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A Peek Inside the Mind of Big Rube: A BOTM Extended Play Apr 13, 2020

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Big Rube is Southern Hip-Hop royalty; when he speaks, people listen. For over 25 years Big Rube has been delivering classic monologues on Southern Hip-Hop albums that stir the soul and spark the mind, including legendary performances with OutKast, Future, Goodie Mob and Offset. Big Rube visited BOTM last season to talk about growing up in Atlanta during the Atlanta Child Murders, but of course he gifted us with so many more stories and behind-the-scenes perspective on his contributions to the Dungeon Family. This is the extended version of that conversation.

Survive and Advance: A BOTM Extended Play Apr 06, 2020

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André 3000 stands out as a luminary figure in Southern Hip-Hop, and his commitment to memorializing Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered Children (1979 - 1981) deserves deeper reflection. Dr. Michelle Hite helps us understand André’s collaborations with Goodie Mob and Travis Scott as an example of using Hip-Hop as a space to explore the context and complexities of surviving trauma and communicating across generations.

Welcome to the Sir Foster Show: A BOTM Extended Play Mar 30, 2020

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From the sounds of HBCUs to the NBA, Sir Foster is building a unique Hip-Hop brand.
Most people have heard Sir Foster play before they actually meet him. As the
resident organist for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and past All-Star Games, Foster
has been a trailblazer at integrating the latest Hip-Hop tunes into in-game
experiences. Last year he stopped by BOTM to talk about growing up in HBCU
music culture, the importance of HBCU marching bands to how Southern Hip-Hop is
celebrated, and how social media helps him bring the hottest music from the
streets into the stadiums. This is the extended version of that conversation.

Story time with Ms. Peaches: A BOTM Extended Play Mar 23, 2020

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Dee Dee Murray (aka Peaches) is always in the right place at the right time. From her classic intro on OutKast’s first album,Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, to managing and influencing the careers of Atlanta’s music royalty, she’s had a front row seat to Hip-Hop history in the South. These days she spends her time helping attract major film and television projects to Atlanta, but last year she visited BOTM to talk about her early days in the music industry, the impact of the Atlanta Child Murders on the Dungeon Family, and why she still loves this culture. This is the extended version of that conversation.

Forever is Now: Big K.R.I.T. & the American Standard Mar 16, 2020

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Should we throw the labels away? In this episode we discuss how Big K.R.I.T.’s musical explorations of Blues, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, and Rock help us to reconsider how we view the concept of Americana and Southern music stereotypes

A Black Woman Created This: Our Roses for Rapsody Mar 09, 2020

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How can you deny a powerful woman? In this episode we discuss North Carolina rapper Rapsody and her 2019 release, “Eve”, including our favorite significant moments from the album and its questionable omission from Grammy consideration.

Grab Your (Trap) Passport, We Found a New Plug! Mar 02, 2020

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Does Southern Hip-Hop still “own” trap music? While trap music started in the American South, its influence has become global, as artists all over the world are putting their spin on the genre. In this episode we define the waves of trap music over the last few decades and get some help from Trap Music Museum co-curator DL Warfield, then take a deep dive into the expansion of Latin trap music with journalist and music critic Gary Suarez.

Pitching The Woo (Properly): The Case for Consent Feb 24, 2020

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Are the lines still blurred? In this episode we discuss how ideas of consent show up in Southern Hip-Hop, and revisit the controversial “Tip Drill” music video with one of the video's featured performers for a conversation on how women’s bodies—and voices—are critical to how the music is performed, perceived, and ultimately remembered.

Virgil Abloh Been Trill: Bottom of the Map LIVE Feb 17, 2020

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Recorded live at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Christina and Regina dig deep into the museum’s exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” and explore how Southern hip-hop artists such as 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, and Gucci Mane relate to Abloh’s notion of “Tourist vs. Purist.”

Once Upon A Time in Memphis Feb 10, 2020

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Is it still hard out here for a pimp? We revisit the 2005 movie “Hustle & Flow” to explore the significance of the film to the city of Memphis and its Hip-Hop identity. Plus, we highlight Three 6 Mafia’s epic Oscar win—one of our favorite Hip-Hop moments—to think about where that accomplishment fits into the group’s current legacy.

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