Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast

Few Tang!!! I ain't gone talk y'all heads off. Keysha McDougal, The Hip Hop Mom, of  @s2tmedia38  Straight II Tape Podcast, inspired this episode. She posed a question online. She asked "What's the best Hip Hop opening line of all time?"...I don't know if we can tell what THE best opening line is (actually, I think I can), but I DO know we can tell you what's on OUR best opening line list. So let's get to i! Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Welcome to the Terrordome! Nobody on the planet can possibly hate AI more than Drake right now. And Biggie is likely throwing ice down from Heaven trying to melt down AI servers. Artificial Intelligence is still novelty for many. The music industry though?!?! You better believe they're taking it seriously. To say Ai technology is moving quickly is a gross understatement, as evidence of impending, irreparable impact, is beginning to show. It feels a bit like the Napster era on a steroids, HGH, cocaine, molly and angel dust cocktail; with some crack sprinkled on top. The conversation is far more informative than the description would lead you to believe. We hope you enjoy listening to the convo as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew The AI Dilemma:    • The A.I. Dilemma ...  Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law: https://crsreports.congress.gov/produ... UNPROMPTED AI Learns Entire Bengali Language: https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-... Artificial Intelligence Film Editing Program: https://www.autopod.fm/end-user-licen... RIAA Human Artistry Campaign: https://www.riaa.com/human-artistry-c... TikTok Lawsuit Is Highlighting How AI Is Screwing Over Voice Actors: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xqw... Tech luminaries, renowned scientists, and Elon Musk warn of an “out-of-control race” to develop and deploy ever-more-powerful AI systems: https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-p... US Copyright Office in conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Organization Symposium on AI and copyright protection:    • Copyright in the ...  

FEW TANG CLAN! Dreamville Fest came and went. Some people had fun. Some people had work to do. And of course, some people had opinions. I heard quite a few complaints from various, seemingly unconnected people. The two issues I heard mentioned most were the lack of NC artist on the Dreamville Fest stage, and the lack of NC artists signed to Dreamville. Let's just say I met those opinions with resistance. We talked about my passionate online convo on this episode. I wanna say so much that I'm not going to write anything. I think we get it all out on the show. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

Few Tang!!! We saw evidence of it during the VERZUZ between The Lox and Dipset. If you were at Dreamville Fest or watched it on Amazon, we saw evidence when comparing Lil Durk's appearance and J.I.D.'s performance...I could name myriad examples, but I'm talking about the difference between a mere recording artist and a real emcee. It's rare to find a "popular" artist that performs a show WITHOUT a backing track. These bums are rapping over the lyrics they're supposed to be reciting. I don't know about y'all, but I'm not paying to SEE you while listening to the same exact song the play on the radio. I'm paying to see you PERFORM the song. Sadly, that's a dying art. We think they are several reasons emceeing is fading. We realize there's a clear line of delineation between a recording artist and an emcee. And we used this conversation to unpack it all. We hope y'all enjoy this convo as much a we did. Dig in! But FIRST...Make room for the tag. #ConversateForAFew

Few Tang Clan! Our music, our art, our beloved Hip Hop is under attack. The machines are COMING! Matter of fact, they're HERE! Artificial Intelligence is mimicking our favorite artists. No samples, no REAL use of an artist's voice. However, songs are being created that sound just like Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Uzi Vert, Kendrick Lamar...anyone you can think of really. What does this mean for the music industry? What is Library of Congress doing about copyright laws? How will all of this work? We get into it. Dig in! But FIRST! Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We got pissed off this week. They out here playing reindeer games with the culture. We stumbled across a vile example of appropriation. And you know us. We ALWAYS find a way to spin things into a conversation with a more broad or global view. We wanted to get to the bottom of what makes a culture vulture and who fits that description. Go on and make room the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Topics: 00:00 - Intro 1:31 - How Hip Hop Was Invented meme 3:45 - The negative impact of Hip Hop appropriation 9:13 - United Masters further perpetuates mockery 15:17 - History SHOULD NOT BE distorted 19:47 - A quick history of Black music being white washed 22:54 - The 4 types of Culture Vultures 26:00 - Who are the Media Vultures 44:09 - What happens if Jewish people were spoken about this way? 47:13 - List of potential Media Vultures 51:00 - The cyclical effect of Media Vultures 57:19 - Artist Culture Vultures 58:17 - Executive Culture Vultures 1:11:43 - Are there any Unintentional Culture Vultures? 