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DSP #149 - The Thing About Conscious Rap
Dope Sh!t Podcast - October 03, 2022 22:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOn this episode Uncommon Nasa reacts to an article about conscious rap that Samurai Banana came across. Nasa breaks down the origins of the term and the different perspectives people have on it based on the era and region they may be from.
DSP #148 - Bandcamp, an Epic Company
Dope Sh!t Podcast - May 31, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana discuss the recent acquisition of Bandcamp by Epic Games. They talk over what this might mean for the future of the platform, the pending lawsuit vs. Google and debate Bandcamp's current pay structure.
DSP #147 - R.I.P. Gajah
Dope Sh!t Podcast - April 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIt's with a heavy heart that we present this episode of the Dope Sh!t Podcast. Uncommon Nasa talks with Samurai Banana about working with Gajah, both on the road and in the studio and the guys offer a set full of Gajah's music. If you are able, please contribute to Gajah's family for their m...
DSP #146 - Back In My Day
Dope Sh!t Podcast - March 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana have a passionate discussion about youth driven music fandom and how it's evolved and changed over the years, from the early to late 90's, up to today.
DSP #145 - Will Work For MIDI Chords
Dope Sh!t Podcast - January 18, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOn this episode Uncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana go down the deep dark youtube rabbit hole of semi-scamsters pushing MIDI Chord Packs as a "Cheat Code" for Music Production and Beat Making.
DSP #144 - The Vinyl Biz
Dope Sh!t Podcast - December 06, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOn this episode of the Dope Sh!t Podcast, Uncommon Nasa talks to Samurai Banana about the business of pressing vinyl and what's behind the massive delays, extended pre-order periods and higher prices for albums today.
DSP #143 - The Rise and Fall of Rap Genius
Dope Sh!t Podcast - October 06, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana talk though the hype wave, purposes, successes and failings of Rap Genius aka Genius. This conversation took place a few days before the news came out about the sale of the company and further layoff of workers at Genius. Best of luck to all of those effected b...
DSP #142 - Why You So Anti-Mask?
Dope Sh!t Podcast - September 02, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSigh. On today's episode, Uncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana talk about the Anti-Mask (and Vax) movement within the music business. This applies to venue owners, famous musicians, rappers, bartenders and beyond. They get into the motivations for such positions by folks in entertainment and urge...
DSP #141 - Is the World Too Dark for Dark Music?
Dope Sh!t Podcast - August 16, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe post-seasonal era has begun for the Dope Sh!t Podcast! On episode 141 the guys discuss whether the world has gotten to dark for dark themed music and/or hip-hop. Are we living in the times we were warned about? Find out what Nasa and Banana think during this episode.
S7, E20: Creating Vs. Performing, Part 2 of 2
Dope Sh!t Podcast - May 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsOn this final episode of the 7th season we mark an end to the "seasonal era" of the show, moving to a standard "we post it when it's ready numbered format". Uncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana dive back into tour discussion as Nasa felt like he needed to add some more context to last week's talk. ...
S7, E19: Creating Vs. Performing, Part 1 of 2
Dope Sh!t Podcast - April 22, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsIn this first part of what needs to be a larger discussion, Uncommon Nasa tells Samurai Banana about his new-found comparison of the creative arts vs. the performing arts and how both relate uniquely to musicians.
S7, E18: A Proper History of Mashups
Dope Sh!t Podcast - March 22, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana take a deep dive into Mashups, the history and evolution, the do's and don'ts and the differences between mashups and remixes.
S7, E17: Pretend It's a Talent
Dope Sh!t Podcast - January 28, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana talk about the source of talent, how it's valued, evaluated and thought of by the public. Loosely based on the episode of Netflix' "Pretend It's a City" which focuses on the same subject but comes to a very different conclusion.
S7, E16: R.I.P. MF DOOM
Dope Sh!t Podcast - January 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana give their praise and love to the man behind the mask, MF DOOM. Talking about the storied artists' career and breaking down their collective 5 favorite albums from his catalog.
