Summary: On today's Grass Routes Podcast, Hopsin talks to Brandon Killabh and Erin Ashley Simon about if underground hip hop is dead (4:15), Joyner Lucas' "I'm Not Racist" music video (39:54) and how more artists to be real, like he did in 'No Shame' (44:23). YouTube: https://youtu.be/y4wKL2EY1TQ Additional topics Is underground hip-hop dead? Hopsin doesn’t think so 4:15 Hopsin has felt the need to make a mainstream song before (9:07) If you take the five biggest hits on the radio and give it to an unknown artist, the songs won’t do well (9:43) Mainstream songs are forced on us, wack music can be dope if forced enough (10:03) The person behind the music can affect the perception of the song (11:42) As a kid, Hopsin was into acting before making music (16:!5) When he sees people take on the roles of rappers in movies and etc, he looks at it from a rapper standpoint (19:43) Hopsin would love to do a soundtrack or movie score (22:29) How Hopsin can free up enough time if he didn’t do everything himself (27:55) Hopsin is not in a situation where someone can strip his career away from him (29:23) How the court system is not in favor of men when it comes to assault allegations, even if they aren’t true (48:10) Twitter https://twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod https://twitter.com/hopsin https://twitter.com/erinasimon https://twitter.com/killabh Instagram https://instagram.com/grassroutespodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/hopsinson/?hl=en https://instagram.com/erinasimon/ https://instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: https://instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: https://www.instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Grass Routes Podcast is the NPR of Black Culture, touching on the future, past and present of both the hosts Brandon "Killabh" Hall and Erin Ashley Simon and your favorite influencers, celebrities and artists. Our podcasts explores the honest, personal and vulnerable stories and introspective statements that helped shape our guests into who they are.
