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Now, Where Were We (#NW3RADIO) is your source for intelligent conversation with music's brightest minds and the best rap music nobody else is playing (yet). It airs every Wednesday night from 9PM - 10:30PM on WNYU (89.1FM NYC or wnyu.org). Co-hosted by Peter Oasis & Dharmic X.
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Zany pop producer/songwriter extraordinaire Benny Blanco made an appearance on this week's NW3Radio to talk about how he got his start in the business, what inspires him to make music in 2015, and how he went from introducing Hell Rell to bongs to crafting "Tik Tok" for Ke$ha. He also took phone calls from fans and aspiring producers trying to peep…
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Peter and Dharmic sat down with the legendary Paul Rosenberg on this episode of NW3Radio. For those that don't know, he is the manager of Eminem (and Action Bronson and Danny Brown), the head honcho of Shady Records, and co-owner of Shade 45. Oh, and he was once aspired to be a rapper before he eventually became an entertainment lawyer. Find out mo…
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Originally aired July 16, 2014.Peter and Dharmic were joined in the studio by the cast and makers of Bad Rap, a documentary about Asians in hip-hop. Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, Lyricks, Jaeki Cho, and Salima Koroma talked about the making and origins behind the film and how each of the artists have overcome the stigma often associated with being an Asian…
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Originally aired July 9, 2014. Nick Catchdubs of Fool's Gold Record stopped by last summer to talk about the history and legacy of the pioneering record label he created with A-Trak, and in particular, their signature Day Off event. Of course, he also had to talk about Fool's Gold's early involvement in the career of Kid Cudi. An oldie but a goodie…
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In honor of the late rapper Pumpkinhead, who passed away the day before, Peter and Dharmic spoke with Lemon Anderson, a fellow Brooklynite who has been friends with PH's family for over twenty years. We all paid tribute, because of course we had to. Lemon broke down his ties with PH and how PH's wife introduced him to the world of spoken word.Later…
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Bianca Caampued from Small Girls PR joined us to talk about the world of PR, starting her company with Mallory Blair, and chimed in on topics ranging from dead rabbits to God knows what else we actually talked about because at some point, even I'm not sure what we talked about. It's exactly what you expect from NW3Radio. And lastly, shout out to Ch…
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A busy week for the NW3 crew. Joined by the Lower East Side's own Alexandra Estevez as a special co-host, we talked about Tru-Life and downtown city legends. We also were joined by Robbie "Unkut" Ettelson, who called in all the way from Melbourne, Australia. We had a live return appearance of West Coast rapper Dubb, who talked about the importance …
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With the recent arrests of Migos and Nelly while on the road, Peter, Dharmic, and recurring guest Brandon "Jinx" Jenkins (of Complex TV) talked about the risks associated with "touring while black" and what it means to be surrounded by the right people. We also went back-and-forth on the important issue of whether or not rappers should rap when the…
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Last night we were joined by Jacob Moore and Katie Kelly of Pigeons and Planes. We looked ahead to some of music releases slated to drop over the next few weeks, especially Young Thug's controversial Carter 6 drop. We also discussed homosexuality in hip-hop in the wake of a recent article that profiled the issue using Thug and Makonnen as examples.…
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With Action Bronson's "Mr. Wonderful" in stores now and doing well commercially, we decided to discuss the topic of white rappers and what it means to be a white rapper in 2015. We were joined in the conversation by Dan Isenberg (aka Stan Ipcus) and Dana Arbib of A Peace Treaty. We talked about what it means to be a white rapper and how YouTube and…
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This Wednesday we were joined by hip-hop renaissance man J-Zone. We got him to talk about how he's stayed ahead of the industry by diversifying his portfolio by being everything from a journalist to sound-tracking documentaries (and the occasional porn flick). We also asked him to weigh in on the jury verdict regarding the copyright infringement ca…
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For the one year anniversary of NW3Radio, we were joined by Alex Wiley (one hour before he performed at SOBs), Angelo Baque, the Brand Director for the legendary Supreme clothing brand, and Bay Area's Iamsu!. We talked about Chicago, the Bay Area, the generation gap in New York City's scene, creativity, and what it means to be a rapper (especially …
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Shomi Patwary, Brandon "Jinx" Jenkins, and Emily Oberg joined us on NW3RADIO. Jinx and Shomi talked about their recent trips to Detroit (Jinx hanging out with Big Sean and Shomi shooting for PRhyme). Shomi also brought up the time Drake reached out to him on Myspace to become his manager, and why Soulja Boy prevented the creation of a "We Made It" …
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From the vaults: Back when Dharmic was out of town, Peter brought up his old friend and original Live N Direct partner Zvi Edelman, along with super producer Jake One and the great Mr. Len. From there came a great discussion about New York City concerts back in the 90s, the legendary venue Tramps, and what it means to be a producer in 2014. Origina…
