No Vultures

Delvin Carter (Dee Nyce) talks about his journey to becoming one of the top independent designers in today's fashion industry. From helping his mom negotiate prices on fabric to customizing sneakers in Queens for everyone from Cormega to Lil Kim. After taking his talents to the U.S. Coast Guard Delvin would land in the Bay where he began his journey to having his own brand and store. Getting his big break designing shorts for Steph Curry and Sneakers for Cam Newton Delvin has gone on to do great things with both his brand and store. Listen to Delvin tell his story on NO VULTURES podcast

As a barber to the stars Brownie Blendz has grown into a major player in the barbering business. From starting off cutting hair in a shop he didn't own to offering athletes free cuts for exposure, Brownie has elevated into the premier barber in The Bay Area. Having a friendship that developed into a brotherhood with NBA Allstar Draymond Green has definitely helped Brownie parlay his career into other opportunities like being a regular on HBO'S The Shop produced by Lebron James. Brownie now owns 8 barbershops called kJ's in the Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley and has a line of hair products named Royal Finish. Listen to Brownie's story as he tells NO VULTURES about the ups and downs of the barbering business.

San Francisco native DJ Black Marc takes NO VULTURES on his journey to becoming a DJ. From growing up in the Notorious Fillmore neighborhood alongside the likes of JT The Bigga Figga, Big Rich, Messy Marv, San Quinn and a host of others Black Mark has seen a lot. From becoming a DJ on a fluke to hosting his own Podcast with co host Shay Diddy entitled the Street Light series DJ Black Mark's story is story of hustle and hard work.

Oakland rapper Philthy Rich has had a lengthy rap career. From selling his own cd's and crack on the streets of Oakland to linking with fellow Bay Area rappers and joining the Oakland collective Live Wire Records including J. Stalin, Stevie Joe, Shady Nate, Lil Blood and others. From Philthy sayin he was "weak" early on to being one of the Bay Area's top artist. Philthy talks about rap beefs from Messy Marv to Mozzy and being "hated" on by Oakland Producer Dame Fame who produced Keak Da Sneaks projects and happened to be from the same block. Relationships with some of Raps biggest artist Philthy takes us on his journey in this NO VULTURES instant classic.

Too $hort's artist DJ Upgrade talks about his come up and how he got to Oakland. From his time with The Mob Squad and Youth Uprising to coming up with Oakland rappers D Lo and DB Tha General. Listen to this interview for some Oakland history.

Stevie Joe is a veteran Oakland rapper that has a lengthy rack record of putting out dope projects. From pressing up his own CD's and selling them hand to hand and meeting Philthy Rich who gave him some game on pressing his CD's to becoming friends with J Stalin and joining the Live Wire family. Listen to Stevie as he takes us on a journey through his career from his uncle and Hall Of Famer Gary Payton not approving of his drug dealing to Marshawn Lynch playing his song in the locker room during the Super Bowl we caught it all on this interview.

Legendary Oakland rapper Poohman talks about his upbringing and career. From his regional hit "Fuckin wit dank" to a role in the classic film 'Menance II Society" or his short stint with Too $hort's Dangerous crew that ended with beef and physical altercations with several crew members including Spice 1. From bank robberies to time in prison Poohman's life plays out like a movie and NO VULTURES captures this story in a compelling interview.

Koran Streets is a rapper/actor out of south Berkeley. He has been a stage actor and can be seen in such films as Licks and Kicks. Koran debut album You Know I got It was ranked 28 amongst 2016's top albums