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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:00 - Celebrating the 100th episode of the podcast

00:04:00 - Reflecting on hip-hop’s 2024

00:04:40 - Drake had a rough 2024

00:08:40 - Recapping Kendrick’s year

00:09:20 - J. Cole had a weird year, but kind of great?

00:10:15 - Dru’s top 5 albums of the year

00:!3:45 - Stix’s top 5 albums of the year

00:16:15 - Stix favorite beat from this year

00:18:00 - Adam didn’t like Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromokopia”

00:19:40 - Adam’s top 5 albums of the year

00:28:00 - Dru’s top 5 songs of the year

00:30:30 - Stix’s top 5 songs of the year

00:34:10 - Adam’s top 5 songs of the year

00:38:30 - The best verse of 2024

00:41:40 - The best lyric of 2024

00:44:10 - Reflecting on Dru and Stix’s album “Aileen”

00:50:25 - Dru’s new music coming

00:55:45 - How dru and stix handle musical debates

00:57:00 - Our goals for 2024

01:01:00 - Closing thoughts

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00:00:00 - intro

00:02:20 - 2024’s spotify wrapped

00:03:45 - new artists from 2024 we going

00:05:40 - do we read the concert tracklists before the show

00:07:15 - 2024 is the year of surprise drops (Smino, J. Cole, Kendrick)

00:09:45 - ranking mac miller’s discography

00:13:30 - How Danny got his start shooting photography

00:18:15 - How Cole Bennett and Lyrical Lemonade inspired Danny

00:19:45 - do you need expensive cameras or lenses to be a great photographer

00:21:15 - How Danny concert photography started with a 50/50 chance at a JUICE WRLD show

00:25:30 - How a random run in led to shooting for Chance the Rapper

00:27:45 - How Danny linked with DJ Drama

00:29:15 - Doing unpaid work to climb up the ranks

00:31:15 - how one moment can change trajectory of your life

00:33:00 - Do artists reach out to Danny after he shoots their shows

00:33:45 - How Danny’s photography went from side gig to a career

00:38:00 - Getting to shoot at Summer Smash

00:40:00 Mount Rushmore of performers

00:43:00 - how artist can enhance their live performance

00:44:15 - Danny goes viral with Kendrick Lamar GNX inspired design

00:46:15 - Mount Rushmore of album covers

00:49:00 - Mac Miller has the best artist merchandise and a hot take on artist merchandise

00:52:00 - Closing thoughts

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - Reaction to Kendrick Lamar dropping new album

00:03:00 - How artists like Kendrick and Tyler the Creator make the world stop when the release

00:04:45 - Artists making albums with streams in mind

00:05:45 - What will be the catalyst of the next hip-hop explosion

00:09:00 - The difference between J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick

00:11:20 - How Kolo began finding samples from around the world

00:13:50 - How Kolo went from hiding his music dreams to posting for thousands on that internet

00:16:45 - How we deal with impostor syndrome

00:22:20 - Who has the best rap voice of all time

00:25:00 - How Kolo came to make a song with Idris Elba 00:31:15 - Why Kolo tries to keep his private life private in his music

00:33:30 - Mount Rushmore of rapper-producers

00:36:30 - Kanye and J. Cole's ability to include their humor and personality in their lyrics

00:42:00 - What it meant for Kolo to have people around the world be on his album discussing what his music means to them

00:43:15 - Does having a worldwide audience in mind effect how Kolo makes music

00:46:30 - What Kolo is listetning to right now featuring T.I & Three 6 Mafia

00:48:20 - Our hopes for J. Cole's The Fall Off

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:45 - How it feels to release new album "The Hunger Era"

00:04:00 - What went into dropping an EP versus a full album

00:06:15 - Wanting to make music for all emotions

00:10:00 - What went into making "The Art of Hunger" over 9 months

00:13:45 - How performing helped D2X use his voice

00:15:45 - Improving using metaphors and his writing style with new album

00:17:30 - Rappers with such specific writing styles (Action Bronson and Kendrick)

00:19:00 - The best references from D2X's new album

00:22:00 - Interpolating Kanye's "WOW" freestyle

00:25:20 - How he got Chris Patrick on a record

00:28:10 - Shooting press photos and making song visualizers for the album

00:33:00 - Why D2X decided to rollout this EP for nearly a year

00:37:00 - Artists rushing to drop albums

00:40:40 - Mount Rushmore of Datpiff albums

00:44:00 - Blkswn or Acid Rap

00:46:00 - Acid Rap or Care For Me

00:48:00 - Care For Me or Swimming

00:51:20 - Swimming or Food and Liquor

00:52:20 - Swimming or 2014 Forest Hills Drive

00:56:40 - FHD or Late Registration

00:57:20 - FHD or Be

00:59:20 - Closing thoughts

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Quadry timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:30 - The reception to “Ask A Magnolia” one month in

