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This Week in Hype: Rick Ross is the Rap Game Funyuns, 50 Cent Goes Indie & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 02/28/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsThis week, I rant about Rick Ross's "Mastermind" - I believe I compare him to Funyuns at some point - and bring on DJ Z to discuss the impact of 50 Cent going indie. See more...
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This Week in Hype: The “Oxymoron” Leak, Burger King Moments With Kato & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 02/21/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, SMKA, Funk VolumeThis week, I start by breaking down the leak of ScHooboy Q's "Oxymoron" then I bring in Funk Volume and SMKA producer Kato to talk about getting placements, repping Asian Americans in hip-hop and Burger King moments. See more...
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This Week in Hype: Danny Brown, Self-Destruction & Digital Music Money
Posted by Nathan S. on 02/14/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsThis week I talk about Danny Brown's substance abuse, artists who get trapped in their own self-destruction, and bring on Abe Batshon of Beat Stars to discuss the past, present and future of digital music. See more...
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This Week in Hype: Jermaine Dupri, the Business of Production With J. Hatch & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 02/07/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsThis week, I talk about that one time Jermaine Dupri stole my article about heroin, then bring on iStandard co-CEO J. Hatch to go in-depth on how he helped navigate a beat from listening session to a placement on 50 Cent's upcoming album. See more...
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This Week in Hype: Macklemore Mega-Rant, Publicist Breakdown & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 01/31/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, MacklemoreThis week, I go on a mega-rant about Macklemore and his place in hip-hop, bring on Candice Han to break down the hidden world of publicists and PR, give away some goodies and much more. See more...
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This Week in Hype: 2014 Grammy Rant, Rap Aliases With Michael Christmas & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 01/24/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, Michael ChristmasThis week, I attempt to review the 2014 Grammy nominations and try to predict some winners, but mostly get sidetracked yelling about how little sense the Grammys make. Also, I bring on "must have on your radar for 2014" artist Michael Christmas.See more...
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This Week in Hype: NYC’s Greatest Rapper, Musiq Soulchild Beef & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 01/17/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, Closed SessionsThis week, I go deeper into our ongoing "Who's the greatest NYC rapper of all-time?" debate, tell a story about the time I fought Musiq Soulchild's bodyguards over an elevator, talk Chicago hip-hop with Closed Sessions' DJ RTC and much more. See more...
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This Week in Hype: Talking Outkast Reunion, the Beyonce Method & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 01/10/14 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, UziTo kick things off right, I make up a new trivia contest format, explain to all the Outkast fans out there shouldn't be too excited about their reunion, take some "how should an indie artist release an album?" Q & A and more.See more...
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This Year in Hype: 2013 Rap Power Rankings Mega-Podcast With Justin Hunte
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/20/13 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsWe're closing out a huge 2013 by coming up with the official year-end Rap Power Rankings with HipHopDX editor-in-chief and Rap Fantasy Draft veteran Justin Hunte. And yes,when I say this is a mega podcast, I mean it. See more...
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This Week in Hype: The 2013 Awards Breakdown, Strange Music With Richie Abbott & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/13/13 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsThis week, I go deep into this year's epic "RefinedHype Awards", including an in-depth discussion of what the true definition of a banger is, and bring on Richie Abbott to talk about his work with Strange Music and more. See more...
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This Week in Hype: The Album of the Year Debate, Rap Game Stuffing & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 12/06/13 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, PodcastsAfter taking last week off for Thanksgiving, the "This Week in Hype" podcast is back. So enjoy listening to the lustrous timber of my voice talk about whether Drake or Kanye had the biggest album of 2013 and more. See more...
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This Week in Hype (Rap Game Edition): Debating the NBA’s Eminem, Rick Ross & More
Posted by Nathan S. on 11/22/13 |
Filed under Downloads, This Week in Hype, Podcasts, Rap GameI'm sick - in the medical sense, not the hip-hop sense - and considered skipping this week. But RefinedHype Nation rightfully pointed out that I was being softer than Drake at a botanical garden. So here I am, let's do this thing. See more...
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