Episode 18: Rory talks Agencies becoming new labels, The Joe Budden Podcast and more

Summary: On today's Grass Routes Podcast, Rory talks about how agences are going to become the new music labels (3:50), how Fetty Wap did the same if not more than Cardi B (6:16) and how The Joe Budden Podcast was offered by Tidal and more (32:57). Join our free Grass Routes Chat Group on GroupMe to continue discussing this episode: https://groupme.com/join_group/37511634/hNQof6 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcntXAnYymg Additional topics Sha Money was the first person in the industry to give Rory a shot (12:36) Sha Money and Rory road had for Big Krit - saw importance of YouTube videos then when labels only cared about MTV/BET (13:39) A&R is a dead art form and rightfully so (15:37) Rory doesn't know if artists need artist development right now. The kids don't really need it, they are in tune with their fans (15:54) Podcasts aren't going anywhere, its only going to get stronger and bigger (45:52) Twitter twitter.com/GrassRoutesPod twitter.com/thisisrory twitter.com/erinasimon twitter.com/killabh Instagram instagram.com/grassroutespodcast/ www.instagram.com/thisisrory/ instagram.com/erinasimon/ instagram.com/killabh/ Audio: instagram.com/mixedbythebest/ Edited: www.instagram.com/jrobinsonn/ Soundcloud: Grassroutespodcast – Episode-15-raqi-bugatti 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.