Episode 165 - Dyve

Conor "Dyve" Faulkner is an American hip hop and freestyle artist. He fuses the sonic landscape of modern rap and r&b with a raw, old school grit reminiscent of hip-hop’s Golden Age. From his crooning over the pop-tinged r&b cut “Guarantee”, to a lyrical onslaught over the bass heavy, industrial soundscape of the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson endorsed “That’s My Sh**.” 00:53 - About the film "Elivs" 07:01 - Sharing beats, remakes and the hip hop artists who carry it 17:55 - Milli Vanilli, and the American music Awards 19:55 - there are two kinds of "singers" 33:13 - songs that are uninteresting until they play it to death 37:35 - taking control of your music career 45:06 - What we hate/love about superhero films 1:15:50 - Iconic superhero roles that last forever 1:22:40 - Musicians who make songs so great it ends their career 1:28:50 - The evolution of beats in different generations 1:35:20 - Did "Ye" go too far? And attacking an ethnic group vs missed opportunities 1:47:20 - The power of empathy and forgiveness, and Darryl Davis 1:57:55 - the AIDS epidemic, and understanding its connection to hate crimes 2:10:30 - Misinformation vs critical thinking skills, and the rules of logic 2:28:30 - Understanding JFK, and people's take on it