Join Fake Shore Drive’s Andrew Barber as he sits with some of the biggest names in hip-hop for discussions reviewing the past and present. Each installment includes a video interview, written editorial and a playlist highlighting the artist’s career.
Rapper, actor, author, spokesperson, activist, model, award-winner: Common boasts a career unlike any other. The Chicago native sits down with Host Andrew Barber for an all-encompassing conversation addressing nearly three decades of music, collaborations and more.
In this exclusive interview with host Andrew Barber, award-winning rapper Common goes into detail about about his artistry, albums, career, experiences with Kanye West and J Dilla and much more.
Common’s catalog — more than a dozen LPs, most featuring cutting-edge production — is nearly without precedent in hip-hop. Andrew Barber serves as your expert tour guide with this annotated playlist.
True to his name, Hitmaka is on intimate terms with massive success and trend-setting records. The Chicago native sits down with Andrew Barber to discuss his origins as Iceberg, transition as Yung Berg and current fame as Hitmaka — and role as rapper, producer, executive and more.
Host Andrew Barber and Hitmaka chat about the hip-hop producer-rapper-executive’s unlikely journey from the Chicago hip-hop scene to the tops of the charts to the offices of Atlantic Records and beyond.
As a rapper and producer, Hitmaka is connected to records that have cumulatively sold more than 74 million copies worldwide. Andrew Barber surveys the highlights with this annotated playlist.
Danny Brown is known for his unpredictability, innovation, honesty and humor. Riffing off those traits, the rapper sits down with host Andrew Barber for a conversation that covers his influences, childhood, output, record label, future plans and more.
Host Andrew Barber and rapper Danny Brown converse about the hip-hop star’s influences, approaches, record label, future plans and much more.
Since emerging in the late ‘00s, Danny Brown has refused to take the same approach twice. Andrew Barber guides you through the highlights of the Detroit rapper’s growing catalog with this annotated playlist.
Host Andrew Barber sits down with Houston DJ-rapper-entrepreneur Paul Wall. They discuss his dues-paying origins and rise as a DJ; his pioneering involvement with grillz; his status as a white rapper; his humble attitude and ambition; his hometown’s culture; and much more.
Andrew Barber sits down for a revealing conversation with Paul Wall, which gets into the details behind the Houston rapper-DJ-entrepreneur's origins, successes, grillz and more.
Spanning solo work to collaborations with Kanye West, Nelly and more, Paul Wall’s catalog runs deep. Andrew Barber guides you through the highlights with this annotated playlist.
Host Andrew Barber sits down with Three 6 Mafia member and illustrious producer DJ Paul. They talk about the rap legend’s multifaceted career; his group’s visionary music and style; his independent label; his relationship with his hometown of Memphis, TN; and much more.
Watch Andrew Barber’s in-depth conversation with Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul, which tells the stories behind the rapper-producer-entrepreneur's approaches, independence and ongoing vitality.
Andrew Barber provides track-by-track commentary to a definitive playlist that helps put DJ Paul's diverse projects and achievements in perspective.
Andrew Barber sits down with Curren$y to talk about his nearly two-decade career, including his early period with Master P and Lil Wayne, his rise during the Blog Era, his experience as an independent artist and more.
Watch Andrew Barber’s six-part conversation with Curren$y, which tells the stories behind the iconic rapper’s success, independence and longevity.
Curren$y is nothing if not prolific, as evidenced by this career-spanning playlist, complete with commentary by Andrew Barber.
Andrew Barber sits down with the Cool Kids for an in-depth conversation that delves into the influential duo’s beginnings, grassroots-driven rise, cutting-edge music, pioneering fashion, future plans and much more.
Watch Andrew Barber’s seven-part conversation with the Cool Kids, which tells the stories behind the hip-hop pioneers' origins, style, success and much more.
A track-by-track look at the Cool Kids' career, with commentary by Andrew Barber.
Andrew Barber sits down with Freddie Gibbs to talk about the untold stories surrounding his Grammy nomination, his relationship with Alchemist and Madlib, the ups and downs of being an independent artist and more.
Watch Andrew's seven-part conversation with Freddie Gibbs, which uncovers the untold stories behind the rapper's recent success and Grammy nomination for "Alfredo."
A track-by-track run through Freddie's career, with commentary by Andrew Barber.
Andrew Barber sits down with Lupe Fiasco to cover the untold stories spanning his career, including the early days, his transition from mixtape rapper to album artist, and much more.