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The Industry Cosign
by BIG CED
BIG CED started The Industry Cosign over 20 years ago by featuring entrepreneurs, celebrities, and entertainment executives, and other endearing people he may come across who have interesting backgrounds and stories. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/big-ced/support
Episodes
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35 Years: Rachel Noerdlinger on Crisis PR, Health Equity: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
Meet Rachel Noerdlinger — founding equity partner at ACTUM, one of the top 10 fastest-growing public strategy consultancies in the world, and one of the most powerful crisis communications strategists in the country. With 35 years in media and PR, Rachel has been behind some of the most historic...
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Entertainment Lawyer & Professor Bernie Lawrence Watkins, Esquire: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
In this episode of “My Friends Are Better Than Yours,” BIG CED sits down with powerhouse entertainment attorney and professor Bernie Lawrence Watkins, Esquire to talk about her 26‑year journey in entertainment law, her roots in Queens and at NYC’s legendary Music & Art (LaGuardia), and how Howard...
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Hawaii Mike on Hip-Hop, Cannabis, and Health: A Journey of Culture & Community: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
Join BIG CED on My Friends Are Better Than Yours as he sits down with Hawaii Mike—entrepreneur, cultural curator, and advocate for wellness. From breaking into hip-hop in the early ’90s to pioneering cannabis advocacy and embracing holistic health, Hawaii Mike shares his incredible journey,...
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T‑Money: Long Island Legends, Yo! MTV Raps, & Hip‑Hop Careers| My Friends Are Better Than Yours
Hip‑Hop legend T‑Money — DJ, artist, member of Original Concept, and MTV’s Yo! MTV Raps pioneer — joins BIG CED for a powerful, unfiltered conversation about the culture, the history, the growth, and the future of hip‑hop.From Long Island’s influence to his days at WBAU and MTV, T‑Money speaks on...
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The Wealth Playbook: Navigating Wall Street with Terron Tidwell: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
What does it take to jump from the music industry to the high-stakes world of Wall Street wealth management? In this episode of "My Friends Are Better Than Yours," we sit down with Terron Tidwell, a seasoned Wealth Manager at Hudson Point Capital with 17 years of experience.Terron opens up about...
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From Temple to W&W: Aaliyah Crawford on 35 Years of Entertainment PR, Building Legendary Brands & Breaking Barriers: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
From Temple to W&W: Aaliyah Crawford on 35 Years of Entertainment PR, Building Legendary Brands & Breaking BarriersJoin BIG CED of The Industry Cosign as he sits down with Aaliyah Crawford, Senior Vice President at W&W Public Relations and newly elected Vice President of the Recording Academy's...
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Jungle Brothers Get Inducted Into The National Hip Hop Museum
The Jungle Brothers were honored with an induction into the National Hip Hop Museum on Aug. 23, 2025.Mike G and Baby Bam of the legendary Jungle Brothers reflect on their earliest memories of Hip‑Hop, the power of manifestation, the Bronx and Brooklyn roots that shaped them, and the brotherhood...
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Tanisha Colon-Bibb: From Harlem to South Africa: How This PR Boss Built a 2-Continent Empire: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
BIG CED sits down with Tanisha Colon-Bibb, a Harlem native who went from an intern at The Source Magazine to running PR and talent management companies across two continents. This conversation covers everything from navigating rejection as a publicist to building businesses with "delusional...
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Life Griffith Successfully Switches Industries: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
"No matter what you think you know, you really don't know nothing at all, which is the first step towards knowledge."In this episode of My Friends Are Better Than Yours, BIG CED (The Industry Cosign) sits down with a long-time friend and industry titan, Life Griffith (Life Allah). With over 30...
