The Movement presents: Hip-Hop Matters

This is an audio documentary made by Corey Knollinger about the 2017 Ohio Valley Hip-Hop Awards

Ron The Phenom, The Axeman, & The Evil Genius turn their eye towards Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Lil Jon, whether or not Diddy is telling the truth, The Jamboree In The Hills fiasco

The usual suspects are back! Ron The Phenom, The Axeman, and The Evil Genius tackle the area of Hip-Hop once again. We hit topics like Speed Rap, Joyner Lucas, Pagers, BET, The influence of Jigga, Kanye's craziness, and Jambo.

Ron The Phenom, The Axeman, and The Evil Genius are back at it again. This time with special guest, Sara SoundCheck. We cover almost everything from Spoken Word Poetry to Common to Vanilla Ice and all things in between. As always, you can find us everywhere that you can find podcasts! Subscribe, Listen, Discuss, Comment,, and Share

Ron The Phenom, The Axeman, and The Evil Genius are back at it again. This time with special guest, Sara SoundCheck. We cover almost everything from Lil Wayne to Master P to Elton John and all things in between. As always, you can find us everywhere that you can find podcasts! Subscribe, Listen, Discuss, Comment,, and Share

When you're busy with family, work, life in general, and preparing for the 2017 Ohio Valley Hip-Hop Awards; it's easy to let time slip away from you. Luckily, we are back on deck. We dusted off this gem of us just bullshittin' about 2 Chainz, VA music, The BET Hip-Hop Awards, & Old School Hip-Hop. As always, you can find us everywhere that you can find podcasts! Subscribe, Listen, Discuss, Comment, & Share

We've been doing this podcast for some time now. We have shared our opinions on almost everything; but now we are taking our time to let our audience get to know each member of The Movement(304). The first in the series is Anthony Baker, better known as, The Axeman. We take a minute to touch on current event, bu t then we get deep & take a trip inside the mind of a father, husband, son, brother, music lover, and true Hip-Hop Head. Take a minute, kick your feet up, and Let's get to know The Axeman. As always, find us on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher Radio, and TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Rate, Discuss, & Share

As we make our best attempt to wrap up this discussion about Boyz II Men vs Jodeci; we drift off into the land of Relationships between Men & Women, The "Kids Bopping" of popular music, the comparison of Usher/Justin Timberlake/Chris Brown, and we end it with a brief discussion of R. Kelly. As always, find us on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, Stitcher Radio, and TuneIn. Subscribe, Follow, Rate, Discuss, & Share

It wouldn't be right without Ron, The Axeman, & The Evil Genius weighing in on the Meek vs Game vs Beanie beef. Then we touch on current Hip-Hop related events in Hip-Hop. After that, we step out of our normal comfort zone & dip our pinkie toes into the world of R&B. We attempt to tackle one of the age old questions, Who is better: Boyz II Men or Jodeci? The conversation takes us several different places, one of which is the Skill of Sympin. As always, Subscribe to us in Google Play, Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, Favorite us on TuneIn Radio, & Subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, discuss, review, and Rate us 5 stars.

In this bonus episode, you get the continuation of the discussion featuring Ron, The Evil Genius, and Valley artists: Keith Fogel & Shanne Gain. The highlight of this episode is a cypher session from The Evil Genius, Shanne Gain, & Keith Fogel As always, Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, Favorite us on TuneIn Radio, Add us on Google Play Music, & Subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, Discuss, Review, and Rate us 5 Stars

In this episode, The Axeman, The Evil Genius, & The Guy That Does Some Stuff From Time To Time, discuss the upper echelon of The Forbes List of Hip-Hop. Who made the list? Who didn't? Who left us scratching our heads? Also, we play our first in-studio game called Guess The Government. We try and guess the government names of several prominent MCs. The loser has to sing The Thong Song right on the podcast. As always, Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, Favorite us on TuneIn Radio, Add us on Google Play Music, & Subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, Discuss, Review, and Rate us 5 Stars

In this episode, the three wise men: The Axeman, The Evil Genius, & The Guy That Does Some Stuff From Time To Time, discuss The Forbes List of Hip-Hop. Who made the list? Who didn't? Who left us scratching our heads? As always, Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, Favorite us on TuneIn Radio, Add us on Google Play Music, & Subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, Discuss, Review, and Rate us 5 Stars

The Axeman, The Evil Genius, and The Guy That Does Some Things From Time To Time are back in your ear to wrap up the discuss of the musical empire that is Bad Boy Records! We dig deeper into their roster, their impact, and compare them to Death Row Records. Other highlights are The Axeman has a guest beat-boxer, revelations about Lil Kim, how horrible each label's Greatest Hits albums are, and a surprise visit from Valley MCs Shanne Gain & Keith Fogle. As always, Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, Favorite us on TuneIn Radio, & Subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, Discuss, Review, and Rate us 5 Stars

