meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
blankSLATE with SaVon

Episode 249 | "New Industry" (with HDBeenDope)

blankSLATE with SaVon

SaVon Slater Inc.

Music, Society & Culture, Music Commentary

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 110 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On this week’s episode of the Need to Know Podcast, SaVon, Alex, and Regi are joined by Brooklyn rapper and Roc Nation signee HDBeenDope. HD begins by talking about how it feels to be co-signed by celebrities like LeBron James and Patrick Mahomes (3:13) before talking candidly about industry pressures to change his sound (16:11) and explaining the origin of his stage name (32:48). Later, HD talks about producing his own music (35:36) and his understanding of the music business (44:50). He also gets into his hobbies (1:17:39), studio rules (1:22:01), and definition of success (1:26:34) before closing with his favorite projects of all time (1:40:23) and what he has coming out next (1:44:01).

Visit https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-need-to-know-network and use the code NEEDTOKNOW to sign up for Underdog Fantasy and receive a 100% deposit match up to $100

If you're new here and enjoy this episode, join us over on Patreon where we don't hold ANYTHING back - www.patreon.com/NeedToKnowPodcast

The Need To Know Podcast

https://www.instagram.com/needtoknowpod/

https://twitter.com/NeedToKnowPod

https://www.tiktok.com/needtoknowpod

SaVon

https://www.instagram.com/savonslvter/

https://twitter.com/SavonSlvter

Alex

https://www.instagram.com/balltillwefall/

https://twitter.com/balltillwefall

Regi

https://www.instagram.com/regi_nacho/

https://twitter.com/regi_nacho

Pierre

https://www.instagram.com/pedro4cristo/

https://twitter.com/pedro4cristo1

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What's going on Need to Know podcast?

0:01.5

Family, we got another amazing episode of the podcast.

0:24.4

But before we get into it, I want to give a special shout out to the good folks over at Underdog Fantasy. Yes, guys. Our friends over at Underdog Fantasy have an amazing deal for you guys, but you have to use our promo code, Need to Know. And what does that get you? It gets you a deposit matchup of up to $100. So whatever you're feeling, you know, just put that in and they're going to match that all the way up to $100.

0:38.4

Please. It gets you a deposit matchup of up to $100. So whatever you're feeling, you know, just put that in and they're going to match that all the way up to $100. Please use our code, Need to Know. Before we get into the episode, I need you guys to press pause. Download the underdog fantasy app right now. Use promo code Need to Know, all right? And that's for 100% deposit match of up to $100. Let's get it. Yo, what up, y'all. Welcome back to the Need to Know podcast, what you need to know, when you need to know, the Need to Know podcast. And today we have a Who You Need to Know. But before we get into that, I am your host, A as always, the Pockerabon Poppy. I'm never alone. I'm always with the posy. I'm you guys, Ceyvon. What's going on, y'all? Oh my God. We just flipped it. But hey guys, I'm Reggie. I'm so blessed to be here. We have an extra special episode for you guys today. We do. And actually, let me tell you guys why it special. So as Alex already said, he saw my opening line, but I was going to say today on the pub,, we don't have just a what you need to know. We have a who you need to know. If there was

1:14.7

one phrase to describe this gentleman sitting to my left, it would be, I really do this.

1:20.9

H.D. Vindol from the 90s hails from East Flatbush and has taken the New York rap scene

1:25.8

by Storm. He started off cooking up beats on his PSB, True Story, and he's been releasing music for

1:31.3

over a decade by now, and his hard-hitting rhymes, ground-shaking production, and just, you know,

1:35.7

great, calm, charming personality and all has garnered him millions on millions, on millions,

1:40.9

on millions of streams.

1:42.5

So you may know him from his hits like Bird or Mamba or projects like,

1:46.4

what can they say, or a staple on Rock Nation's roster currently.

1:50.2

You may have seen him killing it on the BET Hip Hop Awards,

1:53.8

flicking it up at the Rock Nation brunch or hearing his tracks constantly blasting in NBA arenas.

1:58.9

Living and dying by his mantra lab, meaning learn and become better. Mr. H.D. bin dope. Welcome to the show. My God. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. We got the whole. We got the whole guy in the middle. You all say, nah, that was great. Reg. That was spying. Ohs said, yo, look, look, I got a body on.

2:19.0

Oh, my God.

2:19.7

No, okay, for off camera guys, like, no, I was trying to surprise him, but then Alex, right before we started recording, he was like, Regina, you got that? I'm like, no, that was flawed. That was flawed. You're on your Nile Wars shit. You talked about the PSP journey. I said, oh, what true story?

2:31.8

Yeah, she did that.

2:32.5

I didn't even know about that shit.

2:33.8

I was like.

2:34.6

Oh, yeah, man.

2:35.3

It's a pleasure to have you with us, my God.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from SaVon Slater Inc., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of SaVon Slater Inc. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.