Vibes and Stuff Podcast

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) Side gigs (5:48) Talib Kweli sheds light on some of the legal battles surrounding Stones Throw exec Egon (26:28) "Christopher Colombus-ing" MF DOOM's music (33:33) We fix Canibus' 1998 debut album "Can-I-Bus" (1:01:33) LL Cool J weighs in on ageism in hip hop (1:17:35) Album Faceoff: Ghostface Killah- 36 Seasons vs. Raekwon- Shaolin v W...

(0:00) intro & preview (5:00) Durk cleared of certain charges, but are the streets celebrating all of the wrong things? + Bloodhound Q50 killed and why many are blaming his mother (25:41) Macklemore makes headlines standing up in support of Palestine and all of the ensuing drama (51:41) Why do Gen X rappers seem to have the worst politics? And what happened to them over time to make them this...

Ian, Jamil & Nic review the latest album from Hieroglyphics 'All Said And Done'...

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash 'Resonance Frequency'...

Ian & Jamil review Chris Crack's album 'Too Late To Start Following The Rules Now'...

Ian & Jamil review the collaborative album between Brian Ennals & Blockhead 'Boat Shoes'.

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Czarface 'Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer'.

Ian & Jamil discuss and review 'Before The World Blows' by Erykah Badu and The Alchemist

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Open Mike Eagle, 'Doomed', produced entirely by Kenny Segal...

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Rome Streetz, 'Sock It 2 My Pocket'.

Ian & Jamil review the latest album from Rapsody, 'God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops'...

(0:00) DJ's intro & recap (5:45) catchin' up (9:00) Tyga's AI album made history....but in a bad way + will generative AI music ever be accepted by listeners and consumers? (33:04) Part 2 of our 100 Greatest MCs To Ever Do It list (1:57:27) the rappers who almost made the list (2:06:20) Album Faceoff: Mobb Deep- Murda Musik vs MOP- Warriorz, which one was better? (2:13:35) what we&...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up (3:35) who's opinions should matter the most when it comes to opinions on music? What the Lupe/Kendrick dialogue has revealed about hip hop discourse and the ones who try to shape it (29:30) we dive into Part 1 of our 100 Greatest MCs Ever list...(1:38:04) Album Faceoff: Real Live- The Turnaround vs. Poor Righteous Teachers- New World Order, wh...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) the heatwave (4:19) Big Daddy Kane issues an "open beat challenge" to rappers (8:00) Dame Dash's terrible attempt at making a diss song (12:20) Kai Cenat opens a "streamer university" and Soulja Boy opens a "rapper university"...are these just grifts? (24:50) hip hop songs that we can just listen to the instrumental versions of...(48:20) Jamil shares his list of t...

(0:00) Intro & preview (3:58) R.I.P. Stacy King (8:35) what has happened to all of the dope, memorable rap music videos?! (34:03) how many classic albums does Westside Gunn actually have? (1:00:55) 1996 makes the case as the best year in hip hop, but what were our personal favorite 10 to 15 albums from that year? (1:31:51) Album Faceoff: Bruiser Wolf- Made By Dope vs. Chris Crack- White People...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:26) we discuss the NBA playoffs and give our NBA Finals predictions (19:16) Jay-Z fires back at all of his most recent haters at The Roots' Picnic (36:05) has 2026 been an underwhelming year for hip hop releases so far? + what did we think of Iceman and Drake's other 2 albums??! (1:02:47) what albums from 2021 can now be considered classics now that 5 years ha...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:18) Kid Cudi fires M.I.A. from tour because of her bizarre on stage rants (9:00) if Dave Chappelle is successful in bringing his sketch comedy back, what musical guests would we like to see featured (33:53) how many classic albums does Lupe Fiasco actually have?? (55:54) DJ Hi-Tek's 'Hiteknology' turns 25!!! (1:17:53) Statik Selektah- Stick 2 To The Script...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:55) special shot outs (15:06) the internet cares waaay too much about this Megan & Klay breakup (24:06) Is Drake's upcoming album 'Iceman' the most important album of his career? (30:41) DJ Vlad's falling out with Aries Spears (46:54) Dame Dash does an interview being highly critical of Jay-Z....Again; does he have a point or is he just being a hat...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:25) Afrika Bambaata's death and the complicated feelings around his legacy (22:51) Benny The Butcher says he questioned Westside Gunn's ear for production in the beginning of his career (28:12) Mero is hired at Hot 97 (42:49) According 2 Hip Hop compiled the "20 Greatest Southern Hip Hop Songs"; did they get it right? (1:04:24) Album Faceoff- Supasti...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:38) Kanye West drops BULLY. Again. For real this time. Is it any good?? (12:49) Pooh Shiesty pulls off the dumbest crime of the century (21:16) Larussell is the gift that keeps on giving (27:30) Chili from TLC is outed as MAGA; why are black celebs aligning themselves with the right? + Jay-Z's interview and unhinged celebrity adoration (53:41) 20 Years of Ghostfac...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:50) DJ's question about Sinners (14:55) Is Larussell's decision making 'heaven sent'? (39:00) our bracket for the greatest album to be released via Definitive Jux Records (1:30:18) Murs & 9th Wonder- Murray's Revenge & Madlib's- Beat Konducta: Movie Scenes vol. 1 & 2 both turn 20 years old! (1:49:55) Album Faceoff: Westside Gunn- HW...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:10) R.I.P. Bob Power (5:13) Is The Alchemist over saturating the market?? (12:13) Westside Gunn's 'FLYGOD' album turns 10 years old; we retroactively review this classic LP and discuss our favorite songs and where this album stands in his discography (54:14) The worst hip hop album titles (1:16:33) Album Faceoff: Living Legends- Creative Differences vs Liv...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) older movies we still enjoy (10:00) 50 Cent's latest beefs with Jim Jones & T.I. discussed (19:14) our verdict on BBLs, (34:00) we dive into a retro review of J-Dilla's debut album 'Welcome 2 Detroit' on its 25 year anniversary (53:20) are late artists over hyped??! (1:11:48) our album sequel tier list (1:30:35) Album Faceoff: DJ Rude One- Oned...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:56) GloRilla's family is attempting to call her out for not supporting them financially allegedly (37:37) we play a game with DJ since he had such strong opinions on the last pod (46:15) we review & discuss 2Pac's 'All Eyez On Me' & The Fugees' 'The Score' on their 30th Anniversaries (1:26:26) Album Faceoff: Westside Gunn- 10 vs. Ma...

(0:00) intro...courtesy of DJ (3:15) salutations (3:48) RIP Mr. Complex (5:10) I review J. Cole's The Fall Off double album and shares favorite tracks, critiques, and final score (29:13) Its been 20 years since we lost J-Dilla, we share our favorite 20 J-Dilla beats! (40:47) who would J-Dilla be collaborating with currently if he had lived? (43:19) Album Faceoff: Guilty Simpson- Escalation vs...