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Hip Hop World Cup is the podcast that pits golden-age hip-hop tracks and albums against each other in a contest to find the ultimate champions! In each episode, classic joints from hip-hop’s golden age battle each other in head-to-head matches, where we debate them and vote for our favourite. Join life-long hip-hop fans Danny, Steve and James as they deep-dive into the most beloved rap music of the 1990s, celebrating the greatest beats, producers, rhymes and rappers.
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DREAM TEAM 2: 1993 feat KRS-One, Wu-Tang, Ice Cube, Snoop, Black Moon and more!
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1993 was a special time in hip-hop. On the East Coast, it was the year of shouty choruses, bald heads, big coats and Tims – and that’s just Run DMC – while Wu-Tang and Black Moon launched their legendary debut bangers. On the West Coast, Snoop’s first album took the hip-hop world from behind, the feud between Dre and Eazy got personal, and Ice Cube…
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DREAM TEAM 1: 1996 feat 2Pac, Jay-Z, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan and more!
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We’re back in effect with a brand-new format: DREAM TEAM! The goal of this new series is to create an all-starplaylist of songs for each year of hip-hop’s 1990s golden era. In each episode, we take 22 of our favourite hip-hop joints from the selected year and draw them against each other in a series of one-on-one matches. We use the three-man vote …
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PLAY OFF 9: The Notorious B.I.G. 'Life After Death' Disc 1 vs Disc 2
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In the final episode of this series, we’re giving The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 double album Life After Death a Play-Off post-mortem to decide which of its two discs is the best. Life After Death is Biggie’s second and final album, released a mere 16 days after his murder, and continues right where his revered debut Ready To Die left off. The beats a…
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PLAY OFF 8: 2nd II None vs The UMCs
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In this episode we take the time machine back to 1991 and check out two albums very close to Danny’s heart – 2nd II None’s self-titled debut effort and ‘Fruits of Nature’ by The UMCs. Released a month apart and boasting many similarities, these albums sparked his love affair with hip-hop as a lad – but do co-hosts Steve and James share his passion?…
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PLAY OFF 7: People Under The Stairs vs J-Live
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In our first episode of 2024, we take a trip back to the early noughties for a battle of the backpack rap classics! We put ‘Question in the Form of an Answer’ by People Under The Stairs (2000) up against J-Live’s debut album ‘The Best Part’ (2001) to decide which takes home the HHWC trophy. Widely regarded as two of the new millennium’s best hip-ho…
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PLAY OFF 6: 2Pac 'All Eyez On Me' Book 1 vs Book 2
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In this epic episode (epicsode?), it’s all earz on 2Pac’s 1996 diamond-selling doublealbum ALL EYEZ ON ME. Fresh outta jail and bursting with ‘thug passion’, 2Pac banged out this 27-track opus indouble-quick time, backed by the physical/financial might of Death Row head honcho Suge Knight and a luxury line-up of the West Coast’s finest producers – …
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PLAY OFF 5: Public Enemy vs Terminator X
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PUBLIC ENEMY 'APOCALPYSE '91: THE ENEMY STRIKES BLACK' (1991) vs 'TERMINATOR X AND THE VALLEY OF THE JEEP BEETS' (1991) This is the big one! After an unsuccessful tenure at TruSkore HQ in Qatar, Larry has been lured out of retirement by the only album that could do it - Public Enemy's fourth and sorely under-discussed LP 'Apocalypse '91: The Enemy …
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Time to don the helmets and prepare for what we're calling the 'HIT SQUAD HEADBANGER'! That's right - Danny and Steve take a trip back to 1992 as EPMD's 'Business Never Personal' knocks heads with K-Solo's 'Time's Up' in a two-way tussle. In this episode, we discuss the delicious irony of EPMD's 'Crossover', throw shade (business) on Parrish Smith'…
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PLAY OFF 3: Heltah Skeltah vs Cella Dwellas
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Episode 3: HELTAH SKELTAH 'NOCTURNAL' (1996) vs CELLA DWELLAS 'REALMS 'N' REALITY' (1996) In this episode we compare and contrast two 1996 rap duo debut albums – ‘Nocturnal’ by Boot Camp Click members Heltah Skeltah and ‘Realms ‘N’ Reality’ by Cella Dwellas. With loads of boom-bap bangers on both – from ‘Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka’ and ‘Undastand’ to…
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EPISODE 2.5 (BONUS): The Hip Hop World Cup BEAT TAPE!
