Trapital

By Dan Runcie

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Gain insights from the business of music, media, and culture. Trapital founder Dan Runcie and various experts break down the companies and moguls who start the trends that shape the business world. Learn more at https://trapital.co/pod


Episode Date
Do Major Record Labels Still Have Brand Identity?
Mar 29, 2024
UMG vs TikTok, Kids’ Music, and Beyonce - Verizon (Trapital mailbag episode)
Mar 22, 2024
What’s Next For Concert Films?
Mar 15, 2024
Why We’re Still Early on AI Music
Mar 08, 2024
The Oscars: Hit Songs, All the Drama, and Tons of Money
Mar 01, 2024
Virgil Abloh: Off-White, Luxury, and Open-Source Fashion
Feb 23, 2024
Yeezy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Feb 16, 2024
The Rise of Las Vegas Concert Residencies
Feb 09, 2024
SoundCloud and the Future of Superfans
Feb 02, 2024
The Business Behind The Grammys
Jan 26, 2024
How Insurance Ads Became the Industry Standard
Jan 19, 2024
Why Radio Still Matters
Jan 12, 2024
Can New Superstars Ever Surpass Current Superstars?
Dec 22, 2023
Why Celebrity Fast Food Meals Took Off
Dec 15, 2023
Adidas: Sneakers, Hip-Hop and Culture
Dec 08, 2023
YouTube’s Impact on Music
Dec 01, 2023
Why Music is a $40+ Billion Industry
Nov 17, 2023
Reebok: Sneakers, Hip-Hop, and Missed Opportunities
Nov 10, 2023
The Trapital Report 2023
Oct 30, 2023
Apple’s Impact on Music: From iPods to AirPods
Oct 20, 2023
Trapital Report coming soon!
Oct 13, 2023
Pandora: a 3-1 Lead in Music Streaming
Oct 05, 2023
Stanford GSB: The Future of Music - 2023 Black Leadership Conference
Sep 29, 2023
Def Jam Recordings: A 40-Year Legacy
Sep 22, 2023
Investing in Music, Songs of the Summer, Pop Star Decline, and Creator Trends
Sep 15, 2023
The Music Industry: A Tale of Two Cities
Sep 08, 2023
Napster's Impact on Music and Culture
Sep 01, 2023
MTV: Music Videos, Reality TV, and Ridiculousness
Aug 25, 2023
Unpacking the Economics of Taylor Swift
Aug 15, 2023
Hip-Hop's 50 Greatest Moguls
Aug 08, 2023
The State of the Middle-Class Artist
Jul 28, 2023
What’s Next for Travis Scott?
Jul 20, 2023
Motown Records: The Hit Factory That Changed Music Forever
Jul 13, 2023
The Real Story Behind Hip-Hop's "Decline"
Jul 06, 2023
30 years of Bad Boy Entertainment (with Zack Greenburg)
Jun 29, 2023
Why Music Streaming Can’t Agree on a Payout Model (with Lucas Shaw)
Jun 23, 2023
Do Music Videos Still Matter? (with Tati Cirisano)
Jun 15, 2023
How Ice Spice Blew Up (with Denisha Kuhlor)
Jun 08, 2023
The Rise and Fall of Roc-A-Fella Records (with Zack O'Malley Greenburg)
Jun 02, 2023
The State of Music (with Will Page)
May 25, 2023
Artist Independence (with Steve Stoute)
May 18, 2023
How Brands Become Ideologies (with Marcus Collins)
May 11, 2023
Rerun: How KevOnStage is Building His Comedy Flywheel
May 04, 2023
The Rise of Interscope Records (with Zack Greenburg)
Apr 27, 2023
Rerun: Investing $200 Million In Music with Matt Pincus
Apr 20, 2023
The Business Behind Coachella (with Tati Cirisano)
Apr 13, 2023
Rerun: The Future Of Music Business With Economist Will Page
Apr 06, 2023
Picking The Most Valuable Music Catalog Portfolio (with Denisha Kuhlor)
Mar 30, 2023
The Short-Form Video Wars: TikTok vs Shorts vs Reels (with Tati Cirisano)
Mar 23, 2023
Africa’s Music and Startup Future (with Mr Eazi)
Mar 16, 2023
The Future of Music and Gaming (with Vickie Nauman)
Mar 09, 2023
The Rise of Burna Boy (with Denisha Kuhlor)
Mar 02, 2023
Where Web2 and Web3 Meet (with Cardin Campbell)
Feb 23, 2023
Investing in New Music Startups (with Bob Moczydlowsky)
Feb 16, 2023
Rihanna, Roc Nation, and the Super Bowl Halftime Show (with DJ Louie XIV)
Feb 08, 2023
Why It’s Not Too Late to Start on TikTok (with Sean “BrandMan” Taylor)
Feb 02, 2023
How Cash Money Records Pulled Off Hip-Hop’s Louisiana Purchase (with Zack O’Malley Greenburg)
Jan 26, 2023
Why Algorithms are Getting Smarter with Ari Herstand
Jan 19, 2023
How Diddy is Underestimated as a Businessman
Jan 12, 2023
NYU Keynote: Music, Streaming, and Second-Order Effects
Jan 05, 2023
Trapital Mailbag: A.I. in Music, Future of NFTs, Hip-Hop Globalization, and More!
