Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast

Few Tang!!! I ain't gone talk y'all heads off. Keysha McDougal, The Hip Hop Mom, of  @s2tmedia38  Straight II Tape Podcast, inspired this episode. She posed a question online. She asked "What's the best Hip Hop opening line of all time?"...I don't know if we can tell what THE best opening line is (actually, I think I can), but I DO know we can tell you what's on OUR best opening line list. So let's get to i! Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Welcome to the Terrordome! Nobody on the planet can possibly hate AI more than Drake right now. And Biggie is likely throwing ice down from Heaven trying to melt down AI servers. Artificial Intelligence is still novelty for many. The music industry though?!?! You better believe they're taking it seriously. To say Ai technology is moving quickly is a gross understatement, as evidence of impending, irreparable impact, is beginning to show. It feels a bit like the Napster era on a steroids, HGH, cocaine, molly and angel dust cocktail; with some crack sprinkled on top. The conversation is far more informative than the description would lead you to believe. We hope you enjoy listening to the convo as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew The AI Dilemma:    • The A.I. Dilemma ...  Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law: https://crsreports.congress.gov/produ... UNPROMPTED AI Learns Entire Bengali Language: https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-... Artificial Intelligence Film Editing Program: https://www.autopod.fm/end-user-licen... RIAA Human Artistry Campaign: https://www.riaa.com/human-artistry-c... TikTok Lawsuit Is Highlighting How AI Is Screwing Over Voice Actors: https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xqw... Tech luminaries, renowned scientists, and Elon Musk warn of an “out-of-control race” to develop and deploy ever-more-powerful AI systems: https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-p... US Copyright Office in conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Organization Symposium on AI and copyright protection:    • Copyright in the ...  

FEW TANG CLAN! Dreamville Fest came and went. Some people had fun. Some people had work to do. And of course, some people had opinions. I heard quite a few complaints from various, seemingly unconnected people. The two issues I heard mentioned most were the lack of NC artist on the Dreamville Fest stage, and the lack of NC artists signed to Dreamville. Let's just say I met those opinions with resistance. We talked about my passionate online convo on this episode. I wanna say so much that I'm not going to write anything. I think we get it all out on the show. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

Few Tang!!! We saw evidence of it during the VERZUZ between The Lox and Dipset. If you were at Dreamville Fest or watched it on Amazon, we saw evidence when comparing Lil Durk's appearance and J.I.D.'s performance...I could name myriad examples, but I'm talking about the difference between a mere recording artist and a real emcee. It's rare to find a "popular" artist that performs a show WITHOUT a backing track. These bums are rapping over the lyrics they're supposed to be reciting. I don't know about y'all, but I'm not paying to SEE you while listening to the same exact song the play on the radio. I'm paying to see you PERFORM the song. Sadly, that's a dying art. We think they are several reasons emceeing is fading. We realize there's a clear line of delineation between a recording artist and an emcee. And we used this conversation to unpack it all. We hope y'all enjoy this convo as much a we did. Dig in! But FIRST...Make room for the tag. #ConversateForAFew

