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Alias is identified as a word that is used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name. In music, aliases can be used for a multitude of reasons include: signifying eras of an artist, creating a new identity of an artist or to develop/experiment with a new genre to their audience. Kendrick, Kanye, J. Cole and Pusha T are some of many artists that have aliases that they are commonly known as. In this episode of the Tempo Tribe hosted by Meron we will be discuss with our cohosts Dylan and Denzel on the alias of an artist and what do they signify for their audiences. Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Artists/musicians fall off all the time, whether it be due to controversy, lack of creativity or lack of album sales. Artists may also come back from falling off, perhaps due to getting a stride back in their artist abilities or they may come back from falling off in a completely different avenue (whether it be fashion, business or etc.). In this episode of the Tempo Tribe hosted by our favorite model/DJ, Denzel, we will be discussion with our cohosts Dylan and Meron on what makes an artist fall off? And who has truly fallen off in the industry? Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Rih Rih AI covering Cuff It and I Kissed A Girl? Kanye AI covering a Hit-Boy song?? Drake AI covering Munch by Ice Spice??? This does not compute!!! ...or does it? The Tribe discusses the rise of AI covers and songs in music by your favorite artist (possibly). Is this good or bad for the music industry? Will this wave last? Tune in to hear our schpiel on AI and the latest music impersonations. Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Do you feel like you have impeccable music taste? Then isn't it your responsibility to share it? To educate the unenlightened?! You have a duty to put the people on! With special guest Sammy (@samraweet), the Daughter of Dallas herself, the Tribe dive deep into their methods in discovering new music and refining their taste, as well as how they convince others to get with the program. Featuring the adventures of DJ Denzy, Baby Tate's genealogy, and the origins of Dylan's R&B love and Meron's J. Cole fandom. Video for that "Sh Sh Sh" song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKOAEg2T83U Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Here's our mini-episode/appetizer to get you ready for the new season. The Tribe catches up, discusses the end of Migos, and what to look forward to in season 3. Enjoy!

Is mumble rap and trap rap running the rap genre, or is traditional rap still king? Is R&B dead? What is the dominant sound in R&B these days? What about pop? Is there a house music takeover bubbling under the surface for this current decade? The Tempo Tribe answers these questions and provides their favorite albums that have dropped this year in our season 2 finale, State of the Music Industry! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Boys need love too! Over the years there have been plenty of discussion and studies focused on female body imagery, but what about the fellas? How has the promotion of the buff bods affected how men see themselves?  Was commodifying the male physique a mistake? Is the hypermasculinity in hip hop a factor? And why is Mark Wahlberg to blame?! We also crack jokes on Ice Spice and Da Baby. Check the Rhyme at the 19:31 mark! Sources: · Info Iran Protests: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-718780 · McNair Scholar: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/mcnair_posters/6/ · “The Silent Battle: Men, Body Image, and Mental Health” Donation Sites for Puerto Rico & Florida:: · https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2022/red-cross-responds-to-hurricane-ian.html · https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/newsroom/2022/10/14/you-can-help-kids-impacted-by-hurricane-ian-donate-to-school-supplies-drive · Project HOPE, an international organization that assisted in the response to a series of damaging earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico in late 2019 and early 2020, said it has "teams on the ground'' evaluating the health needs of people impacted by the hurricane. https://www.projecthope.org/ · The Puerto Rican Civic Club in San Jose, California is raising funds for solar lights and gas generators in Puerto Rico. · Donate Amazon items and funds here. http://www.puertoricancivicclub.org/ · The Hispanic Federation, a nonprofit focused on Latino empowerment, is raising funds for on-the-ground emergency relief services and essential supplies for communities affected by the storm. https://www.hispanicfederation.org/ · PRxPR is a disaster relief fund focused on rebuilding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. o The organization is now collecting monetary donations for short- and long-term humanitarian needs in Puerto Rico. https://www.prxpr.org/ Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/tra... | Royalty-free music Hope you enjoyed the episode! Its a vibe and a half.

