A Nametag Is Necessary
By Lead And Be Legendary
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Episodes: 153
Description
Welcome to ‘A Nametag Is Necessary’, where we oftentimes break down the complex world of music and entertainment into simple, and digestible discussions. Hosted by indie songwriter and MC, Nametag Alexander.
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#74 “Albums, EPs, Singles… What Do Fans Actually Want Now?”
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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#73 Why Posting Your Music Isn’t Marketing
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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#72 The Reason For Sound Exchange
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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#71 The Middle Class Music Artist..Is It Possible?
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#70 Get Your REPS IN.
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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#69 Release The Music, AND License It!
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#68 What Does Music Publishing Look Like?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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#67 ‘Regional Sounds, Lasting Impact’ feat. Self Says
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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#66 “Everyday Is School”
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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#65 "Whitelisted & Winning: Protect Your Music Without Killing Its Reach"
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May 19, 2025 |
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#64 “Before You Drop That Music: 5 Steps Most Artists Skip”
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May 07, 2025 |
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#63 ‘Lady With The Golden Ear’ w/ Carita Miller
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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#62 Are You Collecting Your Live Performance Royalties?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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#61 “Welcome Back Hir-O!”
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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#60 “Frequency Journeys” w/ Chris Sholar
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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#59 "Madden Flow" w/ Jasmin Benward
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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#58 JRGotTheHiTS
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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#57 ‘Let’s Talk About Love’ ft. Tia The Writer
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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#56 "Run It Up" ft. James Gardin
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#55 “Resurgence of Remixes in Hip Hop” (ft. Nasty New)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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#54 ‘Formation Sound’ (with Farnell Newton)
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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#53 LL Cool J’s ‘4,3,2,1’ Posse Cut
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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#52 Talking about “Luchini” (This Is It)
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May 29, 2024 |
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#51 “Boog Brown”
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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#50 Rogue Dynamo
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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#49 ‘I Can’t Stand It’ (w/ Junii)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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#48 ‘Sync Life’ (w/ James Gardin)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#47 The feeling needed in Rap music
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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#46 'It is an honor!' (w/ Black Bethoven)
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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#45 “When Disaster Strikes” (feat. Black Bethoven)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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#44 “No One Can Do It Better” (ft. Black Bethoven)
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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#43 Money In The Black Box
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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#42 The Benefits of Sound Exchange
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May 30, 2023 |
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#41 ‘1st Born Second’ (album revisited)
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May 22, 2023 |
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#40 A Discussion About ‘Return Of 4Eva’ (w/ K Phresh)
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May 11, 2023 |
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A Nametag Is Necessary (Trailer)
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May 09, 2023 |
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#39 ‘Train Of Thought’ (revisited)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#38 The History Of The Record Deal
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#37 Torrey Gray
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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#36 P.R.Os and Music Royalties
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#1 Targeting Your Audience
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#2 Blockchain Payout
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#3 What Is Next? (ft. DJ DDT)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#4 CHIPS Are Necessary (ft. NAMELESS)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#5 Single Talk
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#6 Songwriter & Publisher Basics
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#7 Travis Slang
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#8 “Ahk…Whatup!”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#9 Mr. Cliffnote
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#10 “All Baths Are Ritual" (ft. Saint De'Angelus)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#11 Tia The Writer
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#12 “Wired Different” (ft. Ty Farris)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#13 Lyric Jones
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#14 ‘D-Rick Is “Here & Now’
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#15 Passalacqua
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#16 Tapped in with DDT x Ketch P x Kirby
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#17 “Discombobulated” ft. Black Bethoven
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#18 “Bruiser Brody Talk" ft. JR Swiftz
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#19 Restore The Remix
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#20 “Probably Did This Podcast While Crying” (ft. James Gardin)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#21 “Soccer Dad Episode” (ft. Fatt Father)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#22 “A Necessary Invite” ft. Detroit CYDI/Eternal Invite
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#23 “Biba The Diva”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#24 “The Sync Strategist” (w/ Nelson K. Johnson)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#26 “NFT in Layman's Terms for Indie Artists (ft. James Gardin)”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#27 ‘The Go-To Guitarist of Hip Hop and R&B’ (ft. Chris Sholar)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#28 “The Illmatic of Non Fungible Tokens”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#29 “Which Song Stays?” (1982 Edition)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#30 “Been Optimistic About Podcasting” ft. K Phresh
