Episode 157: The Carnage Cheat Code
If you’ve paid attention to the Minneapolis hip-hop scene as long as we have, then have probably heard of MC and Beatboxer Carnage the Executioner. A close friend and collaborator with Eyedea, and a part of the extended Rhymesayers crew, Carnage has been tearing up stages for a long time. This week on the most infamous podcast on planet earth, we dive deep into his history, and breakdown the traits that have made Carnage successful. Lets go!
Super Duty Tough Work – Episode 43: The Return of the Native Tongues
Although groups like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest were mainstays of hip-hop’s golden era from the late 80’s & early 90’s, both groups fell out of the public eye in the last decade. Thankfully for their fans around the world, the stars aligned and both groups dropped impressive comeback albums in 2016. While most hip-hop media will talk about the comeback albums themselves, we decided to take it a step further and breakdown why both comebacks were successful. It gets risky returning from any leave of absence, but we got the keys. There are six keys that De La Soul & A Tribe Called Quest employed that made their comebacks successful, and we give you all of them.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – EP 31: Ten Ways to Promote Your Music Without Shooting Yourself in the Face
A couple weeks back, a story surfaced about an aspiring rapper from Indiana shooting himself in the face live on Facebook as an attempt to bring attention to his music. We wouldn’t be the most infamous podcast on planet earth if we didn’t discuss this unprecedented level of fuckery. But instead of just making fun of this guy for his awful decision-making and attention-whoring, we decided to provide ten ways that an artist can promote their music without having to shoot themselves in the face. These techniques are all time-tested, proven, and more importantly, not dangerous! Ignore those guys, and listen to us.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – EP 28: The Dark Side of the Club
For better or worse, the night club has become the epicenter of modern hip-hop; a place that you hear referenced in the majority of hip-hop songs. And although most mainstream rappers would have you believe the club is the most amazing place on earth, the stories we’ve seen in the news this week let’s us know that somebody isn’t telling the whole story. This week, the most infamous podcast on planet earth talks about the club. We’ve all been there. Let’s dive deep.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Episode 25: Thinking With Your Own Mind
After missing last week due to Blueprint being at the Soundset festival, the most infamous podcast on planet earth returns. This week we chop it up with co-host Illogic about his upcoming album “A Man Who Thinks With His Own Mind” and chop it up about originality in hip-hop and how its importance has changed over the years. Back on the block!
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – EP 19: How to Travel Without Killing Yourself and Everybody Else
With spring in the air and people doing more traveling than ever, the most infamous podcast on planet earth decided to put together a list of 10 Tips that we’ve learned the hard way in our 15 years of touring and traveling the globe. These Ten Tips will hopefully prevent you from losing your mind, money, and relationships while traveling–which is often the case when you leave your home for long periods of time like we do. This episode is for anybody who travels or is thinking about traveling–not just touring artists. Buckle up.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 14: Watch Out For The Tidal Wave
In this episode, we dive deep into the multiple stories that have been in the news this week regarding TIDAL, the streaming music service owned by Jay-Z. Don’t let the mess of unrelated news stories fool you–there’s something deliberate going on and we offer our unique and entertaining theory as to what exactly that is.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 12: The Ten Best and Worst Contributions of Kanye West
Just as we did last week, we decided to change the format this weeks episode of Super Duty Tough Work. Instead of talking about what almost every hip-hop news outlet is talking about–Kanye West’s new album The Life of Pablo–we decided to take a step back and speak about Kanye West’s impact in a different way. Specifically, his ten best and worst contributions to hip-hop. The results are a bit unexpected, but entertaining and informative as usual.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 11: Top Ten Music Industry Changes of Last Ten Years
After realizing how drastically the music industry has transformed over the last ten years, Blueprint and co-host Illogic decide to change up the format and create a top ten list of these fascinating changes (many of which have gone almost unnoticed). The result is an informative and entertaining look at not only the past but the future of this thing called hip-hop.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast – Episode 10: Weave Attack
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work – Episode 09
This week the most infamous podcast in hip-hop, Super Duty Tough Work, addresses the recent rash of odd hip-hop beefs, how beef has changed historically, and the new role of corporations in all of it. Illogic is the special guest co-host.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work – Episode 08
The most infamous hip-hop podcast on planet earth is back again with this week’s episode of Super Duty Tough Work. My brother Illogic is the guest co-host again and brings the crazy topics. In this episode we discuss fake drug addicts, retiring vs quitting, blowfly stories, what happened to my car, and more. I also added a new segment at the end where I answer questions for independent artists that were submitted to me via twitter.
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iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher | TwitterSuper Duty Tough Work Podcast: Episode 07 “The KickStarter Blues”
After a brief hiatus, the most infamous podcast on planet earth, Super Duty Tough Work is back on the scene! This week Blueprint is joined by special guest co-host and indie rap phenom, Illogic. As always, the co-host brings the topics and this week Illogic brought topics that ranged from Computers taking over rap, Rappers Getting Sued over Kickstarter, hip-hop being blamed when rappers get shot, and much more. The results, as usual, are insightful and hilarious.
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Check out my new podcast “Super Duty Tough Work”
After many demos and some experimentation, I am proud to announce the debut of me and DJ Rare Groove’s brand new podcast, Super Duty Tough Work, where we speak about current events in hip-hop but with a grown man perspective. Check out this episode:
