Feel the Void

Feel the Void

• Ep 11 - Buffalo Billionaires

  The Buffalo Bills are set to build a new stadium, much of it paid for by taxpayers. Why have a billionaire, or any individual, own a sports team? Why have billionaires at all?

• Ep. 10: Streaming vs. Ownership

  For the 10th episode, I bring on a guest by the name of DFRNTFRM, co-founder of Surface Level Records, longtime friend and certified dope musician, to discuss the pros and cons of streaming vs. ownership.

• Ep. 9: Young, Ye & the Yarns They Tell

  Neil Young was accused of being anti-free speech, but is there more to the story than meets your tweet? Kanye West is over the "oppressive system," which makes it harder for artists to eat, but he wants fans to fork over $200. What really is the solution that's being overlooked when it comes to equity…

• Episode 8: Celebrating the Best Moment From the Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One Verzuz Battle (End of Year Special)

  There were a host of great cameos during October's Verzuz battle between Big Daddy Kane & KRS-One. To wrap this year up, I spend this episode celebrating my favorite one: KRS-One on stage with the legendary Das EFX, with a particular focus on their classic collaboration, "Represent the Real Hip-Hop", which appeared on both KRS-One's…

• Episode 7: How "Ha" Sings the Blues

   Juvenile blew up in the late 1990s with the release of "Ha," but purists like myself held their nose. Years later, I understand and appreciate the song. In this episode, I delve into the connection between the track, Juvenile's hip-hop and the soul of blues music.

• Episode 6: Bush, the Butcher in Chief

   George W. Bush left the office of the presidency in January of 2009 with a very low approval rating. Thanks to the mainstream media, he's gone on a rehab tour to recover from his low favorability wounds. This episode is a brief diatribe against his crimes in Iraq and the corporate media's refusal to treat…

• Episode 5: KRS-ONE and the Literary Device of Repetition

  KRS-ONE is a household name in the world of hip hop, a larger than life pioneer from hip-hop’s Golden Era dating back to the 1980s, and there are plenty of articles and podcasts centered around his most influential and important songs, both as a solo artist and as the emcee for BDP, some of which…

• Episode 4: Earth to Jeff Bezos

  As the western United States burns up with over 70 forest fires in 13 states, and Germany deals with the aftermath of devastating floods, the world's richest man, not counting Vladimir Putin, rocketed himself up to outer space for 10 minutes at a cost of of $2.5 million every sixty seconds.

• Episode 3: In Tribute to Gift of Gab, a Blazing Arrow

   Timothy Jerome Parker, known worldwide as Gift of Gab, died on June 18, 2021. He was 50 years old. In this episode, I pay tribute to one of the most important emcees and poets of the last 50 years.

• Episode 2, "Web 1.0"

  On this episode of Feel the Void, host and musician Proseed gets nostalgic about the early days of the internet, often referred to as "Web 1.0." The larger question for this episode: how has Web 2.0 and the demands of social networks helped or hurt indie artists?