#Throwback Episode - w/ John Singleton | (Ep.86)
Drink Champs
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 55 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 John Singleton !
The legendary filmmaker John Singleton joins the Champs for a powerful and reflective conversation that bridges hip-hop culture and Hollywood history. With drinks flowing and stories unfolding, Singleton opens up about his groundbreaking career, giving listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the creation and lasting impact of Boyz n the Hood, a film that reshaped how inner-city life was portrayed on screen.
Throughout the episode, Singleton shares candid insights on navigating the film industry as a young Black director, the pressures of early success, and his role in telling authentic stories rooted in culture. The conversation also touches on the making of the Tupac Shakur biopic and Singleton’s connection to hip-hop’s evolution, highlighting how closely film and music have always been intertwined.
Balancing humor, wisdom, and real talk, this episode captures Singleton’s legacy as both a visionary and cultural storyteller. His perspective, combined with the signature Drink Champs energy, makes for an engaging and insightful episode that celebrates creativity, influence, and the importance of owning your narrative.
Make some noise for John Singleton !!! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
-Originally published on June 19th, 2017
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | Guaranteed Human. Yeah, what's up, y'all? What's going on, brother? Drink Chats Radio. He's a legendary Queen's rapper. Hey, Hank, Sagitt. It's your boy in Hawaii. He's a Miami hip-hop pioneer. What up is DJEFN? Together they drink it up with some of the biggest players in music and sports. You know what I mean? 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, Hank Sangria, hope you're Sabia. It's your boy, N-O-R-E. |
| 0:39.5 | What up is DJ EFN. |
| 0:40.9 | And it's Dreamtance, motherfucker, podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | Make some noise. |
| 0:47.6 | Right now, we have the legendary. |
| 0:52.1 | A guy that I feel like cinema should be handed to him. |
| 0:53.1 | Like, period. |
| 1:10.9 | Like, when it comes to cinema, he has to be the executive producer. Of the word. Of the word. Like when you look up cinema, it got to be, his face got to be right there. He's made legendary movies. He's got to work with the legends of the legends. Made the legends. He made the legends. Put it in their first movie. |
| 1:14.0 | But especially hip hop. |
| 1:17.8 | When they come to hip hop, he was the, I feel like he invented this. You know what? |
| 1:18.7 | I'm going to take rappers and I'm going to make them movie stars. |
| 1:22.5 | I feel like he's responsible. |
| 1:23.3 | Give them some other jobs. |
| 1:24.8 | Right now, we got the legendary. |
| 1:26.4 | John Singleton and their motherfucker, |
| 1:27.8 | Bill and Bates her! |
| 1:31.3 | Now, where did you get the love for developing cinema, period? |
| 1:35.6 | How did that even come to you? |
| 1:37.7 | I grew up next to a drive-in theater, and I used to look out my window |
| 1:42.6 | and I used to see, like like kung fu movies and horror movies and |
| 1:47.3 | Michael Myers and stuff and black transportation movies and I saw Pam Greer's Titties. |
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