Few Tang!!! I ain't gone talk y'all heads off. Keysha McDougal, The Hip Hop Mom, of @s2tmedia38 Straight II Tape Podcast, inspired this episode. She posed a question online. She asked "What's the best Hip Hop opening line of all time?"...I don't know if we can tell what THE best opening line is (actually, I think I can), but I DO know we can tell y…

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Welcome to the Terrordome! Nobody on the planet can possibly hate AI more than Drake right now. And Biggie is likely throwing ice down from Heaven trying to melt down AI servers. Artificial Intelligence is still novelty for many. The music industry though?!?! You better believe they're taking it seriously. To say Ai technology is m…

FEW TANG CLAN! Dreamville Fest came and went. Some people had fun. Some people had work to do. And of course, some people had opinions. I heard quite a few complaints from various, seemingly unconnected people. The two issues I heard mentioned most were the lack of NC artist on the Dreamville Fest stage, and the lack of NC artists signed to Dreamvi…

Few Tang!!! We saw evidence of it during the VERZUZ between The Lox and Dipset. If you were at Dreamville Fest or watched it on Amazon, we saw evidence when comparing Lil Durk's appearance and J.I.D.'s performance...I could name myriad examples, but I'm talking about the difference between a mere recording artist and a real emcee. It's rare to find…

Few Tang Clan! Our music, our art, our beloved Hip Hop is under attack. The machines are COMING! Matter of fact, they're HERE! Artificial Intelligence is mimicking our favorite artists. No samples, no REAL use of an artist's voice. However, songs are being created that sound just like Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil Uzi Vert, Kendrick Lamar...anyone you can thi…

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We got pissed off this week. They out here playing reindeer games with the culture. We stumbled across a vile example of appropriation. And you know us. We ALWAYS find a way to spin things into a conversation with a more broad or global view. We wanted to get to the bottom of what makes a culture vulture and who fits that descripti…

FEW TANG!!! We need your input on this one. Drop things that have changed Hip Hop forever in the comments. We left out BIG and Pac/East Coast/West Coast beef because it's low hanging fruit. Everything else is on the table though. Make room for the tag #ConversateForAFew Things That Changed Hip Hop Forever00:00 - Intro1:13 - 2 Live Crew vs The US Go…

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We went off the dome this week! So many topics we gave you time stamps to make it easy on you. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew Topics00:00 - Intro0:34 - What's next for Griselda Records9:50 - Salute to @16PadKilla_mm of Maschine Mafia on his first place…

FEW TANG! We decided to compile a list of the top 3 emcees for every era! Essentially, we decided who was the Kendrick, J-Cole or Drake of every era. Honestly we personally refer to BIG, Jay and Nas but nonetheless lol. Here's how we did it...We started with the year 1979; the year of the first official Hip Hop release. For the sake of this convers…

FEW TANG CLAN!!! Walk down almost any street, in any city in America (or the World honestly), and you'll see evidence of Hip Hop. Not only will you see evidence of its existence, you'll likely see some form of its lifeblood. Whether it's in someone's fashion, the way a person walks, the altered, dare I say, coded language spoken in non-secretive co…

FEW TANG!!! ChatGPT and AI are all the tech world is talking about right now. And if AI is ringing bells in tech, you can rest assured it will bring the noise to Hip Hop and the music industry next. What's going to happen when record labels get ahold of it? We know they already tried to give us an AI artist. Is art even "art" if created by artifici…

Few Tang! What say you? Is crossing over in Hip Hop acceptable? What exactly does crossing over mean to you? Are crossing over and selling out synonymous? We think the answers to those questions will vary based on age and/or what era of Hip Hop you gained "musical morals". Some may say those morals are developed due to increased cynicism. We get in…

Few Tang...We're losing artists at an alarming rate. This era is proving to be the most dangerous time in the history of emceeing. When did things begin to get so bad? Who's fault is it? And ultimately, are record labels responsible for better protecting their investments? The question may seem simple. And the answer may seem obvious. But this topi…

Welcome to your 1st Annual Conversate For A Few Awards. On the Grammys you win a Grammy. On the Oscars win an Oscar. On Conversate For A Few...you win AFew. We gave out AFew for everything from album of the year to who took the biggest L in Hip Hop. This ep features special guest Jay Sealey and David Varnadoe. As usual, we're dumb thorough with eac…

FEW TANG CLAN!!! We're back with a special episode! We wanna introduce y'all to TOP TWO...SelfMade Nuski & D-Wash are less a group and more Brothers with a like vision and comparable hustle. They know their Hip Hop so we get into tons of topics; violence in today's music, their opinion on record deals, image vs authenticity, to name a few. And we S…

FEW TANG!!! This week we want to have our personal group chat conversation out in the open. And we let it FLY to say the least. We talked Meg the Stallion, DaBaby, Pusha T, Kendrick's upcoming and final album on TDE and more! Hopefully, y'all enjoy listening to this convo as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #…

