Nappy Roots on Going Platinum in 8 Months, Working with Kanye West & Surviving Robbery - Don’t Quote Me (Ep. 85)

In this episode, the pod sits down with Skinny and Scales of the legendary Nappy Roots to trace their journey from rapping in Kentucky to becoming multi-platinum icons. We talk everything from the early days of signing to Atlantic Records and going platinum in just 8 months, to the importance of A&Rs and the shift from technical rhyming to making records that move the culture.   Timestamps:   0:00 Intro 2:53 Rapping in Kentucky 8:03 Signing to Atlantic Records 12:53 Importance of A&Rs 16:12 Music Influences 20:31 Technical Rhyming vs Feeling 26:03 Battle Rapping 32:30 Hit Records 38:20 Working with Anthony Hamilton 42:21 Chitlin Circuit 50:50 Working with Kanye 53:58 Andre 3000 Story 1:00:00 Having a Black-Owned Brewery 1:08:17 Surviving Robbery