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Podcast: The Hip Hop Hustle Podcast
Episode: #67 - Interview Feat. Mad Skillz "Evolution of Hip Hop, Song Writing & Who Gets the Credit?"
Description: Coming up on today's show I caught up with Mad Skillz. Starting out as a Freestyle rapper, he received a recording contract with Atlantic Records in the mid-90s. Which resulted in his 1996 debut album, From Where???, one of the early and influential Hip Hop albums coming out of Virginia. Dropped from Atlantic, he became a lyrical hitman for hire before totally retiring from rap altogether in 2014. He also is the inventor of a yearly staple called The Rap Up which he summarizes all things pop culture that took place in the year that has been.
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