{"id":209354,"date":"2025-04-26T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=209354"},"modified":"2025-04-25T22:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:59:36","slug":"r-o-a-d-podcast-w-lord-finesse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/r-o-a-d-podcast-w-lord-finesse\/","title":{"rendered":"R.O.A.D. Podcast w\/ Lord Finesse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkOeaNrO40g?si=cJwbW6HyBQkgyu8x\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">On this week\u2019s episode of &#8220;R.O.A.D. Podcast,&#8221; the crew sits down with the legendary <strong>Lord Finesse<\/strong> of <strong>D.I.T.C.<\/strong> to discuss his career, production, and the evolution of Hip-Hop. Finesse reflects on attending the <strong>DJ Jazzy Jeff&#8221;s <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Playlist Retreat<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> and shares his thoughts on AI\u2019s impact on the music industry<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">. He breaks down the outdated nature of artist contracts that never accounted for streaming<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> and details his journey releasing three classic albums on different labels<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">. <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Finesse also discusses <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">growing up in the Bronx and influencing\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Big L<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>\u2019s<\/strong> rap style,<\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">\u00a0producing <\/span><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Biggie<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cSuicidal Thoughts,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">and working with <strong>Dr. Dre<\/strong> on &#8220;2001,&#8221; as well as much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"209355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/r-o-a-d-podcast-w-lord-finesse\/lord-finesse-r-o-a-d-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lord-Finesse-R.O.A.D.-Thumbnail.webp?fit=686%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"686,386\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lord Finesse R.O.A.D. 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