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 well as Kam’s Top 40 albums of the year so far below…
- Maps by billy woods + Kenny Segal
- Beware of the Monkey by MIKE
- Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God Fahim
- From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS
- To What End by Oddisee
- Parthian Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel
- Let’s Start Here by Lil’ Yachty
- MICHAEL by Killer Mike
- Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels Affair
- The Great Escape by Alchemist + Larry June
- Indiana Jones by Boldy James + RichGains
- Neutral Milc Motel: Extended Stay by Milc + Televangel
- Conductor We Have a Problem by Conductor Williams
- Rise & Shine by Jay Nice + Dough Networkz
- Nothing Bigger Than The Program by Roc Marciano + Jay Worthy
- Ritual by Stik Figa + The Expert
- The Devil’s Playground by MidaZ the Beast
- Champagne for Breakfast by Meyhem Lauren, DJ Muggs + Madlib
- Mourning Due by Nappy Nina
- Won’t He Do It by Conway the Machine
- Serpent by Kool Keith + Real Bad Man
- Ignorant Art by Ayo Shamir + Fabeyon + J.Arr
- Pangea by Gabe Nandez
- So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously by Atmosphere
- Gunsmoke by 38 Spesh
- It Means a Lot by Brainorchestra
- Painting Houses by Spanish Ran + Ufo Ev
- Hand Painted Realities by Knowitall + Barton100
- Ways of Knowing by Navy Blue
- Scaring the Hoes by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown
- Art of the Craft by JustVIBEZ
- The Structural Dynamics of Flow by Alaska Atoms + Steel Tipped Dove
- Die Wurzel by Neak
- Pookey: Stick Figa Finds Himself by Stick Figa + DJ Sean P
- Mind of a Saint by Skyzoo
- College Park by Logic
- Fullmetal Kaiju by Kill Bill: The Rapper
- Another Planet 4 by Phik
- F65 by IDK
- Glockoma 2 by Key Flock
Show Notes
- Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00)
- Great Escape – Larry June and Alchemist (12:22)
- To What End – Oddisee (24:31)
- Gunsmoke – 38 Spesh (37:32)
- He Left Nothing for the Swim Back – SKECH185 + Jeff Markey (48:59)
- From Whence It Came by YUNGMORPHEUS (1:08:24)
- Kilómetros – Crimeapple (1:20:55)
- ‘Til I’m Dead – RXK Nephew (1:25:55)
- Parthian Shots by AJ Suede + Televangel (1:32:07)
- Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 by Mach-Hommy + The God Fahim (1:40:42)
- Glorious Game by Black Thought + El Michels Affair (1:51:11)
- Leather Blvd. – B. Cool-Aid + Pink Siifu + Ahwlee (1:56:37)
- To See a Sunset – Kota the Friend + Statik Selektah (2:05:31)
- Beware of the Monkey by MIKE (2:14:29)
- Round Trip – Statik Selektah (2:24:27)
- Scaring The Hoes – JPEGMafia + Danny Brown (2:31:32)
- Maps by billy woods and Kenny Segal (2:41:28)
- Verses of the Year (3:19:31)
- Songs of the Year (3:27:24)
- Artwork of the Year (3:39:21)
- Feature of the Year (3:43:11)
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