The SoundCentric Podcast

Episode 65 | Chris Patrick: Studio Run-In with J. Cole, On the Radar Freestyle, Album Breakdown, Opening for JID & Smino, and Much More

Adam and Sam are joined by one of the best rapper's in the game right now, New Jersey's Chris Patrick!
 
Chris is a rapper and singer who is coming off the release of his amazing 2022 album, X-Files. He also had a viral freestyle on the show On the Radar. Chris has been touring across the country and opened for artists like JID, Smino, and GRIP. 
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00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:35 - Playlist title of the week
00:04:55 - J. Cole says rap is like track and field/how Chris trains
00:07:20 - Meeting J. Cole in the studio
00:11:25 - Relationship with EARTHGANG and JID
00:14:40 - What made Chris an elite writer
00:18:45 - How Chris got comfortable with being authentic 
00:21:35 - Making music from life experiences 
00:24:45 - Sequencing Chris's album X-Files 
00:26:40 - Making music that not everyone appreciates 
00:29:00 - Bringing back album rollouts and creating a world with music
00:35:40 - How Chris balances rapping and singing 
00:35:45 - Nerding out about GRIP's 3:16 with JID and Kenny Mason
00:37:45 - Taking vocal lessons to sing better after tour with GRIP
00:39:20 - Being put in a box as an artist 
00:42:10 - JID goes viral with "Surround Sound"
00:45:10 - How Chris created a fan base 
00:51:15 - Chris's On the Radar freestyle 
00:57:00 - The importance of CXR as a label 
01:00:00 - Chris's final thoughts 
01:04:30 - A few shout outs from Chris
 

Episode 64 | Our Grammy Picks and Opinions, New Frank Ocean Music, Lil Yachty Says Hip-Hop is Dying, and Much More

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Sam finally listened to Brent Faiyaz's new album
00:03:30 - Playlist titles of the week featuring Meek Mill and D2X
00:06:50 - Frank Ocean announces new music
00:09:30 - Huge artists are too self conscious to drop
00:10:30 - Everything to know about future Frank music
00:13:10 - Grammys are announced 
00:15:10 - Hip-Hop album of the year nominees 
00:19:40 - Best rap performance nominees 
00:21:30 - Best rap song nominees 
00:24:50 - Ice Spice has 4 nominations 
00:25:50 - Victoria Monet and SZA lead way with nominations
00:26:50 - Song of the year nominees 
00:28:20 - Album of the year nominees 
00:32:45 - Lil Yatchy says hip-hop is dying 

Episode 63 | Stoic: Working with J.I.D, Mick Jenkins, and CJ Fly, Building a YouTube Channel As a Producer, Best Beats of 2023, and Much More

Adam and Sam bring on special guest, Stoic, who has over 88k subscribers on YouTube and a collab album with CJ Fly called "Piranha" dropping soon!
 
The guys discuss Stoic working with J.I.D and Mick Jenkins, building a successful YouTube page as a producer, our favorite beats of the year, and much more!
 
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:30 - Making a song with J.I.D
00:04:30 - The YouTube producer community 
00:06:40 - Are type beats good for music?
00:08:10 - How Stoic makes a beat and decided his producer tag
00:10:55 - How Stoic grew his YouTube channel to over 80k subscribers
00:13:10 - Spreading your luck surface area
00:15:00 - Best way for a producer to be found 
00:17:15 - Hearing multiple versions of a song over one of his beats
00:18:20 - Working in person vs. being sent finished product
00:19:35 - Importance of TikTok for producers
00:24:20 - Importance of Stoic's manager
00:27:00 - Artists Stoic has worked with
00:28:00 - Collab album with CJ Fly "Piranha"
00:31:00 - Importance of short form content as an artist 
00:32:15 - How Stoic collabs with artists 
00:34:20 - Album with Reyan "Dummy"
00:36:00 - Will Stoic make an instrumental album?
00:38:35 - Stoic's GOATs
00:40:10 - Favorite Tyler, the Creator beat 
00:41:40 - Drake should work with Alchemist 
00:43:10 - Stoic's favorite beats of the year
00:48:45 - Sampling is an art
00:50:00 - Should all songs be able to be sampled?
00:54:15 - Closing thoughts 
 
 
 
 
 

Episode 62 | Philip of Volksgeist: How To Build Your YouTube Channel, The Importance of Hip-Hop, Our Most Anticipated Albums, and Much More

Adam and Sam bring on special guest, Philip, creator of Volksgeist and Watch Nebula, who has over 350k subscribers and millions of views on YouTube.
They discuss how to build your YouTube channel, the importance of hip-hop, disappointing mainstream 2023 releases, our highly anticipated albums, and much more!
 
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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Playlist title of the week
1:55 - Brent Faiyaz and Sampha new album
6:45 - How Philip started Volksgeist
9:45 - How Philip decides what content to make
12:30 - How long should your YouTube video be
15:17 - How Volksgeist evolved
16:35 - How AI can be useful to creators
19:00 - How Volksgeist uses analytics
20:30 - The creation of Watch Nebula 
22:45 - Artists building small but dedicated communities 
26:55 - There is no new Kanye coming
30:10 - Making click bait material 
33:05 - Rappers vs. artists
36:25 - Riding musical trends
38:35 - Disappointing 2023 mainstream albums
42:10 - Will A$AP Rocky drop?
44:15 - SZA deluxe album 
45:05 - JID and Metro album
46:25 - Volksgeist doesn't like J. Cole
49:30 - Thoughts on Mac Miller and Kanye
51:05 - British rap
51:30 - Thoughts on The Weeknd
52:40 - Meek Mill needs better beats
53:25 - Volksgeist grew out of Tyler, The Creator
54:45 - Volksgeist hates Kid Cudi
55:45 - Thoughts on Griselda and Freddie Gibbs
57:55 - How streaming will continue to effect music
1:00:00 - The importance of hip-hop
 
 
 
 
 
 

Episode 61 | Elsie Not Elise: Westside Gunn Album Review, Drake’s New Album, Future of AI, and Much More

Adam and Sam are joined by special guest, Elsie, who has amassed over 300k followers on TikTok and has an amazing YouTube channel that does deep dives on music from artists like Frank Ocean and Westside Gunn.
 
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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Playlist title of the week
3:30 - Westside Gunn on trap beats
5:45 - Death of superstars
9:15 - Rise of indie artists 
11:15 - How Elsie makes her videos
12:20 - How Elsie started her page
14:45 - How Elsie picks what content to discuss
16:50 - TikTok's algorithm 
19:00 - Elsie's Frank Ocean video
21:05 - How much do artists owe fans
24:50 - Who should have and opinion about music?
29:00 - Albums needing time to digest
31:40 - Westside Gunn album review
34:00 - Keeping artists in a box
36:30 - Is hip-hop dying?
41:40 - Importance of your brand as an artist?
42:20 - AI changing music
46:45 - Closing thoughts