We're back after a short absence and we're joined by one of the most consistent MCs to come out of the UK in the past decade, with one of the biggest catalogues to boot, West London rapper Lord Apex! We delve into his origins rapping in youth clubs with Lowkey, studying greats such as Nas and Big L, coming up via Soundcloud, social media, his music and relationship with the UK rap scene and...conspiracy theories?

Before chopping it up about how he linked up with the likes of Mos Def, Westside Gunn, V-Don and more. He may or may not have called out Freddie Gibbs, Larry June and Danny Brown too. A fun-filled episode!

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It’s a fiery one this week as we review Drake’s new dance album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ and assess how much longer he has at the top of the game (6:01).

We ponder the perceived lack of UK rappers who are also label executives (38:31) and take a trip down memory lane naming a number of legendary rap tours we wish we could’ve gone to (58:58). We also get into what we’ve been listening to lately.

What we've been listening to:

Peter

Aaron Ray - Hello Poison

S.A.S. - Purple Hearts

Drake - Honestly, Nevermind

Elzhi & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Zhigeist

Moe

The Game - The R.E.D. Album

Larry June - Smoothies in 1991

Drake - Honestly, Nevermind

Yemi

Westside Boogie - More Black Superheroes

Cat Burns - emotionally unavailable

Drake - Honestly, Nevermind

Our collab with Sony Certified: https://youtu.be/EtkBzOesupY

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We're doing things a little different this week. We start with dissecting journalist Brian 'B. Dot' Miller's Best Rappers of the Midyear list (0:36), before discussing Young Thug, Gunna and YSL's legal troubles and whether rap lyrics should be used in a police investigation(25:35).

We talk sampling and whether it's becoming too simplified in commercial rap (58:41) and name our favourite non-rap features on rap songs (1:22:35).

We also want to thank all of the listeners for getting us to over 30,000 streams! We are eternally grateful for your listenership.

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A special one this week! We’re joined by returning guest and one half of the This Could End Terribly podcast, Abiade, to review one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ (4:41).

Later, after Little Simz announced her inability to tour the USA due to financial reasons, we dissect the grind of independent artists and their standing in the music industry at large (58:02). We then run a topic back by revisiting London and voting which area of the UK capital has produced the best MCs. The 2022 edition (1:19:38).

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This week we’re joined by Asher Kosher, a London-based rapper, artist manager, community organiser and co-founder of Root 73, the artist hub and label that is home to one of the UK’s hottest young MCs, Enny.

We take a deep dive into his career, including finding rap music through old skating videos, opening up for KRS-One and The Pharcyde, running Root 73, working with Tion Wayne, discovering new artists and cultivating networks through music.

What we’ve been listening to:

Asher

Knucks - Alpha Place

Peter

JVCK JAMES - On The Rocks

Moe

Jack Harlow - Come Home The Kids Miss You

Yemi

Surya Sen - At What Cost?

Nia Archives - Forbidden Feelingz

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The 70th! We assess the rap game and whether its going through a golden era similar to the late 1980s and early 1990s and what a golden era looks like in 2022 (11:45).

We talk female rappers and why we’ve never seen all women rap supergroups over the years and the challenges they face in general (36:43). For fun we then name the part of New York that has produced the best MCs (1:03:54).

What we’ve been listening to:

Peter

Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry

Phabo - Soulquarius

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Syd - Broken Hearts Club

Charles Mingus - Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Yemi

Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart

Syd - Broken Hearts Club

Sunni Colon - Juju & The Flowerbug

Digga D - Noughty By Nature

Fly Anakin - Frank

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We’re talking all things UK this week! We get into what we’ve been listening to this week (3:46) before analysing when might be the time British Rap is acknowledged by the Grammy Awards, following the recent ceremony (11:14).

We get into one the UK’s most treasured collectives, The Movement, and why the team of Ghetts, Scorcher, Wretch 32, Devlin and Mercston never became a fully fledged group (35:48) and, after listing the best US producers every year since 1990 on the last pod, we take it to the UK to list the best beat makers every year since the year 2000 (59:29).

What we’ve been listening to:

Peter

Alex Isley & Jack Dine - Marigold

Max Roach - Members Don’t Get Weary

Fela Kuti - Confusion

Moe

J Hus - Big Conspiracy

Pusha T ft JAY-Z & Pharrell - Neck & Wrist

Yemi

Shae Universe - Unorthodox

Cruel Santino - Subaru Boys: Final Heaven

Iblss - raja’s sun

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Another week, another pod! We give some much deserved flowers to Kojey Radical by reviewing his debut album ‘Reason To Smile’ (6:47) before discussing whether Chicago’s very own Chief Keef is a hip-hop legend (31:15).

We’re also talking producers by naming the best producer alive every year since 1990, thanks to the good people over at Complex (55:22), and end by naming the greatest beatmaker ever (1:24:28).

What we’ve been listening to:

Peter

Benny The Butcher - Tana Talk 4

Conway The Machine - God Don't Make Mistakes

Lucky Daye - Candydrip

Robert Glasper - Black Radio 3

Moe

Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile

The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity

Digga D - Life of a Real G (Freestyle)

Yemi

Hak Baker - Misled

Ego Ella May - Field Notes II

Benny The Butcher - Tana Talk 4

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This week we’re joined by Sian Anderson, one of the most trusted voices in the music industry, DJ, radio host and broadcaster for BBC Radio 1Xtra and A&R & Marketing Executive for Parlophone Records.

She maps out her come up as a writer for Live Magazine and radio host for Rinse FM and 1Xtra as well as her transition to working for a record label, before breaking down work with Ed Sheehan, missing out on signing Unknown T, how to gain an artist’s trust when developing them and advice for those who want to enter the music industry.

What we’ve been listening to:

Sian

SNE - Bouquet

Lotto Ash - Give You

Ama Lou - Trust Nobody

Peter

Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile

Moe

Central Cee - 23

Tion Wayne - Green With Envy

BenjiFlow - The Thrill

Yemi

Salamanda - Sphere

Steam Down - Five Fruit

Junglepussy - JP5000

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We begin this week’s episode by paying tribute to the late, great Jamal Edwards, the founder of SBTV who sadly passed away last week (2:54). Fantasy booking is the wave as we imagine what hip-hop would look like if Roc-A-Fella Records hadn’t broken up (22:37). We then dissect whether mainstream UK rap has peaked (48:40).

What we’ve been listening to:

Peter

Mary J Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous

Ohbliv - Foreverness

Abhi/Dijon - The Montana EP

Moe

Kanye West - The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation

Yemi

Central Cee - 23

Nicholas Craven - Craven N 3

King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King

Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman

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