Mumble Rap since its conception in the 2010s has been a prominent subgenre of Rap/Hip-Hop.  However, with any genre comes those who support or deny the genre. What is unique about mumble rap is its use of production to carry the track. On the opposite end of hip-hop, Lyricism has been the skeleton of the genre since its conception.  Many artists have made their mark in the industry including J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Tupac.. the list goes on. In this episode for the Tempo Tribe, Denzel, Dylan and Meron discuss if Mumble Rap has overshadowed Lyricism in the Rap/Hip-Hop industry? Further information on Mahsa Amini: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62954648 https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/21/middleeast/iran-mahsa-amini-death-widespread-protests-intl-hnk Donation Sites for Puerto Rico: ►PRxPR is a disaster relief fund focused on rebuilding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.  The organization is now collecting monetary donations for short- and long-term humanitarian needs in Puerto Rico.  https://www.prxpr.org/ ►Project HOPE, an international organization that assisted in the response to a series of damaging earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico in late 2019 and early 2020,  said it has "teams on the ground'' evaluating the health needs of people impacted by the hurricane. https://www.projecthope.org/ ►The Puerto Rican Civic Club in San Jose, California is raising funds for solar lights and gas generators in Puerto Rico.  Donate Amazon items and funds here.  http://www.puertoricancivicclub.org/ ►The Hispanic Federation, a nonprofit focused on Latino empowerment, is raising funds for on-the-ground emergency relief services and essential supplies for communities affected by the storm.  https://www.hispanicfederation.org/ Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music #vladtv #musicpodcast #mumblerap #hiphop #jcole #kendricklamar #viral

TikTok has long been an entertaining, short-form video app with many different types of educational, life experiences, and funny moments shared on the platform. The app has also been an important medium in allowing indie artists to share their music with a wider and more relevant audience, including blowing artists up in some cases, such as @in.iko, @taiverdes, and @pinkpantheress.  But with the ease of sharing content, comes the excessive promotion of new singles by artists backed by record labels. This includes utilizing popular influencers, micro-influencers, and even TikTok execs themselves (!!) to promote new music to the average TikTok user. Tune in as the Tempo Tribe discusses if TikTok is good or bad for the music industry, presently and in the future! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

Lately it seems the world over has started to recognize the smooth sounds of Afrobeats, with CKay’s “Love Nwantiti” hitting #1 this year as one of many examples. So the Tribe decided to take a look at back to the Motherland and break it all down based on their own experiences. What is Afrobeats? Which artist are running the genre? Does Ghana even have any artists in play?? Did Drake bring it to the West? And how come East Africa getting left out?! From Fela to Burna we celebrate the most rhythmic and joyous genre around! Check the Rhyme at the 10 minute mark! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/tra... | Royalty-free music Hope you enjoyed the episode! Its a vibe and a half.

The Music Industry has existed for ages. Its sparked relationship between the artist and the record label that can be described as "ebb's and flows". From the perspective of the average person it seems like all its meant to be, you are able to create art that you are paid currency for. Some artists such as Chance the Rapper preach that the music industry isn't a smart decision and encourage independent artistry.  However, we wanted to know what else is there to joining the music industry? Is there a catch? Who better than someone who is part of the music industry to ask such questions. Listen in while Denzel, Dylan and Meron have a friendly conversation with Robert Matlock, Singer-Songwriter and Producer (LEAD VOCALIST of CANTERVICE) Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music Music featured by CANTERVICE: "Doomsday". Please follow CANTERVICE on all forms of social media (IG, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.) CANTERVICE YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_u1lixS-Xu9NtiVonhg1Q It's a Vibe and Half! Hope you enjoy.

