This week we bring you a big 1990s rap session, where broke down the decade’s classic songs to play to an alien to teach it hip hop. And we went in on the likes of Scarface, The Lox, Ultramagnetic MCs, Coolio, CRU, Masta Ace and KMD 🍿 Alien Playlist: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist WE WANT TO HEAR WHICH SONGS NEED TO BE ON THIS LIST BEFORE WE LAMINATE IT! Remember it’s one song per artist or group, and we want reasons for WHY it’s needed for aliens to learn about hip hop - hit us up 📲 ...
Feb 06, 2024•2 hr 13 min
FULL WU EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560 SUUUUUUUUUUU! Welcome to the Wu-Tang Chronicles - our Patreon series digging into every solo member’s legacy in the landscape of hip hop.And this here is a little sneak peek into the latest series centred around the legendary GZA, where we review his solo albums (including a mammoth ‘ Liquid Swords’ session) with our very own Wu-Tang Avengers: Fatboi Sharif, SonRaw, MIGHTYHEALTHY, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar 🍿 Show Notes Liquid Swords album revi...
Jan 30, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Yo yooooooo! Happy 2024 to all our listeners, and we’re setting up the slate for a new year! First up, this DOPE convo about the best horror films and shows from 2023, with our very own click of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror - Alaska Atoms, Myke C-Town and Thomas Hobbs 🎃 We also ask - what is the one take on hip hop that could lead you to murder someone? Inspired by Kam’s love for ‘ Swarm ’, we thought this one could kickstart some interesting convo - so let us know! 📲 Help support the show and...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Welcome to the second part of our huge 2023 wrap up - do go check out the other episode to get our full breakdown, we went in! Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul and E (The Next Movement), MIGHTHEALTHY and Yemi (Rhymes Like Dimes) 🤯 Check out our mid-year summary...
Dec 19, 2023•3 hr 29 min
My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH two-part episode. Do go check out the other episode to get our full 2023 breakdown - we went in! Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla R...
Dec 19, 2023•2 hr 13 min
Welcome to our Digging in the Crates series once more, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist’s catalogue. This week, we kick off our billy woods catalogue with rapper Defcee, who breaks down why he loves ‘ Christine ’ (featuring Mike Ladd), from woods’ 2022 record ‘ Aethiopes’ . Fans of our ‘Why I Love’ series will know this format well, but with a DITC rebrand we’re looking to explore outside the worlds of MF DOOM and J Dilla…and boy do we have some fun episodes coming up for you fans of R...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min
FULL EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548 Calling all MF DOOM fans, this one is here is for YOU 💯 We spoke to underground rap stars GENG PTP, MidaZ the Beast and Rob Kelly about the genius of The Supervillain…and the results are FIRE 🔥 Check out this supercut of Patreon episodes we have in the locker, digging into the crates and reviewing three classic MF DOOM cuts - as well as smashing some of the myths around the GOAT, and giving you on-the-ground insight into his re-emergence ...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Today we bring you our Digging in the Crates series, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist’s catalogue. And this week, we have two cuts from The Alchemist to dig into - Zilla Rocca and Dylan Green break down why they love Action Bronson’s ‘ Terry ’ (2015) and Jadakiss’ ‘ We Gonna Make It’ (2001). Fans of our ‘Why I Love’ series will know this format well, but with a DITC rebrand we’re looking to explore outside the worlds of MF DOOM and J Dilla…and boy do we have some fun episodes coming up...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 47 min
Yes yes yes people, today we are talking extensively about the Moby Dick of dopeness - Redman 🤩 We list our favourite cuts from this hip hop legend's deeeeep catalogue, with special guests Kevin Beacham (Stories About Songs podcast) and Chris Mitchell (Breaking Atoms podcast) in the hot seat - tap in 📲 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Why Redman is a Feature King (04:44) Headbanger (10:40) Redman’s use of humour (24:31) Basically (28:00) Tha Goodness (34:40) Journey...
