IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE, WONG TUNE$ STEPS FROM BEHIND THE BOARDS & ON THE MIC AS HE JOINS IN ON OUR CONVO WERE WE DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING, KANYE WEST'S VMA SPEECH & THE "FADE" MUSIC VIDEO, THE STELLAR 1ST WEEK SALES OF FRANK OCEAN'S "BLOND" ALBUM, CHRIS BROWN, DAME DASH'S UPCOMING & "BRUTALLY HONEST" TV SERIES ON THE RISE & FALL OF ROC-A-FELLA & MUCH MUCH MORE HIP-HOP SHXT.

AND DO REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT WONG TUNE$ LATEST PROJECT "iTuNe$ 3.0" AVAILABLE HERE http://wongtunes.bandcamp.com/album/itune-30

ACCOMPANIED BY JUNAE BROWN (BRIEFLY) JUSTIN BOBBY (ALSO BEHIND THE LENS) & YVES, THE CREW DISCUSSES THE CURRENT HIP-HOP INFLUENCE ON HIP-HOP & HOW RAPPERS ARE STARTED TO STEP BEHIND THE CAMERA AS PRODUCERS & DIRECTORS AS APPOSED TO BEING INFRONT AS THE ACTOR. WE ALSO DISCUSS THE RESURRECTION OF THE MEEK/DRAKE BEEF & FRANK OCEAN'S NEW ALBUMS "ENDLESS" & "BLOND".

ALSO DO REMEMBER OUR ENGINEER WONG TUNES DROPPED HIS LATEST PROJECT TITLED "iTuNe$ 3.0". MAKE SURE YOU CHECK FOR THAT HERE ----> http://wongtunes.bandcamp.com/album/itune-30

SINGER/SONGWRITER CHRISTELLE JOINS US AGAIN FOR ANOTHER IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WHERE WE DWELL ON VARIOUS TOPICS JUST AS KODAK BLACK & FREDDIE GIBBS LEGAL SITUATIONS, PARTYNEXTDOOR'S "PX3" ALBUM, AND DRAKE & EMINEM. WE ALSO REVISIT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE RAP BEEFS IN THE PAST & HOW THEY COMPARE TO TODAY'S CURRENT BATTLES

FIRST & FOREMOST, WERE A DAY LATE, HAPPY 43RD BIRTHDAY TO THE GREATEST MUSICAL GENRE & CULTURAL ASPECT OF LIFE: HIP-HOP. ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOOD FOLKS BEHIND PHREAKNIC NEV & DOZIE, WE DISCUSS THE IMPACT HIP-HOP HAS LEFT ON THE WORLD OVER THE YEARS AND WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON LATELY IN THE CULTURE TODAY.

ALSO, THE PHREAKNIC BLOCK PARTY IS THIS SATURDAY AT PACIFIC BK. MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW NEV (@JUSTBLAMENEV)DOZIE (@ORIGINALDOZ) & US (@CT_PODCAST) ON TWITTER FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO WIN FREE TIX FOR THE EVENT. TIX ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE --> www.phreaknicnyc.com/tickets

IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE WE PAY SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO THE DJ'S IN THE WORLD AS WE ARE JOINED BY QUEENS' (NYC AS WELL)HOTTEST DJ'S AS DJ MISS MILAN, DJ ERNZ & DJ MARZ ALL PULL UP TO SPEAK ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DJ, THE DIRECTION IT HAS TAKEN OVER THE YEARS AND ALOT MORE GEMS SPAT THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION. FOR MORE INFO ON THE FOLLOWING DJ'S MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THEM ON THEIR RESPECITVE TWITTERS: @DJMISSMILAN @DJMARZTV @ERNZWORLD

DJ MISS MILAN & DJ MARZ WILL ALSO BE SPINNING AT THE ANNUAL PHREAKNIC BLOCK PARTY AT THE PACIFIC BK ON 8/13. GET YOUR TIX HERE --> WWW.PHREAKNICNYC.COM/TICKETS

AS WE REACH THE MIDDLE OF 2016, THE TEAM REFLECTS ON THE PAST RELEASES AND MUSIC IN RAP THAT HAS DROPPED SINCE THE YEAR STARTED. THEY EACH DWELL ON WHICH PROJECTS WERE THE BEST TO THEM SO FAR AND ALSO WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE REMAINDER OF 2016.

THE HOMIE CASH SINATRA JOINS THE TEAM IN THE LATEST DISCUSSION AS WE DWELL ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS INCLUDING THE POLICE BRUTALITY & THE RECENT SHOOTING OF CHARLES KINSEY, A$AP ROCKY'S COMMENTS ON BLACK LIVES MATTER, DRAKE VS. TORY LANEZ, DESIIGNER, IF BARS STILL MATTER IN THE GAME TODAY & THE 2016 HIP HOP HONORS.

IN ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT EPISODES TO DATE, THE CREW SITS DOWN WITH FIVE PERCENTER MEMBER BROTHER CREAM AS HE DROPS THE SCIENCE ON THE COMPLETE ORIGINS OF THE CULTURAL MOVEMENT KNOWN AS THE FIVE PERCENT NATION. UNKNOWINGLY TO SOME, THE 5% NATION AS PLAYED A VERY VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE HIP-HOP (RAP) CULTURE FROM ITS EARLY BEGINNINGS. BROTHER CREAM ALSO EXPLAINS ITS HEAVY INFLUENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HIP-HOP WORLD.

IN THIS LATEST EPISODE, WE SIT DOWN W/ NEW JERSEY'S OWN FUEGO AS HE DISCUSSES W/ US HIS EARLY BEGINNINGS AS A RAPPER, HIS BUZZING SINGLE "STILL LEANIN'", THE NEW JERSEY RAP SCENE, FUTURE PLANS & ALSO SHARES HIS OWN OPINIONS ON HIP-HOP TODAY. FOR MORE INFO ON HIS MUSIC FOLLOW HIS SOUNDCLOUD ---> soundcloud.com/fuegogamo

IN THE LATEST EPISODE, AS FEATURED IN THE XMAS CYPHER, WE SIT DOWN WITH QUEENS MC FLY. REPPIN THAT NEVER DIE TOUR, WE DISCUSS & DISSECT HIS LATEST PROJECT "PLEASE SIGN HERE", HIS LIFE TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS THAT PLAYS A PART IN HIS ARTISTRY, OPINIONS ON THE RAP GAME TODAY, FUTURE PLANS, THE NY KNICKS & MUCH MORE. ALSO WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO FLY AS WELL & MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT "PLEASE SIGN HERE" & MORE MUSIC FROM FLY HERE --> https://soundcloud.com/tgifly