A warning before we begin. This podcast is explicit in every way.

Security at Mean Street Studios in Atlanta is tight.

So tight that even DJ drama who co-owns the place needs help getting it.

A 10-foot security fence with black privacy netting surrounds the compound like a fortress.

It's not even a talk box outside the main gate for surprise guests.

I like a lot of buildings in this part of Midtown Atlanta.

It looks like a non-descript warehouse from the outside.

But once buzzed inside, the vibe is low key but tricked out.

A wall aquarium glows with exotic fish. A neon Mean Street sign radiates a cool blue.

Then there's the huge wall of Polaroid snapshots.

So it's the wall of fame right here. I mean this is kind of a, you know,

who's who of who's been, you know, in the building. Top dog, Snoop dog, Cardi B, two chains,

GZ mustard, Megan Astallion, Ferrell, Ice Cube, Steven Hill, Meek Mill, Niggum and Nas.

Travis Scott, Tip Big Boy, Rest in Peace, my brother Nipsy Hustle, Tiger.

And that ain't even the half of it. Yeah, man. Everybody who's anybody has been the Mean Street.

Yeah, so I live a wall. I live a wall up here. So I'm a little bit of a wall.

Clearly, drama's resume is set. But he's on his second life now.

13 years ago, he had everything taken away. And I'm talking about everything.

I feel like it's the gift and the curse of my name, BNDJ drama. When I chose that name,

God like smirked and laughed at me. Drama can look back and laugh about it now. But it was no joke.

He was targeted, arrested and jailed by federal agents. His crime, nothing more than being a

mixtape DJ. I felt some guilt because I'm like, yo, this should, the mixtape, I can't let the

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