Reg and Stone Talk Music!

We talk about 'Rapp Snitch Knishes' (c) MF Doom and the Tupac case and Mary J Blige getting caught again in questionable advertising after her chicken fiasco from way back in the days. Also Erykah Badu X Alchemist finally hits the streets after being delayed.

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In a pretty terrible 2026 in regards to celebrity deaths, we lose another real one. We also talk about Dr.Dre's transformation from artist to big business shill, Rapsody's streak, and two records from the UK that make us want to dance.

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Everyone can be British if you have an AI sing your tracks. We talk Juicy J's sophomore jazz album (!!!) and Tyla trying to hang on to pop stardom via the diaspora.

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Syd vs Steve Lacy, who's cuisine will reign supreme? We also talk about future's current run, soundcloud branching out into bandcamp territory and a Snoop bio flick coming to a theater near you!

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We discuss Madison Square Garden's creepy surveillance system, a small positive in Drake's legal drama saga, and the return of Madonna!

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We discuss rappers being a bit too honest making it weird at rap shows (if they show up at all), pay tribute to Peabo Bryson (RIP) and Vince Staples new rock album?

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We discuss Ozzy Osbourne going the hologram Tupac route, discuss fallen heroes Sonny Rollins and Rob Base, and get deep into modern cloud rap and working man jazz.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers sell out, Spotify joins the AI resistance, Dua Lipa sells TV's, and Drake threatens us with a good time.

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We talk about the fall of old hipster Goddesses and Gods, the terrible economy of touring, and what happens when a punk rocker decides to go jazz.

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We discuss loafing on our couches and watching influencers frolic in the Coachella wilds. We also discuss the return of Thundercat's nerdy guy R&B/Jazz/Yacht Rock jams and how hyperpop/Charli XCX disciple Slayyyter raiding the blog house era for pop gold was a genius move.

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We talk about how theTicketmaster/LiveNation monopoly split up and everyone got refunds for all the overpaying they've done for the last few decades...just kidding, evil won again! We also talk about South By SouthWest seemingly on life support, and pit two blue eyed soul artists against each other James Blake and....Jack Harlow?

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We talk about the few music blogs left starting to go paywall, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 nominees (Wu-Tang Is For The Children!). Also reviews of the new GENA record (Liv.e and Karriem Riggins) and Momoko GIll's debut album

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Bruce Springsteen leads the Resistance! And the return of Jilly from Philly.

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Bad Bunny continues his reign of terror: bringing good times during a time of bad ones. Winning Awards and speaking up for the downtrodden! Being nice to the elderly. Basically, behaving the opposite of a 2026 American. We talk about his Grammy's to Superbowl run, and the return of the A$AP Rocky and J-Cole.

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The World's Most Prestigious Awards Ceremony returns, to cover the shittiest year in memory!

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You know the deal, everything is a list in this world! We run down the albums that help us keep the faith in these trippy and dark times!

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We talk about the changes at Hot 97, a dance music focused radio station that decided to take a chance on this new rap music thing in the early 90's and became an institution. We touch on the death of Rob Reiner, one of the OG's of music parodies in addition to being a top tier filmmaker, and we discuss Nas ode to classic hip-hop, Zeeloper ode to weird hip-hop and Salimata ode to NYC hip-hop.

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In this podcast we discuss how record labels are colluding with our robot overlords, the sad Diddy doc, and talk De La Soul.

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We discuss Rosalia's genre switch, FKA Twigs completes her 2025 double album, and how it looks like UK is taking drastic measures in the Ticketmaster bot wars!

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We debate the Grammy's actually getting it right for once and how rap music Is dead on the charts but what is Dead May Never Die(c)Game Of Thrones.. We also talk Bricknasty bringing you off kilter jams, Lilly Allen being thankfully messy and a showdown between sad and nihilistic Armand Hammer and a happy and sober Danny Brown!

