The Hip Hop Inquisition

Matt Holmes
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The Hip Hop Inquisition is bourne out of the commonly expressed opinion that hip hop has been a bit rubbish since the end of the 80s. The aim is to play tracks with intelligent rhyming and funky beats and scratches from recent releases and classic stuff from the last 10 years.

Episodes

  1. 04/25/2011

    The Hip Hop Inquisition - May 2011

    01. 'Everyday': Hus: Cognac Fruit: 2011 02. 'No Redemption': Dumhi: The Jungle: 2010 03. 'Bare Witness': Malcolm & Martin: Life Doesn't Frighten Me: 2011 04. 'The Spirit Pt 2': DC The Midi Alien: Avengers Airwaves: 2011 05. 'Nightlife': Onry Ozzborn: Hold On For Dear Life: 2011 06. 'Lunchtyme Cyphers': Malcolm & Martin: Life Doesn't Frighten Me: 2011 07. 'Dactyl Rap': MC Esoteric: Fly Casualties: 2010 08. 'Technology Takeover': DC The Midi Alien: Avengers Airwaves: 2011 09. 'Snake Pond': Raekwon: Shaolin vs Wu-Tang: 2011 10. 'Frame Rupture': The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue: 2005 11. 'Tater Tot': Talib Kweli: Gutter Rainbows: 2011 12. 'Time Is Just A Glare': Aztext & E-Train: Who Cares If We're Dope?: 2010 13. 'Widowmaker': The Criminal Minds: 2001 14. 'Air Is Free': Beans: End It All: 2011 15. 'The Maestro Zone': Maestro Fresh Wes: The Black Tie Affair: 2010 16. 'Electric Dreams': Onry Ozzborn: Hold On For Dear Life: 2011 17. 'You Ain't The Reel One': MC Esoteric: Fly Casualties: 2010

    55 min

  2. 02/04/2011

    The Hip Hop Inquisition February 2011

    01 Offwhyte: Beta Alpha: The Fifth Sun: 2002 02 Escape Artist: Drippin': For The Birds: 2009 03 Darktime Sunshine: M & M: Cornucopia: 2010 04 Pete Rock & INI: What You Say: Underground Classics: 2006 05 Gangrene: Chain Swinging: Gutter Water: 2010 06 Robust & Pore: High Roller: Something To Sit On: 2010 07 DJ JS-1 & Large Professor: Like This: Ground Original 2: 2009 08 Rise & The Avid Record Collector: Everyday: Present Risen: 2009 09 Diabolic: Truth Part 2: Liar & A Thief: 2010 10 Snowgoons: All In Your Mind: A Fist In The Thought: 2009 11 Public Enemy: LSD: There's A Poison Going On: 1999 12 Outerspace Feat. King Syze & Des Devious: Gods & Generals: The Pharoah Philes: 2010 13 People Under The Stairs: Letter From The Old School: Carried Away: 2009 14 LMNO: Good & Bad: LMNO Is Dead: 2010 15 2 Hungry Bros: Kick & A Snare: Open Buffet: 2010 16 Homeboy Sandman: The Carpenter: The Good Sun: 2010 17 Swollen Members: Certified Dope: Armed To The Teeth: 2009 Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts

    1h 58m

  3. 01/01/2011

    The Hip Hop Inquisition - January 2011

    01 Breeze Evahflowin': One Mo' Round: As He Goes On: 2010 02 Styles P & DJ Green Latern: Real Ghostly: The Green Ghost Project: 2010 03 Talib Kweli & Hi Tek: City Playground: Revolutions Per Minute: 2010 04 Immortal Technique: Harlem Streets: Revolutionary Vol. 2: 2005 05 Homeboy Sandman: Yeah But I Can Rhyme Through: The Good Sun: 2010 06 Damu The Fudgemunk: Wonka Beat 4: Supply For Demand: 2010 07 Stig Of The Dump: Big City Blues: Mood Swings: 2010 08 Apollo Brown: Streets Won't Let Me Chill: The Reset: 2010 09 Kanzulu: Pass It: Full Time Work, Part Time Pay: 2010 10 The Lost Children Of Babylon: Beware The Zeitgeist:Beware The Zeitgeist: 2010 11 Braintax: Monsoon Funk: Panorama: 2006 12 8thw1: Microphone Crushers: The Doggy Bag: 2010 13 DJ JS-1: Brainbender: Ground Original 2 No Sell Out: 2009 14 ESQ & Chikaramanga: Rock On: The Succession: 2010 15 Eligh: Find Yourself: Grey Cow: 2010 16 The Funk League: On & On: 2010 17 LDZ: Sand To The Beach: The London Zoo EP: 2010 18 Lyrics Born: As You Were: Oh Baby: 2010 Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts

