<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode, &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_IB5145EVNcf8hw1Kku7w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MatPat&lt;/a&gt; sits down with hip-hop experts Tuma Basa and Curtiss King to dive into the ways that type beats have changed the hip-hop industry, how art gets produced, and hot takes on AI in music.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tuma Basa is the Director of Black Music &amp;amp; Culture at YouTube. He’s been working in the Hip Hop space for 25 years, and is responsible for a little playlist you might’ve heard of…RapCaviar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curtiss King is a California-based producer and rapper who’s worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Mack 10. Visit his channel &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CurtissKingTV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Curtiss King TV&lt;/a&gt; for the latest industry commentary and insights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featured Videos:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7qovpFAGrQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Official Video) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/E5ONTXHS2mM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Desiigner - Panda (Official Music Video)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/2xWkATdMQms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;CJ - WHOOPTY [Official Music Video]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/KcTz_hpRNGY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;J. Cole - procrastination (broke)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, YouTube is rolling 50 Deep. Check out the 50 Deep flagship playlist at: &lt;a href="http://yt.be/yt50deep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;yt.be/yt50deep&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the video podcast at: &lt;a href="http://yt.be/likedescribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;yt.be/likedescribe&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Like & Describe: The Official YouTube Trends Podcast

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From Type Beats to Billboard Hits

AUG 10, 202320 MIN
Like & Describe: The Official YouTube Trends Podcast

From Type Beats to Billboard Hits

AUG 10, 202320 MIN

Description

This episode, MatPat sits down with hip-hop experts Tuma Basa and Curtiss King to dive into the ways that type beats have changed the hip-hop industry, how art gets produced, and hot takes on AI in music.

Tuma Basa is the Director of Black Music & Culture at YouTube. He’s been working in the Hip Hop space for 25 years, and is responsible for a little playlist you might’ve heard of…RapCaviar. 

Curtiss King is a California-based producer and rapper who’s worked with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Mack 10. Visit his channel Curtiss King TV for the latest industry commentary and insights.

Featured Videos:

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Official Video) ft. Billy Ray Cyrus

Desiigner - Panda (Official Music Video)

CJ - WHOOPTY [Official Music Video]

J. Cole - procrastination (broke)

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, YouTube is rolling 50 Deep. Check out the 50 Deep flagship playlist at: yt.be/yt50deep 

Check out the video podcast at: yt.be/likedescribe