Low End Marauders

Nycholas Rawls

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Low End Marauders

A biweekly hip hop/comedy debate podcast where three longtime high school friends give their thoughts, opinions, ideas and comedy burns on what's going on in hip hop culture today.

2 DAYS AGO

#79: $uper Bowl $ubliminal $hots 4 U

In this episode of the Low End Marauders podcast, Nick holds the fort down and discusses Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance, which garnered mixed reviews despite being the most-watched halftime show in history. Nick dives into the visuals, themes, and audience reactions to Kendrick's performance. Following this, Nick reviews the new collaborative album by Drake and Party Next Door, '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,' sharing personal opinions on the tracks and the overall reception of the album. Find out how Nick reviewed the album and what report grade he gives the collaborative album. All that plus shoutouts, an album recommendation and more!! Follow the marauders on IG: @supreme_excel, @dj_young_franky & @nycholasfury Shop the store: lowendmaraudersshop.com Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram: @lowendmarauders CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Kendrick's Super Bowl Performance 12:49 -Future of Super Bowl Halftime Show? 17:12 - Super Bowl Halftime Predictions 20:33 - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U Review 36:01 - Shoutouts and Album Recommendation SOURCES:Kendrick at the Super Bowl: https://hiphopdx.com/news/kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-show-record-breaking-viewingDrake & $$$4U: https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-some-sexy-songs-4-u-first-week-sales-kendrick-lamar-lossIrv Gotti: https://hiphopdx.com/news/irv-gotti-private-funeral-service-new-yorkDJ Unk: https://hiphopdx.com/news/dj-unk-rapper-walk-it-out-dies

40 min
JAN 3 · BONUS

BONUS: Nick's Top Ten Rap Albums of 2024

Happy 2025 ladies and gentlemen! As 2024 is now in the rearview mirror, our 1/3rd cohost Nick takes a look back on some of the best albums to hit streaming services over the last 12 months. With records from the East and West Coasts, some down South and the Midwest, see what Nick chose as his best rap albums from 2024. More episodes are dropping in 2025! We'll see you there! CHAPTERS: 0:00: Intro 5:58: Albums #10-#6 15:50: Albums #5-#2 29:14: Honorable Mentions 35:44: ...and the Number One Album Is... Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram: @lowendmarauders Shop the store: lowendmaraudersshop.com Follow the marauders on IG: @supreme_excel, @dj_young_franky, @nycholasfury

41 min
12/12/2024

#78: Top Dominance Ent.

Back at it again with another new episode of the podcast as Nick is here to talk about the label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). The label celebrated 20 years of being around in hip hop and to celebrate, the website HipHopDX made a list of their 20 greatest albums. From Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and SZA, find out who made the list along with their respective album(s). After the list, Nick gives his thoughts regarding the list and names his top ten albums that came from the camp. Plus, he briefly discussed three albums that made the countdown that he felt was too early to include. All that plus, an album recommendation, shoutouts and more! Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X: @lowendmarauders Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @supreme_excel & @nycholasfury Shop the store here: lowendmaraudersshop.com SOURCES: TDE List: https://hiphopdx.com/news/tde-best-albums Chapters: 0:00: Introduction 2:56: TDE's Beginnings and Impact 4:50: The Top 20 List 8:31: Reaction and Personal Picks 30:29: Album Recommendation and Shoutouts

40 min
10/10/2024

#77: OutKast is Everlasting

Back again for the second episode of season five of the show. Nick holds it down and talks about OutKast. Everyone knows that Andre and Big Boi are one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time, but what is the greatest song from the duo? Dissect podcast did a Last Song Standing season on which song is the one to rule them all and the answer that was selected may surprise you. Nick weighs in on the answer to which the show selected and gives his thoughts on what song should be crowned if not their answer. He also gives his personal picks on the best song from each album that the group has made. All that and a lot more, plus shoutouts, an album recommendation! Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X: @lowendmarauders Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @supreme_excel & @nycholasfury Shop the store: lowendmaraudersshop.com TO DONATE TO HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - Exploring OutKast's Greatest Song 5:56 - Last Song Standing 11:51 - Elimination and Final Selections 17;53 - Nick's Personal Picks 25:56 - Shoutouts & Album Recommendation

35 min
09/11/2024

#76: New Orleans' Selective Outrage

Back at it again with another new episode and another new season of the Low End Marauders podcast! Nick kicks season five off by describing how some season five episodes will change throughout the season and gets right into the big news and uproar that has been going around. On September 8th, just hours before the beginning of kickoff on NFL Sunday week one, The NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar will be performing on the Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 9th, 2025. (Incorrectly announced on the 5th while recording.) While some people have expressed excitement on Kendrick performing, many are PISSED to say that it should have been Lil Wayne who should have the spot. Nick explains how the process is selected for the show, should Wayne have a Halftime Show in the future and more!! Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter (X) and Instagram: @lowendmarauders Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @supreme_excel, @nycholasfury Shop the store here!: lowendmaraudersshop.com Time Stamps: 4:17 - Selection Process 9:34 - Reactions from Fans and Wayne's Camp 17:09 - Nick's Mixed Feelings 21:57 - Can Wayne Perform Hits on Prime Time TV? 28:09 - Expected Set List 30:02 - Anticipation of the Halftime Show 31:09 - Album Recommendation SOURCES: Kendrick goes to the Super Bowl: https://hiphopdx.com/news/kendrick-lamar-hidden-drake-diss-super-bowl-video The Selection Process: https://www.sportscasting.com/news/heres-how-the-nfl-chooses-the-super-bowl-halftime-performers/ Mad Rappers: https://hiphopdx.com/news/every-rapper-upset-lil-wayne-super-bowl-snub

36 min
07/04/2024

#75: 2 Pimp A Canadian

Back again with the season four finale! Nick holds down the fort as he kicks things off with his review on the 2024 BET Awards. The lone marauder gives his hot takes on the best, worst and WTF moments of the award ceremony and asks if or how BET can make their summertime ceremony more enjoyable for the at home viewers. Next, Kendrick Lamar popped out and showed people how to unite Los Angeles with a concert held at the Kia Forum in LA. The rapper surprisingly brought out rappers old and new to join him on stage on June 19th and dropped some Easter eggs for the viewers during the live broadcast. Nick gives his view on the entire live show and calls cap on someone saying that they weren't bothered on not being a part of the show. After that, Rick Ross gets punched in the face after a festival in Vancouver on June 30th. Seemingly due to the Teflon Don, playing Kendrick's "Not Like Us" on Drake's home turf. Nick will ask if the Kendrick/Drake beef is starting to go to far now that violence has entered the conversation. All that plus, laughs, album recommendations, shoutouts and more!!! Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X: @lowendmarauders Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @supreme_excel, @nycholasfury SOURCES: BET Awards: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-bet-awards-political-vote_n_66859d7ae4b0971108c1e872 Kendrick's Pop Out: https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-pop-out-concert-easter-eggs/ The Game siding with Drake: https://hiphopdx.com/news/the-game-supports-drake-kendrick-lamar-beef Rick Ross' fight: https://hiphopdx.com/news/rick-ross-attacked-drake-goons-canada Ross' response: https://hiphopdx.com/news/rick-ross-disproves-face-injuries-canada-attack-drake

1h 14m
05/09/2024

#74: The 2024 Rap Royal Rumble

Back again and apologies for the late upload! Nick holds it down again with a brand new episode with A LOT to talk about! With everything going on with the Kendrick Lamar/Drake rap battle, we decided to spend this episode covering the entire saga, from it's beginning with Drake and J. Cole's "First Person Shooter" (October 3, 2023) and everything in between to Drake releasing "The Heart Part 6" (May 5). Nick gives his takes on everything that happened in the rap battle timeline and asks a big question at the end concerning the loser of the beef. All that, and shout outs, some jokes, album recommendations and a lot more!! Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram: @lowendmarauders Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @knoxavelli & @nycholasfury

1h 2m
04/05/2024

#73: Everybody Hates Drake

Late upload, but we are back again with another new episode of the Low End Marauders podcast! Nick holds things down again as he talks about how everyone is coming after Drake thanks to Future and Metro Boomin's new album We Don't Trust You. Nick gives his takes on Kendrick Lamar's verse on the much talked about track "Like That", if Kendrick does drop a diss track on Drake and if he should respond back. Plus, Nick quickly touches on Drake and Lil Wayne being caught in a picture using a teleprompter during a stop on Drake's tour. After that, Nelly stops by HBO's The Shop to say that he rapped in the hardest era to be number one. Among the likes of DMX, Jay Z, Eminem and many others. Nick breaks down each era of rap that he has lived through and gives his surprising answer on if Nelly is right. Later, Freaknik the documentary made it's way onto Hulu. The festival started in 1983 in Atlanta and soon became known as "black Spring Break" for students around the Atlanta area. The festival started to attract more and more students as its popularity grew throughout the 80s and 90s, but as the popularity grew, the more tense it got for students especially around 1996 with the Summer Olympics. Nick gives his review on the documentary and wonders if something as big as Freaknik could ever happen today in 2024. All that, plus, shout outs, album recommendation and more!!

58 min

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Low End Marauders is a new music/comedy podcast where long time high school friends with no journalism or experience in the record industry give their thoughts, opinions and comedy burns on things going on in the world of music today. Coming this summer to Anchor.fm and wherever you stream your podcasts.

05/25/2020

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01/19/2021

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Outstanding podcast and storytelling in the hip-hop community. The storytelling is amazing. A lot of hip-hop stuff I didn’t know about. This podcast makes me feel like I’m there with them and kicking back.

A biweekly hip hop/comedy debate podcast where three longtime high school friends give their thoughts, opinions, ideas and comedy burns on what's going on in hip hop culture today.

Creator

Nycholas Rawls
Years Active

2020 - 2025
Episodes

82
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Nycholas Rawls
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Low End Marauders