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Kool DJ Red Alert Delivered Speech While Accepting Entry Into The National Hip-Hop Museum
One of the most revered DJs in the world, Kool DJ Red Alert, was honored last August in Washington, D.C., when he was inducted into the 2025 National Hip-Hop Honors. The ceremony took place at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. He was joined by Kid ‘N Play, Jungle Brothers, Dana Dane, Kwamé…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Tomika Anderson Greene
Tomika Anderson Greene is the founder and CEO of Manifest Greatness Media (MGM), a 5-star-rated, full-fledged marketing, public relations, and communications company that specializes in helping clients in both the commercial space as well as across federal, state, and local government. MGM helps...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Nicole Duncan Smith
Rev. Nicole Duncan-Smith is a dedicated bi-vocational minister whose theology is firmly rooted in the Baptist tradition and Hip-Hop culture. Embracing inclusivity akin to Jesus' universal love, she employs contemporary pop culture and technology to illuminate the path to spiritual...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Anthony L. Morris
The award-winning Morris Team has graced the pages of real estate publications: Brownstoner, Brick Underground, and Curbed. Their presence has also expanded to broader publications such as The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, and national publications, Elle Décor and...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Bernie Lawrence-Watkins, Esq.
Bio of Bernie Lawrence-Watkins Bernie Lawrence-Watkins is a powerhouse attorney and the visionary founder of B. Lawrence Watkins & Associates, P.C., a premier law firm specializing in Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Business Law. With a career spanning more than 25 years, she has built…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Jason Wallace
Introducing Jason WallaceBorn in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, Jason Wallace has been a storyteller since childhood—back when G.I. Joes embarked on cinematic adventures through the living room battlefield. His talent for narrative and performance first emerged through athletics, earning varsity...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Ken Gibbs Jr.
Ken Gibbs Jr. is one of the foremost digital executives in the content space and has held leadership roles at Spotify, Amazon Prime Video, BET Networks, and numerous other media brands throughout his 25-year career. Gibbs Jr has a passion for entertainment, technology, and content creation. He...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Dana Dane
Revered as a legendary Hip Hop artist, Dana Dane helped pioneer the rap genre in the early 1980s. His 1987 debut album, Dana Dane With Fame, was the first rap album by a solo Brooklyn artist to be certified gold, thanks in part to his landmark story raps on songs such as “Nightmares” and...
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Bobbito on Hip-Hop, Playground Basketball & Sneaker Culture | My Friends Are Better Than Yours
BIG CED sits down with Bobbito Garcia for a powerful, culture-rich episode of My Friends Are Better Than Yours.From NYC playground basketball to hip-hop radio history, sneaker culture, filmmaking, and his groundbreaking new memoir Bobbito's Book of B-Ball Bang Bang, Bobbito breaks down decades of...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Aria Wright
Aria F. Wright is a highly accomplished marketing executive with over two decades of expertise in developing and executing innovative consumer experiences for luxury brands. Her impressive career spans the entertainment, technology, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors, where she has...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Zulu Williams
Zulu Williams is currently the Senior Creative Director at Devil-Dog Dungarees, a men’s lifestyle brand known for specializing in denim. Prior to that, over a 16-year tenure at Macy’s Merchandising Group, he held several leadership roles from Design Director to Design Vice President and led teams...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Rashaun Hall
Rashuan Hall serves as Vice President of Streaming & Partnerships at a global entertainment company, Fuse Media, the leader in the creation and distribution of inclusive, purpose-driven stories and experiences for culturally diverse young adults. Hall is responsible for spearheading growth across...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring The Blackspot
Larry “The Blackspot” Hester was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he developed a deep love for hip-hop music from an early age. His passion led him to intern at a local radio station, the “Kevin Keith & The Dirty Dozen Show,” providing him with valuable insights into the music...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring DJ Chubby Chub
DJ Chubby Chub, New England’s most powerful DJ and ON-AIR personality, has come a long way from the Boogie Down Bronx. Born and raised in New York City, the Heavy Hitter SmashSquad Representative was influenced by Hip Hop pioneers like Grand Master Flash, the Cold Crush Crew, and the DJ Kid...
