Patrique

OptimalAudio

Once again the podcast takes a look back at some of the releases from the first half of the year and discuss their biggest surprises, disappointments, favorites. Ranging from discussions on waning off Killer Mike, the continuing high quality output of Billy Woods, and the expanding underground Plugg scene and it's various subgenres, the podcast digs in deep and pulls out all the gems (and coal) they've had the time to mine throughout the year. In a bonus intro segment as well, the podcast looks at the 10th Anniversary of controversial figure Kanye West's equally divisive (at the time of its release) Yeezus and how it stacks up now in the wake of Kanye's antics, politics, and the changed music landscape since.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

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0:00 - Intro

2:03 - Yeezus 10th Anniversary

32:45 - Midyear 2023 Review

33:47 - "Match Made in Heaven" by DJ Smokey, Christ Dillinger, and V-Nasty

35:49 - "Mother" by Meghan Trainor

38:37 - "Blackland Radio 4" by Spaceghostpurrp

41:50 - The Dime Square / American New Rave Scene

43:28 - "Won't He Do It" by Conway the Machine

47:16 - "Liberation 2" by Talib Kweli & Madlib

48:52 - "Michael" by Killer Mike

55:22 - "Grails EP" by Pi'erre Bourne

57:21 - "In Times New Roman" by Queens of the Stone Age

58:06 - "This Is Why" by Paramore

1:02:10 - "Serpent" by Kool Keith and Real Bad Man

1:03:06 - "Champagne for Breakfast" by Mayhem Lauren, DJ Muggs and Madlib

1:05:39 - "Blood Rain" by Rodeoglo

1:06:33 - "Victory Music" by RealYungPhil

1:14:00 - "'Til I'm Dead" by RXK Nephew

1:17:02 - "Scaring the Hoes" by Danny Brown and JPEGMafia

1:18:43 - More RXK Nephew

1:20:44 - "Green Thumbs" by Vic Spencer

1:21:31 - "And 3 Ty for 10k!!!!" by xaviersobased

1:23:42 - "Paper Cut from the Obit" by Celestephone

1:28:15 - "Microphone Fiend" by Zelooperz

1:30:45 - "36 Chambers of Pressure Vol. 2" by Wifigawd and Soudiere

1:33:01 - "Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2" by Tha God Fahim and Mach-Hommy

1:37:03 - "Homeless N*gga Pop Music" by Jim Legxacy

1:41:31 - "Prisoner of Circumstance" by Boldy James and Chanhays

1:43:40 - "Nacksaw Jim Duggan" by Estee Nack

1:47:48 - "Ways of Knowing" by Navy Blue

1:49:26 - "This Stupid World" by Yo La Tengo

1:56:03 - "Sabrina's Hits #1" DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ

1:56:40 - "Riddim Seeker" by Gum.mp3

1:58:20 - "KEF 33" by R.A.P. Ferreira & Scallops Hotel

2:00:58 - "Northxan" by Northxan

2:01:58 - "Interstate 185" by Quinn

2:02:27 - "New Jazz" by Lunchbox

2:03:39 - "OG" by Smokingskul

2:05:58 - "Dispatches From Da Nang" by Batsauce

2:07:23 - Good Vibes / Bad Vibes" by Oh No and Roy Ayers

2:07:58 - "Just Tired" by Samurai Banana

2:09:27 - "Notes & Tones" by DJ Muggs

2:12:04 - "High Bias" by Backwoodz Studioz

2:14:23 - "jane_remover_remixes.zip" by Jane Remover

2:19:16 - "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You" by Caroline Polachek

2:20:48 - "All the Weight Feathers Don't Have" by Steel tip Dove

2:24:03 - "Glorious Game" by Black Thought and El Michaels Affair

2:28:46 - "If Looks Could Kill" by Destroy Lonely

2:36:24 - "Lovestreak" by Tony Shhnow

2:37:58 - "Maps" by Billy Woods and Kenny Segal

2:52:27 - "Raven" by Kelela

2:58:10 - Year in Review / Outro

Patrique

OptimalAudio

lookAghost (Whole Lotta Leaks & Beyond)

bodgahermosa (Whole Lotta Leaks & Beyond)

santurce (Whole Lotta Red)

leftlane (Whole Lotta Red)

