Jayson Rodriguez
Journalist + Producer
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BackSeat Freestyle:
What more Can J. Cole Say?
Backseat Freestyle:
Hip-Hop Award Season ’25
Backseat FreestyLe
: Please Tyler Don’t Hurt Em
Backseat freestyle
: The Clipse Conversation
& what it has to do with The state of hip-hop journalism
BAckseat Freestyle
: New Joey City [Regionalism’s Theme]
BAckseat Freestyle:
Playboi Carti Is For the Children
READ
: For ‘Variety’ I wrote about 5 Things I Learned after watching ‘the Honorable shyne’ Documentary
Watch
: I co-produced this short film on common & Pete rock’s ‘The Auditorium’ vol. 1 LP
for vevo’s CTRL series
WATCH
: I Appeared on CNN’s Flashdoc Short ‘The Decade that Defined Diddy’ ahead of their trial coverage
Watch:
I spoke on an abc news roundtable about the art of the diss, drake vs. Kendrick
and the legacy of rap battles
Listen
:
I talked to the new york times’ ‘popcast’ about The Lox’s Verzuz Win and Late ’90s/Early 2000’s NYC Rap
PLAYLIST:
Jay’s Plays AKA What I’m Listening To Right Now
(Spotify)
Playlist:
Jay’s Plays AKA What I’m Listening To Right Now (Apple Music)
Playlist
:
Heard It All Before – New Songs in 2026 That Sample Old Songs
(and the old songs)
Playlist
: One Dope Song From All 30 of NBA YoungBoy’s Projects