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Darnell 'J.D.' Williams Discusses Career Ranging From 'Oz, The Wire' To Current Role On 'BMF'
Darnell "J.D." Williams is an acclaimed American actor, cultural contributor, and storyteller, widely recognized for his nuanced portrayals of emotionally complex and socially resonant characters across film, television, and stage. A Newark, New Jersey native, Williams emerged from the city’s…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Chanel Rae Pettaway
Chanel is a Public Relations, Branding, Events, and Media Specialist for top brands across multiple genres, including music, fashion, and technology. She is the co-host of a new podcast for the millennial mom, “Our First Time; AMommyCast, which has been mentioned on Hot97, Bossip, VIBE magazine,...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Tamekia Flowers-Ball
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”This famous quote by the phenomenal Dr. Maya Angelou drives Tamekia Flowers-Ball and propels her to live out her passions of event planning, personal...
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DJ Chubby Chub On People Noticing His Dramatic Weight Loss
DJ Chubby Chub, who once weighed over 400 pounds, has taken his journey into weight loss to another level. With his new lifestyle, he has lost nearly 200 pounds! In this clip, he discusses how people barely recognize him when they see him. That includes a time when he ran into M.O.P. and they had...
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Tamekia Flowers-Ball Explains Event Planning
Tamekia, CEO of Epiphany Blue, expresses the intricacies of what event planning entails. Many people really don't understand what it means to plan events, especially on a corporate level.Check out the full discussion: https://www.youtube.com/live/KrR0lNWjU74Connect with BIG CED:...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring RMR (aka Millimetermac)
RMR (aka Millimetermac) is an MC that has an extensive hip hop history that spans from 1989 to the two thousand and twenties. The Bronx-raised MC started his career in the group NU-SOUNDS with partner Chaz Rich. The two MCs created the album “Mackin” under MCA Records and Strong City Records. RMR...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Wendell Haskins
Leadership in Action is the best way to describe the journey of Wendell Haskins. In an ever-changing world where an organization’s ability to understand and anticipate a broad range of trends and attributes is key, Wendell has spent more than twenty years providing corporations and organizations,...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Attika J. Torrence
Attika J. Torrence, 2025 Black Author’s Festival Trailblazer Award Honoree, founder, author and CEO of At The Top Publishing LLC, began his publishing company during the lockdown of the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and attempted a feat that many thought was insane. That feat was to sell and...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Molaundo Jones
Join BIG CED for an in-depth conversation with Molaundo Jones—artist, educator, entrepreneur, and author of "Art and Algorithms: Marketing Strategies and Tools for Artists."In this episode, Molaundo shares his journey from fine arts painter to marketing expert, his work with The Clever Agency…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Jackie O Asare
Jackie O. Asare, Founder, Publicist, Jackie O & Co. LLCAtlanta, GA Marketing | Publicity | Brand Strategy | Creative Consulting | Activation & Ideation Red Carpet & Event Coordination & Management | Media Training Founded in 1997, Jackie O & Co. is a boutique public relations, marketing, and…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Kevin Davis
Kevin Davis, founder of Investment Dojo started his career as a recording artist in 1989 when he signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. He had a hit under the name of K-YZE titled, "Stomp." The infectious hit combined his rapping skills with the sound of house music.Fast forward…
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Naughty by Nature’s Treach Discusses Involvement in Cannabis Dispensary, The Medicine Woman
The Industry Cosign caught up to Treach at the official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at The Medicine Woman Jersey City. The Naughty by Nature lyricist is an investor along with Ice-T, Charis Barrett, Mick Benson, and Taylor Kinney.He discusses his involvement in the dispensary, which...
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Mahogany L. Browne Continues Amazing Crowds With Poetry: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center's Next 50 fellow and MacDowell Arts Advocacy Awardee, is a writer, playwright, organizer, & educator. Browne received fellowships from All Arts, Arts for Justice, Air Serenbe, Baldwin for the Arts, Cave Canem, Hawthornden, Poets House, Mellon Research,...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Tony Ferguson
With an impressive career spanning over 25 years in the realm of public relations, Tony Ferguson is a distinguished professional renowned for his exceptional leadership, profound industry insights, and unwavering commitment to shaping the trajectory of the field. As a dedicated PR pro, he has...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Guy Primus
Guy “Optimus” Primus is a dynamic technology executive with over 20 years of experience fusing media, innovation, and Hip Hop culture to drive explosive growth for companies, from groundbreaking startups to Fortune 100 giants. Renowned for his strategic acumen and inventive mindset, Guy has...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours: Building Black Media Power w/ DeVon Christopher Johnson
Big Ced sits down with independent publisher and Black media leader Devon Christopher Johnson (Bleu Magazine, Black-owned Media Equity & Sustainability Institute) for a real conversation on building our own platforms, surviving this political climate, and why supporting Black-owned media is not...
