(0:00) intro (4:18) Yasiin Bey officially retires from music (15:07) Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' wins the Grammy for Best Rap Album; how do we feel about the win and the album? (29:22) we share what hip hop tracks we personally feel deserved their own music videos and why (1:08:33) we dissect Uproxx.com's list of the 30 greatest songs by The Roots; did they get it right or wrong? (1:35:41) Album Faceoff: Billy Woods- History Will Absolve Me vs. Open Mike Eagle- Brick Body Kids Still Daydream, which one was better? (1:53:15) what we've been bumpin' & a noteworthy album anniversary (2:01:56) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Marcellus

(0:00) intro (3:02) we share our reactions to the murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis at the hands of 5 black police officers (20:38) 21 Savage is snitching on himself on Clubhouse(??!?!) (26:26) we dive into voting on and discussing our bracket for the greatest independent hip hop singles ever released; we started off with 32 songs and crown a final winner (1:51:39) Album Faceoff: Ghostface Killah- The Pretty Tony Album vs. Jay-Z- American Gangster, which one was better? (2:06:33) what we've been bumpin' (2:11:55) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince & DJ Money In The Bank$

(0:00) intro (3:37) Joell Ortiz is selling features to the public; good idea or bad idea? (14:37) Ghostface Killah will release his next LP on a STEM Player; are we with this idea? why or why not? (25:38) Logic scraps an "album full of J-Dilla beats" to give to another rapper(?!?!!) (33:57) Big Draco, AKA Souljah Boy, weighs in on Tory Lanez shooting Megan Thee Stallion and hip-hop's reaction to it (37:15) Art vs. Utility in Hip Hop: what is more important, challenging avant-garde releases that push the  genre forward and garner critical praise, or music that's just aesthetically pleasing and fun? Which do we prefer? What hip hop albums do we recognize as being high art & classics, but we rarely ever listen to? (1:13:00) Unpopular Opinion: Ian believes Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' has not aged well in one regard... (1:25:14) Album Faceoff: MF DOOM- Born Like This vs. J-Live- Then What Happened?, which one was better? (1:49:25) what we've been bumpin & album anniversaries (2:01:53) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Vince

(0:00) intro (1:35) catchin' up & pay it forward days (6:08) R.I.P. Gangsta Boo (8:55) Skyzoo's upcoming album has a most interesting theme (21:23) we highlight and discuss the hip hop albums from 2022 that did NOT make our top 10 lists, but we feel are still worthy of a listen and under appreciated releases (40:56) Lupe Fiasco's album The Cool turns 15! We do a retro review and discuss what we loved about it, would criticize about it, our initial receptions when it came out, what the album meant/means for hip hop, our favorite songs, and what we feel were the most overrated & underrated songs from The Cool & much more! (1:30:30) Album Faceoff: Eminem- The Slim Shady LP vs. Busta Rhymes- ELE, which one was better? (1:53:37) what we've been bumpin' (1:58:15) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian & Jamil

(0:00) intro (1:30) catchin' up & crazy weather (3:55) the crew celebrates Festivus by airing our grievances with hip-hop this year! (18:32) we react to the reactions to the Tory Lanez guilty verdict in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion (37:46) We list our top ten favorite hip-hop albums released in 2022 + a few honorable mentions starting with (38:55) Jamil, (45:33) Vince, (1:02:09) Reggie, and lastly (1:12:48) Ian, and comment on why we loved these LPs (1:26:19) Album Faceoff: 2 Live Crew- As Nasty As They Wanna Be vs. Digital Underground- Sex Packets, which one was better? (1:52:00) what we've been bumpin' + album anniversaries...Enjoy & See Ya'll Next Year!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince & Reggie

(0:00) intro (1:18) catchin' up (4:20) the Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez trial has commenced; how will it play out? (21:12) we dive into the 5th Annual Vibes and Stuff Awards and honor the best (and worst) of the hip hop culture in 2022 and discuss (23:22) Most Disappointing Album of the Year, (33:23) Best EP of the year (38:54) Dopest Album Cover of the year (41:32) Best Video of the year (44:13) hip-hop's Rookie of the Year (49:20) Crew/Label of the Year (52:49) Best Instrumental album (55:40) Underrated Album of the Year (1:02:37) Best Collaboration (1:06:02) Best Single (1:09:35) Lyricist of the Year (1:15:06) Best Producer of the Year (1:20:39) Hip Hop's MVP for 2022 (1:24:35) Best Album of the Year (1:36:38) Album Faceoff: Oh No- The Disrupt vs. Evidence- The Weatherman LP, which one was better? (1:53:17) what we've been bumpin', shot outs, plugs & Album Anniversaries (2:06:32) outro...RIP Grand Daddy I.U.

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince, Reggie & DJ Money In The Bank$

(0:00) intro (1:45) catchin' up (4:36) R.I.P. Hurricane G & Tame One (5:30) Dave Chappelle brings out Elon Musk onstage at a recent show only for him to get savagely booed....what was that about? + Brittany Griner's back!! (21:35) the crew shares their personal favorite hip hop songs of 2022!! (47:37) we review and discuss the series finale of the critically acclaimed 'Atlanta' TV series, discuss our favorite moments and episodes from season 4, rank the Atlanta season from favorite to least favorite, and discuss the importance of supporting challenging black art (1:48:48) Album Faceoff: Goodie Mob- Soul Food vs. Outkast- Southerplayeristicadillacmuszick, which one was better? (2:02:24) what we've been bumpin' + Album Anniversaries (2:18:45) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Marcellus & Courtney

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Nas's new album 'King's Disease 3' and discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks, and final 1 to 10 rating as well as where we feel it falls in the King's Disease series.

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Sy Ari Da Kid's newest album 'Shadow In The Shade 2'; we discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks, and our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Westside Gunn's latest album '10' and discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks and share our final 1 to 10 rating!