Best Pantheon Media Inc Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 149 - Thes-One ('Farewell, my friend' - in conversation) 1:49:15

2y ago1:49:15

1:49:15

I've been interviewing and documenting People Under The Stairs for over 20 years, our first was in 1999 (see end of this episode) in Mid City, Los Angeles at the Cambridge Street house of our guest Chris Portugal aka Thes-One - where I sat with him and his partner Double K as they recorded their sophomore album 'Question In The Form of An Answer'. …

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Ep. 148 - Daniel Aged 1:05:50

3+ y ago1:05:50

1:05:50

Daniel Aged - one of this generations more innovative bassists just released his send solo full length project (between collaborations with Frank Ocean) titled You Are Protected By Silent Love, the follow-up to 2018's practically perfect self-titled debut. Daniel and his brother Andrew delicately carved out a pathway in reimagined of untangling gen…

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Ep. 147 - Matthewdavid 1:04:33

3+ y ago1:04:33

1:04:33

We are back! After an extended hiatus The House List is here for you, back with compelling conversations recorded in person with our host Peter Agoston. Today's episode re-connects us to our friend Matthewdavid. Based in Los Angeles, MD has been operating a totally innovative music label called Leaving Records since 2008. Curating titles that truly…

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Dusty Mic Check 5:32

3+ y ago5:32

5:32

After nearly two years from doing interviews our host returns for a brief check-in. Time to turn the mics back on. Veteran interviewer Peter Agoston is back... but for how long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Peter Agoston

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Ep. 146 - DJ Kid Slizzard - SMK: Bass in Ya Face 1:27:25

4y ago1:27:25

1:27:25

SMK is a genius producer whose widespread and often hidden influence across underground and mainstream rap and r&b has yet to be fully documented. He produced the early seminal singles of Al Kapone and Indo & Lil Blunt's full-length for Luke Records and through his contributions to Devante Swing's Da Bassment Crew massively influenced a nascent Tim…

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Ep. 145 - Memphi$ Jone$ - Top That 1:03:16

4+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

My man DJ Memphi$ Jone$ just delivered a hot and pipin' freshly cooked mix crossing all things FUNK. Quite literally it was delivered - in the mail on a compact disc - directly from one of the funkiest towns around: Memphis, TN. No, we won't let technology hold us back! The collection runs deep, he's been collecting incredible pieces of vinyl for y…

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Ep. 144 - Omid Walizadeh - SEDAH 39:08

4+ y ago39:08

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Peter Agoston

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Ep. 143 - House of Phat Beats feat Souls of Mischief - 9/21/95 KVRX 91.7FM 2:06:08

4+ y ago2:06:08

2:06:08

College radio holds as special place in my heart. A non-commercial student run control room is my *happy place*. Records scribbled all over, racks of carts that haven’t been touched in ages, dust balls floating while local rappers freestyle their asses off late at night to a captive audience usually sitting in cars, parking lots and living rooms dr…

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Ep. 142 - DJ Nikoless (Kevin Beacham) - Production Credits: Showbiz (DJ Mix) 1:33:45

4+ y ago1:33:45

1:33:45

This very special mix (recorded in '98/99 but never previously released) was done by Kevin Beacham (A.K.A DJ Nikoless) in his words "is definitely dedicated to the amazing, and what I feel are slept on skills of, the great Showbiz. His tracks were always raw and stripped down with banging drums and nice melodies. I've always considered him one of m…

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Ep. 141 - Brand Nubian - Live in Bozeman, MT - 10/6/2006 52:59

4+ y ago52:59

52:59

There is no denying the soulfully unflinching personal style Brand Nubian’s songbook has made on folks, an impression whose message and lyrics from as far back as 1990 remain just as poignant, if not more today, that when they first were made. Close to being lost for good this episode is a recently re-discovered, never heard before live concert of …

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Ep. 140 - Free The Robots - Island Stranger Mix 52:57

4+ y ago52:57

52:57

Recommended Usage: Respite. Chris 'Free The Robots' Alfaro created this rich vinyl mix about a week ago, that is a week before when I am uploading this, which is around Midnight between May 31 into June 1st 2020. From the get go you too may be asking just like the mix how you can't understand why the world world is pulling you, me, and everyone .. …

