The Disco Hicks Show

Send us Fan Mail Joined again with Shaun P, we recap a wild WNBA postseason and the league’s biggest stars, then pivot into NBA early-season surprises and what “cheat code” talent does to the game. We also unpack what boots-on-the-ground canvassing in Detroit reveals about affordability, faith, and why our communities struggle to move as one.  • Game 7 Finals swing and what stood out most  • Why W...

Send us Fan Mail Whodini helped build the version of hip hop most people now take for granted, but their name still gets skipped far too often. So we’re fixing that. With returning guest Shaun P, we dig into why Whodini deserves a place alongside the biggest pioneers of the 1980s, and how their run of records shaped party rap, radio rap, and the mainstream sound of early hip hop. We trace the stor...

Send us Fan Mail AI music is either the end of “real art” or the start of a new creative era, depending on who you ask. We sit down with our day-one friend Ed “Bujay” Young (also known as Bling Young) to get past the hot takes and into the actual process of making songs with generative AI tools like Suno, plus the real reasons people are so split on it. Bujay is a songwriter and jewelry maker from...

Send us Fan Mail 1990 hits different when you line the records up back-to-back and actually listen, as we did back then. We go deep on the New Edition solo universe and the three projects that defined a whole season of R&B and New Jack Swing: Bell Biv DeVoe’s Poison, Johnny Gill’s self-titled classic, and Ralph Tresvant’s debut with Sensitivity if you’ve ever wondered why “Poison” still jumps...

Send us Fan Mail Bobby Brown used to be treated like a punchline or a headline, but we’re not doing that here. We’re giving him his full respect as an R&B icon and a central architect of the New Jack Swing era, while still telling the truth about the pain, the mistakes, and the resilience that shaped his life! We start with the roots: Roxbury, Boston, and the kind of early trauma that can push...

Send us Fan Mail A movie reboot, a league on the rise, and a championship that hit people right in the chest, all in one ride. We start by warming up with sports habits and nostalgia, from the World Cup chatter to childhood soccer stories that explain why certain games grab us and others do not. Then we jump straight into a detailed Masters of the Universe (2026) review, using the infamous 1987 ve...

Send us Fan Mail Inkster comes up and we don’t treat it like a random hometown shoutout, because a small city can hold a huge story. We talk about the neighborhood names we grew up with, the places that are gone now, and the family history that makes Inkster feel personal and political at the same time. That includes the uncomfortable but necessary context: segregation-era housing, how “Henry Ford...

Send us Fan Mail One year can change a whole genre, and we think 1988 did exactly that. Shaun P joins me to debate one of hip hop’s biggest arguments: what is the best year in hip hop, and does 1996 really beat 1988 when you measure impact, innovation, and replay value? We use 1996 in hip hop as context, running through a stack of classics and the complicated cultural backdrop of that era. Then we...

Send us Fan Mail I bounce from breaking music culture news to a full-hearted Pistons season review, with Shaun P keeping it real about fandom, legacy, and what we choose to support. Detroit’s 60-win jump sparks a deep player-by-player grading session and a clear look at what the roster needs next.  • Chili tour backlash and how fans respond with their wallets  • New Edition winning the fan vote an...

Send us Fan Mail I'm back from a long hiatus with a turning-the-page moment: this is the final release under MuzicBook, and I'm officially shifting into the Disco Hicks Show era so I can go wider than music while still keeping nostalgia and sound at the center. To close the chapter the right way, the show goes straight to what y’all keep asking for: Michael Jackson. Spoiler warning up fr...

Send us Fan Mail Urgency has a sound, and Tupac Shakur made it impossible to ignore. Disco Hicks and brother of the show Shaun Whittaker open with the restless kid who studied acting and ballet at Baltimore School for the Arts, raised on Afeni’s Panther principles, then follow him through Digital Underground’s tutelage into a voice that could move streets and stadiums. The story bends through trau...

Send us Fan Mail Disco-Hicks and special guest Marc “Big Sexy” Wiggins trade top 10 bands, fight for their favorites, and tell the stories that made them stick—from Sly’s blueprint and Queen’s command to the Eagles’ perfection and Prince’s live sorcery. Along the way they unpack Blondie’s hip‑hop bridge, Steve Perry’s vocal bar, and why Earth, Wind & Fire never age. • shoutouts to listeners in...

