Conversations With Chad: Exclusive Interviews & Powerful Talks

In a career spanning five decades, Doug E. Fresh, globally recognized as the Original Human Beatbox, has amassed countless awards for his mesmerizing beatbox abilities, catchy rhymes, signature dance moves, and masterful command of audiences.

The Doug E. Fresh legacy spans generations, as nearly a dozen millennial rappers have written songs in tribute to him, such as the 2009 breakout hit “Teach Me How to Dougie,” which spawned the international “Dougie” dance craze, a nod to moves Fresh created in the 80s.

During this exclusive Conversations With Chad interview, Chad Kiser talks to the iconic Doug E. Fresh about putting together his latest release “This One’s For Chuck Brown”, inventing the beatbox, the enduring legacy of “La Di Da Di”, and the story behind his involvement in Eric B. and Rakim’s Paid In Full album.

He also tells me how the late musical icon Prince was originally going to produce “This One’s For Chuck Brown”, what some of his favorite ways people like Pete Rock and Will Smith have sampled “La Di Da Di”, creating the Get Fresh Crew with Chill Will and Barry B, how he and Slick Rick linked up, and more!

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On today’s episode of Conversations With Chad we talk with multi-platinum producer Focus..., a 5x Grammy Award-winning music producer who has worked with an A+ list of artists including Dr. Dre, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, The Game, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, and too many more to name.

During this exclusive CWC podcast interview with Focus..., we talk about his upcoming album Focus...Presents The NW Variant, working with Dr. Dre, producing "Where I'm From" for the Game & Nate Dogg and confirming the song was originally intended for Detox, working on Compton (A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre) with fellow producers Trevor Lawrence, Jr., Neff-U, Dem Jointz, Curtis Chambers and others, why his father, co-founder of the iconic disco/funk R&B band Chic, didn't want him to pursue music, and much more.

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Executive Producer: Chad Kiser

On today's episode of Conversations With Chad we talk with hip-hop icon Chuck D, leader of Public Enemy (one of the most iconic and prolific hip-hop groups in history) a Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame emcee, and one of the grand architects of politically and socially conscious hip hop music.

Throughout his illustrious career he has collaborated and worked on projects featuring Ice Cube, Ice-T, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Spike Lee, KRS-One, and MC Ren to name a select few.

During this exclusive CWC podcast interview with the legendary and iconic Public Enemy frontman, we discuss a range of topics including PE's most recent release What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?, collaborating with Ice-T, the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, the making of the classic "Burn Hollywood Burn" song with Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube, what five songs in his vast catalog would tell you all you need to know about Chuck D and so much more.

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On today’s episode we Chad Kiser talks with legendary producer Chris “The Glove” Taylor, who has worked with some of the most incredible and high-profile artists in music like Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, and Xzibit to name a few.

During this Conversations With Chad exclusive interview, “The Glove” details the events of a 1983 show where Madonna Louise Ciccone, a young, upstart singer — now known famously worldwide as Madonna — provocatively undressed Ice-T as part of the performance for her debut single “Everybody”, he also speculates how after he met Michael Jackson in early 1983 that the King of Pop “borrowed” the producer’s signature one glove look for his infamous “Billie Jean” moonwalk debut during the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, which was broadcast on May 16, 1983 and famously became part of his signature look.

We also discuss his pioneering work on the classic Breakin’ movie and soundtrack, working on songs like “California Love” for 2Pac & Dr. Dre and “Reckless” with Ice-T, collaborating with pop-culture parody musician “Weird” Al Yankovic on the the artist’s 1985 Dare To Be Stupid album, and so much more.

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On today's episode of Conversations With Chad we're talking with Teak Underdue of Hallway Productionz, a 3x Grammy Nominated, Dove Award-winning music producer who has worked with several of the industry's elite artists including Ice Cube, George Clinton, E-40, The Game, WC and more.

During our discussion with Teak we talk about his latest work on the recently released Ice Cube single "Trying To Maintain", how he and his brother Dee Underdue got into music production, the story behind 16 year working history with Ice Cube & Lench Mob Records, putting together records like WC's "West Coast Voodoo" with The Game and the late DJ Crazy Toones, and so much more!

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On today's episode of Conversations With Chad, we're talking with ProHoeZak, an East Palo Alto legend whose catalog features numerous songs and collaborations with many of the music industry's hottest and most iconic artists like Too Short, 2Pac, E-40, Digital Underground and so many more. 

During our discussion, ProHoeZak discusses his early career coming out of East Palo Alto, the story behind the production of 2Pac's "So Many Tears" record, working with With E-40 and Too Short, being on tour with his cousin Flava Flav and Public Enemy, and producing on the upcoming Mount Westmore project, and more!

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On this episode of Conversations With Chad I'm sitting down with Ray Smith, one of the leading pioneers in live streaming. Having streamed over 10,000 music festivals, concerts and events, my guest has been at the forefront of streaming technological innovation since the inception of the industry, connecting music fans with the world's leading artists, DJ's, festivals, promoters and venues.

With global offices across London, New York, Berlin, São Paulo, Ibiza, & Mexico City, his innovations have won nearly every streaming award possible and been the leader in global music video streaming for more than a decade.

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Produced & Edited by Chad Kiser

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In this Conversations With Chad exclusive podcast interview with Too Short, we discuss the upcoming face-off against fellow Bay Area icon E-40 in the VERZUZ battle, his upcoming and soon-to-be-released album Sir Too $hort, which will be produced by long-time producer Ant Banks; details on the supergroup formed with Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and E-40, and much more!

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Executive Producer: Chad Kiser