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Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:45 - Intro 00:01:30 - Intro to West Coast vs Joey Bada$$ beef 00:03:30 - How Pusha T changed what we expect from a rap beef 00:05:30 - Red Bull Freestyle with Big Sean, Ab-Soul, & Joey Bada$$ 00:08:20 - Ray Vaughn drops “Hoe Era” and its California vibes Joey drops “The Finals” 00:12:00 - What other appers we'd like to see enter the beef 00:14:50 - Joey drops “The Finals” 00:16:50 - Reminiscing on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef and having an East Coast bias in the beef 00:19:20 - AZChike diss 00:22:00 - Daylyt's first diss 00:26:55 - KayHon joins to breakdown Joey, Ray Vaughn, Daylyt, AZChike and more 00:42:40 - The return of the California hip-hop sounds and the importance of knowing its history 00:46:15 - DJ's role in hip-hop culture and the recent rise in DJing 00:47:30 - DJ Short's journey to start Djing 00:49:00 - How djing and remix culture is being watered down by tiktok 00:50:30 - The power of remix culture: DJ Short made a remix for HER and she ended up using it 00:51:30 - The importance of understanding cultures in DJing 00:55:20 - How DJ Short became the DJ for The Estelle Show on Apple Music 00:59:30 - DJ Short's podcast “Liner Notes” 01:00:10 - Our favorite songs of 2025
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:45 - Intro 00:01:50 - New tape “Ethergrams” dropped 00:03:00 - How prepared should an artist be before they drop/understanding your goals for an album 00:07:00 - How Brain got playlisted with help from his distributor and the importance of playlisting 00:09:20 - The benefit of being your own producer and engineer as an artist 00:12:30 - Mount Rushmore of rapper/producers 00:14:40 - How Brain got connected with Alchemist and their friendship 00:19:20 - Alchemist's inspiration on the business side of music for artists 00:20:00 - How Brain first started making money off of his music with cassette tapes and utilizing Band Camp 00:25:20 - The power of responding to your fans 00:28:15 - How Brain was able to do a tour overseas and how he even got the idea 00:34:45 - Creating a Patreon for fans and the power of being able to give exclusive content to your biggest fans 00:41:15 - The power of creating a newsletter and importance of collecting emails 00:44:30 - Our favorite albums of 2025 and what we're most looking forward to
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:01:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - What made Ralph leave a career in promotion to start a distribution company 00:04:20 - The feeling of finding a new favorite artist 00:06:10 - Why you can't buy your music into popularity 00:09:00 - How artists should utilize their marketing and how AI can be helpful for organization 00:13:30 - What separates Intercept Music from other distributors utilizing technology 00:16:20 - What does it mean to be independent in 2025 00:21:10 - How can artists make a career off music and make money 00:28:45 - At what point should an artist start thinking about getting a team? 00:34:15 - The best way to get on a playlist 00:36:15 - What is the best type of content to make? Music videos? Short form content? 00:37:00 - How car artist make money outside of streams? 00:39:00 - Where does Ralph see the music industry going 00:41:50 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:01:00 - intro 00:02:00 - The stigma around video essays 00:03:00 - The issue with current music journalism and their issue with Volksgeist 00:07:30 - the positive sides of written journalism 00:10:00 - The goal of Volksgeist's videos how he is educating people 00:12:40 - Our thoughts on the Playboi Carti album and its long rollout 00:13:40 - A quick detour about how awesome concerts are 00:16:00 - Back to Carti album talk 00:19:20 - Adams hot take on The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator 00:24:30 - Our excitement level for A$AP Rocky's “Don't Be Dumb” and the issue with its rollout 00:31:40 - Drake and Kendrick one year later and Kendricks hypocrisy 00:39:20 - What Kendrick Lamar and hip-hop has taught us 00:41:00 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - Our reaction to Doechii's grammy win 00:03:15 - Artists we were “early” on (featuring Tommy Richman, Lexa Gates, and Chance the Rapper) 00:07:00 - How Annabelle goes about listening to submissions and how to stand out when submitting 00:10:00 - does Annabelle let view metrics guide her content? 