2BELTZ
182 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWe love hip hop, we love 2 Chainz — so everything kind of makes sense from there. The 2BELTZ Podcast is hosted by writer Meelz (Billboard, VIBE, Complex, The Hundreds, ThisIsRNB) and DJ/producer Carlos. The duo provide hilarious (and sometimes crude) commentary on the latest events in hip hop, the news, and everything else under the sun. Nothing is off limits to the podcast game's self-proclaimed tag team champions.
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Episodes
Episode 029 - The Most Sus R&B Groups (Feat. @Dogfartcake2)
September 27, 2015 16:17 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBSpecial guest this week, artist Flashoboy aka @Dogfartcake2 on Twitter. Episode 29 features our review of the event known as What A Time To Be Alive, the joint mixtape of Future & Drake that has seemingly invaded everyone's iTunes playlist. We do a thorough break down from the history of Future & Drake, to the motivations behind the mixtape and a breakdown of how we feel about it. We also touch on Fetty Wap's debut album, wondering if the world is starting to get fed up of Fetty Wap, Bryson...
2BELTZ Podcast - 028 - Rihanna, The Dragon Lady
September 20, 2015 13:07 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWe're back, and incredibly tired. But plenty of new things for one episode, so it's alright, trust us. For your weekly music fill, Episode 28 covers the new projects released from MAC MILLER (GOOD:AM), Lana Del Rey (Honeymoon), Migos (Back to the Bano) and Young Thug (Slime Season). Not to mention previewing Future and Drake's collaboration mixtape that's set to drop and the synopsis of the full-length video for "Why You Lyin". We also dive deep into Meelz's return to Tinder, meeting women ...
2BELTZ Podcast - 027 - The Most Influential Rappers rn
September 13, 2015 16:16 - 1 hour - 55 MBEven in a slow week of hip hop news, we bring you guys episode #27 of the #2BELTZ podcast. Right to your door! With absolutely no format this week, we sort of run down a few things we want to talk about including Jay Rock's 90059 album (spoiler alert: Carlos & Jameel have very polarizing views on this album) and a rare recommendation with K Cam's Only Way Is Up. This week's internet phenomenon Slim Jesus
2BELTZ Podcast - 026 - Three A-Migos 2 (Feat. Jimmy)
September 06, 2015 23:48 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBCarlos is back! But not only is Carlos back, but Jimmy's back. For those who have been wondering why Carlos was missing from last week's podcast, the absolute truth is here before your eyes in what led Carlos to go missing 30 minutes before we were supposed to record our podcast. With that, Jimmy -- our third member of the Migos, has finally returned for another episodes and it goes wildly off of our initial tangent. We review Travis Scott's new album #RODEO and Rick Ross' #BlackDollar mix...
2BELTZ Podcast - 025 - Free Carlos (Feat. @OGJOHNNY5)
August 30, 2015 15:22 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBEver wonder what happens when 30 minutes before a podcast your partner goes missing? Maybe we'll learn the story next week, but the show must goes on and it goes out with @MeelzTV & Justin Davis (@OGJOHNNY5) for the 25th episode of the #2BELTZ Podcast. Both Meelz & Justin Davis give a shoutout to Erika Ramirez of Billboard, who's moving on after a lengthy tenure at the publication and talk The Weeknd's new album 'Beauty Behind The Madness' and the overall evolution and exposure of The Weeknd...
2BELTZ Podcast - 024 - The Late Registration Episode
August 21, 2015 04:06 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBTwo episodes in one week?! What? Due to #2BELTZ invading Barclays Center this weekend for Summerslam weekend, we bring you Episode 24 of the podcast via overnight express. While we're having our own issues with Soundcloud taking down our most popular episode (we get into that early on the podcast), we also talk about the Straight Outta Compton movie that opened up at #1 in theaters last weekend. Jay Rock's album release strategy for his 90059 album in which the album release date will be de...
2BELTZ Podcast - 023 - Rap Is A Work (Feat. @OGJOHNNY5)
August 16, 2015 21:14 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBWe've hit 23, our Jordan podcast, and we'd be lying if we didn't admit this was one for the ages. Music journalist Justin Davis (@OGJOHNNY5) is our guest this week on the #2BELTZ Podcast and we talk about him making the decision to move out west for his career, his notable interview with Young Thug for Complex, and the slew of new music he's listening to. He also doesn't hold back on his opinions on the Meek Mill and Drake rivalry, opting to sit Indian-style and shoot on this beef that ends...
