For the Culture Podcast

"Entanglement"

July 12, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

This episode starts off with the Red Table Talk feature about Jada Pinkett-Smith's "entanglemnet" with August Alsina. After getting our jokes off about the whole situation, we give our takes on the Pop Smoke's "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon" (21:11) along with if the Pusha T verse should've been kept off in the first place. Vinny gives us a rundown on the Juice WRLD album (34:35) and we speak on the overall quality of posthumous albums the past few years. Kanye is back on his BS, thi...

Enough is Enough

June 04, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Rest In Peace George Floyd. Rest In Peace Breonna Taylor. Rest In Peace Ahmaud Arbery. Rest In Peace David McAtee. Rest In Peace to everyone who was murdered due to police brutality. Black Lives Matter and always will matter. Social media and protesting are not enough. Anti-Racism is a lifestyle. HOW TO HELP: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ After our initial thoughts on the murders that have taken place, we speak on how Donald Trump is embarrassing himself and making things even worse...

"Question For the Culture:"

May 24, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

2020 has given us some crazy shit. Join us this episode as we discuss our favorite releases during quarantine. We review the new Gunna album (1:38) and We give you all our thoughts on the Drake Demo Tape (9:17), with a proclaimation for AOTY? Later we discuss what the hell is going on with Playboi Carti (14:40) and if he's ever going to release his album. Migos linked up with Youngboy Never Broke Again on their new single "Need It" (21:20), are they officallly back? We then discuss the rac...

Is Drake Bigger Than The Beatles?

August 17, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours - 125 MB

This is a spicyyyyy one. Tom thinks that Drake is bigger than the Beatles, we attempt to tell him otherwise. We also discuss whether superhero movies are actually horror movies, ROTD3, and whether young thug knows how Greenwich Mean Time works or not. This is a contentious one, folks.

S4E1: Chance Really Loves His Wife

August 08, 2019 23:40 - 2 hours - 148 MB

This week we are back at full strength with some great topics for all of you to enjoy. We start off by discussing the Chance the Rapper album, and what exactly made this such a devisive project. After that we dive into the song of the summer (or lack there of) and if it's possible that the Fall will be the new trend for releasing big projects and tracks. Plus a podcast put out a top 50 list that has the Hip-Hop world on fire, which in turn ended up starting a really cool trend for fans of th...

S3E8: Skype Season Vol. 2

July 29, 2019 23:30 - 2 hours - 156 MB

This week is our second foray into the world of podcasting via skype. We might all sound like we're talking into different mics, but dammit are the takes still hot. Shocker, we talk about Kanye (Vinny keeps the streak going). The guys also discuss the latest summer drops like Revenge of the Dreamers 3 and we debut our new playlist at the end. Stick around and enjoy.

S3E7: ...And We Back!

July 06, 2019 00:38 - 3 hours - 168 MB

Oh y'all thought we were done didn't you? We back! And better than we were the last time. On this episode we discuss pretty much everything that we've missed over the past few months. The guys also give their thoughts on albums such as the much anticipated Bandana as well as the mixtapes Acid Rap and 10 Day finally being available for streaming and what it could possibly mean for Chance the Rapper's next album. Later on, new NBA superfan Kid Vintage reveals which team he will be taking h...

S3E6: Malachi Interview and Catching up on the Word on the Street with Bwest

April 16, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 139 MB

The guys sit down with up and coming artist, Malachi, to discuss his recent concert as well as the mindset of an up and coming artist when creating a set list for a crowd that might not be well versed with their discography. Following the interview the guys get into their usual shenanigans, (vinny talks about kanye, shocker) and special Guest Bwest joins the guys to discuss bad rap interviews, the word on the street facebook page as well as a whole host of other music and culture topics. En...

S3E5: Hartford's Own Meek Mill?

March 27, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 114 MB

Sorry we've been gone so long, but we're back with a huge scoop of meek mill news, some wild talk about old twitter/tweets, the boys debate the TDE v. Dreamville Summer Slam 2019 with the release of School Boy Q's new song. The boys dive deep into music convo as well as the Shane Dawson cat fucking and proposal news and Adam 22's live stream.

S3E4: A Guide to Clapping Cheeks

February 20, 2019 22:00 - 2 hours - 133 MB

We are BACK with a very SPECIAL episode of For the Culture. First we start off with a breakdown of the Grammy's and evaluate the winners and the losers of the night (if you hating on anyone you a LAME). We later discuss Drake's so Far Gone getting put on streaming platforms, along with MADLIB HIMSELF working on some wild good projects. Also keep listening for our special behind the scenes look at our creative process behind our two Valentine's Day playlists!

S3E3: Push is the King of 2018??

