Eminem. Benzino. It's 2024. What are we doing here?The Building Downtown hosts Jason Kelly and Amy Barton discuss, dissect, and banter about the 20-year feud between Eminem and Benzino.Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VVS

The Building Downtown 122: Corey Charron

Jan 17th, 2024

Corey Charron (@Charronkotd) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Cold Heat - A battle rap event Charron organized with the Canadian government, which goes dow

The Building Downtown 121: Bad wRAPs INCarcerated Owner Bryan Slayton

Dec 7th, 2023

Bryan Slayton owns and operates Bad wRAPs INCarcerated, a food stand based in Chattanooga, TN, that offers innovative food under a unique name inspired from awrongful conviction that sentenced Slayton to over 30 years for conspiracy to distri

The Building Downtown 120: Combat Sports Regulatory Lawyer Erik Magraken Explains UFC Antitrust Lawsuit, How MMA Could Change

Nov 2nd, 2023

Combat Sports Regulatory Lawyer Erik Magraken joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the UFC antitrust class action lawsuit, the billions of dollars the UFC could

The Building Downtown 119: Ron Frazier

Jul 21st, 2023

Ron Frazier (@RonFrazier22), longtime boxing coach and MMA striking coach, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about promoting boxing in 2023, Jake Paul vs. Nate Dia

The Building Downtown 118: KOTD: Stay Forever (Pat Stay Tribute) Recap, And Our Experience At The Event

Mar 3rd, 2023

King of the Dot: Stay Forever honored Pat Stay on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) were live on site and reflected on the histo

The Building Downtown 117: KOTD Stay Forever (Pat Stay Tribute) Discussion

Feb 17th, 2023

King of the Dot: Stay Forever honors Pat Stay on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) talked about the historic event and the battl

The Building Downtown 116: MMA Betting Expert Nick Kalikas

Dec 16th, 2022

Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds), host of On The Line and The Gambler's Perspective on UFC Fight Pass, and Odds Maker/Risk Supervisor at Circa Sports in Vegas, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Bart

The Building Downtown 115: St. Leonard's Halfway House Program Manager Michelle Graham

Nov 24th, 2022

St. Leonard’s House - Windsor program manager Michelle Graham joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about her work with former convicts who served life sentences, assi

The Building Downtown 114: Matt McCann Talks Bar Wars, Detroit Rap, Irv Gotti & Ja Rule, The Game vs. Eminem

Aug 30th, 2022

Matt McCann (@CLASH_WS) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Bar Wars upcoming events, the Bar Wars tryouts event on Sept. 10, ho

The Building Downtown 113: KRIL & Pro-Logic Talk "Logic Project," Chemistry, 75 Beats, Marv Won, Political Rap

Aug 11th, 2022

KRIL (@KrilRaps) and Pro-Logic have an album coming out called "Logic Project," and they joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) host Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) to talk about the making of the album, running through approximately 75 beat

The Building Downtown 112: Izzy (Bar Breakdown) Talks New Show, Dissecting Bars, Battle Rap Passion

Jul 26th, 2022

Bar Breakdown (@BarBreakdown), also known as, It's Ya Boy Izzy joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about how the idea of Bar Breakdown came about, how he improv

The Building Downtown 111: Cosigner Talks Undeniable Tour & Album Series, Drops Knowledge On Hip Hop Industry (Part 2 with Jimmy Magnum)

Jul 25th, 2022

Cosigner joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to discuss the Undeniable Tour happening in Canada and the US, the Undeniable album series, how he assembles teams on the g

The Building Downtown 110: Cosigner Talks Career, Cash Money Records, Music Business, Upcoming Tour

Jun 21st, 2022

Cosigner joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his music career, earning a gold and platinum plaque, his battle rap career, battling Belly, Organik, Kid Twi

The Building Downtown 109: Organik

Jun 15th, 2022

Organik (@OrganikHipHop) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about the process of taking Ghost Drops from the black market to the legal

The Building Downtown 108: Evil Ebenezer Talks Career, Canadian Hip Hop, Merkules, Death Row, VERZUZ

May 31st, 2022

Evil Ebenezer (@EvilEbenezer) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his 20-year career, the evolution of making music and the music industry, dedicating hi

The Building Downtown 107: More Than A Hip Hop Contributor, Robbie G Aims To Evolve The Culture

Apr 19th, 2022

Robbie G (@RobbieG.HipHop) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) to talk about his current tour (Light At The End Of The Tunnel), organizing an independent tour, how he c

The Building Downtown 106: Iotum, Talkshoe Chief Marketer Dora Bloom Explains Advertising And Monetizing Podcasts

Apr 7th, 2022

Dora Bloom, Chief Marketer at Iotum, joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about recent changes to Talkshoe, the Talkshoe creator studio,

The Building Downtown 105: Rick Frank Can't Trust Police, So He Took The Law Into His Owns Hands

Apr 4th, 2022

Rick Frank (@_RickFrank) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talked to criminal defense lawyer Rick Frank about his career, common misconcep

The Building Downtown 104: Graffiti, Art, Hip Hop And Big Fines Gave Cody Tkach A Career

Mar 17th, 2022

Cody Tkach (@hehasnoface) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about starting as a graffiti artist, the graffiti scene in western Canada

The Building Downtown 103: Toronto's MMA promoting, concert-creating, Autism-supporting hat trick, Neil Forester

Mar 3rd, 2022

Neil Forester (@substancegroup) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about Substance Group's one-of-a-kind virtual job fair for people with autism, which takes place

The Building Downtown 102: Ness Lee Talks Upcoming Album, Ghost Writing, Interscope, Bender, Charron, Thesaurus, URL

Feb 15th, 2022

Ness Lee (Twitter: @NessLee/IG: @Ness_Lee) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about his upcoming project, the process of making the album, features to expect, ghos

The Building Downtown 101: Bill Collector Talks KOTD S1, Midnight Madness, Airport DEA Agents, Porn Industry, Metaverse Plans

Jan 20th, 2022

Bill Collector (IG @billcollectorpa/Twitter @PABillCollector) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the pl

The Building Downtown 100: Lush One Talks KOTDS1, Tsu Surf's Midnight Madness, Dizaster, Battle Rap Business

Jan 4th, 2022

Lush One (@LushOne) joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about King of the Dot's S1 and the playoffs, Tsu Surf's new concept Midnight Ma

The Building Downtown 99: 2021 Wrap Up

Dec 31st, 2021

The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA), Kirill Kasatskiy (@KrilRaps) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) wrapped up 2021, with a look back at the biggest crimes, biggest losses in hip hop, battle rap's evolution to stre