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//00:00//JAY-Z's The Blueprint (2001)//On salute to a fallen Music Friend//On loss//On boss music//On re-purposing the Jay-Z picture//On stepping through the Biggie Smalls opening//On Jay-Z's diamond which pressure created//On not writing anything down//On Ye//On missing the old Kanye//On cutting a super classic in two weeks//On separating from the East Coast pack//On Jim Morrison-tinged diss tracks//On tasteful obscure album art references//On Sean Carter synchronized with jigga//On enduring relevancy// //(50:05)//Rage Against The Machine's Renegades (2000)//On ironic financial viability//On source code albums//On Rage-ifying//On the only great rap-rock act//On holy shit broh Rick Rubin//On stealing Dylan and Springsteen songs//On Tom Joad reprisals//On all roads leading to Lennon and McCartney//On calibrating against best cover albums//on peak exercise albums//On primordial hip hip tributes by hard rock bands// //(1:47:11)//Josh Koppel Interview//On his most recognized poem//On getting phone calls from Rick Rubin's office//On Morello's vision and tenants of the band//On writing messages on money//On the state of digital music and contemporary discovery//On the internet being the new rock n' roll//On the potency of delusional aspirations as a writer//On the challenge of having all of the world's music at your fingertips//On a creative life// //(2:12:24)//Preview of episode//17// //Dedicated to John Pritchard//Pictures of You by Drugdealer and Kate Bollinger//