Tag: hip hop

Episode 384: Prince of Cats

Episode 384: Prince of Cats

Recorded on January 23, 2018. Episode 384: Prince of Cats Prince of Cats is the B side to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, played at an eighties block party in a NY where underground sword dueling blossomed alongside hip-hop, punk, disco and no wave. It’s the story of the minor players with Tybalt at the center. …

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Episode 320: Straight Outta Compton

Episode 320: Straight Outta Compton

Recorded on February 28, 2016. Episode 320: Straight Outta Compton The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip-Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Music by The Melvins and Nina Gordon Check out Jason’s site, Eric’s site, and …

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Episode 275: Hip Hop Family Tree

Episode 275: Hip Hop Family Tree

Recorded on April 6, 2014. Episode 275: Hip Hop Family Tree This encyclopedic comics history of the formative years of hip hop captures the vivid personalities and magnetic performances of old-school pioneers and early stars like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, plus the charismatic players behind the scenes like Russell Simmons; …

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