Culture Podcast
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"For The Culture, By The Culture"
Tune in as Steven & Bianca Bey have topic based convos on hip-hop, r&b and other perspectives on the music industry. New episodes every Tuesday on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts & Spotify. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/culture-podcast/support
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EP. 57 - I Need Acknowledgement
February 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB#REALTALK: LowkeyUTHN Hot Takes Eminem & Lil' Wayne: Do the people still care? Jay Electronica: Expectations 10 years in the making For the main topic this week, we discuss acknowledgement for artists. Who should artists look for when it comes to acknowledgement, what do we do with the Grammys at this point, how we should support platforms like BET, Hip-Hop in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and lastly, where's our Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. For all inquiries, guest appearances, etc.: asku...
EP. 56 - Year In Review
December 31, 2019 16:46 - 1 hour - 119 MBFor the very last episode of 2019, we do a review of the year in the landscape of music. We discuss whether we had a good year in terms of releases and impact on the culture, we review all of the major releases, best & disappointing albums, remembrance of Nipsey Hussle and Juice Wrld, which artist had the best/worst year, some of the breakout artists, what new artists should people look out for, what current artists we would like to see releases from and lastly some music trends that should...
EP. 55 - Diamonds Are Forever
December 17, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBFor the last installment of our Artist Analysis Series™ for 2019, we honor the legacy of the first group/label we chose to cover, Roc-A-Fella records. The house that Biggs, Dame & Jay built had a profound impact on music and the culture in general. The rise and prominence of individuals like Young Guru, Just Blaze and Kanye West, business ventures like Rocawear, 40/40 Club and introduction into films like Paid In Full, Backstage, etc. No matter the market, the Roc was there. We pay homage to...
EP. 54 - Give Folarin His Flowers
October 15, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBFor the latest installment in our Artist Analysis Series™, we try to give Wale his flowers. As always we start with our introduction to Wale and reviewing his discography. We then try to determine why there seems to be a disconnect between his music and the general audience, whether a lack of a classic plays a part, whether signing to MMG was detrimental to his career, why he is so misunderstood & the most misunderstood rapper ever. Will he ever overcome his past transgressions, if he is a t...
EP. 53 - Guess Who's Bizzack
October 01, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWe return after an extended hiatus to release a brand new episode. We briefly discuss why were gone for so long and then dedicate the rest of the episode to our #RealTalk segment. We give an album review on Young MA's debut album, how Meek Mill's Intro influenced others, reviewing Da Baby's Kirk album, giving praise to Guapdad 4000. We then discuss a debate between Kendrick vs. Cole and Sza vs. Ari Lennox, Jeezy starting a sports management company, T.I. & his ExpediTIously podcast, the impor...
EP. 52 - Culture Vulture
June 10, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB#RealTalk: J. Cole best rapper out in the last year? Is Lizzo the next Missy? Is Da Baby the next rap star? Chris Brown releases No Guidance feat. Drake Where is the album for the summer? For our main topic, we focus on the term culture vulture. We discus what does it truly mean to be a culture vulture, how profound of an impact do they have on the culture, do you have to a non person of color to be a culture vulture, how can people of color can be culture vultures, some examples of culture v...
EP. 51 - Can't Stop, Won't Stop
June 03, 2019 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBFor the latest installment in our Artist Analysis Series™, we discuss the legacy of the man of many monikers, Sean Combs. We start off with our initial introduction of Puff Daddy & our current thoughts on his career. We jump into his personal discography across various genres and his hands on the various music he is responsible for. We attempt to determine how many classics he is responsible for, whether he is the best talent scout ever or his true talent is maximizing others' talents. We div...
EP. 50 - Go DJ, That's My DJ W/ DJ Steph Cakes
May 26, 2019 18:44 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBFor our 50th episode, we were joined in studio by Yonkers' own DJ Steph Cakes. She takes us down memory lane as we go back to her upbringing and how she fell in love with music & entertainment, how she first started DJ-ing, her best & worst sets, the aspects of her craft she feels the strongest about and needs to improve, how important marketing is for her brand, some the DJs she has looked up to & the best advice she has been given, advice for those who want to DJ, her viewpoints of the DJ l...
