Diggin' In The Digits

The 00s was a unique moment in Hip-Hop history and American culture at large. A lot of the hallmarks of 00s Hip-Hop could be seen through Harlem's own DIPSET, led by Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana & Freekey Zekey.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02)
Ben:

• Cardi B - Am I The Drama
• Destroy Lonely -

Charlie:

• Meduulla & Ethan Hill - Tabula Rasa
• The Last Artful, Dodgr - databreachO01: Mr. I Don't Miss
• Monster Florence - PETTY CASH
• Curren$y - 9/15
• Meron T - Palindrome
• Halima - SWEET TOOTH
• Reggie Becton - The Last Great American Summer
• Joy Crookes - Juniper 
• Ian Kelly - Becoming
• Ria Moran - Cubico
• Jamie Leeming - Sequent

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:50)
Diplomatic Immunity - (25:24)
Diplomatic Immunity 2 - (39:12)
Diplomatic Ties - (51:10)
Lighter Note - (1:00:40)

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On this edition of Contemporary Cool: Charlie gets to the bottom of why he's not that into Freddie Gibbs by spinning his debut album and Ben invites torture by having us talk about supergroup Slaughterhouse's poorly aged sophomore effort.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54)
Ben:

• Ice Cube - Man Up
• Jermaine Dupri - Magic City

Charlie:

• Yoni Mayraz - Dogs Bark Babies Cry
• Steven Bamidele - THE CRASH!
• Venna - MALIK
• Steam Down, Ahnansé & Afronaut Zu - I Realised It Was Me
• Chance The Rapper - STAR LINE
• Marquise Fair - Better World
• Kinzoogianna - The Clique of '86
• Rapsody & Madlib - MadRaps
• Summer Banton - Symptoms of Me
• Heather Victoria - I Can't Make This Up
• K.A.A.N. & DJ Hoppa - Anger Management
• Kassa Overall - CREAM
• Joviale - Mount Crystal 
• Vanilla - Time Goes By, Pt. II

ESGN - (17:35)
Welcome To: OUR HOUSE - (39:55)
Lighter Note (Every Noise at Once) - (1:00:33)

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The brothers in Prince Be & DJ Minutemix that make up the duo P.M Dawn have been - in hindsight - a marketing casualty. They forever hold the record of being the first African American Hip-Hop act to get No.1 on Billboard. But whilst that track & their debut album traffic in a Hip-Hop fusion, their works after that lean much more into R&B, creating a discography built on fluidity, deep lyrics and unfortunately, an American audience that probably never understood them.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:48)
Ben:

• Curren$y - 8/30

Charlie:

• Yeza & Rorystonelove - Star Of The East
• Braxton Cook - Not Everyone Can Go
• Amaarae - BLACK STAR
• Rich Brian - WHERE IS MY HEAD?
• Robert Glasper - Code Derivation 
• Shing02 - 抒情詩歌/JOJOSHIKA
• D Smoke - Wake Up Supa
• Ruby Francis - Pages of Philosophy
• Rakim - The RE-UP 
• Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies 
• Chip Wickham - The Eternal Now
• El Michels Affair - 24 Hr Sports
• Curren$y - 8/30

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:37)
Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience - (20:18)
The Bliss Album...? - (31:39)
Jesus Wept - (40:34)
Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad - (47:22)
Fucked Music - (55:58)
Lighter Note - (1:11:16)

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In the Gang Starr/Guru/DJ Premier universe, there are plenty of artists that have made a name for themselves, some that haven't, and then in the middle is Group Home. With a classic debut and iconic tracks on said album, what did they muster up without Preemo on speedial?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:50)
Charlie:

• UMI - people stories
• Danni Baylor - Things About The World That Burden Me
• NOTORIOUS N.I.Q. - Man Eater
• Murs - Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation)
• KAYTRANADA - AIN'T NO DAMN WAY! 
• Rudimental - RUDIM3NTAL
• Kid Cudi - Free
• Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 2
• Che Noir & The Other Guys - No Validation
• The Amours - Girls Will Be Girls
• Jesse Royal - No Place Like Home
• Smith and The Honey Badgers - Killing Time
• Nate Smith - LIVE-ACTION
• Joey Bada$$ - Lonely At The Top
• Blood Orange - Essex Honey

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:28)
Livin' Proof - (19:57)
A Tear for the Ghetto - (31:19)
Where Back - (37:35)
Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal - (40:45)
Forever - (46:13)
Lighter Note - (51:16)

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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
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Another WG interview for you to step to! For this truly special conversation, we talk to Jazztronica multi-instrumentalist and Hip-Hop fan Anna Stubbs, AKA Kinzoogianna ahead of her album "The Clique Of '86" dropping 12th September.

