Greg Street: Culture, Connection, and the Code of the South

Unglossy

Bun B, Tom Frank, Jeffrey Sledge

Entrepreneurship, Business, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.9 • 917 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Before algorithms and playlists decided what we liked, DJs like Greg Street were the algorithm — breaking artists, building cities, and defining what hip hop felt like. In this episode, Bun B, Jeffrey Sledge, and Tom Frank sit down with the legendary DJ and radio personality whose career runs through every chapter of Southern music history.From Mississippi to Houston, Dallas to Atlanta, Street unpacks how the South built its own infrastructure, why authenticity always wins, and how community still moves culture more than technology ever could. This one’s a blueprint in conversation form."Unglossy with Bun B" is produced and distributed by Merrick Studio and hosted by Bun B, Tom Frank and Jeffrey Sledge. Tune in to hear this thought-provoking discussion on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you catch your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @UnglossyPod to join the conversation and check out all our episodes at https://wearemerrickstudios.com/unglossy-pod. Send a text Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	last week on Unglossy.
0:02.0	There's proximity now for hip-hop and R&B to not just be, I mean, obviously this gives them more visibility in the space, right?
0:10.5	Being a part of this magazine because a rollout for this is going to be insane.
0:13.7	Who gets the first vibe covers?
0:15.6	That's got to be the biggest thing they're talking about.
0:23.9	I'm Tom Frank.
0:25.1	I'm Jeffrey Sledge.
0:26.5	And I'm Bud P.
0:27.6	Welcome to ungloss.
0:28.9	Real stories, unfiltered dialogue, and the voices moving culture beyond the gloss of hype and headlines.
0:34.8	So buckle up on glossy starts now.
0:40.3	Let's go ahead and get to it, guys.
0:41.9	We're ready to go.
0:43.2	I hit record just in case.
0:44.9	No worries, no worries.
0:46.0	Let's go ahead and jump into it, Thomas.
0:47.3	Let's get it started.
0:48.6	All right, fellas.
0:49.7	Before algorithms told us what to like, DJs were the algorithm,
0:53.5	the ones breaking records, shaping taste, deciding what the culture
0:57.5	moved to next.
0:58.7	Then Silicon Valley showed up and tried to automate the vibe.
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