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Missing the golden era of hip hop? The Crate 808 podcast travels back to the 1990s with lively debates around classic albums, arguments over Top 5 GOATs and interviews with instrumental people from the culture. Every week, join Kambi Thandi, a long-time hip hop head and pod producer, as he interviews insightful guests to provide a healthy dose of nostalgia, and a fresh look on the decade that shaped the genre.
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Welcome to another Digging in the Crates episode - the Roc Marciano Edition 😎 We travel back to 2013, and Roc’s ‘The Pimpire Strikes Back’ mixtape, to talk about his souled-out cut ‘Doesn’t Last’ with hip hop artist and musician - AJ Suede! 🔥 Show Notes History with Roc Marci (00:00) What makes Roc Marciano different (11:27) Track review (25:00) DI…
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COCK IT!! Yes, Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror returns with a celebration of 2004’s zombie film classic, ‘Shaun of the Dead’ 🧟‍♂️ Joining us for this horror special are Call Out Culture’s Alaska Atoms and Zilla Rocca, as well as contributions from writers Thomas Hobbs and Tim Fish, as well as podcaster Tom Comey from Shotgun the Aux. Find our other Hi…
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Full Stillmatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-88128592 Full The Ecstatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-86935654 Today we’re bringing you look behind the curtain of what’s happening at our Patreon, where we have hours and HOURS worth of bonus material for all you fellow rap nerds. These right here are so…
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Who’s ready to get Digging in the Crates in our first Mach-Hommy edition? 🙋‍♂️ Yes, we speak to hip hop artist AJ Suede on the magic of Mach-Hommy, and why he loves ‘Thank God’, from 2016’s ‘HBO’ (‘Haitian Body Odor’) on Griselda Records. Produced by August Fanon, this track is sublime - find out why we think so 📲 Go check out Suede’s incredible ou…
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Welcome to another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition 👑 And in the hot seat we welcome a legend whose work spans more than two decades. A prolific producer and probably the best social media follow in hip hop - Blockhead is in the house! And he explains why he loves 'The Eucharist' by Armand Hammer (which is reall…
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This week we bring you a big 1990s rap session, where broke down the decade’s classic songs to play to an alien to teach it hip hop. And we went in on the likes of Scarface, The Lox, Ultramagnetic MCs, Coolio, CRU, Masta Ace and KMD 🍿 Alien Playlist: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist WE WANT TO HEAR WHICH SONGS NEED TO BE ON THIS LIST BEFORE …
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FULL WU EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560 SUUUUUUUUUUU! Welcome to the Wu-Tang Chronicles - our Patreon series digging into every solo member’s legacy in the landscape of hip hop.And this here is a little sneak peek into the latest series centred around the legendary GZA, where we review his solo albums (including a mammoth ‘Liquid…
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Yo yooooooo! Happy 2024 to all our listeners, and we’re setting up the slate for a new year! First up, this DOPE convo about the best horror films and shows from 2023, with our very own click of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror - Alaska Atoms, Myke C-Town and Thomas Hobbs 🎃 We also ask - what is the one take on hip hop that could lead you to murder som…
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Welcome to the second part of our huge 2023 wrap up - do go check out the other episode to get our full breakdown, we went in! Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla R…
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My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH two-part episode. Do go check out the other episode to get our full 2023 breakdown - we went in! Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug P…
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Welcome to our Digging in the Crates series once more, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist’s catalogue. This week, we kick off our billy woods catalogue with rapper Defcee, who breaks down why he loves ‘Christine’ (featuring Mike Ladd), from woods’ 2022 record ‘Aethiopes’. Fans of our ‘Why I Love’ series will know this format well, but with …
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FULL EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548 Calling all MF DOOM fans, this one is here is for YOU 💯 We spoke to underground rap stars GENG PTP, MidaZ the Beast and Rob Kelly about the genius of The Supervillain…and the results are FIRE 🔥 Check out this supercut of Patreon episodes we have in the locker, digging into the crates and revie…
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Today we bring you our Digging in the Crates series, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist’s catalogue. And this week, we have two cuts from The Alchemist to dig into - Zilla Rocca and Dylan Green break down why they love Action Bronson’s ‘Terry’ (2015) and Jadakiss’ ‘We Gonna Make It’ (2001). Fans of our ‘Why I Love’ series will know this for…
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Yes yes yes people, today we are talking extensively about the Moby Dick of dopeness - Redman 🤩 We list our favourite cuts from this hip hop legend's deeeeep catalogue, with special guests Kevin Beacham (Stories About Songs podcast) and Chris Mitchell (Breaking Atoms podcast) in the hot seat - tap in 📲 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 …
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We welcome one of our favourite hip hop artists out there, putting in amazing work - including 2023’s record ‘The Patience’. We speak on his inspiring career, hip hop turning 50, love for the craft and much, much more 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Knowing he would be great (11:49) Digging for lyrical gems (22:34) Ly…
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2023 has delivered us some rap gems, and even the GOATs are getting involved! We dig into not one new Nas album, but TWO, and we have a huge DJ Muggs love-in whilst speaking on the latest addition to the Soul Assassins catalogue. Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Magic 2 review (12:30) Why Nas is master of nostalgia (20:4…
