Boom Bap Chronicles

Ep 97 | New Busta Rhymes, Badu, Caribana, Target Drama and more...

Ep 96 | The Golden Era vs The Founders, New Game, Frats vs Gangs, and more...

Ep 95 | Is it Tricking if You Got It? Claressa Wins! Best of 1995!

Ep 94 | 38 Spesh vs NYC, Argentina and Race, Top Hip Hop Producers...

Ep 93 | Jadakiss vs 38 Spesh, Jay Z and more

Ep 92 | Jay-Z Yankee Stadium Show and more

Ep. 91 | 'Spend Dat' Controversy, Is Yung Miami Wrong?

Ep. 90 | BET Awards, Jay Z, Big Tigger and the Best Hip Hop Duos

Episode 90. A round-number milestone, and the universe gave us the perfect setup: two stars on opposite ends of the PR spectrum in the same news cycle.

Jay-Z just turned a Target boycott storm into nothing. He surfaced in a NY subway moment, told a baby-hair story about Reasonable Doubt with Beyoncé narrating, and not a single person mentioned Target. That's the PR shield only a billion dollars can buy. We unpacked it.

Big Tigger doesn't have that shield. His wife went public this week with domestic violence allegations — a laceration above her eye, plans to divorce, claims he's cheating with his new radio co-host. Same week as Jay's subway moment, opposite outcome. The contrast is the story.

Plus the 2026 BET Awards: the Lauryn Hill tribute (and the running complaint that the idea of Lauryn Hill carries Lauryn Hill more than her actual performances do — though her clean-water work in East Africa and youth-group efforts deserve real respect), Bob Marley's grandkids on the stage, the Cardi B check, and whether Drake should've been on the show.

We close with Top 3 Rap Duos of all time. JA banned Outkast up front to make it harder. RunDMC, Eric B & Rakim, Salt-n-Pepa, Black Star, EPMD, Dog Pound — all in the mix. Surprise #1picks. Subscribe and spread the word.

Ep 89 | Did Jay Z Sell Us Out? Does Hip Hop Do More Harm Than Good Now?

Ep 88 | Offset Protects Women, Are Diss Records Done?, and more...

Ep 87 | Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Griselda News, Drake vs Sauce Walka

Three headlines and a Top 5. (1) Neil deGrasse Tyson on Shannon Sharpe — the Pluto bit, the brilliance, the Bronx. (2) Griselda news: Conway hopped on the same Drake "Free" beat we called out last week ("Conway heard us"). On the freestyle he addressed Cassandra, the Griselda-split rumor, and the Jay-Z meeting where Hov told Westside to give Conway and Benny 10%. (3) Drake vs Sauce Walka — the Breakfast Club Houston bar from years ago,Drake hooking up with Sauce's baby mama, and Adam 22 confirming "Make Them Cry" is about Sauce.

Plus Cassie's "moving out the country" Diddy claims, Jadakiss vs Beanie Sigel, and our Top 5 Music Videos — KRS-One, Slick Rick, DMX, Kendrick, Eminem, Biggie, Public Enemy and more. Spread the word.

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BBC Ep 86 | Jay Z responds to Everybody and Special Interview with Kase Klosed

Special guest episode. We sit down with Buffalo MC Kase Klosed for the first half — her "I'm Only Human" EP, the follow-up "Lean Back," how her grandmother named her, and what she thinks makes a great artist. Then we get into Jay-Z's Roots Picnic freestyle in Philly: the State Property reunion (Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Freeway), the bars at Drake("you looking at the wrong charts"), the bars at Dame Dash ("chatty Patty"), the "10 rappers away" Reasonable Doubt callback, and the moment of hip-hop history that we didn't see coming.

Plus: Complex Top 50 MCs ranking, and our own Top 5 NY MCs debate

Shoutout to Kase Klosed. Spread the word. More at boombapchronicles.com

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RIP Rob Base, Biggie's Grandbaby & Claressa Slaps Back | BBC Ep 85The Notorious B.I.G. is a grandfather. Biggie's daughter Tiana had a baby — and because Biggie set up a trust fund in the mid-90s, his grandbaby was born a trust fund baby. Almost 30 years after he was murdered. Most rappers still haven't figured out what Big had figured out at 24.

