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A-Trak talks Canadian Rappers, Hit Records, & Djing | The Almanac of Rap

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The Almanac of Rap is back, and for our Okayplayer-produced season opener, our first guest is A-Trak. A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records. We discuss Canadian hip hop, the impact of “Fool’s Gold”, and give him the chance to give the Grammy acceptance speech he never got to make. The Almanac of Rap is Executive produced by Donwill & Isha Sesay for Okayplayer Media. This episode was written and hosted by Donwill. Produced & Directed by Travis Harris. Edited by Kobina Baffour & Tony Mui. Art Direction by Kaushik Kalidindi. Music Production by Von Pea. Check out OkayPlayer: https://www.okayplayer.com/ Follow us on social media: Instagram:   / okayplayer   Twitter:   / okayplayer   Facebook:   / okayplayer   OkayFuture Labs: https://okayfuturelabs.com OkayAfrica: https://okayafrica.com Timecodes Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:47 - The Ballistics 6:19 - Welcome, A-Trak! 6:41 - Where It Started 10:14 - Signed Artists 10:47 - Touring With Kanye 11:50 - Discovering “Day ‘n’ Nite” 15:01 - Fool’s Gold Day Off 18:56 - Naming Canadian Artists 21:25 - Having Kid Koala As A Mentor 23:44 - The Goldie Awards 24:54 - The Awards Show Awards Show 30:47 - Advice From A-Trak 31:38 - Outro 32:32 - Bonus Content ...more
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A-Trak talks Canadian Rappers, Hit Records, & Djing | The Almanac of Rap
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Aug 12024
The Almanac of Rap is back, and for our Okayplayer-produced season opener, our first guest is A-Trak. A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, record producer, and co-founder of Fool’s Gold Records. We discuss Canadian hip hop, the impact of “Fool’s Gold”, and give him the chance to give the Grammy acceptance speech he never got to make. The Almanac of Rap is Executive produced by Donwill & Isha Sesay for Okayplayer Media. This episode was written and hosted by Donwill. Produced & Directed by Travis Harris. Edited by Kobina Baffour & Tony Mui. Art Direction by Kaushik Kalidindi. Music Production by Von Pea. Check out OkayPlayer: https://www.okayplayer.com/ Follow us on social media: Instagram:   / okayplayer   Twitter:   / okayplayer   Facebook:   / okayplayer   OkayFuture Labs: https://okayfuturelabs.com OkayAfrica: https://okayafrica.com Timecodes Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 1:47 - The Ballistics 6:19 - Welcome, A-Trak! 6:41 - Where It Started 10:14 - Signed Artists 10:47 - Touring With Kanye 11:50 - Discovering “Day ‘n’ Nite” 15:01 - Fool’s Gold Day Off 18:56 - Naming Canadian Artists 21:25 - Having Kid Koala As A Mentor 23:44 - The Goldie Awards 24:54 - The Awards Show Awards Show 30:47 - Advice From A-Trak 31:38 - Outro 32:32 - Bonus Content
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