Doug starts off the show by reminiscing while playing some of his favorite basslines. This helps him lead to him breaking down a song from a group that he definitely slept on. 

Songs Played: 

Miguel: Where's The Fun In Forever

Miguel: Do You

Eric B. & Rakim: Don't Sweat The Technique

Snoop Dogg: G's and Hustlers 

Snoop Dogg: Gin and Juice

Breakdown:

Chloe x Halle: Don't Make It Harder On Me

Rotation:

Common: Be

Selena: I Could Fall In Love

Snoop Dogg: G's and Hustlers

Welcome to the first installment of the vinyl sessions! These sessions will focus on a song that Doug owns on Vinyl.

The guest for this episode J Boog of J's Quick 3 podcast. In the first half of this episode, the two just kicked at before they got in their feelings and broke down a classic song from a classic album.

Songs Played: 

Zilo: Hit Me Up

Chloe x Halle: Down

Anita Baker: Fairy Tale

The Fugees: Outro/Manifest

Breakdown:

Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Rotation:

Jasmine Sullivan: Pick Up Your Feelings

Jade Novah: Intuition

Chloe x Halle: Down

Bonus episodes will officially come out on Thursdays! For this episode, Doug gets help from another guest from the west coast "Baylor The Great."

Songs Played:

Lauryn Hill: Forgive Me Father

Lupe Fiasco: Muhammad Walks

Kanye West: Jesus Walks

Ice Cube: Once Upon A Time In The Projects

Jadakiss: Keep Ya Head Up (Feat. Ann Nesby)

Breakdown: 

Sounds Of Blackness: Optimistic

Rotation: 

Bizzie Gambino: Back In The Freezer

Metro Boomin: space Cadet (Feat. Gunna)

Victoria Monet: Jaguar

Election week is over! Things can go back to normal (not really). Doug is back to breakdown a song focused on the struggle of being black in America. He has a message for white people and lets his blackness fly out again.

Songs Played;

Breakdown:

Rotation:

This week Doug tries to figure out if he'll breakdown a song from Bryson Tiller or J. Cole, and he doesn't make a decision till the very last second. Let's see who he picked.

This week Doug tries to figure out if he'll breakdown a song from Bryson Tiller or J. Cole, and he doesn't make a decision till the very last second. Let's see who he picked.

Songs Played:

J. Cole: Heartache

Bryson Tiller: Inhale

Bryson Tiller: Outta Time

Bryson Tiller: Exchange

J. Cole: Deja Vu

Sample:

K.P. and Envy: Swing My Way

Rotation: 

Russ: Take You Back (Feat. Kehlani)

Black Rob: Can I Live (Feat. The LOX)

The LOX: Think Of The LOX (Feat. Westside Gunn & Benny The Butcher)

Doug is back for another week to breakdown a controversial song from a former rapper who's in the middle of controversy himself. That's right he's breaking down a song from Joe Budden. As Joe ends his Spotify deal Doug dives into the man's controversial career.

Songs Played:

Joe Budden: Pump It Up

Slaughterhouse: R.N.S.

Joe Budden: Dumb Out, Get It Poppin,' Love I'm Good

Breakdown:

Joe Budden: Slaughtermouse

Rotation:

Slaughterhouse: Hammer Dance

Joe Budden: Blood On The Wall

Slaughterhouse: Truth Or Truth

Doug is back this week and he gets some help from Haydee Baby and Lexi The Savage from "The Ladies Pitch Podcast' to breakdown a song from the mysterious H.E.R.

Songs Played: 

DJ Khaled: Greece (Feat. Drake)

DMX: Get At Me Dog (Feat. Sheek Louch)

Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg: Deep Cover

Breakdown:

H.E.R: Hard Place

Rotation:

Post Malone: Circles

Drake: Hate Sleeping Alone

The Lox: Recognize

Apple Music:

https://apple.co/32BUBHu

Soundcloud:

https://bit.ly/39frz1B

Spotify:

https://spoti.fi/3jtXwYT

Tidal:

https://bit.ly/2CNZsKT

For the first time in a long time, Doug brings on a special special guest co-host. All month long he'll have a guest on the show. This week's guest is Khris from 'Shenanigans With Friends Podcast.'

The two immediately dive in to August Alsina spilling the beans about his relationship with Jada Pinkett-Smith. They also spill some tea about their own love lives by breaking down Jagged Edge's classic song "I Gotta Be."

Songs Played:

Snoh Aalegra: Toronto

Jadakiss: We Gonna Make It

Pop Smoke: Got It On Me

August Alsina: Nunya

August Alsina: Song Cry

Breakdown: 

Jagged Edge: I Gotta Be

Rotation:

Kehlani: Can I (Feat. Tory Lanez)

Bino Rideaux: Brand New

Pop Smoke: Something Special

Doug starts off the show by previewing the veruz battle between Jagged Edge and 112.

He even gives Joe Biden 5 minutes of his time by talking about his racist comments on The Breakfast Club.

But he rounds it all out by explaining how people like him inspire artists to make great songs about the struggle, by breaking down D'angelo's

Songs Played:

Breakdown:

Samples:

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Another week for The Struggle Plate Podcast. Doug shares a lot of new music, and talks about "Family Business."

Songs Played:

Rhyon Brown: WEAKEND (Feat. D Smoke)

Mobb Deep: Shook Ones

Erykah Badu: On & On

Erykah Badu & The Roots: You Got Me

Kanye West: Family Business

YBN Cordae: Thanksgiving

Pharell: Happy

Kendrick Lamra: Alright

Gangstarr: Full Clip

Rotation:

88 Keys: That's Life (Feat. Mac Miller & Sia)

Trey Songz: Back Home (Feat. Summer Walker)

Rhyon Brown: WEAKEND

Star Cast: I Want You