All Episodes

361: The Return of CDs

360: Selling Merch and Going Broke

359: The Out Cold Tour Recap

358: Are Long Albums Dead?

357: What Spotify Buying Whosampled Means for Hip-Hop Artists

356: The Vessel Tour Recap

355: Unspoken Rules of the Music Industry

354: How Learning to DJ Can Make You a Better Artist

353: Why Spotify is the Best and Worst Thing to Happen to Music

352: 90 Days of Discipline Challenge

351: The Decreasing Affordability of Live Music

350: Is Little Brother Right About Touring?

349: The Importance of Grit

348: Mental Health in the Music Industry

347: New Beginnings featuring Brother Ali

346: Trusting Your Producer

345: Art School At Age 40 with Southside Frank

344: How Consistency Pays Off

343: How Rapper LaRussel Changed His Public Perception

342: Our Biggest Wins of 2024

341: Asia Tour Recap

340: How the Asia Tour Came Together

339: How Artists Miss Out On Money

338: Why Good Ideas Go Wrong

337: Too Much Data

336: Album Reviews

335: Starting Art After 40

334: Hip-Hop's Generational Divide

333: The Biggest Lessons from the Falling Down Tour

332: The Real Cost of Creating Content

331: Projects We Were Too Scared to Release

330: Making Your Own Samples with Rob Viktum

329: The Return of Flyers

328: Knowing When to Call it Quits

327: Album Reviews

326: Little Brother Documentary Review

325: Are You Creating Enough?

324: New Year New Beginnings

323: Was KRS-One Right to Boycott the Grammys?

322: Why Artists Struggle to Increase Their Prices

321: How to Fix a Broken Song

320: Why Rap Sales Are Down 40%

319: A Message to Artists

318: Why People Still Buy Music When They Don't Have To

317: Too Much Social Media

316: Ten Things Artists Get Wrong About Money

315: Blueprint Buys a Semi-Truck

314: Why Most Albums Lose Money

313: What Artists Can Learn From The NBA Playoffs

312: Fitness Challenge Results Show

311: The Industry Strikes Back Against AI

310: The Money Health Paradox

309: Unpopular Producer Opinions

308: Remaining A Fan As You Get Older

307: The End of Sampling

306: The Genius of De La Soul

305: The Best Jobs For Artists

304: Health is Wealth 90-Day Challenge

303: Why Albums Don't Get Finished

302: The Real Truth About Ambition

301: Writing and Publishing Your First Book with Ron "Buster" Cunningham

300: Live Call-In Show

299: Inspiration Versus Discipline

298: Reinventing Yourself with Cryptic One

297: Why You Need a Website

296: The High Price of Getting Off Topic

295: The Truth About Networking

294: Why Rappers Don't Talk About Their Day Jobs

293: The 90 Days Of Discipline Results Show

292: Why You Need a Crew

291: The Difference Between Fans and Followers

290: The Problem with Computers and Music

289: Bonus Tips for Music Producers

288: Composition Tips For Producers

287: How Flexible Are Your Dreams?

286: The 90-Days of Discipline Challenge

285: The Force Is With You

284: Hitting The Rookie Wall

283: Winter Storm Hood Tales

282: Losing Your Creative Rhythm

281: Why Making it in Music Is So Difficult

280: Bandcamp Friday Burnout

279: Greener Grass Syndrome

278: The Truth About Natural Talent

277: Why Nas and Hit-Boy Succeeded

276: Why Rappers Hate Jobs

275: The Artist Advice Hour Live Stream

274: Bad Teachers

273: The Spotify Wrap Up Dilemma

272: Making a Career Pivot

271: Why Do Rappers Keep Getting Shot?

270: Should Hip-Hop Artists Unionize?

269: Before You Go All-In

268: Album Reviews Four

267: Should You Mix and Master Your Own Music?

266: The Artist Advice Hour Episode Two

265: Pursuing Art With a Full-Time Job

264: Ten People You Should Never Follow On Social Media

263: The Mr Dibiase Cheat Code

262: How To Be a Better Music Producer

261: The Direct-To-Fan Revolution

260: How Jadakiss Defeated Dipset

259: The Creative Genius of Biz Markie

258: How Work Can Ruin Relationships

257: Being Too Consumed With Your Art

256: Health is Wealth Challenge Results Show

255: Ten Crazy Writing Hacks

254: Inspirational Quotes About Writing

253: How to Increase Your Writing Output

252: How to Become a Better Writer

251: Fear of the Unknown

250: When Artists Fail to Plan

249: Mental Health and Creativity with Dr Alex MacNeil

248: The Health Is Wealth Challenge

247: Why Artists Procrastinate

246: Avoiding Perfectionism

245: Self-Sabotaging Artist Behaviors

244: The High Price of Fame

243: How I Became The Mayor

242: The Ten Biggest Music Industry Myths

241: Artist Apps and The Future of Social Media with IMMAKEMADBEATS

240: Ten Things Artists Can Learn from Drug Dealers

239: From Toy Collector to Toy Designer with Rocom

238: Ten Cheap Things That Every Artist Needs

237: Making the Press Work for You with Big Sto

236: Never Get Too Comfortable

235: The Genius Marketing of MF DOOM

234: The 90 Days of Discipline Results Show

233: Dealing With Artistic Burn Out

232: Bad Situations That Are Good For Your Art

231: Dating Ambitious People

230: Vangarde Album Liner Notes with Mr Lif

229: How to Keep the Buzz Going

228: The Truth About Price

227: Full Production or Quick and Dirty?

