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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
 
 

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