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FULL 3-HOUR EPISODE: https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🤯 Ranking Top 36 Ghostface Killah Songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Ever since he went to war with the melting pot, Raekwon the Chef has cooked up some marvellous shit during his illustrious rap career. And after digging into every single solo album in his vault, including a wild mixtape era, we’ve arr…
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH BABY!! Today we tackle one of our all-time favourite artists on this show - Big Pun 💥 We list our love for his art, his legacy and our top five songs from his catalogue. Joining us in the hot seat is our Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge, and returning guest SonRaw 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00)…
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Hey, Crate 808 fans! If you are listening to this show you're probably a 90's rap nerd like the rest of us, and if so, you gotta check out the newest show from Open Mike Eagle's podcast network Stony Island Audio. It's called "Stories About Songs with Kevin Beacham" The host Kevin Beacham is a documentarian, journalist, radio host, and all-around r…
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FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-i-78823713 We dive back into MF DOOM's catalogue, specifically Viktor Vaughn’s 'Lactose Lecithin' from his 2003 cult-classic album, Vaudeville Villain 💥 And joining us is SonRaw to break down why this song stands out in that incredible body of work...and boy did we go in 🍿 Now, remember to c…
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‘Yes, this ain't rock 'n' roll, 'cause the rap is in control’ - Welcome to a HUGE chat for your ears, it’s three hours plus on A Tribe Called Quest 🍿 And we’ll be breaking down our top ATCQ cuts, with two legends in the building - Dylan Green and SonRaw 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Midnight (28:09) Award Tour (32:1…
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FULL 2 HOUR+ EPISODE 📲 https://tinyurl.com/2ofpm3d4 When EXACTLY did Raekwon the Chef become truly great? That’s just one of many, many topics we cover on this gargantuan review of ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II’. We also dig into Rae’s magic mixtape era, as we continue our Wu-Tang Clan Chronicles series. Get primed for over two hours of pure R…
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We bring you a behemoth of an episode breaking down hip hop in the year 2023 (so far) 🍿 We bring the ruckus with some awesome convos with some equally awesome people, this week we have: Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, beat maker and writer, SonRaw, and our very own Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge. Enjoy this smorgasbord of nerdy rap chat, as we…
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Yes people, we’re back talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽 This one ran deep with some HUGE love for Busta, Del the Funky Homosapien, EPMD and hidden gems from Biggie 👀 Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Exclusive Episo…
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Yo yo yo, you braniac dumb-dumbs, bust the scientifical, approach to the course and the force is sen-trif-i-cal! Yes people, today we’re talking about a man who flows with the greatest ease, who never did care about the haters, please - rap legend Masta Ace is in the hot seat once again to talk about his incredible 1990s output of ‘SlaughtaHouse’ (…
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Full episode: https://bit.ly/3GDzp7X Time to dip into that monumental MF DOOM catalogue, with a look at his classic cut with Madlib - All Caps (off of the classic Madvillainy album) 🔥 Ray Ridge breaks down why this song means so much to him…and take the How Deep is Your Love test 👀 Subscribe to the Patreon, which is STACKED with DOOM, Dilla and Wu-…
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One our favourite artists out there right now, Pan Amsterdam, jumps in the hot seat to talk... 🐝 Breaking down ODB’s genius 🔥 How Juvenile compares to Louis Armstrong 👽 Love for Kool Keith 💪 Working with Kanye, Mos Def and more 💥 Competing with Beyoncé, Robert Glapser in his youth 🦆 ‘EAT’ and working with Damu the Fudgemunk 🐐 Iggy Pop discovering P…
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FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-i-79959923 Ray Ridge jumps into his 'Why I Love' series debut with both feet, as we talk about Dilla’s STELLAR work on Busta Rhymes’ Show Me What You Got song, off his Anarchy album in 2000 🔥 More Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Ghostfac…
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Strap in because this one is a big one - we breakdown our Top 5 2Pac songs and dive into what he means to us and hip hop at large, with special guest Robert Kuehl from the Next Movement Podcast. A bit of a love letter to Kam’s first true hip hop obsession, so enjoy 🍿 Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Excl…
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Yes yes, it’s time for more Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror fun 🔪 We dip into one of the biggest horror releases of 2023, Scream 6. Joining us for this deep dive are Myke-C Town (Dead End Hip Hop) and Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture). Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghost…
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FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-4-77910649 We kick off our next Wu-Chronicles series, dipping into Raekwon the Chef’s solo album run! And first up is a bonafide classic record, all the way back from 1995 - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... This may be one of the funnest rap chats I’ve ever had, as we bring on board some of the be…
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This week we drop our takes on a truly gargantuan musical moment - the first three records from the Wu-Tang Clan 😱 Special guest GENG PTP joins us to break down Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), Wu-Tang Forever (1997) and The W (2000). And we’re joined by an arsenal of amazing voices in the rap podcast universe - you’ll not only hear takes fr…
