665: From Humpty Hump to Halftime Shows

This week, on the Mr. Throwback Thursday Podcast, we bring you a massive rundown of Golden Era news. We’re saluting the pioneers as the Paid in Full Foundation honors The D.O.C. and Kurtis Blow, and we bid a legendary farewell to Kool DJ Red Alert as he officially signs off the radio airwaves. We’ll be...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, we are cracking open the crypt on the darkest, grimiest, most theatrical subgenre of the golden era. We’re talking Horrorcore.The underground tapes. The alter-egos. The serial killers on wax. We’re talking Gravediggaz, Esham, Flatlinerz, Brotha Lynch Hung… Kool Keith eating cereal in Apartment 223. Ladies and gentlemen,...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, Funkmaster Flex gets into a wild brawl at Madison Square Garden, Jay-Z books himself for the Super Bowl, and Uncle L drops some serious industry wisdom! Plus, Lil Jon shares a shocking family secret, Salt-N-Pepa issue a warning, and Method Man takes over center court for the...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast,Nas demands respect for the pioneers, Slick Rick warns us about industry demons, and the book finally closes on the Keefe D trial! Plus, LL Cool J destroys the age limit myth, Eminem defends a forty-year friendship, and Method Man finally hears the two-million-dollar Wu-Tang album. What else?...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, nobody beats the Biz! We are dedicating the entire broadcast to the life, legacy, and massive physical archives of the legendary Clown Prince of Hip-Hop. From courtroom battles over cleared samples and rare Topps baseball cards, to classic beatboxing, and unseen 1986 photo prints .  What else?...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, we bring you Outkast takes over Waffle House, Nas brings Beat Street to Broadway, and we celebrate the undisputed Class of ’96! Plus, Jay-Z’s Super Bowl hustle, Jadakiss pours the coffee, Eminem finds religion, and massive Wu-Tang news featuring an ODB tribute and fresh heat from AZ...

This week on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast: Outkast takes trademark beef to federal court, the pen behind Dre resurfaces, and New Orleans royalty invades Atlanta! Plus, Southern classics get the orchestral treatment, Wu Wear plots a comeback, RZA directs horror, and we have a new Artist of the Month. What else? Let’s listen.

This week, on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, we honor Bay Area legend Tone Capone, review Wayne’s Yankee cease-and-desist, and track a major felony leak from Shady’s vault. Plus, Rev Run hits the tennis court, Rock the Bells stacks the lineup, and the Bronx School gets a massive hardware upgrade.  What else? Let’s listen.

This week, on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, KRS-One builds Little Hip-Hop, the Bronx opens the hip-hop high school, and Mac Dre gets his own street. Plus, we’re tracking Pusha T’s new coffee grind, Wyclef’s warning to veterans, Bone Thugs tour drama, MC Lyte’s victory lap, and we’ve got brand new Kool Keith.  What else?...

This week, on the Mr. Throwback Thursday podcast, we’re tracking down Lil Wayne’s five million dollar lyrics, OutKast’s ATLiens hitting the soccer pitch, and Swizz Beatz settling a seven million dollar lawsuit. Plus, Licensed at 40, Ice Cube gets immortalized in a fine art museum, and we’ve got brand new Kool Keith.  What else? Let’s...