WMX, Warner Music Group’s artist companies, media and artistic content material division, is ready to launch a visible podcast sequence exploring the legendary last album of The Infamous B.I.G.

The sequence, entitled Iconic Information: Life After Dying, launched this week on The Roku Channel, hosted by radio persona Angie Martinez. It would premiere on Roku’s new WMX Hip-Hop channel (Ch. 1137).

Viewers can even watch the visible podcast on The Infamous B.I.G’s YouTube Channel, and listeners can stream the podcast on all main audio podcast platforms starting Might 1.

Martinez will probably be joined by hip hop artists who took half within the creation of, or have been influenced by Biggie’s 11x-platinum double-LP magnum opus.

Visitors within the eight-episode podcast embody Lil Stop, Fats Joe, Pusha T, Rick Ross, and Too $hort and different shock appearances.

The podcast will concentrate on Life After Dying (1997), Biggie’s last album. Martinez and her visitors will probably be discussing the making of the album and discover its cultural impression. 

“It’s an honor to host the first-ever season of Iconic Information. Biggie was, and nonetheless is, one of the vital essential artists of our lifetime and Life After Dying is a masterpiece,” stated Martinez.

“To collaborate with WMX on this sequence has been an unimaginable expertise. It’s particularly significant as we additionally pay homage to 50 years of hip hop and the way it’s modified the course of historical past.”

Martinez, a Radio Corridor of Famer, has nearly 25 years of radio expertise and has interviewed varied artists and icons like Michelle Obama and Taraji P. Henson.

Martinez can also be a New York Instances best-selling writer, actress, tv host, and Grammy-nominated recording artist. Final yr, she launched her hit podcast, IRL with Angie Martinez. Martinez is the chief producer of The Infamous B.I.G. podcast sequence, alongside WMX’s Kevin Hofman.

The sequence is directed by Bonsu Thompson, in collaboration with the Property of Christopher Wallace.

Wayne Barrow, supervisor of The Infamous B.I.G., stated: “The Infamous B.I.G. is a once-in-a-lifetime expertise. His work has been examined and reviewed earlier than, however this sequence offers new tales and firsthand accounts by the those who have been there. It’s one thing particular.”

Ben Clean, President, Media & Artistic Content material, WMX, added: “We’re excited to have the ability to share tales concerning the albums which have formed total generations so profoundly – starting with Biggie’s Life After Dying.”

“The launch of Iconic Information embraces the large urge for food and want for distinctive content material tailor-made for genre-specific audiences. WMX lives at a crossroads the place artists, content material, and experiences converge to achieve music followers the place they’re, and this thrilling sequence is the primary of many boards through which we’ll proceed to inform the tales concerning the artwork that shapes and evokes our tradition.”

The Infamous B.I.G.’s birthday and anniversary milestone was not too long ago celebrated through marketing campaign featured field units, stay occasions (together with an Empire State lighting ceremony), and a collaboration with Atlantic artist Ty Dolla $ign for the only G.O.A.T. It was organized by the crew of Kevin Gore, President of International Catalog at Warner Music Group.

Biggie’s visible podcast on Roku follows WMX’s partnership with Roku in December, marking WMX’s enlargement into the connected-TV area.

The launch of Biggie’s visible podcast comes amid the rising reputation of podcasts. Spotify, the world’s most dominant music streaming app, has invested closely in its podcast enterprise.

Spotify not too long ago launched a brand new instrument to let radio broadcasters flip their audio content material into on-demand podcast content material.

In 2020, Spotify launched creator-made video podcasts globally totally free and Premium customers.

“Many podcast followers love watching their favourite podcasts as a lot as they get pleasure from listening to them… By these visuals, followers can get to know their favourite podcast hosts even higher, and creators can extra deeply join with their audiences,” Spotify stated on the time.

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