The Rapper Movie Season saga continues with special guests Revival Season . The Atlanta-based duo of Brandon ‘BEZ’ Evans and Jonah Swilley are about to drop their debut album GOLDEN AGE OF SELF SNITCHING (Heavenly Recordings/PIAS) on February 23rd. They stop by the show to discuss Tupac Shakur's final movie: Gang Related (1997, dir. Jim Kouf, co-starring Jim Belushi and 2Pac .) For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music pr...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 2
CABBAGES Season 6 picks up right where Rapper Movie Season left off. Our special guest this time is Kid Acne (Lex Records). A seasoned practitioner of the hip-hop pillars, the Sheffield, UK-based artist and emcee has been dropping dope albums for over two decades, including his latest LP HAUNTOLOGY CODES . He stops by the show to discuss a seminal moment in rap cinema: Krush Groove (1985, dir. Michael Schultz, starring Run-DMC and The Fat Boys .) For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subsc...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 1
The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars , a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion. This third installment reunites billy woods and Blockhead , the two hip-hop masterminds behind 2013's Dour Candy . With new respective albums under their belts for Backwoodz Studioz, they join forces once again to discuss the flawed yet fascinating drama Street Smart (1987, dir. Jerry Schatzberg). For bonus podcast episo...
Dec 19, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 17
We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all our listeners. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/ CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays , a series celebrating Ice-T's filmography. This time, Gary and Jeff discuss Tank Girl (1995, dir. Rachel Taladay). Botched by delusional studio execs, this inspired comic book adaptation stars the criminally underrated Lori Petty and features Ice-T as an man-sized mutant kang...
Dec 15, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 16
The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars , a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion. This second installment features rappers Fat Tony and Fatboi Sharif , both of whom put out some of the best hip-hop albums of 2023. As two of the podcast's earliest guests (S1E2 and S2E1, respectively), they return together to discuss comedy troupe The Kids In The Hall's cult curio Brain Candy (1996, dir. Kelly Makin). F...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 15
We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all our listeners. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/ CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays , a series celebrating Ice-T's filmography. On this episode, Gary and Jeff discuss Corrupt (1999, dir. Albert Pyun). Filmed somewhere in Eastern Europe, this incredibly low-budget affair co-stars Silkk the Shocker and features an original Ice-T song entitled "Always Wanted To ...
Nov 06, 2023•37 min
The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars , a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion. Opening things up here are Curly Castro and PremRock , perhaps best known as the rap duo ShrapKnel . As the Backwoodz Studioz emcees prepare to embark on the next leg of their American tour (dates below), they stop by to talk about the absolutely bonkers Double Team (1997, dir. Hark Tsui, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme a...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 14
It's [mid-?] season finale time here, and this week's perfect guests are Controller 7 , a producer with credits on albums by Sage Francis and Buck65, and Video Dave , an artist with releases on Open Mike Eagle’s Auto Reverse label. Having recently dropped the joint effort ArticulatedTexTiles , the duo help fulfill CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season destiny with a discussion of hip-hop's cinematic fever dream Cool As Ice (1991, dir. David Kellogg, starring Vanilla Ice .) For bonus podcast episodes and...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 13
This week's guests are Aloe Vera , a central Ohio-based rapper/activist, and Steel Tipped Dove , the Brooklyn producer behind the boards for countless hip-hop releases (including his own). Having made a lasting impression with their 2022 album Days Pass Strange , the pair reunite for CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season and chat with us about the vampire-hunting action-comedy Day Shift (2022, dir. J.J. Perry, starring Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg .) For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to...
Sep 14, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 12
This week's guest is Samurai Banana , a NYC-based producer who happens to co-host another CABBAGES podcast entitled DUNCECAST WITH SAMURAI BANANA . Hot on the heels of his new album Just Tired for Uncommon Records, the Karma Kids cohort brings his gamer know-how to Rapper Movie Season as we discuss the big screen adaptation of Need For Speed (2014, dir. Scott Waugh, starring Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, and Kid Cudi .) For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageship...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 11
This week's guests are Defcee and CRASHprez , two Chicago-based rappers who (with producer knowsthetime) combine to form the formidable defprez . Having recently released the album It's Always A Time Like This , the gents join our ongoing Rapper Movie Season series to chat about the rebooted basketball dramedy White Men Can't Jump (2023, dir. Calmatic, starring Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls (with supporting roles by Teyana Taylor and Vince Staples). For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, sub...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This week's guest is Lil Frex , the rapper, actress, and comedian you may have caught on MTV's Wild 'N Out , HBO's Girls , or Amazon's A League Of Their Own . Formerly known as Lil Freckles, the Brooklyn-based dynamo behind the That's What I Heard podcast joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to talk about the basketball-themed rom-com Just Wright (2010, dir. Sanaa Hamri), starring rappers-turned-actors Queen Latifah and Common . For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 9
This week's guest is Hua Li 化力 , the Chinese-Canadian rapper and singer behind 2019's must-hear album Dynasty . She joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to talk about the blockbuster romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018, dir. Jon M. Chu), which prominently features rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina . For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music p...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 8
This week's guest is AJ Suede , the Seattle-based rapper behind such cerebral and compelling records like Parthian Shots with Televangel and the 420-friendly Indica Music . He joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to discuss Freddie Gibbs' starring role as an existentially distressed rap star in the avant-garde indie Down With The King (2021, dir. Diego Ongaro). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to ...