Dec 15, 2022
Turnover at Motown, Berner's Billion-Dollar Weed Business, and Hip-Hop's Wealthiest of 2022
Dec 08, 2022
Why The Next 10 Years Of Rich Homie Quan’s Career Won’t Be Like The Last
Dec 01, 2022
Investing in Web3 Music with Coopahtroopa
Nov 23, 2022
What Spotify and YouTube’s Billions Playlists Tell Us About Streaming
Nov 17, 2022
How a16z’s Cultural Leadership Fund Is Putting More Black Dollars in Tech
Nov 10, 2022
The Culture Report, and DICE President on Making Music Ticketing Less Transactional
Nov 03, 2022
How HitPiece Rebounded and Relaunched After Controversy
Oct 27, 2022
How Curren$y Played The Long Game With His Career & Jet Life
Oct 20, 2022
Rap Capital: The Rise & Reign Of Atlanta’s Hip-Hop Empire
Oct 13, 2022
Mona Scott-Young’s Influence On Culture Goes Beyond Love & Hip Hop
Oct 06, 2022
Inside Hannibal Buress’ Pivot From Comedy To Rap
Sep 29, 2022
The Music Industry’s Oversaturation Problem
Sep 22, 2022
How Roy Wood Jr. Is Evolving His Comedy
Sep 16, 2022
TikTok Wants to Takeover. Will it Succeed?
Sep 09, 2022
Investing $200 Million In Music with Matt Pincus
Sep 02, 2022
How Virtual Characters Are Done Right
Aug 26, 2022
Inside the Business of Beatmaking
Aug 19, 2022
Post Malone’s Agent Breaks Down Strategy Behind His Success
Aug 12, 2022
Inside Benny Pough’s Career in Hip-Hop
Aug 05, 2022
How Does the Music Business Compare To Film And TV?
Jul 29, 2022
Why Talib Kweli is Focused on his Fans
Jul 22, 2022
What Every Artist and Creator Needs to Know Before Signing Contracts
Jul 15, 2022
Improving The Artist-Fan Relationship
Jul 08, 2022
Sherrese Clarke Soares Explains Why Content Is Queen
Jul 01, 2022
How Drake and Beyoncé Drop New Music
Jun 23, 2022
Broken Record: Missy Elliott
Jun 17, 2022
Stem CEO Milana Lewis Wants To Get Artists Paid
Jun 10, 2022
Bay Area Hip-Hop with Rexx Life Raj
Jun 03, 2022
Why the Golden State Warriors Launched a Record Label
May 27, 2022
The iPod’s Legacy in the Music Industry with Zack O’Malley Greenburg
May 20, 2022
Comedian Bigg Jah Charters His Own Path Into Entertainment Industry
May 13, 2022
How indify’s Co-Founder prettyboyshav Is Flipping The Economics Of The Record Business
May 06, 2022
Young M.A and the $20 NFT
Apr 29, 2022
How Fanbase Raised $6 Million Without VC with Isaac Hayes III
Apr 22, 2022
The Future Of Music Business With Economist Will Page
Apr 15, 2022
Audiomack CMO Dave Ponte’s Plan to Grow the Pie for Artists
Apr 08, 2022
The Broccoli City Music Festival
Apr 01, 2022
Why Podcast Ownership Matters with Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings of “For Colored Nerds”
Mar 25, 2022
How Kevin Liles Built 300 Entertainment Into A $400 Million Business In Under 10 Years
Mar 18, 2022
How Quality Control Music Invests in Startups
Mar 11, 2022
Frank Cooper III Brokered Beyonce-Pepsi’s $50 Million Deal. Here’s Where He Sees Industry Going Next
Mar 03, 2022
The Future Of Live Music with Kevin Shivers, Partner at WME
Feb 24, 2022
Bun B Believes The Metaverse Will Open Up Access Between Artists & Fans
Feb 17, 2022
How Tuma Basa is Bringing Black Music to the World with YouTube
Feb 10, 2022
How Junae Brown Became the ‘Beyoncé of Marketing’
Feb 04, 2022
BONUS: The New Creator Manifesto
Feb 01, 2022
How KevOnStage is Building His Comedy Flywheel
Jan 28, 2022
Troy Carter on the Future of Music Streaming
Jan 21, 2022
Ralph McDaniels on Video Music Box and Documenting Hip-Hop History
