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Talking all things Rap & Hip-Hop, from the UK to across the pond. The facts are black and white, but our opinions are somewhere in the middle.

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Talking all things Rap & Hip-Hop, from the UK to across the pond. The facts are black and white, but our opinions are somewhere in the middle.

New episodes are available on the 10th and 25th of each month!

    Release Recap (May 2024)

    Release Recap (May 2024)

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78Cqzayx8dw1q8vp57tRIB?si=f17bb37a9e7748a4
    Featured Albums Discussed:
    Mach-Hommy - #RichAxxHaition (17 May)Rapsody - Please Don’t Cry (17 May)Vince Staples - Dark Times (24 May)
    Honourable Mentions (albums):
    Conway the Machine - SFKBugzy Malone - THE GREAT BRITISH DREAMChief Keef - Almighty So 2M Huncho & Potter Payper - 36 HoursGhostface Killah - Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)Childish Gambino - Atavista Black & Whites - Hit-Boy The Alchemist

    • 1 hr 15 min
    The Art of Adlibs

    The Art of Adlibs

    What’s our earliest memories of recognising adlibs and appreciating them?
    When and how did adlibs become such a prevalent part of the craft?
    Are producer-tags also adlibs?
    What are some of our favourite adlibs?
    Origins:
    Touch on the likes of James Brown and Michael JacksonCall and response / MCs and their hype men or DJs

    • 27 min
    EMERGENCY POD: Is Drake v. Kendrick Lamar Good for Hip-Hop?

    EMERGENCY POD: Is Drake v. Kendrick Lamar Good for Hip-Hop?

    meet the grey area
    Recap the events since 3 May:
    Kendrick Lamar – 6:16 in LADrake – Buried Alive Interlude, Pt. 2Drake – Family MattersKendrick Lamar – meet the grahamsKendrick Lamar – Not Like UsDrake – The Heart Part 6
    Has it gone too far, and has the beef changed the way we look at both artists?
    Is this feud good or bad for Hip-Hop?

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Drake v. Kendrick Lamar (Release Recap, April 2024)

    Drake v. Kendrick Lamar (Release Recap, April 2024)

    The month of April was engulfed by the ever-escalating beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Joined by our first ever special guest, we breakdown the timeline of events that followed Kendrick’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s  ‘Like That’.
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Jz6DOwDMRQT7GnCVjPeN4?si=848809a1dfa14d69

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Posse Cuts #3

    Posse Cuts #3

    We are back with more of our favourite posse cuts! Some modern classics, some new? well we think they're new and not AI artists?

    • 25 min
    Release Recap (March 2024)

    Release Recap (March 2024)

    What a month March has been Kendrick’s feature on ‘Like That’
    Why now, and why Cole?
    ScHoolboy Q - Blue Lips
    Did Hip-Hop need this album?
    Tierra Whack - World Wide Whack
    Was this worth the wait?
    Future & Metro Boomin - We Don’t Trust You
    Feuds aside, how we feeling about this one?
    Don't be a bum listen to our playlist of what we were listening to in March!
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4eCUJaUAnJJReyGVnJ1cVo?si=5f334aa7c7f04ad7

    • 1 hr 3 min

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