Episodes
3:05 - Roll Call B: The Naptural Store Retro: DJ Trackstar 11:02 - Taking Ls on SNKRS in real time 19:15 - Pops Playlist B: Nas - King’s Disease Retro: DJ Screw - 3 N the Mornin 32:37 - Heat Check B: Air Jordan 11 Space Jam Retro: Nike Air Ndestrukt  36:00 - Traveling during COVID times 45:30 - Crip barbershops, where walk-ins are NOT welcome 52:05 - Nesting SZN has arrived, and dealing with an incoming baby boy rather than another girl 1:00:00 - Don’t be afraid to ditch one daycare for...
Published 09/29/20
:40 - Redefining and repurposing the dad bod with Ant from Dad Bod Apparel! 4:38 - On the inception of Dad Bod Apparel 7:45 - Internet trolls are weird, man. 15:30 - Supporting your local business in order to scale properly 21:45 - Mild inconvenience is NOT oppression 23:45 - Ant and Retro getting into it over the Santa Barbara lifestyle 31:45 - There can be no growth without discomfort  32:38 - Heat Check Ant: Air Jordan 11 Black Red  Retro: Air Tech Challenge II “Lava” B: Air Jordan...
Published 09/15/20
5:12 - The problem with being a progressive Hip Hop head 11:00 - Romany’s escape from Hollywood 14:50 - Being able to make Tijuana Jackson while signed to a major ABC tv show 24:20 - Shoutout to John Cho for being able to play Gabrielle Union’s tv husband 32:50 - Kim Stamps ouchea making sure she getting her paper 40:00 - The shadiness of the Hollywood machine 49:52 - SIDE HUSTLE PAPI 59:30 - Timing is everything. 1:11:04 - True strength as a man is showing the totality of his em 1:21:50 -...
Published 08/31/20
0:45 - Magical pum pum! 3:00 - The Pops stumbling through gender identity (we’re trying though) 6:14 - Heat Check Retro: Nike Zoom Flight The Glove  B: Air Jordan 1 Low Gold Toe 11:40 - Pops Playlist B: 38 Spesh - 6 Shots Retro: Benny The Butcher - The Respected Sopranos 15:15 - Lea and Kennedy keeping in touch outside of daycare via burner/Obama phones 17:16 - Roll Call B: Roheen Retro: Geo, Ron Holden, Ride For Black Lives 26:15 - Tantrum SZN is here. 36:30 - Sending your kids to daycare in...
Published 08/24/20
3:19 - The perfect match of podcast and music 9:25 - The “good ole Tumblr” days 10:40 - Abstrakt’s top 5 dead or alive MCs 18:00 - Roll Call Abstrakt - Will The Shooter B: Romany Malco Retro: Andy Netkin 20:38 - Heat Check Retro: Nike Kobe 4 Protro  Abstrakt: Nike Chancletas B: Air Jordan 4 Motosport 25:20 - Pops Playlist Abstrakt: Blu & Exile - Miles B: Styles P - Ghost Your Enthusiasm Retro: Kool G Rap - Genius of Rap 3 31:50 - Managing artistry and the 9 to 5 during the Covid era...
Published 08/17/20
5:20 - The evolution of Wordsworth MCing for staying power 12:50 - Wordsworth the MC turned dad turned teacher 19:00 - The story of Wordsworth hopping reaching the youth via cartoon soundtracks 30:40 - Shakespeare ain’t better than Nas!  34:50 - F*ck paying the same tuition for online courses. 38:15 Roll Call Wordsworth - Twin Cutz Retro: Mando and Crystal  B: Henrik 43:05 Heat Check Wordsworth - Air Jordan 1 Celtics OG B: Air Jordan 1 Mid Hyper Royal Retro: Air Jordan 10 Shadow 47:00 -...
Published 08/10/20
5:55 - On threatening people over the Internet 9:00 - Mya Mondays and hall passes 11:40 Roll Call B: The Drawing Dad Retro: The Most Infamous P Gotty: The PopsCast Crew 15:25 - General Release Boyz! 19:20 - Stepping aside from the ‘Ye slander 27:10 - The secret to a deep voice (it’s a pack of Kools or Newports a day) 28:32 Pops Playlist Gotty: Mozzy - Beyond Bulletproof B: Jay-Z - I Can’t Get With That Retro: Tobe Nwigwe - Try Jesus 39:30 - Problematic Rappers 47:10 Heat Check Gotty - Custom...
