Episode 219: ICONIC: The Kevin A. Story Hosted By Hollyhood Bay Bay | A #RealLyfeStreetStarz Face2Face Interview

00:00 Kevin A intro by BayBay

01:13 Kevin A introduces himself

02:49 Kevin A on growing up in Oak Cliff

06:05 Kevin A on the Funk Factory

07:22 Kevin A on his introduction to the music business

09:31 Kevin A on joining Death Row Records and the West Coast boot camp and meeting Snoop Dogg

12:57 Kevin A on artist development at Death Row/intercsope and getting game from Death Row to apply to his own label

15:33 Kevin A on J Price and Rap a Lot Records and Suave House

20:04 Kevin A on iconic groups breaking up and UGK influencing Suge Knight, and Tommy Boy label

22:05 Kevin A on branding and artist development, and compares independent artists today (Tech9ine successful indie artist) and institutionalizing Black independent rappers

25:33 Kevin A on Southern music labels success and failures, Atlanta’s Black infrastructure LAFace, Clive Davis, Toni Braxton

27:13 Kevin A on Anthony Washington, learning how to network, Fred Reed and starting his record label, meeting K Rock, Capone and Pookie

33:46 Kevin A on his Rockwell record with K Rock

35:45 Kevin A on Iconic and Stoneycrook record labels, working with Mr. Lucci and Mr. Pookie’s own record labels