Swatches And Boomboxes

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Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 107- The Roots Come Alive f/George Gordon Jun 18, 2020

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Illadelph comes alive! Man...this one is a dope one for real. We got fellow hip hop head, live music attendee and birthday boy(at the time of taping) George Gordon (@IG: georgepgordoniii) rock rockin it with us. The album of choice? None other than The Roots "The Roots Come Alive." We take a different route on this one y'all. Live music is such an amazing slice of life and we dissect all of it along with the break down of this album. Such fun! Get it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 106- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back f/Lenny Shelton Jun 10, 2020

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Bass! How low can you go? That's right y'all. We back! We got another classic episode for ya. This time, we got an album that truly speaks to what is goin on in America...and now has gone world wide. Public Enemy's "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back." If you want a fiery breakdown, well then you're in luck. We got the homey Lenny Shelton (@IG: lenny_shelton) kickin it with us too. You aren't gonna be sorry. Fight the power y'all!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 105- Trivmatic Virtual Edition Vol.1- f/Chris Maestro Jun 01, 2020

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Yo fam! If you missed our first hip hop trivia game, Trivmatic...you're in luck! We are posting the game on for y'all to play along! We are backed up musically by da gawd, owner of BierWax and all around righteous dude Chris Maestro (IG: @maestro.chris, @bierwax). It was such a fun time, we will be posting for it before the next one. DM us for the link. Come through (virtually) the next time we rock it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 104- The Resurrection f/ Matt Ealy May 24, 2020

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Back up in ya you-know-what with The Resurrection! We took a lil break but we are not slippin...in fact, we brought our good friend of the show Matt Ealy (IG: @matdagodfatha) to rock it with us. He's an H-Town native and with that it was only natural that we talk about the legendary group The Geto Boys album "The Resurrection." It's got the pure H-Town sound and features a phone call with two legends...which ones? Tune in for it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 103- Operation: Doomsday May 09, 2020

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DOOM! That's right. Nothing but the best on this one y'all. The underground legend himself, MF DOOM. We are talking about his legendary release "Operation: Doomsday." There is so much here...top shelf lyricism, stellar production (a lot of y'all sleep on DOOM's production and you shouldn't) and a shoutout to Rod Serling. This is perfection. Enjoy all of it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 102- Dead Serious f/Brian McGuinness Apr 28, 2020

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Comin to ya straight from the sewers...or a quarantine..either one works right now! We got another banger at the ready. The homie and fellow hip hop enthusiast Brian McGuinness (IG: @laughatbrian) is back virtually with us to rock it. Our album comes to us from none other than Das EFX. "Dead Serious"...we ain't pliggity-playin. A true one of a kind sound they brought to the game, a true gem from the 90's. Giggity get wiggity with it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 101- Uncontrolled Substance Apr 16, 2020

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Up from the 36 chambers! We got another Wu-Tang Clan members album reviewed and ready for you. Plot twist, Neil picked this one! What is the album you ask? None other than, Inspectah Deck's first joint "Uncontrolled Substance." So many dope cuts on this one. You are in for a real treat. Don't get hooked! And of course...be sure to protect ya neck on this one.

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 100! Live from Bierwax- People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm f/ Chris Maestro & Jess Apr 07, 2020

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Yo...we did it! We made it! 100 episodes of 90's-early 2000's hip hop albums covered. For the culture y'all. So it's only right that we do this one big...and so we got two big supporters of the show to rock with us! We are talkin about Bierwax's own, Chris Maestro (IG: @maestro.chris), owner of Bierwax (IG: @bierwax) and the homie and fellow hip hop fanatic Jess (IG: @notoriousleesmall). We taped this joint over at Bierwax and chopped it up about A Tribe Called Quest's album "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm." So many dope jewels on this album, no stone was left unturned on this one y'all. Every amazing line, every jazz sample was discussed...you're gonna love this one, for realz. Can we kick it? You know the answer to that one! Enjoy it!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 99- 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz Apr 01, 2020

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We still are keepin it on the West Coast with this one y'all. We are breakin down Mr. X to the Z's 2nd album "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz." A real gem of an album for sure...the production is purely out of control and of course when it comes to lyrics you don't have to look further than Xzibit. This album is still in Jim and Neil's rotation for a reason...so get ready for some Likwit action!

Swatches And Boomboxes- Episode 98- In The Line Of Fire Mar 28, 2020

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Outlawz! That's who we talkin about y'all...we got another dope episode comin through for you. We got Fatal Hussein's joint "In The Line Of Fire" on deck. And it's a dope one for real, real West Coast gangsta talk on top of some East Coast lyricism (shoutout Jerz!). Some classic lines were dropped on this one too. You gotta get down for it! West Up!

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