A slight change in content from us! We enjoy more than just music and decided we want to express our love for those other things as well. So in the future expect more than just music talk from us! In this specific we let you guys in on what we been up to lately outside of music, hopefully you guys are as passionate about these things as we are! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @channel86cast and subscribe to our YouTube "Channel 86 Podcast"

As music lovers we have always dreamed of creating an album of our own. Unfortunately, neither of us are able to create music of our own: so, we decided to make a challenge to create an album based off of two different artists and see who can make the better album. Hopefully we flexed our album curating expertise adequately! Follow us on all social media @channel86cast and let us know your thoughts!

As hard as it may be to believe, we like to listen to a lot of music; sometimes we don't get a chance to show love to all of our favorite artists. So, in this (semi regular) series we decide to try to show some love and appreciation to some artists that may otherwise get skipped over. Follow us on all social media @channel86cast and let us know your thoughts!

If you grew up in the 2000s there's absolutely no way you haven't heard a T-Pain or Akon song; their music was basically inescapable. That being said, it's not too far fetched to say they are some of the greatest hit makers of our generation. Bearing that in mind, we decided why not pit them against each other in a hit battle and see who comes out on top. Hopefully our choices did their hitmaking abilities justice! Let us know your thoughts on all social media (TikTok, Twitter, Instagram)...

Kanye West and Jay Z are without a doubt up there with the greatest rappers to ever exist; it goes without saying that we have an insane amount of love for both of them. In this episode, we attempt to express our love for them through a small tournament. In the tournament we try to come to a consensus on who has the best song (spoiler alert we did NOT completely agree). Hopefully we did a good job with the bracket and expressing our opinions; let us know your thoughts on social media...

Last decade was nothing short of amazing for hip hop, having no shortage of incredible songs as well as many many hits. Growing up in the 2010s, it seemed like rap was inescapable on the radio. In this episode, Jigga and Maestro attempt to come to a consensus as to what the single best rap hit from last decade was; and what better way to do that than with a tournament! Let us know if our pick were valid and what you guys would have picked if you did your own bracket! Follow us on social...

In most of our episodes, it seems like we mostly agree on everything. So, we decided why not take an episode and spend the entirety of it debating opinions we don't agree on? In this episode, Jigga and Maestro go head to head trying to convince each other they are right. Did they reach a common ground, or did they just agree to disagree? Tune in to this episode and find out! Follow us on all social media (TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram) @channel86cast and let us know your thoughts!

Snoh Aalegra is one of those rare artists that have never failed to deliver an amazing quality project. Needless to say, we were nothing short of excited to hear what she had to offer with her newest release "TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES." Did this album live up to her previous releases, or did she disappoint us for the first time? Tune in to this week's episode to find out! Follow us on all social media (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter) @channel86cast and let us know your thoughts!

This year has definitely been... interesting music wise. We got a lot more music than the year prior, but how much of it actually stuck with us and is really worth returning to? Is this year shaping up to be better than last year or much of the same boring nonsense? This decade didn't really start off the strongest music wise but it seems like it might be picking up a bit now that artists are actually dropping music. Check out this episode to get to know our detailed opinion on music so far...

Tyler, The Creator has more than already proved to us that he is an incredible artist worth looking out for; so it goes without saying that we were excited to hear he was dropping another album. As a matter of fact, excited may be an understatement. Tyler hasn't disappointed with an album drop for nearly half a decade, so we definitely had some decently high expectations for his latest release, "Call Me If You Get Lost." Did this project end up living up to these expectations or did he fall...

Sleepy Hallow is one of those rappers who not only release music consistently, but his releases are always at a high level. So, it's only fair that we hold him to a high standard with any of his new releases. So how does this album live up to his other releases? Did it surpass expectations or did it disappoint us? Tune in to this episode and find out! Follow us on social media @channel86cast (TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter) and let us know your thoughts on this album and how you felt about...

Who belongs on the Mount Rushmore has been an ongoing discussion not only within hip hop, but seemingly within music as a whole. In this episode we attempt to tackle this persistent argument with our own personal Mount Rushmore for each era in hip hop (starting in the 90s and ending in the 2010s). While this is just our personal opinions, we are always eager to hear your thoughts on our lists and who you may change! Let us know your opinions on any of our social medias listed...