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Ep. 139 - Hemlock Ernst With 4-Track Hiss Tape 1:11:43

4+ y ago1:11:43

1:11:43

This is like that one scuffed unmarked cassette tape you got from the homie a long long time ago that made that move with you from your parents house to your first place and then that next one after you got dumped and then that time you drove cross country in your old Honda CR-V that still had the tape deck. You had the hand written tracklist at so…

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Ep. 137 - Chronicles - October 1990 (KRS, X-Clan) 1:07:59

4+ y ago1:07:59

1:07:59

As I delve and deep dive into the archives, striving to perfect my podcast's milieu, I present the first of what hopefully may be a small mini-series of archival conversations by either myself or my peers - that I am simply calling 'Chronicles'. Today's show being the latter. From 1988 to 91 Jamieson Grillo hosted the 'Saturday Night Rap Devastatio…

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Ep. 136 - DJ Spinna - Hip House Revisited 1:22:07

4+ y ago1:22:07

1:22:07

I'm going to say it now: this is *the* preeminent Hip-House mix! DJ Spinna produced this clean, thorough all-vinyl mix in Late 2003/Early 2004 for a short-lived but very cool Japanese boutique Tube Records that specialized in CD DJ-mixes. This was part of mix series Spinna did for the imprint, released on CDR in very limited batches now impossible …

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Ep. 135 - Remembering Stezo 1:06:14

4+ y ago1:06:14

1:06:14

Originally broadcast on WYBC 94.3 FM on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on longtime DJ Juan Castillo's show - this is a round-table remembrance about the late great Steve 'Stezo' Williams. His sudden passing on April 29th hit the universal hip-hop community from out of nowhere, a truly sad lose. I felt particularly connected…

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Ep. 134 - Thanksgiving Brown - Live at Brooklyn Bowl 1/12/2016 1:06:17

4+ y ago1:06:17

1:06:17

This is a live board-recording of an all vinyl DJ Set from Thanksgiving Brown (pka Peter Agoston). The performance was done in one take with very little prep in front of a full house at the music venue Brooklyn Bowl on Tues, Jan 12th 2016 from exactly 8:30 to 9:30PM, opening up for RJD2. There are moments of pure delight as well as a couple of trai…

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Ep. 133 - Jaytram - At Home With Yourself Mix 1:03:35

4+ y ago1:03:35

1:03:35

Jaytram is like one of those dudes you’d meet backstage at a show at some club somewhere and be like - now, that is one cool cat. Jay’s been drumming most all of his life, plus he makes dope beats. I’ve known Jay’s live band work collaborations for Helado Negro, Yeasayer, Sinkane, along with his own solo work and killer improv styles. A North Carol…

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Ep. 132 - DJ Mayonnaise - Friends & Heroes Mix 1:03:40

4+ y ago1:03:40

1:03:40

Chris Greer aka DJ Mayonnaise who many will know from his early contributions to the inception of anticon and even was the collective label's first artist out with his solo production/mix album '55 Stories' in the first week of Jan 1999. He grew up with Alias and Tim Holland/Sole and has deep deep roots in the North Eastern Hip-Hop scene. Now check…

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Ep. 131 - Moka Only - Spring Mix 2020 1:32:20

4+ y ago1:32:20

1:32:20

This is a special one - grab your ticket for a ride as Moka pulls files from his vast, infinite catalog of creations. I've known Moka for over 20 years and he has not stopped making songs and albums since then. One day we'll have a full on sit down talk on the mic, this offering is a special array of all unheard, unreleased joints by Moka Only hims…

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Ep. 130 - DJ7L - 2020 Quarantine Mix 58:19

4+ y ago58:19

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This past weekend the Hip-Hop community worldwide got a nice shot in the arm watching RZA and Primo trade joints as stars and fans alike vibed in quarantined unison. In this episode of The House List, Boston's highly respected, long established, DJ and producer 7L (Czarface, 7L & Esoteric)delivers an all vinyl, all Hip-Hop DJ mix in it's true form.…

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Ep. 129 - Oxygen (Soulful Gospel Mix) 1:05:36

