Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

3:31 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

42:16 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

52:51 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

1:04:57 - Common - Be Album Review

1:23:12 - Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here Album Review

1:42:37 - Ab-Soul Tweeted Our Video About Him?!

1:54:05 - An Honest Conversation About the 1 Year Anniversary of the Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef

2:12:49 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

• Yeat - Feel no wayz (Yeat mix)

• Gucci Mane - Trap House

• Benny The Butcher - Excelsior

• 4batz - since yall say ion drop enough

• Logic - IT’S A FEE

• Amir Obe - LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST EXIT

• Belly Gang Kushington - THE STREETS IS YOURS

• Key Glock - Glockaveli

• Summer Walker - Spend It

• Khamari - Head In A Jar

News/Current Event Topics:

• Logic new movie Paradise Records / trailer drops!

• Diddy Trial starts today

• Jeezy could go to jail over a 2021 Range Over???

• A$AP Rocky and Ice Spice to star in Spike Lee’s A24 movie, “Highest 2 Lowest” led by Denzel Washington (a retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low”)

New Music Announced/Released:

• Kid Cudi - Neverland (May 9th)

• Blackground Records has released a new Aaliyah song featuring Tank, “Gone” (exclusive on BLK streaming app)

• Smiley confirms Drake has been locked in for his new album, even during/after the NOKIA music video shoot

• Smoke DZA tweets new K.R.I.T. music is coming!

• Lil Uzi Vert says he’s dropping music for the summer

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

3:08 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

27:26 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

42:11 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

49:45 - Ray Vaughn - The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu Album Review

1:18:26 - 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla

1:28:00 - Is Ab-Soul Crashing Out?

1:51:15 - Is RAGE Rap Not Hip-Hop?

2:08:47 - Albums Where Rappers Could've Stopped Making Albums

2:19:41 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Niontay - Fada_3of$

- Coco Jones - Why Not More?

- Gucci Mane - Trap God

- Gucci Mane - Trap God 2

- Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi

- Rihanna - ANTI (Deluxe)

- Muni Long - Revenge

- Muni Long - Public Displays of Affection: The Album

- Roy Woods - Dark Nights

- Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters

- Fly Anakin - (The) Forever Dream

News/Current Event Topics:

- Lil Uzi was rushed to the hospital

- OutKast and Salt-N-Pepa has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- Keyshia Cole going on tour for the 20th anniversary of her debut album, “The Way It Is”

New Music Announced/Released:

- Kirko Bangz - Choose Self (5.21)

- DaBaby - Please Say DaBaby Vol. 1 (Out Now)

- Young Thug - Uy Scuti (May 9th)

- Lil Baby - Dominique (5/2)

- Key Glock - Glockaveli (5/2)

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

3:41 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

18:04 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

29:07 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

32:12 - Wiz Khalifa - Kush + Orange Juice 2 Album Review

46:27 - Sinners (Spoiler Free) Movie Discussion

51:28 - Sinners (Spoiler Talk) Discussion

1:37:38 - Is Ken Carson the New "Lil Baby"?

1:47:38 - Has 2025 Started Slow For Hip-Hop?

2:03:55 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Quadry - A Magnolia (Special Episodes) Vol. 1

- Yeat - The Bell

- Papo2oo4 & Subjxct 5 - WINNERTIME 2.0

- Young Jeezy - TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition

- Kyle Dion - Suga (Deluxe)

- Alex Isley - WHEN EP

- Propain & Slim Thug - Double Cup

News/Current Event Topics:

• Ken Carson gets his first number 1 album with “More Chaos”

• Kendrick has become a brand ambassador for Chanel

New Music Announced/Released:

• MIKE & Tony Seltzer - Pinball II (May 7th)

• Roy Woods - Dark Nights (April 25th)

• Nas and Mass Appeal plan to drop 7 albums from legendary rappers (Nas and Premier, Mobb Deep, GFK, DLS, Big L, Raekwon, and a surprise)

• Ray Vaughn (B’s new artist of the year) debut mixtape “The Good, The Bad, The Dollar Menu” (April 25th)

• D2X confirms his new EP is done and dropping in May

• Belly Gang Kushington - The Streets Is Yours (4/25)

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

8:58 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

23:14 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

35:04 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

47:18 - Mobb Deep - The Infamous Album Review

1:04:41 - Logic Teases a Rage-Style Song

1:10:37 - The Kings of Atlanta Hip-Hop Reaction

1:21:35 - Is Gucci Mane A Better Rapper Than Young Jeezy?

1:32:12 - Is Hip-Hop Discourse Dead?

1:50:45 - What Hip-Hop Legend's Discography Would You Erase?

