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 181-Non Rap Release Round Up w/ Fickisthename 14.01.2024 1:29:01

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Fickisthename, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the rich diversity of music in 2023 and how it compares to previous years, trends we’ve noticed. Discuss Black Bayou by Robert Finley , Sorry I Haven’t Called by Vagabon , and Take It Easy by Collie Buddz in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 180-The Year in Suede w/ AJ Suede 07.01.2024 1:25:45

ATTENDEES AJ Suede, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss what AJ Suede hoped to achieve going into 2023. Discuss the output from Indica Music to Parthian Shots to Ark Flashington to Reoccuring Characters . intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 179-2023 Production Trends w/ Height Keech and The Expert 02.01.2024 1:52:25

ATTENDEES The Expert, Height Keech, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss The Fall Collection with Height Keech. Discuss 2023 production trends in music.

State of The Game vol. 178-The Mind of Kipp Stone w/ Kipp Stone 17.12.2023 1:11:17

ATTENDEES Kipp Stone, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discusss the growth in craft and content from 2020’s Homme to this years 66689 BLVD . Discuss last years Room 109 and 66689 BLVD in depth. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 177-The Fish Who Saved Portland w/ Televangel & Milc 11.12.2023 1:13:12

ATTENDEES Televangel, Milc, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Discuss the growth from Neutral Milc Motel to The Fish That Saved Portland . Discuss The Fish That Saved Portland in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 176-We Buy Diabetic Test Strips w/ Dash Lewis & Dylan Green 04.12.2023 1:24:25

ATTENDEES Dylan Green, Dash Lewis, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss different phases of Armand Hammer along with the extended universe of AH and the way in which woods and E L U C I D solo albums influence the group projects. Discuss We Buy Diabetic Test Strips in depth. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 175-Baby Making w/ Fat Tony and Taydex 27.11.2023 1:14:47

ATTENDEES Fat Tony, Taydex, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the depth and importance of Taydex and Tony’s relationship going back to my favorite song . Discuss the growth from Wake Up to I Will Make A Baby in This Damn Economy . intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 174-The Rise of D2X 13.11.2023 1:22:30

ATTENDEES D2x, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about the process of going from a successful debut album to a second album . What the original mission was and how it changed. Discuss Hotel 1105 in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 173-TFK 06.11.2023 1:29:28

ATTENDEES Flu, Sankofa, Tali Rodriguez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the year Sankofa has had releasing BLKTCHP3 , Iron Kofa Sharp , as well as Multitudes v.1 . Discuss the origins of TFK and the mission. Discuss the album 11:59 in depth. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 172-Detachment Homie, and Only Detachment w/ Slumber Logic, TreDoes, and Rap Man Gavin 29.10.2023 1:47:15

ATTENDEES Slumber Logic, TreDoes, Rap Man Gavin, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the decisions and timeframe it took to produce Detachment, Homie, and Only Detachment . Discuss Detachment, Homie, and Only Detachment in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game BONUS-Is Hip Hop Healthy? w/ DJ Dilla 21.10.2023 54:57

Dan and UK hip hop host DJ Dilla got together to talk about recent releases of the time and whether hip hop is in a healthy state. Dope discussion!

State of The Game vol. 171-Rich w/ Homeboy Sandman 15.10.2023 1:01:19

ATTENDEES Homeboy Sandman, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the outstanding run from 2020’s Don’t Feed The Monster all the way through 2022’s Still Champion . Discuss 2023’s Rich in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 170-Noname, So Far 08.10.2023 1:32:47

ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Sundial in depth. Discuss Telefone to Room 25 to Sundial and the artistic place Noname holds in hip hop. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 169-Decay w/ Fatboi Sharif & Steel Tipped Dove 01.10.2023 1:23:29

ATTENDEES Fatboi Sharif, Steel Tipped Dove, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the year Steel Tipped Dove is having! My unbridled love for House of Disorder . Discuss Decay in detail. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol. 168-Cool is in Session w/ Fiend 24.09.2023 1:32:35

ATTENDEES Fiend, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Talk about the phases of Fiends career from No Limit to Jet Life. Discuss the place of the Cool is in Session series in Fiends discography from 1 to 2 to 3 . intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol.167-The Scope of WateRR w/ WateRR 17.09.2023 1:29:25

ATTENDEES WateRR, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the concept of The Policy Kings as well as the album in depth. Discuss the evolution from Life is More Than White Bricks to Compendium of Arcanum to The Policy Kings . intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 166-Ritual/Incorruptible Saints w/ The Expert & Televangel 10.09.2023 2:14:29

ATTENDEES Televangel, The Expert, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Incorruptible Saints in depth. Discuss Ritual in depth. Discuss the career arcs of Stik Figa and Sleep Sinatra and how they relate. Discuss the sonic character of both albums. Intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 165-2023 POTY Mid Year w/ C $ Burns 03.09.2023 2:30:34

ATTENDEES C $ Burns, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the role of mastering and what separates it from the role of production or mixing (using sonically unique projects like BLUu Edwards as an example). Declare and discuss top ⁠25 POTY⁠ .

State of The Game Vol. 164-The Vision of Video Dave w/ Video Dave & Controller 7 27.08.2023 1:36:42

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Video Dave, Controller 7, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss ArticulatedTexTiles in depth. Discuss the growth from Hella Personal Film Festival 2 to ArticulatedTexTiles . Discuss the sonic vision Controller 7 had for ArticulatedTexTiles .

State of The Game Vol. 163-Becoming Your Erotic Self 20.08.2023 1:19:59

ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Talk about Janelle Monae’s new album The Age of Pleasure and leaning into a more erotic vision of her work. Talk about the history of artists becoming their full erotic selves when they hadn’t previously. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol.162-State of The Media w/ Jade Gomez 12.08.2023 1:24:40

ATTENDEES Jade Gomez, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Jade Gomez time at Paper as editor and where the closing of it leaves the world of music coverage. Discuss the art of the artist feature/interview and what it does for a career as well as the dangers of messing it up. Discuss the state of music media coverage and 2023 music. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game vol. 161-INTENSITY w/ Joshua Virtue 05.08.2023 2:08:56

ATTENDEES Joshua Virtue, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Joshua Virtue’s immaculate last album RAMA . Discuss the place intensity has in hip hop w/ Nacksaw Jim Duggan by Estee Nack, Midnight Oil by Sunmundi & Āthmaan, and REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE! By Kari Faux as examples. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol. 160-Best Album Covers of 2023 w/ Alexander Richter 29.07.2023 1:39:57

ATTENDEES Alexander Richter, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the classic Richter album covers and what went into them. Misconceptions about photography as a medium and the power of photographic covers. Discuss our favorite album covers of 2023 so far. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol. 159-Del Tha Funkee Homosapien w/ Alaska Atoms & Henry Canyons 23.07.2023 1:49:37

ATTENDEES Alaska Atoms, Henry Canyons, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Alaska Atoms monster 2023 collaborative albums w/ Steel Tipped Dove and Jason Griff . Discuss the influence of Del on a craft and stylistic level. Discuss the characteristics of Del that make his music so unique and vibrant. intro and outro by andrew

State of The Game Vol. 158-NODUO/Don’t Go Outside w/ Klwn Cat, Nonazz & No God 17.07.2023 1:30:46

ATTENDEES Klwn Cat, Nonazz, No God, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the coming together of these albums and artistic origin stories for Nonazz, Klwn Cat, and No God. Discuss Don’t Go Outside and NODUO in depth. Intro and outro by andrew