When Quality Control co-founders Pee and Coach K watched the new Showtime documentary Hitsville, which tracks the rise of Motown Records, they were struck by the similarities to their own story. Over the last few years, theyve proved its still possible for a little record label to shake the culture, bringing the world Migos, Lil Yachty, Lil Baby, and many others. Coach K and Pee who just released new compilation album, Control the Streets Vol. 2 joined host Brian Hiatt for an episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, to tell the entire story of Quality Control, from the long path of breaking Migos (including having Drake jump on Versace and leaking Bad and Bougie) to guiding Lil Baby from a non-rapper to a hit artist.
To hear the entire discussion, press play below or download and subscribe on iTunesorSpotify.
Download and subscribe to our weekly podcast,Rolling Stone Music Now, hosted by Brian Hiatt, oniTunesorSpotify(or wherever you get your podcasts), and check out two years worth of episodes in the archive, including in-depth, career-spanning interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Halsey, Ice Cube, Neil Young, the National, Questlove, Julian Casablancas, Sheryl Crow, Johnny Marr, Scott Weiland, Alice Cooper, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Costello, Donald Fagen, Phil Collins, Alicia Keys, Stephen Malkmus, Sebastian Bach, Tom Petty, Kelly Clarkson, Pete Townshend, Bob Seger, the Zombies, Gary Clark Jr. and many more plus dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates and explainers with Rolling Stones critics and reporters. Tune in every Friday at 1 p.m. ET to hear Rolling Stone Music Now broadcast live from SiriusXMs studios on Volume, channel 106.