The Re-Up Podcast returns to Fireplace Records for a deep conversation on the current state of underground music scenes, DIY culture, art collectives, and the impact of gentrification on local communities.

BeMo and ReUpAlex break down how redlining works, how corporate promoters like Live Nation affect independent venues and artists, and what communities can do to preserve authentic underground spaces. We also discuss artists like A$AP Rocky escaping their environments, building cultural movements, and representing their cities on a global level.

Topics include:

• Underground music scenes

• DIY venues and collectives

• Gentrification and redlining

• Live Nation and corporate influence

• Independent artists and local culture

• Community preservation

• Art, music, and city development

• A$AP Rocky and making it out of your city

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In this special BeMo Brown + ReUpAlex episode of The-Re-Up Podcast, we introduce our music tastes, backgrounds, personal stories, and how the artists that were chosen impacted their genres.

This episode introduces a brand new segment: Crate Digging at Fireplace Records in Hyattsville, MD, where we explore the roots of sound through vinyl, personal taste, and musical discovery. Along the way, we break down how iconic artists have influenced entire genres and generations.

We discuss the impact and legacy of artists like Michael Jackson, John Coltrane, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, B.B. King, D'Angelo, and Kid Cudi, focusing on how their sound continues to shape today’s underground and popularized music scenes.

From personal stories and musical backgrounds to record store gems and cultural commentary, this episode connects the dots between past and present in a way every music fan, creative, and curator will appreciate.

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This week we got a deeper look into the life of two independent event curators, Pedro Night and Walter Alvarado who together, with the music driven community that they're a part of, create Adobo. These DMV (DC, MD, VA) natives go through the process, difficulties, and intention behind their live music events that are more than just parties along with a look into Latin / Latinx influence within Electronic, Dance Music, and DJing + parties as a whole. We also touch on the current state of the world, focused on ICE, deportations, and human rights.

We unpack:

The intentional process of building live music experiences.

Latin influence on electronic, DJ culture & community.

What it takes to build culture, connection & belonging.

Conversations on ICE, deportations, and human rights in today's world.

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