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#31 A “Like Water For Chocolate” vs. “BE” Discussion (ft. K Phresh)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#32 “Peace Of Mind”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#33 “Flawless Songs”
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#34 Submit your song for ‘Amazon Music Playlisting’
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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#35 ‘Music Booster’ (ft. Self Says)
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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LABL Podcast “400 Degreez” Revisited (w/ Ketch P)
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast “Sync Or Swim” w/ London Elixir
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast “Girl On The Beat” w/Deli Rowe
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast “Slum Village’s ‘Trinity’ LP Turns 20” (w/ Saint DeAngelus)
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast “Metadata for music releases”
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast - "Shock Value" (w/ Kirby 'K Phresh' Glover)
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast - “Marvel Minded” ft. Peace Of Mind
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast: “Placement Players” ft. James Gardin
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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LABL Podcast - #72 "Podcast Name Change"
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #71 "Music Video Nostalgia"
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #70 "Still At Home"
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #69 Paying The Pioneers of Rap
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May 24, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #68 "The Zo Episode"
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #67 "Don't Stand Too Close" (feat. Junii)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #66 "Record Label Roster" (feat. DJ DDT)
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #65 “The Split Up”
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #64 "Singles Vs. Projects" feat. DJ DDT
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #63 “Streaming Over Poverty Level”
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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LABL Podcast - #62 “Blaksmith Made The Seasons Change"
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #61 “The James Gardin Episode”
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #60 “Twenty Thousand”
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #59 “LÜM App” ft. Derek Zenger
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #37 “A-DOT”
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #58 “Conquer The Spectrum” Coming Soon
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #56 “Teach What I Know” (feat. Antea Birchett)
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #55 “Work Life Balance & The Music-preneur Mindset” ft. Suzanne Paulinski
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #54 “Music Publishing With Prosound Media”
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #18 “Hamburgers & Plain Lays” (lost but recovered episode)
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #53 “Return Of The Bearded Gawd” (JR Swiftz)
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #52 “2013” (feat. Art Dealer Dean)
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #51 “Mihajlo" feat. Valid"
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #50 “but what about TIDAL?” (feat. Art.Dealer.Dean)
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May 29, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #49 ‘Voice Messages & Podcast Mixers’
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May 19, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #48 ‘Never Forget, May Is Urban Podcast Month! #2019UPM’
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #47 “Transfer Of Inner G” (feat. Art.Dealer.Dean)
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Apr 13, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #46 "Boog Brown"
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #45 “Ketch Phraze”
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #44 “Work. Win. Repeat." (ft. Black Bethoven)
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #43 “Pop Culture Class??"
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #42 "Shoptalk With J And Dame"
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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LABL Podcast - #41 “Nominated" (ft. DJ DDT)
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #40 “Live Life UnCHELLtered"
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #39 “Keely Ferguson”
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #38 “Good Karma with P8tience”
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Sep 08, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #36 “DJ G-Raw (Conglomerate DJs)”
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #35 “July 30th”
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #34 “It STILL Was Written”
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #31 “Playlist Culture & Algorithms”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #29 “Curv Gotti (#FrmScrtch)”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #28 “Things Happen, Things Get Done"
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #27 “Nothin' But Net”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #26 “Retrograde & Grammys”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #21 “The Stream Chase”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #13 “Detroit Startup Week 2017”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #12 “Die Downloads Die"
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #10 “Sam McClain”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #8 “Clifford L.”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #6 “Uncle P”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #30 “Nicole Churchill”
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Jun 14, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #33 “Write It Down"
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May 17, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #32 “Anxiety & Artists” (feat. Dean Garcia)
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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LABL Podcast - #25 “NAMELESS”
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #24 “Pull Up” (ft. DJ DDT)
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #23 “Black Bethoven”
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #22 “Crickets"
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #20 “E Class & MAHD”
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Jul 15, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #19 “Diego Cruz”
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #17 “Don't Box Me In"
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Jun 25, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #16 “Beezy of Dead End Hip Hop”
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #15 “Miz Korona”
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Jun 04, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #14 “Kelvis Phreshley” (Kirby Glover)
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May 25, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #11 “Skills for Sale” (ft. DJ DDT)
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May 03, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #9 “April Woodard”
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #7“The College Of Hip Hop”
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Apr 02, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #5 “Ty Farris”
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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LABL Podcast - #4 “Dean Garcia”
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Dec 19, 2016 |
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LABL Podcast - #3 “3 Face Poet”
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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LABL Podcast - #2 “JR Swiftz”
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Nov 30, 2016 |
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LABL Podcast - #1 “DJ DDT”
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Nov 21, 2016 |