More discussion and more music centered around some of the dopest ladies to command the mic.  Even after a two-part episode, there are just as many emcees left that the crew didn't discuss in detail, or mention at all -- this is a topic that will definitely be revisited in future episodes, but everyone is welcomed to tweet @KOTFcrew with more input to continue the current conversation!  

At North Park Beer Co. in San Diego, J. Millz meets up with Santé Prince, a local SD-based rapper on the rise, to talk about his concert happening later that day at Queen Bee's, his "Destroy and Rebuild" single, his emcee origins and influences and much more!

You can listen to "Destroy and Rebuild" on Soundcloud at soundcloud.com/santeprince and Spotify, and follow Santé Prince at his social media links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/santeprincemusic/ Twitter: @santeprince Instagram: santeprince

Just how old is too old, in hip-hop? Is it even fair to expect an artist to hang it up at a certain point and if so, when is that? Into what other ventures should he or she then move on? Ghost, illy and the returning J. Millz try to answer these questions and more, in a discussion that will definitely warrant revisits in future episodes. 

*Editor's Note: Due to some technical issues, we had to fall back on a contingency plan when recording this episode.  The resulting sound quality is a bit janky -- we apologize, and hope you'll bear with us for the time being!  

What's in a beat? In a Stones Throw-heavy edition (unplanned and purely coincidental) the crew runs through another list of bangers and their original sample sources from a variety of producers and musicians, to discuss just what it is that they love about these beats, and the art of hip-hop production.

Editor's Note: Before we get flooded with corrections, yes, we realized in post that it was Madlib who produced "Survival Test", not Dilla, and it was Dilla (sans Frank-N-Dank) on "No Games".

Continuing from where they left off in Part 1, Ghost and illy provide more flavor in ya ears from their list of personal bests in 2016 hip-hop.

[Recorded 1/21/17]

The crew returns to the basement headquarters one hazy morning, with a discussion of their top favorite album releases from the final year in the era before The Donald took over...

[Recorded 1/21/17]

With Capone serving a jail sentence shortly after the release of "The War Report", Noreaga was forced to shoulder the burden of following up the duo's classic debut on his own.  Not only did he turn in an outstanding performance with 1998's "N.O.R.E.", the album solidified his status as a solo act and provided the assist in catapulting the then-unknown Neptunes into superstardom, in the process.