Diggin' In The Digits

We finally get to Part 2 of our J. Cole retrospective. ( Listen to Part 1 here ) Whilst the first half of his discography speak for themselves, Cole finishes his stretch of solo albums with a litany of appearances outside of the albums that unfortunately colour his works, culminating in a discography that - whilst unmistakably Cole - is riddled with artistic potholes.  TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Rou...

On April 10th, we celebrated our 7th anniversary! To celebrate - emphasising the education we've given ourselves over the years - we picked seven albums that we probably would've never spun if it weren't for the Podcast. Happy birthday to us! And whether you've been here for this episode, the first or any in between, we appreciate you. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59) Ben: underscores - u...

Continuing our Women's History Month celebrations (We know it's April, let it ride) with a duo in BWP - Bytches With Problems - that only had one album but with the content so brash, in your face and to the point, it's sad that this isn't a work that is celebrated more. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59) Ben: Yeat - ADL Fetty Wap - Zavier Chief Keef - Skeletor Master Peace - Stupid Kids The...

Continuing with our Women's History Month, an eventual casualty of a mans brief but beautiful light. Tied on the rocket that was MC Hammer, Oaktown 3.5.7 - comprised of backup singers Sweet L.D. Terrible T & Lil P - was purposefully similar sonically to Salt N Pepa. Whilst they had a couple of hits, one of them departing after their debut led to Oaktown 3.5.7 ending just as quickly as they beg...

Continuing our WHM celebrations, we take a look at 00s Underground talent Apani B. Fly. Where the mainstream was going one way, Apani & her cohorts in the Polyrhythm Addicts shunned the commodification of Hip-Hop, staying sonically in the 90s whilst producing riveting lyrics. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59) Ben:  Bruiser Wolf - Push & Paint ELUCID - I Guest U Had to Be There Jack...

The 1st woman to put out an album under Def Jam, Nikki D seemingly had one of the biggest labels of her time behind her; with an absurd 10 album deal on deck. So why was only one album released? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58) Ben: DJ Paul - Goat of all Goats Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta Daniel Avery - Tremor sosocamo - big country DaBoii - DBoii Ali SleazyWorld Go - I Want Blood Yebba - Jea...

With the one and only Jermaine Cole now "retired" (We don't believe in artists retiring) after the release of The Fall Off, we thought we'd contextualise Cole's career as a whole. From the mixtapes to the albums, we take it all in. (We are aware it's March and we should be doing Women's History Month retrospectives. We'll start next week and go through to the 1st week of April!) TIMESTAMPS: Weekly...

We wrap up the C-N-N coverage we begun all the way back in 2020 to take a look at Capone's solo work: A smattering of authentic storytelling & run-of-the-mill gun talk wrapped in very, very 00s production. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:18) Ben: Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter U2 - Days of Ash Charlie: WILLOW - petal rock black  Baby Keem - Ca$ino MIGHTYHEALTHY and Sankofa - MHK-ULTRA...

Whilst the music of C-N-N was pretty straight forward, N.O.R.E's solo work skews a little different. From mainstream 00s Hip-Hop to Reggaeton, N.O.R.E took his solo work as an opportunity to be more personal. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:15) Ben: Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern Charli XCX - wuthering heights Robbie Williams - BRITPOP Tiana Major9 - November Scorpio Ella Mai - do you...

Onyx were trailblazers in various ways. From their grimey style to the bald heads, Onyx had an iconic aesthetic from the outset, a classic album out the gate and bangers everywhere you look. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:10) Ben: J. Cole - The Fall Off RZA - Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew Kenny Mason - Pup Pack 3rd Shift Joji - Piss in the Wind Hunxho - Not One Of Them  Beck - Everybod...

Hey DITD listeners! Charlie here with another WG interview that I thought you'd enjoy. I talk to producer Kiyan Foroughi as he embarks on the release of his debut concept album "inner light. OUTER SPACE" which drops 27th February. In the meantime, here is my WG interview with him. Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan...

In just five years, BROCKHAMPTON became a Hip-Hop comet, shooting by with seven albums and it could've been more! With those works, they went from free-wheeling Mixtape-sounding albums to more mature works lyrically and sonically. Its obvious that they couldn't have existed in previous eras but could it be done ever again? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:06) Ben: Don Toliver - Octane Lord Ja...

