061 For the Record || Kane Mayfield

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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Kane Mayfield is a visionary artist who has successfully bridged the worlds of hip-hop, digital innovation, and Web3 technology. With roots in Long Island, New York, and a decade-long stint in Baltimore that shaped his musical career, Mayfield has emerged as a multifaceted creator whose work spans traditional rap, cutting-edge NFTs, and groundbreaking audio experiments.

MUSIC MENTIONS

• Bob Marley
• “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley
• Big Daddy Kane
• Kool G Rap
• Rakim
• Poor Righteous Teachers
• Nice N Smooth
• Canibus
• HipHopDX
• AllHipHop
• 2DopeBoyz
• Nah Right
• S.O.B.’s (NYC)
• Lupe Fiasco
• SXSW
• Stereogum
• Spin Magazine
• The Fader
• Thievery Corporation
• Drake
• A3C Festival
• Core DJ’s
• CMJ

Q&A

• Griselda
• Roc Marciano
• The Alchemist
• “Mural” by Lupe Fiasco
• Kendrick Lamar
• Ka
• YouTube Music
• DJ Clue
• Fat Joe
• Raekwon
• Cormega
• Cutmaster C
• DJ Kay Slay
• EARTHGANG
• Coast Contra
• Wise Intelligent
• Ice Cube
• “Wicked” by Ice Cube
• Smooth B
• “WRAiTH” by Mickey Facts
• Royce da 5’9”
• RJ Payne
• Ransom
• Ghostface Killah
• Black Thought
• Homeboy Sandman
• “Illmatic” by Nas
• “Kill at Will” by Ice Cube
• “Ironman” by Ghostface Killah
• “Stakes is High” by De La Soul
• “Intelligent Hoodlum” by Tragedy Khadafi
• Mobb Deep
• De La Soul
• Tragedy Khadafi
• “H.N.I.C.” by Prodigy
• “Hell on Earth” by Mobb Deep
• “Murda Muzik” by Mobb Deep
• “Amerikaz Nightmare” by Mobb Deep
• “Immobilarity” by Raekwon
• Wu Tang Clan
• Skrilla
• DJ Booman
• Lizzo
• Sketch

Discovering music today (35:55):

• Riding as a passenger in his brother’s car
• Mixtapes, freestyles, etc
• LA Leakers

First album ever purchased (43:44):

• “Holy Intellect” by Poor Righteous Teachers

Most recent album purchased (47:18):

• “The Thief Next to Jesus” by Ka

Artists discovered in the past year (48:45):

• JID
• Mickey Facts

Desert island discs (58:30):

• “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (The Purple Tape)” by Raekwon
• “Orpheus vs. the Sirens” by Hermit and the Recluse and Ka
• “The Infamous” by Mobb Deep