Zack &amp; Mel Music podcast is a biweekly podcast (although they often go on hiatus) hosted by two young men who argued about the music they listened to for about two years before they decided to start this podcast. The hosts often, at length, engage in meaningful music conversations. Other times they host their friends (and local musicians) to chop it off on relevant topics while roasting each other. You can support the podcast by donating cryptos. Our public key address is 0xDA37F183Bc12C6adf386a4Bf26d6C2C54839A394 The production by<a href="aqute.co.ke" rel="nofollow"> Aqute Media</a>.

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How long is too short and how long is too long?In Episode 21 Zack and Mel talk about the longevity of artists in the music industry. What are the circumstances that lead to short or long stints?Zack has been diversifying the genres of music that he is consuming. Listen in to get to know how his playlist looks at the moment. On the other end get to know Mel&#39;s new love - Amapiano.Find the podcast on any of your favorite digital streaming platforms but it would be awesome if you listen on the website and while you are at it subscribe to aqute.co.ke.This week&#39;s musical pick is by Zack I Bachelor Boy Twist - Daudi Kabaka.Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/nielizas-19737962/?tab=audio&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=2524&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=link-attribution" rel="nofollow">Nielizas</a> &amp; <a href="https://pixabay.com/ru/users/tobylane-15168815/?tab=audio&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=5815&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=link-attribution" rel="nofollow">tobylane</a>.

Episode 21 l Longevity

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J Cole fans most definitely are being served with joints after joints this year. In one week we get him on a Joyner feature and also drops a single Heaven&#39;s EP. On the latter he says - Some people say that I&#39;m running third, they threw the bronze at me - Behind Drake and Dot, yeah, them niggas is superstars to me. Was it a shot on the leg or let us continue to acknowledge J Cole&#39;s humility? Listen in to get the host&#39;s take on this. Also, who do you think is taking the torch after Kendrick, Cole, and Drake?Music: Harder Than Ever - Max Mwangi ft. Blxnk and Dena Blaze

Episode 20 l Cole With The Bronze!

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So DONDA &amp; CLB dropped. We look at these albums and discuss them based on their respective artists and their discographies. Listen in to get the hosts&#39; take on these projects, their favorite songs, a slight breakdown of the features on them, and a comparison to other projects from other rappers that have dropped this year.Quick question: Between having dinner with Jay Z or being given $500,000.00, which one would you go for? Listen in to get the hosts&#39; response to this.,

Episode 19 l 2021 Albums So Far!

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In this episode, we touch on King&#39;s Disease II, #OdinareChallenge by Khaligraph, the best African rapper at the moment, and a lot more music &amp; Non-Music convos.Quick question, Which artists(Dead or Alive) would you wish to perform at your graduation, wedding day, and the moment you are released from jail?  Listen in to get the hosts&#39; picks.

Episode 18 l Nas - King's Disease II

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How much did white privilege contribute to Eminem&#39;s success? A look at how Hip-Hop has evolved over the years to what we have today!

Episode 17 l Eminem & White Privilege

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After what you would call a long hiatus we are back to recording. Albums have been dropped. We have a convo on who hit who missed.J Cole is the main focus we discuss how many classics are there in his discography. Since we are two hosts we had one of our friends and a friend to the podcast, Jason calls in to break the tie on whether KOD by J Cole is a classic.Listen, engage us and SHARE!Music by Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/jorikbasov-21374791/?tab=audio&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=4351&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=link-attribution" rel="nofollow">jorikbasov</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_campaign=music&utm_content=4351&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=link-attribution" rel="nofollow">Pixabay</a>.

Episode 16 l ...and we are BACK!

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Back with a new episode. We discuss can Kenyan artists make big bank off albums, the show hosts respective best discographies, Zack and Denas&#39; chemistry is still questioned by Mel, and also just so you know Mel has his hair dyed pink, listen in to get the low-down on that.

Episode 15 I Zack And Mel And Dena Blaze

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March 31st, 2021, marked the second year anniversary of the death of Grammy-award-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle. We celebrate him in this episode as well as Zack disputing whether he deserves legendary status. We also feature a lil bit of Grammy talk, with Nas as the main focus.Also, have you thought of your prenuptial agreement, or have you even thought of having one in the first place?Lastly, for many years Kenya has not had a sort of blanket sound that defines our music. Mel thinks we need one. Is it time we craft one? Enjoy the listen. Share as well!

Episode 14 l Do we need a Kenyan Sound?

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In this episode, Mel is joined by Derrick Were and Dickson Morande. They discuss matters of mental wellbeing, investing, personality test and whether it boxes you, Kenyan comedians craft and so much more. Music - Never Forget, An instrumental by Homage.https://homageproductions.com/beat/never-forget-chill-storytelling-type-beat-7500533​ ON IG TAG @HomageBeats

Episode 13 | Mental Wealth (featuring Derrick Were & Dickson Morande)

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In this edition, we break down a top 25 list of individuals in the Rap scene. Listen in to find out who these 25 individuals are and do you agree with this list? Who do you think was left out?

