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Stay Busy with Armon Sadler

Responsible discussions about the entertainment business and entertainment culture. Working smarter every Wednesday morning. Hosted by Armon Sadler, Miss2Bees, and Will Foster.

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01:25:01

S3:E5 - "Future's Prayer"

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2021/11/08

NOTE - This episode was recorded before the AstroWorld incidents. Thoughts and prayers to the families. Once again, we back. The Busy Boys recap their introduction of Busy Sessions featuring Reggie Becton and his set on Grace Weber's tour stop in Brooklyn. CHAT - Summer Walker, Terrace Martin, Silk Sonic, Travis Scott, and Kanye West on Drink Champs. HALF&HALF - Responsible Revisit of Audius and NFTS. EOTM - Rob Markman, VP Content Strategy at Genius. SLIDE DECK - Wildfires by Sault (Armon),

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00:56:16

S3:E4 - “AfriKan Giant” ft. Kofi Dormah (Writer,...

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2021/11/01

The Busy Boys are back with their first visitor to the Busyverse, the good brother Kofi Dormah. CHAT - What Kofi’s been listening to, Fetty Wap’s arrest. HALF&HALF - Pusha T and Nas doing it big for the artists through Audius. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH - Mike Hamilton Jr., Senior Director of Commerce at Epic Records. SLIDE DECK - Peng Black Girls by ENNY and Jorja Smith (Kofi), Woman by Little Simz and Cleo Sol (Nic), Seasonal Depression by Ro Marsalis and Southpaw Swade (Armon) BOARD MEETING - Kofi

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01:19:42

S3:E3 - “Opinions of Opinions”

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2021/10/25

The Busy Boys are back and enjoying the balance of life. CHAT - Armon’s debut on Billboard, ‘Wildest Dreams’ by Majid Jordan, HER’s “For Anyone” video, Wale’s ‘Folarin II.’ HALF&HALF - Spotify and Shopify join forces to create virtual merch tables for artists. EOTM - Mike Hamilton Jr, Senior Director of Commerce at Epic Records. SLIDE DECK - Paraiso by Bairi (Armon) and God Is A Genius by Kevin Ross (Nic). BOARD MEETING - The commotion surrounding Pitchfork’s article and social copy about Teezo

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01:17:41

S3: E2 - “Cast Your Ballots”

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2021/10/18

The Busy Boys are back in a familiar setting with much to be happy about. CHAT - feelings on Adele’s “Easy On Me,” “Ex For A Reason” by Summer Walker and JT, Reggie Becton’s ‘California.’ Young Thug’s ‘PUNK,’ and Ryahn’s “Deeper.” HALF&HALF - Algorithms writing songs as if they are Travis Scott? Crazy. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH - Mike Hamilton Jr., Senior Director of Commerce at Epic Records. SLIDE DECK - “Greatest Fault” by Hush Forte (Nic) and “Never Lose You” by Kalan.FrFr. BOARD MEETING - What

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01:59:03

S3:E1 - "Pamplemousse"

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2021/10/11

Bigger than ever. Busier than ever. Armon and Nic are back to discuss it all. CHAT - upcoming releases from Adele, Majid Jordan, Summer Walker, and Silk Sonic. Was Adele ever good? Has Majid missed their moment? Is Summer Walker an R&B legend? HALF&HALF - Credit Due Campaign by ABBA providing digital liner notes for music. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH - Mike Hamilton Jr., Senior Director of Commerce at Epic Records, 2021 Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Power Player, 2020 Hits Daily Double Noisemaker, R&B aficionado

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01:17:30

S2:E28 - "Listen Twice, Speak Once"

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2021/03/29

Ending Women’s History Month with some accountability! The Busy Boys chat about new music, favorite projects of the first quarter, and things they’re anticipating. Unfortunately, one more discussion on Usher v CB. The Half&Half is about those providing meals for touring professionals that have been out of work for a year. Our Employee of The Month is still Njera Perkins who just interviewed Maxwell for Okayplayer! You know what you’re getting from the Slide Deck. Our Board Meeting is Nic and Armon

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01:36:21

S2:E27 - "Where Ya Soul At?" ft. Norelle (Grammy...

