Hawaii Mike: Culture, Cannabis, and Connection

Unglossy

Bun B, Tom Frank, Jeffrey Sledge

Entrepreneurship, Business, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.9 • 917 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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On this episode of Unglossy, hosts Bun B, Jeffrey Sledge, and Tom Frank welcome Hawaii Mike, a creative force whose journey spans road managing Mobb Deep to editing at The Source. Today, he is the founder of Chef for Higher, where hip hop, cannabis, and culinary arts come together to create community through dining. Together the crew reflects on the growth of the Unglossy network and dive deep into the evolution of hip hop culture, the challenges of the music industry, and the power of authentic storytelling. Hawaii Mike shares how he’s blended food, cannabis, and culture into unique experiences, while the hosts explore themes of self-awareness, identity, and personal growth. From fashion and community to the global reach of hip hop, this conversation is a celebration of culture, connection, and carving out new lanes. 🎙️ Tap in. This is Unglossy."Unglossy: Decoding Brand in Culture," 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 support the show at https://unglossypod.buzzsprout.com/ 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. I was actually having a conversation with Bun the other day because I'm, you know, obviously, I think the natural progression where the restaurant is to scale. My concern with scaling, like we ship, we ship nationally right now on Goldbelly. You know, we ship all over the country in Canada. And so that's been like a good, you know, a good feel of me, like where, you know, what cities is working for us and what's not working for us.
0:23.2	Obviously, I want to scale, but I want to, I want to scale at a rate that we don't compromise integrity of the brand.
0:30.7	And even locally scaling, it showed me like how that can happen.
0:39.6	From the top.
0:41.1	I'm Tom Frank.
0:42.3	I'm Jeffrey Sledge.
0:43.8	And I'm Bud P.
0:44.8	Welcome to ungloss.
0:46.1	Real stories, unfiltered dialogue, and the voices moving culture beyond the gloss of hype and headlines.
0:52.0	So buckle up on glossy starts now.
0:56.2	We are back yet for another episode.
0:58.7	Another one.
1:00.2	Before we dive in, though.
1:02.1	We got to talk about we're a month in now.
1:04.5	We had a big launch about a month ago.
1:06.9	I kind of think it went pretty well.
1:08.4	What are your thoughts?
1:09.1	People were mad excited.
1:10.0	I got a lot of calls, a lot of texts, congratulating me for opening up this network with you two and people are excited.
1:18.9	Absolutely. I got a lot of the same. And we got some good response from media as well.
1:24.0	Did a couple of interviews. A couple of people posted about it you know what I'm saying
1:28.1	the words getting out there just you know probably just I'm I'm waiting for a little more
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