Gil-Scott Heron is the godfather of hip-hop. I was inspired to create this episode after learning that Warren Brown fell in love with his music in the mid-1970's when he was living in Harlem NYC.

Join me as I discuss some of his most important works, and let's listen to the songs and artists that sampled his music throughout the years!

Attorney Warren Brown has been Baltimore's preeminent criminal defense attorney since the late 1980's. Warren and I discussed the music scene of the 1970's and how living in Harlem, NY before going to law school opened his eyes and ears to the music of Gil Scott Heron; the godfather of hip-hop. He and I discussed how groups like the Last Poets, Earth Wind & Fire, and other artists from the era laid the seeds for the music that would later become known as hip-hop!

Attorney Warren Brown has been the preeminent criminal defense attorney in Baltimore, Maryland since the late 1980's. Warren graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1977. He worked as both a prosecutor and a federal defender before opening his own law practice in 1988.

Warren and I discuss some of his most famous cases, including his representation of Dontee Stokes, a man accused of the attempted murder of a Roman Catholic priest in Baltimore, that had abused him years earlier.

Warren discussed the Stokes case, and many other memorable cases that he has participated in during his distinguished career.

Warren and I also discussed his connection to actress and Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith! This is an interview you don't want to miss!

In this special behind the scenes episode, I’m going to highlight one of my favorite artists of all time, who also happens to be a friend of our featured guest, a man who is universally considered to be one of the all-time great lyricists in hip-hop.

Mr. Tariq Trotter, also known as Black Thought, the lead MC of the Roots Crew.

He is a part of too many great songs for me to fit them all into one episode, so I am going to focus on some of my favorites, starting in reverse chronological order, with some of the more recent songs in the beginning, taking it back to some familiar classics.

As in all BTS episodes, you are going to learn about some of the great samples that made these songs possible.

Sit back, relax and enjoy, this special episode of BTS!

Attorney Rizwan “Rizzy” Qureshi is a partner at the international law firm Reed Smith. He specializes in white collar criminal defense and other related matters, and he has the distinction of graduating from THE Howard University School of Law.

Rizzy is the American dream, a Philadelphia native, whose family originates from Pakistan. He is a lifelong fan of hip-hop, and it just happens that he is friends with one of the all-time great lyricists in hip-hop history, Black Thought of the Roots Crew.

RIzzy and I talk about his friendship with Black Thought, the rich musical history of Philadelphia, his love of the Wu-Tang Clan, Little Wayne and (believe it or not) Simon and Garfunkel!

This was a fun episode. I appreciate Rizzy because he went DEEP into the crates, and we talked about it all.

Attorney Rizwan “Rizzy” Quereshi is a Washington D.C. based partner at the global law firm Reed Smith. Rizzy specializes in white collar criminal defense, securities enforcements, internal investigations and related civil litigation.

Rizzy honed his trial skills as a federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia where he rose quickly in the ranks to serve in senior roles in both the Violent and Repeat Offender Unit and in the Cyber Crime Section.

He is a Philadelphia native, and a proud graduate of THE Howard University School of Law. A true Howard man, Rizzy is actively engaged in many social justice and civil rights initiatives, and he’s taken a special interest in criminal justice reform.

Welcome to the BTS episode of my interview with Attorney David Clunie. Dave is an equity partner at the Wealth Management Firm Edward Jones, and a New York City native- hailing from the birthplace of hip-hop – the Boogie Down Bronx.

This month's episode is dedicated to Bronx MC's!

Some of the albums Dave chose from the crates included Camp Lo’s 1996 cult classic Uptown Saturday Night, the groundbreaking 1987 album Criminal Minded, from Boogie Down Productions.

We also discussed New Rochelle Native's Brand Nubian’s 1990 debut album One for All and other Bronx MC's.

Sit back relax and enjoy! Let’s take the train on up to the Boogie Down Bronx!

Attorney David Clunie is currently an equity partner at the financial services firm Edward Jones. He is the former executive director of the Black Economic Alliance and worked in the Obama White House and Department of Treasury.

Dave grew up in New York City during hip-hop’s golden era. Not only is he from New York, but he’s from the birthplace of hip-hop, the Boogie Down Bronx.

This episode is for my true hip-hop heads. If you are ready to listen to us discuss our favorite track from Raekwon’s Only Built for Cuban Linx, about whether Nas’s It Was Written is a superior album than Illmatic or if you know about that Raekown Purple tape, this is the episode for you!