for the fully visual version of this go here ATTENDEES Rhymepuma, Dewey Saunders, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss trends we saw in 2024 album art as well as the future of it moving into the new year. Spotlight and discuss specific album covers we enjoy. intro and outro by andrew
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 233
ATTENDEES Televangel, MIGHTYHEALTHY, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss lessons learned about production this year and trends in sound. Discuss how the trends in sound this year will translate, fade away or evolve in the coming year. intro and outro by andrew
Dec 29, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 232
ATTENDEES YATTA, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss putting out the first full LP since 2019 on PTP and how that came about. Discuss Palm Wine in detail.
Dec 22, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 231
ATTENDEES Nappy Nina, Swarvy, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from Mourning Due to Nothing Is My Favorite Thing and the conscious changes made. Discuss Nothing Is My Favorite Thing in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 230
ATTENDEES Janette King, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the crafting of What We Lost and moving from that to Incantation . Discuss Incantation in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 229
ATTENDEES Psalm One, Optiks, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the relationship between producer and emcee that created Is This A Safe Space? Talk about going from book tour back to rap music and the way it has changed/improved the creative process. intro and outro by andrew...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 228
ATTENDEES Money For Water, Shemar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the curation of Traveling Light and the decision to have 12 of 18 tracks produced by Shemar. Discuss Traveling Light in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Nov 24, 2024•59 min•Ep. 227
ATTENDEES E L U C I D, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the lessons learned from I Told Bessie and the art of curating your project. Discuss REVELATOR in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 226
This WNBA season was the best yet and left us with so many storylines. No God joined K and I to dig in.
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 26 min
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, SonRaw, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how Alchemist rapping has popped up over the years and what our expectations are around it. Discuss the Gangrene album and solo project in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 225
ATTENDEES Geoff Rhine, Caltrops Press, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Conduct the official Backwoodz Studioz Fantasy Draft During the draft we will build in time to discuss our selections and what has been so special about Backwoodz . intro and outro by andrew
Oct 27, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 224
ATTENDEES blackchai, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the general welfare of underground hip hop that challenges existing and accepted systems of thought. Discuss the journey from Year Wandering to OTHERWISE A BLUR in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 223
ATTENDEES Jazmine Alvarado, Ricky Cerezo, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the formation of the group and linking w/ Big Crown Records . Discuss Forever & Ever in depth. intro and outro music by andrew
Oct 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 222
ATTENDEES Cinemasi aka Dylan Green, Dash Lewis, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss where this album rests in Ka’s catalog as well as what it means in the world of 2024 rap music. How does it influence Ka’s place for you as an all time emcee? Discuss The Thief Next To Jesus in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 221
ATTENDEES Lt. Headtrip, Bloodmoney Perez, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the life and legacy of Karma Kids . Discuss Emblems in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 220
ATTENDEES Alaska Atoms, Steel Tipped Dove, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney Discuss the evolution from Structural Dynamics Of Flow to Reverberations Of A Dead Man’s Ego . AGENDA New Business Discuss Reverberations Of A Dead Man’s Ego in depth. intro and outro by andrew...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 219
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the ongoing evolution of rappers making personal albums palatable for their audience as well as the different textures of personal albums available to us. Discuss shadowbox by Mavi and Memoirs In Armour by Navy Blue. intro and outro by andrew...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 218
ATTENDEES Starlito, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution of Lito through solo mixtapes and Step Brothers projects, how Lito influenced the world of music we have now. Discuss Imposter Syndrome in depth. intro and outro by andrew...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 217
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, No God, Koseph! AGENDA New Business Discuss D’Angelo-Voodoo in depth. Discuss the scope of its influence and what makes it special. intro and outro by andrew
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 216
ATTENDEES Mega, OG Nick Marsh, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Samurai in detail. Breakdown the tendencies, attributes, and skills of Lupe Fiasco. How conceptual do we want Lupe to get?---Do you want Lupe to rap from the perspective of a dinosaur or a cheeseburger? Do you want stripped down Lupe? Some of the underground heads have always maintained the feeling that Lupe gets credit for being high concept without actually achieving a high concept. This is a part of Lupe as...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 215
ATTENDEES Rich Jones, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney New Business AGENDA Discuss the mission, coming together, sound signature, and reaction to SOUR DUB . Discuss SOUR DUB in detail. intro and outro by andrew
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 214
ATTENDEES Nacho Picasso, Televangel, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the process of making this album since we haven’t had a solo Nacho album since 2019 . What adjustments were made? Discuss Jesse’s Revenge in depth. intro and outro by andrew...
Aug 11, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 213
ATTENDEES Curly Castro, PremRock, Controller 7, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution from the debut to Metal Lung to Nobody Planning To Leave and the format of ShrapKnel. Talk about Nobody Planning To Leave in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 212
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss important themes and topics related to 2024 music. Unveil new superlative categories and name possible contenders. intro and outro by andrew
Aug 04, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 211
ATTENDEES Supastition, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the emotional reality of being “your favorite rapper's favorite rapper” and how difficult it has been to stay centered. Discuss Every Last Word and All That Was Left Unsaid in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 210
ATTENDEES Sunmundi, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from the audioscape of Midnight Oil to Lived and Born . Discuss Lived and Born in depth. intro and outro by andrew
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 209
ATTENDEES Kam Thandi, Rap Music Plug aka Rohan, August Fanon, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss how #RICHAXXHAITIAN adds to the legacy of music Hommy has put together. Discuss the influence, tendencies, strengths and room for improvement regarding Mach-Hommy. intro and outro by andrew
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 208
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the drama between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole charting the rise and fall of the big three. Discuss the songs in depth and the outcome. intro and outro by andrew
Jul 21, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 207
ATTENDEES Chong Wizard, Zilla Rocca, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from Midnight Sons to Money Has No Owners . Breakdown Money Has No Owners in detail. intro and outro by andrew...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 206
ATTENDEES Āthmaan, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the influence of Indian music on hip hop and hip hop’s effect on Indian music . Discuss The Vital Breath in depth. Discuss different sonic approaches to volume and how it influences style using The First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap by R.A.P. Ferreira x Fumitake Tamura and Out of The Blue by Blu x Shafiq Husayn. intro and outro by andrew...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 205