272 Episodes

  1. Tiffany Ballard on Music Business Law, Why Bad Deals Still Happen, How She Made Connections on Myspace, and Her Time on Reality TV

    Published: 5/5/2020
  2. Zack O'Malley Greenburg (2019)

    Published: 4/28/2020
  3. Ibrahim "Ib" Hamad on Building Dreamville, Managing J. Cole, the Dollar & a Dream Tour, and Starting the Dreamville Fest

    Published: 4/14/2020
  4. Shawn Prez on the Bad Boy Street Team, Grassroots Marketing in Hip-Hop, and Starting the Global Spin Awards

    Published: 4/7/2020
  5. Hannibal Buress on How Netflix Changed Comedy, His Investing Strategy, and Why Isola Fest is One of His Favorite Career Moments

    Published: 3/31/2020
  6. Mike Weissman - President, SoundCloud (2019)

    Published: 3/26/2020
  7. Akin Aliu - Music Touring Agent, CAA (2019)

    Published: 3/17/2020
  8. James Supreme - A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group (2019)

    Published: 3/10/2020
  9. Trapital Mailbag #2! D-Smoke’s Potential, Lovers & Friends Fest, Jay Z the Wartime Leader, The Cost of Album Bundles, and Def Jam…oh Def Jam

    Published: 3/3/2020
  10. Lynzie Riebling on Gen Hip Hop, Quantifying the Power of the Hip-Hop Audience, and REVOLT’s Role in the Culture

    Published: 2/25/2020
  11. Karl Fowlkes on Music Business Law, Combat Jack’s Influence, and Why He Hopes There are Less Lawyers in 20 Years

    Published: 2/18/2020
  12. Jesse Kirshbaum on Nue Agency's Brand Marketing, #CRWN Interview Series, and the Future of Award Shows

    Published: 2/11/2020
  13. Tarik Brooks on Combs Enterprises, Diddy’s Investment Strategy, and Managing a Portfolio of Brands

    Published: 2/4/2020
  14. Steve Stoute on UnitedMasters, Partnership with Apple Music, Ownership in Hip-Hop, and Why Brands Value Indie Artists 

    Published: 1/27/2020
  15. Fantasy Record Labels? We’re Skeptical. (a Trapital - Water & Music Collaboration with Cherie Hu)

    Published: 1/21/2020
  16. Milana Lewis on Stem’s Artist-First Strategy, How it Evolves in the Streaming Era, How the Company Makes Tough Decisions

    Published: 12/16/2019
  17. Trapital Mailbag Special: Grammy Awards Woes, Young Rappers Most Likely to Become Moguls, and Thoughts on a Rappers Union

    Published: 11/26/2019
  18. Why Netflix's 'Rhythm + Flow' Was a Hit

    Published: 11/19/2019
  19. Mike Weissman on SoundCloud’s Creator Strategy, How it Compares to a Startup Accelerator, and What it Means to be a SoundCloud Rapper

    Published: 11/11/2019
  20. Shea Serrano on the Economics of Book Publishing, ‘Movies (and Other Things),’ and How DJ Screw Inspired his Promotional Tactics

    Published: 11/4/2019

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