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View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk with Carmen Klomparens, lead designer of the Foundations Starter Collection, about the set and how it's a great option for new Cube players looking for a starting point. They talk about what's in the set, how and how it was designed, and then each offer ideas and specific cards they'd add and cut to use it as a cube. Discussed in this episode: Nile on Twitch The full list of cards in the Foundations Starter Collection Foundations Starter Collection on the mothership The Uncanny Valley The Regular Cube Sacred Geometry Carmen Klomparens on Bluesky Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts' Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy's “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony's “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you'd like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:33 - Did Magic R&D consider that the Foundations Starter Collection might make a great skeleton for a Cube? 6:29 - Limited and Cube as a proxy for kitchen table Magic 8:44 - What are the high level goals of Foundations 11:24 - Using mechanics to encourage your players to discover what is cool about Magic 14:49 - What is included in the Foundations Starter Collection 19:37 - What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would add to the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube 20:21 - Addition: a set of mono-color Planeswalkers 22:28 - Addition: Archangel of Thune 23:23 - Addition: Emeria Angel 24:18 - Addition: another cycle of fixing lands 27:29 - Addition: Remand 28:52 - Addition: Ravnica bounce lands 29:40 - Addition: more support for the ‘gates' theme 33:24 - Addition: Viscera Seer 36:57 - Addition: Kess, Dissident Mage 39:28 - Addition: Faithless Looting 40:46 - Addition: Irencrag Pyromancer 42:11 - Addition: Future Sight 43:19 - Addition: A good black green threat 46:06 - Addition: Krosan Tusker 47:30 - Addition: Treetop Village 49:56 - What would Carmen, Andy, and Anthony would cut from the Foundations Starter Collection if they were to turn it into a Cube 50:21 - Cut: the color hate cards 51:24 - Cut: Hidetsugu's Second Rite 52:07 - Cut: Wishclaw Talisman 52:50 - Cut: Feldon's Cane 55:33 - Cut: Command Tower 58:19 - Cut: Fog Bank 59:33 - Cut: Rogue's Passage 1:01:22 - Cut: Stroke of Midnight and Harmless Offering 1:03:45 - Cut: Sol Ring 1:05:57 - The lessons Cube designers can take from Carmen's experience with Magic R&D 1:10:09 - Llanowar Elves vs. Elvish Mystic 1:14:52 - A thank you for Burst Lightning

View all cards mentioned in this episode Andy and Anthony talk about changes to the design of Magic cards over the years: including some overt changes like “snap on equipment” and more subtle differences in how attack triggers are worded they feel would have been done differently in the past. They talk about how each changes the texture and focus of games and how they think about them as Cube designers, whether they add more options or are a reason to pick cards from particular eras of the game. Discussed in this episode: Cooking Issues The Oldest School Cube Richard Garfield's Post on Reddit Lucky Paper Radio 213: French Vanilla Face-Off Upcoming Cube Events Cube for a Cause AW25 Playing Oppression PDF The Best Method for Shuffling Cubes Detailed Analysis and Comparison of Cube Shuffling Methods Check us out on Twitch and YouTube for paper Cube gameplay. You can find the hosts' Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy's “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony's “Regular” Cube You can find both your hosts in the MTG Cube Talk Discord. Send in questions to the show at mail@luckypaper.co or our p.o. box: Lucky Paper PO Box 4855 Baltimore, MD 21211 If you'd like to show your support for the show, please leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Musical production by DJ James Nasty. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Tofu Corner 3:18 - Introduction to changing patterns in Magic R&D 5:15 - Changing pattern: more enter the battlefield abilities on creatures 21:04 - Changing pattern: the proliferation of trinket artifacts like clues, blood tokens, map tokens, etc. 30:28 - Changing pattern: eliminating edge-case targets 38:58 - Changing pattern: 'snap-on' equipment that attaches on entering 46:09 - Changing pattern: ‘whenever ~ attacks' triggers vs. ‘whenever you attack' triggers 59:08 - Closing thoughts and calls to action

In this podcast, I share what Magic R&D refers to as the "elephant in boots" problems and how we work to solve it.

YES - 2 1/2 years is "very old" in politics! PLUS - The Magic R !!! Do we continue to allow EVERYONE to use The Magic R?

