Yes people, we’re back talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽 This one ran deep with some HUGE love for Busta, Del the Funky Homosapien, EPMD and hidden gems from Biggie 👀   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review...

Yo yo yo, you braniac dumb-dumbs, bust the scientifical, approach to the course and the force is sen-trif-i-cal! Yes people, today we’re talking about a man who flows with the greatest ease, who never did care about the haters, please - rap legend Masta Ace is in the hot seat once again to talk about his incredible 1990s output of ‘SlaughtaHouse’ (1993), ‘Sittin’ On Chrome’ (1995) and ‘Disposable Arts’ (2001) 🔥   Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs ...

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3GDzp7X   Time to dip into that monumental MF DOOM catalogue, with a look at his classic cut with Madlib - All Caps (off of the classic Madvillainy album) 🔥 Ray Ridge breaks down why this song means so much to him…and take the How Deep is Your Love test 👀   Subscribe to the Patreon, which is STACKED with DOOM, Dilla and Wu-Tang content, as well as Hidden Gem album reviews from the 90s, and help support the show ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/crate808   Be...

One our favourite artists out there right now, Pan Amsterdam, jumps in the hot seat to talk...   🐝 Breaking down ODB’s genius 🔥 How Juvenile compares to Louis Armstrong 👽 Love for Kool Keith 💪 Working with Kanye, Mos Def and more 💥 Competing with Beyoncé, Robert Glapser in his youth 🦆 ‘EAT’ and working with Damu the Fudgemunk 🐐 Iggy Pop discovering Pan Amsterdam + hanging with Henry Rollins, Open Mike Eagle 🍿 Why the FX show ‘Atlanta’ is genius   Do check out our big 3-Album Run...

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-i-79959923   Ray Ridge jumps into his 'Why I Love' series debut with both feet, as we talk about Dilla’s STELLAR work on Busta Rhymes’ Show Me What You Got song, off his Anarchy album in 2000 🔥   More Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐   🤩 Don’t forget...

Strap in because this one is a big one - we breakdown our Top 5 2Pac songs and dive into what he means to us and hip hop at large, with special guest Robert Kuehl from the Next Movement Podcast. A bit of a love letter to Kam’s first true hip hop obsession, so enjoy 🍿   Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review...

Yes yes, it’s time for more Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror fun 🔪 We dip into one of the biggest horror releases of 2023, Scream 6. Joining us for this deep dive are Myke-C Town (Dead End Hip Hop) and Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture).   Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   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 💎 Ghostface Killa’s...

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-4-77910649    We kick off our next Wu-Chronicles series, dipping into Raekwon the Chef’s solo album run! And first up is a bonafide classic record, all the way back from 1995 - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...   This may be one of the funnest rap chats I’ve ever had, as we bring on board some of the best voices in hip hop to chat about OB4CL: Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, MidaZ the Beast 💥 Tap in 📲   Our 3-Album Run series ft. Wu-Tang...

This week we drop our takes on a truly gargantuan musical moment - the first three records from the Wu-Tang Clan 😱 Special guest GENG PTP joins us to break down Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), Wu-Tang Forever (1997) and The W (2000).   And we’re joined by an arsenal of amazing voices in the rap podcast universe - you’ll not only hear takes from Wu members, but also John Morrison, Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, MidaZ the Beast, Nate LeBlanc and the Weird Rap crew 🔥    Our 3-Album Run...

We return with our series looking at the most historic three-album runs in hip hop, and this one is BIG. We bring on writer Max Bell to break down the incredible slate of records from the one and only DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name (1991), Way 2 Fonky (1992), Safe + Sound (1995), as well as Rhythm-al-ism (1998).   You’ll hear from a dope spectrum of rap voices, including Jeff Weiss, Dart Adams, Pete Tosiello, Nate Le Blanc and the Weird Rap collective. 💥   Our 3-Album Run series in full:...

‘It was all a dream…’ 💭 We kick off 2023 with a BIG one, as we list our top songs by Biggie Smalls…and figure which one we’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop. It got hectic, and we REALLY got into Frank White’s catalogue with Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Jon Bass from Notorious P.O.D. 👑   100 Rap Songs You’d Play to an Alien: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   All our favourite bangers of 2022 can be found on our regularly updated Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj  ...

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3Vfog1E    Today we’re talking about Russel Tyrone Jones aka Big Baby Jesus aka Osiris the Father aka Freeloading Rusty aka The Drunken Master aka Ason Unique aka Blunted Sultan aka Dirt McGirt aka The Professor aka The Bza aka The Beatbox Specialist aka Joe Bananas…AKA THE OL' DIRTY BASTARD!   Yes, we've finished off our Ghostface series, now it's time to move into another Wu member's catalogue, and we kick off with ODB’s debut solo album, 'Return to the 36...

