The New Old Heads podcast episode 401 had discussions on why many mainstream artists no longer make albums of substance, Rampage taking shots at Busta Rhymes and older rappers who "switch up" their styles, and the interesting support and lack of support that can comes from smaller market cities (as opposed to say Atlanta). 

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Episode 400 of the New Old Heads is a celebration, and discussions were had about Jay-Z filing a notice about claiming the masters for Reasonable Doubt ahead of Dame Dash auctioning off his share, reactions/thoughts on break dancing at the Olympics, if you could go to the listening party of any album ever made with the artist that made it what album would it be, and Post Malone saying he was hurt by being called a culture vulture and one-hit wonder. 

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The New Old Heads episode 399 had discussions on Ice Spice selling only 28k her first week and if it's sign of her lack of fans or a sign of the times, LL talking about rappers who only talk about money and lack a variety of subject matter, and Lil Yachty getting flack for just now listening to Jay-Z's "The Black Album". 

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The New Old Head episode 398 had discussions on music production potentially lacking and if regionality has anything to do with it, LL Cool J answering if he's afraid he can hurt his legacy with new music, Rakim's new album, and much more. 

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The New Old Heads episode 397 featured guest Brotha2DaKnight and talked when our favorite artists fall in and out of love and their music changes, how important split sheets and paperwork upfront is, how you can't be a "mysterious" musician in the current artist landscape, and about Kamala Harris most likely becoming the Democrat candidate. 

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The New Old Heads returned for episode 396 with conversations on if a new "Adult Contemporary" category can be utilized for "Grown Up" or "Mature" Hip Hop music, Eminem potentially being the most polarizing Hip Hop artist, Eminem still not giving us Hip Hop fans what we really want, LL Cool J's critical comments about Andre not putting out music (and his response), and more. 

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The New Old Heads episode 395 discussed what sample snitching really is and what is good and not, Kendrick's "Pop Out" concert and the different takeaways from the response, and the problems with Empire collaborating with Bandcamp for smaller creatives. 

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The New Old Heads episode 394 discussed KRS One saying that Hip Hop's early contributors definitely consisted of Latinos, Cardi B suggesting the new generation can't handle being draftees with the new 18-26 auto registration bill, and Jay-Z getting slack for performing at Tom Brady's HOF ordeal but not any Hip Hop 50 celebrations. 

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The New Old Heads episode 393 discussed Buckshot saying that streaming is almost dead, Jay-Z donating $300 million for private schools, and if album sales matter anymore.

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The New Old Heads episode 392 had discussions on if Eminem's "A shot at a feat" line in relation to Megan Thee Stallion is actually offensive, 9th Wonder's comments comparing Eminem and Caitlin Clark, Illa J's comments about J Dilla potentially taking up some of Kanye's space if he were alive, Method Man's comments about Summer Jam, and more. 

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