{"id":214902,"date":"2025-08-12T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=214902"},"modified":"2025-08-12T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:18:07","slug":"uptown-records-producer-rashad-smith-on-the-r-o-a-d-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/uptown-records-producer-rashad-smith-on-the-r-o-a-d-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Uptown Records producer Rashad Smith on the &#8220;R.O.A.D. Podcast&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YaF3TUXPIB0?si=iRI3kuwU-0Cf7Wz-\" 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>In a new episode of the &#8220;R.O.A.D. 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The man who produced for <strong>Rakim<\/strong>,<strong> LL Cool J<\/strong>, <strong>Busta Rhymes<\/strong>, <strong>Nas<\/strong>, <strong>Biggie<\/strong>, and more, discussed topics such as his early days as a DJ, the art of crate digging, and the origins of the &#8220;pause tape.&#8221; He also breaks down some of his tracks, such as &#8220;Don&#8217;t Sweat the Technique,&#8221; and Biggie&#8217;s &#8220;One More Chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the part 1 of the interview, you can catch part 2 right<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cI2SI2ChlJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"214903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/uptown-records-producer-rashad-smith-on-the-r-o-a-d-podcast\/rashad-smith-on-the-road-podcast-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" 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=\"Rashad Smith on the ROad Podcast Thumbnail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rashad-Smith-on-the-ROad-Podcast-Thumbnail.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff In a new episode of the &#8220;R.O.A.D. 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