Clock Radio Speakers
650 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 124 ratingsArmond Wakeup (@armondwakeup) & Doc (@doc_beats) discuss music, media, sports, and anything else they can nerd out about.
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Episodes
Episode 48: Kanye West Retrospective Part 2
August 07, 2013 15:18 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBIn part 2 of their highly anticipated look back at Kanye West’s career, Doc & Armond pick up where part 1 left off. Beginning with his production credits in late 05/early 06 and ending with 808s & Heartbreak, this week’s episode tackles a definite transition in Kanye West’s sound. The two co-hosts also find time to slander Papoose, talk about why the bad sound quality on the old Kay Slay mixtapes were so offensive (seriously), and a whole lot more.
Episode 47: Lecrae – Church Clothes
August 07, 2013 15:17 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBDue to an overwhelming response from their listeners, Armond and Doc review the new mixtape from Lecrae Church Clothes and all the hype built up around it.
Episode 46: Kanye West Retrospective Part 1
August 07, 2013 14:04 - 2 hours - 72.7 MBIn this week’s highly anticipated episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc go in-depth on the early part of Kanye West’s career. Starting with his early placements for Roc-a-fella and covering everything from his first two solo albums to his work with Common & John Legend, this epic episode of Clock Radio Speakers attempts to cover everything Kanye West did of note between 2000 and 2005. Armond & Doc predictably go off-topic throughout the entire episode, somehow tying in a 2005 Slim Th...
Episode 42: Wu-Tang Retrospective Part 3
August 07, 2013 14:03 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThis week on Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc finish off the epic three-part Wu-Tang Retrospective. They cover everything from the greatness of Supreme Clientele to the disappointment of Iron Flag, wonder what would have happened to Ghost’s career if samples had been cleared, and of course go off topic to slander the Ron Isley ‘Mr. Biggs’ era, ask whatever happened to Bathgate, and a whole lot more.
Episode 43: What We Missed Spring Edition
August 07, 2013 13:59 - 2 hours - 63.4 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc figure out what they’ve missed over the last month while they were only listening to Wu-Tang. Projects from Nicki Minaj, Stalley, and Wiz Khalifa get dissected and a whole lot more: Kanye’s new songs, what’s going on with Big KRIT, and of course Armond figures out how to work Rick Ross into the discussion.
Episode 40: Wu-Tang Retrospective Part 1
August 07, 2013 13:58 - 2 hours - 69.7 MBIn this highly anticipated episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc begin to revisit the entire discography of the Wu-Tang Clan (including solo projects). Doc obsesses over OB4CL, Armond reveals he somehow doesn’t like “Camay”, plus a whole lot more.
Episode 44: Lupe Fiasco Retrospective
August 07, 2013 13:58 - 2 hours - 62.6 MBAfter one week off, Armond & Doc return to Clock Radio Speakers to talk about the career of Lupe Fiasco. Armond tackles Food & Liquor vs. The Cool, Doc tries to re-imagine Lasers, and we also randomly go off into side conversations about Kanye, the Neptunes, Lil Wayne, Just Blaze imitators circa 2006, MMG making terrible decisions, and a lot more.
Episode 41: Wu-Tang Retrospective Part 2
August 07, 2013 13:54 - 2 hours - 56.6 MBEpisode 41: Wu-Tang Retrospective Part 2 This week on Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc pick up with Wu-Tang Forever and then run through the 1998-99 Wu releases….and there’s a lot of them. Armond finally slanders “Black Shampoo”, Doc gets disgusted with Immobilarity, and a whole lot more.
Episode 39: Big KRIT
August 07, 2013 13:52 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBIn this week’s episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Doc returns from his one-week absence and spends most of the episode arguing against himself (and Armond) about the career of Big KRIT. Doc also tries to Jedi Mind Trick everybody who’s complained that an artist has ‘sold-out’, and Armond somehow finds a chance to talk about Rick Ross again.
Episode 35: Grammy wrapup & more
August 07, 2013 13:50 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBRecovering from the exhaustive three part retrospective on Bad Boy Records, Armond & Doc talk about what was noteworthy at the Grammy Awards, and then they get into a few good albums that they missed over the last month or so. Plus we talk about everything from iTunes pricing after Whitney’s death to Nicki Minaj’s failed singles (up to this point).
