Joe Rogan Experience #1570 - Willie D & Mike Judge

Rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur Willie D is a founding member of the classic hip hop group Geto Boys. In addition to his music career, he has been a candidate for public office, written for a widely-read advice column, and is a former Golden Gloves champion boxer. @WillieDLive Mike Judge is a writer, director, actor, and filmmaker. He's the creator of Beavis & Butthead, co-creator of King of the Hill & also Silicon Valley, and director of movies such as "Office Space" & "Idiocracy." **The 2nd half of this video is AUDIO ONLY. No video is available due to a hard drive error.** https://www.youtube.com/c/WillieDLive

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Nov 25, 20203h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 25, 2020
Duration: 3h 1m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur Willie D is a founding member of the classic hip hop group Geto Boys. In addition to his music career, he has been a candidate for public office, written for a widely-read advice column, and is a former Golden Gloves champion boxer. @WillieDLive Mike Judge is a writer, director, actor, and filmmaker. He's the creator of Beavis & Butthead, co-creator of King of the Hill & also Silicon Valley, and director of movies such as "Office Space" & "Idiocracy." **The 2nd half of this video is AUDIO ONLY. No video is available due to a hard drive error.** https://www.youtube.com/c/WillieDLive

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Mike Judge and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #1570 - Willie D & Mike Judge explores willie D exposes hip-hop manipulation, hustle mindset, and real courage Joe Rogan sits down with Willie D (Geto Boys) and briefly Mike Judge to discuss the origins of the Geto Boys, early hip‑hop, censorship battles, and the formation of Bushwick Bill’s iconic role and album cover. Willie D walks through pivotal life moments—from near-miss violent crimes and boxing careers to industry politics and social media battles—that shaped his philosophy on self-belief, responsibility, and manhood. They dig into systemic forces steering hip-hop toward destructive themes, including an upcoming documentary about executive collusion to kill conscious rap, and how social media algorithms and media structures incentivize outrage and division. Throughout, Willie D frames his story as both cautionary tale and blueprint for resilience, emphasizing learning from failure, facing fear, and refusing to dilute his message.

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