Boots Riley's Radical Art & AI Music Theft Caught Red Handed | "Feed the machine." | EP 491

Episode 491 features the New Old Heads tackling the harsh reality of AI music theft following Open Mike Eagle's reaction to the Atlantic's AI watchdog report. We dive into the legality of tech companies scraping millions of copyrighted songs and the dystopian push toward replacing human artists entirely. We also break down Boots Riley's recent two-hour political interview with Hasan Piker, discussing how major labels actively buy up independent records to kill their momentum and the irony of Wall Street executives cheering for Rage Against the Machine. Later, we unpack Boots Riley's argument that Hip Hop abandoned the class struggle for an obsession with luxury. Episode 491 of the New Old Heads podcast was recorded on 6/23/26. The edited one-hour episode will be released on YouTube and all podcast apps on 6/27/26. If you want to watch the full, uncut show, which features even more in-depth talk and bonus discussions without ads, you can do so by becoming a Patreon or YouTube member. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Preview & Intro 03:20 Open Mike Eagle: AI Music Theft 33:04 Boots Riley: How Labels Shelve Radical Art 49:28 Did Hip Hop Abandon Class Struggle? #OpenMikeEagle #BootsRiley #AIMusic #HipHopPodcast ➡️ Become a Patreon member:   / newoldheads   ➡️ All About Us: https://linktree.com/newoldheads ➡️ Our Community: https://newoldheads.com/community    / @newoldheads      • New Old Heads Podcast – Official Episodes   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... ------------------------------------- ABOUT THE NEW OLD HEADS The New Old Heads hip hop culture podcast was launched in 2016, and is a weekly two-hour hip hop culture talk show recorded every Tuesday, released uncut to members on Wednesdays, and now released on Saturdays at noon EST. We discuss both hip hop news and go deep on subjects related to hip hop culture and music. The regular panelists are Maja 7th, Lonegevity, DJ Jay Diff, and J. Moore. Based out of Indianapolis. Our current partners: Bringing Down The Band » https://bringingdowntheband.com​ Kolman Dental » https://kolmandental.com Indy CD & Vinyl » https://indycdandvinyl.com Deckademics » https://deckademics.com Be A Partner ​» https://newoldheads.com/partners/​