The Crate 808 Podcast

SUUUUUUU! Yes, we are back with you, digging into the Wu chamber once more, as we jump into our Slept-On Wu Bangers Spotify Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iESHJ2ZPR33rhl9mHEmRx) and pick out a song to break down on the show.   This episode we travel back to the year 2000, and Wu's album ‘The W', where Kam breaks down his love for the abundantly erratic song ‘Careful (Click, Click)'.   Show Notes That's That Shit promo (03:00) Track review (06:10)  

Stankonia full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-97658593 The Marshall Mathers LP full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-lp-97480136   Here's another sneak peek into what's going on at our Patreon (patreon.com/crate808), a place where you can support the show and hear tons of bonus episodes talking about the hip hop universe. Coming up, get ready for some elite rap chat from the likes of rapper Brian Ennals, producer Infinity Knives, as well as heads, Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Tom Comey from Shotgun the Aux.   Show Notes Stankonia (01:50) Marshall Mathers LP (55:20)  

Time to roll a spliff with a bible, and boogie board on a tidal wave, yes it's and another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - The Alchemist edition

Continuing our two-part special episode, we bring you our final takes on this stellar year in rap, as well as more incredible guest contributions   Show Notes Roc Marciano - Marciology (01:14) Cavalier - Different Type Time (06:14) NAHReally + The Expert (13:30) Dan O + Ken B. Inge (29:50) Estee Nack - Stone Temple Pyrex + Systematically We Were Never Free (50:56) Max Bell + The Rap Music Plug Podcast (57:30) MAVI - Shadowbox (1:07:30) Ginger Slim + Dobson (1:22:50) Ransom + Harry Fraud - Lavish Misery (1:34:30) Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips + Mach-Hommy - RICHAXXHAITIAN (1:38:40) Zilla Rocca + Beezy + Alaska Atoms (1:46:09) Jay Royale - The Bea Gaddy Soup Kitchen (2:01:10) Songs of the year (2:07:40) MVPs + artwork + best moments of 2024 (2:32:30)  

Our end of year special is here, and as always it is STACKED. This is a two-part special, and over the next 5+ hours, Kam, Ray and SonRaw bring you an epic Ka tribute, our Top 5 albums of the year, and all our fave verses, songs and MVP shouts.   Featuring some truly incredible contributions from the rap scene, we have a huge guest list, including…   Yoh Phillips NAHreally The Expert Professor Skye Elsie not Elise Uncommon Nasa Gary Suarez (Cabbages) Max Bell Ken B. Inge (Dead End Hip Hop) Zilla Rocca Dan O Dobson Alaska Atoms The Rap Music Plug Podcast Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop) Gingerslim Tokyo Cigar   Show Notes 2024 thoughts: Snoop, breakdancing at Olympics (01:25) Ka tribute + The Thief Next to Jesus album review (09:20) Uncommon Nasa + Dan O on Ka (27:30) Yoh Phillips on Kendrick Lamar (53:40) Elsie not Elise (1:34:40) Least hip hop things + Rakim chat (1:40:50) Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (1:46:00) Cabbages + Professor Skye (1:59:50) LL Cool J - The Force (2:08:30) Uncommon NASA + Tokyo Cigar (2:21:00)  

Yo yo yo, welcome to another episode of our Digging in the Crates Series - the Roc Marciano edition

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/company-flows-w-103477086   Today we're keeping it independent as fuck, rugged like Rwanda and hardcore like Kool G Rap music made for concert piano!! Yes, we are opening up our Rawkus Records Chronicles, to talk about their first major rap release - 1997's Funcrusher Plus from Company Flow.   This here is a clip of what's happening over at our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/crate808) where we've been building a hell of a dip back into the world of 90s hip hop, specifically the importance and legacy of Rawkus Records.   And our first special guests are major - rapper Breeze Brewin from The Juggaknots is in the house, who features on this rap classic, as well as artist and producer GENG PTP and YouTuber Myke C-Town

BREAK OUT THE HEAD CHEESE PEOPLE! Yes, it's our final episode of Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series for this Halloween, and we go out with a bang - celebrating FIFTY years of one of the best films ever made, 1974's ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'

One, two, Crate 808 is coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, here's your hip hop fix!   Today we hope to keep your Halloweens spooky by continuing our Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series, and this one is big. We sit down to celebrate 40 years of an iconic, genre-shifting, pop culture behemoth - Wes Craven's classic ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street' from 1984.   Joining in the fun, we have Myke C-Town and Alaska Atoms, with dope contributions from hip hop heads Simon Ward and Tom Comey

We kick off our Halloween season with more Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, celebrating a titanic film from 1984 - James Cameron's ‘The Terminator'.   Joining in the fun is Call Out Culture's Alaska Atoms and Curly Castro, as well as dope contributions from other hip hop heads like writers SonRaw and Simon Ward. Lock in for the hip hop x horror crossover you need for spooky season!   Show Notes Why this film has lasted (00:00) Why everyone wants to see the apocalypse (13:40) Simon Ward contribution (24:40) Why this is a horror + the film's morality (30:00) The Terminator as a monster (47:00) SonRaw contribution (1:08:30) Canibus Feature Award (1:16:40) Who has best opening 5-film run? (1:33:50) Hip hop categories (1:51:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   Wu-Tang Chronicles Series

MF DOOM FANS REJOICE - we bring you a sneak peek of some stellar Supervillain chat, with what we've got going on at our Patreon…check it…   MF DOOM Series

Yo yo yo, we bring you another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition ✨   And today we've got Norwegian producer Ol' Burger Beats in the house, talking on the amazing cut ‘Soundcheck' by billy woods (featuring Quelle Chris) on 2023's ‘Maps'

YO YO YO!! We are back with a SEVEN-HOUR rap extravaganza for all you heads out there, summing up hip hop in 2024 so far. And boy did we dig in, as writers and podcasters Dylan Green and SonRaw join in the fun. Get set for our Top 5 albums of the year so far, verses of the year, songs of the year and MVP shouts...and a lot of Kendrick Lamar talk. Featuring incredible contributions from the underground rap scene: Yoh Phillips Ken and Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop) PremRock Defcee Tokyo Cigar Rob Kheul (Next Movement Podcast) Dan O (Freemusic Empire) Tom Comey (Shotgun the Aux)   So strap in and get ready to EAT

Yo yo yo, today we dig into another GOAT 3-Album Run, discussing the man who has Lamborghini dreams and Nissan nightmares…Roc Marciano

Yo yo yo, welcome to Crate 808, and another 3-Album Run episode speaking on one of the biggest rap groups of all time - Cypress Hill

Yo yo yo, welcome to another episode of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, and this time round we celebrate 45 years of 1979's sci-fi horror film monument - ‘Alien'

Today we bring you a deep dive into Kdot's monumental three-album run, talking ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City' (2012), ‘To Pimp a Butterfly' (2015), ‘Untitled Unmastered' (2016) and ‘DAMN' (2017).   And in the hot seat we have award-winning music journalist, contributing editor with Bandcamp Daily and author of ‘The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America' - Marcus J. Moore!   Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod), Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), Dan O (Freemusic Empire) and the crew at Extraordinary Rap. Catch up with our other Kendrick Lamar episodes too:   Kendrick vs. Drake beef breakdown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ovdiEYnEXkgSezNDVAxei ‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers' album review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MVfUy8MSuMvZ1YuVdyaHj?   And remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   Show Notes Why this is a GOAT album run (00:00) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (18:00) To Pimp a Butterfly (01:11:50) Untitled Unmastered (02:15:00) DAMN (02:30:00)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series

2024 witnessed possibly the biggest rap beef of the century…and perhaps ever. Kendrick Lamar's deep history with Drake erupted into a toxic battle with an unprecedented pace and instant-classic diss tracks…and we're here to break it all down.   Joining us for this behemoth episode, we have writers Dylan Green and Kia Turner on the round table, and special guest contributions from the likes of Justin Hunte, Rohan from The Rap Music Plug Podcast, journalist Thomas Hobbs and YouTuber Dobson. This went off, so dig in

Welcome to another dope sneak peak into what's happening over at our Patreon - including rap reviews from the naughties, voted for by the patrons themselves!   So we bring you some clips from our review of Common's breakthrough album from 2000. Joining us are two dope guests, with E (The Next Movement Podcast) and Defcee (rapper, educator) in the hot seats - and this one got deep

Yes people, today we dip into another GOAT's catalogue, and this one is all about Scarface

Welcome to another Digging in the Crates episode - the Roc Marciano Edition

COCK IT!! Yes, Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror returns with a celebration of 2004's zombie film classic, ‘Shaun of the Dead'

Full Stillmatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-88128592 Full The Ecstatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-86935654   Today we're bringing you look behind the curtain of what's happening at our Patreon, where we have hours and HOURS worth of bonus material for all you fellow rap nerds.   These right here are some highlights from our naughties rap album reviews, specifically Nas' 2001 record, Stillmatic, followed by Mos Def's The Ecstatic from 2009. Both incredible records that deserve their shine.   With a stacked guest line up of producer MIGHTHEALTHY, rapper and podcaster Zilla Rocca from Call Out Culture and The Next Movement Podcast's Rob Kheul, these reviews buried deep into our love for Nas and Mos, and where hip hop was at in the naughties.   And of course if we're speaking about Nas in 2001, we HAVE to start with his incendiary beef with Jay-Z, and one of the best diss tracks of all time - Ether.   Show Notes: Ether: Best diss track ever? (02:00) Is Nas the best old rapper? (18:30) 5-Mic Moments on Stillmatic (35:00) Thoughts on One-Mic (49:45) The Ecstatic: Mos Def's Madvillainy (1:01:28) Mos Def compared to Mach-Hommy (1:29:50)   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF DOOM Series

Who's ready to get Digging in the Crates in our first Mach-Hommy edition?

Welcome to another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition

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

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

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

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)

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 Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul and E (The Next Movement), MIGHTHEALTHY and Yemi (Rhymes Like Dimes)

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 Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy, Ka, The Alchemist and MORE

FULL EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   Calling all MF DOOM fans, this one is here is for YOU

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 for you fans of Roc Marciano, billy woods, Mach-Hommy, Ka, The Alchemist and MORE

Yes yes yes people, today we are talking extensively about the Moby Dick of dopeness - Redman

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

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.com/3album-runs   MF DOOM Series

FULL 3-HOUR EPISODE: https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a

YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH BABY!! Today we tackle one of our all-time favourite artists on this show - Big Pun

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 shares some of his greatest stories from his years as an industry insider focusing on one artist or movement in Hip Hop that made a lasting impression on Kevin and his work. These are the stories of not only how he fell in love with Hip Hop, but how that love has continued to keep him connected.   Stories About Songs is not just a podcast, but an immersive listening experience, a tapestry of rare beats, breaks, and samples intricately woven around Kevin's storytelling by fellow rap nerd and podcast producer Rob Van Vranken whose work you may have heard on a few other influential Hip Hop podcasts like The Cipher, Secret Skin, Headspin, or even this very podcast Crate 808!   You can find Stories about Songs on Spotify and Apple Podcasts now! Get caught up on Season 1 and make sure to subscribe to hear new episodes as they drop every Friday starting July 7th.   Listen on Spotify HERE   Listen on Apple Podcasts HERE   Follow Kevin on Twitter and IG

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

‘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

FULL 2 HOUR+ EPISODE

We bring you a behemoth of an episode breaking down hip hop in the year 2023 (so far)

Yes people, we're back talking about which 90s rap songs we'd play to an alien to define hip hop.

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)

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)

One our favourite artists out there right now, Pan Amsterdam, jumps in the hot seat to talk...  

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

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

Yes yes, it's time for more Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror fun

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