About this episode
Ken and Mario discuss what it takes to be a good MC and what makes a great album in hip-hop.
On this bonus episode, Ken and Mario give us another West Coast Sharks hip-hop deep dive; focusing on what it takes to be a good MC, and what makes a great album. PLZ NOTE: Due to some tech difficulties during the recording, Marios audio was affected negatively but we did our best to bring it up and out so you can enjoy the conversation. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsmusic@gmail.com ). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz ( https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu _)
People in this episode
Host: Ken
Guest: Mario
Topics covered
- hip-hop
- MC skills
- album quality
- West Coast culture
- music production
Keywords
- MC
- hip-hop
- album
- West Coast
- music
- podcast
- Champagne Sharks
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Champagne Sharks, patreon.com, Pierced Ears Recording Co
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