Episode 486 w/ Turk
Drink Champs
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 176 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 legend, Turk!
Turk pulls up for a raw, real, and unfiltered conversation that takes fans straight into the heart of New Orleans hip hop. As one of the original members of the legendary Hot Boys, Turk sits down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN to break down his journey from the streets of Uptown to Cash Money Records and global rap success. He opens up about the early days of the Hot Boys movement alongside Lil Wayne, Juvenile, and B.G., and what it was like watching New Orleans become the epicenter of hip hop in the late ’90s.
Turk speaks candidly about the highs and lows of fame, the pressures of the industry, and the personal struggles that tested his resilience, including incarceration and rebuilding his life after it all. With plenty of laughs, real talk, and classic Drink Champs energy, he reflects on loyalty, brotherhood, and the lessons learned from navigating both success and setbacks. Turk also talks about his evolution as an artist, his independence, and staying true to himself in a constantly changing music landscape.
This episode is a powerful reminder of perseverance, legacy, and the lasting impact of Southern hip hop. Whether you’re a longtime Hot Boys fan or new to Turk’s story, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Make some noise for Turk! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
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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 drink champs, motherfucker where every day it's New Year's Eve. |
| 0:39.0 | It's time for drink champs. |
| 0:41.6 | Drink up, motherfucker. |
| 0:47.9 | Would it good be? |
| 0:48.7 | Hopefully it's when it still be. |
| 0:49.4 | This is your boy, N-A-O-N-A-A-A-O-N-A. |
| 0:51.2 | What up is DJE-FN. |
| 0:52.8 | And this is a military-tap-y-RawN-A-A-A-O-N-A-W-W-O-N-A-W-W-W-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-W-N-A-L-A-L-A-L-A-L-A-L-A-L-A-L-L-A-L-L-A-L-L-A-L He can't, he walked through the doors and he is ready to, to, to, he's ready. |
| 1:11.2 | I don't, I don't know, I'll just excited. |
| 1:14.9 | He broke the internet for us before. |
| 1:16.8 | He going to break the internet for us again. |
| 1:18.8 | And in case you don't know what he's talking about, motherfucking target. |
| 1:21.1 | Wow. |
| 1:24.6 | What's out? |
| 1:25.2 | What's up? |
| 1:25.6 | So we're going to get straight to it. |
| 1:45.6 | Why wasn't you at motherfucking versus? Man, you know. Straight to it. I wasn't invited. I wasn't invited. And, you know, I ain't gone nowhere why I ain't invited because I ain't excited. You know what I'm saying? All right. You know, I found out about it like everybody else found out about it online, you feel me? |
| 1:45.9 | Right. |
| 1:53.1 | And I honestly thought that I was going to be the last, because, you know, when you attach Turk name to anything, like the fans go crazy, bro, because they already be like they're leaving |
| 1:59.0 | them out, you know what I'm saying? |
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