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Tyler gets accused of showing racial feets(c) Nore in chats during the Odd Future Days, we count another Drake L, and it's the battle of the R&B lothsarios Miguel and Daniel Ceasar

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R.I.P. D'Angelo, one of our generations musical greats (if not thee musical great of the generation). On a lighter note we clown Drake losing his lawsuit and Pitchfork going back to their trolling ways!

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We talk about how Industry rule #4080 has lead to so many artists used and thrown away for their content, discuss we are happy guitar music seems to be slowly back into fashion, and how jazz can use a little glitch in it's life.

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We talk about how booing a DJ is in bad taste (and how some big acts need to know their fans suck), Coachella's yearly poster dedicated to font sizes, and the new Deftones, Water From Your Eyes and Kirby Records

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Talk about how we love to tear down our hero's, and what happens when our upbeat favs make sleepy music...

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On this podcast we talk about the hip-hop takeover of Seaworld and the lack of true Black spaces, and talk about two really good mainstream Hip-Hop records from Chance The Rapper and JID. Who wins this Chicago vs Atlanta battle?

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Rest in peace Soul Train Music and BET Hip-Hop Awards. We talk about Glorilla's run in with the 'justice system' and our problematic fav Freddie Gibbs!

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RIP the Friendliest Prince of Darkness the world will ever see. We also debate if Tyler's shut up and dance album, 'Don't Tap The Glass' hits, and we talk about a sleeper jazz record from a few years ago by Isaiah Collier (not the basketball player)

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We discuss Spotify's CEO being aligned with dirty Defense Industry money, and the return of the brothers Thornton. It's a White Girl (c) summer.

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We discuss rap music making waves for being controversial (which is a return to form) and censorship in and out of the industry. We also shout out Yaya Bey and why partying with a 60 year old rapper might be the move.

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We talk about Turnstile trying to become the Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne's current disappointment, and the triumphant return of Little Simz.

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We talk the casual West Coast vs East Coast rap battle, two solid hip-hop adjacent dance albums, and pay respects to Sascha Jenkins

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We brave the deep California deserts from the luxury of our overpriced New York pads through the power of consolidated tech monopolies (shouts to Google) to be at the most overpriced party in the world!

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We do a quick dive into some recent K-Pop controversies, talk about extreeeme metal, and appreciate some DIY Atlanta rachetness.

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Is SXSW dying? Also RIP DJ Funk, and the reigning King of Rage Rap, Playboi Carti, returns!

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RIP Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers and others, too many generational talents gone way too long. We also shout out a Canadian Punk band, and a talk about one of the most underrated rappers of this generation...2Chainz?

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Kendrick Lamar goes for the Mortal Kombat 'Finish Him!' move in front of millions as he plays the Super Bowl Halftime show. Reg discovers live music on a piano ain't bad, Stone discovers meme lord rap ain't bad if it's got a good beat.

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After wasting hours of our lives over the years, Stone and Reg witnessed the Grammy pull off the rarest of comets, a watchable award show. Plus new music from the so-called Americana and Hip-Hop side of the tracks!

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We discuss the end of TikTok as we knew it now it looks like it will be under new management, particularly new algo management. We also do a rundown of all the new tracks buzzing in our AirPods and rides from missed records like Ab-Soul's late 2024 entry, rising acts like Baby Rose, and another solid Mac Miller album after his too early death.

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You know the deal, the top records that kept our sanity during the dumpster fire of 2024, plus some honorable mentions. Plus we do are best not to mention Kendrick's name too much because we don't want to get dissed.

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We're back! What better way to end the craziness of 2024 than with our annual Reg and Stoney awards? Who is here just for the paycheck? Who had the worst verse of the year? Who had the best glow-up? Press play and find out!

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We go through the future soundtrack of young monied kids throwing up in the desert, the Coachella 2025 lineup. Grammy's continue their 67 year streak of getting it absolutely wrong, and rap's current overlord not pleased with you bums and sneak dropped an album to let you know it.

