We are coming at you live from Casa De Baca! We catch up with Young Baca and talk business, pleasure and stealing airplanes. The #MeToo movement, the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the fundamental problem of the human race, we solve all those problems in about an hour. True story. Ummm...mumble rap is trash and Scarface the movie sucks.…

Did you miss us?! After a long needed calibration we are back and proud to bring you Prime Boys! We travel to beautiful #LA and get to know the Toronto verbalists #PrimeBoys like never before! We talk growing up in Canada, school shootings, drinking milk, why being original is risky, maintaining your ego in check and more! With their new album, Pri…

Live from the Los Angeles Film School, we're proud to present the one & only, DJ EFN! We we're invited to cover this exclusive event, the press screening for his 5th film in the series; Coming Home: Colombia. We sit with the 'Drink Champs' DJ and talk growing up hispanic, why media plays such an important role in Hiphop, why shining a light on fore…

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We made it to Soundset 2018! With my partner, 60 East, we set out to meet and interview the #Goat of Hiphop media, Sway! Before we meet with the legend, we sit with Rhymesayer's own, Prof! We talk to Prof fresh off his set, in his packed trailer, pounding drinks and donuts. We talk tour life, being famous and rich and why that means nothing to Prof…

Soundset 2018 and what!? We travel to Minneapolis on a mission, to cover and interview our way through the amazing festival and to interview Sway! On our journey, we sit with DJ Crespo, DJ to the prodigy himself, Jaden Smith. Crespo a Florida native, talks growing up in music and working with Jaden in the studio and the road. We then are joined by …

From Strange Music Headquarters in Hollywood, we sit with the next up in hiphop...Joey Cool is here! We talk about his self titled album, signing to Strange Music, life before rap, making your family proud and how weird is it to have Tech N9ne's phone number in your phone! Joey Cool delivered on of the best debut albums of the decade! Ladies and ge…

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The meanest beard in LA stops by...Destruct is here! We sit with Destruct in his home studio, Area52 and shit gets real. We talk top 5 and bottom 5, having a 20 album catalog,(yes, 20!) and his new project, #TheChronicBluesVL2! We discuss why hiphop allows certain artist to bite but not others, we talk about his Brazilian roots and staying positive…

Man...this is one is epic... We welcome Stevie Stone and JL, to our LA location, The Pentagon LA! We get to know the Strange Music artists on a new level. We get an exclusive look at their new project, #Kontraband, with 2 fresh tracks. We discuss worse jobs ever, dream collabos and why we say F*ck Mumble rap! Fear not, hiphop is in good hands, JL &…

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Today we sit with the one and only Prof! Live poolside, we catch up with the Minneapolis native on the eve of his new album release,"Pookie Baby". We talk working with Tech N9ne, creating something new, why veterans shouldn't be allowed to wear shorts & why John Stamos is the man. Prof is the result of bars meets skills meets a bad mustache. Prof i…

We welcome back a legend in the making...Reverie is back! Rev is back for a #WTFU record 6th time! We catch up with her at our LA location, The Pentegon LA. Reverie dresses the same way she raps; It's her terms. She'll decide whats best for Rev and when is best for Rev. She's wearing these sunglasses that cover half her face, her hair wrapped in a …

Torii Wolf is taller than you expect. Torii Wolf is shyer than you would expect. Her talent and pain are perfectly married and displayed on her new album, "Riot Wolf". An album produced by the legendary hiphop demigod, DJ Premier. Every track reveals more of Torii while reminding us who Premo is. We talk life, sex, addiction and voluntarily going b…

I sit at our new LA location, The PentagonLA, waiting for Evidence. For this interview. I’m nervous. I start to think about all the years I’ve heard him deliver consistent, high quality work. I’m nervous. Dilated Peoples. The Weather Man Series. Countless features. God tier production. I’m nervous. It’s sunny outside. He walks in. Evidence is weari…

We kick off the first week of December right! We sit with a creator, an innovator and the most outta sight man in sho'binezz...Lush One joins the WTFU roster! Alongside his homeslice DJ Smokey Martinez, we catch up with Lush One at the world famous, Jordan Rivers Recordings in Sherman Oaks, CA. We talk to Lush about his origins, family life, busine…

WakeTheFlokUp is proud to present our new series #BeyondExclusive We bring you extremely in-depth interviews with all the questions you want to know. Our first episode features Mighty Zulu Kingz patriarch Alien Ness. We talk to the legendary b-boy about the numerous accusations against Universal Zulu Nation founder Afrika Bambaataa. Ness, a self ad…

Today with sit with the rising San Diego star, Samy Wats! From the hills of Hollywood, in the Fresh Goods compound, (which should be considered a landmark at this point), legendary producer LDontheCut and Samy Wats welcome us. We get to know the Egyptian born rapper & find out his thoughts on mumble rap, 90's R&B, Riot Farm Records, his developing …

