April 19, 2023
Episode 2: Top 8 Dead or Alive
PLAYLIST
- “Can I Have It Like That” – Pharrell Williams feat. Gwen Stefani (2005)
- “Google Me” – Teyana Taylor (2008)
- “Rockin N Rollin” – Mickey Factz feat. The Cool Kids (2008)
- “I Like Your Supras” – Mickey Factz (2009)
- “Day ‘N’ Nite” – Kid Cudi (2009)
- “Black Mags” – The Cool Kids (2007)
- “Nike Boots” – Wale (2008)
SHOW NOTES
In Downtown Manhattan, a small group of friends attracts attention worldwide thanks to MySpace. There’s so much talent within this community: Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, Wale, the Cool Kids. But it’s Mickey Factz who breaks out first, once he’s posted on a website called NahRight. The music and media industries don’t take notice until January ‘07, when DJ Drama – the biggest mixtape DJ – is put on the ground by Georgia police with RICO warrants. The dominos tip and The Blog Era begins.
SOURCES
- Byron Crawford on Super Smoker’s BBQ’s “Secret Ingredient”
- Byron Crawford: Let’s Hunt & Kill Kanye’s Mother
- XXL Editor-in-Chief Elliott Wilson Fired – HipHopDX
- Dallas Penn Sheds Light on NYC’s Gritty School System In The 80s
- The Cipher : Mickey Factz, Nymesys, Nakim
- People Watching: Hats Off to Teyana Taylor – Teen Vogue
- Mickey Factz – “I’m Sean (50 Shots More)”