It's the final part to the podcast's rundown and celebration of the career of Playboi Carti, and what better way to end it then a super-sized episode going over what has so far been arguably the biggest era for Carti? This episode the podcast is joined along by the wide cast of lookAghost, bodgahermosa, santurce, and leftlane to cover Carti's most controversial, inspirational and experimental release so far "Whole Lotta Red", as well as the epic bootleg compilation "Whole Lotta Leaks & Beyond" which fans curated and hyped in the wake of the build up to the shocking left turn Carti would eventually take. The gang discusses how defining this era was for Carti's relationship with leaks, his artistic evolution in changing up nearly everything about his sonic style, and especially how the reception of this album has changed form it's initial mixed reviews when it dropped. As well, how important this album ended up being legacy-wise in the creation of Rage and future rapper's sounds today.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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(Phasewave's "Opium Cult" bootleg as mentioned by Patrique: https://soundcloud.com/eeternalsaddness/sets/playboi-carti-opium-cult-vol-1-prod-phasewave)

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Getting Into Carti / Carti & His Leaks

13:30 - Whole Lotta Leaks & Beyond Bootleg

1:41:37 - Interlude

1:42:23 - Intro / Getting Into Carti / The Lead Up to WLR and It's Background

2:15:48 - Whole Lotta Red

3:12:03 - WLR's Influence on Rage and It's Legacy With Other Artists

3:47:10 - Thanks & Outro

Patrique

OptimalAudio

Kittenpuke

The podcast continues their retrospective series on the one and only Playboi Carti by once again being joined by their producer, Kittenpuke, and coming with a standalone highlight episode for what is arguably Carti's most recognized project, Die Lit. The podcast discusses their fondness for the release coming back to it after what has been almost years for some of the pod, as well as how much it has stuck with them in that time. As well, how this project can be framed in retrospective in its experimentation, how it has aged and influences the landscape of rap, and how both Carti and Pierre have progressed from this single release and its explosive success following its release. Along the way they discuss the aged-like-milk takes on "mumble rap", and conspiracy theories on conceptual intent.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Getting Into Carti

6:48 - Die Lit

1:45:18 - Outro

Patrique

OptimalAudio

createdbyrejection (In Abundance Portion)

1Chops (S/T Portion)

It's the beginning of a big multi-part saga for the podcast! Covering the prolific career and discography of on the of the podcast's favorite Rap artists across the board, Playboi Carti! To do so the next couple episodes will cover each of Carti respective eras and releases (legit and leak-wise) with a rotating cats of guest hosts to go over each respective chunk. Which brings us to this first part, covering Carti's early beginnings on Soundcloud with the mega bootleg compilation "In Abundance" (with guest createdbyrejection) and his first initial breakthrough release with his self-titled mixtape (guested by 1Chops). Discussing his experimentation already seeping in for the establishing Plugg genre at the time, his partnership with Pierre Bourne for his mixtape, and how Carti starkly evolves into his own between these two projects.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro Explanation / Getting Into Carti / Carti's Early History

25:36 - In Abundance

1:29:45 - 2nd Intro / History with Self-Titled Mixtape

1:52:21 - Self-Titled Mixtape

2:36:08 - Self Plugs, Thanks & Outro

Patrique

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Nodima

In this special part 1 episode the podcast is joined by fellow user, and media writer, Nodima to discuss a rapper near and dear to certain podcast member's hearts: The Hot-Spitta himself, Curren$y. From his early days of No Limit and Cash Money associations, his later mainstream magnum opuses in "Pilot Talk 1 & 2", and to his first hit collaborations with The Alchemist and Harry Fraud, the trio discuss the first early half of Curren$y's career. Plowing through a weed smoke haze of Wiz features, early 2010s mixtape covers and genre defining weed carrier features. Join along for the ride and enjoy the flight!

