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Georgii Speakman is a creative, an entrepreneur, a hustler. She hosts a show on Dash Radio called Outlier, where she interviews innovators and entrepreneurs. She was gracious enough to have me on the show and I got interested in her story after talking with her. So we had her into our studio to tell us how she went from being in business in Australia to an actress in the US to getting involved with media and entertainment. She teaches us some valuable lessons: like how she learned what she really wants in life, and how to walk away from something that wasn’t working the way she wanted. Also make sure you check out our sponsor in this episode: Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/REBELRADIO and using REBELRADIO at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Aisha Jade: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/aisha-jade-how-to-be-a-private-person-in-the-public-eye EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/88mph-team-feat-shah-

Cory Stout is the founder and "captain" of Woodies sunglasses. More than making cool shades, he's found a way to run a business that suits his lifestyle, allowing him to travel whenever he wants (which is most of the time) rather than living in boardrooms and offices. We caught up with Cory just steps from the sands of Venice Beach to hear his lessons on how he's applying the 4 Hour Workweek and what he's learned along the way. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Ryan Babenzien: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ryan-babenzien EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/chill/tim-schaufert-and-cashforgold-awake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Nathan made his bones as a photographer, but after you listen to our interview, you'll agree he should have been a storyteller. From the crazy capers he got himself into over the years, to the lessons he learned along the way, he has some great things to share. He describes himself as "not an asker," but seems to have a gang of rich and powerful people who want to give him stuff. Find out how he does it here. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Patrick Hoelck: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/patrick-hoelck-how-to-tell-your-story EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/deepsounds/ocealh-pretty-liar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ Revolution was the DJ on the World Famous Wake-Up Show for 12 years. He’s an instructor at Scratch Academy, host of The Cut on YouTube, producer, and was a contestant, and then a judge on BET’s Master of the Mix. He’s one of the most respected DJs around. We dropped by Scratch to cut it up with DJ Rev, learning what drives him to be the best at what he does and how being so driven can be both a blessing and a curse. Check it out y’all. Also make sure you check out our sponsors in this episode: Go to audible.com/REBEL for a free 30 day trial and your first book is free Get $50 toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/REBELRADIO and using REBELRADIO at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Check out FIN.com/REBELfor a free trial of FIN's on-demand assistant service. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with DJ Hapa: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/dj-hapa EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/kevmomusic/running-up-feat-joey-jewish Learn more about your ad choices.

Beatie Wolfe has something to prove — to herself, perhaps, but to all of us — about the way music moves us and about how the way we experience it matters. She’s not content to make music and release it the way everyone else does; her releases are events, whether live streaming from the world’s most silent room or turning a song into a jacket or a set of cards. We sat down to talk about what drives her to go to such lengths, and why it’s important that you never pay her a compliment. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Reva Devito: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/reva-devito-show-up-for-the-people-that-are-showing-up-for-you EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/aron-h-and-aeryn-horizon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MICK (formerly Mick Boogie) is co-creator of my favorite mixtape series, Summertime vols. 1-9, which he produces with DJ Jazzy Jeff. So I was excited to catch-up with him at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity — the annual gathering of the global advertising industry. MICK and I were among the few attendees representing the culture side of things. In between the yacht parties and the beach parties (MICK was DJing for Twitter, among others) MICK shared some insights into how he makes moves in hip hop as well as tech and corporate circles, and why being nice is just a good strategy. Check it. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Zen Freeman:https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/zen-freeman-how-to-give-people-what-they-actually-want EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/kentondunson/lastbreath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sak Pase is a dope producer. Just ask his clients — Kanye, Jay-Z, Rhianna, Busta Rhymes, TI, the list goes on. He comes by our studio to share some secrets he's learned in his journey from being discovered in a Yahoo! chat room to earning six Grammy nominations. He tells us how he fights the tendency overthink things and just stay in the flow. