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The Rap Music Plug Podcast

The Rap Music Plug Podcast is the remedy to the “I don’t have anything good to listen to” problem.

Through in-depth artist interviews, album reviews, and general rap commentary on the best that the underground rap scene has to offer, this is your one-stop shop to knowing what to add to your queue, play next, or pop into your record player.

Are you a rap music fan? And not just any fan… but a true rap music fan that wants to move past the surface level discussion, and get into the nitty-gritty of what makes rap music so great?

Are you someone who loves the feeling of discovering new music, but find it hard to navigate through the thousands upon thousands of new albums that get released every single day?

If any of this applies to you, this show is EXACTLY what you need.

My absolute PASSION is music.

So I gladly do the dirty work of virtual crate digging, searching for the next great rap album… so you don’t have to.

My name is Rohan. I am The Rap Music Plug, at your service.
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Latest Episodes:

#102 - Conway the Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes REVIEW (feat. Dash Lewis) Apr 06, 2022

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Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

Conway the Machine's long awaited Shady Records studio album, God Don't Make Mistakes, has finally arrived.

To discuss this highly anticipated record, I was joined by Virginia artist-writer extraordinaire Dash Lewis, who lent his keen ear to this album and helped discuss this intriguing addition to the Machine's catalog.

RMPP Preferred Cut: "Stressed"

Stream God Don't Make Mistakes here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4w1BBgCcUVv54r3zJenKpG?si=hAnbTYFyQHmygf1ZrRj6dA

Follow Dash Lewis on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/gardenerjams?s=20

Follow Dash Lewis on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gardenerjams/

Check out Dash's various written work and music here: https://linktr.ee/gardenerjams

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#101 - Cities Aviv INTERVIEW Mar 30, 2022

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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Intro (0:00).

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 101, we continue the discussion on the genius of Cities Aviv... this time with the man himself!

The artistry of Memphis' Cities Aviv can be described appropriately by the word, groundbreaking. He is one of the most important acts in hip-hop in recent memory.

Cities' work spans over a decade long, featuring a prolific output of some of the most forward-thinking hip-hop imaginable. In recent years he’s received widespread acclaim from the hip-hop world, and myself included, for his past two masterpieces in THE CRASHING SOUND OF HOW IT GOES and MAN PLAYS THE HORN.

If you’re curious to know what makes such a creative mind like this tick, this is the episode for you!

Cities’ initial experiences with music, and how he acquired his eclectic ear for music (2:46).

Cities explains how he mixes so many different genres into his unique brand of hip-hop music (5:33).

Cities speaks on how he uses his voice in his music, and what that adds to the art (15:02).

Cities illustrates how he manages to truly be himself in his music, and be comfortable in his own skin (18:18).

Cities breaks down a bar from “BLACK PLEASURE”, and speaks on how he’d like to be remembered when it’s all said and done (22:00).

Cities explains how his hometown of Memphis influences his music (28:03).

Cities speaks on his creative and personal relationship with fellow Memphis rapper, Lukah (31:56).

Cities illustrates the kinds of emotions he was looking to explore on THE CRASHING SOUND OF HOW IT GOES (34:43).

Cities speaks on the emotional progression that was displayed in his recent string of albums (39:19).

Cities details what exactly he looks for in a sample (43:19).

Cities explains why many of his songs are presented in multiple parts on MAN PLAYS THE HORN (51:24).

Cities discusses his latest instrumental project, Tamika’s Lodge, and why he released it under a different artistic moniker (55:54).

Cities highlights his upcoming projects to look out for (59:58).

Support Cities Aviv's music here: https://citiesaviv.bandcamp.com

Follow Cities Aviv on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/CitiesAviv?s=20

Follow Cities Aviv on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/citiesaviv/?hl=en

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Bonus - What did we learn from jean-yuhs? Mar 23, 2022

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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In this bonus episode, I give you my rough thoughts on what I feel we truly learned, and/or didn't learn, about Kanye from the incredibly popular documentary, jean-yuhs.

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Watch jean-yuhs here: https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81426972

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#100 - Cities Aviv - MAN PLAYS THE HORN REVIEW (feat. The Next Movement Podcast) Mar 16, 2022

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Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 100 (wow, we hit a century mark of episodes!), I was joined by the lovely folks at The Next Movement Podcast to discuss the remarkably creative MAN PLAYS THE HORN, created by Memphis virtuoso, Cities Aviv.

