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Freemusicempire
Freemusicempire.com is a place for in depth musical discussion with important voices from hip hop, soul, jazz and so forth. Hosted by Dan-O.
Episodes
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 200-A Dipset Meeting w/ Defcee, SonRaw, Rob from Next Movement Podcast
ATTENDEES SonRaw, Rob from Next Movement Pod, Dylan Green, Defcee, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Celebrate 200 episodes of State of The Game…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 199-BULLETPROOF KUFFLINX w/ NCL-TM & DøøF
ATTENDEES DøøF, NCL-TM, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business From Hoodrat Noir to Swamp Phonk to BULLETPROOF KUFFLINX what are the common…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 198-Perseverance w/ Myles Bullen
ATTENDEES Myles Bullen, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the build from Mourning Travels to timetokill. Discuss timetokill in depth…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.197-Zero Grace w/ Liam Bailey
ATTENDEES Liam Bailey, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the movement from Enfant Terrible to Zero Grace. Discuss Zero Grace in detail…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 196-Navigating Prolific Artistry w/ Dem One of Dad Bod Rap Pod
AGENDA New Business Discuss the legacy and format changes of Dad Bod Rap Pod and what podcasting is really like. Discuss how to keep up with prolific artist…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.195-The Triumphant w/ Reef The Lost Cauze
ATTENDEES Reef The Lost Cauze, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the growth from The High Life through A Vicious Cycle to The Triumphant…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 194-Heavenly Cartel 3: The Hell Razah Remixes w/ Tokyo Cigar & Hell Razah
ATTENDEES Hell Razah, Tokyo Cigar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the career arc of Hell Razah and the necessity of keeping the legacy…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 193-Tracking Progression w/ OKnice
ATTENDEES OKnice, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss It’s A Fine Line Between Planted and Buried and the difference between making a group…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 192-Nothing Changed Except Everything w/ Shottie
ATTENDEES Shottie, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Shottie’s 2023 work going from Goat Farm, Stigmatic, to Death Occurred Last Night…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 191-The Fluidity of Aakeem Eshu w/ Aakeem Eshu
ATTENDEES Aakeem Eshu, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution from Betrayal and Liberation 2 to Digital Audio to Black Rabbit…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 190-Monzyverse w/ Monzy The Terrible & Dylan Land
ATTENDEES Dylan Land, Monzy The Terrible, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the relationship between Dylan and Monzy and how it…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 189-Kitchen Sink Effort w/ KillVonGard
ATTENDEES KillVonGard, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the progression from 2022’s I Think I’ve Lost It to 2023’s Life Is A…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 188-2023 Overlooked w/ Karas Lamb
ATTENDEES Karas Lamb, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the Mixtape Monday run on Okayplayer and what lessons were learned from…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 187-The End of Lists w/ Defcee
ATTENDEES Defcee, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Defcee’s 2023 offerings DefPrez-It’s Always A Time Like This & Golem of Brooklyn…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 186-POTY p. 2 (25-1) w/ Psalm One
ATTENDEES Psalm One, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss some additional 2023 superlatives. Discuss projects of the year 25-1. DA LIST 1…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 185-POTY p.1 (50-26) w/ Psalm One
ATTENDEES Psalm One, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the difference in writing reviews on rap and releasing rap with Psalm One. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.184-How We Would Do It: Roman Reloaded
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and the energy around the 2012 release which sent ripples through…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 183-Artists I Got To Know in 2023
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how difficult it was to establish yourself to new audiences in 2023. What strategy worked?…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 182-Planet X w/ Lungs, Noface, and Phiik
ATTENDEES Lungs, Phiik, No Face, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the Planet series: 1, 2, 3, 4. Discuss Planet X in detail. intro and…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol 181-Non Rap Release Round Up w/ Fickisthename
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Fickisthename, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the rich diversity of music in 2023 and how it compares to previous years…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 180-The Year in Suede w/ AJ Suede
ATTENDEES AJ Suede, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss what AJ Suede hoped to achieve going into 2023. Discuss the output from Indica…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 179-2023 Production Trends w/ Height Keech and The Expert
ATTENDEES The Expert, Height Keech, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss The Fall Collection with Height Keech. Discuss 2023 production…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 178-The Mind of Kipp Stone w/ Kipp Stone
ATTENDEES Kipp Stone, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discusss the growth in craft and content from 2020’s Homme to this years 66689 BLVD…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 177-The Fish Who Saved Portland w/ Televangel & Milc
ATTENDEES Televangel, Milc, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Discuss the growth from Neutral Milc Motel to The Fish That Saved Portland. Discuss The Fish…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 176-We Buy Diabetic Test Strips w/ Dash Lewis & Dylan Green
ATTENDEES Dylan Green, Dash Lewis, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss different phases of Armand Hammer along with the extended universe of AH and the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 175-Baby Making w/ Fat Tony and Taydex
ATTENDEES Fat Tony, Taydex, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the depth and importance of Taydex and Tony’s relationship going back to my…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 174-The Rise of D2X
ATTENDEES D2x, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the process of going from a successful debut album to a second album. What the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 173-TFK
ATTENDEES Flu, Sankofa, Tali Rodriguez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the year Sankofa has had releasing BLKTCHP3, Iron Kofa Sharp…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 172-Detachment Homie, and Only Detachment w/ Slumber Logic, TreDoes, and Rap Man Gavin
ATTENDEES Slumber Logic, TreDoes, Rap Man Gavin, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the decisions and timeframe it took to produce…
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State of The Game BONUS-Is Hip Hop Healthy? w/ DJ Dilla
Dan and UK hip hop host DJ Dilla got together to talk about recent releases of the time and whether hip hop is in a healthy state. Dope discussion!
