Episode 480 w/ Arrested Development
Drink Champs
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 6.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2025
⏱️ 117 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 legends, Arrested Development!
Arrested Development pulls up to Drink Champs for a powerful, soulful, and absolutely unforgettable conversation that blends hip-hop history, cultural truth-telling, and classic Drink Champs style storytelling. Speech and the legendary crew sit down with the Champs to break down their groundbreaking rise in the early ’90s, how they brought a fresh, conscious energy into a gangsta-rap–dominated era, and why their message still resonates decades later.
From the creation of timeless records like Tennessee, People Everyday, and Mr. Wendal, to the pressures that came with worldwide success, the group opens up about their journey, their conflicts, their reunion, and the purpose behind their art. They share stories from the road, industry politics they had to navigate, and how they stayed true to their identity even when the mainstream tried to reshape them.
The episode dives into the state of hip-hop today, what “conscious rap” really means, and Arrested Development’s mission to uplift, educate, and empower through music. With laughs, gems, and emotional moments, this sit-down bridges generations and reminds the culture why AD remains one of the most influential and authentic groups in hip-hop history.
A true celebration of legacy, unity, and art with a message.
Make some noise for Arrested Development!💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:19.3 | He's a legendary queen's rapper. Hey, hey, hey, hey, this is your, this is your boy in O.R. He's a Miami hip-hop pioneer. What is DJEFN? Together, they drink it up with some of the biggest players. You know what I mean? In the most professional, unprofessional podcast in your number one source for drunk facts. It's's motherfucking pocket Where every day it's New Year's Eve |
| 0:38.9 | It's time for drink champs |
| 0:41.3 | Drink up motherfucker |
| 0:42.7 | Motherfucker |
| 0:42.7 | What it good be |
| 0:48.5 | Hopefully you should listen to me |
| 0:49.3 | This is your boy N-A-O-N-A-A-W |
| 0:50.8 | What up is DJEFN |
| 0:52.3 | And it's drink champs Jaffeia |
| 0:53.5 | Make some nuts. |
| 0:55.0 | And when we started this show, we started this by saying that we wanted to give flowers to people who came before us, people who paved away for us, but people who have set, you know, their mark |
| 1:12.0 | in this hip-hop game. You know what I mean? These people in front of us are icons. They are more |
| 1:17.4 | than legends. They are tycoons. I was so happy when we get to call that we get a chance to |
| 1:22.5 | interview them. So I want to do something, I want to do something personally because we've never |
| 1:25.9 | had one and three artists at a time. So I want to pass the mic and let them introduce their self. We know the group, |
| 1:33.5 | the group are rest of development. We already know. I'm going straight into a question after this, |
| 1:41.8 | but I want everybody to introduce their self. You know what I'm saying? You got to start for the ladies because we're very rare. Yes, yeah, yeah. That's right, Atlanta, right? Atlanta. Okay. Let's go. Okay. Okay. Thank you, all. Yeah. Yeah. JJ Boogie from the ATO's. |
| 2:02.1 | God damn. |
| 2:02.6 | Got damn. What's up? This is Farita, Alene. A.T.A. baby. Hey. Hey. Hey. Oh, I'm Tasha Lurray. Okay. I'm one love. Okay. And I'm speech. Yeah. From everywhere. You from Matthew. |
| 2:17.9 | Because when you Google you, |
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