This week, we catch up on Memorial Day weekend travels before diving deep into how record labels are hijacking political playbooks to manufacture virality through a paid "clipping economy." We also discuss DJ Akademiks officially entering Drake's inner circle with an OVO chain, what that means for the integrity of hip-hop journalism, and Drake's reported Grammy boycott for his latest project, Iceman. Plus more on our Uncut episode exclusively for our Patreon and YouTube Members, we share some Indy 500 experiences and pay tribute to Hip Hop legend Rob Base.

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Episode 486 is the Iceman episode. Discussion on if he lived up to the hype, if he grew at all, what we thought about the three project drop, if this means Kendrick will reply, and more. We also talked about Black Milk and the hard path indie artists have to compete in the algorithmic world of the attention economy. 

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Episode 484 of the New Old Head had discussions on Jermaine Dupri defending himself for keeping publishing on Kriss Kross records, Akademiks being #1 on Hip Hop media list, the Best Hip Hop producer every year since 1979, and more.

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Episode 482 features guest Brotha2daKnight. Discussions dive into Boosie Badazz disrespecting Indianapolis, refusing to apologize, and getting his shows canceled by local promoters. The episode also unpacks Drake gearing up to release his new "Iceman" project and whether fans will judge him critically after the Kendrick Lamar battle. Finally, we debate the ethics of Jay-Z allegedly stealing songs and concepts from Roc-A-Fella artists without giving them credit, and takes a deep dive into remembering the best underground artists from the mixtape blog era.

An extra, uncut hour is available in video format for all $5 monthly members on YouTube and Patreon.

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Episode 474 of the New Old Heads features guest Brotha2daKnight and had discussions on the latest from the 50 Cent and TI beef, Baby Keem's new Casino album and if he's left Kendrick's shadow, if Larry June has reached his ceiling, if The Alchemist is oversaturated, a full react to the new On The Radar cypher, and more. 

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Episode 471 of the New Old Heads with guest Brotha2daKnight had discussions on J. Cole's Birthday Blizzard mixtape, Kendrick surpassing Jay-Z's 25 Grammys and his legacy, a discussion on artists and responsibilities related to speaking out in relation to Killer Mike and Jelly Roll's comments at the Grammys, Pharrell not mentioning Chad in his Grammy speech, Nicki Minaj's continued crashout, and more.

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Episode 470 featuring guest Brotha2daKnight.

Discussions this week were on J. Cole's new "Disc 2, Track 2" single before his upcoming The Fall Off drops in February, Ludacris dropping off a MAGA-adjacent concert because of backlash, Nicki Minaj furthering her grift as the loser she is, ASAP Rocky telling Akademiks he needs to discover more music, and more.

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Featuring guest Maxie, owner of Nap or Nothing.

Episode 467 of the New Old Heads had discussions the challenges of being a business owner and artist, Dave East turning down a request from a producer that previously didn't support him, Dr. Dre's musical talent being questioned on social media, Adin Ross' tirade against Doechii, and an in-depth discussion with Maxie.

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