(0:00) intro & preview (1:45) what we did over the weekend & movies we wanna see (8:04) JPEGMAFIA criticizes the rap music industry including artists like Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist (31:25) Timbaland comes out hard for AI in hip hop and promotes AI rap artists; what's up with that?? (59:33) How To Not Scare The Hoes: artists and songs we wou…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:15) Timbaland and Suno AI get threatened with legal action for stealing producer K Fresh's music (28:13) we dive into our bracket for the best hip hop album title track! What song will be the last one standing?? (1:21:37) Album Faceoff: Felt- Felt 2: A Tribute To Lisa Bonet vs. Pigeon John- Pigeon John and The Summertime P…

(0:00) intro & preview (4:41) RIP Sly Stone!!!! (6:26) Lord Jamar runs back to VladTV after their very public falling out (39:27) The verdict is in on Lil Wayne's The Carter 6, why the negative reception?? (50:55) Griselda vs. Freddie Gibbs: does anyone from the Griselda label/crew have an album better than 'Alfredo' or 'Bandana' by Freddie Gibbs??…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:39) how we handle potential new listeners of the pod (5:30) we continue our conversation from last week about hip hop's concerning tendency to defend abusers & what might be the cause of it (32:23) In response to the announcement of a 30 minute film accompanying Slick Rick's upcoming album, we share what hip hop songs dese…

(0:00) intro & preview (4:05) what is the latest in the melee sparked by Joey Bad@$$?? (10:30) Does Hip Hop (more specifically the black men in hip hop) love abusers and hate women?!??! From Diddy to Tory Lanes to DDG and Chris Brown, many seem to be in a rush to defend the actions of alleged abusers all while painting their victims as willing part…

Ian, Jamil and Nic review the latest album from Boldy James & Real Bad Man, 'Conversational Pieces'. Shot out to Ethiopian women & The Wire...

Ian, Jamil & Nic review 'A City Drowned In God's Black Tears' from Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals!

Ian, Jamil & Nic review the latest album from billy woods 'GOLLIWOG'!!....we also issue a challenge to a long time friend.

(0:00) intro & preview (2:50) Special Announcements! (5:28) Tory Lanez gets stabbed in prison (18:56) how do we feel about the recent melee battle between Joey Bad@$$ and several west coast rappers currently? (49:23) Are dead rappers overrated?? (1:17:50) Nic drops in to share his opinion on Joey Bad@$$ dissing his home state MCs (1:27:47) Common's…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:25) NBA playoffs talk (8:38) what do we think of the addition of Dr. Marc Lamont Hill to the Joe Budden podcast? (35:48) can hip hop ever be radical again like it once was? Why or why not? (56:49) Billboard releases their list of the 25 Best Female MCs! Did they get it right? Did they leave out anyone important?? (1:39:30)…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) Spring is in the air! (5:00) a couple of special messages (8:03) Follow up on our last convo regarding Westside Gunn's most underrated album and 38 Spesh's lyricism (24:09) Mass Appeal Records announces they're releasing 7 albums this year! Whose album are we looking forward to the most? Whose are we looking forward to…

Armond & Doc return to begin their breakdown of Kendrick's definitive 15 songs. To listen to the rest of the episode (and a lot more), head over to Patreon.com/crspodcast.By Clock Radio Speakers

(0:00) intro & preview (2:32) when & how did we first hear Westside Gunn's or Griselda's music? ( 13:46) we share what we feel are the 10 greatest albums released from the Griselda crew starting with DJ (21:36) Reggie (30:43) Jamil (42:35) Ian (49:22) we debate what might be Westside Gunn's most underrated album (59:19) what are our favorite 10 Wes…

(0:00) intro & preview (5:31) Little Brother announces their final tour (10:05) Drake and his legal team score a minor legal victory in their case against UMG; but, what's next? And do we even care anymore? (32:06) the crew shares their Top 10 Southern Hip Hop Albums of All Time! (1:01:56) we do a retro review of the 2000 Spike Lee film 'Bamboozled…

(0:00) intro & preview (7:49) Is there a responsible way for hip hop media to cover Kanye West? Should it even engage with him in his current state?? (40:00) the crew shares their wishlists for MCs they would love to hear The Alchemist do a full length collab project with who he hasn't teamed up with before (50:37) Do we agree with Dr. Dre's commen…

(0:00) intro & preview (5:15) what did we think about Kanye West's latest offering 'BULLY'?? (14:09) many are criticizing Kendrick Lamar for collaborating with Playboi Carti, is the criticism fair or not? (27:55) we discuss songs where MCs who are women stole the show from their male counterparts (53:20) we do a retro review of Kendrick Lamar's "To…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:12) DJ is still on a Mickey Diamond high (5:18) Nelly defends Sexxy Red against critics; does he have a point?? (28:12) we share our top 5 underrated Jay-Z songs according to our personal opinions (57:12) Our Top 10 West Coast hip hop albums of all time!! (1:36:22) Album Faceoff: Mickey Diamond- Nobody Bleeds Like Flair vs…

