The Questions Hip-Hop

By The Questions Hip-Hop

Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect ... more

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The podcast currently has 165 episodes available.

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March 24, 2025 Russell Peters (Questions Classic)
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Originally broadcast on May 25, 2020.

Digging in the Questions Classic crates for this throwback episode featuring comedian, DJ, and hip-hop champion Russell Peters.

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March 17, 2025 Thank You, Roy Ayers w/ DJ Steve1der
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Sean Kantrowitz and DJ Steve1der pay tribute to Roy Ayers, highlighting not just his contributions to music but specifically the ways in which his compositions informed the DNA of so many hip-hop songs through sampling, interpolation, and collaborations.

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1h 15min
March 10, 2025 Apathy (Questions Classic)
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Originally broadcast on February 17, 2021.

We revisit the IG Live broadcast featuring Apathy (Demigodz, Army of the Pharoahs). Ap talks about his artistry, his fandom of his favorite emcees, and puts his hip-hop trivia skills to the test.

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1h 2min
March 03, 2025 1995 Draft w/ Trackstar the DJ and Philaflava
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It's the inaugural Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Trackstar the DJ (Run the Jewels, Killer Mike), and Jason Gloss (Philaflava) are combing through the year 1995, selecting their picks for Best Album, Best Beat, Best Emcee, Best Verse, Best Guest Feature/Verse, Best Producer, and Best Album Cover.

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2h 5min
February 17, 2025 Making Illmatic - Redman 'Muddy Waters Too' w/ Zilla Rocca
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Uncharted Making Illmatic territory as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST give the Making Illmatic treatment to Redman's 2024 album 'Muddy Waters Too,' the most recent - and longest! - LP to get the MI treatment yet. They're joined by returning guest Zilla Rocca (Call-Out Culture, Wrecking Crew) to attempt to shave the 32-song album down to its 10 best songs – and to decide if doing so helps or hurts the record.
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1h 5min
February 10, 2025 Bahamadia (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
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Originally broadcast on November 11, 2020.
Revisiting Bahamadia's appearance on Can't Knock the Shuffle, in which she and Sean explore the stories behind these randomly-selected songs from her catalog:

"Innovation" ('Kollage', 1996)
"Transcend" (King Britt, 'Adventures in Lo-Fi', 2003)
"Proceed III" (The Roots, 1994)
"Dialed Up 2" ('Dialed Up 2', 2017)
"Thank You" ('Good Rap Music', 2006)
"One-4-Teen (Funky For You)" ('BB Queen', 2000)
"Here" (2015)
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1h 1min
February 03, 2025 Leslie "Big Lez" Segar (Questions Classic)
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Originally broadcast on December 9, 2020.

Steve1der connects with hip-hop TV host, radio personality, dancer, and choreographer Leslie "Big Lez" Segar to talk to her about the many facets of her career and to put her hip-hop trivia skills to the test!
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47min
January 27, 2025 Making Illmatic - Roc Marciano 'Marcberg' w/ Dart Adams
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The first 'Making Illmatic' episode of 2025 finds Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST joined by hip-hop pundit/writer Dart Adams to take a deep dive into Roc Marciano's classic debut album 'Marcberg.' The trio must trim the album down to its 10 best tracks – but which ones will make the cut? And does doing this help or hurt 'Marcberg'?

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2h 8min
January 20, 2025 Marcus J. Moore
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Sean is joined by author and music journalist Marcus J. Moore to discuss the current state of music journalism, the process of writing his latest book 'High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul,' and the controversy that followed its publication late last year.
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December 09, 2024 Brother Ali & Dee-1
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Brother Ali and Dee-1 join Sean for an in-person interview as the duo travel the United States on the Satisfied Soul Tour. Deep conversation and some real perspective from two artists who have never been afraid to speak truth through their music.

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1h 22min

FAQs about The Questions Hip-Hop:

How many episodes does The Questions Hip-Hop have?

The podcast currently has 165 episodes available.

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