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A cappella meets the NFL on the Tribeca 2025 red carpet 🎤🏈🔥

Harlan hits New York City for the world premiere of JUST SING — the uplifting new documentary following the USC SoCal Vocals as they chase the crown at the world’s biggest a cappella competition! 🌍🏆

We sit down with:

✨ Angelique Molina & AB Trotone – Directors bringing this musical journey to life

🎶 James Righton – Composer (Klaxons) revealing the sound behin...

Marvel x Mass Appeal: Legend Has It — Nas & Posdnous Unite!

Hip-hop meets Marvel Comics in Legend Has It — the groundbreaking collab between Mass Appeal and Marvel celebrating 50 years of hip-hop! 🎤💥

We caught up with Nas and Posdnous from De La Soul as they talk legacy, lyricism, and seeing hip-hop heroes turned into real-life comic icons.

From Queensbridge to the Marvel Universe — this is HISTORY. 🌍✨

📍 Location: New ...

Inside the Siegelman Stable x Knicks Drop at MSG | Exclusive Behind the Scenes with Max Siegelman & Sole Free

This very special episode of Sole Free with ​⁠Harlan Friedman takes you behind the scenes with Max Siegelman of ​⁠Siegelman Stable — straight from his SoHo pop-up to Madison Square Garden for one of New York’s most anticipated releases: the Siegelman Stable x New York Knicks opening night drop 🧢🏀

From the roots of h...

Knicks Fans Take Over Central Park! Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart Fire Up NYC for the 2025 NBA Season | Sole Free

The vibes were immaculate in Central Park as Sole Free with Harlan Friedman joined Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart from The Roommate Show to celebrate the kickoff of the 2025 NBA season!

From die-hard Knicks fans calling this a “cakewalk season” to kids meeting their heroes, this block party was pure New York energy. 💙🧡

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We’re coming to you from the 33rd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, where Hollywood meets the Hamptons for one unforgettable weekend of film, fashion, and storytelling magic.

Actress Sydney Sweeney stepped onto the red carpet to celebrate her knockout performance in “Christy,” where she transforms into a fierce underdog boxer. In our exclusive interview, Sydney opens up about her intense training routine — daily boxin...

The 9th Annual Bernie Williams Celebrity Softball Game brought together athletes, musicians, and celebrities for a day of fun — all in support of arts education at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut.

Hosted by Sole Free’s own Harlan Friedman, this event was packed with unforgettable moments — from Yankees legends taking the field to hilarious fan interviews with the Twin Stripe Reporters and heartfelt reflections from Bernie hi...

Sebastian Maniscalco & Meadow Soprano Talk Ponzi Schemes?! Tribeca Red Carpet

What happens when comedy legend Sebastian Maniscalco and Sopranos icon Jamie-Lynn Sigler (aka Meadow Soprano) hit the red carpet with Harlan Friedman & Donna Drake at the Tribeca Film Festival?

From the Easy Money podcast premiere, Sebastian brings the laughs about Italians, trust, and Ponzi schemes… while Jamie-Lynn drops heartfelt insight on the S...

From a Bathroom Studio to Sotheby’s & Tribeca 🎨🔥 | Danny Cortes Full Interview

Brooklyn’s own Danny Cortes went from creating miniatures in an out-of-order bathroom during COVID to Sotheby’s auctions, Tribeca Film Festival, Paris, Japan, Puerto Rico — and beyond. 🌍

In this exclusive Sole Free interview, Danny shares his incredible journey:

• His first miniature, The Ice Box, and how it “saved his life” 🧊❤️

• The power of nost...

The energy at Tribeca was unmatched this year 🔥 — and Sole Free was right in the middle of it.

✨ Ty Dolla $ign opens up about his powerful new film Still Free TC, the sequel to Free TC, shining light on his brother’s wrongful imprisonment and the urgent need for prison reform. His story is raw, emotional, and inspiring — a true must-watch moment.

👑 Slick Rick the Ruler proves why he’s still one of hip-hop’s greatest storyte...

🚨 What if we told you hip hop’s real roots weren’t just the Bronx… but Long Island? 🚨

From Rakim to De La Soul, Public Enemy to Biz Markie — Strong Island raised a generation that changed the world. 🌍

🔥 From Long Island to Tribeca – Hip Hop’s Hidden Chapter Gets Its Spotlight! 🔥

We hit the red carpet at Tribeca Festival 2025 for the world premiere of The Sixth Borough 🎬 — a powerful new documentary celebrating how Long I...

