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Click the playhead above to listen to the 20 minute interview. When we talk about a unified collective, we mean folks working for the common good. There are certain responsibilities we have as independent thinkers. Those responsibilities are to our common human beings. It is often difficult to navigate through the noise of politics and […] The post Supreme Allah interviews G Square appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

In this interview, I speak with special guest Jake Aldridge about his background, how he got into music, and his inspiration making music. We chat a bit before playing a track from him called “Gullible” featuring Kezia Gill. Take a listen to the interview and check out more of Jake’s music at the link below. […] The post Interview with Jake Aldridge appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

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In this episode, we discuss the show as a Mastermind. Links/Music Mentioned in the Episode AD The Kid – https://soundcloud.com/thekida-d Federal Moguls – https://soundcloud.com/federal-moguls/sets/high-risk-investment-planning Killy Shoot – https://soundcloud.com/killyshoot/hallways-prod-by-filfy-tarantino Frank Yola – https://soundcloud.com/supremeallah1/comradcampantiflossteam The post 112 R&D – Mastermind appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

In this episode, we talk about the power of sharing video content, DJ Needles shares his production techniques, and Supreme Allah talks about his new album. We also share some quality music from Sunset Recordings. -Rollz Episode Timeline and Links 02:25 – DJ Needles video channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3yOqfq5YEeuEtza-O5fbQ 03:30 – Nate Quinn video channel – https://youtu.be/uF0Jnomo9GA 10:42 – Supreme Allah new album – https://open.spotify.com/album/6pjBvFSVBbRnRLtnY60oFX 11:55 – Kapital A – https://soundcloud.com/kapital-a-2/sets/1111a 27:43 – Rollz and Dice – Rap Scholars – https://rollzanddice.bandcamp.com/track/rap-scholars 28:34 – The Reese Project – https://soundcloud.com/the-reese-project/sets/evening-in-vermont 42:43 – Mista Latex – https://soundcloud.com/mista-latex 51:48 – Black Pantah – http://originalblackpantah.sunsetrecordings.com/ 55:40 – www.rollzanddice.com/store The post 111 R&D – The power of sharing video content | Experiences with Supreme Allah and DJ Needles appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

Episode Timeline 00:00 – DJ Needles – https://soundcloud.com/radio-invastion-pass-show/you-dont-stop-dj-needles 03:45 – What can we do for you? 09:05 – Alexandra Laliberte- https://www.gofundme.com/music-album-for-t1-diabetes 27:38 – Angry Monk 34:04 – Smiley and Allah – https://soundcloud.com/supremeallah1/comradcampsmiles 36:29 – Supercrush Smith 56:08 – Frank Yola – https://frankyola.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-2-the-revolut1on The post 110 R&D – What can we do? | Album Production Talk appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

At work or in life or wherever you are, there can be a lot of noise either causing stress or preventing you from getting stuff done. It’s worth it to make sure you take care of yourself or as the saying goes, DO YOU! It can be easy to mistake someone else’s priorities for your own and forget why you’re doing something in the first place so here’s a suggestion. Sit down and write out your priorities from highest to lowest. Write them down for the day, month, year and so on. Read through them when you wake up each day. As you go about the day, if you find yourself doing things that don’t directly correlate, change your direction. I promise you, you will have a better time as result. Block out the noise, and do you. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Nik Karter 04:35 – Do You! 19:12 – Roachclip Album Review 53:44 – P Dallas – https://soundcloud.com/peacesum/p-dallas-breakin The post 109 R&D – Do You | Roachclip Album Review appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

Sampling is a pastime in hip hop – and actually how hip hop was born. Whether it was looped break beats or from groovy parts in existing music played back, if you are finding inspiration from existing music or sounds, that’s where sampling comes in. But there’s a secret to sampling in hip hop. I’m […] The post 108 R&D – The Secret to Sampling in Hip Hop appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

