Hot 97’s DJ Drewski on Success, Struggle & Turning The Tables

Turning The Tables By Teresa Giudice

Hurrdat Media

Tv & Film

4.4 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Teresa Giudice sits down with Hot 97’s DJ Drewski for a powerful and emotional episode of Turning The Tables. Teresa opens up about the hardest chapter of her life, including her time away from her daughters, rebuilding her life, and how she found purpose through pain. DJ Drewski shares his journey from interning to becoming one of New York’s top radio DJs, the realities of the music business, and the moment he “turned the tables” in his own life. This episode dives into success, struggle, and what it really takes to come back stronger. 00:00 Intro — DJ Drewski Joins Teresa 01:00 Drewski’s Hot 97 Journey Begins 03:00 From Intern To Radio Host 05:00 Reality TV vs Real Life (Love & Hip Hop) 07:00 Teresa Reflects on Reality TV Mistakes 09:00 “They Made Me Count Cash” Story 11:00 Teresa Opens Up About Legal Struggles 13:00 “I Didn’t Commit A Crime” 15:00 Time Away From Her Daughters 18:00 Losing Her Mom & Emotional Impact 20:00 Finding Purpose Through Pain 23:00 Rebuilding Her Life & Businesses 25:00 Music Industry — Trust & Betrayal 28:00 “You Can’t Trust Everyone” 30:00 Drewski on Success & Reputation 32:00 Turning Point — Becoming A Father 35:00 Fan Questions — Career & Motivation 38:00 Closing This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Entertainment Network by going to HurrdatEntertainment.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm turning the tables. I'm turning the tables.
0:07.0	Welcome back to Turning the Tables. Today we have DJ Druski here. You guys know him from Hot 97, from TV, from the music world. He's done so much.
0:22.5	We're going to talk about his journey and how he turned the tables in his life and his career.
0:28.9	Well, it's an honor to be here.
0:30.3	Welcome, DJ Drusky.
0:32.5	I like your name.
0:33.5	I appreciate it.
0:34.5	Thank you.
0:34.8	You know, there's a comedian named Druski who's very popular.
0:38.7	Okay.
0:38.8	That was the original Druski.
0:55.3	And so he came and then he kind of stole my name and, you know, but it's spelled different and it's not a DJ. Okay. Yeah. So that's why, like, you know, some people know you put the DJ in front of it. Right. Yeah. Okay. I like that. Because a lot of times, especially when we're doing events or whatever, they get confused.
0:57.4	And they're thinking that a comedian kid is coming out.
0:55.3	And it's like, oh, it's... Right. Yeah. Okay. I like that. Because a lot of times, especially when we're doing events or whatever, they get confused and they're thinking that a comedian kid is coming out.
0:57.8	And it's like, oh, DJ Druski's here. Oh, okay. Right. So, no, I'm sure nobody's going to. Yeah, that's right. Everybody, you know, DJ Druski. Yeah. I like that. Thank you for having me.
1:07.6	Thank you for coming.
1:09.3	What time are you on on 97.1?
1:11.9	So on 197.
1:13.4	I'm on weekdays.
1:14.0	Oh, so not. Thank you for having me. Thank you for coming. What time are you on on 97.1?
1:11.6	So on how 97? I'm on weekdays. Oh, so hot 97. It is 97. I know. Because that seemed growing up, that's the old school. That was growing up, like that's what I used to listen to. Right. 97.1, yeah. So weekdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then Sunday nights, I do a mix, like a DJ mix, where I play all local artists.
1:31.9	Of course, the big artists, like the Cardi B's and 50 cents from New York, but then new artists from Staten Island and Jersey and Connecticut.
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