Few Tang!!! We BACK! This week we’re paying our respects to the legacy of DJ Drama and his legendary, Gangsta Grillz mixtape series. Nearly every artist you can think of either had, or wanted a Gangsta Grill in their catalog. Drama’s mixtape series has launched and extended artists’ careers. It has added validity to others. And has now become the b…

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!? It was all a dream!…That’s what Biggie said at least. Little did we know how true that statement would be all these years later. See…we’re STILL out here having Hip Hop arguments about who’s the king of NY. Our thinking is BIG wouldn’t have sanctioned this. THIS ain’t even what BIG meant; we don’t think so anyway. Maybe…

What's good Few Tang Clan! This week we're talking about something we're all experiencing. However, many of us may not know the foolishness we're witnessing is on purpose and done WITH purpose. Artists, companies and brands are all using outrage marketing to gain attention, in hopes for flipping that attention for profit. It goes; make a mess, make…

Few Tang! We're back with our second installment discussing, the Kanye West doc. Jeen-Yuhs. This time we have our first guest, HipHopMom, Keysha McDougal of the Straight II Tape Podcast. She's a Hip Hop HEAD. You hear me?!? And her perspective is dope. We were excited to hear her view on the doc and what she was left with ultimately. This a good on…

Few Tang! It's obviously Kanye West season. It's been tough for us to hold of talking about Jeen-Yuhs. BUT we hadn't said a WORD to each other about the documentary before we cut the mics on. Like the doc, we decided to do our reaction in 3 parts. The first part is just us two giving our overall perspective; which is preeeety broad lol. Tune in to …

Few Tang!!! They robbing us y'all...Songs are getting shorter and shorter. We hardly ever get a 3rd verse from anyone anymore. We don't get good posse cuts like talking bout it. We, at Conversate For A Few, understand that a good pop song is 3 minutes in length; and that Hip Hop is pop music these days. But DAMN! Can we get a full thought on a song…

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? I ain't gonna "write" y'all to death lol...We ALL saw the Super Bowl. And like the rest of America (whether they wanted to or not), we ALL saw the halftime show. This year was more than a little different though. This year, and for the first year ever, #HipHop was center stage. What does it mean? How did it get there? W…

Few Tang Clan! This is long overdue. We're covering the legendary lineage of Kamal, The Abstract Poetic, Q-Tip. An unsung GOAT, Tip has influenced our greatest emcees, producers and style icons. And WE don't think it's spoken about enough. Today #CFAF does just that. We give Q-Tip his just due from our perspective. We hope y'all enjoy this conversa…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We ALL know Industry Rule Number 4080. And if you don't, you need to buy a watch. Word up lol. Nah. YouTube "Check The Rhyme". For those of you who know off top, we're talking about how bad business or bad contracts ruin the quality of music we receive from our favorite artists. Please don't think this is some artist 'w…

We would've recorded this earlier Few Tang. But honestly, we couldn't have made it through an entire episode any sooner than now. This loss was too emotional to speak to right away. It had to be done though. We hope we did DMX justice. We spoke from the heart. Long Live X. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTub…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! I ain't gonna talk you to death describing this episode. We just got on and freestyled this one. We enjoyed it though. Hopefully you all will enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew #CFAF Conversate For A Few YouTube Channel - Subscribe and hit the…

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? How many of you have heard of Non Fungible Tokens or NFT’s? We didn’t think so. It’s our job to put you on to things that may impact our culture. THIS, in our humble opinions, will change the game; possibly in the favor of artists for a change. At least until the labels figure out how to turn art to commodity in that s…

Few Tang Clan! We don't think this one needs much explanation. We all get a little nostalgic from time to time. This is one of those times. Maybe some of the things you miss about Hip Hop made our list too. Maybe we're SUPER nerds and ain't nobody thinking bout what we miss lol. Anyway...We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as w…

Last week the list for 2021 Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. Among notable names were Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. We heard a few differing opinions on the topic. Some instantly showed pride, others confusion. Some demanded Black Music have its own Hall of Fame. Other wondered whether We belong there. I think Allan and I made…

Many of us "vintage" or older listeners of Hip Hop show a true disdain for the melodic direction "emceeing" has gone in recent years. I'm not gonna say we LIKED it, but we have grown to appreciate what melodic emcees bring to the table. On this episode though, we try and undercover the history of melodic Hip Hop. We attempt to determine the Godfath…

Few Tang Clan! What's good with y'all?!? Hopefully, y'all are still out there getting older; meaning you're consistently waking up on this side of the dirt. That's a good thing. It's the ONLY thing, to be honest. Hip Hop culture doesn't appear to think so. Getting older brings the proverbial pink slip in Hip Hop; the Ol Sandman Simms comes dancing …