En intensiv helg väntar alla travälskare. På söndag avgörs Prix d´Amérique och på lördag är det jackpot på Hellbergs hemmabana Halmstad. Förutom storfavoriten i V75-1 är många av loppen öppna och det blir ett annorlunda system den här veckan. Och självklart bjuder trion på spel till världens tuffaste lopp.

Try as they might, our beloved hosts just can't stay on track. On this episode, Andy's attempt to tie up a few loose ends from last week's episode ends up leading our heroes down another rabbit hole about the Cube design process and how it relates to the player psychographics. It was not a fruitless journey, though! On this episode, Andy and Anthony propose the application of the “Vision Design” and “Play Design” distinction that exists within Magic R&D to Cube design. Tune in to learn all about Midnight Cube, The Ballmer Peak, and second-hand Drive to Work episodes. You can find the hosts' Cubes on Cube Cobra: Andy's “Bun Magic” Cube Anthony's “Regular” Cube If you have a question for the show, or want us to do a pack 1, pick 1 from your cube, email us at mail@luckypaper.co. Please include how you'd like to be credited on air, your pronouns, and if you're submitting a cube for the pack 1, pick 1, a link to said cube. Musical production by DJ James Nasty.

After a long hiatus due to staffing issues, for episode 32, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk about Guilds of Ravnica. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:02:24 – How Cards Are Made09:03 – Listener Questions on GRN32:10 – Lunch and Dinner in Seattle38:38 – Invert // Invent and Being an EditorTotal runtime: 46:44Where Was That Nat Guy Anyway In October 2016, I (Nat) moved to Seattle and briefly touched the sun as an editor in Magic R&D for Wizards of the Coast. For two years, my wife and I lived for adventure in the Pacific Northwest, and I got to live out the dream of working on Magic: The Gathering, the game I’ve managed to dedicate more than half my life to playing. Working for Wizards was great. I learned many things that I’ll carry with me now that I’ve left, not only about Magic (how it’s created and how it’s played) and about editing in general. For anyone who’s dreamed of working in Magic R&D, I’ll say it’s pretty much everything you’ve imagined. You can spend an entire day playing Magic with some of the best, most insightful, and most creative players ever. You get to see all the cards as they develop, before they come out. And you end up with more product than you realistically know what to do with. But it’s still a pretty regular office job, with meetings and whatnot. Most of the time employees are still concerned with meeting job responsibilities, managing whatever it is you’re working on at the time. And when my wife and I were looking at what we wanted from life, it was evident that with aging parents and the thought of having children of our own, it would be a lot more convenient to be back in Ohio than a day’s flight away from it (also, housing prices in Columbus are literally a quarter of those in Seattle!). In my two years, I worked on a lot of different things you may have seen. Among other things, I did Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins, finished the editing on 25th Anniversary Masters and Iconic Masters, and did the creative editing on Rivals of Ixalan. There are things I worked on that I still can’t talk about because they’re not even a gleam in the players’ eyes yet. I was also the lead editor on Guilds of Ravnica, and in this episode we talk about that. I answer some listener questions about the Magic R&D process and talk about some of the cards. If you want to know about some names or flavor texts I wrote or what the heck happened with Invert, it should be pretty entertaining. If you’re interested in reading about the process I describe pretty quickly, Mark Rosewater has a column detailing it, titled “Vision