Home recording studio equipment has been made affordable and consumer-grade music equipment is more accessible than ever these days. But how have home recording studios affected the music industry? On one hand, more people can freely express themselves. On the other, trained audio engineers are under-valued. How have home recording studios affected the music industry? I love the study of audio and have nothing but respect for the hardcore guys and gals who are keeping true to pure recording at the highest level. I wish I had access to a Neve console and a Studer tape machine and a Pro Tools HD setup with a perfect acoustically-treated and tuned room and Adams speakers, but the truth is, I don’t have all that stuff, and neither do a lot of people. I’m all for the pursuit of recording the best sounds with the best microphones and preamps and equipment, but that stuff costs money. A lot of money. The dream job of being a full time paid with benefits audio engineer with top of the line equipment is almost as much of a pipe dream as being in the NBA or NFL. Manufacturers have begun to cater their products to the home studio and I couldn’t be more grateful. Affordable audio equipment has made my life so much better. The fact is, you can record with a smart phone and make it sound incredible with the built-in microphone. Not to mention the apps out there that have virtual instruments and sequencers all in the palm of your hand. I think it’s amazing. Don’t get me wrong, if there wasn’t cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, professional-grade equipment, then there wouldn’t be the affordable consumer version either. But you can record professional sounding music these days on a budget and that has been a contributing factor to the reason I have been able to make quality music and podcasts. I love the world where we can turn our living rooms and bedrooms into recording studios for relatively cheap and am interested to see where the world of home recording will go. A potential downfall of home recording may be that people have less drive to learn the proper techniques and could end up producing lower quality, tired work. Good thing there are ample good training courses out there, but it takes initiative to learn. If anything, I say the home recording studio has made accessible the expression of the dream of music and audio creation for the better. More people are able to express themselves with affordable options. Music and music creation is for the people and should always be affordable. We speak on this topic in depth in this episode of the podcast and then play music from some talented artists. Check below for the audio podcast episode timeline, click the playhead at the top of this page to listen, and please subscribe to The Rollz and Dice Show to show us you dig this post. We’re on iTunes and Stitcher and a number of other podcast directories. -Rollz Audio Podcast Episode Timeline 1:10 – How have home recording studios affected the music industry? 15:19 – Vinny Vangoh – https://soundcloud.com/vinnyvangoh/cant-go-back 17:13 – Yona Marie – https://soundcloud.com/rachelmarieluv/my-soulful-baby 29:06 – Ascendant Apaulo – https://soundcloud.com/ascendantapaulo/you-prod-syndrome 60:35 – Smiley and Prime Omega – https://www.instagram.com/smileysoundmpc/ 63:06 – Affects 65:56 – Crux Motollo and Supreme Allah – https://soundcloud.com/supremeallah1/comradcampcanada The post 107 R&D – How have home recording studios affected the music industry? appeared first on Rollz and Dice.

Do whatever you have to do to work on your craft. We like to make music. Last week, we began selling merchandise to supplement our craft. I didn’t know I was going to be selling merchandise when I picked up my first bass guitar. But here I am finding myself researching merchandise design trends and dropshipping. In 2009, Dice and I made our first album when I lived in New England. I moved to California and in 2015, we had a phone call one day because we wanted to continue the project and make our second studio album. Before I knew it, I was researching podcast hosting, web design, and internet upload and download speed upgrades. This was all in an effort to document the process as well as open our music making conversation to an audience for collaboration. Now, we have a live YouTube show! In the middle of 2017, we started introducing new artists and playing music like a radio show and now we’re networking and spinning nearly half a dozen new artists every week while Dice performs weekly on the turntables, which by the way, is one of his crafts. All because we wanted to make and play music. I didn’t know I was going to be doing any of this when I started, but I welcome it, and I embrace it. You have to work on your craft. Nobody else does it like you and nobody else is going to do it like you would. You don’t have to go against your own personal beliefs to get their either. Just act with curiosity and continually pursue knowledge. Don’t do wrong by people, don’t be a jerk, just be yourself, and people are there to help. -Rollz Timeline 0:52 – What does it take to work on your craft? 4:35 – Precious MXNight – https://soundcloud.com/precious_mxnight/the-pleasure 9:15 – Clu and Prime Omega Cannons – https://soundcloud.com/cluraps 41:52 – Nikolai – https://soundcloud.com/nikolai_rva 48:27 – Supreme Allah featuring The Insurgent – https://soundcloud.com/supremeallah1/comradcamp4ever The post 106 R&D – What does it take to work on your craft? appeared first on Rollz and Dice.