Coffee N Mixtapes

The more things change, the more music gets critiqued the same.

This is Episode 7. For today's show, we’re talking about nostalgia—what we miss about music, why we’re so attached to the past, and whether nostalgia is helping preserve great music… or making it harder for new music to grow. Big shout to @saintboogie, @whutupdoe & @wheresknox for participating!

Is the music business investing in the future—or putting all its chips on what already worked?Who’s responsible for helping music evolve? The artists? The fans? The labels? The platforms? Or are we all standing around saying, “Music just ain’t what it used to be,” while refusing to give anything new a chance?

We talk music, memories, the business, the responsibility of the listener, and why sometimes the past sounds even better when you stop expecting the present to recreate it.

Catch you at the next one.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

License code: WHYKPLEDHGUWTTFP

IFPI Global Music Report 2026 [https://shorturl.at/7g3EJ]

Luminate Year End Music Report [https://shorturl.at/qMmbJ]

COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.

Alright class, and people of public opinion — get your suits and ties together. We’re going to trial today.

This is Episode 6...and YOU are on the docket.

Today’s case file includes:

- @nipseyhussle’s newest @marathonburger location, Las Vegas! — and the new album with @binorideaux

- The Baddest, @trina, calling it a career and stepping into her next chapter.

And then… THE TRIAL. Where YOU...are the jury.

Is #Akademiks right? What actually IS journalism in the age of social media? When allegations are involved, can a journalist—or commentator—TRULY be unbiased? Why @lorenlorosa, Dr! @marclamonthill & @robmarkman catching strays!?, Where does reporting end and opinion begin?

And most importantly…WHAT SAY YOU, JURY? No guilty pleas. No plea deals. No hiding behind the witness stand. Just music, media, journalism, public opinion, and a whole lot of questions. Be prepared to deliberate.

Catch you at the next one.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

License code: WHYKPLEDHGUWTTFP

Marathon Burger Las Vegas [https://shorturl.at/pKlh8]

Trina's Final Album [https://shorturl.at/Cxv06]

SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!

Curiosity may kill a cat, but it’ll NEVER kill a great group chat. This is Episode 5. For today’s show, I’m talking Kenny Beats (@kennybeats), the four questions he uses to really get to know artists (shoutout @ideageneration) AND why they can also apply to people, and why genuine curiosity might be one of the most underrated tools for discovering people, creativity, and culture. Taking this approach, suddenly you know somebody’s streaming history, hobbies, creative process, emotional support hobbies, and possibly their unhealthy relationship...with an air fryer. That’s what I’m getting into: how curiosity can take you beyond the music and into the person. And while we’re here — go check out FATHERS, the latest project from Kenny, Kiefer (@kiefdaddysupreme), Carrtoons (@_carrtoons_ ), & Nate Smith (@natesmithdrums), which is out now.

Thank you for listening…watching, sharing, commenting, lurking respectfully…all of it.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

License code: WHYKPLEDHGUWTTFP

IDEA GENERATION: [https://bit.ly/4wqDmTB]

Introducing "FATHERS": [https://bit.ly/4x5jyGL]

Can I Live.

DOUBLE FEATURE!

This is Episode 4. I continue on with this Jay Z conversation and speak about streaming numbers, the difference between attention & commitment, and why the most important metric isn't how many people pressed play, it's how many people cleared their schedule, left their home, and showed up. Thank you all for listening.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

Politics As Usual.

This is Episode 3. I talk about Jay Z's 30th Anniversary Concert, Why "oldheads" STILL matter in today's Hip Hop, How a well executed marketing campaign can be influential to the masses (shout to @SnobHop!!), and how impact always wins...even in your 50's.

Thank you all for listening.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

SnobHop: [https://shorturl.at/iP3zZ]

(tech diff on the audio)...

Finally! I know. I'm working. This is Episode 2. For today's show, I discuss Black Music Month, discovering duo GENA, DJ Screw's impact over 25 years later, and a different take on YG's latest album, The Gentlemen's Club.

Thank you all for listening.

Notes:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/summertime-jam

License code: UBBJZB1F7DAH6TXE

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/color-parade/eclectic

License code: WHYKPLEDHGUWTTFP

GENA: [https://tinyurl.com/2s36e8yx]

The Pleasure Is Yours: [https://tinyurl.com/mshv6ac2]

DJ Screw: [https://tinyurl.com/ympw946x]

DJ Hed (Effective Immediately): [https://tinyurl.com/yza8pjwr]

YG Conversation: [https://tinyurl.com/4m9925wk]

*pod was recorded on Friday*

No sponsors!

If there's one thing this year's Harriet Tubman, Double Deuce taught me, it's this. 

Life Be LIFE-in. Words Mean Things, and Accountability should be an Affirmation.  

WE got a lot of catching up to do. New moves, more work. Enjoy! 

MUSIC CREDIT: 

Ghostface Killah - Run - [ https://bit.ly/3jxC1dU ]

KiD CuDi - Pursuit Of Happiness - [ https://bit.ly/3Q9XrtR ]

Toritape Music - [ https://bit.ly/3C9YGUf ]

STAY YO ASS IN THE HOUSE! We did, and that's how shit got done. We talked Jay Electronica, The T-Pain & Lil Jon battle, Why people don't like Drake (again), other new music, and much more. Shout to Comics & Convo! Enjoy!