EP. 49 - Ain't Nobody F--kin' Wit My Clique
May 20, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB#REALTALK: Women Runnin' Rap Viral Virus Random Statement on Kanye, Travis Scott & Tyler The Creator Ari Lennox album review Father of Asahd album review Old Town Road Video Chris Brown's potential Indigo features With the release of the Wu-Tang documentary on Showtime, we decide to craft another episode on rap groups/labels. We revisit the criteria for the ideal rap, we then debate on who's the best group between Wu-Tang, G-Unit, Dipset, Roc-a-Fella, Ruff Ryders & Bad Boy. We discuss which o...
EP. 48 - CLASSIC
May 06, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBFor this episode, we focus on the makings of a classic album. We start off with the elements that makes a classic, we debate on a list on the best classic album ever, whether the general public cares about classics anymore, whether artists care, if it is possible to have a classic in today's market, the decline in album quality, whether artists, consumers or labels are to blame for the decline of album quality, how award show snubs may detrimental to the album creation process and much more. ...
EP. 47 - Co-Sign
April 29, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB#REALTALK: - Beyonce & HOMECOMING - Jay-Z & B Sides II - Bey & Jay slander - Artists & live bands - Artist Led Festivals the new wave? - Is Pharrell the best producer ever? - Podcast Coincidences - Quiet music year thus far in 2019 For our main topic, we discuss the art of the co-sign. We start off with the history and origin of co-signs, how important they are in the music industry, whether it is necessary in today's era and whether artists even care, how has social media trumped the industr...
EP. 46 - Breezy
April 22, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBFor the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series ™, we revisit the career of Chris Brown. We discuss our initial introduction to the 16 year old phenom, take a look back on his discography determining what is his best body of work and if he has a classic album, we debate on whether Fan of a Fan mixtape is a classic, whether he will forever be tarnished by his past, a big hot take, whether the Michael Jackson comparisons are fair, if he is a bigger pop star than Drake and lastly a discus...
EP. 45 - Squad Tings
April 15, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB#REALTALK R.I.P. Nipsey Hussle Canceling Kodak Drake Growth: Natural or Reactionary? Megan The Stallion & her stance in the game Hov's Helping Hand Lil Nas X's Old Town Road Billboard Debacle Dreamville Festival Recap On this episode we get into rap collectives, we discuss what makes the perfect rap collective, do we prefer groups that are crafted or groups that naturally come together, we indulge in why they don't last, whether they are dead due to lack of lyricists and lastly discuss some p...
EP. 44 - Rubberband Man
April 08, 2019 18:00 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBFor the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series ™, we indulge in the career of Mr. Rubberband Man himself, T.I. We discuss our initial introduction to him and how we feel about him currently, we review his discography, his best body of work & whether he has a classic, his rap reefs, coming up with trap music and whether today's form of trap mimics what he started, whether he truly was the King of the South, Jay-Z of the South, his activist role and lastly determining what's his legacy,...
EP. 43 - The Fall Off
April 01, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB#REALTALK: No more clean albums Mixtapes + Tidal = #1 Streaming Service? Honest convo on Nas Drake & Ross vs. Drake & Hov Male music consumers Did Cardi perfect Bobby Shmurda's formula? Where's the love for the game The focus on this week's episode is on the phrase "falling off". We give it a true definition, discuss the factors involved, whether falling off is in the control of the artist, whether artists who fall off commercially be looked at the same way as artists who fall off artisticall...
EP. 42 - Luda!
March 18, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 48 MBJoined again by photographer & friend of the show, Antoine, we tackle the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series ™ focusing on Dirty South's own Ludacris. We start off as always with our first introduction of Ludacris and how we feel about him as an artist. We review his discography, determining his best body of work and whether he has any classics. Revisiting his beefs with T.I., Big Sean & Drake and whether the latter played a part in his relevance to consumers, how he hasn't been a...
