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At Sunday Oldskool, we listen for spiritual lessons and applications within mainstream and conscious hip hop. What it is, where's the beef, and what's really good.

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    • May 22, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 29 EPISODES


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    Sunday Oldskool Episode 92: Hiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2016


    Sunday Oldskool Episode 91: Hip Hop’s Visual Side with Photographer Ray Neutron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016


    The one and only photographer Ray Neutron joins the show to discuss his work

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 90: Hood Songs with Kevin Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016


    Kevin Garcia joined the show to compare notes on ministry in the hood and songs about the hood, specifically Freddie Gibbs' "Forever and a Day" and Smoke DZA's "Morals".

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 89: Action Bronson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2016


    Action Bronson gets a breakdown from a Christian perspective on this week's show as Sam and Cray look at the offensive rapper's self described insecurities.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 88: Reminiscing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016


    After checking back in with the state of justice in Ferguson, Sam and Cray listen to “T.R.O.Y.” by Pete Rock and CL Smooth. The classic track helps them reminisce about their own past, and frames a positive synthesis of the past toward future hopes that should be familiar to Christians who take seriously God’s promise of generational love. Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 87: Alyosha, Voltaire, and Hip Hop with Joshua Powell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016


    Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery’s album, Alyosha, is a current CAPC Members Only offering and the man himself joined Cray to discuss his music. He also dropped fascinating thoughts on how his faith and literary leanings shape his understanding of hip hop music and Kanye West. Members can download Joshua Powell’s album, Alyosha and you can keep up with Joshua’s work on Facebook. Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 86: The Life of Pablo, pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016


    Sam and Cray continue to examine 'The Life of Pablo' from Kanye West and delve into the persona of Kanye himself.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 85: ‘The Life of Pablo Part 1’, Ultralight Beam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016


    Sam and Cray dive into Ultralight Beam on 'The Life of Pablo" from Kanye West. Does the song illuminate the rest of the album in a gospel-centric light?

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 84: A Long, Strange Yeezy Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2016


    After catching up with some news from around hip hop, Sam and Cray cover Kanye West's latest album-related antics.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 83: Catching Up with Kanye

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016


    Sam and Cray take a look at what Kanye West has been up to, discussing the 2015 non-album releases and the upcoming 'Swish'.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 82: Macklemore’s White Guilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016


    White Privilege II is Macklemore's latest offering. Sam and Cray rip open the mixed bag and explore the pieces inside.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 81: Should Christians Be Coke (Rap) Heads?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2016


    Sam and Cray talk about the new Pusha T mixtape and if we should be enjoy it or beware of the villainous qualities.

    Sunday Oldskool Flashback: A Christmas F***ing Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015


    Sunday Oldskool Episode 80: Logic’s Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2015


    Logic: The Incredible True Story is given a fact check by Sam and Cray.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 79 – Falling in Love with Hamilton and Hip Hop, with Guest Hannah Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2015


    Sam and Cray are joined by special guest Hannah Anderson to talk about the Broadway production of Hamilton.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 78: Wearing Halos with Chance the Rapper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015


    Sam and Cray talk about wedding crashing, presidential Pusha T. and a detailed look at Chance the Rapper's 'Angels.'

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 77: Listening to Rap as an Outsider

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2015


    What happens when an outsider to rap listens? Brad Williams joins Sam and Cray to explore intentional listening.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 76: Sitting and Weeping with Black Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2015


    Sam & Cray look at the spiritual radar in hip hop with the blaspheming Yeezus, Ben Carson's rap ad and compare Psalm 137 to Black Milk's 'Leave the Bones Behind'

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 75: “Made in America” and the Soul of “Watch the Throne”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015


    Sam & Cray return to "Watch the Throne" and attempt to analyze Jay Z and Kanye's motivations behind the revelations of wealth found in their albums.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 74: Keywords and “Crucify”: Dee-1, Native American Rap, Kanye vs. Rhymefest, k-os

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2015


    Sam & Cray are back with and better than ever with a hip hop news round up and Cray's grumpy review of "Crucify" from k-os.

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 73: Mac Miller’s “Ascension”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2015


    Sam and Cray weigh in on the new Mac Miller album and the track “Ascension”. Mac sounds like he believes he’s reached a higher spiritual plane, but does he really believe that? Cray also drops the bombshell that this is the last podcast of Sunday OldSkool……for one week. The SOS studio is getting a makeover and the crew is taking a week off to get the new gear in place and broken in. They also round up some happenings in the rap world and apologize for incorrectly using the word, “requisite.” Rap Genius lyric annotation for “Ascension“ Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 72: Scarface with Doc, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2015


    In part two, Doc breaks down the bulk of Scarface’s “Deeply Rooted” album with us, which crescendos on the interesting if incoherent track, “God.” Doc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/doc_beats Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 71: Scarface with Doc, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2015


    This week in Sunday Oldskool, Cray solos the first of a two part episode. In part one Cray interviews hip-hop producer Doc who shares what it’s like to be a producer and how he found his way into producing for CCM artists. We also discuss Scarface’s career and his new album, “Deeply Rooted”.   Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 70: Prayer and Time Travel in D’Angelo’s “Black Messiah”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015


    Cray and Sam listen to the spiritual framework for D’Anelgo and the Vanguard’s “Black Messiah” album. The duo discusses whether the R&B singer is co-opting the Christian tradition or honoring it. THEN, we offer our unique interpretation on the album’s song structure–it involves TIME TRAVEL. Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool Episode 69: Soul Music and the Gospel Impulse with Mary McCampbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015


    Mary McCampbell joins the show to look back at the legacy of soul music and Stax Records, finding similar currents of black spirituality and commercial appeal that run through hip hop today. Here’s a playlist of the songs Mary recommends our listeners check out: Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool: Rap Trope Blasphemy, Jay Rock Prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2015


    We decide whether a few common rap motifs (swearing, Bible references, praising God for secular achievements, and  Jesus pieces) are blasphemous or not, and then wonder what spiritual content the new Jay Rock album might bring. LINKS Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool: Armond Wakeup Talks King Los, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2015


    In part two, Armond Wakeup is on the line to discuss the profane balancing act King Los tries to accomplish with the “God, Money, War” album, mixing the holy and the sinful. Armond also shares how hip hop and faith have run together in his own life, and gives an insider’s perspective on the types of spiritual and artistic stifling that encroaches the world of Christian rap. LINKS: Read the full article...

    Sunday Oldskool: Armond Wakeup Talks King Los, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2015


    Armond Wakeup joins the show to drop knowledge on the new King Los album, "God, Money, War".

    Sunday Oldskool: Eons D Talks Oddisee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2015


    Eons D returns to the show to talk about Oddisee’s latest release. “Book Covers” turns a simplistic moral into a complex meditation on identity, judgment, and politics. LINKS: Read the full article...

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