DJ Epps - LTMFK Podcast Episode 70

World Famous DJ Epps (Rock The Bells/SiriusXM) Presents: LTMFK Podcast. Visit https://djepps.com

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What up, ladies and gentlemen? How y'all doing? Happy Tuesday. Today is Tuesday, May 19th, with your boy DJ Epps. Let these motherfuckers know vlog going down live and direct for you and yours. Yes, how you guys doing? Um, hope you're having a great morning. Hope you're having a great day. Um, big shout to everybody over there on my on my kick. Uh, kick, I'm brand new to you guys, and you guys are new to us or me, however you want to say it. But kick, I'm happy to be part of your situation, and I'm happy you're part of my situation. So, kick, let's get it on and popping. Everybody on my YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitch was good. Uh, big shout to Tony B music in the building was good. Uh, money junkie in the building, my man Busque. Yo, but was popping. What's that new YD? You know what I mean? YD is one of the hottest MCs here. Artists here in Miami, Florida. Look him up. YD, trust me. Boogie Blind, what's up, my boy? Yeah, man. EROK was good. DJ Vic in the mix was good. DJ Extreme just walked in the building. How you guys doing, Wendy? Las Vegas. How you guys doing over there? Yeah, man. All right, guys. Like Cody Rhodes says, what do you want to talk about? Um, you know, first things first. Big shout to all my Haitians. Y'all made me so proud this past weekend. Um, yesterday was Haitian flag day. I have to say, man, I was so amazed and happy. And um, you know, it was just great to see the Haitian flag here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the guitar at the Hard Rock. Did y'all see that? Did y'all see that? Man, just to see the Haitian flag, that made me so proud to be a Haitian. It's just little things like that. I don't know. Don't mind me, do not mind me. But if you know about that hard rock casino guitar, the hotel, how sometimes they display all types of images on there, man. The Haitian flag was just bright blue, red on there. Oh man, you'll see it online. Look around, it's online, it's there. So big shout to all my Haitians, big shout to the Hard Rock Casino in Fort Lauderdale. That was awesome, absolutely awesome. And I know them Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, any nationality, Jamaicans, they're gonna be like, yo, where's our flag? Where's our flag? Hard rock, get ready for the smoke. Get ready for the smoke because they coming, they coming, they're coming. They're gonna be like, Oh, you put the Haitian flag up there. Where's our flag? Oh man, Zo Fresh, Zoe Boy in the building was popping, man. Uh ATL in the building, platinum ink was popping. D Graves just walked in the building. Yeah, man. You got some 90s RB, Tony. Listen, man, bring it. Bring it. Last night we heard some dope RB on New Music Mondays on the radio yesterday on my live. Absolutely dope, fresh, awesome. So bring it. Um, we're gonna be back tonight, 10 o'clock for New Music Radio. If you want to tap in and see what the smoke is all about, because at the end of the day, this is the most fast. Listen, y'all complain. Y'all don't got a DJ to break your music. Y'all complain about oh man, this radio station is they it's hard for me to get my music played over there, man. Bump all that, man. New music radio, 10 o'clock with DJ Epps. We out here listening to all types of music, all genres is accepted. Man, we had some gospel on there last night. We had some dope RB joints last night, man. Uh uh um, we had some dope boom bat music, hip-hop last night, some trap music, and of course, there was some duds. You know what I mean? You know, most importantly, they submitted, they invested in themselves, they, you know, tested their record. But yeah, we'll be back tonight. 10 o'clock for new music radio. So pull up, all right, man? Yeah. How did this music game really work? The secret code. What's secret code? Do you really think there's a secret code in making music? Let me tell you something. It's no code, it's no secret. It's you. You you gotta do dope music, you gotta go grind, you gotta go show your face. Yeah, yeah. Shake hands, kiss babies. You gotta go uh um um be consistent. You know, I mean, work. There's no code to that. There's no code to that, there's no secret to it, there's no cheap code, no nothing. It's just absolutely work. Now, gatekeepers, listen, let me tell you something, man. My name is DJ Epps. I'm from Miami, Florida. I represent LL Cool J. I represent Rock the Bells, I represent Miami 305. I ran into gatekeepers before, and guess what? Not now one of them stands against me. Not now one of them will ever stop me from getting to my destination, to my success. And that's how you have to think, and that's how you have to know, that's how you have to act. Right? There ain't no gatekeepers out there. Yes, I get it. You know, that the the word gatekeepers out there, and and yes, there are