Nappy Roots on Going Platinum in 8 Months, Working with Kanye West & Surviving Robbery - Don’t Quote Me (Ep. 85)
Podcast: Don’t Quote MePublished On: Thu Apr 16 2026
Description: In this episode, the pod sits down with Skinny and Scales of the legendary Nappy Roots to trace their journey from rapping in Kentucky to becoming multi-platinum icons. We talk everything from the early days of signing to Atlantic Records and going platinum in just 8 months, to the importance of A&Rs and the shift from technical rhyming to making records that move the culture. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:53 Rapping in Kentucky 8:03 Signing to Atlantic Records 12:53 Importance of A&Rs 16:12 Music Influences 20:31 Technical Rhyming vs Feeling 26:03 Battle Rapping 32:30 Hit Records 38:20 Working with Anthony Hamilton 42:21 Chitlin Circuit 50:50 Working with Kanye 53:58 Andre 3000 Story 1:00:00 Having a Black-Owned Brewery 1:08:17 Surviving Robbery
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