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Mathematics Discusses 'Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman' from the 'Wu-Tang the Saga Continues...'
Mathematics took time out of his schedule to meet with fans at Rock and Soul Records in Manhattan to sign limited edition Vinyl LPs of the latest Wu-Tang Clan release, 'Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman' from the 'Wu-Tang the Saga Continues.'While at the iconic record store, Mathematics did a…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Adrianne C. Smith
Adrianne C. Smith is SVP, Senior Partner, and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at FleishmanHillard (FH), a leading global marketing and communications agency. At FH, she guides its mission to become the most inclusive agency in the world. Before joining FleishmanHillard, Adrianne was named…
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Ivory Scott Works With His Most Important Artist in Releasing 'Mud'
Despite Ivory Scott’s ascension as a much sought-after songwriter, penning hits for Beyonce, Trippie Red, and other artists that span across the diaspora of music, Scott believed that the next greatest hits he had yet to write should be for an artist that he knew best. Emboldened by the story he...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours: Christopher C. Williams on Black Men’s Health & Survival
In this powerful episode of My Friends Are Better Than Yours, BIG CED sits down with Christopher C. Williams—Founder & CEO of Heart Body and Soul, a nonprofit committed to improving Black men’s health.Chris shares his remarkable story of surviving four heart attacks and stage 3 appendiceal…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Yolanda Wyns
Yolanda Wyns is an innovative music educator, veteran performer, and creative force among senior leaders, rebuilding the Harlem School of the Arts. As Music Program Director, Ms. Wyns has boosted enrollment, attracted students of all ages, and forged partnerships with New York City’s top arts...
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Smif-N-Wessun: 30 Years of Dah Shinin’, ‘Infinity’ & Longevity: My Friends Are Better Than Yours
Hailing from Bucktown, a borderless place where otherwisewarring Brooklyn neighborhoods find peace, hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, aka Tek and General Steele, are recognized and respected worldwide for their steady lyrical control. Their presence commands with simple Timberlands, and since their…
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Roxanne Shanté, GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Discusses Legendary Career
Most of us know the legend of Queensbridge-bred icon Roxanne Shanté. She is a legendary emcee who grew up in Queens, NY, battling boys and being undefeated amongst them, leading to her becoming a protege of hip-hop producer Marley Marl. Brooklyn group U.T.F.O. released a record about a…
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Will We Ever See Nia Long and Lorenz Tate in a 'Love Jones' Sequel?
With the recent announcement that Nia Long and Lorenz Tate will be hosting The 29th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) as ambassadors for the annual film fest, the audience still wonders and hopes that they will reprise their roles as Nina and Darius from their romantic movie, "Love…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Corey 'CL' Llewellyn
Corey “CL" Llewellyn is a seasoned music magnate with more than 25 years of experience as a leader in promotion and marketing within the music industry. CL's extensive resume boasts directorial positions at numerous major recording labels and reveals a go-getter attitude that propelled him into…
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring DJ Hard Hittin Harry
DJ Hard Hittin Harry, born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in Montreal, Canada, and Newark, New Jersey, has had a remarkable career spanning over 40 years in the music industry. He has showcased his talent in clubs, through mixtapes, the internet, and television, establishing himself as a...
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My Friends Are Better Than Yours Featuring Rob Love
Rob Love is the Chief Executive Officer of Launchpad Worldwide Inc. which is a Marketing & Promotions Company that creates “ Organic Strategies and Solutions “ in Sports, Entertainment, and Technology. Rob Love is a music industry veteran and considered one of the most brilliant minds in...
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BIG CED started The Industry Cosign over 20 years ago by featuring entrepreneurs, celebrities, and entertainment executives, and other endearing people he may come across who have interesting backgrounds and stories. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/big-ced/support
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