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)   Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   You can listen to The Rap Music Plug Podcast at http://rmpp.squarespace.com | Follow the show @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter/Insta/Threads   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶 ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰 Masta Ace