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From the vaults: Back when Dharmic was out of town, Peter brought up his old friend and original Live N Direct partner Zvi Edelman, along with super producer Jake One and the great Mr. Len. From there came a great discussion about New York City concerts back in the 90s, the legendary venue Tramps, and what it means to be a producer in 2014.

Originally aired August 27, 2014.

Kent Bryant used to be called Topp Dawg, and was involved in artist development for world famous Bad Boy Records. However, in 1996 he threw it all away and reached an amazing epiphany. From there, he found the path to God and became a motivational speaker. Kent was eventually ordained as a priest, and is very active in the community.

In this NW3RADIO sit down, Kent talked about his basketball playing days, how drugs caused him to squander a potential career path, and how he's found a happy medium in his life now. This is an inspiring conversation.

Another episode from our vaults, specifically the first month. Peter sat down with Billboard's Erika Ramirez to talk about her come up in the media world, moving from California to pursue the New York City dream, and what it's like to be an editor for a major publication. Plus, she also talked about her Ladies First column.

Originally aired March 19, 2014.

The brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal aka It's The Real, joined us on the show this week to talk about some of the moves they've been making recently and how far the Internet and online media has come over the last decade (particularly when it comes to podcasting). They also joined Peter in reminiscing about the old G-Unit offices and some of the hijinks that used to take place over there.

We also took some phone calls, gave away some tickets (but didn't give away any French Montana face masks), and played some music.

An episode from our first month: While Peter was out celebrating his birthday, Dharmic talked with Sowmya Krishnamurthy on NW3RADIO. We talked about what being brown in the music media world means - both inside and outside the community. Sowmya shared the details of her come up from interning on Wall Street to becoming a full-fledged rap writer and interviewer of the stars. We also talked about the etiquette involved with conducting an interview and asking the tough questions.

Originally aired March 27, 2014.

This week's episode of NW3RADIO came at a particularly heavy time for us, as earlier we received word that Dust La Rock, co-founder of Fool's Gold Records, had passed away. As such, we paid tribute to the legendary art director throughout the night.

Our good friend DJ Treats came by to talk with us about his Kickstarter campaign to create Ratking-inspired MTA Cards and some of the current events in the rap world, most of which involve the current state of radio. Are celebrated personalities like Sway and Ebro making seven figures? What should Cipha Sounds do next? And did Young Thug disrespect Jay Z?

Meanwhile, we also aired a new installment of our Three Is The Magic Number series, this time featuring two of Chicago's finest young rappers, Joey Purp and Kami De Chukwu. Together, they form a duo known as Leather Corduroys, and their chemistry and raw rap skills were on display as they tackled three Jake One beats effortlessly.

And finally, shout out to Oopz and Hectah for the check-ins via phone.

Robin Arzon joined us to talk about her lifestyle transformation from corporate attorney to full-fledged ultra marathoner, clothing brand owner, and overall fitness guru. We talked about what it's like to run across New York City's bridges, the origins of the Bridge Runners crew, and lots more. Plus, we had a lively discussion about the departure of Cipha Sounds from Hot 97 and the Migos making a grandiose gesture out of their $1000 donation.

Max Glazer, one of the founders of Federation Sound and a former tour DJ for Rihanna, shared stories of his come up as a hip-hop and reggae DJ and that time Media Takeout claimed that he was dating Rih Rih.

Brandon "Jinx" Jenkins (Complex) & Veronica de Souza (digg) join Peter and Dharmic on the radio to talk about the Internet and social media, their come ups, and why we should feel somewhat bad and irresponsible when we shout "Free Max B" or "Free Bobby Shmurda."

We start out 2015 with Joseph Patel, VP of Content at The Fader, a good friend of Peter's, and a fellow member of the Brown Man Rap Mafia. We talked about what the generation and cultural gap that comes with being in the entertainment industry while being brown, and also talked about what it was like coming up during the 90s and doing college radio with DJ Shadow. Later in the show, we were joined by producer Sebastian Sartor, who offered his insight on what is currently going on in New York City.