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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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02:14:29

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

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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 $...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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/...

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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/...

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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...

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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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01:09:18

State of The Game Vol. 155-Mourning Due w/ Nappy Nina

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2023/06/25

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 project and whether those came out as intended or entirely different. Discuss Mourning Due in depth. Intro and outro by andrew

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01:29:57

State of The Game Vol. 154-Do Hip Hop lyrics need to...

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2023/06/18

ATTENDEES Child Actor, Rhys Langston, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk to Rhys Langston and Child Actor about the momentous releases they’ve been involved w/ and how they viewed the lyricism executed and how it was received. Talk about the role of lyricism and how the press, audience, artists, and producers should approach it. Intro and outro song by andrew

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01:37:27

State of The Game Vol. 153-Strangely Famous w/...

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2023/06/11

ATTENDEES BlackLiq, Mopes, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how the relationship between Mopes x BlackLiq has evolved from Time Is The Price to Choice is A Chance. Discuss Choice is A Chance in depth. intro and outro by andrew

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01:34:38

State of The Game Vol. 152-Favorite Soundtracks w/...

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2023/06/04

ATTENDEES Marcus Pinn, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk to Marcus Pinn about the art of dropping scratches on momentous records. Discuss our favorite soundtracks of all time. intro and outro by andrew

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01:50:09

State of The Game Vol. 151-Scouting Report: Lil Wayne

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2023/05/28

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the career and influence of Lil Wayne. Breakdown tendencies both positive and negative Brainstorm what we would like Wayne to do next? intro and outro by andrew

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01:34:19

State of The Game Vol. 150-Sleepingdogs w andrew &...

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2023/05/20

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 and the possible future of the group. Break down I’m Fakin’ My Own Death Just to Get Some Rest in depth. Argue over the NBA MVP for this season. Intro and Outro by andrew

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01:37:44

State of The Game Vol. 149-Hometown Hate w/ Stik Figa

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2023/05/14

ATTENDEES Stik Figa, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Pookey: Stik Figa Finds Himself in depth. Talk about how hometown opinion informs hip hop on a regional and national level. Intro and Outro by andrew

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01:13:34

State of The Game Vol. 148-Art School Dropout w Jamee...

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2023/05/07

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 School Dropout. Talk specifically about Art School Dropout. Intro and Outro by Andrew

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01:49:53

State of The Game Vol. 147-Jagged Beauty of The...

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2023/04/30

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 as well as the album reviews on Twitter and the acclaim it has garnered. Discuss Another Planet 4, Planet Unfaithful, & all the weight feathers don’t have as part of the hip hop underground that boldly stakes out anti-pop radio territory. Intro and Outro by Andrew

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