2:09:55 - Outro

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Sir Froderick - Heartaches & Beatbreaks

- Cormega - The Realness

- T.I. - King

- Young Jeezy - The Inspiration

- Gucci Mane - Back to the Traphouse

- Chamillionaire - Mixtape Messiah 7

- Ken Carson - More Chaos

News/Current Event Topics:

- Tay K found guilty in his second trial

- Kendrick Lamar drops a music video for "Luther"

New Music Announced/Released:

- Boldy James & Nicholas Craven dropping a new album July 11th

- Amir Obe - LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST EXIT (April 25th)

- Young Thug - Uy Scuti (May 2025)

- Gunna teases a new album coming soon

- Ty$ launched his album site before performing on CoachellaCheck us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

7:31 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

23:10 - Why Ian is the Best White Rapper Currently

34:33 - Is Doechii's Rise Organic or Great Marketing?

41:22 - "What'sTheDirt Is A Crashout White Boy"

49:05 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

1:12:28 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

1:22:16 - Wiz Khalifa - Kush & Orange Juice Album Review

1:34:48 - 4our - CRASH DUMMY Album Review

2:00:01 - Do People REALLY Care That Drake's Nokia has a Reference Track?

2:02:45 - Do Albums or Album Reviews Matter? | TheCompanyMan Response

2:13:35 - What the BBC Can Work On?

2:18:28 - Dom's Future Content Plans

2:26:40 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- OJ Da Juiceman - Juice World 2

- Gizzy - Feeling I Ain't Faced

- ITS AD - ASTRØ

- Chamillionaire - The Sound of Revenge

- Lil Yachty & Veeze - Can't Be Crete Boy

News/Current Event Topics:

• Spotify takes away botted streams from many artists from the past few months

• DreamvilleFest will continue going, just under a new name and J. Cole will still be involved somewhat

• Little Brother announce their last tour

• Drake becomes the first artist to surpass 500 million RIAA certified units across albums, features and singles

New Music Announced/Released:

• XZibit dropping an album, Kingmaker (May 16th)

• DJ Swamp Izzo claims Carti has 50-60 songs done for his newest project, “Baby Boi”

• JID potentially dropping his new project on August 8th from a cryptic message on his website

• Wiz Khalifa - Kush & OJ 2 Tracklist

• Travis has been locked in for his new album & Says "Owl Pharoah" coming to streaming services

• Is Yeat quitting music soon???

• Ken Carson - More Chaos (4/11)

• Wu-Tang Clan & Mathematics - Black Samson, and The Bastard swordsman (4/12)

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

4:48 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

28:11 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

35:14 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

38:14 - YG - 2004 Track Review

46:31 - Will Smith - Based On A True Story Album Review

1:03:12 - Is Mick Jenkins Right About Music Reviewers?

1:14:04 - Who Had The Best Verse on "Control"?

1:47:03 - Should We Ignore Kanye West?

2:03:49 - Our Thoughts On Drake's "Nokia" Music Video

2:13:35 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Nas - Illmatic

- Nas - It Was Written

- Lil Flip & Z-Ro - Kingz Of The South, Vol. 2

- Drake - Views

- BeMyFiasco - Where I Left You

- Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Marigold

- Kota the Friend - FOTO

- Bubba Sparxxx & Big K.R.I.T. - Yeah Buddy

- Bow Wow & Chris Brown - Use Me

- Che Noir & Superior - Seeds In Babylon

- Young Dro & Zaytoven - 10 Piece Hot

- NAV - OMW2 REXDALE

- Lil Durk - Deep Thoughts

News/Current Event Topics:

• 50 Cent now has a 30-year lease agreement in Louisiana for G-Unit studios

• Young Scooter recently passed on his birthday

New Music Announced/Released:

• Lil Tecca - Dopamine (album coming soon)

• Autumn - B2MR (Album) (March 31st)

• PinkPantheress dropping a mixtape May 9th

• Yeat & Don Toliver have a joint project coming out soon

• Young Dro and Zaytoven drop a collab project called “10 Hot Piece”

• Dave Blunts dropping an album this month titled “YOU CANT SAY THAT”

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

5:27 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

21:12 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

37:53 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

48:47 - Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous Album Review

1:03:27 - Common - Like Water For Chocolate

1:19:28 - The 1 Year Anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" verse

1:32:37 - Who Can Profit From The Culture?

1:56:12 - Who Is Apart Of The Culture?

2:10:46 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Z2Legitt - Out The Mud EP

- Che Noir & Superior - Seeds In Babylon

- Saba & No ID - From The Private Collection of Saba And No ID

- Wale - Blanco

- Slim Thug - Already Platinum

- Leon Thomas - MUTT (CB REMIX)

- Zyah Belle - Who's Listening Anyway?

