#Throwback Episode - w/ Brand Nubian | (Ep.69)
Drink Champs
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 127 minutes
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Summary
N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs and we're taking it back to some of the most legendary moments in Drink Champs history. Classic interviews, unforgettable stories, and iconic guests who shaped the culture.
In this classic throwback episode of Drink Champs, N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN chop it up with the legendary Brand Nubian!
Hip-hop royalty Brand Nubian steps up to the table for a raw, uncensored sit-down that’s full of classic culture and unfiltered truth. Lord Jamar and Sadat X rep for the legendary crew — talking about the early days coming up together, how they first linked with Grand Puba, and what it was like stacking those timeless records that helped shape the sound of ’90s hip-hop.
Over drinks and laughs, they unpack the group’s journey through the industry, navigate through some of the controversies that followed them, and reflect on the brotherhood, the battles, and the legacy they’ve built.
Whether it’s stories about the studio, the streets, or the culture at large, Brand Nubian brings a blend of wisdom, humor, and perspective that’s both enlightening and entertaining.
If you’re a fan of hip-hop history, real talk, and the kind of conversations that only happen when legends get honest with each other, this episode is a toast to one of the most influential crews in the game.
Make some noise for Brand Nubian !!! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
-Originally published on March 17th, 2017
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:23.4 | Guaranteed Human. Yeah, what's up, y'all? What's going on, brother? Dreamtams radio, but it's up in all. He's a legendary Queen's rapper. Hey, hang, I greet. This your boy in O.R.E. He's a Miami hip-hop pioneer. What up is DJ EFN? Together, they drink it up with some of the biggest players in music and sports. You know what I mean? |
| 0:38.1 | The most professional, unprofessional podcast and your number one source for drunk fact. This is drinks champ rated where every day is New Year's Eve. Let's go! Hey, hang San Gwee, hope you're sobia. It's your boy, N-O-R-E. |
| 0:39.5 | What up is DJEFN. |
| 0:41.1 | And this Dreamt Chan's motherfucking podcast, |
| 0:42.3 | make some love! |
| 0:50.5 | Right now, when it comes to the legends, we have the legend, legend, legends in the building. |
| 0:57.4 | We have people who I personally grew up listening to, idolizing, trying to dress like them, trying to be like them, you know what I mean, trying to be sharp like them, trying |
| 1:01.6 | to be smart like them. These guys have still, they're still heavy on the internet. You can see |
| 1:06.6 | them all the time. They're out there. We got two of them. I was hoping to have the all three, but we got two |
| 1:12.7 | and we ain't mad. |
| 1:29.5 | We're going to give the other, we're going to still praise the other brother. Of course. Like he's here. And right now, who am I talking about? Motherfucking. Brand newbie is in the building. Make some love! Now, Brand new here, y''all all from new rochelle yes |
| 1:31.4 | okay originally born in the bronch |
| 1:34.1 | both born in the bronx okay grew up in their shell |
| 1:37.4 | I believe pooh-bah was born in there a shell |
| 1:40.4 | grew up in nerd shell okay so how did you how did this start |
| 1:43.6 | how did this um uh y'all get together and say, I'm gonna be a three-man group. Well, y'all rhyming individually? Yes. Okay. All right, put us on. All right. Well, basically, long story short, Puba had a group called Master of Ceremonies back in the days |
| 2:01.1 | Okay, and they had like two two hits cracked out and sex |
| 2:05.8 | Okay, but did itly diddley diddley Dittily Grand Pooa |
| 2:09.2 | You know what I mean? Now was the joint back then |
| 2:11.8 | So whatever back in those times |
| 2:14.1 | He started working with me as a solo artist |
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