No Jumper

D Smoke blessed us with his presence to chat with T-Rell accompanied by Doknow, about his upbringing, family dynamic, being a teacher, going to UCLA, his top 5, Netflix, and much more! https://www.instagram.com/dsmoke7/ ----- 00:00 Intro 5:23 - The differences between younger D Smoke and Older D Smoke  7:21 - Sir being his younger brother, having to beat him up as kids  13:38 - Going to UCLA on a full academic scholarship  15:02 - Keeping boxing gloves in his trunk as a teacher in case students wanted to get down with him  20:03 - Getting an ASCAP award when he was 19, writing for Jaheim, Usher, etc 26:00 - Being willing to pass on the show “Rhythm and Flow” to sign to TDE, winning the show 33:05 - Kendrick seeing him on “Rhythm and Flow” and then seeing him at Day in Vegas and showing him respect  46:21 - Not having any kids, teaching kids with the gloves on not being a punishment but a bonding moment  46:55 - Top 5 rappers, Andre 3K, Jay Z, Lauryn Hill, Kurupt, Busta Rhymes  53:36 - Jay-Z over Nas, DJ Quik