The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 88 | Nascent Talks New Album "Don't Grow Up Too Soon," Working with Kanye, SZA, and Chance the Rappers, Tips for Rising Artists, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:30 - How Nascent experiments with artists to put on one song 
00:04:15 - How to not suffer from demo-itis as a artist or producer 
00:06:10 - How Nascent discovers new artists to work with 
00:09:30 - How Nascent makes an album that features so many different artist but still sticks to the album concept 
00:12:30 - Nascent's creative rollout for new album
00:15:00 - Making our dream 3 song EP choosing which artists and producers to pair up on each song  
00:19:50 - Chicago's Mount Rushmore 
00:21:30 -  How Nascent linked with 50 Cent after being left stranded in NYC at 18 
00:24:45 - 50 Cent being a mentor
00:26:15 - How Nascent built up his connections in rap
00:28:00 - Chicago has such a unique sound to the city
00:30:30 - the story behind the creation of SZA’s “Good Days”
00:35:00 - the story behind making Kanye’s “Hurricane”
00:37:00 - What happened to Chance and Kanye’s Good Ass Job
00:38:15 - Why “Grown Ass Kid” never dropped
00:39:45 - The making of “Rolling Stone” by Brent Faiyaz
00:42:00 - The making of Jordan Ward’s “FAMJAM4000”
00:44:00- Nascent’s message to artists about the importance of ownership and navigating the music industry
00:46:10 - Closing thoughts
 

Episode 87 | A Complete Song by Song Breakdown of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's Beef W/ Blvff and YKMYNAME

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:45 - Our initial predictions before the beef fully started
00:03:45 - Kendrick earned having his bars overanalyzed 
00:07:05 - Where the beef all started: "Like That"
00:11:45 - J. Cole's "7 Minute Drill" and Cole apologizing 
00:17:45 - Our thoughts on Drake's "Pushups" 
00:22:00 - Our thoughts on Drake's "Taylor Made Freestyle" and Drake's use of AI
00:26:00 - Our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" 
00:30:30 - Our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "6:16 in LA"
00:36:20 - Our thoughts on Drake's "Family Matters"
00:44:45 - Our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "Meet the Grahams"
00:54:10 - Our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us"
01:05:40 - Our thoughts on Drake's "The Heart Part 6"
01:09:00 - Where does Drake go from here
01:14:30 - Closing thoughts 

Episode 86 | Trevor Spitta Talks New "Arrive Alive" EP, Importance of Touring and Music Videos, New Jersey Mount Rushmore + More 48

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:15 - Why Trevor reps New Jersey so much in his music 
00:03:00 - Trevor's Mount Rushmore 
00:05:30 - What is the sunset moshpit sound
00:07:15 - The production on "Arrive Alive" EP
00:09:00 - Why Trevor's lyrics are "cool"
00:10:15 - How Trevor picks his "intro" song
00:13:00 - Trevor's process for making music
00:16:50 - Trevor's insane music videos  
00:23:00 - How Trevor budgets his money as an indie artist 
00:26:30 - The importance of concerts for artists
00:31:00 - Why it's cool to care about stuff 
00:32:30 - Weekly playlist titles 
00:35:10 - Trevor's musical influences 
00:37:50 - Thoughts on Drake Kendrick beef 
00:41:30 - How Trevor deals with the bad days as a rising artist 
00:49:15 - Trevor's goals for the year 
 

Episode 85 | Drake Uses AI to Diss Kendrick Lamar, My Top 5 Albums Ever, The Best Diss Record Ever + More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Drake disses Kendrick Lamar again with "Taylor Made Freestyle"
00:03:30 - What's the best diss record of all time
00:07:30 - What's the best rap/rock crossover ever
00:09:30 - My projections for the underground scene over the next few years
00:12:30 - My favorite rap crew of all time
00:15:10 - My top 5 albums ever 
 00:17:30 - How I balance managing SoundCentric while starting my career outside of it 
00:20:20 Best Chicago rap album ever and best Chicago rap album of 2020s
00:22:00 - New good music that dropped
 

Episode 84 | Bryce Fitts: Is J. Cole Still in the Big 3, Future Is Dropping Too Much, Logic's Ultra 85 Listening Party + More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:40 - J. Cole apologizes to Kendrick at Dreamville Fest
00:03:00 - Bryce's reaction to the Cole apology 
00:06:40 - Adam's reaction to Cole apology and his big 4 status 
00:10:30 - What we expect from The Fall Off
00:15:15 - Is J. Cole dropping too much?
00:17:20 - Are Future and Metro dropping more new music too soon?
00:21:40 - Can Future pull off an album today with no features 
00:23:40 - Why Playboi Cart won't be dropping an album anytime soon and why his tour was cancelled
00:27:15 - Most artists can't headline their own arena tour 
00:30:30 - Weekly playlist title 
00:34:20 - Cool ways that artist's have rolled out albums recently 
00:35:30 - Why its so important to interact with fans as an artist 
00:38:00 - Bryce's experience at Logic's Ultra 85 listening party 
00:43:00 - Closing thoughts