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Freemusicempire

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.

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01:22:30

State of The Game vol. 174-The Rise of D2X

Freemusicempire ·

2023/11/13

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 original mission was and how it changed. Discuss Hotel 1105 in detail. intro and outro by andrew

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01:29:28

State of The Game vol. 173-TFK

Freemusicempire ·

2023/11/06

ATTENDEES Flu, Sankofa, Tali Rodriguez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the year Sankofa has had releasing BLKTCHP3, Iron Kofa Sharp, as well as Multitudes v.1. Discuss the origins of TFK and the mission. Discuss the album 11:59 in depth. intro and outro by andrew

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01:47:15

State of The Game vol. 172-Detachment Homie, and Only...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/10/29

ATTENDEES Slumber Logic, TreDoes, Rap Man Gavin, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the decisions and timeframe it took to produce Detachment, Homie, and Only Detachment. Discuss Detachment, Homie, and Only Detachment in detail. intro and outro by andrew

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00:54:57

State of The Game BONUS-Is Hip Hop Healthy? w/ DJ Dilla

Freemusicempire ·

2023/10/21

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!

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01:01:19

State of The Game vol. 171-Rich w/ Homeboy Sandman

Freemusicempire ·

2023/10/15

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 2022’s Still Champion. Discuss 2023’s Rich in detail. intro and outro by andrew

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01:32:47

State of The Game vol. 170-Noname, So Far

Freemusicempire ·

2023/10/08

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 in hip hop. intro and outro by andrew

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01:23:29

State of The Game vol. 169-Decay w/ Fatboi Sharif &...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/10/01

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 House of Disorder. Discuss Decay in detail. intro and outro by andrew

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01:32:35

State of The Game Vol. 168-Cool is in Session w/ Fiend

Freemusicempire ·

2023/09/24

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 Cool is in Session series in Fiends discography from 1 to 2 to 3. intro and outro by andrew

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01:29:25

State of The Game Vol.167-The Scope of WateRR w/ WateRR

Freemusicempire ·

2023/09/17

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 from Life is More Than White Bricks to Compendium of Arcanum to The Policy Kings. intro and outro by andrew

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02:14:29

State of The Game vol. 166-Ritual/Incorruptible...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/09/10

ATTENDEES Televangel, The Expert, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Incorruptible Saints in depth. Discuss Ritual in depth. Discuss the career arcs of Stik Figa and Sleep Sinatra and how they relate. Discuss the sonic character of both albums. Intro and outro by andrew

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02:30:34

State of The Game vol. 165-2023 POTY Mid Year w/ C $...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/09/03

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 (using sonically unique projects like BLUu Edwards as an example). Declare and discuss top ⁠25 POTY⁠.

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01:36:42

State of The Game Vol. 164-The Vision of Video Dave...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/08/27

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Video Dave, Controller 7, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss ArticulatedTexTiles in depth. Discuss the growth from Hella Personal Film Festival 2 to ArticulatedTexTiles. Discuss the sonic vision Controller 7 had for ArticulatedTexTiles.

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01:19:59

State of The Game Vol. 163-Becoming Your Erotic Self

Freemusicempire ·

2023/08/20

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 work. Talk about the history of artists becoming their full erotic selves when they hadn’t previously. intro and outro by andrew

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01:24:40

State of The Game Vol.162-State of The Media w/ Jade...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/08/12

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 of music coverage. Discuss the art of the artist feature/interview and what it does for a career as well as the dangers of messing it up. Discuss the state of music media coverage and 2023 music. intro and outro by andrew

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02:08:56

State of The Game vol. 161-INTENSITY w/ Joshua Virtue

Freemusicempire ·

2023/08/05

ATTENDEES Joshua Virtue, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Joshua Virtue’s immaculate last album RAMA. Discuss the place intensity has in hip hop w/ Nacksaw Jim Duggan by Estee Nack, Midnight Oil by Sunmundi & Āthmaan, and REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE! By Kari Faux as examples. intro and outro by andrew

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01:39:57

State of The Game Vol. 160-Best Album Covers of 2023...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/07/29

ATTENDEES Alexander Richter, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the classic Richter album covers and what went into them. Misconceptions about photography as a medium and the power of photographic covers. Discuss our favorite album covers of 2023 so far. intro and outro by andrew

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01:49:37

State of The Game Vol. 159-Del Tha Funkee Homosapien...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/07/23

ATTENDEES Alaska Atoms, Henry Canyons, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Alaska Atoms monster 2023 collaborative albums w/ Steel Tipped Dove and Jason Griff. Discuss the influence of Del on a craft and stylistic level. Discuss the characteristics of Del that make his music so unique and vibrant. intro and outro by andrew

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01:30:46

State of The Game Vol. 158-NODUO/Don’t Go Outside w/...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/07/17

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 Nonazz, Klwn Cat, and No God. Discuss Don’t Go Outside and NODUO in depth. Intro and outro by andrew

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01:51:47

State of The Game Vol.157-Breaking Down The Mix w/...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/07/10

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 Black Thought x El Michels Affair, and Shadow Moses by Mike Shabb x Nicholas Craven. Intro and outro by andrew

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01:51:07

State of The Game vol. 156-Scouting Report: Raekwon...

Freemusicempire ·

2023/07/03

ATTENDEES Tokyo Cigar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Discuss Tokyo Cigar’s relationship to Raekwon & specifically the Immobilarity album, why he chose to do a full remix project. Break down the skills, tendencies, and influence of Raekwon. intro and outro by andrew

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