Ryan and Dennis sit down with local Rapper AJ Jordan to talk about extortion in Chicago, hype men, Juggalos, the Buffalo hip-hop scene and what drives him.

We learn the story of Ryan’s engagement/non-engagement with his now-wife, and talk about those “This isn’t what I was expecting” moments in DIY music.

Dennis recaps the Jonathan Richman concert at Nietzsche’s on 11/11 and Ryan talks about seeing JD McPherson at The Tralf on 11/17.

See more of Jonathan Richman here.

See more of JD McPherson here.

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