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  • 645: The Culture Custodians, BET’s Pivot, & Real Trauma

    This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast… We are celebrating a landmark victory for foundational preservation as New York State officially earmarks one million dollars to help launch the new Hip-Hop Museum right in the birthplace of the culture, the Bronx. Plus, BET is rebuilding its house with a blueprint for cultural relevance, tapping original founder Bob Johnson and foundational architects Queen Latifah and LL Cool J for their new Board of Advisers.

    It is not all celebration, though, as we break down the crushing legal update from the 11th Circuit, declaring that 2 Live Crew cannot reclaim their classic masters catalog, and we analyze the zeitgeist shift that elevated a somber 1995 hip-hop masterpiece to the status of ultimate pop royalty.

    We’ve also got high-end moves as JAY-Z and D’USSÉ honor ten years of the blueprint with an ultra-limited anniversary box set, Senator Marco Rubio dropping questionable Kanye lyrics to define international conflict on the Senate floor, and The Source delivers the definitive gift-giving guide for every hip-hop loving dad.

    Then, for a deeply emotional edition of Wu News, Method Man gets candid about navigating mental fortitude to overcome early career depression, and Ghostface Killah completely strips away the armor to reveal the raw, tragic inspiration behind his definitive classic ‘All That I Got Is You.’ What else? Let’s listen!

    1. Million Dollar Earmark  
    2. Yo, I’m Bankrupt Baby
    3. Guess Who’s Back  
    4. The Source For Father’s Day Gifts
    5. Queen of the Board  
    6. D’USSÉ
    7. Pop Goes the Weasel 
    8. New School News
    9. Wu News
      a. A-DDIC-TION-AND-DE-PRES-SION-MAN
      b. Ghost-peration
    10. One and Done – Too Brown
    11. Record of the Week – DoPE “No Country For Old Men”    
    12. Artist of the Month – The D.O.C.  
    13. Old to the New –  Ludacris “Pull Over”
    14. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 1  
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      2 hr 1 min
    15. 644: Unpaid Royalties, Fake Freedom, & The D.O.C. Returns

      This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we bring you a heavy docket, starting with a necessary ‘Fresh in Peace’ tribute to the legendary Rob Base,  Lauryn Hill finally explaining why we never got that second solo album, Ice-T stepping into the tech world with his new OG Network streaming platform, and Daz Dillinger taking the Tupac estate to court over unpaid royalties.We are also celebrating some massive golden era milestones—40 years of Run-D.M.C. Raising Hell, and Krush Groove officially cementing its legacy as one of the greatest soundtracks of all time. Plus, we’re catching up on the latest New School nonsense, and capping it all off with some fresh Codefendants in ‘Old to the New.’ What else? Let’s listen.

      1. Fresh in Peace
      2. Artistic Freedom
      3. OG
      4. Body Movin’
      5. Forty Years of Raising Hell
      6. Know Him? Brother Owes Me Money
      7. Freedom 250
      8. New School News
      9. Wu News
        a. Beams T x Wu Tang Clan
        b. Global Impact
      10. One and Done – Style
      11. Record of the Week –  The D.O.C. “Helter Skelter”  
      12. Artist of the Month – The D.O.C.
      13. Old to the New –  Codefendants (ft D.O.C.) “Rivals”  
      14. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 1
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        1 hr 53 min
      15. 643: The Diamond Encrusted Episode: Shawn Brauch on TBT

        This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we are going from the gritty street corners straight to the diamond-encrusted, absolute wildest era of hip-hop visuals. We’re sitting down with Shawn Brauch, the co-founder and mastermind behind Pen & Pixel Graphics.  What else? Let’s Listen.

        Check out Shawn’s work at www.smartfacemedia.com or on the many covers of your CD collection!

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        2 hr 17 min
      16. 642: Ridin’ Dirty at 30, Mike D Goes Solo, & Raekwon’s Respect

        This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast… Marco Rubio turns the White House briefing room into a Cypress Hill concert, Hurby ‘Luv Bug’ scores a massive, precedent-setting legal victory over Universal Music Group, and Bun B gears up to perform Ridin’ Dirty front-to-back for its 30th anniversary.

        We’re breaking down the curriculum at the brand new Bronx School of Hip-Hop that we talked about with Grandmaster Caz, last week., celebrating Mike D breaking his 15-year silence with a new solo track, and giving Eric B. & Rakim their long-overdue flowers for entering the Grammy Hall of Fame.

        We also have Method Man heading to A Different World, Raekwon demanding his bouquets, and the RZA completely failing his own Killa Bee affiliate quiz. To cap it all off, we’re bringing you new music from friend of the show, Chip Fu. What else? Let’s Listen.

        1. Go Marco
        2. Appeal Rejected
        3. Hip Hop High School
        4. BEEN Ridin Dirty
        5. Your Cash and Your Jewelry
        6. We Give a F  
        7. Maybe It IS Where You’re From  
        8. New School News 
        9. Wu News
          a. H-I-LL-M-A-N
          b. The Chef Goes Rodney Dangerfield
          c. Are YOU An Affiliate?
        10. One and Done – Einstein
        11. Record of the Week –  Chip Fu “Invisible Footsteps”
        12. Artist of the Month – Ultramagnetic MCs  
        13. Old to the New – Mike D “Switch Up”
        14. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 3
          15. Check us out on social media.

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          1 hr 55 min
        15. 641: The Grandest of Them All: The Grandmaster Caz Interview

          This week we sit down with one of the pioneers in this thing that we call hip hop. The man who started with a Kenwood turntable. The man who has murals of him on walls in other countries. The man who taught us that Hip Hop Didn’t Create Anything…..it REINVENTED EVERYTHING. Give us two hours of your time, and we will bring to you the humor, the knowledge, the living history, of the Grandest of Them All, the legendary Grandmaster Caz.