EP. 41 - Show You How To Do This
March 11, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB#REALTALK: Offset growing up Thoughts on R. Kelly & Michael Jackson Russ spitting game De La Soul & Kanye legal battles Kanye's Sunday Service Solange album review With Bianca out again due to scheduling, friend of the show & photographer Antoine Bennett came in the studio to fill in as we cover our #RealTalk topics and the main topic on artists and the importance of marketing. We discuss why marketing is so important, whether artists should consider marketing when creating art, whether you n...
EP. 40 - Detroit Don
March 04, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBJoined again by Uchechi of GrapevineTV, @InsideThePink & @RunTheTapePod, we tackle the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series ™ focusing on the Louis Vuitton Don himself, Big Sean. Big Sean may be one of the biggest mysteries in hip-hop as he been positioned as an artist who has immense talent with a slew of hits but also is seen as after thought in comparison to his contemporaries. We start off with our first introduction of Big Sean, a rundown of his discography, determining his bes...
EP. 39 - You Only Get One Shot
February 25, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB#REALTALK: So Far Gone on streaming platforms Dreamville vs TDE New songs to albums post release Lloyd Banks retirement...again Drake/Cole vs Cole/Kendrick Co-signing new acts We had GrapevineTV, @RunTheTapePod & @InsideThePink Ucechi to step in for Bianca as we discuss artists and their need to capitalizing on their shot. We discuss why it is so important, the ideal window to strike at the right time, whether current rappers think about capitalizing on their shot, how the art form and busine...
EP. 38 - Two Thousand & Nine
February 18, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIt has now been a decade since 2009. Looking back, 2009 may have been the most important year in recent memory. We start off by discussing how that year carries so much weight, how it was pivotal in the landscape of music & the years to follow, we review albums & mixtapes reaching their ten year anniversary, artists of 2009 & 2010 of XXL Freshmen list and where they are now and we wrap things up on whether a year like this can be duplicated again. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/c...
EP. 37 - History Repeats Itself
February 11, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB#RealTalk: Sza turning into Bryson Tiller? Is it the end for Nicki Minaj? Cardi star grows & it is just the beginning Cardi stardom = copy cats? Is Chris Brown wasting his talent? College Dropout: 15 Year Anniversary For EP. 37 we discuss on how an artist's identity and sound is instrumental to their success. We divulge into how artists create their sound & identity and why it is important, whether you can be successful without an identity/sound & how that ties into ghost writers. We then jum...
EP. 36 - Off The Top
February 04, 2019 18:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBFor EP. 36 - Off The Top, we focus on the freestyling. We start off by pointing how there are two forms of freestyling & how people have blurred the lines, whether off the dome or written freestyles are better, we get into the art of the freestyle, whether Steven is wrong for feeling cheated when freestyles end up on official records, whether freestyling is dead and what killed it, why major acts do not freestyle anymore, whether to consider the feature as the new form of freestyle, is Lil' W...
EP. 35 - State Of The Culture
January 28, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB#REALTALK: G-Unit vs. Dipset Nicki Minaj & Future: lack depth? Soulja Boy vs. Drake (Stealing bars) Are music videos dead? Cole & Dreamville Watch The Throne: Kanye or Jay-Z? The Documentary: Classic or Nah The main topic for EP. 27 is just an overview of how we feel about the culture. We give our assessments of the various decades and music trends, we touch on how we feel about the culture currently, we ask whether the culture is declining and who fault it is and other hand if the culture is...
EP. 34 - Ghost Protocol
January 14, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBFor EP. 34 - Ghost Protocol, we decided to focus on the topic of ghost writing, we start off by properly defining what a true ghost writer is, the difference between a ghost writer & inspiration from your colleagues, creative suggestions & collaborative writing, whether it is truly bad to have a ghost writer, why there is such a negative connotation with having a ghost writer, whether you can hold the top spot and have a ghost writer, can someone still be lyrically great while having a ghost ...
EP. 33 - New Year, New Shit
January 08, 2019 00:58 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBFor the first episode of the new year, we tackle a bunch of topics in the culture. We start of with the beauty of music & how we need to appreciate it more, we follow that up with a slew of J. Cole topics as we get into him being on billboard for 207 weeks whether that speaks to his greatness or lack of competition, the talks about his year of 2018, whether we will finally get the Kendrick & Cole album, we move on to whether Fab has been affected by the death of mixtapes, why more people have...
