00:00 Intro
00:52 Russ responsible for standup clips
02:11 Boardroom Performances
05:07 Labels tricking streams + cost for a no. 1
10:17 Relationship between labels & streaming platforms
12:04 Audit your label
16:37 By pointing the finger, people question you
20:35 Major artists not selling tickets
24:04 Being independent + “Advance” economics
35:27 Worth of 1m streams & Drake's catalogue
43:27 Perception of Residencies + Soft tickets
46:42 Labels aren't happy with Russ
48:35 Radio's role, Stadiums + Ed Sheeran performance
52:54 Smallest crowd + delusional self-belief
55:02 Learning to make a good show
57:39 Feeling pressure + disassociating on stage
1:01:50 Pyramids, banned songs & Kuwait shows
1:07:12 Everyone's human + Japan is odd
1:09:03 Russ in India + racially ambiguous benefits
1:15:30 Fairly Odd Asians? Memories of Japan
1:23:20 Visiting Marrakech, Switzerland + Santorini
1:30:11 Using money to change realities
1:36:26 What excites Russ now? + Living by other's standards
1:39:55 Impact of therapy + discomfort is necessary
1:47:27 Gauging how much to reveal
1:49:41 Ego v self-mastery + process of achieving that
1:59:35 Billboard's rules took sales away
2:02:09 "I love you boy" was progress for Russ
2:04:53 Russ' thoughts on Mos Def v Drake
2:08:57 White people's fascination of black trauma
2:12:58 Faking dangerous lifestyles is evil
2:17:15 The only time Russ lied in raps
2:17:55 Real impact of faking v society's own accountability
2:42:44 Rick Rubin's true impact = taste
2:54:17 Kanye has TASTE
2:57:46 Good music forgives everything + Ye repeats without thinking
3:02:53 Using more empathy
3:04:20 Japan owns everything
3:07:12 J Prince's power + everyone understands violence
3:13:42 Creating next star + what is counter-culture?
3:21:37 Labels need Hip-Hop to succeed
3:25:26 Russ leaving Columbia + ebbs and flow of music industry
3:31:59 What is an industry plant? Benefits from insecurity
3:39:32 Success doesn't make you immune + sensitivity = super power
3:47:30 Where is Russ in 20 years?
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