1:13:22 - The Justin Timberlake Debate 1:20:20 - The Lyor Cohen/Dame Dash Debate 1:25:56 - How to NOT be a Culture Vulture 1:27:20 - To sum it all up... 1:29:00 - One last plea to save the Culture from vultures. Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG!!! We need your input on this one. Drop things that have changed Hip Hop forever in the comments. We left out BIG and Pac/East Coast/West Coast beef because it's low hanging fruit. Everything else is on the table though. Make room for the tag #ConversateForAFew Things That Changed Hip Hop Forever 00:00 - Intro 1:13 - 2 Live Crew vs The US Government; Explicit Lyrics/Parental Advisory Sticker 4:00 - Nas Drops Illmatic 12:05 - RUNDMC releases "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith 13:59 - Advertising/Marketing Agencies found value in Hip Hop 15:38 - The Roland TR-808 Drum Machine; Roger Linn, SP1200, Akai MPC etc... 19:00 - The Introduction on Million Dollar Record Deals 21:57 - Lil Wayne becomes the prototype image of a rapper 22:43 - The broad acceptance of Autotune 26:06 - Introduction of the Battle; Sound Clash, Park Jam 29:06 - The "Streets" or Street Money infiltrated and took over Hip Hop 31:08 - Hip Hop finally hits radio airwaves consistently 35:14 - The emergence of Ruthless Record; N.W.A., Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube etc... 37:07 - Drake opening US borders to International Hip Hop 44:59 - Rhyming in Triplets; Jaz-O, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Migos 47:26 - Streaming; Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal etc... 51:57 - Social Media; analytics over talent 56:56 - What do YOU think we missed? What do YOU think changed Hip Hop forever? Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We went off the dome this week! So many topics we gave you time stamps to make it easy on you. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Topics 00:00 - Intro 0:34 - What's next for Griselda Records 9:50 - Salute to @16PadKilla_mm of Maschine Mafia on his first placement? 12:02 - Is Troy Ave Snitching? 18:40 - Can crime or "the streets" ever be separated from Hip Hop? 21:30 - Will Melodic Trap become its own genre of music? 24:00 - Rest In Peace Bobby Caldwell with personal family stories showing the power of Hip Hop. 30:50 - Rest In Peace Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, and the influence/impact of De La. 38:30 - At what age should aspiring artists abandon the "Rap Dream"? 43:29 - Reaction to Hitmaka and Jim Jones Project album 48:00 - Reaction to Hitboy and Musiq Soulchild album 52:36 - What are the common attributes of GOAT emceess? 58:30 - How do we feel about Dreamville Festival 2023 line up? 1:07:19 - Who will be brought out as special guest at this year's Dreamville Fest? Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG! We decided to compile a list of the top 3 emcees for every era! Essentially, we decided who was the Kendrick, J-Cole or Drake of every era. Honestly we personally refer to BIG, Jay and Nas but nonetheless lol. Here's how we did it...We started with the year 1979; the year of the first official Hip Hop release. For the sake of this conversation, we decided an era equals around 6 years. We DID make a couple exceptions, and made a couple eras only 3 years long, as music was changing so rapidly during that time. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Walk down almost any street, in any city in America (or the World honestly), and you'll see evidence of Hip Hop. Not only will you see evidence of its existence, you'll likely see some form of its lifeblood. Whether it's in someone's fashion, the way a person walks, the altered, dare I say, coded language spoken in non-secretive conversations; you'll see and hear Hip Hop. We've all seen the "old head" on the Harley blasting RAKIM or LLCOLJ. And we've seen 12 year olds lose their minds to 808's and hi hats VERY similar to 808 and hi hat sounds we lost our minds to in the 80's. And no. It's not the same. Nor should it be. However, it is Hip Hop. And Hip Hop is multi-generational. Let's discuss...Make room for the tag. #CoversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG!!! ChatGPT and AI are all the tech world is talking about right now. And if AI is ringing bells in tech, you can rest assured it will bring the noise to Hip Hop and the music industry next. What's going to happen when record labels get ahold of it? We know they already tried to give us an AI artist. Is art even "art" if created by artificial intelligence? How about AI-assisted art? The bigger question is, will y'all/we accept it? There's a ton to unpack, so make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang! What say you? Is crossing over in Hip Hop acceptable? What exactly does crossing over mean to you? Are crossing over and selling out synonymous? We think the answers to those questions will vary based on age and/or what era of Hip Hop you gained "musical morals". Some may say those morals are developed due to increased cynicism. We get into that, we answer those questions and so much more. Welcome to a thoughtful and in-depth conversation about Hip Hop. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed having the conversation. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang...We're losing artists at an alarming rate. This era is proving to be the most dangerous time in the history of emceeing. When did things begin to get so bad? Who's fault is it? And ultimately, are record labels responsible for better protecting their investments? The question may seem simple. And the answer may seem obvious. But this topic spurred a deeper discussion than either of us imagined. We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We're back with a special episode! We wanna introduce y'all to TOP TWO...SelfMade Nuski & D-Wash are less a group and more Brothers with a like vision and comparable hustle. They know their Hip Hop so we get into tons of topics; violence in today's music, their opinion on record deals, image vs authenticity, to name a few. And we STILL found time to talk about their upcoming project! This a good one y'all. We hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we enjoy having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

FEW TANG!!! This week we want to have our personal group chat conversation out in the open. And we let it FLY to say the least. We talked Meg the Stallion, DaBaby, Pusha T, Kendrick's upcoming and final album on TDE and more! Hopefully, y'all enjoy listening to this convo as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang!!! We BACK! This week we're paying our respects to the legacy of DJ Drama and his legendary, Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. Nearly every artist you can think of either had, or wanted a Gangsta Grill in their catalog. Drama's mixtape series has launched and extended artists' careers. It has added validity to others. And has now become the backbone of a Grammy winning album. I guess it's safe to say, Holiday Season has returned. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? It was all a dream!…That's what Biggie said at least. Little did we know how true that statement would be all these years later. See…we're STILL out here having Hip Hop arguments about who's the king of NY. Our thinking is BIG wouldn't have sanctioned this. THIS ain't even what BIG meant; we don't think so anyway. Maybe it's true. A lie spreads faster than the truth. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan! This week we're talking about something we're all experiencing. However, many of us may not know the foolishness we're witnessing is on purpose and done WITH purpose. Artists, companies and brands are all using outrage marketing to gain attention, in hopes for flipping that attention for profit. It goes; make a mess, make an apology, reap the benefits of exposure to your new audience while your core audience rallies behind you. Of course we take it back for historical reference and walk the convo up to current times. This talk was long overdue.... We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang! We're back with our second installment discussing, the Kanye West doc. Jeen-Yuhs. This time we have our first guest, HipHopMom, Keysha McDougal of the Straight II Tape Podcast. She's a Hip Hop HEAD. You hear me?!? And her perspective is dope. We were excited to hear her view on the doc and what she was left with ultimately. This a good one y'all. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang! It's obviously Kanye West season. It's been tough for us to hold of talking about Jeen-Yuhs. BUT we hadn't said a WORD to each other about the documentary before we cut the mics on. Like the doc, we decided to do our reaction in 3 parts. The first part is just us two giving our overall perspective; which is preeeety broad lol. Tune in to learn who our guests will be for the next two episodes. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang!!! They robbing us y'all...Songs are getting shorter and shorter. We hardly ever get a 3rd verse from anyone anymore. We don't get good posse cuts like talking bout it. We, at Conversate For A Few, understand that a good pop song is 3 minutes in length; and that Hip Hop is pop music these days. But DAMN! Can we get a full thought on a song?!?! Anyway...We're discussing why Hip Hop songs are shrinking on this one. We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? I ain't gonna "write" y'all to death lol...We ALL saw the Super Bowl. And like the rest of America (whether they wanted to or not), we ALL saw the halftime show. This year was more than a little different though. This year, and for the first year ever, #HipHop was center stage. What does it mean? How did it get there? Will we ever see it again? Those are just a few of the questions we asked each other. We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...# ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang Clan! This is long overdue. We're covering the legendary lineage of Kamal, The Abstract Poetic, Q-Tip. An unsung GOAT, Tip has influenced our greatest emcees, producers and style icons. And WE don't think it's spoken about enough. Today #CFAF does just that. We give Q-Tip his just due from our perspective. We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...# ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We ALL know Industry Rule Number 4080. And if you don't, you need to buy a watch. Word up lol. Nah. YouTube "Check The Rhyme". For those of you who know off top, we're talking about how bad business or bad contracts ruin the quality of music we receive from our favorite artists. Please don't think this is some artist 'woe is me' talk, cause anybody can get it at Conversate For A Few. We don't spare anyone. If you're at fault, you're gonna get touched too. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

We would've recorded this earlier Few Tang. But honestly, we couldn't have made it through an entire episode any sooner than now. This loss was too emotional to speak to right away. It had to be done though. We hope we did DMX justice. We spoke from the heart. Long Live X. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! I ain't gonna talk you to death describing this episode. We just got on and freestyled this one. We enjoyed it though. Hopefully you all will enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? How many of you have heard of Non Fungible Tokens or NFT’s? We didn’t think so. It’s our job to put you on to things that may impact our culture. THIS, in our humble opinions, will change the game; possibly in the favor of artists for a change. At least until the labels figure out how to turn art to commodity in that space too. Anyway…Here’s What is an NFT; and what does it mean for Hip Hop. We hope y’all enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang Clan! We don't think this one needs much explanation. We all get a little nostalgic from time to time. This is one of those times. Maybe some of the things you miss about Hip Hop made our list too. Maybe we're SUPER nerds and ain't nobody thinking bout what we miss lol. Anyway...We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Last week the list for 2021 Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. Among notable names were Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. We heard a few differing opinions on the topic. Some instantly showed pride, others confusion. Some demanded Black Music have its own Hall of Fame. Other wondered whether We belong there. I think Allan and I made a strong, real-world argument as to why Black Musicians belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We take time to analyze the plight of Hip Hop as it relates to Rock music historically. You KNOW we had to play Devil's Advocate on who belongs in and who doesn't. S we also discuss which legends from the genre deserve a spot. THAT was fun lol. As always, this is an important topic. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Many of us "vintage" or older listeners of Hip Hop show a true disdain for the melodic direction "emceeing" has gone in recent years. I'm not gonna say we LIKED it, but we have grown to appreciate what melodic emcees bring to the table. On this episode though, we try and undercover the history of melodic Hip Hop. We attempt to determine the Godfathers of the sub-genre. And we definitely try and NOT be hypocritical old heads. That part isn't so easy LOL. We hope y'all enjoy listening the conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Few Tang Clan! What's good with y'all?!? Hopefully, y'all are still out there getting older; meaning you're consistently waking up on this side of the dirt. That's a good thing. It's the ONLY thing, to be honest. Hip Hop culture doesn't appear to think so. Getting older brings the proverbial pink slip in Hip Hop; the Ol Sandman Simms comes dancing towards you with that damn cane if you will. If that reference was over your head, or too old for you to catch, this episode is for you especially. Your youth is our opportunity (young and old alike) to quell ageism in Hip Hop. It may not mean much to you now. But once it catches up to you, it's too late. Treat this episode as if it's from the future. We're going back to tell people how to save Hip Hop from itself. If you got the Sandman Simms reference right away, we have vital instructions for you as well. Those in our age group have more sway than we give ourselves credit. It's time we start throwing our weight around. We can't make our genre/culture perfect, but we can damn sure make it better. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? The question of the week is "Who Is Desiree Parker?". We got answers. But the more important question might be why does it even matter who she is? Would it matter who she is if this were any other genre of music? What does it say about Hip Hop if things like this matter? Tons and tons of important questions came from this topic. We hope you all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? It's that time of year again! Let's give the outstanding artists of 2020 their flowers. Damn the Grammys! We give our artists A Few...That's right. The name of our award is A Few. So lock in with us and see who wins A Few from #CFAF. We hope you all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple... Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Who doesn't love a definitive list?!? On this episode we argue who's has the best reinvention in Hip Hop. But of course, to properly argue any point, you must set the parameters. So we established "The Articles of Reinvention" to create a baseline or rubric to follow. You know...Hip Hop nerd ish'. We PROMISE this will be the most eclectic Hip Hop list you ever seen. Ironically, we made the decision to talk reinventions a week before the announcement of MFDOOM's passing. Sadly, our timing was impeccable as DOOM formerly known as Zev Love X, easily had the most masterful reinvention Hip Hop as ever seen. Salute to MFDOOM for everything he contributed to the art, the genre, the culture. Rap in Peace King. We hope you all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! http://bit.ly/ConversateYouTubeChannel Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogle Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Industry Rule #4080: Record Company people are shadyyyyyyyyyyyy! Ain't nothing changed since Q-Tip's proclamation. Coal miners have unions. Steel workers have unions. Airline pilots have unions. Actors and actresses have unions. PODCASTERS even have unions! Why not artists, producers and musicians? Heavy hitters such as Joe Budden, Lupe Fiasco and N.O.R.E. have broached the topic but we have found no evidence of movement toward bringing a Hip Hop Union to fruition. Spotify is under fire from unionization of podcasters. Seemingly, there hasn't been a peep from artist; definitely not an organized "peep". Why not? Now we DID undercover vital information that will benefit major label artists going forward. Our opinions are cool. But this info is the meat of this entire conversation. My mind is still blown by what Allan brought to the table on this one. We dropped links to every article read from and mentioned in the show below. https://www.sagaftra.org/does-sound-recordings-department-cover-instrumental-musicians https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/theres-a-musicians-union-many-musicians-are-unaware-or-unable-to-join-831574/amp/ https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/28/01/2015/rappers%E2%80%99-union https://www.afm.org/our-musicians/recording-digital-media/ https://www.unionofmusicians.org/justice-at-spotify Please tell us what you think in the comments below. Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApplePodcasts Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGooglePodcast Instagram and Facebook - Follow and join the conversation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? This is a special episode. Not only is it our 150th show, but it's also special because it's dedicated to our favorite new artist. I COULD'VE said our favorite new emcee. But Che Noir is more than an emcee! She's a producer as well. So emcee isn't a sufficient title for someone so talented. Che is an ARTIST. We get into Che's work, her team, and her region. We give our opinion on where Che might sit among other female emcees historically (which isn't even fair because she's WASHING most male emcees historically lol). Let's get this young lady her flowers. And do yourselves a favor. Go peep her catalog. You're welcome in advance. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Too many murders. Too many indictments. Too much self-snitching. Too much ego. Too many horrible decisions. Obviously NOT enough good advice. The genre we love is suffering from all of these things. The element of danger I admittedly enjoy in my Hip Hop has gone too far. Many of you accepted things had gone too far long before now. Please forgive my willful ignorance. It seems to be the crime that used to pour from the streets into the music now flows (along with blood sadly) from the music into the streets. The phrase "The most dangerous career on the planet" has been swirling around Hip Hop lately. What's happening and why? Who's fault is this? Who's responsibility is it to fix? These are all topics we discuss on this episode. We came to a few very scary realizations too. Give a listen. Hopefully you'll have answers to a few of these questions so vital to the survival of the genre we all love so much. We also hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