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2021/03/22

Busy Boys brought in a Grammy-accredited talent in Norelle for Women’s History Month. We have a great CHAT about Drake’s latest achievement, Grammy recap, and Bieberveli. The Half&Half is all about Audiomack’s new arrangement with DistroKid. Our Employee of The Month is still the great Njera Perkins! Slide Deck is super heat, featuring Norelle’s latest single “Back Into You.” Our Board Meeting is dedicated to Norelle’s journey from backup vocalist to going solo, her feelings on current R&B, and what

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01:56:57

S2:E26 - "It Takes A Village" ft. Megan Taylor Jordan...

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2021/03/15

How do you build and nurture your village? We bring in CEO of The Village Music Group and Reggie Becton’s artist manager, Megan Taylor Jordan, to talk us through it. The CHAT is a fun discussion on H.E.R, Triller acquiring Verzuz, Giveon and more. Nic sips some tea while giving us more info on these NFTs for the Half&Half. We give love to Njera Perkins again as our Employee Of The Month recently spoke with Swaggy Sie. The Slide Deck got ACTIVE but the Board Meeting really took the cake. The cherry

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01:47:01

S2:E25 - "Divine & Online" ft. Olivia Shalhoup...

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2021/03/08

The Busy Boys are joined by Trippie Redd’s Digital Lead and Amethyst Collab founder, Olivia Shalhoup, for a fun and insightful episode. Our CHAT discusses Tidal and Square’s big move, new Drake and SilkSonic’s debut, plus a conversation about .Paak’s status in music and Bruno Mars’ respect for the culture. HALF&HALF is all about those NFTs courtesy of Kings of Leon and how artists should jump on the wave. One more shoutout to Employee Of The Month, Njera Perkins, before we slide into the Slide

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01:16:27

S2:E24 - "No Skipping Steps" ft. Swaggy Sie (Radio...

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2021/03/01

So nice we had to do it twice! Welcome to Stay Busy Women’s History Month, we’re taking it to a SIRIUS TIÉR with this first guest: @swaggysie! We chat about a bunch of music news, namely Bobby Shmurda, Pop Smoke, and Silk Sonic. The Half&Half is real - are there too many podcasts?!? Our next Employee of The Month is talented writer, publicist, and vinyl collector Njera Perkins! (@IAMNJERA). Plenty of heaters in our Slide Deck, but what else is new. Of course we hit Swaggy with a game of Auto-Reply

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02:08:59

S2:E23 - “Opinionated and Melanated” ft. "Don’t Alert...

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2021/02/22

Nic is away this week, but Armon is joined by some friends from overseas, the UK’s Top 50 Music podcast Don’t Alert The Stans. Nicolas-Tyrell, Sope, and Eden made the chat quite interesting, especially the Migos and Brent Faiyaz talks. We were joined by Half&Half sponsor Xanya to discuss the origins of Healthea and how it represents who she is. Another shoutout to Employee of The Month, Touré Ali Shiver. The Slide Deck is loaded with some heat, especially Elijah Blake making up for his Tiny Desk

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01:48:51

S2:E22 - “Sorry For Our Silence” ft. Rush (The Mic)

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2021/02/15

It’s an Alpha Day for the Busy Boys. We’re joined by good brother, poet, founder of Poetry Me, Please, Rush (The Mic). We briefly discuss the best love rappers before getting into the CHAT. Nic shows love to Gorilla Glue Girl 😭 and we talk all things new music-related. The Half&Half covers a big collab between Post Malone and Pokémon. Our Employee Of The Month is still the incredible Touré Ali Shiver. The Slide Deck gets pretty intense between Rush’s breakdown of J. Cole “BRACKETS” and another R&B

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01:08:51

S2:E21 - “The Prime Requisite” ft. Prime Life Clothing

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2021/02/08

The Fedora Falcon and Kombucha King are back, with special guests. Prime Life Clothing got you covered. We discuss Cardi’s new single and preview some other tracks. Nic has another powerful HALF&HALF, we shoutout Touré Ali in the EOTM, of course we play some heaters, quick AUTO-REPLY and then a full interview with the boys. Also, shoutout all BLACK Businesses. Ya feel me! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/staybusypod/message Support this podcast:

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01:32:49

S2:E20 - "Live From The 4$IDE" ft. Arden Franklyn...

