OVRKAST. on Producing for Drake, Leaving Oakland & Why AI Can't Make Real Music
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OVRKAST. discusses his experiences producing for Drake, his artistic journey, and the impact of AI on music.
Oakland producer and rapper OVRKAST. sits down with Jeff Weiss and Mz.Free on The Truth Hurts podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that breaks down what it was actually like to land beats on Drake's album, why he locked himself in the studio for four months to make his project, learning how to rap, the Bay Area beat scene that raised him, and his new album "striking."👍 Make sure you hit that like & subscribe team 0:00 Intro0:36 Resisting the technocracy: AI, deepfakes & uploading your consciousness2:55 Twitter, trolling & Facebook being a whole other world5:59 Moving to New York, reading your own press & finding the right label11:44 How the first Drake placement changed his life13:10 Locking in the studio, imposter syndrome & "While The Iron Is Hot"16:23 How the Drake beats actually got picked18:34 The Bay Area beat scene, Bandcamp & knxwledge23:05 Michael Jackson biopics & being a film guy25:54 The "striking" short film & the struggle of being an artist28:48 Being overlooked, the E-40 problem & repping the Bay32:19 From beats to bars: learning how to rap36:49 "This isn't DoorDash": life after a hit…
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