Dave Mays on The Source's Legacy, Launching Breakbeat, and State of Hip-Hop Media

Dave Mays is the founder and former CEO of The Source Magazine. In today’s episode, he weighs in on the magazine’s legacy, the evolution of media, and what hip-hop is all about. He then talks about Breakbeat, a new podcast network that he co-founded and heads. He also discusses the success of the podcast “Don’t Call Me White Girl”, the boom of podcasts, and the projects he is working on now.

If you want to get into podcasts that are all about hip-hop, this is the episode for you!

Episode Highlights:

[03:10] About The Source Magazine and The Source Awards

[11:15] Some lessons that can be learned from The Source

[14:15] What led Dave to start Breakbeat

[20:55] His future plans for the podcast network and a hip-hop-based app

[25:22] His transition from behind the scenes to being a voice on the network

[27:08] How he met his business partner and how he measures success

[34:00] Dave’s observations about the podcast landscape

[39:32] What Breakbeat is currently working on

[45:05] The process of creating a docu-series on Larry Hoover

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Host: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.co

Guest: Dave Mays, @therealdavemays, Breakbeat

Links:

• Mighty Networks' study on the creator economy
• Breakbeat Media on Instagram
• Breakbeat Media on Twitter
• Breakbeat Media on Youtube
• Dave Mays on Instagram

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