4+ y ago1:05:36

1:05:36

Soulful, Spiritual, Funky and so much more. I thought it would be fitting to drop this on Easter weekend. Check this very cool all vinyl DJ mix by underground legend Oxygen. Multitalented emcee, producer and record collector, Oxygen has been creating for years. Known in inner circles for his wealth of musical knowledge and very impressive record co…

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Ep. 128 - Patrick Luca (Saft) - Deep House Mix 1:08:26

4+ y ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Patrick Luca runs some incredibly cool record labels based out of the Canary Islands in Spain. Saft, Pulp, and Born. Actually, unrelated he put me on to an album I have listened to at this point nearly thousands of times Joan Bibiloni's 'Born' album. God, I love that album. I connected with Saft to coordinate a very cool EP series with Dam-Funk ent…

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Ep. 126 - Travie McCoy - Dubai DJ Mix 22:56

4+ y ago22:56

22:56

Trav is an old friend of mine, we used to live in the same building in Brooklyn back in the day. Many know him from his group Gym Class Heroes as well as his countless solo mega-hits. But at the end of the day he is a hardcore music aficionado. So, when I asked if he'd be down for the mix project he happily obliged. Actually this is a rare live DJ …

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Ep. 127 - Dan Greenpeace (Random Rap Mix) 57:22

4+ y ago57:22

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Globally respected DJ and journalist Dan Greenpeace blessed us with a fantastic, brand new all vinyl Random Rap mix. Some real gems in this one and if you are a fan of Random Rap and the overall vibes from the old schools, then you'll truly utterly enjoy this. It's hard hitting, mid 80s flavs. Some real obscure oddities in there too. Only true head…

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Ep. 125 - Mister Cam-Run / Dub DJ Mix 2020 1:47:03

4+ y ago1:47:03

1:47:03

This is a nice new edition to the growing stellar line-up of exclusive DJ mixes. Another All Vinyl jumpoff - this one recorded JUST NOW in the planet Brooklyn by Mister Cam-Run. Cam has DJ'ed with some true titans of sound like Sir Norman Jay, John Morales, GE-OLOGY, Mase from De La, M-Phazes and many more. I've had the pleasure of hearing and seei…

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Ep. 124 - Dooley O - The Beat Segment #3 43:06

4+ y ago43:06

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Years ago on my old record label Female Fun, I dropped a mixtape from my friend Dooley O. It was called The Beat Segment. Now, the Beat Segment started as a cable access TV show or a VHS video magazine. Dooley has been involved in all things hip-hop from the jump - as a producer, rapper, DJ, graf artist and painter, videographer/director and more. …

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Ep. 123 - Andrew Broder (Fog) Mixtape 56:56

4+ y ago56:56

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Early alumni of the show (episode 11!) Andrew Broder (aka Fog) created this therapeutic all vinyl mix just days ago exclusively for the House List and I gotta tell ya, it's a pleasant offering. Subtle, meditative and measured with a really unique crosshatch of genre and intention. This is a good one to get lost within. I'd recommend it for staring …

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Ep. 122 - J-Zone (Funk 45 Mix) 1:08:51

4+ y ago1:08:51

1:08:51

House List podcast alumni J-Zone is the latest on board for our ongoing DJ mix series and he brought those heaters. Zone has been making strides with his own Funk project The Du-Rites and continuously building his rep in the drumming world - and those influences are surely available in this mix. We get crackling drums and boppin' baselines of that …

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Ep. 121 - DJ Randy Watson - Funk Sofistikate Vol 2 1:03:00

4+ y ago1:03:00

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DJ Randy Watson aka Ron is a long time member of the fabled Funkmosphere DJ crew from out of Los Angeles. Many of you that know Dam-Funk's work and history will be very familiar with this historic DJ residency that ran for 10 strong years in the LA area. Ron has always been the secret weapon of that squad, to me, and I always enjoyed his contributi…

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Ep. 120 - JEL's A2D 2020 MIXX 1:02:51

4+ y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

In this installment of our now beloved exclusive DJ mix series veteran underground producer JEL emerges from the shadows of the East Bay with a brand new, all vinyl fusion of some wild wild sounds. The crunch of drums, mad guitars, crusty dusty notions jump in front of your face like a crazed maniac in the Mission. This is a super interesting peek …