On Episode 85 we open with that, then run the week: DJ Akademiks getting ICE checks (allegedly), the Iceman review roundup (Rick Ross, Jemele Hill, Grits & Eggs), Cardi vs Nicki on the Motorsport verse that got rewritten, the comedians who got conscious (Pryor, Gregory, Rudy Ray Moore), Claressa Shields slapping Alicia Baumgartner, Jake Paul's real impact on women's boxing, Max B vs Big Daddy Kane (Kane freestyled back FROM RUSSIA), and RIP to Rob Base. Plus each host's Top 5 Summer Hip-Hop Anthems — Will Smith banned. Spread the word.

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Boom Bap Chronicles Episode 84

Drake dropped three albums in one night. We listened. We had thoughts. None of them were "this is fire."

On Episode 84 of Boom Bap Chronicles, we get into why Iceman feels like more of the same Drake — the victim narratives, the empty threats, the LeBron-betrayal stretch — and why the most damning thing about this rollout isn't the music, it's the lack of growth. Plus: the Denise Williams "Free" sample he wasted on "Make Them Pay," Waka Flocka confronting Jake Paul on the blackface conversation, the Daz Dillinger / Tupac royalties lawsuit, the Audemars Piguet watch controversy, and a full segment where each host names their 5 Most Consistent MCs in hip-hop. L-Boogie reps Fabolous, Conway The Machine, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Pharoahe Monch. G-Money goes E-40, Too Short, Big Boi, LL Cool J, Common. J.A. picks Rick Ross, Black Thought, Scarface, Andre 3000, KRS-One. Fight us in the comments — who got snubbed?

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Ep 83 | Killer Mike Gets Dragged for His Politics

BBC Episode 82

Boom Bap Chronicles - Episode 81

BBC Episode 80

BBC Episode 79 - The Mumble Rap Episode with Special Guest Dr. Heidi R. Lewis

INTRO

CURRENT EVENTS

Top 5 Segment

Best Albums That People Don’t Mention Enough Anymore

Boom Bap Chronicles - Episode 77

CURRENT EVENTS

Jay-Z Interview

“I choose Kendrick because he had a monstrous year…”

“Battling shouldn’t be part of culture”

Impact of 🍇 lawsuit

J Cole Interviews

Kendrick features scrapped

Black Thought/Lupe rap better than me

Claressa Shields Interview 

Cease & Desist to 50 Cent

Papoose pays mortgage, car note, etc. 

Yung Miami Interview

Diddy was a changed man

Support for Diddy Impact

Tiny on family diss records 

Cardi B class taught at Howard University

Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of ALL Time

BBC Episode 76

CURRENT EVENTS

Dopest MC in Your Favorite Group?

Boom Bap Chronicles - Episode 75

50 Cent vs Everybody 

Maino 50 Cent diss

Papoose new 50 Cent diss

Papoose says Fif industry plant

Pap diss video

Claressa Supports Pap diss record

New 50 Cent music (diss?) 

50 Cent: Claressa and Masareti Bud

50 Cent responds to Let’s Rap About It Podcast

Rihanna Shooting

Woman arrested after Rihanna's Beverly Hills mansion hit by gunfire

Rihanna shooter rants on Live

Drake on Kendrick/Serena 

New Jon Connor otw 

Rza’s New Movie 

RIP Lord Sear

Soulquarians Returning...

Top 5 hip hop groups of all time...

BBC Episode 74

CURRENT EVENTS

MENTIONS

Top 3 MC’s without a Classic Solo Album...

BBC Episode 73

SPECIAL GUEST - MAMA SOL

CURRENT EVENTS

MENTIONS

Juvenile/Meg the Stallion - BBB Remix

AI Old School Videos

Eminem’s Brain Damage

DMX Snake/Rat/Cat

Chyi Disses J Cole

Baby Keem - Birds & Bees Video

Lauryn Hill/Wu-Tang - Rock N Roll HOF

BBC Episode 72

New Baby Keem - Ca$ino ...

Ras Kass - New Album “Leopard Eats Face” ...

50 Cent Evicts Jim Jones...

MENTIONS

Claressa Shields Weigh-in drama...

Cardi B Removing Ass Implants...

DJ Vlad Admits to Trolling...

Busta Rhymes & J Dilla Album...

RIP Jesse Jackson...

BBC Episode 71

INTRO...

