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Bringing back hip-hop's fifth element.
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#34: “That’s All I’m Tryin’a Do, Hustle And Motivate”
This episode is dedicated to the late great rapper Nipsey Hussle, who tragically passed last week. Zach and Steven discuss Nipsey's legacy, as well as the current state of lo-fi hip-hop.
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#33: “Guess Who’s Back”
Zach and Steven are back after a month-long hiatus, and sit down to talk about Adam Krims' book Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity, as well as Killer Mike's new Netflix series.
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#32: Christmas Special Part 2 (w/Frank Stevens and Kid Anarkist)
Happy Holidays from the Kick Knowledge family! In this episode Zach and Steven sit down with Frank and Gino (Kid Anarkist) once again for their 2nd annual Christmas special, and reminisce on the events of 2018 in both hip-hop and in the Kick Knowledge Podcast. Tune in next episode for the gang’s bracket of the best hip-hop albums of 2018!
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#31: 2018 Christmas Special Part 1 (w/ Frank Stevens and Kid Anarkist)
Happy Holidays from the Kick Knowledge family! In this episode Zach and Steven sit down with Frank and Gino (Kid Anarkist) once again for their 2nd annual Christmas special, and reminisce on the events of 2018 in both hip-hop and in the Kick Knowledge Podcast. Tune in next episode for the gang's bracket of the best hip-hop albums of 2018!
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#30: “Trying To Find A Balance” (w/ Kyle Adams)
Zach and Steven are joined in this episode by Associate Professor of Music Theory at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Dr. Kyle Adams. Dr. Adams has been an enormous influence in hip-hop studies and his research on rap flow from the Music Theory Online journal has been one of the most cited articles of hip-hop research in the past decade. In the episode, he talks to the Kick Knowledge crew about how he got into researching and teaching hip-hop, what makes a good hip-hop beat, and analyzing triplet flows.
Check out Kyle's 2009 article here: http://www.mtosmt.org/issues/mto.09.15.5/mto.09.15.5.adams.html -
#29: “Just Hangin’ Out” (w/ Large Professor)
Zach and Steven sit down and hang out with one of the greatest producers and rappers in the history of hip-hop: the one and only Large Professor. In this episode, Large Pro discusses with Kick Knowledge the magic and importance of New York hip-hop, his influence on hip-hop production, some of his production tricks, and some of his own favorite lyrics.
Recorded in Groningen, Netherlands on November 8, 2018. Special thanks to Homebase and Frank Stevens.