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Kent Bryant used to be called Topp Dawg, and was involved in artist development for world famous Bad Boy Records. However, in 1996 he threw it all away and reached an amazing epiphany. From there, he found the path to God and became a motivational speaker. Kent was eventually ordained as a priest, and is very active in the community.In this NW3RADI…
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Another episode from our vaults, specifically the first month. Peter sat down with Billboard's Erika Ramirez to talk about her come up in the media world, moving from California to pursue the New York City dream, and what it's like to be an editor for a major publication. Plus, she also talked about her Ladies First column.Originally aired March 19…
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The brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal aka It's The Real, joined us on the show this week to talk about some of the moves they've been making recently and how far the Internet and online media has come over the last decade (particularly when it comes to podcasting). They also joined Peter in reminiscing about the old G-Unit offices and some of the hi…
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An episode from our first month: While Peter was out celebrating his birthday, Dharmic talked with Sowmya Krishnamurthy on NW3RADIO. We talked about what being brown in the music media world means - both inside and outside the community. Sowmya shared the details of her come up from interning on Wall Street to becoming a full-fledged rap writer and…
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This week's episode of NW3RADIO came at a particularly heavy time for us, as earlier we received word that Dust La Rock, co-founder of Fool's Gold Records, had passed away. As such, we paid tribute to the legendary art director throughout the night. Our good friend DJ Treats came by to talk with us about his Kickstarter campaign to create Ratking-i…
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Robin Arzon joined us to talk about her lifestyle transformation from corporate attorney to full-fledged ultra marathoner, clothing brand owner, and overall fitness guru. We talked about what it's like to run across New York City's bridges, the origins of the Bridge Runners crew, and lots more. Plus, we had a lively discussion about the departure o…
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We start out 2015 with Joseph Patel, VP of Content at The Fader, a good friend of Peter's, and a fellow member of the Brown Man Rap Mafia. We talked about what the generation and cultural gap that comes with being in the entertainment industry while being brown, and also talked about what it was like coming up during the 90s and doing college radio…
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DJ Premier and Royce Da 5'9" have been everywhere to promote their new PRhyme album, but their #NW3Radio interview was different. We talked about:- Rakim getting arrested the first time they ever performed together.- Gang Starr being offered $2 million to perform at Rock The Bells.- Headquarterz Studios shutting down at the end of the year.- Spendi…
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Early on in our #NW3RADIO run, Peter and I got to sit down with the legendary Brent Rollins. We talked to him about his come up from doing logos for Spike Lee to his current work at the top of the game over at Complex. He also kicked some crazy knowledge: like that time Mark Ronson used to write for Ego Trip. Must listen…
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Last night we were joined by Hectah, graphic designer and animator who works on projects for Mass Appeal, Okayplayer, and others. We talked about Stress Magazine, that time Wu-Tang Clan performed on Rikers Island, and some of his most recent projects. Of course, Emily Oberg also joined the cypher, and we talked about the recent developments with Bo…
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Two separate sets of guests on a very spontaneous night of radio. We started out with Frank Pinello, owner of Best Pizza, who talked about the bold statement for his restaurant and how hip-hop ties into his brand. After he left, we had Natasha Diggs from Mobile Mondays come through to spin 45s and talk about vinyl, parties, and Eric Garner.…
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Peter and Dharmic sat down with Nick Onken and talked about his entry into the podcasting world, shooting photographs for Justin Bieber (among other people), and traveling all over the world. He also gave some wisdom and advice about becoming an entrepreneur from a creative space. The insight from this episode was amazing. Some jewels were definite…
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Once again, Peter and I were joined by our home girl Emily Oberg. Together, we welcomed Duckwrth, a talented rapper from South Central by way of San Francisco. Now living in New York, he's getting ready to release an album with The Kickdrums, who made a very rare cameo midway through the show. Of course, we had to put Duckwrth on the spot, and he k…
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With CMJ in full swing, we decided to bring in a man who has some experience in putting together incredible showcase events: Jesse Kirshbaum, CEO of NUE. We took a trip down memory lane, revisiting a NUE Agency showcase that left Theophilus London upset and some of Wale's earliest NYC shows. We also talked about how touring leads to career longevit…
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