Jay-Z, aka Jigga Man, aka Hova, has amassed arguably the most successful career in the rap game and his longevity has spanned three decades(!) What makes Jay-Z so prevalent in the rap game and allowed him to achieve FOURTEEN Billboard number one albums? The Tempo Tribe analyzes the discography of Shawn Carter from the Marcy Projects to help answer that question and ascertain his long list of accomplishments. Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

The descriptor of conscious rapper has been thrown around over the past few years, but what does that really mean? Is it a prolific story teller? An activist? A teacher? The Tribe trek from Grandmaster Flash to KRS One and Queen Latifah, Mos Def (Yasin Bey), Kendrick Lamar (lol) and Noname in search for an answer. Debate ensues! We also praise Giveon, make fun of Verzuz, and lament the religious zealots on the Supreme Court. Check the Rhyme starts at the 15 minute mark! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/tra... | Royalty-free music Hope you enjoyed the episode! Its a vibe and a half.

A one-hit wonder is defined as "any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work." From songs we have known such as "Hit the Quan" by iHeartMemphis to "Jump" by Kriss Kross, one-hit wonders have been a ongoing phenomenon that only seems to increase with time in the music industry. In this episode of the podcast hosted by our very own Denzel, the Tribe dives into the topic of "One-Hit Wonders". Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music Hope you enjoyed the episode! Its a vibe and a half.

Have you ever listened to a song or album that you didn't vibe with at first, but became one of your favorites as time went on? Tune in as the Tempo Tribe shoots the shit with an enlightened and colorful discussion as we each provide four albums that we did not like on the first listen, but grew to love as we listened to them over time. Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

After five long years (1,185 days to be exact), Kendrick has dropped his long-awaited project, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. What does Kendrick want us to know about what he's been going through since his previous album? Tune in as Tempo Tribe reviews and breaks down his most hype, provocative, and emotional songs to date! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music  

Jeff Bezos is a punk. Inspired by the wave of unionization and political awakenings over the past few years, the Tribe decided to recruit an OG in this grassroots warfare in sussing out music's role, if any, in getting political messaging across and affecting change. Guest Caullen Hudson (of SoapBox Productions), aka Dr. Cornell Mid-West himself came through and enlightened the pod on the dual rise of political activism and drill rap in the city of Chicago, and how much they have in common. 0:00 Intros, AKAs 4:40 Roe v Wade oof. 7:30 Kendrick Lamar Heart Pt. 5 reaction 12:00 Check the Rhyme 30:30 Modern Day Negro Spirituals 56:00 Conclusions SoapBox Productions: https://www.soapboxpo.com/ IG: @caullenfit Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz |  https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music. “All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong  to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any  right over them.  Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the  Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes  such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship,  education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright  statute that might otherwise be infringing.”  #rap #music #podcast  #hiphop #ATribeCalledQuest

In 2019, Noname posted a tweet stating she was no longer going to do music for predominantly "white crowds" at rap concerts. This brought up the question, was she right? Is she right to believe that rap music should be mainly consumed by POC? Denzel hosts this weeks episode of the Tempo Tribe going deeper into the infamous Noname tweet and the subject of rap concerts and predominantly white crowds. Tune in!   Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music   “All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them.  Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.”  #rap #music #podcast #hiphop #ATribeCalledQuest

While scouring the internet (i.e. TikTok, Reddit) looking at top rap discography lists, we were surprised to find out A Tribe Called Quest was not on many of those lists! A Tribe Called Quest has a top five discography in rap and it's not five!!! This episode is dedicated to a very underrated and underappreciated body of work laid down by one of the best rap groups of all time. We also discuss the 2022 Grammys in our intro. Tune in! Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music

It's a World P-P-P-Premier Premier! Before DJ Drama and Dreamville joined forces, and before Tyler the Creator won a Grammy off basically a mixtape, the Tribe set out to find where the mixtapes went to. Gone are the days of mass free downloads off of DatPiff.com or finding those  hitters on SoundCloud. Is everything a mixtape today with streaming? We swear we recorded this like a week before that Dreamville-Drama tape was announced. Intro music: Panama Rain Prod. by Danya Vodovoz | https://danyavodovoz.bandcamp.com/track/panama-rain | Royalty-free music