The Crate 808 crew get together once again to bring their top five rap albums of 2020 so far, as well as list their favourite hip hop tracks of the year… needless to say, there was some heated debate! Host, Kam Thandi, is joined by the resident boom bap crusader Ray Ridge and Newquay rap nerd James Midwinter, as they also dip into the Crate 808 mailbag for the very first time to talk responsible gardening and all your Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers. Along the way we check-in with various friends of the pod to get their selections of 2020 so far, so expect Run the Jewels/Griselda/Eminem/Freddie Gibbs/Alchemist chat, music to watch kestrels hunt to and the underrated art of sampling tap dancing.

 

For the next mailbag episode, we’d love to hear from you guys, so email us at [email protected] with your takes on…

 

Who should Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist collab with next?

What are the most ludicrous lyrics you’ve ever heard?

Have Run The Jewels got the best album run in the 2010s?

Least hip hop things you’ve done in the last 24 hours?

And if you want more in-depth reviews or have any general thoughts on our selections, hit us up!

 

Catch all our Spotify playlists here (all the bangers we’ve selected will be on here too):

 

Crate 808 Bangers Playlist https://spoti.fi/2EojufP

Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG

Sample Corner Playlist https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd

 

Check our album track-by-track reviews here:

RTJ4: https://spoti.fi/2WXwKhB

Music to Be Murdered By: https://spoti.fi/3hBaBO3

A Written Testimony: https://spoti.fi/2OZfeVQ

 

To peep our shouts for Album Covers of the Year, check E-40’s The Curb Commentator Channel 1 (https://bit.ly/3g2VCMD) and Armand Hammer’s Shrines (https://bit.ly/3hDuvbf)

 

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