The Rap Dad Podcast

AYOO! Thank You! Yeah You! We appreciate ALL of the support over the last 3 years. But its time for us to take a break of an undetermined amount of time. This is the LAST EPISODE of 2023 and possibly forever. Enjoy! In this episode the guys sit down and talk about why this may be the last episode of the Rap Dad Podcast. How life changes have taken place and why its more important to do whats best...

In this episode the guys sit down with return guest and member of Glass Tung, MorAL. He tells the guys about the advances of Full Speed Entry and how that has translated to live drifting events, including his own "FSE Contest" in thos events. He talks about how his daily driver went from a nice Jeep to a sick Corvette and transpired and how he likes it in comparison. He dives into how important th...

In this episode the guys chat about the state of vulnerability in the new era of rap. And how its lacking even with artist who can really rap. The they talk about what happened to NFTs and wonder why they were even popular to begin with. Junes and Melancholy talk about shady event and party planners using deceased artists names attached to an event to gain profit from it. They close the episode ou...

In this episode the guys sit down with returning guest, emcee, video/photographer & rap dad... Nesta OG. He tells the guys what he has been up to since the release of his first project "Blue Earth Theory back in 2022". He talks about stepping out and shooting music videos and content edits for artist by himself. He gives a little inside baseball about his upcoming music projects as well as his...

In this episode the guys sit down with the most mentioned person on the podcast....BOZZY. He tells the guys what hes been up to the last year and a half between his music, hist studio and his production comapny hes been busy. Hes recently been to Hawaii, L.A. (several times) and just got off of a a tour as videographer. He and Nesta OG started something in March of this year called the Biggest Lit...

In this episode the guys sit down with wrestling fan, horror enthusiast and emcee... SinsHere. He tells the Rap Dads about what led him into music at a young age, when he started writing and why. The transition from listening to "mainstream" music to "underground" music and how that effected and influenced his art. The guys find out about the driving force behind the last 4 projects SinsHere has r...

In this episode the guys sit down with International touring artist, Black Belt in Jujitsu and Rap Dad...Metaphysical. He tells the guys about how his love for music started, how he met the members that would end up being the Element Crew and the evolution of them. He gets into the early years or playing shows in the Reno area and how that led to them meeting and becoming family with Digital Under...

In this episode the guys sit down with 2/3 of returning guests... Cast Away$. They find out about the process for the full length album titled, The Upside. The ups and down of having a member of the group living in another state. How the album was curated a few different times from artwork to track list before choosing the one they did. Sins gets a call and tells the guys about some of the product...

The Rap Dads sit down and talk about the sudden change in weather, Melancholys leaking roof and why HOA's absolutly blow. They ask why do we as humans keep stuff we dont need? Like that box from your Iphone came in or that broken Curve TV. They talk about how insane downtown Reno has gotten with the unhoused and drug problem. Followed up by the fact that the government said they found and have UFO...

In this episode the guys sit down with emcee, musician poet and traveler, Pope The Hermit. They find out he was raised in Lake City, FL where he found a love for music at an early age with the influence from his older sisters band. At 18 he took the opportunity to move out to Oakland, CA for Culinary Arts. His sister was already located there and it was a stepping point forward in his music career...

In this episode the guys talk about the madness that is Hot August Nights and how Junes is in the epicenter of it. Then Melancholy drops a bomb that he is going to be running in a 5K in October. Thats leads to non researched talk about weight loss and diet from two chubby rap dads. They discuss the culture vultures that are Adam Calhoon and Tom McDonald and the funny IG reel where they both get ro...

In this episode the guys sit down with BigWigLTD. They ask the question we want to know, why the name change from SmOke SkreeZy to BigWigLTD? He talks about Cash Hill Studios and what they offer for up and coming artists. He breaks down what its like to work with different style artists as an engineer. He tells us how his first single, "FOOD" came to be, how the video was created and the process b...

In this episode they guys sit down and recap the Summer Showcase that Glass Tung put on last week. Melancholy talks about his horrific travel story he recently endured. They have a heavy "Not So Fun" fact about an old school kids movie...Yikes. Then they chime in on the whole OceanGate submarine debacle. Watch the episdes on YouTube and listen to Raps wherever ... Links below. -INSTAGRAM- The Rap...

In this episode the guys sit down with touring hip hop artist Mostafa. They jump into how his current tour is going and they talk about a few of the shows including the Reno stop. Mostafa tell the guys about his move to Cairo, Egypt. How the last year living there has been and what the future holds for his musc ventures there. They discuss some of his past tours hes done, one being with with Gift...

In this episode the guys sit down with Emcee, Scholar & Rap Dad...TheoryMC. He talks about his childhood growing up in Dayton, Ohio and how his love for music developed. What the turning point was when he started to make music, from being a "textcee" turned battle rapper, under a different moniker. To moving to Salt Lake City, UT to persue music in a heavy fashion. Why he changed his name and...

In this episode the guys sit down and Melancholy tells us about his new dog and member of the fam. He also lets us in on some neihgboorhood beef hes having with the street youths. He moved into a new spot and within a month he has a broken window...Yikes. The guys discuss some ways to go about the problem and remember what its like to be young. Then they jump around the topic of thieving A Holes a...

In this episode the guys sit down and talk about having a sick child, Bud Light and how Kid Rock is mad about nothing. They chat about bad co workers who should have or did get fired for being not smart. Then the guys do a tripple album/artist review. They start it off with a reveiw of Slowjoy then jump into the new Logic group titled "Halfbreed". Then they close it out with an album reveiw for Pr...

In this episode the guys sit doiwn and talk about Instagrams new Blue Check Mark subscription and why normal peopele would pay for it. That leads into how streaming services have jacked up prices for long term customers but have "Specials" for new customers. They go back in time and talk about a few great series. Then Junes announces the best way to submit to be a guest. The guys drop their top 5...

In this episode the guys sit down and talk about how much moving to a new house sucks and all the stress that comes along with it. They find out how the release for Melancholys EP is going after the first week or so. Junes shares GLASS TUNG'S upcoming tour opening for The Grouch & Eligh at the end of April. The Guys cover a few do's and dont's while at a local show. They have 2 album reviews....

In this episode the guys sit down with Emcee & Friend... MC Frend. They jump into his early love for hiphop and who he first was influenced by as a youngster. When and why he started making music. They chat a bit about his TBI and the ups and downs that followed the injury. They cover his 15 + months of sobriety and what its like to be a bartender in a busy bar in downtown Reno, NV. Mc Frend t...

In this episode the guys sit down and talk about the snowmmageddon winter we are in. Salt water fish tanks. A family who found a puppy that grew up to be a 250lb Black Bear. Then they get nostalgic and start throwing out Nu Metal bands they liked and late 90s bands that were absolutly awful and find out that Faith No More is Melancholys leat favorite band ever in existence... ever. They close the...

In this episode the guys sit down with NULYPHE- hip hop artist, producer, promoter and educator. We dig into his background and upbringing. They discover his longevity in music. Starting in the bay area underground scene to professional studios in L.A.They discuss his travels from coast to coast, his time in Florida and New York. Why he decided to move to Reno, NV. We find out what drove him to st...

In this episode the guys sit down and chat about Melancholy's recent dog adoption and the unforunate issues that came with it. The dumb importance that come with having credit and the problems that comes with not having it. They discuss this years projects from the rap dads. They close the episode out with 2 album reviews starting with, Myles Bullen's album "Mourning Travels" followed by Cordae's...

In this episode the guys sit down and Junes talks about the run of shows Glass Tung did opening for Afroman in early January. They chat about hard work VS being lazy and bitter. The struggles of having young boys and their filter or lack there of. Melancholy tells us the recent story about being woken up by the cops at 3AM. They close the episode out with a double review... Junes picked the album...

In this episode the guys sit down with a new Reno resident and emcee, Bullseye. They discus his start in music out in Elko, NV. His early influences and the first hometown shows the local scene put together. He talks about his travel abck and forth from Oregon to Nevada and how that gave him differnrt aspect of life at an early age. He tell the guys why he moved to Reno how he feels about the scen...