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Imagine the stories you collect spending years around Stevie Wonder. Manson Petty joins us on an upcoming episode of Building 341, and he's got some stories to tell. Meanwhile, our latest episode, Sitting on Content , is out now. Just Caddey B and DJ Rubbaban doing what we do — talking music, culture, life and everything in between. We've got a lot more coming. Stay tapped in. #Building341 #Stevie...

We’ve been sitting on content. Some of the things we talk about in this episode have already happened, changed or moved on since we recorded it. That’s how fast music and culture move — and the reality is Building 341 is still just the two of us. We record it, edit it, clip it and get it posted while still handling real life. So sometimes the conversations stack up. This is one of those conversati...

Sometimes the guest can’t make it and we just hit record anyway. No script, no plan — just Caddey B & DJ Rubbaban doing what we do. Full episode drops Saturday. #Building341 #Podcast #WestCoastCulture #HipHopCulture #ChicoCA

Tomorrow Himp C is back on stage in Chico opening for Souls of Mischief. Rubba took it back to watching Himp perform with KRS-One right there — and Himp admits he felt the pressure. Then the 10,000 hours kicked in. You did the work. Trust the work. Catch Himp C tomorrow night with Souls of Mischief. Full Himp C conversation is out now on Building 341. #Building341 #HimpC #SoulsOfMischief #ChicoCA...

“You gotta listen to the lyrics.” Rubba used to say it on his old radio show, and all these years later it still fits. Sometimes there’s more going on in a record than what you catch on the first listen. Montage Øne gets into the music with Rubba and Caddey B on Building 341. What’s a song you had to hear more than once before you really caught what was being said? #Building341 #MontageOne #Listen...

Montage Øne says it plainly: hip-hop saved his life. Long before the records, tours and 25+ years in the game, music was already part of his life. Here he takes us back to the beginning and explains where that connection came from. Montage Øne on Building 341 with DJ Rubbaban & Caddey B. #Building341 #MontageOne #HipHopSavedMyLife #WestCoastHipHop #HipHopCulture

Before the records, tours and 25+ years in hip-hop, Montage Øne was just a kid at Devil’s Dip trying to make sure he left with everything that was on his BMX. Montage takes us back to South Central and tells the story of catching a young WC trying to unscrew the horse nuts off his bike — and the chase that followed. Years later, the two would cross paths again on the other side of the world… and W...

You only get five artists to listen to for the rest of your life. That sounds easy until you actually have to pick. Himp C started building his five… then realized he needed to get outside of hip-hop. Who are your five? Full Himp C episode is out now on Building 341. #Building341 #HimpC #HipHop #MusicTalk #DesertIsland

Himp C pulls up to Building 341 and this one goes way beyond music. We get into his beginnings in hip-hop, the early closet recordings and cassette tapes, Chico cyphers, freestyling, his musical influences and why he considers himself a cipher MC more than a battle rapper. But the conversation also gets into community, relationships, losing his father, creativity, and how reconnecting with people...

Sometimes reconnecting with people can reconnect you with parts of yourself. Himp C on community, culture, relationships and the conversations that bring things back out of you. Full Himp C episode drops tomorrow. #Building341 #HimpC #HipHopCulture #Community #MusicTalk

We listen to enough different music that eventually we said we need one group chat just to put each other on. No algorithms. No genre rules. Just music we think somebody else needs to hear. What song or artist should we be listening to right now? And if you're an artist trying to get your music heard, reach out to Building 341. We might add you to the conversation. #Building341 #HimpC #MusicTalk #...

Sometimes you don't realize it was your moment until it's already gone. Opportunities come and go. When yours shows up, what are you going to do with it? Something Out of Nothing — Building 341 #Building341 #SomethingOutOfNothing #PodcastClips #RealTalk #Opportunities

Going from South Central to Chico was a whole different world. Himp C talks about what brought his family north and what it was like going from one environment to another that felt completely different. Sometimes where you end up shapes you just as much as where you came from. What was the biggest culture shock when you moved somewhere new? Full Himp C episode coming soon on Building 341 . Hashtag...

