Givin Them The Business w/ Chris Gotti Lorenzo & Don Dinero

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Topic: What is License and sync? What does it mean for a producer and artist?  

In this episode of Givin Them The Business our host Chris Gotti Lorenzo former owner of Murder Inc Records and CEO and owner of Add Ventures Music along with Latin co-host Don Dinero. Invite well known music producer Charlie Mack to the on the road location in Las Vegas. This episode will give you some gems on the in's and out's of licensing and sync.  

Charlie Mack comes to discuss how license and sync works in the music business. As a music producer he was trying to sell beats. He decided he wanted license beats instead of selling beats. The conversation goes into the how he logistically was able to set up his business.  Music licensing is not normally talked about.

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Givin Them The Business Podcast 

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For the independent Artist: Add Ventures Music 

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Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection  

Host Information Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 

Don Dinero @dinero187  YouTube:  @Don Dinero    

Production Team @blackcoinent  

@shotbyishan YouTube:  @ShotByIshan   

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For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   

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Topic: Shooters Brand 25th Anniversary DMV "We do clothing the way New York does music" Shooter Rob  

GTTB is hosted by Chris Gotti Lorenzo former owner of Murder Inc Records, and CEO/owner of Add Ventures Music and his Latin co-host Don Dinero sit down every week and give their perspective on different current events and topics. Their main purpose of this podcast is to help educate and empower our audience; by showing the community on the different ways to run and or own your own brand. We want to once again say "Thank You" to our audience and fans. We appreciate the love you give us every week. Keep watching we have some really good stuff coming up.  

In this episode of Givin Them The Business was shot on the road while on the "OWN IT!" tour that started in Virginia travelling then to Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, Cleveland, and the DMV. Where we were holding seminars and showcases to find the talent hidden in those places no one likes to visit. DMV was the last stop so Chris Gotti wanted to stop by and chop it up with Shooter Rob to support his brand Shooters; where he has been in business for over 25 years.  Chris Gotti decided to set up and shoot a podcast and share his conversation with his audience. The one thing that we try to do here on Givin Them The Business, is try to influence our community by showing them that there are so many different ways to find a way out. The Shooters brand is a community brand that has solely supported by the local customers in the area first.   

You don't have to go to college. Chris Gotti is an innovator of his time and is always looking for a way to share his knowledge of business with the community to help educate the culture. Shooter Rob has been in business for 25 years. "We do to clothing what New York does to music" quote by Shooter Rob. What he means by that is the DMV area is known to many different clothing designers who have become successful.  Shooters brand has a plan to have to start Shooters Life program to help the community get a chance to learn how to grow a brand and or business. Life Skills is a major part of what our community needs to get back on their feet. We need support those that support your brand. Giving back is not just about giving money. You can teach someone how to grow a brand, life skills and all the intricate parts that come with it.

Givin Them The Business Podcast Available also on ClashTV on the clashtv.app (available for IOS & Android)  

For the independent Artist: Add Ventures Music www.addventuresmusic.com 

@addventuresmusic1  YouTube:  @ADD VENTURES MUSIC    

Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection  

Host Information Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 

Don Dinero @dinero187  YouTube:  @Don Dinero    

Production Team 

@blackcoinent 

@shotbyishan YouTube:  @ShotByIshan   

@shotbymy9 

@kingdomcomemedia

@everdomo_media  

For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   

Marketing 

@dexdiamond 

@kingblenn

Givin Them The Business Podcast Powered by Add Ventures Music

Topic: What is it that Kanye and Kyrie were really trying to say?  

Thank you to all of you that come back every week to support our podcast. We try to bring you real conversations about real life events from Chris Gotti and Don Dinero perspectives. Givin Them The Business is a podcast that was designed to support the culture and community. By providing information and education on topics that would not normally been spoken about or brought up as a topic of conversation. Disclaimer: The commentary in this episode is not meant to offend or defame anyone or any culture. This is just a conversation based on current events in the media and television today. We are clearly looking for some clarity on the issues happening in real time.  

