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In Season 3 Episode 13, B Magic & Noyz speak with mixed martial arts fighter Gurdarshan "Saint Lion" Mangat. In this episode, Gurdarshan discusses growing up in a small town in British Columbia, acting as a guide from a young age to help his parents learn English and navigate the customs of the Western world, being bullied and lacking confidence as kid, leaving behind the field of accounting to pursue mixed martial arts, fighting with ONE Championship, becoming peers with his idols, the lessons he's learned from defeat, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Gurdarshan Mangat - instagram.com/saintlion

In Season 3 Episode 12, B Magic & Noyz speak with Amrit Thind & Apal Sidhu of Revive Films. In this episode, Amrit & Apal share the stories of how their families migrated from Punjab to the Greater Toronto Area, the influence of Sikh arts and culture in their early years of development, how they got into photography & videography and established a creative partnership, their documentary focusing on how racialized communities are impacted by Quebec's ban on religious symbols (Bill 21), and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guests: Amrit Thind - instagram.com/filmsbyamrit Apal Singh - instagram.com/apalsidhu Revive Films - instagram.com/revivefilms

In Season 3 Episode 11, B Magic & Noyz are joined by emcee and battle rapper, Real Sikh. In this episode, Real Sikh talks about his parents' migration from India to New York and New Jersey, being introduced to battle rap through 8 Mile and Mobb Deep, building up his writing skills and confidence through battles at school, the amount of preparation that goes into a battle, how his identity plays into how he's been received as an artist, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Real Sikh - instagram.com/realsikh99

In Season 3 Episode 10, B Magic & Noyz speak with singer/songwriter/creative director of Trifecta Sound, Marvin Chan. In this episode, Marvin discusses his parents' migration from Hong Kong and Thailand to Canada as graduate students, growing up as one of the few Asian kids in his community in Regina, the influence of rock music on his songwriting and performance style, unifying the rock and hip-hop scenes in his city, the logistics of organizing a music festival from the ground up, the necessary elements required for healthy creative partnerships, touring globally as an indie artist, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Marvin Chan - instagram.com/mervxxgotti Trifecta Sound - instagram.com/trifectasoundco

In Season 3 Episode 9, B Magic & Noyz are joined by producer/filmmaker Bhaveek Makan aka Skinny Local. In this episode, Bhaveek discusses his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, attending school in Durban as part of the first racially-integrated cohort, the culture shock of migrating from South Africa to Newfoundland, melding musical influences to create his own unique production style, being part of the booming arts scene in western Canada, his filmmaking process, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Skinny Local - instagram.com/skinnylocalmusic

Season 3 Episode 8 was the first ever live episode of The Immigrant Hustle, and it was recorded as part of Meta Arts Festival. In this episode, Noyz & B Magic were joined by chef/entrepreneur Rick Matharu, and poet/editor of Newest Magazine/creative director of The Glass Museum, Harjot Ghuman-Matharu. Rick and Harjot discuss their families moving from Punjab to the Greater Toronto Area, the importance of their mothers in their development as artists and business owners, creating honest art, the challenges of scaling up as an entrepreneur, investing in yourself, creating new platforms that more accurately reflect the experience of people of colour in Canada, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - www.instagram.com/immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - www.instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - www.instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guests on Instagram: Rick Matharu - www.instagram.com/rickmatharu/ Harjot Ghuman-Matharu - www.instagram.com/harjotghuman/

In Season 3 Episode 7, B Magic & Noyz speak with singer/songwriter/model, Amanie Illfated. In this episode, Amanie discusses her family's journey from South Sudan to Saskatchewan as refugees, the process of adapting to Canadian weather and culture, falling in love with music at an early age and building her own home studio, moving from Saskatchewan to Toronto to pursue her music career, building her confidence on stage, the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Amanie Illfated - instagram.com/amanieillfated

In Season 3 Episode 6, B Magic & Noyz connect with podcaster/emcee/curator/marketer/broadcaster, Nav Nanwa. In this episode, Nav shares his family's migration through multiple provinces in Canada, the family's early struggles of trying to find work and make ends meet, fatherhood during Covid, getting involved in radio and television broadcasting, how essential local media can be to the communities they serve, the importance of authenticity in networking, his pro wrestling Mount Rushmore, using his program New Theory Radio to discuss important topics like mental health, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest: Nav Nanwa - instagram.com/navnanwa New Theory Radio - www.spreaker.com/show/new-theory-radio

In Season 3 Episode 5, B Magic & Noyz speak with DJ/producer/organizer/curator DJ Rekha. In this episode, Rekha discusses her family's migration from Pakistan and India to the US, growing up in New York and the racial dynamics in the city, the politics of race and radio, becoming immersed in the early years of hip-hop, learning to DJ and bringing together her many musical influences, launching Basement Bhangra and the importance it had to the South Asian community, the challenges of organizing events, working with legends like Malkit Singh and Apache Indian, DJ'ing during Covid, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: DJ Rekha - instagram.com/djrekha