CURRENT EVENTS

MENTIONS

Drake 

Loses on SB Prediction

Drake wins $7 million

Ja Rule/Tony Yayo/Uncle Murda Airplane Beef

Juice Crew All Stars New Album

Cardi B 

Addresses ICE

Claps Back on ICE

J Cole Picks Up Fans in the Honda Civic

Jill Scott raps - DJ Premier beat

Hitmaka on Detroit Chain Snatching

SEGMENT IDEAS

Rappers (top 3) with 3 classic albums

BBC Episode 70...

Special Guest - RON CROUDY

CURRENT EVENTS

Grammys

J Cole drops The Fall Off

MENTIONS

SEGMENT

Episode 69 - New J Cole Mixtape, Jay Z and Pusha T allegations, New T.I.

BBC Episode 68 - Cash Money Interviews No Limit, New IDK, and 100K Viewers for Boom Bap

BBC Episode 67...

J. Cole - New Music/The Fall Off...

Druski Church Skit...

iShowspeed Africa tour...

A$AP Rocky (Drake Diss) "Stole Ya Flow"...

50 Cent Louisiana - $18 Billion Media Project...

RIP - John Forte...

Jadakiss - The Come Up Freestyle...

Ludacris not doing MAGA show...

Boom Bap Chronicles: Episode 66

Current Events

Mentions

Top 10 Segment

Episode 65 - Rapping Up 2025

Current Events

Mentions

Top 5 Segment

Intro

Nicki Minaj (deportation and IG) 

AI artists taking over 

NLE The Great - Don’t want smoke

Mentions

Who owns Bling Bling?

Craig Mack was given AIDS?

Busta Rhymes

Young Dirty Bastard “Dirty Jones”

Benny the Butcher “ Iight “Ight” 

Top 5 Segment

If you had to introduce somebody to hip hop, what songs would you choose?

Boom Bap Chronicles - Episode 63

Episode 62

Current Events

Nas and DJ Premier Album

Conway the Machine Album

21 Savage Album

The Clipse POV Video

Mentions

Rio and BFB Da Packman Album

Hot 97 cancels Ebro in the Morning

Ebro blames politics

21 Savage: 

Drake apologized to Metro

Rap battles are rigged

Detroit Influence on hip hop

Layzie Bone Interview:

Bone and Wu Tang fight

Notorious Thugs & Biggie 

Flesh N Bone is his brother

Toure (corrects 50 Cent doc):

Diddy at Quad Studios 

Biggie wasn’t scared of Puff

Kim Porter Mystery 

Diddy Doc

50 Plans to Drop More on Diddy

Ja Rule: 50 Cent Burned BM House

Faith didn't want Biggie tribute 

Diddy’s Mom: he didn’t slap me

Gene Deal: Diddy and Kirk were lovers

The Game:

Best rapper from Compton

Hip Hop not in top 40 (jacqconmusic)

Slick Rick/Doug E. Fresh 40 years later

Top 5 Segment: 

Our 2025 top 5 albums

Current Events

Diddy Doc "Sean Combs: The Reckoning"

Meg the Stallion wins lawsuit

Mentions

Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel on podcast

Detroit rap tension is cap (Effective Immediately Podcast)

The Game/DJ Drama

DJ Quik son convicted of murder

Project Pat/Juicy J

Vlad tv on Remy Ma Network

Beanie Sigel uses AI

Wynne freestyle

Daz “I'm Daz Dillinger” (MC Breed shout out)

Esham “Golden Age”

Top 5 Segment: 

Which MCs would make a dope, modern-day posse cut?

Live on Tik Tok

Current Events

TPain on Club Shay Shay

DJ Khaled

Lil Jon & Lil Scrappy

Judge forces Nicki Minaj to sell home

Sukihaka to Saweetie “Admit you sell 🐱”

TMZ so-called “hip hop news”

Ray J drama

Mention

NLE New YB Diss

Conway the Machine new video

Papoose Short Film

William Ketchum’s De La Soul Article

Dr. Dre’s The Chronic Instrumental

Dame Dash/50 Cent

Netflix Doc on Puff (50 Cent Producer)

Dame “don’t trust 50 Cent”

The Game and DJ Drama Mixtape

Juvie on DMX Performance 

Albums coming in December

Nas and DJ Premier

Conway the Machine

Kanye West

Ereck Sermon

Big Krit

Aaron McGruder and Last Friday

Mystikal son is a rapper

Max B drops new single

Segment

Best Nas features of 2025 (top 3 or 5)

Special Guest - Tynee Rogers of "Tynee Talks"

Current Events

Mentions

Top 5 Segment

Episode 58

Special Guest - Kahn Santori Davidson

Current Events

Kendrick/Drake

Drake Sued for “What Did I Miss?”