Few Tang Clan! Our music, our art, our beloved Hip Hop is under attack. The machines are COMING! Matter of fact, they're HERE! Artificial Intelligence is mimicking our favorite artists. No samples, no REAL use of an artist's voice. However, songs are being created that sound just like Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Uzi Vert, Kendrick Lamar...anyone you can think of really. What does this mean for the music industry? What is Library of Congress doing about copyright laws? How will all of this work? We get into it. Dig in! But FIRST! Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We got pissed off this week. They out here playing reindeer games with the culture. We stumbled across a vile example of appropriation. And you know us. We ALWAYS find a way to spin things into a conversation with a more broad or global view. We wanted to get to the bottom of what makes a culture vulture and who fits that description. Go on and make room the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Topics: 00:00 - Intro 1:31 - How Hip Hop Was Invented meme 3:45 - The negative impact of Hip Hop appropriation 9:13 - United Masters further perpetuates mockery 15:17 - History SHOULD NOT BE distorted 19:47 - A quick history of Black music being white washed 22:54 - The 4 types of Culture Vultures 26:00 - Who are the Media Vultures 44:09 - What happens if Jewish people were spoken about this way? 47:13 - List of potential Media Vultures 51:00 - The cyclical effect of Media Vultures 57:19 - Artist Culture Vultures 58:17 - Executive Culture Vultures 1:11:43 - Are there any Unintentional Culture Vultures? 1:13:22 - The Justin Timberlake Debate 1:20:20 - The Lyor Cohen/Dame Dash Debate 1:25:56 - How to NOT be a Culture Vulture 1:27:20 - To sum it all up... 1:29:00 - One last plea to save the Culture from vultures. Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG!!! We need your input on this one. Drop things that have changed Hip Hop forever in the comments. We left out BIG and Pac/East Coast/West Coast beef because it's low hanging fruit. Everything else is on the table though. Make room for the tag #ConversateForAFew Things That Changed Hip Hop Forever 00:00 - Intro 1:13 - 2 Live Crew vs The US Government; Explicit Lyrics/Parental Advisory Sticker 4:00 - Nas Drops Illmatic 12:05 - RUNDMC releases "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith 13:59 - Advertising/Marketing Agencies found value in Hip Hop 15:38 - The Roland TR-808 Drum Machine; Roger Linn, SP1200, Akai MPC etc... 19:00 - The Introduction on Million Dollar Record Deals 21:57 - Lil Wayne becomes the prototype image of a rapper 22:43 - The broad acceptance of Autotune 26:06 - Introduction of the Battle; Sound Clash, Park Jam 29:06 - The "Streets" or Street Money infiltrated and took over Hip Hop 31:08 - Hip Hop finally hits radio airwaves consistently 35:14 - The emergence of Ruthless Record; N.W.A., Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube etc... 37:07 - Drake opening US borders to International Hip Hop 44:59 - Rhyming in Triplets; Jaz-O, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, Migos 47:26 - Streaming; Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal etc... 51:57 - Social Media; analytics over talent 56:56 - What do YOU think we missed? What do YOU think changed Hip Hop forever? Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We went off the dome this week! So many topics we gave you time stamps to make it easy on you. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Topics 00:00 - Intro 0:34 - What's next for Griselda Records 9:50 - Salute to @16PadKilla_mm of Maschine Mafia on his first placement? 12:02 - Is Troy Ave Snitching? 18:40 - Can crime or "the streets" ever be separated from Hip Hop? 21:30 - Will Melodic Trap become its own genre of music? 24:00 - Rest In Peace Bobby Caldwell with personal family stories showing the power of Hip Hop. 30:50 - Rest In Peace Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, and the influence/impact of De La. 38:30 - At what age should aspiring artists abandon the "Rap Dream"? 43:29 - Reaction to Hitmaka and Jim Jones Project album 48:00 - Reaction to Hitboy and Musiq Soulchild album 52:36 - What are the common attributes of GOAT emceess? 58:30 - How do we feel about Dreamville Festival 2023 line up? 1:07:19 - Who will be brought out as special guest at this year's Dreamville Fest? Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG! We decided to compile a list of the top 3 emcees for every era! Essentially, we decided who was the Kendrick, J-Cole or Drake of every era. Honestly we personally refer to BIG, Jay and Nas but nonetheless lol. Here's how we did it...We started with the year 1979; the year of the first official Hip Hop release. For the sake of this conversation, we decided an era equals around 6 years. We DID make a couple exceptions, and made a couple eras only 3 years long, as music was changing so rapidly during that time. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Walk down almost any street, in any city in America (or the World honestly), and you'll see evidence of Hip Hop. Not only will you see evidence of its existence, you'll likely see some form of its lifeblood. Whether it's in someone's fashion, the way a person walks, the altered, dare I say, coded language spoken in non-secretive conversations; you'll see and hear Hip Hop. We've all seen the "old head" on the Harley blasting RAKIM or LLCOLJ. And we've seen 12 year olds lose their minds to 808's and hi hats VERY similar to 808 and hi hat sounds we lost our minds to in the 80's. And no. It's not the same. Nor should it be. However, it is Hip Hop. And Hip Hop is multi-generational. Let's discuss...Make room for the tag. #CoversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG!!! ChatGPT and AI are all the tech world is talking about right now. And if AI is ringing bells in tech, you can rest assured it will bring the noise to Hip Hop and the music industry next. What's going to happen when record labels get ahold of it? We know they already tried to give us an AI artist. Is art even "art" if created by artificial intelligence? How about AI-assisted art? The bigger question is, will y'all/we accept it? There's a ton to unpack, so make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang! What say you? Is crossing over in Hip Hop acceptable? What exactly does crossing over mean to you? Are crossing over and selling out synonymous? We think the answers to those questions will vary based on age and/or what era of Hip Hop you gained "musical morals". Some may say those morals are developed due to increased cynicism. We get into that, we answer those questions and so much more. Welcome to a thoughtful and in-depth conversation about Hip Hop. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed having the conversation. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang...We're losing artists at an alarming rate. This era is proving to be the most dangerous time in the history of emceeing. When did things begin to get so bad? Who's fault is it? And ultimately, are record labels responsible for better protecting their investments? The question may seem simple. And the answer may seem obvious. But this topic spurred a deeper discussion than either of us imagined. We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotifyGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook!http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGrouphttps://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Welcome to your 1st Annual Conversate For A Few Awards. On the Grammys you win a Grammy. On the Oscars win an Oscar. On Conversate For A Few...you win AFew. We gave out AFew for everything from album of the year to who took the biggest L in Hip Hop. This ep features special guest Jay Sealey and David Varnadoe. As usual, we're dumb thorough with each topic. If you think our choices are wrong, fight us LOL! Can't wait to hear your opinion. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We're back with a special episode! We wanna introduce y'all to TOP TWO...SelfMade Nuski & D-Wash are less a group and more Brothers with a like vision and comparable hustle. They know their Hip Hop so we get into tons of topics; violence in today's music, their opinion on record deals, image vs authenticity, to name a few. And we STILL found time to talk about their upcoming project! This a good one y'all. We hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we enjoy having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...    Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

