What Had Happened Was S2 Episode 1: Company Flow part 1 (Full Episode) El-P tells his origin story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- to kick off this season Open Mike Eagle and El-P dig into El's early life leading up to his first recordings and the forming of the seminal underground rap group Company Flow. Along the way we hear the story of his first encounter with the music business and how that informed the ’independent as f*ck’ aesthetic of his early releases. We then explore the record label bidding war that lands the group at legendary underground label Rawkus Records.
#ELP #WhatHadHappenedWas #runthejewels #companyflow #openmikeeagle
Its weird hearing el-p on the phone without hearing “I I I I love company flow”.
I wanna be down
“Do I sound scared to you?”
All these years later, and Sole is still getting shit on. And rightfully so. I love to see it
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Lol Linda trip
“Should of known you’d be next with a record call “sole” purpose”.
Quick recall on the 7700 year to date diss on eso.
Def Jux Forever
yessir. Def Jukkies. Hope for a reunion of some kind some day, but unlikely without Camu. RIP.
I’ve listened to many EL-P interviews in the past and this is by far my favorite. Being the biggest EL-P Stan ever I knew a lot about his back story, however I never knew about how they came up with the name Funcrusher Plus for the album. That is dope, great question Open Mike.
Same here. I've listened to the first 2 eps and I hear there are 12 total. It's already gone way more in depth than anything, and I've read and listened to just about any interviews available from the Rawkus days through RTJ4. I thought I knew just about everything but I've learned quite a few new details already.
Open Mikes podcast is dope lik,e that cause its not just another typical podcast with typical questions.. He literally walks through his guests entire history with them. which is dope af lol
Possibly unpopular opinion: Cold Vein is El-P's masterpiece. This is dope though, pause tapes and casio sk-1 forever.
He got a lot of fly shit but I agree the Cold Vein is the coldest.
C4C and R.A.P. music are equally brilliant but on a different plateau technology wise. C4C especially sounds waaaaaay futuristic even for 2012.
He gave his very best beats to the homies
@@randilla production was amazing, but little johny from the hospitul can't be beat imho
@@riverbakey just for that , I'm gonna give that little Johnny shit another listen to
I love Run The Jewels, but I’ve been dying for an El-P solo project for years. I miss the dark and experimental music he provided on the last 2 albums, which he rarely touches on RTJ.
Agreed. There was a dark touch to the 1st 2 RTJ albums - tracks like Angel Dust but not like the 2012 epic duo of C4C and R.A.P. Music which are INCREDIBLE albums and are among the last recordings on Def Jux. I have had a hard time adjusting to the RTJ 3 & 4 - good but not the same magic. Would LOVE a new El-P solo album having him break down the madness around us in 2023!
You can't just tease us with that opening theme Mike, i'm dying for the collab now.
The part where they basically hacked tower records to send out their records to tope djs around the country was beautiful. So dope how co flow blew up and el-p’s whole progression as a musician. So dope
In 97 I stumbled across Funcrush and I was instantly hooked to and fucked with any and all projects El was involved with.
I had a shit childhood, and I got a LONG memory.. I'm jealous
Now this is the Godzilla versus Kong I'VE been waiting for!
Duncan Trussell sent me. I definitely approve 👍this was not up to the algorithm. Ai has clearly been told to shovel garbage into our lives.
Duncan also has better taste than any platform developers TH-cam has lol
That's awesome! I'm a huge fan but I'm new I'm still in 2015 DTFH! But I'm a huge fan of Open Mike Eagle too glad to see Duncan is into him as well!
Where did he mention el-p??
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HUSTLE GAME PEOPLE. IF YOU TRULY HAVE THE SKILL TO ROCK, U WILL FIGURE IT OUT!!!!!! YOUR SHIT WILL BE HEARD REGARDLESS OF WHERE U ARE ON THE PLANET. IT'S THE SKILL SET IN THE END THAT SETS US APART FROM EACH OTHER.....YA DIG?
I remember listening to El P in high school. Since the rise of the pandemic El p and killer mike have become major influences of mine
Loved the prince paul episodes. That was a blessing and a wonderful experience. You really should not have done this epic series with the great el p. Its like your making the perfect content that i am not asking for.
So yeah, glad that I waited before listening so that I could binge-listen to the entire season. Love your work and damn El-P has been and absolute fave for YEEEEEEARRRSSS!!!!!!!!
El-P / OME collab when?
Can we get Season 3 with Q Tip? Pleeeeeeease!
THIS IS SO FUCKING DOPE! I always wanted insight into El’s legendary career. Thank you Open Mike
I wish he'd asked about Linda Tripp. That shit is so legendary
That little verse at the start of the interview was nice
Zooooom 😂
Jaime you are an inspiration as are you Mike!
Thanks for this
el-p is easily one of the most unique and talented figures in hip hop as a rapper and emcee, but the story of how he and jus had the idea to use the tower records dj connections to release the first company flow ep is genius. this was pre-internet, at a time when labels still ruled the land, and these young dudes figured out how to release their music independently to a huge audience. that's insane
Top 10 all time ill dudes making rap albums, for those that know
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OME I love you bro, I also enjoyed the brain fart on the connection between Jamie being Guile from street fighter lol. classic moment for me because I love the way you rap.
Mike I'm not the most computer savvy guy so I wouldn't know how to reach his socials but how can I get my demo into El P's hands, I'm currently working on an album and I'm completely inspired by El P. I produce my own music on Fruity Loops and its kind of like Chemical Brothers and hip hop but I would love to see what El P thinks and its amazing people even get the interview with this guy he's such a successful true artist. I've talked to Mr. Len on myspace before and he was super cool but I wouldn't know how to get it to El p just to hear it.
Its sad and headz i ran with in the south really think HiPHop in NYC still exists the way it was. When i explain theres no mics and underground shows in the same way it really breaks their heart. It broke mine when i came back. HIPHOP NYC is either someone's bedroom or a niche limited scene that you really need to be in the very limited loop of headz.
I had a Casio SK1 but i didnt make beats on it. I guess i did but i was young so i farted alot into the mic just to make silly songs based on my farts haha. real shit!. my first keyboard that made me want to make music was the Casio PT 100 when i was around 7
Hey dude where part 2 I loved this and I see you have clips of other parts on your channel.
You’re the goat for creating this podcast series
in my experience (interviewing people for radio), cleanfeed is a great platform for recording audio calls! it’s much much better than zoom. if u also want video, u can just connect audio with cleanfeed and then video with zoom. also, p sure its free
if u dont already have it all figured out lol
When is part 2 comin out??
Idk if you saw but it's out on another channel
This needs more attention!
this is GREAT!
THANK YOU!
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Dope
Hell yeah
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