00:11:00 - How That Good Sh*T started 00:14:00 - How Annabelle landed on the branding for TGS 00:16:00 - How Annabelle built her TGS team 00:19:50 - Anabelle's research process for interviews 00:21:40 - Our Mount Rushmore of interviewed 00:25:00 - Tips for interviewing 00:27:00 - How Annabelle deals with impostor syndrome 00:31:10 - how Annabelle deals with hate 00:35:00 - How Annabelle got into DJing 00:39:00 - opening for Doechii and Teezo touchdown 00:41:00 - Our favorite concerts ever 00:45:00 - Favorite music region right now 00:47:00 - A message to people who say hiphop is dying 00:49:00 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:0:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Grammys Intro 00:06:35 - The Grammys were… great? 00:08:30 - Kanye's wife arrives naked and announces new album 00:10:30 - Kendrick sweeps Grammys wins 5 awards 00:12:30 - Is Drake going R&B a good move for his return? 00:17:40 - Doechii wins Rap Album of the Year 00:20:30 - TDE is the San Antonio Spurs of hip-hop 00:24:00 - Best debut rap albums 00:26:00 - beyonce wins her first grammy 00:28:30 - Are the Grammys anti-drake? 00:34:00 - Anderson Paak and Rapsody win awards 00:35:00 - YK drops new album "Dusta Da Vinci 00:37:50 - How YK thought of plan to drop an album every month 00:39:00 - Production on the album 00:41:00 - How to balance mastering your craft while still releasing music 00:47:40 - Making music is supposed to be fun 00:51:00 - Artists who have switched their rap names
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:30 - Intro 00:02:00 - the best music of the summer so far 00:03:30 - artists need to bring back rollouts 00:06:30 - Griselda's disappointing releases 00:08:30 - the difference between artists who we expect to have new sound every album versus who should stay in their lane 00:09:15 - Elsie's new show off the record on revolt 00:12:00 - How Elsie prepares for her big interviews w schoolboy q and ravyn lenae 00:15:30 are superstars made or born 00:19:45 - artists let fans dictate their careers too much 00:20:10 can rap mimic rock and roll in terms of longevity 00:23:00 older artist that we'd like to see drop a return album 00:25:10 - favorite cult classics albums 00:13:40 - the impotence of album art 00:37:50 closing thoughts
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Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:25 - New music we're listening to 00:02:30 - How much should artists be posting on social media 00:08:10 - Artists whose content we're inspired by featuring Dru Kelly, LaRussle, Nate Joel, and more 00:13:30 - Our thoughts one month post Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef 00:19:10 - Did Drake underestimate Kendrick? 00:21:40 - Was there a double standard for how people reacted to the accusations made against Kendrick? 00:24:20 - Why did Drake do this new awful feature? 00:25:10 - Was J. Cole's Grippy verse over-hated? 00:25:50 - Drafting the best rap album intros ever 00:35:40 -Expectations for new Chance the Rapper album 00:37:50 - Weekly Playlist Title
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Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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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Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Our playlist titles of the week 00:02:25 - How Joey built up his following on Twitter 00:06:20 - Is Twitter better post-Elon 00:09:40 - Our top 5 songs of the year 00:21:50 - Our top 5 music videos of the year 00:29:15 - Our top 5 verses of the year 00:40:30 - Our favorite line of the year 00:43:40 - Our top 5 albums of the year 00:51:35 - 2023s rookie of the year, most improved, and MVP 00:56:55 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:00 - Bryce's playlist title 00:04:30 - Adam's playlist title 00:05:30 - Artist/Producer collaboration albums 00:06:50 - Kanye announces new album "Vultures" 00:09:25 - Kanye's album release stream 00:12:00 - Thoughts on the Kanye snippets 00:14:20 - JID's "Surround Sound" reenters Billboard charts and future music 00:15:30 - Freddie Gibbs appears on Kanye album 00:20:50 - New Bas album is dropping 00:22:00 - The issue with first week sales 00:24:20 - The issue with music media 00:27:00 - What we know about Playboi Carti's new album 00:30:00 - How music is actually leaked 00:32:30 - Carti drops new music video 00:34:15 - Should fans listen to leaks? 