Backstage: Recent Episodes
Koen Devenny
In my podcasts me (Koen Devenny) and my cohost (Tyler Bigonzi) will discuss our thoughts on the rap community and what the performers are like when not in front of thousands of people. Or talking about up-and-coming artists that we think have a chance of fame.
In this episode me and my cohost will talk about not only shootings that involve rappers but how the rappers react to something bad happening in their community.
In 2018 there was a shooting in parkland high school with 17 deaths and the rapper xxxtentacion made a song as a tribute the victims and he visited some victims that had not died in the hospital.
Shortly after the parkland shooting in 2019 xxx was killed in a shooting at a motorcycle shop that caused an uproar among other rappers and fans.
Do we think that violence and rap aren't as connected as they once where only like 20 years ago?
Is violence now not a way to show strength but it's just a way to show you don’t belong in the rap community.
In this episode me and my cohost Tyler will discuss how today's rap is impacting the youth in both good and bad ways.
How it has impacted our lives or people we know.
How rappers dying from and doing drugs impacts or encourages the youth to do it to
How Rap can help in ways of spreading positivity or normalizing the lgbtq
How rap can provoke violence such as the xxxtentacion riot or fights in prison with them or fans fighting on their name
How the rapper's reputations of changed in the past 10-20 years and why
Should rappers be doing more with their clout and money such as helping those in need or protesting something they believe in.
In the first episode Tyler and I will discuss our feelings on how much the rap community makes and what they spend that money on.
We will talk about things including, lil uzi vert’s diamond that he got surgically placed in his forehead, most expensive and stupid purchases by rappers, and should they really make that much money.
We will also talk about how the rapper's family or loved ones and themselves are changed by the money.
How much style or reputation changed from old rap to newer rap.
If the “new rap” is causing the artist to die early.
Why do things rappers buy so expensive?
Outro: “Aright that will wrap up the episode thanks for listening I'll see you next time”
In this episode, me and my cohost will talk about how rappers have impacted the shoe industries and the shoes designs.
We will cover beef between rappers including calling outs in songs, and actual fights or lawsuits.
We will also cover raps impact on the price of shoes and how rappers or anyone can make a lot of money in the show resale business.
WE will go in debt about the process of reselling shoes and how to get rare shoes when they first get released to the public so you can sell them for more.
It will end with talking about some rapper's crazy shoe collections and how much they cost.