Angela Yee on Building The Breakfast Club, Becoming An Entrepreneur, & Going Solo | IDEA GENERATION

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Host, connector, and entrepreneur Angela Yee takes us on a journey from her youth in New York City falling in love with the hip hop scene, to her first radio job at Shade 45, to starting her own businesses, investing in real estate, and launching her brand new upcoming solo radio show, Way Up With Angela Yee.

In this episode hear how Yee introduced Jay Electronica to Jay Z, why she decided to book Eminem for one of his first ever shows, and how she's getting into the coffee game with the launch of her Brooklyn based cafe, CUP.

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0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Childhood, high school and college
3:30 - Internship at MTV
4:35 - Working with Wu-Tang Clan
6:20 - Writing, first label job, marketing career
9:00 - Managing GZA

Act II
10:36 - Meeting Paul Rosenberg and working with Eminem
12:49 - First radio personality job with Shade 45
17:35 - Evolving in media
20:01 - Managing Jay Electronica
22:20 - Moving to iHeart

Act III
25:00 - Creation of The Breakfast Club
27:42 - Viral and controversial moments
28:32 - Saving money, investing in real estate
30:35 - Opening a juice bar
31:49 - Coffee Uplifts People
32:35 - Leaving The Breakfast Club
34:08 - Way Up with Angela Yee and beyond

Credits

Noah Callahan-Bever
Creator & Host, Idea Generation

Starring: Angela Yee

Musical Director: A-Trak
Animations by: Sang Bleu / IDEA GENERATION

Executive Producers: Helena Ox, Tricia Clarke-Stone and John Walaszek
Producer: Adam Fleischer
Creative Director + Editor: Kyle Gaughan

Produced by: STADIUM
DP: Bradley Virshop
Producer: Mark Albini
AP: Katie Thierwechter
Gaffer/Cam Op: Elan Sherman
ACs: Bryan Huth + Bailey Lica
Key Grip: Jonathan Charles
Sound: Jon Kita
MUA: Keanda
Hair: Destiny
Photography: Kai Tsehay
PA: Jackson Mumford

Special thanks to:
Joe DeAngelis
iHeart Media

Shot on:
Canon

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