#07 - Ryan Lovins/T13 Interview (Los Angeles, PHD, Broke Artist Podcast, Graffiti, 1Outs, Drones etc)

Spoke with Rap Veteran Ryan Lovins/T13 of the Hip Hop Duo PHD. We talked about his long career as well other topics of interest and he finished off the podcast by spitting a verse.

Social Media Music Page - www.hyperurl.co/ryanlovins Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrokeArtistShow/ Instagram - @ryan_lovins

TIMESTAMPS 01:30 - Ryan Lovins Managing All His Time 05:09 - Cost Of Setting Up A Podcast 05:50 - Los Angeles/Hockey 07:50 - Differences Between America & New Zealand 10:29 - Broke Artist Podcast 12:44 - Rappers That Are Over-Confident Killing Them 13:24 - PotHeads Days/How Ryan Met Anime 16:05 - Digital Age Vs Old School Days 17:50 - Looking Back On PHDs Accomplishments 18:08 - Hard Making Money In Hip Hop 19:14 - PHDs Loyal Fan Base 20:25 - Melbourne/Australia 21:15 - Proving Themselves To The New Dudes 22:23 - PHDs Evolved Sound/Writing Process 24:51 - Opening Up For International Acts/Performing Live 27:51 - Meeting Hip Hop Celebs 28:31 - Tech N9ne 31:49 - Graffiti 34:38 - PHD Still Working On New Music 37:35 - Battle Rap/1Outs 41:05 - PFAK 43:12 - New School Battle Rappers Bringing Fire 43:53 - Unchained XL 44:50 - NZ Version Of The BET Cyphers 46:40 - Getting More Music Guests/Playing Instruments 47:49 - How Ryan Writes Now 51:24 - Competitiveness With Other Rappers 53:14 - PFAK part II 55:04 - Ryan Getting Lost On The Drive Down 55:41 - Traffic In Auckland 56:45 - Leaving Auckland/Expenses In Auckland 59:00 - Ryan Not An NZ Citizen 1:00:00 - Christchurch 1:02:02 - Wellington 1:03:02 - Multicultural Aspect Of Auckland 1:04:11 - Doing Your Own Music Videos 1:05:00 - Drones 1:08:53 - South Island’s Beauty/Culture 1:10:18 - Ryan Doesn’t Want To Move For Kids Sake 1:11:38 - Melbourne Artsy City 1:12:01 - NZ Public Transport Is Terrible 1:14:54 - Auckland CBD 1:16:44 - Raising Kids Around Scary Technology 1:17:57 - Bad Side Of Social Media 1:23:58 - Kids Live In A Completely Different World 1:26:55 - Cybersecurity/Black Mirror 1:28:40 - How To Contact Ryan Lovins 1:29:18 - Ryan Spits A Verse