Episode 228 | “We Need to Talk” (with Nyla Symone)

On this week’s episode of the Need to Know Podcast, SaVon, Alex, and Regi are joined by Nyla Symone. You might know Nyla from her weekly DJ spot on Power 105.1, her appearances on The Breakfast Club and Brilliant Idiots, co-hosting Rotation on Amazon Music, hosting her own podcast We Need To Talk, and so much more!

The episode starts with Regi reading Nyla’s long list of accolades (5:12) before Nyla gets personal about how she got her start in media (10:46). Next, the gang discusses how it feels to follow in the footsteps of Hip Hop media giants (31:39). Nyla then opens up about how she deals with haters in her comments (39:11) and how mentors like Angie Martinez, Charlamagne Tha God, and DJ Envy have impacted how she thinks about work and life (43:34). SaVon then shares a personal Charlamagne story (52:46) before Alex asks Nyla to talk about her music taste (59:31). Later, SaVon fans out and asks Nyla about her role on his favorite podcast, Brilliant Idiots (1:07:14), before the episode closes with listener voicemails (1:16:25) and a series of questions from Alex to Nyla on her J. Cole standom and Drake’s legacy (1:28:54).

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