April 26, 2023
Episode 3: Ten Dollars and a Dream
PLAYLIST
- “Simba” – J. Cole (2007)
- “Say Yeah” – Wiz Khalifa (2008)
- “Reagan Era” – Curren$y (2008)
- “W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E” – Wale feat. Justice (2008)
- “UKNOWBIGSEAN” – Big Sean (2003)
- “The Calm” – Drake (2009)
- “Successful” – Drake (2009)
SHOW NOTES
What starts as a small outlet for Eskay to celebrate underground music, in two years becomes a destination for artists like J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Wale, Big Sean and so many others looking for a co-sign outside MTV, Hot97 and XXL Magazine. When NahRight, a rappy-rap paradise, bends its unwritten rules to post Drake, he becomes a huge deal. XXL’s editor-in-chief Elliott Wilson, once an enemy of the blogs, turns to Eskay to revamp XXL’s site in his vision.
SOURCES
- Jay-Z & Nas – “Black Republicans” on NahRight
- The legendary ‘XXL’ Jay-Z, LeBron James, Kanye West and Foxy Brown cover
- Elliott Wilson on “YN”
- Elliott Wilson buys an ad in Dec. 7 2002 issue of Billboard declaring XXL the best rap mag out
- Rapper Wiz Khalifa drops ‘Deal or No Deal’. – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Datpiff in 2006
- Drake Talks Young Money, Kanye Comparisons & Ghostwriting – Complex