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- #53: Producer Equality over Inflation (The 2 Year Anniversary Episode)Back again with another new episode and another BRAND NEW SEASON of the show. Nick and Jared kick the season off after enjoying the long 4th of July weekend with Bobby Shmurda's rant on producers wanting him to pay up to 5 digits for beats that he wants, but feels like they are asking for way too much money. Some producers are responding back on why they feel the need to charge more for their beats. The marauders discuss on if producers should be getting paid the same as rappers or if they should be getting paid more. After that, the 2022 BET Awards have come and gone and a lot of surprises took place from Kanye's first appearance in almost a decade, to Brandy and Jack Harlow squashing their "beef" to Mariah Carey and Shyne taking the stage. We give our picks on what we loved and hated about the show and what we could have wished for. Later, social media was abuzz with the Omarion/Ray J/Mario/Sammie Verzuz battle that took place and it became memorable for all the wrong reasons. We talk and laugh about the entire battle and crown a undisputed winner (Spoiler Alert: It wasn't Ray J) and hear Ray J's excuse on what happened with his performance. All that plus album recommendations, shoutouts, more storytelling songs to be Rank'd and more!!Follow the show on social media: @lowendmaraudersFollow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @knoxavelli & @nycholasfuryShop the store here: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/SOURCES:Bobby Shmurda on producers: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71190/title.bobby-shmurda-vents-about-producers-overcharging-him-for-beatsProducers respond: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71240/title.boi-1da-cardo-respond-to-bobby-shmurda-producer-beat-price-rant2022 BET Awards: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.71298/title.2022-bet-awards-kick-off-in-los-angeles-see-all-the-winnersRay J/Verzuz battle: https://www.xxlmag.com/ray-j-struggles-verzuz-son/Ray J's explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkb0LP9dBE&t=25s1 hr 59 min
- #52: Honestly,... It's Bad DrakeApologies for the late drop, but Nick and Jared are back with the final episode of season two and they go out with a bang by kicking the off with Rolling Stone's Top 200 Greatest Hip Hop Albums of All Time list that had a lot of people talking for better and mostly for worse. We talk about what the magazine ranked as number one and one particular album that ranked higher than a lot of critical applauded and fan favorite albums (list further below in the notes). Next up, The Game is on his rap Wrestlemania rollout with his new album Drillmatic and is still hurt about him not being included at this year's Super Bowl but still continues to drag down Eminem. We give our thoughts on if we have high or low expectations for his upcoming album especially since there's no track listing (as of this episode) and no released singles. After that, XXL dropped their annual Freshman List on who's next to break out in hip hop (list and link further below in notes). We talk about the up and coming rappers and give our takes on who will break out in 2022 AND discuss our favorite years of the XXL Freshman List from the past. Later, Drake surprised the world by dropping a new album Honestly, Nevermind and... it divided a lot of fans and people have given it negative reviews. We give our (negative) takes on Drake's new album to lots of laughs. All that and Wu-Tang, laughs, album recommendations and more!Follow the show on Instagram: @lowendmaraudersFollow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @knoxavelli, @nycholasfuryShop the store right here!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/SOURCES:Rolling Stone's Top 200: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-hip-hop-albums-1323916/The Game: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70608/title.the-game-continues-slim-shady-slander-when-have-you-ever-heard-eminem-in-a-clubXXL Freshmen List 2022: https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/xxl-2022-freshman-class-1235087585/2 hr 24 min
- #51: Yo! MTV Raps: Better than BET's Rap City?
