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DBRP RETRO: Freestyle Fellowship Inner City Griots Sep 20, 2023

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Freestyle Fellowship is not a rap group.

They are a cohort of rap gods who descended from the mountains so that we might know the electric potential of rhyme. Inner City Griots, FF's second album, is a complex and challenging record that did not easily fit in any of the sub-genre boxes of its day. With 30 years of hindsight the bros take a look back Griots and ask the questions of all questions: Is this a timeless album or an album of its time?

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DBRP RETRO: Souls of Mischief '93 Till Infinity Sep 13, 2023

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From 93 till, indeed.

Extra P said "don't say the years" but in 1993 Souls of Mischief called their own shot and proclaimed their 1993 debut album to be forever and thirty years later they still aint wrong. In this installment of the Dad Bod Rap Pod '93 Retro the bros dissect the album '93 Till Infinity and pose the question of all questions-Is this a timeless record or a record of its time?

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

DBRP RETRO: KRS One Return of The Boom Bap Sep 07, 2023

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Return of The Boom Bap means just that....

By the time 1993 rolled around KRS One was already a Hip Hop elder statesman. On Return of The Boom Bap the Blastmaster looks back over his career, wages verbal war on police, and makes a case for still being #1. But how has this album aged? Is it a timeless classic or an album of its time? Nate and Demone debate all of the above on the newest installment of our 1993 retrospective series.

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

DBRP RETRO: Tha Alkoholics 21 & Over Aug 31, 2023

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Released 30 years ago this August, The Alkaholics 21 and Over LP is a testament to dope beats, clever bars, and drunken debauchery. After a stand out cameo on King-Tees “I Got it Bad” Rappers J-Ro and Tash and producer E-Swift combined like a good mix drink on this debut album which features the singles Make Room and Likwit. Tash joins the bros to talk about how this record came into being and how he feels about the album 30 years later. Is this a timeless classic or a dope record of its time? Find out on the Dad Bod Rap Pod Retrospective:Tha Alkaholics-21 and Over.

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

Epsiode 274-Cup of Pie with guest Open Mike Eagle Aug 24, 2023

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A cup of pie?

With a side of pickles?

We caught up with Open Mike Eagle as he bounces around the country on his tour with the band AJJ. He talked us about his new album Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering, his favorite gas station foods, and where he ranks among the great Mike's in rap music history. Get the low down on this new masterpiece a day before it drops!

During the intro segment Dem plays a little hero ball and gives his takes on 6 albums from Q3 2023.

Tracks featured in this episode:

Love Infringement-Kool Keith
Everybody Good-Black Milk
10 MAC 11's-TREE
Earvin Magic Johnson-Nas
Black People Always Pass The Vibe Check-Chris Crack
Therapy-Homeboy Sandman
BET's Rap City-Open Mike Eagle feat. Young Zee
I bled on stage at first ave-Open Mike Eagle

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

Episode 273-HIP HOP 50: MURS LIVE! Aug 17, 2023

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As I am sure you know Hip Hop mythical birthday was August 11th 2023 and we celebrated in grand style.

San Jose Jazzfest is San Jose's premier music happening and in commmeration of Hip Hop's 50th B-Day the good folks at SJZ curated a HIP HOP 50 stage featuring breakdancing, popping/locking, turf dancing, and a headline performance by MURS! The south bay media darlings otherwise known as the Dad Bod Rap Pod were tapped to interview the Living Legend MURS in advance of his set. The LA rapper was sharp as a tack and legit hilarious as he talked about retirement, why the government should be run like indie rap, and what Hip Hop means to him. Your humble hosts were outside for real podcasting from huge stage in the middle of the street on a beautiful San Jose evening.

Hope your Hip Hop birthday weekend was sufficiently lit!

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

DBRP CLASSIC: HIP HOP 50 w/Roxanne Shante & Easy AD Aug 12, 2023

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Happy Born Day Hip Hop!

How do we celebrate the culture that has given us so much over the past 50 years? By sharing two interview with true Hip Hop pioneers.

Over our 250+ episode run we have had the privilege of talking with many Hip Hop legends none more important than Roxanne Shante and Easy AD (of the Cold Crush Brothers). Despite being a global cultural and economic phenomenon, Hip Hop is still criminally under-documented (especially the era before people were making shit tons of money off rap music). That's why we are proud to present this week's episode which features excerpts from DBRP Classic interviews with two true Hip Hop pioneers.

In the first segment, we flash back to our Roxanne Shante interview from 2018 as she prepared for the release of her Netflix biopic. She described her incredible ascent to the top of the rap world and her struggles with misogyny in Hip Hop. Part two of this birthday bash features an excerpt from an interview we did with Cold Crush Brother Easy AD. He touches on the park jam era and whether the Cold Crush has been properly celebrated for their contributions to the culture. Hip Hop has been very very good to us. Here's to 50 more years!

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

DBRP Presents Talk Like Sex Jul 27, 2023

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What f*ck is this?

Fair question. Remember Season 3 of Atlanta when they started throwing in these curveball episodes that were completely off-plot (but still within the universe of the show)? Yeah, it's kind of like that. As I am want to do, I was lurking Blockhead's twitter feed. Watching a master work. The man who had the stones to challenge the existence of blue balls on twitter was enthralling and enraging followers with his takes on the "friend zone". I of course had to get my two cents in and and an off-hand joke about doing a hip hop version of the sex advice show Love Lines (iykyk) turned into the pilot episode you are about to hear.

Blockhead in addition to being a world renowned producer is a funny ass dude with IDEAS about how you should live your love life. For my part I'm a gen x divorcee podcaster guy. I'd like to think I have learned some things that could useful to others (probably not). So we sat down and spent roughly 50 minutes talking about the aforementioned "friend zone", relationship histories, and how to get your partner to listen to more Godfather Dom.

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Another Stony Island Audio SURE SHOT!

-DEM

DEM Photo by L. Herrada-Rios

Episode 272-Son of The City LIVE with Dante Ross Jul 19, 2023

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According to legendary A&R Dante Ross there are two kinds of Hip Hop nerds, cool ones like us and....actually I forgot what he said after that I was too busy patting myself on the back.

This was just one of the many gems dropped by Dante at his Son of The City book talk at Aemoba Records Berkeley on Saturday, July 8th. The former scrub/current author has been touring the country and chatting with hip hop luminaries like Just Blaze, B-Real, and Open Mike Eagle at each stop. How we got the call for the Bay Area leg of the tour I do not know but we definitely showed up and showed out.

The three bad brothers that you know so well gathered around a small table with Dante and special guest Del The Funkee Homosapien to talk about Dante's stellar career and the state of hip hop generally. It was super dope conversation and we got it all on tape. Enjoy!

ALSO BUY SON OF THE CITY IT IS AWESOME BOOK!

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

Episode 271-Heard and Felt with guest Video Dave and Controller 7 Jul 13, 2023

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It's been a long time!

We back on our grind. This week we have a dope interview with the collaborative emcee/producer combo Video Dave and Controller 7. Folks who listen regularly know that Dave and C7 are among our favorite humans. That's why it was great to chat with them about their new album ArticulatedTextiles (out now on Fake Four).The record is a wonderful blend of heartfelt observations and clever beat-scapes evoking Native Tongues feels.

During the intro segment the bros talk about their unexpectedly cool summer.

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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso

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