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / The early days of Curren$y

6:52 - Sports Center

11:10 - Welcome Back, Curren$y

16:40 - Christmas in October

21:59 - G Series Volume 1

31:41 - Life at 30,000 Feet

39:35 - Independence Day

54:35 - Higher Than 30,000 Feet

57:17 - Welcome to the Winner's Circle

58:33 - Fear and Loathing in New Orleans

1:04:26 - Super Tecmo Bowl

1:08:07 - Fast Times at Ridgemont Fly

1:11:01 - Fin...

1:13:25 - This is a Mixtape

1:13:57 - Kicks, Video Games, Movies, and Chicks

1:14:22 - How Fly: The Mixtape /w Wiz Khalifa

1:22:53 - Jets Fool

1:22:59 - Smokee Robinson

1:28:47 - Community Service 3

1:29:42 - This Ain't No Mixtape

1:40:27 - Jet Files

1:41:08 - Pilot Talk

1:55:25 - Pilot Talk 2

2:03:51 - Air Tight

2:05:40 - Covert Coup EP w/ The Alchemist

2:13:24 - Weekend at Burnie's

2:18:17 - Verde Terrace

2:21:52 - Return to the Winner's Circle

2:27:31 - Muscle Car Chronicles

2:32:40 - The 1st 28 EP w/ Styles P

2:33:48 - Here... EP

2:36:05 - Cigarette Boats w/ Harry Fraud

2:42:46 - The Stoned Immaculate

2:50:23 - Best Curren$y (of This Batch)

2:52:35 - Thanks & Outro

Patrique

OptimalAudio

marsbars

In this special episode the podcast is joined by fellow guest marsbars to discuss the discography of one of the most prominent, prolific, and spanning groups in all of Hip Hop: The Wu-Tang Clan. From their epic debut with 36 Chambers, their break into the mainstream with Wu-Tang Forever, and beyond into the more contentious later albums of their group output. The podcast covers it all and discusses where and why the group's possible decline in quality came from, where it becomes truly noticeable in the group and individually how each member stacks up on said projects. It's a tricky topic with many sides and a lot of debate this episode, so don't miss out!

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Getting into Wu

13:04 - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

50:36 - Wu-Tang Forever

1:14:!5 - The W

1:23:31 - Iron Flag

1:34:20 - Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture

1:37:52 - 8 Diagrams

1:53:42 - Chamber Music / Legendary Weapons

2:02:01 - A Better Tomorrow

2:07:07 - Wu-Block by Wu-Block

2:11:32 - A Better Tomorrow (Part 2)

2:13:39 - Once Upon a Time in Shaolin

2:19:35 - The Saga Continues

2:24:05 - Of Mics and Men EP

2:26:28 - Wu-Tang Clan Wrap Up

2:28:24 - Outro

Patrique

OptimalAudio

This episode the podcast gets their takes in discussing the recently released projects from Lana Del Rey with "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" and the Danny Brown & JPEGMafia's collab project "Scaring the Hoes". Before that though the pod detours and gets into the controversy that has come in the wake of Lil Yachty's comments and artistic intent with his recent divergence into Rock music with "Let's Start Here". It's a jam packed quickie episode for ya'll discussing authorial intent, artists' relationships with their audiences, and just how "online" can an artist get (and can putting an RYM score on a shirt ever be topped in such regards)?

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:07 - Let's Start Here. by Lil Yachty

18:54 - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

46:09 - Scaring the Hoes by JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown

1:29:43 - Where Would These Projects Rank For Us?

