Mark and Anna welcome a special guest who provides her first-watch reaction and thotful analysis of a summer banger. Hint: She’s married to Mark.

Also, Mark gets called out (yet again) for being late to the game.

*Note from Anna & Mark: We’re wrapping up our first season soon! In our upcoming season finale, we will be talking about what hip-hop hit brings us joy and why -- and we'd love to hear from you, our beloved listeners! Please contribute to our season finale by sending an audiofile of you sharing your name, your song, and why it brings you joy. Email your contribution to [email protected] by August 15, 2021, and we hope to include you in the episode!

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Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Anna and Mark welcome two special guests, Francis and Vince, to celebrate the contributions of Asians and Asian Americans in hip-hop.

Also, Francis digs deep in the Asian Avenue crates and surfaces one of the most valuable artifacts of our history.

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Mark and Anna explore the evolution of romantic collabos in hip-hop.

Also, we ask the all-time-favorite question: “Where’s Ja?”

*We dedicate this episode to the late Michael Turner. Miss ya, Double K.

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Anna and Mark discuss the different ways one can say “f*ck you” to the year 2020. 

Also, Mark explains why he thinks President Joe Biden is a boss b*tch.

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Mark and Anna play a Christmas game that tests their knowledge of holiday hip-hop and their level of sportsmanship.

Also, Anna and Mark introduce their cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.

*We recommend that you view the playlist after you finish listening to the episode to maximize the suspense and your enjoyment.

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Anna and Mark discuss hip-hop albums that clearly and creatively describe societal issues in the United States.

Also, Mark clarifies the conditions in which he would commit voter fraud.

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*We will acknowledge Yasiin Bey as Mos Def for songs where he was officially known as the latter.

In this episode, Mark and Anna take their "mothers" on a journey with the intention of fostering their love for hip-hop.

Also, Anna shares an anecdote about her dueling consciousness with feminism and her (conditionally) eager embrace of Too $hort's favorite word.

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We kick off our pilot episode by talking about how and when we fell in love with hip-hop.

Mark also shares his stalker-ish experience with Thes One. 

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