Episode 4: 8/30 Edition
August 07, 2013 13:05 - 5 minutes - 3.52 MBArmond along with special guest Kellus Hill of Da South.com discuss five albums that all released on or around August 30 Wit & Dre Murray- Hell’s Paradise II (Episode 2) Braille- Native Lungs Yaves- In Summer’s Ear Mouthpi3ce- B.A.S.S. KamBINO- The Decision
Episode 2: Watch The Throne
August 07, 2013 13:01 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBArmond & Doc break down the most anticipated album of the year 24 hours after its release. Did Jay-Z & Kanye West live up to the hype?
Episode 1: Ten Artists You Aren’t Listening To But Should Be
August 07, 2013 12:59 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBAre you tired of listening to the same artists over & over? Do you feel like the radio & the internet is creating a sphere of the same ol same? Then this podcast is for you…crack open your mind & iTunes & get ready for the official 1st episode of Clock Radio Speakers!!!! In this episode, special guest Doc returns to discuss new artists that we feel aren’t getting the respect they deserve.
Episode 0: Top 10 Albums of 2010
August 07, 2013 12:59 - 1 hour - 104 MBArmond & Doc give their top 10 albums of 2010, and they also manage to slide in a little music nerd conversation as well.
Episode 3: The Carter 4
August 07, 2013 12:58 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBArmond & Doc break down The Carter 4
Episode 108: Blue Eyed Soul
August 06, 2013 16:50 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBArmond & Doc catch up after a week off, talking about everything from 2 Chainz to Jadakiss’s paper towels (seriously) to Ludacris. Then they eventually get serious and talk about new music from Ciara, The Weeknd, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, and Mayer Hawthorne. Which white boy had the better album this year? The answer might surprise you.
Episode 38: TeamBreezy & Linsanity (w/ Guest Co-Host @aonethelp)
March 08, 2012 14:52 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBDue to Doc being out of the country, Armond held a contest to find a temporary co-host. Whoever created the best topic for this show would win. The Winner, A-1, joins the show to talk Linsanity, Chris Brown’s ressurrection, bad opening acts at concerts, & a whole lot more.
Episode 37: NBA All Star Weekend and The Oscars
February 28, 2012 14:47 - 2 hours - 55.6 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc take a break from discussing music to talk about the two biggest events of the past week – NBA All Star Weekend and The Oscars. Doc rants about The Help and it’s Disney-fied view of racism, Armond rants about what’s wrong with the Dunk Contest, and a whole lot more.
Episode 36: Eminem Retrospective
February 23, 2012 14:46 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBThis week on CRS, Armond & Doc revisit the best part of Eminem’s career, starting withThe Slim Shady LP and ending (begrudgingly) with Encore. Along the way they somehow include Macy Gray, Ms. Jade, and Armond takes as many potshots at Nas’s “The Cross” as he possibly can.
Episode 35: Grammy Wrapup & More
February 14, 2012 14:50 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBRecovering from the exhaustive three part retrospective on Bad Boy Records, Armond & Doc talk about what was noteworthy at the Grammy Awards, and then they get into a few good albums that they missed over the last month or so. Plus we talk about everything from iTunes pricing after Whitney’s death to Nicki Minaj’s failed singles (up to this point).
Episode 34: Bad Boy Retrospective Part 3
February 08, 2012 14:47 - 2 hours - 60.5 MBArmond & Doc are back to finish up an epic three part series that revisits the heyday of Bad Boy Records. In this episode they start with Puff’s Forever and finish with We Invented The Remix, plus they go predictably off-topic with everything from the “Jurassic Harlem” remix to Color Me Badd. Seriously.
Episode 33: Bad Boy Retrospective Part 2
February 01, 2012 14:42 - 2 hours - 59 MBBuilding off of last week’s episode on the first part of the Bad Boy era, Armond & Doc revisit the peak of the ‘Shiny Suit’ era, talk about what happened to the Lox’s first album, and debate if “Jealous Guy” is a good song (seriously).
Episode 32: Bad Boy Retrospective Part 1
January 25, 2012 14:39 - 2 hours - 62.4 MBThis week on Clock Radio Speakers Armond & Doc dig deep into the first part of the Bad Boy catalog, covering everything from the origins of Bad Boy all the way up to Life After Death. Albums covered in this episode include: Ready To Die Project: Funk Da World Faith Conspiracy Total 112 Hard Core Life After Death
Episode 31: Death Row Retrospective Part 2
January 20, 2012 14:42 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBContinuing on from Part 1, Armond and Doc tackle the last 4 (important) albums out of Death Row Records: Dogg Food, All Eyez On Me, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, and The Doggfather.
