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Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - October 03, 2023 11:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
From we were knee-high, one thing we were taught in our respective communities (Black, Asian and Hip Hop) is that you have to look good. Anything less was uncivilised. Real talk, Hip Hop and Fashion are so intertwined. Don't believe us? How many trash rappers get a pass because they look the par...

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Midnight Mastermind on BBC Radio 2

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - September 26, 2023 09:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
On Monday 14th August 2023, we were invited to be special guests on BBC Radio 2’s Midnight Mastermind with OJ Borg. Midnight Masternind is a format where the host is asked three questions about a specialist subject and he has to research the answers live on air. Our subject was none other than N...

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Franklin Boateng

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - August 22, 2023 06:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're back with another episode, and this week, we're not speaking to a Rapper, DJ or Producer. We're branching out a little and speaking with an official fashionista and fly thread connoisseur in general. Franklin Boateng, aka The King of Trainers, joins us to share his Hip Hop origin story and...

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Kapustin: Eight Concert Etudes Op. 40, No. 6,'Pastoral'

Journey through Classical Piano - August 11, 2023 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 63 ratings
🎁 The FREE online course:  “The Secrets of How to Memorize Music” Subscribe to my newsletter and be my friend! I write a bi-weekly newsletter called Behind The Keys about my insights behind the scenes of the life of a classical pianist, my favorite music, and wisdom from books I read during th...

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Grea8gawd

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - July 17, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Sumit is flying solo this week and connects with the 'natural born storyteller', Grea8gawd! For those who are unfamiliar with the name, consider this your education for the day. Grea8gawd opens up about his Hip Hop origin story, joining The Fiver Percent Nation, gaining knowledge of self, signin...

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Teflon

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - July 10, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
The theme for this week's episode is family. First family, to be exact. We're honoured to welcome Brooklyn's very own, Teflon, to the pod to take us down memory lane and bring us up to speed. Teflon talks us through the making of his excellent new LP, 2 Sides To Every Story, splitting production...

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Amadeus 360

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - July 03, 2023 23:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're back in our boom-bap bag of tricks, and we're joined by Amadeus 360! The MPC Jedi talks about the longevity of the boom bap sound, working with Termanology, inspiring Kool G Rap's pen. his love for UK Hip Hop, applying Star Wars philosophy to beat-making and more! Connect with Breaking At...

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Jae Skeese

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - May 31, 2023 08:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In the last decade, the city of Buffalo has proven to be a hotbed of talent. Griselda obviously kicked in the door, but they also held it open. One of the brightest stars to come out of the upstate scene is Jae Skeese. We spoke to the Buffalo MC about his Hip Hop roots, meeting and being mentore...

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Phat Phillie

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - May 23, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're fortunate enough to be part of a thriving international Hip Hop community, and this week, we're spreading the love to Eastern Europe. Phat Phillie is a Hip Hop ambassador in the truest sense and has been representing the culture in Croatia and beyond for three decades. Tap in and listen to...

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Vice Beats

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 25, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
There are a select few people who have been on the show twice and Vice Beats is now one of them. We caught up with the Musician, Producer and friend of the show as he gears up to release his new album, Aspects (which is dope by the way). Vice shares what it was like to produce an album during th...

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DJ Spinna

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 11, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Bucket list alert! We FINALLY got to speak with the legendary DJ Spinna! Look, fam. People keep throwing around the word underrated all willy-nilly, but this man is a God-level producer who is before his time, of his time and ahead of his time. We chatted about his early life in Brooklyn, becomi...

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The 'P' Word Is Not The Word To Play

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 03, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
On Sunday 2nd April 2023, YouTube star, KSI, was featured in a video with the Sidemen where he was heard using the word, 'p***', which is a racial slur aimed at people of South Asian descent and Brown skinned people in general - particularly in the UK. KSI's use of the slur has understandably ca...

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The MOWO (Music of White Origin) Awards

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - March 27, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
People love to say “I don’t see colour”. Yeah, right. But when it comes to music, it’s true for us. When the music bangs, it bangs. Don’t fight the feeling. We're Hip Hop heads, but we're music lovers first. This week’s episode is a fun conversation about some of our favourite songs by White art...

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Reuben Vincent

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - February 28, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In his first ever UK interview, we linked up with the future legend, Reuben Vincent, to talk about the making of his new album, 'Love Is War', advice he received from Terrace Martin (a reeeaaaallll music man), rolling deep with Young Guru and lots more. Thank you to Young Guru for the assist. C...

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House Shoes

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - February 21, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We stay in touch with the streets, and the streets said, "we want House Shoes on the podcast". So we made it happen. We linked up with the man to talk about his life, career, and everything in between. We go back to the early scene in Detroit, making his debut solo album, Let It Go, the importan...