S7, E14: Spotify Strikes Again
Dope Sh!t Podcast - December 28, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSpotify made the news again with their new promo campaigns for artists which some online have deemed "pay for play" campaigns. Samurai Banana and Uncommon Nasa felt obligated to discuss it, presenting some reasoned opinions, facts and plusses and negatives of the new policy.
S7, E15: Spotify Strikes Again
Dope Sh!t Podcast - December 28, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSpotify made the news again with their new promo campaigns for artists which some online have deemed "pay for play" campaigns. Samurai Banana and Uncommon Nasa felt obligated to discuss it, presenting some reasoned opinions, facts and plusses and negatives of the new policy.
S7, E14: Adventures in Pop Music
Dope Sh!t Podcast - December 15, 2020 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa tells Samurai Banana about one of his experiences recording standard pop music in the late 1990's.
S7, E13: Will Music Change Due to the Biden Presidency?
Dope Sh!t Podcast - December 01, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana talk through the affects a President can have on overall music and culture, even inadvertently.
S7, E12: Kick that Freestyle
Dope Sh!t Podcast - November 18, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe guys discuss the meaning behind the word "freestyle" and how it's evolved over time.
S7, E11: Rebellion and Activism
Dope Sh!t Podcast - November 02, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana have a wide ranging conversation that gets into what youthful rebellion looked like in the 90's compared to today, activism and generational shifts.
S7, E10: The Not Live, Live Show
Dope Sh!t Podcast - October 20, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSamurai Banana and Uncommon Nasa discuss the phenomenon of paid online live shows including their own level of interest, the positives and negatives and it's effects on the post- covid musical landscape.
S7, E9: What is Lo-Fi?
Dope Sh!t Podcast - September 07, 2020 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe guys try to explore and cope with the phenomenon of "Lof-Fi" being tossed around so liberally in music.
S7, E8: Illmatic vs. It Was Written
Dope Sh!t Podcast - August 24, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe guys finally put to rest any further discussion that can be had around a debate between whether Illmatic or It Was Written is the best Nas album.
S7, E7: Spotify and Prolificness
Dope Sh!t Podcast - August 11, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis week Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, gave some "advice" to aspiring musicians, stressing that they needed to release music "more than once every 3-4 years" if they expected to be "successful". There's been a lot of reaction to this statement online since and Samurai Banana and Uncommon Nasa tak...
S7, E6: A Very Negative Episode
Dope Sh!t Podcast - July 27, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis week Uncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana talk about how much they aren't into indie hip-hop anymore. Yes, a strange topic for a show like this, but the guys lay down some of their own truths about the sub-genre, which touch upon their passions for it as well.
S7, E5: One Million Youtube Subscribers
Dope Sh!t Podcast - July 13, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa tries to rationalize the seemingly sudden rise of Youtube content creators in the landscape of entertainment online, Samurai Banana guides him through it delicately.
S7, E4: Can I Hold that Sample?
Dope Sh!t Podcast - June 30, 2020 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSamurai Banana and Uncommon Nasa talk about the ethics of sampling. Can you ask someone what they sampled in order to use it yourself? What about sample snitching? It all gets broken down. Know the rules, so you can break the rules.
S7, E3: Black Squares
Dope Sh!t Podcast - June 15, 2020 03:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsUncommon Nasa and Samurai Banana give their thoughts on the, at times, awkward support shown by the music industry for BLM via the posting of black squares on IG and other social media accounts.
S7, E2: The Future of Indie Hip-Hop, Post Covid-19
Dope Sh!t Podcast - June 02, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAs stated with the extra recorded message on the podcast, this was recorded before the protests against police brutality and in support of George Floyd began in the country, thus they are not mentioned here. What we did discuss, was the recovery and possible landscape of the indie musician in a...
S7, E1: Instagram Battles and Online Shows
Dope Sh!t Podcast - May 18, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe guys are back! With Uncommon Nasa hunkered down in his apartment and Samurai Banana tucked away at his escape retreat in Vermont, the guys connect virtually to kick off Season 7. This episode gets into the Instragram battles and online shows that have been taking place during the Covid-19 ...
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