Chase and Tevin

Beyond Beats and Culture

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"Beyond Beats and Culture" is a podcast that takes listeners on a captivating journey through the world of hip-hop, exploring its profound impact on black culture & beyond. Delve into the untold stories, hidden histories, & artistic evolution of this influential genre, as we uncover its roots, celebrate its legends, & showcase the rising stars pushing boundaries in the industry. From thought-provoking questions to in-depth discussions about the cultural, social, & political implications of hip-hop, this podcast invites you to go beyond the surface and gain a deeper understanding of hip-hop.

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Chase and Tevin

Episodes

Vitriol | Tha Carter VI, Boy In The Blue Hoodie, Is "Graduation" Hip-Hop's "Thriller"?, etc. 09.06.2025 2:37:31

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 4:27 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 42:11 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 50:20 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 56:23 - D2x - Boy In The Blue Hoodie EP Review 1:07:15 - Lil Wayne The Carter VI Album Review 1:44:46 - Is Graduation Hip-Hop's "Thriller 2:06:...

Steel Work | While The Iron Is Hot, Trainspotting, Reacting To Complex's Top 50 LA Rappers, etc. 01.06.2025 2:16:32

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 43:10 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 53:06 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:03:27 - Rome Streetz & Conductor Williams - Trainspotting Album Review 1:16:55 - Ovrkast. - While The Iron Is Hot Album Review 1:29:02 - Best Thre...

Intention Was Attention | Mystic Stylez, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, Joey Bada$$ Beats The West Coast, etc. 26.05.2025 2:41:00

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:46 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 43:31 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 59:38 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:16:02 - A$AP Rocky - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP Album Review 1:36:24 - Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez Album Review 1:57:24 - Joey Bada$$ Ends The West Coasts 2:...

Boss Calls | Control System, Does Chris Brown Have A Classic? Joey Bada$$ vs The West Coast, etc. 18.05.2025 2:29:45

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 6:16 - Does Chris Brown Have A Classic Album? 19:19 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 34:28 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 55:30 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:05:49 - Snoop Dogg - Iz It A Crime? 1:21:24 - Ab-Soul - Control System Album Review 1:43:05 - Joey Bada...

Free Week | MIKE's Pinball II, Akademiks vs Loren Lorosa, Bobby Shmurda's Canceled Tour, etc. 13.05.2025 2:02:16

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 7:54 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 34:59 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 55:03 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:12:27 - No Albums To Review This Week But We Still Talk About The Music 1:12:59 - Bobby Shmurda's Rap Career Is Over? 1:26:28 - Fat Joe and Jadaki...

BBC Wuz Here | K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, Common's Be, Drake vs Kendrick Lamar 1 Year Anniversary, etc. 06.05.2025 2:14:36

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 3:31 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 42:16 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 52:51 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:04:57 - Common - Be Album Review 1:23:12 - Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Wuz Here Album Review 1:42:37 - Ab-Soul Tweeted Our Video About Him?! 1:54:05 - An...

Trauma Dump | The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu, Ab-Soul Crashing Out, RAGE Isn't Hip-Hop?, etc. 29.04.2025 2:21:31

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 3:08 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 27:26 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 42:11 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 49:45 - Ray Vaughn - The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu Album Review 1:18:26 - 100 Men vs 1 Gorilla 1:28:00 - Is Ab-Soul Crashing Out? 1:51:15 - Is RAGE R...

Sin-bolism | Kush + Orange Juice 2, Sinners Spoiler Discussion, Ken Carson The New Lil Baby, etc. 22.04.2025 2:05:45

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 3:41 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 18:04 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 29:07 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 32:12 - Wiz Khalifa - Kush + Orange Juice 2 Album Review 46:27 - Sinners (Spoiler Free) Movie Discussion 51:28 - Sinners (Spoiler Talk) Discussion 1:37:...

The Infamous BBC | The Infamous, The Kings of Atlanta, Is Hip-Hop Discourse Dead?, etc. 15.04.2025 2:15:18

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 8:58 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 23:14 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 35:04 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 47:18 - Mobb Deep - The Infamous Album Review 1:04:41 - Logic Teases a Rage-Style Song 1:10:37 - The Kings of Atlanta Hip-Hop Reaction 1:21:35 - Is Gucc...

Crash The Poddy | Kush & Orange Juice, 4our's CRASH DUMMY, Do Albums (Reviews) Matter, etc. 09.04.2025 2:30:45

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 7:31 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 23:10 - Why Ian is the Best White Rapper Currently 34:33 - Is Doechii's Rise Organic or Great Marketing? 41:22 - "What'sTheDirt Is A Crashout White Boy" 49:05 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 1:12:28 - Hip-Hop News...