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? The question of the week is "Who Is Desiree Parker?". We got answers. But the more important question might be why does it even matter who she is? Would it matter who she is if this were any other genre of music? What does it say about Hip Hop if things like this matter? Tons and tons of important questions came from th…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? It's that time of year again! Let's give the outstanding artists of 2020 their flowers. Damn the Grammys! We give our artists A Few...That's right. The name of our award is A Few. So lock in with us and see who wins A Few from #CFAF. We hope you all enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. …

Who doesn't love a definitive list?!? On this episode we argue who's has the best reinvention in Hip Hop. But of course, to properly argue any point, you must set the parameters. So we established "The Articles of Reinvention" to create a baseline or rubric to follow. You know...Hip Hop nerd ish'. We PROMISE this will be the most eclectic Hip Hop l…

Industry Rule #4080: Record Company people are shadyyyyyyyyyyyy! Ain't nothing changed since Q-Tip's proclamation. Coal miners have unions. Steel workers have unions. Airline pilots have unions. Actors and actresses have unions. PODCASTERS even have unions! Why not artists, producers and musicians? Heavy hitters such as Joe Budden, Lupe Fiasco and …

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? This is a special episode. Not only is it our 150th show, but it's also special because it's dedicated to our favorite new artist. I COULD'VE said our favorite new emcee. But Che Noir is more than an emcee! She's a producer as well. So emcee isn't a sufficient title for someone so talented. Che is an ARTIST. We get int…

Too many murders. Too many indictments. Too much self-snitching. Too much ego. Too many horrible decisions. Obviously NOT enough good advice. The genre we love is suffering from all of these things. The element of danger I admittedly enjoy in my Hip Hop has gone too far. Many of you accepted things had gone too far long before now. Please forgive m…

A Tribe Called Kast (ATCQ + OutKast) Murder Inc. (Jay-Z, DMX & Ja Rule) Child Rebel Soldier (Kanye, Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco) Theses are just a few super groups that were on the verge of rocking the world but never actually happened. This is like the fantasy football of Hip Hop. Imagine the world we could have/would have lived in if works from these …

What's good Few Tang Clan! Since the recording of this episode, HBO Max has removed its free stream of "On the Record"; Drew Dixon's story of sexual abuse in the music industry. Drew's abusers are from Hip Hop. They are revered and heralded as legends, godfathers and greats. I said all that to say, we would've posted a link to the free stream if it…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Aight! Most podcasts are trying make money off its audience. We admit. We'd like to make a little coin too. But this ep is all about making YOU, The Few Tang Clan, some bread. We got a stock tip y'all. Four words...Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited. On this episode we get into the moves they've been making, and with who. We…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!?! Do you know what today is?!?! Sing it wit'me! It's our anniversary! It's been 3 years since we launched Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast. And what better way to celebrate than to take it back to the beginning. 3 years ago, Allan gave me a call and 3 hours later, a show was born. If you've been an artist, unless yo…

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! How has the maturation of Hip Hop artists changed over the eras? Is the influx of so much new music forcing us to "Old Head out", and start yelling get off my lawn? Or do we recognize the advantages technology affords both artists and fans nowadays? We hope y'all enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. …

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We're back y'all. Hopefully we gave y'all enough time to catch up to the barrage of episodes we hit you with lol. Our apologies for such a long break between episodes. Technical difficulties, creative impairments (Jana is to blame for that one specifically), and plain enjoying the break a little bit; those are the reaso…

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! We brought Chris Charles back in to run through our favorite Hip Hop album covers of all time. We kinda used a draft format. We let our guest go first and with each answer, we give details about what makes the artwork our favorite. And yes…we know the title says 10 albums. Ignore that. We definitely talked about more t…

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Full disclosure: I, Jana, did not want to have this conversation. I won’t say my cohost Allan insisted lol. I will say Allan reminded me that we swore we wouldn’t talk about 6ix9ine (even after getting out of prison early), until he made a move. Well he’s moving. I KNEW this conversation was gonna piss me off lol. I di…

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Often, our first impression of an artist is based on photography. Whether an album cover, magazine spread, or nowadays, an Instagram pic, someone's photography is our introduction to an artist's look, attitude, lifestyle...I could go on but you get it. Today we're talking photography in Hip Hop. And there was no way we…

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! I think loose usage of the word “Svengali” has softened its meaning. I always took the word to mean a person that takes the diamond in the rough, works musical and music industry “magic” to create a star. Little did I know the word is a name, and that name belonged to a pretty sinister character from "Tribly", the 1894…

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you know like I know, when you get a chance to talk to Dallas, it’s in your best interest to talk BUSINESS. Everybody wanna be a Boss. Dallas is one of the few …

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you know like I know, when you get a chance to talk to Dallas, it’s in your best interest to talk BUSINESS. Everybody wanna be a Boss. Dallas is one of the few …