BONUS: Ending the Drug War & corporate robbery with Russ, hip hop's leading DIY artist

The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MS NOW

Politics, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Daily News, Versant, Government

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus edition of "The Beat's" podcast, rapper, singer and author Russ discusses music, creativity, business and independent thinking in a wide-ranging discussion for “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” a series of interviews with leading artists, musicians and cultural icons. The two also discuss Russ’s marijuana business and related advocacy; his views on hip hop’s relationship with mafia films; controversies in the music industry from unfair contracts to alleged fake streaming; and several references to Russ’s lyrics also arise over the course of the conversation.

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0:00.0	What are you telling people?
0:02.0	What am I not telling people?
0:05.0	I mean, basically the whole thing is,
0:08.0	I think the underlying theme with everything is
0:11.0	believe in yourself and be true to yourself and trust your gut.
0:15.0	That's everything.
0:16.0	Revolutionary Maverick!
0:25.6	Today we are joined by rapper, singer, producer, Mix, Master, Engineer, Songwriter, and book author, Russ, thanks for being here.
0:33.5	Thanks for having me.
0:34.3	It's a lot in the title.
0:35.8	Yes.
0:36.4	There are places where you may be less than appreciated.
0:40.0	Here you are appreciated because I'm a listener.
0:42.2	Thank you.
0:43.1	There is evidence that you're underrated in hip-hop.
0:46.7	Do you think that's true?
0:48.9	I think so.
0:50.6	I think that's fair.
0:52.2	Why is that?
0:55.4	I don't know, man.
0:57.9	I don't know.
0:58.5	I mean, the past couple of years, I guess it became a thing to sort of count me out.
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