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Ep. 119 - GE-OLOGY guest DJ mix - "THE ART OF THE DIG (In Story Form)" 2:04:41

4+ y ago2:04:41

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Long time friend and affiliate of The House List podcast (see: Ep. 16 for our long form conversation) GE-OLOGY contributes an expansive, deeply soulful mix to our extended DJ series. This was recorded in his Brooklyn, NY studio with all original pressing vinyl and you can tell how well he keeps his records, because the sound is sonically stellar on…

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Ep 118. - DJ Stef Old School Mix (A Side / 1992) 47:50

4+ y ago47:50

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The latest installment of our DJ series is a very very special mix from our friend, the late, great DJ Stef. A long time supporter of The House List, as well as a good friend to its creator Peter Agoston - this rare all vinyl DJ mix was recorded by DJ Stef back in 1992. He husband Serge generously allowed me to upload this, he also says "About ten …

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Ep 118. - DJ Stef Old School Mix (B Side / 1992) 43:55

4+ y ago43:55

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The latest installment of our DJ series is a very very special mix from our friend, the late, great DJ Stef. A long time supporter of The House List, as well as a good friend to its creator Peter Agoston - this rare all vinyl DJ mix was recorded by DJ Stef back in 1992. He husband Serge generously allowed me to upload this, he also says "About ten …

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Ep. 117 - Jason McGuiness (2020 DJ Mix) 1:01:27

4+ y ago1:01:27

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The DJ mix series is continuing on in full force. I'm very pleased the share our latest curated edition, coming from my dude in San Diego, Jason McGuiness. We go way back to the days of Humboldt. He has become a respected record collector and seller and recently opened a very cool shop in San Diego called Soul Shack Records. Find them at soul-shack…

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Ep. 116 - Buck 65 (2020 DJ Mix) 1:07:15

4+ y ago1:07:15

1:07:15

Continuing on with our DJ-mix series our latest installment is from none other than Buck 65. This is new brand, exclusive to The House List podcast and I can assure you, it's fantastic. This is an anything goes all-out musical journey into the netherworld of broken funk breaks and rare jawns few have heard. Much like Rich's career as Buck 65, the m…

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Ep. 115 - DJ Spinna (2020 Mix) 1:02:10

5y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

Brooklyn's own DJ Spinna marks the 1st entry of our new DJ mix series. The mix, exclusively produced for The House List, is an awesome blend of old and new, super soulful, inspired tunes, perfect for any time of year or time of day. DJ Spinna is straight masterclass disc jock and it's a honor to have him a part of this. He is one of my all time fav…

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Ep. 114 - Manifest (pt. 2) 1:37:26

5y ago1:37:26

1:37:26

A year ago I sat down with Peter Collins (aka Manifest) on episode 71 and re-traced his life story leading to a tumultuous head with an ill fated Northern California casino robbery in the Fall of 2006. Pete went on the lam until being apprehended in Washington state some months later. This - as the previous episode - is meant to be a cautionary tal…

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Ep. 113 - Z-Man (2019) 1:34:54

5y ago1:34:54

1:34:54

We caught up with long-time friend of the show Z-Man to hear all about his recent trip to China. Recorded in San Francisco. This is a great one, featuring two unreleased songs of Z's in the intro and outro as well as a live freestyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Peter Agoston

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Ep. 112 - Anika 1:14:01

5y ago1:14:01

1:14:01

Making a rare appearance in Los Angeles for her live set at Desert Daze, the great Anika (pka Annika Henderson) is our guest on the 112th episode of The House List. Beyond being a vocalist/performer, she spent years as a show promoter, journalist and more. UK by way of Berlin, all of Anika's various artists endeavors are very much worth seeking out…

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Ep. 111 - Celph Titled 1:27:12

5y ago1:27:12

1:27:12

Celph Titled is our guest on today's very special episode to The House List. Many know his work both as a producer and vocalist combined with Apathy, but within the many facets of groups like the prolific Demigodz and Army of the Pharaohs - here we dig into the origin story of his first group Equilibrium and much more. We even get some rec.music.hi…

