Episode 126: Make It A Classic - Be by Common
The 80z Babies unearth the illusive Be episode featuring extended family member and frequent collaborator Panama Jackson.

The 80z Babies unearth the illusive Be episode featuring extended family member and frequent collaborator Panama Jackson.
The 80z Babies discuss the debut album from super producer Hi-Tek.
The 80z Babies are back with another Make It A Classic, this time tackling Jay-Z's fourth studio album - Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter released December 28, 1999.
The 80z Babies give a 15 year tribute to Fishscale, the fifth studio album from Wu Tang's Ghostface Killah.
The 80z Babies discuss Rhythmalism by the legendary DJ Quik.
The 80z Babies discuss Netflix's new Biggie documentary.
The 80z Babies discuss the new feature film Judas & The Black Messiah and its accompanying soundtrack.
The 80z Babies are joined by special guest Panama Jackson (from VSB)to pay tribute to Panama's southern roots with an album very near and dear to him - Soul Food by the legendary Goodie Mob.
The 80z Babies pay tribute to the 25th anniversary of the classic album All Eyez On Me from the legendary Tupac Shakur - released February 13, 1996. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies are joined by special guest Panama Jackson to pay tribute to the classic debut album The Score by The Fugees, released February 13, 1996. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies wrap up another year with their annual end of the year award show - with categories ranging from Album of the Year and '20 Disappearing Acts to Most L's Taken. Who WON this year? Comment with your thoughts. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies and Panama continue the J Cole conversation and attempt to answer the question - "Is there just too much music released nowadays?"
The 80z Babies are joined by frequent collaborator and friend of the podcast Panama Jackson to discuss the oft debated question "Why the Disdain for J Cole?"
The 80z Babies discuss ELE 2, the latest album from hiphop legend Busta Rhymes. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies give the "Make it a Classic" treatment to Kurupt's debut solo LP, Kuruption, released October 6th, 1998 (contrary to date on the album's cover). #80zBabies
The 80z babies are joined by special guest Haas to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Erykah Badu's sophomore album, Mama's Gun, released November 21st, 2000. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies are back with yet another Make It A Classic, this time tackling Jay-Z's fifth studio album - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia released October 4th, 2000.
The 80z Babies are back with another 25 Year Tribute slash Put You Up episode for the debut album from hiphop duo Tha Dogg Pound, released October 31, 1995. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies are back with a 20 Year Tribute slash Put You Up episode for the fourth studio album from legendary Atlanta hiphop duo Outkast, released October 31, 2000. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies are back with yet another Make It A Classic, this time tackling Jay-Z's sophomore album - In My Lifetime Vol. 1 released November 4th, 1997.
The 80z Babies come together to discuss Discovery, the latest musical release from co-host Yinka Diz. The discussion ranges from explaining the concept of the project and how it relates to Tech, how the project came together, and the black STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)programs that it attempts to highlight - including Ciandress Jackson's VictoryLap5k. Check out https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Greensboro/VictoryLap5K for more information on the the charity and how you can get in...
The 80z Babies engage in a fan sourced discussion of the debut album from Compton, California emcee The Game entitled The Documentary released January 18th, 2005.
The 80z Babies bring you part 2 of their summer recap. Check the timestamps below for the topics discussed: (00:15) Beyonce - Black is King (13:45) Burna Boy - Twice as Tall (17:49) Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion - WAP (25:00) Common Controversy (29:42) Talib Kweli Controversy (31:50) Pharrell & Jay Z - Entrepreneur (33:40) Nas - King's Disease (51:25) No Limit & Ruff Ryders Chronicles (54:22) Che Noir - As God Intended
The 80z Babies bring you part 1 of their summer recap - starting with a brief discussion of recent events. Stay tuned for the second part including more content and timestamps.
The 80z Babies bring you pt.2 of a 2 part discussion of Big L's Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous and his broader legacy. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies bring you pt.1 of a 2 part discussion of Big L's Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous and his broader legacy. Stay tuned for pt. 2 coming soon! #80zBabies
In honor of the release of Juelz Santana we went into the crates to drop an unreleased Make it a Classic episode featuring his debut album, From Me to U, released August 19, 2003. Welcome home, Juelz! #FreeSantana #80zBabies
The 80z Babies pay tribute in advance of the 25th anniversary of Raekwon's debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, co-hosted by Ghostface Killah. #80zBabies
The 80z Babies are back to discuss the latest Versuz battle between rap legends DMX and Snoop Doggy Dogg.
The 80z Babies are joined by special guest Haas in celebration of the 20th anniversary of "Who is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds Vol 1." the debut album by the legendary Jill Scott released July 18th, 2000. #80sBabies