#103 - Teddy Faley INTERVIEW
The Rap Music Plug Podcast
English - April 13, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 122 MBMusic Commentary Music News Politics Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Beginning of Episode (0:49).
In Episode 103, we welcome Baltimore's Teddy Faley to the show!
Teddy possesses a terrific ability to cover heavy topics with striking honesty, and twisted humour. His latest album Teddy Brown Brown is one of the best albums of 2022 so far.
This was a fun one, you definitely won't want to miss this!
Teddy details his first experiences with hip-hop growing up in Baltimore (2:36).
Teddy speaks on some of his musical influences, as it relates to production (5:31).
Teddy reflects on the root cause of affinity for nihilism and dark humour, and how that informs his music (11:54).
Teddy explains why he’s drawn to making this brand of hip-hop that is so confessional and honest, and highlights his key artistic influence (22:42).
Teddy explains how he removed the ‘safety net’ of abstraction and metaphor, and spoke more directly on Teddy Brown Brown (25:34).
Teddy details if there has ever been a song that was too raw or difficult to release (31:34).
Teddy discusses how the pandemic affected his music (37:11).
Teddy explains if there was ever a moment in his career where he truly realized he had a talent for rap (39:36).
Teddy details what relinquishing the beat-making duties for Teddy Brown Brown did for the final product (49:43).
Teddy deep-dives into his exceptionally creative and evocative song, “A Song About Cigarettes But It’s About My Dead Mom Too” (52:50).
Teddy details upcoming projects we should be looking out for, including his new album titled, The Banshee Connection (59:22).
Support Teddy Faley's music here: https://teddyfaley.bandcamp.com/music
Follow Teddy Faley on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/teddyfaley?s=20
Follow Teddy Faley on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/teddyfaley/
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