On this episode of DOD45 Tai & Adrienne chat with Doseone aka Adam Drucker.  While Tai draws a DogHawk, they discuss the music that Doseone made for video games like Disc Room & Sludge Life & how he got into that field. They have an honest chat about NFTs & crypto & Dose’s feelings of it be exclusionary. The touch on some new alternative hip hop and the early battle-rapping days battling PEACE & Abstract Rude. Dose also explains how J.Rawls was an early motivator & he tells the story of his first meeting Mr. Dibbs and freestyling for Lyrics Born and Lateef.  

They also discuss all the different groups that Dose works with and why. (cLOUDEAD, Themselves, 13 & God, Subtle, Nevermen and Deep Puddle Dynamics) They get into a discussions about streaming free music, the recent influx of cassette tape releases, his song the Doghawk, some specific lyrics of Ghostface Killah and finally the have a thoughtful conversation regarding his friend & producer Alias' passing away and the repress release of "Taste of Rain" Deep Puddle Dynamics vinyl, a campaign for Alias' family.  

It's a thorough discussion, Doseone is a treasure trove of knowledge when it comes to craft hip hop, old school hip hop & 90s rap, and we believe you're really going to enjoy this episode.  

Sophie's Choice questions from this episode include:

Prints of the Doseone "Doghawk" are available here  

Tai's shirt in this episode:  Kiptoe "Kinetic Imagination" 

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