Send us Fan Mail A Kangol, a boombox, and a pen that refused to dull—LL Cool J’s story is a roadmap for how to last in hip-hop without losing yourself. Sean and special guest Shaun Whittaker dive into the early spark from Krush Groove and Radio, the game-changing pivot of Bigger and Deffer, and why I Need Love quietly rewired how rap could talk to the heart. Then we pull the thread through a cruci...

Send us Fan Mail Prince transformed the 1980s music landscape with Purple Rain, creating a cultural phenomenon that catapulted him from musical innovator to global superstar. The album and film dominated the Billboard charts while introducing audiences to the electric performances of Morris Day and The Time. • Purple Rain sold over 23 million copies worldwide • The album spent 24 consecutive weeks...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Wiggins joins us for part two of our Prince series, celebrating the legendary artist's golden era from 1982-1984 and the incredible protégés who expanded his musical universe. • Remembering Pepe Willie, the godfather of the Minneapolis Sound, who recently passed away • The launch of MTV in 1981 and how Walter Yentikoff forced them to play Black artists • Prince's gi...

Send us Fan Mail The MuzicBook Podcast is back! I'm starting a new album review series on Prince. In this episode, I enlisted the knowledge of music historian and Prince expert Marc “Big Sexy” Wiggins of the Podcast On Prince and The Michael Dean Show. We discussed the beginning of Prince’s career and reviewed his music from 1978-1981.  

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we have Everett "Professor Ev" Whitfield and we reflect on the life and career of Quincy Jones. Q became the first Black executive at a major record label in the 1960's. It's difficult not to listen to music that's not influenced by Quincy Jones on a day to day basis. We discuss the many artists that he worked with including, Michael Jackso...

Send us Fan Mail One this episode my guest Ant Pooh and I list our top ten favorite Buddy Cop movies. This was a fun episode to record and I hope that you enjoy listening to it. Rest in peace John Ashton who passed away September 26, 2024 who plays Detective Sergeant John Taggert. What are your favorite Buddy Cop movies? Please like, comment, share and subscribe. Enjoy the show!

Send us Fan Mail The MuzicBook Podcast is BACK!!! With the success of the Secular vs. Gospel episode, John McArn and myself decided to embark on a spiritual podcast that's focused on God's Kingdom through our personalities which is appropriately called The Gospel Twins Podcast. We decided that it was best to introduce The Gospel Twins Podcast through the MuzicBook Podcast. We talk about...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, friend of the show John McArn and myself discuss the differences between secular and gospel music. Is there a difference? Should believers of Jesus listen to "secular" music? Is it sinful to play "secular" in church? Is it okay for secular artists to record gospel or spiritual music? Questions like these we tackle in this episode. As a person w...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! The MuzicBook Podcast is back! My Hiatus is over and I'm back with an excellent episode. The album Thriller is being celebrated for it's 40th anniversary with a documentary by music and culture critic Nelson George. I have friend of the show John McArn joining me to review this film. It's great to be back and we enjoyed recording this episode and I h...

Send us Fan Mail I took a little break but I came back with a fun episode for you! With the help from a member of the Muzicbook Facebook group Everett Whitfield who happens to be a music historian, we put our minds and experience together to come up our top five years of R&B music in the 80's. I referenced the website DAR.COM or definearevolution.com for this episode as a talking point. E...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to part 2 of the podcast on New Edition! In the final part we continue to discuss their catalog, the infamous Home Again tour, other tours, videos, appearances and of course their miniseries on BET. Makes sure you go back and listen to part 1 if you haven't yet. LET"S GO NE LIFERS!!!!

Send us Fan Mail The Muzicbook Podcast is celebrating it's 1 year anniversary! No better way to celebrate the 1 year anniversary than to talk about one of the best R & B groups to ever do it, New Edition!!!! This episode is dedicated to my late sister Keisha Love who was one of biggest NE fans that I know. There were so much to discuss that I had to break it up into two parts. Here's...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Muzicbook Podcast is an instant classic! I'm celebrating the most important hip-hop act of all time Run-DMC! I'm joined with friend of the show John McArn and we discuss their, careers, catalog, impact on pop culture, legacy and  milestones. Shout out to Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons! Enjoy the show!!!!!