In Season 3 Episode 4, B Magic & Noyz are joined by organizer/activist/writer and Principal Speechwriter & Media Relations Coordinator for the caucus of Ontario's NDP Party, Jared Walker. In this episode, Jared talks about migrating from the Caribbean to Toronto, being raised in a household that stressed the importance of education and politics, attending Columbia University and being the New York State Coordinator of Students for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, the failures in how Canadian media discusses race, working as a speechwriter and communications director on Jagmeet Singh's NDP leadership campaign, launching the Black Youth Fellowship at Toronto City Hall as a way to provide more opportunities for young Black people to enter the world of politics, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - instagram.com/thebrownmagician Noyz - instagram.com/noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Twitter: Jared Walker - twitter.com/jawalker To donate to the Black Youth Fellowship, go to: www.youthfellowship.ca/donate

In Season 3 Episode 3, B Magic & Noyz sit down with author/poet/illustrator/teacher Jusmun Kaur. In this episode, Jusmun discusses her family's migration from Punjab to British Columbia, the racism she and her parents experienced in their schools and communities, growing up in an immigrant-heavy area and the misconceptions that people outside of these cities hold, getting involved in community organizing and spoken word, writing and publishing a book, using tools like Instagram to upset the status quo in the publishing world, transitioning from teaching to being a full-time artist, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Jusmun Kaur - @jusmun

In Season 3 Episode 2, B Magic & Noyz speak with DJ/entrepreneur Roshanie. In this episode, Roshanie shares the story of her family's migration from Sri Lanka to Canada, growing up in a musical household, throwing and promoting parties while away at university, learning to DJ, creating Solidarity In Sound as a way to support women and non-binary folks in the music industry, the growth of the Brampton music scene, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Roshanie - @roshanie__

"People of colour deal with racism. Black folks deal with anti-blackness. While the two may overlap, they are not the same thing." - @LeftSentThis B Magic and Noyz have discussed racism and discrimination on this podcast and in their music, but anti-blackness is not something they have experienced. To help explore the topic of anti-black racism and its prevalence in policing, sports, journalism, and the music industry, they are joined by Scotty IV, Tremayne, and Jei Parks from the Stay Out Late collective. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guests on Instagram: Scotty IV - @scotty4eyes Tremayne - @ldaati Jei Parks - @trxpmxlk Stay Out Late - @stayoutlate

In the season 2 finale, Noyz and B Magic wrap up the year by talking about some of the best and worst jobs they've ever worked, and some of the things they had to do in order to continue funding their artistic pursuits. December 2019 also marks ten years since the song "Waiting For Harman" was made, which was the first song Noyz and Magic ever appeared on together. In this episode, they reflect back on what went into the creation of that song, and some of the things they've learned from a decade of artistic partnership and collaboration. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop

In Season 2 Episode 9, Noyz & B Magic are joined by rapper and songwriter Fateh DOE. In this episode, Fateh talks about being born in Thailand, moving from the far east to California to BC to Toronto, turning to rap as a way to build confidence and connect with other people, the influence of his parents' love for music and poetry, recording music in high school, dancing on bhangra teams, the story behind a photo of him and Noyz that went viral, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Fateh - @FatehDOE

In Season 2 Episode 8, Noyz & B Magic welcome the founder of The Mental Health Spotlight, Jessie Brar. In this episode, Jessie discusses her family's migration from Punjab to Tanzania to Canada, growing up in a single-parent household and being a mother figure for her younger siblings, her struggles with anxiety, depression, and alcoholism, the stigma around mental health and addictions in South Asian families, how she embraced and took ownership over her own story, the challenges and positives of working in the mental health field, creating The Mental Health Spotlight for others to share their voices, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Jessie Brar - @themhspotlight

In Season 2 Episode 7, Noyz & B Magic are joined by special guest host Dusty Loops in welcoming Seattle-based photographer Karam Street. In this episode, Karam discusses his family's migration from India to the US, his father's struggles with alcoholism, the challenges of going to schools where he was one of the few people of colour present, his personal journey of self-discovery, his love of Tupac, and hip-hop photography. In the second half of this episode, Karam and Dusty go in-depth discussing the philosophy and craft of photography, growing and learning about themselves through their art, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Karam Street - @karamstreet

In some bonus audio from our last episode, Tremayne discusses the importance of having creative control, his most important rule for collaborating with other artists, and how artists tend to devalue themselves.

In Season 2 Episode 6, Noyz & B Magic sit down with rapper/songwriter/model/arts curator from the Stay Out Late collective, Tremayne. In this episode, Tre shares details of his family's migration from Jamaica to Canada, playing competitive soccer at a high level with his brother Junior Hoilett, getting into music with the help of his cousin who was established in the Toronto hip-hop scene, the importance of having a strong team around you in the arts, some of his biggest failures in music and what he learned from them, how to approach brands as an indie artist, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Tremayne - @ldaati

At the midway point of season 2, Noyz & B Magic are joined by Noyz's wife Nuvi to welcome model/dancer/actor/writer/director Kiran Rai aka Kay Ray. In this episode, Kay Ray discusses her family's migration from Punjab to Canada and the struggles they faced in getting themselves established here, fighting to find her voice in a male-dominated household, her goon days in high school, dealing with racism growing up, making the decision to pursue her passions of acting, writing & directing, how her short films opened up discussion on mental health and domestic violence in the South Asian community, the importance of not limiting yourself as an artist, how one of her films helped improve the relationship she had with her father, and so much more. Follow The Immigrant Hustle Podcast: Instagram - @immigranthustlepod Email - immigranthustlepod@gmail.com For more content, follow hosts B Magic & Noyz on Instagram: B Magic - @thebrownmagician Noyz - @noyzhiphop Follow this week's guest on Instagram: Kay Ray - @kay__ray