Drake "Iceman" On The Way? + Rakim & Lyricism + Afrika Bambaataa

5 h 38 min · 16. apr. 2026

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It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCPDuFF4h9QcBCZ1C8_ye0Pw] @TheRealMickeyFactz [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCn6cs-J6iHiMenA_T6yI0ug] @Symba [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCVt38EsEjaKjJcGQocCPyQg] @The3rdVersePodcast [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC-9mO9qbQg53Q7lcZn3NPeg] 00:00 Intro 05:05 DRAKE ICEMAN EXPECTATIONS 07:00 Symba: Show us who you've grown into as a man 09:00 Mickey Factz: I don't think we're gonna get any hip hop MCing 10:10 BK: I don't hear any indication that he's gonna switch it up 12:32 Stat: I wouldn't put anything out and let hip hop suffer as a whole 16:22 Elle: Drake should stay in the Pop lane 19:20 WAS KENDRICK v DRAKE KILLED HIP HOP? 20:00 Symba: Since the battle people want something more authentic 24:53 Stat: Where are the 20 year old lyricists in the mainstream? 27:00 Elle: Hip Hop was rebellious. We're putting too much into pop metrics. 29:00 Mickey Factz: Shout out to Baby Keem, Lil Tecca... 38:00 Symba: Have we outgrown Hip Hop? 40:00 Elle: Hell Naw 42:00 BK: Hip Hop is still doing beautiful things 46:00 Stat: I like to see the mainstream flourish because it supports people like us 47:00 Elle: Do the label people matter more than the millions of listeners 48:00 Stat: I have survivors guilt for the rhymes I've written 52:00 TCM: Music is everywhere 55:00 (Maybe?) RAKIM'S TOP 10 MCs 1:00:00 Symba: The list is missing Lil Wayne 1:06:00 What's the difference between a good lyricist and a great lyricist? 1:08:00 Mickey Factz: I don't consider myself a lyrical spiritual miracle... 1:19:00 Elle: I feel like people run away from lyrical spiritual miracle... 1:22:00 Symba: The original "GOAT" was 11 minutes long. I run from Lyrical miracle. 1:24:00 Stat & Symba explain their fall out 1:38:00 BAMBAATAA 1:54:00 Super Chats 2:14:00 Hip Hop's Dead Troll Pages 2:38:00 Beyonce's website 2:59:00 Russ vs Even 3:39:00 Live Nation Court Loss 4:01:00 World Cup tickets too damn high 4:28:00 Ja Rule Magnises 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 It's all happening. subscribe on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TheCompanyManYouTube Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496

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