After what many consider to be a disaster in Culture II, the Migos return with a third installment in the Culture trilogy. In this episode, we share our thoughts on this album and how it compares to the other Culture albums. Did they deliver this time or was this just another disappointment to forget about? Tune in and find out! Also let us know your thoughts on social media! Follow us on all social medias (Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok) @channel86cast !

Underground hip hop is is an extremely vast landscape, especially now that rap is the most popular genre in the world; it only makes sense that there would be many artists that aren't getting the recognition that maybe they should be. In this episode, we decide to show some love to the underdogs, starting by shouting out some legends and then discussing who our favorite underground rappers are. We were going off the top of our head so definitely let us know of any rappers we forgot to mention...

Lloyd Banks has always been one of the best rappers from New York, if not one of the best rappers in the whole world; and he did not fail to prove that fact with his newest album "The Course of The Inevitable." In this episode we provide our thoughts on this highly anticipated release as well as reflect on Banks' past work and how well this LP holds up in comparison. Let us know your thoughts on the album as well! Follow us on our social media for consistent music discussions and behind...

J. COLE'S LONG AWAITED 6TH STUDIO ALBUM IS FINALLY HERE! If it wasn't already obvious, we are all massive J. Cole fans so it goes without saying that we were extremely excited for this album to drop. Now that it's been out for more than a few days, we would like to share our thoughts and ratings on J. Cole's 6th studio album, "The Fall-Off." But we don't want to just share our thoughts, we would love to hear yours too, so let us know how you felt about it on any of our social media! Follow...

For nearly as long as rap has existed, lyrics have played a vital role in people's enjoyment of the music. However, more recently people have been wondering how important lyrics or "bars" are. In this episode, we attempt to tackle this age old question; in our own opinions of course. Let us know how you feel regarding lyrics or bars in rap! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

The (not so) long awaited sequel to the coveted "Best/Worst Songs" series is finally here a week later! In this episode, we finish our list of rappers whom we wanted to talk about and share our favorite and least favorite song from them. Hopefully we adequately express our love and appreciation for each of these amazing artists! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

It's not often we get a chance to talk about more than a few artists in the same episode, so we decided to seize this opportunity and give you guys a little peek into our taste regarding around ten rappers. We don't really agree all the time so don't expect this episode to be an exception; regardless of that though every artist we talk about is incredible and deserving of more than just a couple minutes of love! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

Aubrey Graham, better known for his stage name Drake, is undoubtedly one of the most popular rappers to ever exist. We at Channel 86 happen to be huge Drake fans! So much so, that we decided we should dedicate an entire episode to discussing his music and/or him as an artist. While we may not always agree, we definitely share the same love for Drake and his music, hopefully that love is accurately portrayed in this episode! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

The highly awaited return of our (semi) ongoing series, Rap or Cap! In this series we take some "hot" takes we see on the internet and discus whether we agree or disagree. This episode features some of your takes as well! keep an eye out on our twitter so you don't miss the next time we ask for some scorching hot takes! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

Kendrick Lamar is undoubtedly one of the best rappers of the last decade, some might even say of all time. In this episode we decide to show some love to him seeing as he is one of our favorite rappers ever. We hope to do his music justice and just generally show some love to an incredible artist and person. Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

Have you ever heard the first few seconds of a song and INSTANTLY recognized it? Would you argue that those beats are iconic? That is exactly what we decided to talk about in this episode. Hip Hop has been around for decades so it goes without saying that we will miss a few, but all the songs we mentioned are extremely iconic to us; let us know if you agree or not! Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!

F*CK THE GRAMMY'S! Just joking, but the Grammy's have unironically been falling out of favor with viewers for more than a few years now. To be completely honest, before the podcast we hardly even paid attention to the Grammy's; but we are glad we did this year because it gave us many interesting performances. In this episode we share our thoughts on the 2021 Grammy's as well as briefly talk about the Grammy's of the past. Follow us on Twitter @Channel86Cast for daily music discussions!