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R.I.P. The realest interviewee ever, Free Young Thug shirts are now out of style, and apocalyptic times comfort music.

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RIP Clark Kent, Welcome Mary J Blige and A Tribe Called Quest to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And we discuss Tyler's new 'Im grown!' album.

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We've hit peak music festival, RIP to a real one Kris Kristofferson, and the rumbles of Kendrick continue...

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Kendrick pays the Super Bowl, Beyonce snubbed, and black hipsters of the world rejoice, TV on the Radio is back. Also we praise the weirdness of a Mr. LL Cool J.

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First of all RIP Fatman Scoop! What's the Vegas odds Oasis makes it to their entire tour? And we are all sleeping on Doechii. HARD.

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Drake tries to send a 100 gig mea culpa, Ty Dolly Sign is trying to keep the Kanye train on track, and RIP Chino XL

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Seems free speech only works on one side of the political spectrum, Young Thugs new judge had to exit stage left, and finally we get to talk about new music that's not Drake or Kendrick affiliated.

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R.I.P. Rob Stone, aka the co-founder of Fader. Free Young Thug! Also, Drake won the rap battle, we don't know what y'all are talking about

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (for Drake); we talk about the greatest funeral and repass that's ever existed, the Pop Out.

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We talk about one of our favorite topics, how touring sucks in 2024! This time, the headliners are taking a hit. And find out if the full album return of the remix gawd Kaytranada's moves our feet!

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OK ya'll we didn't sit this rap beef out. Life happened. Real Adult things happened. Bills needed to get paid. Shout out to J Cole. But we're back with our recap of the winners and losers of the battle of the (hip-hop) century. We all know who won.....but did the culture win? Tune in to find out!

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A Civil War has broken out! Whose side are you on? We, we are on the side of good music and thanks to a petty Drake and apparently an even pettier Rick Ross we finally have some good tracks to dissect and discuss.

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The Beehive has deemed we all go country and so we shall! Beyonce strikes back at the CMA's in the most spectacularly overproduced fashion and we applaud that petty energy (and plenty of the songs as well).

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R.I.P. Jam Master Jay, we discuss Black people taking over country, TikTok and Universal Music beef, and the one big label rap release that's actually good.

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Black people have decided to claim country back for our own, and Kanye drops an album that's worse than disappointing, just kinda boring.

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Taylor Swift returns upon her white horse and smites everyone present at the Grammy's. Also, the long history of Grammy's overlooking minority artists and we talk about a little known band called Radiohead

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Love them or hate them, they trafficked in the best music related snark on the internet. We also talk about the return of the lonely stoner and famous British rapper 21 Savage

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Happy New Year y'all. It might say 2024 on the calendar but we're still living in 2023 y'all. Join us as we look back on the highs and lows (what's up Drake?) of the year that was!

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Yes, what everyone wanted, another top ten list! We go through what moved us this year outside of Taylor Swift.

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Flutes become the hottest thing on Billboard 100, Spotify continues the tech job chopping block, and we praise Vagabond and talk about how Pinkpantheress payed it safe.

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We talk about the Grammy's deciding in 2023 that female artists exist, also the new Sampha and L'Rain album.

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As undercover (way way way undercover) Swifties we celebrate the return of the concert film and also talk about an artist whiter than her, Doja Cat.

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We talk about how boomer rockist gatekeepers suck, plus James Blake going back to the club and the aka master, Ghais Guevara.

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We talk about how the AI music future keeps getting unfortunately closer, and a poor up and coming rapper from Houston's small new record that got released to divisive opinions

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This week, we pay our respects to Sinead O'Connor, the prolific singer-songwriter, and Dj Deeon, the esteemed ghetto house producer. Both have impacts on both the musical culture and Black culture at large. RIP. Plus, does the DOJ have enough teeth to go after Ticketmaster? Also, new music from King Krule and Saya Gray.