February 17, 2019 18:45 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

Pusha T was named the greatest rapper alive for last year by Complex, do we think they got it right? Well, maybe. It's a tough discussion to have, but we dive deep and break down the entire year in order to see if they made the right call. Tom then makes Vinny choose between the two biggest people on his spreadsheet, Ari and Kanye as there was some WILD accussations that she stole from the MAGA rapper. Chris Brown and Offset are beefing over.... memes? Really? Sheesh. Besides that, we ta...

S3E2: Free 21 Savage

February 13, 2019 16:17 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

21 Savage is British and we at FTC are absolutely SHOOK! Make sure to tune in to hear our initial takes on finding out that the man who was skraight up out the Zone 6 is actually from London. We dive deep into the Super Bowl Halftime Show and why it sucked almost as badly as the game itself. However, the silver lining in this all is Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who could be a catalyst in changing the NFL ownership landscape forever. Later on we talk Big Drako and how he potentially alrea...

S3E1: Thank You For Your Service, Soulja

February 08, 2019 20:11 - 2 hours - 119 MB

BIG SOULJA IS STARTING OFF 2019 WITH AN ABSOLUTE BANG! With these hating ass niggas talking all this shit talking about "Soulja Boy ain't this, Young Drako ain't that" ayo shut the FUCK UP. YALL KNOW THAT NIGGA BIRTHED DRAKE, Y'ALL KNOW HE GOT A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF SWISHER SWEETS. STOP PLAYING ON HIS NAME FACTS!!! Besides the GOAT coming back from irrelevance, we also have to talk about Tory Lanez beefing with pretty much the entire world (Taylor Swift better sleep with one eye open) and al...

S2E11: FTC25 - Albums of the Year #10-1

January 05, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

The time has FINALLY come people! Our top 10 albums of the year are here! Let us know what y'all think about these lists, definitely a lot of shockers on these top 10s including heartbreaking upsets and HUGE sleeper picks across the board! Make sure to follow us on Twitter and ALSO on our NEW Instagram! Both handles are, as always, @ForTheCultureQU. Make sure to subscribe for more content, and leave your takes on our socials!

S2E10: FTC 25 - Albums of the Year #25-11

December 31, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, WELCOME to the FIRST annual FTC 25. This is the beginning of our top 25 albums of the year, which will include plenty of surprises and SPIICY takes across the board. Now I know what you're probably thinking, everyone else already has one out. And to that we say, "fuck em!" ours is better, slighly biased, and 100% real with NO schemes in sight. No punches pulled on these lists, and each and every one of us breaks down our choices so you truly feel like it...

S2E9: Word On The Street

December 11, 2018 22:55 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Finals have been ripping us a new one! However, we have a VERY special guest this week, founder of Facebook group Word On The Street Brandon Weston! This week we discuss the beginnings of the group, as well as future aspirations that Brandon has for the group. Later on we dive all the way in on the Tekashi 6ix9ine trial, and what that means for his future down the line. Brandon breaks down the ideology behind separating the person from the music, and even breaks down why 6ix9ine is so popu...

S2E8: Pitchfork and Vice vs. Bronson

November 14, 2018 00:31 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB

We are joined this week by special guest Joe DeRosa, former Show Programming manager at WQAQ and producer. He had gotten into a HEATED argument with Tom a few days before, and decided to put it on WAX because this is REAL HIP HOP HIP HOP. Later on we discuss the influence that religion has on the culture, and how important it is to the game. AND THEN we reveal BREAKING NEWS that Action Bronson has been BAMBOOZLED in the Pitchfork review of White Bronco. Was it collusion? Maybe some...

S2E7: Airplane Mode is a Bitch

November 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

AFTER A FULL WEEK OFF WE ARE BACK AND READY FOR ACTION!! WE GOT ALL THE FACTS AND IN DEPTH CONVERSATION THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN CHOMPING AT THE BITS FOR! Up this week: We have BRAND NEW album reviews ranging from FETTI all the way to the hood prophet himself JAY CRITCH (featuring a calldrops - esque feature from STOC himself) Later on we discuss the Mac Miller tribute concert, and breakdown some of the performances, and also start getting hype for the new Jaden Smith project.

S2E6: Arby's: WE HAVE THE ROCKS

October 25, 2018 00:31 - 1 hour - 99.4 MB

OH HAPPY DAY FOR ALL YOU DAMNED DRAKE HATERS OUT THERE!!! Pusha T recently paid a visit to Joe Budden to clear the air on what exactly went down between him and the Canadian superstar. We breakdown everything about this interview - including some fast food bags that King Push himself got himself digging in. The BET Hip-Hop Awards get reviewed, and we put on our good ol' Alex Jones hats to discuss the theories behinid some suspect winners from the evening. LowFi and Lil Yachty get...