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2021/02/01

We back and we Black! Busy Black Businesses Month kicks off with a true innovator, Arden Franklyn from Westchester County. He's the Founder and CEO of 4$IDE. First, we CHAT about new music news, including The Weeknd and Lil Durk. Then we get into one of our most shocking HALF&HALF's yet related to beat licensing and vultures in the industry. SLIDE DECK doesn't disappoint as usual, AUTO-REPLY is a great warmup but the real treat is hearing Arden's story in the BOARD MEETING. The BULLETIN BOARD is

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01:29:59

S2:E19 - "Quotes From The Quill Pt. 3"

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2021/01/25

Immaculate. Perfect. Timeless. You know the vibes. We CHAT about a lot of music news because new music just hasn't been doing it for us; including Drake's album delay, the latest VERZUZ, Megan Thee Stallion's case, and much more. Our HALF&HALF examines the relevance of charts and how else we can gauge an artist's success. Another EOTM shoutout to NT before we slide into the SLIDE DECK. We close off Quotes From The Quill with a word that takes us in many different directions. All good though

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01:20:42

S2:E18 - "Quotes From The Quill Pt. 2"

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2021/01/18

We back. The Busy Boys discuss new music in the CHAT, including Armon's disappointment in a certain release. The HALF&HALF explores how music's medicinal impact can be taken a step further. One more shoutout to the guy NT, our EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. The SLIDE DECK war goes on before we get into part two of Quotes From The Quill, chaotic/confusing edition. Stay Busy y'all, happy MLK DAY. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/staybusypod/message Support this

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01:13:38

S2:E17 - "Quotes From The Quill Pt. 1"

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2021/01/11

Busy is back and vulnerable! We tap into the heavy R&B weekend in the CHAT before a wild HALF&HALF gauges our music tastes - it was brutal and rude. Another shoutout to Nicolas-Tyrell Scott as Employee of The Month before we hit the SLIDE DECK. This week’s BOARD MEETING takes a new life as we introduce a new series, "Quotes From The Quill." If you like lyrical analysis, you are in the right place. As always, Stay Safe and Stay Busy! --- Send in a voice message:

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01:09:53

S2:E16 - "#InvestInYourVisuals" ft. Chris Omar...

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2021/01/04

New year, still busy. The Boys are joined by friend of the show Chris Omar to discuss all things filmmaking and visuals. In the CHAT, we pay respects to MF Doom and discuss Will.I.Am’s comments on the Black Eyed Peas. The HALF&HALF shows love to Bandcamp doing it for the artists. Our new Employee of The Month is Nicolas-Tyrell Scott, talented writer and speaker from the UK. We might have heard our best slide ever in the SLIDE DECK thanks to Chris, but Nic and Armon brought the heat too. After a

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01:33:53

S2:E15 - "A Busy Year"

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2020/12/28

2020 is coming to an end, but the Busy Boys have got their eyes looking far ahead. First in the CHAT, Armon addresses Westside Gunn, then Nic follows up on Armon’s dvsn take. We talk Verzuz and reconciliation during the Half&Half, shoutout EOTM Junae one more time, and play some heaters in the Slide Deck. Today’s main event is a full reflection on this wild year, the ups and downs, the lessons, and what we’re most proud of. It gets personal, but you can’t not be motivated. Happy holidays, Happy

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01:39:54

S2:E14 - "You Gonna Get These Articles" ft. Ahmad...

Stay Busy with Armon Sadler ·

2020/12/21

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. The Busy Boys were blessed to have the incomparable Ahmad Davis stop by and kick off Year 2 of the pod. We CHAT about the Verzuz none of us watched, the new dvsn single, Jhene Aiko's 'Chilombo' nomination, and speculate on how a Wale v Meek Mill Verzuz would go. Nic's HALF&HALF is all about Spotify looking out for the songwriters. One more shoutout to Employee of The Month, Junae Brown! Ahmad blesses us with Youngshann's "Better"

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