From The Desk Of Lo

From The Desk Of Lo

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  • Apollo Brown & Philmore Greene

    For this episode I would like to give 2 huge thank yous to @apollobrown @philmoregreene for being humbled and doing this amazing interview Apollo and Philmore start off by sharing the similarities they having with their careers, the stories behind their names, Apollo’s first beat showcase which birthed his name, Philmore’s inspirations coming up in Chicago,Lo also asks Apollo what are the chances of doing a album with @bronzenazareth & coming up with Bronze, @ceolad @thewilliethekid & more.How they came across eachother which eventually lead to their amazing album Cost Of Living. How the creation of this album went, the guest features, why Apollo didn’t put his fav beat on the project & keeping your integrity, family sitcoms (Apollo singing included) the cutting room floor process, how important your catalog of music is & much more and many laughs within this interview. Cost Of Living is out now, Philmore takes you on a cinematic experience in Chicago within 50mins with Apollo’s beautiful production backing it up! I advise everyone to support this album. Thank you again Apollo & Philmore y’all both welcome back anytime.

    1 hr 11 min
  • Tray Chaney (Actor From The Wire, BMF, Saints & Sinners)

    For this episode I wanna give a huge thank you to @traychaneyvision for being a humbled soul and for never giving up!Tray Chaney is a well accomplished actor who’s career been active well over 20 years, he is also the very first actor to appear on the show!
    tray talked about his history with HBO before landing the role on The Wire, 20 years after The Wire & what he thinks about the legendary show after all these shows as Malik "Poot" Carr, getting the call from HBO for his role Gordon Hawk in We Own This City a spiritual successor to The Wire, remembering Michael K Williams, still doing music while doing The Wire and still is, his documentary Undeinable, one of the most standout lines from The Wire which still resonates today, We Own This City reception and did Tray ever watch The Wire in it's entirely find out in this episode!!