This nearly 90 minute conversation spans from her beginnings, living in California; being exposed to music early on and never looking back; taking Jazz in University; her career up to this point, all the way to her Top 5 and chatting Hip-Hop long after that.

E-Mail: [email protected]
Twitter & IG: @The5thElementUK
Website: https://the5thelement.co.uk
Photography: https://www.crt.photography

Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "perenne" By Juan RIOS
ChillHop Music

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The Beauty Of Independence

We finish our Boot Camp Clik exploration with the talisman of the supergroup and co-founder of Duck Down Records: Buckshot. Covering his one and only solo record and the varied collab albums he produced in the 2000s/early 2010s.

TIMESTAMPS:

Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49)
Ben:

• Offset - Kiari
• Ghostface- Supreme Clientele 2
• BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're Happy
• Earl - Live Laugh Love

Charlie:

• The Other Guys - Summer '92
• KYE - Kylie's Rant
• Lupe Fiasco - Samurai DX
• Divine Earth - LAVENDER
• Coast Contra - THE FIFTH
• Earl Sweatshirt - Live Laugh Love
• Kadeem Tyrell, P-rallel & Wilfy D - The Missing Part
• Zyah Belle - Are You Still Listening?
• Shame Gang - Oil Stains & 808s
• BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're Happy
• Mad Skillz - Words For Days, Vol. 1
• Lila Iké - Treasure Self Love

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:35)
The BDI Thug - (25:19)
Chemistry - (32:50)
The Formula - (38:13)
Survival Skills - (42:11)
The Solution - (51:35)
Backpack Travels - (54:39)
Lighter Note - (1:01:00)

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The trio of O.G.C. - Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog - never really had the highs of their Boot Camp Clik counterparts. But just because they never dropped a stone cold classic, doesn't mean they didn't drop quality music.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09)
Ben:

• JID - God Does Like Ugly
• Gunna - The Last Wun
• DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest Profession
• Chance the Rapper - STAR LINE

Charlie:

• DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest Profession
• Allexa Nava - No Language
• Jenevieve - CRYSALIS
• Seba Kaapstad - 4ever
• Davie - At Least We Had The Dance Floor
• PinkPanthress - Fancy That
• Jim Legxacy - black british music (2025)
• JID - God Does Like Ugly
• Natalie Slade - Molasses
• Orbital Ensemble - Orbital
• Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues
• Asha Imuno - blksugar
• Mahalia - Luvergirl

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:00)
Da Storm - (25:30)
The M-Pire Shrikez Back - (38:10)
Lighter Note - (48:36)

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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
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The Beauty Of Independence

We have an interview for you to step to! For this one, we talk to long-time Music Industry leader and currently Intercept Music’s Vice President of Artist and Label Partnerships Jesse Flores. We talk about his beginnings in the industry, the state of the industry as a whole; the steady rise of independents; his Lighter Note & his Top 5.

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"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
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The Beauty Of Independence

With the duo of Smif-N-Wessun, Tek & Steele started off as worthy members of the Boot Camp Clik, delivering a great debut album. And even with roadblocks galore holding them back over the years, they have produced a solid discography, maturing gracefully as a Hip-Hop duo.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:55)
Ben:

• Metro Boomin - A Futuristic Summa

Charlie:

• Homeboy Sandman & Sonnyjim - Soli Deo Gloria 
• Jianbo - Everything For The Family
• Curren$y - 7/30
• Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth - Funeral For A Dream
• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2
• Mansur Brown - Rihla
• bLAck pARty - The Last Dance 
• McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
• Precious Jewel - Pensive Poetics

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:21)
Dah Shinin' - (18:50)

The Rude Awakening - (28:17)

Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded - (36:59)

Smif-n-Wessun: The Album - (45:28)

Monumental - (50:40)

The All - (54:32)

Infinity - (1:00:26)
Lighter Note - (1:04:42)

Thanks to FeedSpot for the inclusion on their Top 10 Hip-Hop Podcasts!

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It's time for another edition of Hip-Hop Neighbours where we talk about albums not Hip-Hop, but close to it. For this one, we get into Roots Manuva & Wrongtom's Danchall/Dub remix album "Duppy Writer" & Katy B's debut "On A Mission".

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

• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2

Charlie:

• Heno. & Mad Keys - Healing Out Loud (EP)
• A. Billi Free & The Lasso - Pleasure, Peace & Pain
• Omar - Brighter The Days
• JONES - In The Moment (EP)
• Vel Nine - A Beautiful Day To Die
• Samantha Schmütz & Adrian Younge - Samantha & Adrian

Duppy Writer - (13:11)
On A Mission - (33:41)
Lighter Note - (1:00:32)

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HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
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ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
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Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence