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Interviews, walk & talks, studio vlogs, and music videos from the Kansas City underground — from Show #1 in January 2021 to today.
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Live By The Bag — The Interview
Sitting down with one of KC's tightest collectives — ConorChillOut, STBtheDON, TS Shaad, and Mighty Casual.
Walk & Talks
Loose Park sessions
Zajikc: Walk & Talk (Pt. 1)
New music after Mixtapes 2 and 3, three albums in the vault with ConorChillOut, and why he works.
Zajikc: Walk & Talk (Pt. 2)
Work ethic, how he was raised, and the struggle to find contentment while chasing success.
Zajikc: Walk & Talk (Pt. 3)
Wanting more out of life, entrepreneurship's ups and downs, faith, and setting up his family.
The Podcast on Video
Conversations, on camera
Gittyman — The Full Interview
The Scumlords of KC producer on his Waka Flocka placement, monetizing creativity, and the “why not me?” attitude.
PK Waves — Sampling, AI & the Digital Age
Plunderphonics, the SP-404, vaporwave roots, and making money as an artist in the AI era.
STBtheDON — Life, Music & Real Relationships
The story behind the name, the content-era pressure, and a legacy of honesty in rap. NASCAR Core out now.
TS Shaad — Midwest Rap & “Before SNS”
His writing process, dropping 100 lbs through basketball, and the making of his EP.
Riley Macc — From the Childhood Home
Recorded inside Riley's childhood home: the auto shop, the nonprofit, the gym, staying consistent.
ConorChillOut — Rowdy Rebel, Mac Miller & More
The producer-engineer on his Rowdy Rebel collaboration and the up-and-coming KC scene.
Jace Camden, Wyd Benny & Gittyman
Wasteland Records, Scumlords of KC, Benny's 14-track album, and self-taught engineering.
Mighty Casual — The Interview
Jamal Allen on Vol. 1, lo-fi indie hip-hop, and the overlooked Midwest.
Studio Vlogs
Behind the records
11 Rappers, One Day — SoundXScapes Pt. 1
Recording “Nun' to Say” at OkCasheyy's SoundXScapes Studios — produced, mixed, and engineered by Jace Camden.
Two Tracks Before 4 PM — Pt. 2
Mighty Casual and Zajikc cut their “Feel My Pain” verses as Jace mixes against the clock.
Recording Mixtape Vol. 1
September 2024 at Emerald Dreams Lab in Independence — ten collaborators, five tracks, one day.
Mixtape Vol. 1 — The Full Tape
All five tracks, front to back — engineered by ConorChillOut and Gittyman, art by Eugene Sarmiento & Riley Macc.
Vol. 2 Studio Vlog — Day 1
Conor, Riley Macc, Gittyman, Wyd Benny, and Mighty Casual at The Zoo Studios in downtown KC.
KC Rappers Make House Music? Pt. 1
Vol. 3, the house album — recorded at Energy and Jams Studio, March 2025.
KC Artists Make House Music??? Pt. 2
More from the Vol. 3 sessions — OkCasheyy, shwty., TS Shaad and the crew step outside the genre.
LBTB Finishing “Cactus” & “Midwestsider”
June 2020 at the old Emerald Dreams Lab — the Mighty Casual Vol. 1 sessions, TS Shaad behind the camera.
LBTB Mixing & Listening Session
Mighty Casual, Conor, STB, and Shaad working through Vol. 1 mixes at the old Overland Park studio.
From the Archive
2020–2023: where it started
The original run — the numbered Shows, the Emerald Dreams Lab era, and the first Scumlords vlogs. Lower fidelity, full heart.
The Shows
Show #1 — STBtheDon & Conor Chill Out
Jan 16, 2021. The first ever Duff Radio Show: three new songs debuted and a conversation. Where all of this began.
Show #2 — iPursue
Jan 25, 2021. Canton/KC artist iPursue's first sit-down — he ripped a freestyle right after.
Show #3 — L'S810
Jan 30, 2021. KC artist, engineer, and owner of Emerald Dreams Lab recording studios.
Show #4 — Luxyz
Jan 31, 2021. Minneapolis artist and producer pulls up to the show.
Show #5 — 13th Tarot
Recorded in the early days, aired 2023 — a KC artist conversation from the vault.
iPursue: The 10-Minute Freestyle
Jan 2021. Seven beats because five wasn't enough — the first audio Duff Radio ever mixed.
The Emerald Dreams Lab Era
Studio Session — 1/29/21
Conor Chill Out, Mighty Casual, and STBtheDON, two weeks after Show #1.
Freestyling w/ Riley Macc + L'S810 Video Shoot
Feb 2021. Riley in his Smoove Boy days, plus a Trevor Allen shoot behind the scenes.
iPursue, Riley Macc & JjKid Freestyle
Feb 2021. Weekend vibes and a potentially vicious diss track.
Emerald Dreams Lab Media Day
Aug 2021. L'S810, ConorChillOut, Holli, Akilliz, and half the KC creative scene in one building.
STBtheDON & Mighty Casual Freestyling
Oct 2021, off the top at the Lab.
Behind the Scenes: Video Shoot, 2020
Director Trevor Allen shooting JML MIKEL and STBtheDON over unreleased ConorChillOut beats.
The Scumlords Era
Vlog 9/12/21 — The Whole Crew
DMad, Young Gittyman, Jace* (now Jace Camden), Young Evol, Mighty Casual, Conor, and more.
Scumlords of KC: Vlog #1
Nov 2021. The series that named the collective — Jace*, Lil Moist (now Wyd Benny), Young Gittyman.
Scumlords of KC: Episode 2
Dec 2021. Jace*, Lil Moist, and Yung Evol keep the series rolling.
BTS: “What's Your Name” Music Video
Sep 2021. Ca$h Cam (now OkCasheyy) and Jace* on set with the crew.
Kansas City Hip-Hop Takeover
Sep 2022. Kye Colors, Jace*, Wyd Benny, Ca$h Cam, Young Gittyman, 333toast, and DMAD take the stage.
BTS: Jace × Wyd Benny Music Video
Late 2022 shoot — two future “Nun' to Say” collaborators at work.
After Hours
The ambient side
A commissioned dungeon synth album produced by Gittyman — six tracks of winter synth and dark ambient, because the mission says lift up collaborators in every genre.
Since January 2021
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