This week the boys are joined by a true success story in the dj community: Chris Santos AKA DJ Flow (@adjnamedflow). Flow taps in with the boys to talk all things vinyl, his rise in marketing that helped him carve out an Instagram following of 147,000+ tuning in to see his vinyl collection and hearing records he loves. Chris details the journey in applying his job skills which lead him to the visibility and recognition from Usher, garnering him the opportunity to play the Usher concert after parties in Vegas. The boys also go on a deeper dive of djing breakdance battles and the impact the music has on the overall battle. We discuss Flow’s new podcast Inventions & Dimensions and determine why we aren’t rushing out the door to grab a DJ Flow fast food meal 😂 All this and so much more, FIRE IT UP!

The boys have returned after taking a week off and holy moly was there a lot to cover. @1djgre joins us for a 4th of July recap. We talk about some of the wildest wedding stories he has, what the hell people are listening to right now, accidentally playing dirty versions of songs at PG gigs, and how great the WHAM! documentary is. Buckle up for the shit show.

We’re back baby! @phnm gets food poisoning during a dj set, @jupiterwilliams is MAD MAD (you’ll hear why right away) and @neeklopez celebrates 34 while loving life on the volleyball courts. It’s a boys episode this week with your favorite jokers. Dive in and live vicariously through the circus. 🤡 🎪

This week we ramble down the rabbit hole into the mind of the creative genius, dance music royalty.. Salva (@salvabeats). The episode is all over the place, weaving a historic recap of some of Salva’s greatest hits in his career including working with Rihanna and being spoiled at Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid. We eventually wander into a battle between Miley Cyrus vs SZA before diving deeper into the impact of being musically unbound and ahead of the trends light years before they blow up. We wanted to give Salva his flowers this episode and strongly encourage everyone to zoom over to his discography immediately after and listen to just how incredible his production is. Big ups Salva, and the offer still stands, you can be our guest ANY week. Dive in!

This week the boys rumble out west to link up with THE COOLEST, Von Kiss (@vonkiss). We lead off by diving into the BESO party and the explosion of Peso Pluma. Following that we talk formative years from raving in LA, almost dying at a foam party, and experiencing the best nightlife vibe in Tijuana at a young age. We later dive deeper into Montell Jordan’s 1995 smash hit “This Is How We Do It”, and recall the Von Kiss Andre 3000 moment in LA that had plenty of twists and turns. Dive in!

This week on the podcast is a boys only episode where Jupiter recounts the frightening moments of djing during a shooting in the club in Portland. Shortly after, we dive into a couple light hearted club stories to shift the mood including discussing the impact of early 2000s business casual fashion in nightclubs and the abundance of argyle and fedoras. We dive into the impact and hilarity of being one of the first people in the club at the start of the night and consider how it effects djs around the world when they have to pace themselves musically while entertaining that early evening crowd. Dive in!

This week the legendary Flosstradamus (@flosstradamus) joins us for a deeper dive into the future of AI and the global impact it’s projected to have. We lead off with a battle between De La Soul vs Naughty By Nature before rolling into a history lesson on the impact of playing Coachella early in his career and Get Out The Hood at Town Hall Pub during the blog era. We tap into Curt’s new project in pushing forward AI in the music industry, which absolutely blew our minds (you gotta listen to understand the full scope). Following that we dove into burnout, getting inspired again, and a journey through ayahuasca that helped Curt arrive into the present. Once again this weeks write up can’t do the episode full justice, you just gotta turn it on and go for the ride. Big love to Curt for sitting down with us, again an absolute honor.

“The most fun I’ve ever had on a podcast was @5on5pod yesterday” - Fat TonyWhen Oreo Jones put us in contact with Fat Tony (@fattonyrap) I knew he would be the perfect fit to join us on the podcast and holy shit even that was an understatement. In all our episodes so far I’m not sure we’ve had a moment like THIS where we feel like we’re being joined by a long lost brother. Neek brought us a structured battle down south of Chamillionaire vs Lil Flip before we dove into an absolutely off the rails episode that absolutely warrants a part 2. Fat Tony is an absolute national treasure, one of us, and someone that felt like we were talking to family, fire it up and hear for yourself.

There are no words to describe how much fun and what an honor it was to have the legendary A-Trak (@atrak) on the podcast this week but we will try our best to give you a proper recap caption. We lead off the episode with A-Trak’s Coachella recap including talking about his history playing the festival throughout the years and what it was like being on stage as The Brothers Macklovitch. We dive into the story of Duck Sauce and how Armand Van Helden initially met A-Trak and how their creative process takes form during production. We cover the newer project releases including the vinyl release of the Cam’ron & A-Trak album “U Wasn’t There (with an exclusive sneak peek 👀) and the new project from Chicago’s Ric Wilson along with Chromeo and A-Trak. You know we talk about the vinyl room and you know we talk about that Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix that shook the world and still rings off today. We talk about it all, just fire up the episode already! Thank you legend for joining the boys. Forever grateful.

