Wine And Hip Hop

The Cru Luv Team recaps an epic year by talking about some of their favorite moments while discussing the past, present, and future of Wine and Hip Hop. Tap in for a sneak peek at the Wine and Hip Hop Tasting Group, or be the first to hear the date of the next tasting notes from the streets event. This episode is definitely a moment in Wine and Hip Hop! This episode is sponsored by Wine Australia...

This week Wine and Hip Hop podcast meets wine and hip-hop TV. It’s hip-hop history month, and you know we respect the producers around here. So it’s time to salute one of Hip Hop’s first super producers, Easy Mo Bee. He’s worked with everyone from big daddy Kane, RZA pre-Wu-Tang, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, the lost boys, even Miles Davis, as well as Biggie and Tupac, (separately) while they are aliv...

This week we chopped it up with Multi-Platinum Hip Hop Producer Kenny McCloud. Kenny discovers wine from Beaune while breaking down his experience producing for Bone Thugs N Harmony. From their humble beginnings to selling 10 million copies of their smash hit single “Crossroads,” Kenny reintroduces us to one of the greatest groups of all time.

This week Jermaine caught up with Sommelier, Wine Merchant and friend of the show Derrick Westbrook. In this candid conversation Derrick fills us in on what he’s been up to since his first appearance on the show, pivoting during the pandemic, becoming an OG and much more!

This week we’re kicking it with a true pioneer of hip hop media, Dave Mays, Founder of The Source magazine, Hip Hop Weekly, and new podcast network Breakbeat Media. Dave takes us through creating the most iconic magazine in Hip Hop, how Breakbeat will change the hip-hop media landscape,  rap in the ’90s, and what the wine industry can do to build deeper connections with hip hop. Pick up a bottle o...

This week we chopped it up with internet sensation Green from ASM (A State Of Mind) . Green is known for his "Natty Rhyme" Instagram videos where he expresses tasting notes through raps. Green breaks down his style, musical inspirations and the current state of Wine and Hip Hop culture.

This week we are joined by Sommelier, Playboy Playmate, DJ, and host of the Women, Wine and Weed podcast, Summer Altice! From achieving her Level 3 WSET certification with Merit, to running the wine Program at Delilah’s in LA, Summer has paid her dues. We discussed planning wine dinners for Dwayne and Gabrielle Wade, life as a Playmate, and traveling the world as a DJ. This episode is full of grea...

This week we chopped it up with the king himself, Mr Travis ‘Organik’ Fleetwood. Owner of King of the Dot , the Toronto based rap battle league. Our two seasoned battle veterans Jermaine and Travis give you a sneak peak into the culture! We use music as a metaphor to address flow, wordplay and content vs nose, appearance and taste! While seamlessly blending the similarities and complexities betwee...

This week we chopped it up with celebrity photographer and entrepreneur Johnny Nunez. We re-lived some of Johnny’s most iconic shots, from Cam’ron with the pink cell phone to Nas and Jay-Z’s toast before the beef, this hip hop history! We also talk about entrepreneurship, product visibility, rappers name dropping him in songs over a bottle of Pierre Peters Champagne and Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwi...

Are they brothers separated at birth? Maybe….This week we kicked it with Michelin Star Chef Jeremiah Stone.  The Stones chop it up about how Jeremiah went from DJing to opening restaurants like Contra and Wildair, and how a case of mistaken identity brought them together this unlikely pair only to reveal surprising similarities in their love for wine and hip hop.

This week we kicked it with Marquis Williams, Founder of Highly Recommended, an exclusive wine club taking NYC by storm. Jermaine and Marquise have a candid conversation about their experience as black men in the wine industry, Marquise’s method to making wine more inclusive, and of course... classic hip hop joints. Be on the lookout for their upcoming collaboration in Brooklyn this month!

