#7 Wade Davis: From Drug Dealer to Music Executive

Wade Davis is an ex drug dealer turned music executive and record label owner. In this episode we discuss the cops raiding his house in college, him moving to LA with no money, helping launch ZHU's music career, him managing Gallant, and much much more. Tune in as we go under the surface with this legend. Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/R5ldTowu6cQ 00:40 - Wade’s Childhood 06:51 - Wade’s Sketchy Past 13:24 - Cops Raid His House 17:32 - Starting a Music Blog 19:11 - Wade’s Top 3 Current Artists 22:54 - Still Trapping 26:14 - How He Moved To LA 28:18 - Getting A Job In LA 31:08 - Working With ZHU 38:06 - Black Exploitation In Music Industry 43:17 - Content Vs. Art 55:38 - Wade Shotguns 56:56 - Working With Gallant 01:01:30 - Psychedelics 01:13:46 - Beef With Talib Kweli Follow Wade Davis IG: https://www.instagram.com/nobodygetswade/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swadedavis   Follow Under The Influence https://undertheinfluence.show/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/undertheinfluence.show/ Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8C4nc4U/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN7gui0EQHP-xOihtVARRDA   Follow Bar Chemistry Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8C4msk7/ IG: https://instagram.com/barchemistry?ut... YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCDfX41sM...   Drink Nectar Hard Seltzer (21+) https:// --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/undertheinfluenceshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/undertheinfluenceshow/support