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Watch The Duck: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/watch-the-duck EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/kevmomusic/running-up-feat-joey-jewish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebel Radio LIVE at Collision Conference Part 3 of 3: Sophia Bush I love how ready Sophia Bush is to give us a piece of her mind. And to stand her ground for the things that are important to her. As she tells us in the interview, it's not without a cost. She gives us some insights into her views on activism and what it means to really stand for something. If you liked this episode, check out our other interviews at Collision Conference with Jillionaire and Anastasia Ashley: - https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/jillionaire-you-have-to-put-in-the-work - https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/anastasia-ashley-keep-trying EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/ivoryoasis/kaii-dreams-sing-for-you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebel Radio LIVE at Collision Conference Part 2 of 3: Anastasia Ashley Anastasia Ashley has been surfing since she was five years old and did her first competition at six. Today, she’s also a model, pitchwoman, and social influencer. We caught up with her at the Collision Conference https://collisionconf.com where she was giving a talk on content marketing. In a very short interview, she gave us some insights into what it’s like turning pro as a kid and how she knew when it was time to shift gears. If you liked this episode, check out part 1 of our interview with The Professor: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/how-to-be-your-best-its-simple-work-really-hard EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/nuefrench-louis-vuitton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebel Radio LIVE at Collision Conference Part 1 of 3: Jillionaire We caught up with Jillionaire at the Collision Conference in New Orleans this spring. He’s one third of the EDM powerhouse Major Lazer, and now a solo artist and label chief at Feel Up Records. He’s also a minister of rum for Bacardi, and collaborated with his bandmates to create a Major Laser edition rum. In our short interview, he gave us the rundown on how he continues to infuse Caribbean culture into dance music, and how he’s been able to diversify and create multiple brands. The secret: Never stop working. Enjoy. And come back next week for our second interview live from Collision. If you liked this episode, check out part 1 of our interview with Ookay:https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-16-ookay EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/trippythakid-ellis-delta-chin-up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is part two of my interview with Bosko, the super producer and now tech entrepreneur. Check out last week’s episode to hear about his history, our history together, and how he made his way as a young man coming up in hip hop culture. This week he tells us about his new startup, https://www.electrospit.com, which is revolutionizing the talk box (if you don’t know what a talk box is, look it up, people) and how he’s made the transition and gotten the support of folks like Teddy Riley, P-Thugg of Chromeo, among others. Check it out and then go buy you an ElectroSpit. If you liked this episode, check out part 1 of our interview with Bosko: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/bosko EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/88mph-all-along-feat-louis-king Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many good lessons in this one. So many that we cut it into two parts. You may know Bosko from his work with E-40, or Kanye. He’s an old friend and a great producer. I was his manager for a few years in the 90s and we made my first record deal together. This week, we talk about perfectionism and the power of deadlines. We talk about how hard it is to have open communication, especially when you’re young. We talk about learning to pivot when things don’t go according to plan, and learning when to take the money and keep it moving. Make sure you come back next week and hear what Bosko is up to now. He’s launching a tech startup. Exciting stuff. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with AMG: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/ep-5-rapper-amg-on-how-the-rap-game-is-all-a-show-but-he-had-fun-doing-it EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/chill/fivel-stay-in-tonight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE: Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a hero of mine, maybe yours too. First of all, there’s the music. The music of A Tribe Called Quest. If don’t know Low End Theory, put down this podcast and go listen to that. We’ll wait. Then there’s the music of Lucy Pearl, of D’Angelo, the co-productions with Dilla, and lately the collab with Adrian Younge on the music for Marvel’s Luke Cage. But then there’s the man himself. Humble, worldly, introspective. As you’ll see in our interview, he has a special combination of being willing to say something of value and not being too in love with his own ideas. Maybe that’s why he’s one of the best collaborators hip hop has ever known. Oh, he’s also an amazing DJ, and host of the incredible podcast: Microphone Check. We got Ali on stage at the LA Times Festival of Books: Newstory. This episode was filmed in front of a live audience. And it’s a good one. If you liked this episode, check out our 2nd year anniversary interview with Zen Freeman

