This episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal brings East New York's own Taxstone to the Upper West Side! Known for blunt talk on the wildly popular podcast Tax Season, we talk with Tax about his issues with Joe Budden, his issues with Hot 97, and how he turned brutal honesty into music marketing influence. We discussed the role he played in Chief Keef's career, how he helped Bobby Shmurda get shine, and putting Fetty Wap on. Tax spoke on his jail time, growing up in East New York, his feelings on Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, and much more!

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Get the Ducati engines revving because this week, we have a real Ruff Ryder stopping by A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal: MC Jin! From middle school battles in Miami to peddling mixtapes outside of Fat Beats to becoming the most legendary freestyle champion that BET's 106 & Park had ever seen, we discuss it all. We talk signing with the famed Yonkers label, his role in the Fast and Furious franchise, working with Kanye, Just Blaze, Swizz Beats and Wyclef ALL ON HIS DEBUT ALBUM, and what exactly set his album back. Jin is nothing but extremely candid and honest and funny in this tremendous 90-minute interview

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This week, we welcome hip-hop podcast kingpin Combat Jack to the Upper West Side, where he gives an interview like you've never heard from him. From his roots in Brooklyn, riding on the outside of trains up to The Bronx, to focusing on pre-law at Cornell. From tracking down Puff Daddy in a sauna to secure clientele, to being in the studio with Biggie as he recorded Hypnotize. From giving up a thriving law practice to interviewing rap heroes alongside Dallas Penn. From creating his own broadcasting empire to speaking at college graduations, there's not many more unique stories than Reggie Osse's. Enjoy!

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In this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome our great friend Bun B to the Upper West Side for an hour and a half conversation that ranges from meeting Outkast for the first time to missing out on free Kanye beats to why JJ Watt is a superhero. We discussed Bun being there when Birdman met Mannie Fresh, the greatest thing he ever saw at Freaknik, and the time Sam Cassell almost ran him over in his Range Rover. All that, plus recording at Mike Dean's house during the early UGK days, dancing in the Solange video, the possibility of running for office in Houston, PERFORMING ON STAGE WITH ITSTHEREAL, and much, much more!

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In celebrating the landmark 20th episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we brought our longtime friend Joe Budden back to the Upper West Side to talk about how close he came to signing with Roc-a-fella Records, what his Monopoly parties are like, and why Sisqo's Thong Song still goes at the club. We discussed how long it takes Lil Wayne to text him back, who had the beat for Focus first, and what he was doing at a Def Jam Christmas Party. That, plus Drake stories, Lyor stories, Busta Rhymes stories, and oh yeah, his new album All Love Lost, available October 16th!

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This week we welcome our great friends Fool's Gold co-founder and co-CEO Nick Catchdubs and sunglass designer/celebrity bedazzler Kerin Rose Gold to the Upper West Side! In this freewheeling episode, we discuss the Pope's visit to NYC, the success of The Muppets' social media team, and what Fabolous thinks of the Netflix series Narcos. We also talk in great detail about our internships, what happens when people recognize our brother Dan in the streets, and using your pull to get into an Adam Ant concert in 2015. All that, plus R. Kelly's album cover, the new generation of Ruff Ryders, Ska-lloween, and much more! Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting http://www.casper.com/waste and using the promo code: WASTE

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This week's episode of A Waste of Time centers around Star Wars, a film neither Jeff nor Eric has seen, and to help them understand what they've been missing, they welcome expert guests Just Blaze and Phil Chang. Not only is Star Wars dissected for both the newbies and the veterans, but great nerdy stories involving Jay Z, Eminem and Skrillex are covered! So live long and prosper! Oh wait, wrong franchise. Sorry!Hurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars in this week's Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now... only at http://DraftKings.com.

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Harlem's own A$AP Ferg dropped by South Harlem for this week's episode of A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal. We talked about his upcoming album, hanging out with Missy Elliott, Timbaland AND Magoo, and what it's like to have Puff Daddy in your phone. We delved into how A$AP Mob really got together, his experience interning for Jay Z's company, and why exactly Ferg, Jim Jones and Stan Lee were all in the same room. Ferg also discussed working at Ben and Jerry's, how important Drake is to a lot of rappers' success, and what's really good with his Facebook account. And much more!If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.comHurry to http://DraftKings.com now and use promo code REAL to play for free for a shot at one million dollars in this week?s Millionaire Maker event! Enter REAL for free entry now? only at http://DraftKings.com.

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For Episode 16 of "A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal," we hit the road and headed on down to Brooklyn to visit our good friend Mac Miller at his new apartment. This episode is both hilarious and candid: we talked in great detail about his time detoxing at Rick Rubin's house, why he called Rick from Europe in the first place, and the new path he's taken in his life. Mac shared never-before-heard stories about his unreleased projects with Pharrell, Nas and Cam'ron. We discussed meeting Eminem in Japan, taking the subway around New York City, how Ab-Soul used to stay at Mac's LA house for weeks at a time, how he courted each record label when he was a free agent, that his song ended up on Travis Scott's new album, and so much more!

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This week, we're joined by the lovely, talented and very funny singer Jojo, who spoke on her nearly decade-long fight with Blackground Records to get out of an unbelievably prohibitive contract, her new start with Atlantic Records, and what exactly a tringle is. We discussed how Maury Povich was instrumental to her success, how to get backstage at a Britney Spears concert, and what it's like when Drake slides into your DMs. All that, plus working with Kwame, performing with Twista, and whether she's ever spoken to Prince.If you've got a car and a license, put 'em both to work for you and start earning serious, life-changing money today. Sign up to drive with Uber. Visit http://www.DriveWithUber.com

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