EP. 32 - It's A Wrap
December 10, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBTo end 2018, we do another episode of our #RealTalk segment. We do some album reviews on MetroBoomin, Swizz Beatz & Dipset's releases, we go over Meek Mill's Championships album, how we felt about the use of his popular samples, whether it was too feature heavy, whether Drake gave him a throwaway verse, defining Meek's role & importance in the game, what is Meek's peak? And what is his benchmark when we talk albums? We get into albums of the year, which rappers did not live up to their potent...
EP. 31 - THIS IS HOV
December 03, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBOn December 4th, best rapper alive was born. For our final installment in the Artist Analysis series for 2018, we get into the life and times of S. Carter. We revisit our introduction to Jay-Z, review as much of his discography as we possibly can, discuss his best album, determine how many classic he has, whether Kingdom Come was really that bad, his most underrated album & whether he has an overrated album. We then TRY to pick our favorite and best Jay-Z bars, verses, songs & albums; determi...
EP. 30 - Real Talk
November 05, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBFor EP. 30, we decided to do an entire episode dedicated to our Real Talk segment. We cover a bunch of topics starting with recapping our DJ Clark Kent episode, how we feel about Friday release dates, where we rank Swizz Beatz, a potential Drake & Chris Brown album, whether Drake should mend things with Tyga, Meek Mill album expectations, the whereabouts of B.o.B, how GS9 is still relevant, our thoughts on Bryson Tiller's career & lastly the passes we give some white artists. --- Support this...
EP. 29 - The Real DJ Clark Kent Interview
October 22, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBFor EP. 29, we had the honor and privilege to sit down with the legendary DJ Clark Kent. We ask him about how he first fell in love with music, how coming from Panama influenced him and the caribbean influence in music, the difference between a producer, musician & beat maker, how he learned the business side of the game, how instrumental his wife is to his success, how important fatherhood is to him, whether the competitive edge of the game is gone, whether money or technology been more detr...
EP. 28 - Melody Vs Bars
October 15, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB#RealTalk: Drake vs Kanye/Pusha T G.O.O.D Music silence Where is Hit-Boy? Status of battle rap 6lack star status Drake x Kendrick x Cole Fox joined us in studio again as we discussed melody vs bars. How we feel about the dominance of melodic rap, how it has hampered bar heavy music, why bar heavy artists fail to make melodic music, how we feel about melody being the key asset to a R&B artist's success, how melodic R&B hampers legit singers, should we consider it a new genre, the double standa...
EP. 27 - Can I Get An Encore! W/ Lowkey
September 10, 2018 19:05 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBOn EP. 27 - Can I Get An Encore, we were honored & humbled to have Lowkey of YouHeardThatNew.com, Trap Karaoke, Dussepalooza, Apple Beats1 Radio & Do It Scared Podcast to join us in studio. We get into a bunch of discussions, starting off with how Apple Beats One Radio works in today's market, what separates Dussepalooza & Trap Karaoke from other parties, how does it feel for the entire team to be excelling now, if they feel like they run the city, how important is Do It Scared podcast to him...
EP. 26 - It's Shaaaady!
September 03, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBAntoine Bennett filled in on Bianca for EP. 26. Antoine being a photographer and music aficionado, he was perfect to give his thoughts as we did another installment in our Artist Analysis Series. With the release of his surprise album, it only made sense to focus an hour on one of the most interesting artists our generation, Marshall Mathers. We discuss how we were first introduced to Eminem, how we feel about him currently, we review his discography including our early review of Kamikaze, w...
EP. 25 - Ya Bish!
August 27, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBIn the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series, we focused on Compton's golden child, Kendrick Lamar. We discuss how we were introduced to K Dot, a review of his discography, deciding what is his best body of work, an honest conversation on his Control verse, whether we feel like there's a machine behind him & how that plays a role in his position in the game. We do a deep dive of him as a rapper when it comes to delivery, cadence, his crossover success & more. Lastly, we discuss his l...