FEW TANG!!! This week we want to have our personal group chat conversation out in the open. And we let it FLY to say the least. We talked Meg the Stallion, DaBaby, Pusha T, Kendrick's upcoming and final album on TDE and more! Hopefully, y'all enjoy listening to this convo as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF  Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...    Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang!!! We BACK! This week we’re paying our respects to the legacy of DJ Drama and his legendary, Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. Nearly every artist you can think of either had, or wanted a Gangsta Grill in their catalog. Drama’s mixtape series has launched and extended artists’ careers. It has added validity to others. And has now become the backbone of a Grammy winning album. I guess it’s safe to say, Holiday Season has returned. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...    Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!? It was all a dream!…That’s what Biggie said at least. Little did we know how true that statement would be all these years later. See…we’re STILL out here having Hip Hop arguments about who’s the king of NY. Our thinking is BIG wouldn’t have sanctioned this. THIS ain’t even what BIG meant; we don’t think so anyway. Maybe it’s true. A lie spreads faster than the truth. We hope y’all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag…#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell! Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...    Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl... Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

What's good Few Tang Clan! This week we're talking about something we're all experiencing. However, many of us may not know the foolishness we're witnessing is on purpose and done WITH purpose. Artists, companies and brands are all using outrage marketing to gain attention, in hopes for flipping that attention for profit. It goes; make a mess, make an apology, reap the benefits of exposure to your new audience while your core audience rallies behind you. Of course we take it back for historical reference and walk the convo up to current times. This talk was long overdue.... We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF      Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell!     Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...    Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl...     Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram

Few Tang! We're back with our second installment discussing, the Kanye West doc. Jeen-Yuhs. This time we have our first guest, HipHopMom, Keysha McDougal of the Straight II Tape Podcast. She's a Hip Hop HEAD. You hear me?!? And her perspective is dope. We were excited to hear her view on the doc and what she was left with ultimately. This a good one y'all. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF    Subscribe to the Conversate For A Few YouTube and hit the notification bell!   Apple Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewApple...   Spotify: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewSpotify Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/ConversateForAFewGoogl...   Follow and join the conversation on Instagram and Facebook! http://bit.ly/ConversateFacebookGroup https://bit.ly/ConversateInstagram