226: The 90 Days of Discipline Challenge

225: Album Reviews Three

224: How Much Does it Cost To Release An Album?

223: Fame Versus Ownership and Kanye Versus Nipsey

222: Did Nas Finally Get It Right?

221: Pharoahe Monch Versus O.C. Catalog Battle

200: The Book Announcement Episode

219: The Traps of Young Adulthood

218: How To Make Friends

217: Friendship Killers

216: How to Fix Artistic Anxiety

215: Annoying Things Music Producers Do

214: Dame Dash Was Right

213: Lessons From Wack Records

212: Things Rappers Can Learn From Producers

211: Things Producers Can Learn From Rappers

210: Skills That Hip-Hop Taught Us

209: Our Definitive Book List For Artists

208: Soft Skills Artists Should Learn

207: Adopting a Winner's Mentality

206: Things Rappers Brag About That They Shouldn't

205: The Post-Pandemic Skill Set for Artists

204: Is Live-Streaming the Future?

203: Ten Things We Wish We Knew As New Artists

202: The Count Bass D Cheat Code Part Two

201: Album Reviews Part Two

200: Finding The Silver Lining

199: The Count Bass D Cheat Code - Part One

198: Monetizing Your Craft

197: Quieting Your Mind

196: The Truth About Branding

195: Using Your Art to Survive Your Job

194: Why Rappers Lie So Much

193: Behind the Beats with Blockhead

192: How Managers Help and Hurt Artists

191: Dealing with Jealousy

190: Why Nas Could Never Surpass Illmatic

189: The Discipline Challenge Results Show

188: The Life of An Illustrator with Adam "Illus" Wallenta

187: The Best Rappers With The Worst Beats

186: Keeping The Excitement

185: What Nobody Tells You About Being a Leader

184: The 30 Days of Discipline Challenge

183: Lifestyle Marketing with Bukue One

182: The Best Headphone Albums

181: Building A Career Overseas with DJ Criminal

180: Finding New Mountains To Climb

179: The Best Promotional Strategies

178: The Worst Promotional Strategies

177: Digging in The Crates 101

176: How Performers Get Screwed Out of Money

175: Old Dogs and NewTricks

174: Album Reviews

173: Lessons From Our Fathers

172: The Life of A Freelancer

171: Why Artists Need Money

170: The Social Media Cheat Code

169: An Artists Perfect Team

168: This Week in Hip-Hop

167: What Booking Agents Are Looking For

166: How to Return From a Long Layoff

165: Why We Don't Tell People We Rap

164: Building Bridges with Cesar Comanche

163: The Difference Between a Producer and a Beat-Maker

162: Scarcity Mentality Versus Abundance Mentality

161: The Best and Worst of Hip-Hop Fashion

160: The Genius Marketing of Run The Jewels

159: Behind The Studio Remodel

158: How to Survive a Recession

157: The Carnage Cheat Code

156: Why Jay Electronica Will Never Release an Album

155: Dealing With Hecklers

154: How to Be Patient With Yourself

153: How Artists Get Jerked

152: The J-Zone Cheat Code

151: Signs of Bad Leadership

150: How to Help People Without Hurting Them

149: Why Female Rappers Fail

148: The Problem with New Gear

147: The Best Voices in Hip-Hop

146: Ten Lessons from Self-Employment

145: Rappers We're Supposed to Like But Don't

144: Dealing With Stress

143: The Battle Rap Episode

142: The Problem with Just Enough

141: Investing in Yourself

140: The Four Pillars of Discipline

139: Fan Questions Part Two

138: The Best Free Gifts

137: Why You Can't Sleep

136: Is Spotify for Suckers?

135: Why Moving to a Bigger City Rarely Works

134: What Drives You?