(0:00) intro & preview (5:16) R.I.P. D'Wayne Wiggins, Roy Ayers, & Angie Stone (6:56) if we were boxers, what song(s) would we love to walk out to for fights? (14:42) what are our favorite Andre 3000 verses?? (33:13) why haven't we seen a solo Andre 3K rap album? And would we even want one now? (46:45) Ian defends his unpopular opinion that J. Cole…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:30) stay clean out there! (6:30) Wu Tang Clan announces their farewell tour (10:29) The Alchemist has at least 3 more collaborative projects dropping in 2025! Which one are we looking forward to the most? (15:36) why isn't Griselda embraced by the rap industry? (28:40) what are our 5 greatest hip hop concept albums?? (1:08…

Ian, Jamil, DJ and Spook review the latest album from Westside Gunn, entitled '12' and give it our divisive 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jami, DJ & Spook review the latest album from The Alchemist, Larry June & 2Chainz, 'Life Is Beautiful' and share our divisive 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro & preview (2:20) catchin' up, getting shots & Ja Rule (7:00) quite a few of rap's OG's have been less than complimentary of Kendrick Lamar during his recent spike in popularity; why is that? (35:26) Fix Their Careers; we play A&R and discuss how we would craft the next albums of Black Star, Jadakiss, and Lil Wayne to get their discogra…

(0:00) intro & preview (4:17) we share our reactions and discuss our interpretations of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance; was it everything we hoped it would've been?? (44:07) RIP Irv Gotti: we discuss his legacy and contributions to hip hop (51:01) Spook pops in a lil late to diss old heads (58:53) we dive into a retro review of Gh…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:52) what are our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' sweeping the Grammys & Doechii and Rapsody's Grammy wins (13:08) DJ Akademiks gets banned on Twitch due to his bothersome grooming type behavior of minors online (29:40) Mailbag Question: what was the first rap song on the radio that we hated? (42:20) we review th…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:37) Lord Jamar falls out with comedian Godfrey over his flat earth theory crash out (22:49) There's a new potential hip hop music festival on the horizon: Unc Fest! Would we be interested in Unc Fest? Who should be on the bill? (32:01) Ian issues a clarification over his Drake criticisms (44:28) what are Outkast's 5 most u…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) catchin' up (6:46) Drake follows through with his lawsuit against UMG for defamation! (28:21) what do we think of the rappers who performed at Donald Trump's inauguration?!? (42:25) how and when did NYC lose its definitive hip hop sound and it's stature in hip hop?? (1:04:04) The Crew's Worst Takes Revisisted: Ian brin…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:07) we made it to 2025! (4:45) what did we really think of Joey Bad@ss's 'The Ruler's Back' track?!? (15:22) we react to Drake's Fighting Irish Freestyle and his latest getback against Lebron James via DJ Akademiks (37:11) did the crew ever listen to the Sir Rockabye EP??! (41:31) Complex names Kendrick Lamar the greatest …

(0:00) intro & preview (3:42) Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def & The Alchemist announce a joint album coming early 2025 (9:56) Fat Joe & Lord Jamar are going at it again + what do we think of Fat Joe saying 2024 was the worst year ever in hip hop (26:00) we dive into our 7th annual Vibes and Stuff Awards awarding the best & worst in hip hop in 2024 starting …

(0:00) intro & preview (4:56) was LL Cool J on point when he stated that he was the "most important" rapper ever?! (22:06) we dive into sharing our picks for the best 10 to 20 hip hop albums released in 2024 starting with (23:07) Dave (29:02) Reggie (38:17) DJ (45:05) DJ Kal (54:30) Vince (1:11:15) Jamil (1:19:48) Ian (1:37:27) we celebrate Festivu…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:49) R.I.P. Nikki Giovanni (4:18) Jaguar Wright has recanted her explosive allegations against Jay-Z; who could've seen this coming & what have we learned? (21:57) producer EMRLDBeats receives backlash for his comments on soul samples and boom bap (35:46) Is Doechii the female MC that we've all been waiting for? And what to…

(0:00) intro & preview (1:45) catchin' up & special shot out (4:05) Andrew Schulz gets very weird responding to a certain Kendrick Lamar lyric (29:50) we share our reactions to the latest allegations made against Jay-Z and discuss the veracity of the claims (59:22) Mailbag Questions: what is the worst thing about our favorite MCs? (1:07:28) what hi…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:35) DJ shares his top 5 songs from MM...FOOD & top 10 O.D.B. songs (8:27) The real reason Metro Boomin has beef with Drake (11:15) Ian has to do some street politics (12:15) what's going on at Dreamville? Is J. Cole just a bad label head? (22:16) What happened to the counter culture? Who are the counter culture artists in …

Ian & Jamil discuss and review the latest album from Freddie Gibbs, 'You Only Die 1nce', and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian & Jamil discuss and review Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' album and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

