The Authority On All Things R&B ! DJ Mormile—music executive, A&R strategist, and co-manager behind the rise of Rae Sremmurd—joins J. Valentine for a real conversation on how artists are built behind the scenes. From the EarDrummers / Mike WiLL Made-It era to the breakout success of “Black Beatles,” Mormile breaks down what it actually takes to create a hit, develop talent, and navigate major label systems. This is a deep dive into the business, the relationships, and the decisions that shape careers. Subscribe on YouTube - https://bit.ly/RnBMoneyYouTube R&B MONEY Album out NOW !! https://tank.lnk.to/RnBMONEYID Tank: @TheRealTank http://www.youtube.com/@TheRealTank J Valentine: https://www.youtube.com/@jvalentinetv Director / Producer: Ruben Rivera https://www.youtube.com/@OpenLoopLife/featured Podcast IG: @RnBMoneyPodcast https://www.instagram.com/rnbmoneypodcast/?hl=en #tank #jvalentine #rnbmoneypodcast 0:00 Intro 0:41 Introducing DJ Mormile 1:36 Growing Up Around Jimmy Iovine 3:34 Why Music Wasn’t the Original Plan 4:39 Sports, Gambling & Staten Island Hustles 6:22 Death Row Era & Discovering Hip-Hop 8:22 First Real Experience Around Suge Knight 12:31 Living Between Two Different Worlds 16:10 The Truth About Joining the Music Business 18:21 Visiting Interscope for the First Time 20:16 Discovering The Black Eyed Peas 22:13 A&R’ing Black Eyed Peas From His Dorm Room 24:01 Jimmy Iovine’s Advice on Artist Development 25:21 Attaching Himself to Eminem 26:40 Being Part of Black Eyed Peas & Eminem Early 28:19 Why Being an Outsider Became His Superpower 30:08 “I Was Chris From The Sopranos” 32:18 Betting on Artists & Taking Risks 33:19 Watching Black Eyed Peas Become Global Superstars 34:17 Did Eminem Dye His Hair Because of DJ Mormile? 35:26 Working for Steve Stoute in New York 36:14 Inside Interscope’s Legendary NY Office 39:36 Farmclub.com & The Early Internet Era 40:14 Returning to Interscope & Shady/Aftermath 41:55 The Arrival of 50 Cent 43:06 Witnessing Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Being Created 45:00 50 Cent’s Vision Beyond Music 47:00 Becoming a Full-Time A&R Executive 48:06 Interscope’s Producer-First Philosophy 50:49 Polo Da Don Begins 54:22 First Hit: “Pimpin’ All Over The World” 55:49 Building FakeWork & Zone 4 1:01:15 Esther Dean’s Arrival 1:02:26 Esther Dean’s Biggest Records 1:05:19 Signing Hit-Boy & Chase N. Cashe 1:05:45 Almost Signing Akon 1:08:03 Missing Out on T-Pain 1:09:08 Rich Boy, Keri Hilson & Early Zone 4 1:10:07 Hit-Boy Publishing Deal Explained 1:15:58 Publishing Deal Mechanics & MDRC 1:17:24 Polo Da Don’s Publishing Escape Story 1:21:20 Inside Interscope’s Wildest Era 1:22:45 Polo Da Don Breaking Artists 1:23:07 Building Keri Hilson 1:26:15 Reuniting Timbaland & Interscope 1:27:53 Creating Nelly Furtado’s New Sound 1:29:41 “Turning Me On” Changes Everything 1:32:28 Why Polo Da Don Was Different 1:35:02 Mike WiLL Made-It Era Begins 1:38:00 Mike WiLL’s Artist Development Genius 1:41:09 The “Unforgettable” Business Story 1:49:48 Jimmy Iovine Leaving Interscope 1:50:16 The Rise of Beats by Dre 1:52:52 “The Third Verse” Podcast 1:55:25 Did DJ Mili Own Beats Stock? 2:00:45 Managing Keyshia Cole 2:05:02 Keyshia Cole Arena Tour Resurgence 2:07:08 Keyshia Cole on R&B Money? 2:08:23 Mike WiLL’s “Reset” Album 2:12:33 DJ Mili’s Top 5 R&B Artists 2:14:13 Top 5 R&B Songs of All Time 2:20:21 Building the Ultimate R&B “Voltron” 2:22:22 The Executive Behind the Perfect Artist 2:24:05 I Aint Saying No Names 2:30:31 Reflecting on an Incredible Career 2:31:05 DJ Mili’s Legendary Wedding Stories 2:32:43 Outro