Episode 30: Death Row Retrospective Part 1
January 19, 2012 14:39 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBThis week Armond and Doc go in-depth on the classic discography of Death Row Records. Part 1 covers The Chronic, Doggystyle, Above The Rim Soundtrack, and the Murder Was The Case Soundtrack.
Episode 29: January Mixtapes
January 10, 2012 14:43 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBArmond & Doc talk about the biggest news of the first part of this month, covering everything from new mixtapes from Rick Ross and TI to Common vs. Drake. They get extra nerdy and talk about the problems of LiveMixtapes, why Doc hates QR codes, why Lupe’s making terrible music, and a whole lot more.
Episode 28: Top 10 of 2011 Part 2
January 04, 2012 14:39 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBIn this special two-part edition of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc revisit the albums/EP’s/mixtapes that they thought were the best of the year. In this second-half of the podcast, Armond and Doc discuss 6 through 1 on their top 10 lists, and don’t agree on much along the way.
Episode 27: Top 10 of 2011 Part 1
January 03, 2012 14:36 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this special two-part edition of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc revisit the albums/EP’s/mixtapes that they thought were the best of the year. In Part 1 we cover our “Honorable Mentions” and get all the way through #7 on both of our lists.
Episode 26: 2011 Wrap Up Part 2
December 22, 2011 14:33 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBArmond and Doc had so much to cover they had to break the podcast into two parts – if you haven’t listened already, check out Part 1 before listening to Part 2.
Episode 25: 2011 Wrap Up Part 1
December 21, 2011 14:31 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBBefore Armond and Doc get to their top 10 projects of the year, they wanted to make sure they covered all the stuff you might have forgotten about this year. They cover everything from Lasers to the Gridlock’d Soundtrack (seriously) and a whole lot more.
Episode 24: New Albums from Common & Young Jeezy
December 17, 2011 14:30 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBIn an extra episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond & Doc break down highly anticipated albums from Common & Young Jeezy. Lots of wide-ranging discussion on both albums, plus a little bit extra on Rick Ross’s upcoming mixtape. Continue the discussion on Twitter – use the hashtag #clockradiospeakers and let Armond and Doc know what you think!
Episode 23: Three Day Weeknd
December 13, 2011 14:34 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this week’s episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc announce the new EP Three Day Weeknd (coming on December 29th) and discuss how it came about, why it’s different, etc. After that they try to tackle the news of the past week but end up talking about everything from Nicki Minaj’s next album to Eve’s first album, which Street Fighter character Pharrell resembles in the new TI video, and a lot more.
Episode 22: 2012 Predictions
December 06, 2011 14:37 - 1 hour - 67.3 MB2012 is almost here so Armond and Doc do what they do best – try to predict the future. Well not exactly – but they do talk about what’s going on with Rick Ross’s album, when they think TI’s album will come out, if a GOOD Music album is happening, and a lot more.
Episode 21: We Do More Than Listen To Hip-Hop All Day
November 29, 2011 14:29 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBArmond & Doc take a break from arguing over music to talk about what tablet you should buy this Holiday season, why most Android users don’t realize what their phone can do, and why Doc loves iOS devices. Then the conversation gets really random – everything from Google+ vs. Facebook to Google Music gets discussed, and they end up with some tech advice for artists who are trying to have a digital music presence.
Episode 20: Old Rappers in the New Generation
November 23, 2011 14:24 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBWhat happens when “old” rappers don’t stop rapping? Armond and Doc attempt to answer this in light of Busta Rhymes’ signing to YMCMB, and in the process talk about Ludacris’ attempts to stay relevant, Common’s strategy for releasing The Dreamer, The Believer, and a lot more.
Episode 19: Masculinity and Hip-Hop
November 15, 2011 14:28 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn the latest episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc talk about the reaction toTake Care, what they think of claims that it’s “soft”, and talk about why hip-hop fans have a problem dealing with music that doesn’t fit into typically stereotypes. But that’s not all – other topics touched on range from the thugification of R&B, whether or not Pitbull is ‘hip-hop’, and if it’s considered okay to make songs about drunk dialing (hint: don’t do it just because Drake did).