S2E5: Under the Bleachers

October 16, 2018 19:30 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

WE'RE BACK, WE'RE READY, WE'RE FOCUSED WITH YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS PODCAST ON THE MARKET Nah tbh, not much happeneing in the world of the culture this week, so a brief recap on Wu Tang FINALLY getting green lit to get their own biopic series and some more Kanye BS with Donald Trump (featuring Kodak Vinny on the Call Drops feature). AND FINALLY we bring to you our first incarnation of UNDER THE BLEACHERS. WE BRING YOU HARD HITTING SPORTS BALL NEWS LIKE NO OTHER ON THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN CAMPU...

S2E4: Got a Lighskin Friend Look Like Michael Jackson, Got a Dark Skin Friend Look Like Michael Jackson

October 11, 2018 19:40 - 1 hour - 92.2 MB

We FINALLY are ready to give our full on reviews of Tha Carter V and YSIV. Tom goes complete Alex Jones with his WILD theory on YSIV, along with a pretty interesting take on Tha Carter V. Later on we discuss the future of Hip-Hop, and where we think the culture is heading (SPOLIERS; Vinny is WRONG). The Black Michael Jackson v. White Michael Jackson debate has all of us SPLITTING HAIRS, and we also argue if Kanye is falling off, or if he's simply going through an artistic breakthrou...

S2E3: The "Top Secret" Episode

September 14, 2018 04:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MB

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT . DRAKE'S BEEN DATING A HIGH SCHOOLER!!!! Allegedly. Vinny and Ben are nowhere to be found, they're probably dead. Not too sure about that one to be honest, I should probably give them a call. Regardless, we decided to put together a special podcast to discuss Drake's new situation with an 18 year old model and Eminem's HARSHLY MEDIOCRE response to MGK's diss track. Later on Marc mansplain's about women's rights, so we bring in friend of the program Merc...

S2E2: Rest In Peace, Mac Miller

September 10, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

The guys are ALMOST back at full strength, this time without Ben in the building. Regardless, the show goes on with us discussing topics such as the Pornhub awards (featuring the new Kanye and Lil Pump video), along with the ongoing beef between Eminem and just way too many people to name. Oh! And how we could forget about Young Thug getting arrested for trapping METH (in 2018????). Later on in the program, we recieve the tragic news of the passing of beloved artist Mac Miller. Our thou...

S2E1: Season 2 Premiere - WE BACK!

September 06, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

Quinnipiac's #1 rap and culture podcast returns with a bang.! We traded a third round pick and cash considerations to aquire our new co-host Vinny. We dicussed the rise and fall of Eminem after the release of "Kamikaze", and later Kanye's "apology" to the black community over his comments on Trump . We also gave our top albums and songs of the summer

SUMMERTIME EMERGENCY PODCAST!!!!!

June 09, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 34.3 MB

THE BOYS ARE BACK (KIND OF) WITH A BRAND NEW PODCAST FOR YALL! TODAY WE COVER THE DRAKE V PUSHA T BEEF, ALOING WITH THE ARRAY OF NEW ALBUMS!!!

S1E11: Season Finale - Is Rae Sremmurd the Next Outkast?

May 06, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 34.1 MB

STOC escapes the smeg zone just in time to join the gang for one last show before Summer starts. Of course we discuss the majority of the Friday album releases, and go in-depth on the future of Rae Sremmurd following SR3MM! Also, big thanks to all of our dedicated listeners and supporters over this past semester! It wouldn't be possible without you guys!

S1E10: Khalid is Trash Live

April 15, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 21.8 MB

The guys are back at full strength after an eventful weeked. We discuss the Wake the Giant festival headlined by Khalid, the best and worst concert experiences, and also briefly celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the hottest album of all time.

S1E9: Flipp Dinero Got Next

April 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 26.1 MB

Tom, Marc, and Ben review their wild night at QU's Spring Fest, and review the new projects from Famous Dex, Cardi B, and Flatbush Zombies.

S1E8: The Lightskins Are at it Again

April 05, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 26.5 MB

Marc, Ben, and Tom are back again to discuss the brand new The Weeknd album "My Dear Melancholy," while Ben and Tom lose their minds over the sadboi/fuckboi vibes from the album, Marc says it's fine and gets roasted for it. Shenanigans insue

S1E4: Wakanda Forever

March 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

We review the Black Panther film and discuss how the album is implemented into the album. Tom gets flamed for enjoying Lonzo Ball's new album. Ben later drops the ball by saying Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' is overrated, and faces the wrath of Tom.