Jan 14, 2022
Master P on Bringing Culture to Corporate America (live from TMRE)
Jan 07, 2022
Issa Rae on Insecure, Ownership in Media, and Creator Economy Trends
Dec 24, 2021
Chris Taylor on MNRK's Rebrand, Managing Death Row Records Catalog, and Music's M&A Market
Dec 17, 2021
Charlie Kaplan on Audiomack Supporters, Artist-Fan Monetization, and Streaming Business Models
Dec 10, 2021
Tunde Balogun on Developing R&B Superstars, LVRN's Journey, and Mental Health in Music
Dec 03, 2021
Independent Artist Life with Flawless Real Talk (2020)
Nov 26, 2021
Steven Galanis on Cameo's Rise (2020)
Nov 19, 2021
Trapital Mailbag #5: Blockchain Opportunities in Music, Middle Class Musicians, Astroworld, Indie vs Major Record Labels, and more
Nov 12, 2021
Dave Mays on The Source's Legacy, Launching Breakbeat, and State of Hip-Hop Media
Nov 05, 2021
Sacha Jenkins on Rick James Life and Times, the Rise of Music Documentaries, and Hip Hop 50
Oct 29, 2021
Zack O'Malley Greenburg on How Music Leads Innovation, Forbes to Substack, and Hip-Hop's Next Billionaire
Oct 22, 2021
Mary Rahmani on TikTok Artist Strategies, Launching Moon Projects, and Influencer Partnerships
Oct 15, 2021
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud's Creator Strategy, Web 3.0, and Building a Music Entertainment Business
Oct 08, 2021
Steve Stoute on Artist Independence, UnitedMasters, Translation, and Facilitating Fan Access
Oct 01, 2021
Karl Fowlkes on Becoming an Entertainment Attorney, NBA Agent, and NIL Opportunities
Sep 24, 2021
DJ Semtex on Donda, Certified Lover Boy, Podcasting, and UK Hip-Hop
Sep 17, 2021
Rick Ross on Bossing Up, Building His Empire, WingStop, and his Investments
Sep 10, 2021
The OutKast Edge
Sep 03, 2021
A Campaign Breakdown on Tyler, The Creator’s “Call Me If You Get Lost” with Amber Horsburgh
Aug 27, 2021
24kGoldn on TikTok Success, Investments, and Record Label Deals
Aug 20, 2021
Mike G on Music Festivals, Touring, Young Thug, The Kid LAROI, and Chris Brown
Aug 13, 2021
Anthony Martini on Royalty Exchange, Music Royalties, NFTs, and Managing Lil Dicky and Tyga
Aug 06, 2021
Steve Rifkind on Loud Records, Spring Sound, Wu-Tang Clan, and the Family Business
Jul 29, 2021
Detavio Samuels on REVOLT, Digital and Cable Strategy, The Crew League, Black-owned Media, and Working with Diddy
Jul 23, 2021
Jamal Henderson on Space Jam, Structuring SpringHill, LeBron James, and the Creator Economy
Jul 16, 2021
Music Business Podcast: Trippie Redd's Manager Charlene Bryant on Hitting Billboard #1 and Launching Riveter Management
Jul 13, 2021
MixedByAli on EngineEars, TDE's Legacy, and Mixing for Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre
Jul 09, 2021
Call Me Ace on his Indie Rap Career, Building His Brand, and Still Working Full-Time
Jul 02, 2021
Benjy Grinberg on Rostrum Records, Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller, and Mental Health
Jun 25, 2021
The Major Record Labels All Want Your Attention
Jun 22, 2021
Leron Rogers on Helping Artists Become Moguls, Entertainment Law, and Representing Rick Ross
Jun 18, 2021
Jonnyshipes on Cinematic Music Group, Indie Hip-Hop, and Building the Supreme for Music
Jun 04, 2021
Tarik Brooks, President of Combs Enterprises (2020)
May 28, 2021
Tracy Chan on Twitch Music, Helping Artists Monetize, and the Creator Economy
May 21, 2021
