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November 20, 2025 51 mins

On this episode of the BeatsToRapOn Podcast, Lance Romance tells the never-before-told story of how Andy Gibb changed his life – from skating rink crush music to a real-life encounter in LA, and a promise he’s still determined to keep.

We cover Lance’s journey from New York to Texas and back, how Motown, Bee Gees, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson all shaped his ear, and why he became “the Bee Gees of rap” – a pop-leaning, musically trained rapper inside a rougher, sample-driven hip-hop world. Listen here or checkout the Podcast Video here https://youtu.be/jmdmXgXZLOg?si=GHBWKg7fu7ZLhonp

Lance breaks down:

  • 🎵 Pop vs Motown swing – how Bee Gees, Andy Gibb and disco shaped his cadence and songwriting
  • 🥁 From marching band to drum machines – xylophone, snare, tim-toms, then LinnDrum, SP-12, Casio, Korg and programming
  • 🎤 Being ‘too polite’ for rap – why his Texas upbringing, clear diction and musicianship made him an outlier in NYC hip-hop
  • 💿 The label move that blocked his album “Life of a Showgirl (R&B Mixes)” because it clashed with Taylor Swift’s title
  • 🏛 Why indie platforms like BeatsToRapOn matter when majors can pause or reshape releases
  • 🌟 Tower Records, Sunset Strip – meeting Andy Gibb during the Raising Hell Tour (Run DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, Houdini)
  • ⚠️ The Long Beach Arena riot – why it was a blessing Andy never made it to that rap show
  • 🌴 Miami, Def Jam tour & the promise – wanting Andy on his first album and promising to remake “I Wanna Be Your Everything” and “Shadow Dancing”
  • 💔 Processing Andy’s death and why Lance still feels a responsibility to honor his legacy properly
  • 💿 The Sensation EP – a Studio-54-flavored disco EP featuring Bee Gees/Donna Summer influence, planned for a major-label release
  • 🎥 The tribute vision – shooting videos for “I Wanna Be Your Everything” and “Shadow Dancing” in Australia with Andy’s daughter involved creatively
  • 🎄 What’s next – the “Lance Romance: 50 Albums, One Show Girl” Tour (2026) and his house-meets-rap holiday project Christmas on Ice

This episode is a love letter to disco, Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, band kids and indie creators who refuse to play by the traditional rules.

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