Back again with another new episode with Nick & Jared kicking things off with an old school vs. new school generation battle with Soulja Boy claiming that the old school rappers that came before him, haven't done anything for the new generation of rap artists (May 30) and legendary producer Pete Rock talks down on the new generation of rap by saying that drill rap (a subgenre of rap music with violent, gritty and realistic lyrics rapped over a slowed down beat) is trash due to him seeing people in his native Brooklyn dying in the street (May 27). We address both topics and give our thoughts and who we rule in favor of with the old school/new school war of words. Next up, the 2022 BET Awards nominations were announced (June 1) with Doja Cat leading the pack with six nominations but with everyone getting nominations for the show, one person in particular wasn't fond of not being nominated: Lil Nas X. With Queen Latifah backing him up and saying that he should have been on the ballot, we give our votes on whether or not he should have been and we give our annual predictions on the award show (June 26). After that, Yo! MTV Raps has made a comeback on Paramount+ with new hosts, battle rapper/Wild N Out castmember Conceited and DJ Diamond Kutz. We look back on the show which launched careers, gave first peeks at up and coming artists and had lots of memorable live perfomances and tell our favorite moments and then ask if Yo! was a better show than their rival show (BET's) Rap City and some answers may surprise you. All that plus, Reverse One Gotta Go, laughs, mistakes, COVID coughs, album recommendations and more!!
Follow the marauders on Instagram: @dj_young_franky, @knoxavelli, @nycholasfury
Follow the show on all socials: @lowendmarauders
Shop the store here: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com
SOURCES:
Soulja Boy: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70658/title.soulja-boy-says-the-ogs-failed-the-younger-generation-thats-why-they-out-here-going-crazy
Pete Rock: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70588/title.pete-rock-says-drill-rap-is-trash-it-disrupts-the-soul
Lil Nas X on the BET Awards: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70771/title.queen-latifah-addresses-lil-nas-xs-frustrations-over-bet-awards-snub
BET Awards Nominees: https://www.bet.com/bet-awards/nominees
1 hr 53 min - #50:...You Might Just Get Hit With the R.I.C.O. (The Pushing 🅿rison Episode)Despite those damn delays, we are back with our half century episode and we kick things off by giving out our Report Card Rating on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers album which had the whole world talking when it came out on the 13th. We also talk about the controversy surrounding the album with Kendrick bringing in Kodak Black to appear on the album due to his legal problems in the past and ask if he was right to be featured on Mr. Morale. After that, YSL gets in deep trouble with Young Thug and Gunna being arrested for conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery and participation in criminal street gang activity. With Young Thug being arrested and Gunna following suit a few days later, we give our thoughts on what comes next for both rappers and if their careers will be the same post RICO indictment. Later, 6 months after the Astroworld tragedy in Houston, Travis Scott made his first TV appearance by performing at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Vegas (May 15th). We ask ourselves if it is too early or if Travis should have waited in order to reappear on TV. Also, storytelling songs ranked, laughs, album recommendations and an announcement about the show!Follow the show on all socials: @lowendmaraudersFollow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox, @nycholasfuryShop the Low End Marauders store!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/SOURCES:Kendrick Lamar/Kodak Black controversy: https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-backlash-kodak-black-morale-big-steppers/Young Thug/Gunna RICO charges: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70147/title.young-thug-gunna-indicted-on-racketeering-murder-armed-robbery-chargesTravis Scott: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70285/title.travis-scott-performs-lost-forever-billboard-music-awards-20221 hr 55 min
- #49: Beastie Boys: G.O.A.T. Status??
Sorry for the delay (again) but we are back with a brand new episode with Nick and Jared rocking the mic and kicking things off with up and coming rapper DDG taking to Twitter and saying that rappers today are ten times better than rapper from the past. We debate on if DDG was right to make those comments and some of our comments may surprise you and we'll tell you who is better in what from the old and new schools. Next up, Pusha T is having a hell of a year so far with his album It's Almost Dry coming in at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, the Arby's Spicy Fish diss to McDonald's (still fire! no pun intended) and going on a promotional tour to hype up the album. Some fans were thinking that he sent a shot at Cardi B in his song "Dreaming of the Past" due to a lyric in his song. We ask if it was a direct shot to her and if Cardi B deserved the Best Rap Album Grammy from 2019. After that, May 4th marks the 10 year passing of legendary rapper MCA of the Beastie Boys due to cancer. We take a look back at the boys' career, achievements and influences then ask if the trio from NYC is a top five hip hop group of all time since asking if top ten was too easy of a question. All that plus, ranking Kendrick Lamar's first five albums in our toughest Rank'd yet due to Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers dropping on May 13th, album recommendations, shoutouts and a lot more!!
