Joining Matt Weiner on episode 9 of Beyond The Artist is safety Dwayne Johnson Jr from San Diego State. The interview was recorded October 3rd 2019 and since then has gone on to having an incredible Junior year that earned him a Mountain West Honorable mention. It was an awesome conversation that included wicked hot takes, such as Lil Wayne being better than Biggie and Tupac. Once you are done listening to the episode, subscribe, and follow Dwayne on Instagram @__Dwaynejohnson.j and Twitter @__Dwaynejohnson, Matt Weiner and Beyond The Artist on Instagram at @Therealmattyw and @Beyondtheartistpod, and on Twitter @Tharealmattyw. Have a 12/10 day and skirt skirt!

(0:00) Introduction (1:10) Beating UCLA (2:00) Advantages of attending school close to home (2:30) Growing up in South Carolina and California (3:10) The bet that Matt ended up winning (3:40) Elaborating on whether he is more South Carolina and California (4:10) Changing vocabulary (5:00) The adjustments in moving somewhere new (5:40) Friendships from South Carolina (6:15) Closest friendships from Murrieta High School (7:15) Growing up with Kyle Williams (9:20) How music was introduced (10:40) Artists introduced to Dwayne from his older sister (11:05) Discussing Patiently Waiting by 50 Cent Featuring Eminem (12:35) Dwayne wishing to grow up in the 90's (14:40) Micheal Jordan (15:00) Kobe being snubbed on Bleacher Report all time list (16:00) Artists Dwayne wished to experience in their prime (17:00) Lil Wayne hot takes (19:45) Matt Weiner's Song Of The Day: Wasted by Lil Wayne (21:40) Dwayne's Song Of The Day: The Fire Next Time by Vic Mensa (23:10) Dwayne's early reality check (25:10) Dwayne's education and future after football (26:30) Excitement for the future