2BELTZ Podcast - 022 - Resurrection T(ip Drill)
August 09, 2015 22:42 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIt's 2BELTZ Uncut, featuring the dirtiest, raunchiest version of the podcast that we've ever come up with. Okay, not really, but it's a thought right? Episode 22 features us continuing with the next chapter in the storied Meek Mill/Drake rivalry, as well as answering the question: What does Meek Mill have to do to recover from this? We give a slew of suggestions. CyHi The Prynce's diss "Elephant In The Room" towards GOOD Music gets a conversation piece as well as the return of BET Uncut, i...
2BELTZ Podcast - 021 - How Drake Won The War
August 02, 2015 21:41 - 53 minutes - 50 MBWe're of age! This week on 2BELTZ we recap the feud between Drake and Meek Mill (note: This was recorded before Meek Mill's "Wanna Know" response) and us recapping some of the most entertaining beefs of the last 15 years. Hulk Hogan getting fired for saying the n-word, a review of Migos' debut album YRN (Yung Rich Nation), and running through a ton of new music in this post Dirty Sprite 2 era including new music from PARTYNEXTDOOR, Travi$ Scott, Disclosure & Sam Smith, Drake, Janet Jackson...
2BELTZ Podcast - 020 - 20th Episode Extravanganza! (Feat. El Blanco Nino, BASSBEAR, DJ Swisha Sweet)
July 26, 2015 22:25 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBTWENTY EPISODES folks! AND WE FINALLY HAVE ENTRANCE MUSIC. 2BELTZ is continuing it's run towards being the longest-running episodic podcast of all time (we coming for you NPR!) and for the 20th episode, we feature three of music's most creative underground DJ/Producers, @DJSwishaSweet @djbassbear and @Bl-nco, the latter who has just released his EP #Skyview under @FutureBeatsRec. Our first true in-depth interview explores how the three met, the travels of Blanco, the affiliations of Future ...
2BELTZ Podcast - Bonus 004 - ...Last Time On WWE
July 24, 2015 23:26 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBBONUS EPISODE! That's right, more content. With our 20th episode dropping on Sunday, we also recorded a podcast for the wrestling fans. We discuss our tickets for NXT Takeover: Brooklyn on August 22nd (look out for us), the battle between Undertaker and Brock Lesnar being revitalized this summer, Kevin Owens killing everything, The Divas Revolution, and Roman Reigns' recent depush. Tune into our 20th Episode Extravaganza on Sunday!
2BELTZ Podcast - 019 - Dirty Beltz 2 (Feat. Ryan)
July 19, 2015 21:30 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBIt's the first podcast in this post-DS2 era, so it's only right. Episode 19 features Jameel & Carlos being joined by Ryan (IG: @omgmoreryan) to talk about Future's Dirty Sprite 2 #DS2, which was released last Friday (7/17) to the world after a week of whirlwind anticipation. No stone left unturned as we tackle El Chapo's incredible escape from jail, Chief Keef's timeless "Ain't Missing You" single from #Bang3, and the next step in the Birdman/Lil Wayne/Young Thug saga. We also ponder a few...
2BELTZ Podcast - 018 - The Montreal Episode (Feat. @writingmami )
July 13, 2015 00:24 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWelcome to episode 18! This week in #2BELTZ history, we introduce our lovely guest Leslie (Twitter: @writingmami) to our disturbed world of podcasting as we recap the Free Weezy Album that dropped over the July 4th weekend and the lack of Young Thug. Along with debating who's the better artist between Frank Ocean, Miguel, and sometimes The Weeknd, we touch on Tyga's latest debacle, and the state of music in Montreal. Actually, this podcast is a lot Montreal. Consider this your introduction ...
2BELTZ Podcast - 017 - Shea Butter Ice Cream
July 05, 2015 21:07 - 57 minutes - 53 MBEpisode 17 with our guest George Davidson aka @silkyblack90 aka 1/2 of the tandem #G2DJ. This week we have a packed show with our reviews of Vince Staples' Summer '06, Miguel's Wildheart, Meek Mill's Dreams Worth More Than Money, and The Internet's Ego Death albums as well as our take on the BET Awards that happened last Sunday. We also talk to George Davidson about the new music that he's coming up, his love for ice cream, and what it could potentially take to grow a beard. Incredibly fun...
2BELTZ Podcast - 016 - When Rappers Attack
June 27, 2015 21:23 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThree podcasts in the span of one week? What's not to like about that? This week's episode features us talking about the aggressive nature of hip hop this week with Diddy violently attacking assistant coaches with kettle bells, Rick Ross pistol whipping groundskeepers and Troy Ave/Joey Bada$$ aggressively going at it for independent hip hop supremacy. We also give a preview of the week's upcoming releases including Vince Staples, Miguel, The Internet, and Meek Mill, run down the 2015 Made i...