The host Chris Gotti Lorenzo former of Murder Inc Records and CEO of Add Ventures Music; along with co-host Don Dinero, Latin Artist, Head of Add Ventures Music Latin Division. This week's conversation is going to touch on what Kanye West and Kyrie Irving have been put through in the social media and the community. Lately there has been so much being said about what Kanye West was saying about Adidas; his statement that were stealing his creative idea to benefit off of and making a version of his sneaker the "Yeezy's."  The comments Kanye was making about what they did to him and his designs were not fair and he felt he was being robbed by Adidas for creating their own version on the "Yeezy's." This disagreement among Adidas and Kanye West is only one of the recent media coverage. Kanye has been making statements in regards to Jewish community.

These statements have caused certain communities to feel the need to take a stand what comments were made. The statements are now stated to be "anti-semitic;" the way people are viewing how Kanye West commentary very harsh. Kanye has been in the media lately over what antics that he has been doing. It is nothing more then to bring awareness to certain issues that are going on in our community.  Unfortunately that comment about George Floyd upset the black community but because the black community has no power in comparison to what the Jewish community has all over the world. Kanye West was trying to get people to see the differences in how we are viewed in America, in the world.  How a whole culture can control what happens around you so vast. Vast meaning "to a great extent." Kanye is really just trying to express himself by helping educate the nation on what he is experiencing real time. How much control one community can have over the world and its influence.

This just leads onto what media and Jewish community is appalled by the statements made by Kyrie Irving over a movie he watched that touched in a way that he made some comments on his Twitter. Which has now cost some rifts in his world. Kyrie has now been suspended from the NBA team the Nets due to the anti-semitic comments he was allegedly accused of saying. Which has now cost him time on bench which means no game time. Kyrie also looses his 300 million dollar endorsement deal. For this exact same reason. But I ask he meant no harm as to say I watched this movie and it touched me so much I feel I need to share what I have learned with the world. To only have the world turn against him. Kyrie Irving intentions was not to offend a whole culture as he lives a life of those intricacies every day as a Black Man. He was clearly stating how the movie made him feel and what resignate with him. Is this a crime I ask? Please take the time to listen carefully do your own research on it. So you can make a clear and concise decision the communities we live in deserve to have your honest opinions.

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Givin Them The Business Podcast is hosted by Chris Gotti Lorenzo former owner of Murder Inc Records and CEO of Add Ventures Music. Chris Gotti has over 30 years in music business, technology, sports; he wants to share what he has learned throughout his years in business with the culture and community. His Latin co-host Don Dinero was the first Latin Hip Hop artist on Tropical Radio. Don Dinero brings his experience of over 25 years of experience in the music industry as an artist. Who is still making money off his music that he owns as Independent artist. This only a small portion of what they have as a combined team.  This podcast was created to offer our audience as much information about music, business, technology to the culture and community. One guest, episode at a time. We want to invite you to join us as we bring you the best business advice or guest that will add to what we are talking about. Either way this podcast is not like any other podcast. Just watch and See.. We Dare you We appreciate your patience as we are growing. Thank you clicking for onto our podcast. We appreciate all of our subscribers. For every view, for every comment, this is only the beginning. We have new episodes coming up every week for you. Keep tuning in. Tell a Friend to Tell a Friend, Share the podcast... 

In this episode Chris Gotti sits down with Don Dinero one of the first Latin artist to get Latin Hip Hop played on Hispanic Tropical Radio. Don Dinero made his mark as Latin Hip Hop artist that could speak both English and Spanish. Don Dinero talks to Chris Gotti about the MTV Music Awards winner Puerto Rican Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny how he has started a trend in Latin Music Industry by coming in and blowing everyone away. Bad Bunny was the first Latin artist to win Artist of the Year since the categories were changed in 2017 from Male Artist and Female Artist of the Year.  

Bad Bunny being the first Puerto Rican Spanish speaking only Latin artist to win the MTV Artist of the Year is a huge accomplishment for someone who just came into the industry in 2016. He has worked hard on his image and on his music shows it. Bad Bunny is more than just his music to his  fans. He loves his fans and make sure to support them through his music. By translating their emotions with his music. 

Like dedicating one of his songs to a transgender fan that was that had died. As he is evolving as an artist and as person by being able to express himself with whom ever and how ever he chooses to. He is open to live his life as free as he wants. It is not just the award but the fact that Bad Bunny is Latin Hip Hop artist that has opened the ears of many with his music.   Bad Bunny has English only speaking people singing and dancing his music. Knowing that he only caters to the Latin community.   

