Louisville-born rapper, producer, and self-described "circumnavigator of thought and circumstance" Prodigy the Kid (PTK) sits down with Marc and Pod Rashid for a two-and-a-half-hour Easter Sunday conversation that covers just about everything — from childhood bedrooms to the music industry, faith to freestyle rap history.

Born in 2002 and raised in Louisville, Prodigy started writing music at 8 years old — lining out composition grids on notebook paper. By 11 he was freestyling over Childish Gambino beats into a Rock Band USB mic plugged into a PC, then graduating to a first-gen iPad, an iPod touch, a closet recording setup, and eventually a Mac mini purchased with money saved through middle school. GarageBand carried him all the way to 2019 before a mid-session computer crash forced him onto Logic Pro for the first time — and he's been on it ever since.

A Ballard High grad (class of 2020, homeschooled his senior year due to COVID), Prodigy grew up in what he describes as two separate worlds — bouncing between his mom's household and his dad's — which he credits with sharpening his instincts and sense of right and wrong. He talks openly about navigating depression at 13, how Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly became a lifeline, and how that album still reveals new layers over a decade later. His musical convictions run deep: Kendrick is his GOAT with three pivotal albums, and he has a standing dream project called Ville Matic — a Louisville compilation record inspired by Illmatic — that he hopes to bring to life as his platform grows.

The conversation gets into the business side of music in a serious way. Prodigy — currently studying music business — breaks down Spotify's evolving terms of service and the AI rights implications for independent artists, why Drake's $500 million lifetime deal was a missed opportunity, the mechanics of record advances, and Bandcamp as a more artist-friendly alternative to streaming. He also touches on staying a clean rapper, navigating faith and art, and how his 2023 album Ten Year Rookie was the peak of his ego — followed by a deliberate reset.

Rounding out the episode: a deep dive into wrestling (Cody Rhodes' redemption arc hits different), the Young Thug RICO case, Gucci Mane's legacy, and a side project podcast with his church friends built entirely around pitching terrible ideas.

Follow Prodigy the Kid at @prodigythakid

Louisville-born, LA-based rapper and creative IVRY pulls up to the OddPod for a deep, wide-ranging conversation with Marcus and Pod Rashid about his journey from the South End to the West Coast — and everything he's built along the way.
IVRY opens up about growing up across different parts of Louisville, from South Louisville to the neighborhood right behind Algonquin Park, where a pivotal moment of being kicked out pushed him to finally take music seriously. As a kid, he was a homebody who channeled his creativity into editing Boondocks clips over Lil Wayne songs on Windows Movie Maker, writing raps for his little sister, and dancing at teen parties — all early signals of a creative who'd find his lane on his own terms.
A PRP alum, IVRY credits the school's wild diversity — country kids, hood kids, upper class, all in one building — for his ability to connect with just about anyone. That same versatility bleeds into his music, which he describes as melody-first and entertainment-focused, designed to hit a wide range of listeners rather than a niche pocket.
The conversation digs into his extensive catalog: seven projects and over 90 songs since 2018, including Grand Theft Audio, For My People, Feels, 2001, Ego, In Real Life, 4200, and his latest self-titled IVRY EP — which he calls his "musical résumé," a project that captures every dimension of who he is as an artist. He talks through the evolution behind each project, the hard resets, the SoundCloud era that changed his perspective on what music could be (shoutout Lil Yachty), and how a vacation-turned-revelation led to him quitting his post office job and moving to LA to bet on himself full time.
The crew also gets into the Drake vs. Kendrick beef and how history gets rewritten over time, the cultural power of Afro Man, IVRY's collab with Prodigy tha Kid, and his belief that creativity is something you're meant to steward — not sit on.
Looking ahead, IVRY is dialing in on his individuality through more V-logs, new music this summer, and a performance at Hip-Hop in the Park in Louisville on July 25th. Follow him at @twohundred_ on Instagram and YouTube.

Louisville-born, LA-based rapper and creative IVRY pulls up to the OddPod for a deep, wide-ranging conversation with Marcus and Pod Rashid about his journey from the South End to the West Coast — and everything he's built along the way.

IVRY opens up about growing up across different parts of Louisville, from South Louisville to the neighborhood right behind Algonquin Park, where a pivotal moment of being kicked out pushed him to finally take music seriously. As a kid, he was a homebody who channeled his creativity into editing Boondocks clips over Lil Wayne songs on Windows Movie Maker, writing raps for his little sister, and dancing at teen parties — all early signals of a creative who'd find his lane on his own terms.

A PRP alum, IVRY credits the school's wild diversity — country kids, hood kids, upper class, all in one building — for his ability to connect with just about anyone. That same versatility bleeds into his music, which he describes as melody-first and entertainment-focused, designed to hit a wide range of listeners rather than a niche pocket.

The conversation digs into his extensive catalog: seven projects and over 90 songs since 2018, including Grand Theft Audio, For My People, Feels, 2001, Ego, In Real Life, 4200, and his latest self-titled IVRY EP — which he calls his "musical résumé," a project that captures every dimension of who he is as an artist. He talks through the evolution behind each project, the hard resets, the SoundCloud era that changed his perspective on what music could be (shoutout Lil Yachty), and how a vacation-turned-revelation led to him quitting his post office job and moving to LA to bet on himself full time.

The crew also gets into the Drake vs. Kendrick beef and how history gets rewritten over time, the cultural power of Afro Man, IVRY's collab with Prodigy tha Kid, and his belief that creativity is something you're meant to steward — not sit on.

Looking ahead, IVRY is dialing in on his individuality through more V-logs & new music this summer. Follow him at @twohundred_ on Instagram and YouTube.