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This week, we find out the real cause of MF Doom's death...and moun another Black man felled by shady hospital systems. Plus...Travis Scott is back....are we excited? Also, new music from Lil Uzi Vert, and we give Juvenile his flowers.

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This week we talk about AI again. From Paul McCartney's new AI/Beatles song to the Grammys debating whether AI should win categories, there is no doubt that it's here to stay. But what does that mean for the broader industry? Also, Twitter is in the news again....for not paying up to the RIAA. And the Weeknd is as skeevy as ever in The Idol. Plus new music by Janelle Monae.

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R.I.P. Andy Rourke, influential bassist of The Smiths, all around good guy, and finally why couldn't it have been Morrissey? Also the return of SBTRKT!

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Death Row and the Metaverse broke up and we discuss Lil Yachty apparently taking night classes in Tame Impala

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Stone and Reg do a deep dive into the future of imposter robots, the merits of Coachella, and review B.Cool Aid D and an Odd Future blast from the past!

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We talk RapCaviar's Hulu Documentary series that finds a way to be full of praise and problematic, talk Larry June and Alchemist, how harps are black music, and how King Vision Ultra and Algiers probably made the best double album we've heard in a minute.

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We discuss Courtney Love ride or dying for black women in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, if its better to blow an album's budget on sample clearing or drugs, give Parliament-Funkadelic their flowers (RIP!) and talk about new records from Yves Tumor, 100 Gecs, and Jpegmafia X Danny Brown!

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This week we mourn the demise of DatPiff (or maybe not)? Plus the Internet is buzzing around the Hit boy x Alc collabo, and we review the Something in the Water Festival lineup. Plus new music from Kali Uchis and Hi Tech.

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This week we talk about the bittersweet entrance of De La Soul onto your favorite streaming service. It's great to reminisce, but why did it take so long? And it's said that Trugoy wasn't able to witness it. In other news, it seems like the Weeknd is skeevy IRL, and light skin is in effect with both J Cole and Drake headlining the Dreamville Festival. Plus new music from Model/Actriz and Gorillaz.

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Y'all have been relying on us for all of your Grammy news for like 4 years now, so we had to bring it! It's our annual Grammy recap episode, where we break down the highs and lows of the whole ceremony. We watched 4 hours of Grammy coverage so you don't have to!

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This week we discuss Ticketmaster. Do you remember that monopoly from the 90s? Well, they're still the monopoly for the 2020s! Plus, we hate on the new festival lineups from Coachella, Bonnaroo, and GovBall. Also, new music from Ice Spice and Dawn Richard.

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Reg and Stone share their top records of 2022...besides Beyonce's Renaissance! Will T.Swift make it? Does Drake have a chance? Will we wax poetic once again about Sault? Tune in and find out!

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This week, we lift up some of our favorite underheard albums of 2022. Be sure to press play on this and support your local barista art school student turned recording artist while you debate on whether the Kendrick album is any good lol!

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We hand out awards to the winners, losers and recap the weird things that happened in the music world in 2022!

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On a very special reviews only episode of Reg & Stone we catch up on some Q4 records that we missed from the return of a little known rapper by the name of Nasir Jones to the mysterious superdrop of Sault's latest records. We also shout out to a dude name Stevie.

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Another year, another Grammy Nominations special. We had to get drunk for this one! Listen as we breakdown all of the Grammy nominations, surprises, and snubs....well, the Black categories at least!

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That's it. That's the show. We discuss the sad and tragic news of Takeoff's death. Yet another rapper dead. What's going on? In lighter news, we talk about Madonna trying to get her flowers in the worst way, and TikTok ruining Steve Lacy's tour. Plus we review Only Built for Infinity Links, Smino's Love 4 Rent, and the anti-gentrification rhythms of Show Me the Body.