On English Speaking only radio HOT 97 Funk Master Flex has paid a tribute a time or two, Late Night TV shows like Jimmie Kimmel. Bad Bunny has crossed over into same different lanes in so many different markets

For the independent Artist: #addventuresmusic  www.addventuresmusic.com @addventuresmusic1  

YouTube:  @ADD VENTURES MUSIC  Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection  

Host Information Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 Don Dinero @dinero187 YouTube:  @Don Dinero    

Production Team 

@EverDomo Media    

For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   

Marketing 

@dexdiamond 

@kingblenn

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Topic: Edward "Big Wack" Hawkins turns him time incarcerated with a vision to rehab his community  

In this episode of Givin Them The Business with host Chris Gotti Lorenzo former VP of Murder Inc., also CEO of Add Ventures Music; is location in Las Vegas as co-host Don Dinero is on his promotional tour for his book new "The Formula or La Formula" available in English and Spanish. (04:02s) Growing up in Compton Big Wack was exposed to gang life as part of growing up. You learned to live in your environment going to a all "crypt" school having to fight almost everyday afterschool.   

Chris Gotti and Big Wack Hawkins sit down to discuss what he has been doing since he has been home. Edward "Big Wack" Hawkins after almost 30 years down, he came back to his #community. He now has a #non-profit organization called "A Helping Hand Recovery" as well as primary consulting with "New Life Global Development' assisting the #homeless find solutions for those who are homeless with an #addiction and or #alcholism. As Chris Gotti and Big Wack go through the conversation it will explain in detail where the journey started for him. It doesn't end with rehabilitation it is on part of what it is Mr Hawkins is doing for his community. (27:15s) He also owns his own facility "Path to Recovery", Life Coach, Alcohol/Drug Counselor. MBM Muzik Group providing the youth an outlet for expressing their artistic talents.  

As you read you say to yourself Edward Hawkins has a lot going on. Not really in the sense because he has spent time #incarcerated and was putting together his plan to come home to help his suffering community. Majority of the time our communities are looked over when comes to rehabilitation. Our culture suffers from severe addictions issues. Parents that raise children while being addicted, and or giving birth while addicted (now the child is born an addict as well.)  This a plague for our community Big Wack is taking every opportunity that he can to look out for those that are homeless, others are suffering from #addiction to drugs and #alcoholism.  if you have ever had someone you know or a family member that had an addiction problem. You also understand you were affected by this too.  

 (07:45s) In words of DJ Quik "There is a lot of places that look like #Compton", Grandfather told me when I was younger "You are going to run into the same person over and over again your lifetime"  

(8:51s) After being incarcerated for 27 years 10 months 3 days. Edward "Big Wack" Hawkins. The lesson learned #humility for #compassion for your fellow man and #patience is the skill to learn to understand how other move and how work with that person. #Empathy for other people. "How a bully going out there #fighting other bullies?" meaning you were out gang banging forcing your ways on the #neighborhood.  

(13:36s) Turned to music and this is where used this outlet to help keep them off the streets. Offering them opportunities no one else is has given to them before. Using a sponsor during the process of becoming sober it's a support system set up to help them become successful sober life.  

(24:00s) Sober living community  

Where to Find Us..... Edward Big Wack Hawkins 

Path to Recovery: www.pathtorecoverydetox.com Laugh MD Recovery: www.laughmdrecovery.com  For the independent Artist: #addventuresmusic  www.addventuresmusic.com @addventuresmusic1  YouTube:  @ADD VENTURES MUSIC  Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection  Host Information Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 Don Dinero @dinero187 YouTube:  @Don Dinero    Production Team @EverDomo Media    For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   Marketing @dexdiamond @kingblenn

Welcome to Episode of 20 "Givin Them The Business" Podcast  

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Topic: #Why Did I Get Married? Is #Marriage a #Business or a #Contracts of Love?  

On this episode of #GTTB Podcast, with your host #Chris Gotti Lorenzo, the VP of Murder Inc. and Co-host Legendary Latin #Don Dinero sits down in the Cuban Connection Studio; to talk about Marriage. Is it a business or contracts? (01:05s) Some people dream of getting married and one day have a picture perfect wedding day. Sometimes things just don't end up the way you would have hoped. Life takes a turn while trying to work through the process of separating yourself, from someone that you intended spending the rest of your life with. 

