FREEMUSICEMPIRE

Freemusicempire

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Freemusicempire.com is a place for in depth musical discussion with important voices from hip hop, soul, jazz and so forth. Hosted by Dan-O.

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State of The Game vol.293-HATE ISLAND FULL EVALUATION w/ Dash Lewis, SonRaw 19.04.2026 1:37:38

ATTENDEES Dash Lewis, SonRaw, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the influence and implications of Drug$$$ and the growth to Hate Island . Discuss Hate Island in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.292-Garden Dance w/ Rap Man Gavin & Jesse The Tree 12.04.2026 1:19:41

ATTENDEES Rap Man Gavin, Jesse The Tree, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss how Garden Dance came together and how the relationship between Jesse and Gavin solidified. Discuss Garden Dance in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.291-FIGHT NAKED w/ B.Dolan 05.04.2026 1:16:55

ATTENDEES B.Dolan, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss a successful artist's reasonable obligations to their community and to fight tyrannical influences. Discuss Fight Naked in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.290-ANGELS WITH FILTHY SOULS/BLEU MAGIC w/ Fick 08.03.2026 1:37:02

ATTENDEES Fick, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolving landscape of hardcore rap music and what we like/want more of from it. Discuss Bleu Magic and ANGELS WITH FILTHY SOULS in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.289-Venn Diagram of New Flows w/ Steelo 01.03.2026 2:03:23

ATTENDEES Steelo, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss 2026 flows and how the universe of flow expanded. Discuss MERRY&RUE , EVERYTHING BURNS! , and A Weary Traveller Murmured To God in full flow detail. intro and outro by Andrew

State of The Game vol.288-656 and the legacy of Roc Marciano 22.02.2026 1:49:55

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the place Roc Marciano has carved out in hip hop, his influence, skill set, and ramifications. Discuss the album 656 in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.287-As Of Now w/ Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon & Dj Ray 15.02.2026 1:21:46

ATTENDEES Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon, Dj Ray, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss signing to Lex Records and the evolution of Jah-Monte over the years. Discuss As Of Now in depth. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.286-Scouting Report: SKILL GIFT CHALLENGE 08.02.2026 1:12:46

ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Define the SKILL GIFT CHALLENGE and the goals it hopes to accomplish. Provide album gifts to three current artists(Mickey Diamond, Rome Streetz, and Rufus Sims). intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.285-State of The Game-Producer Spotlight: Manu Trovão 01.02.2026 1:19:02

ATTENDEES Manu Trovão, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Muses , Conversa Fiada , and Conversa Fiada: As Sessões Completas in depth. Discuss the style and craft of Manu Trovão in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.284-The Work of Kendall Spencer and August Fanon 25.01.2026 1:19:42

ATTENDEES Kendall Spencer, August Fanon, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the creative relationship between Kendall Spencer and August Fanon. Talk about Rooted In The Essence and L.O.S.S.E.S. in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.283-The Expanding World of BLACK'!ANTIQUE w/ Pink Siifu 18.01.2026 1:17:35

ATTENDEES Pink Siifu, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the methods and conditions of being an experimental indie rap artist. Discuss BLACK’!ANTIQUE and BLACK’!ANTIQUE; ONYX’! In detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.282-Acres of Diamonds w/ Pep Love 11.01.2026 2:10:38

ATTENDEES Pep Love, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDA New Business Discuss Ascension legacy as a key part of one of the most important hip hop label release runs in history. Discuss physical only release of Acres Of Diamonds on Shop Hiero website. Intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.281-A Year End List Conundrum , Rappers W 6ft Verticals , Evil & Intimidating Horse Rap Albums w/ qnorapname, Mega, Kosey!, and TreDoes 04.01.2026 3:04:11

Usually I provide a complex breakdown with talking points. While I brought the idea of this supershow to the table, Kosey! ran with it and hosted. It was great to let the WUWTM crew take point, we had so much to talk about. If you have time this is a HECK of a ride.

State of The Game vol.280-Mercy w/ Armand Hammer 28.12.2025 2:01:16

ATTENDEES E L U C I D, billy woods, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDANew Business Discuss the formation and growth of Armand Hammer as well as the audience. Discuss the new album Mercy (produced by Alchemist) in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.279-There Was a Wind, But No Chime w/ Dot Dev 21.12.2025 1:17:05

ATTENDEES Dot Dev, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the shift from the world of Pink Navel to Dot Dev and how the music changed. Discuss There Was a Wind, but No Chime in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.278-Fast Eddie & The Easy Street Mixtape w/ Zilla Rocca & Disco Vietnam 14.12.2025 1:43:36

ATTENDEES Zilla Rocca, Disco Vietnam, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the Easy Street Mixtape and how it was put together. Discuss Fast Eddie as a follow up to Vegas Vic , in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.277-2025 Year In Production w/ MIGHTYHEALTHY & Hobgoblin 07.12.2025 1:30:11

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, MIGHTYHEALTHY, Hobgoblin AGENDA New Business Discuss what went well and what didn’t in 2025 production. Discuss the crowded world of media and how it affects the world of hip hop production. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.276-A River Dies Of Thirst w/ Snotnoze Saleem 30.11.2025 1:19:38

ATTENDEES Snotnoze Saleemm, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss creating and crafting an experimental, loud album that also flows from track to track and coheres. Discuss A River Dies of Thirst in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.275-SALT w/ Tomorrow Kings 23.11.2025 1:59:55

ATTENDEES SKECH185,I.B.Fokuz,Collasoul Structure, Malakh El, Gilead7, IL. Subliminal, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss ways in which Tomorrow Kings has evolved from Industrial Music Mixtape vol.1 to now. Discuss SALT in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.274-2025 Album Covers w/ Chop The Head 16.11.2025 1:41:41

ATTENDEES Chop The Head, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDA New Business Discuss the positives and negatives of album cover art in 2025. What do we want more of? What do we want less of? Discuss 2025 album covers in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.273-When Rap Is Fun 09.11.2025 1:44:24

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDA New Business Discuss the necessity for a fun rap album and what we need from it in this hip hop marketplace. Discuss Hi Top Fade by The Cool Kids and God Takes Care of Babies and Fools by Blu, Myka 9 and Mono En Stereo in depth. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.272-Worm In Heaven w/ Jesse The Tree x Mopes 01.11.2025 1:41:39

ATTENDEES Jesse The Tree, Mopes, Keith Rollins, Daniel OlneyAGENDA New Business Discuss moving from Pigeon Man to Worm In Heaven after so much growth outside the collaboration in between projects. Discuss Worm In Heaven in depth. intro and outro by August Fanon

State of The Game vol.271-LADY WRAY CELEBRATION w/ Fleetwood DeVille 26.10.2025 1:18:02

ATTENDEES Fleetwood DeVille, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the legacy of Nicole Wray aka Lady Wray in music. Discuss Cover Girl in detail. intro and outro by August Fanon

BONUS EPISODE: AI Discussion w/ Leon Perrin 21.10.2025 48:54

My old roommate works in tech support with AI and loves art in all forms. I had to chop it up w/ him about AI in music and where we are seeing it pop up in cover art/other forms. This was a dope conversation and I'm happy to share it. Hope we have more.

State of The Game vol. 271-LADY WRAY CELEBRATION! w/ Fleetwood DeVille 20.10.2025 1:18:05

ATTENDEES Fleetwood DeVille, Daniel Olney, Keith RollinsAGENDA New Business Discuss the legacy of Nicole Wray aka Lady Wray in music. Discuss Cover Girl in detail. intro and outro by andrew