Follow the show on all socials: @lowendmarauders
Follow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox & @nycholasfury
Shop the Low End Marauders store here!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/
SOURCES:
DDG on today's rappers: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69900/title.ddg-claims-modern-rappers-10-times-better-than-older-rappers
Pusha T on Cardi B: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70028/title.pusha-t-denies-dissing-cardi-b-grammy-win-dreamin-of-the-past
Kendrick Lamar and his new album: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70009/title.kendrick-lamar-hints-at-mr-morale-the-big-steppers-being-a-double-album
2 hr 7 min - #48: Doja Cat: Rapper in Disguise??
Sorry for the delay! but we are back with another new episode with Nick and Jared and we kick things off with A$AP Rocky and him getting busted at LAX. Rocky was arrested and then later released due to a shooting incident that happened back in November 2021 where he allegedly shot a man in his hand in the Hollywood area. We give our quick thoughts on the entire situation surrounding him and if it'll hurt his career. After that, Fivio Foreign went on The Angie Martinez Show (April 12) and told Angie that Jay Z was the greatest rapper to come out of Brooklyn with Fivio being a Brooklyn native himself. We discuss if the answer was a safe answer to save face and if Jay really is the greatest MC to come out of the Brooklyn with others coming out like MC Lyte, B.I.G., Big Daddy Kane and more. Next, upcoming rapper Coi Leroy is in the headlines for her album TRENDSETTERS, but for some for all the wrong reasons, as her album is projected to sell 9,000 copies sold in its first week. We ask ourselves if the album is considered a flop in 2022 streaming services standards and if she can improve her craft or if it's too late for her. Later, Doja Cat is having a great 2022 so far with her winning a GRAMMY (April 4), performing at Coachella (April 17) and getting the respect she deserves from her peers including rapper Wale. The Nigerian rapper said on Twitter that Doja is one of the best rappers in the world today and Remy Ma saying that she isn't a rapper on an episode of Drink Champs but still gave Doja Cat her respect. We debate if Doja Cat is considered a rapper or should she be called a pop star and what should she do in order to get more respect from her rap peers and how she should challenge herself. All that plus, weed songs, album recommendations, shoutouts and a lot more!!
Follow the show on all socials!: @lowendmarauders
Follow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox & @nycholasfury
Shop the store here!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/
SOURCES:
A$AP Rocky arrest: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69717/title.aap-rocky-walks-out-of-l-a-county-jail-after-posting-550k-bail
Fivio Foreign on Brooklyn rappers: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69490/title.fivio-foreign-reveals-his-pick-for-greatest-brooklyn-rapper-of-all-time
Coi Leray's albums sales: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69772/title.coi-leray-defends-trendsetter-first-week-sales-look-at-your-favorite-artists-debut-albums
Wale & Remy Ma on Doja Cat: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69633/title.wale-settles-is-doja-cat-a-rapper-debate-once-and-for-all
1 hr 52 min - #47: Comedy Ain't For Everyone...
For this episode Nick and Kyle hold things down and kick things with the slap seen around the world! Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at The Oscars before presenting an award had the whole world talking even though Will won an award for his role in King Richard later on in the night. But the slap has drawn a lot of criticism from fans, viewers of the live show and celebrities alike. As of stepping down from The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences back on the first, and then a week later being banned for a decade from all Oscars events, we give our thoughts on him being banned for ten years and the entire Chris Rock situation. Next up, the 64th annual GRAMMYs happened on April 3rd and hip hop came through and had some winners from Lil Baby to Doja Cat to Tyler, the Creator. With the aforementioned winning Best Rap Album over J. Cole, Nas and Kanye West, we ask if the GRAMMYs made the right call on having Call Me If You Get Lost as the winner. After that, T.I. has found life as a stand up comedian these last few months, but, has lashed out at a comedienne during her set after she brought up his 2021 sexual allegations case with him and his wife that was thrown out in court. Even though both parties have made up, we say on why T.I. was wrong to lash out and if we would pay to see him perform stand up. Later, TRIGGER WARNING!!!, the family of slain DMV rapper Goonew made a decision to bring his body to a nightclub's closing party and had the dead rapper standing upright on stage while people were partying. We ask if the family went way too far by bringing the cadaver to the nightclub. All that plus, Best Rap Album One Gotta Go, shoutouts, album recommendations and more!
