Episode 62 | Philip of Volksgeist: How To Build Your YouTube Channel, The Importance of Hip-Hop, Our Most Anticipated Albums, and Much More

Adam and Sam bring on special guest, Philip, creator of Volksgeist and Watch Nebula, who has over 350k subscribers and millions of views on YouTube.

They discuss how to build your YouTube channel, the importance of hip-hop, disappointing mainstream 2023 releases, our highly anticipated albums, and much more!

 

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0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Playlist title of the week

1:55 - Brent Faiyaz and Sampha new album

6:45 - How Philip started Volksgeist

9:45 - How Philip decides what content to make

12:30 - How long should your YouTube video be

15:17 - How Volksgeist evolved

16:35 - How AI can be useful to creators

19:00 - How Volksgeist uses analytics

20:30 - The creation of Watch Nebula 

22:45 - Artists building small but dedicated communities 

26:55 - There is no new Kanye coming

30:10 - Making click bait material 

33:05 - Rappers vs. artists

36:25 - Riding musical trends

38:35 - Disappointing 2023 mainstream albums

42:10 - Will A$AP Rocky drop?

44:15 - SZA deluxe album 

45:05 - JID and Metro album

46:25 - Volksgeist doesn't like J. Cole

49:30 - Thoughts on Mac Miller and Kanye

51:05 - British rap

51:30 - Thoughts on The Weeknd

52:40 - Meek Mill needs better beats

53:25 - Volksgeist grew out of Tyler, The Creator

54:45 - Volksgeist hates Kid Cudi

55:45 - Thoughts on Griselda and Freddie Gibbs

57:55 - How streaming will continue to effect music

1:00:00 - The importance of hip-hop