We met up at Ink48, a Kimpton hotel in the heart Hell’s Kitchen and talked about growing up in New Orleans, how culture is a gumbo, his process of making music, the music industry, group think, corporate culture, overcoming creative roadblocks, art being a reflection of the times and much much more.
More About Willard Hill
- Official Site – http://www.willardhill.com
- Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/willardhill/
- iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/willard-hill/id448858050
- YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/WillardHillMusic
Links to the Stuff they Talked About
- Second Line – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_line_(parades)
- Cash Money Records – http://www.cashmoney-records.com
- No Limit Records – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Limit_Records
- Pen and Pixels – http://penandpixel.com
- Master P – Bout It, Bout It II – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZEjKf4gBJw
- The Showboys – Drag Rap (Triggaman) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJyo1fjtNw4
- DJ Money Fresh – Brown Beats – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwDZhQyEWhc
- UNLV/Bad Ass Yellow Boy – Drag Em Thru The River – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843Nu5uJ3YM
- Ira Glass on Storytelling – https://vimeo.com/24715531
- Nick Hakim – I Don’t Know – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8wNpiBqn_0
- Quincy Jones – http://www.quincyjones.com
- Shoe Dog – https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135910
- 6 Days to Air – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076781/
- How I Built This (Podcast) – http://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this
- Isaiah Rashad – https://soundcloud.com/isaiah_rashad
- Negotiating with Giants – https://www.amazon.com/Negotiating-Giants-Peter-D-Johnston/dp/0980942101
- The Art of War – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_War
- Gotham Market – http://gothamwestmarket.com
- Blue Bottle Coffee – https://bluebottlecoffee.com
- Cannibal – http://www.cannibalnyc.com
- Ample Hills Ice Cream – http://www.amplehills.com
- Platinum Sound Studio – http://www.platinumsoundny.com
- Wyclef Jean – http://www.wyclef.com
- Who Moved My Cheese – http://amzn.to/2g6wcxJ
- Marijuana and the Bible – http://amzn.to/2g6BbP5
- My Ishmael – http://amzn.to/2h21Azz
- Outliers: The Story of Success – http://amzn.to/2ggPxQk
- Jimmy McMillan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan
- Black Dynamite – http://blackdynamite.com
- This episode is sponsored by Gorilla Coffee.
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