What happens when baseball, hip-hop, art, and New York street culture come together on one Williamsburg corner? 🗽

On this episode of Sole Free, Harlan sits down at the legendary Pinstripe Pride wall by attorney-turned-artist Matthew Eller, who reimagined 50 iconic Yankees baseball cards as wheatpaste art. Joining the conversation are:

⚾ Chuck Knoblauch – 4x World Series Champion

🎨 Danny Cortes – NYC artist redefining nostalg...

We hit the beach in Southampton for a very special night — the 20th Anniversary screening of John Turturro’s cult-classic Romance & Cigarettes! 🎉 Presented on John’s personal 35mm print, this one-of-a-kind event at the Southampton Playhouse brought together film lovers and the local community for an unforgettable cinematic experience.

🎤 Featuring exclusive interviews with:

• 🎬 John Turturro (Writer/Director/Actor)

• 🌟 Aida T...

“Brooklyn just threw the ULTIMATE hip-hop block party — and everyone from DJ Hurricane to the OG B-Boys pulled up to honor MCA, Jam Master Jay, and Ricky Powell.” 🎤

From Coney Island with Love: MCA • Jam Master Jay • Ricky Powell – LEGENDS LIVE FOREVER 🎤🔥

Brooklyn showed OUT for one of the most epic hip-hop celebrations of the year — a day dedicated to the legacies of MCA (Beastie Boys), Jam Master Jay (Run DMC), and legen...

🏰 Celebs Take Over Oheka Castle! 🎯

Ja Rule. Cuba Gooding Jr. Johnny Bananas. Onyx. The Money Team. Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington.

From the Great Gatsby Party to the blacktop carpet, it’s the most ICONIC night in sneakers, hip-hop, & celebrity culture — all for cancer research. 💥

LISTEN NOW before this blows up →

Join Harlan Friedman as he chops it up with legends & icons:

🔥 Ja Rule – Queens royalty, music legend, and whi...

Anderson .Paak Takes Over Tribeca with K-POPS | Exclusive Interviews & Behind-the-Scenes Magic

Anderson .Paak just made his directorial debut at ​⁠​⁠ 2025 — and Sole Free was there for every iconic moment at the world premiere of K-POPS. 🎬✨

From breaking boundaries in music with Silk Sonic to now blending family, hip-hop, and K-culture in film, Anderson opens up about the emotional inspiration behind K-POPS — a story sparked...

Get the ultimate backstage pass with Sole Free as we hit the set of Gravesend Season 3! 🎥 Harlan hangs with Shaquille O’Neal, Big Time Tommie, Chuck Zito, and series creator Willie DeMeo for a raw, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most talked-about mob dramas on TV. From Shaq’s larger-than-life presence to Big Time Tommie’s legendary energy, you won’t believe what went down when the cameras stopped rolling.

👉 Expect exclus...

Eddie Vedder Like You’ve Never Seen Him — Fighting to Cure EB | Tribeca 2025

Pearl Jam fans—this one’s for you.

At the Tribeca 2025 world premiere of A Matter of Time, Eddie Vedder steps off the stage and onto the red carpet to shine a light on one of the world’s rarest and most painful diseases: Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).

Co-founding the EB Research Partnership, Eddie has dedicated his heart and platform to finding a cure. T...

Hip-hop LEGENDS collide in this unforgettable interview from Tribeca Festival 2025! 🎥

Watch as Mark Ronson drops exclusive stories from his WLIR radio days visiting Harlan in studio, upcoming memoir Night People, and working 5 nights a week in NYC during the golden era of DJ culture. 🎶

Then, Wyclef Jean blesses us with his wisdom on timeless music, Quincy Jones, and why Hips Don’t Lie is still undefeated. 💃🔥

PLUS — dir...

Fanatics Fest 2025 was more than just a convention — it was a cultural takeover. And Sole Free had the all-access pass 🎟️.

🎤 UNREAL LINEUP:

• Derek Jeter talks Dave Winfield

• Eli Manning drops his favorite card: Darryl Strawberry

• DJ Khaled flexes Jordans & shouts out Long Island Italian spots

• Gary Vee opens VeeFriends packs and relives his 1984 Topps Mattingly chase

• Logan Paul picks his dream card

• Keegan-Michael Key shares ...