An interview like none other in FME history. DøøF talks about falling in love with Madlib's sound, truth in comedy, and kicks the linear nature of interviews wide open. Dan-O falls right into the groove and the two have a great time. MEET DøøF's DOG!
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins PREMISE 1. In Baseball if you don’t start the game, you're in the bullpen. Every inning you get a chance to take the mound you have to win but you also have to grow. The bullpen is full of old vets who can still contribute as well as young arms trying to develop into aces. The team with the best bullpen is always in t...
AGENDA New Business Discuss Judas and The Black Messiah soundtrack and our takeaways from it. What are your favorite hip hop soundtracks? What makes them top level? (Above The Rim, Friday, Judgement Night, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Enter The Spiderverse)
Sleep Sinatra has put out three projects before 2021 is half way. All of them well crafted and his contribution to music this year deserves in depth analysis. The Rap Music Plug, CamoBucketHats & Dan-O come together to pay tribute to the experience of DIVINENATION and what Sleep has taught us this year.
ialive has been knocking out top notch hip hop production, rapping, etc for 10 years strong. He announced a project under the name Donovan Days that will undoubtedly change the course of his career. Dan-O picks his brain about violence in America, the amazing cast of characters on his producer album I'll Wait Forever. To go from producing hip hop to singing, playing bass and guitar on your own Psych Rock diagnosis of our times is a massive artistic jump and digging into that state of mind is inc...
AGENDA New Business ● Take a look at Pac Div’s music in comparison to The Cool Kids. What are the similarities? What are the differences? ● Each group has important traditional releases as well as mixtapes so we will listen to 1 mixtape and 1 important album from each. ● How do we hear the downstream effects of these groups or how do we miss their influence?
AGENDA New Business ● Discuss three specific album releases: Pharoahe Monch-A Magnificent Day for An Exorcism, Nyck Caution-Anywhere But Here, Hus Kingpin-Portishus. Talk about these albums in terms of strengths, weaknesses, and impact. ● Compare and contrast the decision making involved in these albums. What was the artist's mission? Did they succeed?
Two of the sharpest lyrical swordsman in the world (Fatboi Sharif & Curly Castro) join Dan O for the perfect tribute to Killah Priest. The conversation is in depth about his influence on the genre, his career, his methods and dedication to the writing. While the serious work of breaking down his intimidating career takes place a lot of laughter and fun goes along with it. Castro discusses his feature verse on Armand Hammer x Alchemist album Haram.
Co-Founder of Freemusicempire D.L. comes back to talk classic albums that changed the game. Along with Dan-O and K Diggy they ● Define Blue Eyed Soul ● Talk about the history and how it links to music today. ● Discuss three important album examples (Carole King-Tapestry, Dusty Springfield-Dusty In Memphis, Laura Nyro-Gonna Take A Miracle)
Each host nominates 3 album candidates from 2015 to add to the canon. Together we collectively decide on 1 nominee each to move forward. Albums discussed: Kacey Musgraves-Pageant Material JD McPherson-Let The Good Times Roll Dram-#1Epic & Gahdamn AND MORE!
Blood Stained Pages is a new level for PRO ZAY. During this interview with Dan-O he was every bit as raw as the verses he spits. The discussion covers the greatness of the producers and guests on the album as well as the vastness of Texas. Very few people get to believe in what their doing as much as PRO ZAY does.
Indie Rap Texas superstar Fat Tony came on to talk with K Diggy and Dan-O about the three albums that established Devin The Dude's voice and his ongoing legacy. This was boatloads of fun for all!
Big Flowers is a designer, collage artist, and fantastic rapper. His album Big Smile is one of the years brightest moments. This conversation builds off of FME #StateofTheGame weekly discussion about his album where artists who don't value consistency as much as freshness are discussed as Artists of The Unbound Function. That topic and many many more are feverishly explored. Dan-O hangs in for the ride!
Give appropriate focus on albums that came out too late for us to focus on them during 2020. Do these albums showcase things that 2021 will build on? Albums discussed: Moor Mother x Billy Woods=Brass Navy Blue=Song of Sage: Post Panic! Outlaw Mel=Dallas, Texxxas
The Roots have twenty years of output and that kind of longevity can be confusing for new listeners or just generally harder to put into perspective. FME gathered the best minds to talk about the defining eras and the redefined eras, from album to album. How the group shifted...what worked and what didn't. Zilla Rocca and Rob are in Philly. They speak on the group with expertise as well as the character of the city. Things went very deep!
