A Conversation with Jabs Supreme (Wealthy Records)

Jabs Supreme x LFOD Life x Wealthy Records
Jabs Supreme x Wealthy Records x LFOD Life

We’re gonna be dropping new interviews every week, going forward. Here’s another convo from early 2020, right before things went left. Ya’ll said we had to check in with Cyanca & LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON while we were in Charlotte. So, of course that happened – but we wanted to dig a bit deeper as well. Before meeting Cyanca, we asked if there was a local business she wanted to shoot at so we could spread highlight one of the city’s creative spaces.

Enter: Wealthy Records & Jabari, aka Jabs. He is the president & CEO of this Charlotte based recording studio, event-curation company, and artist collective. They roll deep too – you’re going to want to have a pen ready or your IG pulled up so you can tap in with everybody. We talked about the group of artists, their vision, what it really means to be “wealthy”, and the state of hip-hop in Charlotte. Things sounded like they were really picking up steam, so I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next once outside is back to 100%.

As always, we’d love to hear from you!. Comment below, on IG, Twitter, or send us an e-mail. Whatever works!

Jabs Supreme introduces us to Wealthy Records

A Conversation with Doe Cigapom

DC native Doe Cigapom talks gogo, hip-hop, gentrification, education, & more

Pre-COVID flow right here. Last year started with an LFOD road trip & Sam traveling from city to city meeting artists that ya’ll recommended. The homie TonyWhiteDDM strongly recommended we link with Doe Cigapom while in Atlanta.

Though he resides in Decatur now, Doe’s story is that of life in the District of Columbia, Chocolate City, Washington, DC… He played drums in gogo bands growing up, experienced the extreme changes his city has gone through over the years, and found solace as an educator and MC.

We got into all of that and more in this convo. Watch the video above, catch some bars below & connect with Doe Ciga on Instagram for more.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts as well. Comment below, on IG, Twitter, or send us an e-mail. Whatever’s clever.

#ExtraBars from Doe Cigapom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XtIQ2aXN6c
D.O.E. C.I.G.A.P.O.M. – Lord’s Willin’ / 2020

Interview with The Record Co

Matt & Maria from The Record Co share their vision & update us on the new space!

The Record Co is a Boston-based community space for musicians, featuring four brand new recording studios, 15 rehearsal spaces, and all the bells and whistles you’d expect from such a location.

They were mid-renovation when COVID hit, so they made sure to include a top-notch HVAC system, as well. Each room has it’s own totally independent airflow. We talked more about safety and a LOT more about the music they’re ready to make in today’s interview.

These guys have a great mission, an exciting vision for the future, and they get things done! Definitely tap in when you can.

Long time listeners may recognize the name… Season VI of the LFOD Radio podcast was recorded at their Newbury St. location last year and we spoke at length with Jesse about their Beast compilation when that dropped in 2017.

Our Top Shares of 2020

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Cakeswagg has been lit all 2020, dropping bars every Tuesday for her fans. Tap-in.

We’ve been sharing more music than ever this year. We’re on the radio every week dropping new mixes, we tapped in with artists across the country for Season VI of the LFOD Radio podcast, and we launched our submissions form to make it easy for ya’ll to send us your art. When we say ya’ll, we mean artists, fans, and everyone in between. It’s been dope connecting with so many different people this year.

When we hear/see something, we say something! We do most of our sharing on Twitter and Facebook where we can post links, but there’s some gems on our Instagram as well.

We looked back through the analytics and put together this list of our audience’s favorites from January through November 2020. Some of these may be brand new to you, others could be welcome reminders… It’s been a wild year – not easy to keep track of all that’s happened.

Let us know what you think! And if you’ve got something you’d like us to share, we’re here for it!

And now the music… No particular order.

Caliph – Jog Your Memory/Melanin

Alex Place popped up in one of our IG Lives with his laptop and brought this one to our attention. Dope video. Caliph did his thing on the new SuperSmashBroz record as well.

K.A.A.N. – The Escape

K.A.A.N. (Knowledge Above All Nonsense) popped onto our radar heavy this year. We shared a few of his videos, but this was your favorite!

Open Mike Eagle – I’m a JoeStar

Not gonna front like we knew what a JoeStar was before this hit our inbox, but a lot of ya’ll definitely did and we have a much better idea now. From Open Mike Eagle‘s Anime , Trauma, and Divorce.

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LFOD Radio Ep. 168 (Looking back at #24in24)

Three years ago today, we released our first album. That sentence feels like an understatement… Three years ago, we got 24 of our favorite artists together to record 24 songs in 24 hours and today is the three year anniversary of it’s release. We reached out to the artists involved, and here’s what they had to say looking back.

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Tuesday at 9pm on 91.5FM in Boston.

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Listen to the album on Apple, Spotify, Tidal, Bandcamp, etc or right here:

LFOD Radio Ep. 124 – The State of New England Hip Hop 2018 (Part II)

We’re back for Part II of the #StateOfNEHH with Latrell James and Oompa, who reflect back on 2018 both from a personal and big picture perspective. If you missed Part I featuring Bedlam, Dart Adams, and Tim Larew, you can listen here. What are your thoughts??

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Monday at 9am on 91.5FM in Boston.

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LFOD Radio Ep. 107 (Featuring Dé Von)

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We’re joined this week by Dé Von. Long time listeners will remember his production on the 2016 Alumni Cypher but he’s evolved quite a bit since then, producing and singing with a style of his own. Crazy talented, and it’s been great watching his transformation into the artist he is today. We also recapped a dope weekend of events, heard about his plans for the future, and discussed a wide range of musical influences.

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Monday at 9am on 91.5FM in Boston.

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LFOD Radio Ep. 106 (Featuring Chatham the SUN)

Chatham the SUN, X-Town legend, joins us to talk about playing shows in China, the artistic rebirth he is currently experiencing, and how to behave once you discover you may be living in a computer simulation. We also talked about the hip-hop scene here in New England and what YOU can do to make it better. 

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Monday at 9am on 91.5FM in Boston.

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LFOD Radio Ep. 104 (Featuring Latrell James)

Latrell James joins us to discuss his brand new music, first headlining show Friday night at The Pull Up, and of course – his favorite ways to prepare PB & Js. That’s not all, though. Quite a few gems dropped over the course of this one. 

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Monday at 9am on 91.5FM in Boston.

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LFOD Radio Ep. 101 (Featuring Fresh Out the Mint)

We’re joined this week by RJ from Fresh Out the Mint. We talked about their pivot from radio to live events, goals for uplifting the scene, who he’s feeling right now, Twitter smoke with local artists and more. Tashawn also had some questions about artists’ accountability for their personal lives & how audiences should react.

Listen below or on your favorite podcast app, whether that’s Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, etc… We also broadcast every Monday at 9am on 91.5FM in Boston.

New episodes every Tuesday. Subscribe to get them right away.