News/Current Event Topics:

• On April 4th, Billboard is changing the standards for how album sales are counted towards Billboard charts and sales

• Youngboy NBA Rumored To Be Free

• Plaqueboymax disrespected on Stream

New Music Announced/Released:

• NAV - OMW2 Rexdale (March 28th)

• Travis Scott - Jackboys 2 Coming Soon

• Erykah Badu & The Alchemist album coming soon

• Destroy Lonely teases Broken Hearts 3 and a collab project with Kenny Carson

• Kanye West dropped Bully v1 as a short film album

• Playboi Carti tells Swamp Izzo he’s not done yet, another project or deluxe maybe???

• Wale drops a new song called Blanco

• Nas and DJ Premier rumored to drop collab album this year

• Lil Durk - Deep Thoughts (March 28th)

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

8:50 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

17:10 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

23:54 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

32:42 - Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly Album Review

55:26 - 2Pac - Me Against The World Album Review

1:13:05 - Playboi Carti - MUSIC Album Review

1:33:20 - Is Kendrick Lamar A Hypocrite?

2:00:08 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Blackstreet - Blackstreet

- Pig the Gemini - Lover Girl

- Tweet - Southern Hummingbird

- Osa Boone - Let Me Do My Dance

News/Current Event Topics:

- Tank talks about him wanting to create an R&B award show (source: The Breakfast Club)

- UMG files a motion against Drake's lawsuit

New Music Announced/Released:

- The Underachievers - Homecoming (April 18th)

- Will Smith -Based on a True story - March 28th

- Che - LVE (March 16th)

- 100+ Lil Uzi Songs have leaked

- Alchemist Says he wants to work with Future

- Che Noir & Superior - Seeds In Babylon

Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

3:38 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

27:54 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

43:06 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

55:51 - Tory Lanez - PETERSON Album Review

1:15:13 - Is It Time To Let 2Pac & Biggie Go?

1:33:06 - Is Hip-Hop In Trouble?

1:50:55 - What Makes a Hip-Hop Album A Classic?

2:09:52 - Doechii's Red Flag And The Internet's Reaction

2:20:32 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe)

- Paul Wall & Termanology - Start Finish Repeat (Deluxe)

- Leon Thomas - Electric Dusk

- Rick Ross - Trilla

- OkaySpade - Reigning in LA

- Mike Shabb - shabbvangogh

- Jim Legxacy - father [Single]

- Cookin Soul & ANKHLEJOHN - The Michelin Man

News/Current Event Topics:

- Roy Ayers (legendary vibraphonist, composer and producer) Passes Away at 84 from a long illness (said by the family)

- Mike Epps confirms an official Friday sequel

- Kendrick Lamar and South Park Creators movie called “Whitney Springs” coming out July 11th on Paramount+

- D’wayne Wiggins died (member of Tony! Toni! Toné!)

New Music Announced/Released:

- Amanda Reifer - Reifer Files (Co-Written By Kendrick Lamar) (Coming 2025)

- Lucki - Drugs Are Bad (Coming Soon)

- Gelo and Glorilla Dropped a new song together

- Amine dropping an album this year

- JID says he’s dropping very soon

- Lil Baby graces us by delaying “DOMINIQUE” (album) to May

- Saba & No I.D. - From the Private Collection (March 18)

- Ma$e claims to be dropping an album in May on the first day of the Diddy Trial

- Ken Carson - More Chaos (April 11th)

- 2Chainz x Statik Selektah Album coming soon

- Blu has an album produced by Logic

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

7:18 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

31:53 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

38:42 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

47:01 - Reason - I Love You Again Album Review

1:00:32 - Worst Song on Great/Classic Albums

1:15:54 - Does Lyricism Matter When Being a Great Rapper? | Willie D Response

1:28:21 - Kanye West & Andrew Tate Collabing?!

1:36:16 - Where Will Hip-Hop Move To After Streaming?

1:51:12 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Justin Timberlake - Justified

- Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds

- Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

- Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2

- Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods

- Justin Timberlake - Everything I Thought It Was

- Nelly - Country Grammar

- Ciara - Goodies

- Boldy James & Chuck Strangers - Token of Appreciation

- Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

- Paris Texas - They Left Me With A Gun

News/Current Event Topics:

- RIP R&B Singer Angie Stone, who was killed in a car crash

- Cardi B wins $1.2M lawsuit against Tasha K

- PARTYNEXTDOOR & Tory Lanez Almost Start A Beef

- Lil Yachty launches a new Tequila, Yacht Water

- Drake and iHeartMedia reach a settlement on “Not Like Us” airplay dispute

New Music Announced/Released:

- Little Simz - Lotus (May 9th)

- 4Batz dropping a new song, Mortal Kombat (March 14th)

- New Tory Album dropping March 7th

- Offset teases a collab album with Gunna

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