Jimmy O. Yang returns. Jimmy was on our show a couple years ago, and his career keeps blowing up. We’d like to think we have something to do with that. But it’s probably the hilarious book How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents. Or maybe it’s his character Jian-Yang on HBO’s Silicon Valley, or the roles in The Life of the Party or Crazy Rich Asians. My dude is killing it. He stops by the studio to throw his success in our faces, and shares some amazing stories from the book. Then we make plans to go clubbing and go to Coachella. If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with Jimmy O Yang: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/jimmy-o-yang-how-to-get-help-without-asking-for-it EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/jvvnlove-ditr-ft-nieh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bella Fiasco is a great name for a DJ, and she's a great DJ. Great enough to get the stamp of approval from the World Famous Beat Junkies. She took a break from playing hot parties and dropping mixtapes to tell us what it's like making her was as a woman in DJ culture. Hint: It ain't easy, but it's gettting better. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Mr. Choc: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/mr-choc-how-to-be-a-team-player EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/j-nolan-evolve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Denson has had a fascinating career so far — from standup comedy to TV production to helping the world’s largest brands with innovation and hosting the Innovation Crush podcast. His new book, Crushing the Box: 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules, takes his storytelling to the next level. Chris came by the studio to tell everyone to buy his book. While we had him, we asked a bunch of questions about how he went from full-time hustler to salary man, and also schooled him about 90s conscious hip hop. Get yourself schooled here... If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Darlene Ortiz: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/darlene-ortiz-down-from-day-one EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/your_secret/willim-emotion-ft-anaik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many people can say they’ve created their own alphabet? Retna has. And it’s showing up on walls, billboards, and art galleries all over the world. We stopped in to Retna’s studio for another episode in our Art X Work X Rebels series, co-hosted by Eddie Donaldson of Guerrilla One. The graffiti legend gives us insights into his journey from the streets to becoming one of the most important figures in art today and openly shares stories about the demons he’s had to conquer along the way. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Roger Gastman: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/what-it-takes-to-build-a-business-out-of-selling-art-and-defiling-your-neighborhood EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/lavish/leo-thekind-pieces-of-a-puzzle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve1der is a top remixer, DJ, producer, podcaster. He knows what he’s doing behind the tables and in the studio. He’s also incredibly outspoken about the challenges facing DJs today and what it takes to be successful. Listen up for the realness! If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Jayceeoh: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/how-to-collab-and-compete-at-the-same-time EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/trapmusic/ellis-delta-and-dee-lush-hatemail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rude Jude is one of my favorite people to talk to. He makes me feel like I’m his square cousin — the non-drinker, non-drug user, non-hot head — who I respect and admire but often disagree with. Doesn’t matter that we don’t agree on everything. He’s outspoken, opinionated, and passionate. If you don’t know Jude, he’s the host of the All Out Show on Shade 45, Sirius XM, and the author of two incredible memoirs. Get them both on audiobook and listen to Jude read them himself. It’s an amazing experience. He was on our show a couple years ago to discuss the first one, Hyena. That episode is our most popular show of all time. Now he’s back to tell us about Hummingbird, share some of his favorite stories, as well as some strong words on the state of culture and society. Warning: Lots of cusswords in this episode. Enjoy! If you liked this episode, check out our first interview with Rude Jude: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/rude-jude EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/mr-nickelz-good-pu

Clint Schaff is the homie, and also one of the creative forces behind the Dirty John podcast, NEWSTORY at Festival of Books (which happens to include a LIVE Rebel Radio interview with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, coming soon) and a bunch of other innovation at the LA Times. He stopped by the studio to tell us about how he’s stirring it up at a 100+ year old media company, innovating their business with content and experiences. For Clint, it’s part of a lifelong journey to explore stories that inspire him. That drive has taken him from embracing hip hop in a tiny midwestern town into the White House and on to Israel, with lots of twists and turns in between. Check out Clint’s story here. If you liked this episode, check out our interview with Dave Nadelberg: https://soundcloud.com/rebel_radio/1st-draft-dave-nadelberg-090815 EDM.com Track of the Week: https://soundcloud.com/hip-hop/broll-running-out-ft-ish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices