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Episode 96 | Quadry Talks New Album, Lil Wayne Super Bowl Controversy, Mount Rushmore of Storytelling Songs + So Much More

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Quadry timestamps
 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:30 - The reception to “Ask A Magnolia” one month in
00:03:00 - How Quadry made the intro to the album and how Paris Texas helped make it
00:08:45 - Quadry’s focus on storytelling on this album
00:10:45 - Difference between a great rapper and a good rapper
00:12:45 - Artists who make digestible music with deep messages within them (kendrick Lamar/Andre 3k)
00:16:00. - Kendrick’s “Swimming Pools” having opposite reception from it’s message
00:17:00 - Kendrick Lamar makes the most unique sounding hit songs
00:20:45 - Why Quadry ended his album fading out in the middle of a verse
00:23:45 - Artists albums having a plot twist
00:28:30 - Mount Rushmore of storytelling songs?
00:34:20 - Are artists forced to be content creators?
00:42:30 -  Why Quadry made all his music videos short and how they made them
00:46:00 - How Quadry intends this album to be listened to
00:47:15 - Should Lil Wayne be performing at the Super Bowl
00:51:15 - Where Quadry pulls his inspiration from
00:57:00 - Hip-hop makes people more empathetic
01:01:00 - Closing thoughts

Episode 95| Wiseboy Jeremy and Kirti Pandey Talk New Album "Pumpkin Seeds," Best Producer/Rapper Combos, Is Rap Dying, and More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:15 - Feelings after "Pumpkin Seeds" release
00:02:35 - Why they decided to make a cohesive album that features transitions versus a collection of "random" songs  
00:04:05 - How they decided what songs would make the album 
00:06:15 - How you stay in love with a song that you've had for years that you haven't released yet
00:08:45 - Mount Rushmore of producer/artist combo 
00:11:45 - Dream producer/artist combos 
00:14:35 - Artists who have the best business acumen 
00:16:05 - Producer/Rapper buzzwords (what sound tends to get them the most excited)
00:18:05 - Why Jermey makes such vulnerable music 
00:20:25 - How they gain motivation to create in moments of losing faith
00:22:25 - How Kirti balances college and making music 
00:23:45 - How Jeremy decided he wanted to rap 
00:24:30 - An artist's career Jermey and Kiriti would like to emulate
00:28:15 - What they look for in producers and artists that they work with 
00:30:40 - How the beats were picked for the album
00:31:40 - The importance of repping Jersey for Jeremy 
00:34:30 - Outside interest that they include in their music 
00:37:35 - Is rap dying?
00:40:45 - Music we're listening to right now
00:44:15 - Closing thoughts
 
 

Episode 94 | Taylor Contarino Talks The Future of the Music Industry, Her Favorite Rising Artists, Trends In Music That Should Stop + More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:02:10 - The competition in the music industry 
00:03:50 - Mental health in the music industry and Taylor's journey with mental health 
00:08:30 - The reality of working in the music industry 
00:11:20 - How Taylor regains her passion for music when she needs a recharge 
00:13:20 - How "Deep Reverence" by Big Sean helped change Taylor's life
00:16:20 - How important it can be to find your community 
00:20:20 - Can a genre of music ever really be dead?
00:24:40 - Refraining to speak negative online 
00:26:00 - Artists that are the complete package from the music to the business
00:26:50 - Doechii 
00:29:00 - Alemeda 
00:30:00 - Reneé Rapp
00:31:35 -   Novy
00:32:40 - SadBoi
00:32:50 - Chris Patrick
00:33:30 - Love Keys 
00:34:10 - Alex Banin and Greek
00:34:30 - Trends we wish that artists wouldn't do 
00:45:20 - The privilege of doing what you love
00:47:15 - Closing thoughts 

Episode 93 | Drake Releases 100GB of Unseen Material, Kharrabooo Leaves Concrete Boys, Starting to Understand Ian, and Much More

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00:00:30 - Intro
00:04:25 - Our favorite music from the summer 
00:05:00 - Kharrabooo leaves Concrete Boys/Best produced album of year
00:07:10 - Not wanting to judge music like an old head 
00:09:10 - Starting to understand Yeat and Ian 
00:12:00 - The importance of a rapper's voice 
00:13:30 - A good music video or cover art can make a song
00:17:20 - Drake releases 100gb of BTS footage and unreleased music
00:24:10 - What will a Drake comeback look like?
00:25:10 - Our thoughts on Sexyy Red and importance of an artists personality 
00:28:20 - Artists who should be way bigger than they are featuring Amine, Doechii, and Lexa Gates 
00:35:30 - Artists at beginning of their careers should drop more instead of waiting for "perfect" song
00:37:30 - Doechii is next up
00:39:50 - Dru Kelly has a crazy voice
00:40:40 - Artists that haven't clicked for us yet 
 
 

Episode 92 | Elsie Talks New Revolt Show, Interviewing ScHoolboy Q, Our Favorite Cult Classic Albums + More

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00:00:30 - Intro
00:02:00 - the best music of the summer so far
00:03:30 - artists need to bring back rollouts
00:06:30 - Griselda’s disappointing releases
00:08:30 - the difference between artists who we expect to have new sound every album versus who should stay in their lane
00:09:15 - Elsie’s new show off the record on revolt
00:12:00 - How Elsie prepares for her big interviews w schoolboy q and ravyn lenae
00:15:30 are superstars made or born
00:19:45 - artists let fans dictate their careers too much
00:20:10 can rap mimic rock and roll in terms of longevity
00:23:00 older artist that we’d like to see drop a return album
00:25:10 - favorite cult classics albums
00:33:40 - the impotence of album art
00:37:50 closing thoughts