Mick Jenkins Interview 🎙️ | Ep. 161

One, two, Crate 808 is coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, here’s your hip hop fix!   Today we hope to keep your Halloweens spooky by continuing our Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series, and this one is big. We sit down to celebrate 40 years of an iconic, genre-shifting, pop culture behemoth - Wes Craven’s classic ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ from 1984.   Joining in the fun, we have Myke C-Town and Alaska Atoms, with dope contributions from hip hop heads Simon Ward and Tom Comey 🔪   Show Notes Why this film has lasted (00:00) How Freddy Krueger is an American original (03:50) Simon Ward guest contribution (22:50) Our history with Nightmare + 5-Mic Moments (27:40) Tina’s death scene + enduring horror images (44:10) Tom Comey guest contribution (49:30) If this film was a rap album + fave horror posters (54:20) 5-Mic Moments (1:03:10) Canibus Feature Award (1:10:00) Horror x Hip Hop categories (1:27:20)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Nas: Digging in the Crates 👑 All the Nasir Jones fans can dig into our collection of episodes focused entirely on the GOAT 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/700748   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

We kick off our Halloween season with more Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, celebrating a titanic film from 1984 - James Cameron’s ‘The Terminator’.   Joining in the fun is Call Out Culture’s Alaska Atoms and Curly Castro, as well as dope contributions from other hip hop heads like writers SonRaw and Simon Ward. Lock in for the hip hop x horror crossover you need for spooky season!   Show Notes Why this film has lasted (00:00) Why everyone wants to see the apocalypse (13:40) Simon Ward contribution (24:40) Why this is a horror + the film’s morality (30:00) The Terminator as a monster (47:00) SonRaw contribution (1:08:30) Canibus Feature Award (1:16:40) Who has best opening 5-film run? (1:33:50) Hip hop categories (1:51:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Nas: Digging in the Crates 👑 All the Nasir Jones fans can dig into our collection of episodes focused entirely on the GOAT 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/700748   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

MF DOOM FANS REJOICE - we bring you a sneak peek of some stellar Supervillain chat, with what we’ve got going on at our Patreon…check it…   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   In this series of clips we hit up Dead End Hip Hop’s Beezy, rapper PremRock and hip hop producer Ol’ Burger Beats to talk on a whole host of topics surrounding the legend. As well as digging into what makes Rapp Snitch Knishes, Gazzillion Ear and Great Day amazing, we also chat about his growth, who is Mr. Fantastik, and why do MF DOOM nerds even want to know who he is?! We also tap into how DOOM played with the idea of fame, personality and musical politics - yes this one goes IN!   Show Notes Gazzillion Ear with Beezy (00:00) Great Day with PremRock (42:00) Rapp Snitch Knishes with Ol’ Burger Beats (1:09:40)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Nas: Digging in the Crates 👑 All the Nasir Jones fans can dig into our collection of episodes focused entirely on the GOAT 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/700748   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

Yo yo yo, we bring you another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition ✨   And today we’ve got Norwegian producer Ol’ Burger Beats in the house, talking on the amazing cut ‘Soundcheck’ by billy woods (featuring Quelle Chris) on 2023’s ‘Maps’ 🔥   Show Notes Least hip hop thing (00:00) How he fell in love with woods’ music (03:00) Why ‘Soundcheck’ is amazing (15:30) Digging into billy woods on ‘Black Sabbath’ + working with Quelle Chris (38:00) Sampling and its code of conduct (56:00) Relationship b/ween hip hop + sport (1:03:00) How Deep is Your Love for ‘Soundcheck’? (1:10:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

YO YO YO!! We are back with a SEVEN-HOUR rap extravaganza for all you heads out there, summing up hip hop in 2024 so far. And boy did we dig in, as writers and podcasters Dylan Green and SonRaw join in the fun. Get set for our Top 5 albums of the year so far, verses of the year, songs of the year and MVP shouts...and a lot of Kendrick Lamar talk. Featuring incredible contributions from the underground rap scene: Yoh Phillips Ken and Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop) PremRock Defcee Tokyo Cigar Rob Kheul (Next Movement Podcast) Dan O (Freemusic Empire) Tom Comey (Shotgun the Aux)   So strap in and get ready to EAT 🍴   Show Notes Least hip hop thing (00:00) Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips (11:11) Yoh Phillips - Moment of 2024 (45:57) Cavalier - Different Type Time (53:34) PremRock + Defcee (1:17:20) Ras Kass + RJ Payne + Havoc - GUTTR (1:31:40) Ken (DEHH) (1:40:45) Heems + Lapgan - LAFANDAR (1:50:22) Kam’s Verse of the Year - Kendrick Lamar (2:05:50) Mike Shabb - Sewaside 3 (2:31:27) Tokyo Cigar (2:46:16) Roc Marciano - Marciology (3:06:50) Mach-Hommy - RICHAXXHAITIAN (3:31:36) SonRaw: Songs, Features, MVP etc (3:52:00) NAHReally + The Expert - BLIP! (4:01:30) Rob Kheul (4:10:40) Ransom - Lavish Misery + Dan O (4:17:47) Ritchie - Triple Digits [112] (4:44:10) Double A.B. + Git Beats - Lungs of Mahalia + Beezy (DEHH) (5:01:20) FearDorian - FearDorian + Tom Comey (5:13:10) Chief Keef - Almighty So 2 (5:26:50) Apathy - Connecticut Casual: Chapter 2 (5:32:40) Dylan’s Songs + Verses of Year: Mach-Hommy - SONJE (5:42:10) Dylan’s Verse of the Year (6:13:10) Dylan’s Artwork of the Year + MVP (6:18:10) Ray + Kam Verse + MVP of Year (6:23:10) Best album you'll never listen to again (6:40:00) Ray + Kam Artwork of the Year + Features (6:49:10)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

