The 4$IDE Podcast

Sheesh, we have a PACKED episode for y'all, tonight! Alongside their good friends, Rilee and Brie from U Already Know, Arden, Willz, and AK discussed a lot on the newest episode of the podcast: 6:53: 'Ye and YesJulz are going to court! 12:09: Discussing Meek Mill's reaction to DJ Akademiks 22:45: What is Meek's legacy at this point? 24:00: 4batz's deal with OVO is a game-changer 31:51: What if Bry...

NEW EPISODE ALERT. Arden, Willz, and AK got together last week to discuss the latest music news and there was a lot to react to, most notably: 6:40: J. Cole's new snippets that are fire! 13:00: Reflecting Cole's album, 'The Offseason' 19:10: Arden's surprised that Willz doesn't like Yeat 28:40: What was Kanye's last GOOD album? 35:00: Does Charlamagne and Akademiks have a problem? FOLLOW US ON IG!...

NEW POD ALERT. Arden, AK, and Wolf held it down in Willz's absence (AKA Willz for Father of the Year!) to discuss the latest music news because there was A LOT we covered in this episode: 4:00: Recapping Usher's Super Bowl performance. 8:30: Usher and LL Cool J are the KINGS of dirty macking. 12:00: Beyonce is dropping a new album! 20:30: The impact of Killer Mike winning Grammy(s)! 31:31: Univers...

Happy New Year from the 4$IDE Family! We're back with a NEW episode and we talked about A LOT this week: - Our biggest takeaways from music in 2023. - What are we looking forward to MOST from music in 2024? - Is 41 the future of NY rap? - Should we stop telling artists to take a BREAK? - Comparing rappers to WWE wrestlers. - Will The Rock face Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber? FOLLOW US ON IG!...

To all of our supporters, here's a Happy Holidays and a soon-to-be Happy New Year! Thank you for your support and belief in the 4$IDE Podcast and everything related to us. We're very excited about what 2024 will bring and hope you continue following us. Thanks, and talk soon! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! @thefoursidecompany SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/@thefoursidecompany

Sometimes feelings can change as time goes on but is this one of those occasions? On the newest episode of the 4$IDE Podcast, Arden, AK, and Willz alongside their friend/long-time podcast engineer, Wolf, (finally) share their opinions on Drake's newest album, 'For All The Dogs.' Was this album worth the hype? What are our favorite and not-favorite records from it? And lastly, what does this album...

Summer might be nearing its end but we're still finishing strong! On the latest episode of the 4$IDE Podcast, Arden, Willz, and AK shared which songs they've been listening to this summer, reacted to what happened during hip-hop's 50th birthday weekend, and discussed the kind of impact 'Utopia' will have on Travis Scott's career. We hope you enjoy it! FOLLOW US ON IG! @thefoursidecompany SUBSCRIBE...

NEW POD ALERT. On our latest episode, Arden and Willz connected with their good friend + talented MC, Shorts. The proud White Plains, NY native is having a strong 2023 regarding his features on records and videos and he just delivered the fourth installment of his acclaimed album series, 'Long Story 4.' Listen as Shorts reflects on his creative process while making this project, what it meant to r...

NEW EPISODE ALERT and welcome back to us podding TWICE a month. On the latest episode of the 4$IDE Podcast, Arden, Willz, and AK discuss the latest developments of Jim Jones and Pusha T's lyrical exchange, whether or not Jim is being *severely* disrespected, and YSL's newest album drops between Gunna and Young Thug and who ultimately had the better album? We hope you enjoy it! FOLLOW US ON IG! @th...

Pleaseeee, Kendrick, give us a FUN album! On our latest episode of the podcast, Arden and AK deeply discussed the new Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar record, "The Hillbillies," if Kendrick is going to have more "fun" rapping moving forward, Arden's experience at Roots Picnic, and more. We hope you enjoy it! FOLLOW US ON IG! @thefoursidecompany SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

A.I. ChatGPT. Are you for either of them impacting music, especially hip-hop? A couple of weeks ago, Arden, Willz, AK, and Wolf came together to most notably discuss A.I.'s new impact on music - specifically hip-hop - and how it will impact its future creation and business moves. But if you AREN'T into that, we reacted to Frank Ocean's Coachella performance and its aftermath and the new music we'v...

A new day means a new episode! On today's episode of the podcast, we connected with platinum producer, Dizzy Banko - who has produced hit singles for the likes of the late Pop Smoke, Lola Brooke, and HDBeenDope. Tune in as Arden, Willz, and AK speak with Dizzy about his career, his greatest lesson learned while being successful, which sound is up next, and more! FOLLOW US ON IG! @thefoursidecompan...

