HIPPODHEDZ

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome back to the show, Doc Wattson & RP to promote their new    / greenlightsmusicchi project "3am Smoke" - which will drop on vinyl & all DSPs next month....if you're in the Chicagoland area, see them perform at: May 19 (Whistler), May 30 (Liar's Club), June 7 (Shuga Records), & June 29 (606 Records)!

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome    / roneshsofresh to the show.... Ronesh is a producer & MC originally from the Chicago area - his new album Lead the Orchestra is out now on Filthe Records!

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome    / liddell734   to the show - discuss all of his favorite music moments....including the first time he became a fan of Houston's own "Scarface"!

No\\ek & kno\\\sage welcome Neurodivergent Creative    / itsjayaura   to the show - to discuss the landscape of music/streaming nowadays with technology advancing or balancing being an artist and working full time.

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome Producer 🎛, Engineer🎚, Beat maker 🥁 -    / smokebonito   to the show…. Smoke Bonito has produced for a bevy of artists which include: Video Dave, Iowa Rockwell, Surfboard C, Ari the Indigo, Chase Baby, Haze Carbajal, East Venti & many, many more!

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome back Jett (from episode #26 ) to the podcast to discuss the Vultures #1 drop by ye & ty!

During Valentine's week - Kno\\\sage & Novek welcome / cainero & / samuelsantanajr , to discuss trying to censor music lyrics to the love's of their lives:their kiddos, lol

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome / cornellsurf to the show! Cornell Sanner, also known in the music world as Surfboard C , is a dynamic force in both the arts and business sectors. He's currently teaming up with renowned artists like Netherfriends, Chris Crack, Video Dave, and Smoke Bonito, showcasing his versatile talent in music collaboration. But that's not all - Cornell also dives into...

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome SPIZM's co-founder / juanshelby   to the show - SPIZM is an emotive synth core darkwave live drum and bass duo: / SPIZM . Spiz and Pablo have been rocking crowds for two decades and they created a cult following under the SPIZM moniker. SPIZM is located here in Chicago and Pablo is now based out of Japan. No distance can stop these guys from taking their music t...

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome BAMF BRATT to the show! BAMF BRATT wants to put out the best shit he can - quality music, cool clothes, and merch that mean something. Same goes with all of his art that represents him & da homiez....he's taking this expressive medium more serious these days. Life's been crazy, but he's still laughing shit off. Gotta make the moves count & he wan...

No\\ek & Kno\\\sage welcome Topher Grey to the show. Topher   is a writer who translates his deepest thoughts and philosophies through different mediums such as music, photography, design and his podcast. Please check Topher out on Instagram and Bandcamp HipPodHedz cover art & intro music by: C.Alba-Garner

Novek & KNO\\\SAGE welcome back audio/engineer Truth to the podcast - to continue the discussion on his two “Bounce” collab projects….with friend of the show:    / jasonfergmusic   A native of Chicago, Jason grew up surrounded by music on both sides of his family, within the church, and through cultural emersion in the city's vast musical heritage. It was in Chicago where he founded a musi...

Novek & KNO\\\SAGE welcome audio/engineer Truth to the podcast - to discuss his two “Bounce” collab projects….with friend of the show:    / jasonfergmusic   Jason Ferg (Ferguson) is a music artist, songwriter, and producer whose music embodies the tenets of living life fully, celebrating family, creating community, and rising above the adverse effects of life's challenges through the power...

Novek & KNO\\\SAGE welcome west coast native….Dr., prof. & dad Sports God Ed (    / sportsgoded   ) - to talk basketball, business strategies, life struggles and other rap/hip-hop inspired topics.

Novek & Know Sage continue the discussion with Peripheral AKA Vance (    / vance_asprer_photography   ) - to discuss his favorite hip-hop/rap movie soundtracks. The last episode he listed his choices 1 through 3, and on this concluding podcast discussion...Vance brings up his last 2 picks on his list. Vance was a contributing writer in the early 2000s for URB ( https://urbmagazine.substack.com...

Novek & Know Sage welcome Peripheral AKA Vance (    / vance_asprer_photography   ) to discuss his favorite hip-hop/rap movie soundtracks - Vance was a contributing writer in the early 2000s for URB ( https://urbmagazine.substack.com/ ) & STRess ( http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.c... ) magazines….and https://HipHopElements.com/ . His main focus was on hip-hop reviews. He also interviewe...

This is part 2 of the episode 44 conversation, of Know Sage & Novek....with Lead by Example founder (    / youleadbyexample   ) - also with frequent contributor to the show, Q!

EMPOWER YOURSELF, YOU DESERVE IT! Know Sage & Novek welcome Marlowe Soriano owner of    / youleadbyexample   - Lead by Example isn't just a brand, it's a lifestyle. Wear the apparel as a symbol of your commitment to positively influencing others by your actions on a daily basis...empowering people to be LEADERS through their actions and behaviors.

KNO\\\SAGE & Novek welcome Adam (Advizer) and Roberto (Cybervato)! Roberto (El Cybervato) is an interdisciplinary performance artist and educator. Sifuente’s projects include: #exsanguination , a collaboration with new media artist jonCates and Aram Han Sifuentes (2016-2019); “Reculmulations: Digital Avatars and Performance objects,” a collaboration with digital artist Claudia Hart and compose...

Know Sage & Novek welcome the legendary Video Dave (    / video_dave   ) - a Chicago-bred rapper [of the 3rdEyelanders collective....and frequent collaborator with    / open_mike_eagle   ] TV producer, beat maker and writer. A true multi-hyphenate artist, he has had a creative hand in seemingly disparate corners of modern-day culture. From reality TV shows, to Prince performing at the SuperBow...

Know Sage & Novek welcome back to the show, Q (on his bday!) - to chat with Rosie Roseli of Venus Overdrive:    / venusoverdrive   . Music has always been a major part of Roseli’s life and a dream career for as long as she can remember. She dropped a project this year with with poetry slam, high school classmate BAMF brat:    / bamfbrat   Sophomore year of high school, Roseli wrote an original...

Knowsage & Novek welcome Liam to the show - Liam Sexton is a musician turned data scientist with a passion for rap and rock audio production...we discuss the Neptunes, Timbaland, Ludacris, Mystikal, Trick Trick, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, The Roots, Big Sean and other rap related topics!

Life's a buffet, stay hungry....Know Sage & Novek welcome BADWOLFF (    / wadbolff   ) to the show - which is comprised of Amanu Kaiju (founder of art rap crew BADWOLFF; Greenlights Music rep!) & Homegrown (beekeeping…wat up!? spit flow // rotisserie spit operator)

Know Sage & Novek welcome Mata Suenos to the show - hailing from the boogie down Bronx, Mata Suenos AKA Melissa has learned to balance her Nuyorican heritage with the corporate and higher education worlds. Raised on rice and beans, hip-hop and the Yankees, Melissa can also facilitate a leadership workshop, negotiate a contract and charm a Southerner all on the same day.

Know Sage & Novek welcome Johan Martinez-Khalilian (who surprises his class of '93/'97 classmate Jondy AKA Corny) to the show....to discuss growing up in the 90's with rap/hip-hop - in the Humboldt Park/Chicago neighborhood.    / johanspeaks   is an internationally recognized motivational speaker and executive coach with a passion for crafting culture and guiding people towards ach...