The Crate 808 Podcast

Missing the golden era of hip hop? The Crate 808 podcast travels back to the 1990s with lively debates around classic albums, arguments over Top 5 GOATs and interviews with instrumental people from the culture. Every week, join Kambi Thandi, a long-time hip hop head and pod producer, as he interviews insightful guests to provide a healthy dose of nostalgia, and a fresh look on the decade that shaped the genre.

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Episodes

Eric Bobo from Cypress Hill + Beastie Boys Interview | Ep. 128

This episode we welcome on yet another Cypress Hill legend, Eric Bobo, to talk… 💨 Smoking with Dan Aykroyd 🔥 Cypress Hill’s X-Factor 📈 The incredible rise of The Alchemist 🧢 Working with Beastie Boys 😳 How jazz community treated 1990s hip hop 💥 The new ‘Back in Black’ Cypress Hill album YouTube Version 📺 https://youtu.be/AFe1__5L3hU 🤩 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...

Mar 14, 2022•45 min

Sen Dog from Cypress Hill Interview: Talking B-Real, DJ Muggs + More | Ep. 127

This episode we’re HONOURED to have on the legend Sen Dog from Cypress Hill to talk… 😳 Performing for breakfast crowds 🙏 Feelings on imposter syndrome and Latin Lingo 💥 Why How I Could Just Kill a Man resonated 💨 What do Cypress Hill listen to while blazing? 🍄 Tripping on mushrooms while making Black Sunday 🐐 Why Cypress Hill’s 90s album run is special 😬 Responding to people biting their style 🎸 Why DJ Muggs is the Jimmy Page of hip hop 🤔 Misconceptions of Cypress Hill 🇮🇳 Last great p...

Mar 06, 2022•31 min

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 Movie Review | Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror

Today we have a special bonus episode of hip hop heads talking horror! I know many of you subbed for a hip hop podcast, and that is still what we’re going to give you…but this is something we wanted to experiment with as huge horror film fans. So we got Dead End Hip Hop’s Myke-C Town (@mykectown), Call Out Culture’s Alaska Atoms (@Alaska_Atoms) and Exit the 36 Chambers’ Thomas Hobbs (@thobbsjourno) together to review the latest entry in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise (made by Netflix). So...

Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 23 min

Kanye West’s ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Netflix Documentary Review | Pt.3 The 808th Chamber Ep. 126

Pt.1 Super Bowl halftime reaction: https://bit.ly/36Q9Gt5 Pt.2 J Dilla month celebration: https://apple.co/3vmOh4P The final part of this month’s 808th Chamber is all about Kanye West’s new Netflix documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’. Kam, Ray, Jon and Yemi break down their takes on the hype surrounding the trilogy and what we learnt in the first episode. 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔 Show Notes: Review (00:47) Lov...

Mar 01, 2022•23 min

Celebrating J Dilla Month | Pt.2 The 808th Chamber Ep. 126

Part two of this week’s 808th Chamber is all about an all-time great: J Dilla 🍩 Fellow heads Jon Bass and Yemi Abiade break down their views on… 🤔 What is Dilla’s apex? 🙇‍♂️ Why DJ Premier, DJ Quik, Roc Marciano and Madlib deserve their own months of celebration 🤨 What’s Dilla’s best gateway song, album or music video? But also hit us up with YOUR thoughts on these in the comments for a chance to be featured on the show 🗣 In three of The 808th Chamber, we review the first episode of Kanye's...

Feb 28, 2022•18 min

Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Reaction, Dr. Dre + Snoop Dogg Album Reviews | Pt.1 The 808th Chamber Ep. 126

This week we’ve split our Patreon livestream chat (The 808th Chamber) up into three parts, and first up we talk THAT Super Bowl halftime performance from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J Blige and 50 Cent…as well as review Dre and Snoop’s latest music. 🍿 And joining us for all the fun are fellow heads Jon Bass and Yemi Abiade, go check out all the stellar work they’re doing - legends! Jon Bass (Notorious P.O.D. podcast): https://shows.acast.com/the-notorious-pod Yemi Abiade (...

Feb 27, 2022•50 min

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah (Patreon Clip)

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3BzkeYS Subscribe to our Patreon for more dope rap chat: https://www.patreon.com/crate808 🚨 Yes yes, we are diving back into our ‘Why I Love MF DOOM’ series with writer, author and podcaster Laurent Fintoni…and we’re talking about 2003’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ by King Geedorah (also known as ‘Star Anis’ from Metalfingers Presents: Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6) Amazing to jump into this cult classic…but where does it stand in YOUR DOOM rotation? Let us know in the co...

Feb 19, 2022•11 min

The Coup’s 'Steal This Album' Review with Shawn Setaro | Ep. 125

This week we dive into another cult classic record - The Coup’s 1998 release, ‘Steal This Album’. And to chop it over this amazing album, we welcome back on the pod musician, journalist, writer, podcasting legend and author of ‘Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and The Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods’…Shawn Setaro! 🎙 But what do YOU think to this album? Let us know on socials, in the comments or hit us up on crate808@gmail.com and we’ll give you a shout out on the show! ⭐️ Also, buy Shawn’s amazing new book ...

Feb 13, 2022•59 min

Nas’ 'Magic' Album Review, DJ Muggs, Earl Sweatshirt + More | The 808th Chamber Ep. 124

YouTube Versions 📺 Pt.1 https://youtu.be/f8KMEde7tPo Pt.2 https://youtu.be/kWwjylZ3-oc This week we jump into our Patreon livestream chat (The 808th Chamber) to review the following albums... Magic - Nas Gold - DJ Muggs + Rigz Metatron’s Cube - AJ Suede + Televangel Sick! - Earl Sweatshirt Beautiful Payne 4 - RJ Payne And we also ask the following questions - hit us up in the comments or via crate808@gmail.com for your takes… Is ‘As High as Wu-Tang Get’ a Top 20 All-Time Wu Banger? Is Hit Boy a...

Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 37 min

Ghostface Killah’s ‘The Pretty Toney Album’ Review (Patreon Clip)

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3HalnrX 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons to be notified of new episodes 🔔 Welcome once more to Crate 808’s Wu-Tang Chronicles series - looking at every Ghostface Killah solo album 🐝 And today we take it to 2004, to discuss ‘The Pretty Toney Album’ with Wu aficionados - Zilla Rocca, Alaska Atoms and Curly Castro from the Call Out Culture podcast 👐 Make sure to hit us up with your takes on the album, including…was Ghost on the decline in 2004? L...

Jan 31, 2022•10 min

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