Diggin' In The Digits

On the first DITD episode of 2021: A retrospective on objectively a Top 2 Hip-Hop group of All-Time, A Tribe Called Quest. This is part 1 where we get into their first three albums. All classics in their own unique way.

TIMESTAMPS:
Music Roundup - (1:40)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:03)
PIT&TPOR - (30:59)
The Low End Theory - (44:20)
Midnight Marauders - (58:14)
Lighter Note - (1:18:22)

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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence

It's the end of the year, so it's time to get reflective. Ben, Charlie and the rest of the 5EPN come through for this two-hour special, reviewing their 2020. Be sure to give the other shows under the network a spin. Thanks for rocking with us this year and we'll see you on the other side.

TIMESTAMPS:
Same 12 Notes - (4:12)
"What's Good?" - (42:00)
In Search Of Sauce - (1:12:08)
Diggin' In The Digits - (1:35:05)

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The Beauty Of Independence

It's time for another edition of "DITD Bites" to end 2020 on! In this one, we talk about disrespecting Kid Cudi, the relationship between Journalism & "Hip-Hop Twitter" and since it's our last recording of the year, (5EPN Special dropping 31st Dec) we give our Top 5 DITD episodes of this year & guess each other's Top 5.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:22)
Topic Intro - (15:33)
Kid Cudi & Travis Scotts - (16:45)
Journalism & HHT - (35:35)
Top 5 DITD eps of 2020 - (56:39)
Lighter Note - (1:18:16)

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The Beauty Of Independence

After three weeks of consuming all of Jay-Z's (solo) catalogue, we finally reach the last third of our Jay-Z retrospective and this is the most fun, the most confusing and the most enlightening stretch, all at the same time. We get into the masterpiece* that is "Kingdom Come", all the way to the future classic "4:44".

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:04)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:18)
Kingdom Come - (24:32)
American Gangster - (31:47)
The Blueprint 3 - (44:11)
Magna Carta, Holy Grail - (58:27)
4:44 - (1:11:32)
Lighter Note - (1:35:06)

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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence

* - It's not a masterpiece in the slightest, I'm being sarcastic.

The Jay-Z retrospective continues with part 2. In this ep, we go from "The Dynasty" to "The Black Album" and it's from here that we start to notice patterns in Jay's methods, how he attempts to break those patterns (with varying results) and how if his career truly ended, it would've been a solid catalog.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:25)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (21:06)
The Dynasty - (24:01)
The Blueprint - (36:10)
Blueprint 2 - (52:55)
The Black Album - (1:11:12)
Lighter Note - (1:26:02)

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It is finally here. Noted Jay-Z scholar, Ben. And Charlie, just along for the ride, finally get into the (just music) retrospective of Jay-Z.

In the first of three parts, we tackle his late 90s output, from "Reasonable Doubt" to "Vol. 3", discussing how a weak commercial result for his debut set a tone for what came after it.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (2:36)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (22:58)
Reasonable Doubt - (36:12)
In My Lifetime Vol. 1 - (47:50)
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life - (1:00:15)
Volume. 3... Life & Times of S. Carter - (1:11:01)
Lighter Note - (1:33:47)

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This is probably the most free-flowing episode we have ever done. What began as a simple episode about artists falling off became a wide ranging conversation about falling off in the Social Media age where it's... Kind of, impossible to fall off??? It's so free-flowing we're not even going to add super-specific timestamps because why perform such a futile task?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (3:13)
Topic intro (& everything else) - (22:01)
Lighter Note - (1:13:18)

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The list of people that Pete Rock has worked with over the decades is astonishing. The list gets even crazier when you peep the artists he's remixed! But when you get into his solo work, you not only get a glimpse at how many fire rappers he can get to go over his beats, but you also see Pete Rock dipping into his often forgotten rapping ability!

Pete Rock has an outstanding career that embodies the cultural elements of Hip-Hop, doing it just for the art and creating heat with other people. An ultimate collaborator.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:58)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (21:37)
Soul Survivor - (38:46)
Soul Survivor 2 - (45:48)
NY's Finest - (51:02)
Favourite Collab/Instrumental Album - (1:05:49)
Lighter Note - (1:17:00)

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It's time for another Volume of DITD Bites! This time we talk about the place Hip-Hop has in a "Post-Truth" world, how to go about removing an artist from your listening habits and jumping at the chance to shit on The Grammys once again.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (2:28)
Hip-Hop & "Post-Truth" - (19:06)
How to 'cancel' - (44:10)
Grammys continue bullshitting - (1:01:22)
Lighter Note - (1:21:35)

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Kano was a lyrical prodigy from day 1. Everyone knew he had the talent and he could've easily cashed in and spat all the bars known to man. But he decided very early in his career that he wanted to be an album artist. This gave him the room to experiment and while the results vary in quality, it is now clear that he's put in the work to become a better artist than his talent initially showed.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:13)
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (26:39)
Home Sweet Home - (36:48)
London Town - (47:26)
140 Grime St - (55:50)
Method To The Madness - (1:00:37)
Made In The Manor - (1:10:38)
Hoodies All Summer/Top Boy - (1:24:57)
Final Thoughts/Reflection on the Miniseries - (1:40:24)

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The Beauty Of Independence