Part 2 of the Get Off My Lawn look at Shock G’s legacy and Digital Underground’s first homage to the funk — Sex Packets!By J (@HipHopTaliban)

HipHop has suffered quite a few losses in the past year with the deaths of MF Doom, Black Rob, DMX, and, most recently, Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G, aka MC Blowfish, aka Pianoman, aka Rackadelic, aka Humpty Hump. In part one of this two-part episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) look at the legacy of Sho…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) get into a lively discussion on the recent Verzuz battle between Snoop and DMX and whether the matchups are fair contests. From there the temperature gets turned up as the fellas discuss the hypothetical dream Verzuz matchup between Prince and Michael Jackson…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) get into a lively discussion on the recent Verzuz battle between Snoop and DMX and whether the matchups are fair contests. From there the temperature gets turned up as the fellas discuss the hypothetical dream Verzuz matchup between Prince and Michael Jackson…

We would have let this early 2000’s battle between Eminem and Everlast slide off into the rap archives until Whitey Ford offered up some revisionist history in a recent interview with Kweli, forcing us to dig into what was a minor skirmish until Marshall went full scorched earth and created a HipHop classic.…

In the second part of this episode The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) discuss the one album they would give to a non-HipHop Head that best represents the music and the culture — De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising, The Roots - Things Fall Apart, Rawkus Records - Soundbombing 2, and whether or …

In this episode The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) discuss the one album they would give to a non-HipHop Head that best represents the music and the culture. But on the way to that discussion they discuss the ups and downs of the recent Instagram producer battles featuring RZA, DJ Premier, Bab…

In Part 2 of the Get of My Lawn Podcast Quarantine Edition J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and The Professor (@abjrphd) dive into the recent Public Enemy controversy involving the firing of Flavor Flav and the Jay Electronica album that had been more than a decade in the making. And we inch closer to the beginning of the Battalog!…

After a 22-month hiatus, it only took a global pandemic and forced quarantine to get The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) back in the studio and shaking’ fists at COVID-19, the Jay Electronica album, RZA vs Premier, D-Nice, Public Enemy, and getting into a beef over Beef! But the convo was too b…

A lot of HipHop happenings have occurred since the end of the last podcast. East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) are in the house with J (@HipHopTaliban)for part two of what ended up being a nearly 3-hour episode covering topics including Nasir, Black Thought, Childish Gambino, domestic abuse, Kanye, Pusha T vs. Drake, Bill Cosb…

A lot of HipHop happenings have occurred since the end of the last podcast. East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) are in the house for part one of what ended up being a nearly 3-hour episode covering topics including Nasir, Black Thought, Childish Gambino, domestic abuse, Kanye, Pusha T vs. Drake, Bill Cosby, Big Pun, and determi…

It's been a long time coming but not only have East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) returned to the podcast, but we FINALLY come up with the rules for the long-anticipated battle of HipHop catalogs ... aka the Battalog! But along the way to the rules we hit topics from superheroes, graffiti writers, and Movie Pass to face tattoo…

The Get Off My Lawn podcast's most controversial segment, Busted His Nut is back! This time we look at Snoop Doggy Dogg and identify the exact moment when he exhausted his lyrical reservoir. Plus, in the wake of Best Buy's decision to kill off CDs, J reminisces on the dawn of the dawn of free music. And we discuss 50 Cent's brutal Rick Ross deathbe…

It's been too long, but the Get Off My Lawn podcast is back, and J (aka @HipHopTaliban) is reflecting on the two greatest HipHop things he's ever heard, the most gangsta cinematic outro of all-time, paying some overdue respect, and catching up on five months worth of fist shaking!By J aka @HipHopTaliban

In this episode, the Black Cloud (@AndreCole) gets the last laugh as J (@HipHopTaliban) takes his Jay-Z L like a man as Professor Belk (@abjrphd) joins in to break down Shawn Carter's brilliant piece of HipHop art, 4:44, track by track. Also: 360 record deals, the lost art of sampling, the end of ATCQ?…

When comedian Bill Maher brought in a Black panel to slap his wrists over a joke in which he called himself a “house ni--a,” HipHop heads took note as lifelong ni--a (the word) advocate, ni--a (the word) promoter, and serial ni--a (the word) abuser Ice Cube decided to be HipHop’s ambassador in the spectacle, despite the fact that it is a word he ha…

What was initially intended to be just a quick, fairly typical mix in honor of Malik Taylor, aka Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest evolved into "I am Phife: His Words + His Rhymes," a 2-hour tribute to the 5-foot Assassin that includes all of (and only) Phife's verses from the 3 classic ATCQ albums, along with interview clips and the genre-spannin…

As the college basketball world gears up for the Final four, the Get Off My Lawn Podcast is preparing for its own March madness with the first ever Battalog — The Battle of HipHop Catalogs! In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and Professor Belk (@abjrphd) engage in a little HipHop bracketology as they set the seeds for the first Battalog! We also pa…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and Andre “East Coast Dre” Cole (@Andre Cole) discuss their differing opinions on the 2016 releases from A Tribe Called Quest, Common, and De la Soul; Yasiin Bey’s middle finger to the City of Angels; the discography battle royale; and some fu-k him thoughts going out to America’s new president. Check the Al Dunba…