Oct 24, 2023•2 hr 26 min
We welcome one of our favourite hip hop artists out there, putting in amazing work - including 2023’s record ‘ The Patience ’. We speak on his inspiring career, hip hop turning 50, love for the craft and much, much more 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Knowing he would be great (11:49) Digging for lyrical gems (22:34) Lyrics get Mick hyped (31:10) Thoughts on underground rap (37:15) Talks on battling (44:17) Breaking down ‘The Patience’ (46:44) Now, remember to che...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min
2023 has delivered us some rap gems, and even the GOATs are getting involved! We dig into not one new Nas album, but TWO, and we have a huge DJ Muggs love-in whilst speaking on the latest addition to the Soul Assassins catalogue. Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Magic 2 review (12:30) Why Nas is master of nostalgia (20:41) Magic 3 review (35:39) Soul Assassins 3: Death Valley review (1:01:55) Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 33 min
FULL 3-HOUR EPISODE: https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🤯 Ranking Top 36 Ghostface Killah Songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Ever since he went to war with the melting pot, Raekwon the Chef has cooked up some marvellous shit during his illustrious rap career. And after digging into every single solo album in his vault, including a wild mixtape era, we’ve arrived at our final episode in Rae’s Wu-Tang Chronicle…and we finish with a bang. We get the Wu Avengers together to list our favourite ten Raekwon so...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH BABY!! Today we tackle one of our all-time favourite artists on this show - Big Pun 💥 We list our love for his art, his legacy and our top five songs from his catalogue. Joining us in the hot seat is our Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge, and returning guest SonRaw 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) John Blaze (49:00) 100% (1:03:20) Boomerang (1:08:00) That N Shit (1:12:40) Capital Punishment (1:16:40) You Came Up (1:20:20) Brave in the Heart (...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 33 min
Hey, Crate 808 fans! If you are listening to this show you're probably a 90's rap nerd like the rest of us, and if so, you gotta check out the newest show from Open Mike Eagle's podcast network Stony Island Audio. It's called "Stories About Songs with Kevin Beacham" The host Kevin Beacham is a documentarian, journalist, radio host, and all-around rap superfan. Some of you may know him as the co-founder and host of Scribble Jam, or as a longtime label rep for Rhymesayers. In each episode, Kevin s...
Sep 08, 2023•3 min
FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-i-78823713 We dive back into MF DOOM's catalogue, specifically Viktor Vaughn’s ' Lactose Lecithin' from his 2003 cult-classic album, Vaudeville Villain 💥 And joining us is SonRaw to break down why this song stands out in that incredible body of work...and boy did we go in 🍿 Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be n...
Aug 06, 2023•13 min
‘Yes, this ain't rock 'n' roll, 'cause the rap is in control’ - Welcome to a HUGE chat for your ears, it’s three hours plus on A Tribe Called Quest 🍿 And we’ll be breaking down our top ATCQ cuts, with two legends in the building - Dylan Green and SonRaw 🔥 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Midnight (28:09) Award Tour (32:17) Footprints (40:33) Skypager (44:07) Steve Biko (49:49) The Hop (1:01:48) Jazz (1:06:26) Lyrics to Go (1:14:56) Youthful Expression (1:21:03) Elec...
Jul 24, 2023•3 hr 9 min
FULL 2 HOUR+ EPISODE 📲 https://tinyurl.com/2ofpm3d4 When EXACTLY did Raekwon the Chef become truly great? That’s just one of many, many topics we cover on this gargantuan review of ‘ Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II ’. We also dig into Rae’s magic mixtape era, as we continue our Wu-Tang Clan Chronicles series. Get primed for over two hours of pure Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and general Wu rap chat 🍿🐝 Joining us are bonafide hip hop aficionados MidaZ the Beast, Tokyo Cigar and Dan O 🤩 More Ex...
Jul 19, 2023•39 min
We bring you a behemoth of an episode breaking down hip hop in the year 2023 (so far) 🍿 We bring the ruckus with some awesome convos with some equally awesome people, this week we have: Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, beat maker and writer, SonRaw, and our very own Boom Bap Crusader, Ray Ridge. Enjoy this smorgasbord of nerdy rap chat, as well as Kam’s Top 40 albums of the year so far below… Maps by billy woods + Kenny Segal Beware of the Monkey by MIKE Notorious Dump Legends: Volume 2 b...
Jul 08, 2023•3 hr 55 min
Yes people, we’re back talking about which 90s rap songs we’d play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽 This one ran deep with some HUGE love for Busta, Del the Funky Homosapien, EPMD and hidden gems from Biggie 👀 Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Yo yo yo, you braniac dumb-dumbs, bust the scientifical, approach to the course and the force is sen-trif-i-cal! Yes people, today we’re talking about a man who flows with the greatest ease, who never did care about the haters, please - rap legend Masta Ace is in the hot seat once again to talk about his incredible 1990s output of ‘ SlaughtaHouse ’ (1993), ‘ Sittin’ On Chrome ’ (1995) and ‘ Disposable Arts ’ (2001) 🔥 Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs ...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Full episode: https://bit.ly/3GDzp7X Time to dip into that monumental MF DOOM catalogue, with a look at his classic cut with Madlib - All Caps (off of the classic Madvillainy album) 🔥 Ray Ridge breaks down why this song means so much to him…and take the How Deep is Your Love test 👀 Subscribe to the Patreon, which is STACKED with DOOM, Dilla and Wu-Tang content, as well as Hidden Gem album reviews from the 90s, and help support the show ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/crate808 Be sure to check out o...
