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Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Hannibal Buress is a stand up comedian. He's appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and he's written for shows like 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live. We talked a lot about finding his career path, being hands on with your career, introducing new comedians through Knitting Factory in NYC and working on Broad City and The Eric Andre Show. Make sure to watch his latest Comedy Central stand up special "Live From Chicago" and catch Hannibal in the new Seth Rogan movie "Neighbors". Follow Hannibal: www.HannibalBuress.com www.twitter.com/HannibalBuress https://www.facebook.com/HannibalBuress www.instagram.com/HannibalBuress Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Words with Friends Artwork: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Dormtainment is a comedy collective most known for their hilarious skits on YouTube. I talked to them about how they began their careers in college, diversifying their hustle, developing a schedule, and their comedic process. These guys are doing amazing things and I'm excited for the future of Dormtainment! Look out for their Comedy Central web series coming soon. #ComedyTrapHouse Follow Dormtainment: www.Dormtainment.com www.twitter.com/Dormtainment https://www.facebook.com/Dormtainment www.instagram.com/Dormtainment Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Words with Friends Artwork: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Damien Ritter is the CEO of the independent hip-hop record label, Funk Volume. The artists under his roster include Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, and Swizzz. Follow Funk Volume: www.MyFunkVolume.com www.twitter.com/MrFunkVolume - Dame's Twitter www.twitter.com/FunkVolume www.instagram.com/FunkVolume Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

D. Respect had me on his "The Interrogation Room" podcast and I talk about a lot of things: being bicoastal, meeting Cam'ron in high school and how I got started in the entertainment industry, getting kicked out of my ex-girlfriends crib, my next feature length documentary, being a starving artist and a bunch of other stories for an hour. Check out D. Respect's podcast and YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrAZdg1xa-uOb8RIyN4eqA https://www.youtube.com/user/Ddotrespect Support the Words with Friends podcast with a tip for as little as $1: http://www.patreon.com/jabari

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Nigel D is the creator of the popular hip-hop website RealTalkNY.net. We talk about how and why Nigel started his blog, the future of blogging, travel, and a lot more. Great info for anyone in the blog game or wanting to create a blog. Follow Nigel D: www.RealTalkNY.net www.twitter.com/Nigel_D www.instagram.com/Nigel_D Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Jasmine Solano is a world renowned DJ and artist. She is in a DJ duo, Electric Punnany with Melo-X and is currently on tour. She also hosts a show on MTV Iggy, Scratch the Surface. Tedx Talk I was talking about: http://youtu.be/h11u3vtcpaY Follow Jasmine Solano: www.JasmineSolano.com www.twitter.com/JasmineSolano www.instagram.com/JasmineSolano Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Karen Civil is an entertainment industry powerhouse. She has worked for Beats by Dre, Funkmaster Flex, The Diplomats, and many more. Her website KarenCivil.com is one of the top hip-hop websites today. Highlights: Making fan sites for Backstreet Boys and J.D. Williams Interning for Funkmaster Flex Working for The Diplomats and singing the hook on Jim Jones single "We Fly High (Ballin)" How she started working at Beats by Dr. Dre and now having her own company Follow Karen Civil: www.KarenCivil.com www.twitter.com/KarenCivil www.instagram.com/KarenCivil Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Phillip Annand is the founder of The Madbury Club, a collective of friends who produce content and marketing strategies for brands like Nike, Footaction, and Native Shoes. Highlights: Growing up in Princeton, NJ and going camping as a kid His first clothing line Award Tour People lacking originality and social media Madbury Club growing from an editorial content company to working with brands Working with his friends Hiring new people Follow Phil & Madbury Club: www.MadburyClub.com www.twitter.com/MadburyClub www.instagram.com/MadburyClub www.instagram.com/PhillipTAnnand www.twitter.com/OnAwardTour Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Ben Hindman is the CEO of Splash, an RSVP and ticketing platform for people looking to create a beautiful event experiences online. Splash now runs the event systems for brands like Hennesy, Spotify, Facebook, and many more. I've used Splash for Surprise Party and my new bicoastal monthly party COLORS and Ben claims that I was the first person to use the site. Highlights: Starting out as an event planner Splash's involvement in my previous party Surprise Party and my new bicoastal monthly party COLORS Running events at Thrillest The over saturation of the ticket industry Finding a great team and strategy for recruiting great employees What he's learned about leadership How one person can change the entire dynamic of a company Follow Splash & Ben: www.Splashthat.com www.twitter.com/splashthat www.instagram.com/splashthat www.instagram.com/splashthat www.twitter.com/bjamin32 Follow Jabari:

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Orlando Urbina is a filmmaker and the founder of GRVTY. He is well known for his music videos with Def Jam hip-hop artist, Logic. Highlights: Shooting the Trillectro Documentary Starting his creative career in high school after being a pizza delivery driver Getting fired from the University of Maryland's campus paper Shooting 30 music videos for Logic and creating his own "internship" Getting a permit from the city of Atlanta for a Curren$y video in 24 hours Traveling, getting off the internet, experiencing life Follow Orlando & GRVTY: www.GRVTY.co www.twitter.com/grvty_ www.instagram.com/grvty www.twitter.com/grvty_ www.instagram.com/lando_urb www.twitter.com/lando_urb Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Maya Washington aka Shameless Maya is a YouTube personality and content creator. Highlights: What made her start a YouTube channel Becoming popular on YouTube because of her hair and then cutting it all off Social media etiquette Expanding into television Influencing young girls to things outside of beauty and fashion Being self aware Follow Maya: www.ShamelessMaya.com www.twitter.com/MayasWorld www.instagram.com/MayasWorld www.youtube.com/ShamelessMaya www.facebook.com/ShamelessMaya Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Gilbere Forté is a hip-hop artist from Filnt, Michigan by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Everyday when you're inspired and you're motivated, you're reminding yourself of what you've already done and who you already are" - Gilbere Forté Highlights: Getting in touch with your inner child Learning this as a child and Getting inspired to make music from film scores Asking Kanye West a question at a radio station Distancing yourself from people who don't "get it" Working as an independent artist while being signed to a major record label Follow Gilbere Forté: www.GilbereForte.com www.twitter.com/GilbereForte www.instagram.com/GilbereForte www.facebook.com/GilbereForteMusic Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@iamjabari.com Producer/Art Direction: Rodney Curl www.cargocollective.com/curl

