Freemusicempire

• Talk about the phases of Fiends career from No Limit to Jet Life. 

• Discuss the place of the Cool is in Session series in Fiends discography from 1 to 2 to 3. 

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• Discuss the concept of The Policy Kings as well as the album in depth. 

• Discuss the evolution from Life is More Than White Bricks to Compendium of Arcanum to The Policy Kings. 

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• Discuss Incorruptible Saints in depth. 

• Discuss Ritual in depth. 

• Discuss the career arcs of Stik Figa and Sleep Sinatra and how they relate. 

• Discuss the sonic character of both albums. 

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• Discuss the role of mastering and what separates it from the role of production or mixing (using sonically unique projects like BLUu Edwards as an example). 
• Declare and discuss top ⁠25 POTY⁠.

• Discuss ArticulatedTexTiles in depth.

• Discuss the growth from Hella Personal Film Festival 2 to ArticulatedTexTiles. 

• Discuss the sonic vision Controller 7 had for ArticulatedTexTiles.  

• Talk about Janelle Monae’s new album The Age of Pleasure and leaning into a more erotic vision of her work. 

• Talk about the history of artists becoming their full erotic selves when they hadn’t previously.

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• Discuss Jade Gomez time at Paper as editor and where the closing of it leaves the world of music coverage. 

• Discuss the art of the artist feature/interview and what it does for a career as well as the dangers of messing it up.

• Discuss the state of music media coverage and 2023 music. 

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• Discuss Joshua Virtue’s immaculate last album RAMA.

• Discuss the place intensity has in hip hop w/ Nacksaw Jim Duggan by Estee Nack, Midnight Oil by Sunmundi & Āthmaan, and REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE! By Kari Faux as examples. 

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• Discuss the classic Richter album covers and what went into them. Misconceptions about photography as a medium and the power of photographic covers.

• Discuss our favorite album covers of 2023 so far.

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• Discuss Alaska Atoms monster 2023 collaborative albums w/ Steel Tipped Dove and Jason Griff. 

• Discuss the influence of Del on a craft and stylistic level. 

• Discuss the characteristics of Del that make his music so unique and vibrant. 

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• Discuss the coming together of these albums and artistic origin stories for Nonazz, Klwn Cat, and No God. 

• Discuss Don’t Go Outside and NODUO in depth. 

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• Talk with SonRaw about any trends in 2023 music. 

• Discuss Raven by Kelela, Glorious Game by Black Thought x El Michels Affair, and Shadow Moses by Mike Shabb x Nicholas Craven.

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• Discuss Tokyo Cigar’s relationship to Raekwon & specifically the Immobilarity album, why he chose to do a full remix project. 

• Break down the skills, tendencies, and influence of Raekwon. 

  
  

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• Discuss going from Double Down to Mourning Due and what the goals were going into the new project and whether those came out as intended or entirely different.

• Discuss Mourning Due in depth. 

  
  

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• Talk to Rhys Langston and Child Actor about the momentous releases they’ve been involved w/ and how they viewed the lyricism executed and how it was received.

• Talk about the role of lyricism and how the press, audience, artists, and producers should approach it. 

  
  

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• Discuss how the relationship between Mopes x BlackLiq has evolved from Time Is The Price to Choice is A Chance.

• Discuss Choice is A Chance in depth. 

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• Talk to Marcus Pinn about the art of dropping scratches on momentous records.  

• Discuss our favorite soundtracks of all time.

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• Discuss the coming together of andrew & Jesse The Tree on Three Dollar Pistol and the possible future of the group.

• Break down I’m Fakin’ My Own Death Just to Get Some Rest in depth. 

• Argue over the NBA MVP for this season.

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• Discuss Pookey: Stik Figa Finds Himself in depth. 

• Talk about how hometown opinion informs hip hop on a regional and national level.

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• Talk about the growth from I Don’t Take This Life Shit Seriously to Big Homie to Art School Dropout. 

• Talk specifically about Art School Dropout.

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• Talk about the musical development of TreDoes w/ new songs possibly leading to a new album as well as the album reviews on Twitter and the acclaim it has garnered. 

• Discuss Another Planet 4, Planet Unfaithful, & all the weight feathers don’t have as part of the hip hop underground that boldly stakes out anti-pop radio territory. 