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Ep. 110 - Luke Sick (Sacred Hoop) 1:32:08

5y ago1:32:08

1:32:08

Our guest Luke Sick is an Underground Bay Area hip-hop vet. This seminal group Sacred Hoop played an integral roll in the mid 90's mega-blast of underground rap tapes spawned in California and traded worldwide. Luke's psychedelic story-telling approach is like Slick Rick meets Andre Nickatina meets Charles Bukowski meets Norman Mailer. In the late …

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Ep. 109 - Olivia Gatwood 1:47:12

5y ago1:47:12

1:47:12

Olivia Gatwood is a world renown touring poet, she just published her second novel of essays and poems titled 'Life Of The Party' on Random House. Our host Peter Agoston sat with Olivia in Los Angeles recently to talk about her childhood - growing up in Albuquerque as well as Trinidad and Tobago. She's a skillful writer whose work traverses deeply …

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Ep. 108 - Dax Pierson 1:33:45

5y ago1:33:45

1:33:45

The last time I saw Dax Pierson he was on tour with Subtle in support of their genre-defying debut album 'The New White'. I booked them a show at an all ages DIY venue inside of an old schoolhouse by the beach in Manila, California. After the show, we made the 5 minute drive to Arcata and they slept on my floor. On the verge of making major artisti…

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Ep. 107 - Onra 1:21:29

5+ y ago1:21:29

1:21:29

We're back in effect, catching up with globe hoping producer/performer Onra during an off day on tour while in LA. Onra and I go way back. Our conversation serves as a proper catch up as we discuss some of the benchmarks from his career thus far. Over the last year Onra started up his own imprint as well, Nothing But Net, part of the reason he is o…

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Ep. 106 - Group Home 1:05:34

5+ y ago1:05:34

1:05:34

Group Home's debut album Livin' Proof is an impenetrable piece of street art. From DJ Premier's production, Danny Hasting's photographic layout to the gruff and honest vocals by Lil Dap and Melachi The Nutcracker. It isn't their only album though, I truly enjoy revisiting 1999's A Tear For The Ghetto as well. Last year they dropped the LP Forever a…

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Ep. 105 - Breezly Brewin 2:22:12

5+ y ago2:22:12

2:22:12

This was the last podcast conversation recorded in my old Brooklyn apt, where the vast majority of all previous episodes have been recorded. It is an epic one. Breezly Brewin hasn't really had a long form interview like this on record, so it was fantastic to hear about his life and his journey into music. Now, a full time school teacher, Breeze gre…

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Ep. 104 - My Wing Man (Antonio DePietro) 45:23

5+ y ago45:23

45:23

I've know Tony for years! He designed memorable album covers for releases on my old labels, namely Sadat X's 'Black October' and J. Rawl's 'Histories Greatest Battles'. He's also designed numerous show flyers for me. Recently, he has been focusing his creative attention on his single-panel comic @mywingman - in this convo we shoot to gift about the…

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Ep. 103 - Alias (2001) 28:18

6y ago28:18

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This episode is culled from an old cassette I discovered, where in 2001 (I believe) I interview Brendon 'Alias' Whitney from the Anticon collective. On the same tape were conversations with Doseone and Sole, but I wanted to share this. It was recorded on the phone as part of a larger story, although I don't recall where I wrote the piece for. Alias…

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Ep. 102 - DJ Mister Cee 3:05:43

6y ago3:05:43

3:05:43

We start 2019 off right with another in-depth journey of the life of an artist. Today I sat with Brooklyn's own DJ Mister Cee with an extensive breakdown of his career in the culture of hip-hop. Longtime DJ for Big Daddy Kane, we run down in detail the makings of almost all of Kane's albums, from the perspective of the DJ. This actually is dedicate…

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Ep. 101 - The Legion (Dice Man + Molecules) 1:17:14

6y ago1:17:14

1:17:14

In this episode I travel back up to the Bronx to catch up with Dice Man Cee Lo and Molecules from The Legion. Dice just released a brand new album called 'The Power of Now', which we discuss. We also just dig our heels into some real Bronx talk. Growing up, context and perspectives. It's another great one. Don't forget to subscribe and help spread …

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