Audio fam, what up! For our last drop of 'Lost Files' interviews, before we return some NEW podcasts, we're excited to share with you our conversation with Larry June at last year's Dreamville Fest. Not every day do you get to talk with a legend in the making, especially one from the Bay! We hope you enjoy it. FOLLOW US ON IG! @thefoursidecompany SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL. VISIT OUR WEBSITE...

To our audio family, what up and sorry! We've been cooking and dropping heat but forget about y'all smh. Never again tho! Before we share the latest episode of the podcast, we wanted to clear our vault and share some unreleased interviews. Last year when Arden covered Dreamville Fest, he connected with a who's who of dope rap figures, most notably Wayno - on-air talent and current EVP of A&R at Qu...

Good evening, and welcome to a new episode! Last week, Arden, Willz, and AK linked up and discussed a multitude of topics, most notably: Our biggest lesson learned from Kanye's madness (10:00) Paying respect to Takeoff (21:35) The deeper impact of rap's latest tragedy (33:30) Reviewing 'Her Loss' (40:19) Is 'Her Loss' better than 'What A Time?' (41:00) Did Drake diss Megan Thee Stallion? (1:00:00)...

Fewer things are better than starting a NEW season! Welcome back to the 4$IDE Podcast and yes, the crew is still the same! For our first episode back, Arden, Willz, and AK discussed their summers before discussing Ice Spice (27:00)and her impact (or lack of) on NYC's rap scene: Is Ice Spice a sign of things to come? (30:00) Does rap actually care about the long term? (1:03:00) What was the Desiign...

NEW POD ALERT. In this episode, the crew had a change of pace as a long-time friend of 4$IDE joined us in talented MC, JONNY PRI$E. We discussed a multitude of topics including: Catching up with Jonny (9:17) Why should artists invest in music videos (21:50) Did Future release his best project in five years? (27:45) Do you only listen to music in certain settings? (39:00) Drake trolling a married c...

NEW POD ALERT. We hope your February has gotten off to a good start. The duo of Arden and Willz (AK had to handle a family situation!) pulled up to the studio and discussed a few topics, most notably: State of Emergency for NYC rap. (5:35) RiRi + A$AP are having their first child (23:40) Watching the 🐐’s have women trouble (32:00) Why does Drake have the best IG captions? (37:00). As always, we h...

First things first, we hope your 2022 is off to a good start! In our first podcast of the year, the crew and our special guest Armon Sadler discussed various topics, most notably: The Weeknd's new album and what it means (5:30) Gunna did what Roddy Ricch and their peers couldn't do (15:25) Why more artists need media training(29:00) Meek Mill is selling his next project as an NFT (34:15) Kanye vs....

NEW POD ALERT. To cap off our incredible year, we are happy to present our first-ever 4$IDE Podcast Awards, where we reflected on the past year within Rap and R&B and let the people decide who should win. The crew had a lot of awards to hand out and topics to discuss, but most notably, we focused on: Announcing our first batch of winners (9:10) Rookies of The Year and Song of the Year (16:25 and 2...

NEW POD ALERT. As the crew continues to work on their first awards show, which is dropping on 12/27, we went into our stash of interviews and found a good one to share! At Rolling Loud NYC, we spoke with the good brotha BFB Da Packman. Listen as the Michigan MC explains to 4$IDE why being yourself is essential and his biggest goal entering this year. We hope you enjoy it! FOLLOW US! @thefoursideco...

NEW POD ALERT. The crew got together and discussed a ton of news that has happened over the last couple of weeks, most notably: Paying respect to Young Dolph (7:10) The aftermath of Astroworld tragedy (23:55). Examining Travis Scott’s musical legacy right now (32:55) Has Travis failed to be the leader of the new school? (39:00) Drake & Kanye squash their beef (51:30) As always, we hope you enjoy i...

NEW POD ALERT. Sorry for having to wait another week for a new episode but there was a great reason for the delay! As the crew reunited earlier this week, there was a lot to discuss since our last experience: Recapping our experience at Rolling Loud NYC (10:50) Reacting to Big Sean's return to the scene (25:15) Paying Wale respect for Folarin II (31:30) Congratulating JAY-Z making the Rock & Roll...

NEW POD ALERT. The crew came together and had a good time discussing a long list of topics this week! Most notably, we discussed: Arden's recap of J. Cole's concert at the Barclays Center (19:10) Breaking down Don Toliver's "Life Of A Don" album (26:40) Did Meek Mill deliver with "Expensive Pain?" (34:40) SZA isn't dropping on the same day as Summer Walker (47:18) Was Dave Chappelle's latest speci...

NEW POD ALERT. Happy October everyone, as we have a new episode of the 4$IDE Podcast, this time with our first in-person special guest since before the pandemic! We were joined by the talented filmmaker and podcaster, Nighty, who discussed a variety of topics with us which included: Us attending the Fat Joe vs. Ja Rule Verzuz and other events (17:35) R. Kelly being found guilty of charges in NYC (...