Chris and Dinero go into the intricate parts of marriage. (64% of Marriages fail which means only 36% of marriages are successful. To be clear, only 36 of 100 marriages are successful. What it means to be married on paper means you have now joined into a contractual agreement to share your gains with the person you go into this with. Marriage is the only emotional contract that pertains to "LOVE." or is it Fornication Under the Consent of King?...  

(04:50s) Choosing this contract of marriage involves many things into this union between two people who love each other. What does it take to make a marriage work? What happens when it fails? 

(06:10s) #Kanye and #KimK marriage... Kanye's work creating a relationship with #Adidas "#Yeezy's", and #stem research ... Kanye's documentary really expresses the travels of an #independent artist... His marriage and business growth, development, fashion designer, visionary ideas... The discussion goes through the marriage and talks about it from Chris Gotti and Dinero perspective.  

(12:05s) Chris expresses how he felt when he went through his divorce process and how it affected him to have the option of him not being able to spend time with his daughter because of stipulations by the court. Kanye going public with not wanting his daughter on #tiktok. His children are now in a life where they are being watched and he is trying to protect her from the social media trolls as they would with their own children.

(16:25s) Will Smith actions towards Chris Rock over the comments made by Chris about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. Which was not intended to offend Jada? What was all this energy about? Did Chris step out of line? Did Will overreact for his wife's feelings towards the comment? Now Will has jeopardized everything that he worked for? Why are they staying married? What is in it for them?  

(23:45s) Jeff Bezos ended up giving billions of dollars to his wife in the divorce. What is the consequence? His ex-wife has now turned into a real philanthropist by giving 200 mil to charity. Are these actions being driven by emotions? The wife could be reacting this way because of hurt. Something happened cheating and pain, the possibility may be just the reason why. Kim not respecting Kanye had to come from an emotional place. 

 (28:01s) Dinero explains from his perspective of what marriage is and could be.. How it affected him as a person from his experiences with marriage. Bringing things back around full circle look to focus on what you really want to do with your life. We want to Thank All of Our Subscribers for being dedicated and following us through our journey. Stay tuned for the episodes to come. We definitely have a lot of good stuff in store for our audience.

Host Information Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 Don Dinero @dinero187  YouTube: @Don Dinero  

Production Team @blackcoin.ent  @shotbyishan YouTube: @ShotByIshan  @shotbymy9 @kingdomcomemedia  

For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   

Marketing @dexdiamond  @officialjayelmore @kingblenn

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Episode Topic: Corey Pegues formerly part of the "Supreme Team" turned Police Office  

In this episode of Givin Them The Business podcast Chris Gotti Lorenzo former VP of Murder Inc and  latin co-host Don Dinero sit down in the Cuban Connection studio with their guest Corey Pegues who was formerly part of one most well-known gangs in Queens, New York. So much their activities drew in the attention of the FBI. Which led to investigations, indictments and much more. To where there are now movies, documentaries, and series being created around the experiences of the gang influence in Queens. The Supreme Team was notorious on the streets everyone who knew them knew that there no one to be played. Their then leader Kenny "Supreme" McGriff is currently still serving time for these alleged charges.  

(02:05s) Corey Pegues came to share is story with Chris Gotti and co-host Don Dinero how he went from being one of the Supreme Team notorious gang members to become a New York City police officer for over 20 years. This story is unique but also one that comes back around full circle. Please join us as we get into this story about Corey Pegues.

(03:31s)  My first job was the "Supreme Team", being on the crew Friday was a paycheck day. No days off could not have a regular life. Paid by the days and hours worked. Working shifts that lined up with the police shift 8-4, 4-12, 12-8.

(06:55s) At the height of the "Supreme Team" prime. Edward Burns came in and changed everything for the team. Karma came to share her feelings about the actions at hand.

Chris Gotti shares what his experience was like with dealing with the FBI

(10:10s)  The weight of "Supreme" being in prison for something  he did not do and having him sitting in a place where does not belong. He will be coming home soon.

