For EP. 29, we had the honor and privilege to sit down with the legendary DJ Clark Kent. We ask him about how he first fell in love with music, how coming from Panama influenced him and the caribbean influence in music, the difference between a producer, musician & beat maker, how he learned the business side of the game, how instrumental his wife is to his success, how important fatherhood is to him, whether the competitive edge of the game is gone, whether money or technology been more detrimental to the game, whether technology changed the game for better or worse, which current rappers would be relevant in the 90s, building the perfect rapper, what you say to a young DJ Clark Kent & much more... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

#RealTalk: Drake vs Kanye/Pusha T G.O.O.D Music silence Where is Hit-Boy? Status of battle rap 6lack star status Drake x Kendrick x Cole Fox joined us in studio again as we discussed melody vs bars. How we feel about the dominance of melodic rap, how it has hampered bar heavy music, why bar heavy artists fail to make melodic music, how we feel about melody being the key asset to a R&B artist's success, how melodic R&B hampers legit singers, should we consider it a new genre, the double standard when it comes to male & female vocalists and lastly whether melody is better for the game or will it hamper it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

On EP. 27 - Can I Get An Encore, we were honored & humbled to have Lowkey of YouHeardThatNew.com, Trap Karaoke, Dussepalooza, Apple Beats1 Radio & Do It Scared Podcast to join us in studio. We get into a bunch of discussions, starting off with how Apple Beats One Radio works in today's market, what separates Dussepalooza & Trap Karaoke from other parties, how does it feel for the entire team to be excelling now, if they feel like they run the city, how important is Do It Scared podcast to him and the culture (pun intended). We jump into our Real Talk segment discussing the unfortunate passing of Mac Miller, how some take J. Cole & KOD for granted, whether A$AP Rocky deserves the acclaim he gets, the response to Doja Cat & her "moo" record, how level of attraction determines on how some people judge artist, whether it's fair or foul how we judge artists & lastly if we feel there will be any repercussions by Nicki & Cardi's actions at NYFW. We finally get into the main topic of live performances. We get into whether Dussepalooza/Trap Karaoke consider themselves performing artists, what makes for a good performance, why tours are so important in today's industry, if we feel today's artist value the performing aspect, differences between tours in the 90s/00s vs now, concerts vs festivals vs tours, notable events across history, notable touring artists, where we see performing artists moving forward & lastly Low tells us his go to song in a life or death situation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

Antoine Bennett filled in on Bianca for EP. 26. Antoine being a photographer and music aficionado, he was perfect to give his thoughts as we did another installment in our Artist Analysis Series. With the release of his surprise album, it only made sense to focus an hour on one of the most interesting artists our generation, Marshall Mathers. We discuss how we were first introduced to Eminem, how we feel about him currently, we review his discography including our early review of Kamikaze, which bodies of his work are considered a classic, whether he is unfairly judged because he is white rapper, how we unfairly judge his content and lastly his legacy in the game.

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In the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series, we focused on Compton's golden child, Kendrick Lamar. We discuss how we were introduced to K Dot, a review of his discography, deciding what is his best body of work, an honest conversation on his Control verse, whether we feel like there's a machine behind him & how that plays a role in his position in the game. We do a deep dive of him as a rapper when it comes to delivery, cadence, his crossover success & more. Lastly, we discuss his legacy in the game. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

On the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series, we discuss the career of Mr. Double Platinum No Features, J. Cole. We discuss our initial introduction to him, reviewing his discography as we determine his best body of work, how it has become trendy for everybody to hate Cole, where Cole ranks in that three headed race for the top spot, whether he is under-appreciated, how Cole has become taken the spot of Old Kanye, his numbers being undeniable & lastly determining his legacy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

For EP. 23, we introduce a new segment to the show called, Real Talk. In the segment we bring up random topics to address whether it be current events in the industry or spur of the moment discussion. For our Real Talk segment we give our review on Nicki Minaj's Queen album, our thoughts on the general consumer, Bianca helps explain the acclaim of Travis Scott, whether Bianca has finally cancelled Kanye after the release of his latest song, how come YG hasn't been able to reproduce the quality of his debut album, how Diggy Simmons should change his artistry, how the Tyga disrespect needs to stop & lastly Steven has a request for all the top tier rappers. We then discuss the state of R&B music. We discuss the genre in its current state, whether today's R&B is a reflection of society, what we consider good R&B music, the biggest differences from R&B in the 90's & 00's compared to now, the difference between a feeling and a vibe, past & current R&B acts & lastly whether the genre is dead. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support

The Boss. Rozay. Renzel. Black Bottle Boy. It doesn't matter what moniker Rick Ross uses, cause he has quietly become one of the most consistent artists of our generation. We jump right into it with our initial introduction to Mr. Lemon Pepper Wings himself, describing Ross' rap style, going over his discography, then we try to determine which of his Maybach Music records is the best & if Aston Martin Music trumps them all. Moving onto what is his best body of work, whether he has classic, the lack of credit he gets for MMG, his riffs with 50, Baby & Nicki Minaj, whether Ross is underrated, under-appreciated, is he more MC or Rapper & lastly is he more man or GOAT.

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Prior to discussing the main topic for this episode, we discuss whether Nicki is clout chasing, an honest convo on DJ Khaled & Nas' decision making the last couple years. The main focus for EP. 21 - Used To Read Word Up Magazine, we discuss is media in hip hop & how they directly tie into one another. We discuss how vital media is to the industry, the outlets over the years with radio, magazines, tv & the internet, how podcasting is now at the forefront, how artists & fans have taken media for granted & what we see for the foreseeable future.

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We welcomed Fox back in the studio again for the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series as we discuss the career & legacy of 50 Cent. We discuss our first introduction to him, his discography, how he changed the mixtape game, the lack of credit he gets for G-Unit's success, his history of beefs, how his constant "bullying" hurt his image, whether he is overrated or underrated, if he has the greatest fall from the hip hop throne & lastly if he is more man or greatest of all time.

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