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Dennis Dortch is an independent filmmaker and the founder of Black & Sexy TV, a media company most known for it's YouTube channel and mini-series. "The problem with a lot of independent filmmakers is we just want to make films but you have to also be a marketer and promoter" - Dennis Dortch Highlights: Creating his first feature film, A Good Day to be Black & Sexy and getting into Sundance Betting on yourself and figuring out how you should take chances Issa Rae's "Awkward Black Girl" and being inspired to create shows for YouTube Building an audience on YouTube Creating a language that your audience will attract to Having three crowd funding campaigns to produce their content Creating new business models and selling/distributing content off YouTube Getting a development deal with HBO and working with Spike Lee Follow Black & Sexy TV: http://www.blackandsexy.tv www.tw

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Josh Peas is a young entrepreneur. He manages the rising hip-hop star Casey Veggies and is an owner of the brand Peas & Carrots Intl. Peas and Carrots recently opened their flagship store in Los Angeles and I talked to Josh about growing up in LA, paving his own way in the music and fashion industry, and staying true to what makes his brand unique. "We saw FUBU, we saw Rocawear, we saw all these urban brands come through and merge music and fashion the right way…A lot of people didn't do that after them" - Josh Peas Highlights Growing up in Los Angeles and Casey Rapping in middle school Breaking in the fashion scene in LA Seeing Rocawear and FUBU create a blueprint on merging music and fashion and creating their own model with Peas & Carrots and Casey Veggies Opening the Peas & Carrots flagship store in West Hollywood Staying true to what makes their brand unique Comparing Peas & Carr

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Will Sharp is the founder and creative director of the menswear clothing line Durkl. I wanted to have Will on the show to talk about starting a clothing line from scratch and how he's managed to stay independent for almost 10 years. We talk about the ups and downs of a creative life, being proud of where you are from, and much more! Highlights: His origins in Washington, DC Starting Durkl in his parent's basement and thinking he could get rich quick Urban Outfitters being the first retail store to purchase Durkl shirts Taking risks with designs in streetwear and separating Durkl from the pack Wanting to help shape Washington's creative community His new restaurant in DC, Maketto Follow Durkl: www.Durkl.com www.twitter.com/Durkl www.instagram.com/Durkl www.facebook.com/Durkl Follow Jabari: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLife Jabari@ia

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari I got a chance to sit down with singer, songwriter and all around creative beast, Hollis Wong-Wear. A lot of you may know Hollis as the singer on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis current single "White Walls" featuring Schoolboy Q but she is much more than just a singer. Photo: Hollis & Jabari http://instagram.com/p/kPjhsdRRGr/ Highlights: Producing the "Thrift Shop" music video for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Seattle's music industry and creative scene How she got on Macklemore's "White Walls" with Schoolboy Q The artistic and business elements of being a songwriter Being nominated for a Grammy and almost not being invited to the award ceremony Follow Hollis: www.youtube.com/TheFlavrBlue www.twitter.com/WongWeezy www.instagram.com/WongWeezy www.facebook.com/TheFlavrBlue Follow me: www.youtube.com/Jabari www.twitter.com/Jabari www.instagram.com/Jabari www.facebook.com/JabariLif

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Another episode of Words with Friends is here. Listen as me and my buddy, pro-bmx biker Nigel Sylvester chat about travel, BMX lifestyle, and life as a successful young man in his 20's. Photo: Nigel & Jabari: http://instagram.com/p/kAIbxxxRE7/ Highlights: The difference between LA and NYC when it comes to riding Taking BMX to the next level Growing up in Queens NY Matt Hoffman and Dave Mira being his BMX idols Using hip-hop to fuel his BMX career Creating his own lane in BMX The importance of life lessons through travel Working with artists like Travis Scott, A$ap Ferg, and Pharrell Working with brands like Nike, Gatorade, G-Shock, and more Pursuing wealth Women who are career driven "When I'm on my bike I want it to be me and the bike as one" - Nigel Sylvester Follow Nigel: http://www.youtube.com/NigelSylvesterLive www.twitter.com/NigelSylvester www.instagram.com/NigelSylvester https://w

Support this podcast with a tip for as little as $1 an episode at www.patreon.com/jabari Welcome to the first episode of the Words With Friends podcast! I'm going to be interviewing my friends that I think people can learn a thing or two from on this show. Some music industry folks, some artists, just people who I think are incredible and have something to say about life, careers, and things that we are all experiencing as millennials (I don't even know if i like that word but whatever). With that being said, Modi Oyewole is one of the co-founders of DC to BC, an event company that most notably throws the Trillectro Music Festival in Washington, DC. We talk about Modi growing up in DC, his growth as a man, and ending up working for Nike in Portland, Oregon. Some highlights include: Going to the same private school as Obama's kids Meeting Ty Dolla Sign's father Having the first Kid Cudi interview ever and then Kid Cudi hating him Trillectro and starting a music festival from scratch U