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  <p>In this episode, the Black Cloud (@AndreCole) gets the last laugh as J (@HipHopTaliban) takes his Jay-Z L like a man as Professor Belk (@abjrphd) joins in to break down Shawn Carter's brilliant piece of HipHop art, 4:44, track by track.  Also: 360 record deals, the lost art of sampling, the end of ATCQ?</p>

In this episode, the Black Cloud (@AndreCole) gets the last laugh as J (@HipHopTaliban) takes his Jay-Z L like a man as Professor Belk (@abjrphd) joins in to break down Shawn Carter's brilliant piece of HipHop art, 4:44, track by track. Also: 360 record deals, the lost art of sampling, the end of ATCQ?


          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  





  <p>In this episode, the Black Cloud (@AndreCole) gets the last laugh as J (@HipHopTaliban) takes his Jay-Z L like a man as Professor Belk (@abjrphd) joins in to break down Shawn Carter's brilliant piece of HipHop art, 4:44, track by track.&nbsp; Also: 360 record deals,&nbsp;the lost art of sampling, the end of ATCQ?</p>

Taking Ls at 4:44

Discussions on all things HipHop from a 40-year-old, Golden Era vet with strong, fist-shaking opinions.

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