What do you tell somebody when they ask what you think of their album… and you ain't really feeling it? You don't have to lie—but you don't have to tear somebody's shit apart either. I'll find the song or something on the project I genuinely like. Music hits everybody differently. And speaking of music — our full episode with Lynn Brown is UP NOW. 🎙️ Lynn talks Tower Records, Chico music history,...

Lynn Brown has lived a lot of music history. From meeting Jimi Hendrix in 1968 to helping open both Tower Records locations in Chico, Lynn sits down with DJ Rubbaban for stories from decades in and around the music business. They talk Tower Records, the artists and musicians Lynn crossed paths with, the old days of buying and moving vinyl, his own music, Memory Box , and how the industry changed a...

You never know who you’re talking to, who’s paying attention, or where that conversation might lead. The way you carry yourself matters. Everything’s an interview. Have you ever gotten an opportunity from a conversation you weren’t expecting? #Building341 #EverythingIsAnInterview #RealTalk #Opportunities #PodcastClips

Before Tower Records was getting everything directly from the major labels, Lynn Brown had another solution 😂 Once a month he’d take the company van — “The Blue Goose” — down to Watt Avenue in Sacramento and come back loaded with vinyl. He says they hated to see him coming. 😂 Anybody remember record shopping on Watt Avenue back then? #Building341 #TowerRecords #Sacramento #VinylRecords #MusicHis...

Some things between you and your partner need to stay between you and your partner . Rubba said stop telling everybody all the good stuff too — everybody doesn’t need to know what your partner does, what they like, or what goes on behind closed doors. Somebody might be sitting in the cut listening 👀 And don’t tell everybody all the bad stuff either… because when you go right back home like nothin...

Imagine going to see Jimi Hendrix in 1968… and actually getting the chance to meet him. Lynn Brown takes us back to the Shrine Auditorium and tells DJ Rubbaban how a sold-out show turned into a story he’s still telling almost 60 years later. This is why we love sitting down with people who were actually there.#JimiHendrix #MusicHistory #TowerRecords #Building341 #HipHopPodcast

Some advice from the ’90s hits a little different in 2026. 😂 My uncle told me one thing back in the day: always bring your own. That was all Rubba needed to hear before this conversation went completely left. 🤦🏽‍♂️😂 🎙️ New Building 341 episode coming soon. #Building341 #PodcastClips #RealConversations #90sStories #CultureTalk

This is the part of the work people don’t always think about. Chad and Erica were driving through Baja in a black Tacoma with California plates when word got back that someone watching the road wanted to know who they were. The answer from the locals: “Those are our friends. Don’t worry about them.” The threat was real. They kept going anyway. Full episode: The Part of Philanthropy Nobody Sees | C...

We already knew this question was gonna get people talking, so we brought it back with Chad & Erica. Nas or Too $hort in a Verzuz? Not lyrically. Not who’s the “better rapper.” Who wins the room? Full episode: The Part of Philanthropy Nobody Sees | Chad & Erica Furlong — on Building 341 now. @baygandafoundation @bebuenaonda #Building341 #Nas #TooShort #Verzuz #HipHopDebate

Giving can become part of who you are. But when you’re always trying to meet everybody else’s needs, at some point you have to ask what it’s doing to you. Chad and Erica talk about learning boundaries, balance, and making sure the people doing the helping don’t forget to take care of themselves too. Full episode: The Part of Philanthropy Nobody Sees | Chad & Erica Furlong — on Building 341 now...

This is just one piece of a bigger conversation. Chad and Erica Furlong sat down with us and talked about purpose, philanthropy, music, travel, and the people making real change — including Godwin and the work being done in Uganda. Through @baygandafoundation and @bebuenaonda , they’ve been connected to work focused on education, opportunity, community, and helping kids build a different future. F...

Chad and Erica Furlong have spent years pouring into communities in Uganda and Mexico, but the work comes with a side most people never see. This conversation gets into the responsibility, pressure, emotional weight, travel, family, purpose, and the people they’ve met along the way — from Godwin’s work with girls and basketball in Uganda to the Buena Onda Project helping kids and families in Baja...