Yo yo yo, today we dig into another GOAT 3-Album Run, discussing the man who has Lamborghini dreams and Nissan nightmares…Roc Marciano 🔥   On board we have returning guest, contributing editor of Pitchfork, podcaster, writer and journalist - Dylan Green aka Cine Masai! And the album run we're talking on included 'Marcberg' (2010), 'Reloaded' (2012), a dip into 'The Pimpire Strikes Back' (2013) and 'Marci Beaucoup' (2013).   Featuring contributions from producer Nicholas Craven, rapper MidaZ the Beast, rap historian Dart Adams, beatmaker and writer SonRaw, and podcasters like Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod) and The Extraordinary Rap crew...this may well be one of our finest deep dives into any 3-album run 😱   And peep our episode that we featured in this one, with producer Nicholas Craven talking on Marcberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqhqb06I-R0   Show Notes Least hip hop thing (00:00) Why Roc is a pioneer (05:30) Marcberg (14:30) Nate LeBlanc takes (Dad Bod Rap Pod) (28:30) Is Marcberg the ‘gangsta rap Madvillainy’? (30:50) Top Marcberg moments (43:30) Nicholas Craven + MidaZ the Beast thoughts (48:20) 5-Mic Moments: Snow + Sean P love (57:10) Reloaded + SonRaw takes (1:26:40) Dart Adams takes (1.50:20) Roc’s apex moment (1:51:50) Top Roc bars + growth of drumless hip hop (1:53:00) Marci Beaucoup (2:20:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons to be notified of new episodes 🔔     🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

Yo yo yo, welcome to Crate 808, and another 3-Album Run episode speaking on one of the biggest rap groups of all time - Cypress Hill 💨 Yes, we welcome on writer, DJ and co-founder of the Closed Sessions label, DJ RTC aka Alexander Fruchter, to speak on ‘Cypress Hill’ (1991), ‘Black Sunday’ (1993) and ‘Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom’ (1995) 🔥   Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod), Dart Adams, Robert Kuehl (The Next Movement Podcast), Dan O (Freemusic Empire) and the crew at Extraordinary Rap.   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   And peep our other Cypress Hill episodes, with interviews with group members:   DJ Muggs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZmzDgV410 Sen Dog: https://shorturl.at/lkpA6   And here’s that dope Fly Fidelity episode we featured: https://shorturl.at/hGuqH   Show Notes Why this album run matters (00:00) Cypress Hill album (13:00) Black Sunday (01:05:30) Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom (01:48:20)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

Yo yo yo, welcome to another episode of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, and this time round we celebrate 45 years of 1979’s sci-fi horror film monument - ‘Alien’ 🛸   Join Kam, Thomas Hobbs, Alaska Atoms and Myke-C Town for their takes on this classic, as well contributions from Shotgun the Aux’s Tom Comey and Atoms Family member, Cryptic One.   Show Notes How we fell in love with the film (00:00) Why has this film’s allure held up (13:20) 5-Mic Moments: Chest-burster scene (23:30) Alien poster, trailer and tagline (48:30) What Ifs (51:00) Hip Hop Horror Categories (59:00) Where does Company Flow fit into this horror film? (1:04:50)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

Today we bring you a deep dive into Kdot’s monumental three-album run, talking ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ (2012), ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ (2015), ‘Untitled Unmastered’ (2016) and ‘DAMN’ (2017).   And in the hot seat we have award-winning music journalist, contributing editor with Bandcamp Daily and author of ‘The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America’ - Marcus J. Moore!   Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod), Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), Dan O (Freemusic Empire) and the crew at Extraordinary Rap. Catch up with our other Kendrick Lamar episodes too:   Kendrick vs. Drake beef breakdown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ovdiEYnEXkgSezNDVAxei ‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers’ album review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MVfUy8MSuMvZ1YuVdyaHj?   And remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   Show Notes Why this is a GOAT album run (00:00) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (18:00) To Pimp a Butterfly (01:11:50) Untitled Unmastered (02:15:00) DAMN (02:30:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com

2024 witnessed possibly the biggest rap beef of the century…and perhaps ever. Kendrick Lamar’s deep history with Drake erupted into a toxic battle with an unprecedented pace and instant-classic diss tracks…and we’re here to break it all down.   Joining us for this behemoth episode, we have writers Dylan Green and Kia Turner on the round table, and special guest contributions from the likes of Justin Hunte, Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, journalist Thomas Hobbs and YouTuber Dobson. This went off, so dig in 🔥   Show Notes Why this battle is HUGE (00:00) Where does this stand in rap history? (12:10) Kendrick WON (26:20) Highlights + Dobson guest contribution (38:10) How Megan Thee Stallion kicked off the beef (1:06:00) Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast guest contribution (1:21:50) Kendrick vs. Drake: A History (1:34:50) How Drake could’ve won by Justin Hunte + Thomas Hobbs guest contribution (2:09:50) Why fans need to look at ourselves + last big moment for these two? (2:19:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   J Dilla Series 🍩 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝 Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267   00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿 For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275   The Rawkus Chronicles 💎 We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894   ——————   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔     🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪 Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣 ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟 Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍 Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥 Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com