Ranked #1
Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics
Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics
Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author and staff writer at The Ringer, came on the pod to chat about his strate... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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49mins
Ranked #2
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper
Mike Weissman, President of SoundCloud, came on the pod to talk about the streaming company’s business model, how it com... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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36mins
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James Supreme on Being the A&R Behind Lil’ Nas X “Panini”, G-Eazy's Management Team, and why Mental Health Matters in the Industry
James Supreme on Being the A&R Behind Lil’ Nas X “Panini”, G-Eazy's Management Team, and why Mental Health Matters in the Industry
James Supreme, A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group, came on the pod to talk about his role in Lil’ Nas X’s secon... Read more
10 Oct 2019
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44mins
Ranked #4
Moody Jones on marketing for Snoop Dogg, EMPIRE’s digital strategy, and why he wants to work with Childish Gambino
Moody Jones on marketing for Snoop Dogg, EMPIRE’s digital strategy, and why he wants to work with Childish Gambino
Moody Jones, Head of Digital at EMPIRE, came through the Trapital Podcast to chat about his experience marketing for art... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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39mins
Ranked #5
Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years
Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years
The Fowlkes Firm founder and music business professor Karl Fowlkes talked about his experience as an entertainment lawye... Read more
18 Feb 2020
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46mins
Ranked #6
Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions
Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions
Stem CEO and co-founder Milana Lewis came on the Trapital Podcast to talk about Stem’s role as a music distributor, how ... Read more
16 Dec 2019
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47mins
Ranked #7
Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands
Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands
Combs Enterprises COO Tarik Brooks came on the Trapital Podcast to talk his role managing the Combs Enterprises portfoli... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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45mins
Ranked #8
Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture
Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture
REVOLT’s VP of Insights & Strategy Lynzie Riebling came through to talk about Revolt’s new study Gen Hip Hop, key fi... Read more
25 Feb 2020
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44mins
Ranked #9
The Hip-Hop Partnership Flywheel
The Hip-Hop Partnership Flywheel
Dan breaks down why distribution is so critical for today’s hip-hop artists and how it has created a partnership flywhee... Read more
23 Jul 2019
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9mins
Ranked #10
James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)
James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)
James Supreme, A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group, came on the pod to talk about his role in Lil’ Nas X’s secon... Read more
10 Mar 2020
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44mins
Ranked #11
Roc Nation's Wild Year
Roc Nation's Wild Year
Dan breaks down Roc Nation’s wild and eventful 2019--a bunch of execs got fired, there are new co-presidents for the rec... Read more
1 Aug 2019
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9mins
Ranked #12
RapCaviar's Big Advantage
RapCaviar's Big Advantage
Dan explains why Spotify’s RapCaviar playlist still has a competitive advantage over its competitors and why that won’t ... Read more
9 Aug 2019
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9mins
Ranked #13
Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union
Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union
I answered some of the most-pressing questions from Trapital Members: Should the digital streaming providers invest in ... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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31mins
Ranked #14
Dame Ritter on Kanye West’s Sunday Services, Launching Music Entrepreneur Club, and How He Almost Signed Russ to a Deal
Dame Ritter on Kanye West’s Sunday Services, Launching Music Entrepreneur Club, and How He Almost Signed Russ to a Deal
Dame Ritter, Founder and CEO of the Music Entrepreneur Club, came on the podcast to talk about the latest with Kanye Wes... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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45mins
Ranked #15
DJ Semtex on UK Hip-Hop’s Moment, Stormzy and Skepta Becoming Stars, Brexit’s Impact on the Culture, and Why Radio Still Matters
DJ Semtex on UK Hip-Hop’s Moment, Stormzy and Skepta Becoming Stars, Brexit’s Impact on the Culture, and Why Radio Still Matters
DJ Semtex, award-winning DJ, radio host, author, and podcast, came on the pod to talk about the moment UK is having in h... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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47mins
Ranked #16
Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows
Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows
Nue Agency Founder and CEO Jesse Kirshbaum talked about his company’s transition from talent to brand partnerships. We a... Read more
11 Feb 2020
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45mins
Ranked #17
Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)
Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)
Water & Music creator and music journalist Cherie Hu came on the Trapital Podcast to discuss why “fantasy football f... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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46mins
Ranked #18
Trapital Mailbag #2! D-Smoke’s Potential, Lovers & Friends Fest, Jay Z the Wartime Leader, The Cost of Album Bundles, and Def Jam…oh Def Jam
Trapital Mailbag #2! D-Smoke’s Potential, Lovers & Friends Fest, Jay Z the Wartime Leader, The Cost of Album Bundles, and Def Jam…oh Def Jam
This is Round 2! Here are the most pressing questions from Trapitalists: How successful will the Lovers & Friends Fe... Read more
3 Mar 2020
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30mins
Ranked #19
Zack O’Malley Greenburg on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash List, the Controversy it Causes, and What it Took to Declare that Jay Z is a Billionaire
Zack O’Malley Greenburg on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash List, the Controversy it Causes, and What it Took to Declare that Jay Z is a Billionaire
Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Senior Editor of Media & Entertainment at Forbes, came through the Trapital Podcast to talk... Read more
26 Sep 2019
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35mins
Ranked #20
50 Cent is a Habitual Line Stepper
50 Cent is a Habitual Line Stepper
Dan is joined by Ace Patterson (hip-hop artist ‘Call Me Ace,’ Consumer Marketing at Facebook). They break down how 50 Ce... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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42mins