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Justin Tinsley

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - February 14, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Before we took our hiatus, we spoke to Writer Justin Tinsley, who had just released his book, It Was All A Dream. The book about the life of the late great Notorious B.I.G. was published in time for his 50th birthday. Brian Nolan from Motown Records calls it "a must-read for any hip-hop fan who ...

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Sean Kantrowitz (The Questions Hip Hop)

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - February 07, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We caught up with our guy Sean Kantrowitz to celebrate the release of his brand new board game, The Questions Hip Hop. Sean breaks down how he's expanded his brand, the level of planning that goes into putting a project like it together, and we even play a round live on air.    Pick up your ...

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Matthew "M-Eighty" Markoff

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - February 01, 2023 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We told you we were back, and we meant it. So let's continue... this week's guest is A & R extraordinaire, M-Eighty. If you don't know who he is, then you were never inside the house reading those liner notes, and you should have your Hip Hop card revoked or defaced at the very least. You can se...

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We Like You, But We Don't Like You

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - January 24, 2023 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're back! The kings have returned with the newest edition of what you've been missing! Shout out to Low Budget Crew. We originally wanted to take six weeks off but ended up taking six months off. No beef. No tension. Just some well-earned rest and a chance to handle some life admin. For our re...

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Breaking Atoms Classic: Mic Geronimo

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - May 19, 2022 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In the first of our 'Classic' series, we revisit our September 2020 interview with Mic Geronimo.    The Masta I.C. revisits the making of his first album, 'The Natural', nearly signing to Loud Records, working with Jay-Z and DMX and much more!   We're taking a few weeks off, so look out for ...

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Dylan Green: Reel Notes

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - May 05, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're back with a familiar face and voice. Dylan Green is a serious writer and friend of the show. He featured heavily in our series on The Blueprint, and we really wanted to learn more about him, his passions and what makes him tick. We got into music (obviously), but we also chopped it up about...

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Dylan Green

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - May 05, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We're back with a familiar face and voice. Dylan Green is a serious writer and friend of the show. He featured heavily in our series on The Blueprint, and we really wanted to learn more about him, his passions and what makes him tick. We got into music (obviously), but we also chopped it up about...

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Premium Pete: Don't Stop Believing In You

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 20, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Either the pandemic is over, or Jesus is coming back, or both. We recorded our first episode together live in the flesh for the first time in 3 years! Only someone who is a descendant of official tissue can pull a power move like this. We sat down with Premium Pete to talk about his early life in...

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Premium Pete

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 20, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Either the pandemic is over, or Jesus is coming back, or both. We recorded our first episode together live in the flesh for the first time in 3 years! Only someone who is a descendant of official tissue can pull a power move like this. We sat down with Premium Pete to talk about his early life in...

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K-Nite 13: Nitefall Manoeuvres

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 05, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Another friend of the show pulls up to share his story and promote his wares. K-Nite 13 is one of the most talented people we know. With the beats, with the rhymes, he's always on point! We spoke to him about the latest instalment of his 'Nitefall' instrumental series, the influence of Calypso i...

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K-Nite 13

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - April 05, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Another friend of the show pulls up to share his story and promote his wares. K-Nite 13 is one of the most talented people we know. With the beats, with the rhymes, he's always on point! We spoke to him about the latest instalment of his 'Nitefall' instrumental series, the influence of Calypso i...

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The Kathy Iandoli Fan Appreciation Society

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - March 29, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Today, we pay homage to a fantastic writer, great mind and friend of the show. We rolled out the red carpet for none other than Kathy Iandoli. Kathy's work in the culture and heart for helping people makes her a real one in a world of fakery and posturing. We wanted to show love while she's stil...

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Phife Dawg: Forever & Always

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - March 23, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Originally recorded for Black Sheep Magazine in 2010.   To celebrate the release of Phife's new album, 'Forever', Chris unearths this interview with the Five Foot Assassin from his headline London show at the Jazz Cafe back in 2010.   Phife speaks on the legacy of A Tribe Called Quest, h...

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The Lost Tapes: Phife Dawg

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - March 23, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
Originally recorded for Black Sheep Magazine in 2010.   To celebrate the release of Phife's new album, 'Forever', Chris unearths this interview with the Five Foot Assassin from his headline London show at the Jazz Cafe back in 2010.   Phife speaks on the legacy of A Tribe Called Quest, h...

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Buckwild: Music Is My Religion

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast - March 15, 2022 05:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
We've wanted to speak to Buckwild for a long time. His name often comes up in our Rap Nerd conversations, and the legacy of D.I.T.C. is something that fans or critics cannot quantify. Buck graciously spared some of his time to go through his career and life highlights. As expected, we talked abo...