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    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:00:20 - D2X Interview

    00:07:55 - Gio Genesis Interview

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:01:20 - Earthgang drops new EP "Robophobia"

    00:03:00 - The issues with AI that inspired these EarthGang projects

    00:05:30 - Getting Snoop Dogg on the album

    00:06:40 - Dealing with expectations when dropping music

    00:09:50 - Performing at arenas

    00:11:20 - Adam Sandler responding to "Bobby Boucher" video

    00:13:35 - Jim Carrey influence and how we're becoming The Truman Show

    00:15:30 - New solo album "Howl At Da Moon"

    00:25:00 - Doc's favorite Tarantino movie

    00:26:05 - Doc's writing style "I'm over my lyrical phase I'd rather be potent"

    00:31:30 - How touring helped change Doc's writing style

    00:32:55 - Doc's favorite songs to perform live

    00:34:15 - Stories from EarthGang touring with Ab-Soul and TDE

    00:38:10 - Relationship with artists at TDE

    00:39:45 - Relationship with Olu and JID and how they became friends

    00:43:30 - Weekly playlist title

    00:44:40 - "Black Light" music video

    00:46:25 - Why EarthGang and JID specifically didn't have J. Cole on their first albums

    00:48:30 - EarthGang's first interactions with J. Cole and Dreamville

    00:49:50 - Revenge of the Dreamers studio sessions

    00:53:20 - Dreamville D-Day project and 2 Chainz praise

    00:55:30 - The making of "Swivel" and how it ended up on ROTDIII

    00:58:30 - How EarthGang agreed to push the groups brand over their personal brand when featured on songs

    01:00:10 - Dreamville festival

    01:02:30 - Relationship with other Dreamville artists

    01:05:00 - Spillage Village talk and making of Spilligion

    01:13:40 - Closing thoughts

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    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:01:30 - World building for album rollouts and importance of music videos

    00:03:45 - Are music videos dead?

    00:05:10 - The making of "Baby" music video with Conner Fisher

    00:08:00 - The Atlanta rap scene and southern lyricists

    00:12:40 - The beats Atlanta rappers choose

    00:13:20 - The making of J.I.D's "Raydar" in the studio

    00:14:45 - The beats SWAVAY likes to rap on

    00:16:40 - SWAVAY's writing style and the difference between lyrical rap and potent rap

    00:20:00 - SWAVAY's great relationship with JID

    00:23:20 - How SWAVAY got on tour with JID and Smino and tips he got from them

    00:26:40 - What its like touring overseas

    00:28:00 - How being vulnerable in rap can help fans connect with music even if they're from a different background

    00:29:40 - Playlist title of the week

    00:31:30 - Dealing with negative thoughts regarding our passions and what keeps us from quitting when times are tough

    00:41:30 - How SWAVAY became so close with Metro Boomin starting from an Instagram promotion and being the first person signed to Metro's label

    00:47:25 - Meeting J. Cole in the studio and his influence

    00:57:20 - SWAVAY's intent behind using different tones of voice to make songs sound like him featuring him

    00:59:40 - Smino is one of the most underrated artists

    01:01:00 - Spotify announces classic albums of the streaming era

    01:08:30 - Closing thoughts

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    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:00:40 - Kanye's Vultures or Donda

    00:01:40 - What does Lim0 hear on first listen?

    00:02:30 - What's Lim0's favorite produced Kanye album?

    00:04:45 - Ranking Ty Dolla $ign, Anderson Paak, and BJ The Chicago Kid as feature artists

    00:05:45 - Best future Rap/Producer duo: Tyler/Lil Wayne, Alchemist/JID, or Kanye/Benny the Butcher

    00:07:10 - Lim0 met the alchemist

    00:09:05 - What is the best Freddie Gibbs beat switch?

    00:10:00 - Lim0's favorite producers

    00:15:20 - How Lim0 started making beats

    00:20:20 - Lim0s advice for posting beats on YouTube

    00:22:30 - The importance of a good thumbnail for posting beats

    00:23:55 - The YouTube producer community

    00:26:50 - Playlist title of the week

    00:27:20 - How do you start actually collaborating with artists as a producer

    00:29:20 - Pros and Cons of making music at home vs. at studio

    00:30:50 - Producers Lim0 tries to emulate

    00:32:30 - Monte Booker and Smino

    00:34:20 - Practicing by recreating famous beats

    00:36:50 - Lim0's new beat tape

    00:42:30 - Closing thoughts

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:01:45 - How Tyler got his start for CQCX

    00:04:50 - Tyler's top 10 album covers ever

    00:08:35 - Tyler's new merch

    00:09:30 - Thoughts on TLOP and Donda covers

    00:12:15 - Adam's top 10 album covers ever

    00:19:15 - Tyler's early influences

    00:21:15 - The issue with "design by committee" made art

    00:22:00 - Album cover trends that should stop

    00:24:00 - The importance of the right font

    00:24:45 - How Tyler collaborates with artists to make covers

    00:27:45 - Connecting music to specific colors

    00:28:35 - Dealing with impostor syndrome as a freelance artist

    00:33:00 - CRX belief in Tyler

    00:34:25 - Tyler's dream collaborations

    00:36:30 - Our favorite concert moments

    00:42:00 - Dreamville has cultivated a top tier fan base

    00:47:30 - Our playlist titles of the week

    00:48:30 - Closing thoughts