Kendrick Beats Drake - Highest Grossing Tour

Drake “Nobody Ever Pissed on Me”

Ja Rule Interview  

Rap Beef is Not Good for Culture

Songs Aged Better than 50 Cent

Clipse 

FICO Video

Sesame Street w/Elmo

YG, Jay Rock, Mozzy - Spiral Freestyle 

Did YG diss Offset in Freestyle? 

Racism in Hip Hop 

Rory Apologizes for Racist Comments

Westside Gunn ends WWE Support

JT Cover for CultedXO 

Mentions

Esham “Golden Age” 11/28

Eminem - Lions Halftime Show on Thanksgiving

Cardi B/Stefon Diggs Baby

Free from Prison

Max B

Fetty Wap (December) 

Wale New Album

Billboard Tracks Atlanta Strip Clubs Songs 

Nas Celebrates Levi’s Collaboration 

Wu-Tang Earns 9 New Platinum/Gold Certifications

De La Soul “Cabin in the Sky” (next week)

Shaq & Chip-Fu “Cooyah Freestyle”

Segment:

Ranking favorite rappers albums from least to greatest (top 3 or 5)

Episode 57

Nominees for Best Rap Album (Clipse, K Dot, Tyler etc)

Rock and Roll HOF

Outkast

Salt N Pepa

DJ Vlad sues Joyner Lucas

Drake sued by RBX 

Snoop celebrates anniversary - 28 years married

GhostFace “Candyland”

Erick Sermon/Snoop/Nate Dogg “Like That”

Juvenile “Pay Me” 

G Mac Cash “Mary Sheffield” 

De La Soul “The Package”

Big Daddy Kane/Papoose/MOP “Brooklyn Battery Tunnel”

RIP Young Bleed

Royce Da 5’9” health issue

K Dot makes history as a black man  (5 albums of the year Grammy nods) 

Top 5 or 3 favorite rappers who become actors

Episode 56

Current Events

NLE Choppa Disses NBA YoungBoy

Big L “Harlem’s Finest”

Westside Gunn “Heels Have Eyes 3”

Cash Money/No Limit

B.G. “On Why Lil Wayne Skipped Verzuz” 

Cash Money & No Limit Tour (Will Wayne Show?)

Silk The Shocker and Juvenile Collab

Mia X “Mama Drama” Goes Platinum

Young Bleed - Fighting for Life

No Rap in top 40 (rules changed)

Cam’Ron sues J. Cole

Mentions

Marc Lamont Hill “AI Rights Grab”

GhostFace Killah “C.R.E.A.M. & Supreme Ad”

Dead Prez “Free Dr York”

Paid In Full “AI Soul Renditions”

Paid in Full

Me and My Girlfriend

Bronx Coochie

Segment

Anybody vs Jay Z: Who wins in a Versuz?

Episode 55...

No Limit vs Cash Money... 

Meg the Stallion “Lover Girl”...

Slick Rick “Children’s Story” Platinum...

Pusha T “Clipse Album & Ageism”...

Boosie Performs at Detroit Fan’s Funeral...

Hitboy & Alchemist “Goldfish”...

The No Limit 5k Lost Tapes...

Sheek Louch “Gorillaween”...

Wale “Mirroronnabenz”...

Black Thought “Streams of Thought Vol. 4”...

Sister Nancy Documentary...  

Salt (of Salt N’ Pepa) “Chosen”...

Monaleo on Grits N Eggs Pod...

Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Dodgers (Drake attends)...

