This is the first episode of Mighty Brad's Podcast. Today my guest is Rudy Rhymes, who is an artist/rapper in New Jersey and a friend of mine. Today we talk about societal standards, Rudy's journey as an artist, the current rap/music industry, relationships, the party scene, and so much more. Check out Rudy's newest single titled "Independent Woman." Go check out Rudy and his music on Instagram/YouTube at @rudyrhymes.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro/Rudy's New Single
01:26 - Beauty Standards
03:25 - Internet/Online Community
04:24- What Inspired You to Make Music?
05:52 - Music Expression/Being hated on
08:10 - Being Authentic/Negative Rap
12:05- What Was Your Childhood Like?
14:05 - Societal Programming/School Systems
16:35- Anxiety/Depression/Mental Health
20:08 - Partying/Drinking Addictions
24:15 - Tissue Time
25:30- Where Are Our Sober Meeting Spots?
26:52 - Social Norms/Do You Rely on Partying to Be Yourself?
29:22 - Meeting People/Deep Conversations
31:13 - Relationships/What have you learned?
37:10 - Shoutout to LWTB Podcast
37:22 - Hookup Culture/Dating
40:46 - Rap Industry
48:24 - Symbolism in Music/ X and Juice
51:32 - Regret/Chasing Your Dreams
53:33 - Procrastination/Creating a System for Yourself
56:15 - Affirmations
58:32 - Feeling Lost
1:00:10 - Learning/Analyzing Yourself
1:02:05- Overthinking/Go Outside
1:04:42 - Look Back at Your Childhood
1:06:25 - Self Acceptance
1:08:20 - Focus on Yourself
1:09:54 - Artificial Friendships
1:12:00 - Believing All Girls/Guys Are the Same
1:14:03 - Pron Addiction
1:22:22 - NoFap
1:26:00 - How to Quit
1:27:25 - Warmup Freestyle
1:29:25 - Rudy Spits Bars
