(0:00) intro (2:15) catchin' up & fall activities (5:43) shot out! (6:53) virtual AI rapper FN Meka dropped from Capitol Records after fierce backlash; is this the last we'll see of this sort of digital minstrel show? (22:49) Kanye West defends his decision to sell his Yeezy Brand clothes out of garbage bags (34:43) we dive into our bracket & discussion for the greatest one-hit wonder in hip hop! What fly by night rapper had the dopest one and done single that aged the best and/or had the biggest impact? (1:24:35) Album Faceoff: O.C.- Word...Life vs. Jeru Da Damaja- The Sun Rises In The East, which one was better? (1:39:28) what we've been bumpin' this week & album anniversaries...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Zach

(0:00) intro (1:25) catchin' up & back to school season (5:34) Angela Yee leaves The Breakfast Club; is it time for some new voices to rep the culture though? (11:05) Did Irv Gotti go too far and share TOO much with his recent Drink Champs interview? (20:06) the first alternate reality, AI powered, virtual rapper gets signed to a record deal?!??! (32:00) The Game drops a 10 minute long diss record aimed at Eminem; was it worth hearing? (44:55) Murdered On Your Own Track Moments: we share and revisit the times we felt featured guest MCs outshined the host MC (1:22:16) Album Faceoff: Apollo Brown- Sincerely, Detroit vs. Statik Selektah- Spell My Name Right: The Album, which one was better? (1:38:33) what we've been bumpin', album anniversaries, & how we feel about Math Hoffa's online show (1:51:44) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Reggie

Ian & Jamil review the new EP from Murs- Cavalcade of Cosmic Crips & Interplanetary Pirus! Find out our favorite songs, rhymes, as well as our final 1 to 10 rating of this EP!

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Black Thought- Cheat Codes, produced by Danger Mouse! We share what we like, our critiques, favorite tracks, favorite guest appearances and share our final 1 to 10 rating.

(0:00) intro (1:19) catchin' up & back to school shopping (4:45) did Biggie really steal his name and his breakout single "Juicy" from a lesser known rapper?! (15:15) we discuss the criticism of the TV show 'Atlanta' and the accusation that its not for black people (38:26) Is Hip Hop a vehicle for toxic masculinity? Has it or is it doing enough to combat toxic masculinity? What IS toxic masculinity? Where do rappers that are women fit into this discussion? (1:24:13) Album Faceoff: El-P- I'll Sleep When You're Dead vs. Danny Brown- Atrocity Exhibition, which one was better? (1:44:07) what we've been bumpin' & album anniversaries (1:56:55) outro music....Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince & Chas

(0:00) intro (1:15) catchin' up & being a good uncle (3:20) Mase & Fivio Foreign back and forth (11:40) who are the BEST rappers out there, who we feel are honestly talented, that we DON'T want to hear an album from? (30:55) what are hip-hop's current and past slang terms we loved and hated? (45:37) We run through the best reviewed hip-hop albums of 2016 & 2017 to determine if any of them can wear the distinction of "classic" albums now that they've aged 5 years; we also discuss the difference between classic & cult classic albums (1:25:35) Album Faceoff: Rita J- Artist Workshop vs. Cool Calm Pete- Lost, which one was better? (1:39:15) what we've been bumpin' & album anniversaries...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, & Vince

(0:00) intro (1:30) catchin' up & good neighbors (5:50) an MC has been recognized for possessing the "largest vocabulary", who is it? (10:31) we react to the news that Desus & Mero are no more (16:53) what 3 MCs (in our opinion) are the dopest currently when it comes to just guest appearances?? (41:23)The Lyricist Lounge has turned 30! We discuss our first exposure to the LL brand, compilation albums, and TV show and what we appreciated about it & how it influenced us (1:01:05) Lyricist Lounge Song Draft; we highlight our favorite tracks from the Lyricist Lounge albums (1:25:15) Album Faceoff: Sean Price- Monkey Barz vs Guilty Simpson- Ode To The Ghetto, which one was better? (1:40:32) what we've been bumpin' and album anniversaries (1:54:40) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Rodney & Reggie

(0:00) intro (1:35) catchin' up & schooling kids at basketball (4:16) Drake's newest LP is not getting good reviews; we discuss the reasons why (20:02) Unpopular Opinions: one of our guests attempts to make the case for J. Cole earning the stature of a top 5 MC of ALL TIME!!...are we convinced or nah? (1:04:14) Best Hip Hop Albums of 2022 (So Far); the crew shares their personal mid-year lists for their favorite 5 to 10 albums they enjoyed the most this year so far (1:41:01) Album Faceoff: Redman- Malpractice vs Busta Rhymes- Anarchy, which one was better? (2:03:04) Ian reaches back into his 2022 list to make a comparison for Logic vs. Lupe and why one of their albums gets the edge over the other (2:17:15) what we've been bumpin' and album anniversaries (2:26:37) outro... Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince, Reggie & Jerome

(0:00) intro (2:05) catchin' up & the price of gas is too dang high! (5:59) Plugging a cool, online, black owned business! (7:47) Coi Leray boots a fan from a show for groping her during a lap dance. Fair or foul? (12:17) we react to the terrible "Best 200 Rap Albums" list put together by Rolling Stone & discuss how an atrocity like this happened (30:44) Is conscious hip-hop music just not cool anymore? If so, why? (56:24) We need to talk about Black Star.... the crew weighs in on how they truly felt about their follow-up LP 'No Fear Of Time' (1:19:13) Album Faceoff: Phonte- No News Is Good News vs. Murs- The Iliad Is Dead & The Odyssey Is Over, which one was better? (1:40:30) what we've been bumpin' and album anniversaries (1:54:10) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil & Vince

(0:00) intro (3:02) Russ says that the music industry will die once artists "stop being lazy" by signing label contracts (10:44) Ian's clarification on last week's show (13:20) Who are the best 10 rappers of 2022, so far?!? We react to the list posted by Complex's B. Dot and discuss who should be on that list, who should come off, and why (48:06) Wu Tang Clan's 'Wu Tang Forever' celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week! We discuss where we were when we first heard their monumental double album, our first impressions, what we appreciate about it, and narrow down the best of the best tracks from it to create one super-Wu disc!! (1:25:00) Album Faceoff: Violator The Album vs. Tony Touch- The Piecemaker, which one was better? (1:42:47) what we've been bumpin' and album anniversaries (1:54:55) outro...Enjoy!

Hosts: Ian, Jamil, Vince & Reggie