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The 80z Babies are joined by Nick Rosenberg in a full on rap nerd discussion stemming from the conversation on Madvillainy. The conversation takes us from Nick's hiphop beginnings as a fan of "Parents Just Don't Understand" to the early days of the Low Budget crew and even a stint at Rawkus Records. Enjoy the tangents! (1:20) Introducing Nick Rosenberg (3:05) Rap radio and WOL (5:15) Reminiscing about the DMC Hip Hop scene (8:02) What was it like being at an underground label? (8:45) The lost Kool G Rap album on Rawkus (10:58) Was Mos Def too "anti" for trying to level up? Why is his album on Luminary? (12:12) Did Mos have the most potential of any Hip Hop artist ever? (13:05) The beginnings of Rawkus Records (14:47) Why didn't Rawkus sign Kanye West? (17:28) Was there a Hot 97 reality show? (19:25) How does Nick get into music and entertainment law? (22:18) When did Nick start "managing" Peter? (23:43) What is Nick's relationship to Eminem and Paul Rosenberg? (25:14) Is there a lot of money in sample packs? The headache of sample clearances (33:33) Music nerd tangent discussing Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys (39:45) A random tangent discussing how music breaks cultural barriers (44:30) A random tangent discussing Lootpack and Planet Asia (46:16) Do you ever cringe at your takes from your younger years? Outlaw defends the younger, pretentious Outlaw from high school and college (50:09) Is Yinka too manly to bang Meg the Stallion in the car? (52:25) Nick shares his Spotify streaming challenge guessing game he plays with his friends (53:07) MF DOOM is inexplicably popular with Gen Z (56:40) Is Phonte one of the most talented artists around? (59:50) Turn it up to 11, Spinal Tap appreciation (1:02:45) Obligatory Biggie appreciation chat (1:03:45) Biggie ghost wrote every person's lyrics in Junior M.A.F.I.A (1:05:09) Is Biggie a "god"? Must you be dead before your portrait is painted on walls? (1:08:32) Ready to Die vs Life After Death (1:09:12) What's your top 5 albums? (1:10:36) Carter I vs Carter II vs Carter III (1:11:42) Mos Def and Mannie Fresh did an album together? Did Mos revoke his citizenship? (1:12:57) Did Pusha T live in Bethesda, MD? (1:14:18) Nick shares the most apt Nas description of all time (1:15:15) Revisiting the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap (1:19:50) The run of music circa 2005 (1:21:45) G-Unit discussion (1:25:18) One last Doom story
The Prelude episode to Kendrick Dropping!. This episode we talk about Jack Harlow's Release and the reaction/reviews it received from Social Media. Did Pusha T deliver with his new album? and more - Around the Culture Segment, Artist Spotlight - and Aj asks intense questions again during the “Which is better” Talent Talk segment. Our Question Of The Week- (QOTW) Which album sells more after the single release, Jagged Edge - ( Where the Party At?) Usher - (Yeah ft Lil Jon & Ludacris) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talenttalkpod/support
Another refreshing Monday, is upon us and we have to start this pod on a bit of a lower note as the legendary “Clown of hip hop” Biz Markie passed away over the weekend but we keep it light the way he would have wanted to be remembered. (10:40) Pop Smokes second Posthumous album “FAITH” dropped on Friday and well this album has been followed by a ton of controversy we try and give a review and touch on some points people had on the album. Was the album good? Was there to many features? Did Pusha T cross a line/was he dissing drake? What really worked and didn't work on the album. (41:30) New Music with Q segment, what other great releases you should checkout from the past week and what will be coming (44:40) We touch quickly on Vince Staples and his Self Titled album “VINCE STAPLES”. How was the album overall? Where does Vince rank in current hip hop? (50:30) T-Pain again making hip hop headlines going on one of the classic older head rant that all music is trying to sound like Uzi, Dababy and Lil Baby. Does he have a point? Sleepers: Noah: A tribe called quest: Bonnita Applebum Q: EARTHGANG ft. Coi Leray & Wale : Options (remix)
Real rap beef is back in the building!! Did Pusha T deliver a surgical blow to Drake and his image? Or did Drake body Pusha in his Duppy freestyle? Also Childish Gambino touches on so much in his powerhouse song, This is America. Come listen to Wale and Tae discuss what's really going on in the world of Hip Hop and Society.
Did you see the recent Grammy nominations? We attempt to figure out what the Grammy's got right or wrong. Did Mac Miller's death propel his album to the best rap category? Did Pusha T drop the best rap album while only having 7 songs? How did Toni Braxton get so many nomination? How did she meet Birdman? Finally we have a little fun with an imaginary instagram agency. There's literally levels to this. Tune in to find out where you rank!
On this episode we discuss the universal theme of going too far...Did Brian Colangelo's wife go too far by defending him with twitter burner accounts? Did Lonzo Ball go too far with his Kylie Kuzma diss track? Did Pusha T go too far his diss tracks to Drake? And a brief history of rap battles that have Gone Too Far!!!!...DJ Playboy, Ayo Nish!, & Keef present The Perfect Talk Podcast. Three unique perspectives on music, politics, movies, sports & popular culture. follow on instagram: @perfecttalkradio @meandmy_35 @pliccapeezy @ayonish
Lots of new stuff on this episode guys. DO you wash you goods in the sink? Would you want someone to bake a cake for you if they didnt want to? Did Pusha T go to far in the beef with Drake? DId Kanye catch it worse than Push? Will Drake respond? How will you remember Anthony Bourdain? all these answers and more on this episode of #TheRojoShowEp82 and remember... IF YOU'RE NOT SHARING, YOU'RE NOT A FAN!!!! ONE!!!!
Did Pusha T go too far or y’all just too emotion?