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This episode touched on alot of different things including “balance” between concious rap on the show versus gangsta rap. The show kicked off to a good start with an interview with episode 55s winner Donny Goines for his song “Never Let My Talent Die” and Major and JMack talked with Donny about his career, his relationship with Disco D as well as upcoming projects and issues in hip-hop. JMack and Major also got into it about “balancing out the shows” with their music selections from the review panel picks. They argued about the “nature” of the lineup for this show JMack had put together versus previous episodes and what to expect for future episodes of the HoodHype show as far as the music lineups are concerned. Later in the show, Major, JMack and Phro discussed their worst drinking adventures and the lessons they learned from them. Youll just have to listen because there was a ton more they touched on including Remy Ma vs. Lil Kim, Phros white people moment and racial and/or outdated

This week we spoke with Aftermath Records newest member Bishop Lamont. We talked about all his free mixtapes, upcoming albums, Stat Quos mixtapes, Dres Detox album and his feature on it, as well as how he squashed the beef with Mista FAB and Royce. A full half hour of good, real conversation for yo ass with one of the coolest and most stand up dudes weve ever spoken to yet. Major opened the show by issuing an open invite for Fresh over at Crunk and Disorderly. Artist Nifty took home the win this episode for Episode #54 for his track "We Go Dumb". We also spoke on Jadakiss move to the Roc, RZA bustin on RZA, T.I.s home video, Oscar De La Hoyas fishnet problems and Phros obsession with this and plenty more to keep you entertained on that subway ride home. Dont forget you can call with your drops, messages, comments and leave a message for Major, JMack or Phro at 888-THA-HYPE

Whats up yall. Were back for Episode #55 and JMack, Phro and Major touched on everything! We got things started by talking with SINcere, the winner from Episode #53. Next, we got into some hip-hop discussion. We debated about the definition of a sophmore slump, in particular we argued about Outkasts first two releases (Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik vs. ATLiens), and which album was better. We also got into a discussion about the acceptance of MCs singing in 90s hip-hop vs. MCs getting bashed for singing in todays tracks. After the hip-hop talk, we got on the phone with Rich Boy and talked about his push to release real music when the label isnt supportive. We got some inside info behind his track Lets Get This Paper, and talked about his plans for his upcoming mixtapes and album. After the interview it was time to to get into the racial stories that have been making headlines lately. We spoke on Dog The Bounty Hunters racist remarks about black people, and Barack Obamas getting blast

This week we talked about Scratch Magazine shutting down, the light skinned black people party, some fresh indie albums dropping and some hot new music! We also wanted to thank al the fam that helped boost us during the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, Crunk and Disorderly, BlackJackSkanz.com, HipHopDirectory.com and Smartenupnas.com. We apologize for the bad audio quality this show, yall caught us in the middle of an equipment upgrade. So we promise next show will be a banger. But without a doubt the music in this show is pure heat. Conflict from NY, Black Bill from GA, Prince Ali of Toronto, Nifty from CA, Key-Me from NY, Pugs Atomz from Il, and Juice outta GA.

JMack, Phro, and I were back at it this week, and this show is SERIOUS! To get things started we discussed our nomination for a VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors award. Later in the show we got Jay Casteel (CEO of Ballerstatus.com) on the phone to get his take on being nominated in the Best Hip-Hop Lifestyle Site category. We talked about NYCs latest beef involving Saigon and Prodigy/Mobb Deep. We also covered Kanyes first-week sales victory over 50 Cent, and we brought in Milk Dee of Audio Two to get his take on the entire Kanye vs. 50 marketing campaign. Milk also spoke at length about how many times Audio Twos classic record "Top Billing" has been sampled, his behind-the-scenes success in the music game as a producer, and his video parody of 50 Cents "I Get Money". We also continued our commentary on the Jena 6 situation (this is before we were aware of Bells release), and took a look at Jesse Jacksons comments about Barack Obamas involvement with the case. Episode #53 is jam packed with 6 fire t

The FULL crew is back and weve got it strapped with eight BANGIN underground hip-hop tracks which makes Episode 52 a monster show! Major, JMack and Phro talked about how hip-hop is VERY much alive underground, touched on the OReilly mess with Nas and took some time to Interview Miami artist Kane, winner of Episode #50 for his track "Dead Man Walkin" off his upcoming album Slangin Kane. We also touched on some XBox stuff, the indie tip, Kanye v. 50 and more! Featured artists this episode include Brasco, Won8D, I.G.T., Bonaphied, Big Dutch, BrookCentral, Young blaze, K-Beta, Dub Sonata, Double A.B.

While the cats are away the mice will play! JMack went solo this show while Major is out of town to bring you some of his past favorite joints on the show. Talkin about his favorite podcasts, interviews and more. Definitely got some FIRE bangers on this show, dont miss it! Seven tracks! Featuring music from Ghazi and Planet Asia, Yung Onyx, The Paypa Boyz, Butta, SINcere and IGT!

Part 2 of 2 of Block 2 Block Series-Miami: An exclusive interview with Billy Corben, the Director of Cocaine Cowboys, the documentary that covers Miamis infamous drug trade and how it impacted the citys growth and rise in popularity. Billy was candid and shared a lot of insight on the first film and even provided some ill teasers about the forthcoming follow-up, Cocaine Cowboys II: The Godmother Returns. As if that wasnt enough, we caught up with GIF the winning vote getter from Episode #48, and talked about the idea behind his track No Born I.D., and his upcoming plans. The music in Episode #50 Part 2 is fire too and features artists strictly from the Metro Miami area.

Part 1 of 2 of Block 2 Block Series-Miami: Episode 50 is here baby! We kicked off our 7 city hip-hop tour in M.I.A., and talked about Miamis hip-hop transition. From the Miami bass music of the 80s, all the way to todays new Miami sound, we covered it all. We also got a chance to holla at one half of Miamis hottest production team, Cool from Cool N Dre. He touched on what goes into making a hot track, and some of their newest business moves. The music in Episode #50 is fire, and features artists strictly from the Metro Miami area. This show is so big we had to break it up into two pieces, but take the time to download both of them and enjoy M.I.A.

This week Major went for dolo, without JMack or Phro, but he still kept it poppin. Major covered recent hip-hop news such as Interscope bullying hip-hop blogs, and the Remy Ma shooting incident. This episode also features an exclusive interview with Reggae/Dancehall newcomer Collie Buddz. JMack and Major went back and forth with him about his debut album and some of the struggles of coming up in the Caribbeean music scene. The music this week is off the meter as always, so sit back and enjoy the show.