Boston Rapper Slaine Has Been Quietly Building An Incredible Filmography | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 39

This week Sean sits down with Boston rapper/actor, Slaine. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Slaine’s Birthday 01:23 - Slaine On ‘Gone Baby Gone’ 03:55 - Did You Ever Think You’d Be in Acting? 05:00 - What Got You Into Rap? 08:08 - Acting In Life 08:35 - The Nature Of Where You Grow Up 10:00 - Bringing Hollywood To Boston 16:13 - Family’s Thoughts On Career? 17:49 - When Did You Start Using Drugs? 24:03 - Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O’Brien 26:21 - Danny Boy and Slaine’s Rap Career 31:15 - Dave Wedge and Slaine’s Friendship 32:15 - Media Today and Controlling Your Narrative 42:29 - Let's Talk About ‘The Town’ 50:03 - Career After ‘The Town’ 53:08 - Rock Bottom 01:00:22 - Where Slaine Is At With Mental Health and Starting A Mental Health Recovery Center 01:18:07 - Dave Wedge’s Book 01:22:38 - Leaving A Positive Impact 01:26:06 - Who Do You Want To Have Lunch With? Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices