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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Experiment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/terrence-loftons-show</link><description><![CDATA[Terrence Lofton explores the world all around us, seeking different angles for unique talking points.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2469861/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright February 31st Media</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcb61c107327fe20bcc238b69b0fefe9.jpg</url><title>The Experiment</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/terrence-loftons-show</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:01:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>February 31st Media</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>February 31st Media</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcb61c107327fe20bcc238b69b0fefe9.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Terrence Lofton explores the world all around us, seeking different angles for unique talking points.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terrence Lofton explores the world all around us, seeking different angles for unique talking points.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>February 31st Media</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcb61c107327fe20bcc238b69b0fefe9.jpg"/><googleplay:email>feeds@spreaker.com</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>Terrence Lofton explores the world all around us, seeking different angles for unique talking points.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>2020 NBA All Star Weekend</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/9859508/2-17-20-nba-all-star-weekend</link><description><![CDATA[Terrence talks the 2020 NBA All Star Weekend; the tributes, the performances and the change in the game format.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22886094</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 20:34:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/22886094/2_17_20_nba_all_star_weekend.mp3" length="31865836" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>February 31st Media</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Terrence talks the 2020 NBA All Star Weekend; the tributes, the performances and the change in the game format.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terrence talks the 2020 NBA All Star Weekend; the tributes, the performances and the change in the game format.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1992</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>nba,common,chicago,controversy,jenniferhudson,dunkcontest,chakakhan,starspangledbanner,3pointskillschallenge</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcb61c107327fe20bcc238b69b0fefe9.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>February 31st Media</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Terrence talks the 2020 NBA All Star Weekend; the tributes, the performances and the change in the game format.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fcb61c107327fe20bcc238b69b0fefe9.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>"The Lemonade Memoir" With Author Sheryl Bradford</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/9859508/the-experiment-10-12-18-sheryl-bradford</link><description><![CDATA[Author Sheryl Bradford joins us to discuss her book "OMG...You're Still Single, So Where The Hell Is Your Lemonade?". 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He discusses the precursors to the deaths of BDP's Scott Larock, 2Pac, and Notorious B.I.G..   <a href="https://archive.org/details/TheExperiment52417BillMcGeeII" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/TheExperiment52417BillMcGeeII</a><br /><br />Bill McGee Part 3- The Evolution of the Music Industry; Future Projects:<br /><br />Bill McGee concludes our conversation discussing shifts in how talent is discovered and marketed in the Record Industry; experiences with unscrupulous dealings with labels; and wraps up in what current and future projects are on the horizon. <br />  <a href="https://archive.org/details/TheExperiment52417BillMcGeeIII" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/TheExperiment52417BillMcGeeIII</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17103795</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:56:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17103795/the_experiment_5_24_17_bill_mcgee_i.mp3" length="16537813" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>February 31st Media</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jazz Artist and Music Businessman Bill McGee stops by to talk about the early days of Sugar Hill Records. He pieces together the process that went into how rap music went from live performance to breaking through on radio and on records. Shares early...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jazz Artist and Music Businessman Bill McGee stops by to talk about the early days of Sugar Hill Records. He pieces together the process that went into how rap music went from live performance to breaking through on radio and on records. Shares early figures on the scene when The Sugar Hill Gang assembled and others that ushered a new era of music as the mainstream music scene was evolving out of the Disco Era. Parts 2 and 3 are in the attached links below:<br /> <br />Bill McGee Part 2- Crack Epidemic's Impact on Rap Music & More:<br />Bill McGee lays out the timeline of the influence of the crack epidemic on rap music and how the widespread devastation began in the mid 1980's extended well into the 1990's in terms of how sex, violence and drugs infiltrated the culture of hip-hop. 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He pieces together the process that went into how rap music went from live performance to breaking through on radio and on records. Shares early figures on the scene when The Sugar Hill Gang assembled and others that ushered a new era of music as the mainstream music scene was evolving out of the Disco Era. Parts 2 and 3 are in the attached links below:
 
Bill McGee Part 2- Crack Epidemic's Impact on Rap Music &amp; More:
Bill McGee lays out the timeline of the influence of the crack epidemic on rap music and how the widespread devastation began in the mid 1980's extended well into the 1990's in terms of how sex, violence and drugs infiltrated the culture of hip-hop. He discusses the precursors to the deaths of BDP's Scott Larock, 2Pac, and Notorious B.I.G..   https://archive.org/details/TheExperiment52417BillMcGeeII

Bill McGee Part 3- The Evolution of the Music Industry; Future Projects:

Bill McGee concludes our conversation discussing shifts in how talent is discovered and marketed in the Record Industry; experiences with unscrupulous dealings with labels; and wraps up in what current and future projects are on the horizon. 
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