James Lindsay on Rap Snacks, BossUp Bank, Why Distribution Matters, and Managing Meek Mill
May 14, 2021
Trapital Mailbag! Hip-Hop’s Streaming Popularity, Rap Battle Leagues, Cancel Culture, Women Music Execs, and Record Labels
May 07, 2021
Brandon Pankey on Launching the APEX Video Network, Live Music’s Return, and Educating the Next Generation
Apr 30, 2021
Shawn Prez on Bad Boy, Black Rob, and PowerMoves Inc. (2020)
Apr 23, 2021
BrandMan Sean on Music Marketing, Common Mistakes Artists Make, and Working with 24KGoldn
Apr 16, 2021
The "Will and Jada" Playbook
Apr 09, 2021
Brian “Z” Zisook on DJBooth’s Run, Major Record Labels, Indie Artists, and Audiomack’s Partnerships
Apr 02, 2021
Dame Ritter on When “Ownership” Goes Too Far, Myths about Streaming and Touring, and Managing Comedians
Mar 25, 2021
Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad, Dreamville President (2020)
Mar 18, 2021
Micah Johnson on Selling $1M Worth of NFTs in 1 Minute, Transitioning from MLB to Fine Art, and Getting More Black Collectors Involved
Mar 11, 2021
Mick Batyske on How His DJ Career Led to Brand Deals, Angel Investing, and Startup Advising
Mar 04, 2021
Jay Z sells 50% of Ace of Spades, TikTok Artist’s Path to Success
Feb 26, 2021
Ted Lucas on Slip-N-Slide Records, Miami Hip-Hop, and R&B’s Comeback
Feb 19, 2021
J. Erving on Human Re-Sources, Sony Music's Acquisition, and How to Evaluate Talent
Feb 10, 2021
The Best Hip-Hop Album Rollouts of All-Time (with Ernest Wilkins)
Feb 05, 2021
Def Jam's Past, Present, and Future with Gary Suarez
Jan 28, 2021
Binta Brown on the State of the Music Industry, omalilly projects, and Black Music Action Coalition
Jan 21, 2021
Master P on Reebok, Ownership, Generational Wealth, and Lessons Learned from Reginald Lewis
Jan 13, 2021
Why Artists Are Selling Their Music Catalogs (with Karl Fowlkes)
Jan 04, 2021
Phylicia Fant on Developing Superstar Artists, Rising in the Music Industry, and Navigating 2020
Dec 14, 2020
Flawless Real Talk on Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow, Life as an Indie Artist, and Building His Fanbase
Dec 07, 2020
Daouda Leonard on CreateSafe, the Record Deal Simulator, and Empowering Artists to Manage Their Careers
Nov 30, 2020
Steven Galanis on Cameo’s Growing Marketplace and Closing the Gap Between Fame and Monetization
Nov 23, 2020
Dave Macli on Audiomack’s Role in Music Streaming, Partnership with DJBooth, and Global Expansion
Nov 14, 2020
Big Tech's Big Plans in the Music Industry with Cherie Hu
Oct 21, 2020
Alex "Al D" Damashek on a New Partnership With Twitch, Move Forward Music, and the Future of Live Music
Oct 12, 2020
Netflix's Black Content Strategy
Oct 02, 2020
The Best Hip-Hop Marketing Campaigns of All-Time with Marcus Collins
Sep 28, 2020
Jason Geter on Heavy Sound Labs, Launching Grand Hustle, Signing T.I. and Travis Scott, and Redefining the Modern Record Label
Sep 11, 2020
Donald Albright on Building a Podcast Network, Hip-Hop Marketing Tactics, and Tenderfoot TV’s Future
Sep 02, 2020
Hip-hop's Indie Economy
Aug 31, 2020
Tyler, The Creator's Cult-Like Following
Aug 17, 2020
Peter Bittenbender on Mass Appeal’s Rise, Holding Brand Partners Accountable, and International Expansion
Jul 21, 2020
Hip-Hop Challenger Brands with Ernest Wilkins
Jul 14, 2020
Roy Wood Jr. on How 2020 Changed Comedy, His Comedy Central Partnership, and Why Alabama Means So Much to Him
Jul 07, 2020
The Steve Jobs of Gap?