Follow the show on all social media sites!: @lowendmarauders
Follow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox, @nycholasfury
Shop the Low End Marauders store here!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/
SOURCES:
Will Smith being banned: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69416/title.will-smith-responds-to-10-year-academy-ban
Michael Che on Will & Jada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdayQgrM74o&t=134s
August Alsina on Will & Jada: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69313/title.august-alsina-addresses-jada-pinkett-affair-on-new-song-shake-the-world
GRAMMY Winners: https://www.grammy.com/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list
T.I. goes off: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.69322/title.t-i-goes-off-on-comedian-who-made-joke-about-sexual-assault-allegations
Goonew's club cadaver: https://www.xxlmag.com/goonew-mother-defends-corpse-farewell-event/
1 hr 59 min - #46: Retirement: Hip Hop's Best April Fool's Prank
On this episode of the podcast, Nick and Jared hold things down and talk about social media's biggest troll who goes by the name of 6ix9ine telling a judge that he's gone broke and the bubble has popped. He also says that he's so broke right now that he can't afford gas according to his manager Wack 100 when back in September 2021 he claimed to have had a "$43 million worth of business". We give our thoughts and takes on 6ix9ine going broke and drop some gems on him. After that, Kanye West is back at it again with him going off on Instagram by taking shots on comedians D.L. Hughley and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah with both of them voicing their concern on West's recent behavior and West firing back to the point of him being suspended off of Instagram for 24 hours and him being kicked off the performers list at this year's GRAMMYs (which is hosted by Noah). We discuss if him being for 24 hours was enough and then wonder if Trevor Noah was responsible for Kanye being pulled off the show like his "Eazy" collaborator The Game wrote online. Next, Pusha T has beef with McDonald's! After being stiffed for $500K for him cowriting the "I'm Lovin' It" jingle for the brand and Justin Timberlake getting $6 million, King Push dropped a diss track aiming at the fast food chain and linking up with Arby's to fire shots. We say if him recording the track was a good move or not and tell you how much he may get from Arby's from the song. Later, what do Jay Z, Logic, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, The Game, J. Cole and many others have in common?, (besides being rappers) they have all flirted with retirement at one point in their careers but as we all know, no rapper than does announce it never really stays retired. We ask the question on why rappers can't stay retired and what they should do in order to officially retire from the rap game. All that, plus laughs, fall offs, album recommendations and a lot more!!
