Ian, Jamil & Vince review Armani Caesar's new album 'THE LIZ 2'; we discuss our likes, critiques, favorite songs, and our final 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro (2:20) Kanye West escorted out of the Skechers HQ; what's next? Does he need help? What kind of help? (23:21) Mailbag Questions: how do we feel about songs that sample songs that already were samples? (39:15) Grown Man Rap Discussion: what does that term mean to us? What qualifies as "grown man rap"? (54:32) we share examples of albums and songs that we feel perfectly exemplify "grown man rap" and what it should sound like (1:24:56) we discuss level.medium.com's list of 6 Greatest Hip Hop Songs About Being Washed (1:33:50) Album Faceoff: Chops- Virtuosity vs. Marco Polo- Port Authority, which one was better? (1:54:51) what we've been bumpin' & album anniversaries (2:10:00) outro....Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Vince

(0:00) intro (1:25) catchin' up & moving pains (3:44) we clarify and restate our stance on all the craziness with Kanye West as his business partners sever ties with the controversial rapper (23:09) UC Berkeley is offering a course studying the material of Nicki Minaj, we discuss the possible merits and backlash (32:15)  Kendrick Lamar's debut album 'Good Kid, Maad City' turns 10 years old this week; we do a full retroactive review of the LP, share our first impressions of when it dropped, how it moved the culture, where it stands in Kendrick's discography, our favorite tracks, and even overrated & underrated songs (1:24:19) Album Faceoff: Pusha T- DAYTONA vs. Stove God Cooks- Reasonable Drought, which one was better? (1:47:20) what we've been bumpin' (1:59:16) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Vince & Reggie  

(0:00) intro (2:55) DaBaby claims that he's been blackballed in the rap industry; any truth to that? (15:22) Kanye West is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons; what do we make of his latest antics? (40:46) Mailbag Question: what albums do we reach for in the fall season, and why? (53:21) The Ringer released their list for the best 10 rappers over the age of 40; do we agree with the list? Who would make our list for the best 10 rappers over 40? (1:11:58) How do we feel about the label "grown man rap" and who gets to wear it? What type of content should qualify as "grown man rap"? (1:24:52) Album Faceoff: Onyx- All We Got Iz Us vs. M.O.P.- Firing Squad, which one was better? (1:46:05) what we've been bumpin this week and album anniversaries ...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Vince  

Ian & Jamil discuss and breakdown the latest album from Rome Streetz, 'KISS THE RING' and share our likes, dislikes, favorite tracks and final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian & Jamil discuss and breakdown the latest album from Freddie Gibbs '$oul $old $eparately' and share our likes, dislikes, favorite tracks and final 1 to 10 rating.

(0:00) intro (1:30) catchin' up & what's for dinner (3:20) R.I.P. Coolio (6:22) Rapper DDG gets clapback for his comments about racism (20:33) Kanye's mysterious Donda Academy has been receiving alot of scrutiny lately; is it fair and what exactly is going on there?! (34:05) the crew shares some controversial picks as far as albums we loved that our peers hated and (53:43) albums we personally hated that all of our peers loved (1:03:19) the crew dives into a retro review of Common's 1997 album 'One Day It'll All Make Sense' on its 25th anniversary and share our first impressions, retrospective thoughts, favorite tracks, as well as where we think its rightful position is in Common's discography & other notes on this seminal album (1:31:51) Album Faceoff: Freestyle Fellowship- Inner City Griots vs. Souls of Mischief- 93' Til Infinity, which one was better? (1:46:38) what we've been bumpin' (1:54:31) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Vince

(0:00) intro (2:00) catchin' up & CONGRATS on our 200th Episode! (6:08) the case of MF DOOM's stolen rhymebook and how grimy this story gets (22:04) we discuss the question: is hip-hop media, as it currently exists, bad for the culture? (44:00) what are our 5 favorite Kanye West produced tracks that do not appear on his own albums? (59:02) who's leading the pack right now as far as Lyricist of the Year, so far? (1:15:30)Is our Top 5 hip hop albums of the year locked in already? If so, what are they? (1:24:48) Album Faceoffs: which ones would we like to see? which ones did we regret not showing up for? (1:35:30) Overrated/Underrated (1:45:50) Album Faceoff Rematch: Slum Village- Fantastic vol. 2 vs. Little Brother- The Listening, which one was better? (2:12:40) what we've been bumpin', album anniversaries, and special shot outs (2:24:42) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince, Jason & Reggie

(0:00) intro (2:00) catching up & shoe comfort (5:38) the back and forth blame game with PnB Rock's murder; is the internet going too far? (15:57) Drake is DMing disses to internet music critics?!! (19:06) Drink Champs' dropped the long awaited Black Star & Dave Chappelle interview, was it worth the wait? (27:45) we retrospectively review Kanye West's 'Graduation' for its 15th anniversary; where does it stand in his discography? How has it aged? What were the highlights & lowlights of the LP? Where did we stand on the Kanye vs 50 Cent Album Sales challenge? (1:08:02) did we take hip-hop's Blog Era for granted? What was the good, bad, & in-between from the Blog era? (1:25:55) Album Faceoff: Westside Gunn- FLYGOD vs. Semi Hendrix- Breakfast At Banksy's, which one was better? (1:48:50) 200th episode reminder (1:50:50) what we've been bumpin' and album anniversaries (2:02:22) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince & Reggie

(0:00) intro (1:40) catchin' up & fall weather (5:10) R.I.P. Ramsey Lewis, PnB Rock, & Pat Stay (11:05) NY State of Mind Tour Review and special shot outs (17:11) some people are claiming that Jay-Z's verse on DJ Khaled's "God Did" is his best verse ever; do we agree?? (22:13) Hip Hop Fashion: what current rappers do we feel have the dopest fashion sense? What rappers in the past did we emulate our fashion & style after? What rappers did we feel had the worst fashion sense? What hip hop styles do we still rock?? (54:57) what are the best hip hop collaborations of 2022 so far? We start off with 12 stellar collab tracks and narrow it down to a slim seven (1:27:15) Album Faceoff: Locksmith & Apollo Brown- No Question vs. AFRO & Marco Polo- AFRO POLO, which one was better? (1:46:46) what we've been bumpin' and special announcements (2:01:08) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Zach & Vince