Jul 03, 2020
Hovain Hylton and Busy Rivera on Cinematic Music Group’s Rise, and Turning the Brand into a Lifestyle
Jun 30, 2020
Build Your Table
Jun 14, 2020
Hip-Hop's Role in the Fight for Justice
Jun 05, 2020
Trapital Mailbag #3: How Hip-Hop Makes Money in a Pandemic, Superproducers in the Streaming Era, What’s Next for Fortnite + Travis Scott, and more!
May 12, 2020
Tiffany Ballard on Music Business Law, Why Bad Deals Still Happen, How She Made Connections on Myspace, and Her Time on Reality TV
May 05, 2020
Zack O'Malley Greenburg (2019)
Apr 28, 2020
Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad on Building Dreamville, Managing J. Cole, the Dollar & a Dream Tour, and Starting the Dreamville Fest
Apr 14, 2020
Shawn Prez on the Bad Boy Street Team, Grassroots Marketing in Hip-Hop, and Starting the Global Spin Awards
Apr 07, 2020
Hannibal Buress on How Netflix Changed Comedy, His Investing Strategy, and Why Isola Fest is One of His Favorite Career Moments
Mar 31, 2020
Mike Weissman - President, SoundCloud (2019)
Mar 26, 2020
Akin Aliu - Music Touring Agent, CAA (2019)
Mar 17, 2020
James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)
Mar 10, 2020
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
Mar 03, 2020
Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture
Feb 25, 2020
Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years
Feb 18, 2020
Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows
Feb 11, 2020
Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands
Feb 04, 2020
Steve Stoute on UnitedMasters, Partnership with Apple Music, Ownership in Hip-Hop, and Why Brands Value Indie Artists 
Jan 27, 2020
Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)
Jan 21, 2020
Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions
Dec 16, 2019
Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union
Nov 26, 2019
Why Netflix's 'Rhythm + Flow' Was a Hit
Nov 19, 2019
Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper
Nov 11, 2019
Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics
Nov 04, 2019
DJ Semtex on UK Hip-Hop’s Moment, Stormzy and Skepta Becoming Stars, Brexit’s Impact on the Culture, and Why Radio Still Matters
Oct 28, 2019
Akin Aliu on Life as a CAA Agent, Representing Ciara, and the “Rich Paul Rule”
Oct 21, 2019
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
Oct 10, 2019
Dame Ritter on Kanye West’s Sunday Services, Launching Music Entrepreneur Club, and How He Almost Signed Russ to a Deal
Oct 08, 2019
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
Sep 26, 2019
50 Cent is a Habitual Line Stepper
Sep 12, 2019
Moody Jones on marketing for Snoop Dogg, EMPIRE’s digital strategy, and why he wants to work with Childish Gambino
Aug 23, 2019
RapCaviar's Big Advantage
Aug 09, 2019
Roc Nation's Wild Year
Aug 01, 2019
The Hip-Hop Partnership Flywheel
Jul 23, 2019
No Tour, No Problem for Cardi B
Jul 15, 2019
Mathew Knowles on Beyoncé's Streaming Strategy, Solange's Marketing, and Dinner with Jay Z or $50,000
Jul 08, 2019