00:03:00 - How Quadry made the intro to the album and how Paris Texas helped make it

00:08:45 - Quadry’s focus on storytelling on this album

00:10:45 - Difference between a great rapper and a good rapper

00:12:45 - Artists who make digestible music with deep messages within them (kendrick Lamar/Andre 3k)

00:16:00. - Kendrick’s “Swimming Pools” having opposite reception from it’s message

00:17:00 - Kendrick Lamar makes the most unique sounding hit songs

00:20:45 - Why Quadry ended his album fading out in the middle of a verse

00:23:45 - Artists albums having a plot twist

00:28:30 - Mount Rushmore of storytelling songs?

00:34:20 - Are artists forced to be content creators?

00:42:30 - Why Quadry made all his music videos short and how they made them

00:46:00 - How Quadry intends this album to be listened to

00:47:15 - Should Lil Wayne be performing at the Super Bowl

00:51:15 - Where Quadry pulls his inspiration from

00:57:00 - Hip-hop makes people more empathetic

01:01:00 - Closing thoughts

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:15 - Feelings after "Pumpkin Seeds" release

00:02:35 - Why they decided to make a cohesive album that features transitions versus a collection of "random" songs

00:04:05 - How they decided what songs would make the album

00:06:15 - How you stay in love with a song that you've had for years that you haven't released yet

00:08:45 - Mount Rushmore of producer/artist combo

00:11:45 - Dream producer/artist combos

00:14:35 - Artists who have the best business acumen

00:16:05 - Producer/Rapper buzzwords (what sound tends to get them the most excited)

00:18:05 - Why Jermey makes such vulnerable music

00:20:25 - How they gain motivation to create in moments of losing faith

00:22:25 - How Kirti balances college and making music

00:23:45 - How Jeremy decided he wanted to rap

00:24:30 - An artist's career Jermey and Kiriti would like to emulate

00:28:15 - What they look for in producers and artists that they work with

00:30:40 - How the beats were picked for the album

00:31:40 - The importance of repping Jersey for Jeremy

00:34:30 - Outside interest that they include in their music

00:37:35 - Is rap dying?

00:40:45 - Music we're listening to right now

00:44:15 - Closing thoughts

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:10 - The competition in the music industry

00:03:50 - Mental health in the music industry and Taylor's journey with mental health

00:08:30 - The reality of working in the music industry

00:11:20 - How Taylor regains her passion for music when she needs a recharge

00:13:20 - How "Deep Reverence" by Big Sean helped change Taylor's life

00:16:20 - How important it can be to find your community

00:20:20 - Can a genre of music ever really be dead?

00:24:40 - Refraining to speak negative online

00:26:00 - Artists that are the complete package from the music to the business

00:26:50 - Doechii

00:29:00 - Alemeda

00:30:00 - Reneé Rapp

00:31:35 - Novy

00:32:40 - SadBoi

00:32:50 - Chris Patrick

00:33:30 - Love Keys

00:34:10 - Alex Banin and Greek

00:34:30 - Trends we wish that artists wouldn't do

00:45:20 - The privilege of doing what you love

00:47:15 - Closing thoughts

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00:00:30 - Intro

00:04:25 - Our favorite music from the summer

00:05:00 - Kharrabooo leaves Concrete Boys/Best produced album of year

00:07:10 - Not wanting to judge music like an old head

00:09:10 - Starting to understand Yeat and Ian

00:12:00 - The importance of a rapper's voice

00:13:30 - A good music video or cover art can make a song

00:17:20 - Drake releases 100gb of BTS footage and unreleased music

00:24:10 - What will a Drake comeback look like?

00:25:10 - Our thoughts on Sexyy Red and importance of an artists personality

00:28:20 - Artists who should be way bigger than they are featuring Amine, Doechii, and Lexa Gates

00:35:30 - Artists at beginning of their careers should drop more instead of waiting for "perfect" song

00:37:30 - Doechii is next up

00:39:50 - Dru Kelly has a crazy voice

00:40:40 - Artists that haven't clicked for us yet