Behind The Struggle

For our Season Finale of Season 1 we came up with our criteria and list of the Top 5 Greatest Rappers, well this year with the 50th Birthday of Hip-Hop coming up Billboards decided to announce their list, so on this Episode we're gonna compare theirs to ours and see if we agree or disagree.

With the release of Fat Joes book "The Book of Jose" which details his upbringing and rise in the music industry. Fat Joe came under fire by social media for his use of the N-Word in his speech and music, to which he had to come out and defend. Social media then took it a step further to say that Latino's are a guest in the house of Hip-Hop and on this episode we discuss that.

With Billboard releasing there Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time in Celebration of 50 Years of Hip-Hop, Eminem once again has become a point of contention, so is Hip-Hop becoming Racist?

Hip-Hop has been intertwined with conspiracy culture since the late 90's, from fans saying Tupac was still alive. On this episode we will be discussing some of these conspiracies to see their legitimacy.

With the recent rise of A.I. with speak with digital artist Raheem Nelson and ask how does he think this will effect artist moving forward who make a living from their art.

We explore the connection between Hip-Hop & Anime, where it started, and why more than any other Genre of Music, the two continue to inspire and draw influence from each other.

In this episode we try to give some helpful tips and advice for up and coming artist trying to maneuver through the scene.

We welcome to the show our first Artist Interview Ally Ramos! And ask her about her musical journey, inspirations & the struggles she's had to make being an independent artist in the Music Landscape.

With certain songs becoming more popularized and constantly in rotation on the radio & streaming platforms, certain individuals question the content and lyrics of said songs, seeking other alternatives to the content. Christian Rap seems to check all the boxes as the alternative, so why isn't it more widely adopted by the mainstream?

For years we've heard conspiracy theories and stories of there being an illuminati in the Music Industry, so we ask our very own C-E-O, some questions to see if he would consider doing it for fame and fortune.

Based on the criteria we created on the previous episode, each of us have come with a list of artist that we feel fit the bill, we then take those artists and filter them through our criteria list King of the Hill style to see who comes out on top as the Greatest of All Time.  

In light of recent events and comments made by Hip-Hop Artist Kanye West, we discuss, did he go too far this time? Does he deserve the backlash he is receiving? Is he cancelled for good this time? Join us and find out.  

It's become almost normalized these days that we hear about a rapper dying and in no other genre of music, death seems to loom over Hip-Hop, in this episode we discuss why that is, is it a curse? desperation? Jealousy? or systemic? tune in and join the conversation.   

Welcoming back Alexia, on this episode we seek to find best diss record aimed at Eminem and which artist came closest to landing a shot. 

On today’s episode we talk about how rooted Breaking is to the culture of Hip-Hop, how it got started, what inspired it and how Breaking is one of 4 original elements of Hip-Hop.

In this episode, we discuss how to deal with Procrastination and how to recognize it when it starts to settle in. 

On this episode we discuss the aftermath (pun intended) of having the arrival and someone like Eminem enter the Rap Game and how it open new doors for Hip-Hop as well as ushering in and inspiring a whole generation of white rappers.   

So Public schools across America are considering putting Litter Boxes in their bathrooms to accommodate who?   

Joined by two special guests we discuss and try to understand the current stream of criticism, hate and questioning of one of  Hip-Hop's greatest and highest selling artist ever, EMINEM.    

Join us as we take a closer look as to why Music today seems more forgettable.  Is the Music Industry to blame? Or is it the attention span and constant demand from today's audience that has stifled artists from creating timeless music? Let's dive in! 

We discuss and take an in-depth look on how today's accessibility to Music has effected it's quality and why that is.   

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves, we are Behind The Struggle!! Some of you may know us from our Youtube Channel of the same name of some of you may not so with that said we'd would like to take this opportunity to get acquainted and reacquainted with our followers old & new to let you guys who we are as individuals along with what you can expect to get from this Podcast.  So join the Str...

We want to talk about the casting of Disney's The Little Mermaid the Live Action Adaption.  Based on the relation Ariel has to her father Triton, and Triton who is also the son of the Greek God Poseidon based on Greek Mythology, is this accurate or just more pandering from Disney to come off as "Woke" and "Progressive"  check out the episode to hear out thoughts and let us know what your...