Jacques Slade on Rapping in ‘Community’ and His Favorite Sneaker YouTubers
NGL talks to the onetime-rapper and unboxing superstar about his journey to vlogging, the perpetually-underrated ‘Walk Hard,’ and more
On ‘The G-L Review,’ Nathan Graber-Lipperman brings on athletes, entrepreneurs, personalities, and more to talk about how culture influences business and the ever-changing media industry. You can subscribe and listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and all of your favorite podcast streaming platforms!
NGL catches you up to speed on the team’s pitch before diving into a conversation with Jacques Slade to talk about the first video he ever posted on YouTube in 2006 (9:15), appearing in ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ and how it’s criminally underrated (13:38), his four tracks in the first season of ‘Community’(17:39), why his love for basketball led to a career in sneakers (25:47), and how he’s launched a talk show-style series on the culture surrounding sneakers and his other interests (35:20).
NGL is an entrepreneur, sneakerhead, and ultimate frisbee nerd. You can follow him on Twitter here, as well as subscribe to his email newsletter here.