Episode 18: Take Care
November 09, 2011 14:23 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Doc and Armond go in-depth on Drake’s new album Take Care. They debate everything from Drake’s career up to this point, what they like and don’t like about the album, and what’s next for Drake.
Episode 17: New Music (Halloween Week Edition)
November 06, 2011 14:25 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBJust when Doc loses power for a week, hip-hop goes crazy and a ton of new music gets released. He and Armond go over the releases and pick some winners (and some losers). Which projects were worth the hype? Listen and find out.
Episode 16: Jay-Z Retrospective (Part 2)
November 05, 2011 13:27 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBContinuing on from Part 1, Doc and Armond tackle Jay-Z’s career from The Blueprint all the way through Watch The Throne. If you missed Part 1, make sure to check that out before you start with this episode!
Episode 15: Jay-Z Retrospective (Part 1)
October 26, 2011 13:16 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBAfter well received podcats looking back on the careers of OutKast and Nas, Armond and Doc knew they had to revisit one of the biggest discographies in hip-hop – Jay-Z. In part 1 they revisit Jay’s early career and discuss his first five albums. They argue about what Jay’s worst songs are, which of his older albums have aged surprisingly well, and a lot more.
Episode 14: Artists On The Brink
October 18, 2011 13:16 - 2 hours - 69 MBIn today’s hip-hop there is a new crop of artists emerging. Some have used traditional methods like co-signs from veterans & record deals as a means for exposure. Others have used the internet, both typically & creatively, to corner & cater to their market despite a large number of fans that still have no clue who they are. Doc & Armond discuss whether some of these MCs will have long lasting careers, or if they “won’t be around next year” – Craig Mack(c).
Episode 13: BET Cypher
October 12, 2011 13:21 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBArmond & special co-host Rich Tunes break down all the cyphers from the BET Hip-Hop Awards. Who had the best verse? Who stood out? Who was disappointing? Who would we like to see in future cyphers? Why are there even awards?
Episode 12: Nas Retrospective Part 2
October 05, 2011 13:20 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc continue with their tour of Nas’ entire discography, starting with Streets Disciple and ending with the question we ask every time we do a retrospective – what comes next?
Episode 11: Nas Retrospective (Part 1)
October 04, 2011 13:18 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc start to revisit Nas’ career, and in the process they cover some of his greatest moments, but also some of his worst.
Episode 10: Outkast Retrospective
September 27, 2011 13:14 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBArmond and Doc revisit the entire career of Outkast, starting with ”Player’s Ball” and going all the way to Big Boi’s most recent solo album (and the possibility of a future Outkast album). Along the way they try to agree on the best Outkast album, their place in history, and a whole lot more.
Episode 9: J. Cole & Phonte
September 21, 2011 13:07 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBBoth J. Cole’s Cole World: Sideline Story and Phonte’s Charity Begins At Home are due to be released on 9/27 but because both have already leaked online, Armond and Doc break both albums down. Find out why J Cole’s first week sales won’t matter as much you think, why Phonte couldn’t make this album 5 years ago, and a whole lot more.
Episode 8: Blueprint 10th Anniversary Edition
September 15, 2011 13:09 - 2 hours - 87.2 MBIn honor of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, Armond and Doc revisit the album and and everything associated with it – what led to the album, it’s influence, how it’s perceived 10 years later, etc.
Episode 7: Wayne/Jeezy/TI/Ross
September 09, 2011 13:11 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIn this episode of Clock Radio Speakers, Armond and Doc talk about the first week sales of The Carter IV and then they try to figure out what happened to Young Jeezy. They also discuss what’s next for TI after being released from prison, and debate if anything can stop Rick Ross right now.
Episode 6: Condiments
September 06, 2011 13:02 - 1 hour - 43 MBDoc interviews Armond & provides a preview for his upcoming EP “Condiments”. What is a rappity rapper? The concept behind Condiments? How much music is too much for artists to release in 2011? Investing support & the difficulty in keeping up with your favorite artists When to charge fans for music Major record labels unconsciously teaching consumers to download illegal music A track by track breakdown of Condiments and more…
Episode 5: R&B Edition
September 01, 2011 13:13 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBWith recent albums by The Weeknd & The Dream, Armond & Doc question the direction of today’s R&B.