The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 83 | What Can Drake Do To Beat Kendrick, Are Deluxe Albums Dying, Will AI Take Over Music + Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:10 - Adams thoughts on the modern deluxe album 
00:05:20 - Will AI ever takeover in music 
00:07:30 - What does Drake have to do to beat Kendrick in their battle 
00:10:50 - Who would win in a real fight between J. Cole and Kendrick 
00:13:40 - What's a 2018 rap album that should've been nominated for a Grammy 
00:16:30 - What are Mac Miller's top 3 albums 
00:21:40 - Is the concept of an album dying out 
00:23:40 - Are music videos dying?
00:25:40 - Will there be anymore superstars in rap?
00:27:10 - Will music labels be extinct in 5 years?
00:28:00 - Will Spotify replace social media?
00:29:00 - Closing thoughts 

Episode 82: Overtime Dylan | How He Built Overtime Sound, Expectations for J. Cole's "The Fall Off", Are Industry Plants Real + So Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - The story behind Dylan building Overtime Sound
00:04:30 - How Dylan balances making content he likes and content he'll know may perform well 
00:06:00 - Where Dylan goes to find music/the best curators 
00:08:30 - How can artist make money off of streaming (James Blake Kanye convo)
00:13:10 - Our expectations for J. Cole's "The Fall Off" album
00:15:00 - Who we want featured on "The Fall Off"
00:18:35 - Will this be Cole's last album?
00:19:20 - What we think J. Cole's "It's A Boy" will be 
00:23:00 - Big Sean drops new song "Precision" and what we want from the next Sean album
00:26:50 - Playlist title of the week 
00:33:10 - 4Batz industry plant conversation 
00:38:25 - Artists "skipping steps" and performing in front of huge crowds for their first show 
00:40:15 - Nelly said 2000s era was hardest to come up in. Is this true?
00:43:20 - The difference in consuming music in the streaming era 
00:45:30 - The issue with album with 20+ songs 
00:49:00 - There are too many beat changes in rap music 
00:51:10 - Closing thoughts 

Episode 81: SK | Kendrick Using His Tweet to Rollout Album, Favorite Hip-Hop Discographies, Dream Album Collabs + Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - What made SK start his twitter 
00:03:15 - The annoying parts of hip-hop twitter
00:07:45 - How we deal with impostor syndrome with artists submitting music 
00:14:30 - When SK first saw that Kendrick Lamar used his tweet to rollout Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
00:19:00 - Getting to meet Kendrick and Baby Keem on tour
00:29:45 - Meeting JID backstage after show
00:36:20 - Our dream album collaborations 
00:44:20 - Weekly playlist title
00:47:35 - Albums we haven't listened to yet that we need to
00:51:50 - Our favorite rap discographies ever 
00:57:50 - Our top 5 movies ever 
 

Episode 80: Producer Blvff | Best Produced and Mixed Albums of 2020s, J.Cole vs. Kendrick, New EP + Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - New Bento EP
00:03:50 - The benefit of being able to mix and master your own music
00:05:10 - How Blvff finds the artists he works with
00:07:30 - What Blvff hears first when listening to new music
00:11:20 - How Blvff mixed a project with over 20 rappers on it 
00:13:50 - The revival of rock rap
00:16:20 - Is ROTDIII a classic album?
00:19:50 - The importance of knowing how to rap as a producer
00:22:30 - Artist make it too hard to find their music
00:25:45 - Weekly playlist title'
00:27:55 - Andrew Kelly Praise 
00:30:20 - Our favorite produced albums of 2020s
00:33:50 - The best mixed albums and how Smino mixes his vocals
00:35:50 - What albums would we be willing to pay for (Kanye announces Vulutres 2 will be sold for $20)
00:36:50 - Will reggie ever drop again?
00:38:40 - Back to albums we'd buy
00:41:20 - People who throw 90s rappers in their top 5 (Tyler, the Creator debate)
00:43:40 - Hot take: Lil Dicky could be a top rapper if he tried
00:46:00 - Hot take: If Cole's next album is a kiLL Edward album it could be his best
00:47:30 - FYEO versus 2014 Forest Hills Drive
00:51:40 - The difference between how J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar rap
 

Episode 79: Kayvan Daragheh (Head of A&R @ Genius) | Favorite Interview Stories, How He Met Rob Markman, Biggest Artist Pet Peeves + More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - Kayvan's bi-weekly stream where he listens to indie artists music
00:02:00 - Signing artists to Genius Distro from Kayvan's community 
00:04:10 - Underground NYC scene 
00:05:40 - "Transplant artists" taking over NYC
00:07:35 - The importance of curators as big media companies continue to shut down 
00:12:10 - How to balance monetizing your platform while still helping artists
00:16:00 - The importance of being genuine and interacting with people you support and why hip-hop twitter is great
00:18:30 - Biggest pet peeves that artists do including spamming accounts and making their socials hard to find
00:32:40 - Weekly playlist title 
00:34:40 - How Kayvan initially got connected with Rob Markman at genius 
00:44:00 - Kayvan's love for his profession
00:47:00 - Kayvan's favorite interviews at Genius
00:50:50 - How Kayvan's got so good at interviewing 
00:53:20 - The worst type of interviewers 
00:57:35 - The importance of marketing yourself and not just your art
00:59:00 - What Kayvan's got coming/Closing thoughts