Josh Powell on Kobe Bryant, Overcoming Troubled Youth & Dealing with Disrespect
Josh Powell has had a long career playing basketball - winning 2 rings with the LA Lakers as well as playing abroad. We're talking about overcoming issues during his childhood, the pressures of not being drafted. Growing up as a man and as a player, dealing with the distractions that come with professional life. We're also talking about how supportive Kobe Bryant was to his teammates. And much, much more!
00:00 Adjusting to business life
2:39 Mental and general health
6:10 Growing up in ATL + Issues at home
13:34 Sacrifices & pressures + Going undrafted
19:43 Putting in the work
21:06 Misconceptions, Distractions + “D Discipline”
34:00 Dealing with disrespect + Can’t beat the internet
39:12 Kobe Bean Bryant
43:08 Today’s NBA + Playing the game
50:00 1v1 + Nas vs Austin Rivers
#kobebryant #nba #championship
22 May 2026
Hitmaka on Being Signed to DMX, Ego Death & Power of Curation
Hitmaka joins us this week to talk about:
- Being signed to DMX
- Changing eras and ego death
- Power of curations
- How the business actually works
- People willing to play as characters
and much more
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:34 Love, relationship with Mom + Resilience in this
6:06 Era & Ego death, Drill + "Authenticity"
11:41 Chicago
12:39 Success, Times changing & Adjusting
17:28 Studio performance, Shift to producing + Irv Gotti
22:30 Power of curation, Actual music process + The Business
27:54 Missing the studio
28:39 Working with new talent
30:57 Crazy story+ Working with Nicki Minaj
33:04 Music isn't cooked + We're OLD
34:56 Jay-Z's comments on maturing
37:15 Future's music, Club joints + DMX
40:24 Sexyy Red makes HITS + Shock value
42:42 AB, Black culture + All about money?
49:32 Wayno breaking? Villain arc incoming?
#hitmaka #wayno119 #producer
14 May 2026
QP on building High Bridge, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's Success & Content being KING
QP joins us this week to talk about:
- Building High Bridge
- Growing up in the Bronx
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie having a classic
- Putting in that sweat equity
00:00 Known each other for YEARS + Building the label
7:17 Intro to A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
9:32 Where QP is from + Street v Books Smart
17:23 Everyone thought they're gonna play ball
19:38 Losing people around you + Figuring things out
22:57 PTSD + Measuring success
27:58 Being an introvert, Showing More + Needing Mentors
33:44 Managing expectations vs results + Instant gratification
37:49 Signing the deal + Having Fun
42:11 10 year anniversary + New York pressure
47:26 Content is king + Putting in the Work
52:00 Watch collection, Car show coming? Independence
#qp #aboogiewitdahoodie #highbridge
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