The Hip Hop Hustle Podcast Aaron Berkovich

On today's show I caught up with Subculture. The London based genre-bending producer, artist and song writer Subculture is committed to bridging the gap between future and old - taking references from Indie, Psych Rock, Post Punk and Jazz and coupling them with 21st Century Electronic and Hip Hop. Subculture’s debut mixtape I DREAM OF EVERYTHING was included in BBC 1 XTRA’s Top EP’s of 2020 and both of his solo projects received #1 positions in Jamz Supernova’s Top EP’s of the month. Alongside syncs on BBC, HBO, ITV, Netflix and a Google Pixel ad, Subculture was included in Notion Magazine’s 2020 ‘Ones to Watch’ and Gorillaz’ Hot-Tipped artists for 2021 with further support from Julie Adenuga, Complex, DJ Target, New York Times and Fader.

On today's show I caught up with Dephlow. Now a retired artist Dephlow released 4 albums Dephacation, Deph Threats, Sleep is the Cousin of Death, Most Dephinite, and appears in the hip hop documentary Underdogs by Teo Frank featured on Netfilx and RedBull streaming.
He is still extremely well known and has over 100k in listeners per month.

On today's show I caught up with Suga-T. The Legendary Suga-T celebrates 25 albums, in over 36 years as a trendsetting music icon mogul and first generation Hip Hop Trailblazer Icon. She was coached as an executive, along with being developed by her aunts as a singer since 5 years old. She found joy in watching and playing live instruments with her father who mastered the guitar and singing , a mother who sang and played soul music, and her brothers who played sports and instruments, and that later became Mogul Hip Hop Icons.
Suga-T is originally from Vallejo, CA, and since 1984 stayed in her own lane, although she helped found and build the success of her family record label “Sick Wid It Records” and Legendary group “The Click.” The Click features her brothers E40, D Shot, and cousin B-Legit and is a Multi-Platinum & Gold nationally acclaimed group respected for their historical trendsetting up to date. Together they accomplished one of the biggest joint venture deals in history with Jive Records and set the blueprint for independent success in music and innovative business practices today.

On today's show I caught up with OUMMEE. Nigeria’s very own Oummee Bosei, a talented singer-songwriter hailing from Delta State, is taking the music world by storm. Introducing herself as a force to be reckoned with, Oummee brings a fresh perspective to the industry through her distinctive style and infectious melodies.
With her stage name, OUMMEE, she has carved out a unique identity, ready to captivate audiences around the world. Oummee’s passion for music stems from her unwavering belief in its power as a medium of expression. What sets Oummee apart is her ability to strike a healthy balance between melody, harmony, and soul. Her music effortlessly weaves together these elements, creating a sonic experience that is uniquely her own. This skill, combined with her captivating creative process, highlights Oummee’s role as a gifted artist. She’s Always immersed in beautiful tunes, with Oummee.

On today's show I caught up with Enik. ENIK (Enik Lin) is an artist, songwriter, producer, and mix engineer based in Los Angeles, CA, with a notable track record of producing chart-topping international hits for K-pop, J-Pop, and Mando-Pop artists such as Van Ness Wu, Nicky Lee, Flowsik, Aziatix, Royal Pirates, Amber Liu, Old Codex, and multi-platinum K-Pop artist Solid. Notably, ENIK produced, arranged, composed, and mixed the track “Bass Gun” on Van Ness Wu’s album “MWHYB” in 2016, which was nominated for a Golden Melody Award in May 2017 for “Best Recording Album of the Year”.
ENIK has collaborated with renowned super producers like Jae Chong (Solid, Aziatix, Machi) and Jeff Miyahara (TVXQ, Girls Generation, Chris Hart). In 2020, he produced and co-wrote “Other People” and “Stay Calm” for K-Pop artist Amber Liu, with the latter peaking at #1 on multiple pop charts across Asia.
Aside from his production work, ENIK is also the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band FYKE, which has received significant media coverage in publications such as Billboard, Forbes, Alternative Press, and Rolling Stones.

On today's show I caught up with MyGuyMars. LA-native MyGuyMars' talents, simply put, are out of this world.
Known best for his production, song writing, work as a solo artist, and for co-founding the exemplary music collective 1500 OR NOTHIN', MYGUYMARS' decades-long career has accumulated him mind-blowing achievements -- gold, platinum, and diamond-selling plaques lining the walls of his SPACESHIP RECORDING studio, hundreds of placements with the biggest stars on the planet, and three Grammy wins out of his nine nominations.
Celebrated industry-wide as one of music's most prolific and trustworthy collaborators, MyGuyMars' humble nature and emblematic mantra, "Better Together," is exactly what sets him apart from an industry often characterized as cutthroat. With the spirit of community at his core, in 2018 MyGuyMars launched AFTER CHURCH LA, an open mic event franchise created to spotlight and showcase emerging talent throughout the city.