Guest Speaker Ep. 140: C4RP00L

About this episode

The episode features the LA-based hip-hop collective C4RP00L discussing their journey, musical influences, and DIY success.

On Episode 140 of the Guest Speaker Series, we welcome LA-based hip-hop collective C4RP00L to the show! C4RP00L is compromised of three friends Renzo Starr, Michael the Villain, and Kent Danger, originally all from North Carolina. Their journey started when they met at NC State as college students, and they quickly became acquainted one another and realized their synergy musically. Since, they have toured the country performing together, and also released three full length albums as a part of their ‘CREATURE MODE’ trilogy: “Vulnerable”, “Velocity”, and “Vicious”, each one representative of a member of the group. C4RP00L also performed in Boston during their visit in July as a part of our “Mind Flex Presents” showcase series at New Dia. The guys discuss their story of coming together as a group, as well as their individual influences musically. They also share their vision for the group moving forward, and how they managed to create success for themselves through a DIY approach. Follow C4RP00L on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c4rp00l/ Follow Renzo Starr on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renz0starr/ Follow Michael the Villain on Instagram…

People in this episode

Host: Turntable Teachers

Guests: Renzo Starr, Michael the Villain, Kent Danger

Topics covered

• hip-hop
• music collaboration
• DIY success
• musical influences
• touring
• album release

Keywords

• C4RP00L
• hip-hop collective
• CREATURE MODE
• album trilogy
• North Carolina
• music synergy
• Boston performance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: CREATURE MODE: VULNERABLE, CREATURE MODE: VELOCITY, CREATURE MODE: VICIOUS

Places: North Carolina, LA, Boston

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