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In 2019 we've got Griselda, Brockhampton, ASAP Mob, Beast Coast and more. In this podcast we look at the history of rap crews, why they started to break up and more. Did rap crews die? Are they making a comeback? Either way Wu-Tang is forever.

2019 is coming to a close. Was it a good or bad year for Hip Hop? We break it down.

Recently Nas said that he’s tired of celebrating “Illmatic” and wants to move on from that part of his discography. Hearing Nas talk about Illmatic got me thinking about what makes an album so impactful. Of course, the album has to be incredible front to back. That’s a given. But what I think could be the most important aspect of creating a timeless album, has NOTHING to do with the music and EVERYTHING to do with the FEELING of the time period attached to that album. From NWA’s Straight Outta Compton, Jay Z’s The Blueprint, Nas’ Illmatic, Kanye West’s The College Dropout, 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin and Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, here’s how the time period effects how we experience the music.

In this podcast we look at how much of an influence the hip hop media has on the fans and artists. We look at Joe Budden, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Akademiks and the careers of Tyler The Creator, Drake, Russ, Birdman and more.

It’s officially been over 900 days since Kendrick Lamar has dropped an album. In that same time frame, Gucci Mane has dropped 5 albums. So... is there such a thing as dropping too much or too little music? And how much time should artists take between projects in the streaming era? Quality vs. Quantity in hip-hop. Let’s Break It Down.

In this podcast we take a look at the whole Tekashi situation from a new perspective while also looking at what people like 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, DaBaby, T.I. and more have to say about the rainbow haired kid. Will he be able to have a career after snitching? We’ll have to see.

In this podcast we take another look at rap’s generation gap. Has it gotten better over the course of the past couple of years? We have a theory that the middle generation of rappers could actually be responsible for bridging the gap.

For years, Lord Jamar has been coming at Eminem using VladTV as his platform. Finally, things have came to a boiling point. In this episode of the podcast we discuss whether the “hood” has to love you or if you need street credibility to be in the GOAT conversation. And at the end, Page has some words for Lord Jamar.

There are so many amazing rappers who can bend words, hit you with the dopest metaphors and paint vivid pictures with their lyrics. But a lot of them are overlooked and remain as “underground rappers,” especially in the internet age. So it got us thinking… Are bars enough to blow in 2019? What are the essentials for getting your bars into the mainstream in this new era of hip-hop? Let’s break it down. In this video Page Kennedy and HipHopDX look at the 2019 XXL Freshman class like YBN Cordae, Megan Thee Stallion, Tierra Whack, Da Baby and Blueface as well as rappers like Logic, Joyner Lucas, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Dreamville. Hit that subscribe and notification button to keep up with all our new episodes.

With Hip Hop and R&B surpassing Rock as the most popular genre of music in the US, rap is now technically “pop” or “popular” music. It might be time to redefine how we classify the music of our culture. Murs presents his 3 Lane Theory: Hip Hop, Hip-Pop & Pop. Let’s break it down…