Diggin' In The Digits
518 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWelcome to "Diggin' In The Digits", where Creator of 'Hip-Hop By The Numbers' Ben Carter and Director of 'The 5th Element' Charlie Taylor deliver entirely unique retrospectives behind Hip-Hop's biggest artists, stories & its roots, discussing them in detail.
From Australia to the UK and beyond.
A 5EPN Original.
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7: Ep.7 - One Time 4 Your Mind
May 21, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBOn Ep.7 of DITD: Mental health has become more prevalent in Hip-Hop. The duo discuss this rise and the importance of it. FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/a811b018
Ep.7 - One Time 4 Your Mind
May 21, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThe subject of Mental Health is a conversation that has been increasing in volume in the past decade. Not just in society, but in Politics as well. (Although most National Jurisdictions are way behind...) But it's not just in day-to-day life, it's also becoming more and more prevalent in the music we love dearly. Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop is historically been iffy when it comes to Mental Health, coinciding with African American culture & society not really knowing how to deal with such comp...
Ep.7 - Mental Health - One Time 4 Your Mind
May 21, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThe subject of Mental Health is a conversation that has been increasing in volume in the past decade. Not just in society, but in Politics as well. (Although most National Jurisdictions are way behind...) But it's not just in day-to-day life, it's also becoming more and more prevalent in the music we love dearly. Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop is historically been iffy when it comes to Mental Health, coinciding with African American culture & society not really knowing how to deal with such comp...
Ep.6 - Andre 3000 & Lauryn Hill - And Here You Are, A Rap Unicorn
May 14, 2019 20:30 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB"Rap Unicorn" - Phrase - A Hip-Hop artist that rarely drops music, but when they do, everybody listens. E.g. Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill. Ben & Charlie explore another angle in the relationship between the artist and the fanbase. More specifically, is it right for the fan to demand an artist to drop music simply because they haven't dropped in a while? Ben gives statistics on the "Rap Unicorns" Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill and for context, gives numbers on artists on the other sid...
Ep.6 - And Here You Are, A Rap Unicorn
May 14, 2019 20:30 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB"Rap Unicorn" - Phrase - A Hip-Hop artist that rarely drops music, but when they do, everybody listens. E.g. Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill. Ben & Charlie explore another angle in the relationship between the artist and the fanbase. More specifically, is it right for the fan to demand an artist to drop music simply because they haven't dropped in a while? Ben gives statistics on the "Rap Unicorns" Andre 3000 & Ms Lauryn Hill and for context, gives numbers on artists on the other sid...
6: Ep.6 - And Here You Are, A Rap Unicorn
May 14, 2019 20:30 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBOn Ep.6 of DITD: The relationship between fans & artists have always been mixed. But what about the artists that decide not to put out work consistently? FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/bcd9353c
5: Ep.5 - It's Hard Out Here For A Producer
May 07, 2019 20:30 - 1 hour - 59 MBOn Ep.5 of DITD: In the age of Streaming, money is harder to gain for artists, but what about Producers in a time where Producers are pound-for-pound better than artists? FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/4a8be969
Ep.5 - It's Hard Out Here For A Producer
May 07, 2019 20:30 - 1 hour - 59 MBOut of the Five Elements of Hip-Hop, two of them are based on music. MC & DJ. Rapper & Producer. Both are important in equal measure. So why is it that in this age, where the Hip-Hop sound is bigger than ever and one could say that Hip-Hop production quality is as high at it has ever been... Why has the producer has taken the back seat in every facet of the game? Why do they get less money for producing in the Streaming age? Why does the consumer not tout Producers more, when (...
Ep.4 - Love Thy Religious Bars
April 30, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBReligion and religious content is a staple in music. And when it comes to Hip-Hop, it's no different. Since it's inception, there has always been a section of Hip-Hop culture that is dedicated to looking for meaning and purpose. And in some walks of life, Religion has been the key. For Episode 4 of DITD, Charlie & Ben take a dive into Religion & Hip-Hop. Specifically, Christianity and Kanye West's relationship with it. We get into the numbers for Kanye's mentions of religion, whic...
4: Ep.4 - Love Thy Religious Bars
April 30, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBOn Ep.4 of DITD: Religion in Hip-Hop has always been a staple, the duo discuss how Hip-Hop has implemented Religion into their stories. FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/1d393b93
Ep.3 - Youth Is A Gift, Age Is A Work Of Art
April 23, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn recent Hip-Hop news, Dave East hopped on Instagram to call the viral Country/Hip-Hop track "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X "wack". Hip-Hop social media proceeded to swell up with defensive shots at Dave East. Shots like "NAME ONE DAVE EAST TRACK", "DAVE JUST SALTY HE DOESN'T CHART", you get the idea. People missed the chance to look at the context and the deeper conversation about inorganic fanbases. This is the catalyst for Ben & Charlie to dive into multiple topics, the main of ...
3: Ep.3 - Youth Is A Gift, Age Is A Work Of Art
April 23, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBOn Ep.3 of DITD: As Hip-Hop ages, so does its legends, why is it that we stop listening to rappers at the same age sportsmen/women retire? FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea48819d
Ep.2 - Everyone's A Critic
April 17, 2019 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBFor Episode 2 of "Diggin' In The Digits", we talk about music reviewing and music criticism. In a perfect world, the average music consumer and the professional music critic would always be on the same page and could even see each other's viewpoint clearly when both looking at a body of work. But obviously, that's a rare thing. We dive into several angles for this one. Starting with Ben's statistics on average review scores for a handful of artists and the disparities between pro...
2: Ep.2 - Everyone's A Critic
April 17, 2019 19:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBOn Ep.2 of DITD: Reviews are a fun part of our music experience, adding to the conversation of our favourite albums. But can objectivity be achieved? Is it even a requirement? FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/7860f4b3
1: Ep.1 - All Money In
April 10, 2019 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFor the first episode of DITD, we wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers for Nipsey Hussle, who was recently taken from us. FULL SHOW NOTES - https://share.transistor.fm/s/f357d1b9
Ep.1 - All Money In
April 10, 2019 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFor the first episode of DITD, we wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers for Nipsey Hussle, who was recently taken from us. Ben delivers three sets of statistics to highlight how great Nipsey was, not from a music standpoint, but from a marketing and a business standpoint. Topics in the episode include Nipsey's selling practices early in his career, the percentage of conscious bars he laid down on his debut Studio Album "Victory Lap" and also how many motivational bars he dr...
Ep.1 - Nipsey Hussle - All Money In
April 10, 2019 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFor the first episode of DITD, we wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers for Nipsey Hussle, who was recently taken from us. Ben delivers three sets of statistics to highlight how great Nipsey was, not from a music standpoint, but from a marketing and a business standpoint. Topics in the episode include Nipsey's selling practices early in his career, the percentage of conscious bars he laid down on his debut Studio Album "Victory Lap" and also how many motivational bars he dr...
1: Ep.1 - Nipsey Hussle, The Marketer
April 10, 2019 23:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFor the first episode of DITD, we wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers for Nipsey Hussle, who was recently taken from us. Ben delivers three sets of statistics to highlight how great Nipsey was, not from a music standpoint, but from a marketing and a business standpoint. Topics in the episode include Nipsey's selling practices early in his career, the percentage of conscious bars he laid down on his debut Studio Album "Victory Lap" and also how many motivational bars he dropped on the...