The Crate 808 Podcast

Hip Hop Connection was the rap bible for thousands of heads worldwide, and it's former editor sits down to chart it's rise and fall as the longest running rap monthly on the globe. Labelled 'the best magazine in the world' by Chuck D, HHC was a mainstay in the culture, so peep history with the guys who wrote it.

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Talking to the man behind some of the most iconic hip hop images ever: Tupac in his white bandana, Method Man flexing his fangs, Notorious B.I.G. and the World Trade Centre, Snoop Dogg's 'Doggystyle' album photo shoot, Mobb Deep's 'Infamous' album cover, Dr. Dre in his studio...and so many more. Crate 808 sits down with Chi Modu for an incredible trip down memory lane.

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The pod regulars review the highly anticipated follow-up to 2014's 'Pinata' album by MadGibbs, but with a Crate 808 twist. Diving in track-by-track, the pod asks if this album could have banged in the 90s, which GOATs from that decade could've blessed the record, as well as actually dissect what's great (and not so great) about this new record.

Legendary garage DJ and BBC radio & TV presenter, DJ Spoony, sits down to talk all things 90s hip hop and garage - including his Top 5 MCs, which footballer could be a rapper, how garage links to U.K. hip hop and his favourite rap albums feat. KRS One, Big Daddy Kane & EPMD.

A quick review of Benny the Butcher's 'The Plugs I Met' EP, why Pharoahe Monch has been on heavy rotation, this week's Rap Review winner, and our hottest tracks of the week:

Benny the Butcher (feat. Black Thought) - Crowns for Kings

Quelle Chris - Obamacare

Nems - Timb Boots

Benny the Butcher (feat. Pusha T) - 18 Wheeler

Pharoahe Monch - Yayo

Joyner Lucas (feat. Logic) - Isis

Megan Thee Stallion - Running Up Freestyle

Dreamville - Down Bad

Benny the Butcher - 5 to 50

Classics go head-to-head as host, Kambi Thandi, is joined by resident Rap Brexiteer Ray Ridge, and self-confessed hip hop head Pras Geng to debate which album gets into Crate 808 - our hallowed wall of sound for 1990's rap.

Show Notes:

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

7.34: The Chronic

40.56: Hip Hop Rumour Roulette

42.37: Ready to Die

1.24.20: Hip Hop Quotable Quiz

1.27.03: The Score

Your host, Kambi Thandi, touches on topics that have come out of the latest Crate 808 episodes, including...the everlasting flava of EPMD; the impact Denzel Curry is having on his record rotation; his deep dive into Indian hip hop; the new Crate 808 Bangers of the Week playlist. This week's hottest tracks are:

Westside Gunn - Dudley Boys

Denzel Curry - BIRDZ

Slowthai - Doorman

Leikeli47 - Tic Boom

Daringer - Afet

Muggs & Mach-Hommy - Mami Wata

Skepta - Redrum

U.K. hip hop mainstay, Pavan Mukhi aka Orifice Vulgatron, goes deep into the 90s hip hop culture - touching on topics such as Top 5 rappers, working with Skrillex, the state of rap heading into 2020 and breaking down his group Foreign Beggars. Pav also speaks on what it's like to live in a world as a displaced artist, as well as the emerging hip hop scene in India.

Worldwide beatbox icon and street culture podcaster, Killa Kela, talks all things 90s hip hop. Kela discusses working with the likes of Prince, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell, as well as giving the lowdown on his journey deep into hip hop culture - touching on beatboxing, graffiti, Top 5 rappers and more.

DMX's 'It's Dark and Hell is Hot' (1998) against Tupac's 'All Eyez on Me' (1996) versus Raekwon's 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx' (1995). Kambi Thandi holds court as heads James Midwinter, Simon Ward & Ray Ridge debate which album gets into Crate 808 - the wall of sound for 90's rap.

Show Notes:

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

6.08: It’s Dark and Hell is Hot

42.00: Hip Hop Quotable Quiz

44.40: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

1.18.32: Hip Hop Rumour Roulette

1.20.19: All Eyez on