip Hop culture in the Middle East, growing up in Brockton, 2Pac vs Biggie, systemic racism, being a teacher, making positive and truthful music, female rappers, meeting Alicia Keyes, and the challenges of being multiracial.

Caught up with Lisa Finelli-Fallon about starting Boston Cannabis Week , growing up in NY, being a media buyer, moving to Boston, working in the local music scene, raising money, meeting her husband at a Leedz show, planning a festival, cannabis restrictions and regulations, and handling the stress of being a business owner.

Spoke with New England rapper Jay Kinser about living in Haverhill MA, starting EXP The Expendables , setbacks, anxiety, working non stop , solo projects, working with Snowgoons , and getting back to live shows.

Great convo with legendary rapper, producer, and DJ Lord Finesse 🙌 Talked about making The Funky Technician, being mentored by DJ Premier & Ice-T , founding DITC, discovering Big L, producing for Biggie Smalls & More , making music for yourself, and distractions in the industry.

Spoke with west coast emcee, film maker, and actor Wildcard about growing up in Cali with a drug dealing dad, being an addict, east coast hip hop influence, rapping fast, touring with Bone Thugs N Harmony , making graphic music videos, working with KXNG Crooked and Apathy, relapse, and twisted movies.

Caught up with rapper Gio Dee about growing up in Hyde Park MA, Becoming a rapper instead of an engineer, being discovered by Jerry Purpdank, pissing off Lil B's management, living in The Bay, turning down record deals, Rage and Trap music, and working with Metro Boomin, Iamsu!, Madeintyo, & Marc E. Bassy.

Spoke with punchline specialist Copywrite about growing up in Columbus OH, MHz, Camu Tao (RIP), recording “June” with RJD2 , Eastern Conference Records, The Weathermen, learning from your mistakes, alcoholism, and mental health

Great conversation with Daniel Laurent about first promoting shows, The MIC awards, artists selling tickets controversy, the Boston Hip Hop scene in the mid 2000s, understanding the business, the black dollar project , supporting the community , and choosing family over a rap career.

Spoke with producer and scatch dj DJ Mrok about living in Framingham MA, graffiti, Philadelphia influence, starting the first BU Hop Hop radio show, late eighties/ early nineties rap, spinning electronic music, playing in a swing band, working with SpitSlam , the Jeep era, and still making the music you love.

Reconnected with legendary rapper RA The Rugged Man while parenting and discussed Long Island, Every major label sucking, white rapper comparisons , Kool G Rap being the greatest lyricist in music, Being a German resident, people talking slick on the internet, touring, making the greatest album in 2020, getting ICP hate, and making the song “Afterlife” 🙏

Great build with Estee Nack on growing up in Lynn, Joining Tragic Allies, working with Al Divino, rapping unconventional, rhyming over no drums, being discovered by Westside Gunn , The Hip Hop renascence movement, and continuously dumping music.

Chopped it up with Big Dese about free-styling, Coming up in the groups E3 & The Camp, battle rap, making “Dad Bars”, writing and spitting crazy bars , The Dunnas , Dipset vs The Lox, and waking up for work

Spoke with rapper Oak Lonetree about growing up in Waltham, being the nephew of Fred Smerlas, rapping in the woods, starting the band Primary Others, partying too hard, forming The Dunnas, being on The Worst Cooks In America, making an album with Insight Innovates, and getting back to business 🎤