Backseat Legends

Raheem the Dream, the Atlanta bass pioneer and independent-label boss behind "The Most Beautiful Girl" and the record Fergie flipped for "Glamorous," pulls up to the backseat at Club 559. Host NuFace sits down with one of the true architects of Atlanta hip-hop to trace the whole run: Freaknik, pressing 12-inch vinyl from the grassroots, and taking his records to the skating rinks and the strip clubs that were the city's real radio.Raheem breaks down building one of Atlanta's first independent labels, the story behind Fergie sampling "You Ain't Got No Money" for "Glamorous," discovering and naming Young Dro, signing a 19-year-old The-Dream (Terius Nash), his lifelong Prince connection, and getting the "Raheem the Dream Day" and the Phoenix Award from Mayor Kasim Reed. Plus a rapid fire on the best clubs, the soul food spots, and his Mount Rushmore of Atlanta.Hosted by NuFace. Presented by GreatNight, the app for what's popping in Atlanta. New episodes every other Wednesday.Chapters:01:53 - Freaknik '94 and discovering Atlanta bass 03:05 - Building an independent label from the grassroots 05:00 - Who inspired him: MC Mojo, Kurtis Blow and AM radio 06:28 - First time in the studio and the 1986 debut 08:55 - Club 559 stories: Snoop, Death Row and the $100 line 11:54 - The strip clubs were his radio (Magic City, Blue Flame) 16:18 - Fergie samples "You Ain't Got No Money" for "Glamorous" 17:48 - Signing and naming Young Dro 18:42 - The Prince connection and "The Most Beautiful Girl" 20:47 - Discovering a 19-year-old The-Dream 22:08 - Great nights: the Braves World Series and the Phoenix Award 22:55 - Rapid fire: clubs, soul food and Atlanta's Mount Rushmore 25:07 - What's next for Raheem in 2026

DJ Montay, the Big Oomp Records producer behind Unk's "Walk It Out" and GloRilla's "I Luv Her" (ft. T-Pain), pulls up to Club 559 for the first episode of Backseat Legends. NuFace sits down with one of Atlanta's most important architects of crunk and snap to trace the whole run: sneaking into 559 at 15, learning to DJ off DJ Jelly and MC Assault mixtapes, $3,000 Technics turntables, his first tape "Lil Shawty," and the Exclusive Gang era.Montay breaks down how the GloRilla record actually happened, the story behind "That's me on the hook" on "Walk It Out," getting Andre 3000 out of retirement, the tall-tee era, and his dream Atlanta posse cut. Plus a rapid fire on Atlanta's best producers, which high school made the most legends, and the spots that made a great night in the city.Hosted by NuFace. Presented by GreatNight, the app for what's popping in Atlanta. New episodes every other Wednesday.Chapters:03:30 - DJ 101: the J-Team, DJ Jelly and MC Assault 06:47 - DJ Montay's first mixtape - "Lil Shawty" 09:00 - DJ Money vs. Producer Money 12:31 - Andre 3000 out of retirement and the tall-tee era 14:14 - Dream Atlanta posse cut16:16 - Three great nights in Atlanta (Club Chocolate, Envy, The Bounce) 19:00 - Rapid fire: high schools, producers, food, strip clubs 22:47 - What's next for DJ MontayWatch on Youtube