
321 episodes

Super Duty Tough Work Podcast Blueprint
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4.9 • 302 Ratings
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Created by underground hip-hop artist Blueprint, Super Duty Tough Work is the most infamous podcast on planet earth, focusing on hip-hop culture, personal-development, and humor. The results are comical, educational, and inspiring. No shuckin', no jivin', and no bulls#@t.
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322: Why Artists Struggle to Increase Their Prices
If there is one factor that influences every facet of American life, it's inflation. Things that were once cheap become expensive and things that were already expensive become even more expensive. These increasing costs impact artists and force them to evaluate what they're charging for their art. In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic dive deep into why so many artists struggle with raising their prices.
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321: How to Fix a Broken Song
With Blueprint and Illogic both putting the finishing touches on their next set of albums to be released next year, they've been knee deep in the post-production process. This week, they talk about how they evaluate songs their on the fence about and the process the follow to fix a song that isn't quite working.
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320: Why Rap Sales Are Down 40%
Rapper Juicy J made news this week when he pointed out that sales of rap music have dropped 40% in the last year, calling for a meeting of the minds to fix it. In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down why we think rap music sales are in a slump and our solutions for how to fix it.
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319: A Message to Artists
As lifetime artists, we know that there are a lot of unfair and unrealistic expectations that unnecessarily add pressure to the creative process. In this week's episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down what these unrealistic expectations are and why it's ok if you don't participate in them.
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318: Why People Still Buy Music When They Don't Have To
The popularity of music streaming services has created a situation where the average music listener can consume as much music as they want without paying anything for it. As a result, sales of physical music aren't what they used to be. However, despite the abundance of free music, fans still buy music. In this episode, Blueprint and Illogic break down why fans still buy music even though they don't have to anymore.
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317: Too Much Social Media
A few weeks ago, the internet was buzzing about two new challengers to twitter, Threads and Spill. And while there were millions of people who signed up for the new apps, there were others who stayed where they were at because it just felt like too much. It begs the question: are there too many social media platforms for artists to maintain nowadays? We dive deep into that exact question in this week's episode.
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Customer Reviews
This podcast is great and dope
Very unique topics from the underground / independent artists. A breath of fresh air.
Great advice and entertainment from 2 friends
I never would of thought that when I was listening to Soul Position and Unforeseen Shadows back in college, that I would one day find a podcast where these dudes were dropping gems that’s relatable to anyone and helped me organize my career. I have paraphrased points that Print has made to organize myself on drawn out conference calls. There is so much excellent relatable content for anyone. I particularly liked the “Greener Grass Syndrome” episode which helped me decide whether to quit my job and what to consider. Also: “How Jadakiss destroyed Dipset”episode, which is the first episode I heard and got me organized to fight in the boardroom. Recently they motivated me to do a 90 day challenge that helped me make a change in employers, develop my fitness again and study Spanish on DuoLingo every day. Not normally this long winded… but this podcast is worth your time and energy!
Tips for music producers pt 2
THANK YOU. The nitty gritty on best practices with DAWs… I’ve been looking for this stuff to be explained plainly and directly for years