1:35:49 - Outro

Patrique

Kittenpuke

Patrique and Kittenpuke return for a second go as they discuss one of the most unique and varied bands in existence, Gorillaz! They go through the virtual band's entire discography from the group's self-titled debut to the recently released Crack Island. Along the way they debate each others viewpoints of what marks the band's high points, the many troubled productions that the band, mainly Jamie, was plagued with, and whether people have become fickle over what they want out of the band in recent years since their comeback.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Early Conception of Gorillaz

12:40 - Gorillaz (Self-Titled)

31:26 - Laika Come Home (w/ Spacemonkeyz)

36:47 - G-Sides

46:52 - Demon Days

1:03:54 - D-Sides

1:15:38 - Plastic Beach

1:29:01 - The Fall

1:38:13 - Various Singles (911, Gorillaz on My Mind, DoYaThing)

1:59:24 - Humanz

2:09:06 - The Now Now

2:17:06 - Song Machine Vol. 1

2:29:34 - Meanwhile EP

2:34:02 - Cracker Island

2:48:27 - Favorite Gorillaz Project & Song

2:51:37 - Outro

Patrique

Kittenpuke

The clowns are back in town! That's right! You thought it was over but by the personal decree of podcast host Patrique, the pod's editor Kittenpuke is brought back out of the clown closest to discuss more of the Insane Clown Posse. This time going over the two member's solo material, as well as the newer mainline ICP releases that have come out since the podcast's initial deep dive into their discography. Along the way, the Patrique and Kittenpuke discuss their continued push that Violent J is a better rapper than Eminem, the (slow) improvement of Shaggy's rap abilities, and how ICP as a whole has been misrepresented and digged at by musical media outlets for their abilities when they really didn't deserve it.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Why Are We Doing This?

8:26 - Fuck Off EP by Shaggy 2 Dope

16:06 - Wizard of the Hood EP by Violent J

25:26 - F.T.F.O. by Shaggy 2 Dope

35:10 - The Shining by Violent J

47:54 - F.T.F.O.M.F. by Shaggy 2 Dope

59:50 - Brother! EP by Violent J

1:07:25 - Gloomy Sunday by Shaggy 2 Dope

1:12:10 - Yum Yum's Lure by Insane Clown Posse

1:15:54 - Yum Yum's Bedlam by Insane Clown Posse

1:32:38 - Wicked Vic EP by Insane Clown Posse

1:37:49 - Pug Ugly EP by Insane Clown Posse

1:47:45 - Bloody Sunday by Violent J

2:02:30 - Recommendations / Outro

Patrique

Thoughtfoul

Patrique is back with fellow previous podcast guest Thoughtfoul with a long promised episode since the last time the two came together for their discussion on Mr. eXquire, to discuss the underground Rap label Backwoodz Studioz. Since that review much has come out from the grim-y, lyrical label and in this episode the pod hosts look back at the last subsequent year of the label's releases and subsequent label members up to the present day. Beginning with rerelease of Premrock's "Load Bearing Crow's Feet" and ending with the recent release of Elucid's old group Cult Favorite's "Sway, Masses". Along the way they discuss the label's packed with talent roster such as Curly Castro, Billy Woods, Elucid, Akai Solo, Shrapknel, and more. As well as discussing the emotional impact and layers to the writing of many of Backwoodz's artists and how interconnected it all comes together as a cohesive label.

Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)"

Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace"

Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro / Introductions to Backwoodz Artists

8:57 - "Load Bearing Crow's Feet" by Premrock

14:05 - "So Climb A Tree" by Hajino and Duncecap

22:07 - "WHT LBL" by Armand Hammer

35:05 - "Aethiopes" by Billy Woods

1:03:57 - "I Told Bessie" by Elucid

1:20:48 - "Metal Lung" by ShrapKnel

1:37:35 - "1974" by DJ Preservation

1:39:36 - "Church" by Billy Woods and Messiah Musik

1:57:29 "Spirit Roaming" by Akai Solo

2:02:49 - "Sports & Leisure" by Jeff Markey

2:05:30 - "BRB Gotta Go Charge My Toothbrush" by Elucid

2:06:47 - "He Left Nothing for the Swim Back" by SKECH185 & Jeff Markey

2:24:03 - Thoughtfoul's Live Armand Hammer Adventure

2:29:32 - "Sway, Masses" by Cult Favorite

2:35:20 - Favorite Track From Backwoodz Studioz This Last Year

2:36:31 - Outro