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
Apr 22
The Guaranteed Human In An Artificial World: How Leaders from Whole Foods, and GoodRX, Libsyn, and iHeartPodcasts Collaborate with AI
Can you lean into AI advancements without losing human connection? Find out on a new Media Roundtable.At SXSW, Will Pearson (President, iHeartPodcasts) hosted “The Guaranteed Human In An Artificial World.” Will took the stage with some of the sharpest thinkers in podcasting: Bren ... Show More
35m 23s
Apr 15
Less Noise, More Life: The Science of Thriving in an Artificial World
Creators may think they have an idea where AI is heading, but now they’re faced with a critical decision: when do they lean in and when to run in the opposite direction. With constant changes and new reports of “AI brain fry,” it’s hard to get an accurate picture: does AI help cr ... Show More
48m 57s
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