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Independent rap artist, Ekoh, Skypes in for today's episode. He and Mike talk about breaking into the independent hip hop scene, finding a voice making nerd raps, who won the battle between Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly, gaining MMA fans from his UFC song, rappers on Ekoh's collaborations bucket list, the impact Tupac had on Mike's career, the correlation between hip hop, skateboarding, and MMA, and tons more! Be sure to hit that subscribe button and click the bell for notifications so you can watch the episodes as soon as they are released!
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Timestamps: 0:00 Mike knows the exact day he started following Ekoh 2:24 The correlation between hip hop, skateboarding, and MMA 9:40 Ekoh learned early on that talent only gets you so far 14:58 How Ekoh found his voice making a nerd rap 18:02 Ekoh's song Freeverse is the moment it all came together 20:52 Some of Ekoh's collaborations bucket list 23:30 Tupac's Ambitionz az a Ridah had a huge impact on Mike 28:17 Ekoh's UFC song introduced him to a very opinionated fanbase 37:02 The battle between Eminem vs Machine Gun Kelly had one clear winner 43:56 You gotta hustle even harder to stay at the top
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Host: Mike Swick Guest: Ekoh (Jeff Thompson) Produced & Directed by: Mike Swick Filmed & Edited by: Greg Blunt Clips and Marketing by: Evan Shoman Music Producer: Benny Youngbaht Music: Danny Bunnathong Artwork: Simon Netherton
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