OVRKAST. on Producing for Drake, Leaving Oakland & Why AI Can't Make Real Music

<p>Oakland producer and rapper OVRKAST. sits down with Jeff Weiss and Mz.Free on The Truth Hurts podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that breaks down what it was actually like to land beats on Drake&#39;s album, why he locked himself in the studio for four months to make his project, learning how to rap, the Bay Area beat scene that raised him, and his new album &quot;striking.&quot;👍 Make sure you hit that like &amp; subscribe team 0:00 Intro0:36 Resisting the technocracy: AI, deepfakes &amp; uploading your consciousness2:55 Twitter, trolling &amp; Facebook being a whole other world5:59 Moving to New York, reading your own press &amp; finding the right label11:44 How the first Drake placement changed his life13:10 Locking in the studio, imposter syndrome &amp; &quot;While The Iron Is Hot&quot;16:23 How the Drake beats actually got picked18:34 The Bay Area beat scene, Bandcamp &amp; knxwledge23:05 Michael Jackson biopics &amp; being a film guy25:54 The &quot;striking&quot; short film &amp; the struggle of being an artist28:48 Being overlooked, the E-40 problem &amp; repping the Bay32:19 From beats to bars: learning how to rap36:49 &quot;This isn&#39;t DoorDash&quot;: life after a hit &amp; Mr. Holiday43:51 Making money in music: catalogs, streaming &amp; AI49:46 AI-written tweets, Kendrick&#39;s no-phone life &amp; Bill Murray52:00 Lightning round: air fryers, crop tops &amp; masculinity57:27 Criterion closet, Green Day &amp; sitcom life59:49 LA vs Bay, Kendrick &amp; refusing to pick sides1:03:46 DOOM, blunt rotations, Trump &amp; UFC1:07:54 New album &quot;striking&quot; &amp; what&#39;s next📧 Email thetruthhurts@powmag.net for sponsorship opportunities. 📧</p>