Design, Set Design, and Play Design.” I directed listeners to an earlier article, which is here, and also worth checking out. Lunch and Dinner in Seattle Josh asks what the good places to eat around Wizards of the Coast are. I didn’t take full advantage of all the local options because I’m frugal (cheap). I like to save money on normal eating so I can spend more on special events, so I generally packed my lunch. But there were a few places that I enjoyed semi-regularly. Malakor Thai and Spice King are both good if you like Thai or Indian food. I’m not an expert in either, but Elizabeth and I went to Malakor a few times for dinner too, and Spice King was where my team went for a goodbye lunch. Other times I would treat myself to a burrito at El Burrito Loco because carnitas and horchata are delicious. Seattle also seems to have an affinity for local burger places, something around Five Guys in price and expected quality. Shake ‘N Go was the one nearest the office, and they have good burgers, fries, and shakes, as well as some other offerings I didn’t take advantage of. The best known Seattle burger restaurant is probably Dick’s Drive-In, which I was disappointed to learn is closer to fast food than fast casual, but they know what they’re doing. I like their shakes. My absolute favorite burger place in Seattle is The Burger Express in Federal Way, a little south of Renton. They have a wide variety of burgers, all grilled to perfection, and hand-cut fries that are the perfect mix of crispy outsides and soft inners. Their shakes are spun and super thick. They grill their own jalapenos too, and for my money, their jalapeno burger is the second best burger I’ve ever had. Other places I thought were good were Pick Quick (a local chain I visited in Auburn), Herfy’s Burgers (another local chain near the office), and Zippy’s Giant Burgers (two locations with lots of burger memorabilia on the walls, and they sell beer). For finer dining, I really like Lecosho, which is a couple of blocks from Pike Place Market. They have locally sourced food, including seafood and some interesting options when they’re available, and do a great job preparing it. Also good cocktails. Lecosho is up the hill from Copperworks Distilling, which has great whisky varieties and whose cask-finished gin from chai-spiced cider barrels was just amazing. And if you’re near Pike Place, I like The Crumpet Shop for a snack. You may have to know what a crumpet is to understand cricket, but they clearly do both. Other places that were high on my list were Taylor Shellfish, Bizzarro Italian Cafe, and Donut Factory. Taylor Shellfish would have several oyster varieties available and also served geoduck sashimi, which is a fun experience. Bizzarro has really good Italian food that definitely seems better than stuff you would make at home, and they fully encourage drinks with dinner. And Donut Factory, on Seattle’s north side has a wide selection of fry-cake doughnuts, including flavors like green tea, Oreo, and red velvet, all of which are sweet bites of heaven. They have more deluxe pastries as well, but fry-cakes are my favorite. I think that’s pretty good, summarizing two years of good food into a few paragraphs. Seriously, though, if you’re traveling to Seattle, I found fellow Wizard Gavin Verhey’s website, Gavin Eats, to be a solid assessment of a lot of places with a really useful binary rating system. Questions for Discussion Anything we missed when talking about Guilds of Ravnica? We can continue answering questions in the comments if you want. Concluding Remarks Thanks for listening, and thanks to everyone who submitted questions for this episode! We hope we were able to provide a unique look into how Magic cards are created. We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com. And if you want me to put editorial markup on your copies of Invert, I’ll see you at Eternal Weekend!

