#Throwback Episode - w/ Scott Storch and Stevel Lobel | (Ep.45)
Drink Champs
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 6.9K Ratings
🗓️ 29 October 2025
⏱️ 97 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, Scott Storch and Stevel Lobel!
Drink Champs brings together two heavyweights in hip-hop culture and business — the legendary producer Scott Storch and the visionary mogul Steve Lobel — for a conversation that’s pure gold. The Champs dive deep into the highs, lows, and lasting impact of two men who helped shape the sound and structure of modern hip-hop.
Scott Storch opens up about his journey from The Roots to producing era-defining hits for artists like Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Beyoncé, and Fat Joe. He speaks candidly about his rise to fame, personal battles, and how he rebuilt his legacy through resilience and creativity. On the flip side, Steve Lobel—known for managing legends like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Nipsey Hussle, and Sean Kingston—shares his unmatched industry insight, decades of artist development experience, and stories from behind the scenes of hip-hop’s biggest movements.
Together, they reflect on friendship, fame, money, mistakes, and motivation. This episode is a masterclass in longevity and reinvention from two OGs who lived the highs and survived the lows. It’s Drink Champs at its best—raw, real, and unforgettable.
Make some noise for Scott Storch and Stevel Lobel! 💐💐💐🏆🏆🏆
-Originally published on November 17th, 2016
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:37.6 | Yeah, what's up, y'all? What's going on, brother? Dream the Chats Radio. There we're all. He's a legendary Queen's rapper. Hey, hang, I see. This 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, hey, San Gry, hope you're sobby. It's your boy N-O-R-E. What up is DJE |
| 0:38.7 | and it's a drink test |
| 0:39.7 | motherfucker podcast. |
| 0:40.8 | Make so love! |
| 0:44.9 | It passed somebody |
| 0:45.6 | born that, man. |
| 0:46.6 | And I heard 50 cents say |
| 0:49.3 | the M&M is his |
| 0:53.2 | favorite, and I respected that |
| 0:56.0 | but right now I have my two favorites |
| 0:59.4 | Oh it's favorite I see where you're going with this |
| 1:00.9 | In the building first off Steve LaBelle |
| 1:02.8 | Phone Queens |
| 1:04.9 | Pitches were run DMC |
| 1:07.1 | Ram with them on tall |
| 1:08.4 | Jam Master Jay DMC DMC, ran with them on tour. Jam Master Jay. |
| 1:13.7 | DMC. |
| 1:16.6 | Lost boys. |
| 1:19.1 | Royal Flush. |
| 1:20.6 | TVT. |
| 1:23.2 | Steve LaBelle been around. |
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