Hip 2 Da Games

In Episode 21, Desmond revealed that he did not listen to Blu & Exile's "Below The Heavens," let alone know who Blu was, so he decided to take Ullnevano's advice and ended up enjoying it so much that it was only right that in this episode of Hip 2 Da Games, Desmond broke down and gushed over the 2007 underground classic. 

Today, Desmond is joined by versatile Chicago hip-hop producer Unregistered User, who talks about his art for the first time. He discusses his craft as a producer, his inspirations, his latest project "Caged City," and more.

Desmond is joined by another Baltimore emcee, Ullnevano, who discusses his early memories of rapping, how he combines basketball and hip-hop into his art, the bars and themes in two of his projects titled "Technical Foul" and "Baby Jordan," and much more. 

In this album review and bar breakdown, Desmond dives into New York native Marlon Craft's latest mixtape "Homecourt Advantage, Vol. 1."

Back with another Franchise Flashback, Desmond goes back to another contending team of the 2010s: the Indiana Pacers. He is joined by Johnny, an Indiana native, to help him unpack the years where the gritty franchise contended, but unfortunately never made the Finals. 

In today's episode, Desmond delivers another Franchise Flashback for one of his favorite teams growing up, the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reminisces on the energetic rise of the franchise, the KD-Westbrook dynamic, how they have unfortunately found themselves back at square one, and much more.

In this (longer) Hip 2 Da Games Short, Desmond brings back Martin to help him recap the KRS-One and Big Daddy Kane VERZUZ battle. 

Desmond is back and joined by another up and coming emcee, this time bringing Maryland-based, Georgia-raised rapper TreBouncee to the show to talk about his crafty writing process, the overall style of his artistry, his recent project "Comfort Zone, Vol. 1," and more. 

Desmond makes his official return from hiatus and introduces you to up and coming Baltimore emcee DSkillz Harris, who discusses how he started rapping, his recent project "The Next Episode," his supergroup Down By Law, and much more.

In this episode, Desmond makes another impromptu return from hiatus to explore NBA superstar Damian Lillard's (aka Dame D.O.L.L.A.) 4th studio album, Different On Levels The Lord Allowed.