808s and Bars

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Best & Worst hip hop of 2018 with listeners poll responses Jan 05, 2019

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Strap in folks, this is a long one! We had on our friend @HaroldBingo to discuss our favorite hip hop albums, songs, verses, beats and hooks of 2018. We talked about a lot and Harold recommended a ton of albums and songs from lesser known artists. Enjoy! Harold's 200 best slbuks and songs of 2018: https://link.medium.com/B8TWoGGAZS

21 Savage and Earl Sweatshirt album reviews Dec 28, 2018

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Our friend Nigel aka @YungSnoozeBttn joined us to discuss the new 21 Savage album I Am > I was and the new Earl Sweatshirt album Some Rap Songs. We also discussed the controversy around the Anti-Semitic 21 Savage lyrics that were posted on Instagram by LeBron James. We hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for our best of the year episode coming soon.

Meek Mill’s Championships Review and Discussion Dec 11, 2018

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Our friend JJ Demon (@JJDemonic) returned for the sixth time to talk about the new Meek Mill album Champions. We also discussed the broken criminal justice system/court system in Philadelphia, Jay Z’s deteriorating flow, sampling hip-hop classics & more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @808sAndBars.

Anderson . Paak’s Oxnard review + Is Daytona a classic? Dec 02, 2018

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@HumbleTeej joined us to talk about Anderson .Paak’s new album Oxnard. We touched on the expectations for the album, Dr. Dre’s involvement, the features, Paak’s growth as an artist and the best rappers over the age of 40. We also debated Pitchfork’s recent claim that Pusha T’s album Daytona is an “instant classic.” We hope you enjoy! Follow Teej on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumbleTeej Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Metro Boomin and Action Bronson album reviews Nov 24, 2018

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Sorry 4 the wait. We are finally back after two weeks off! Jayson and Porter talked about new-ish albums from Action Bronson (1:21) and Metro Boomin (33:00). We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Vince Staples FM & Freddie Gibbs/Currensy/Alchemist Fetti Nov 07, 2018

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Special guest @AdiJoseph from CBS Sports joined us to talk about two new short albums, FM by Vince Staples and Fetti by Freddie Gibbs, Currensy and The Alchemist. We also discussed the greatest producers of all time. Enjoy! Time Stamps: Vince staples album review: 0:00 Greatest hip-hop producers of all time discussion 41: 17 Freddie Gibbs, Currensy and The Alchemist Review: 48:21 Follow Adi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiJoseph Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Future & Juice WRLD album review + Fuck Post Malone & Kanye Oct 29, 2018

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We talked about the new Future & Juice WRLD project WRLD on Drugs with our friend Gabe @MacheteBlak. Then we discuss two idiots in modern hip hop ... Post Malone and Kanye West. Time stamps 0:00 - Future and Juice WRLD 56:24 - Fuck Post Malone 1:09:40 - Fuck Kanye Enjoy! Follow Gabe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MacheteBlak Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Quavo Huncho by Quavo Review and Discussion Oct 18, 2018

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Our friend JJ Demon returned to recommend some new albums that might have flown under your radar and talk about the new Quavo album Quavo Huncho. There are a lot of random tangents in this one because we all kind of have ADHD. Enjoy! Follow JJ on Twitter: Twitter.com/JJDemonic Follow us on Instagram: Instagram.com/808sandbars

MUDBOY by Sheck Wes & Drip Harder by Lil Baby/Gunna review Oct 15, 2018

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Music writer Al Shipley (Complex, Vulture, Noisey & more) joins us to talk about Sheck Wes’ debut album MUDBOY and the new Lil Baby/Gunna collab project Drip Harder. If you don’t want to listen to us discuss MUDBOY, you can jump to 43:36 to hear us discuss Drip Harder. We finished the episode by discussing Al’s favorite hip hop albums of the year. Read Al’s piece on Young Thug that we discussed on this episode here: www.vulture.com/amp/2018/09/is-young-thug-having-a-moment-or-is-it-passing-him-by.html Follow Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alshipley Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c2cphiladelphia/

YSIV by Logic Review and Discussion Oct 10, 2018

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We talked about everything Logic including his new album YSIV, the accusations of plagiarism against him and we try to figure out why he appeals to so many people. At one point we read off all the J. Cole references on the album ... spoiler alert: there are a lot of them! Here is the video where he "pays homage to J. Cole: https://twitter.com/Trilladelphian/status/1048935775176417281 We have an Instagram now: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/ Follow us on Twitter too: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars

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