Published 08/03/20
1:25 - Angelenos have accents after all 5:20 - The Topo Chico Boys strike back against anti-DMX slander 10:12 - Heat Check Retro: Nike Air CB 34 B: Air Jordan 4 SE “Neon" 15:10 - Realizing the difference between the Universe telling you “no,” and “not yet." 20:40 - Shoutouts Retro: Steve B from A Pod Amongst Men B: Shara and Brett 33:00 - On teaching your kids to do “white sh*t” 40:00 - Bruce’s Beach. Google it. 42:00 - Roy Wood Jr. wisdom. 47:20 - Catch B on some jet skis over the weekend!...
Published 07/21/20
Season 2 Episode 6 - Hell on Earth 4:00 - Workshopping the episode 98 questions. 6:37 - Pops Playlist B: Masta Ace - Long Hot Summer Retro: Conway x Big Ghost - No One Mourns The Wicked 13:42 - Heat Check Retro: Nike Air Foamposite One XX B: Air Jordan 12 Flu Game 18:39 - Roll Call: B: All the good dadsClick to Download Retro: B, KC Bounds (RIP) 26:00 - FATHER’S DAY FLEXING 34:00 - We’ve been lied to about ramen. 41:30 - On the importance of showing up for your kids, no matter the...
Published 06/22/20
:38 - Pops Playlist B - RTJ4 by Run The Jewels Retro - Sleeping With The Enemy by Paris 3:53 - Heat Check Retro - Nike Cortez Nylon Black B - Air Jordan 4 Fire Red 6:25 - Shoutouts B - George Floyd Retro - Black people in general, and Gerard 14:07 - Too many disrespectful opinions on #BLM 16:08 - The everyday dangers of being Black in America. 20:50 - Have the courage to have uncomfortable conversations and to be wrong, and learn from it 23:25 - BANANA MILK SALUTE to Ink Coffee and...
Published 06/08/20
:55 Covid conspiracy theory 2:00 Bidets = LUXURY 4:38 - More fiscal ratchetry from the boys  7:20 - Heat Check B - Air Jordan 8 White/Red Retro - Adidas chancletas 9:45 - Frugality competition! 14:20 - Retro being a reformed bad tipper. 15:35 - Roll Call B: Himself! Also, Ant from Dad Bod Apparel Retro: Rich King aka King of The Brights 18:20 - Pops Playlist (Rest In Power Fred Da Godson) B - Ignatius by Jadakiss Retro - Reasonable Drought by Stove God Cooks 23:30 - Speaking on Jay...
Published 05/25/20
2:00 - Dopest/wackest sneaker moments in music video history 5:58 Heat Check B - Air Jordan 1 High Nouveau Navy Snake Retro - Nike Air Max 95 Neon  8:30 - Nike conspiracy theories 10:01 - The Popscast is the Voltron of ignorance. 12:40 - Roll Call B - LL Cool Joe once again! 23:04 - Discussing period poverty 25:35 - Is the Buffalo “underdog” mentality played for Griselda? 29:00 - Are there any prominent MCs that can legitimately battle Eminem? 33:23 - Another plural term for dicks! 35:10 -...
Published 05/05/20
Welcoming in our first guest for season 2, Kelvin Truitt! You might have seen him on Nailed It: Holiday on Netflix, cutting your favorite celebrity, or officiating a wedding near you.  2:04 - REFRIGERATOR CAKE MUST DIE 4:15 - Heat Check B: Air Jordan 1 Team Red/Electric Orange Kel: Vans Old Skool Black  Retro: Air Jordan 3 Cyber Monday 8:50 - Pops Playlist Kel: Sirius XM 77 Kids Bop Radio (Not a joke) B: David Bars Freestyle Retro: LNDN DRGS - Affiliated 14:25 - Pre-diagnosing Fred Da...
Published 03/06/20
Published 03/06/20
:44 Moisturizing advice for the winter months 1:22 Story behind the new soundtrack for Season 2 8:40 The great debate: Who's spicier, B or Retro? 12:40 Retro's context behind "safety spice"  13:30 Heat Check Retro: Air Jordan 6 White/Navy B: Air Jordan 1 "Letterman" 15:45 Roll Call B: Ed from Since 1982 Retro: BIG GHOST LTD 18:30 Pops Playlist B: The Price of Fame Retro: Purple Haze 2 22:10 2019 in review 25:52 Retro feeling like a sidepiece when B ghosted him 27:00 In 2020, no apologies....
