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Freemusicempire
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Episodes
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.259-Independent As F*** w/ Ben Pedroche
ATTENDEESBen Pedroche, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the process and patience it takes to put together a reference book of the scope of…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.258-Mid Year Conversation
ATTENDEESKeith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss what has been missing from this years musical output. Discuss what we have loved so far about…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.257-Demon Slaying w/ Lord OLO & Televangel
AGENDANew BusinessATTENDEESLord OLO, TELVANGEL, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyDIscuss the unique relationship between OLO and TELEVANGEL and the aspects that make…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.256-Pale Black Negative w/ Rhys Langston
ATTENDEESRhys Langston, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss making hip hop outside of the standard/known sonic formats it exists in for the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.255-SOO DO KOO world w/ SOO DO KOO
ATTENDEESSOO DO KOO, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the five full projects Soo Do Koo has released in 2025: Faith and A Hammer, To Spite…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.254-Heavy Hitters of 2025 w/ Karas Lamb
ATTENDEESKaras Lamb, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss what we want from music in 2025 and what we’ve got so far. Discuss From The Private…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.253-Satisfied Soul w/ Brother Ali
ATTENDEESBrother Ali, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss becoming a fully indie artist and the adjustments it entails.Discuss the periods of…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.252-COOL DISCO DIRT w/ Let The Dirt Say Amen
ATTENDEESLet The Dirt Say Amen, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss vital works God Hates Gucci and Jesus Lightskin Superstar and how they…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.251-Four Realms w/ no god & Āthmaan
ATTENDEESDaniel Olney, no god, Keith Rollins, ĀthmaanAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the planning and execution of Wavelength (debut album by) no god. Discuss the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.250-emerge "n" see w/ shemar
ATTENDEESShemar, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the growth from Sunscreen to Traveling Light to emerge “n” see. Discuss emerge “n” see in…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.249-10 WORK COMMANDMENTS w/ DJ Mayonnaise
ATTENDEESDJ Mayonnaise, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the scam “become rich in these easy steps” industries and that the rise and grind…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.248-ALBUM GIFTS: PJ Harvey & Skateboard P
ATTENDEESKeith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the ALBUM GIFTS concept and what we chose the albums we chose to present to one another. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.247-A City Drowned in God's Black Tears w/ Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals
ATTENDEESBrian Ennals, Infinity Knives, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss moving from Rhino XXL to King Cobra to this album and what the goals were…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.246-DOGSTOEVSKY w/ sleepingdogs
ATTENDEESJesse The Tree, andrew, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDANew BusinessDiscuss moving from i’m fakin’ my own death just get to rest to will we ever…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.245-Did You Enjoy Your Time Here...? w/ PremRock
ATTENDEESPremRock, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the aggressive artistic growth of PremRock and the audience increase along the way…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.244-Please Don’t Get Cocaine In The Faders w/ SolarFive x Custom Made
ATTENDEESSolarFive, Custom Made, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessSolarFive, Custom Made, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsDiscuss Custom Mades run on…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.243-ceci n'est pas un portrait w/ miles cooke
ATTENDEESmiles cooke, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the growth from i used to feel things to ceci n’est pas un portrait .Discuss Ceci…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.242-Sorry For Your Loss w/ Sacco & Vanzetti
ATTENDEESThe Shah, Sko, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDANew BusinessTalk about the challenges and rewards of doing a project like Behemoth and its…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.241-Coulrophobia w/ Big Cheeko
ATTENDEESBig Cheeko, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew BusinessDiscuss the reception of Block Barry White and how it lead to Coulrophobia. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.240-Action Figures of Speech! w/ Sankofa, Memphis Reigns, JON?DOE
ATTENDEESJON?DOE, Sankofa, Memphis ReignsAGENDANew Business Discuss the formation of the group and how the album came together. Discuss the album Action…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 239-Rappers Who Sing Bracket w/ Call Out Culture
ATTENDEESZilla Rocca, Alaska Atoms, Curly Castro, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDANew Business Discuss our relationship to rappers who sing and singers who…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.238-All Portrait, No Chorus w/ doseone x Steel Tipped Dove
ATTENDEES Steel Tipped Dove, doseone, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the world of underground rap and the shape its taken because of…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 237-2nd & 3rd ballot WC HOF w/ Nacho Picasso, Squadda B & Mega from Secret House Against
ATTENDEES Mega, Nacho Picasso, Keith Rollings, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the facets of West Coast Hip Hop and what has kept it so vital for so…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.236-December Releases
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss how albums get lost in the end of year cycle and how we can use the early parts of the next…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol.235-Surviving Outta Spite w/ Sekwence
ATTENDEES Sekwence, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the life events that formed Surviving Outta Spite and how they informed the album…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 234-2024 EOY Converstation
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss high points of the year for State of The Game, albums we hear differently after researching…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.233-2024 Album Art w/ Dewey Saunders x Rhymepuma
for the fully visual version of this go here ATTENDEES Rhymepuma, Dewey Saunders, Daniel Olney AGENDANew Business Discuss trends we saw in 2024 album art as…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 232-2024 Year In Production w/ MIGHTYHEALTHY & Televangel
ATTENDEES Televangel, MIGHTYHEALTHY, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss lessons learned about production this year and trends in sound…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.231-Palm Wine w/ YATTA
ATTENDEES YATTA, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss putting out the first full LP since 2019 on PTP and how that came about. Discuss Palm…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.230-Nothing Is My Favorite Thing w/ Swarvy & Nappy Nina
ATTENDEES Nappy Nina, Swarvy, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from Mourning Due to Nothing Is My Favorite Thing and the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.229-Incantation w/ Janette King
ATTENDEES Janette King, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the crafting of What We Lost and moving from that to Incantation. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.228-Is This A Safe Space? w/ Psalm One x Optiks
ATTENDEES Psalm One, Optiks, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the relationship between producer and emcee that created Is This A Safe…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.227-Traveling Light w/ Shemar & Money For Water
ATTENDEES Money For Water, Shemar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the curation of Traveling Light and the decision to have 12 of 18…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.226-REVELATOR w/ E L U C I D
ATTENDEES E L U C I D, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the lessons learned from I Told Bessie and the art of curating your project…
FreemusicempireState of The Game bonus ep-WNBA season wrap up w/ No God
This WNBA season was the best yet and left us with so many storylines. No God joined K and I to dig in.
