Diggin' In The Digits

On the 9th edition of Neighbours, we get into two works wildly different in sound but share the fact of their sounds being reminiscent of their time, for better or worse... Post Malone's "Stoney" and Groove Theory's self-titled "one & done" gem.

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Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Suni MF - Hollywood
• The Alchemist - Flying High, Part 2
• All Day Breakfast Café - Have You Seen This Queen
• Resavoir - Resavoir
• Arlissa - The OPEN-HEARTED 
• TOBi - PANIC
• Tkay Maidza - Sweet Justice
• Mac Ayers - Comfortable Enough
• Jeezy - I Might Forgive but I Don't Forget
• Lloyd Banks - Halloween Havoc IV
• T H R O N E - Strange Meat
• JasonMartin - A Compton Story Pt. 1
• Tee Grizzley - Tee's Coney Island
• Sonny Digital - Dolores Son

Stoney - (16:10)
Groove Theory - (43:20)
Lighter Note - (57:19)

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For our final UKBHM retrospective of the month of October, we cover late 80s UK group Hijack who were - like many of our subjects for this edition of UKBHM retrospectives - were ready to hit the US and make something of themselves but were stymied by the powers that be.

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Weekly Music Roundup - (1:08) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Chlothegod - Nearly Straight
• Lilblackkids (Georgia Anne Muldrow & Keith Rice) - Planet Of The Blues: Part Two 
• Dirty Needles - Happy Accident 
• Junkheart - In Gloom
• 2nd Exit & Imaginary Friend - All Out
• KiLLOWEN - Pub Therapy
• JGRREY - If Not Now?
• Andrew Mbaruk - Black Squirrel: A Memoir
• p-rallel - Movement
• V Knuckles & Phoniks - The Next Chapter
• Beneficence & Jazz Spastiks - Summer Night Sessions
• Joy Oladokun - Proof Of Life
• Naomi Sharon - Obsidian
• CASISDEAD - Famous Last Words 
• V V Brown - Am I British Yet?
• DJ Hoppa - Hoppa & Friends 3
• Ace Hood - BODY
• Nappyhigh - MENACE

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (25:15)
The Horns of Jericho - (32:25)
Lighter Note - (54:23)

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As Hip-Hop in the US was booming in the 90s, Hip-Hop in the UK were searching for a new voice after a good class in the late 80s/early 90s. Enter Blak Twang who was not just winning awards before his 1st album dropped, but his 1st album took nearly 20 years to actually drop! In the time between, Blak Twang crafter a solid solo discography that shows personal growth the deeper it goes.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• YawnyBlew & AMIR. - DREAMBIIG
• CARRTOONS - Saturday Night
• Infinity Song - Metamorphosis
• Berhana - Amen (The Nomad's Dream) 
• Shay Lia - FACETS
• Terrace Martin & Alex Isley - I Left My Heart In Ladera
• Sampha - Lahai
• Vic Spencer & August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 4

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (9:27)
Dettwork SouthEast - (19:18)

19 Longtime - (31:45)

Kik Off - (35:32)

"The Rotton Club" & "Speaking from Xperience" - (39:25)
Lighter Note - (49:22)

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Lisa Maffia - The First Lady of So Solid Crew - made a genuine attempt to go it solo. Her one and only album was clearly meant to provide a runway for more but media perception of her and chiefly her affiliation with So Solid, kept her career consistently in a state of friction.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:41) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• BIGBABYGUCCI - When You Wake Up
• Westside Gunn - And Then You Pray For Me
• Offset - Set it Off
• Ken Carson - A Great Chaos
• Bad Bunny - nadie sabe lo que va a pasar manana
• The Streets - The Darker The Shader The Brighter The Light
• TOBi - Panic
• Buck 65 - Super Dope
• Bea Anderson - The Classroom Of Silence
• Rosewood Swing & Tavaras Jordan - Time Don't Stop For No Man
• Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah & Harry Fraud - THE AM3RICAN DREAM
• Jaydonclover - room service? volume two
• Sola - Warped Soul
• Khrysis & Kel - Destined 4 Greatness
• The Hoodies & Kid Capri - Hidden Gems 
• Gotts Street Park - On The Inside
• Jamila Woods - Water Made Us

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:27)
First Lady - (30:46)
Lighter Note - (1:01:50)

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UK Garage had a special moment from 99-02, it seemed that every notable Garage track was hitting the charts. But only one track hit no.1 and that was "21 Seconds" by So Solid Crew. They could've easily been a one-hit wonder but with their sheer numbers as a group, two albums and a whole lot of retrospective influence, So Solid will forever be noted in the history of Black British Music.

