Jarren Benton on Funk Volume, Crooked Industry Execs & Freebasing with Kevin Bacon | Don’t Quote Me
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In this episode rapper Jarren Benton joins the pod to talk about how he got on in the music industry, his epic rise with Funk Volume, battle rap and more.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:10 World Rap Championships
8:40 Huffing Blue With Hasselhoff & Freebasing With Kevin Bacon
9:55 LA Reid Story (Corrupt Industry Execs)
23:12 Being a XXL Freshman
26:35 New Projects
27:40 Def Jam
30:35 New Music
33:40 Rise and Fall of Funk Volume
36:30 Top 12 Song in Rap History
1:04:06 Trivia
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