May 29, 2023•16 min
One our favourite artists out there right now, Pan Amsterdam, jumps in the hot seat to talk... 🐝 Breaking down ODB’s genius 🔥 How Juvenile compares to Louis Armstrong 👽 Love for Kool Keith 💪 Working with Kanye, Mos Def and more 💥 Competing with Beyoncé, Robert Glapser in his youth 🦆 ‘EAT’ and working with Damu the Fudgemunk 🐐 Iggy Pop discovering Pan Amsterdam + hanging with Henry Rollins, Open Mike Eagle 🍿 Why the FX show ‘ Atlanta ’ is genius Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: ht...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 19 min
FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-i-79959923 Ray Ridge jumps into his 'Why I Love' series debut with both feet, as we talk about Dilla’s STELLAR work on Busta Rhymes’ Show Me What You Got song, off his Anarchy album in 2000 🔥 More Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝 ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐 🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIK...
Apr 15, 2023•10 min
Strap in because this one is a big one - we breakdown our Top 5 2Pac songs and dive into what he means to us and hip hop at large, with special guest Robert Kuehl from the Next Movement Podcast. A bit of a love letter to Kam’s first true hip hop obsession, so enjoy 🍿 Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/...
Mar 25, 2023•2 hr 39 min
Yes yes, it’s time for more Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror fun 🔪 We dip into one of the biggest horror releases of 2023, Scream 6. Joining us for this deep dive are Myke-C Town (Dead End Hip Hop) and Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture). Do check out our big 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻 Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎 Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ a...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min
FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-4-77910649 We kick off our next Wu-Chronicles series, dipping into Raekwon the Chef’s solo album run! And first up is a bonafide classic record, all the way back from 1995 - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... This may be one of the funnest rap chats I’ve ever had, as we bring on board some of the best voices in hip hop to chat about OB4CL: Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, MidaZ the Beast 💥 Tap in 📲 Our 3-Album Run series ft. Wu-Tang Clan’s Album Run:...
Mar 15, 2023•22 min
This week we drop our takes on a truly gargantuan musical moment - the first three records from the Wu-Tang Clan 😱 Special guest GENG PTP joins us to break down Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), Wu-Tang Forever (1997) and The W (2000). And we’re joined by an arsenal of amazing voices in the rap podcast universe - you’ll not only hear takes from Wu members, but also John Morrison, Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, MidaZ the Beast, Nate LeBlanc and the Weird Rap crew 🔥 Our 3-Album Run series in f...
Mar 06, 2023•2 hr 28 min
We return with our series looking at the most historic three-album runs in hip hop, and this one is BIG. We bring on writer Max Bell to break down the incredible slate of records from the one and only DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name (1991), Way 2 Fonky (1992), Safe + Sound (1995), as well as Rhythm-al-ism (1998). You’ll hear from a dope spectrum of rap voices, including Jeff Weiss, Dart Adams, Pete Tosiello, Nate Le Blanc and the Weird Rap collective. 💥 Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.cr...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 57 min
‘It was all a dream…’ 💭 We kick off 2023 with a BIG one, as we list our top songs by Biggie Smalls…and figure which one we’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop. It got hectic, and we REALLY got into Frank White’s catalogue with Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Jon Bass from Notorious P.O.D. 👑 100 Rap Songs You’d Play to an Alien: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist All our favourite bangers of 2022 can be found on our regularly updated Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Our 3-Albu...
Jan 22, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Full episode: https://bit.ly/3Vfog1E Today we’re talking about Russel Tyrone Jones aka Big Baby Jesus aka Osiris the Father aka Freeloading Rusty aka The Drunken Master aka Ason Unique aka Blunted Sultan aka Dirt McGirt aka The Professor aka The Bza aka The Beatbox Specialist aka Joe Bananas…AKA THE OL' DIRTY BASTARD! Yes, we've finished off our Ghostface series, now it's time to move into another Wu member's catalogue, and we kick off with ODB’s debut solo album, 'Return to the 36 Chambers: The...
Jan 08, 2023•13 min