EP. 24 - Cole World, No Blanket
August 20, 2018 18:00 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBOn the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series, we discuss the career of Mr. Double Platinum No Features, J. Cole. We discuss our initial introduction to him, reviewing his discography as we determine his best body of work, how it has become trendy for everybody to hate Cole, where Cole ranks in that three headed race for the top spot, whether he is under-appreciated, how Cole has become taken the spot of Old Kanye, his numbers being undeniable & lastly determining his legacy. --- Supp...
EP. 23 - If Its Not Like 90's R&B, Then I Don't Want It
August 13, 2018 21:24 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBFor EP. 23, we introduce a new segment to the show called, Real Talk. In the segment we bring up random topics to address whether it be current events in the industry or spur of the moment discussion. For our Real Talk segment we give our review on Nicki Minaj's Queen album, our thoughts on the general consumer, Bianca helps explain the acclaim of Travis Scott, whether Bianca has finally cancelled Kanye after the release of his latest song, how come YG hasn't been able to reproduce the qualit...
EP. 22 - Ugh!
August 06, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBThe Boss. Rozay. Renzel. Black Bottle Boy. It doesn't matter what moniker Rick Ross uses, cause he has quietly become one of the most consistent artists of our generation. We jump right into it with our initial introduction to Mr. Lemon Pepper Wings himself, describing Ross' rap style, going over his discography, then we try to determine which of his Maybach Music records is the best & if Aston Martin Music trumps them all. Moving onto what is his best body of work, whether he has classic, t...
EP. 21 - Used To Read Word Up Magazine
July 30, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBPrior to discussing the main topic for this episode, we discuss whether Nicki is clout chasing, an honest convo on DJ Khaled & Nas' decision making the last couple years. The main focus for EP. 21 - Used To Read Word Up Magazine, we discuss is media in hip hop & how they directly tie into one another. We discuss how vital media is to the industry, the outlets over the years with radio, magazines, tv & the internet, how podcasting is now at the forefront, how artists & fans have taken media f...
EP. 20 - Currrrrrtis
July 16, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBWe welcomed Fox back in the studio again for the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series as we discuss the career & legacy of 50 Cent. We discuss our first introduction to him, his discography, how he changed the mixtape game, the lack of credit he gets for G-Unit's success, his history of beefs, how his constant "bullying" hurt his image, whether he is overrated or underrated, if he has the greatest fall from the hip hop throne & lastly if he is more man or greatest of all time. ---...
EP. 19 - This. Is. The. Remix.
July 09, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBPLEASE NOTE: We had some minor technical difficulties. We apologize for the quality of the episode. For EP. 19 - This. Is. The. Remix., we were joined by Bianca's cousin, Fox. Hailing from The Bronx she joined in on the conversation as we give our review on Drake's Scorpion album, whether Comeback Season is the best version of Drake and how the public has slowly turned on Kanye. The biggest talk of the past weekend was Ella Mai's Boo'd Up Remix, we touch on it's initial response, artists tak...
EP. 18 - Is This Your Queen?
July 02, 2018 18:00 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBIn the next installment in our Artist Analysis Series we discuss the career of Nicki Minaj. We start off with when we were first introduced to her, we then jump into her discography as well making predictions on what to expect from her upcoming, Queen album. We discuss what is her best body of work, whether she has a classic & if not, does it tarnish her legacy; whether her star has diminished & whether she is overrated and if her previous status was based on true skill or filling a void. We...
EP. 17 - Let's Link
June 25, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBFor EP. 17 - Let's Link, we give a little recap on some topics in the culture, we touch on the end of the Drake & Pusha T beef, our review of the Kanye/G.O.O.D Music releases, along with Jay-Z & Beyonce's Everything Is Love album & lastly the murder of XXXTentacion. But the focus this week is on collaborative efforts, we start off with what we feel is the purpose of collaborative projects & whether our goal aligns with what we believe is the artists' goals, are they more hype than quality, i...