(0:00) intro & preview (3:05) special shot out (4:05) RIP Saafir (5:13) Lil Wayne seemingly responds to Kendrick Lamar's 'Wacced Out Murals'; is this a potential beef brewing? (20:01) Drake sues his own label UMG for allegedly taking sides in his feud with Kendrick Lamar (28:22) who won our 2010s Hip Hop Album Draft? (34:18) MF DOOM's MM...FOOD alb…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:32) revisiting the beef between Pete Rock & CL Smooth and why MC/Producer duos are an endangered species now (10:15) should MAGA supporters have the right to participate in & enjoy hip hop music? + who really controls what musicians get heard by listeners? Record labels? Algorithms? Fans? Radio? (41:49) we review the hip h…

Ian, Jamil, & Nic sit down to review the latest album from Griselda's Westside Gunn and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jamil, & Nic sit down to review and discuss the latest album from Tyler The Creator and give it our final 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro & preview (1:15) catchin' up & how bout dem Bears?! (4:35) R.I.P. Quincy Jones (7:47) In defense of our Greatest Storytellers in rap list from last week....(8:46) who won our 2000s Hip Hop Album Draft?? (12:21) Method Man sounds off on remixes and says they steal artists' intellectual property; is he right? (34:02) Is the west coast cu…

(0:00) intro & preview (4:15) RIP DJ Clark Kent (7:21) Lil Durk lands in some legal trouble (11:42) A Tribe Called Quest was inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame...so why don't I care all that much?!??! (23:32) Are the BET Awards calling it a wrap? + no more award show cyphers & The Alchemist upsetting the Producer of the Year category! (34:…

(0:00) intro & preview (3:22) R.I.P. Ka, a true hip hop legend (11:25) J. Cole drops 'Port Antonio' to mixed reactions; is he trying to rewrite history? (38:46) Piers Morgan lands himself in hot water with Jay-Z's legal team thanks to his controversial interview with Jaguar Wright (50:54) Pharoah Monch's "Internal Affairs" album turns 25 years old …

Armond & Doc are finally back to catch up on new features from J. Cole, check back in on Kendrick, talk about new projects from Alchemist & Future, and more. To hear the full conversation, including their take on what the hell is going on with Diddy, head to Patreon.com/crspodcast and become a member today.…

(0:00) intro & preview (1:35) catching up and anticipating the fall season (3:36) Is Common's 'The Auditorium' a top 5 release in his discography? (9:49) Notorious B.I.G. has been getting removed from rap fans' top 5 rappers lists due to people retroactively examining his most extreme lyrics (17:19) we discuss the most frustrating parts of the conv…

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & DJ shares his thoughts on last week's Album Faceoff (8:40) CL Smooth reveals that he wishes to do one more album with Pete Rock (22:56) Psalm One vs Kid Cudi, and the battle over stolen intellectual property (39:05) we discuss and review Method Man and Redman's album 'Blackout' album on its 25th anniversa…

(0:00) intro & preview (1:00) catchin' up (7:30) we share the results of last week's 90s hip hop album draft! (13:40) more details have been released about the circumstances around Diddy's arrest; what do we think? How will this all end? Will we miss him? (35:30) we dive into our Best Common Song Bracket until there is only one song left standing! …

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & how to cover topics sufficiently (6:48) RIP Rich Homie Quan, Frankie Beverly & Tito Jackson (8:56) Ice Cube once again surfaces during an election cycle with an unpopular message & why black Twitter might be sick of him (27:33) Diddy Arrested!!! (28:43) we discuss the fallout from the announcement of Kend…

(0:00) intro & preview (1:35) catchin' up & our kids going back to school (6:36) R.I.P. Fatman Scoop (12:44) Flipmode rapper Rampage calls out rappers from his era for switching up to stay popular; does he have a point? And where's the line between growth & adaptation, and selling out? (27:37) Hoteps vs. Hip Hop: cultural talking heads have been cr…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:05) catchin' up & a "celebrity" sighting (8:04) Drake is at it again...teasing more diss tracks aimed at Kendrick Lamar & releasing new music; is this the best approach to take to get his career back on track?? (34:24) we dive into a retro review of Foreign Exchange's 'Connected' LP on its 20th anniversary & discuss our fi…

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) catchin' up & how our summer has been (7:43) Tyler The Creator calls out rapper Ian; does he have a point? (27:00) we dive into our obligatory Kendrick Lamar discussion, starting with 10 hot takes that have been put out there in the wake of his victory over Drake (59:27) we list what we feel are Kendrick's most underra…

In this week's free preview, Armond & Doc are back after a little break to catch up on breaking at the Olympics, new music from Ice Spice & Lotto, why artists don't have the same incentives to make great albums anymore, JPEGMAFIA, Logic, Larry June, & more. To hear the full conversation about Drake's 100 Gigs leak, Ye's Vultures 2, and more, head t…