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 171-Rich w/ Homeboy Sandman
ATTENDEES Homeboy Sandman, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the outstanding run from 2020’s Don’t Feed The Monster all the way through…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 170-Noname, So Far
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Sundial in depth. Discuss Telefone to Room 25 to Sundial and the artistic place Noname holds…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 169-Decay w/ Fatboi Sharif & Steel Tipped Dove
ATTENDEES Fatboi Sharif, Steel Tipped Dove, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the year Steel Tipped Dove is having! My unbridled love for…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 168-Cool is in Session w/ Fiend
ATTENDEES Fiend, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Talk about the phases of Fiends career from No Limit to Jet Life. Discuss the place of the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol.167-The Scope of WateRR w/ WateRR
ATTENDEES WateRR, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the concept of The Policy Kings as well as the album in depth. Discuss the evolution…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 166-Ritual/Incorruptible Saints w/ The Expert & Televangel
ATTENDEES Televangel, The Expert, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Incorruptible Saints in depth. Discuss Ritual in depth. Discuss the…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 165-2023 POTY Mid Year w/ C $ Burns
ATTENDEES C $ Burns, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the role of mastering and what separates it from the role of production or mixing…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 164-The Vision of Video Dave w/ Video Dave & Controller 7
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Video Dave, Controller 7, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss ArticulatedTexTiles in depth. Discuss the growth from Hella…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 163-Becoming Your Erotic Self
ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about Janelle Monae’s new album The Age of Pleasure and leaning into a more erotic vision of her…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol.162-State of The Media w/ Jade Gomez
ATTENDEES Jade Gomez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Jade Gomez time at Paper as editor and where the closing of it leaves the world…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 161-INTENSITY w/ Joshua Virtue
ATTENDEES Joshua Virtue, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Joshua Virtue’s immaculate last album RAMA. Discuss the place intensity has in…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 160-Best Album Covers of 2023 w/ Alexander Richter
ATTENDEES Alexander Richter, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the classic Richter album covers and what went into them. Misconceptions about…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 159-Del Tha Funkee Homosapien w/ Alaska Atoms & Henry Canyons
ATTENDEES Alaska Atoms, Henry Canyons, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Alaska Atoms monster 2023 collaborative albums w/ Steel Tipped…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 158-NODUO/Don’t Go Outside w/ Klwn Cat, Nonazz & No God
ATTENDEES Klwn Cat, Nonazz, No God, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the coming together of these albums and artistic origin stories for…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol.157-Breaking Down The Mix w/ SonRaw
ATTENDEES SonRaw, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk with SonRaw about any trends in 2023 music. Discuss Raven by Kelela, Glorious Game by…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol. 156-Scouting Report: Raekwon w/ Tokyo Cigar
ATTENDEES Tokyo Cigar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Discuss Tokyo Cigar’s relationship to Raekwon & specifically the Immobilarity album, why he chose to…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 155-Mourning Due w/ Nappy Nina
ATTENDEES Nappy Nina, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss going from Double Down to Mourning Due and what the goals were going into the new…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 154-Do Hip Hop lyrics need to make sense w Child Actor & Rhys Langston
ATTENDEES Child Actor, Rhys Langston, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk to Rhys Langston and Child Actor about the momentous releases…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 153-Strangely Famous w/ BlackLiq x Mopes
ATTENDEES BlackLiq, Mopes, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how the relationship between Mopes x BlackLiq has evolved from Time Is The…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 152-Favorite Soundtracks w/ Marcus Pinn
ATTENDEES Marcus Pinn, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk to Marcus Pinn about the art of dropping scratches on momentous records. Discuss…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 151-Scouting Report: Lil Wayne
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the career and influence of Lil Wayne. Breakdown tendencies both positive and negative…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 150-Sleepingdogs w andrew & Jesse The Tree
ATTENDEES Jesse The Tree, Andrew, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the coming together of andrew & Jesse The Tree on Three Dollar Pistol…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 149-Hometown Hate w/ Stik Figa
ATTENDEES Stik Figa, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Pookey: Stik Figa Finds Himself in depth. Talk about how hometown opinion informs…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 148-Art School Dropout w Jamee Cornelia
ATTENDEES Jamee Cornelia, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Talk about the growth from I Don’t Take This Life Shit Seriously to Big Homie to Art…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 147-Jagged Beauty of The Underground w/ TreDoes
ATTENDEES TreDoes, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the musical development of TreDoes w/ new songs possibly leading to a new album…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 146-Templates w/ Midaz The Beast
ATTENDEES Midaz The Beast, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the DOPE new project The Devil’s Playground w/ Delle Digga. Identify Hip…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol.145-Grown Folks Music
ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Skyzoo-The Mind of A Saint, Oddisee-To What End, and Sunny War-Anarchist Gospel in depth…
FreemusicempireState of The Game vol.144-He Left Nothing for The Swim Back w/ SKECH185
ATTENDEES SKECH185, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss SKECH185 new album He Left Nothing For The Swim Back in depth. Discuss the legacy…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 143-The Transition w/ ILLOGIC
ATTENDEES Illogic, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Map the transition from Unforeseen Shadows to Celestial Clockwork to The Transition. Get in…
FreemusicempireState of The Game Vol. 142-The Undeniability of Patty Honcho w Patty Honcho
ATTENDEES Patty Honcho, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about Patty Honcho’s 2022 projects Life with Numbz and Brawler (Round 5) in…