N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN on 10 years of Drink Champs, remembering Big Pun, Ice Cube vs Biggie, & removing Prodigy off of LA LA track

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN sit down with Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda on The Real Report to break down Big Pun, 50 Cent, Nas, Prodigy, Capone-N-Noreaga, Drink Champs, and New York hip-hop history. N.O.R.E. speaks on working with Big Pun, why Pun was one of the best people he ever met, Pun asking him to connect with DJ Whoo Kid, Pun being the first person he saw receive a wire transfer, and why Capital Punishment is a classic. He also explains why 50 Cent was always solid with him, how 50 became one of the first people to give him time for an interview, and how their relationship stayed strong after executive pushback. N.O.R.E. also talks about getting in the studio with Nas, releasing his first solo album after The War Report, meeting Capone, seeing The Notorious B.I.G. at Hot 97, acting in Paid In Full, getting banned from Black clubs in New York, The Tunnel era, Chris Lighty, Hip-Hop police, breaking Pharrell, going Latin with his music, and the exclusive “LA LA” story involving Prodigy being taken off the record. DJ EFN explains how Drink Champs started, how the name came together, why the DJ-and-rapper format worked, and how the show helped change hip-hop podcasting over 10 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.