This week it’s the boys recap of NAAM, Los Angeles adventures, secret record stores, and a phenomenal Coachella recap. Shoutout to all our friends that joined us for interviews during our trip. Keep your eyes peeled on @5on5podcast Instagram account for those clips. Also if you’re reading this we’re now ranked #171 in Apple Music music podcast in Canada. No big deal. Thanks Canadians!

This week we present to you Part 2 of our THREE HOUR interview with Louis La Roche (@iamlouislaroche). We lead off the conversation diving into what it’s like entering the music industry with a breakout hit at 17 and his initial response when people thought his song was a new Daft Punk release. We briefly discuss them impact of tinnitus and hearing loss in the dj community. We take a deep dive into sample clearance and the recent impact of AI created artist replicas such as the new AI Kanye material and how this could personally impact the artists. There’s so much information we could highlight in this first half of the episode but instead we think it’s best just to dive in head first. Enjoy!

This week we present to you Part 1 of our THREE HOUR interview with Louis La Roche (@iamlouislaroche). We lead off the conversation diving into what it’s like entering the music industry with a breakout hit at 17 and his initial response when people thought his song was a new Daft Punk release. We briefly discuss them impact of tinnitus and hearing loss in the dj community. We take a deep dive into sample clearance and the recent impact of AI created artist replicas such as the new AI Kanye material and how this could personally impact the artists. There’s so much information we could highlight in this first half of the episode but instead we think it’s best just to dive in head first. The continuation of the episode will be released next week!

This week the boys are joined by one of the best, the wild card himself, DJ Puffy (@deejaypuffy) live from Barbados. Jupiter met Puffy at SXSW so we recap that trip before we dive into a battle between Beenie Man vs Sean Paul. After, we recount Puffy’s @redbull3style championship run from his video submission to now. We talk song requests and dance floor energy in Barbados and dive into Puffy’s inspiration and studio flow along with his early years, passionate in tennis. We covered so much in this episode and had some great laughs and real talk. You gotta tap in with Puffy, you’ll quickly realize why he’s one of the best.

There’s no way we could possibly express what an honor it was to have the legendary Greg Wilson (@dj_greg_wilson) on the pod for an in depth history lesson of electro and his roots in dance music as a dj. This episode is important to us on so many levels because so many of these stories needed to be told for djs and producers to grasp a full perspective of what was going on in the early 80s to lead into the rave movement and the explosion of dance music worldwide. If there’s any episode you listen to from the show, let it be this one. Thank you a million times over Greg, this is a conversation we will cherish forever.

Floetic Takes On The White Stripes Vs. UGK by 5 On 5

Kid Conrad Takes On Ice Spice Vs. Glorilla by 5 On 5

This week on the pod it’s another episode with the boys including a Vegas recap of MEX, the DMS party, and @neeklopez and @jupiterwilliams adventures for a PlayStation 5. @PHNM moves to Vegas and Aaron Rodgers goes into a pitch black 5 day retreat in Oregon. All that and so much more nonsense. Fire it up!

This week on the pod the boys drop down to LA to chat with a legend in the game ETC!ETC! (@iametc). We lead off with so much WWE talk, from entrance music, to Attitude Era, and so much more before a battle between DJ Snake and Diplo. After that we get into the history of ETC!ETC! From production beginnings to the public demand for him to dj. We had so much fun sitting down with this dude and look forward to seeing him with Valentino Kahn May 5 at Hollywood Palladium. Lock those tickets in!

This week on the pod the boys head down to California to tap in with a beyond overdue visit from Mark Perez aka DJ MP (@d.j.m.p). We start off by talking about Mark’s recent jury duty, Pepsi’s colab with Peeps, and why ginger ale is primarily for sick people and airplane rides. The matchup this week is D12 vs Tha Dogg Pound and the lightning round was an absolute banger. We speak collectively on the Grammys and the impact of Beyoncé in the electronic category before we dive down the rabbit hole of selling your clothes to resale shops. All that and so much more. PEEPSI!

This week on the podcast we’re joined by royalty: the legendary Dirty South Joe @dsjoedeux . If I had to guess, this podcast opening was Neek’s favorite… nothing but anime talk for the first 10 minutes, and no you don’t have to watch anime to learn something new. Joe speaks on his OP Otaku party @opotakuparty which focuses on the intro and credit music from anime shows. Following that we get into a remarkable battle courtesy of Lowbee: Hypnotize Minds vs Swisha House. After that we slide back into some bloghouse history, our unanimous dislike for M. Night Shyamalan films and Joe’s larger than life Super Bowl adventures with Diplo. You’re not going to believe the ending of this story. Fire it up, and be sure to give Joe his flowers anytime you see him.