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• Talk about the DOPE new project The Devil’s Playground w/ Delle Digga. 

• Identify Hip Hop’s critical templates

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• Discuss Skyzoo-The Mind of A Saint, Oddisee-To What End, and Sunny War-Anarchist Gospel in depth. 

• Talk about the functional environment for this music as well as the audience for it.

  
  

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Discuss SKECH185 new album He Left Nothing For The Swim Back in depth.

Discuss the legacy of Tomorrow Kings and what goals SKECH185 has for this phase of his career.

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• Map the transition from Unforeseen Shadows to Celestial Clockwork to The Transition.  
• Get in depth on The Transition and where it positions Illogic for the future.

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• Talk about Patty Honcho’s 2022 projects Life⁠⁠ with Numbz and ⁠⁠Brawler (Round 5) ⁠⁠ in detail.

• Discuss what Patty accomplished last year and the mission of becoming undeniable. 

Intro and outro by Andrew. Cop his new album w/ Jesse The Tree.

• Discuss moving from the 2 pack system to a full album. 

• Discuss album 61,265,147 in detail. 

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• Talk about MIGHTYCANNONS w/ MIGHTYHEALTHY & Metal Lung/Days Pass Strange w/ Steel Tipped Dove.
• Talk about the sonic identity of 2022.

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• Discuss the magic of Defcee & Boathouse-For ALl Debts Public and Private.
• Discuss the wonder work Dash Lewis has coming w/ Freemusicempire.
• Conduct the 2022 Flow Fantasy Draft

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• Discuss the formation and goal of Preaching In Havana.
• Talk about the use of horror perspective to get closer to our emotional reality.

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• Discuss a life lived in Soul music from 1969 to now.
• Discuss in detail Lee Fields new album Sentimental Fool and how making art at this stage works.

• Discuss how an ultra-personal rap album hits us, how we should listen to it, and how the personal nature of it effects re-listens.
• Discuss in detail Short Fuze-The Painkiller Boutique, Teddy Faley-Teddy Brown Brown, and Mavi-Laughing So Hard, It Hurts.

Intro and Outro theme by Andrew. Buy his latest album .

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• Discuss the newest album from Teller and Ed The I & I in detail!

Discuss the trilogy from The Grotesque & Beautiful, The Part & Parcel, to The I & I. Is this the last one of this series? If so, why?

• Talk about the genesis of Holy Body Roll from last year's Tri Magi album into this one and how the sound has been evolving.
• Talk about high points for the album as well as plans for the future
• We also just need to talk about some of the super cool projects The Lasso has done in the past.

Intro and Outro song by Andrew. Find the full song here. 

• Talk to Vic Spencer about his best release year! Still Here, Mudslide and Psychological Cheat Sheet 3 and what this year has meant to Vic.
• Discuss the style, execution and ramifications of Tree.

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• Discuss the new album Don’t Wait For Me to Leave in terms of vision curation and reception.
• Discuss the journey of the Re-Up Gang and the counter-historical reality if different decisions had been made.

Intro and Outro by Andrew. Check the full song here. 

Intro and Outro music from Jesse The Tree's album Pigeon Man. 

Intro and Outro music from Preaching In Havana by Noface x Fatboi Sharif 

• Talk to Small Professor about the selection process of who he works with.
• Talk to SMall Professor about his 2022 releases: Hundred Year Darkness w/ AJ Suede, Soiled w/ Torito, Mudslide w/ Vic Spencer,  and Sedale Threat by Wrecking Crew (Curly Castro, Zilla Rocca, Small Pro, PremRock).
• Discuss the SMALL PROFESSOR classic Never At Peace by Career Crooks.

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• Talk to Sean about the genesis of the ‘Making Illmatic’ podcast series and the most cantankerous episodes.
• Discuss Jay-Z misconceptions

Intro and Outro music from the Bloo Azul x Spanish Ran album-Once In A Bloo. 

• Talk about the process of writing Her Word Is Bond and its reception.
• Discuss the goals for upcoming solo album Bigg Perm with Custom Made.
• Spend some time ruminating on the lessons learned over the course of a very unique journey.

Intro and Outro music by klwn cat off his new album Vox in Rama dropping 10/31