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We return with our series looking at the most historic three-album runs in hip hop, and this one is BIG. We bring on writer Max Bell to break down the incredible slate of records from the one and only DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name (1991), Way 2 Fonky (1992), Safe + Sound (1995), as well as Rhythm-al-ism (1998). You’ll hear from a dope spectrum of rap …
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‘It was all a dream…’ 💭 We kick off 2023 with a BIG one, as we list our top songs by Biggie Smalls…and figure which one we’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop. It got hectic, and we REALLY got into Frank White’s catalogue with Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Jon Bass from Notorious P.O.D. 👑 100 Rap Songs You’d Play to an Alien: https://www.crate…
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Full episode: https://bit.ly/3Vfog1E Today we’re talking about Russel Tyrone Jones aka Big Baby Jesus aka Osiris the Father aka Freeloading Rusty aka The Drunken Master aka Ason Unique aka Blunted Sultan aka Dirt McGirt aka The Professor aka The Bza aka The Beatbox Specialist aka Joe Bananas…AKA THE OL' DIRTY BASTARD! Yes, we've finished off our Gh…
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It’s the end of the year and we’re breaking down a STELLAR 2022 with Yemi Abiade (Rhymes Like Dimes podcast) - we hit up our annual categories of top albums and songs, as well as our favourite features, verse and artwork. Oh, we also name our MVP of the year too! 👑 YouTube: https://youtu.be/8I10ZcNQ0E4 All our favourite bangers of 2022 can be found…
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Yo yo yo, I know we're a hip hop podcast, but as some of you know, we've been dipping into our love of horror films with fellow rap nerds on the show...and we combined for an end of year special. We're joined by Dead End Hip Hop's Myke-C Town, Call Out Culture's Alaska Atoms and journalist Thomas Hobbs for a rundown of our top picks. YouTube: https…
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One of the GOATs of hip hop blessed us with another project with Hit-Boy…and it’s one of the year’s best. We dig into the stand out cuts and breakdown where this album stands in his all-time discography. Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notifie…
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This week we’re joined by stellar guests GENG PTP aka King Vision Ultra and Yemi Abiade (from the Rhymes Like Dimes podcast) to discuss our Top 5 Hip Hop Films 🍿 This one is a mammoth episode, so enjoy digging in! Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to …
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Full THREE HOUR episode 🍿 👉 https://bit.ly/3s98hoE The Ghostface Killah Avengers assemble as SonRaw, MidaZ the Beast and Alaska Atoms join us for this marathon Patreon episode - I'm still tired from compiling this episode together, so I really hope you heads enjoy it! 🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨 Patreon-only episodes: Ranking the top…
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This week we’re joined by our patrons on our monthly livestream to talk Jay-Z’s verse on ‘God Did’, Your Old Droog’s EPs, OK Nice’s ‘Have You Tried Being Happy’, Roc Marciano + The Alchemist’s ‘Elephant Man’s Bones’, Pan Amsterdam + Damu the Fudgemunk’s ‘EAT’, Black Thought + Dangermouse’s ‘Cheat Codes’, Mach Hommy + Tha God Fahim’s ‘Dollar Menu 4’…
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This week is special, as we dive into the work of one of rap’s greatest groups - The Roots. We’re joined by Dead End Hip Hop’s Roots super fan, Beezy, to talk about their incredible three album run… 1995’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, Illadelph Halflife from 1996, and Things Fall Apart - their 1999 classic. Throughout this journey you’ll hear from the …
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Yes people, here’s out Patreon live stream from Aug 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽 Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new epis…
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We celebrate 30 years of a bonafide hidden gem hip hop album - 1992's 'Runaway Slave', the debut album from Showbiz & A.G. 🔥 D.I.T.C. heads are going to enjoy this one, so subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode: https://bit.ly/3erHdNW Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have…
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This week we dive into a bonafide rap classic - 1996’s ‘The Resurrection’ by Geto Boys! And joining us in the hot seat is a man on fire right now, and one of our favourite hip hop artists out there - Fatboi Sharif 🔥 Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be not…
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Yes people, here’s out Patreon live stream from May 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽 Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new epis…
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Welcome to another edition of Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror, where we’re joined by Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture) and Myke C-Town (Dead End Hip Hop) to run down our favourite horror films of the year so far. YouTube: https://youtu.be/0o3U19YeQwM Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE b…
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Get ready for possibly our best GFK episode yet 😱 We reviewed his '12 Reasons to Die' album with Florida-based master wordsmith and rapper, MidaZ the Beast and it became a full on Ghostface seminar 🤣 We talked our favourite albums, his career trajectory, best lines...and why MidaZ thinks Raekown is better 👀 Enjoy and drop us thoughts too 🤙 Full epi…
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Here’s our second part of our 2022 hip hop summary (so far), including a vast array of subjects touching on Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Canibus, Kendrick Lamar, Nas and MUCH more! Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours + honourable mention rap albums of the year + what went wrong with Canibus? (06:00) Ray Ridge enters (10:00…
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Yes people, it’s about that time again - we bring our top five rap records of 2022 so far, with plenty of arguments and hip hop love all at the same time! Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔 Show Notes L…
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