Must Not Sleep Podcast

By Erik & Neil

The Must Not Sleep Podcast is about hip-hop and all of the many things it touches and influences. That list is too long, so it’s neatly wrapped up as hip-hop and culture. The goal is to have some fun ... more

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Must Not Sleep Podcast episodes:

March 04, 2019 Must Not Sleep Rocks the Classics: Scarface “The Diary”
It’s the next edition of the reoccurring Must Not Sleep Rocks the Classics! These are episodes that MNS uses to take a look back at what many consider to be classic hip-hop albums. On this ep, we’re goin in deep on The Diary by Scarface. We have categories, discussions, debates, music, and a whole lot … Continue reading
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1h 28min
February 05, 2019 MNS Ep: “The State of the Union”
The holidays are over, and the Must Not Sleep Podcast has returned from our break. “The State of the Union” is our rundown of hip hop in 2018. Last year’s topics to come out of Neil’s random generator (it’s a thing!): Maybe our views on hip-hop right now? (10:30) Kendrick winning the Pulitzer (19:00) Cardi … Continue reading
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1h 9min
November 19, 2018 MNS Ep: “FM!…FM!”
It’s your favorite podcast’s favorite podcast! Neil and Erik explore Vince Staple’s album FM! on this ep. Before that though, we answer the question everyone’s been asking: What exactly was Jermaine Dupri (11:20) thinking during his TMZ interview? Then we give our first impressions of FM! (23:20) before exploring Vince’s seemingly random lyrics and beats … Continue reading
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1h 19min
November 06, 2018 MNS Ep: “Don’t fall for the okey-doke!”
And we’re back! It’s been a long time, but Neil and Erik return with a discussion on Lupe Fiasco’s DROGAS WAVE and so much more. If you haven’t been down this particular internet wormhole, we provide some background to Lupe’s concept album (21:55). Erik compares Lupe to the Reddit age and shows like Westworld (34:00) … Continue reading
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1h 22min
September 21, 2018 MNS Ep: “I will give her the benefit of the doubt on everything she wrote about except Harriet Tubman” (Part 3 of 3)
This Ep is Part III of Must Not Sleep’s epic trilogy also known as Neil & Erik had a lot to say on this one. If you’ve listened to the other two parts, you know that this one is all about Lauryn Hill and the piece she wrote on medium.com a couple of weeks ago. … Continue reading
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1h 11min
September 14, 2018 MNS Ep: “It’s a very good pop album” (Part 2 of 3)
“It’s a very good pop album” is Part II of Must Not Sleep’s epic trilogy also known as Neil & Erik had a lot to say on this one. In this part of the trilogy we discuss Travis Scott’s Astroworld. We express complete surprise (not really) at the album going number one & give our … Continue reading
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35min
September 12, 2018 MNS Ep: “Nooooo growth” (Part 1 of 3)
“Nooooo growth” is Part I of Must Not Sleep’s epic trilogy also known as Neil & Erik had a lot to say on this one. In this part we go in on Eminem and his surprise album release Kamikaze. We give you some first impressions (13:35), consider all of the things wrong with his song … Continue reading
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49min
August 20, 2018 Must Not Sleep Rock’s the Classics: Public Enemy’s “Fear of a Black Planet” (PART 2)
As promised, the first edition of “Must Not Sleep Rocks the Classics” is back with Part Two of our discussion of Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet. We introduce the categories we’ll be using each time we drop a “Must Not Sleep Rocks the Classics” and cover this album from all angles. There’s even … Continue reading
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1h 4min
August 15, 2018 Must Not Sleep Rock’s the Classics: Public Enemy’s “Fear of a Black Planet” (PART 1)
It’s “Must Not Sleep Rocks the Classics”! In what will be a reoccurring theme, the Must Not Sleep Podcast does a deep dive on an album that is considered by most to be a hip hop classic. For the inaugural ep, we chose Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet, and we go so deep … Continue reading
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56min
August 02, 2018 MNS Ep: “If there’s some good you think you can do…go do it!”
We tackle some important problems we had with our last episode (6:22), and Erik offers some loan advice. Then Neil describes his special relationship with R. Kelly (24:04) before we dive into R’s 19 minute manifesto “I Admit”(35:55). We think it’s a good episode, but we’re biased (that’s a joke…it makes more sense if you … Continue reading
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FAQs about Must Not Sleep Podcast:

How many episodes does Must Not Sleep Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.