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Talked with comedian Sam Buck about growing up in Fitchburg with parents who loved Hip Hop, Getting a TBI, Doing comedy in Boston, Starting "The Bucked Up Podcast", Interviewing Conway The Machine & Westside Gunn, Mom and Grandma going viral, Hosting rap shows, The underground scene, and Putting everything into his business.
Spoke with rapper EXITFAME about growing up in Roxbury, Making bad choices, Losing his father to a drug overdose, Being incarcerated, Jadakiss top 5, Getting clean & sober, and Making the "EXITHELL" album.
Chopped it up with Producer/Engineer/DJ Nef about getting in trouble in NH, Surviving a near death car crash, Getting clean and sober, Moving to NY, Linking with Statik Selektah & Termanology, Learning studio skills by osmosis, Recording with DJ Premier, Making "The Gentleman's Board" album, and Embracing his vintage self.
Talked with emcee Just Juice about the early Juice & Della days, Twin brother Mojo, Expanding the sound, Being mentored by Logic, Making viral videos, Rapping to DMX, Touring with Tech N9ne, Being placed in a Super Bowl commercial, Taking a mental break, and Recovering from hip surgery.
Spoke with rapper Problemattik about growing up in Everett, Mafia connections, Taking rap serious after a house party, Owning the entire Necro catalogue, Being a Juggalo, Merch game hustle, Punching a host in the face, Arguing with national acts, and the tragic inspiration behind the "Tell Me Why" Single.
Talked with DJ/Turntablist Mista Sinista about being born into music, Being mentored by Dr Butcher, DMC competions, Working with the Beatnuts/Fat Joe/Common, Forming the X-Ecutioners, The Odd Couple, Beatminerz Radio with DJ Safire, and Making the "Reborn" album.
Talked with rapper Kaspa about growing up with terminally ill parents, Going into the trades, Golf & Skateboarding, Canibus vs DMX, Jedi Minds Tricks influence, Making movie-esque music videos, The production behind "Beautiful Chaos", and Maintaining a signed vinyl collection.
Spoke with "Larger Than Life" Personality Sterling Golden about Growing up in Somerville MA, Being in a wrestling fan family, Becoming A DJ at the lowest point in his life, The Indie Sleeze era, Radio, Community, Following your passion, and Retirement.
Talked with long time friend Sam Gerber about having family from the Soviet Union, Sharing Kool Keith tales, Hosting Leedz Shows, Moving to Denver and Portland, Working for Lowkey Dispensary, Carrying Method Man's Tical strain, and Coming full circle.
Spoke with drummer Sheel Davé about getting major label interest in High School with Irepress, Being dorm mates at Northeastern, Forming Eclectic Collective and Bad Rabbits, The Karma Loop and basement shows era, Making an unreleased album with Teddy Riley, Being endorsed by Zildjian and Pearl, and Getting back to the basics.
Talked with rapper/producer Honored Moocher about living in South Africa, Discovering Wu Tang Clan, Studying film in NYC, Going to Antartica, Having an awkward meeting with Canibus, Producing his dad's documentary, and Giving back to his community .
Talked with producer/beat maker Kev Brown about being a part of the music scene in the DMV, Getting discovered by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Forming the Low Budget Crew, His debut album "I Do What I Do", Making beats with crazy bass lines, Starting a Twitch channel, Adjusting his performance, and Surviving technical difficulties.
Talked with rapper Guilty Simpson about living in Detroit, Applying Competitive Sports to Hip Hop, Working With J.Dilla & Stones Throw, Forming Random Axe with Sean Price & Black Milk, "It Was Written" vs "Illmatic", New "Escalation" album with Uncommon Nasa, and Knowing your worth.
Talked with Female rapper Ju$t Jill about growing up in Central Square, Being Checkmark of Skitzofreniks younger sister, Co-organizing the Bridgeside Cypher, Becoming an Executive Director of The Cambridge Hip Hop Collective, Empowering Women through rapping, Making the album "Womanhood", and Overcoming adversity through music.
Talked with Producer/Beat maker Marco Polo about growing up outside of Toronto, Going to rehab at 15 years old, Interning at The Cutting Room, Constructing beats on the MPC, Quitting cigarettes, Making collaborate albums/compilations with Hip Hop legends, Creating sound designs, and keeping a financial balance with music.
Spoke with emcee/actor/beat maker A-F-R-O about living in LA, Becoming a fan of the oldies, Freestyling, Getting discovered by R.A. The Rugged man, Appearing on the Jimmy Fallon show w/The Roots. Acting in VH1's "The Breaks", Making an unreleased DJ Premier project, Putting out new music, and Being a movie nerd.
Switched up the questions format with emcee Superstah Snuk about living in Haverhill, S.T. Da Squad, Rapping fast, Boom Bap vs Trap, Stuck On Stuff Podcast, "Overdue" album with DC The Midi Alien, Still Watching Wrestling, and Being "Too Old For This" .
Talked with Swedish emcee Prop Dylan about his native country, Rapping with an English accent, The origin of his name, Working with DJ Premier & Apollo Brown, Performing at over 600 shows, Making "The Gemini Twins" project w/ Mr. Noun, and Becoming a producer.
Talked with producer Apollo Brown about the Detroit Hip Hop scene, Crafting beats with old software, Making collaborate albums in person, Mello Music Group, Drums vs Drumless production, New album "Sardines" with Planet Asia, Recording twelve songs in eight hours with O.C., and Putting family first.
Spoke with emcee and radio personality Torae about growing up in Coney Island, Pitching a demo to Bad Boy, Going on tour with Ruff Ryders/Cash Money, Rolling with The Diplomats, Doing an ad drop for LeBron James, Working with DJ Premier & Skyzoo, Ghostwriting vs Songwriting, Hosting shows on Sirus XM, and Making a new album with Marco Polo.