Open Mic Conversations

What's up y'all!? We made it to the end of season 2!! For the season finale, the OG two (Joey & Hellblazr) start the episode off by giving their thoughts and opinions on the new Mike Dimes record, TEXAS BOY, and the new Killer Mike record, MICHAEL. The two then get into a classic albums draft, having a back-and-forth showdown picking the best albums from 2018 now that those projects will be half a decade old this year. Finally, Hellblazr and Mr. Mooreales finish season 2 with a review of the new Gunna record, a Gift & a Curse, going over everything he spoke about on the project including his experiences before, during, and after the YSL Rico case. Thank you all so much for rocking with us for 2 seasons and we'll see you in season 3!!!

On this week of OMC, the gang reviews the new Lil Durk album "Almost Healed" and the new album from a former part of the Joe Budden Podcast, Rory, titled "I Thought It'd Be Different". They also have a discussion about artists they thought would be bigger in the culture but never seemed to catch on as they should've. Tune in two weeks for the season finale of season 2 everyone!! Joey's website: joeymooreales.com Hellblazr's Pre-save link for BOY MEETS WRLD coming June 9th: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hellblazr/boy-meets-wrld

On this episode of OMC, Joey, Hellblazr and Compton review the new KAYTRAMINE album and the new Summer Walker EP (CLEAR 2:SOFT LIFE EP) that came out yesterday. They also discuss the soundtrack that Metro Boomin is working on for the Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse movie and give their thoughts on how the project will turn out. Finally, the 3 have a quick conversation about new-age songs that can be played at a wedding while you're walking down the aisle, trying to prove a point that Mel Mitchell (@ItsMelMitch) made, wrong. We'll see you next week with a special surprise!!

For this episode of OMC, Hellblazr, Compton & Joey are back to review the new Dave East and Jack Harlow projects that dropped over the weekend, "The Book of David" & "Jackman.", and also have a quick convo about artists that are a part of groups and their solo careers.

For this episode of OMC, Hellblazr, Joey, and Compton give their thoughts and opinions on the new Rap Caviar documentary that came out on Hulu. Each of them breaks down each episode and discuss the lives and experiences of each rapper interviewed while also bringing their new takes to the table. The three then break into a fantasy-style draft for the 2023 XXL Freshman List and create a squad of 5 from the members that could take the tenth spot this year. Finally, they all give a short review of the new EP that Logic and C Dot Castro dropped called "3P". Thank you for tapping in with us and we'll see you next time!!

On this special interview episode of Open Mic Conversations, Nat and Joey ask the lineup for the Whoa Zayy EP release party questions about their discography, their goals for the future, and how they feel about their upcoming performances on April 7th. On the line up there is Lyl Aytron, Hexrtsweet, Zano Who, Hellblazr, and the headliner Whoa Zayy. Make Sure to follow all of them on their socials and pop out at the EP Release party at the Deep End in Frostburg (16 W Main ST, Frostburg MD) on April 7th Music in this episode: Song 1: Lyl Aytron- sEcret Song 2: Hexrtsweet- Sedate Me Song 3: Zano Who- Hey, Dying Star pt. 1 Song 4: Hellblazr- Amy Drillhouse Song 5: Whoa Zayy- PSYCHOPATH Thank you all for tuning in well see you soon!!

We're halfway done with season 2! Even though Compton had to leave a little early and Nat came in a little late your 4 favorite podcast hosts came together to talk about the new JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown collab project "SCARING THE HOES" as well as the new 6lack record "Since I Have a Lover". After they dive into those two albums, they discuss their favorite sub-genres in Hip-Hop today and then give their thoughts and expectations for the new "RapCaviar Presents" episodes coming out on March 30th, only on Hulu. Thank you guys for listening! We'll see you next week with some special guests!!

On this special episode of OMC, Joey, Hellblazr & Nat are all in the same place to talk! This hasn't happened since the series opener and made for a great episode! The three give their reviews on the new Dreamville soundtrack for the Creed III movie, in theatres now, and then go into an unplanned topic of who the best artist turned label execs are. Then, to close out the episode, they all give a recap of the JID show they went to at the Fillmore and talk about the future of season 2 of Concert Cam. Be sure to go to our youtube channel to see the visuals of this amazing episode and we'll see yall in 2 weeks :)

On this very special episode of OMC, the crew comes together to interview musical artist Azure The Paradox on his new album "NO MORE LUV SONGS", which is out now on all platforms (Interview starts at 41:00). But before the hosts get into the interview, they discuss the new Don Toliver singles that were released recently, "4 Me" with Kali Uchis and "Leave the Club" featuring Lil Durk and GloRilla and then do a small recap of the Grammys winners, and other news surrounding the event. Tune in to our Youtube Channel (Open Mic Conversations) To see the visuals for the episode and a little bit of extra content. See you guys in two weeks!

On this episode of OMC, The OG 3 Three talk about what music is in their rotation, their dream tour lineups, and how To Pimp A Butterfly is now the highest-rated album on rateyourmusic.com. They also go over their favorite soundtracks and then give the new Lil Yachty album "Let's Start Here." a review. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now when hopefully the whole cast is present!

In this episode of OMC, the gang talks about three Kendrick Lamar songs that got leaked in a pack called "Morale Pack", J. Cole and Bvtman coming together to drop a single called Procrastination, a song where J. Cole talks about his future over a "J. Cole type beat" produced by Bvtman, and then dive into Logic getting ready to drop College Park with the single "Wake Up" featuring Lucy Rose. They also have a conversation about how many features is too many features on an album, a topic inspired by Trippe Redd's latest album with 23 features on it. We hope you enjoy this episode, see you in two weeks!

