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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 6H 36M

Jay-Z, Kendrick, OutKast & New York Times Greatest 30 Living Songwriters

from Culture United · host Justin Hunte

ay-Z, Kendrick & New York Times Top 30 Living Songwriters. Plus, How Many Classics and MORE It's All Happening w/  @EllementsAlign   @Symba   @REASONDoMore   @jeremy_hecht   @dwannb  00:00 Intro 05:32 NEW YORK TIMES TO 30 LIVING AMERICAN SONGWRITERS 07:30 Reason: How is Drake not on the list? 08:15 DwannB: Drake's not American. 09:00 DwannB: Where are Nas, George Clinton, and Ice Cube? Smokey Robinson is the GOAT 13:40 Jeremy Hecht: Here's some classic Young Thug lyrics 14:49 15:15 THE NAS DEBATE 15:00 Reason: I'm not mad at Nas being on the list 25:00 JAY-Z SAYS STOP TRYING TO BE YOUNG 28:00 Symba: Here are the three type of writers... 33:00 Jeremy: Nas deserves more credit for Life Is Good 36:00 THE INTERNET THOUGHT HOV WAS TALKING ABOUT DRAKE 42:00 Elle Janelle: Is Ye's ability to grow young a good thing? 46:00 Symba explains Ye's recording process 48:00 DWANN B VS EVERYBODY 54:00 The quality of rap was very low in the early 2000s. That's when Reasonable Doubt blew up. 56:00 Jeremy: It's revisionist history to say Reasonable Doubt was great 57:00 Reason: This conversation is absolutely insane. 57:03 THE GREAT JAY-Z DEBATE 1:06:00 Elle: I think the Jay-Z hate is at massive proportions 1:13:00 Reason: We're too quick to tear down our legends 1:14:00 Symba: When it comes to Jay-Z, it seems like people have personal issues 1:18:00 Jeremy: Kendrick's first album didn't sell well 1:20:00 Reason: It's manipulative to compare Hov's first album to everyone else's second 1:22:00 Symba: It feels like you got a problem with Hov 1:23:00 Dwann B: Cult of personality have made certain people infallible 1:25:33 HOW MANY CLASSICS 1:26:00 DMX 1:27:00 Symba: I got some of my rhyme style from DMX's The Great Depression 1:41:00 REASON INTERVIEW 1:56:46: SYMBA INTERVIEW 2:11:00 Symba salutes Reason 2:15:00 SUPER CHATS 2:44:00 Tupac's Estate Sues Keefe D 3:40:00 Jay-Z take accountability 5:41:00 TCM Kingdom Come & Blueprint 3 Reviews 6:03:00 TCM Lore 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496

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ay-Z, Kendrick & New York Times Top 30 Living Songwriters. Plus, How Many Classics and MORE It's All Happening w/  @EllementsAlign   @Symba   @REASONDoMore   @jeremy_hecht   @dwannb  00:00 Intro 05:32 NEW YORK TIMES TO 30 LIVING AMERICAN...

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