Trapital

285 Episodes

1. James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)

   Published: 10/03/2020
2. Trapital Mailbag #2! D-Smoke’s Potential, Lovers & Friends Fest, Jay Z the Wartime Leader, The Cost of Album Bundles, and Def Jam…oh Def Jam

   Published: 03/03/2020
3. Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture

   Published: 25/02/2020
4. Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years

   Published: 18/02/2020
5. Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows

   Published: 11/02/2020
6. Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands

   Published: 04/02/2020
7. Steve Stoute on UnitedMasters, Partnership with Apple Music, Ownership in Hip-Hop, and Why Brands Value Indie Artists 

   Published: 27/01/2020
8. Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)

   Published: 21/01/2020
9. Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions

   Published: 16/12/2019
10. Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union

    Published: 26/11/2019
11. Why Netflix's 'Rhythm + Flow' Was a Hit

    Published: 19/11/2019
12. Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper

    Published: 11/11/2019
13. Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics

    Published: 04/11/2019
14. DJ Semtex on UK Hip-Hop’s Moment, Stormzy and Skepta Becoming Stars, Brexit’s Impact on the Culture, and Why Radio Still Matters

    Published: 28/10/2019
15. Akin Aliu on Life as a CAA Agent, Representing Ciara, and the “Rich Paul Rule”

    Published: 21/10/2019
16. James Supreme on Being the A&R Behind Lil’ Nas X “Panini”, G-Eazy's Management Team, and why Mental Health Matters in the Industry

    Published: 10/10/2019
17. Dame Ritter on Kanye West’s Sunday Services, Launching Music Entrepreneur Club, and How He Almost Signed Russ to a Deal

    Published: 08/10/2019
18. Zack O’Malley Greenburg on the Forbes Hip-Hop Cash List, the Controversy it Causes, and What it Took to Declare that Jay Z is a Billionaire

    Published: 26/09/2019
19. 50 Cent is a Habitual Line Stepper

    Published: 12/09/2019
20. Moody Jones on marketing for Snoop Dogg, EMPIRE’s digital strategy, and why he wants to work with Childish Gambino

    Published: 23/08/2019