Going along with his recent resurgence through features on Kanye West's Jail and Drake's Love All, Nikhil and Lucas take a closer look at the life and career of one of Hip-Hop's most iconic legends: Jay-Z

To kick off season 2, Nikhil and Lucas are joined by their friends Archer and Pamela as they debate how social media platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and YouTube have impacted the perception, quality, and longevity of new music for better or worse.

To wrap up season 1 of Hip-Hop Hype Hour, Nikhil and Lucas break down the release of Drake's highly anticipated studio album Certified Lover Boy and take a journey through his entire career.

A lot has went down in the past several days starting with Drake's verse aimed at Kanye on betrayal, Kanye's cryptic Instagram posts in response, Donda listening party 3, and the internet-breaking CLB announcement on SportsCenter. Nikhil and Lucas grab the mics to break it all down. (This episode was recorded on Friday, August 27th at 7:00 PM CST and all information presented reflects what was known at that time)

Due to popular demand following the Ranking Producers episode, Nikhil and Lucas compile a list of their favorite rappers and rank them into a tier list.

Nikhil and Lucas compile a list of some of the top Hip-Hop and R&B producers in the industry and rank them into a tier list

In the first episode of this two-part Artist Spotlight, Nikhil and Lucas walk through the illustrious career of Kanye West starting from his beginnings as a producer at Roc-A-Fella Records up until the release of his critically acclaimed 2010 project, My Beautiful Dark Twist Fantasy. Part 2 will be released when Kanye's latest project Donda finally hits streaming services.

With the recent release of Isaiah Rashad's second studio album: The House is Burning, Nikhil and Lucas take a deep dive into his career and discography up to this point.

In what was originally supposed to be an Artist Spotlight on Kanye West, Nikhil and Lucas spend the first part of the episode recapping the past week's events that ultimately culminated in Kanye not releasing his long-awaited studio album Donda as was supposedly planned. In the rest of the episode, Nikhil and Lucas share their predictions and expectations for several other highly anticipated projects of 2021.