Freemusicempire

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, Emily Ellis AGENDA New Business ● Evaluate the new Armand Hammer album Haram . ● How does the visibility that comes with an Alchemist project potentially change the Armand Hammer experience? Does their sound adjust to the mainstream or vice versa?

A thorough conversation covering the spirit of Memphis rap, the all time importance of Cities Aviv, building your voice and protecting it, and the importance of a trailblazing team you can trust. Lukah's- When The Black Hand Touches You is one of the years best albums! Catch up and stay up.

ATTENDEES Bloodmoney Perez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins  AGENDA  New Business  ● Analyze Benny The Butcher x Harry Fraud-The Plugs I Met 2, Nappy Nina x J Words-Double Down, and I Self Devine x Orko Eloheim-Rituals of Resilience in terms of lyrical strength and overall album listenability.  ● What are you looking for in lyricism? Punch lines, personal content, political/world a...

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Assess the three albums: L.W. by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, The Moon and The Stars by Valerie June, and Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! By Aaron Lee Tasjan. Talk about how Pop Music will adapt to the changing COVID/post-COVID landscape of 2021.

KINGMIGHTY 2 is one of the best rap sequels. Dan-O talks to the producer (MIGHTYHEALTHY) and the rapper(King Micah The Infamous) about the statement they wanted to make and how expanding the world of the first project pushed them to new creative heights.

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Assess Dj Muggs x Rome Streetz-Death & The Magician, Sleep Sinatra x Ed Glorious-Sleep Gloriously, and Mal Devisa-Wisdom Teeth. Compare how these albums choose to showcase painful content.

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins, Duncecap AGENDA New Business Discuss Eyedea’s key albums First Born , E & A , and By The Throat . Elaborate on the lasting legacy of Eyedea’s work.

An interview like none other in FME history. DøøF talks about falling in love with Madlib's sound, truth in comedy, and kicks the linear nature of interviews wide open. Dan-O falls right into the groove and the two have a great time. MEET DøøF's DOG!

ATTENDEES‌ ‌ Daniel‌ ‌Olney,‌ ‌Keith‌ ‌Rollins‌ ‌ PREMISE‌ ‌ 1. In‌ ‌Baseball‌ ‌if‌ ‌you‌ ‌don’t‌ ‌start‌ ‌the‌ ‌game,‌ ‌you're‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌bullpen.‌ ‌Every‌ ‌ inning‌ ‌you‌ ‌get‌ ‌a‌ ‌chance‌ ‌to‌ ‌take‌ ‌the‌ ‌mound‌ ‌you‌ ‌have‌ ‌to‌ ‌win‌ ‌but‌ ‌you‌ ‌also‌ ‌ have‌ ‌to‌ ‌grow.‌ ‌The‌ ‌bullpen‌ ‌is‌ ‌full‌ ‌of‌ ‌old‌ ‌vets‌ ‌who‌ ‌can‌ ‌still‌ ‌contribute‌ ‌ as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌young‌ ‌arms‌ ‌try...

AGENDA  New Business Discuss Judas and The Black Messiah soundtrack and our takeaways from it. What are your favorite hip hop soundtracks? What makes them top level? (Above The Rim, Friday, Judgement Night, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Enter The Spiderverse)

Sleep Sinatra has put out three projects before 2021 is half way. All of them well crafted and his contribution to music this year deserves in depth analysis. The Rap Music Plug, CamoBucketHats & Dan-O come together to pay tribute to the experience of DIVINENATION and what Sleep has taught us this year.

ialive has been knocking out top notch hip hop production, rapping, etc for 10 years strong. He announced a project under the name Donovan Days that will undoubtedly change the course of his career. Dan-O picks his brain about violence in America, the amazing cast of characters on his producer album I'll Wait Forever. To go from producing hip hop to singing, playing bass and guitar on your own Psy...

AGENDA New Business ● Take a look at Pac Div’s music in comparison to The Cool Kids. What are the similarities? What are the differences? ● Each group has important traditional releases as well as mixtapes so we will listen to 1 mixtape and 1 important album from each. ● How do we hear the downstream effects of these groups or how do we miss their influence?

AGENDA  New Business  ● Discuss three specific album releases: Pharoahe Monch-A Magnificent Day for An Exorcism, Nyck Caution-Anywhere But Here, Hus Kingpin-Portishus. Talk about these albums in terms of strengths, weaknesses, and impact.  ● Compare and contrast the decision making involved in these albums. What was the artist's mission? Did they succeed?

Two of the sharpest lyrical swordsman in the world (Fatboi Sharif & Curly Castro) join Dan O for the perfect tribute to Killah Priest. The conversation is in depth about his influence on the genre, his career, his methods and dedication to the writing. While the serious work of breaking down his intimidating career takes place a lot of laughter and fun goes along with it. Castro discusses his...

Co-Founder of Freemusicempire D.L. comes back to talk classic albums that changed the game. Along with Dan-O and K Diggy they ● Define Blue Eyed Soul ● Talk about the history and how it links to music today. ● Discuss three important album examples (Carole King-Tapestry, Dusty Springfield-Dusty In Memphis, Laura Nyro-Gonna Take A Miracle)

Each host nominates 3 album candidates from 2015 to add to the canon. Together we collectively decide on 1 nominee each to move forward. Albums discussed:  Kacey Musgraves-Pageant Material JD McPherson-Let The Good Times Roll Dram-#1Epic & Gahdamn AND MORE! 

Blood Stained Pages is a new level for PRO ZAY.  During this interview with Dan-O he was every bit as raw as the verses he spits. The discussion covers the greatness of the producers and guests on the album as well as the vastness of Texas. Very few people get to believe in what their doing as much as PRO ZAY does.

Indie Rap Texas superstar Fat Tony came on to talk with K Diggy and Dan-O about the three albums that established Devin The Dude's voice and his ongoing legacy. This was boatloads of fun for all!

Big Flowers is a designer, collage artist, and fantastic rapper. His album Big Smile is one of the years brightest moments. This conversation builds off of FME #StateofTheGame weekly discussion about his album where artists who don't value consistency as much as freshness are discussed as Artists of The Unbound Function. That topic and many many more are feverishly explored. Dan-O hangs in for the...

Give appropriate focus on albums that came out too late for us to focus on them during 2020. Do these albums showcase things that 2021 will build on? Albums discussed:  Moor Mother x Billy Woods=Brass Navy Blue=Song of Sage: Post Panic! Outlaw Mel=Dallas, Texxxas

The Roots have twenty years of output and that kind of longevity can be confusing for new listeners or just generally harder to put into perspective. FME gathered the best minds to talk about the defining eras and the redefined eras, from album to album. How the group shifted...what worked and what didn't. Zilla Rocca and Rob are in Philly. They speak on the group with expertise as well as the cha...

Part 2! Looking at 2020's best 25 albums and dissecting them, K Diggy and Dan-O spend time talking about how to make a year end list before making the case for each album at each position. It's about design and then its about the bulletproof top ten!

K Diggy asks meaningful, probing questions about Dan-O's AOTY list from 50-26. Rap, Pop, Jazz, Salsapunk are all present and accounted for as 2020 has been a packed year for music releases.

A sit down with one of the finest emcees going. This is a full exploration of the journey Defcee took to get here as well as what his future looks like. A raw, beautiful interview.