2BELTZ Podcast - 015 - Smoking Penises
June 21, 2015 23:34 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB*Note: I wrote a great description for this episode, and then my sister plugged in the iron and all the lights went out. So yeah, if it's sucky it's because I half-assed this attempted. What an incredibly dry week for music news. No major surprise releases, not even any major announcement or music drops. This week's #2BELTZ Podcast recaps the #HouseOfVans x PUSHA T even that took place last weekend featuring sets from DJ Envy and Vince Staples. We also touch on the NBA Finals, whether th...
2BELTZ Podcast - 014 - Black For The First Time (Feat. @AMENProducer)
June 14, 2015 21:39 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBJameel & Carlos sit down with producer/engineer @AmenProducer in an impromptu appearance on this week's #2BELTZ Podcast. This week we discuss the hilarity of the #RachelDolezal scandal that's been sweeping the nation and producing the most hilarious memes/tweets we've seen. In music talk we continue to cover the streaming wars with Apple now entering the fray by unveiling Apple Music last Monday, with a major co-sign by Drake. We also run through the performances last Sunday at HOT 97's 21...
2BELTZ Podcast - 013 - Free The Boob
June 07, 2015 19:06 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIt's over an hour long because we literally had sooooo much to talk, but its a lot of entertaining talk. Our special guest this episode is Tuck (@TuckNYC), who's currently working on his album Saturday and is just a jack of all trades. Hear us talk about the first time we've ever seen a boob in real life. We also run through the recent releases from Florence + The Machine ("How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful"), Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment ("SURF"), and Dom Kennedy ("By Dom Kennedy"...
2BELTZ Podcast - Bonus 003 - The Road to Summerslam (f/ @TuckNYC)
June 06, 2015 21:56 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBBONUS EPISODE TIME. After some (minor) demand, we've decided to record another wrestling-related episode to bring ourselves up to speed with everything that occurred in the post-Wrestlemania world of wrestling. Sorry if it sounds a bit rush, but we had a limited time to pull off an seemingly unlimited set of topics. With us in the studio is artist Tuck (@TuckNYC) to provide insight into everything that's happened including the Payback main event that spilled over to the Elimination Chamber ...
2BELTZ Podcast - 012 - The Based God Curse (Feat. Nazdaq)
May 31, 2015 20:48 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBEpisode 12 brings on one of our more impromptu guests ever: Nazdaq. He was literally in the other room listening to the mixes of the tracks from his upcoming project, and we pulled him in to join us on our podcast. This episode, we break down our worst barbershop experiences including one that happened most recently to Meelz and then a full fleshed out review on A$AP Rocky's A.LL.A (At Long Last ASAP) album -- which is in stores right now. Nazdaq also introduces himself and gives us a taste...
2BELTZ Podcast - 011 - Three A-Migos (Feat. Jimmy)
May 24, 2015 19:04 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBHe's gotta be the third man! Small bonus, initially 2BELTZ was supposed to be a three man booth -- but it never worked out getting Jimmy locked in. THEN, he was supposed to be our first guest many moons ago, once again -- never worked out. Finally, we managed to drag Jimmy into the studio to record this podcast and all it took was a free JAY Z concert. Last week Saturday, Jimmy and Jameel hit up the JAY Z x TIDAL - B-Sides concert and we have a complete live recap of everything that occurre...
2BELTZ Podcast - 010 - The Year Of The Thot
May 17, 2015 23:14 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBEPISODE TEN. That's ten weeks! Count 'em, rack 'em up. In addition to a few rants to start off the podcast about one of this country's worst epidemics: It's shitty package delivery system, we expand more on last week's summer theme by exploring some of the upcoming summer releases that are coming up within the next month. And more. Also, we briefly touch on French Montana's latest mixtape Casino Life 2, and just our overall thoughts on him as an artist. The second half belongs to Carlos, b...
2BELTZ Podcast - 009 - The Origins Of Fetty Wap (Feat. Chloé)
May 10, 2015 23:39 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis week we invite the social media savante, the curly haired-conditioned queen Chloe to the #2BELTZ podcast for her take on several things. We give a formal review of Snoop Dogg's latest album Bush which drops on May 12th, as well as talk about the current landscape of pop music that borrows so heavily from the past (with Pharrell and Bruno Mars as it's main offenders). Chloé, in all her frenchness, explains the origin of Fetty Wap's name as we talk about his incredible week (#2 song in t...