Published 02/14/20
:20 - Heat Check Retro: Air Jordan 1 Black/Red B: Nike Sacai "Green Gusto" 2:53 - Midsole pens 4:00 - The hosts getting love from JBL! 7:00 - B's most recent heartbreak re: fatherhood 10:08 - On Henny being the nectar of the ratchet gawds 13:29 - Roll Call Retro: @camilohannibal / @houstonrazarapproject B: @since1982 19:08 - Shoe Of The Year picks B: Any Nike Sacais Retro: Air Jordan 6 PSG 22:30 - Why Retro doesn't let people borrow his sneakers anymore 28:05 - The introduction of the...
Published 10/28/19
1:25 - Social media fails from the hosts. 2:52 - Our first white, Brett aka @thomforke! 5:50 - Heat Check Retro: Air Jordan 7 "Raptors" B: Air Max 1 "Rush Pink" Thomforke: Allen Edmonds Strand Captoe 8:23 - Pops Playlist Thomforke: Billy Joel (j/k), Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate, Good Food podcast, Producer's Guide podcast, Scriptnotes podcast, Super Soul Sundays (not kidding) B: Young MA - HERstory Retro: - 38 Spesh - A Bullet For Every Heathen 13:30 - Kay Slay apparently stopped doing...
Published 10/07/19
1:52 - The introduction of #fiscallyratchet 3:05 - Problematic Quentin Tarantino 6:12 - Heat Check B: Nike Air Max 1 Parra (Funny side story here) Retro: Nike AF1 SF "Black/Gum" 8:45 - Pops Playlist Retro: Little Brother - May The Lord Watch B: Joell Ortiz - Monday 13:02 - Roll Call B: Dad Off Duty Retro: Lui and Jorge 15:52 - Description of Freddy's spice levels (hint: they're not low) 18:40 - B improvising quality time when playing the 2-3 zone 25:55 - Conspiracy theories regarding baby...
Published 09/16/19
Another episode in the books. We’d like to thank single dad/fitness guru/all around great guy Demetrio Mills for being on the show and bringing insight into life as a young single dad. :22 - Starting off the episode with the debate on if Money, Power, Respect was worthy of being called a classic album 1:50 - Dee speaking on eyebrow shaping being part of the self care regimen 2:23 - Heat Check Retro: Nike Air More Money (B disapproved of this heavily being a Knicks fan) B: Nike LD Waffle Sacai...
Published 09/02/19
:48 - Very, very brief history on the signature Houston sound 3:21 - Heat Check B: Nike Air Max 1 "Puerto Rico" Retro: Kith x Nike Air Maestro 2 High "Purple" 4:52 - Kith slander 6:42 - Chopped and Screwed sounds being mood music 10:00 - Fake voices in the wake of someone passing 13:25 - Retro's fear of seeing Ma Dukes in his dreams 18:25 - Unhelpful advice from Captains Obviouses 20:30 - Toddler kids not caring about what you're going through 23:00 - Coping mechanisms 101 30:35 - On mental...
Published 08/19/19
2:00 Heat Check Retro - Nike Air More Uptempo "Olympic"  Paul - Nike Air Max 97 "Triple Black" B - Nike Air Max 1 "Sketch to Shelf" Fredz - Nike Air Max 1 "Inside Out" 5:50 Pops' Playlist Retro - Benny The Butcher "The Plugs I Met" B - Nas "Lost Tapes Pt II" Paul - UBI "Under Bad Influence" 9:50 Roll Call B - @_nappyheadedninja_ Retro - @elsencheng  Paul - @justin_goaledminds 15:45 - Child rearing memories and thoughts on being raised in the era of ass whuppings 27:40 - Asking Siri for...
Published 08/05/19
A Podcast platform created by The Hip Pop & Retro Boogie for pops of all ages and stages to share experiences, advice and managing this whole fatherhood thing. We tackle all topics including work/life balance, quality time to spend with your family, marriage, single dads, and my favorite topic, how to maintain your identity while still being a great dad!
Published 07/14/19
A Podcast platform created by The Hip Pop & Retro Boogie for pops of all ages and stages to share experiences, advice and managing this whole fatherhood thing. We tackle all topics including work/life balance, quality time to spend with your family, marriage, single dads, and my favorite topic, how to maintain your identity while still being a great dad!
Published 06/16/19