(14:35s) Chapter "Oh #God Please", I have to kill him?! Corey is on his way to a

line up with the Boss. Telling him to kill someone to see how he would handle that situation. 2 weeks later he enlisted in the military. The thought of taking someone else's #life just to take it was not who he was. The crew would put you through these periodic tests to see how much loyalty you had for to the crew

(19:19s) Corey and Chris Gotti talk about the pressure from the streets. In life and lessons. Dinero explains why Ifa explains that it is because it is destined to be. The shift that changed Corey's life to have him here today. Share with us his story

(21:21s) How long were in the military? 3 years and 8 months. Chris Gotti asked "Was like a jail sentence? Corey: "Hell yeah" this is not for me, enlisted to save his life.  Dinero also shares why he decided to join the military. The football numbers helped make the decision to save his own life by joining the military. Corey "it was a nice pause, it was the greatest pause, months later the supremeteam is taken down, #Edwards Burns was dead

(26:00s) There was so much #money and we never even counted the 1s and 5s. So much money we didn't even bother to count it, just burn it.

(26:25s) Came home from the military and took the Corrections Officer exam and the Police officer exam. The police academy called first.

Where to Find Us...

Instagram: @cpegues9098

Twitter:  @Cpegues 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corey.pegues.7

Website: https://www.coreypegues.com/about-corey

Corey Pegues Arthor of "Once A Cop"

https://www.amazon.com/Once-Cop-Street-Law-Worlds/dp/1536610291

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Episode Topic: Luc Stephen explains his journey from the streets to film sets  

On this episode of Givin Them The Business podcast with your host Chris "Gotti" Lorenzo former VP of Murder Inc, and Latin co-host Don Dinero sits down in the Cuban Connection studio with film producer Luc Stephen. Luc Stephen will take Chris Gotti and Don Dinero through how he grew up, his experiences with being in the streets. Which then lands him in his well known film producer career.   

(01:20s) #Luc Stephen child of a #Haitian Senator , #Poppa Doc influence and attempts on his fathers life which led to his mother to move the family away to Boston and later as a teen to New York with mother and decided he did not want to live by the strict rules enforced by his mother to be in her home. So Luc left and found one of his own. On the streets getting into the life he felt was for him at the time.  

(06:10s) "Creeping", "Sneak thieving" in that time is how we made the money, leads to meeting Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols known in Queens street life  

(8:42s) Tommy Mickens bread was different .... movie talk, known as "Tony Montana" through the '80's basically bought up a lot of different businesses in the Hollis neighborhood   

(11:50s) After serving his fed time is when Luc Stephen decided it was a change that needed to be made in his life. The influence of prison time affects everyone differently you either become better criminal or decide to change where you will not go back to jail Living a life modeled by the mob lifestyle meant taking in the rules of the mob the same too. Protecting his family from that portion of his life.  

(15:00s) "Fat Cat" American Gangster the TV show on BET  

(20:00s) Rappers actually make really good Actors. Rappers are actors in form because when they are rapping they are performing their music to the audience. Just recently Chris Gotti witnessed #Favio Foreign star in role of in episode of Tales with Irv Gotti will soon air on BET. Great rappers draws their fans you can inherit an audience. Quote "The rappers are taking all the good acting jobs"  Shout Out to Shaft  who gave Luc the series "Sister's Keeper", then lead to him working with film producer/director Adrian "Tru" Toscano

(25:08s) Learning his life lessons from working other businesses like restaurants, sprinters all while trying to work on his film career. Luc Stephen then explains how he decides to focus more on his film career

Where to Find Us

Luc Stephen 

Instagram: @lucrstephen

Film Hitstory: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2932250/

Linktree: linktr.ee//LucStephen

Current projects "Witness For The Defense", "Sin", "Born to Box" Documentary

For the independent Artist: #addventuresmusic  www.addventuresmusic.com @addventuresmusic1  YouTube:  @ADD VENTURES MUSIC  Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection 

Host Information 

Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187 

Don Dinero @dinero187 YouTube:  @Don Dinero    

Production Team 

@blackcoinent  

@shotbyishan YouTube:  @ShotByIshan   

@shotbymy9 

@kingdomcomemedia  

@EverDomo Media    

For Interviews and show information contact @dilutedeyz   

Marketing 

@dexdiamond 

@officialjayelmore 

@kingblenn