Top 5 Segment

Best Debut Hip Hop Album

Ice Cube & Scarface “Act My Age”

Ice Cube/LL Cool J/Chuck D “Before Hip Hop”

Big L ft Nas “u ain’t gotta chance”

JID calls out Timbaland for AI

Outkast Rock and Roll HOF - Killer Mike, JID, and Sleepy Brown to induct

Wale “Everything is a Lot”

The Juice Crew prod. by RZA

Big Daddy Kane, RZA “Open Ya Eyes”

Snoop reppin’ No Limit at Versuz

Claressa Shields Freestyle - 106 & Sports

Brenda’s Got a Baby Revealed

Diddy Sentenced to 50 Months

Claressa Shields - IDGAF 2

Monaleo - Sexy Soulan

Nicki - Cardi Should Lose Sponsors

Birds Don’t Sing Video

Public Enemy on Jimmy Kimmel

Ice Cube Brings Out Lil Eazy E

The Lox New Album

Method Man & Havoc

Underground Sound (live reaction) 

Segment/Debate

Which Diddy song would have got him less/more time?

Intro...

Another Day Another Mass Shoo...

Diddy Teaches Jail Course...

Juvenile - “He Gone” Video...

GhostFace Killah “Metaphysics” Video...

Latto and Cardi B...

Mobb Deep/Alchemist Single “Taj Mahal”...

Remy Ma Disses Claressa Shields...

Jimmy Kimmel Books Public Enemy (9/29)...

Assata Shakur Dies at 78...

Best Rap Hooks of all Time...

Intro

We Made It to 50!...

Current Events...

Dame Dash on Breakfast Club...

Cardi B New Album...

Mentions...

Jay Electronica New Album...

MTV VMAs...

Busta...

Erick Sermon New Single...

Mobb Deep new single...

Russ and Big Sean new single...

Mobb Deep new album...

Styles P new album...

Segment/Debate...

Which rapper made you feel their pain the most?

Episode 49

Special Guest Amber Hasan

Current Events

New Joey Bada$$ - Lonely At The Top

New Kwame - The Different Kids

New Ghost Video

Cardi in Court

BET Awards Canceled

Young Thug Snitch Allegations. Ralo and Thug have been back and forth on Twitter

Clipse Pull Up to Marathon Burger

DDG Creates His Own Dating Show

DJ Enuff fired from Hot 97's… he's CERTAIN Funkmaster Flex was responsible. Flex gets new time slot

French Montana engaged to Dubai princess.  He bought $1 million ring

Segment

Who had the best verse… on "Got My Mind Made Up"

New Offset “Kiari”...

2Chainz “Red Clay” (Official Movie Soundtrack)...

Ghostface Killah “Supreme Clientele 2”...

Lupe Fiasco “Samurai DX”...

Jadakiss/Beanie Sigel Album “Kiss the Mac” ...

Eric Sermon is Back...

Kwame’s Rollout “The Different Kids” ...

Earl Sweatshirt...

Gunna...

Eve was never credited for You Got Me...

Legendary MCs who never got Credit...

Scarface on Streaming...

Juicy J ft. Black Thought...

Awich ft. FERG and Lupe (prod by RZA)...

Cardi B remakes “Imaginary Players” by Jay Z...

Kwame New Video...

Rakim and Big Ghost New Album 8/29...

Raekwon & Mobb Deep Tour...

Who is Mobb Deep without Prodigy?...

Favorite Hip Hop Song Remake...

Raekwon New Video and the recent AI video Trend...

New Ghostface Killah...

JID New Album...

Grand Puba New Album...

Khalid Muhammad Sister Goes Off...

Method Man: NY was Arrogant...

Raekwon “Wu Gambinos” Controversy...

Flint Mt. Rushmore | 810 Day...

Glorilla gets robbed, arrested...

New Tyler The Creator...

New Freddie Gibbs - Alfredo 2...

New Lupe Fiasco Song...

Locksmith steals from Neo Griot - “Cons and Pros”...

BBC Episode 44 - Return of the Classic MCs

Special Guest: William Ketchum...

Wu Tang Article...

New Clipse Album "Let God Sort Em Out"...

Malice Out Raps Pusha T...

Top 5 Rap Duos

Drake “What Did I Miss?”...

Beanie Sigel Uses AI Voice...

Benny the Butcher “Summer ‘25” & “Position of Power”...

JID Drops Preluxe...

RIP Young Nobel (Outlawz)...

Rakim, KRS, Kool G Rap, BDK (Supergroup)

Rick Ross/Pharrell - For the Money

Kendrick Lamar Class - Temple University

Will Smith Disses Chris Rock

Scott Storch: “Roots are Haters”

Best Opening Lines

Intro - We are at War,

Jim Jones vs Nas Debate,

Offset and JID – “Bodies”,

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist – “Next to You”,

LL Cool J – “30 Decembers” (Video),

Dopest 5 Hip Hop Songs of All Time

Episode 38

Slick Rick: The hosts reflect on his legendary status and debate whether his latest album enhances or detracts from his legacy.

