Vendor Chronicles
Vendor Chronicles: Hustle, Truth, and a Whole Lot of WTF
Get ready for unfiltered, no-holds-barred conversations with Shane the Brain and Q the Messager, two entrepreneurs who’ve seen it all, done the grind, and lived to tell the wildest stories. From the hustle of vending to the absurdity of everyday life, they break down the struggles, successes, and straight-up bizarre moments that have shaped their perspectives.
Nothing is off-limits—entrepreneurship, life lessons, raw truths, and the kind of conversations that’ll have you laughing, thinking, and questioning reality.
Welcome to Vendor Chronicles, where the hustle never stops, the truth is stranger than fiction, and the stories are too crazy to make up. Buckle up—it’s about to get real.
Vendor Chronicles
Pretty fly for a white guy
In this episode, Q the Messenger’s daughter, Leilani, joins the conversation to school Shane the Brain on modern slang, breaking down the true meaning of "riz." Shane takes the lesson and runs with it, using "twin," "rari," and "riz" in a sentence—whether he gets it right is up for debate.
Things heat up as Q spits a freestyle for the first time on the podcast, proving he’s got bars, while Shane delivers his own performance—a rendition of Word Up by Cameo. The duo also dives into a thought-provoking question: if they had to spend a year on an island, what five records would they take with them?
Since this episode was recorded on MLK Day, Q closes it out by reading the last half of Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic I Have a Dream speech. And at just 48 minutes and 50 seconds, this might be the shortest episode in the Vendor Chronicles catalog—but it still packs a punch!