This week on Some Future Day, I had the honor of sitting down with two absolute legends: Lil Eazy-E, the son of iconic Eazy-E, and the one and only DJ Yella of N.W.A. We talked about the origins of hip hop: the real, raw, revolutionary movement that changed American culture and the world. How N.W.A. became a voice for the streets when no one else would listen. How music at one point carried the soul of the people and how much of that soul has gone missing.

Today, Yella told me flat out, music's gotten fake. Artificial. AI is writing lyrics, mixing beats, and erasing the human experience. But Lil Eazy-E had a different take. What if he could use AI to bring back his father's voice? Not to fake the legacy, but to honor it.

We explored that thin line between innovation and exploitation and asked, can AI ever replace authenticity or is something irreplaceable lost when machines take the mic? We didn't stop there. We talked about politics, race, legacy, and the need for respect between generations. We talked about the launch of their new Hip Hop Hot Sauce, international tours, and what it means to be from Compton and to make it out.

This episode isn't just about music. It's about the future of culture, technology, storytelling, and soul. Eazy, Yella, thank you for joining me on this amazing hip hop episode of Some Future Day.

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Lil Eazy-E

Website: https://lileazye.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LilEazyE1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lileazy_e/

A Permanent Voice: https://permanentvoice.org/

DJ Yella on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djyellaofnwa/

Hip Hop Hot Sauce: https://hiphophotsauce.com/

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What if I told you that the next school shooting is already being planned right now? That the killer is broadcasting his intentions on social media and no one is stopping it? This week I sat down with Zeev Fragachan, a former IDF officer, school security expert, and fierce advocate for protecting America's children, to ask the questions that nobody wants to answer. But we must.

Why has the United States experienced over 2,000 school shootings since Columbine, while countries like Israel report zero? Are social media platforms fueling school shooters, or could they be our best chance to stop them?

Zeev breaks down the psychological profile of a school shooter. It's not always mental illness. It's something more dangerous. We dive into what happened in Uvalde, Parkland, and the chilling failures of law enforcement, but we don't stop there. We go global to the rise of terrorism, 3D-printed guns, digital radicalization inside Roblox and Minecraft, and even Kanye's anti-Semitic lyrics infecting America's youth.

This is a call to arms for parents, lawmakers, and every adult in America, because the next future day could be one we never recover from. Zeev, thank you for joining me on this episode of Some Future Day.

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Zeev on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeev-fragachan-62169326

Dynamic Integrated Security: https://www.dynamicintegrated.net/

Zeev's Book "In The Line of Fire: Protecting Lives in Active Shooter Situations": https://www.amazon.com/Protecting-Lives-Active-Shooter-Situations/dp/B0DMNKY9ZH

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What if I told you the next generation isn't watching, they're playing? On this episode of Some Future Day, I sit down with Matt Edelman, the newly named CEO of Super League, a company connecting brands with over a billion gamers across Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft.

We're not talking about ads; we're talking about worlds. Branded quests. Digital sneakers. In-game burrito giveaways that break mobile app records. This is marketing like you've never seen before!

Matt shares how Gen Z is spending more time gaming than on YouTube and TikTok combined, and how brands are finally waking up to it.

We get into the big stats - $50 billion in gaming and revenue; 3.3 billion players globally. And how a teenage girl created a hit game that rivals fashion runways in Roblox. I know: my daughter and her friends are totally addicted!

Why should brands risk leaving the safety of TikTok or YouTube? We even talk about AI, mobile gaming, and the missed opportunity fashion brands are facing right now by not jumping into this space.

If you want to understand where marketing, gaming, and digital culture are headed, this is the episode that you cannot miss! Matt Edelman, thank you so much for joining me on this awesome episode - the gaming episode - of Some Future Day.

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Matt on LinkedIn: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattedelman/

Super League: https://www.superleague.com/

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