The Crate 808 Podcast

This week we chat to the man behind one of the UK’s top hip hop labels (High Focus Records) and member of The Four Owls - Fliptrix. Speaking on a bunch of 90s topics, including…

🦉 New album…plus a fresh Preemo collab

🐐 Why he loves Biggie, Pun and Big L

🔥 The art of freestyling

💡 Getting the name ‘Fliptrix’

💪 His relationship with Skinnyman

🎙 Top 5 MCs

🧠 Expanding his mind with psychedelics

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We revisit the 1999 classic with guests Nate LeBlanc, David Ma and Demone Carter from the Dad Bod Rap Pod 🤝

Prepare for maximum geek-out moments, speaking on…

🐐 Why this is THE underground rap record

🔥 DOOM’s wildest bars

🤣 Using ‘Jheri curl’ soul samples

🎭 The legacy of DOOM’s mask

🙌 Why Bobbito Garcia needs more props

💎 Hidden gems on the record

🤔 Naming non-90s rappers that could feature

⏮ Most rewindable tracks

😐 What’s aged the best…and worst

(As well as all the usual Crate 808 staples)

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This week we go back to 1994 with guest, Luke James - YouTuber and seasoned rap critic. Get ready for major G Funk chat, as well as…

🤔 What’s aged best / worst on the album

🎙 Luke’s Top 5 MCs

🖥 Rap reviewing on YouTube

🚨 OUR NEW CRATE 808 COMPETITION (more details soon)

(As well as all the usual Crate 808 staples)

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This week we dip into Gang Starr’s quintessential classic boom bap record ‘Hard to Earn’, with Take It Personal Radio’s very own Philaflava. Diving into such things as…

🤔 Did Preemo have the GOAT 90s run for a producer?

💥 Why this album is Gang Starr’s finest moment

👑 Top 5 MCs

🎧 The future of indie hip hop podcasting

(As well as all the usual Crate 808 staples)

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This week we sit with UK’s First Lady of rap - Sarah Love! The MOBO Award-nominated DJ (and key figure in the Kung Fu hip hop movement) talks about one of her favourite albums of the 90s - Organized Konfusion’s ‘Stress: The Extinction Agenda’. Gear up for hot takes on 90s rap, how Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po raised the bar for lyrics, the state of modern culture and breaking down the rapping vs. MCing debate (plus all the usual staple Crate 808 staples).

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This week we speak to Vie Marshall - music historian, journalist for Hip Hop Connection, Blues & Soul, i-D (among many others) and founder member of Muthaland club nights. We sit down to talk through LL Cool J’s ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ album, as well as hear tales from hip hop history, including her interviews with the likes of Ice T, Busta Rhymes, and LL himself.

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This week we drop our track-by-track review of Eminem’s 11th album, touching on many topics, including…

😳 The argument for corny punchlines

🐐 Is Em still in your top 5?

😭 Love for that Ed Sheehan track

🤔 Should Em do more producer collabs?

🤬 A war over if albums should stick to a concept
 
Show Notes:

2:50 - Least hip hop thing in last 24 hours

4:45 - Premonition

13:30 - Unaccommodating

22:35 - You Gon' Learn

33:46 - Those Kinda Nights

43:05 - In Too Deep

46:44 - Godzilla

53:56 - Darkness

1:04:13 - Leaving Heaven

1:01:40 - Yah Yah

1:06:10 - Stepdad

1:09:04 - Marsh

1:13:40 - Never Love Again

1:17:38 - Little Engine

1:20:24 - Lock It Up

1:21:38 - Farewell

1:23:34 - No Regrets

1:25:37 - I Will

1:29:50 - Conclusion

 
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A look back at the Crate 808 crew’s favourite albums of 2019. In the last episode of the 3-part series, James Midwinter brings his top records to be debated with host Kambi Thandi and regular rap pundit Ray Ridge. Which one gets crowned Album of the Year? Listen to find out…
 
Show Notes:

2.18: Least hip hip thing you’ve done in last 24 hours

10.10: IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

40.05: ZUU by Denzel Curry

1.09.21: U Know What I’m Saying?, by Danny Brown

1.27.06: Conclusion

1.37.57: Honourable Mentions:

All My Heroes are Cornballs - JPEGMAFIA

Escape from New York - Beast Coast

The Iliad is Dead and The Odyssey is Over - Murs, 9th Wonder & The Soul Council

Ground and Water - Blu and Damu The Fudgemunk

The Odds are Against Us - Czarface

Guns - Quelle Chris

Marcielago - Roc Marciano

Hiding Places - Billy Woods and Kenny Segal

Grey Area - Little Simz

Brandon Banks - Maxo Kream

Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve

The Plugs I Met - Benny the Butcher

Baby on Baby - DaBaby

Drip or Drown 2 - Gunna

The Lost Boy - YBN Cordae

May the Lord Watch - Little Brother

Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken

Psychodrama - Dave

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A look back at the Crate 808 crew’s favourite albums of 2019. In this second episode of three, Ray Ridge brings his top records to be debated with pod host Kambi Thandi and regular rap pundit James Midwinter. Which one gets crowned Album of the Year? Listen to find out…
 
Show Notes:

02.21: Least hip hop thing you’ve done in the last 24 hours?

05.45: Retropolitan by Skyzoo and Pete Rock

24.34: Sincerely, Detroit by Apollo Brown

1.08.40: One of the Best Yet by Gang Starr

1.52.00: Conclusion

 
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A look back at the Crate 808 crew’s favourite albums of the year, with wholesome conversations celebrating the state of rap…as well as plenty of the usual moaning about the selections. In this first episode of three, Kambi Thandi brings his top records to be debated with pod regulars Ray Ridge and James Midwinter. Which one gets crowned Album of the Year? Listen to find out…

Show Notes:

7.10: Least hip hop thing you’ve done in the last 24 hours?

11.28: Nothing Great About Britain by Slowthai

51.15: Eve by Rapsody

1.18.52: Bandana by Freddie Gibbs and Madlib (MadGibbs)

1.50.53: Conclusion

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