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02/14/2018

Is Quincy Jones A Chatty Patty?

Quincy. Jones. Is. Wilding. Following on from last week’s trip down R&B memory lane, it only makes sense to pow wow about one of the genre’s cornerstone contributors, Quincy Jones. Damn right, we respect the architect. Your man Quincy has been on the media trail as of late and he’s dropping gems, saying names and spilling all kinds of tea. Sumit and Chris link up to discuss some of the key themes from Jones’ recent interviews like stealing music, developing your craft and exposing the dirt of dead people. Be a Pisces. Jam. Did Prince really try to run over Michael Jackson’s mother? How did Ivanka Trump shoot her shot? Was Ringo Starr’s drum game really that trash? These are the questions… Follow The Breaking Atoms Podcast Facebook: @breaktheatoms Instagram: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Soundcloud: @breaktheatoms Twitter: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Recorded, mixed and mastered by Man Like Darnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/14/2018

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50 min
01/25/2018

The Sopranos Vs The Wire

In the very first episode of ‘Breaking Atoms’, you have the pleasure of a ringside seat as our hosts engage in a head-to-head battle for TV supremacy. In the red corner, we have made man Sumit representing ‘The Sopranos’ and in the blue corner, we have Chris; live and direct from the towers waving the flag for 'The Wire’. They deep dive into what makes each show great and how both shows explore themes such as family, violence, feminism, hyper-masculinity, homosexuality and much more. It’s not all serious convo though. There are lots of laughs to be had as they pick characters from their favourite respective show for a fantasy five a side football face off. Would Tony Soprano beat the brakes off Avon Barksdale in a fistfight? Can Stringer Bell easily outsmart the likes of Christopher Moltisanti with a swift Jedi mind trick? These are the questions... Follow The Breaking Atoms Podcast Facebook: @breaktheatoms Instagram: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Soundcloud: @breaktheatoms Twitter: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Recorded and mixed by Man Like Darnell Mastered by Imperial (@imperialbeatsuk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01/25/2018

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1h 53m
06/10/2021

Episode 1: Coming of Age | Brooklyn's Finest: The Making of Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z

From Breaking Atoms comes a new original podcast series celebrating the 25th anniversary of Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt. In this first episode, we travel back in time to a pre-gentrified Brooklyn, New York and explore Jay-Z’s early musical roots. We’ll also learn about how he came to a fork in the road and had to choose between the rap game and the crack game - even with all their similarities and pitfalls. We’ll also find out when and how Jay-Z met his future business partners, Damon “Dame” Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke and eventually starting Roc-A-Fella Records. Featuring in order of appearance: Jaz-O, DJ Clark Kent, Ski Beatz, Abdul Malik Abbott and Dart Adams. Sumit and Chris on the exceptional quality of Hip Hop music in 1996 (1:23) Jaz-O on his first group, High Potent, along with Jay-Z (2:06) Jaz-O on first hearing about Jay-Z and agreeing to a battle (3:35) Jaz-O on his friendship with Jay-Z and building a fan base (5:45) Jaz-O on travelling to London and bringing Jay-Z with him (7:05) Jaz-O on recording Hawaiian Sophie featuring Jay-Z (8:08) Jaz-O on Jost Productions and his early management deal (8:28) DJ Clark Kent on meeting Jay-Z for the first time and trying to sign him to Atlantic Records along with Jaz-O and Sauce Money (9:20) DJ Clark Kent on introducing Jay-Z to Dame Dash (11:36) Ski Beatz on getting his demo to DJ Clark Kent and meeting Dame and Darien Dash (12:19) Ski Beatz on meeting Jay-Z for the first time (13:27) Abdul Malik Abbott on working with Original Flavor and meeting Jay-Z (14:30) Abdul Malik Abbott on reconnecting with Dame Dash and directing the video for Jay-Z's I Can't Get With That track (15:49) Dart Adams on how DJ Clark Kent featured Jay-Z on various songs and remixes (17:10) Dart Adams on the fan support Jay-Z had through his early collaborations (17:57) DJ Clark Kent on building his own studio to record Jay-Z (19:42) DJ Clark Kent and Jaz-O on forming a supergroup with Jay-Z and Sauce Money called The Hard Pack (20:36) Jaz-O on the disbandment of The Hard Pack and Dame Dash asking DJ Clark Kent to produce more music for Jay-Z (21:44) DJ Clark Kent on the two versions of Jay-Z's 95 South and the prophetic nature of Got To Reach The Top (22:46) DJ Clark Kent on gifting all the unreleased music from the early days to Jay-Z for Christmas (24:35) Ski Beatz on producing the In My Lifetime single and helping to tailor a certain sound for Jay-Z (25:24) Jaz-O on producing the In My Lifetime Remix (26:06) Abdul Malik Abbott on the storytelling elements in Jay-Z's videos (28:21) Ski Beatz on starting the production process for Reasonable Doubt without knowing at first (30:34) Produced by Sumit Sharma and Chris Mitchell Mixed and mastered by Dave Walker Updated artwork designed by Jason Wheeler Follow Sumit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamkinetik Connect with Breaking Atoms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breaktheatoms Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breaktheatoms Twitter: https://twitter.com/breaktheatoms Website: https://www.breakingatoms.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06/10/2021

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32 min
02/01/2018

The Golden Era of Animated Cartoons

In episode two, Sumit and Chris get animated and chop it up about the cartoons they watched as kids growing up. Fan favourites like 'Thundercats' and overlooked cult classics such as 'Ulysses 31' all get a mention and are remembered fondly. As per usual, our hosts break it down and analyse these cartoons with finely tuned hindsight and a mature perspective. Were cartoons used a slick way to perpetuate racist and sexist stereotypes? Was the beef between Optimus Prime and Megatron worse than Biggie and Tupac? Will Gummi Bear juice ever be sold in shops? These are the questions... Follow The Breaking Atoms Podcast Facebook: @breaktheatoms Instagram: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Soundcloud: @breaktheatoms Twitter: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Recorded, mixed and mastered by Man Like Darnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/01/2018

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57 min
02/08/2018

R&B: A Nostalgic Retrospective

Episode three already? Time is flying like your Mama's underwear at a Babyface concert. This week's episode finds Sumit and Chris reminiscing over 90s R&B. The list of names and faces is long. Longer than the OJ Simpson trial but everything from New Jack Swing to Quiet Storm gets covered here. Old school legends are showered with praise and the young bucks are put in the position to pay it forward. Much of the debate focuses on the changes in the genre and examines why we don't sing about love anymore. Things do take a violent turn when Sumit threatens the well being of a world-renowned producer. Multiple shots were fired. Things get pseudo-friendly again when the two homeboys also have an impromptu soundclash and play R&B bangers from yesteryear. If you like your slow jams, then get ready to drop the knickers and pop the snickers. How did Al B. Sure get away with having one single eyebrow across his forehead on his first album cover? Was Mary J. Blige a better singer when she was drunk and high? Can you really get pregnant to a Frank Ocean riddim? These are the questions... Follow The Breaking Atoms Podcast Facebook: @breaktheatoms Instagram: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Soundcloud: @breaktheatoms Twitter: @breaktheatoms / @hiphopchronicle / @iamkinetik Recorded, mixed and mastered by Man Like Darnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02/08/2018

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1 hr
08/13/2025

Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth

Back for the first time... together are two friends of the pod... Apollo Brown and Bronze Nazareth! Fresh off the release of their amazing Funeral For A Dream album, the two producers pull up to discuss making music as a duo, their 40-year friendship, memories of Kevlaar 7 (RIP), and who they would like to produce albums for in the future. Respect to Andy Kettle from Steaming Kettle PR for patterning up the interview schedule. Purchase your copy of 'Funeral For A Dream' (Vinyl and CD) directly from the artists: https://escapismrecordings.com/ Connect with Breaking Atoms Instagram Facebook Twitter Follow Sumit Instagram Twitter Follow Chris Instagram Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/13/2025

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40 min
08/05/2019

No Games, All Thrones

Two weeks after the highly anticipated finale of "Game Of Thrones", Sumit and Chris sat down to share their thoughts about what went down in Westeros. Then, life happened. This "lost" episode remained unheard until now. As always, the man dem came with jokes. Dracarys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/05/2019

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35 min
04/04/2024

Dante Ross

The list of legends who have passed through on the show gets even longer. This week, we're joined by the legendary A & R, Dante Ross! If you don't know who he is, check the credits. De La Soul, Queen Latifah, Brand Nubian, Leaders Of The New School, Busta Rhymes, KMD, MF DOOM, Everlast, Carlos Santana and many more. During his quick trip to London, we discussed his new business moves, relaunching Stimulated Music, his love of the UK music scene and why A & R now stands for 'analytics and research'. Stand up and recognise a real don when you hear one. Connect with Breaking Atoms Instagram Facebook Twitter Follow Sumit Instagram Twitter Follow Chris Instagram Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/04/2024

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46 min
06/15/2024 · Bonus

Weekly Rap Up: Young Thug's Lawyer, J. Cole Using The 'N' Word, 'secret' Wu-Tang album

For our first weekly rap-up series, we share our views on some of the latest headlines in Hip Hop, Rap and other topical shenanigans. We get into: Young Thug's lawyer held in contempt after claiming the judge was tampering with witnessesActor Malcolm Jamal Warner on J Cole's use of the 'n' wordThe 'secret' Wu-Tang Clan album, the lawsuit against Martin Shkreli, fans being able to invest in the release and listening sessions in New York and Australia We also share some of our favourite new music from this week. Connect with Breaking Atoms Instagram Facebook Twitter Follow Sumit Instagram Twitter Follow Chris Instagram Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06/15/2024 · Bonus

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48 min
06/22/2024 · Bonus

Weekly Rap Up: Kendrick Lamar's Pop Out Recap, New Clipse Album, Birdman Vs Books and Verzuz Returns!

In this week's rap-up, Sumit and Chris get into: Thoughts about Kendrick Lamar's Pop Out show in LAThe new Clipse albumBirdman not viewing reading as fundamental for New Orleans inmatesVerzuz returning to X There was no time to review new music because it was Chris' birthday, and he had a spa date. But check out the new album, 'Movie', by Your Old Droog, which dropped yesterday. Friend of the show and in real life, K-Nite 13 has produced three songs on the project. Connect with Breaking Atoms Instagram Facebook Twitter Follow Sumit Instagram Twitter Follow Chris Instagram Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06/22/2024 · Bonus

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30 min

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