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.225-The Year in Alchemist RAPPING w/ SonRaw
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, SonRaw, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how Alchemist rapping has popped up over the years and what our expectations are…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.224-Backwoodz Fantasy Draft w/ Rhino & Caltrops Press
ATTENDEES Geoff Rhine, Caltrops Press, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Conduct the official Backwoodz Studioz Fantasy Draft During the draft we will build…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.223-The Year of blackchai w/ blackchai
ATTENDEES blackchai, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the general welfare of underground hip hop that challenges existing and accepted…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.222-Forever & Ever w/ Thee Heart Tones
ATTENDEES Jazmine Alvarado, Ricky Cerezo, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the formation of the group and linking w/ Big Crown Records…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 221-The Thief Next To Jesus w/ Cinemasi & Dash Lewis
ATTENDEES Cinemasi aka Dylan Green, Dash Lewis, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss where this album rests in Ka’s catalog as well as what…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 220-Emblems w/ Lt Headtrip and Bloodmoney Perez
ATTENDEES Lt. Headtrip, Bloodmoney Perez, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the life and legacy of Karma Kids. Discuss Emblems in detail…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.219-Reverberations of A Dead Man's Ego w/ Alaska Atoms & Steel Tipped Dove
ATTENDEES Alaska Atoms, Steel Tipped Dove, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney Discuss the evolution from Structural Dynamics Of Flow to Reverberations Of A Dead Man’s…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.218-Mavi and Navy Blue
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the ongoing evolution of rappers making personal albums palatable for their audience as well…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.217-Imposter Syndrome w/ Starlito
ATTENDEES Starlito, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution of Lito through solo mixtapes and Step Brothers projects, how Lito…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.216-VOODOO Analysis w/ Koseph! & no god
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, No God, Koseph! AGENDA New Business Discuss D’Angelo-Voodoo in depth. Discuss the scope of its influence and what makes…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.215-Scouting Report-Lupe Fiasco w/ OG Nick Marsh & Secret House Against
ATTENDEES Mega, OG Nick Marsh, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Samurai in detail. Breakdown the tendencies, attributes, and skills of…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.214-SOUR DUB w/ Rich Jones
ATTENDEES Rich Jones, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney New Business AGENDA Discuss the mission, coming together, sound signature, and reaction to SOUR DUB. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 213-Jesse’s Revenge w/ Nacho Picasso & Televangel
ATTENDEES Nacho Picasso, Televangel, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the process of making this album since we haven’t had a solo Nacho…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 212-Nobody Planning to Leave w/ ShrapKnel & Controller 7
ATTENDEES Curly Castro, PremRock, Controller 7, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution from the debut to Metal Lung to Nobody…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.211-Mid Year Discussion
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss important themes and topics related to 2024 music. Unveil new superlative categories and name…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.210-Every Last Word/All That Was Left Unsaid w/ Supastition
ATTENDEES Supastition, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the emotional reality of being “your favorite rapper's favorite rapper” and how…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.209-Lived and Born w/ Sunmundi
ATTENDEES Sunmundi, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from the audioscape of Midnight Oil to Lived and Born. Discuss Lived and…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.208-Scouting Report: Mach-Hommy w/ Rap Music Plug, Kam from Crate 808, and August Fanon
ATTENDEES Kam Thandi, Rap Music Plug aka Rohan, August Fanon, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss how #RICHAXXHAITIAN adds to the legacy of…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.207-No Big Three
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the drama between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole charting the rise and fall of the big…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 206-Midnight Sons: Money Has No Owners w/ Zilla Rocca and Chong Wizard
ATTENDEES Chong Wizard, Zilla Rocca, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, AGENDA New Business Discuss moving from Midnight Sons to Money Has No Owners. Breakdown Money…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 205-Quiet v. Loud w/ Āthmaan
ATTENDEES Āthmaan, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the influence of Indian music on hip hop and hip hop’s effect on Indian music…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 204-Bring Us The Head of Francisco False w/ Ceschi
ATTENDEES Ceschi, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the final leg of a long beautiful solo career and the growth of Fake Four. What is…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.203-Different Type Time w/ Cavalier
ATTENDEES Cavalier, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the process of crafting an album and how it has changed from Chief to Lemonade…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 202-Temple Needs Water. Village needs peace. w/ Lukah & Real Bad Man
ATTENDEES Real Bad Man, Lukah, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Permanently Blackface (The 1st Expression) transitioning into Temple…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 201-BLIP w/ NAHreally & The Expert
ATTENDEES The Expert, NAHreally, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss going from entirely self produced projects like Hackinway & Loose…