Ep.217 - Mid-Year Report '23

Happy June! We're nearly halfway through the year, which means it's time for our Mid-Year Report! How the 50th Year of Hip-Hop has been faring, what albums we rate so far an other general discussion.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:17) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)

• ECKOES - Fractals
• Mnelia - Closure Tapes
• K.Zia - Kintsugi Heart
• McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? 
• Green Kanine - Two
• Jords - DIRT IN THE DIAMOND
• Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine
• CJ Fly - Healing From Our Wounds
• Goyard Ibn Said x Ghais Guevera - Goyard Comin
• Trapland Pat - Professor Trap
• Moneybagg Yo - Hard to Love
• Cuban Doll - All or Nothing
• Metro Boomin - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Soundtrack

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.

Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)

HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

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