The Truth Hurts w/ Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free
The Truth Hurts is the antithesis to hip-hop podcasts dedicated to shameless clout-chasing and nihilistic exploitation. Instead of contrived drama and sinister gossip, the show seeks to chronicle the stories and lives of America's most compelling artists. It features journalists who've been embedded for years in the West Coast scene, but covers topics and personalities impacting popular culture at large. Each week, hosts Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic & Free sit down with musicians to break down their art, life and career from an honest, unflinching, music-first perspective.
Episodes
From the Grammy-winning sound of Digable Planets to the experimental universe of Shabazz Palaces, Ishmael Butler has spent more than three decades redefining what hip-hop can sound like.
Ishmael Butler, also known as Butterfly of Digable Planets and Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces, joins Jeff Weiss and Free on The Truth Hurts for an expansive conversation about his extraordinary career, creative reinvention, and the music that sh...
What happens when Snoop Dogg sends you a SoundCloud message and you don't see it for six months? For DâM-FunK, it eventually led to 7 Days of Funk.
On this episode of The Truth Hurts, Jeff Weiss sits down with legendary producer, musician, and Stones Throw Records artist, DâM-FunK, for an in-depth conversation about the history of West Coast funk, his journey through the Los Angeles music scene, and the artists who helped shape his ...
SOB x RBE are back.
Slimmy B, Yhung T.O. and DaBoii sit down with Jeff Weiss and Free on The Truth Hurts to discuss blowing up as teenagers, the pressure of sudden success, what eventually pulled them apart, and how they linked back together and recorded nearly 80 new songs.
The group also gets into the stories behind "Anti" and "Different," how a DM from Dave Free led to "Paramedic!" landing on the Black Panther soundtrack executive...
Stones Throw Records founder Peanut Butter Wolf joins Jeff and Vic on The Truth Hurts for a deep dive into 30 years of one of hip-hop’s most influential independent labels.
Peanut Butter Wolf tells the stories behind working with Madlib, J Dilla, MF DOOM, Aloe Blacc and more, including how Madvillainy came together in the Stones Throw house and bomb shelter, the origins of Jaylib, and KRS-One hearing an early Peanut Butter Wol...
Haiti Babii joins Jeff Weiss on The Truth Hurts to discuss his viral freestyle, Rihanna’s FaceTime, and XXXTentacion encouraging him to embrace his own sound. He opens up about label pressure, why he considered retiring from music, and building a career on his own terms.Plus: growing up in Stockton, his Haitian and Guyanese roots, fatherhood, mental health, Jamie Foxx’s influence, and his West Coast rap Mount Rushmore.C...
Before signing with Eminem, Yelawolf was making Trunk Muzik in an Alabama house with no heat and working landscaping jobs after his first record deal fell apart. On The Truth Hurts, he tells the story behind “Pop the Trunk,” refusing to perform in L.A. Reid’s office, and returning an old Eminem demo tape to Marshall himself.Yelawolf gets candid about the creative compromises behind Radioactive, finding his directi...
From a town of 500 people to selling out streetwear drops, Nephew Milo breaks down the hustle behind Asaali. On this episode of The Truth Hurts, he talks about starting over in LA, turning his first clothing ideas into a business, and the Desto Dubb collaboration that helped put his brand on the map.Milo also reflects on his friendships with Drakeo and Swifty Blue’s collaborator Suede, the controversy surrounding the Melrose ...
Oakland producer and rapper OVRKAST. sits down with Jeff Weiss and Mz.Free on The Truth Hurts podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that breaks down what it was actually like to land beats on Drake's album, why he locked himself in the studio for four months to make his project, learning how to rap, the Bay Area beat scene that raised him, and his new album "striking."👍 Make sure you hit that like & subscribe team 0:00 Intro...
LA duo OTM (Duffy & BluePesos) talk reconnecting with Ralfy and the rest of the Stinc Team, working with Remble, and building a fully independent empire. They also open up about Drakeo the Ruler: who he really was, what he taught them in the studio, the eerie story behind his final verse on "Cliffhanger," recording from jail on 'Thank You For Using GTL' and why his once-in-a-generation legacy still drives everything they do. Pl...
