Episode 476 w/ Kwame
Drink Champs
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 6.9K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 193 minutes
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Summary
N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode we chop it up with the legendary, Kwame!
Hip-hop legend Kwame pulls up for a raw and introspective sit-down with the champs. Filmed in the trademark unfiltered style, the conversation turns deeply personal as Kwame reflects on his early rise in hip-hop, the business moves he made along the way, and the creative risks that shaped his legacy.
He shares never-before-heard stories behind iconic records, his relationships with peers, and the pressures of authenticity in an ever-changing industry. Viewers get a front-row seat to his reflections on loyalty, legacy, and the cost of success.
As the drinks flow, the vibe stays lively yet grounded — moments of humor slide into candid disclosures about growing up in New York, dealing with competition, and navigating the line between staying true to yourself and evolving with the culture.
Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to his work, this episode offers rare insight into the mind of an artist who has always played by his own rules. Tune in for laughter, wisdom, and straight talk — only on Drink Champs.
Make some noise for Kwame! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | And it's Drake Chess, motherfucking podcast. |
| 0:19.2 | He's a legendary Queens rapper. Hey, hang, second. This is your boy, N-O-R-E. He's a Miami hip-hop pioneer. What is DJ EFN? Together, they drink it up with some of the biggest players. You know what I mean? In the most professional, unprofessional podcast, and your number one source for drunk facts. It's drink chess, motherfucking podcast. Where every day is New Year's Eve. This drunk fat is drink champs motherfucker where every day it's New Year's Eve |
| 0:39.0 | it's time for drink champs |
| 0:41.3 | drink up motherfucker |
| 0:42.7 | motherfucker |
| 0:42.7 | would a good be |
| 0:48.6 | hopefully when it should be |
| 0:49.4 | this your boy N-A-O-N-A-A |
| 0:50.9 | what up is DJ EFN |
| 0:52.5 | and it's been a tape of crazy war |
| 0:53.6 | yappy yappy hour Drink champs motherfucking podcast Make some good! N-A-O-N-A-A-A-A-W-N. What up is DJE-FN. And it's military crazy war, Jackie Yawa, |
| 0:54.4 | Dream Champs, |
| 0:55.2 | motherfucking podcast. |
| 0:56.4 | Make-S up, God! |
| 1:01.1 | Now, when we started this podcast, |
| 1:02.9 | we said we wanted to give flowers to legends. |
| 1:05.1 | We wanted to give people that paved the way for us. |
| 1:07.9 | People who have submitted their name in concrete. |
| 1:11.0 | This brother right here has had hit after hit. |
| 1:13.7 | He has, when you see leading the culture and people changing the culture and people who shift in the culture, this is a person. |
| 1:20.7 | He's a fashion icon, a hit maker, a producer from the best burrow in the world. |
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