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
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Music: Danny Bunnathong
Artwork: Simon Netherton
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