In this episode Mike Ladd (Infesticons, Anarchist Republic of Bzzz, Dead Can Rap) joins us for an in-depth interview. Also featuring Rhys Langston, Kool Keith, a bunch of music recommendations, and more.

Music Recommendations: Air Credits: Believe That You’re Here https://aircredits.bandcamp.com/album/believe-that-youre-here Dos Monos: Dos Siki Second Season; Larderello https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Zg5lgH9GmkewONPMJlhbv Moor Mother: Black Encyclopedia of the Air https://moormother.bandcamp.com/album/black-encyclopedia-of-the-air Various Artists: Sounds of Pamoja (Nyege Nyege Tapes) https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-pamoja Rey Sapienz and The Congo Techno Ensemble: Na Zala Zala https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/na-zala-zala Youngman & Celestaphone: A Year Of Octobers https://mcpb.bandcamp.com/album/a-year-of-octobers Andrew Mbaruk: Andra Mbalimbali https://andrewmbaruk.bandcamp.com/album/andra-mbalimbali Injury Reserve: By The Time I Get To Phoenix https://injuryreserve.bandcamp.com/album/by-the-time-i-get-to-phoenix Pan Amsterdam: P.A&JSammich https://panamsterdam.bandcamp.com/album/p-a-jsammich Aaron Cartier: Smile Season https://open.spotify.com/album/3lvLrzj8jhwrTeDtQiwqeR Rob Sonic: Latrinalia https://skypimps.bandcamp.com/album/latrinalia Lungs: The Birth Of LoneSword https://7deadlung7.bandcamp.com/album/the-birth-of-lonesword-full-tape-prod-by-lonesword Curly Castro: Little Robert Hutton https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton Flavor Wolf: 9th Dimension (Myka 9, prod. by Freematik) https://flavorwolf.bandcamp.com/album/the-ninth-dimension

This episode’s edition of Hip Hop Haikus features the great Rhys Langston. http://rhyslangston.bandcamp.com / http://patreon.com/rhyslangston

Kool Keith returns for a third round of Weird Rap Horoscopes. (Check out our official Kool Keith T-shirts, by the way, at http://weirdrap.com.)

And for our feature presentation, weird rap royalist Mike Ladd takes us through his life and career, from his early identification as an "outsider" through the NYC art rap heyday with Antipop Consortium, Company Flow, Sonic Sum, etc., to future works. He details the Infesticons trilogy and its forthcoming offshoots, his past and current rap inspirations, thoughts on labels and language, and much more. https://mikeladd.fr

In the 35-minute Patreon bonus episode, Mike shares his journey through substance abuse, his current non-psychoactive addiction, and beyond. $3 gets you this and a hoard of exclusive interviews with Antipop, Spectre of Wordsound, New Kingdom, Bigg Jus, Doseone, Orko, Cambatta, and others. (Higher price tiers include stickers, shirts, Weird Rap Discussion Gang membership, etc.) http://patreon.com/weirdrap

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