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          2 hr 10 min
        16. 640: Dylan’s Silence, Fake Rap, & The PACE Act

          This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast… Afroman builds the wildest presidential ticket in history with Flavor Flav, and Maryland officially protects the culture in the courtroom by passing the PACE Act.

          Plus, we are packing the rundown for the TBT Posse. We are paying our respects to Digital Underground’s Cleetis Mack, breaking down the massive 30-year silence between Bob Dylan and the Fugees, tackling the brewing controversy of AI-generated rap clones, and scoping out Snoop Dogg’s brand new Venice Beach ice cream empire.

          And you already know we have your Wu News covered, featuring a C.R.E.A.M. specialty coffee pop-up in Memphis and Method Man hitting the early morning turf with the Hofstra ROTC.

          Bill is on the mic delivering the headlines, Jamie is behind the boards keeping us on the air, and the episode starts… right now!

          1. Fresh in Peace
          2. DJ Cinderella
          3. Because He Got High?
          4. Dylan’s on L-Boogie Time
          5. Is AI Speaking for Rappers?  
          6. PACE Act
          7. Dr. Bombay Goes to Venice  
          8. New School News 
          9. Wu News
            a. Memphis Pop Up
            b. R-O-T-C-WORK-OUT-MAN
          10. One and Done – CMCs
          11. Record of the Week –  Billy Danze “The Answer”
          12. Artist of the Month – Ultramagnetic MCs  
          13. Old to the New – Chip Fu ft. Busta Rhymes “Have Mercy”
          14. Bill Reads Lyrics–  verse 3
            15. Check us out on social media.

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            2 hr 3 min
          15. 639: Bullet From a Gun: The Legacy of Derek B

            This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we are taking a trip across the Atlantic. We are dedicating an entire episode to a true pioneer, the late, great Derek B. We’re talking pirate radio in London, signing with Russell Simmons, touring with Public Enemy, and the massive impact he had on the culture before he was tragically taken way too soon. We hope you brushed up on your Music of Life history, and listened to Bullet From a Gun, because we’re ready to run a Power Move on you. What else? Let’s listen.

            1. Fresh in Peace
            2. It’s Alright Now
            3. Meet Derek Boland
            4. Bad Young Brother
            5. Rock the Beat
            6. All City
            7. Human Time Bomb  
            8. No Porsche For Derek B
            9. Def Beat Boy
            10. New School News   
            11. Record of the Week –  Derek B “Bullet From a Gun”
            12. Artist of the Month – X Clan
            13. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 3
            14. Kool Keith or Gibberish 
              15. Check us out on social media.

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              2 hr 7 min
            15. 638: The New York Crown, The JMJ Plea & RZA Wants Obama

              This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we bring you a release you can’t Waits for, a Vinylphyle release of a Gang Starr classic, a new biopic coming your way, Trick Daddy causing much static in New York, Cappadonna Pillages the Galleria, and new music from friend of the show, Billy Danze. What else? Let’s listen.

              1. Legends of the West?
              2. Boots on the Ground
              3. Vinylphyle
              4. Biopizzle
              5. Dre Day in New Jersey
              6. Trick Daddy Crowns King of New York
              7. One Outta Three Ain’t Bad  
              8. New School News 
              9. Wu News
                a.  RZA Wants Barry O
                b. The Pillage
              10. One and Done – Tre+6
              11. Record of the Week –   Snoop Dogg “10 Til’ Midnight”
              12. Artist of the Month – X Clan
              13. Old to the New – Billy Danze “No Losses”
              14. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 3  
                15. Check us out on social media.

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                2 hr
              15. 637: The Bambaataa Dilemma, The JMJ Maze, & Meth Was Never Going

                This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we bring you the Bambaataa dilemma, the twists and turns of the JMJ maze, 50 going to Hulu, Meth was never going, and new music from AZ. What else? Let’s listen.

                1. Fresh in Peace
                2. Fresh in Peace II  
                3. Legacy in the Epstein Era
                4. Trolls 4 Comes to Hulu
                5. It Don’t Make Me None
                6. Still Unresolved
                7. Mount Westmore
                8. New School News 
                9. Wu News
                  a.  SAID-I-WASN’T-GOING-MAN
                  b. GZA in Chicago
                10. One and Done – Dog House Posse  
                11. Record of the Week –  A.D.O.R. “The Concrete”
                12. Artist of the Month – X Clan
                13. Old to the New – AZ ft Mumu Fresh “So High”
                14. Bill Reads Lyrics–  verse 1
                  15. Check us out on social media.

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                  2 hr 1 min
                15. 636: Chilli’s MAGA Drama, KRS-Two, & Wu Tang Refunds

                  This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we bring you a Fresh in Peace, Chili in hot water, but Salt to the rescue, Luda and One A Day, Nas and the Ice Cream Man, Meth gets mad at the bots and new music from friend of the show, Dres. What else? Let’s listen.

                  1. Fresh in Peace
                  2. KRS-Two?
                  3. Health Doesn’t Need to Be Ludacris
                  4. Salt to the Rescue
                  5. The Ice Cream Man
                  6. Not Down With Rush
                  7. P Says He’s Moving On
                  8. Beastie Boys Meet Levi
                  9. New School News 
                  10. Wu News
                    a.  Wu Tang Sextet?
                    b. Yo Spike, I Got the Bots
                  11. One and Done – NiNi X
                  12. Record of the Week –  Special Ed “Still Got It Made”
                  13. Artist of the Month – X Clan
                  14. Old to the New – Dres “Dose” 
                  15. Bill Reads Lyrics –  verse 2
                    16. Check us out on social media.

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                    1 hr 55 min

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