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Too often the architects of what has grown and evolved into this cultural phenomenon goes unnoticed or forgotten till it’s too late

I’d like the legacy and respect of these pioneers to be recognized and live on forever.

Podcast discussing the Golden and Silver era of Hip Hop: Emcees, Groups, Crews, Battles ... there will be lists, debates, and good memories

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Classic . Hip Hop . Education . Cultivating . Knowledge

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  • S2 · E273
    Tuesday · 23 min

    Who's The Champion: 1985 Hip Hop Season

    Run-DMC are the Defending Champs, can they take down the young newcomers? Let's find out! I'm doing a league, no more who is the best, who is the goat, etc. etc. We are treating Hip Hop like a sport, each year is a season, we are taking Albums, Songs, Videos, Features, Impact all into consideration FOR THAT YEAR ONLY Not what you eventually did, what happened when it happened, and the Calendar matters, if you dropped near the end of the year, welp ... see you next year We are doing 1984 to 1997 ... lets have some fun!

  • S2 · E271
    September 25 · 21 min

    Who's The Champion: 1984 Hip Hop Season

    I'm doing a league, no more who is the best, who is the goat, etc. etc. We are treating Hip Hop like a sport, each year is a season, we are taking Albums, Songs, Videos, Features, Impact all into consideration FOR THAT YEAR ONLY Not what you eventually did, what happened when it happened, and the Calendar matters, if you dropped near the end of the year, welp ... see you next year We are doing 1984 to 1997 ... lets have some fun!

  • S2 · E270
    September 22 · 21 min

    Essential Song (1979 - 1985)

    People forget that Hip Hop started well before Boogie Down Productions, Eric B and Rakim, and Public Enemy ... so with this episode I'm give you ONE song per every year 1979 to 1985 that I think it's essential for a Hip Hop music fan to have in their mental rolodex.

  • #269
    September 1 · 16 min

    My Top 10 Whodini songs in order

    Whodunit goes overlooked as one of the pioneers of Hip Hop music especially making it to mainstream, they weren't just Hip Hop they were the closest to R&B you could've gotten at the time. Today, my favorite Whodini songs in order

  • #268
    August 18 · 14 min

    My Top 5 Hip Hop songs ever made

    This is my list ... The Top 5 Greatest Hip Hop songs ever made, in order Lets see if you agree and what you think

  • #267
    August 11 · 18 min

    My Favorite Diss Tracks aren't yours

    Everyone has a list of the greatest diss tracks in Hip Hop, I decided instead of doing "The Best" I'd do my favorite ... so we don't see the same songs over and over. And of course, they are in order

  • #266
    August 4 · 12 min

    Music Video Rewind: Night of The Living Baseheads

    Going back looking at some of my favorite videos of the 80s and 90s to tell you or remind you how dope , wild, or just funny they were ... then you can go back and check them out again or for the first time. This time Public Enemy: Night Of The Living Baseheads

  • #265
    July 28 · 17 min

    The thing about Jay-Z

    A lot of people that listen to the show think I dislike Jay-Z or think he's bad (I mean now he is) but he used to be dope ... here's the thing ...

  • #264
    July 21 · 14 min

    Chubb Rock - The First Album

    What happened to the First Album Chubb Rock did? Why is it largely forgotten? Why did he rhyme completely different afterwards? I don't know, I just liked the album ... so I'm talking about it!

  • #262
    June 16 · 13 min

    Why early music has lasted

    This is why I believe the songs we grew up listening to in the 80s and the 90s have lasted this long and will forever "age well"

  • #261
    June 3 · 34 min

    Does Jay-Z have 10 Timeless songs?

    In this new series we are asking does some of our favorite emcees truly have 10 timelesss songs, that regardless of generation the majority loves and will rock with an/or has stood the test of time since they were released It's Kyle and I, so you know what's happening ... this time Jay-Z

  • #260
    May 26 · 14 min

    Hip Hop Trivia

    First edition of Hip Hop Trivia, this time with @12Kyle of the 12Kyle Podcast and the Rapsoul Podcast 10 Questions ... I think they are easy, how will he do? How would you have done?

  • #259
    May 5 · 10 min

    Hip Hop Music didn't start in '96

    Just because every ALL TIME Great list in Hip Hop Music begins with BIG and ends with Kanye ... lets stop omitting the foundation

  • #256
    April 14 · 29 min

    10 Timeless songs: LL Cool J

    In this new series we are asking does some of our favorite emcees truly have 10 timelesss songs, that regardless of generation the majority loves and will rock with an/or has stood the test of time since they were released It's Kyle and I, so you know what's happening ... first up LL!

  • #255
    April 7 · 12 min

    When Being The Best was all there was

    Remember when Emcees and Rap Groups just wanted to be seen as or known as the best? The best lyrics, Best Beats, Best DJ, Best Dancers? No one cared about a record sold or a chart.

  • #254
    March 30 · 52 min

    Dope Emcee ... Worst Song

    What are some of the worst songs made by Dope emcees? Do the best emcees haven bad songs? Kyle is back and we talk about it!

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