MDLSKL
Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji
Displaying all 9 Episode of MDLSKL with the tag “eminem”.
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S4E3: The Creativity Conundrum
July 25th, 2022 | Season 4 | 25 mins 38 secs
album, apple, content, creator, eminem, kendrick, mgk, music, record labels, royalties, russ, song, soundcloud, spotify, tidal, tiktok, track, umg, warner
This week, we discuss creative freedom in the music industry, and how labels are still significantly impacting the creative direction of album and song releases in 2022. Whether established or not, we unpack why artists do and don't work with labels, despite the opportunities for self-ownership in the modern streaming era.
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S3E6: Wrapped 2020
December 18th, 2020 | Season 3 | 34 mins 1 sec
b-side, charts, concerts, data, eminem, halsey, justin bieber, live shows, mgk, mtbmb, music, musictech, podcasts, russ, sales, spotify, streams, tech, wrapped
This week, we put the spotlight on MDLSKL's year in review, unpacking the data behind our listening habits and what has made 2020 a year to remember (or forget). We explore active trends, our predictions and what we're expecting for 2021 and beyond.
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S3E1: Jon Connor
May 31st, 2020 | Season 3 | 37 mins 26 secs
#bestintheworld, aftermath, all varsity music, anderson paak, avm, compton, defjam, dr dre, eminem, jay-z, jon connor, kendrick lamar, mdlskl, mixtape, music, podcast, sos, tech, the game, vehicle city
As Dr. Dre's 'Compton' protégé, Jon Connor recently parted ways with Dr. Dre's Aftermath label to seek independence under his new imprint All Varsity Music Group. With the release of his highly-anticipated "SOS" album, we sat down with the Flint, Michigan native to learn more about his journey.
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S2E2: The Voice of Gen Z
February 2nd, 2020 | Season 2 | 41 mins 39 secs
alternative, alternative pop, awards, bad guy, billie, billie eilish, commentary, eilish, electro pop, eminem, finneas, gen z, grammys, halsey, indie pop, interscope, lady gaga, lil wayne, madonna, music, musictech, ocean eyes, podcast, pop, soundcloud, tech, tiktok
This week, we put the spotlight on Grammys "big four" marquee award sensation - Billie Eilish. At just 18-years old, Billie Eilish is redefining teen-pop stardom, while making history along the way. We discuss the career evolution of none other than Billie Eilish.
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S2E1: Music to Be Murdered By
January 26th, 2020 | Season 2 | 47 mins 22 secs
50 cent, anderson.paak, bobby creekwater, ca$his, commentary, d12, darkness, dr dre, ed sheeran, eminem, encore, farewell, godzilla, halsey, interscope, jimmy iovine, joe budden, juice wrld, kamikaze, lock it up, lord jamar, mac miller, marshall mathers, marshall mathers lp, mgk, mmlp2, murder, music, music to be murdered by, musictech, obie trice, podcast, recovery, relapse, revival, royce da 5’9”, skylar grey, slaughterhouse, slim shady, slim shady lp, stat quo, tech, tes, the eminem show, young m.a
This week, we put the spotlight on the best-selling artist of the 21st century - Eminem. With the surprise release of his 11th studio album, and 10th consecutive No. 1, the controversial 'Music to Be Murdered By' is the most streamed album ever in one day. We discuss the career evolution of Marshall Mathers himself aka Eminem.
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S1E9: Wrapped 2019
December 15th, 2019 | Season 1 | 21 mins 56 secs
awards, billie eilish, bts, charts, data, dr dre, eminem, game, halsey, jayz, kanye, minutes, music, musictech, podcasts, reggaeton, sales, spotify, streams, tech, weeknd, wrapped
This week, we put the spotlight on MDLSKL's year in review, unpacking the data behind our listening habits. Furthermore, we discuss the strategic intent of modern day release cycles, and the effect on back catalogue sales. We apologise for the poor audio quality.
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S1E8: Lyrics & Law
December 1st, 2019 | Season 1 | 34 mins 53 secs
6ix 9ine, american music awards, art, artist, billboard, camila cabello, case, charts, court, court case, dr dre, eminem, grammy, griselda, halsey, hiphop, jail, jury, jusad priest, law, legal, lyrics, mtv, music, musictech, nwa, ozzy osbourne, post malone, prison, rap, rock, soundcloud, taylor swift, tech, tekashi, the game, travis scott, us, ynw melly, youtube
This week, we put the spotlight on the controversial use of song lyrics as evidence. From rock & roll to rap, we discuss what it really means to separate the art from the artist.
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S1E7: Expectations VS Reality
November 17th, 2019 | Season 1 | 37 mins 23 secs
apple music, billboard, camp flog gnaw, chance the rapper, charts, concerts, country, dj khaled, drake, eminem, hiphop, itunes, kanye west, kendrick lamar, migos, music, musictech, nf, nicki minaj, rankings, sales, schoolboy q, soundcloud, spotify, streams, tde, tech, tickets, tiktok, tyler the creator, youtube
This week, we put the spotlight on popular opinion and how this translates into sales numbers. We discuss the relevance of chart positions in the modern streaming era, sales strategies and the artist disputes that arise on the back of these.
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S1E1: The Minimum Viable Album
September 30th, 2019 | Season 1 | 38 mins 38 secs
album, creativity, detox, dr dre, eminem, finance, hip hop, labels, leaks, lil wayne, mixtapes, music, music rights, musictech, producer, production, royalties, startups, streaming era, super producer, tech, venture capital, vezt
This week, we unpack the concept of the 'minimum viable album', disruption in the royalty space and general industry buzz.