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Dissect's Cole Cuchna is joined by Touré, King Green, and James Francis to reflect on the historic year in hip hop. They begin by revisiting the Drake and Kendrick battle, nominating their favorite song, lyrics, and quotable that came from the beef. Then they award and dissect their favorite rap lyrics of the year before closing out the show with their favorite song and album of 2024. Follow Toure...

Alongside Rhymesayers Entertainment, Dissect is honored to premiere an unreleased interview with MF DOOM as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of MM..FOOD. Recorded in 2004 just weeks before FOOD's release, the interview spanned DOOM's entire career, including his origins as Zev Love X, his approach to writing and production, and thriving as an independent artist. Shop MM..FOOD (20th Anniver...

Cole and Femi discuss their first impressions of Kendrick Lamar's GNX. After sharing their first listen experience, they dissect the album's themes, concept, and provide extensive analysis on two key tracks: 'wacced out murals' and 'reincarnated.' *Recorded 11/25/24. "Squabbled Up" video released during recording so it was not discussed. Host: Cole Cuchna Guest: Femi Olutade (Dissect S5 co-author)...

Cole and Cam share their first impressions of Tyler The Creator's CHROMAKOPIA. They discuss the album's themes and sound, share their favorite moments and features, and attempt to dissect the meaning of the project's title and concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rollout for Tyler The Creator's Chromakopia has been a masterclass in world building and fan engagement. Cole dissects the various video snippets, album title, and character, and speculates on possible album themes and concepts ahead of its release on October 28th. Next week, Cole will return to give his first impressions on the album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Doechii joins the show to breakdown her new project "Alligator Bites Never Heal" (TDE Records). Cole and Doechii discuss the meaning behind its title and artwork, dissect some of its best lyrics, and Cole even gets to pitch her one of his wild musical conspiracy theories. Did you enjoy the convo? Let us know if you'd like to hear more artist interviews on Dissect! Hit us up @dissectpodcast on Twit...

Cole dissects Kendrick Lamar's new song unofficially titled "Watch The Party Die" and theorizes about the possibility of new album coming soon as soon as Friday the 13th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's more to it than you think. Cole dissects the many references and subliminal messages in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl announcement video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The moment is here. After revisiting their entire discography over 6 episodes, Cole and Charles finally crown OutKast's Last Song Standing: the greatest OutKast song of all time. Let us know your OutKast list by filling out the template at @dissectpodcast on Twitter or IG. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles Audio: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your...

Our journey to crown the greatest OutKast song of all time continues with the duo's classic album Aquemini. Cole and Charles discuss its creation and release, quiz each other with album trivia, and then nominate which songs should be in contention for OutKast's all time best. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles Audio Engineer: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more...

Our journey to crown the greatest OutKast song of all time continues with an episode dedicated to Big Boi. First we cover his 2003 album Speakerboxxx and then nominate our favorite Big Boi features and solo album cuts. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Guest/Producer: Justin Sayles Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

The LSS Boyz continue their journey to crown OutKast's best song ever with a special episode dedicated to Andre 3000. First, Cole and Charles revisit Andre's 2003 "solo" album The Love Below, then cover Andre's incredible catalog of feature verses. Hosts: Cole Cuchna, Charles Holmes Producer, Guest: Justin Sayles Audio Production: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choic...

Cole and Cam share their thoughts on Childish Gambino's new album (and soon to be film) Bando Stone & The New World. They cover the album's rollout, its exploration of genre, initial thoughts on its concept, and name their Top 3 favorite moments on the album so far. At the end of the episode, they also share their favorite albums of 2024 so far. Host/EP: Cole Cuchna Guest: Camden Ostrander Audio E...

The LSS Boyz continue their journey to crown OutKast's best song ever with the duo's 1994 debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Cole and Charles discuss the history of the album, quiz each other with trivia, and nominate the songs they feel should be in contention for OutKast's all time best. Hosts: Cole Cuchna, Charles Holmes Producer, Guest: Justin Sayles Audio Production: Kevin Pooler Theme Mu...

The most comprehensive analysis of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" to date. Join Dissect host Cole Cuchna as he unpacks every reference and easter egg in the song and music video, dissects the new music snippet at the video's start, and draws some final conclusions from the Drake and Kendrick battle as a whole. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host: Cole Cuchna Audio Editin...

Our journey to crown OutKast's greatest song ever continues with the duo's sophomore masterpiece ATLiens. Cole and Charles debate its best songs, quiz each other with trivia, and provide some context and history around this seminal release. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer, Guest: Justin Sayles Audio Engineer: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Our journey to crown OutKast's greatest song ever begins with Stankonia - the album that transformed the duo into global superstars. Join Dissect host Cole Cuchna and The Ringer's Charles Holmes as they revisit the album's history and themes, stump each other with album trivia, and debate the songs that should be in contention for OutKast's greatest ever. Let us know your picks off the album by ta...

Cole, Cam, and Justin celebrate the end of the Season 12 with an MF DOOM song draft, selecting DOOM tracks across five categories. Share your picks with the guys on social media, tagging @dissectpodcast. Host/EP: Cole Cuchna Guests: Camden Ostrander, Justin Sayles Audio Editing: Kevin Pooler Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our season-long analysis of MF DOOM concludes with a line by line dissection of "That's That" off DOOM's final solo album Born Like This. We also discuss the controversial DOOMbot performance art shows before sharing some final takeaways from our months long study of Daniel Dumile's musical universe. Follow us over the break @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole C...

Our penultimate episode on MF DOOM features line by line dissections of two standout tracks off MM..FOOD: "One Beer" and "Rapp Snitch Knishes." Support Dissect by leaving a review or sharing this episode on social media. It really helps. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Co-Writer: Camden Ostrander Additional Production: Justin Sayles Audio Editi...

We continue our season-long dissection of MF DOOM with a two part survey of 2004's MM..FOOD. We discuss the album's central concept and themes before a line by line analysis of its first track, "Beef Rap." Support Dissect by leaving a review or sharing this episode on social media. It really helps. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Co-Writer: Cam...

Our analysis of MF DOOM and Madlib's Madvillainy concludes with its final cut "Rhinestone Cowboy." However, this is not the last episode of the season. Next week, we begin our survey of MM...FOOD. Support Dissect by leaving a review or sharing this episode on social media. It really helps. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Co-Writer: Camden Ostra...

Our analysis of MF DOOM and Madlib's Madvillainy continues with the iconic track "All Caps" followed by its penultimate cut "Great Day." Support Dissect by leaving a review or sharing this episode on social media. It really helps. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Co-Writer: Camden Ostrander Additional Production: Justin Sayles Audio Editing: Kev...

We continue our season long analysis of MF DOOM with a line by line dissection of Madvillainy's "Strange Ways" and "Fancy Clown." Support Dissect by leaving a review or sharing this episode on social media. It really helps. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Co-Writer: Camden Ostrander Additional Production: Justin Sayles Audio Editing: Kevin Pool...

A line by line analysis of Kendrick Lamar's new song "euphoria." Part 2 of our emergency double episode on the ongoing beef between Kendrick and Drake. Our current season on MF DOOM will resume next Tuesday, May 14th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices