Best Yash Zadeh Podcasts (2025)

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Tal Kamara & Jocelyn Motley of SoundFynd 1:25:55

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12h ago1:25:55

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SoundFynd is a music discovery platform putting their own spin on the meaning of new media. Founder Tal Kamara and community leader Jocelyn Motley join us to talk about the platform and the broader digital landscape in music coverage of emerging artists. We dig into whether modern-day payola for social media placements is making or breaking the bus…

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Theravada 1:11:23

22d ago1:11:23

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Theravada is a rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. Fresh off the release of his new album The Years We Have, he joins us from a Brooklyn studio for a wide-ranging conversation to discuss all things in his orbit as of late —from Nike Foamposites to his production on Earl Sweatshirt’s latest album Live, Laugh, Love. We also dig into his b…

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Mike Isaac 1:12:09

1M ago1:12:09

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Mike Isaac is a music writer and technology correspondent for The New York Times. He joins us from sunny San Francisco to discuss his recent story on the Deftones, their resurgence, and what it was like to kick it with the band as they dug through crates of vinyl at Atomic Records in Burbank, Calif. We also dive into the idea of digital streaming p…

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Yash 51:12

2M ago51:12

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Helio-Tropes 50. Please excuse the audio quality as we continue to experiment with ways to get this plane off the ground. This rare solo episode features Yash, kicking off a new chapter for Helio-Tropes — and life itself. Yash discusses the return of Clipse and their new album Let God Sort 'Em Out: what worked, what didn’t, and what was left to be …

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Justin Staple 1:24:49

3M ago1:24:49

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Justin Staple is for the culture. A journalist, director, and documentarian, Justin’s days at VICE led him to shoot his 2020 Hulu documentary American Rapstar, where he chronicled a rebellious new wave of young rappers who used SoundCloud to build intense stan armies — from XXXTentacion to Lil Peep. We get into how this era turned internet fame int…

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EricTheYoungGawd 1:18:03

4M ago1:18:03

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EricTheYoungGawd is a media personality and journalist with bylines in COMPLEX and a YouTube channel that you should definitely subscribe to. We get right down to business, unpacking the return of Clipse, their new deal with Roc Nation, and how Pusha T is using familiar tricks to stir up controversy. We also talk about Brooklyn rapper MIKE and Tony…

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Stephen Malbon of Malbon Golf 50:27

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Stephen Malbon is a golf addict who will never recover from it. The founder of Malbon Golf joins us to talk about his interest in music and art—starting from the days of co-founding FRANK 151 to building a golf brand inspired by whatever lifestyle interests cross his mind. We get into his history growing up in Virginia and the early sounds and bran…

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Anna Zanes 1:00:21

5M ago1:00:21

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Anna Zanes is the editor in chief of Alternative Press Magazine. She joins us to talk about honoring the magazine’s legacy while driving it forward—diversifying coverage, spotlighting new voices, and pushing the envelope beyond the sausage fest of yesteryear. We also chat about Corbin's very good new album 'Crisis Kid' and some of the history Yash …

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SAD PRT 1:13:24

6M ago1:13:24

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On this week’s episode our guest is the founder of SAD PRT, a platform based on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube that showcases emerging underground artists. We talk about how the platform highlights artists and storylines that often don’t appear in traditional media, and the ways in which they’ve successfully built a community of passionate follower…

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Kieran Press-Reyonlds 59:54

6M ago59:54

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Kieran Press-Reynolds is a writer with a weekly column at Pitchfork called "Rabbit Holed," exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture. He has written for publications such as The New York Times, Business Insider, No Bells, and more. This episode of HT is a journey into the sprawling world of ASMR, as documented in o…

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Andrew Matson of Finals 1:30:59

7M ago1:30:59

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Andrew Matson is the co-founder of Finals, a music blog that is rumored to be among the best. He joins us to talk about J Critch and long-time producer cohort Laron's expansive collaborative album titled Plus Ultra and the evolution of both their sound and chemistry, which has history that pre-dates college and record deals. We go deep into contemp…

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Will Schube of The Hobbyist 1:20:47

7M ago1:20:47

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Will Schube is The Hobbyist—a writer and music critic based in New York with bylines in GQ, FLOOD, Pitchfork, Passion of the Weiss, and many more. He joins us from Austin following the launch of his aptly titled newsletter, The Hobbyist, to talk about the best hobby we both indulge in: Golf—with a capital G. We discuss how the culture has co-opted …

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Steffanee Wang 1:05:34

8M ago1:05:34

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Steffanee Wang joins us today to talk about 67th GRAMMY Awards that aired earlier this month and more. She is a New York City-based professional editor, writer, and reporter who currently is an associate editor at The FADER. She previously served as the music editor at NYLON, has written for Teen Vogue, The FACE, Billboard, NPR Music, and other not…

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Jane Marie 1:07:46

8M ago1:07:46

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This is the first podcast of 2025 and we're calling it Monetizing Hope with Jane Marie, an award-winning podcaster, podcast producer, writer, and author of Selling The Dream: The Billion Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans. Jane joins us from her home in LA, just after the devastating wildfires had somewhat subsided. This episode was recorded a f…

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Gary Suarez of CABBAGES 1:58:41

10M ago1:58:41

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Gary Suarez is a writer and podcaster who founded CABBAGES, a media outlet and podcast dedicated to covering independent artists. A Queens, New York native, Gary has contributed to esteemed publications such as The Quietus, Forbes, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The New York Times, NPR, and more. In this special two-hour year-end finale, Gary joins…

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Aurielle Sayeh 1:01:19

10M ago1:01:19

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Aurielle Sayeh is a mom, creative director, brand consultant, strategist, creator, and DJ based in Los Angeles. A true multi-hyphenate, she shares how she got her start in culture through modeling and DJing in Paris and Amsterdam back in 2013. As an Atlanta native who hustled her way through the global zeitgeist, Aurielle reflects on her journey of…

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Yak Ballz on 'YOUNG YASHAR' 40:05

11M ago40:05

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Yash breaks down the newly released Yak Ballz EP titled 'YOUNG YASHAR' produced by longtime collaborator Mondee. This marks the first official Yak Ballz music in over a decade. Listen to 'YOUNG YASHAR' HERE Follow Helio-Tropes - https://www.instagram.com/helio__tropes/ Follow Yash - https://www.instagram.com/yashzadeh/ Follow Yak Ballz - https://ww…

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Cambrian "Bam" Strong 1:02:15

11M ago1:02:15

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Cambrian Strong can't be boxed in. The Memphis, TN native and co-CEO of Drumatize Music Group with Tay Keith, whom he also manages, comes on the show to talk about how he figured out being of service in the music industry is the way he would build his brand. He tells us how being an athlete in high school gave him his work ethic and despite having …

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Joseph Pepin of Pepin.Works 1:14:51

12M ago1:14:51

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Joseph Pepin is a music manager extraordinaire and A&R consultant from New Jersey. He joins us from Austin, Texas where he is based to talk all things music industry related; from his background as a kid enamored by bands and shows happening in Asbury Park to street teaming and managing bands which lead to his days as a plucky A&R at Island Def Jam…

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Yash Mega Mix 37:59

1y ago37:59

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This week Yash returns with a solo pod mega mix featuring 10 songs to cruise to in your car or commute. Let it rock.By Yash Zadeh

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Alaska & Steel Tipped Dove 1:04:03

1y ago1:04:03

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This episode features Yash’s friend, rapper and co-host of 'Call Out Culture' podcast Alaska and producer Steel Tipped Dove. Their new album titled ‘Reverberations of a Dead Man’s Ego’ is out now on Fused Arrow Records. We talk about the relationship between bandcamp and selling merch hand to hand, the divide between what is considered real hip hop…

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Drew Millard 1:31:52

1y ago1:31:52

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Drew Millard is a writer, editor, podcaster (co-host of Nersey) and author of a very good book called 'How Golf Can Save Your Life.' On this episode we delve into his time at VICE's music website 'Noisey' and an unprecedented time of stunt blogging in the blog era. We also get into Drew's new blog called 'Media Events' and his recently posted story…

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Kyle Ng of Braindead 1:00:17

1y ago1:00:17

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Back to our regularly scheduled program. This week we are joined by none other than Kyle Ng, vibe curator, co-founder and creative director of the cutting edge, trippy, music forward, and multi-product clothing brand Braindead. He tells us about his trip to Paris for the Olympics with Oakley and goes on to break down the culture-first ethos of the …

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Sissòn 1:19:59

1y ago1:19:59

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This week Sissòn joins us to talk about some of the influences that shaped his identity and the things that inspire him most. Hailing from Arizona and now based in Los Angeles, Sissòn is a multi-disciplinary artist whose paintings and works have graced galleries and museums worldwide over the past decade. In our conversation, he discusses the intri…

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Suzy Exposito 1:15:31

1+ y ago1:15:31

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Fresh off the scorching BET Awards red carpet Yash is back with special guest Suzy Exposito AKA Brujacore. Suzy is a New Jersey born, Miami raised, and LA based freelance writer and editor who has bylines Rolling Stone, LA Times, Vogue, Elle, NPR, Remezcla, Revolver and more. We get right down to business about all girls band camp, how Goth is no l…

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Yash 58:01

1+ y ago58:01

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Smack in the middle of a heatwave Yash returns from a trip to New York with even more flames. We talk about a forthcoming Clipse reunion album and the prospect of a Re-up Gang come back, opting out of Kendrick's 'The Pop Out' show, 2Hollis' excellent 'boy' album, Wu Tang's long lost album that has now somehow been converted to an $1 NFT, and the th…

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Matthew Ritchie 1:11:17

1+ y ago1:11:17

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Matthew Ritchie is a music, culture and sports writer who is also a contributor at Pitchfork and has written stories for GQ, Chicago Reader, Rolling Stone, Passion of The Weiss, and others. In this episode we try our damndest to focus on one body of work and cannonball directly into Mach-Hommy's #RICHAXXHATIAN album which Matthew reviewed for Pitch…

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Vivian Medithi 1:13:32

1+ y ago1:13:32

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Vivian Medithi is resident rap corrrespondent at The FADER who has bylines at Pitchfork, NoBells, HipHopDX, Los Angeles Review of Books and more. We talk about Milwaukee rapper Myaap whose excellent song "MLK" and new project produced by Nedarb of Gothboy Click fame is a hidden gem (for now). We break down the details of Atlanta rapper Slimesito an…

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Jayson Buford 55:11

1+ y ago55:11

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Jayson Buford is a journalist from Harlem, NY covering culture, music, and sports who has written for publications like Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vanity Fair, Stereogum, and more. He joins us today to talk about our beloved Knicks and all things endemic to the greatest city in the world. Our expert analysis leads us to the conclusion that Donté DiV…

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Franz De Los Reyes 56:07

1+ y ago56:07

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Franz De Los Reyes is a music executive and Senior Vice President of Marketing at SALXCO (The Weeknd, Nav, Metro Boomin and more) who has previously held positions at three major labels including Def Jam, Epic and Warner Records. He shares how he broke into the music industry by being the squeeky wheel and building lasting relationships along with …

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Alphonse Pierre 1:15:53

1+ y ago1:15:53

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Alphonse Pierre is a music critic and journalist at Pitchfork. He joins us from home base in Canarsie, Brooklyn where an ice cream truck soundtracks our conversation about the Knicks and the 76ers round 1 playoff bloodbath. We talk about Ice Spice's timely verse on Cash Cobaine's "Fisherr" remix and how an independently released song can get ratche…

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Yash 32:09

1+ y ago32:09

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Fresh off of Coachella weekend and his day of birth Yash is back with a solo pod talking about the rare sites that the annual festival has to offer with takes on performances by Lana Del Rey, Peso Pluma, Lil Uzi Vert, Justice's return and more. He also gets into the lame rap "beef(s)" of the moment and the dominoe effect Kendrick's "Like That" vers…

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Sowmya Krishnamurthy 1:36:03

1+ y ago1:36:03

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Sowmya Krishnamurthy is an accomplished journalist based in New York, originally from Michigan. She is the author of ‘Fashion Killa: How Hip Hop Revolutionized High Fashion,’ available now from Simon and Schuster / Gallery Books. Her work has been featured in Rolling Stone, XXL, Essence, Complex, Highsnobiety, Playboy, The Village Voice, and Time. …

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Claire Bogle 1:08:54

1+ y ago1:08:54

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Claire Bogle is a music manager, entrepreneur, and hypnotherapist from New Mexico with exquisite taste. She is the co-founder of Scoremore Productions which is responsible for throwing the first-ever tours and shows for artists like Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, and more. We talk about her rise to success behind the scenes drive…

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Peter A. Berry 58:55

1+ y ago58:55

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Back at it with Peter A. Berry, writer and editor at large who has bylines in XXL, COMPLEX, Pitchfork, Okayplayer and more. We talk about how we connected via my reaction to an Uncle Murda video clip that Peter put a wild spin on and how it lead to this unique episode diving into one album that has made a significant impact this year already which …

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Chris Atlas 50:18

1+ y ago50:18

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Chris Atlas is more than meets the eye. An extra popped episode with the accomplished music executive and Bronx-native who tells us about his earliest hip-hop memories running around NYC including a life-changing performance from Public Enemy at a small club in the meatpacking district. We dive into his first opportunity in the music industry as an…

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CAL-A of Free Bread Intl. 1:20:47

1+ y ago1:20:47

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CAL-A is a Grammy Award-winning producer, artist manager, and DJ from the Bay Area who owns and operates Free Bread Intl., a company helping brands and businesses create experiences to benefit their communities and the kids in them. He breaks down his contribution to Killer Mike's album 'Michael' which received three Grammy's including Rap Album of…

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Yash 51:13

1+ y ago51:13

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Yash is back with another solo episode in the thick of Super Bowl Weekend, the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Kanye's 'VULTURES 1' album release. He unveils how Usher is just another guy in the bathroom, breaks down uncleared samples and estate-beefs elicited by Ye's album combined with the intricacies behind its second-rate distribution and pro…