After a long hiatus due to staffing issues, for episode 32, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) talk about Guilds of Ravnica. Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:02:24 – How Cards Are Made09:03 – Listener Questions on GRN32:10 – Lunch and Dinner in Seattle38:38 – Invert // Invent and Being an EditorTotal runtime: 46:44Where Was That Nat Guy Anyway In October 2016, I (Nat) moved to Seattle and briefly touched the sun as an editor in Magic R&D for Wizards of the Coast. For two years, my wife and I lived for adventure in the Pacific Northwest, and I got to live out the dream of working on Magic: The Gathering, the game I’ve managed to dedicate more than half my life to playing. Working for Wizards was great. I learned many things that I’ll carry with me now that I’ve left, not only about Magic (how it’s created and how it’s played) and about editing in general. For anyone who’s dreamed of working in Magic R&D, I’ll say it’s pretty much everything you’ve imagined. You can spend an entire day playing Magic with some of the best, most insightful, and most creative players ever. You get to see all the cards as they develop, before they come out. And you end up with more product than you realistically know what to do with. But it’s still a pretty regular office job, with meetings and whatnot. Most of the time employees are still concerned with meeting job responsibilities, managing whatever it is you’re working on at the time. And when my wife and I were looking at what we wanted from life, it was evident that with aging parents and the thought of having children of our own, it would be a lot more convenient to be back in Ohio than a day’s flight away from it (also, housing prices in Columbus are literally a quarter of those in Seattle!). In my two years, I worked on a lot of different things you may have seen. Among other things, I did Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins, finished the editing on 25th Anniversary Masters and Iconic Masters, and did the creative editing on Rivals of Ixalan. There are things I worked on that I still can’t talk about because they’re not even a gleam in the players’ eyes yet. I was also the lead editor on Guilds of Ravnica, and in this episode we talk about that. I answer some listener questions about the Magic R&D process and talk about some of the cards. If you want to know about some names or flavor texts I wrote or what the heck happened with Invert, it should be pretty entertaining. If you’re interested in reading about the process I describe pretty quickly, Mark Rosewater has a column detailing it, titled “Vision Design, Set Design, and Play Design.” I directed listeners to an earlier article, which is here, and also worth checking out. Lunch and Dinner in Seattle Josh asks what the good places to eat around Wizards of the Coast are. I didn’t take full advantage of all the local options because I’m frugal (cheap). I like to save money on normal eating so I can spend more on special events, so I generally packed my lunch. But there were a few places that I enjoyed semi-regularly. Malakor Thai and Spice King are both good if you like Thai or Indian food. I’m not an expert in either, but Elizabeth and I went to Malakor a few times for dinner too, and Spice King was where my team went for a goodbye lunch. Other times I would treat myself to a burrito at El Burrito Loco because carnitas and horchata are delicious. Seattle also seems to have an affinity for local burger places, something around Five Guys in price and expected quality. Shake ‘N Go was the one nearest the office, and they have good burgers, fries, and shakes, as well as some other offerings I didn’t take advantage of. The best known Seattle burger restaurant is probably Dick’s Drive-In, which I was disappointed to learn is closer to fast food than fast casual, but they know what they’re doing. I like their shakes. My absolute favorite burger place in Seattle is The Burger Express in Federal Way, a little south of Renton. They have a wide variety of burgers, all grilled to perfection, and hand-cut fries that are the perfect mix of crispy outsides and soft inners. Their shakes are spun and super thick. They grill their own jalapenos too, and for my money, their jalapeno burger is the second best burger I’ve ever had. Other places I thought were good were Pick Quick (a local chain I visited in Auburn), Herfy’s Burgers (another local chain near the office), and Zippy’s Giant Burgers (two locations with lots of burger memorabilia on the walls, and they sell beer). For finer dining, I really like Lecosho, which is a couple of blocks from Pike Place Market. They have locally sourced food, including seafood and some interesting options when they’re available, and do a great job preparing it. Also good cocktails. Lecosho is up the hill from Copperworks Distilling, which has great whisky varieties and whose cask-finished gin from chai-spiced cider barrels was just amazing. And if you’re near Pike Place, I like The Crumpet Shop for a snack. You may have to know what a crumpet is to understand cricket, but they clearly do both. Other places that were high on my list were Taylor Shellfish, Bizzarro Italian Cafe, and Donut Factory. Taylor Shellfish would have several oyster varieties available and also served geoduck sashimi, which is a fun experience. Bizzarro has really good Italian food that definitely seems better than stuff you would make at home, and they fully encourage drinks with dinner. And Donut Factory, on Seattle’s north side has a wide selection of fry-cake doughnuts, including flavors like green tea, Oreo, and red velvet, all of which are sweet bites of heaven. They have more deluxe pastries as well, but fry-cakes are my favorite. I think that’s pretty good, summarizing two years of good food into a few paragraphs. Seriously, though, if you’re traveling to Seattle, I found fellow Wizard Gavin Verhey’s website, Gavin Eats, to be a solid assessment of a lot of places with a really useful binary rating system. Questions for Discussion Anything we missed when talking about Guilds of Ravnica? We can continue answering questions in the comments if you want. Concluding Remarks Thanks for listening, and thanks to everyone who submitted questions for this episode! We hope we were able to provide a unique look into how Magic cards are created. We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or The Mana Drain or on Twitter. You can also email us at seriousvintagepodcast@gmail.com. And if you want me to put editorial markup on your copies of Invert, I’ll see you at Eternal Weekend!