    1 hr

  4. 12/02/2010

    The Hip Hip Inquisition - December 2010

    This month... 01. LMNO, Keycool & 2Mex: 'The Rush': Blessings In Disguise: 2010 02. Big Boi: 'You Ain't No DJ': Sir Lucious Left Foot: 2010 03. Twiztid: 'Keys To My Mind': Heartbroken & Homicidal: 2010 04. Brother Ali: 'Real As Can Be': Truth Is Here: 2009 05. Dark Skinned Assassin aka Dr Ama: 'The Realest': Sex, Crime & Audiotape: 2008 06. Apathy: 'Hells Angel': Wanna Snuggle?: 2009 07. Reef The Lost Cauze: 'Get Me Outta Here': Fight Music: 2010 08. DJ Muggs vs Ill Bill: 'Kill Devil Hills': Kill Devil Hills: 2010 09. Large Professor: The Radar: Marco Polo-Stupendous Adventures Of...: 2010 10. Bekay: 'I Am': Hunger Pains: 2009 11. MC Esoteric: 'Dustman': Fly Casualties: 2010 12. Statik Selektah & Termanology: 'The Street Life': 1982: 2010 13. Large Professor: 'Large Pro Verbs': The LP: 2009 14. Skyzoo & Illmind: 'Speakers On Blast': Live From The Tapedeck: 2010 15. 7L & Esoteric: 'No Shots': 1212: 2010 16. Joe Kickass: 'Shirlyn': Mind Joe: 2010 17. Guru: '7 Grand Y'all': Jazzmatazz Vol 4: 2007 18. C Rayz Walz: 'Red White & Blue': Who The F**k Are You?:2009 19. Edu Leedz: 'Spikes The Punchbowl': Mass Movementz: 2009 Check out the Facebook page for album covers & graf pics: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts Thanks to Mick for sorting the artwork. Thanks for listening - watch out for a Xmas special - should be about mid December.

    1h 2m

  5. 11/06/2010

    The Hip Hop Inquisition - November 2010

    01 'Velour 80 Grit': Sonic Sum: The Sanity Annexe: 1999 02 'Brace Yourself': Swollen Members: Balance: 1999 03 'Death Letter': Scaramanga: Seven Eyes Seven Horns: 1999 04 'Thugs Prayer': Roc Marciano: Marcberg: 2010 05 'Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay': General Patton & The X-Ecutioners: Joint Special Operations Task Force: 2005 06 'Al Naafiysh (Coffee Garner Hype In Shanghai Dub)': Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop: 2010 07 'Get Out The Car': Group Home: G.U.R.U.: 2010 08 'Concrete Jungle': 9th Prince: One Man Army: 2010 09 '12th Chamber': 7L & Esoteric: 1212: 2010 10 '2000 Beyond': Slum Village: Villa Manifesto: 2010 11 'Just Run': Fliptrix: Theory Of Rhyme: 2010 12 'Uplift': Breez Evahflowin: As He Goes On: 2010 13 '2 The Death': El Da Sensei: GT2: Nu World: 2010 14 'The Best Day': Atmosphere: To All My Friends Blood Makes The Blade Holy: 2010 15 'Alphabet Assassin': Lowkey: Best Of Lowkey: 2010 16 'Pulse': Q4: Sound Surroundings: 2010 17 'Black Star': Richy Pitch: Ye Fre Mei: 2010 18 'New Sheriff In Town': Solillaquists Of Sound: No More Heroes: 2009 Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts

    57 min

  6. 10/15/2010

    THHI October 2010

    01 'Reaching': Reason Kills: The Doggy Bag: 2010 02 'Utter Silence': Tiff The Gift: Cool, Calm, Chill: 2010 03 'I Get UP': Ty: Special Kind Of Fool: 2010 04 'Digital Voodoo': Rural Crew: Rural Crew EP: 2010 05 'Come On Feet': Quasimoto: The Unseen: 2003 06 'Murals Of Thought': Spon: Beat Fanatic Classics: 2010 07 'Titans': Obba Suppa & Sichtbeton: The Zeitgeist EP: 2010 08 'Winnetka Exit': Styles Of Beyond: 2000 Fold: 1999 09 'Peruvian Cocaine': Immortal Technique: Revolutionary Vol 2: 2005 10 'Tried By 12': The East Flatbush Project: 1999 11 'Ducky Boy': Jurassic 5: Never Not Fresh: 2010 12 'Shapeshift': Dels: 2010 13 'A Life Less Ordinary': Subtitle: La Cita Strobe v1.2: 2010 14 'If I Only Had A Brain': MC 900ft Jesus: One Step Ahead...: 1994 15 'Funk Radio': Ultramagnetic Foundation: Missing Linx: 2010 16 'Posed To Be': Breakestra: Joyful Noise EP: 2009 Check the Facebook page for record covers, graf and other unsolicited hip hop related shenanigans - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts

    56 min
  7. The Hip Hop Inquisition - September 2010

    09/19/2010

    The Hip Hop Inquisition - September 2010

    01 Gift of Gab: El Gifto Magnifico: Escape 2 Mars: 2009 02 People Under The Stairs: Listen: Carried Away: 2009 03 Paramount: Herpes Syntax: The Doggy Bag: 2010 04 A Skillz & Krafty Kuts: Simple Things: Tricka Technology: 2004 05 The Visioneers: Ike's Mood I: Dirty Old Hip Hop: 2006 06 Talib Kweli & Hi Tek: In The Red: Revolutions Per Minute: 2010 07 New Boyz: Cricketz: Skinny Jeans & A Mic: 2009 08 Brother Ali: House Keys: US: 2009 09 RA The Rugged Man: Uncommon Valor: Legendary Classics Vol 1: 2009 10 Chinese Man: Searching For The Space Monkey: The Groove Sessions: 2007 11 A State Of Mind: Certified Organic: Root To The Fruit: 2010 12 LMNO & Kev Brown: Ya Know: Selective Hearing Part 2: 2010 13 The Commodores: Assembly Line (Break To The Beat): Machine Gun: 1974 14 Most Wanted: Calm Down: 1989 15 MC Esoteric: Modern Love: Saving Seamus Ryan: 2009 16 P.O.S.: Savion Glover: Never Better: 2009 17 Pure-P: Whussappenin': On My New York Shit: 2009 18 Blend aka Mishkin: Press Forward (Turntable Dubbers Remix): 2010 19 Homeboy Sandman: Sosa's Crossroads: Actual Factual Pterodactyl: 2009 Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hip-Hop-Inquisition/114745145241317?ref=ts

    1 hr

  8. 08/19/2010

    The Hip Hop Inquisition - August 2010

    The first podcast from The Hip Hop Inquisition. The best NEW hip hop, plus gems from ever since 'when hip hop went shit'. Lovingly selected, edited, arranged and buggered around with especially for YOU. This month.... 01. 'Freak Flag': Open Mike Eagle: Unapologetic Art Rap: 2010 02. 'Mikey Rocks': The Cool Kids: The Bake Sale: 2008 03. 'Seasons': Apollo Brown: The Reset: 2010 04. 'Pass That': Eternia & Moss: At Last: 2010 05. 'Shot In The Dark': RJD2: Deadringer: 2002 06. 'Yesterday': Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons: 2008 07. 'Zimba Ku' (break to the beat): Black Heat 08. 'Young Black Male': Hard Knocks: School Of Hard Knocks: 1992 09. 'Xenobia': A.G.: Everything's Berri: 2010 10. 'Slaves' (Baby J Remix): Skitz: Sticksman: 2010 11. 'Figment': Damu The Fudgemunk: How It Should Sound: 2010 12. 'Chase The Dragon': Bomshot & Holocaust: Warghosts: 2010 13. 'Benzie Box': Danger Doom: The Mouse And The Mask: 2005 14. 'Find No Enemy': Akala: Doublethink: 2010 15. 'Third World Lover': Dan The Automator & DJ Shadow: Bombay Vol 2: 2001 16. 'The Illness': Soundsci: Dig For Victory EP: 2009 17. 'Hey You': Styles Of Beyond: Razortag: 2007 18. 'Dumhi Cannons': Dumhi: The Jungle: 2010 19. 'Ride': Zion I: Never Not Fresh: 2010 Do us a favour - tell yer mates about it and leave a comment. In return you'll get more of the same, but with more Tim Westwood samples and stupid pictures.

    1 hr
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The Hip Hop Inquisition is bourne out of the commonly expressed opinion that hip hop has been a bit rubbish since the end of the 80s. The aim is to play tracks with intelligent rhyming and funky beats and scratches from recent releases and classic stuff from the last 10 years.

Information

  • Creator
    Matt Holmes
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2011
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Matt Holmes
  • Show Website
    The Hip Hop Inquisition