#103 - Teddy Faley INTERVIEW

Video animation by: Big Flowers Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING Beginning of Episode (0:49). In Episode 103, we welcome Baltimore's Teddy Faley to the show! Teddy possesses a terrific ability to cover heavy topics with striking honesty, and twisted humour. His latest album Teddy Brown Brown is one of the best albums of 2022 so far. This was a fun one, you definitely won't want to miss this! Teddy details his first experiences with hip-hop growing up in Baltimore (2:36). Teddy speaks on some of his musical influences, as it relates to production (5:31). Teddy reflects on the root cause of affinity for nihilism and dark humour, and how that informs his music (11:54). Teddy explains why he’s drawn to making this brand of hip-hop that is so confessional and honest, and highlights his key artistic influence (22:42). Teddy explains how he removed the ‘safety net’ of abstraction and metaphor, and spoke more directly on Teddy Brown Brown (25:34). Teddy details if there has ever been a song that was too raw or difficult to release (31:34). Teddy discusses how the pandemic affected his music (37:11). Teddy explains if there was ever a moment in his career where he truly realized he had a talent for rap (39:36). Teddy details what relinquishing the beat-making duties for Teddy Brown Brown did for the final product (49:43). Teddy deep-dives into his exceptionally creative and evocative song, “A Song About Cigarettes But It’s About My Dead Mom Too” (52:50). Teddy details upcoming projects we should be looking out for, including his new album titled, The Banshee Connection (59:22). Support Teddy Faley's music here: https://teddyfaley.bandcamp.com/music  Follow Teddy Faley on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/teddyfaley?s=20  Follow Teddy Faley on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/teddyfaley/  -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patreon, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected]