Best Botm Media Podcasts (2024)

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You Know the Vibes: Assessing Appropriation, A Fashion Foreword, and the Last Dispatch from our Aquemini Season 52:01

3y ago52:01

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Where do we go from here? Season 3 is about to wrap, but we couldn’t let it go without answering fan feedback/questions from the timeline and highlighting some of our favorite conversations from this season.By BOTM Media

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Free OnlyStans: ColeMiners, Fighting on the Timeline, and Pandemic Highs 1:15:12

3y ago1:15:12

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Are your Twitter Fingers running rampant? We discuss the impact of social media fan culture on how music journalists do their jobs and what we ultimately remember (or forget) about artists. David Dennis, Senior Writer at the Undefeated, joins us to discuss his approach to writing reviews, dealing with toxic fan culture, and why he wants to profile …

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A Southern Gentleman: André 3000 is the Life of His Own Party 46:09

3y ago46:09

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How much do you love your mom? We breakdown the artistry and impact of André 3000’s verse from “Life of the Party”, and what it says about him, the rap industry, and how we should reconsider an artist’s body of work. Oh, and Christina is not a fan of your Top 5 list.By BOTM Media

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It’s OK to Root For All The Girls (And Everybody Black) 56:41

3y ago56:41

56:41

From TikTok phenoms to reality tv stars, we discuss the current era of women making waves in the industry. Veteran music journalist Jewel Wicker joins us to break it all down, and shines a light on her latest cover story for Atlanta Magazine.By BOTM Media

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Gangster, Griot, and GOAT: Unpacking Lil Wayne’s Reign and Reckoning 1:04:12

3y ago1:04:12

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Lil Wayne has evolved into a seminal figure in pop music over the last two decades, transforming from an original Hot Boy to the Greatest Rapper Alive, plus assuming the mantle of high profile music executive. In short, the culture wouldn’t be the same without him. In this episode we peel back the layers on Weezy’s influence on Southern Hip-Hop, hi…

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7 Light Years Below: A “Chronicling Stankonia” Roundtable 1:09:24

3y ago1:09:24

1:09:24

In this episode we give flowers to our very own Dr. Regina N. Bradley for her most recent book, “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South,” and highlight the inspiration, the artwork, the music, and much more! And for a topic this special we had to call in two special friends of the podcast—Jason Lee (of Comedy Central and Bossip) and Y…

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Mad AF (Pts. 1 & 2): Thot Shit, Lil Nas X, 4 Horsemen, and a History of Conservative Outrage 45:43

3y ago45:43

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Is it really all about the children? Conservative outrage continues to spread throughout the culture and the timeline, with artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Nas X sparking consistent backlash from pundits and industry peers alike. How did we get here, and where do we go next?By BOTM Media

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Gourmet Gangsta Grillz Interlude: DJ Drama Shines on Tyler, the Creator’s new album 17:45

3y ago17:45

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Who knew Tyler, the Creator was doing his homework? On his latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler serves up a modern-day classic Gangsta Grillz experience featuring DJ Drama. (And there’s an OutKast connection, too!)By BOTM Media

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Money Dance: Renegades, Twerkulating, and Compensating Creators 27:16

3y ago27:16

27:16

Who makes up your favorite dances, and how do they get paid? From Miami to New Orleans to Atlanta to the DMV, dance culture has always shaped Southern Hip-Hop. But now that dance choreography via social media is generating millions of views (and dollars) for brands and influencers, how are the originators of these trends benefiting? In this episode…

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Stream Dreams: Deluxe Editions, Dance Challenges, and Making Hit Records 37:38

3y ago37:38

37:38

How have streaming services and social media changed how hit records are made? If Hip-Hop now moves at the speed of the internet, how does that change our relationship to traditional radio? We break it all down with our kinfolk, the legendary B High (aka RADIO SHAWTY) of Hot 107 radio station in Atlanta.…

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Yeek, Not Yeet: Archives, Museums, and Documenting the Culture 45:11

3y ago45:11

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Southern Hip-Hop is making its way into mainstream museums and archives, but how do we address what belongs in these hallowed spaces? What's the difference between collecting and curating a living culture? Plus, super producer Floyd Hall joins us as a guest to talk about his current roles as an arts writer and curator.…

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Size Ain’t Shit: The Ballad of Bushwick Bill 46:55

3y ago46:55

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We chat with Dr. Charles L. Hughes, author of “Why Bushwick Bill Matters”, about the complicated legacy of rapper Bushwick Bill and the intersection of race, sex, and disability in pop music.By BOTM Media

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Regina’s Interlude: The Cookout Rules (Get on My Level) 14:18

3y ago14:18

14:18

Are you ready for summer cookout festivities? Our very own Gina Mae breaks down the all-important tier system for a successful social culinary experience. And it all starts with knowing your place.By BOTM Media

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Food for the Soul: The Goodie Mob Interview 40:02

3y ago40:02

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Goodie Mob has been a beloved musical force for more than a quarter century. In this episode we discuss the group’s legacy with the members themselves, plus dive deep into notions of spirituality, feminism, and Southern representation.By BOTM Media

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The World in our Heads: Exploring Mental Health in Southern Hip-Hop 36:46

3y ago36:46

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From songs like “Mind Playing Tricks On Me" to “SAD!”, Southern Hip-Hop has always addressed the range of emotions, vulnerability, and conditions of the mental health experience, even when traditional language surrounding mental health may not always be present. In this episode, we dive into the ways the music reflects these expressions of mental h…

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Joy in the Mourning: Pushing through Parallelograms and Paninis 37:24

3y ago37:24

37:24

How did you make it through the pandemic? As we think back to 2020, a new year, and a new normal, we turn to Southern Hip-Hop to help us sort out mourning and remembrance, and finding ways to celebrate in the days ahead while not forgetting what we’ve lost.By BOTM Media

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The Goodie Mob Survival Kit: A Bottom of the Map Preview 6:51

3+ y ago6:51

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Why be modest? With 25 years in the game, Goodie Mob is one of the best to ever do it, and they’ll tell you that themselves. With their latest album, Survival Kit, these four horsemen are still giving us timeless music for the extraordinary times we live in, even a quarter-century after their debut album, Soul Food. In this Bottom of the Map Previe…

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Know Justice, Know Peace: A BOTM Replay 39:15

4y ago39:15

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Black Lives Matter…then, now, and in the future. In the wake of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks, we decided to revisit one of our past episodes (S1E11: “Know Justice, Know Peace: Hip-Hop as Protest”) that investigates how Hip-Hop has influenced the world as a platform for Civil Rights, and how Southern…

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Space is Still the Place: A BOTM Replay 47:56

4y ago47:56

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While we get ready for Season 3, we’re excited to share some of our favorite past episodes while we're on break! As we think about how Southern Hip-Hop provides a safe emotional place for experimentation, escapism, and exploration of new worlds and sounds, this episode (S1E15 “Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy”) feels nece…

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Embracing the Fire In Little Africa: On the Road in Tulsa 51:55

4y ago51:55

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How does Hip-Hop help us re-imagine the real Black Wall Street? With the upcoming “Fire in Little Africa” project, Tulsa’s Hip-Hop scene is preparing to acknowledge the 100-year commemoration of the city’s 1921 Race Massacre. Bottom of the Map was invited to “The Town” to see firsthand how Tulsa artists are building community around this moment, em…

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A Peek Inside the Mind of Big Rube: A BOTM Extended Play 47:43

4y ago47:43

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Big Rube is Southern Hip-Hop royalty; when he speaks, people listen. For over 25 years Big Rube has been delivering classic monologues on Southern Hip-Hop albums that stir the soul and spark the mind, including legendary performances with OutKast, Future, Goodie Mob and Offset. Big Rube visited BOTM last season to talk about growing up in Atlanta d…

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Survive and Advance: A BOTM Extended Play 43:33

4y ago43:33

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André 3000 stands out as a luminary figure in Southern Hip-Hop, and his commitment to memorializing Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered Children (1979 - 1981) deserves deeper reflection. Dr. Michelle Hite helps us understand André’s collaborations with Goodie Mob and Travis Scott as an example of using Hip-Hop as a space to explore the context and complex…

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Welcome to the Sir Foster Show: A BOTM Extended Play 34:49

4+ y ago34:49

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From the sounds of HBCUs to the NBA, Sir Foster is building a unique Hip-Hop brand. Most people have heard Sir Foster play before they actually meet him. As the resident organist for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and past All-Star Games, Foster has been a trailblazer at integrating the latest Hip-Hop tunes into in-game experiences. Last year he stopped b…

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Story time with Ms. Peaches: A BOTM Extended Play 49:39

4+ y ago49:39

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Dee Dee Murray (aka Peaches) is always in the right place at the right time. From her classic intro on OutKast’s first album,Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, to managing and influencing the careers of Atlanta’s music royalty, she’s had a front row seat to Hip-Hop history in the South. These days she spends her time helping attract major film and te…

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Forever is Now: Big K.R.I.T. & the American Standard 39:40

4+ y ago39:40

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Should we throw the labels away? In this episode we discuss how Big K.R.I.T.’s musical explorations of Blues, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, and Rock help us to reconsider how we view the concept of Americana and Southern music stereotypesBy BOTM Media

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A Black Woman Created This: Our Roses for Rapsody 30:50

4+ y ago30:50

30:50

How can you deny a powerful woman? In this episode we discuss North Carolina rapper Rapsody and her 2019 release, “Eve”, including our favorite significant moments from the album and its questionable omission from Grammy consideration.By BOTM Media

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Grab Your (Trap) Passport, We Found a New Plug! 37:19

4+ y ago37:19

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Does Southern Hip-Hop still “own” trap music? While trap music started in the American South, its influence has become global, as artists all over the world are putting their spin on the genre. In this episode we define the waves of trap music over the last few decades and get some help from Trap Music Museum co-curator DL Warfield, then take a dee…

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Pitching The Woo (Properly): The Case for Consent 45:45

4+ y ago45:45

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Are the lines still blurred? In this episode we discuss how ideas of consent show up in Southern Hip-Hop, and revisit the controversial “Tip Drill” music video with one of the video's featured performers for a conversation on how women’s bodies—and voices—are critical to how the music is performed, perceived, and ultimately remembered.…

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Virgil Abloh Been Trill: Bottom of the Map LIVE 40:16

4+ y ago40:16

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Recorded live at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Christina and Regina dig deep into the museum’s exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” and explore how Southern hip-hop artists such as 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, and Gucci Mane relate to Abloh’s notion of “Tourist vs. Purist.”By BOTM Media

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Once Upon A Time in Memphis 38:43

4+ y ago38:43

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Is it still hard out here for a pimp? We revisit the 2005 movie “Hustle & Flow” to explore the significance of the film to the city of Memphis and its Hip-Hop identity. Plus, we highlight Three 6 Mafia’s epic Oscar win—one of our favorite Hip-Hop moments—to think about where that accomplishment fits into the group’s current legacy.…

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Staying Power: Dirty South in a Digital Era 53:37

4+ y ago53:37

53:37

What’s in a name? Everything. We trace the origin of the term "Dirty South" and explore how it still echoes throughout Southern Hip-Hop today, and discuss why this branding is important to how we will remember (and pay for) “Hot Girl Summer” for years to come. Plus, we talk to the founders of the Grits & Biscuits touring party to learn how they car…

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Season 2 Trailer 1:30

4+ y ago1:30

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Bottom of the Map Season 2 is back on February 3rd! Southern Hip-Hop: Explored. Explained. Exalted.By BOTM Media

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A BOTM Freestyle - Respect, Plus a (Bigger) Check 42:12

4+ y ago42:12

42:12

How does the culture get paid what it’s worth? In this live episode we partnered with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for its public arts program ELEVATE, where we talked with Ryan Wilson (co-owner of A3C Hip-Hop Festival and The Gathering Spot) and Janeé Bolden (Managing Editor of Bossip) about the value of Cultural Capital …

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A BOTM Freestyle: Elevating the Power of Cultural Capital 44:41

4+ y ago44:41

44:41

Can Cultural Capital combat Gentrification? For this episode we partnered with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for its public arts program ELEVATE, where we had a chance to talk about how Hip-Hop’s Cultural Capital is in conversation with Political Capital and Financial Capital when big neighborhood change is on the way. Firs…

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Self Care Motivation 101 48:43

5y ago48:43

48:43

How do we overcome the grind and get to the hustle? In this episode we discuss the origins of Self Care and how that is reflected in the artists and music of Southern Hip-Hop. Regina and Christina share personal reflections on how they’ve tried to take better care of mind, body and spirit as they navigate their careers. Lastly, we visit Local Green…

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A BOTM Freestyle: Between the World and Atlanta 32:03

5y ago32:03

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Some bonus content this week. The stage adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me is kicking off its national tour in Atlanta this October! So, we’re taking a moment to discuss the significance of the book, its adaptation for the stage and its connections to hip-hop culture. The show is being brought to Atlanta by The Collective Cult…

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Diggin' in the (Goodie) Grab Bag 44:14

5y ago44:14

44:14

Is Drake stealing Southern sauce? Did Nelly cross the line? What if Ceelo never sang again? This week we address these and other burning questions as we revisit some segments of past episodes that kept our heads spinning, plus answer some fan questions from social media! We start it off by touching on our “Sounds of Multiple Souths” episode and add…

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No Label, No Limit 39:49

5y ago39:49

39:49

Who still needs a record deal? Record labels have played an important role in how we think about Southern Hip-Hop. In this episode we discuss prominent labels, prominent deals, and whether it still means as much to be signed now as it did in the pre-digital era.By BOTM Media

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Faith Is What You Make It 50:13

5y ago50:13

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How does the spiritual coexist with the secular? We discuss how Southern Hip-Hop artists investigate their spiritual practices through religion, acts of faith and their music. Plus, we get a visit from the South’s favorite Pastor. The episode starts with a look at the role of faith in the South, and the extent to which the hip-hop generation does (…

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I Bet You Won't Get Crunk 44:19

5y ago44:19

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Who said Crunk was dead? In this episode we trace Crunk Music's roots in Memphis and Atlanta to its mainstream relevance, and highlight what makes the genre still relevant today.By BOTM Media

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Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy 47:43

5y ago47:43

47:43

Is space really the place? In this episode, we discuss the roots of AfroFuturism in music and popular culture, and how Southern Hip-Hop became a prominent outlet for expression. Plus, what's AfroFuturism without Future?By BOTM Media

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Strip du Soleil: Make It Reign 38:55

5y ago38:55

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Is strip club culture in Southern Hip-Hop on the decline? In this episode we navigate the mystique and the microeconomics of one of the most talked about aspects of Hip-Hop in the South. Does reality match the (American) dream?By BOTM Media

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Our Band is Better Than Your Band 47:07

5y ago47:07

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How do HBCU marching bands influence Southern Hip-Hop, and vice versa? Oh, plus Beyonce.By BOTM Media

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Study Hall: Hip-Hop from the Schoolhouse to the Ivy League 48:21

5y ago48:21

48:21

Where does Hip-Hop fit in the halls of academia? In this episode we discuss Hip-Hop Scholarship's roots in journalism and how it has evolved at colleges and universities across the country.By BOTM Media

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Know Justice, Know Peace: Hip-Hop as Protest 39:15

5y ago39:15

39:15

How does Hip-Hop change the world as a space for Civil Rights protest? From 2 Live Crew to Jeezy to Kap G, Southern Hip-Hop artists continue to create space for Civil Rights messages in their music.By BOTM Media

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The Sounds of Multiple Souths 42:05

5y ago42:05

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Who said the South had to sound the same? Christina and Regina take a road trip from Virginia to New Orleans to highlight the past and present of the Southern "sound".By BOTM Media

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The Ends of Dread 48:04

5y ago48:04

48:04

How do Atlanta artists help us navigate the Atlanta Missing & Murdered Children Cases and confront Black trauma and vulnerability?By BOTM Media

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Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror 39:33

5y ago39:33

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How did the Atlanta Missing & Murdered Children (1979-1981) impact Atlanta's formative hip-hop community?By BOTM Media

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A Sticky (Icky) Situation 34:40

5y ago34:40

34:40

How have Southern artists been important in helping legitimize a once illegitimate economy? We explore cannabis culture in hip-hop.By BOTM Media

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Black Ole Opry 28:43

5y ago28:43

28:43

What's the difference between Southern and Country when it comes to music and place, and how has Lil Nas X disrupted the industry while bringing the masses together?By BOTM Media

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