It’s the end of the year and we’re breaking down a STELLAR 2022 with Yemi Abiade (Rhymes Like Dimes podcast) - we hit up our annual categories of top albums and songs, as well as our favourite features, verse and artwork. Oh, we also name our MVP of the year too! 👑   YouTube: https://youtu.be/8I10ZcNQ0E4   All our favourite bangers of 2022 can be found on our regularly updated Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj    Our 3-Album Run series in full:...

Yo yo yo, I know we're a hip hop podcast, but as some of you know, we've been dipping into our love of horror films with fellow rap nerds on the show...and we combined for an end of year special.   We're joined by Dead End Hip Hop's Myke-C Town, Call Out Culture's Alaska Atoms and journalist Thomas Hobbs for a rundown of our top picks.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/Af1I1HHf_EI   Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and...

One of the GOATs of hip hop blessed us with another project with Hit-Boy…and it’s one of the year’s best. We dig into the stand out cuts and breakdown where this album stands in his all-time discography.   Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔    Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (02:30) Talking about White Men...

This week we’re joined by stellar guests GENG PTP aka King Vision Ultra and Yemi Abiade (from the Rhymes Like Dimes podcast) to discuss our Top 5 Hip Hop Films 🍿 This one is a mammoth episode, so enjoy digging in!   Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔    Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (08:05) Straight Outta...

Full THREE HOUR episode 🍿 👉 https://bit.ly/3s98hoE   The Ghostface Killah Avengers assemble as SonRaw, MidaZ the Beast and Alaska Atoms join us for this marathon Patreon episode - I'm still tired from compiling this episode together, so I really hope you heads enjoy it!    🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Patreon-only episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺 Ghostface Killa’s...

This week we’re joined by our patrons on our monthly livestream to talk Jay-Z’s verse on ‘God Did’, Your Old Droog’s EPs, OK Nice’s ‘Have You Tried Being Happy’, Roc Marciano + The Alchemist’s ‘Elephant Man’s Bones’, Pan Amsterdam + Damu the Fudgemunk’s ‘EAT’, Black Thought + Dangermouse’s ‘Cheat Codes’, Mach Hommy + Tha God Fahim’s ‘Dollar Menu 4’ and JID’s ‘The Forever Story’.   Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and...

This week is special, as we dive into the work of one of rap’s greatest groups - The Roots. We’re joined by Dead End Hip Hop’s Roots super fan, Beezy, to talk about their incredible three album run…   1995’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, Illadelph Halflife from 1996, and Things Fall Apart - their 1999 classic.   Throughout this journey you’ll hear from the group and their fans, with dope contributions from Dart Adams, John Morrison, Zilla Rocca, Nate LeBlanc, Vice Beats, Weird Rap and The Next...

Yes people, here’s out Patreon live stream from Aug 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔     Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (04:30) Redman (13:07) Lil Kim (20:58)...

We celebrate 30 years of a bonafide hidden gem hip hop album - 1992's 'Runaway Slave', the debut album from Showbiz & A.G. 🔥   D.I.T.C. heads are going to enjoy this one, so subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode: https://bit.ly/3erHdNW   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great...

This week we dive into a bonafide rap classic - 1996’s ‘The Resurrection’ by Geto Boys! And joining us in the hot seat is a man on fire right now, and one of our favourite hip hop artists out there - Fatboi Sharif 🔥   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔     Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (02:04) Why this album should...

Yes people, here’s out Patreon live stream from May 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔    Show Notes Ray Song: Do What They Do by The Roots (03:18) Kam Song: Regulate by Warren G ft....

Welcome to another edition of Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror, where we’re joined by Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture) and Myke C-Town (Dead End Hip Hop) to run down our favourite horror films of the year so far.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/0o3U19YeQwM   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔    Show Notes The Sadness (03:38) Fresh (10:47) Scream...

Get ready for possibly our best GFK episode yet 😱   We reviewed his '12 Reasons to Die' album with Florida-based master wordsmith and rapper, MidaZ the Beast and it became a full on Ghostface seminar 🤣 We talked our favourite albums, his career trajectory, best lines...and why MidaZ thinks Raekown is better 👀   Enjoy and drop us thoughts too 🤙 Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68237774 🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Patreon-only episodes: Why I Love MF DOOM’s...