In this second part to our summary of 2020 in hip hop we speak on our Rap MVP of 2020, Verse of the Year, Feature of the Year, Bangers of 2020 and so much more! Catch the first part where we break down our top five favourite albums of the year right here: https://bit.ly/2KWjUNw. Drop us your thoughts on 2020 via email [email protected] or on our socials 🙌

 

Show Notes

• Best album you’ll never listen to again? Ft. Negro by Pink Siifu and A.D.H.D by Joyner Lucas (01:35)
• Hip Hop Documentary of the Year: 69 - The Saga of Danny Hernandez (07:40)
• Rap MVP of 2020 ft. Megan Thee Stallion, Killer Mike, The Alchemist, Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn (07:53)
• Favourite Verses of 2020 ft. Black Thought, Benny the Butcher, Killer Mike, Lil Wayne, Ka (15:16)
• We were named Podcast of the Year by B-Boy Document magazine (21:00)
• 90s Re-Discoveries of 2020 ft. World Renown, Da Lench Mob, Diamond D, Das EFX, Pete Rock’s InI, CRU (22:48)
• Best Hip Hop Moments of 2020 ft. Westside Gunn crashing our Boldy James interview (29:05)
• If One 90s Rapper Drops in 2021…Who and Why? (36:22)
• Favourite Feature of 2020 ft. Slick Rick, Vince Staples, Black Thought, Conway, Lloyd Banks (40:00)
• Best Least Hip Hop Album of 2020 ft. Sault, Perfume Genius and Idles (42:30)
• Bangers of 2020 ft. Che Noir, 38 Spesh, Megan Thee Stallion, XP the Marxman, Ransom, KXNG Crooked, Skyzoo, The Koreatown Oddity, David Wolves (46:00)

 

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Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq)

Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT)

De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn)

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For the next mailbag episode, we’d love to hear from more of you guys - so email us at [email protected] with your takes on our mailbag questions, including… 

 

🔲 What is the worst beat of 1995?

🔲 Your favourite verse of 2020

🔲 What’s the best album you’ll never listen to again?

🔲 Your feature of 2020

🔲 Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper?

🔲 What’s the worst merch you’ve ever seen?

🔲 If one 90s artist drops music is 2021…who do you want it to be and why?

 

Catch all our Spotify playlists here…

Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun

Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG

Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd

 

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