Diggin' In The Digits

Continuing our Women's History Month celebrations (We know it's April, let it ride) with a duo in BWP - Bytches With Problems - that only had one album but with the content so brash, in your face and to the point, it's sad that this isn't a work that is celebrated more.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Ben:

• Yeat - ADL
• Fetty Wap - Zavier
• Chief Keef - Skeletor
• Master Peace - Stupid Kids
• The Dandy Warhols - Pin Ups
• Kim Gordon - PLAY ME

Charlie:

• Lava La Rue - Do You Know Everything?
• Bnnyhunna - PSALM FUNK
• Jah9 - Open Heart Project
• Happy Garden - HAPPY GARDEN
• rum.gold - Is There Anybody Home? 
• Elmeine - sounds for someone
• Lyriqs - Nobody's Listening
• Irreversible Entanglements - Future Present Past
• Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows
• Tom Misch - Full Circle
• Erica Mason - The Return
• Alexander IV - Alchemist 
• Sly Johnson - MISTER JOHNSON
• Adrian Quesada - Trio Asesino
• Atabasca - Atabasca

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:38)
The Bytches - (23:05)
Lighter Note - (49:11)

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Continuing with our Women's History Month, an eventual casualty of a mans brief but beautiful light. Tied on the rocket that was MC Hammer, Oaktown 3.5.7 - comprised of backup singers Sweet L.D. Terrible T & Lil P - was purposefully similar sonically to Salt N Pepa. Whilst they had a couple of hits, one of them departing after their debut led to Oaktown 3.5.7 ending just as quickly as they began.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup: (00:50)
Ben:

• Mike Will Made It - R3SET
• Your Boy Posca x Boldy James - Hook, Line & Sinker
• Ladytron - Paradises
• KiLLOWEN - Addicted to Nostalgia
• Dappled Cities - The Aquarium

Charlie:

• Kid Cudi - HAVE U BN 2 HEAVEN @ NITE?
• Master Peace - Stupid Kids
• The Lasso - MIDNIGHT CHOPPERS
• The Lasso - TEARS OF SOUND
• Terrace Martin - PERSPECTIVE 
• Samara Cyn - Detour
• BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, MurdaGang PB & Yung Hood - 6WA 
• Lebra Jolie - Better Than Yesterday 
• Iris Gold - Sugar On My Lips
• Kota The Friend - LOCAL ART DEALER, Vol. 1
• Selah Sue & The Gallands - Movin'
• Hempress Sativa & Paolo Baldini DubFiles - Woman

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:56)
Wild & Loose - (26:26)
Fully Loaded - (39:38)
Lighter Note - (51:25)

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Continuing our WHM celebrations, we take a look at 00s Underground talent Apani B. Fly. Where the mainstream was going one way, Apani & her cohorts in the Polyrhythm Addicts shunned the commodification of Hip-Hop, staying sonically in the 90s whilst producing riveting lyrics.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Ben: 

• Bruiser Wolf - Push & Paint
• ELUCID - I Guest U Had to Be There
• Jack Harlow - Monica
• Ms Banks - SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL
• Cities Aviv - Even Colder Spring

Charlie:

• Zion I Kings - Fruits Ripe Riddim
• Amy Gadiaga - BabyGoated
• Charlotte Colace - No Way But Through
• KiLLOWEN - Addicted To Nostalgia
• Morenike - Nobody Knows My Name
• Sade Olutola - Arrow Heart
• Modha - At Your Pace
• Marquis Hill - (Beautifulism) Sweet Surrender
• Peter Somuah - Walking Distance 
• Olive Jones - For Mary
• Ms Banks - SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:31)

Rhyme Related - (20:51)

Story 2 Tell - (33:30)
Lighter Note - (48:21)

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The 1st woman to put out an album under Def Jam, Nikki D seemingly had one of the biggest labels of her time behind her; with an absurd 10 album deal on deck. So why was only one album released?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58)
Ben:

• DJ Paul - Goat of all Goats
• Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta
• Daniel Avery - Tremor
• sosocamo - big country
• DaBoii - DBoii Ali
• SleazyWorld Go - I Want Blood
• Yebba - Jean
• Nettspend - early life crisis 
• Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA
• Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen To Me

Charlie:

• John Wells - I don't wanna die (Pt. 2)
• Terrace Martin - PURPOSE
• Denzel Curry & The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe
• Murkage Dave - Brut Thoughts
• Yebba - Jean 
• Nejma Nefertiti - Method To My Madness M.T.M.M
• Joshua Idehen - I know you’re hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have to try
• Resavoir - Themes for Dreams
• Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta 
• Shabaka - Of The Earth 

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:11)
Daddy's Little Girl -(26:23)
Lighter Note - (46:57)

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With the one and only Jermaine Cole now "retired" (We don't believe in artists retiring) after the release of The Fall Off, we thought we'd contextualise Cole's career as a whole. From the mixtapes to the albums, we take it all in.

(We are aware it's March and we should be doing Women's History Month retrospectives. We'll start next week and go through to the 1st week of April!)

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:13)
Ben:

• Thuli P - Avana
• Robb Bank$ - Rich Badness
• Bruno Mars - The Romantic 
• Boldy James x Rome Streetz - Manhunt
• WILLOW - Petal Rock Black
• RJD2 x Supastition - According to...

