Podcasts by The Rap Writers Show
THE RAP WRITERS SHOW is the show no one asked for, where writers talk about rappers. Hosts Reed, Eric and Manny are former and current rap journalists who love spewing their opinions. Shows are a blend of talk, music and takes, featuring guests from the industry. Recorded at Red Bull Studios NY. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapwritersshow/support
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Words Matter from 2020-01-01T15:00:18
Jermaine Hall, editor-in-chief for Level, joins the show. Recorded on Combat Jack Day, the veteran editor shares stories on his early days interning for VIBE, running things at King, his favorite e...
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Ooh, That’s Spicy from 2019-12-26T18:30:08
Gary Suarez, freelance journalist and music critic, joins the show. Gary shares his untraditional journey of getting into professional music writing, building up bylines at esteemed publications th...
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We Don't Bend, We Don't Fold from 2019-12-18T15:05:44
Shawn Setaro, senior staff writer for Complex, joins the show. Recorded before the sentencing of Tekashi 6ix9ine, Shawn discusses with Reed and Eric about his journey into music writing — from b...
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Do You Hate Hip-Hop?? from 2019-12-04T15:05:15
Alphonse Pierre, staff writer for Pitchfork, and Regina Cho, a freelance journalist with bylines on Billboard, DJBooth, and more, join the show. In this special episode, the pair discuss with Re...
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I Like Kissing My Teeth from 2019-11-21T14:00
Michelle Kim, staff writer for Them., joins the show. We discuss the reemergence of Frank Ocean and the purpose of his PrEP+ parties in New York, getting first-hand accounts from Reed and Michel...
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God Save The Queens from 2019-11-13T15:04:54
In the Season 4 premiere, TRWS returns as a trio. Veteran journalist and author Kathy Landoli joins the show to talk about her new book ‘God Save the Queens,’ the Nubian Goddess vs. Sex Kitten c...
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Diplo Gotta Eat Too from 2019-05-07T11:00
Hunter Harris, staff writer at Vulture, breaks out of Twitter jail to join the show. We do a deep dive on Hunter speaking her truth about "A Star Is Born" and Taylor Swift's #Mayochella. We also...
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#FreeUzi or (50 Ways To Sign a Bad Deal) from 2019-04-02T10:00
Timmhotep Aku, venerated writer and curator, joins the show. We examine Lil Uzi’s stint in label purgatory and do a deep dive on how rappers get trapped in bad deals in the primes of their caree...
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The Brits Are Having Fun Again from 2019-03-19T13:19:44
Charles Holmes a.k.a. Otter Gawd, a staff writer for Rolling Stone, joins the show to talk about finding his passion in writing and landing his dream gig after freelancing for MTV, Complex, and ...
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Artist vs. Journalist from 2019-02-26T10:00
Frannie Kelley, co-host of Microphone Check, joins the show. We share stories from times we let emotions get in the way of facts, talk about who gets to tell artists' stories and what would happ...
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People On Twitter Are Dumb from 2019-02-19T13:27:45
Billboard's news director Dan Rys joins the show. He talks about almost vomiting before interviewing Lil Wayne, ethics in music journalism and hot takes getting in the way of real takes. We also...
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EVERYTHING IS FINE, VOL. 1 from 2018-12-19T12:00
In the Season 2 finale we welcome an all-star panel - Cory Townes, Janice Williams, Lauren Gesswein, Nick Fulcher, Brittany Spanos, Kai Acevedo and Reina - for a look back on 2018. We share peaks a...
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Chore Music from 2018-12-06T15:01:11
Writer-curator-personality Kazeem “Kaz” Famuyide joins the show to talk about his journey from The Source to starting a magazine with Steve Stoute to juggling jobs as a multi-hyphenate creative. We...
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Jazz Vibes from 2018-10-31T11:59:50
Briana Younger, The New Yorker's music editor, shares her story from working in radio and writing as a side hustle to becoming a culture critic for an elite publication. We also discuss the speed o...
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Write Profiles or Die Tryin’ from 2018-10-17T14:17:12
Writer Paul Cantor joins the show to share his story from growing up in Staten Island wanting to produce for Ghostface to writing feature stories on Combat Jack and J. Cole. We also examine the sta...
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Rappers Aren't Your Friends from 2018-10-03T12:34
Writer Sowmya Krishnamurthy joins the show to share her rap game journey from moonlighting at Bad Boy to being a MTV panelist to penning cover stories for XXL. We also discuss the challenges of cri...
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Rap, Race & Soju from 2018-09-26T11:23:22
Genius’s Mikey Fresh joins the show to reflect on rap’s blog era, the quest of Asian rappers crossing over and play a world premiere of Ted Park’s new single. We also do a deep dive on race, rate s...
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Self Care (RIP Mac Miller) from 2018-09-13T12:55:47
Reed, Manny and Dan do an emotional deep-dive about the death of Mac Miller, how much it hurts to lose artists who feel like friends and how to ask for help even when you’re supposed to be the “str...
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Big Dick Friendships from 2018-08-29T14:50:31
Friends and guests Christine Werthman and Allison P. Davis join the show to discuss their experiences in music writing, the invention of #BDE, the pains of managing people, the obligation to cheerl...
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The Return from 2018-08-15T16:58
In the Season 2 premiere of TRWS (recorded at Red Bull Studios NY), we discuss how rap's changed since our last show three years ago and do a deep-dive on 'Astroworld'; Eric shares #DiepThoughtz ab...
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Episode 10 (Ft. The Jungle Boys) from 2018-08-13T19:04:47
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Episode 9 (Ft. Sean Ryon II) from 2018-08-13T18:53:31
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Episode 8 (Ft. Adam Fleischer) from 2018-08-13T18:32:09
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Episode 7 (Ft. Ileana Diez) from 2018-08-13T18:26:24
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Episode 6 (Ft. Jaeki Cho + Rekstizzy) from 2018-08-13T17:51:43
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Episode 5 (Ft. Natty Rocberry) from 2018-08-13T17:32:47
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Episode 4 (Ft. Scott Perry) from 2018-08-13T17:27:31
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Episode 3 (Ft. Sean Ryon) from 2018-08-13T17:23:08
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Episode 2 (Ft. Eric Diep) from 2018-08-13T17:19:48
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Episode 1 (Ft. Manny Maduakolam) from 2018-08-13T17:16:27
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