some people are just selfish and they just don't wanna let you in. Fuck that. You knock the door down, you bang that door down, and you walk in that room with your high, your head high like that, like you own the room. Telling you right now, that's what you gotta do. That's what you gotta do. Ain't no gatekeepers. Fuck that. You go right through them gatekeepers. Yeah, of course I went through gatekeepers. Let me tell you something, man. I remember once upon a time they tried to um, what's the word I'm looking for? They tried to uh I guess gatekeep. Um, you know what I mean? They they they tried to stop the kid, but they couldn't stop greatness, they couldn't stop this dope ass DJ. You just can't. If you're dope and what you do, you know what I mean? That's what it is. That's what it is, all right, man? They won't stop you, they can't stop you. Act like you diddy, and you walk in that room without the baby oil and you shut things down, all right? Yeah, it's a question of your lifetime, yeah, man. You guys that connected or in some type of circle? Nah, man, you know who's in them circles? Um listen, there's a saying out there. If you hang around about 10 millionaires, you're bound to be the 11th billionaire. So hang around the right circles. Don't go where you're not wanted, don't go where you're not accepted. Don't do that. Don't do that. Go where you love, accept it, and people fuck with you. You know what I mean? Um, yeah, man. And I get it. I get it. DZM1 the source, I get it. You know what I mean? You it's sometimes it's hard to um find the right situation, find the right people, the right DJ, the right circle, the right um doors, you know, to go get your stuff popping. But you know what? One thing I learned about my life, my career, is that sometimes you gotta create your own community. Create your own community, your own circle. You see this right here? This is my own community. Might be like seven to ten people in here, but trust me, later on tonight, we're gonna be 30 people in here listening to new music. And then when we get to the club, there's about 100, 200, 300, 500 people in my community partying with me. Build your own community. Build your own community. Trust me. You can't go wrong with that because when you build that community, not everybody wants to be part of what you're doing, and that's when you get to seek out oh, you you you doing that diss me two months ago, and now you're over here hanging at my party? Like, you're gonna know and you're gonna weed out the fake and the real. You know what I mean? Zo boy, you already know. You know what I mean? So, yeah, um, hopefully that answered your question. DJpps.com. If you want to book me, no problem. Djappz.com. You want the DJ Epps merch? Djps.com. You want to submit your music for New Music Radio? DJebs.com, hit it up. Why are the artists up against Drake? Ooh, good question. Okay, I think I answered this yesterday, man. Most DJ playing Drake because they connected? No. No. Most DJ playing Drake because it's a hit record. First thing first, you cannot deny a hit record. If Drake or Little Jojo up the block got a hit record, you can't deny it. It's a hit record, we're running it. That's what it is. Now, there are DJs that troll. I have seen this. There are DJs that have troll. And maybe not just DJs, but you know, people in general, they just troll. They were dissing Drake. Oh man, he lost against Kendrick Lamar. Oh man, he he's slowing down. Oh man, he lost it, and this and this and that. And now the man put three albums out, did the ultimate business move, got out of his contract, got a two billion, uh uh another two billion contract waiting for him. Uh, like, yo, and now everybody's like, oh man, Iceman's dope, Iceman's dope, Iceman this, Iceman that. Oh man, do you hear what he said about Rick Ross and ASAP Rock? Yeah. Oh, now you on his dick. Now you trolling. It becomes a well, okay. You want to talk Drake or you want to talk about little Jojo up the block? Drake is Drake. Drake is like Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, uh, Keris One. Uh, you know, I mean, the list goes on. You know what I mean? Drake is on top of the world. Who is not gonna play Drake in their car or in the club? You're gonna play Drake no matter what. Now, Lil Jojo, Lil Jojo is out there in every city, in every hood, in every club, at every DJ's DJ booth, making sure he introduces himself. Hey, what's up? My name is Lil Jojo. You know what I mean? I got the hottest record here in from I don't know, Tennessee. You know what I mean? And guess what? He might put me from Miami up on game on some Tennessee shit. And I'm gonna be like, yo, y'all listen to this Tennessee shit by Lil Jojo. And guess what? Once that happens, then I'll tell the next DJ or DJ Squad, yo, yeah, I ain't about little Jojo. Yeah, I gotta be up on that. And the ball start rolling. The ball starts rolling. You know what I mean? Me, I'm kind of like ahead of the game when it comes to