RMPP Preferred Cut: "SUBTERRANEAN STAIRCASE"

Buy/Stream MAN PLAYS THE HORN here: https://citiesaviv.bandcamp.com/album/man-plays-the-horn

Support The Next Movement Podcast here: https://linktr.ee/thenextmovementpod

Follow The Next Movement Podcast on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/nextmovementpod

Follow The Next Movement Podcast on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thenextmovementpod/

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#99 - andrew INTERVIEW Mar 09, 2022

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Beginning of Episode (0:49).

It’s rare that you find an artist that truly sounds like nothing else you’ve heard before. In Episode 99, not only was able to find such an artist, but I was blessed to speak to one of them.

Philly’s andrew is a unique artist whose music features a blend of melody and eclectic tastes that are infuse into a brand of hip-hop that is irresistibly catchy, and remarkably honest.

andrew discusses the origins of his eclectic influences (2:25).

andrew describes how he learnt how to write raps, and make beats (6:15).

andrew speaks to the influence that blog era hip-hop has had on his music (10:48).

andrew explains the experience of being so open and honest in his art, and a public forum (15:17).

andrew illustrates how producing his own music unlocked new potential in his artistry (19:35).

andrew details his progression as an artist over the past few years, and his feelings towards the acclaim The Rain Knows What It’s Doing has received (26:37).

andrew explains how the more lush and grand production of The Rain Knows What It’s Doing came to be (32:24).

andrew explains what his mindset was while creating The Rain Knows What It’s Doing, and the primary message he was trying to convey (38:12).

andrew talks about his experience releasing his latest album under Zilla Rocca’s Three Dollar Pistol label, and the impact Zilla had on this album’s rollout (42:59).

andrew details a slew of upcoming projects in 2022 that you should be excited about (54:57).

Support andrew's music here: https://rapperandrew.bandcamp.com/music

Cop andrew's latest album here: https://threedollarpistol.com/album/the-rain-knows-what-its-doing

Follow andrew on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/andrewwwdotnet

Follow andrew on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/searchableandrew/

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#98 - Rahiem Supreme INTERVIEW Mar 02, 2022

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Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 98, I was joined by one of the most fascinating artists in the underground, DMV's Rahiem Supreme. This is an artist whose buzz has never been bigger, having just signed to a label, and recently dropping countless quality projects with the likes of Ohbliv, Al.divino, and more.

He’s also a car enthusiast, and generally cool dude who made this a fun and entertaining conversation!

Rahiem gives us details on the new label he signed with (2:32).

Rahiem discusses how he cultivated his eccentric artistic style (6:36).

Rahiem discusses why he has such an affinity for the vintage sound, and the importance he places on the performance aspect of rapping (14:10).

Rahiem explains why he pays attention to his creativity outside of just the music (21:26).

Rahiem details how him and Ohbliv approached the creation of Black Keys wit Melodies (28:34).

Rahiem illustrates why he’s so drawn to this old school funk vibe (33:52).

Rahiem explains why Black Keys wit Melodies could’ve only been made now in his career, after a decade plus of mastering his craft, and accumulating different life experiences (37:47).

Rahiem speaks on the making of the wild and nutty Splash Bandicoot, and what makes an Al.divino beat so special (40:40).

Rahiem discusses his latest album, Dogon Sirius, and his relationship with producer axpuzzles (48:14).

Rahiem details how involved he gets in the sound of his albums (54:06).

Rahiem details what upcoming projects to expect from him in 2022 (58:20).

Support Rahiem Supreme's music here: https://rahiemsupreme.bandcamp.com/

Follow Rahiem Supreme on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/rahiemsupreme?s=20

Follow Rahiem Supreme on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/godzillasupreme/?hl=en

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#97 - Earl Sweatshirt - SICK! REVIEW Feb 23, 2022

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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

SICK! still works in typically depressive content that Earl’s music has been synonymous with over the years, but there is a clarity and acceptance that reigns supreme with the mindstate Earl communicates on this album.

No longer is he seemingly drowning in an ocean of sorrow and confusion, like he was on Some Rap Songs. Instead he sounds more self-assured, and triumphant... like he has successfully made it through those dark times he had dealt with in the past. And now has a more mature and positive outlook on life, influenced heavily by his new son that entered his life, and the COVID pandemic.

This isn’t cheap vapid “I love my wife” positivity from the likes of a Chance the Rapper let’s say, it’s far from it. Instead, there is a dynamic that makes this optimism of sorts from Earl on SICK! feel authentic and earned, where the listener can easily feel the depth behind this hope, and know it’s been derived from real life experiences.

The way Earl communicates all of this is with his trademark brand of succinct poetry that allows him to jam so much impact into each and every bar. It’s this dense style of writing that has always made Earl’s music have such high replay value, and SICK! is no exception.