Episode 12 | Great Influencers In Rap.

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Spotify recently opened to 80 new countries, and Kenya was among the new markets. The episode explores the impact that Spotify is likely to have both on Kenyan artists.

Episode 11 | Spotify Is Here (featuring Robert Yawe).

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What do you make of the price tag on Wakadinali&#39;s Victims of Madness and their means of distribution? Also in this snippet, we discuss music distribution and consumption in Kenya and Africa generally.

Victims of Madness Price Tag And Expectations.

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We are done for season one. This was a random one where we featured a guest, Jason. We covered Wakadinali&#39;s new album - Victims of Madness, we also had an inhouse award show listen in to get the winners, are you ready to pay for content and the stakeholders part and fails to the industry.Thanks for rocking with us and see you next year for Season II.

Episode 10 - Season One Finale.

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The saga continues. By the way a random question, if you were Rick Ross and had to choose Meek or Wale, who is it that you are going with?

Meek Mill Struggles Continue

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Ten episodes down the road and we are grateful and proud of what we have achieved so far. In this introduction we look at what new thoughts were evoked, a few of the topics covered throughout the season and new perspective acquired as this season went along.

We Started This Podcast And Here Are The Few Things It Has Changed

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Discussing the likes of Dayvon Daquan Bennett, known professionally as King Von and a few others and the rappers lifestyle on and off the limelight.

Rappers Getting Shot

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The bigger picture. Publicity stunts. Uncalled for. What do you make of this?At the end who stands to gain who stands to loose.

Eric Vs Khaligraph, Who Is Gaining Who Is Losing

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If you don&#39;t get to hear any of your favorite in todays new music list well they most likely don&#39;t matter. Also might be your favorite drops good music and did not release new music this week.Listen to get SAINt JHN ft. Kanye West on Pray 4 Me.

New Music From The People That Matter, If We didn't Mention Your Favourite Its Because They Don't

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Dena Blaze is back with Tapo. He links up with Don Mbarish on this one. Listen in to sample Mel&#39;s take on tis new song and also to sample the song itself.

Mel Loves This New Dena's Song, Find Out Why

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Anticipating Wakadinali&#39;s new album plus artists meeting our expectations as music consumers. How to deal with album anticipation? What to look out for and what not to look out for?

Anticipating Wakadinali's New Album Plus Artists Meeting Our Expectations As Music Consumers

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4. Jungle Fever - Octopizzo&#39;s new album breakdown plus The question of paying for samples. Pay tribute, homage, money you name it to content that you sample or just use it.

Jungle Fever - Octopizzo's New Album Breakdown Plus The Question Of Paying For Samples

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Should you write about real life situation or fabricate your topics. How you also influence the guys who listen to you.

Zack's Perspective On Song Writing

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Listen To Music When High

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A Recap Of Breakdown Of Dena And Zack New Song Plus How They Rap. Is It Too Fast or Slow?

A Breakdown Of Dena And Zack New Song Plus How They Rap

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Wakadinali are Dropping, Octopizzo Is Dropping...Local Vernacular Rap Discussion Teaser ft. Zack - Element

Wakadinali are Dropping, Octopizzo Is Dropping...Local Vernacular Rap Discussion Teaser ft. Zack - Element

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Kanye West Rants, Walking His Talk &amp; Interviewing Skills of the Media Industry

Kanye West Rants, Walking His Talk & Interviewing Skills of the Media Industry

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Do We Still have The Formula To Good Albums, Busta Drops an Album &amp; Can Kendrick Match Up Previous Releases

Do We Still have The Formula To Good Albums, Busta Drops an Album & Can Kendrick Match Up Previous Releases

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Eminem On The US Election and Replies To Critics

Eminem On The US Election and Replies To Critics

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Busta Rhymes Wants An Opponent For Verzuz, Who Should Step Up

Busta Rhymes Wants An Opponent For Verzuz, Who Should Step Up

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Discussing B.E.T. 2020 Winners, SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media and Women and Equal Rights Talk

Discussing B.E.T. 2020 Winners, SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media and Women and Equal Rights Talk

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Hip Hop Should Be Taught In Schools, Biting Styles, Rhymez And Flows, Clout Chasing

Hip Hop Should Be Taught In Schools, Biting Styles, Rhymez And Flows, Clout Chasing

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Zack the co-host is also an artist, read more about Zack, <a href="https://www.campusradio.co.ke/in-search-of-great-new-school-rappers/" rel="nofollow">In search of great new school rappers</a>. He has recently dropped a new track, find who Mel thinks Zack sounds like, Zack doesn&#39;t like it!

Zack Has Dropped Two New Singles, Listen In On Mel's Take & Reviews

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Zack has dropped two new episodes, listen in to get perspective and ratings, We also discuss The SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media And Busta Rhymes New Album And Verzuz Talk

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep8: B.E.T. Winners list, Busta Rhymes Album and Verzuz And SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media.

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The Independent Narrative, Record Labels, Roles Of The OG&#39;s And Much More Music TalkThis episode Zack &amp; Mel invite Dickson Morande and talk about the role of OGs in the music industry in supporting new artists. This episode challenge the role of Octopizzo in supporting artists from Kibera.What is the role of record labels? Are labels out to support artists? We dive into exploring the business model of music and how artists can leverage social media to connect with listeners.Lastly, we challenge the role of Dr. Ezekiel Mutua &amp; KFCB, banning Kenyan content only gives an edge to foreign content.

A different perspective to the music you love

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep7: The Independent Narrative, Record Labels, Roles Of The OG's And Much More Music Talk

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Music banter, a look at the BET nomination list; how will the US influence the artists who win? Is Illmatic holding Nas back? Octopizzo is lazy, really! Drake, Joe Budden, Rick Ross, Khaligraph Jones, Kevoh K-force, Will Smith &amp; much moreThe music played in this episode is done for the love of the amazing work and we do not own the rights to the music

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep6: BET Nomination List, Kenyan Music Scene Continues

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Keepin&#39; it strictly Kenyan in this episode, exploring Khaligraph Jones, Wakadinali, King Kaka and many more Kenyan rappers. A big shoutout to Clemo for his contribution to Kenyan Music

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep5: What does the Kenyan Music Scene have to Offer?

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We all have that one person that made us listen to the music we are listening to today, shout out to that guy!

Who Introduced you to music?

Episode 1 I Who Introduced you to music?

Zack & Mel Music podcast is a biweekly podcast (although they often go on hiatus) hosted by two young men who argued about the music they listened to for about two years before they decided to start this podcast. The hosts often, at length, engage in meaningful music conversations. Other times they host their friends (and local musicians) to chop it off on relevant topics while roasting each other.

You can support the podcast by donating cryptos. Our public key address is 0xDA37F183Bc12C6adf386a4Bf26d6C2C54839A394

The production by *Aqute Media* ( aqute.co.ke ).

Zack & Mel Talk Music

Episodes

Episode 21 l Longevity

Episode 20 l Cole With The Bronze!

Episode 19 l 2021 Albums So Far!

Episode 18 l Nas - King's Disease II

Episode 17 l Eminem & White Privilege

Episode 16 l ...and we are BACK!

Episode 15 I Zack And Mel And Dena Blaze

Episode 14 l Do we need a Kenyan Sound?

Episode 13 | Mental Wealth (featuring Derrick Were & Dickson Morande)

Episode 12 | Great Influencers In Rap.

Episode 11 | Spotify Is Here (featuring Robert Yawe).

Victims of Madness Price Tag And Expectations.

Episode 10 - Season One Finale.

Meek Mill Struggles Continue

We Started This Podcast And Here Are The Few Things It Has Changed

Rappers Getting Shot

Eric Vs Khaligraph, Who Is Gaining Who Is Losing

New Music From The People That Matter, If We didn't Mention Your Favourite Its Because They Don't

Mel Loves This New Dena's Song, Find Out Why

Anticipating Wakadinali's New Album Plus Artists Meeting Our Expectations As Music Consumers

Jungle Fever - Octopizzo's New Album Breakdown Plus The Question Of Paying For Samples

Zack's Perspective On Song Writing

Listen To Music When High

A Breakdown Of Dena And Zack New Song Plus How They Rap

Wakadinali are Dropping, Octopizzo Is Dropping...Local Vernacular Rap Discussion Teaser ft. Zack - Element

Kanye West Rants, Walking His Talk & Interviewing Skills of the Media Industry

Do We Still have The Formula To Good Albums, Busta Drops an Album & Can Kendrick Match Up Previous Releases

Eminem On The US Election and Replies To Critics

Busta Rhymes Wants An Opponent For Verzuz, Who Should Step Up

Discussing B.E.T. 2020 Winners, SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media and Women and Equal Rights Talk

Hip Hop Should Be Taught In Schools, Biting Styles, Rhymez And Flows, Clout Chasing

Zack Has Dropped Two New Singles, Listen In On Mel's Take & Reviews

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep8: B.E.T. Winners list, Busta Rhymes Album and Verzuz And SHAMBOLIC Kenyan Media.

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep7: The Independent Narrative, Record Labels, Roles Of The OG's And Much More Music Talk

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep6: BET Nomination List, Kenyan Music Scene Continues

Zack & Mel Talk Music Ep5: What does the Kenyan Music Scene have to Offer?

Episode 1 I Who Introduced you to music?

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