The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 101 | Ykmyname Recaps 2025 Grammys and Talks New Album

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00:0:00 - Intro
00:03:00 - Grammys Intro
00:06:35 - The Grammys were… great?
00:08:30 - Kanye’s wife arrives naked and announces new album
00:10:30 - Kendrick sweeps Grammys wins 5 awards
00:12:30 - Is Drake going R&B a good move for his return?
00:17:40 - Doechii wins Rap Album of the Year 
00:20:30 - TDE is the San Antonio Spurs of hip-hop
00:24:00 - Best debut rap albums 
00:26:00 - beyonce wins her first grammy 
00:28:30 - Are the Grammys anti-drake?
00:34:00 - Anderson Paak and Rapsody win awards 
00:35:00 - YK drops new album "Dusta Da Vinci
00:37:50 - How YK thought of plan to drop an album every month 
00:39:00 - Production on the album 
00:41:00 - How to balance mastering your craft while still releasing music 
00:47:40 - Making music is supposed to be fun
00:51:00 - Artists who have switched their rap names
 

Episode 100 | Dru Kelly & Stix Recap 2024, Talk New Music, and Our Goals for 2025

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:00 - Celebrating the 100th episode of the podcast
00:04:00 - Reflecting on hip-hop’s 2024
00:04:40 - Drake had a rough 2024
00:08:40 - Recapping Kendrick’s year
00:09:20 - J. Cole had a weird year, but kind of great?
00:10:15 - Dru’s top 5 albums of the year
00:!3:45 - Stix’s top 5 albums of the year
00:16:15 - Stix favorite beat from this year
00:18:00 - Adam didn’t like Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromokopia”
00:19:40 - Adam’s top 5 albums of the year
00:28:00 - Dru’s top 5 songs of the year
00:30:30 - Stix’s top 5 songs of the year
00:34:10 - Adam’s top 5 songs of the year
00:38:30 - The best verse of 2024
00:41:40 - The best lyric of 2024
00:44:10 - Reflecting on Dru and Stix’s album “Aileen”
00:50:25 - Dru’s new music coming
00:55:45 - How dru and stix handle musical debates
00:57:00 - Our goals for 2024
01:01:00 - Closing thoughts

Episode 99 | Danny Pleckham Talks Concert Photography Career, Mount Rushmore of Album Covers, Ranking Mac Miller's Albums + More

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00:00:00 - intro
00:02:20 - 2024’s spotify wrapped
00:03:45 - new artists from 2024 we going
00:05:40 - do we read the concert tracklists  before the show
00:07:15 - 2024 is the year of surprise drops (Smino, J. Cole, Kendrick)
00:09:45 - ranking mac miller’s discography
00:13:30 - How Danny got his start shooting photography
00:18:15 - How Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade inspired Danny
00:19:45 - do you need expensive cameras or lenses to be a great photographer
00:21:15 - How Danny concert photography started with a 50/50 chance at a JUICE WRLD show
00:25:30 - How a random run in led to shooting for Chance the Rapper
00:27:45 - How Danny linked with DJ Drama
00:29:15 - Doing unpaid work to climb up the ranks
00:31:15 - how one moment can change trajectory of your life
00:33:00 - Do artists reach out to Danny after he shoots their shows
00:33:45 - How Danny’s photography went from side gig to a career
00:38:00 - Getting to shoot at Summer Smash
00:40:00 Mount Rushmore of performers
00:43:00 - how artist can enhance their live performance
00:44:15 - Danny goes viral with Kendrick Lamar GNX inspired design
00:46:15 - Mount Rushmore of album covers
00:49:00 - Mac Miller has the best artist merchandise and a hot take on artist merchandise
00:52:00 - Closing thoughts 

Episode 98 | Kolo Talks New Album, Kendrick's Surprise Drop, Mount Rushmore of Rapper-Producers + So Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Reaction to Kendrick Lamar dropping new album
00:03:00 - How artists like Kendrick and Tyler the Creator make the world stop when the release
00:04:45 - Artists making albums with streams in mind 
00:05:45 - What will be the catalyst of the next hip-hop explosion 
00:09:00 - The difference between J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick 
00:11:20 - How Kolo began finding samples from around the world 
00:13:50 - How Kolo went from hiding his music dreams to posting for thousands on that internet 
00:16:45 - How we deal with impostor syndrome 
00:22:20 - Who has the best rap voice of all time
00:25:00 - How Kolo came to make a song with Idris Elba 00:31:15 - Why Kolo tries to keep his private life private in his music 
00:33:30 - Mount Rushmore of rapper-producers 
00:36:30 - Kanye and J. Cole's ability to include their humor and personality in their lyrics 
00:42:00 - What it meant for Kolo to have people around the world be on his album discussing what his music means to them 
00:43:15 - Does having a worldwide audience in mind effect how Kolo makes music 
00:46:30 - What Kolo is listetning to right now featuring T.I & Three 6 Mafia 
00:48:20 - Our hopes for J. Cole's The Fall Off
 

Episode 97 | D2X Talks New Album "The Hunger Era", Datpiff Mixtape Mount Rushmore, EPs Versus Albums + Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:45 - How it feels to release new album "The Hunger Era"
00:04:00 - What went into dropping an EP versus a full album
00:06:15 - Wanting to make music for all emotions 
00:10:00 - What went into making "The Art of Hunger" over 9 months 
00:13:45 - How performing helped D2X use his voice
00:15:45 - Improving using metaphors and his writing style with new album 
00:17:30 - Rappers with such specific writing styles (Action Bronson and Kendrick)
00:19:00 - The best references from D2X's new album
00:22:00 - Interpolating Kanye's "WOW" freestyle 
00:25:20 - How he got Chris Patrick on a record
00:28:10 - Shooting press photos and making song visualizers for the album
00:33:00 - Why D2X decided to rollout this EP for nearly a year
00:37:00 - Artists rushing to drop albums 
00:40:40 - Mount Rushmore of Datpiff albums 
00:44:00 - Blkswn or Acid Rap
00:46:00 - Acid Rap or Care For Me
00:48:00 - Care For Me or Swimming
00:51:20 - Swimming or Food and Liquor
00:52:20 - Swimming or 2014 Forest Hills Drive
00:56:40 - FHD or Late Registration
00:57:20 - FHD or Be 
00:59:20 - Closing thoughts