#285 - REDMAN on Big Pharma’s New Scam, MC Hammer Beef & 2Pac

Julian Dorey Podcast

Julian Dorey

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4.6 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 168 minutes

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SPONSORS: 1) VERSO: Get 15% off “Morning Being” using Code “JULIAN” at checkout: https://morning.ver.so/julian 2) Download PRIZEPICKS & use Code "JULIAN" to get $50 w/ your first $5 play: https://shorturl.at/2XCLm (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Redman is a legendary American rapper, DJ, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label and is also known for his many collaborations with Method Man. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey REDMAN’S LINKS: NEW ALBUM (SPOTIFY): https://open.spotify.com/album/5aahGTQnyEzNwR8Wy2lEpi NEW ALBUM (APPLE): https://music.apple.com/us/album/muddy-waters-too/1786454970 REDMAN POLITICAL PARTY WEBSITE: https://unitedempowermentparty.org/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY: INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Micro-Plastics, How Redman became an MC, NY vs. NJ hip hop beef 8:30 - Modern music industry (internet) vs 80s / 90s 11:42 - Rappers who inspired Redman, EPMD discovery story, Selling dope 24:51 - Why Redman’s friends didn’t blow up, Moving in w/ EPMD 28:25 - Signing w/ Def Jam, Lyor Cohen, Redman & Warren G save Def Jam 35:53 - Promoting Albums in 90’s 38:22 - Red’s family’s thoughts on his success, Mom’s turntable story 42:55 - Redman’s kids 47:54 - How DJing influenced Red’s rap style, Modern Day DJs vs 90’s, 2 Friends & EDM 57:05 - What Happened to Sound Cloud, Redman playing instruments 58:59 - Work Ethic Mentality, Getting fired & hating jobs 1:03:25 - Redman’s creative process & daily routine w/ EPMD, How they made records 1:11:24 - Meeting Method Man 1:13:03 - East Coast vs West Coast Beef 1:15:44 - Red’s record w/ 2Pac, Julian tells Pac Studio story, Redman’s thoughts on Pac 1:21:05 - Redman’s Relationship w/ Biggie, Tupac & Biggie Deaths 1:25:31 - Redman’s beef w/ MC Hammer Story 1:27:21 - Redman inspired Eminem & Ludacris 1:30:05 - Famous MTV Cribs Episode 1:34:11 - Redman’s thoughts on the state of rap, Mumble Rap, Fake rappers today 1:42:55 - The “Microwave” generation 1:45:03 - Redman goes undercover at Governor’s Ball (Story) 1:49:20 - The 90s rap “formula” 1:51:00 - Redman thinks Julian looks like Seth McFarlane 1:52:55 - Pandemic brought people back to 90s pop culture, VERZUZ battles w/ Method Man 1:55:31 - Why Redman Doesn’t Hang w/ Rappers or Family 1:56:49 - Redman’s creative control & obsession w/ sound engineering & video editing 2:01:06 - The stress of making a perfect record 2:04:41 - The Jaws Edit Story 2:07:37 - Redman’s cannabis movement 2:10:55 - Gov, Big Pharma & Alcohol Comp Corruption re: drug system 2:14:01 - Story of Daughter’s serious Heart problems 2:23:08 - Kids w/ Aggressive Cancer & Heart Issues, God, Cannabis vs Modern Medicine 2:31:26 - Redman’s main goal of campaign 2:35:06 - The consequence of not properly de-scheduling cannabis, Veterans & psilocybin 2:42:20 - Redman’s gaming tournament 2:45:57 - Redman’s info CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian D. Dorey - In-Studio Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 285 - REDMAN Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You were coming up in the early 90s where there's a rebirth of the East Coast rap.
0:04.0	Right, but New York was very cocky.
0:06.0	We had to fight our way into the realm of hip hop.
0:09.0	I knew I was going to get on it.
0:10.0	That's just what happened.
0:11.0	It was the belief, the faith, and the craft, the dedication.
0:14.0	You can't have it.
0:15.0	Especially with this type of industry, you gotta put your all in.
0:17.0	How did EPMD find you? They brought me right on stage that night. So I started spitting some bars.
0:22.0	Walk off stage.
0:23.2	He wrote his number down, Eric Sermon.
0:25.0	And he was handing it to him.
0:26.2	My boy requested, yeah, just give it to me.
0:28.4	I was like, uh-oh.
0:29.2	I felt a little tension.
0:30.5	I memorized seven of those numbers.
0:32.4	That's it, I ain't see it again. So I gave my boy the benefit of the doubt. Two weeks went past. Yo, what's good?
0:38.0	Nah, nah, I ain't call him yet.
0:39.0	Three months later.
0:40.0	Yo, I lost the number, bro.
0:41.0	This, I kept trying to area codes.
0:43.0	I was like, this area code not working, but this area code worked.
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