When Dave Mays was a sophomore at Harvard, he started a single-page newsletter to serve the hip-hop community he loved with a pipe dream of becoming hip-hop’s answer to Rolling Stone.
With millions of readers, a notorious annual awards ceremony, a nationally syndicated radio show, a clothing line, as well as being the first entrepreneur to introduce hip-ho ... Show More
Jan 28
No Algorithm, No Problem: Inside the Top Performing Self-Improvement Podcast That Didn't Chase Growth
Imagine you’re the best at what you do… and you didn’t realize it until now.In a creator spotlight episode of Media Roundtable: Special Edition, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes Gina Ryan (Host of The Anxiety Coaches Podcast).Gina’s podcast is a quiet powerhouse ... Show More
43m 2s
Jan 21
The Podcast Princess Diaries: Inside Hala Taha’s Performance Playbook
What happens when a podcasting powerhouse is also an elite marketer?Find out in a creator spotlight episode of Media Roundtable: Special Edition.This week, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes The Podcast Princess herself, Hala Taha (CEO & Founder, YAP Media, host of ... Show More
55m 2s
Jan 14
Our Best Podcast Pick, PodFraud, and Is It The End of Ads?
Podcasts have walked the red carpet and settled into your living room. But where’s the industry heading next? Find out on a new Media Roundtable: Industry Edition.Stew Redwine (Executive Creative Director, Oxford Road) breaks down the biggest stories with fellow audiophiles:Bart ... Show More
48m 13s
Oct 2021
Interview With Dave Mays Discussing Break Beat, The Source, Hip-Hop Weekly, & The Power of Media
What’s up legendaries, it’s Ameenha Lee. In this interview, I had the pleasure to interview the legendary Dave Mays. Dave Mays is the founder of the Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly. In addition, Mays also is the co-founder of BreakBeat. The first podcast dedicated to the Hip-H ... Show More
13m 41s
Aug 2023
The economics of hip-hop
Mark Dent and Drea Hudson talk to Dan Runcie, founder of Trapital, a media brand covering the economics of hip-hop. From the genre’s golden era to its future (hello, AI), they uncover the moves, trends, and cultural shifts that transformed hip-hop into a billion-dollar global com ... Show More
14m 49s
Apr 2021
What Is the Future of Music, Audio, and Sonic In 2021? | Marketing For The Now #20 Part 1/2
<p>Today’s episode is Part 1 of Marketing For the Now #20 where we ask the question “What is the future of music, audio, and sonic in 2021?”. We’re joined by an elite lineup of guests including:</p>
<p><strong>Ryan Tedder, </strong>3x Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter, Investor, En ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2023
Hip-hop is 50 and it's having a midlife crisis
So much of the coverage of hip-hop’s 50th birthday has been congratulatory, in spite of its record of misogyny and anti-LGBTQ sentiment. In this episode of Into It, host Sam Sanders talks to journalist Kiana Fitzgerald about how the women of hip-hop are leading the way today, and ... Show More
45m 33s
Apr 2021
What Is the Future of Music, Audio, and Sonic In 2021? | Marketing For The Now #20 Part 2/2
<p>Today’s episode is Part 2 of Marketing For the Now #20 where we ask the question “What is the future of music, audio, and sonic in 2021?”. We’re joined by an elite lineup of guests including:</p>
<p><strong>Ryan Tedder, </strong>3x Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter, Investor, En ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2023
Special preview: Trymaine Lee on 50 years of hip-hop
This Black History Month, MSNBC’s “Into America” podcast celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a special mini-series, “Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop.” Hosted by Trymaine Lee, the series explores how our country’s political and economic forces ... Show More
5m 34s
Aug 2023
It was all a dream: Hip-hop turns 50
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two turntables and a microphone. That was all DJ Kool Herc had 50 years ago when he planted the seeds of what would become hip-hop. Today, we’ll hear directly from some of the genre’s biggest stars about how hip-hop took over the world.< ... Show More
38m 14s