This week we are honored to bring you the most out of sight man in show business, Eddie Bravo is here! Jui-Jitsu master, instructor, musician, dj, podcaster and just straight savage, Eddie Bravo is all this and more. We speak to the OC native and talk zombies, flat-earth, JFK, moon landing and how helium balloons work. We dig deep about his politic…

We are back! This week we sit with one of the most influential man in Indi music, Kevin Zinger is here! Kevin is responsible for such acts as Head PE, Kottonmouth Kings, Glasses Malone, X Clan and many more. Kevin Zinger is responsible for leading the way and creating a lifestyle for an entire generation. We talk growing up in SD, building your own…

We bring you, yet another, exclusive interview! We dial up Diabolic in NY and it got real. We talk about the continuous Twitter beef with Talib Kweli. He gives us all the details of his experiences while being signed to Viper Records. Diabolic opens up and talks about his broken friendship and very real beef with Immortal Technique. We also talk ne…

This week we are joined by #WhiteJesus himself, Rittz! Direct from the Strange Music Headquarters in Hollywood CA, we catch up with Rittz and talk being a white rapper, working with legends like Twista, LA food & whay Sade is the GOAT! With 2 fresh cuts from his new album, "Last Call", this episode shows you why he's one of the most talented, hardw…

This week we sit with the next up, a Brooklyn transplant and a man of skills...Prynce Jacobs is back! We talk new album 'California Winter', fighting to stand out in a sea of rappers, the importance of a cosign & why people don't like me! WakeTheFlokUp is proud to bring you the second coming of Prynce Jacobs!…

Our good friend, The Hyphenate is back! We sit with Hyphenate and talk dating in 2017, making music for YOU and why McDonald is the Trump of all restaurants. Hustle, ambition, vision and bars...that's the Hyphenate. Subscribe on Itunes and help us WakeTheFlokUp!โดย KONCEPT714

This is a very special episode, we get a call from Chicago emcee Precise! We sit with the jack of all trades for an amazing one on one. We talk boom-bap vs new age, the current state of the Chicago landscape, his favorite artists and why it wouldnt be the same without that old boom bap! We take great pleasure in bringing you one of Chi town's best.…

This week were joined by the legendary battle rap shotcaller Poison Pen & the one and only Immortal Technique! We talk to Pen about creating the first pay per view battle rap event, running into Qtip on a plane and why AirB&B is the best! Immortal Technique talks growing up with famous celebrities, creating a union for hip-hop, staying true your wo…

Tonight we sit with my Orange County brotha, DJ InDJnous is in the house! We sit outdoors on another beautiful Socal evening, joking and smoking. We talk growing up Hispanic, having parents that support your dreams and bringing the OC music scene together. InDJnous is the official DJ for legendary acts like Ras Kass & Cookbook but never stops build…

This week we got one of the purest, meanest and most hardworking mics in the game, Dizzy Wright is in the house! In Hollywood CA, we sit with Dizzy & talk life after Funk Volume, being Vegas raised, his mom ghostwriting his first song & the legacy he wants to leave behind. We dig deep and talk biggest fear, his strongest insecurity, why he's #Still…

This week we are live from 2017 Back To Basic Music Festival! We are VIP at the livest show of the summer! We catch up legendary DJ Mark Luv, Akil The MC of the historic Jurassic 5 crew, one of the meanest mics around, Philieano & we sit with the one and only Immortal Technique! We talk battle rap, building orphanages in Afghanistan and we dig deep…

This episode is for all the TRUE heads...those that proudly call themselves PURISTS. Agallah The Don is back! We catch up with the legendary emcee & producer and talk new album; Agnum Opus. Agallah takes us back to his days of working with Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane and tells us the story of battling Jay Z! We get two fesh cuts of the new album and…

60 East returns for ill rhymes and ill times! Were joined by 60 as we talk father life, being a indi artists and why Premier is the GOAT! Were also joined by the very beautiful and talented Mary Alex! She tries to impress us in her attempt to be the next WakeTheFlokUp cohost! Also joining us is the Time Gawd himself; Malathion of KOTD and Chamber R…

We are back with a packed show! My main man Gremlin stops by and we talk drugs, Real Talk 5 and making it out to the UK on a tour all thanks to you! Also, we get a visit by the Time Gawd himself Malathion of KOTD! Malathion drops a huge game changer on is with the announcement of his new battle league! AAAANNNNDDD of course the very beautiful and t…

The time has come...The biggest independent artist in the world sits with the #1 HipHop podcast in the world...TECH N9NE is in the house! In the basement of the Belascos Theater in LA. We sit with the living legend and talk everything from being featured in Forbes numerous times to growing up being the weird kid on the block to receiving CREDIBLE d…

This week we're in the dungeons of rap. where wack emcee don't make it back! That's why Mad Macks walks back and forth as he pleases! We visit Macks in his home away from home East Of The River Studios to talk about his new album "Images". We talk beginning to end of the recording process, the mentality behind choosing the proper beats and what doe…

