Happy 2025 ladies and gentlemen! As 2024 is now in the rearview mirror, our 1/3rd cohost Nick takes a look back on some of the best albums to hit streaming services over the last 12 months. With records from the East and West Coasts, some down South and the Midwest, see what Nick chose as his best rap albums from 2024.

CHAPTERS:

0:00: Intro

5:58: Albums #10-#6

15:50: Albums #5-#2

29:14: Honorable Mentions

35:44: ...and the Number One Album Is...

Back at it again with another new episode of the podcast as Nick is here to talk about the label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). The label celebrated 20 years of being around in hip hop and to celebrate, the website HipHopDX made a list of their 20 greatest albums. From Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and SZA, find out who made the list along with their respective album(s). After the list, Nick gives his thoughts regarding the list and names his top ten albums that came from the camp. Plus, he briefly discussed three albums that made the countdown that he felt was too early to include. All that plus, an album recommendation, shoutouts and more!

Back again for the second episode of season five of the show. Nick holds it down and talks about OutKast. Everyone knows that Andre and Big Boi are one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time, but what is the greatest song from the duo? Dissect podcast did a Last Song Standing season on which song is the one to rule them all and the answer that was selected may surprise you. Nick weighs in on the answer to which the show selected and gives his thoughts on what song should be crowned if not their answer. He also gives his personal picks on the best song from each album that the group has made. All that and a lot more, plus shoutouts, an album recommendation!

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - Exploring OutKast's Greatest Song

5:56 - Last Song Standing

11:51 - Elimination and Final Selections

17;53 - Nick's Personal Picks

25:56 - Shoutouts & Album Recommendation

Back at it again with another new episode and another new season of the Low End Marauders podcast! Nick kicks season five off by describing how some season five episodes will change throughout the season and gets right into the big news and uproar that has been going around. On September 8th, just hours before the beginning of kickoff on NFL Sunday week one, The NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar will be performing on the Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 9th, 2025. (Incorrectly announced on the 5th while recording.) While some people have expressed excitement on Kendrick performing, many are PISSED to say that it should have been Lil Wayne who should have the spot. Nick explains how the process is selected for the show, should Wayne have a Halftime Show in the future and more!!

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Time Stamps:

4:17 - Selection Process

9:34 - Reactions from Fans and Wayne's Camp

17:09 - Nick's Mixed Feelings

21:57 - Can Wayne Perform Hits on Prime Time TV?

28:09 - Expected Set List

30:02 - Anticipation of the Halftime Show

31:09 - Album Recommendation

SOURCES:

Kendrick goes to the Super Bowl: https://hiphopdx.com/news/kendrick-lamar-hidden-drake-diss-super-bowl-video

The Selection Process: https://www.sportscasting.com/news/heres-how-the-nfl-chooses-the-super-bowl-halftime-performers/

Mad Rappers: https://hiphopdx.com/news/every-rapper-upset-lil-wayne-super-bowl-snub

Back again with the season four finale! Nick holds down the fort as he kicks things off with his review on the 2024 BET Awards. The lone marauder gives his hot takes on the best, worst and WTF moments of the award ceremony and asks if or how BET can make their summertime ceremony more enjoyable for the at home viewers. Next, Kendrick Lamar popped out and showed people how to unite Los Angeles with a concert held at the Kia Forum in LA. The rapper surprisingly brought out rappers old and new to join him on stage on June 19th and dropped some Easter eggs for the viewers during the live broadcast. Nick gives his view on the entire live show and calls cap on someone saying that they weren't bothered on not being a part of the show. After that, Rick Ross gets punched in the face after a festival in Vancouver on June 30th. Seemingly due to the Teflon Don, playing Kendrick's "Not Like Us" on Drake's home turf. Nick will ask if the Kendrick/Drake beef is starting to go to far now that violence has entered the conversation. All that plus, laughs, album recommendations, shoutouts and more!!!