This week we kicked it with Stevie Kim, Director of Vinitaly International. We talked rap spirit animals, how the largest wine and spirits expo in the world handled Covid, Clubhouse chats, and gave our first-ever rhyme note, where she broke down the lyrics for Jay Z’s “Marcy Me”. 

This week we took it back to the essence with wine attorney by day rapper by night John Dawson aka DJ Jahbaz. We discussed the business behind wine, growing up in the early stages of hip hop, ties with the Zulu Nation, and going from rapping to wine. 

This week Jermaine touched down in the ATL for a casual conversation with rising hip hop star, OMB Peezy. Jermaine introduced Peezy to a few classic wine varieties while they discussed Peezy’s album Too Deep For Tears, musical influences,  and his start in the industry.

This week we kicked it with Wine Writer, Consultant, and social media maven Renee Sferrazza. Over a 🔥 hip hop soundtrack, she gave us an inside look at the Canadian wine scene, the intricacies of getting wine into the country, navigating Clubhouse, and how to grow your social media presence in the wine space.

This week we kicked at Brooklyn hot spot ”Sauced” with James Molesworth, Senior Editor for Wine Spectator and all-around cool dude. Over a bottle of 1997 Fonsalett, we discussed his start in journalism, the post covid wine content boom, and how music has impacted his life.

This week we kicked it with Super Bowl champ turned wine MVP, Will Blackmon. We discussed what attracted him to the wine industry, how he developed the concept for The Wine MVP, and what it feels like to win a Super Bowl.

This week we checked in with Australian restaurateur Dan Hong. We chopped it up about Dan’s Hip Hop influences, the Australian food scene, and their emergence from the Covid lockdowns. This was an ill perspective on Wine and Hip Hop from the other side of the world.

In this very special live-streamed episode, we kicked it with entertainment manager and entrepreneur Yandy Smith-Harris. We discussed wines of Germany as we paired Yandy’s new favorite song to a bottle of 2018 Weiser-Kunstler Riesling Zeppwingert Sekt. She also chatted with us about life before and after Love and Hip Hop, What it feels like to drop a hit record, and took great questions from the a...

This week we kicked it with Vanessa Price, best-selling author of the Cardi B recommended book Big Macs and Burgundy. Vanessa's book truly is the definitive guide to wine and everyday food pairings. We talked wine and food pairings, hip hop's role in her life growing up, and what Jay-Z's new deal with LVMH means for the future of wine and hip hop culture. 

We finally get to chop it up with the illustrious Soil Pimp. A visionary and connoisseur of Riesling and rap music. We discuss Hip Hop being a true American art form, Buffalo NY love, buying German wine, and one epic Freddie Gibbs show. This episode is full of gems. Tune in!

This week we kicked it with Author, Sommelier, and Wine Merchant Grant Reynolds for an inspiring conversation about surviving the times in the wine industry. A few years ago, Grant moved from Somm on the floor of famed NYC restaurant Charlie Bird to running Parcelle, a cutting-edge retailer that embraced E-commerce early on. Since Parcelle carries the Wine and Hip Hop Vino Three Pack, they also br...

This week we kicked it with Master Sommelier and Managing Partner for Lawrence Estate Winery. In our conversation, he tells us how he went from humble beginnings in DC to running some of the most iconic wineries in Napa. We talked about the relationship between terroir in wine and being a product of your environment in America, Surviving 2020, and how he hopes to reshape the wine industry. Carlton...

This week Jermaine kicked it with his friend, business partner, and wine industry veteran Michael Jessen. In their candid conversation, they discuss Michael’s rise to power in the wine auction industry, his love for music, fatherhood, and how their relationship inspired Jermaine to create the Wine and Hip Hop movement.

This week we kicked it with Hip-hop entrepreneur and self-proclaimed cookie chemist, Hip Hop Mike. In our convo, we talk wine and cookie pairings, being a pizza connoisseur, clout chasing, and Mike’s journey from fan to host at New York’s legendary radio station Hot 97.