00:38:15 - Spotify announces huge layoffs 00:40:20 - Drake should have gone independent 00:41:00 - The issue with streaming 00:42:00 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:55 - Weekly playlist titles 00:03:00 - Ausar's favorite beats to freestyle to 00:05:45 - Ausar's top Chicago albums ever 00:07:30 - Coloring Book vs Acid Rap 00:09:00 - Adam's Taylor Bennett story 00:10:00 - Ausar's relationship with Taylor Bennett 00:11:45 - Chicago scene when Ausar started 00:13:00 - Chicago's specific gospel sound 00:15:10 - Why Ausar doesn't curse in his music 00:18:00 - Ausar's appearance on Rhythm and Flow on Netflix 00:20:00 - Speaking with Lupe Fiasco and Chance the Rapper 00:22:00 - Making music that doesn't fit in a box 00:23:30 - Treating rap like a sport 00:25:30 - How often should artists drop? 00:27:15 - Picking the features on the album 00:29:30 - Chris Patrick wants to ask Ausar if a hot dog is a sandwich 00:30:00 - Relationship with Chris Patrick and Dende and Sanctuary Sessions 00:32:50 - How Ausar built his team 00:35:10 - Importance of performing 00:43:00 - Balancing sharing private life in music 00:45:30 - Closing thoughts
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Weekly Playlist Titles/Apple Music Yearly Wrap-up 00:02:30 - Jack Harlow goes number 1 again 00:04:50 - The issue with Billboard Charts 00:06:45 - Jack Harlow has managed his career perfectly 00:13:50 - Jack Harlow isn't an industry plant 00:16:00 - Do first week sales matter? 00:18:40 - Is it easier to build a fanbase now? 00:21:10 - Who is the most influential artist of this generation? 00:27:30 - Best albums of the last 5 years 00:32:15 - Travis Scott vs. Tyler, the Creator's influence 00:34:30 - What will J. Cole's "Fall Off" sound like 00:37:30 - Closing thoughts
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. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
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! Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
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! Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
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. Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 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
Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Logic intro 6:55 - Logic's top 5 songs ever 18:15 - Our favorite Logic albums 21:15 - Playlist titles of the week 23:40 - Understanding Playboi Carti and Ken Karson 29:20 - The importance of Producers in "opium" rap 33:25 - Opium rap reaching the mainstream 36:10 - A review of Travis Scott's Utopia tour 47:20 - Favorite albums of 2023 so far 55:15 - Closing thoughts
Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Adam's thoughts on "For All the Dogs" 9:45 - Sam's thoughts on 'For All the Dogs" 13:30 - Should Drake be more mature? 16:25 - Gaining respect for Drake's older albums 20:05 - Playlist titles 22:35 - Previewing new Westside Gunn album 24:00 - Most disappointing albums of the 2020s so far 32:05 - Ranking Drakes timestamp series 38:10 - Closing thoughts
Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic//soundcentricmusic Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Lil Yachty drops new song 2:55 - J. Cole's legacy 7:55 - Eminem is a top 10 selling artist of all time 11:20 - Weekly playlist titles 12:35 - Artists are getting a big feature too soon 15:00 - Artists that we thought would be stars 20:05 - Who evolved more, Tyler the Creator or Mac Miller 21:40 - Our favorite sub genres of rap 26:20 - Our favorite rap duos of all time 31:00 - Closing thoughts
Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic//soundcentricmusic Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Was Drake's "Slime You Out" a great single? 3:00 - Will Drake drop another classic? 6:30 - Weekly playlist titles 8:00 - Donald Glover praise 13:20 - Is beef good for hip-hop? 18:45 - Doja Cat album review 23:50 - Why didn't Doja's album stream very well? 29:10 - Are hit songs getting worse? 31:25 - Importance of building a brand as an artist 34:35 - Is hip-hop on the decline?
Make sure to subscribe and rate us on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcast, Youtube, etc We truly appreciate your support. Find us on social media for daily content and information regarding all things music industry Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundcentricmus Instagram:https://https://www.instagram.com/soundcentricmusic//soundcentricmusic Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soundcentricmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoundCentricmusic Website: https://soundcentricmusic.com Podcast: https://www.soundcentricmusic.com 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Artists we're waiting to drop 2:45 - Doja Cat album preview 5:45 - Album rollouts 9:45 - Playlist titles of the week 11:35 - Nas Magic 3 album review 16:20 - Artists who can make an album without a feature 18:00 - New Drake SZA single 22:55 - Huge collabs that were disappointing this year 29:50 - Artists need better beats 33:55 - Teezo Touchdown album discussion