The Questions Hip-Hop podcast

The Questions Hip-Hop

The Questions Hip-Hop

Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect albums, and talk about how the music changed their lives.

165 épisodes

RPM: Visionaries 'Pangaea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
22/09/2025
57:29
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, unpacking Visionaries 'Pangaea' album. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://beatjunkiesound.com/⁠⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Beat Junkie Institute of Sound: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠
RPM: D-Styles 'Phantazmagorea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
08/09/2025
51:01
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, deep diving into D-Styles' seminal 'Phantazmagorea' album. ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://beatjunkiesound.com/⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Beat Junkie Institute of Sound: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠
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RPM: Mobb Deep 'The Infamous' feat. Big Twinz, Big Noyd, House Shoes, & More (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
25/08/2025
1:08:21
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, this time diving deep into Mobb Deep's classic 'The Infamous' with Rapper Big Noyd, Big Twinz, House Shoes, and Schott Free. ⁠⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠http://beatjunkiesound.com/⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Beat Junkie Institute of Sound: ⁠Instagram⁠
Making Illmatic - Clipse 'Lord Willin' w/ Kap Kallous
11/08/2025
1:56:10
Making Illmatic returns from a hiatus to The Questions Hip-Hop, as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by emcee/artist Kap Kallous to explore Clipse's debut album 'Lord Willin' and attempt to trim the album down to its 10 best songs. How do you trim this LP down to 10 songs and does doing so help or hurt the album? 8:16 - 'Lord Willin' Background 20:55 - Album Ratings 28:33 - Intro 33:26 - Young Boy 40:23 - Virginia 48:51 - Grindin' 59:18 - Hot Damn feat Ab-Liva and Rosco P. Coldchain 01:04:44 - Ma I Don't Love Her feat Faith Evans 01:11:31 - FamLay Freestyle 01:16:56 - When the Last Time 01:21:29 - Ego 01:27:18 - Comedy Central feat Fabolous 01:30:56 - Let's Talk About It feat. Jermaine Dupri 01:37:43 - Gangsta Lean 01:43:52 - I'm Not You feat. Jadakiss, Styles P, & Rosco P. Coldchain 01:49:07 - Grindin' Remix feat. Birdman, Lil Wayne, & N.O.R.E./Grindin' (Selector Remix) feat Sean Paul, Bless, & Kardinal Offishall 01:52:31 - Final Ten/Outro ⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ MidaZ the BEAST: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Kap Kallous: Instagram
RPM: Blu + Exile on 'Below the Heavens' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
04/08/2025
1:00:17
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (Mr. Choc, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, with Blu and Exile sitting in for a conversation and breakdown of their debut album 'Below the Heavens.' ⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://beatjunkiesound.com/ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Beat Junkie Institute of Sound: Instagram Blu: Instagram Exile: Instagram
Shawn (Setaro) + Sean (Kantrowitz) on Sean ("Diddy" Combs)
28/07/2025
57:48
Sean Kantrowitz connects with journalist/author/hip-hop podcast OG Shawn Setaro to talk about the ins and outs of covering the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial for Complex. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Shawn Setaro: Instagram
Esthero (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
21/07/2025
1:38:00
Originally broadcast on May 10 and May 17, 2021 Can't Knock the Shuffle features Sean Kantrowitz exploring the discography of an artist, and leaving it to an algorithm to choose which randomly-selected songs to ask the artist about. This classic episode features singer/songwriter and artist Esthero. Songs: "O.G. Bitch" (2003) "Junglebook" feat Andre 3000...kind of ('Wikked Lil Girls,' 2005) "Everything is Expensive" ('Everything is Expensive', 2012) "Streetlights" (Kanye West, '808s and Heartbreak', 2008) "Amber and Tiger's Eye" ('We R in Need of a Musical Revolution!', 2004) "Breath From Another" ('Breath From Another,' 1998) "Gimme Some Time" (2019) ⁠⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ esthero.net The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Esthero: Instagram
Zilla Rocca (Questions Classic)
07/07/2025
38:39
Originally broadcast on August 26, 2021. Zilla Rocca (Call Out Culture podcast, Wrecking Crew) hops in the hot seat to talk all things hip-hop/music and puts his trivia skills to the ultimate test. ⁠⁠Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Zilla Rocca: Instagram
Independent as F***: Ben Pedroche (Grown Up Rap)
02/07/2025
36:18
Sean Kantrowitz speaks with London-based author Ben Pedroche, whose book 'Independent as F***: Underground Hip-Hop from 1995-2005' offers a comprehensive overview of the albums, artists, 12" records, and labels that shaped the genre in its arguably most-potent decade. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ Ben (Grown Up Rap): Instagram
2005 Draft w/ Justin Hunte and The Last MJ
16/06/2025
2:33:46
The second Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast takes an in-depth deep dive into the year 2005. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Justin Hunte (The Company Man) and The Last MJ (Don't Quote Me podcast) comb through the year 2005, selecting their picks for Best Mainstream Album, Best Independent Album, Best Beat, Best Emcee, Best Verse, Best Guest Feature/Verse, Best Producer, Best Album Cover, and Best Video. Buckle up and get ready for some hot takes, debates, and a thoughtful look back at what was happening in hip-hop 20 (!) years ago. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠ ⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠Instagram⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠Instagram⁠ MidaZ the BEAST: ⁠Instagram⁠ Justin Hunte: Instagram The Last MJ: Instagram

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