In this podcast, I interview Worth Wollpert and talk about his time in Magic R&D and running Magic Online.

It's Episode 12 of the Finding Games podcast, where we talk to people who work in and around the tabletop games industry, and find out how they got there. This time around, Sophie's chatting to Victoria Caña. By day, Victoria is a producer at Wizards of the Coast where she leads a team of game designers in the Magic R&D department. By night, she is an award-winning indie game designer and co-founder of Cat Quartet Games, a boutique publishing company that focuses on bringing fun, fast, and accessible games to the world. Victoria's first board game, Gladius, successfully raised over $96,000 on Kickstarter in March 2020. You can find Victoria on virtually every social media platform at @victoriacana. You can also check out Gladius on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/catquartetgames/gladius Music from filmmusic.io (incompetech.com): "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod “Happy Boy End Theme” by Kevin MacLeod Licence: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

We made it through Season 1, family! Before we go, we want to send love and light to the families of Jacob Blake and Chadwick Boseman (01:16). Shout out to the @8mt92_podcast (03:20). We gotta go in on Tory Lanez one more time (04:23). Celina Powell and friends vs Trey Songz (07:31). Brandy Verzuz Monica (15:15). Garcelle Beauvais and The Real (18:52). Congrats Marques Houston (22:24). Benzino's Only Fans (24:18). Masika and her OnlyFans kidnapping (27:38). Terry Crews told ya'll to boycott Magic City (16:42) and did R. Kelly pay someone to get beat down (11:22)?? Sauvignon, anyone...Sistas & Sauvignon: https://msha.ke/sistasandsauvignon/Syneca: https://www.instagram.com/extremelysyn/Tiara: https://www.instagram.com/lifeas_tiara/Melodye: https://www.instagram.com/melodye_/

Andrew Brown from Magic R&D visits our Weekly MTG hosts to review Throne of Eldraine previews so far and show off a new preview.

Gavin Verhey, our familiar friend from Magic R&D, joins Steve and Blake to play Eldraine Courtside Brawl on MTG Arena.

Blake and Steve have Gavin Verhey of Magic R&D on the show for a live Ravnica Allegiance Prerelease primer.

For the first time ever, I have a guest who isn't in the car with me. Thanks to new technology, I now have the ability to have a guest phone in. Gavin Verhey of Magic R&D tests out this new technology with me.

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Ausar Ra Black Hawk for the weeks of June 8 & 15, 2017 (originally broadcast on the week of February 2, 2011) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week focused on updates with the internet- & street-based political protests/revolutions occurring in Egypt, the possible return on of ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristede to Haiti, DJ Kool Herc's recent illness & the need for Health Care in more ways than one with musicians, the National Black Theater in Harlem & it's current debt issues and some more diverse topics here and there. We had a great interview with Hip-Hop Legend Kool G Rap (http://www.KoolGRap.com). Some of the topics we covered in this in depth interview with the long established & classic Hip-Hop MC include his various creative influences, the drastic need for balance in Hip-Hop music and the media outlets in general, some of Kool G Rap's peraonal favorite MCs, DJs & producers, memories of Mr. Magic (R.I.P.) & the Juice Crew, how he feels about fans criticizing Hip-Hop artists for not being "street" enough for cred, Kool G Rap's upcoming "Offer You Can't Refuse" EP & the "Riches, Royalty & Respect" album projects dropping this eyar along with lots more! FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of June 22 & 29, 2017 [originally broadcast on the week of February 2, 2011] RZA feat. Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang/You Already Know/Koch UGK feat. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap/Next Up/UGK Records & Jive Kool G Rap feat. Haylie Duff/On The Rise/Chinga Chang, Latchey & Koch Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/On The Run/Cold Chillin' Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/Butcher Shop/Cold Chillin' Big L feat. Kool G Rap/Fall Back/Rawkus, Priority & EMI Pete Rock feat. Kool G Rap & Large Professor/Truly Yours '98/Loud Kool G Rap feat. Nas/Past Life (Norfside RMX)/Cold Chillin' & Epic Street Brand New Heavies feat. Kool G Rap/Death Threat/Delicious Vinyl RZA & Kool G Rap/Cakes/Razor Sharp & Epic Kool G Rap/Sad/KoolGRapNow.com PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Ausar Ra Black Hawk Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics

R&D has a sign hanging on our walls explaining the principles of Magic R&D. In this podcast, I walk through all the items on the list and explain why they're important and how they impact the way R&D makes Magic.

