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Charleston White came for Atlanta and mentioned Ray Daniels by name - Ray responds and gets all the way real about why Atlanta is different. Plus R&B legend Raheem DeVaughn on 15 years independent, and Mickey Factz breaks down 38 Spesh vs Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Fat Joe.
Ray Daniels opens on LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers and why it's the least comfortable, most respectable pick LeBron could have made. Then Ryan Clark breaking down in tears after ESPN, and the real cost of being Black in mainstream media.
Then Charleston White. He came for Atlanta, he came for Lil Baby, and he shouted out Ray Daniels while doing it. Ray answers all of it - why Lil Baby is bigger than DJ Akademiks, why Atlanta media has to mature, why being free is Atlanta's biggest gift and its biggest curse, and why you can't run a Vlad-style platform in this city. Don P adds why nobody goes to bat for Atlanta artists like Atlanta does.
Mickey Factz gives the full 38 Spesh breakdown: the Summer Jam freestyle aimed at Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Fat Joe, the $500,000 battle challenge, and why acknowledgement alone already made 38 Spesh a household name.
Raheem DeVaughn closes it out on going independent in 2011, running the number one nighttime radio show in the DMV, the Snoop Dogg album that never came out, why he stopped offering help, and how even.biz pays artists 80% direct - plus why Larry June outsold Rick Ross.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Radar Report Intro With R&B Legend Raheem DeVaughn
1:41 LeBron James to the 76ers: The Least Comfortable Pick He Could Make
9:02 Ryan Clark Cries After ESPN - Was It Performative?
12:56 Charleston White Comes for Atlanta and Names Ray Daniels
13:45 Lil Baby vs DJ Akademiks: Who Is Actually Bigger?
15:28 Don P: It's Time for Atlanta Media and Atlanta Artists to Mature
18:32 Atlanta's Biggest Gift and Biggest Curse Is That We're Free
22:33 Everybody Attacking Atlanta Wishes Their City Felt Like This
26:33 Why We Move the Goalpost for Our Own People
28:09 Never Think the Commentator Is Bigger Than the Program
32:21 Mickey Factz on 38 Spesh vs Jadakiss, Jim Jones & Fat Joe
36:33 The $500,000 Battle Challenge and Who Judges It
43:05 Usher, Chris Brown & the Fan Who Said She Came for CB
46:57 Male Ego, Options & Reading the Room On Stage
49:14 The 20-Year Rule: Who Should Be On Stage With You
51:36 R&B Let Hip-Hop Into the Mansion and Hip-Hop Took Over
54:52 Raheem DeVaughn on Going Independent Since 2011
58:04 Running the #1 Nighttime Radio Show in the DMV
1:00:29 Collared Dog vs Wolf: 15 Years With No Label
1:02:58 Black Execs Getting Pushed Out and What It Does to Budgets
1:07:02 Learning to Say No & Being Careful Who You Help
1:09:26 The Snoop Dogg Album That Never Came Out
1:11:57 Advice for Independent Artists Starting at Zero
1:14:29 Rick Ross' First Week vs Larry June: Reading Indie Numbers
1:16:48 even.biz Explained: Direct to Consumer and 80% to the Artist
1:22:15 Why Larry June Outsold Rick Ross
The Raydar Report is Ray Daniels' weekly breakdown of the music business, hip-hop culture and Atlanta - hosted by a 20-year music executive, not a journalist. New episodes every week.
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Charleston White came for Atlanta and mentioned Ray Daniels by name - Ray responds and gets all the way real about why Atlanta is different. Plus R&B legend Raheem DeVaughn on 15 years independent, and Mickey Factz breaks down 38 Spesh vs Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Fat Joe.
Ray Daniels opens on LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers and why it's the least comfortable, most respectable pick LeBron could have made. Then Ryan Clark breaking down in tears after ESPN, and the real cost of being Black in mainstream media.
Then Charleston White. He came for Atlanta, he came for Lil Baby, and he shouted out Ray Daniels while doing it. Ray answers all of it - why Lil Baby is bigger than DJ Akademiks, why Atlanta media has to mature, why being free is Atlanta's biggest gift and its biggest curse, and why you can't run a Vlad-style platform in this city. Don P adds why nobody goes to bat for Atlanta artists like Atlanta does.
Mickey Factz gives the full 38 Spesh breakdown: the Summer Jam freestyle aimed at Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Fat Joe, the $500,000 battle challenge, and why acknowledgement alone already made 38 Spesh a household name.
Raheem DeVaughn closes it out on going independent in 2011, running the number one nighttime radio show in the DMV, the Snoop Dogg album that never came out, why he stopped offering help, and how even.biz pays artists 80% direct - plus why Larry June outsold Rick Ross.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Radar Report Intro With R&B Legend Raheem DeVaughn
1:41 LeBron James to the 76ers: The Least Comfortable Pick He Could Make
9:02 Ryan Clark Cries After ESPN - Was It Performative?
12:56 Charleston White Comes for Atlanta and Names Ray Daniels
13:45 Lil Baby vs DJ Akademiks: Who Is Actually Bigger?
15:28 Don P: It's Time for Atlanta Media and Atlanta Artists to Mature
18:32 Atlanta's Biggest Gift and Biggest Curse Is That We're Free
22:33 Everybody Attacking Atlanta Wishes Their City Felt Like This
26:33 Why We Move the Goalpost for Our Own People
28:09 Never Think the Commentator Is Bigger Than the Program
32:21 Mickey Factz on 38 Spesh vs Jadakiss, Jim Jones & Fat Joe
36:33 The $500,000 Battle Challenge and Who Judges It
43:05 Usher, Chris Brown & the Fan Who Said She Came for CB
46:57 Male Ego, Options & Reading the Room On Stage
49:14 The 20-Year Rule: Who Should Be On Stage With You
51:36 R&B Let Hip-Hop Into the Mansion and Hip-Hop Took Over
54:52 Raheem DeVaughn on Going Independent Since 2011
58:04 Running the #1 Nighttime Radio Show in the DMV
1:00:29 Collared Dog vs Wolf: 15 Years With No Label
1:02:58 Black Execs Getting Pushed Out and What It Does to Budgets
1:07:02 Learning to Say No & Being Careful Who You Help
1:09:26 The Snoop Dogg Album That Never Came Out
1:11:57 Advice for Independent Artists Starting at Zero
1:14:29 Rick Ross' First Week vs Larry June: Reading Indie Numbers
1:16:48 even.biz Explained: Direct to Consumer and 80% to the Artist
1:22:15 Why Larry June Outsold Rick Ross
The Raydar Report is Ray Daniels' weekly breakdown of the music business, hip-hop culture and Atlanta - hosted by a 20-year music executive, not a journalist. New episodes every week.
Like this video? Become a channel member for more content or join our Patreon!
patreon.com/c/RayDanielsPresents
Subscribe on YouTube - bit.ly/RayDanielsYouTube
Watch full episodes of The Raydar Report - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykiYt2yLGSiC5tGLmI-d4bkbBdgyytD4
Follow:
Instagram - instagram.com/raydaniels
Twitter - twitter.com/raydaniels
TikTok - tiktok.com/@ray.daniels
#raydaniels
#raydarreport