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This week, we speak on yet ANOTHER band canceling a tour because of inflation. Also, is the era or "breaking" artists done? Or are gatekeepers mad that they don't hold the keys? Plus, new music from Freddie Gibbs, Here Comes the Comet, Jockstrap, and Kenny Mason.

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This week, we discuss Santigold canceling her tour, marking an emerging trend of artists getting priced out of the touring market. What is the future of live music? Plus Cardi B's lost bag and RIP to Coolio. Also, new music from Shygirl, Kenny Beats, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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This week, we discuss yet another rapper who has succumbed to gun violence. RIP PNB Rock. Also, Nicki has one of the hottest songs in the country, but why is she going after bloggers like she's a one-hit wonder underdog? Also, Chuck D "sells out".....but is that a good thing? Plus new music from Santigold and Sudan Archives.

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This week we talk about the trash and tomfoolery that is FN Meka. Is this the new standard for hip-hop? It seems like Web3 is looking a lot like Web 1 these days when it comes to discrimination. Also, the fallout from the Arcade Fire tour and Brandy's new A24 gig. Plus, new music from JID.

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Sorry for the delay y'all! We've been flying on the Drake Jet. But we're back! This week we snub Irv Gotti and Talib Kweli. Plus, new music from Meghan Thee Stallion, Calvin Harris, Domi and JD Beck, and the return of Danger Mouse with Black Thought.

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We talk the new stone tablets delivered from House Music Mountain by the Beyhive goddess and the controversies surrounding some of it's tracks. We also talk new records from Lil Uzi Vert and the return of a Mr.Bada$$ to his original sound.

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We talk about the Chicago to West African festival pipeline, Spotify following the tech rules of why innovate when you can buy out, and new music from Steve Lacy, Flo Milli, Orion Sun, and Yaya Bey!

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The Prison Industrial Complex can go fuck itself, but in some broken clock is right twice news, one time the scales of justice tipped a bit in the right direction. Plus Saul Williams new movie/album and Lupe brings us to Zion.

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We're back! This week we talk about how things suddenly look like Chicago in the 90s. Yes, House music is back, not due to the countless DJs tolling in the underground, but obviously because of Drake and Beyonce (we kid!). Having that said, having the world's two biggest artists embrace the genre could be a turning point. We discuss. Plus new music by Elucid and a video review of IAMDOECHII's "Crazy".

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On this very special episode of Reg and Stone, we talk about the new stuff we've been listening to from underground and bubbling acts; no mainstream payola this episode. Shouts to IDK, They Hate Change, Bali Baby, Jahmal Padmore, Rayvne Lenae, Seafood Sam and Black Ends. And please support The Smile a side project by a struggling band called "Radiohead"

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So Kendrick dropped an album. Stone thinks it's the best album this year. Reg, not so much. Who is right? Click play to find out! Plus, Young Thug gets strung up on RICO charges, and the "land of the free" is using rap lyrics in court to prosecute. Are we really fighting crime here?

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This week, Kendrick Lamar returns with a soul-shaking AI-inspired video ahead of his upcoming album launch. Is hip-hop back? Plus, we review the new Black Star album that went platinum on Google Drive...er Luminary last week.

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This week…we weigh the pros and cons of becoming street pharmacists and celebrate Pusha T's decades of providing the guidebook. Plus we talk about the torrent of high profile mainstream rap releases, Vince Staples and you know we always gotta throw a little Sault in the game.

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New Pusha T? Drake disses? Is it....2019? Nah, all my friends have Coronavirus so apparently not. This week, we talk about the Drake/Pusha revivals, Tribe and Wu Tang being a part of American History, and the reunion of Black Star on the whitest podcast app possible. Plus, new music by Dreamville, Syd, and Wet Leg.

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This week…Stone watched the entire Grammy Awards and didn’t hate it? Are the Grammys cool again? Plus, COVID makes artists force fans to mask up to protect the bag. Plus new music by Denzel Curry and Soul Glo.

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