“Most rappers don’t make a lot of money… Being a rapper/ artist is like anybody else with a 9-5, you gon get what you put into that sh*t” ~ Wayno
Music executive and content creator Wayno joins Lalaa Shepard, Boss Britt, and DJ eXeL for a new edition of Lunch Table Talk Presented by The Progress Report Podcast to speak about his Harlem and Bronx, NYC roots, recalls working in the mailroom of Roc-A-Fella Records starting his journey in the music business, formerly being a host on “Everyday Struggle” Podcast on Complex alongside Akademiks and Nadeska, learning directly from Coach K and P at QC, reflects on the importance of being a useful person and knowing how to pivot, and blames social media for making people throw artists away easily.
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0:00 Wayno TPR drop
0:09 TPR theme song
0:34 introduction
1:18 TPR pop quiz
3:29 coming up in the mail room at Roc-A-Fella Records
5:00 coming up in Harlem, NYC
5:53 first time seeing Murda Inc
8:08 Kanye West cap
10:42 Kanye West now
12:43 excuses for Kanye West being weird
13:47 drill music culture “Drill music as a culture has ruined black and brown youth all over America” ~ Wayno
15:16 DJ Akademiks handling Kanye during interview
18:18 addresses that blank ended because they weren’t making money
22:47 media mindset
27:04 recording contracts playing on people’s needs
30:20 “Most rappers don’t make a lot of money… Being a rapper/ artist is like anybody else with a 9-5, you gon get what you put into that sh*t” ~ Wayno
31:35 being an A&R at QC and learning from Coach K and P/ RIP Takeoff
32:08 Gloss Up
39:09 Lil Baby doing it his way
44:27 social media making people throw artists away
45:35 recalls working at Asylum
47:03 why didn’t 600Breezy’s music work
48:23 not being artist dependent for his podcast
48:55 tips for content creators
49:31 landing podcast deal with Amazon Music
52:05 getting into content creation with JayHill
53:49 Speedy Norman
55:26 take suggestions
58:40 invest
59:45 best food and fashion in Bronx and Harlem, NYC
1:03:45 Dave East Jordan collab
1:05:17 what does our keyword “progress” mean to Wayno?
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