LA rapper Big Sad 1900 joins Rosecrans Vic, Jeff Weiss and Mz.Free for an unfiltered conversation about his life and career on the Truth Hurts podcast. Big Sad 1900's new album colored by emotion is out now.👍 Make sure you hit that like and subscribe button and leave a comment letting us know what you thought about the show! 👍00:00 Intro00:30 Career & New Music10:33 LA politics, Drakeo and Blueface 21:54 LA rap30:36 How his c...
It's been two years since Blxst dropped a full-length project. Now, he's back with 'Labor of Love,' his new album fully produced by himself.
The LA rapper, singer, songwriter and producer joins Rosecrans Vic, Jeff Weiss & Mz.Free on the Truth Hurts podcast to break down his creative vision behind 'Labor of Love,' and why it's the most vulnerable he's ever been. He opens up about his life, explaining how fatherhood helped him fi...
Cash Cobain, the King of Sample Drill, joins Jeff Weiss & Mz.Free in LA for a conversation about his art and life on The Truth Hurts podcasts.
Cash Cobain was born in the South Bronx, the same place as hip-hop. He grew up in the 50 Cent era, taught himself to make beats in FL Studio at age 9 and started recording songs when Pop Smoke was changing the face of New York. Now, his original sound defines the city.
Inspired by Drake an...
Domo Genesis joins Jeff Weiss & Free at Gold Diggers in LA for an unfiltered conversation on the Truth Hurts podcast. He talks about deleting his social media accounts, disappearing to travel and connect with nature for a year, picking up a running addiction, and how he came back with a clear head. He also touches on Odd Future’s early years, meeting Tyler, The Creator, making “No Idols” with Alchemist, the me...
DaBoii, one of the greatest Bay Area rappers of the last decade, joins Jeff Weiss and Mz.Free on this special episode of The Truth Hurts filmed at EMPIRE studios in San Francisco.
He talks about the origins of SOB X RBE, his legendary hip-hop group formed in Vallejo, which carried the spirit of the Bay into a new generation while drawing from outside influences like the scenes in LA and Chicago. He also breaks down his solo career, ...
This week on the Truth Hurts podcast, Jeff Weiss & Mz.Free travel to the Bay for an interview with local rap supergroup 1Umbrella.
In lineage to The Click and The Pack, 1Umbrella is an organic combination of five of the Bay’s most original rappers—ALLBLACK, 22nd Jim, Lil Bean, Lil Yee and Zaybang—into a group that exemplifies the unique creative spirit and independent hustle of their homebase. Their genui...
From “Lonely” to “Locked Up” and beyond, Akon has provided a consistent soundtrack of hit songs throughout his 30+ year career. The Senegalese-American singer (“not a rapper,” in his words, though he writes raps for others) grew up in New Jersey & honed his musical craft through exposure to artists like his percussionist father and the Fugees.Akon explains how the loneliness of jail helped hi...
Gashi joins Jeff Weiss and Free at Gold Diggers in LA on The Truth Hurts Podcast to talk about his new independent album The Killah Whales of Gotham. Born in Libya & raised in an Albanian-American family in Brooklyn, Gashi was a garbage man before he started making music. He breaks down his story of how he ended up signing with Roc Nation, making a country album before Post Malone, and finding success as an independent artist.&...
Nothing Personal founder Blazzy joins Rosecrans Vic & Jeff Weiss to tell the story of his come-up from Paramount, CA to designing best-selling shirts for Lil Wayne & products for artists like MoneySign Suede. He breaks down the night in 2017 w/ Desto Dubb & 03 Greedo that changed the face of LA hip-hop, how his Perc 30 jersey went viral and why he followed it up with a ‘Fentanyl Kills’ shirt, how Dallas&rsqu...
Legendary hip-hop icon Shyne joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic & Free at Gold Diggers in LA to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his self-titled debut album & his first U.S. tour in over two decades.He talks about working with producers like Hit-Boy, Swizz Beats,Timbaland, RZA and Dre, and breaks down the young artists he’s listening to today. He touches on Pop Smoke and Jay-Z’s legacy, and how escaping the warzon...
Mickey Avalon joins Jeff Weiss on the Truth Hurts podcast to look back on 20 years since the release of his cult classic self-titled debut album. He reflects on how social media has changed since he first emerged as one of the preeminent artists in the Myspace era, along with Simon Rex, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy and Dyslexic Speedreaders. He talks about his upbringing in West Hollywood where he wrote graffiti, sold weed with his mom...
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