 Yeah, we on boss talk one-on-one. Yeah, we gonna talk I gotta ask you about the elephant in the room. There you go There's a big gigantic yellow And it's called the gatekeeper list and I keep it I'm on this thread where people keep they talk about this gatekeeper list in a way And I know that we're blessed today to get it revealed on boss talk 101 what a boss is talk and I'm just happy to Be affiliated with the guy who's who pretty much has his fingers all in he is hey man that guy Big D the mogul. Hey for sure man. Hey, I never knew this list was gonna become as I kind of guess it's become man. It's been crazy Definitely the gatekeeper word of course I created but Me and tell you blue South the Terran Dallas global Always always saw the everyone from say cheese drop a artist list or drop a chop Producers list or something like that highlighting those who up front But I was like damn it be dope to drop a list to highlight those who people don't know and in a whole goal for it was to Give artists a chance to see people who they make and tap into People always been wondering what's the definition of a gatekeeper according to this list a gatekeeper is a person who had a power to platform Connection slash influence to help our artists get to the next level It's not the mean that these people can make or break our artists only people that can break our artists is the people People got to like your music People got a gravitate to it But if you able to tap in with these people these people may have either the access to funds or access to People whether it's platform or influence connection to help you get to the next level so That's the for people who asked for the definition of gatekeeper list. That's what it is many. Yeah, man I got the 2022 gatekeeper list and how often do you come out with this once a year every time around in March every year Every year and I love it because people are so just shook up by it I love it and not only your list for all these lists to be coming out Yeah, it's always yours because you hold you don't do but this one and it's impactful man Man, I appreciate it even though it be a lot of people threaten to drop their own gatekeeper How many other gatekeeper gatekeeper list now that's the king's only one Yeah, I mean Let's get to it. All right, so we're gonna start from the 17 people on this list. Okay, why 17 or not 20? Why 16? Alright, so here we go. We got a dark skin the plug Push dark skin on here number 17. He the world star connect everybody, you know pretty much anybody who get on the world star Go through dark skin. Okay number 16 new to the well dark skin is new to the list as well New to the list my god be hops People don't know be hobs be hobs is in charging like the talent and the platforms at South by Southwest No, so this is somebody in your back corner, you tell my be coming official artists at South by Southwest This is a guy you want to tap in the network with getting your corner You got my guy big homie P out of San Antonio. Yeah, you made for it show promoter big guy That does this thing to connect Shamar Alice, you know saying he's another guy here big or he I think little Damn, he just got somebody a deal and it comes to my mind the artist name they come to my mind But also another big show promoter bring a lot of acts in Number 13 little Zach y'all just had him on here little Zach Definitely a gay keeper hands heavy into like like you said Erica Banks bust it had a lot to do with that record He had the mode three platinum record. You know I'm saying like I'm little Zach black youngster. He's got his hands in the game Number 12, I got Kevin from vertical, you know vertical is one of the biggest DJ platforms out here that bring a bunch of DJs together and let artists come near and promote and connect with all the DJs Core DJs, I think I saw Tony Neil there and everything so Number 11, I know this is a cuss word in y'all store. Well, I got Charleston white on here Definitely in the last year whether you hate him or you love him Charleston white has built a name for himself. We all benefited from his his you know saying his aura He's built platform help build platforms. He's built his own platforms I see him take other people along with them and make connections. So Charleston on there number 10 half pint You know saying half pint always still hands in the game still Erica Banks that came through them You know, I mean, I know 15 on one guy there, but that's a hub that allows artists to a launch pad I would like to say Number nine DJ Bubba dirty glove bastard. Do you know? Bubba man, everybody anybody is anybody that's an artist that come in the city go straight to bubble Can't take no one away from him and more than like more than anything South by Southwest show was rocking He had one of the biggest showcases out there everybody who was somebody was in that showcase if they weren't performing It was just showing up to be there Jay money is on there. I'm gonna speed up a little bit. No, no, no, no keep going on the tempo. You go I like this. So and Jay money out on that Terry kind of he explained that a little bit He pushed I'm not gonna say push Jay money definitely decided to be on this list Definitely a gatekeeper in the game His influence is