808's & Cold Takes

And now to welcome our very special guest. An Arizona newcomer formerly from the Badger State, she’s a mental health advocate and R&B melody machine! With 5 singles, 1 feature, and 1 EP, introducing the very lovely.. Miko Midori!!  We spend our time discussing Miko's musical beginnings, biggest inspirations, and future projects.  Check out Miko Midori and her music! https://open.spotify.c...

Introducing our very special guest, it's the elusive Arizona music veteran who’s got a PhD in space jazz, with styles that you can’t pin down to one sound.. the singer, rapper, model, designer, knight in shining armor.. Jaiani!!  Join us as we discuss Jaiani's many artistic ventures and brands, including the trippy Vantalynx brand, Phantamonia, & more! Check out Jaiani's work! h...

Working together to decide the best of our favorite movie scores/soundtracks with our good friend Jacob  Follow us on IG @808sncoldtakes Follow Jacobs IG @cactusjackjacob & @sessionswjam Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Introducing our very special guest, a member of the group whose musical stylings are quote “when Death Grips meets the Strokes”, a particular group that's been rocking shows in the Phoenix valley for well over two years now, it’s one half of the glitched out dynamic duo.. Belgium Tree!!  Join us as we talk with Dace about the musical origins, craziest experiences, and future endeavors of Belg...

Introducing our very special guest, fresh off the release of two new projects this year alone, the fashion centric member of the Wrth Cinematic Universe, it’s the crowned prince of big booty bitches himself.. Kenny Hilton!!  Join us as we explore Kenny's deep history with music, fashion, and WWE. The lore uncovered in this interview will never leave you, as you will once and for all find the...

For our Season 2 OPENING INTERVIEW, we have ourselves a very special guest hailing from St Louis, it's the man who takes pride in crafting and sewing memories into every piece, and the king of exposed denim.. Introducing, Alexandre!! We spend our time covering Alexandre's journey into fashion and design, his biggest achievements so far, and exploring his future goals for the brand—all wh...

Genres exceptions, BBLs, & Benson Boone Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Top 5 favorite vapes, ranking vices, songs for sexy-time, holding homies up when they catching it, media we consumed this week, and The Vietnam War. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Rappers in movies, new JID album review, our favorite movie trilogies, movies that make us cry, favorite Scorsese movies.  Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Talking about our history and experience with Soundcloud. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Listening to a XXL freshmen cypher live on the show, best XXL freshmen bracket, hiding monthly listener count, is Sinners a musical? Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Fabolous Blasphemy, our best, worst, and favorite rap features, Superman (2025) review, and Scorsese talk. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Our reviews for Let God Sort Em Out by Clips and SWAG by Justin Bieber. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Our top 10 played songs ever, drafting our favorite albums of 2016 and the best Mike WILL beats, Sneezing or Yawning, Harry Potter. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Our top 10 rap albums of the 2000s, both general and personal. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

AI in music, sexiest white men, how stupid were the Star Wars prequels, Fabolous supremacy? Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Carter 6 review, best beats from the 2000s bracket, sitting in on iconic studio sessions, do rap beefs need to be that deep to be successful? Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Our top 5 songs & albums of the year so far, artists we wanna see drop this year, & matching your significant others energy when dressing up follow Rorvis on IG @rorvis_paradox & @doxbrando25 Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

This week some of Arizona's finest duel it out in the first 808s & Cold Takes Local Artist Bracket. We argue for top spots, share some of our favorite memories from local shows, and crown our favorite song by an artist native to Arizona. Date Recorded: May 25th, 2025.  Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Just this last month, we had the opportunity to become a vendor at Formrunner's "NO SIGNAL" fashion & music event at Studio Wilson Phoenix. With such a great honor bestowed on us, we took it upon ourselves to bring one of our segments from the podcast to the people: the Cold Court.  Essentially, anyone who approaches our panel has to present their own hot take (unpopular opinion...

Deciding if iconic albums should be deemed timeless classics or a sign of the times, best era of hip hop to relive, & Braydens take on The Love Below.  Date Recorded: May 18th, 2025. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Today we talk about the biggest musical comebacks, musical rebrands, who we would like to see have a comeback, and Los presents a West Coast music take. Joining us today is special guest, Callie!  Date Recorded: May 11th, 2025.  Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

Concerts we've all attended ranked via tier list, Maxx's glizzy incident at Flog Gnaw, The Game's underrated 2010s Run, Overrated beat effects & plug-ins Date Recorded: May 4th, 2025.  Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

The worst songs ever, Hip Hop Mount Rushmores, Did The Weeknd REALLY influence Drake(?), and music during backshots. Date Recorded: April 27th, 2025. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes  

In an attempt to bring back our audio exclusive content, we're doing a redux of the subject of our very first episode, going into our favorite artists and albums of years past and present! Date Recorded: April 20th, 2025. Leave a comment! For More 808’s & Cold Takes https://linktr.ee/808sncoldtakes