39: Ep.39 - What A Year, What A Year

Diggin' In The Digits

English - December 31, 2019 12:30 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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On Ep.39 of DITD: It's been a barren year for mainstream Hip-Hop, but that allowed many underground talents to shine and take centre stage.

FULL SHOW NOTES & TIMESTAMPS - https://share.transistor.fm/s/d8fe93e0

Depending on who you are, 2019 was either a good year for Hip-Hop or a bad one. Factually, 2019 was a commercial dud. But look past the numbers and you will find plenty of artists taking centre stage with their work.

The DITD duo recaps some of the year and looks forward to potential 2020 releases.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (3:36)
Topic Intro & General Thoughts - (16:12)
How we treat Music drops compared to other arts - (22:23)
IGOR's success: Blip or trend? - (34:21)
ROTD3 & "Sincerely, Detroit" proving that collaboration is hard - (40:33)
What drops are we looking forward to in 2020? - (48:05)
Artist, Producer & Rapper of the Year - (1:01:27)
Lighter Note - (1:08:40)

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