In part two of this special episode J (@HipHopTaliban) takes a look at HipHop's greatest album, Ice Cube's Death Certificate, on the classic's 25th anniversary. The episode is an audio companion to J's multimedia article at GreatestHipHopAlbum.com.By J (@HipHopTaliban)

In part one of this special episode J (@HipHopTaliban) takes a look at HipHop's greatest album, Ice Cube's Death Certificate, on the classic's 25th anniversary. The episode is an audio companion to J's multimedia article at GreatestHipHopAlbum.com.By J (@HipHopTaliban)

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@Andre Cole) tackle HipHop's growing generational divide, with a focus on the recent beef between legendary HipHop producer Pete Rock and new school rappers Young Dolph and Lil Yachty, and how the revelation of boxer and serial abuser Floyd "Money" Mayweather's illiteracy is both a reflection o…

Just how many things can three old angry HipHop heads hate on in one podcast? In this episode Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk Jr. (@abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to look at 1994 and wrap up their investigation of when HipHop went off the rails. And along the way we get a laundry list of things the fellas hate, including, but not li…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) gives his thoughts on Kanye's latest album; rappers rappin like robots; tracking down Pete Rock & CL Smooth; the romanticization of the Golden Era by old heads; the peddling of poison 40oz at a time; and a tribute to a funk legend! 00:05:49 — Kanye & Robot Rap 00:28:40 — Pete Rock & CL 00:40:01 — HipHop Spellcheck…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) tackle an array of HipHop topics, including why so many MCs are averse to paying taxes, a new You Big Dummy candidate emerges from the winter spat between Neil Degrasse Tyson and B.o.b., Water in Watts, and we introduce Oldtron, Defender of the HipHop Universe. 00:07:26 — Photoshoot…

In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) pay tribute to Malik Taylor, aka Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, with the first ever Phifeography — an examination of every verse ever spit by the the 5-Foot Assassin on ATCQ’s 3 classic albums. We also discover one of East Coast Dre’s dirty little HipHop secrets! @AndreCole co-…

Can HipHop shape political consciousness and social awareness? The studies say no, but my old Africa medallions say yes. Even if we accept that HipHop has that power, it damn sure doesn't seem as though it's being exerted today. Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk (@abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to take a look at the (alleged) power of…

On the heels of his arrest in South Africa for overstaying his visa and trying to pass a "World Passport," and his announcement that he is retiring from the music biz, we wonder aloud if Mos Def/Yasiin Bey is the Matt Cassel of HipHop — a guy whose career had some brilliant early moments that he could never manage to live back up to. Plus, the OG i…

In part 2 of our multi-part investigation into what went SO wrong with HipHop, when it happened and who was responsible, Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk (@abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to take a look at 1993, the critical year HipHop began to take a definite turn (for the worst, depending on your perspective). And along the way we …

The best laid schemes of Podcasters and men often go awry. And that has been the case over the past few months. In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) explains the reason for the unexpected GOML hiatus and lays out the plan for 2016. We take a look at the Biggie Blockbuster Mash-up and send a tribute out to a fallen HipHop friend. 05:10 — Technical dif…

In this episode East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and MJ (@matthewjxmalady) aka Thurgood join J (@HipHopTaliban) to discuss whether HipHop is still palatable to the middle-aged members of Generation X. Based on the eight volumes of smooth jazz remixes issued by Hidden Beach Records, the answer may be "No." Forget the Whip It Nae Nae, the most impressive …

History is written by the winners. Apparently biopics are written by the billionaire — as the NWA movie, Straight Outta Compton, produced by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, minimizes and marginalizes the contributions MC Ren made to the seminal rap group. Despite having writing or co-writing credits on 32 of 43 songs on the most significant NWA/NWA-related a…

This episode represents the first in a multi-part series exploring the question, "When did HipHop go from a predominantly creative outlet for artistic and cultural expression to a commercial tool wielded by jackasses for the glorification of ignorance, pathology, and conspicuous consumption?" Using, the Billboard Rap charts as a guide, J (@HipHopTa…

In this episode J and Dre check out some current selections from some apparently popular rappers, and try to determine whether Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Gunplay, and Future are even speaking English!— Considering the content, most of the lyrics are probably best left undecipherable. Also featured are reviews of selections from Rawkus stalwarts C…

Somewhat unintentionally, another part of the Native Tongues Collective finds itself in the Get Off My Lawn crosshairs as Dre and J debate when exactly A Tribe Called Quest officially peaked out and then fell off in a brand new segment ... yeah, that's the name! A HipHop legend attempts to dethrone O.T. Genesis as the You Big Dummy World Heavyweigh…

While some real-life old grown man business delayed this episode by a few weeks, like the Geto Boys, the Get Off My Lawn Podcast can't be stopped! In this episode J and Dre tackle the HipHop-specific question of "How old is too old to be attending rap concerts?"; Pass some much needed performance wisdom on to a HipHop legend; Scratch their heads ov…

EPISODE 1 — J & Dre discuss De la Soul's Kickstarter campaign and the star-studded launch of the Tidal streaming service. Are these new music business models or a way for artists to dupe loyal fans into subsidizing their ventures? Plus, special guest @AndreCole reps hard for the NYC, threatening to reduce the number of hosts by 50%. Reviews of musi…