Wu-Tang & Mathematics: There's little buzz around their new project, and the crew explores why it’s flying under the radar—invoking KRS-One’s ethos in the discussion.

The Clipse – “So Be It”: The recent release is dissected, including speculation on how Travis Scott might respond to its bars or energy.

Segment: Juneteenth Music: The episode closes with a segment honoring Juneteenth, spotlighting tracks and artists that embody Black liberation and pride.

Ronee Simone (writer, actress, producer) joins Boom Bap Chronicles! In this episode, we cover a whole gang of ish:

Aries Spears vs. Ice Cube: Comedian Aries Spears recently dismissed Ice Cube as a lyricist, sparking debates about the essence of lyricism in hip-hop.

Cam'ron's Controversial Statement: Cam'ron told a porn star to "STFU," raising questions about boundaries and respect in the industry.

Curtis Jackson's Family Drama: 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend, Daphne Joy, has been involved in legal disputes with the rapper, including allegations of abuse and a defamation lawsuit.

The Carter VI: Lil Wayne's latest album, Tha Carter VI, has received mixed reviews, with some critics questioning its coherence and creativity.

BET Awards 2025 Preview: The 25th annual BET Awards are set to air live on June 9, 2025, featuring performances by Lil Wayne, Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, and Playboi Carti, with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominations.

Join us as we unpack these topics and more, offering insightful commentary on the ever-evolving hip-hop landscape.

In this episode, we’re breaking down the week’s wildest hip hop headlines—starting with Complex’s controversial “Best Rappers from LA” list. How does a list like that drop without 2Pac? We unpack the drama and The Game’s response.

Then we head to Virginia as The Clipse reunite—sort of. With No Malice going back to just Malice and leaving Def Jam, are we on the verge of a gritty, old-school Clipse comeback? Or is this just another tease?

Tap in—we’ve got bars, opinions, and all the smoke.

Boom Bap Chronicles - Episode 35

00:00-Intro02:08-Met Gala and Everybody that Showed Up 

14:36-The Game forced to Sell Mansion to pay $7 Million for 2016 Assault Case 

16:30-Bryon Scott SA Case (Another one…)

20:15-Roxanne Shante Stayed with Rick James at the age of 16

22:05-Smokey Robinson SA Case

28:40-Ras Baraka Locked up by ICE

39:35-Rodney O Sues Epic Records (“Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin’)

42:06-DDG vs. DJ Statik Selektah

55:18-Keke Palmer “Confessions” 

01:02:35-Usher Brings out Eve in London

01:05:30-Fat Joe and Jadakiss Podcast 

01:09:40-New Spike Lee Movie Coming “Highest 2 Lowest”

01:11:58-Lloyd Banks “Despite My Mistakes”

01:13:40-“Timeless” by Playboi Carti & Doechii (Remix)

01:18:00-Mother’s Day (Favorite Songs about Mommas)

00:00-Intro

06:16-Not Like Us Anniversary 5/4/24

13:57-Diddy Trial Starts on 5/5/25

17:14-BMF Season 4 - ‘95 Source Awards

25:00-New Benny the Butcher

29:38-New Westside Gunn "Egypt" ft. Doechii

33:27-Rio Da Yung OG - Legendary certified Platinum

36:20-Tee Grizzly: Pita Way Endorsement

43:08-Outkast & Salt N Pepa - Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction

48:17-Rhymefest Lied on Eminem

49:47-Houston vs. The Bay Area Top 3

01:10:40-100 Men vs. a Gorilla (1 MC vs 100 Men)

00:00-Intro

02:10-A Letter From The Government… U.S. Politics, Race, and other stuff

09:40-Diddy Plea Deal

11:40-Shannon Sharpe Case… Steps Down From ESPN… 

21:20-Druski “Not Guilty”

25:41-“Shook Ones: GOAT NY Song” 9th Wonder 

32:30-RhymeFest claims Eminem called him N-Word in 1997 Battle 

36:55-Doechii on P*ssy Rap

44:14-Ye Breakdown keeps getting Worse - Boosie Beef… Can Ye be arrested?