this social media for some reason. Like I'm not social media savage, savvy, but for some reason, it's just I'm I'm rolling with the punches. Instead of me linking with a bunch of DJs, I turn on my social media and I play about 30 new music in one night. So everybody could pay attention and see what's going on and see what's hot in South Carolina and Fort Lottie Dottie in New York City or in LA. So, you know, it's you. You gotta get the ball rolling, you gotta get things popping, and then let the snowball effect just get bigger and bigger and wider and wider, and bum, booyah! Lil Jojo from Tennessee is the shit. Anna, how you doing? Beautiful. Hi, Nessa. Yo, listen, there's popularity after that. You know, let me give you maybe two examples. We got a little homie over here in Miami, Florida. His name is Kodak Black. Kodak is not my favorite rapper, but I have to respect the fact that he knows how to make some hit records. And even though he runs into some problems of his own, he knows how to give back to the community and make sure his face is like, yo, you know, it's clean. You know what I mean? And and and I'm pretty sure he's learning off his mistake and he's still growing, and he's still, you know what I mean, developing his image, his lifestyle, and so on. All right, that's a little homie. Now let's go to an OG like Jim Jones. Some of us out here be dissing my boy Jimmy. When Jim Jones out here making a lot of people looking crazy, like Jim Jones is outworking niggas out here. Jim Jones is out here looking flyer than most of y'all. Like his fashion is is yo, even though I'm not into fashion like that, I'm like, I'll wear a black tee and a short and I'll just walk out. But he has to be dripped out at the airport, at the restaurant, at the club, in the bathroom. He got to be dripped out everywhere. And I give it to Jim Jones because he is taking care of himself, he is making himself the number one guy. He knows he is fly, he knows he got the dope drip. He maybe says he's the best lyricist out there. You gotta put that out there. That's what Jimmy does. And and Jimmy's an OG. Jimmy is like me. He's running laps around your favorite rap artist. Hey, some people may think he is, some may people think he's not. But at the end of the day, you're talking about him. I'm talking about him. That's what matters. That's what keeping the algorithm moving with him. Who do you think what rapper out there do you think needs some help? Everybody leave it in the comment box. Let me hear this, man. That's a good one. What rapper out there you think needs some help? Leave it in the comment box. Alright, cuz maybe that rapper needs to hear this. Maybe somebody needs to tell that rapper they need help. Whatever. Leave it in the comment box. Let me know what rapper you think needs help. Good one, Lindy. Good one. Oh man. Max B. Before I go to Max B, let me go back to Drake. Big shout out to Drake. Um, he did something ultimately dope. They were in Berlin and he brought out his DJ and he saluted his DJ and flew out. Listen, man, DJ came and showed love to him in Berlin when he wasn't supposed to be on the lineup. Man, you know, that right there. I, you know, it struck a nerve with me because most artists like that, like Drake, has to give your DJ props. Give your DJ props. They give DJ Upps props. They give DJ drama props. They give uh Ross gives DJ nasty props. You know what I mean? You know, give your DJ some props, show him some love. Show that he's appreciated. And Drake did that in Berlin with his DJ. Salute Drake on that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, Wendy, you're absolutely right. You're absolutely right. The wrong sip, the wrong pill, and it's all over for these rappers. So be careful what you're doing out there. Lord Knight Shadow just walked in the building. Good afternoon. Um, so Max B. Max B was um, I forgot what podcast it was, but um, you know, he was on there. Uh, you know, to others might be saying some crazy things. I don't think he said anything crazy except for, you know, shouting out those legends and saying what he said. I think he could have said what he said without saying the legend's name. And when I said the legends, I'm talking about Big Daddy Kane, LL Kujay, and so on, right? But let me tell you something. He was not wrong in being confident in his work ethic and what he does. Listen, man, you're the artist. Stop waiting for confirmation from others. Let these motherfuckers know that you're the shit, you're the one, you're the beast, you're the best. When Muhammad Ali, once upon a time, you told he's the greatest of all time. Yo, that's not cockiness. It's just confident. A lot of people mistake cockiness for confident. When I pulled out my my award yesterday and I said I'm the one, that's not cockiness. It's just confident. They gave me that award because I'm the one. Ain't nobody working as hard as I am, shutting down clubs, turning on my gram every afternoon and talking to the massive, turning on my gram and my social media every night, playing new music, you know. I mean, rocking these parties, going state to state, hitting clubs, going overseas, hitting clubs. Ain't nobody working as hard as me. I'm the one. When Kala says he's the best or we the best, yo, it's all right to be confident in your work, in your brand. It is what it is. So when Max B says, yo, I'm the shit. I'm the only, I'm I'm the dopest nigga right now. Yo, Max. Salute. Salute. All right. So learn the difference between cockiness and confidence. Confidence and believe in yourself. Absolutely right. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely right. Absolutely right. Big shout to Drewski hosting the 2026 BET Awards. BET Awards still going around? Do we even got the BET channel? Do we watch it? What's on there? Like, BET, man, like, ever since Fire Stick, Netflix, you know what I mean? My kids probably don't even know what BET is. They're all up in the YouTube. BET, who are you giving an award to? And and and and and and and out of all people, and no disrespect, I think he well deserved that. But Drewski's hosting? Boy, back in the days, you know who we used to have host the BET awards? Man, big names. Not saying Drewski's not a big name, but I'm just saying, like, you know, we have some great actors, great big time comedians, big music artists. Hey, but now BET is hiring social media influencers to host the BET Awards. BET, what's going on, man? What is going on? Okay, I'm not gonna lie, I'm gonna be looking forward to seeing that award show. Cause I know Drewski's gonna do a good job because he's funny. He's funny. I'm not uh yo, I'm not saying that was a bad choice. Drewski is the man. If you want somebody funny to get up on there and entertain and host the BET awards, Drewski is the one. Drewski's the one. Wendy the BET budget's not there no more. That I believe. That I believe. BT had to cut the budget, boy, for the host, the production. You know what I mean? Probably the venue. You might be right. Carsha was popping. Dollface MC in the building was good. You might be right, man. I uh you know, I'm looking forward to seeing the 2026 BT Award hosted by Drewski. Congrat congratulations to Drewski. All right, man. Bad news was popping. Yeah, DBRC in the building was popping. DBRC about to celebrate his birthday, June 20th in Miami at a place called Tomorrowland, hosted by Rampage, the last Boy Scout from Flip Mode Squad. It's a throwback party. You don't want to miss. Uh, yeah, man. I'm gonna be on the one and twos, of course, representing Rock the Bells. Yeah, that's June 20th. That's a Father's Day event, too. All right, shout out my man Ilseed. He's celebrating his birthday. It's gonna be crazy. A lot of people celebrating their birthday. Denero, DJ Denero's gonna be on the one and twos. Yeah, man. Pull up Tito Love, Ben Hop, my man DJ Kane out of Denver, Colorado is gonna be pulling up. It's gonna be fun. Wendy, who are you talking about? Drewski? Yeah, man. Anna, I write, sing, compose, and produce music to encourage and inspire people. But I also let haters know that they are uncover fans. Yeah, you got to. I am confident if I don't believe in myself. You're absolutely right. Then who will? Then who will? Right? Right. Right. Rob was popping. All right, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for me to get up out of here. Um, great talk. You know what I mean? Alexander was popping. Once again, we're gonna be tonight, 10 o'clock Eastern time, breaking some new music, uh, celebrating the artists on new music radio at 10 o'clock on my on all my social media. I'm talking about Facebook, Kick, uh, YouTube Live, Twitch, and of course, Instagram. Uh, so if you want to pull up, you're more than welcome to come listen to some new music. And if you want to submit your new music, djebs.com is the website. All right, thank you, thank you. I hope you have a good day too. DBASC, what's good, Haitian? Aren't you happy to be Haitian? I'm happy to be Haitian. I had some good Haitian food yesterday. Yeah, man. It was Haitian flag day yesterday. I had to tell the kids and wifey, like, yo, sit back, we're gonna get some Haitian food. Of course, Wifey was like, Oh, I don't gotta cook. Yeah, you don't gotta cook. Oh boy, the mom's wife, boy. You tell them yo, you don't gotta cook, boy, that leg kick up so fast. Oh man, yeah, man. Yeah. Richard Felix was popping, my boy. Music is always the answer. Absolutely, absolutely, and that's why I like turning on my live and playing new music because you forget about everything. You you forget about everything. You know what I mean? Might look over your shoulder one time, twice, but you you're in musical therapy session with your boy DJ Apps tonight at 10 o'clock with New Music Radio. All right. Hey guys, have a good day, and I'll be back tomorrow with uh, you know, at one o'clock, same time, same place, right here, live and direct for you and yours. All right. Peace out. Love ya.