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Episode 90- Court Report with guest Shawn Setaro Oct 17, 2019

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This week we discuss the Tekashi 69 case with Shawn Setaro, who has been attending and reporting on the case for Complex.com since the beginning. We also touch on the “stop snitchin” ethos and the ramifications of using rap lyrics and videos to convict people of crimes. It’s more fun than it sounds.

Episode 89- Open Mike Night with guest Open Mike Eagle Oct 10, 2019

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This week we are joined by one of the most interesting people in hip-hop culture, the host of Comedy Central’s The New Negroes, unapologetic art rapper Open Mike Eagle. Mike talks to us about his life and career, his mentors at Project Blowed, and we get deep into the intersection of comedy and hip-hop, an often uncomfortable pairing.

Episode 88- Homeboy Sandman Interview Oct 03, 2019

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This week the fellas ruminate on Kanye’s album (?) rollout for the supposedly upcoming Jesus Is King and talk about whether or not cancel culture is a real thing. Then we interview Homeboy Sandman, who has a new album called Dusty dropping October 18th. Homeboy Sandman is know as an MC’s MC, a very productive and unique rhymer. We dig into his writing, his career, and Dave gets a new nickname.

Episode 87- Kool Keith Interview Sep 26, 2019

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We are such huge Kool Keith fans. Ultramagnetic MCs changed the game in the golden era, Sex Style is an underground classic, Dr Octagon blew our minds, Dr Dooom and Black Elvis made us laugh and admire the continued lyrical dexterity. He’s one of the best MCs who ever lived, a pioneer in non-rhyming but still dope verses, and just an overall interesting person. This week we talked to him about his singular career.

Episode 86- Little Brother Interview Sep 19, 2019

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We have very special guests this week, all the way live from North Carolina, Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte, who are of course collectively known as Little Brother. Their career spans the backpack rap era to the present day, and we talk about all of it. Phonte has hilarious stories about the times when they were being courted by major labels in the 2000s that you won’t want to miss. Beats for this weeks episode were provided by producer Homage CVG from his instrumental album Unfortunately.

Episode 85- Curly Castro Interview Sep 12, 2019

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Nate, Dave, and Demone are joined this week by Philadelphia-based MC Curly Castro. The loquacious rapper shares stories about his childhood in Brooklyn, some funny encounters with rap royalty, and his dream of becoming the world’s greatest hypeman. Stay tuned til the end where we share new music from Castro and his collaborators PremRock, friend of the program Zilla Rocca, and Open Mike Eagle. First up is the track “Nitty at the Drew” by ShrapKnel (Castro and PremRock) followed by “Company Dro” by Grift Company (Castro and Zilla) feat. Open Mike Eagle.

Episode 84- Free DBRP with guest Nathaniel Friedman Sep 05, 2019

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This week we are joined by very special guest Nathaniel Friedman of GQ Magazine, Victory Journal, and formerly of revolutionary basketball blog Free Darko. We go deep on Madlib and Freddie Gibbs’ Bandana album, which Nathaniel covered in his brilliant Gibbs profile for GQ. We also talk about the NBA, record collecting, and having your takes, good and bad, memorialized on the internet.

Episode 83- Mr. Len Interview Aug 22, 2019

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This week we spoke to Mr. Len, a gifted DJ and producer with a long career in hip-hop that started as a member of underground legends Company Flow. We dig deep into Len’s catalog, starting with Funcrusher and moving forward into his solo work with Jean Grae and Breeze Brewin, his emo-rap project Roosevelt Franklin, and then we all giggle talking about his time in the Prince Paul project The Dix. In the first segment we talk about rap lists give our top 50 reasons why we don’t make them.

Episode 82- Electric Boogaloo with guest Jazz Aug 15, 2019

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This week we are discussing sequels, especially rap album sequels. What are the best rap album sequels, what makes an album an official sequel, and some of our faves. Then we have a very special interview with Jazz, best known as Roc Marciano’s manager, who oversaw a groundbreaking release strategy for Roc’s sequel album Rosebudd’s Revenge 2. Jazz drops tons of knowledge about Roc’s many releases, how they met, and what a rap manager actually does. Stay tuned til the end for some exciting news about upcoming releases.

Episode 81- Cutso & Big Hongry In-Studio Aug 08, 2019

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Slightly different format this week. Dave and Nate spoke with friends of the program DJ Cutso and Bay Area MC Big Hongry about their forthcoming collaborative project. Cutso is on a hot streak right now, having just released the Rapp Nite project with Lyrics Born. This is you opportunity to get to know Big Hongry, a skilled rapper with a wide variety of interests and life experiences.

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