Charlie:

• Vic Santoro - SURFNTURF
• Ryder - RYDERHOOD 2
• Light Seekers, JamesThe3rd & Akari Sage - FLYNPEA€E
• Kiyan Foroughi - inner light. OUTER SPACE
• GENA (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins) - The Pleasure Is Yours
• Foggieraw - With No Due Respect
• Gorillaz - The Mountain
• Shocka - CONSCIOUS GRIME
• Thuli P - Avana

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (11:52)
The Come Up - (18:24)
The Warm Up - (25:07)
Friday Night Lights - (29:13)
Cole World: The Sideline Story - (34:02)
Born Sinner - (44:21)
2014 Forest Hills Drive - (53:39)
Lighter Note - (1:06:51)

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We wrap up the C-N-N coverage we begun all the way back in 2020 to take a look at Capone's solo work: A smattering of authentic storytelling & run-of-the-mill gun talk wrapped in very, very 00s production.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:18)
Ben:

• Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter
• U2 - Days of Ash

Charlie:

• WILLOW - petal rock black 
• Baby Keem - Ca$ino
• MIGHTYHEALTHY and Sankofa - MHK-ULTRA
• Moonchild - Waves

Topic intro/Ben's Research House - (11:43)
Pain, Time & Glory - (19:35)
Menace 2 Society - (29:26)
Revenge Is a Promise - (36:21)
Lighter Note - (46:11)

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Whilst the music of C-N-N was pretty straight forward, N.O.R.E's solo work skews a little different. From mainstream 00s Hip-Hop to Reggaeton, N.O.R.E took his solo work as an opportunity to be more personal.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:15)
Ben:

• Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern
• Charli XCX - wuthering heights
• Robbie Williams - BRITPOP
• Tiana Major9 - November Scorpio
• Ella Mai - do you still love me?
• Colin Stetson - Nethering
• Baby Keem - Ca$ino
• Larry June x Currensy & Alchemist - Spiral Staircase

Charlie:

• Marco Polo - The Many Moods of Marco Polo Vol. 1
• AntsLive - We Live
• Terrace Martin - PEACE 
• Tiana Major9 - November Scorpio
• Ras Kass - LEOPARD EATS FACE
• Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:10)

N.O.R.E. - (18:33)

Melvin Flynt – Da Hustler - (28:23)

God's Favorite - (36:28)

N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe - (44:01)

Noreality - (51:01)

Student of the Game - (56:48)

5E - (1:02:05)
Lighter Note - (1:07:30)

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Onyx were trailblazers in various ways. From their grimey style to the bald heads, Onyx had an iconic aesthetic from the outset, a classic album out the gate and bangers everywhere you look.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:10)
Ben:

• J. Cole - The Fall Off
• RZA - Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew
• Kenny Mason - Pup Pack 3rd Shift
• Joji - Piss in the Wind
• Hunxho - Not One Of Them 
• Beck - Everybodys gotta learn sometime

Charlie:

• RZA - Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew
• Charlotte Day Wilson - Patchwork
• Jordan Ward - BACKWARD
• Joel Ross - Gospel Music
• Sasha Keable - ACT II
• J. Cole - The Fall Off

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:17)

Bacdafucup - (21:03)

All We Got Iz Us - (27:37)

Shut 'Em Down - (31:28)

Bacdafucup: Part II - (35:30)

Triggernometry - (38:24)

Wakedafucup - (42:53)

Black Rock - (45:30)

Snowmads - (49:41)

Onyx 4 Life - (52:39)

1993 - (55:50)

Onyx Versus Everybody - (58:05)

Blood On Da X - (58:39)

World Take Over - (1:00:03)

Lower East Side - (1:03:45)
Lighter Note - (1:07:23)

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Hey DITD listeners! Charlie here with another WG interview that I thought you'd enjoy. I talk to producer Kiyan Foroughi as he embarks on the release of his debut concept album "inner light. OUTER SPACE" which drops 27th February. In the meantime, here is my WG interview with him.

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Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "Break The Beat" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

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In just five years, BROCKHAMPTON became a Hip-Hop comet, shooting by with seven albums and it could've been more! With those works, they went from free-wheeling Mixtape-sounding albums to more mature works lyrically and sonically. Its obvious that they couldn't have existed in previous eras but could it be done ever again?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:06)
Ben:

• Don Toliver - Octane
• Lord Jah Monte Ogbon - As of Now
• Looking at Birds - Living Room
• By Storm x Injury Reserve - My Ghosts go Ghost
• Jordan Ward - BACKWARD
• Wale the Sage - Hug Me As If We Were To Die Tomorrow
• Nafe Smallz - It's Not You It's Me
• The Game x DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz EMNT
• Zu - Ferrum Sidereum
• Skrillex - Kora
• Labrinth - COSMIC OPERA ACT I

Charlie:

• Terrace Martin - PASSION
• PJ - Why Do Feelings Matter Anyway
• Labrinth - COSMIC OPERA ACT I
• TeeZandos - STILL ODD
• Nija - What I Didn't Say
• XV & MIKE SUMMERS - The Kid With The Green Backpack

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:00)

Saturation - (20:26)

Saturation II - (26:45)

Saturation III - (36:18)

Iridescence - (46:00)

Ginger - (53:54)

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine - (1:00:26)

The Family - (1:05:41)

TM - (1:09:48)
Lighter Note - (1:18:34)

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