Author: marcus

Here's the second of another two part podcast episode. This double episode is about tracks that brought us back, or

Here's the first in another two part podcast episode. This time about tracks that brought us back, or made us

Here is the concluding part of our numbers episode, where we counted down from a lot to a bit less.

After an epic three-parter looking at the 26 letters of the alphabet, we thought we would make it easier for

Thank f### for that. We finally finished this mega episode. I’m not even going to go through the remaining couple

We carry on with another episode from the A-Z recording. We recorded over 5 hours in total (it was a

Be prepared for some hidden gems, some unmentioned classics and some slept on tracks and artists. Recorded as an end

Questlove, drummer for The Roots, director, author and all-round music genius, said that he thought 1993-4 was the greatest period

In this episode, Sunny sets Marcus a challenge: Listen to some carefully selected Bhangra tracks, analyse and evaluate them, and

We all love hip-hop, why else would you be listening to this podcast, but there are times when you hear

Nope, this isn’t episode looking at the sporting prowess of athletes turned hip hop stars, this is a weird thought

In this episode, we take a closer look at one of the most underrated and important albums in hip-hop, dead

Following on from episode 14, where we looked at Small Town Rap, we started to dig deeper into some of

When we think of hip-hop and rap, it is often inextricably linked to place. Most often, these places are the

They fell off, they came back harder. This episode looks at artists whose careers took a turn and celebrates their

Remember when you heard that one track, and immediately rushed out to get the album? (Or set about saving your

In this episode we follow on to a conversation on twitter, where someone claimed Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and

“Hello everybody. Recording Live from somewhere…” After a discussion about the Fugees’ The Score as a classic album, we started

Dear Lord, I know I don’t pray, and I don’t really believe, but I’m invoking Pascal’s Wager and asking you

So what does it mean to be underrated in hip-hop? Is it a lack of commercial success, widespread notoriety, or

Who is the best MC? Who has the best bars? Best tracks? As fans of hip-hop, these are often the

We’ve all been there, listening along to a track, when BOOM, on comes a guest artist and blows the track

Hip-hop is littered with basslines and melodies that shakes you out of your seat or have you nodding until your

On this episode we are joined by a special guest, Andy, who posed us a tough question: If you met

It’s fair to say that women rappers haven’t had the opportunities that male rappers have, and given the misogynistic nature

Who doesn’t love a posse cut? If you’re not sure what they are, they’re when a group of MCs come

From the release of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan have been one of the most