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Coast Contra: Evolved Nostalgia

Coast Contra: Evolved Nostalgia

Update: 2024-06-10
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The tenth installment of Flow State Podcast is here and this time Harry is joined in the studio by rising stars in the hip-hop world, Coast Contra. Comprised of rappers Rio Loz, Eric Jamal, Ras Austin, and Taj Austin, Coast Contra is best known for their viral video Never Freestyle. Gaining notoriety for their debut album, Apt. 505, and The Old Way Mixtape, Coast Contra has opened for Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and traveled through North America on their own headlining tour. In this episode they talk to Harry about their journey as a brotherhood, the methods they use to create, and why staying independent means so much to them. After discussing the nuances of freestyle and off-top rapping, Coast Contra and Harry close the episode out with a cypher session.




Coast Contra -AYO (Official Video)


https://youtu.be/fDsmk7u8EQg?si=PbMuFpIB2zTUlDe8

Never Freestyle


https://youtu.be/IdNxeepSpuk?si=rO_wBvm9iKHVx9X6

Apt. 505


https://coastcontra.lnk.to/apt505

The Old Way


https://www.even.biz/releases/the-old-way

Method Man - All I Need ft. Mary J Blige


https://youtu.be/XW1HNWqdVbk?si=GVYaj9t4t8ysmIgZ

Alan Jones


https://ajampdx.com/

Whiplash


https://www.sonyclassics.com/whiplash/

Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill


https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9780143110163

The Magic of Thinking Big


https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-magic-of-thinking-big-the-true-secret-of-success-david-j-schwartz/20264087?ean=9780593713235

Harry Mack - Napoleon Hill


https://youtu.be/A12Q43RqP7s?si=AbyItPk0brZbCRTe

The Colture Playbook by Ty Baisden


https://coltureplaybook.com/




Show Notes


00:00:00 Introduction


00:01:20 Who is Coast Contra?


00:03:15 Evolved Nostalgia


00:04:52 First Influences in Music


00:07:48 Choosing a Career in Music


00:13:18 Rio Loz’s Colombian Origins and Bilingual Rapping


00:17:24 Apt. 505


00:31:29 Never Freestyle


00:40:42 Freestyling and Off The Top


00:47:11 Staying Independent


00:55:12 Striking A Balance


01:00:22 Closing Rap

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Coast Contra: Evolved Nostalgia

Coast Contra: Evolved Nostalgia

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