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If you are an artist then you want to get paid for your work right? It’s simple, you put in the work, recorded a quality project and hit the “chitlin circuit” doing plenty of shows for free. So how do I get paid? Well for this week’s episode we discuss when should you start charging…

First off Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! It’s that time of year again and instead of taking a week off, I decided to reach back in the archives and give you a dope conversation between Lloyd Musa and myself. The conversation took place around the time his Men Are Born Kings Are Made album…

Before you go crazy off of that title, allow me to explain. Selling merch is the goal, however there are some steps you should take to ensure that your merch continues to sell. During this week’s podcast we discuss why you should collect emails instead of sell merch…initially. We give you three reasons why you…

For this week’s podcast we sat down with Atlanta duo EarthGang. With their Strays With Rabies LP due out Friday November 6th, the Spillage Village members take us through their journey from performing the chitlin circuit to being on 4 major tours while remaining independent. We got some great dos and don’ts on touring, hilarious…

What will matter the most when you are no longer here to represent yourself? Your legacy and the mark you leave behind in this world. Today we talk legacy building with Warner Robins emcee Redcoat Da Poet. After some brief behind the scenes talk on vinyl, Redcoat gave us some insight behind why he champion…

What ever happened to sitting an artist in a room for 6 months to a year and helping them find their sound and fine tune their craft, before putting out any music? Now to some that may sound archaic, but there was a time when artist development truly existed. So what happened? Technology of course!…

According to Wikipedia, a journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information. So why are they so important to culture and especially hip-hop? Well for today’s podcast we go into that and explain why you shouldn’t take journalist for granted. We are joined by world renowned Atlanta-based culture journalist,…

Have you ever become frustrated with not making enough noise in your city? Do they not show enough love to what you have going on? Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, then what we talk about on this week’s Str8OutDaDen Podcast may very well save your career. This week we explain…

What’s the one thing that you can never get back? If you answered your time, then you would be correct. That brings us to our latest podcast as we discuss why marketing is all about timing. We are joined by Aldin Jackson. With over 13 years of marketing experience, Dean talked his time spent with…

Why do most people become stuck in their careers? Metathesiophobia. Now for those of you who were like me and didn’t have a clue what this term meant, its simply the fear of change. Change can sometimes cause anxiety and take us out of our comfort zone and honesty that’s not the easiest thing in…