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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 something and go full Black Rob “like, Woah!” This episode is about all those moments when you’ve been shaken to your core by something so new or so amazing. Those moments change your life and make you see things differently. From albums, tracks, or even just a beat drop, these are the moments that stick with you forever. Sunny and Marcus pick some of their favourite wow moments and explain why it had the impact it did.

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 experiment where we try to match the personalities, styles and technical abilities into our imagined hip hop football (soccer) and cricket (like baseball but with more cream teas) XI. Sunny and Marcus go through their criteria and thoughts to come up with their own XI, and eventually agree on a combined team for both sports. We know the Venn diagram for people who like hip hop, football and cricket is largely a bunch of independent circles, but we enjoyed it. Who will be our crazy left back? Who will be the star striker? Who will open the batting? Find out in this episode.

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 prez’s 2000 debut ‘Let’s Get Free’. Although the lead single, Hip Hop, is well known – even making it into a VW advert – but the rest of the album is embarrassingly slept-on.

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 densely populated urban areas in America; after all, hip-hop was born in those places, and they contain all the ingredients needed to create the environment for hip-hop to report on. In this episode, we look to those small towns, the ‘other’ places were hip-hop has grown and flourished. We are still limiting ourselves to USA, but we look at a number of artists from smaller towns and analyse their music and their impact.

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 triumphant return to form/status/notoriety. In this episode, we try to look beyond the typical examples of Nas, Common and Dr Dre, and focus on some less obvious examples. We hope you enjoy it.

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

Remember when you heard that one track, and immediately rushed out to get the album? (Or set about saving your pennies in order to buy it). Well this isn’t an episode about that track. No, this is about the hidden gold on those albums. First of all, you listen to the big track on repeat until you know every word, you feel every drum beat, and absorb each sample. Then you start exploring the rest of the album, and after a few listens, other tracks catch your attention. As you listen more, you are drawn in, until you realise that it soon becomes your favourite track on the album.

Apologies for getting all ‘Bardic’ with you. In this episode we follow on to a twitter conversation, where someone claimed Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince was the ultimate summer hip hop track. Others (Dart Adams, et al.) said Fight the Power by Public Enemy was the epitome of Summer. In this episode, we take a step back, and make some suggestions for the most apt track for each of the four seasons.

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

After a discussion about the Fugees’ The Score as a classic album, we started to consider what other albums released afterwards could be deemed as classics. So this is the first in a mini-series we are calling ‘the last great hip hop album’. When Mos Def and Talib Kweli first appeared on some early Rawkus releases, you could see the talent both held, but ‘Fortified Live’ and the freestyle on Soundbombing didn’t compare with what was to come 29 September, 1998, when their eponymous first (and to this date, only) album dropped.

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

Open the wrapping, insert the disc into your CD player, and press play. This episode looks at albums that hit hard from Track 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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