Unglossy
Is influence built through hard work—or shaped by the choices no one sees?
Hosted by hip-hop legend Bun B, music industry veteran Jeffrey Sledge, and brand strategist Tom Frank, Unglossy cuts through the noise to explore what really drives creativity, influence, and legacy. No rehearsed talking points. No brand-approved answers—just honest conversations with people who’ve built something real.
Unglossy brings you inside the minds of artists, athletes, founders, and cultural architects to unpack the grind behind the growth: the risks taken early, the setbacks that sharpened the work, and the discipline it takes to turn ideas into impact.
If you care about culture, music, business, branding, or how ideas spread when effort meets opportunity, this is your front-row seat.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow @UnglossyPod and join the unfiltered conversation.
Produced by Merrick Studios — where culture takes the mic.
Unglossy
Bars App: Week 1 - Ras Kass
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Season 2 officially kicks off and we are giving away $10,000 in prizes. Special guest Ras Kass joins our host Mickey Factz to judge our first 16 MCs. We will have one winner and two runner-ups that will be voted by YOU on Instagram (https://instagram.com/mickey.factz) between Thursday and Friday, 3/10-3/11 to see who moves on.
Think you got this? There is still time to enter the challenge by downloading the BARS App and searching Mickey Factz to spit your bars.
The Mickey Factz BARS App Challenge is sponsored by BARS App and brought you by Spaceman World Video. View the full schedule at https://mickeyfactzbarsappchallenge.com
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