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AGENDA New Business Discuss the legacy and format changes of Dad Bod Rap Pod and what podcasting is really like. Discuss how to keep up with prolific artist releases and aggressive schedules. DANS RULES Don’t feel obligated-Release yourself from the idea that you NEED to catch every release. Check in when you have the time or interest and catch up. You are not late. Use social media-One of the few things made better by social media is the ability to follow your favorite artists and be up to date on their release schedules. Any artist who is prolific is going to make a schedule and keep their fans informed about the timing of the next project and any additional goodies for the last one. All you have to do is check your feed. Engage in a community-find likeminded folks who enjoy the music you enjoy. Forget the kinship of community, this is extra eyes and ears to listen to the music you haven’t yet. If a reliable friend says the new album from artist X is not good bump it down your list. If they suggest someone you’ve never heard and you trust their ears, put that artist on your list. Cut out all your hate listening-Nothing good comes of listening to an album as research to argue against it. Anyone you would go and argue with is going to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth anyway. Running to hate listen the new Kanye will aggravate you and make him money. I haven’t listened to new Kanye or Eminem or many others in years. I use that time giving my ears new voices. Enforce listening standards-Drake put out some bad albums in a row. He fell down my list. Now I only listen to new Drake if my people tell me I need to. That’s not a Drake standard that goes for anyone. If you are on a great run of projects I will preorder happily. If you haven’t been good in a while I’m gonna let the reviews roll in before I engage. Always follow your instincts-If you listen to UGK on a whim and it makes you listen to a bunch of Willie Hutch don’t force yourself out of that groove to catch up on new releases. Add those new releases to your library and come to them later. Hutch yourself silly. It is important to press play on an album when your ready for it. The right music for the right time. Schoolboy Q might be better in the afternoon than the morning. The experience of music has a lot of Feng Shui in it. ACTION ITEMS How much is too much music? Can you think of examples of artists who became prolific and did it well or became prolific and slipped out of your interest?

ATTENDEES Reef The Lost Cauze, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the growth from The High Life through A Vicious Cycle to The Triumphant. Discuss The Triumphant in detail. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Hell Razah, Tokyo Cigar, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the career arc of Hell Razah and the necessity of keeping the legacy alive. Discuss Heavenly Cartel 3: The Hell Razah Remixes in detail. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES OKnice, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss It’s A Fine Line Between Planted and Buried and the difference between making a group project and a solo album. Discuss The Triumphant, Not Fade Away, and El Leon in terms of progression. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Shottie, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss Shottie’s 2023 work going from Goat Farm, Stigmatic, to Death Occurred Last Night. DiscussNothing Changed Except Everything w/ Farma Beats in detail. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Aakeem Eshu, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the evolution from Betrayal and Liberation 2 to Digital Audio to Black Rabbit. Discuss Black Rabbit in depth. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Dylan Land, Monzy The Terrible, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the relationship between Dylan and Monzy and how it developed. Revenge of AbelPERMANENT//PROSTHETICintro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES KillVonGard, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the progression from 2022’s I Think I’ve Lost It to 2023’s Life Is A Masterpiece. Discuss Life Is A Masterpiece in detail as well as future career plans. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Karas Lamb, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the Mixtape Monday run on Okayplayer and what lessons were learned from showcasing new music week after week for a major publication. Discuss Burning Desire by MIKE, Peace of Mind LP by QThree, Tales of Gotham by Kueen in detail.

ATTENDEES Defcee, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Defcee’s 2023 offerings DefPrez-It’s Always A Time Like This & Golem of Brooklyn Original Soundtrack and if Defcee got out of 2023 what was desired. Discuss whether 2023 marks the end (or the beginning of the end) for definitive year end lists. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Psalm One, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss some additional 2023 superlatives. Discuss projects of the year 25-1. DA LIST 1. Maps by Kenny Segal & billy woods 2. Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? By Kara Jackson 3. From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS 4. Real B*tches Don’t Die! by Kari Faux 5. Ritual by Stik Figa x The Expert 6. Raven by Kelela 7. Sleepingdogs-I’m Fakin’ My Own Death Just to Get Some Rest 8. We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer 9. Glorious Game by Black Thought x El Michels Affair 10. The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne 11. He Left Nothing For The Swim Back by SKECH185 12. Sorry I Haven’t Called by Vagabond 13.House of Disorder by Nosaj x Steel Tipped Dove 14.The Great Escape-Larry June x Alchemist 15. Through and Through by Baby Rose 16.BRAP by Estee Nack x V Don 17.Chung Shui II by Chung 18.The Fish That Saved Portland by Televangel x Milc 19.Rich by Homeboy Sandman 20. Jaguar II by Victoria Monet 21. Space Heavy by King Krule 22. Incorruptible Saints by Sleep Sinatra x Televangel 23. Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering by Open Mike Eagle 24. Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers 25. Sundial by Noname

ATTENDEES Psalm One, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss the difference in writing reviews on rap and releasing rap with Psalm One. Discuss projects of the year 50-26. POTY 50-26 26. Quaranta by Danny Brown 27. Pangea by Gabe Nandez 28. Gold by Cleo Sol 29. The Golem of Brooklyn OST by Defcee x Messiah Musik 30. Lonestar Luchador by That Mexican OT 31. 66689 BLVD Prequel by Kipp Stone 32. Voice Notes by Yazmin Lacey 33. Javelin by Sufjan Stevens 34. Permanently Blackface (The 1st Expression) by Lukah 35. The Answer is Always Yes by Alex Lahey 36. The King by Ajimile 37. With A Hammer by Yaeji 38. 14k Figaro by Wiki x Tony Seltzer 39. Don’t Forget Me, Bluest by andrew 40. Echo The Diamond by Margaret Glaspy 41. Ark Flashington by AJ Suede 42. Big Lebowskiii: The Story of Eastside Jesus by Teller Bank$ 43.The Fall Collection by Hemlock Ernst x Height Keech 44.Masego-Masego 45. The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski 46. Hotel 1105 by DX2 47. Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 by E-40 48. Heavy Vibrato by Elzhi x Oh No 49. HeadSpace by H31R 50. Season Opener by Curren$y

ATTENDEES Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Discuss Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and the energy around the 2012 release which sent ripples through rap and pop. Through discussion of each of the 19 tracks cut the album down and possibly resequence it into a more cohesive experience. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss how difficult it was to establish yourself to new audiences in 2023. What strategy worked? Discuss Lonestar Luchador, Hand Painted Model Trains, and Al Chimera as examples of artists I got to know in 2023. intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Lungs, Phiik, No Face, Daniel Olney, Keith Rollins AGENDA New Business Discuss the Planet series: 1, 2, 3, 4. Discuss Planet X in detail. intro and outro by andrew

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

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

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.

ATTENDEES Kipp Stone, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA New Business Homme66689 BLVDRoom 109 66689 BLVD intro and outro by andrew

ATTENDEES Televangel, Milc, Keith Rollins, Daniel Olney AGENDA Neutral Milc MotelThe Fish That Saved Portland The Fish That Saved Portland intro and outro by andrew