133: Less Networking, More Relationship Building

132: What We've Learned From The Podcast

131: Weeding Out People Who Aren't Serious

129: Following Your Gut

128: Advice to Writers

127: Celebrating Success

126: No More Bands in Hip-Hop

125: Thirty Ain't the New Twenty

124: Dealing With Rude People

123: Why People Don't Respect You

122: How Making Beats Has Changed

121: The Real Estate Episode

120: The Two-Headed Monster Tour Awards Show

119: Being Signed vs Being Independent

118: How Touring Has Changed

117: How to Know When Something is Finished

116: The Lost Art of Artist Development

115: Unpopular Basketball Opinions

114: Throwing Quality Live Events

113: The Benefits of Minimalism

112: Stop Wasting Time

111: Banning Hip-Hop

110: Avoiding People Who Aren't Serious

109: How to be a Better Artist

108: How to be a Better Fan

107: Wearing Multiple Hats

106: The Money Episode

105: Finding 1000 True Fans

104: Why Wackness is Tolerated

103: Knowing When to Let a Project Go

102: What Makes A Show Special

101: How Having Kids Impacts Creativity

100: Fan Questions

99: Why You Should Never Sit on Good Material

98: Keep it Lean in 2018

97: Why Talent Isn't Enough

96: The Best of 2017

95: The Biggest Losers of 2017

94: A Tribute to Dame Dash

93: Sell Snow To An Eskimo

92: Self-Publishing 101

91: Why We Hate New Rappers

90: Signs You Might Have Found Your Passion

89: Our Biggest Marketing Misses

88: Choosing Yourself

87: Lessons From The Road

86: Who Killed the DJ?

85: The Most Overused Words in Hip-Hop

84: The Pitfalls of Promotion

83: The Downside of Success

82: Five More Rap Performance Cliches

81: The Biggest Mistakes in Building a Team

80: The Worst Rap Performance Cliches

79: Five Things that Happen when you Share Your Work

78: Signs of the Untrustworthy

77: Phrases That Steal Your Power

76: Why Rappers Don't Wanna Grow Up

75: The Importance of Telling Your Story

74: The Six Benefits of Being Early

73: How Managers Choose Talent

72: Dealing With Rejection

71: The High Price of Free Work

70: Rules That Help Producers

69: The How and Why of Making Music Videos

68: Rules That Hurt Producers

67: The Benefits of Sobriety

66: Everybody Hates Print

65: The Power of An Apology

64: Life After Losing Your Creative Catalog

63: Dating Uncreative People

62: Finding Inspiration Outside of Music

61: The Best Hip-Hop in Hollywood

60: Why Hip-Hop Needs Adult Rappers

59: Ten Reasons Rappers Have Bad Performances

58: Was Chance The Rappers Million Dollar Donation a Mistake?

57: The Violent Side of Online Beef

56: How to Lose a Rap Battle

55: Why College is a Scam and Why You Should Still Go

54: The Four Secrets of Seizing Opportunities

53: Is Speaking on Social Issues Worth It?

52: The Birth of a Salesman

51: The Past, Present, and Future of Hip-Hop Fisticuffs

50: The Art of Negotiation

49: The Best of 2016

48: Ten Bulletproof Predictions for 2017

47: Knowing When To Let Go

46: The Difference Between Retiring and Quitting

45: The Importance of Ownership

44: How to Approach People You Want To Work With

43: The Return of the Native Tongues

42: Ten Ways to Guarantee Nobody Books You

41: How to Maintain Friendships During Conflict

40: Does Work-Life Balance Really Exist?

39: What the Average American Thinks about Hip-Hop

38: How to Find Your Lost Creativity

37: Do Black Lives Really Matter in Hip-Hop?

36: Five Short Books Creative People Need to Read

35: Respect Your Elders

34: What Can Hip-Hop Do About the Violence in Chicago?

33: Six Ways to Sidestep the Sample Police

32: How to Avoid Social Media Burnout

31: Ten Ways to Promote Your Music Without Shooting Yourself in the Face

30: The Reality Show Death Trap

29: Loose Lips Sink Ships

28: The Dark Side of the Club

27: The Grown Man’s Guide to Getting Things Done

26: How to Get Signed and How it Can Go Wrong

25: Thinking With Your Own Mind

24: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

23: How to Release Music Independently in 2016

22: The Long Arm of The Lawsuit

21: Top Ten Reasons Why Nobody Respecks Birdman's Name

20: A Tribute to the Art of Hip-Hop Story Telling

19: How to Travel Without Killing Yourself and Everybody Else

18: Hip-Hop Mom of the Year

17: When Keeping it Fake Goes Wrong

16: The Brilliance of A Tribe Called Quest and Phife Dawg

15: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Side of Rappers Endorsing Politicians

14: Watch Out For the TIDAL Wave

13: Five Examples That Rappers Don't Understand Money

12: The Ten Best and Worst Contributions of Kanye West

11: Top Ten Music Industry Changes of Last Ten Years

10: What Lies Behind the Curtain

09: The Beef Business

08: I've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News

07: The Kickstarter Blues

06: Papa's Got A Brand New Van!

05: The King No Crown Tour Awards Show

04: I'm Just Not Built For Jail

03: Tough Love

02: Write The Check

01: Ganstas in Blouses