"Magic is kind of mind-blowing." Mike Turian is one of the greatest Limited players ever in the history of the Magic Pro Tour, and a bona fide Hall of Famer. He is also a key driving force within Wizards of the Coast, having held key roles in R&D, Organized Play, Technology, Magic Online, and Magic Duels teams. In this no-holds-barred conversation, I talk to Mike about both his illustrious playing career (Part 1) and the decade that he's spent at Wizards of the Coast (Part 2). Mike has tons of great stories and learnings to share, so please do come along for the ride! Time stamps -- Part 2: [02:06] How Mike started working at Wizards [05:22] The most important advice that Randy gave Mike at the beginning [06:53] Working at Wizards vs. being a competitive player — tough decision? [09:28] Winning for the community vs. for yourself [11:08] Summary of Mike’s different roles at Wizards [11:57] Insights Mike gained from the Market Research team [14:53] The best way to provide user feedback for Magic Online [15:58] The Magic expansion sets that Mike led from a development perspective [16:38] Leaving R&D to drive the Planeswalker Points program [17:14] How hard was it to leave R&D? [20:36] Most memorable R&D moments [23:25] Developing the planeswalker card type [26:35] “With [Jace, the Mind Sculptor] we wanted to make a card that people loved, and I think we accomplished that.” [31:09] Favorite cards that Mike’s worked on [36:23] Advice for folks who want to work in Magic R&D [42:10] Mike’s current role in the Brand team — what does it involve? [46:53] Most exciting thing in Mike’s current role [49:54] Advantages of working in the digital domain [52:08] Favorite colleagues [55:27] The unsung heroes of Wizards [56:48] Personal and career goals — and the one competitive goal he’s yet to achieve [58:15] The competitive fire, and the purity of tournament Magic Photo Credit: Wizards of the Coast

Mark talks about how people can get a job in Magic R&D at Wizards.

Tom Lapille, former member of Magic R&D, joins Alex and Ben as they look back at everything that happened in Modern and Magic over the last year. Check out Episode 49 for more from Tom!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the latest flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah (aka Ausar Ra Black Hawk) for the week of December 31, 2014 (originally broadcast on the week of February 2, 2011; we're currently on Christmas/New Year's Vacation here in the States) with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary during that week's show focused on updates with the internet- & street-based political protests/revolutions occurring in Egypt, the possible return on of ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristede to Haiti, DJ Kool Herc's recent illness & the need for Health Care in more ways than one with musicians, the National Black Theater in Harlem & it's current debt issues and some more diverse topics here and there. We also had a great interview with Hip-Hop Legend Kool G Rap (http://twitter.com/TheRealKoolGRap). Some of the topics we covered in this in depth interview with the long established & classic Hip-Hop MC include his various creative influences, the drastic need for balance in Hip-Hop music and the media outlets in general, some of Kool G Rap's peraonal favorite MCs, DJs & producers, memories of Mr. Magic (R.I.P.) & the Juice Crew, how he feels about fans criticizing Hip-Hop artists for not being "street" enough for cred, Kool G Rap's upcoming "Offer You Can't Refuse" EP & the "Riches, Royalty & Respect" album projects dropping that year along with lots more! We will have brand new Black Agenda Report, Free Press "Media Minutes" and Black University Radio Network (B.U.R.N.) Direct EFX mini-segments in next week's syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Week of December 31, 2014 (originally broadcast on the week of February 2, 2011) RZA feat. Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang/You Already Know/Koch UGK feat. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap/Next Up/UGK Records & Jive Kool G Rap feat. Haylie Duff/On The Rise/Chinga Chang, Latchey & Koch Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/On The Run/Cold Chillin' Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/Butcher Shop/Cold Chillin' Big L feat. Kool G Rap/Fall Back/Rawkus, Priority & EMI Pete Rock feat. Kool G Rap & Large Professor/Truly Yours '98/Loud Kool G Rap feat. Nas/Past Life (Norfside RMX)/Cold Chillin' & Epic Street Brand New Heavies feat. Kool G Rap/Death Threat/Delicious Vinyl RZA & Kool G Rap/Cakes/Razor Sharp & Epic Kool G Rap/Sad/KoolGRapNow.com PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics

This is a flashback episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah [due to us currently being in Toronto to perform at this year's North by Northeast (NXNE) festivities] for the weeks of June 5 & 12, 2013 (originally broadcast on Feb. 2, 2011) featuring some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary from that time. Our commentary that week focused on updates with the internet- & street-based political protests/revolutions occurring in Egypt, the possible return on of ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristede to Haiti, DJ Kool Herc's recent illness & the need for Health Care in more ways than one with musicians, the National Black Theater in Harlem & it's current debt issues and some more diverse topics here and there. During that week's episode we had a great interview with Hip-Hop Legend Kool G Rap (http://www.KoolGRap4Ever.com). Some of the topics we covered in this in depth interview with the long established & classic Hip-Hop MC include his various creative influences, the drastic need for balance in Hip-Hop music and the media outlets in general, some of Kool G Rap's peraonal favorite MCs, DJs & producers, memories of Mr. Magic (R.I.P.) & the Juice Crew, how he feels about fans criticizing Hip-Hop artists for not being "street" enough for cred, Kool G Rap's upcoming "Offer You Can't Refuse" EP & the "Riches, Royalty & Respect" album projects dropping this eyar along with lots more! We will have brand new Black Agenda Report, Free Press "Media Minutes" and Black University Radio Network (B.U.R.N.) Direct EFX mini-segments in next week's syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Weeks of June 5 & 12, 2013 (originally broadcast on February 2, 2011) RZA feat. Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang/You Already Know/Koch UGK feat. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap/Next Up/UGK Records & Jive Kool G Rap feat. Haylie Duff/On The Rise/Chinga Chang, Latchey & Koch Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/On The Run/Cold Chillin' Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/Butcher Shop/Cold Chillin' Big L feat. Kool G Rap/Fall Back/Rawkus, Priority & EMI Pete Rock feat. Kool G Rap & Large Professor/Truly Yours '98/Loud Kool G Rap feat. Nas/Past Life (Norfside RMX)/Cold Chillin' & Epic Street Brand New Heavies feat. Kool G Rap/Death Threat/Delicious Vinyl RZA & Kool G Rap/Cakes/Razor Sharp & Epic Kool G Rap/Sad/KoolGRapNow.com PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics

This is the latest episode of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast with DJ Fusion & Jon Judah for the week of February 2, 2011 with some new and classic Hip-Hop & Soul Music, news and commentary. Our commentary this week focused on updates with the internet- & street-based political protests/revolutions occurring in Egypt, the possible return on of ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristede to Haiti, DJ Kool Herc's recent illness & the need for Health Care in more ways than one with musicians, the National Black Theater in Harlem & it's current debt issues and some more diverse topics here and there. This week we had a great interview with Hip-Hop Legend Kool G Rap (http://www.KoolGRapNow.com). Some of the topics we covered in this in depth interview with the long established & classic Hip-Hop MC include his various creative influences, the drastic need for balance in Hip-Hop music and the media outlets in general, some of Kool G Rap's peraonal favorite MCs, DJs & producers, memories of Mr. Magic (R.I.P.) & the Juice Crew, how he feels about fans criticizing Hip-Hop artists for not being "street" enough for cred, Kool G Rap's upcoming "Offer You Can't Refuse" EP & the "Riches, Royalty & Respect" album projects dropping this eyar along with lots more! We will have brand new Black Agenda Report, Free Press "Media Minutes" and Black University Radio Network (B.U.R.N.) Direct EFX mini-segments in next week's syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast episode. FuseBox Radio Playlist for the Week of February 2, 2011 RZA feat. Kool G Rap, Inspectah Deck & Suga Bang/You Already Know/Koch UGK feat. Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap/Next Up/UGK Records & Jive Kool G Rap feat. Haylie Duff/On The Rise/Chinga Chang, Latchey & Koch Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/On The Run/Cold Chillin' Kool G Rap & DJ Polo/Butcher Shop/Cold Chillin' Big L feat. Kool G Rap/Fall Back/Rawkus, Priority & EMI Pete Rock feat. Kool G Rap & Large Professor/Truly Yours '98/Loud Kool G Rap feat. Nas/Past Life (Norfside RMX)/Cold Chillin' & Epic Street Brand New Heavies feat. Kool G Rap/Death Threat/Delicious Vinyl RZA & Kool G Rap/Cakes/Razor Sharp & Epic Kool G Rap/Sad/KoolGRapNow.com PLUS Some Extra Special Hidden Tracks in the Jon Judah Master Mix w/ Old School Black Music Classics

In this podcast, I interview Matt Place, a former pro player and Magic R&D member.