55:53-Bun Bs “Trill Burgers” Expanding (Opening New Locations)

56:42-Top 3 Detroit and Top 3 NY

00:00-Intro

00:45-Easter and 420 on the Same Day 😯

06:30-Terrence "Punch" Henderson of TDE claims Euphoria was Worse and Kendrick Cut Out Parts

10:10-GNX Tour

17:40-Diddy adds Young Thug’s Attorney to His Case

20:50-Coachella 2025: Queen Latifah Pops Out with Megan The Stallion

25:33-Detroit Pistons Correction

30:00-Internet Trolling, Engagement, Politics, Conspiracy Theories and Reptilians

43:20-Ice Cube - Walk of Fame Star

56:15-Wallo on Black Business

01:04:08-Target Tries to get Al Sharpton to End Boycott

01:08:30-New Albums: Wiz Khalifa, Bfb Da Packman, RMC Mike, Jon Connor

01:10:19-The Mt. Rushmores of Everything all over Social Media

01:12:14-Hip Hop Business Moguls - Mt. Rushmore

01:31:30-Health Care in Hip Hop

00:00-Intro

09:28-Nas Record Label Dropping 7 Albums (Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, DJ Premier, De La Soul, Mobb Deep, Nas, Big L, and Slick Rick)

23:40-New Kendrick Lamar - Luther Video

27:00-Soulja Boy Lawsuit

39:10-Tupac Estate Lawsuit

43:47-Coachella

46:10-Wu Tang Final Tour

47:15-Little Brother Final Tour

47:43-Ja Rule Releases a Whiskey Brand

51:38-What the Helly - Rob49

54:20-The 25 Best Female Rappers of All Time (Billboard)

01:08:00-Lyricism vs. Messages vs. Storytelling vs. Slaps

00:00-Intro

01:20-Piston Chronicles

11:11-New Will Smith

32:05-Throw a Shoe for George Bush

37:03-New Charges For Diddy

51:38-Ye New Projects (Bully and WW3)

58:15-The Source '5 Mic' Debate

Intro

Fidel Cashflow Chronicles

YG - Raped as a Child

Yella Beezy out on Bail

Ice Cube Delivers Trophy to Dodgers in 57 Chevrolet Bel Air

Best Diss Songs in Hip Hop History

00:00-Intro

03:25-Detroit Stand Up!

10:15-RIP George Foreman

16:10-Dope Boy Mt Rushmore

24:15-Yella Beezy Arrested for Murd@ring MO3

36:45-Rolling 60s catch a RICO... BIG U and others Arrested

45:50-Sauce Walka and Sayso P shot in Memphis... 

01:08:20-Soulja Boy Accused of R@pe

01:11:00-Iggy says Ye was Creepy

01:13:15-Ye’s Op List

01:18:20-Favorite Hip Hop Storytellers

00:00-Intro

09:35-E-40 and the Bay Area (90s)

14:40-A few BIG Subliminal Disses

19:10-Will Smith New Project

24:48-Kanye New Song with Diddy

32:00-Is Cancel Culture Over?

46:25-Kanye Disses Kendrick

50:57-Jay Rock Arrest

56:31-What Hip-Hop Album could you listen to Every Day?

00:00-Intro

04:15-What Does "Boom Bap" Really Mean?

00:00-Intro

06:00-Angie Stone

12:35-Marathon Burger grand opening (Big up to Nipsey’s brother Black Sam)

17:13-Making the Band Contestant sues Diddy

22:00-Kevin Lyles catches a case (who’s next?)

30:25-Notorious BIG Publishing for Sale

38:12-Can I Kick It Publishing Deal

51:57-Favorite Album Cover Art

00:00-Intro

04:08-Hip Hop Losses

08:22-Best Boom Bap Producers

00:00-Intro… Cold Weather Chronicles

08:10-ASAP Rocky “Not Guilty”

11:05-Rihanna Master Class On Supporting Her Man

25:27-Xzibit's Estranged Wife Asking for 30K a Month

32:45-Modern New York Chronicles

01:04:00-Lizzo New Body

01:17:40-Top 5 Hip Hop Duos

00:00-Intro

02:15-Super Bowl Halftime Show

12:38-Drake Battle Record

16:52-Why… Australia?

19:48-Colonizer Chronicles

25:30-Big Dank Chronicles

32:20-Jay-Z and Diddy Accuser Drops Case

39:18-Accountability, Double Standards and Elon’s 13 Kids

49:55-Favorite Hip Hop Groups (with 3+ members)

00:00-Intro

02:15-Super Bowl Live Show

12:55-RIP Irv Gotti

21:25-50 Cent and His Recent Antics (w/ Big Meech)

28:55-YE (Kanye West) Back on His BS

44:35-Reflecting on Dope Conscious 80s Hip Hop

01:13:00-Super Bowl Predictions

00:00-Intro

07:20-Grammys 2025

12:00-L Boogie's Black History Month Fast

34:50-ASAP Rocky Court Case

46:40-Claressa Shields Fight

51:50-Sponsors Welcome

53:30-Allegations at TDE Records

01:00:28-Best Hip Hop Skits

00:00- Intro...

02:00-Landline Chronicles...

07:15-Studio Sessions and Collabs...

22:05-Race and Hip Hop...

Jon Connor Interview

Intro...

New Year... New Hip Hop Beefs...

MC Shan vs. Pete Rock...

Camron & Jim Jones Beef...

Joey Bada$$ vs. The West Coast...

Daylyt's Response...

The Andre 3000 Flute Album don’t count!...

Dope Samples...

Intro and 2025 Wishlist

Raekwon - Joe Rogan interview

Drake Freestyle

Young Thug Release first song after Jail

Tiktok songs - 1.5 minutes (Bossman Dlow)

Hip Hop at University - Lupe Fiasco Will Teach Rap at Johns Hopkins’ Peabody Institute

50 Cent Residency

The FLINT Episode!!!

00:00

Intro

12:08

Flint Michigan Hip Hop Over the Years

00:00 - Intro

2:30 - Kendrick Lamar

11:57 - Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Feud

19:30 - Female Rappers: Artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Doechii, and GloRilla continued to rise

33:50 - Future and Metro Boomin

42:00 - Eminem's Return, Tyler the Creator, Snoop and Dre, etc

07:18 - Papoose and Claressa Shields

17:50 - Snoop Dogg - Missionary Album

20:18 - West Coast / East Coast / Atlanta

22:30 - Has Kendrick Become a Bully?

35:18 - Jay Z and #Metoo in Hip Hop

47:10 - Cooking with Kya Trend

57:50 - The Absence of Back People in Trump World

2:04 No Offense

5:30 Kendrick Lamar - GNX

17:00 Top West Coast Rappers (L Boogie)

22:10 Was Ice Cube's First Album an East Coast Album? (Bomb Squad)

33:15 Drake's Lawsuits

1:01:05 The Impact of LL Cool J on Hip Hop

0:35 Is Lil Wayne One of the Goats?

8:40 Diddy Do It?

24:04 Is Cardi B Out Of Line If She Cheated While Pregnant?

37:00 RIP Chino XL

39:35 Old Heads with New Music

49:00 Who Is The Dopest In Griselda?

49:45 The Dinco D of Griselda

Drake vs. Everybody

5:00 Drake and Everybody's Girl

10:20 Origin of Drake Kendrick Beef

13:40 J-Cole Response to Kendrick

18:30 Drake and J-Cole's Issue with Kendrick

22:22 Introspective Hip Hop Albums

32:22 Drake Response

47:53 Will Kendrick Respond?

49:46 Rick Ross Exposes Drake

Diddy Is In TROUBLE!!!

Big 3 Got Beef (Kendrick, J Cole, Drake Beef)

Freaknik Doc (coming)

We Reminisce on Some Classic Artists and Songs

West Coast top 5...

What makes an MC worthy of the title "Lyricist"?

Have Women Taken Over Hip-Hop?

Beefs, Bars, Battles, Bullies & What Is Crossing the Line?

Using rap lyrics in court

Is Drake hip hop?

Can the Best MC Be White?

The Katt Williams Episode

The Grammy’s 50th Anniversary Hip-Hop Tribute (and where did hip hop really start)?

Today’s Top MC’s

Kendrick, Cole, Drake (Ranking)

J-Cole Is Not Your Friend

Favorite 16 bars

Introduction to the Podcast

Diddy’s Latest troubles - Has he opened up the floodgates for a new hiphop #METOO surge?

The New artists in contrast to the Old artists

Best Collabs between New and Vets

Which Older artists are still relevant