    19 min
  • Focus... (Aftermath Entertainment)
    For this episode I wanna give a very very very special thank you to @focus3dots for making this dream interview come true you know me you know that Shady/Aftermath/GUnit era is very near and dear to me. We talk about his producer name, how he first linked with Aftermath Entertainment while working with a artist named Daks where they appeared on The Wash Soundtrack, his first album titled Dedicated that was created during the Detox sessions for Dre, how significant @tonyyayo Live By The Gun song was for him in the streets in USA and overseas,Working with new artists as well as his 3 Dot album that was released this year, producing for Marsha Ambrosius and their Yours Truly tape when Marasha first came to Aftermath, @bustarhymes E.L.E. 2 and confirms he did produce on that album, Lo asks about Former Aftermath artists like @real2dot @jonconnormusic @bishoplamont1 ,  @powermovesceo @statbentonjr @50cent , his administration for @littlebrother_nc and their relationship & doing @rapperbigpooh RPM album Working with @xtina for her 2010 album & @jlo 2001 love letter song to Ben Afflick, a song titled ‘Here We Go Again’ @losangelesconfidential Ft Dr Dre he produced is confirmed it was for Detox. What happens after working on unreleased Aftermath album. This interview is truly one of one!
    1 hr 18 min
  • Ralph McDaniels
    RALPH MCDANIELS @videomusicbox makes his appearance on the platform for those who dont know who Uncle Ralph is we definitely inform you on who is his. Lo & Uncle Ralph talked how much hiphop evolved into a universal language, his first DJ gig, witnessing the Emcee replace the DJ, humbled beginnings that lead to his legendary show Video Music Box, the evolution with music videos and technology, MTV not believing in him 1986, having alot of footage that didn’t air or made it into the documentary but Ralph let’s us know there is a spin off seires with more footage to Video Music Box coming soon, his friendship with @nas seeing Wu Tang from the very beginning, the evolution of New York City within hiphop, who’s he is listening too now a days and so much more!
    1 hr 4 min
  • Ras Kass, Swifty McVay (D12), Yukmouth & MRK SX
    RAS KASS, SWIFTY MCVAY OF D12, YUKMOUTH & MRK SX are all in together for this epic interview, the 4 emcees stopped by the platform to talk to Lo about the reception of their collaboration effort Long Story Longer, to the beginnings of their chemistry, how the album came to be, how everyone met eachother, the origin of Yukmouth name, Ras, Swift, MRK share a hilarious story ft Obie Trice, each of their favorite solo albums, Ras Kass on his unreleased albums, Yukmouth on always trying to out do himself, Swifty shares a tour story with Big Proof, Yukmouth experience at a Juggalo festival, MRK & Ludacris & much more!
    1 hr 20 min
  • 60 Second Assassin (Sunz Of Man)
    VIDEO LINK FOR VISUALS: https://youtu.be/D-8kQmiTH1Y 60 Second Assassin barely does interviews so you know this one is a good one, 60 & Lo talk about 60’s ties to Wu Tang Clan, being on C.R.E.A.M., Some beginnings of Sunz Of Man & why their hasn’t been an official group reunion album yet, Sunz Of Man first album, management issues and why their hasn’t been another official group reunion album, his solo album Remarkable Timing, RZA, his upcoming podcast, Wu Tang American Saga TV Show & much more!
    52 min
  • Sunez Allah (The Power Write Show)
    VIDEO LINK FOR VISUALS: https://youtu.be/_ULmNDCerOg Sunez is a OG within media spaning over 3 decades Lo & SkillastratorLO talk about his humbled beginnings, his style when it came to writing articles back then, Bonz Malone, Rudy Lo, his take on the 2000s which he refers to as the dark ages (which I agree) why he chooses to listen to the younger generation artists, like Bub Rock, Rim, which we call The Invisible Renaissance, his relationship with Popa Wu, his Power Writer Show, we literally had a power build spanning over 3 1/2 hours. It's a true honor to be accepted by my peers within media, we need our shine too! We definitely traded questions like bars lol salute my bro make sure you checkout the book he sent me titled The Filtered Real: The Invisible Renaissance
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    Host: @kxnglo @fromthedeskoflo
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    3 hr 37 min
  • BABA (Choppin It Up w The Conduit)
    VIDEO LINK FOR VISUALS: https://youtu.be/19Upyu9vqXk BABA is a rare soul who truly loves this culture a true behind the scenes staple I thought let me build with the good brother
    Baba talks about his linking with Tray Chaney (The Wire) for artist management, who pushed him to start Chopping It Up With The Conduit how it started of as being as a experiment and now an established hip hop platform, connecting with younger artists, his collage days experiencing hip hop during that time, Combat Jack friendship & his legacy, Sean Price & Duckdown Records, his Slick Rick story & much more! Baba has one of the best hip hop platforms out check out Choppin It Up with The Conduit!
    Instagrams:
    Guest @baba_lp_7
    Host: @kxnglo @fromthedeskoflo
    Audio site for audio only interviews
    Anchor.fm/fromthedeskoflo
    Or available on all major podcast platforms under FROM THE DESK OF LO
    31 min
  • The Return Of Bronze Nazareth + Almighty M80
    VIDEO LINK FOR VISUALS:https://youtu.be/yhD_nfZJ_0M BRONZE NAZARETH RETURNS to the platform in rare form, Bronze stops by to talk about his incredible new album titled EKPHARSIS fully produced by Roc Marciano, We dive into each track with detail and explaining the features& his vivid detailed rhyming, also we talk about the possibility of a new THE WISEMEN album and even a cameo with Wu Tang affiliate Almighty M80 to let off a few bomb exclusives about upcoming releases! THIS IS NOT ONE TO MISS!
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    Guest @bronzenazareth
    Host: @kxnglo @fromthedeskoflo
    Audio site for audio only interviews
    Anchor.fm/fromthedeskoflo
    Or available on all major podcast platforms under FROM THE DESK OF LO
    1 hr 38 min
  • 4th Disciple
    VIDEO LINK FOR VISUALS: https://youtu.be/nJr-nnd19Wo 4TH DISCIPLE (Wu Elements) rarely does interviews especially in depth interviews so Lo did not waste a moment of this RARE interview. 4th talked about his humbled beginnings being from a small town in Ohio & how he got into producing, his production styles, how he ended up meeting RZA before Wu Tang Clan, 36 Chambers sessions, Killah Priest, producing with RZA, Wu Tang's Kung Fu influence, the credits for various 90s Wu Projects, History of KILLARMY & all of members from 1at album & 2nd album, recording in the Wu Mansion & recording with Method Man, how Sean Price & Peddi Crakk inspired his album The Alygorythm, THE HRSMN, PREVIEWS NEW KILLAH PRIEST PROJECT, Vinnie Paz, Bronze Nazareth & much more.
    Instagrams:
    Guest @realdisciple
    Host: @kxnglo @fromthedeskoflo
    Audio site for audio only interviews
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    Or available on all major podcast platforms under FROM THE DESK OF LO
    1 hr 32 min

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For his love of hip hop & acting, 27 year old Lo, set out in his podcast journey after being influenced by Combat Jack, Angie Martinez, Taxstone, DJ Clue, NORE, Joe Budden, Elliott Wilson &…