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SOURCES:

BET Awards: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-bet-awards-political-vote_n_66859d7ae4b0971108c1e872

Kendrick's Pop Out: https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-pop-out-concert-easter-eggs/

The Game siding with Drake: https://hiphopdx.com/news/the-game-supports-drake-kendrick-lamar-beef

Rick Ross' fight: https://hiphopdx.com/news/rick-ross-attacked-drake-goons-canada

Ross' response: https://hiphopdx.com/news/rick-ross-disproves-face-injuries-canada-attack-drake

After a long break the show is BACK for 2024 and back with another new episode of the show! Only Nick holds things down for this time around as he kicks things off by touching on why fans were underwhelmed by Jeezy's Tiny Desk performance. Fans called out the show by saying the audience in attendance was bad for the show, the setlist that he had and the location of the show. Nick gives his thoughts on everything and if he liked or hated the show. Next up, Cardi B came back with a new track "Like What (Freestyle)" which had a lot of people talking including Joe Budden who says the pretty girl wave rap is over. Nick gives his thoughts on if it is over and how Cardi's new single sounds. After that, ScHoolboy Q's highly anticipated new Blue Lips recently dropped to give west coast rap a shot in the arm to stay relevant while the South and NY rap is all over the place. Nick reviews the album and ask if Q's Blue Lips can revive the west coast back to what it once was a decade ago. All that plus shoutouts, an album recommendation and a lot more!!

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SOURCES:

Jeezy's Tiny Desk Show: https://hiphopdx.com/news/jeezy-tiny-desk-fans-underwhelmed

Cardi B & Joe Budden: https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/joe-budden-cardi-b-girl-rapper-wave-over-1234857440/

ScHoolboy Q's Blue Lips: https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/schoolboy-q-blue-lips-album-review

Been gone for a minute but we are BACK with another new episode of LEM! Nick and Jared are back at the helm and we kick things off with the breaking news of the split between Cardi B and Offset. Cardi recently told fans on Instagram Live that she is now single, only to fuel the fires (again) of Offset cheating on her, especially with rumors going around the he slept with Chrisean Rock at a party that all three attended. We give our thoughts on the entire situation and find out what both parties should do post breakup. After that, Andre 3000 FINALLY dropped a solo album, only to disappoint fans by saying that it wasn't going to be a rap album since he had nothing to rap about at the age of 48. Lil Wayne chimed in on Andre's comments by saying that it was "depressing". We give our thoughts on 3000's new album and ask if Wayne was right to call it depressing that Andre had nothing to rap about. Next, with Busta Rhymes dropping a new album Blockbusta, he stopped on KickGame's UK show Shopping for Sneakers. When host, Craig Mitch, ask Busta on who can beat him in a Verzuz battle, Busta confidently said: "nobody!". We put his theory to the test and ask if someone can go round for round with Busta or wonder if he's right. After that, from Drake's midlife crisis and rappers showing no originality to celebrating 50 years of hip hop, we take a look back at the best and worst of the genre in 2023. All that plus, podcasts on Mt. Rushmore, shoutouts, laughs, album recommendations and more!!

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SOURCES:

Cardi B & Offset: https://hiphopdx.com/news/cardi-b-offset-split-single

Lil Wayne on Andre 3000: https://hiphopdx.com/news/lil-wayne-andre-3000-rapping-over-40-depressing

Busta Rhymes on Verzuz: https://hiphopdx.com/news/busta-rhymes-verzuz-nobody-beat-him

On our 2023 NFL Week 3 Miami Dolphins massacre over the Denver Broncos episode, Nick and Jared hold things down and kick things off over the huge news that Usher will be headlining the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show in Las Vegas. The marauders touch on if Usher's halftime show will be better than Rihanna's and what we should expect when he hits the stage in 2024. Next up, Chris Brown and R&B singer Tinashe go blow for blow with words after the songstress recently said in an interview that regretted doing songs with both Brown and R. Kelly. Chris caught wind and decided to clap back with a scathing response to her. We not only ask if she should regret doing the song with Chris but if or how she can avoid more situations like this in the future. After that, what do Teyana Taylor, Jeezy, Remy and Papoose all have in common this fall? All of the aforementioned are heading for separation/divorce within these few weeks. We ask whose split was the most shocking, who can still save their relationship/marriage or who should stay split up. All that plus, laughs, album recommendations, our newest game on Southern rappers and more!!

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SOURCES:

Usher at the Super Bowl: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/entertainment/usher-super-bowl/index.html

Chris Brown vs. Tinashe: https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/chris-brown-tinashe-blocks-collaboration-1234791395/

Jeezy divorce: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/717224-joe-budden-reacts-jeezy-jeannie-mai-divorce-surprised

Remy Ma & Papoose split: https://www.hiphoplately.com/report-remy-ma-and-papoose-split/