Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago

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Me & Zack (aka Zillie Holiday) used to go to high school together. Now he raps and cooks some absolutely fire beats. This was the first music artist I've had on my podcast so I learned a lot about sampling and how Zillie Holiday is trying to make it in a highly competitive space.

Check out his music: zillieholiday.bandcamp.com/community
Zillie's IG: instagram.com/zillie_holiday

GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly

0:00 Intro
1:00 Weather & Spain
4:00 Zillie's Music
7:00 How sampling works
9:30 What did you want to be?
15:00 Releasing music frequently
21:00 Importance of skating
25:40 Going from idea to creating a song
30:00 Paying attention to algorithms
34:00 Streaming on Twitch
38:30 Live music - doing shows
41:30 How to make a living in this space
45:00 Turning down a raise to move to spain
52:45 Long term goal in music