Super Duty Tough Work Podcast

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40: Does Work-Life Balance Really Exist? Oct 20, 2016

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One of the most difficult balancing acts in life is between our personal lives and our careers. A decision to focus primarily on work usually forces us to sacrifice our personal lives, and a decision to focus on our personal lives often leaves us without challenges in our careers. Everybody is trying to achieve the proper work-life balance, but very few actually do. In this episode, we give nine tips for achieving the proper work-life balance and also briefly speak to two of our professional friends that are working on it as well. Lots of bars in this one.

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39: What the Average American Thinks about Hip-Hop Oct 13, 2016

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It goes without saying that we love hip-hop music from the bottom of our hearts. We grew up on it and watched it grow from an underground culture to worldwide phenomenon that can be heard on any radio or television station at any time. But every now and then, an event happens that shows you what hip-hop looks like to people outside the culture; and it's not very pleasant. Put on your scuba gear because we're about to dive deep.

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38: How to Find Your Lost Creativity Sep 29, 2016

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We've received a lot of great feedback for our recent episode where we listed five short books creative people need to read. This week the most infamous podcast on planet earth speaks about creativity again, but this time about what to do when you aren't feeling creative at all. What do you do when you're having problems creating anything and need a spark? And even though it feels like the end of the world when it's happening to you, trust us, it isn't. We dive deep into what creativity really is and how to get it back once you lost it.

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37: Do Black Lives Really Matter in Hip-Hop? Sep 22, 2016

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As the debate about the importance of lives (black, white, blue, all, etc.) continues to cause tension across the nation, Blueprint and Illogic decide to have a conversation about the moral conflict and seemingly hypocritical stance that mainstream hip-hop is having on the topic. Rappers and hip-hop media have proudly proclaimed that Black Lives Matter, yet much of what they produce appears to be promoting the exact opposite. It begs the question: do black lives really matter in hip-hop? We wouldn't be the most infamous podcast on planet earth if we didn't ask the questions nobody else wanted to ask and this week is no different.

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36: Five Short Books Creative People Need to Read Sep 15, 2016

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Anybody that has listened to the Super Duty Tough Work podcast for a while knows that Blueprint likes to read. But even though we've occasionally spoken on books in the past, we've never dove all the way in until now. In this episode of the most infamous (and most informative) hip-hop podcast, Blueprint gives the listener five short books that he thinks creative people need to read asap. If you're an artist, business person, or creative type and have been looking for some inspiration, look no further than this episode.

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35: Respect Your Elders Sep 08, 2016

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Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock found himself involved in some drama this week for saying rappers Lil Yachty and Young Dolf were wack rappers. As usual, the PC police in hip-hop began to pile onto Pete Rock with the usual "bitter old artist" narrative. But we wouldn't be the most infamous podcast in hip-hop if we didn't offer some perspective on it. Did Pete Rock take it too far? Where has the respect for elders gone in hip-hop? We answer these questions and many others in this week's episode of Super Duty Tough Work.

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34: What Can Hip-Hop Do About the Violence in Chicago? Sep 01, 2016

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While the violence in Chicago has been a constant in the news for the past couple of years, this week it took an unexpected step up in visibility by effecting the lives of hip-hop artist Rhymefest and NBA all-star Dwayne Wade. In times like these, many will look towards the government for help, but we wouldn't be the most infamous podcast on planet earth if we left it there. Instead, we decided to ask the simple question, "What can hip-hop do about the violence in Chicago?" What follows is one of the deepest and most important conversations we've had on Super Duty Tough Work yet.

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33: Six Ways to Sidestep the Sample Police Aug 18, 2016

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Since it's inception, sampling has always been a part of hip-hop music. And, from it's inception, there has always been a troubled and complicated relationship between those who sample and those who own rights to what's being sampled. In this episode of the most infamous podcast on planet earth, we speak about this complicated relationship AND Blueprint gives six guidelines that will help any artist sidestep the Sample Police. Nothing complicated, just some bulletproof tips. Because when the Sample Police come for you, it's expensive and they take no prisoners.

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32: How to Avoid Social Media Burnout Aug 11, 2016

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For better or worse, social media has forever changed the world that we live in. In fact, having a social media presence on at least one of the popular platforms has become almost a requirement for any business, artists, or regular Joe. The positive side is that it gives us more access to people and information than ever, but the negative side is that too much(or the wrong kinds) of it can make you want to delete your profile! In this episode, the most infamous hip-hop podcast dives deep into the topic of Social Media Burnout, and tells you how to avoid it.

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31: Ten Ways to Promote Your Music Without Shooting Yourself in the Face Aug 04, 2016

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A couple weeks back, a story surfaced about an aspiring rapper from Indiana shooting himself in the face live on Facebook as an attempt to bring attention to his music. We wouldn't be the most infamous podcast on planet earth if we didn't discuss this unprecedented level of fuckery. But instead of just making fun of this guy for his awful decision-making and attention-whoring, we decided to provide ten ways that an artist can promote their music without having to shoot themselves in the face. These techniques are all time-tested, proven, and more importantly, not dangerous! Ignore those guys, and listen to us.

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