Discovering Nipsey Hussle to Neglecting His Own Family and Personal Life — Steve Lobel

Steve Lobel is a legendary music manager who came up tour managing for RUN DMC, worked for Def Jam under Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen. He discovered and managed Bone Thugs N' Harmony for the entirety of their career, discovered and managed Nipsey Hussle, and currently manages multi-grammy winning music producer Scott Storch. Episode Highlights // We discuss his early years working under Russell Simmons who became his mentor. + The ethos of artists back in the day vs. the ethos of artists today. + Street smarts vs. book smarts. + How he always remains the same no matter what environment he's in. + How artists today have much less loyalty today to those who helped them ascend vs. back in the day. + NY hustle vs. LA hustle. + Ways you developed artists back in the day vs. how you develop today, (advantages and disadvantages). + How he thought about ending his life when everything was crumbling around him personally and professionally. + How he missed out on getting to have a family of his own because of his obsession with work and wishing he could do that differently. + People doubting his new client Scott Storch because of his previous drug problems. + How balance in the music biz is so elusive for so many and why,