RMPP Preferred Cut: "Fire in the Hole"

Stream SICK! here: https://open.spotify.com/album/51heTwkSfb4Z5dRIgwU2bd?si=mQrEouNAQqmjtdYOm_cJTA

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#96 - PremRock INTERVIEW Feb 16, 2022

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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 96, I was joined by PremRock who is a prolific artist with a catalog that includes an album full of Tom Waits re-interpretations, a collaborative album with Curly Castro as ShrapKnel, and his latest truly incredible body of work, Load Bearing Crow’s Feet.

Prem is the latest artist to join and add to the recent Backwoodz Studioz and Wrecking Crew invasion of guests that have come on the show. We were very happy to have him!

PremRock dives into his key artistic influences (2:05).

PremRock gives insight into his writing process (9:55).

PremRock details when he realized that there was a true career for him in hip-hop (16:19).

PremRock explains why the dynamic between him and Castro, as ShrapKnel, is so special (25:38).

PremRock previews the upcoming follow-up record from ShrapKnel (30:44).

PremRock gives his take on what he believes the legacy of Backwoodz Studioz will be, when it’s all said and done (34:11).

PremRock illustrates how his past life experience impacted the lyricism on Load Bearing Crow’s Feet (39:29).

PremRock explains how he approached the creation of Load Bearing Crow’s Feet differently than past albums (47:17).

PremRock speaks to the important role that Willie Green played on Load Bearing Crow’s Feet (54:42).

PremRock details the meaning of the Load Bearing Crow’s Feet title (56:24).

PremRock details what new projects we can expect from him in 2022 (1:01:43).

Support PremRock's music here: https://planetpremrock.bandcamp.com/

Follow PremRock on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PlanetPremRock?s=20

Follow PremRock on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/premrock/?hl=en

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#95 - Zilla Rocca INTERVIEW Feb 09, 2022

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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 95, I was joined by a very special guest with me who has authored two entries into my best of 2021 list, in Never at Peace and Vegas Vic, and is a member of the Wrecking Crew, and a host of the Call Out Culture podcast.

He hails from the home of the cheesesteak, and Nick Foles... this man is Philly’s own Zilla Rocca.

Zilla delves into how he first got into hip-hop as a fan when he was younger (2:10).

Zilla explains how Philly influenced his music and his career (6:08).

Zilla describes the meaning behind the Vegas Vic album title (12:31).

Zilla illustrates Disco Vietnam’s influence on the creation of Vegas Vic (19:47).

Zilla discusses the art of the hook game in hip-hop (26:58).

Zilla discusses how his fellow Wrecking Crew members impact his creative process (33:59).

Zilla details the meaning behind the Career Crooks group name, and the importance of a group name generally (38:15).

Zilla details how he got connected to Small Pro (43:43).

Zilla explains why exactly Small Pro beats resonate with him so much (47:12).

Zilla gives his take on the self-sufficient DIY movement that is developing in the indie scene (49:11).

Zilla discusses why the 1 rapper-1 producer model has taken off over the past decade in hip-hop (57:19).

Zilla details what he has learnt through hosting the Call Out Culture Podcast (1:06:10).

Zilla outlines what projects he has upcoming in 2022 (1:13:11).

Support Zilla Rocca's music here: https://threedollarpistol.com/music

Follow Zilla Rocca on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ZillaRocca?s=20

Follow Zilla Rocca on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zillarocca/?hl=en

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#94 - Nas - Magic REVIEW (feat. SonRaw) Feb 02, 2022

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Beginning of Episode (0:49).

When it comes to Nas, I feel rap fans are constantly in a state of trying to diagnose his career... figuring out what’s the best situation and collaborators to yield the best results from one of rap’s inarguable brightest talents.

So in Episode 94 I was joined by the ever-insightful SonRaw to do continue this long-lasting hip-hop tradition, by discussing Nas' latest album Magic. SonRaw is - writer, DJ, producer who has written for Complex, Passion of the Weiss, FactMag, and more!

Our conversation spanned multiple topics that exceeded the bounds of just this single album, or even Nas, so you will surely want to tune in!

RMPP Preferred Cut: "Meet Joe Black"

Stream Magic here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1tiCHRx9AI11hfcLmkGEXT?si=hYar0YDBRm2XgEaDhNDHig

Support SonRaw's music here: https://son-raw.bandcamp.com/

Follow SonRaw on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/SonRaw?s=20

Check out SonRaw's various written work and projects here: https://linktr.ee/sonraw

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