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With the Qatar World Cup 2022 in full swing, we thought it was high time to post this bonus beat tape episode featuring all the music from the Hip Hop World Cup podcast - as well as a world exclusive interview with two prominent figures from the world of football. Enjoy! ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE: Google Podc…
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PLAY OFF 2: Intelligent Hoodlum vs Organized Konfusion
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INTELLIGENT HOODLUM ‘TRAGEDY: SAGA OF A HOODLUM’ (1993) vs ORGANIZED KONFUSION ‘ORGANIZED KONFUSION’ (1991) In this episode, two ‘90s hip-hop gems go toe-to-toe! Your hosts Danny, James and Steve size up two superb albums by Organized Konfusion and Intelligent Hoodlum, breaking down the beats and rhymes, the bangers and the clangers – then vote for…
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ILL BISKITS ‘CHRONICLE OF TWO LOSERS’ (1996) vs CAPITAL TAX ‘THE SWOLL PACKAGE’ (1993) In the first episode of series 2, two lesser-known 1990s rap albums step in the arena! It’s a voyage of discovery for Danny, James and Steve, who are checking these slept-on LPs for the very first time. They went under the boys’ radars in the 90s, but can they im…
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Episode 10: BEST OF THE REST In this BONUS episode we round up the best ‘honourable mentions’ from our first nine episodes and throw them into battle! These eight albums didn’t quite qualify for our regular World Cups, but they were too damn DOPE not to discuss! But which one will lift the coveted Hip Hop World Cup trophy? Listen and find out… Roun…
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In the final episode of the series, we’ve blown the budget on a corporate box at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena and invited some fans round for a hot buffet lunch. The occasion? Only the biggest and most brutal Hip-Hop World Cup yet! The winners from the ‘round of 16’ in the previous episode now compete in the QUARTER FINALS. Eight albums remain…
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For our series finale, we bring you a two-part special celebrating the greatest year in hip-hop history – 1994. With so many great hip-hop albums released in this year, we’ve expanded the competition to 16 albums and thrown them into battle! In this first episode we take a look at the ‘round of 16’ – yep that’s 16 albums split into two groups – and…
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In this episode we take it back to the old school and preside over a battle of the best hip-hop albums released in 1988 and 1989! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) Eazy-E ‘Eazy Duz It’ (88) vs Ultramagnetic MCs ‘Critical Beatdown’ (88) 2) Big Daddy Kane ‘Long Live The Kane’ (88) vs Ice-T ‘The Iceberg’ (89) 3) De La Soul ‘3 Feet High A…
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In this episode we shave our heads, don the Tims and big jackets and get rowdy as 1993’s best albums enter the Hip-Hop World Cup stage! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) Eazy-E ‘It’s On (Dr Dre) 187um Killa’ vs Snoop Doggy Dogg ‘Doggystyle’ 2) Wu-Tang Clan ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ vs Kam ‘Neva Again’ 3) Souls of Mischief ‘93 …
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In this episode we light the blue touch paper and stand back as the best hip-hop albums of 1996 explode into battle! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) 2Pac ‘All Eyez On Me’ vs Jeru The Damaja ‘Wrath Of The Math’ 2) Jay-Z ‘Reasonable Doubt’ vs Sadat X ‘Wild Cowboys’ 3) Ghostface Killah ‘Ironman’ vs Nine ‘Cloud 9’ 4) Mad Skillz ‘From Wh…
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In this episode the best hip-hop albums of 1995 go toe-to-toe in our tournament! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) Tha Dogg Pound ‘Dogg Food’ vs Raekwon ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx’ 2) Mobb Deep ‘The Infamous’ vs Big L ‘Lifestyles Ov Da Poor And Dangerous’ 3) Smif-N-Wessun ‘Dah Shinin’’ vs DJ Quik ‘Safe + Sound’ 4) Masta Ace Incorporated…
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In this episode we curate a clash of the hip-hop titans from 1991! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) Del Tha Funkee Homosapien ‘I Wish My Brother George Was Here’ vs KMD ‘Mr Hood’ 2) Ice Cube ‘Death Certificate’ vs Black Sheep ‘A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’ 3) A Tribe Called Quest ‘The Low End Theory’ vs NWA ‘Efil4zaggin’ 4) Ice T ‘OG O…
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In this episode we put the best hip-hop albums of 1990 under the microscope! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) EPMD ‘Business As Usual’ vs Ice Cube ‘Amerikkka’s Most Wanted’ 2) BDP ‘Edutainment’ vs Brand Nubian ‘One For All’ 3) Eric B & Rakim ‘Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em’ vs LL Cool J ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ 4) Public Enemy ‘Fear Of A Bl…
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In our first episode, the best hip-hop albums of 1992 do battle! Who will be crowned champion? Round One Draw 1) Das EFX ‘Dead Serious’ vs Da Lench Mob ‘Guerrillas In The Mist’ 2) Kool G Rap & DJ Polo ‘Live And Let Die’ vs Ice Cube ‘The Predator’ 3) Pete Rock and CL Smooth ‘Mecca And The Soul Brother’ vs The Pharcyde ‘Bizarre Ride To The Pharcyde’ …
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