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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.

Were back at it this week after having some scheduling issues for the last couple weeks. We kicked things off with our new Hoodhype intro provided to us by the homie Ques. We talked about XXL Magazines piece about the pluses/minuses of indie labels vs. the majors. JMack took some time to break down some tips for indie artists that are out there grinding. The trailer for American Gangster which stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, also made its way into our conversation. We caught up with the winners from Episodes 45 and 46, Cashmere aka Black Ross and K-Beta to see what projects theyre working on. We also had a little fun going through a list of hit it or skip it scenarios involving various female celebrities; you wont believe some of the answers. The music in this show featured some of the hottest production that weve played, and the MCs were on point as always. Check it out, and be sure to subscribe to us in iTunes if you havent already.

Sorry for the delay on getting this show out, but its finally here. JMack, Phro and myself got together before the Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya mega-fight to put down another wild show. The Patron was flowing, and the mouths were running. We were joined in the studio by Mayday and SINcere of Mid Mobb Section. As usual we shot the shit about hip-hop, and spoke on the hip-hop version of myspace, GoldMic.com. We hit up Khaos from Yung Onyx, to get his prediction on who would win the fight. As you all know, the Pretty Boy went on to defeat Oscar by split-decision, so look for us to catch up with Arben from boxingtribune.com in the next episode so we can rub it in a little.

JMack and I were at it again, and this episode was "out of control"! This week we were joined in the studio by a special guest host, my homie Snoop-E from Lansings own Mid Mobb Section. We took another look at the medias attack on hip-hop, but instead of us rehashing our opinions we got a chance to holla at Duck Down Records Sean Price and get his take on the situation. After chopping it up with P, we switched gears to the boxing world and the upcoming mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. We got some top notch analysis on how De La Hoya may be able to pull off the upset from boxingtribune.coms Arben Paloka, while Snoop-E threw out some knowledge on why Pretty Boy Floyd should come out on top. As if that wasnt enough, we got a chance to catch up with Ques who won the vote for Episode 44. And for the icing on the cake we caught up with Hoodhype.com blog writer Tarah and had a good ol fashioned Democrat vs. Republican debate. This episode is the longest show weve ever

We had so much to talk about this show we couldnt even get to it all. The Imus controversy and its impact on the hip-hop world was front and center in our discussion. We caught up with HipHopDirectory.com founder James to get his take on censorship, and how the controversy over Imus may impact Hip-Hops radio play. On the lighter side, JMack and I talked about the Sopranos season premire, and 3-6 Mafias MTV reality show Adventures in Hollywood. We also chopped it up about Hoodhypes Youtube channel being ranked #61 on the rankings, and Esther Baxters defeat of Vida Guerra in Round 2 of the Battle of the Hip-Hop Models. Featured artists included Reef Hustle outta Bronx, NY, Cashmere aka Black Ross from Philly, PA, Bigg Jigg from Grand Rapids, MI Semo comin from Cape Girardeau, MD and Link reppin Raleigh, NC.

Recording an episode shouldnt be this much damn fun, but JMack, Phro, and I had a ball putting this one down! The three of us tossed back some beers and kicked it on a number of topics. We covered everything from hip-hops latest releases to the wackest haircut weve ever gotten. Ep 44 also features an exclusive interview with MC Serch, where he discussed his involvement with VH-1s "The White Rapper Show" and gave us his thoughts on some of the problems with the industry. We also chopped it up with Khaos, a member of Yung Onyx, winners from episode #42. Dont forget the CD Giveaway! We will be giving away two copies of Devin the Dudes new album "Waiting to Inhale", but you gotta call the hypeline and drop your biggest tokes on the phone! We will announce the winners in episode 45! Call (313) 406-7577, but listen to Episode 44 for details! We cant forget about the music, which top to bottom had some of the hardest tracks weve played yet. Episode 44 features tracks from the following artist

This week JMack and I tackled the issue of "real" music versus watered down material. We touched on how difficult it is to make creative, gritty music that will still please major label AandRs. Also, we spoke to LB, the highest vote getter from Episode #41, about what hes got planned next, and how he made the connection with East Coast legend AZ. We also talked about other Hip-Hop podcasts doing their thing, the controversial "Hood Stomp" video, NCAA hoops, our differnces in opinion on Tiffany Patterson aka New York, and more. Episode #43 also features five bangers from: Mullyman from Baltimore, MD, Ron G outta Atlanta, GA, Akil, Oakland, CA, Butta, Baltimore, MD, D.One, AZ, Irvine, CA