DO WE CARE?

*Recorded August 2020*A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?This week we tackle the Nuggets, the NBA Bubble, new projects from Vic Mensa and Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, best introductions to new rappers, Wu-Tang Clan and more. Picks of the Week:Top - HDBeenDopeiPhone - Rico NastySuch Great Heights - The Postal ServiceHosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbeanRonnell Culbertson | @sharpmemorial

*Recorded August 2020*A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?Amine’s new album ‘Limbo’, The Pharcyde, "Laugh Now, Cry Later" from Drake & Lil' Durk, Alberto’s apartment, Boldy James, Griselda & Westside Gunn, Nas, socially distanced live shows, Burna Boy, Young Dolph, Flo Milli, Instagram vs Tik Tok vs YouTube and more.Hosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbeanRonnell Culbertson | @sharpmemorial

*Recorded June 2020*A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?Jarrett brought the baby on the pod. This week we tackle life during protests and Covid, protest music, Freddie Gibbs, music that has cut through during quarantine and more.Hosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbeanRonnell Culbertson | @sharpmemorial

*Recorded April 2020*A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?Jarrett checks in quickly to start some shit and then leave. This week we tackle French Montana vs. Kendrick Lamar, Whether Big Sean Is a Detroit Rapper Or Not, New Albums from DaBaby, Smino and Westside Gunn and more.Picks of the Week:Alberto: Blood OrangeRonnell: It Is What It Is - ThundercatKurtis Pemberton: The Left Right Game PodcastCollin: What Kinda Music - Tom Misch & Yussef DayesHosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbeanRonnell Culbertson | @sharpmemorial

*Recorded April 2020*________________________________________________________________________A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?________________________________________________________________________A not-so-quick check in in the midst of quarantine. Apologies for the audio quality, we recorded over the internet. This week we tackle how quarantine has changed our listening habits, Instagram producer/songwriter battles, Drake's new music and more.________________________________________________________________________Hosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbean

*Recorded March 2020*________________________________________________________________________A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care?________________________________________________________________________Ronnell returns of the podcast! This week we tackle Lil Uzi Vert's New Album, The Upcoming Release Of Tekashi 6ix9ine, Lil Uzi Vert's First Week Projections, Best Rapper To Come Back From a Stint In Jail, The Weeknd's New Music, Kendrick's New Company: PGLANG and more.________________________________________________________________________Picks of the Week:Jarrett: Pop - Lil Uzi VertAlberto: F*ck The World - Brent FaiyazRonnell: Adjust To The Game - Larry JuneKurtis Pemberton: Witcha Black Ads PodcastCollin: ifIwas2015 - Bone Slim________________________________________________________________________Hosts:Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbsAlberto Chapa | @albertochapaKurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskpCollin Bean | @collinbean

*Recorded March 2020* // A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care? // This week we tackle Amine's New Single, Portland Hip Hop, 50 Cent As An Executive Producer, Bad Bunny, Lil Uzi Vert's New Single, Megan Thee Stallion's Label Issues and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | @jarrettcobbs // Alberto Chapa | @albertochapa // Kurtis Pemberton | @kurtiskp // Collin Bean | @collinbean

*Recorded February 2020* // Special Guest: Ronnell Culbertson | This week we tackle The Death of Pop Smoke, The Trajectory of Migos, Trump's Effect on Music, Producer/Rapper Combo's We'd Like to See and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded February 2020* // This week we tackle Jay Electronica's New Album, His Relationship With Jay Z, Billie Eilish's Comments on Hip Hop, Quentin Miller vs Drake & Meek Mill, Meek Mill's New Single, Justin Timberlake and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded January 2020* // This week we tackle Eminem's New Album, Kobe Bryant, The Grammy's, Industry Plants, Metrics That Still Matter and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded January 2020* // This week we tackle Whether Videos Still Matter, Hype Williams, Griselda, Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Drill Music, The Neptunes Reuniting and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded November 2019* // This week we tackle Gucci Mane, Rappers That Popped in the Wrong Era, The Game, 50 Cent, Devin The Dude, Colin Kaepernick's NFL Try Out, Kanye Finally Dropped An Album and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded October 2019* // This week we tackle NBA Returning, Brooklyn Nets, Lebron's Comments on China, Frank Ocean's New Music & Prep+ Parties, Playboi Carti, The Joker, 4th Quarter Releases, Gucci Mane and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded October 2019* // This week we tackle Howard Homecoming, Afro Punk Atlanta 2019, Sunday Service, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Rolling Loud New York 2019, ASAP Rocky Bringing Out 50 Cent, NYPD vs Brooklyn Rappers, Wale's Album, Lil Kim in 2019, Rap Cyphers, Battle Rappers and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded October 2019* // This week we tackle Travis Scott's Highest In The Room, Tyga, Rae Sremmurd, Danny Brown, Grime Music, Stormzy, Skepta, Marvel vs Scorsese and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded September 2019* // This week we tackle Kanye West, Kanye's Cult, Eddie Murphy Returning to Comedy, Uncut Gems, DaBaby, Modern Rappers, Playboi Carti, Tekashi 6ix9ine Conspiracy Theories, Azealia Banks vs Lizzo and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded July 2019* // This week we tackle New York City Hip Hop, New Brooklyn Rappers, Rap Songs of the Summer, Music Discovery, DSPs vs iTunes, Romanticizing Hip Hop, Nostalgia, Defining The Term Washed, Chance The Rapper and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded July 2019* // This week we tackle Appropriation in Music & Culture, Nas' The Lost Tapes II, Aziz Ansari, Nas' Legacy, Redemption, Best Debut Albums, Kendrick, Drake, YG, Travis Scott, Rae Sremmurd, Chance The Rapper, Afro Beat and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded August 2018* // A weekly rundown of hip hop related topics where we ask ourselves the most important question: Do we actually care? // This week we tackle modern R&B, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Morality in Music, SZA, What Makes A Someone a Star in R&B, Kanye West and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded October 2018* // This week we tackle The Speed At Which Music Is Released, Drake vs Kanye, Young Thug, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne's Career, New York City Club Scene, Carter V, Playboi Carti, Logic, Live Performers, Amine, Childish Gambino's Live Show, Andre 3000, Rap Media and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded August 2019* // This week we tackle Spiderman, Lion King, JAY-Z & The NFL, Young Thug, The Merit of Ad Libs, Little Brother, Fleetwood Mac, A$AP Rocky, Album Sequencing and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean

*Recorded August 2019* // This week we tackle Rick Ross, Soho House, Album Sales, Chance The Rapper vs NF, Ghostwriters, "Real" vs. "Fake", Media Coverage of Music & Culture and more. // Hosts: Jarrett Cobbs | Alberto Chapa | Kurtis Pemberton | Collin Bean