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Scott Jawson & Sam Hadelman of Dark Matter Media 1:29:23

1+ y ago1:29:23

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Scott Jawson and Sam Hadelman of Dark Matter Media are music publicists making big moves in NY. We talk about NFT Stars, Universal Music Group being at odds with TikTok, and how their clients' music playing from Nissan's and Honda's in the street is proof that things are going well. They shine light on the impetus for Dark Matter Media to emerge in…

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Jade Gomez 1:30:17

1+ y ago1:30:17

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Back from his annual golf trip in Florida, Yash is joined by freelance writer Jade Gomez for a new heatrock where they break down the potent influence New Jersey has had on them (and music) for better or worse. We get into the ominous news announced by Condé Nast a few weeks back that Pitchfork is being absorbed by GQ, and the implications on music…

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Geng PTP / King Vision Ultra 2:10:25

1+ y ago2:10:25

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Geng PTP who also goes by King Vision Ultra is a native New Yorker and a man of many hats whose album 'Shook World' came out last year. On this extendo-clip episode Yash attempts to uncover a healthy dose of his repertoire; from smoothies to fitness and field recordings to music production, art and design. We nerd out on unmistakable producer tags …

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2024 Kick-Off with Yash 43:45

2y ago43:45

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After a short break and trip to the east coast for the holidays, Helio-Tropes returns for the new year with a special solo mission episode with its host Yash. On the first show of 2024, Yash talks about Ken Carson and the Opium crew, PETA targets at the airport, Cam'ron's watchful eye, the new Mission Impossible movie, Dave Chappelle's recent speci…

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Stephanie Gotch of Partners And Associates Agency 1:16:05

2y ago1:16:05

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Just in time for the holidays, a special episode of HT with Stephanie Gotch whose agency Partners And Associates handles marketing, creative direction, comms and pr for musicians, brands, businesses and more. We talk about Art Basel being the Spring Break of the industry and her experience in Miami with her client Westside Gunn. She breaks down wha…

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Timmhotep Aku 1:25:40

2y ago1:25:40

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This week we are joined by none other than the Brookyln-bred, undefeated artists' champion and one-man media giant Timmhotep Aku. We talk about the musical spark that set him on a life-long journey, Video Music Box, the lessons that De La Soul taught us and the mark they made on generations in their wake — including your favorite rappers wearing De…

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Frazier Tharpe 1:01:55

2y ago1:01:55

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This week we're standing on big business with Frazier Tharpe, senior editor at GQ who recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York. We talk about him hitting the ground running immediately, attending multiple live shows across the city of Angels as soon as he touched down. We get into the recent story he wrote profiling Offset for GQ’s Man of Th…

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Jason Goldwatch 1:11:20

2y ago1:11:20

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Jason Goldwatch is a film director and creative director from San Francisco based in Los Angeles also known for shooting music videos and documentaries. We talk about his recent short film ‘Death Valley’ with DJ Muggs, the accompanying film to the ‘Soul Assassin’s 3: Death Valley’ album. In between Jason’s bong rips he explains how the only way to …

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Evan Auerbach of Up North Trips 1:05:29

2y ago1:05:29

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This week Evan Auerbach of Up North Trips joins us to talk about the new book he co-authored with Daniel Isenberg titled ‘Do Remember! The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes’ out now on Rizzoli. We start from the earliest days of mixtape culture and make our way to the present. Along the way we highlight DJ's and pioneers like Brucie B, the impact …

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Dominique Maldonado 1:20:17

2y ago1:20:17

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Dominique Maldonado is a music manager living in Puerto Rico. We get into her Florida roots in the music biz and how she went from throwing shows locally as a promoter to booking some of most buzzing artists at the time like Travis Scott and Chance The Rapper for her Leaders of The New Cool concert series in New York, Atlanta and beyond. She breaks…

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Roger Gengo of Masked Gorilla 1:27:17

2y ago1:27:17

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This week we are coming to you from Masked Gorilla Headquarters in Highland Park, Los Angeles with Roger Gengo, founder of Masked Gorilla and Masked Records. We talk about him being an early adopter of SoundCloud as a tool for discovering emerging artists, turning a blog into a record label and festival, as we trace the unglamorous steps in between…

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Uncle Paulie 1:06:41

2y ago1:06:41

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This week one of Queens finest Uncle Paulie and I take it back to the galaxy from the comfort of our homes in Los Angeles. We talk about his connection to Queens rappers, how he got his name, taking 3rd place at the Malibu Chili Cookoff, Ruff Ryders' Drag-On, Uncle Paulie's Deli and clothing brand inspirations, the famed Cherry Valley TCS sandwich,…