Schoolboy Q on Kendrick Lamar’s Growth, Creating BLUE LIPS, Meeting Jay-Z, & Kobe’s Final Game

Podcast P with Paul George

In this week's episode of Podcast P, Grammy-nominated rapper Schoolboy Q joins the show to share how he connected with TDE (10:40), creating his sixth studio album (20:15), BLUE LIPS, and playing it for his hip-hop idol, Jay-Z (31:35). Q also talks about how wild the night was when he attended Kobe's final game (1:01:04) and what changes he would make to the NBA if he was the commissioner (1:11:33).

0:00 Intro

5:47 Q’s College Football Career

8:20 Start of Music Journey

10:40 Connecting with Top Dawg Entertainment

16:10 Kendrick Lamar’s Influence

20:15 Album-Making Process

25:55 Concept Behind BLUE LIPS Album Cover

31:35 Linking with Jay-Z

39:38 Process of Making BLUE LIPS

49:09 Love & Hate About Album Recording Process

53:10 A Conversation About Weed

58:00 Lebron Tweet About Album

1:01:04 Being At Kobe’s Final Game

1:03:42 PG Playing Kobe For The 1st Time

1:09:09 NBA Locations

1:11:33 NBA Changes Schoolboy Q Would Make

1:19:10 Love For Golf

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