#HipHop

Feb 15, 2017

EP 88: Rapper Big Pooh: How to be scared and do it anyway

Rapper Big Pooh drops by the studio to drop knowledge on us. A lot of people thought his group, Little Brother, was going to be the...

Feb 10, 2017

EP 87: Mike Walbert: How to get in sync with the culture

If you’re in the hip hop business, you have to be down with A3C. Part festival, part conference, it’s been called hip hop’s family...

Dec 21, 2016

EP 80: Mr. Choc: How to be a team player

Mr. Choc is a great DJ. You probably already know that. He’s been on Southern California airwaves and parties for over three decades. ...

Dec 8, 2016

EP 78: Patti Astor: Vote With Your Feet. Vote in the Street.

Patti Astor is punk as f… She was the star of hip hop first great b-movie, Wild Style. As the owner of the FUN Gallery, she helped to...

Nov 30, 2016

EP 77: Slimkid3: It's good when you hit rock bottom because there's nothing but you.

Slimkid3 was a member of The Pharcyde back in the 90s, bringing us some of the most fun hip-hop at a time when most of the music coming...

Nov 23, 2016

EP 76: Bua: As an artist you have to evolve

Bua blends hip hop, graffiti, and fine art in a way that’s completely unique. His painting, The DJ, is among the highest-selling posters...

Sep 21, 2016

EP 67: Mattie Safer: How to Find Something Better

Mattie Safer has made music across three genres. You might know him as the bassist for The Rapture, the indie (or something) band whose...

Aug 3, 2016

EP 60: Sacha Jenkins: If you are afraid to fail, you are never going to win ever

Sacha Jenkins is more than a journalist or filmmaker. He’s spent the better part of two decades documenting and commentating hip hop and...

Jul 27, 2016

EP 59: Antwon: Have friends that aren’t shitty

Antwon is a rapper. Sort of. That is to say that he raps, but his raps don’t sound like the stuff you’d expect to hear in 2016 if you...

Dec 25, 2015

EP 29:DARLENE ORTIZ: THE OG - ORIGINAL GIRL - OF HIP HOP

Ice-T’s first baby mama spills the beans on what it really means to be down for your man, and for yourself. While he was inventing...

Dec 18, 2015

EP 28: HOW TO GET ON FORBES’S CASH KINGS LIST, ACCORDING TO DAVE WEINER

Dave Weiner is a bit of a paradox in the music business. He comes off as a blue-collar type: unpretentious, straightforward, and honest —...

Sep 12, 2015

EP 14: BAKA BOYZ ON BEING THE GATEKEEPER TO LA AND HIP HOP

Welcome to the 14th episode of Rebel Radio. Nick V. says Josh Levine is guarded. He might be right. But next to him, everyone seems...

Aug 8, 2015

EP 09: 3 LESSONS YOU LEARN WORKING WITH SNOOP DOGG, DJ AM AND STEVE AOKI

This week’s guest is Thee Mike B. In this episode you will find snippets of music from NWA, Dr Dre, Daft Punk, and more. And the EDM.com...

Jun 21, 2015

EP 02: DJ Nu-Mark provides an important lesson on why sticking to your creative craft is key

DJ Nu-Mark began as a mobile DJ here in Los Angeles and has grown to be one of the most innovative DJs in music culture known worldwide....