The Building Downtown

The Building Downtown 123: Eminem vs Benzino 2024

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/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @TheBuildingDT

The Building Downtown 122: Corey Charron

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 down Feb. 10, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Charron also spoke about the hold up with Wild N Out, his recent battle in Flip Top, gave his thoughts on Real Sikh, reflected on Pat Stay and Stay Forever, spoke on legends like Jin, being featured on UFC.com, and even flirted with the idea of Prime Minister Corey Charron. Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @TheBuildingDT

The Building Downtown 121: Bad wRAPs INCarcerated Owner Bryan Slayton

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 a wrongful conviction that sentenced Slayton to over 30 years for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Slayton joined The Building Downtown (@TheBuildingDT) hosts Jason Kelly (@JayKellyMMA) and Amy Barton (@amesbelle) to talk about his meteoric success with Bad wRAPs since being released from prison in 2019, growing up in Tennessee during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, how crack cocaine and the laws surrounding it destroyed black communities, the people who framed him and their demise, being on the run from federal law enforcement, being shot when he was eventually arrested, having a less-than-satisfactory public defender represent him in court against the United States of America, adapting to prison life, the horrors and violence he witnessed in prison, achieving a plethora of certificates and becoming a mentor to inmates, being fortunate enough to receive clemency and be released due to being a non violent criminal, coming home to a mother fighting cancer, living in a halfway house, moving into his mom’s house, integrating into society and adapting to the changes of the world during his incarceration, creating Bad wRAPs, working with Urban League, plans to get into politics and help others dealing with incarceration, his plans for Bad wRAPs, and why his name would be Exlax if we were in the 1970s. Follow Bad wRAPs INCarcerated and Bryan Slayton here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Bad-Wraps-Incarcerated-100083602920614/ https://www.instagram.com/bryanslayton/ Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @TheBuildingDT

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

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 be on the hook for, changes that would force the UFC to change their business practices, and how fighters benefit. You can find Erik's work and more info on www.combatsportslaw.com, and on his social media @ErikMagraken. Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @TheBuildingDT

The Building Downtown 119: Ron Frazier

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 Diaz, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr., cornering former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy Couture in his fights against Brock Lesnar and James Toney, gimmick fights, the unenjoyable time he spent on The Ultimate Fighter, Mike Tyson vs. Fedor Emelianenko in a boxing match, the rumors of Bellator being for sale, fighter pay, a fighter union, MMA pay compared to other major league sports, dealing with athletes and celebrities that have an attitude when he was working security, Shaq claiming to have hit mitts with Frazier, his hilarious and interesting stories from working in the sports industry and living in Vegas, plus he shared a story about a night out with Tupac. Follow and Subscribe YouTube: https://bit.ly/2xDC6VV Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cqLRWg Itunes: https://apple.co/3aeWXw9 Google Music: https://bit.ly/34LsRiq Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBuildingDT Instagram: @TheBuildingDT