A Tribe Called Kast (ATCQ + OutKast) Murder Inc. (Jay-Z, DMX & Ja Rule) Child Rebel Soldier (Kanye, Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco) Theses are just a few super groups that were on the verge of rocking the world but never actually happened. This is like the fantasy football of Hip Hop. Imagine the world we could have/would have lived in if works from these projects made to fruition. Sadly, we can't do much more than imagine. We CAN talk about it! And talk we did. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan! Since the recording of this episode, HBO Max has removed its free stream of "On the Record"; Drew Dixon's story of sexual abuse in the music industry. Drew's abusers are from Hip Hop. They are revered and heralded as legends, godfathers and greats. I said all that to say, we would've posted a link to the free stream if it still existed. It doesn't so we posted this one instead... https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXrw_sA07SZGXWQEAAADb (You can subscribe or just do what we all do lol) Watching this documentary prompted a conversation on the show that's long overdue. This conversation is long overdue for the culture at large. Who's job is it to call out the culture? Who's going to listen? Would we listen if women ask Hip Hop as a culture to change? Why haven't women asked Hip Hop as a culture to change? Have they and have we not listened? There's more than an episode's worth of topic here. So I'm sure we'll revisit it soon. But for now, let's get to it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew On the Record Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddHf5VXL3g --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Aight! Most podcasts are trying make money off its audience. We admit. We'd like to make a little coin too. But this ep is all about making YOU, The Few Tang Clan, some bread. We got a stock tip y'all. Four words...Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited. On this episode we get into the moves they've been making, and with who. We get into what their venture means for the music industry on a whole. And most importantly, we get into how we, and YOU might be able to make some money along with our favorite songwriters and producers. I promise you don't want to miss the info in this episode. We hope you make as much money off this as we do. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!?! Do you know what today is?!?! Sing it wit'me! It's our anniversary! It's been 3 years since we launched Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast. And what better way to celebrate than to take it back to the beginning. 3 years ago, Allan gave me a call and 3 hours later, a show was born. If you've been an artist, unless you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you know "The Starving Artist" experience. Recent events [Russ' convo with Steve Stout coupled with the Migos label drama] have brought the idea back to us with perfect timing. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! How has the maturation of Hip Hop artists changed over the eras? Is the influx of so much new music forcing us to "Old Head out", and start yelling get off my lawn? Or do we recognize the advantages technology affords both artists and fans nowadays? We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We're back y'all. Hopefully we gave y'all enough time to catch up to the barrage of episodes we hit you with lol. Our apologies for such a long break between episodes. Technical difficulties, creative impairments (Jana is to blame for that one specifically), and plain enjoying the break a little bit; those are the reasons for our absence. Please forgive us. Now that we have that out of the way...Let's get down to business. We need Hip Hop to step up. Not just the emcees, but the culture. On this episode we stick to the music though. We dig into Hip Hop's responsibility to social justice. Historically, where does Hip Hop stand on matters of injustice. Has Hip Hop ever served its people properly? CAN Hip Hop serve its people properly? If so, how? Thank you for your patience. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! We brought Chris Charles back in to run through our favorite Hip Hop album covers of all time. We kinda used a draft format. We let our guest go first and with each answer, we give details about what makes the artwork our favorite. And yes…we know the title says 10 albums. Ignore that. We definitely talked about more than 10 joints. There are some gems about the origin or inspiration for some classics covers in here too. Preciate you Chris for coming though and choppin it up with us again. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Full disclosure: I, Jana, did not want to have this conversation. I won’t say my cohost Allan insisted lol. I will say Allan reminded me that we swore we wouldn’t talk about 6ix9ine (even after getting out of prison early), until he made a move. Well he’s moving. I KNEW this conversation was gonna piss me off lol. I didn’t know it would send us down an aluminum foil hat wearing, conspiracy theory induced, rabbit hole. And I definitely didn’t know we would end up waxing philosophical on the survival of Hip Hop culture. Ultimately, I’m happy Allan pushed for this episode. It was necessary. Just know I fought it LOL. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Often, our first impression of an artist is based on photography. Whether an album cover, magazine spread, or nowadays, an Instagram pic, someone's photography is our introduction to an artist's look, attitude, lifestyle...I could go on but you get it. Today we're talking photography in Hip Hop. And there was no way we were having this discussion without our guest; the GOAT photographer, Chris Charles. Chris has shot Hip Hop legends, Jazz legends, as well as people you'll likely read about in future history books. We talked to Chris about everything #HipHopPhotography from each of our favorite album covers, to discussing some of the most legendary photographers in the game, to technology's impact on photography in Hip Hop, and more. I learned so much during this talk. Y'all ready to nerd out on #HipHop? Good; cause that's what we do round here! Again, thank you so much Chris, for chopping it up with us. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! I think loose usage of the word “Svengali” has softened its meaning. I always took the word to mean a person that takes the diamond in the rough, works musical and music industry “magic” to create a star. Little did I know the word is a name, and that name belonged to a pretty sinister character from "Tribly", the 1894 novel/musical. This new information helped us distinguish between the svengalis we love and respect, from the ones we should be weary of; the Big Bad Wolves of the music industry if you will. It helped us be able to discern when the word is being used “properly” or better yet, to what effect. Yeah we know...#HipHopNerd ish lol. Welcome to The Role of the Svengali in Hip Hop. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you know like I know, when you get a chance to talk to Dallas, it’s in your best interest to talk BUSINESS. Everybody wanna be a Boss. Dallas is one of the few people I’ve met who is inherently a Boss. But not for the benefit of himself. He’s always used his blessing to help others achieve their dreams; that includes me, Jana. I don’t know if I’ve ever officially said thank you…Well from the bottom of my heart, Thank You DBoy. God bless ya Life. Love you Boy. We hope y’all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you know like I know, when you get a chance to talk to Dallas, it’s in your best interest to talk BUSINESS. Everybody wanna be a Boss. Dallas is one of the few people I’ve met who is inherently a Boss. But not for the benefit of himself. He’s always used his blessing to help others achieve their dreams; that includes me, Jana. I don’t know if I’ve ever officially said thank you…Well from the bottom of my heart, Thank You DBoy. God bless ya Life. Love you Boy. We hope y’all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! One of the reasons we do this show is we feel it’s our duty to leave behind intelligent conversations about Hip Hop. We also understand that educating our listeners comes with the territory. So today, we’re list 10 of the most unsung figures in Hip Hop. Hopefully, for some of you the names on our list will be new to you. For others, we hope to get a resounding “Hell yeah!” when you hear the name of someone you respect and see as unsung as well. So many people deserve to make this list we could do this show twice a week for a year and not scratch the surface. I’m happy we did this one. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! No description today; just a list of things we talked/argued about… Jay-Z v. Drake is a dumb idea. Is Jermaine Dupri’s disrespect for TrackMasters ridiculous? 12 songs Alchemist should play in a battle with anyone but Havoc. Hezekiah Walker v. John P Kee?!?!? Should @Verzuz battles be monetized? How will media change post-stay at home? Salute @hi_its_keysha, 1/4 of the #Straight2TapePodcast! Thanks for the Instagram Live convo the other day. That talk definitely fueled some of the content for this episode. We hope y'all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support