The Truth Hurts w/ Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free

ZeelooperZ joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA. He talks about growing up in Detroit, being drawn to painting, art and music, working with Danny Brown, Earl Sweatshirt, HiTech, Valee, Trash Talk and more.

00:00 Intro

00:46 Growing up in Detroit

1:34 The Bay and Detroit Connection

3:29 Upbringing

7:10 Painting & Art

8:09 Becoming a musician

13:07 Musical influences

15:53 Danny Brown

17:6 Money and Art

23:26 Finding his voice

25:46 Breakthrough moment

27:08 What he hasn’t been able to convey yet

28:30 Mushrooms

32:46 Taking art serious

34:05 Navigating the industry

35:57 Moving to LA

38:29 Sobriety

39:21 Earl Sweatshirt

43:52 HiTech

45:38 Valee

48:35 Trash Talk

50:58 Music recommendations

56:33 How he stays sane

59:05 Painting

1:01:27 Unpopular Truth

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic, & Free.

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Lefty Gunplay joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA on the day his new album 'Can't Get Right' dropped. 

He talks about his journey from incarceration to musical acclaim, detailing how he found purpose in rap, overcame personal demons, and is now committed to giving back to his community. He shares stories about working with Kendrick Lamar on "TV Off," rebranding from "Lefty Gunplay" to just "Lefty," his surprising love for Taylor Swift, and much more.

00:00 Intro

00:10 Can't Get Right

1:19 Loving Rap

4:55 Upbringing

6:38 Origin of Lefty Gunplay

7:37 Being famous

9:26 Working with Kendrick on 'TV Off'

12:10 Music he grew up on

16:34 Changing his lifestyle

17:41 Reading books

18:25 What surprised him getting out of jail

20:51 Fatherhood

23:45 Wanting to make a difference

27:00 Singing like Jeremih

28:16 Vulnerability in his music

36:37 Navigating the industry

40:56 Lefty's Unpopular Truth

41:58 Jeff's Book

43:42 Women

46:43 Drakeo tribute show

48:36 Breakthrough moment

50:28 What he's listening to now

52:00 New music & LA

1:00:08 Lefty's future

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast  ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder  )

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Ralfy the Plug joins Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free at Pro Club in LA. He talks about he and his brother Drakeo's upbringing in LA, from jerk music to skateboarding and early recording. He also touches on the Stinc Team's influence, from "Mr. Get Dough" to Tyler the Creator's "THAT GUY" and beyond.

00:00 Intro

00:30 03 Greedo

1:40 Kenny Beats Studio

3:05 Producers vs. Rappers

7:35 Early recording

9:18 Influences

10:35 2 Greedy origins

11:30 Family

11:56 Jerkin

12:52 Skateboarding 

13:30 Jail

18:00 Stinc Team origins

26:45 LA upbringing

28:30 “Mr. Get Dough”

31:30 Experiencing Popularity 

33:22 Business

40:01 Influence on fan base

42:06 Lingo

43:14 Drake vs. Kendrick

44:40 Using lyrics in court

48:00 Lyrical rappers vs. clout rappers

52:06 How Drakeo would have felt about current events

53:12 Musical output

55:29 Love Live Tribute songs

59:30 Jail

1:00:34 Tyler the Creator

1:03:50 Unreleased Drakeo music

1:11:45 Running a label

1:17:37 What he’s listening to now

1:18:30 Abbott Elementary mentioning Drakeo

1:19:40 Stinc Team influence

1:20:22 The Truth

Hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic ( @brownbagpodcast  ) & Free ( @FreeWorldOrder  )

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Produced/edited by Will Hagle

03 Greedo takes over the show as the new co-host to ask Jeff, Vic & Free: does hip-hop still exist in 2025? If so, why aren't LA radio stations playing him and Drakeo?

He also talks about his collaborations with Mustard, Kaytranada & Mach-Hommy, how shrooms have impacted his spirituality, and his plans for the future in music & fashion.

00:00 Intro

1:45 Drakeo the Ruler

9:23 LA Politics

12:15 Mental recession

15:12 “Out the Slums”

19:01 Working with Mustard

19:52 Dream collab

21:38 Kaytranada & Mach-Hommy

24:39 How his music has helped people

26:08 Hella Greedy

31:00 Detroit proposal

32:04 Who would play him in a movie

33:00 Fashion

34:53 Crip I’m Sexy

38:19 Spirituality

39:22 Drugs

41:45 California

47:30 Plans for the future

52:06 Does hip-hop still exist?

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Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic and Free hate podcasts, so they started one. 

In the inaugural episode of The Truth Hurts, the three hosts share stories about how local LA rappers like Drakeo the Ruler and 03 Greedo led them to be close friends & collaborators. They also debate important topics like Diddy vs. Suge Knight, Bhad Bhabie vs. Alabama Barker, and Justin Bieber vs. Justin Timberlake. 

Each of the hosts also share their Unpopular Truths and their Top 5 Rappers of all time.

00:00 Intro

00:34 Diddy, Player Hating, Suge Knight

5:07 Game stories

8:31 Free intro

9:45 How Free met Drakeo the Ruler

14:31 Being a female from Bakersfield in the industry 

16:50 Rosecrans Vic intro

27:40 Jeff Weiss intro

32:00 Justin Bieber

34:20 Jeff’s Unpopular Truth: Gatekeepers were good

35:56 Bhad Bhabie vs. Alabama Barker

43:21 Free’s Unpopular Truth

46:50 Vic’s Unpopular Truth

48:54 Free’s Top 5

54:11 Vic’s Top 5

1:06:57 Jeff’s Top 5

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Produced/edited by Will Hagle

The Truth Hurts is a new podcast on the POW network. Hosts Jeff Weiss (POW), Rosecrans Vic (Brown Bag, Power 106) & Free (FreeWorldOrder) sit down with musicians to break down their art, life and career from an honest & music-first perspective.

The Truth Hurts is the antithesis of clout-chasing gossip podcasts that purport to cover hip-hop, but only serve to cause drama and demonization. It's a West Coast-centric show featuring journalists who've been embedded for years in the local scene, but it covers topics and personalities from the broader American culture.

New episodes drop every week -- follow The Truth Hurts now so you don't miss anything.

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