Welcome to Part 2 of the OMC crew going through the best that 2022 had to offer! In This episode, The 4 Musketeers pick up where they left off and have Nat and Compton say their Top 10 artists of the year. After that, they all go into their top ten albums of 2022. Please go to our instagram page and see everyones top ten songs of the year and vote who you think had the best taste in music for the year. Thanks for listening!

SORRY ABOUT THE SOUND QUALITY!! Nat, Joey Mooreales, & Hellblazr come back to start season 2 of Open Mic Conversations! First, they introduce their new producer of the podcast, Compton, and then immediately crown the Vinyl King between Joey and Nat (10:00). After the king is crowned, the 4 head to their top 5 up and comers of the year (43:10), their top 5 features of the year (1:01:00), and then finally for this part of the season premiere, everyone's top ten artists of the year (1:18:50). Stay tuned for part 2 of the best of 2022 next week Saturday at 7:30!

For the season finale of Open Mic Conversations, Hellblazr, Nat & Joey discuss Nas' new record, "King's Disease III" and the collab project between Drake & 21 Savage, "Her Loss". They then have an interseting conversations about some albums that they wish were finished/released to the public officially and finish up the season by honoring and talking about their favorite Takeoff moments. Thank you all so much for listening and we'll see you soon for season 2!!

Hellblazr really shows his zesty side in this episode as the crew discusses the new Lil Baby album: "It's Only Me", talk about rappers that need to be freed from jail, and give their reviews for both the Entergalatic album and film.

On this speical episode of Open Mic Conversations, the crew makes their Twitch debut and streams their first podcast episode live! They talk about the new Kenny Mason mixtape "RUFFS", Freddie Gibbs' new album "$oul $old Seperately, and Nat and Hellblazr talk about the WESTSIDE BOOGIE and Lil Nas X shows they went to this past week!

For episode 9 of the Open Mic Conversations podcast, the gang comes together to talk about music they like that scares hoes and then transition into a conversation about the new Ari Lennox album, "age/sex/location", which won't scare the hoes. They then hop into a conversation about seeing Kid Cudi live and close up with talking about the concert cams coming soon

On episode 8 of OMC, the gang finally gets to discuss "The Forever Story" by the rising star J.I.D after a 4 year break without an album from the artist. They give out their favorite tracks and ratings of the project and then hop into their most conflicted convo yet while discussing the Meechy Darko album, "Gothic Luxury". After the two album reviews are finsihed, the three talk about collabs of artists we may never see collab again due to beef and/or personal differences.

As Open Mic Conversations hits the halfway point of its first season, @asxpnat, @joeymooreales & @hellblazr301 discuss the new JID single "Dance Now" and give their expectations for his upcoming project "The Forever Story". They then talk about their dream festival lineups and how Angela Yee has left 'The Breakfast Club' to host her own show, while also going over some of their favorite Breakfast Club moments. Finally, the crew dives into a review of the new Megan Thee Stallion album "Traumazine" and praise Meg for what she does for the culture.

This week on Open Mic Conversations, Nat, Joey and Hellblazr talk about RENNAISSANCE by Beyonce, 2000 By Joey Bada$$, and Multiverse by Wiz Khalifia. They then dive into the Kid Cudi situation at rolling Loud and ask the question, "what mixtapes need to be on streaming?"

This week on OMC, the XXL discussion is concluded as the cast goes over the cyphers and the Freshman class as a whole and after that talk about their experiences at the Joey Bada$$ 1999-2000 tour. This then leads into a discussion about the favorite concerts they've all been to and then a review on the new DJ Premier EP "Hip Hop 50: Vol. 1".

This week on OMC, Nat, Joey & Hellblazr continue talking about the XXL freshman class and how they think they're doing, specificaly talking about they're freshamn freestyles this time around. Next, they give their thoughts on the BET Awards and then dive into how Ye is being sued for sampling issues with Donda 2. Towards the end of the episode, the crew talks about artists they want to see drop in the 2nd half of 2022, what albums will be classics by the end of the decade and how far they've come as a brand, thanking their fans in the process.

On this episode of OMC, the cast gives their thoughts on the 2022 XXL Freshman list and the Rolling Stone Top 200 Best Albums of all Time list. They then dive into album reviews for Westside Boogie's "MORE BLACK SUPERHEROES", Drake's, "Honestly, Nevermind", and Logic's highly anticipated, "Vinyl Days" while also covering the Deluxe for SZA's CTRL and giving their thoughts and hopes for the new Beyonce record that's coming soon.

This week on OMC, the crew decides to ask the question which hip-hop albums would flop in todays current market, use hip-hop journalist Brian (B. Dot) Miller's top 10 rappers of 2022 list as a base to create and critique their own, take a look at some anticipated albums, and break down the recent developments in the the YSL case. They also do their formal review of the new 070Shake album "You Can't Kill Me" and then discuss the "Look At Me: XXXTENTACION" documentary that's available on Hulu. Thanks for tuning in and follow us @openmicconvo301 on all socials for more!

HellBlazr, Nat and Joey Mooreales host their first podcast episode and discuss their thoughts on the new Kendrick Lamar album and discuss other topics as well