EP. 16 - Champagne Papi
June 04, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFor our next episode in our Artist Analysis Series, we discuss Aubrey Drake Graham. We start off with our first introduction to Drake & his meteoric rise in the game, we look back on his discography & our predictions on his upcoming Scorpion album, the credit he is owed for continuing the legacy of freestyles, deciphering his best body of work his various rap beefs, whether he has a classic, if there is an asterisk on his name for the reference tracks, how his popularity trumps everything, w...
EP. 15 - What's Beef?
May 27, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBWith the war of words between Pusha T & Drake, it only made sense to do an episode focused on rap battles/rap beefs. We define what a rap beef truly is, whether these exchanges are more personal or industry related, whether we prefer subliminal or direct messages, the difference between beefs in the past & current generations, when beefs go too far, whether there is a difference between male & female rap beef, we run down some rap beefs throughout history, whether the current generation care...
EP. 14 - You Ain't Got No Yeezy In Ya Serato?!
May 21, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn the next installment in our Artist Analysis series we talked all things Kanye Omari West. We discuss our first introduction to Kanye and his impact on our lives at a young age, we revisit his discography, debate on his best body of work from his catalogue, the musical evolution of Ye, whether he is the best producer rapper of all time, whether we believe in the Kardashian curse and if he is truly in the sunken place, how we miss the old Kanye, our issues with the new Kanye & lastly discus...
EP. 13 - Where Have You Been?
May 14, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBFor EP. 13 - Where Have You Been, we focus on artists & how they handle their fame and celebrity. We start off by discussing how artists maintain their celebrity through the different eras of music, we give our opinion how we prefer our favorite artists to handle being public figures & how they should ideally handle their fame, whether it is a double edge sword with artists wanting their privacy, who's more unfair in that scenario the artist or the fans & are listeners actually listening. We...
EP. 12 - Drugs In Hip Hop
May 07, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB"Pop a molly, I'm sweatin" For EP. 12, we focus on drugs in hip hop, we briefly give our viewpoints on drugs in hip hop music & it's effect on society, whether it's just music or does drug references truly hold weight, some stats on the mention of various drugs in rap music, whether artists should be more aware of their content, should they feel they need to be more socially responsible, why alcohol is not frowned upon like drugs, the various drug areas in hip hop music, J. Cole's KOD album,...
EP. 11 - Art Vs Artist
April 30, 2018 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBThe focus for EP. 11 involved art versus the artist. We discuss the ideology behind it, whether we should separate the art from the artist, why we have continued supporting artist after their scandals, whether an artists' output outweighs their behavior, we briefly touch on artists who have been in the news, how should we look at consumers who still support certain artists & lastly we address who's more an issue the artist & their behavior or the consumer & their continued support. --- Supp...
EP. 10 - Don't Matter If You Black Or White
April 10, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBFor EP. 10, we direct our focus to white rappers. We give our opinions on them in the world of hip hop, if we have a favorite, whether white rappers are as good as black/hispanic rappers, the authenticity factor, the gimmick aspect, cultural appropriation, black influence & black backing, how well they have mastered their "blaccent", whether we judge them differently because they are white, the various white rappers over the years, will we ever keep white rappers in a high regard, if there i...
EP. 9 - Ladies Night
April 03, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB*DISCLAIMER: WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE SLIGHT TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY WE HAD DURING THE EPISODE* For EP. 9 - Ladies Night, we focus on female mc's. We give our opinions on the state of women in hip hop, if we have a personal favorite, the importance of the ghostwriting factor, why do men not hold female MCs in the same light of their male counterparts, why is it so hard to have a "regular" female MC, why are female MCs hyper-sexualized, is it a requirement for upcoming female MCs, thoughts on female...
EP. 8 - Weezy F. Baby
March 19, 2018 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB"Young Money militia and I am the commissioner / You no wan' start Weezy, cause the F is for finisher." "Yes I do it big, call me little astronomical / Weezy F. Baby and the F is for phenomenal." You can google all the things what "the F is for..." but after 20 plus years in the game Lil' Wayne has shown he is not going anywhere. For EP. 8 - Weezy F. Baby, we discuss the New Orleans MC, his extensive discography in the mixtape and commercial circuit, determining his best body of work, answer...