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Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Earl x Alchemist - VOIR DIRE (Streaming Version)
• Nines - Crop Circle 3
• Babyfxce E - The X Tape
• RJ Mr LA x DJ Drama - OMMIO Grillz
• Elcamino x BSF - They Spit On Jesus
• Mary Lattimore - Goodbye, Hotel Arkada
• Drake - For All The Dogs
• Swank & 9th Wonder - Random as Fuck, Part 2
• King Draft & 9th Wonder - West End Rose
• A-F-R-O - '97 Machine
• femdot. - Free Samples, Vol. 1
• femdot. - Free Samples, Vol. 2
• Otis Mensah - WINTERSKIN
• Bishop Nehru - Mysteries of Initiation
• Daniel Villarreal - Lados B
• P Money & Whiney - Streets, Love & Other Stuff

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:54)
They Don't Know - (45:41)
2nd Verse - (56:41)
Lighter Note - (1:08:15)

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In our first UK Black History Month retrospective of 2023, we get into the artist that attempted to put UK Hip-Hop on his back and carry it into the mainstream. Whilst in many ways he succeeded both personally and for the genre, it was short-lived.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Lil Wayne - Before Tha Fix
• Tyga x YG - Hit Me When U Leave the Klub
• SANITY - Bruises to Blossoms
• Armand hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
• Rome Streetz - Noise Kandy 5
• Ian Kelly & Drew Banga - Soulful of it
• Lady Donli - Pan African Rockstar
• muva of Earth - align with Nature's Intelligence
• Jaszy Shavers - Voyage To Surrender
• John Alone - no one is going to save you
• Oren Major - Mama Only Son
• Beverley Knight - The Fifth Chapter
• Jorja Smith - falling or flying
• Cleo Sol - Gold
• Nick Grant - SUNDAY DINNER
• Junii - What Happened To You?
• Kamaal Williams - Stings

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:55)
Bullet From A Gun - (35:57)
Lighter Note - (1:03:09)

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Del The Funky Homosapien (Or Del Tha Funkee Homosapien; pick a lane) is a mainstay in the "Alternative" and Independent Hip-Hop scene. His voice is one of the most unique and always delivers when the word "Feat." is next to his name. But does his solo discography tell us anything new about his artistry?

Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Lizzie Berchie - Am I An Adult Yet?
• Indigo Phoenyx & PA. Dre - The Conjuring : REVAMPED 
• OTG - MAN OF A FEW
• Guvna B - The Village Is On Fire
• Little Dragon & April + VISTA - Slipping Into Color
• Safiyyah - Motions
• L'Orange - Old Soul 
• DJ Premier - Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3
• Amindi - Take What You Need
• Doja Cat - Scarlet
• Lil Tecca - TEC
• Headie One x K Trap - STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
• EARTHGANG - RIP Human Art
• MIKE x Wiki x Alchemist - Faith is a Rock

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:37)

I Wish My Brother George Was Here - (23:58)

No Need for Alarm - (28:22)

Future Development - (33:39)

Both Sides of the Brain - (36:54)

Eleventh Hour - (42:33)

Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) - (46:49)

Automatik Statik - (49:28)

It Ain't Illegal Yet - (52:17)

Golden Era - (57:32)

Root Stimulation - (1:00:33)

Iller Than Most - (1:07:21)
Lighter Note - (1:09:32)

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For the 20th Bites, we switch it up a little and talk about a TV show! After nearly 12 years, a hiatus and two versions, Top Boy is done after five seasons. We talk about the show in as many angles as possible.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Ehua - Clouds
• Heather Victoria - I Can't Make This Up
• Khazali - Born For This 
• Jalen Ngonda - Come Around and Love Me
• Cleo Sol - Heaven
• Corinne Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows
• E. Jones - Deadstock - Shock Drop
• L E M F R E C K - BLOOD, SWEAT & FEARS
• Nas - Magic 3
• Ama Lou - I Came Home Late
• James Blake - Playing Robots Into Heaven
• VIC MENSA - Victor
• Diddy - The Love Album
• KILLY - K3 
• City Morgue - My Bloody America
• ZelooperZ - Quazel
• Slowdive - everything is alive

The Conversation - (18:22)
Lighter Note - (1:29:54)

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Hieroglyphics hold a very interesting spot in Hip-Hop history. A collective that has been around for a couple decades now but still have a "if you know, you know" essence to them. From their merch to the music, Hiero stay ever-present but still hold some mysticism to the average Hip-Hop fan.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:47) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• A-F-R-O - AFRODEEZIAK (EP)
• 38 Spesh & Conway The Machine - Speshal Machinery
• The Good People - A Good Year
• Irreversible Entanglements - Protect Your Light
• Jaime Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
• Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music
• Real Boston Richey - Welcome To Bubba Land
• M Huncho - my neighbours don't know.
• Teezo Touchdown - How Do You Sleep At Night?
• Buju Banton - Born for Greatness

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:45)
3rd Eye Vision - (25:05)
Full Circle - (35:24)
The Kitchen - (43:07)
Lighter Note - (51:37)

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For this edition of Hip-Hop Neighbours, we get into two 00s classics in Craig David's "Born to Do It" and Gnarls Barkley's "St. Elsewhere".

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• Smoke DZA & Flying Lotus - Flying Objects
• Blu & Real Bad Man - Bad News
• Xenia Manasseh - LOVE / HATE Pt. 1 
• 9th Wonder - Zion IX
• Fay Victor - Blackity Black Black Is Beautiful
• ILLA J & Harleighblu - Second Record
• ILLA J - No Traffic
• Beenie Man - Simma
• Blac Youngsta - Blac Sheep 2
• Snowgoons - 1st of da month vol. 2
• RJ Payne - My Life Iz A Movie 2

Born to Do It - (13:34)
St. Elsewhere - (31:53)
Lighter Note - (56:28)

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