#176 - Alaska & steel tipped dove breakdown 'Reverberations of a Dead Man's Ego' - Album Alchemy
Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube
As I get closer and closer to my 30s, mortality, the future outlook of society. and my fading youth are consistently ideas that are occupying my mind. So art that speaks to these topics in a thoughtful and insightful way have been especially appreciated as of late.
But unlike other genres out there, rap is still quite young. Therefore, there isn’t necessarily a ton of artists out there who are even old enough to provide such an aged perspective. And among those who are, many of whom are the likes of Jay-Z, Nas... who’s primary wisdom seems focused more on wealth-building and respectability politics.
That’s why the album we will be spotlighting in today’s episode, Reverberations of a Dead Man’s Ego, is such a breath of fresh air.
The mature perspectives we get from Alaska on this album are thoughtful, provocative, and remarkably honest. And they are accompanied by some of the best production we’ve heard from producer steel tipped dove to-date.
Listen on to learn about the making of this new album, the generational divide between Gen X and Gen Z, maturing with age, a sober outlook on the future of our society, and much more.
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*timestamps provided for YouTube version
The Plug (0:45).
The Interview (3:10).
Aaron Rodgers’ broken COVID brain (4:31).
How Alaska and steel tipped dove’s relationship first formed, and what inspired it (7:30).
The shared worldviews between Alaska and dove (15:30).
Alaska breaks down a poignant line on “I Don’t Care No More” (19:17).
The overarching sentiment of the heavy subject matter on ROADME (25:41).
The future outlook for younger generations (30:46).
The inspiration of the Reverberations of a Dead Man’s Ego title (37:44).
Alaska and dove go back and forth on if ROADME is improvement on their debut (39:20).
Favourite songs on ROADME (50:30).
Upcoming projects / merch from Alaska and steel tipped dove (53:05).
Buy Reverberations of a Dead Man's Ego here.
Follow Alaska on Twitter here.
Follow steel tipped dove on Twitter here.
Follow steel tipped dove on Instagram here.
Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
