110 episodes

Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect albums, and talk about how the music changed their lives. 

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Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect albums, and talk about how the music changed their lives. 

    Kooley High

    Kooley High

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    Kooley High members Tab-One and DJ ill Digitz stop by to talk about their latest album 'All Infinite,' discuss the group's NC history, and put their hip-hop trivia skills to the test.
    Kooley High
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Slum Village (Can't Knock the Shuffle)

    Slum Village (Can't Knock the Shuffle)

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    Slum Village (T3 and Young RJ) share the stories behind seven randomly selected songs from the SV catalog. The duo reflect on the group's evolution over the course of nearly three decades, from their early days with J Dilla to their most recent project, 2024's 'F.UN.' Songs explored in this episode:
    "To the Disco" ('F.U.N.', 2024)
    "Hear This" (feat Black Milk and Phat Kat) ('Slum Village,' 2005)
    "All Live" ('F.U.N.,' 2024)
    "Beej-N-Dem" ('Fantastic Vol. 1,' 1997)
    "We'll Show You" feat AB ('Villa Manifesto,' 2010)
    "Unisex" ('Trinity,' 2002)
    "Untitled/Fantastic" ('Fantastic Vol. 2', 2000)

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    • 47 min
    The Answers: The SeanDon Hour

    The Answers: The SeanDon Hour

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    Brand new (?) format time. Sean is joined by Donwill (Tanya Morgan, The Almanac of Rap) for the inaugural SeanDon Hour (aka Don Ep). Freeform conversation including the art of writing timeless yet timely lyrics, John Mulaney, a certain rap beef, the current state of podcasting, the 15th anniversary of TM's Brooklynatti, and more.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Homeboy Sandman/Visitor (Questions Classic)

    Homeboy Sandman/Visitor (Questions Classic)

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    Originally broadcast on September 7, 2020
    A return to the Questions classic crates with an intriguing conversation with Visitor aka Homeboy Sandman.
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    • 48 min
    Masta Ace (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)

    Masta Ace (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)

    Original Broadcast April 21, 2020
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    Masta Ace is one of hip hop's greatest storytellers. After making his debut on the Juice Crew's classic posse cut "The Symphony," Ace has many amazing accomplishments throughout his 30+ year career, including membership in hip hop supergroup Crooklyn Dodgers, classic concept albums, full album collaborations with producers like MF DOOM and Marco Polo, and so much more. In this Can't Knock the Shuffle classic episode, we break down the following songs from his catalog:
    "Think I Am (feat. Big Daddy Kane and MF DOOM)" ('MA_DOOM: Son of Yvonne', 2012)
    "Crooklyn" (Crooklyn Dodgers) ('Crooklyn' soundtrack, 1994)
    "Sunken Place" (feat. Pav Bundy) ('A Breukelen Story' w/ Marco Polo, 2018)
    "Type I Hate" (feat. Leschea and Rah Digga) ('Disposable Arts', 2001)
    "Bklyn Masala" (feat. Leschea) ('A Long Hot Summer', 2004)
    "SlaughtaHouse" ('SlaughtaHouse', 1993)
    "Mathematics" ('The Falling Season', 2016)

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    • 56 min
    Making Illmatic - Cam'ron 'Purple Haze' w/ Chong Wizard

    Making Illmatic - Cam'ron 'Purple Haze' w/ Chong Wizard

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    Killa! Sean and MidaZ the BEAST are back at it with another Making Illmatic, and they've got the podcasts 'castin' this time as they're joined by DJ Chong Wizard to assess Cam'ron's 'Purple Haze.'
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    • 1 hr 1 min

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