This week we’re joined by one of the best culture writers out there to talk on a true 90s cult classic record - Jeff Weiss steps in to speak on Suga Free’s brilliant ‘Street Gospel’ album from 1997 🔥 This is one of the deepest and most passionate chats we’ve recorded, covering the genius of DJ Quik, dealing with hip hop’s problematic lyrics, taking art literally, Burial, Kendrick Lamar and how so much art gets lost through capitalism and restricted journalism. Yes, it got real - tap in! 💥

 

Show Notes

• Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (01:22)
• Why Jeff loves ‘Street Gospel’ and Suga Free’s cameo in the ‘Nuthin But a G Thang’ video (04:45)
• What this record mean for DJ Quik at the time (07:14)
• Seeing Quik show off his piano-playing at home and why he’s one of his favourite producers with RZA (09:50)
• Why ‘Tip Toe (Reprise)’ is amazing (13:37)
• How he deals with hip hop’s problematic lyrics, taking art literally and how Suga Free is like Serge Gainsbourg (15:10)
• How ‘Dip Da’ and ‘I Wanna Go Home’ illustrate parts of society like Johnny Cash (20:00)
• Why this is one the most musical rap albums of the 90s (28:48)
• How so much art gets lost through capitalism and restricted journalism, including trying to cover Lil Boosie’s life and career (33:00)
• How hip hop almost all comes from the independent scene (50:30)
• How he heard this album? (54:28)
• How Suga Free and Mausberg influenced Kendrick Lamar (59:10)
• Love for Burial and Kode9 (1:05:28)
• How he discovered his love for writing and text (1:17:30)

 

Also, the Crate 808 Patreon is coming 🚨 To make sure you keep updated on the launch and amazing new hip hop shows we’ll be bringing, go to crate808.com and subscribe to the newsletter - we’ve got episodes looking at hidden gems albums from the 90s, the catalogues of MF DOOM and J Dilla and a new series focusing on the Wu-Tang Clan. Yes, it’s gonna be big, so subscribe to the newsletter for all the news 💯

 

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

 

🔲 The strangest dreams you’ve had about a rapper

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

🔲 What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought?

🔲 What rapper’s swag would you wear to a wedding, funeral or job interview?

🔲 You have to get a rap song tattooed on you…which one, where and why?

🔲 What’s the worst rap beat of 1995?

🔲 Best and worst rap memorabilia?

 

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And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here…

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)

Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1)

A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX)

Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL)

OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh)

Mobb Deep with Chris Mitchell from Breaking Atoms (http://shorturl.at/zHIKO)

 

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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