Jarren Benton on Funk Volume, Crooked Industry Execs & Freebasing with Kevin Bacon | Don’t Quote Me

In this episode rapper Jarren Benton joins the pod to talk about how he got on in the music industry, his epic rise with Funk Volume, battle rap and more. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:10 World Rap Championships 8:40 Huffing Blue With Hasselhoff & Freebasing With Kevin Bacon 9:55 LA Reid Story (Corrupt Industry Execs) 23:12 Being a XXL Freshman 26:35 New Projects 27:40 Def Jam 30:35 New Music 33:40 Rise and Fall of Funk Volume 36:30 Top 12 Song in Rap History 1:04:06 Trivia 🎙️ New Episodes of Don't Quote Me every Friday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYVkDbiWubpXmOf04RYKBCerZyXQ9T5u 🎧 Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-quote-me/id1765235099 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dqf1az0IYtLavEI77u5xs?si=a4e0e3bd3c8045bc YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/@DrectMedia FOLLOW DRECT & DON't QUOTE ME ➕Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dqmpod ➕X(Twitter): https://x.com/dqmpod ➕Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drect-Williams-100052711227023/ ABOUT DRECT: As the founder of “Grind Time” Drect launched the careers of many actors, rappers and online personalities, while reaching over 124 million views on YouTube. He now acts as a digital branding specialist and consultant for some of the biggest names and companies in entertainment. DON'T QUOTE ME Don't Quote Me is the newest podcast making waves across the net! Join Drect, Rain910, The Last MJ, June PZ & PC for weekly discussions of battle rap, hip hop culture, sports and every day life.