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Castro is back! This week we offer up a new blindspot episode. We will dive into 1996's Blah Blah Blah by the group Blahzay Blahzay. As always you can get this episode early and exclusive content via our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

Mash-up culture. All brown Ecko outfits. CDs selling 2 million copies. Yes we are going back to the turn of the century for one of the oddest releases in music history from Linkin Park and Jay-Z with "Collision Course". Portland's finest And 1 mixtape hooper and spitta MILC makes his first appearance to talk about Mike Shinoda being emo Guru, Hov influencing his junior high dance out...

This week we are joined by friend of the pod GENG PTP. Traditionally when GENG joins us it is to talk music, but this episode focuses on his design work and his journey into becoming one of the most influential designers in the NYC underground. You can find all things GENG PTP here: https://linktr.ee/gengptp As always, you can get early episodes and exclusives at our Patreon page: https://www.patr...

This week Zilla Rocca takes of the the Ask Alaska reigns and answers all of your questions! And as always for early access and exclusive content check out our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we take a look back at the state of hip hop in 1998 according to The Source Magazine's 100th issue. We discuss their choices for best albums, best rapper, best song, best beat, best producer and so much more.  Did their choices hold up? Did they even make sense at the time? Is this the first sign that things were amiss at the publication?  You will have to listen to find out. For ear...

This week, Zilla spotlights Curren$y's 2010 album Pilot Talk. For early access to episodes and exclusive content please be sure to support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week Zilla and Alaska go back and forth sharing songs that they think the other has not heard. We listen to the following: #1 FKJ feat ((o)) 2 Kelis “jerk ribs” #3 The Comet is Coming “summon the fire “ #4 Ghetts “you know my ting” #5 Juan Gabriel “No tengo dinero” #6 Charles Arznour “La Boheme” #7 wasp “I wanna be somebody” #8 Moneybagg Yo “time today” #9 tame one  #10 black Rob “you know wh...

This week we are joined by photographer and documentarian Alexander Richter. We discuss his career path, philosophy with regards to his work, Backwoodz, and more. You can find all Alexander's work here: https://alexanderrichterphoto.com/ And you can find the Dark Brother Rise documentary here: https://alexanderrichterphoto.com/Dark-Brother-Rise----Film/1 And as always for early access and excl...

It is tourney time! This week we are joined by Alex Ludovico, Jesse the Tree and Wally Clark for the Soft White Boy Rock Tournament. We take 64 songs from the soft white boy greats like The Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms, Train, Hootie and the Blowfish, Bare Naked Ladies and more and run them through a grueling 5 round march madness style battle of wills. Stick around until the end for the surprising...

This week we are joined by Steel Tipped Dove to discuss The Structural Dynamics of Flow, his new album with Alaska. You can purchase the structural dynamics of flow on bandcamp or directly through steel tipped doves label Fused Arrow Records . And as always for early access and exclusive content check out our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

Talk Your Talk is a new podcast series from Call Out Culture where we explore the people whose work focuses on music but they themselves are not necessarily musicians.  In our first episode we talk with Roy Christopher about his books Dead Precedents and Boogie Down Predictions and how technology and humans interact.  You can find all things Roy Christopher related here:https://roychristopher.com/...

This week we are joined by Call Out Cultist favorite Jesse The Tree. Jesse joins us for our 2nd episode in the Taking a TR"L" series where we examine the careers of the biggest stars of MTV's TRL era. This episode we discuss the careers of Chingy, Sean Paul and Ja Rule. We also made surprising side quests into the career of Michael Buble. Be sure to check out "i'm fakin'...

This week, Andrew sits in for Zilla on Used Records and spotlights Songs: Ohia's 2003 album The Magnolia Electric Co.. For early access to episodes and exclusive content please be sure to support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we discuss the importance and the mastery of the hip hop production team The Bomb Squad which is made up of Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, and Gary G-Wiz. We pay particular attention to their work on three landmark records - The Public Enemy albums "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" and "Fear of a Black Planet, and Ice...

The blindspot is a series where we explore the work of artists that we missed out on the first time around.  We kick off the series with The Piece Maker by Tony Touch.  And as always for early access and exclusive content check out our patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week, Zilla spotlights Dave Ghetto and Tha S Ence's 2008 album Hu$tle Simmons. For early access to episodes and exclusive content please be sure to support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we look into the legacy of De La Soul. And as always for early access and exclusive content check out our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week Zilla is reporting live for the March 26th Shrapknel x Brian Ennals & Infinity Knives x Jesse the Tree in Providence, RI. For early access to episodes and exclusive content, please support our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we answer listener questions and dig into the deep dark mysteries of the universe. For early access to episodes and exclusive content, please support our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we are joined by SKECH185 to talk about "He Left Nothing for the Swim Back", his amazing new album with Jeff Markey and the myth of rap retirement.  You can find "He Left Nothing for the Swim Back" here: https://skech185.bandcamp.com/album/he-left-nothing-for-the-swim-back For early access to episodes and exclusive content, please support our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/callout...

This week, Zilla spotlights De La Soul's B-Sides. For early access to episodes and exclusive content please be sure to support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we talk with Geng PTP aka King Vision Ultra about his amazing new album Shook World and the new era of New York hip hop.  You can find Shook World here: https://algierstheband.bandcamp.com/album/shook-world-hosted-by-algiers For early access to episodes and exclusive content, please support our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week, Zilla spotlights 2005's "Guero" by Beck. For early access to episodes and exclusive content please be sure to support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we introduce another new series called Crew Love where we examine the impact and careers of the most important crews in hip hop.  It is only right that we set it off with Native Tongue!  As always, for exclusive content and early access to episodes please join our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast

This week we are joined by Jason Griff to discuss Pop Songs for the Apocalypse his new EP with our very own Alaska. You can find Pop Songs for the Apocalypse exclusively on Bandcamp: https://jasongriff.bandcamp.com/album/pop-songs-for-the-apocalypse As always, for exclusive content and early access to episodes please join our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast