Flared as a discussion as this isn't a reaction video and would like to talk about this episode.

It's a podcast about the production, lyrics, and music of the 2016 track No More Dream. Sleep (musician, producer, produced My Time) put this up on YT so you'll get audio only. This episode is 36 minutes long and worth the time.

He made this after reading the comments left on the videos with Varnell where there was a lot of appreciation for breaking down the music as a craft and weaving in music history and education relevant to the albums.

I listen to a lot of podcasts so this music breakdown and education is my jam. Listened to it during my morning walk and learned a lot about the song as told from the perspective of a seasoned producer and musician. Once again, I'm appreciating that those of hip hop recognize those we are also deeply into and influenced by hip hop even if not the originator of the culture.

When Sleep first saw the visual of the MV for this track when released, he had the same reaction as me of almost turning it off based on the visual. But he heard the beat drop and immediately thought of New York State of Mind by Nas (released in 1994, RM's birth year) and put them on a list to check out later. Makes sense he heard Nas' as RM revered Nas long before their debut and heavily influenced by his lyrical artistry.

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. His personal experience infused breakdown of the lyrics is quite good.

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