Part 2! Looking at 2020's best 25 albums and dissecting them, K Diggy and Dan-O spend time talking about how to make a year end list before making the case for each album at each position. It's about design and then its about the bulletproof top ten!
K Diggy asks meaningful, probing questions about Dan-O's AOTY list from 50-26. Rap, Pop, Jazz, Salsapunk are all present and accounted for as 2020 has been a packed year for music releases.
A sit down with one of the finest emcees going. This is a full exploration of the journey Defcee took to get here as well as what his future looks like. A raw, beautiful interview.
Roper Williams and Fatboi Sharif worked for years crafting the world of Gandhi Loves Children. The result: an experience still shaking the indie rap world. The funny and intelligent Sharif digs into his creative process with Dan-O as well as Lil Wayne(wait till you hear his favorite album!),the components of a bad album, and dream collaborations.
Talk about what makes each volume of Man On The Moon important and unique musically. Dissect the general influence of the series and specific influence of the albums and songs. Albums discussed: Man on the Moon: The End of Day Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager Man on the Moon III: The Chosen...
● Talk about three albums that are completely different in tone and intention assessing levels of success. ● Figure out how to tell intention from the albums discussed, what to look for. Albums discussed: ● Rico Nasty-Nightmare Vacation. ● Your Old Droog-Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition. ● Elujay and J.Robb-Gems In The Cornerstore.
Look for shared musical values that defined the Def Jux character and how we experience them today. Dan-O and K Diggy discuss the top tier of Jux albums below: Cannibal Ox-Cold Vein Aesop Rock-Labor Days Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
Discuss Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album Good News . Was it successful or is the support for Megan transcending the music? Dan-O and K Diggy chart the evolution of Meg through her projects: Good News, Fever, Tina Snow .
Take a look at three very different very important albums from 1998-1999. Isolate what makes these flows so unique and how that informs the total listening experience. Dan-O and K Diggy discuss the below albums: Aceyalone-A Book of Human Language N.O.R.E.-Melvin Flynt Da Hustler The High & Mighty-Home Field Advantage...
Assess 2 UK pop rap albums from 2020. Assess 2 UK underground rap albums from 2020. K Diggy and Dan-O discuss these albums- Headie One -Edna Bree Runway-2000AND4EVA SonnyJim x Must Volkoff-Taylor Made Ostrich Leafdog-Live From The Balrog Chamber
What are the basic properties of an event album? Have they changed in 2020? Dan-O and K Diggy talk about these albums: Ariana Grande-Positions Busta Rhymes-Extinction Level Event 2: Wrath of God Wizkid-Made In Lagos
How does an artist with a left field perspective or sound create a place for themselves in the marketplace? K Diggy and Dan-O discuss these albums: Fat Tony- Exotica Dej Loaf- Sell Sole II Junglepussy- JP4 Zilla Rocca and Ray West- Rowhouse Whispers .
Insubordinate Records made a huge splash in 2020! It was all in preparation for the developing producer-rapper relationship of Alex Ludovico and Jason Griff. While they are dropping their album later they just put out an EP called ThreeOneTwo. I got a chance to talk to them both about the legacy of Scorcese Lorde Jones, masculinity in hip hop, Indiana stories, and how much we love Fiend!!
A game changing interview for Freemusicempire. Sleep is growing by leaps and bounds on every project into the kind of artist that is Dan-O's favorite. In the introduction Dan-O describes him as "on the spectrum between AZ and Gil Scott Heron" and he's not joking.
Bloodmoney has lived several rap lives. He's moved met and linked up with some of the BEST talent in hip hop. His music booms and seethes with frustration. His taste lingers on the ill outsiders which has allowed him to review, seek out and befriend artists before they make a big name. Dan-O talks to him about iconic voices in the genre, the power of emotion in hip hop, #TheWatchers , and Backwoodz Studioz careful construction. He gets as excited talking about his work as he does Biggie, Scorce...