2BELTZ Podcast - 008 - Bare Canvas Sounds
May 04, 2015 00:03 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWe finally have guests! This week we introduce the collective known as Bare Canvas Sounds (Flash, DJ Killzz, Squanto, Wah Gwan Twon) to the show to explain to us just who they are and what they do. We touch on Bruce Jenner's transformation into a woman, JAY Z defending Tidal on Twitter, and Diddy announcing that he's going on tour for the last time in his career. We also review Kehlani's new project You Should Be Here and Ciara's Jackie as well as previewing new music coming from Snoop Do...
2BELTZ Podcast - 007 - Eat The Butt R&B
April 27, 2015 12:28 - 42 minutes - 48.6 MBWhat's the 2BELTZ podcast like when there's absolutely no relevant music releases to talk about? Complete anarchy. This week we drop some audio thinkpieces on the break up of Ariana Grande and Big Sean, Bruce Jenner's sexual identity, the NBA playoffs, How 'Eat The Butt R&B' has destroyed love, and a bunch of other random things. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter @MeelzTV and @DamnItCarlos and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
2BELTZ Podcast - 005 - Tha Carter 6, Return Of The Thugger
April 19, 2015 20:36 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis week's podcast we talk about Plies' induction into Suplex City last weekend, as well as a huge discussion on Young Thug. What the hell was that album cover about? Is he doing what he does for attention? Is he not? Are blouses the future of hip hop?! Curren$y's Pilot Talk III, Tyler The Creator's Cherry Bomb, Cam'ron's Killa Crunch and our breakdown of the Summer Jam and Coachella stages follow. Fun episode, trust! Follow us at @MeelzTV & @DamnItCarlos on Twitter and ask us anything at...
2BELTZ Podcast - 006 - Tinder Is BS
April 19, 2015 20:31 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week's podcast we talk about the two major hip hop releases of the week in Tyler, The Creator's Cherry Bomb and Young Thug's Barter 6. Was Barter 6 as amazing as we thought it would be? Or was it a steaming pile of red crap? For the first time we introduce a new segment where we just scroll on Twitter for the entertainment which brings us to reviews of Ty Dolla $ign's "Drop That Kitty" video, revealing the Mad Decent line-up, and the corporate structure changes in Tidal. We're back on ...
2BELTZ Podcast - 004 (Bonus) - Wrestlemania 31
April 19, 2015 19:52 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWhile originally this was scheduled to be one long podcast, we've split it in two for the sake of not torturing your earlobes for 80 minutes. For the first time, we go in-depth about Wrestlemania 31 -- the moments, the finishes, the crazy part where Sting slices a wooden hammer clean in half with a bat, and a bit of Monday Night RAW. Wrestling fans, enjoy this one!
2BELTZ Podcast - 003 - The Podcast About Nothing
April 19, 2015 19:44 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB"I didn't like Punk'd because no one on that show deserved to have what happened to them, to them. Like, it should be people no one likes." "Like Dick Cheney?" WE FINALLY HAVE A NAME. After two weeks of not knowing, we've decided to officially call ourselves the #2BELTZ podcast...because we are the tag team champions of this podcasting thing. And we love 2 Chainz. In episode 3, we review the albums of Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, & Future, talk about the Skeme/Iggy Azalea controversy an...
2BELTZ Podcast - 002 - My Son Has COOKIES!
April 19, 2015 19:38 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBWe're back for the first time and we still don't have a name for this podcast, but we're still wracking our brains about it. Without much delay, we head into the release and review of Kendrick Lamar's new album #ToPimpAButterfly, talk about the much-talked about Dame Dash interview, the XXL Freshman speculation, and more. Follow us on Twitter @MeelzTV & @DamnItCarlos
2BELTZ Podcast - 001 - ECNOYEB
April 19, 2015 19:34 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB"What if that was the key to defeating her?" "What? Saying her name backwards?" "Yeah" "Trap her and send her back to the 9th ward" Dropping completely out of nowhere, Carlos and Jameel drop the one of a kind podcast talking about everything current in music. Kanye West's current releases, Drake's influence, Kendrick Lamar's #ToPimpAButterfly, a slew of new releases to look forward to.
2BELTZ Podcast - 004 - #IfYoureStillUsingRhapsody
April 15, 2015 02:31 - 39 minutes - 37.6 MB"If you're still using Rhapsody, you're still also using RealPlayer." "If you're still using Rhapsody, you might be the person who still pays for porn." "If you're still using Rhapsody you're wondering if you can still get stuff on LimeWire." This week, along with heavily reviewing Wale's 'The Album About Nothing' and Ludacris' 'Ludaversal' albums, we dive into JAY Z's newest venture -- the latest gift to streaming audio, TIDAL. Tune in.