Jun 16, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 7
This week's guest is Kohai, the Wonderguy , the New Jersey DJ/rapper/producer known to associate with ’89 the Brainchild and Fatboi Sharif, with whom he also hosts the biweekly STRANGERS LIVE on Newtown Radio. A second degree black belt, he joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to expertly examine the Quentin Tarantino-produced martial arts melee The Man With The Iron Fists (2012, dir. The RZA). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review seri...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 6
This week's guest is Blimes (a.k.a. Blimes Brixton), the San Francisco native also known as one half of the West Coast rapper duo Blimes & Gab. She joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to unearth Yasiin Bey's (fka Mos Def) art house homage to late 20th century Hollywood cinema Be Kind Rewind (2008, dir. Michel Gondry). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme an...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 5
We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all subscribers. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/ "CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays! Gary and Jeff launch this series celebrating Ice-T's filmography with Surviving The Game (1994, dir. Ernest R. Dickerson). Arguably featuring his biggest on-screen leading role, the nihilistic manhunt thriller co-stars Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, and Gary Busey." Theme an...
May 02, 2023•42 min
This week's guest is Curly Castro , the Wrecking Crew rapper also known as one half of ShrapKnel (Backwoodz Studioz). A B-movie aficionado from the VHS era, he joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to unearth Ice Cube's red planet genre film retread Ghosts Of Mars (2001, dir. John Carpenter). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced an...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 4
This week's guest Heems , of Das Racist and Swet Shop Boys fame, brings a strong opinion to CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season . The Queens native and music industry insider joins our in-depth discussion of DMX and Drag-On's Ruff Ryders action blowout Cradle 2 The Grave (2003, dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and prov...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 3
Hip-hop production hero Blockhead helps properly kick off Rapper Movie Season with a discussion of LL Cool J's Rollerball (2002, dir. John McTiernan). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. Purchase Blockhead's Garbology (Instrumentals) album at Bandcamp . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 21, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Season 5 commences with Bad Movie Battle Part Deux. On this episode, rapper miles cooke (WATKK) joins hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss My Baby's Daddy (2004, starring Anthony Anderson, Eddie Griffin, and Michael Imperioli). For bonus podcast episodes and biweekly newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. Purchase miles cooke's album i used to feel things at Bandcamp . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 1
On this second-and-final farewell bonus episode of the Cabbages hip-hop podcast, the Baltimore area duo of Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Eddie Murphy's star-studded directorial debut Harlem Nights (1989). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Oct 07, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 15
On this first of two farewell bonus episodes of the Cabbages hip-hop podcast, Fort Wayne rapper Sankofa and writer Regan Hofmann join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to chat about the big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Cats (2019). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle reaches its inevitable conclusion as hip-hop duo They Hate Change (Jagjaguar) joins hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Hubie Halloween (2020, starring Adam Sandler). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle reaches new lows, as rapper billy woods (Armand Hammer) and music journalist Arielle Lana LeJarde join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Marci X (2003, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle gets all romantic-like, as rapper Archibald Slim and pop culture journalist Karla Rodriguez join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Gigli (2003, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle ventures into the event horizon known as Cage Rage, as producer Small Professor and music critic Dylan Green join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Knowing (2009, starring Nicolas Cage). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle visits the Uncanny Valley, as rapper Chanelle Kazadi and journalist Nadine Smith join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat (2003, starring Mike Myers). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle raises the stakes, as producer Radicule and journalist / Beyhive expert Clarissa Brooks join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Obsessed (2009, starring Beyoncé and Idris Elba). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Season 4's Bad Movie Battle continues, as producer/multi-instrumentalist Carrtoons and freelance writer/editor Regan Hofmann join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Sliver (1993, starring Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 7