"Can't stop.... Won't stop... Take that.. Take that.." Back again! The original three are back. The Axeman, The Evil Genius, and The Guy That Does Some Things From Time To Time are back in your ear once again. After we touch on the VMAs, and the direction of Hip-Hop, The Best Ugly Female Singer, and The Best Ugly Male Rapper; we take some time to discuss the musical empire that is Bad Boy Records! We run through their roster, their hits, and tackle the question "Is Bad Boy Soft?" As usual; Listen, Share, Subscribe/Follow, Discuss, Comment, & Rate

The Axeman (via iPhone), The Evil Genius, & Ron finish up their discussion of Death Row Records. They tackle topics like The Outlaw Immortals, Michael Jackson, and Kid N Play on Death Row. We also branch off to discuss some elements of Old School Hip-Hop, The Ohio Valley Hip-Hop Awards, and the growing podcast scene. We end this one with a classic Death Row posse cut that showcases the vintage roster.

"This is dedicated to the niggas that was down from day one. *cell block door opened* Welcome to Death Row" In this episode, Ron, The Axeman (via iPhone) & The Evil Genius tackle the incredibly famous, wildly successful, notoriously infamous, and sadly tragic legacy of Death Row Records.

Part 2 of our spoken word poetry episode. Claudell is joined by Mya, Sara SoundCheck, & Chermayne Davis to discuss poetry, the spoken word scene, and an upcoming event at Towngate Theater on Sept. 10th 8:00pm

We switch gears for this episode. Claudell is joined by Mya, Sara SoundCheck, & Chermayne Davis to discuss poetry, the spoken word scene, and an upcoming event at Towngate Theater on Sept. 10th 8:00pm

Back again with the continuation & conclusion of our interview with Ohio Valley Hip-Hop artist, Poetic Peth. We tackle the HUGE topic of Top Five lists, dream labels, Eminem vs Drake, local artists, and the World Premier of exclusive music "Good Morning" by Poetic Peth. As always, follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us on Stitcher Radio, & subscribe to us in the iTunes Store. Share, Comment, Discuss, Review, and Rate us 5 Stars

Back in the booth; Ron, The Axeman, & The Evil Genius welcome our very first guest. We sit down with one the Valley's premier Hip-Hop artist, Poetic Peth. He talks about his influences, his early recordings, The GrindTeam, and how he feels about the current state of Hip-Hop. As always; Follow us on SoundCloud, Subscribe to us in iTunes using the podcast app, Share, Comment, Rate us 5 Stars, & Discuss

In this episode of Hip-Hop Matters, Ron & The Evil Genius clear the way for The Axeman to continue his tirade on the XXL Freshman Class covers. After he's finished, we begin to discuss the trend of Mumble Rap and the wide range of Hip-Hop's grasp. We end this episode with one of The Movement's most talented artists, Don Brown. Enjoy. As always, Follow us onSoundCloud, Subscribe to us on the iTunes podcast app, Rate us 5 Stars, Comment, Share, & Discuss

Back in the booth; Ron, The Axeman, & The Evil Genius tackle topics like: the grumblings of an Eminem vs Drake beef, another instance of a police shooting, the ills of Reality TV, and The Axeman, himself, takes aim at the XXL Freshman Class covers. As always, subscribe to our SoundCloud, Listen, Share, Comment, & Discuss.

Continuation of Claudell & Chermayne Davis tackling topics like History, conspirators in the industry, & Beyonce vs Adele. As always, subscribe to our SoundCloud, Listen, Share, Comment, & Discuss.

Due to the absence of Ron & The Axeman; Claudell recruits local Hip-Hop aficionado, Chermayne Davis to bring her own unique take to the podcast. They tackle topics like Battle Rap, Beyonce vs Adele, and "pre-segregation writing". As always, subscribe to our SoundCloud, Listen, Share, Comment, & Discuss.

In this episode, we finish up the discussion on OutKast, make a couple of phone calls, and dig into The Hat to discuss Big Pun, Jermaine Dupri, Talib Kweli, and the Beastie Boys. As always, we urge you to Listen, Share, Comment, & Discuss.

In this episode, we close the book on 50 Cent & G-Unit, and open up the discussion to include Biggie, & OutKast.

This episode is the continuation of our last episode where we turn our focus to 50 Cent & G-Unit, Cam'ron & Dipset, Stevie J, and our favorite soundtracks. We also have a little extra surprise at the end for those of you who are real gluttons for punishment. Listen, share, discuss, & comment Feel free to hit us up for more info, suggestions, questions, or content at themovement304@gmail.com

In this episode, we tackle the difficult subject of Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, & the current climate of police/civilian relations since the tragedies in Baton Rogue, Minnesota, & Dallas. We also talk about Busta Rhymes', his place/position in Hip-Hop, and we begin the task of discussing 50 Cent & G-Unit.

This is our first attempt at the Podcasting game. Due to a few recording issues, it isn't exactly where we'd like it to be; but you can expect us to get better over time. Thank you very much for listening, and we are open to your critiques & criticism. Just remember, we are rookies & this is our rough draft.