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Wine Mom Anthem Tournament feat. Alex Ludovico, Blockhead, Jesse the Tree Nov 06, 2023

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The answer to the Soft White Boy Rock Tournament, the Wine Mom Anthem Field of 64 includes such Barefoot wine approved pre-game/karaoke jams from Cher, Cheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, The Cranberries, and many many more in a battle for the championship!

Noted wine mom experts Alex Ludovico, Blockhead and Jesse the Tree join us to answer this pressing question!

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Killmatic 2: The Nas/Halloween Proof Oct 30, 2023

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Ok, this is the one for spooky season! Since the first episode in 2021, where ALASKA was the ferryman wading us all through the "Halloween" franchise and the similarities between horror purists and hip hop purists regarding "Illmatic", Zilla has caught up to the filmography of Michael Myers and now both guys go one-for-one: what Nas album is the ideal match for each "Halloween" flick! What "Halloween" installment matches up with "It Was Written", "Untitled", "King's Disease", or "Street's Disciple"? You'll have to tune in...or risk being slaughtered by a man in a poorly painted William Shatner mask!

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Used Records: Lupe Fiasco "Enemy of the State" Mixtape Oct 28, 2023

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The first mixtape featured on Used Records is 2009's "Enemy of the State" from Lupe Fiasco, one of the most vicious collections of otherwordly bars and versatility from the mixtape era!

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Lost Episode: Killmatic The Halloween/Nas Theory Oct 27, 2023

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Alaska has a theory that Halloween and Nas have the same career arc. Enjoy this wild off the cuff theorizing of this lost episode from Zilla and Alaska back in 2021.

Next week Zilla and Alaska are going to do a Killmatic Deep Dive, consider this episode a primer.

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"Do Remember!": Talking Mixtapes with Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg Oct 26, 2023

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The latest coffeetable book all hip hop diehards will add to their Christmas list is "Do Remember!", a history of NYC mixtapes from the '80s through the early 2000's. Authors Evan Auerbach (of Up North Trips fame) and Daniel Isenberg aka Stan Ipcus join Castro and Zilla to highlight the power of tapes, why hunting for exclusives is still a drug, and how DJ Clue, DJ S&S, Kid Capri, and DJ Mister Cee changed the landscape of rap forever!

You can find Do Remember online here or search to see if a local book store is carrying it here.

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The New Renaissance of Indie Rap with Open Mike Eagle Oct 16, 2023

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Our pal Open Mike Eagle swings by to talk about the blooming indie rap scene and the parallels to the late '90s/early '00s era of Def Jux/Anticon/Rawkus/Rhymesayers, plus shed light on the making of his new LP "Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering". Finally, Castro and Zilla pick some of their favorite indie rap releases of the year!

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3 Questions Oct 06, 2023

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This week each of the fellows brought a long a question for the others thus the title, 3 questions.

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Blind Spot: The Doppelgangaz - Hark Sep 27, 2023

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This week Alaska introduces Castro and Zilla to the 2013 Doppelgangaz album Hark.

You can find the 10 year anniversary edition of Hark edition here

Call Out Culture Presents: Used Records with Zilla Rocca: Incubus' Morning View Feat. Alex Ludovico Sep 23, 2023

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PARDON ME WHILE I POD! Alex Ludovico is back for part 2 of the Incubus trilogy on Used Records to discuss the 2001 album "Morning View". Wait till you hear the absolutely WILD Rolling Stone review of the album on top of the guys talking Brandon Boyd's devastatingly good looks in the world of nu metal, the divisive nature of "Aqueous Transmission" as an album closer, and what song from this album is genuinely perfect!

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⁠Bourbon, Books, and Brotherhood with Southern Vangard⁠ Sep 18, 2023

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First time guests DJ Jon Doe and Eddie Meeks of Southern Vangard Radio swing by to talk about their history with Southern radio, creating weekly mixshows and rap podcasts for close to a decade straight, and their new book outlining their longstanding careers! Plus we talk Burlington Coat Factory, downtown Atlanta looking like "The Walking Dead" during COVID, hanging at Erick Sermon's rim shop (to Castro's delight), and more!

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