The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 75: Mavi | Grammys Breakdown, Interviewing Rome Streetz Backstage, Ranking J. Cole's Discography + More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:00 - Eminem is biggest rapper in Portugal 
00:02:15 - General thoughts on the Grammys 
00:04:55 - Best Rap Performance award and the issue with "The Hillbillies"
00:06:15 - Why aren't rap albums nominated for album of the year?
00:08:20 - Should Travis Scott be placed in the pop category?
00:11:20 - Grammy voters are inconsistent 
00:12:00 - Should there be hip-hop subgenre awards like trap album of the year?
00:13:00 - Best melodic rap performance award
00:14:05 - Best rap song award 
00:16:10 - Jay-Z's speech
00:17:30 - Flowers for Killer Mike
00:18:40 - Nas's latest run with Hit-Boy 
00:19:30 - Will Drake's For All the Dogs be nominated next year?
00:20:20 - Ranking the albums nominated for rap album of the year 
00:22:00 - Weekly playlist title 
00:23:35 - How Mavi interviewed Rome Streetz backstage in Portugal 
00:31:50 - How Mavi connected Rome Streetz to ScHoolboy Q 
00:33:50 - ScHoolboy Q announces new album
00:36:10 - Mysterious artists are annoying 
00:39:00 - Our excitement level for Kanye's "Vultures"  album 
00:41:50 - Freddie Gibbs is a top 5 rapper for Adam
00:42:30 - Is Kanye following trends?
00:44:00 - Our top 5 rappers
00:45:30 - Our favorite J. Cole albums 
00:47:00 - KOD is over hated and very underrated 
00:49:10 - Back to Mavi's top 5 after that J. Cole detour 
00:51:50 - Put Freddie Gibbs in the 90s and he would be looked at as a GOAT
00:52:20 - Why coke rap is so interesting to listen to
00:55:30 -  Closing thoughts 
 

Episode 74: Donna Clare-Chesman | Author of "The Book of Mac," Our Favorite Mac Stories, Current State of Written Journalism + More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:20 - Quick Questions: What Mac song fits the specific mood
00:08:40 - Donna's favorite Mac stories while writing the book 
00:11:15 - Donna's experience at the Circles listening party 
00:14:40 - How Mac made Swimming and Circles 
00:17:45 - Will MacLib or his other rap album drop?
00:18:30 - Mac embracing his Jewish identity 
00:21:30 - Weekly playlist title
00:22:20 - Our favorite drops so far of 2024
00:28:30 - Is it unfair to dissect Mac's "death" lyrics
00:30:35 - Donna's new book "Cry Baby" about emo rap
00:35:15 - What Donna focuses on in music on first listen
00:37:00 - The current state of written journalism 
00:42:40 - Closing thoughts 
 
 
 

Episode 73 | Jon Denton: Building his YouTube to 450k+ subscribers, The Weeknd Becoming a Fan, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:00:50 - How Jon is able to make a nuanced negative review versus just trashing music 
00:04:40 - Why reactions are overtaking written reviews
00:05:30 - How streaming has changed how fast we consume music
00:06:15 - Jon having a different opinion now on "classic" music compared to when the music was originally released 
00:11:45 - How Jon remains being excited by new music as he gets older 
00:18:15 - Discovering music in a non linear way
00:20:25 - People getting angry when you haven't heard a specific album 
00:21:30 - Jon's playlist titles of the week
00:22:40 - Jon having to learn American slang to understand rap
00:24:50 - Adam's playlist title of the week
00:25:10 - How Jon has built a strong community of fans 
00:28:10 - Jon's most anticipated albums of 2024
00:31:40 - Everyone listens to music in a different way
00:35:20 - Adam's most anticipated albums of 204
00:38:20 - The YouTube reaction community
00:42:45 - Music labels taking down reaction videos
00:45:20 - Making niche music content 
00:46:35 - Would Jon do a partnership with record labels 
00:49:45 - Why Jon can't review small artists
00:51:35 - Hip-hop twitter advertising music without saying its an ad 
00:53:00 - 4Batz crazy rise on Twitter 
00:54:00 - Jon getting to meet The Weeknd 
01:03:10 - Jon's new weekly newsletter
01:07:20 - Closing thoughts 
 
 
 
 

Episode 72 | Ben Beal: Ranking Mac Miller Projects, The Blog Era of Rap, Alchemist is the Best A&R, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:55 - Adam's playlist title 
00:01:00 - New Boldy James album
00:02:05 - Ben's playlist title
00:02:40 - The importance of the blog era
00:08:30 - Ranking Mac Miller's albums 
00:17:45 - Ben dropping new singles every week
00:23:50 - Dropping on Friday versus Tuesday
00:25:40 - Rapper/Producers versus just being rapper
00:28:50 - Kanye needing 100 producers for one song
00:32:00 - The Alchemist is the best A&R
00:34:50 - Having obscure references in rap
00:42:30 - Ben getting a mic pulled on him mid show
00:48:00 - What Ben has coming/closing thoughts
 

Episode 71 | Kayo: ”Until His Burial” Album, Getting Followed by Jay Electronica, Thoughts on Kanye, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:50 - Dropping "Until His Burial" unexpectedly 
00:02:20 - Going through writers block
00:04:00 - Writing relatable music 
00:06:20 - Playlist title of the week 
00:08:05 - Kayo's "Change Clothes" Jay-Z verse
00:10:30 - Bonding with music over life experiences 
00:12:20 - The importance of being yourself 
00:14:40 - Getting the Jay Electronica follow on Instagram
00:17:20 - Is "A Written Testimony" a Jay Electronica album or a collab album with Jay-Z
00:19:40 - The meaning behind "Until His Burial" title 
00:24:00 - Thoughts on Kanye's recent comments 
00:27:50 - How Kayo decided the intro to the album
00:30:00 - Kayo's relationship with his producer
00:34:20 - Kayo's unreleased album with Billy Blunt
00:35:15 - Kayo's relationship with his family 
00:36:55 - Kayo dropping out of high school
00:40:50 - The best line from Kayo's album
00:43:50 - How Kayo is able to be so honest in music 
00:45:45 - Nardwuar praise 
00:46:45 - How Kayo started his clothing brand
00:54:00 - Closing thoughts