Follow the show on all social sites: @lowendmarauders
Follow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox, @nycholasfury
Shop the store here!: https://my-store-10281732.creator-spring.com/
SOURCES:
6ix9ine: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68751/title.wack-100-says-6ix9ine-is-so-broke-he-needed-20-for-gas-its-fucking-terrible#
Kanye West suspended: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68826/title.kanye-west-suspended-from-instagram-for-harassing-kim-kardashian-pete-davidson-d-l-hughley-etc
Trevor Noah on Kanye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEZdsisM8ZI&t=429s
Noah on Kayne being pulled from GRAMMYs: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68913/title.host-trevor-noah-reacts-to-the-grammys-pulling-kanye-west-performance
Pusha T: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68990/title.pusha-t-arbys-8-million-boost-mcdonalds-diss-song
Spicy Fish Diss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn0LjF4_5r4
2 hr 2 min - #45: Megan the Stallion: (Super)star?On this episode of the show, all three marauders are back in our makeshift Internet studio and we kick things off on Joe Budden talking down on Megan the Stallion on his podcast by saying she isn't a superstar due to album sales or lack their of. We give our takes on what makes a superstar and if Megan fills in those credentials to be called a superstar. Speaking of Joe Budden, he let his feelings be known along with Royce da 5'9 when their former Slaughterhouse MCs, Joell Ortiz and Kxng Crooked made an album titled "Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse". The album drew a lot of criticism from both Joe and Royce especially since both have not heard the album but aired our how pissed they were on Instagram Live. We debate on if Joell and Kxng Crooked were right to use the Slaughterhouse name for the album and if they should get back together as a group especially since Joe has retired from rapping. Next up, The Game has made his feelings known about going one on one against Eminem but saying he can outrap him, beating him in a Verzuz battle, and his newest achievement of having the most gold and platinum plaques in RIAA history not meaning much to him. We take sides on if a potential Verzuz were to happen who would win. All that plus, coke rap One Gotta Go, shoutouts and more!Follow the show on social!: @lowendamaraudersFollow the marauders on Instagram: @real_89/@dj_young_franky, @therealjknox & @nycholasfuryShop the store here!: my-store-10281732.creator-spring.comSOURCES:Joe Budden on Megan: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68390/title.joe-budden-denies-megan-thee-stallion-is-a-superstar-she-aint-sold-shitRise & Fall of Slaughterhouse: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68370/title.royce-da-59-joe-budden-show-disapproval-for-joell-ortiz-kxng-crooked-new-slaughterhouseThe Game vs. Eminem: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68579/title.the-game-doubles-down-on-being-a-better-rapper-than-eminem-lets-get-upEminem/RIAA: https://deadline.com/2022/03/eminem-breaks-record-most-gold-platinum-singles-riaa-1234973487/1 hr 55 min
- #44: The Jeen-yuhs vs. The Judge?
On this episode, Nick and Kyle hold the fort down and kick things off by report card rating this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar & Mary J. Blige with most viewers saying that they enjoyed the show with some criticizing the show of it being too short to Eminem kneeling during the set. We give our thoughts on the set and drop some easter eggs on some things you didn't know during the performance. Next up, Kanye West (yeah we're talking about him again) had a roller coaster like two weeks since the last episode with the break up of him and Julia Fox (February 14th), him and Kid Cudi on bad terms again and him promoting Donda 2 and telling fans that the album will be exclusively on Stem Players for the low price of $200. But the (one sided social media) war of words has taken place against him and SNL castmate/Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, Pete Davidson. With all the threats against Pete and with some being thrown at Kim's way, we ask if it's time for Kim to start seeing a judge in order to stop Kanye from making threats against the couple. After that, with Megan thee Stallion's court case just getting started against Tory Lanez after he shot her back in 2020. With Tory giving his side on the incident and "apologizing" we wonder if Tory will face jail time for what happened back in 2020. Later with Buffalo, NY rapper Conway the Machine releasing his latest album God Don't Make Mistakes out now, he recently said that he is no longer apart of both Griselda and Shady Records after fulfilling his contractual agreement with both labels. We ask where he should sign next of if he should stay signed to his own label. All that, plus ranked hip hop duos, recommendations and more!!
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SOURCES:
Super Bowl Halftime Show: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/13/arts/music/super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html
Kanye vs. Pete: https://pagesix.com/2022/02/23/pete-davidson-seemingly-shades-kanye-west-on-instagram/
Megan thee Stallion court case: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68312/title.tory-lanez-says-he-apologized-to-megan-thee-stallion-for-fucking-2-best-friends-not-shooting-her
Conway leaving Griselda: https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-02-21/153601/conway-the-machine-leaves-griselda-shady-records/
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A biweekly hip hop/comedy debate podcast where three longtime high school friends give their thoughts, opinions, ideas and comedy burns on what's going on in hip hop culture today.