Dec 15 2023 89 mins
In this episode of ALGO, Raj, Vik, and special guest Kish sit down to deeeep dive into the incredible world of Sole DXB 2023. From its music programming on stage and celebrations of Arab pride to the incredible value for money and benefits to Dubai - we cover it all in 90 minutes. Massive shoutouts to the team at Sole and all the friends and artists we met. You can check some of the video content on https://www.instagram.com/algo.pod Highlights include: (00:00) Intro (00:53) Sole DXB Overview Breakdown (01:44) Why Sole is the most important weekend in Dubai (02:44) Comparing Sole to Hip Hop 50 in NYC + London (06:34) Arab Pride & Culture at Sole DXB (10:30) Brands and Activations at Sole DXB (14:30) The Programming of Sole DXB (16:10) Why booking Jadakiss was genius (18:48) Busta Rhymes at Sole DXB (23:24) Honeycomb HiFi x Sole DXB (24:30) Russell Peters at DEF JAM x Jibber with Jabber (25:07) Ghostface Performs at Sole DXB Opening Party (28:25) DJ Shadow at SoleDXB (29:24) Lupe Fiasco at SoleDXB (30:06) What makes SoleDXB untouchable? (31:23) SoleDXB should release a $1000 ticket (37:37) Big Daddy Kane at SoleDXB (40:55) Arlo Parks at SoleDXB (43:00) Dijok at SoleDXB (44:28) Toby Nwigwe at SoleDXB (46:20) Yasiin Bey at SoleDXB (46:55) Spliff Star catch up at SoleDXB (47:53) SoleDXB is 10 AED per hour (49:34) AJ x Mazzi crush it with Jibber with Jabber Live (51:55) Falafel for the People food review at SoleDXB (53:18) AmongstFew stand at SoleDXB (54:58) Sunday at Sole DXB (55:13) Rahzel Beatboxing at SoleDXB (59:16) Omar Offendum at SoleDXB (1:03:26) Sampa The Great at SoleDXB (01:04:09) Joey Badass at SoleDXB (01:05:55) SoleDXB Set Design x Ticket Categories (01:11:42) Parvane x Elo at SoleDXB (01:12:43) Busta Rhymes x Spliff Star Close SoleDXB (01:15:34) The UAE Mixtape at SoleDXB (01:17:53) Mazzi at SoleDXB (1:20:28) Shout Outs (1:21:44) Launching MFYF in New York, Toronto and London (01:23:54) DJ Kishmeister on ItchFM (01:26:10) Will the SoleDXB founders come on ALGO? (01:27:18) SoleDXB is net positive for immigration Connect: https://www.instagram.com/rajkotecha https://www.instagram.com/vikmorjaria https://www.instagram.com/kishmeister/ https://www.rajkotecha.com/ Listen and watch "ALGO: A Lot Going On with Raj Kotecha" on all platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and more at https://www.rajkotecha.com/podcast