Tonight we are joined by the present and future of hiphop, C-Arson's Bishop Lamont is here! We talk racial tensions in hiphop, did OJ really do it, why minding your own business is the best religion and what kind of porn is Bishop into? The answer might surprise you. or not. either way it's some ill sh*t. Talking with Bishop Lamont is very comforti…

Now, imagine a hiphop artist in your head. Now f*ck that. Adlib is the exact opposite. ?Yet bars on point, mic presence is strong and he's building with legends. Adlib made time for us in a busy LA hotel lobby before he headed off to end his tour. Pennsylvania native, his music is a mixture of cultures and influences. We talk, beef, tour life and w…

When you see Murs walk in, your first thought is 'this mathafaka grungy', crazy hair full beard all of that. It's once Murs starts talking that you remember all the classics, Living Legends, Felt, Walk like a man, The 9th Edition...then the room turns dark. You are talking to more than just a mid city legend, this is hiphop at its finest. We talk M…

Emcee. Engineer. Battle rapper and the meanest beard in SoCal hiphop.. Vodka Gravas joins us! Live from Jordan Rivers recordings we talk top 5, why country music is HipHop with cowboy hats and what makes a diss track a diss track! We are back in full affect with the BEST interviews in HipHop with the realest artist out! Ladies and gentlemen...Vodka…

OUR FIRST EPISODE OF 2017! Thank you all for an amazing year, it has been a crazy ride but believe me, it has been a scenic one. We are backstage at the Project Blowed 22nd year anniversary show! We talk to generation after generation of Project Blowed. From Jroz, one of the illest sisters of PB to battle legend Dumbfounded to OG’s like Longevity, …

Welcome to the third episode of our newest show, Inside The Artist's Studio. Today, Pawz One gives us EXCLUSIVE access to his soon to come sophomore album, Pick Your Poison. We visit Pawz at his home away from home and we talk mentality, gameplan and specifics of features and beat selection. His new album is a reflection of a veteran emcee trying t…

Welcome to episode #2 of The WakeTheFlokUp Network’s original show, Inside The Artist’s Studio. Tonight, we sit with an entrepreneur, a musician, anI intellectual and an optimist Curtiss King is here! We get unprecedented access to his latest project ‘Jubille Year’. King share his mentality during the creation, recording and the aftermath of releas…

Live from Kday's HipHop Harvest! ?WakeTheFlokUp is proud to bring you live interviews from the biggest HipHop event of the year! ?We talk with Kday's very own CeCe The Mamasita and talk rising to fame ?We catch up with Ras Kass and talk Soul On Ice 2 and which emcee had him step up his bars just a little bit ?We talk with the future of the culture …

Welcome to episode two of our original series, "Inside The Artist's Studio". ?Tonight we visit Cookbook and talk about his incredible new project 'A Whole New Cook' produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples. ?We talk from Alpha to Omega of the project, what it was like to work side by side with Evidence and why this project could only have worked wit…

Tonight we sit with one the hardest working acts out...EQ joins us! Live from our LA family Jordan Rivers Recordings, we catch up with EQ and Baca is back too! We talk producing vs emceeing, why it's hard to rap over your own beats and why running over Tyler The Creator was a missed opportunity. Join us as we near the end of the year with the best …

As a journalist, I have learned that the interview is the destination but the STORY is the journey. This one is a great story. The day of The Golden Era Festival, I was charged with chauffeuring AZ around Long Beach until show time! We stopped to shop, site see and Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles! A couple of hours before the show, we sit in his hotel…

After a 3 hour car ride, I was ready to stretch my legs. I have known 2Mex for about 4 years now and was excited to finally add him to the roster. He welcomed me into his house and the first thing that you see are posters, of past shows, events and random artists. We sit and then it hits you in the face, like, no for reals, it did happen to him...h…

We sat with #TheTimeGawd Malathion joins us! We talk west coast battle rap, being a father, which west coast battle legend he's teaming up with & why taking risks is the only way to succeed! He also gives us an EXCLUSIVE inside on KOTD that you will not want to miss...remember WakeTheFlokUp brought to you first! Malathion brings you the purest form…

We sit emcees, break-dancers, graffiti artists and DJ's but...lets peak behind the curtain. We sit with the Editor In Chief of one of the biggest blogs on the planet, Armando Urena Jr of Underground HipHop Blog joins us! We talk about the importance of branding, name recognition and why hustling is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Live from our LA I…

As we pulled up to the million dollar home, I start to picture the hard work and dedication it must take to earn a home like this. Marble floors, beach view backyard and a spiral staircase. This house is a representation of commitment, hard work and hustle...Feeki is all that. We sit with the Nevada rapper and discuss being white, why jealousy is a…

Welcome to the first episode of Inside The Artist's Studio! It's an inside look at your favorite artist's home studio, place of work, home or crib! For our first episode we visit Oceanside's pride and joy, Jrolz welcomes us to his amazing home studio. We talk the specs of his equipment, why he prefers FL Studio and why he adds his soul and heart in…