Part two into the wonders of Virginia Beach and how its children took music the f&%K over and made everyone re-think their entire lives. This week Thomas focuses on Missy with of course help from Timbaland and Sam raps Missy's verse on Nicole Raye.

What was in the water in Virginia Beach in the 90s? Clearly something genius. Four of the biggest producers of 90s and 00s sprung from VA and took the the radio hostage: The Neptunes, Missy and Timbaland. In Pt 1 we look at the game changing sound of Chad Hugo and Pharell Williams

Without the work of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Little Richard, rock music as we know it wouldn't exist. This week we discuss their lives, their music and their legacies. They were loud. They were bold. They took no s#^t and gave zero f@&#s.

It's Black History. It's Queer History. It's Music History. We look into the far too often overlooked Godfather of House (Frankie Knuckles) and the worlds first superstar DJ (Larry Levan) and the lasting impact they've had on dance music.

In the second part of our discussion on 'protest songs' we get into Nina Simone, Kendrick, Queen Latifah and... Meredith Brooks! Racism, mental Illness, misogyny and what does music have to do with it. Put your fists in the air and FIGHT THE POWER!

Our most important episode yet - We discuss "Protest Songs" and why they matter. How they impact a time and movement and how they teach us about our past and inform our future. This week we get serious. How could we not.

In our 3rd and best episode, "All The Cocaine!" - we discuss the rise and fall of two different Recording Empires: Casablanca Records and Murder, Inc. How could something so big go so wrong... All the cocaine?

In this second episode - Sam Sparro and Thomas Francisco discuss MTV and the impact some of its programming had on music and culture from the late 80s though the 90s. Special Guest Jill Sobule recounts her gig as MTV VJ.

Sam Sparro and Thomas Francisco explore the relationships between musical collaborators and the music behind them. They also chat a lot in between. Follow us on Twitter @contextofsound to talk with us, rate and subscribe on iTunes and the rest of those places you rate and subscribe on.