heavy He's behind a lot of artists getting signed. So he for sure had to be on the list Course trap boy Freddie, you know, they need a king of oak cliff He he stepped outside sign a young lady from Memphis doing this thing Number six my god smooth Vega Smooth Vega is probably that's my superpower. If you ask me how majority of my interviews fell in my lap You know saying smooth Vega. Hey, you want this interview for wrestling to whatever it's Man, you talking about a guy who works behind the scene getting shows booking in charge of booking some of the most the major acts that come here He even called me sometimes like a Def jam trying to put this artist here What you think should we book the show with this artist or Def jam? We got this makes her here They wanted the interview artist you want to go here. I'm like, yeah, so Vega There's definitely a jewel in his backyard that we want to give our Support to flowers who for sure five baby, you know nothing Baby been a goat He connected with everybody in the industry anybody that's anybody, you know, baby he there and then I love what he's doing with the hub Wow, they you know saying with him and radio Raheem got going on over there I think that's a dope look where it brings a lot of people here. I mean, I seen ice or vessel over there. I've seen What's my It's a lot of people come through there. Give me tripping number four just says name radio Raheem Shout out radio Raheem. Definitely is a gay keeper. Probably should have been on here alone time ago Hands and everything definitely a boss. His infrastructure is crazy The hub what he does over there Working with artists like Jay Oliver producer who got a lot of placements with Rick Ross Rihanna, etc Man radio Raheem really put batteries and people back and make things happen. Of course, my god rain water You know people I know a lot of people again look at rain water is one else nefarious characters, man But rain water if you know You may have to kind of pay attention to why he's doing what he's doing But if you're gonna do whatever he committed so to he do it hard and he do it Efficiently and he gonna make sure it get done now. You may have to make sure your ends is covered But rain water gonna make sure the job get done. He gonna make sure he get paid So but rain water, let's look at some of the things he did You know saying you got three artists on You know, so of course him I mean his connection Bobby billions did his thing the outside song is crazy But if all is true rain water had his hand in getting them signed Empire same with down down number seven He's done a great job at turning himself up Sauce Walker, you know saying number are we on right now to number two sauce Walker sauce Walker? You know saying his whole conglomerate I mean, I even seem to fool artists that he signed out from Japan over here to the States kicking it The guy energy is unmatched his reaches unmatched the way he pour into his artist his empire He built you can't can't argue with that. And of course number one test is the gatekeeper 2022 definitely get a flowers to his Carl Crawford Texas finally got a 15 on a record label that a lot of people can kind of look to that mainstream You know I'm saying for sure we put him number one on the list and I know everybody looking like What happened to say cheese? What happened to Jay Prince? And so what we decided to do this year is gonna hand put them in a gatekeeper hall of fame It's not even fair to keep putting them on the list every year. So we retire them. We retire them It just what they've done. It's been unmatched Unprecedented they've been pioneers. They created a lane. That's unmatched. So it's like hey It's not even fair to keep throwing the Prince family and say cheese into this mix Let's go here honor them and put them in a gatekeeper hall of fame So you created a hall of fame So I just need to know the criteria for this hall of fame You have to be on the gatekeeper list for how many years well It's only the third year the gatekeeper list, but I think years and then you can cross over I mean, you know for for as far as the people it's not nearly necessarily a criteria per se But when you try to put say cheese and Jay Prince on the list, they just such a so far in a league of they own It's not even close Man, so it's just like that conversation is kind of dead. What why even put them on there, man I definitely man. I just like I said, he just killed it on the interview say cheese Shout out Sean cotton man. That boy there. He supported boss tall came through man did a great interview Probably one of the best ones we've had Definitely all year, you know, I'm saying so I mean he went off and he basically He I'm not show poised to on just just having all around good attitude and and just knowing how to move man in the city Man, he talked about different things in the music industry man That we wouldn't know if it wasn't for him just explaining some of the things that happen behind the scenes man So you man. Hey man, I love the gatekeeper list man. So what about the pearl man? I'm looking for my t-shirt man. You say they coming. I think so, man I'd be worried about doing so much other stuff, man Then you know, I might have to get it over to y'all to get it distributed