The duo of Erick Sermon & Parrish Smith make up EPMD, one of the quintessential Hip-Hop acts in history. Iconic production to rival the greats and a discography that doesn't get talked about nearly enough. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:06) Ben: IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk Charlie: Curren$y - Everywhere You Look (EP) Ragz Originale - keepsake PHABO - Ratchet & Blues IDK - e.t.d...

KILLA. Whilst he's now in his talking head era - like most rappers it seems - Cam'ron was an ever-present voice in the 00s Hip-Hop scene. One could say his music is the perfect charting of where the 00s sound was at any given year, with his lyrical content staying steady in the good ol' "Money, hoes & drugs" bag. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:14) Ben: A$AP ROCKY - Don't Be Dumb Charlie...

The man who helped start Bad Boy Records, only to take himself out of it and eventually take himself out of music entirely, the life of Craig Mack is a sad one overall. His music left behind after his death in 2018 was serviceable, topped off with an iconic track of the 90s. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:01) SAULT - Chapter 1 Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (4:27) Project: Funk Da World...

Happy New Year, DITD listeners! Ben returns from his holiday hiatus and we kick off 2026 by taking one more look back at 2025, talking about our two favourite albums of last year. For once, it's an all Hip-Hop affair!  TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:00) Ben: Nas & DJ Premier - Light Years Ben's No.2 - (5:32) Charlie's No.2 - (20:11) Ben's No.1 - (33:25) Charlie's No.1 - (44:38) Lighter...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy! D-Ace & K.A.A.N. - Kaancepts Vic Spencer & August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 6 Ben's Album list #5EUK Top EPs Of The Half-Decade (Pt. 1) #5EUK Top EPs Of The Half-Decade (Pt. 2) #...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy! Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King Novelist - AUDACITY Paul Stephan, BexBlu, Awaiting Kvng - STILL REMINISCING Paul Stephan, BexBlu, Awaiting Kvng - Protect The Silence Pozzy - it's all...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy! J Hus - Half Clip A-F-R-O - No More Patience Iman Europe & Kaelin Ellis - Chrysalis threetwenty - separate from the noise Nas & DJ Premier - Light Years Thanks for listening. Below are t...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy! Adi Oasis - Silver Lining  Big K.R.I.T. - Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz Skyzoo - Views Of A Lifetime  redveil - sankofa Breis - Stranger On Earth Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accou...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy! Jordyn Simone - REMEMBER WHEN TrueMendous & Tony Bones The Producer - No Round of Applause Gabriel Jacoby - gutta child Vic Santoro - 1000 Burpees Von Pea & The Other Guys - Putcha Weigh...

Hello DITD listeners! Every year, I offer Ben the opportunity to take the month off in the same way I take time off my show and after all these years, he finally took it! So there'll be no new DITD episodes for the remainder of the year, however I'll try to provide you with something else to hold you down. Thanks to Ben and you the listener, have a great holiday season and we will be back in Janua...

From their inventive D.A.I.S.Y. Age run to their new (& probably last) opus dropped last week, the career of De La Soul is unlike any other in Hip-Hop history. With label issues being the only thing that held them back, they always put out Art Official Intelligence when the time was right. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:39) Charlie: Mysie - SALTY edbl - nylon Deshawn Visionz - Skies On...

Whilst Prodigy made a genuine attempt to put out solo bodies of work outside of Mobb Deep business, Havoc took until 2007 to drop his first solo record and it wasn't until his third album that he actually put effort into it all. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:35) Ben: Danny Brown - Stardust Charlie: Ukweli & Xenia Mannasseh - MAYBE II REASON - Everything In My Soul_BLUE BLK ODYSSY - MOO...

The solo discography of Prodigy is all over the place to put it lightly. A great debut, a surprisingly good sophomore and then a stretch of albums that go from love songs to dark, philosophical work with a healthy dose of illuminati talk throughout. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20) Charlie: Tara Lilly - Quiet Nights (Early Takes) Treasure Bloom - Garden of Hedon Alemeda - But What The Hel...