Act Like A Rapper | Will Smith's Based On A True Story, YG's 2004, The Best Verse on "Control", etc. 02.04.2025 2:15:41

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 4:48 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 28:11 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 35:14 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 38:14 - YG - 2004 Track Review 46:31 - Will Smith - Based On A True Story Album Review 1:03:12 - Is Mick Jenkins Right About Music Reviewers? 1:14:04 -...

Stay Consistent | Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, Like Water For Chocolate, What's Culture, etc. 25.03.2025 2:14:09

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:27 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 21:12 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 37:53 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 48:47 - Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous Album Review 1:03:27 - Common - Like Water For Chocolate 1:19:28 - The 1 Year Anniversary of Kendr...

TPABBC | MUSIC, To Pimp A Butterfly, Me Against The World, Is Kendrick A Hypocrite?, etc. 18.03.2025 2:02:04

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 8:50 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 17:10 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 23:54 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 32:42 - Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly Album Review 55:26 - 2Pac - Me Against The World Album Review 1:13:05 - Playboi Carti - MUSIC Album Review...

Jail Cell | PETERSON, What Defines a Classic Album, Is It Time to Let Biggie & 2Pac Go?, etc. 11.03.2025 2:21:15

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 3:38 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 27:54 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 43:06 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 55:51 - Tory Lanez - PETERSON Album Review 1:15:13 - Is It Time To Let 2Pac & Biggie Go? 1:33:06 - Is Hip-Hop In Trouble? 1:50:55 - What Makes a Hip...

Hold That | I Love You Again, Lyricism Doesn't Matter, Worst Songs On Classic Albums, etc. 04.03.2025 1:55:13

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 7:18 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 31:53 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 38:42 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 47:01 - Reason - I Love You Again Album Review 1:00:32 - Worst Song on Great/Classic Albums 1:15:54 - Does Lyricism Matter When Being a Great Rapper? |...

Melody Week | Melody of a Memory, How's The Weather Where You Are? Why Reason Left TDE, etc. 26.02.2025 1:58:23

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 6:08 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 25:23 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 33:11 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 39:42 - Eem Triplin - Melody of a Memory Album Review 53:04 - Dom Sharpe - How's The Weather Where You Are? Album Review 1:08:20 - Do Rollouts Matte...

$BBC4U | $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, Food From The Gods, Kendrick Lamar Accolades and Awards, etc. 19.02.2025 2:08:30

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 6:01 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 38:01 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 57:54 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:02:33 - Black Milk & Fat Ray - Food From The Gods Album Review 1:19:37 - Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U Album Review 1:36:35 - Ca...

YEAR ONE | Goyard Ibn Said, Life Is Beautiful, Kendrick's Halftime Show, Best Blog Era Songs, etc. 12.02.2025 2:48:28

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Preshow Convo 1:38 - Intro 6:26 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 40:08 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released 59:05 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:03:59 - Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist - Life Is Beautiful Album Review 1:17:01 - Ghais Guevara - Goyard Ibn Said Album...

Artist of the Century | Showbiz!, Hurry Up Tomorrow, 67th Annual Grammy Awards Reaction, etc. 04.02.2025 2:40:34

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 8:59 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 31:17 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 42:31 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 59:53 - MIKE - Showbiz! Album Review 1:23:33 - The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow Album Review 1:49:44 - Did Nile Ross Take Top5Troy Out of Context? 2:13:54 - 67t...

ONE | Supreme Clientele, Is Hip-Hop Too Judgmental, DJ Akademiks & NourGxd, "Streaming 2.0", etc. 29.01.2025 2:17:54

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Prepod Intro (One of Them Days Movie Review) 10:14 - Intro 13:51 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 43:17 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 49:47 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:06:32 - Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele Album Review 1:24:34 - Is Hip-Hop The Most Judgmental Mus...

Star67 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Balloonerism, Rappers Performing For Trump, etc. 22.01.2025 2:01:24

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 3:34 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 33:11 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 37:59 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 49:24 - Mac Miller - Balloonerism Album Review 1:02:55 - Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late Album Review 1:19:42 - Joey Bada$$ - Sorry Not S...

The Chameleon | The Documentary, EMBER2, TikTok's Ban & Hip-Hop, etc. 15.01.2025 2:08:11

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 11:43 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 42:25 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 54:35 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 1:10:46 - Andy Cypress - EMBER2 Album Review 1:23:09 - The Game - The Documentary Album Review 1:40:26 - How Will The TikTok Ban Affect Hip-Hop and Music? 1:57:0...

O-Region-Ality | WHAM, Regional Sounds NEEDED MORE In Hip-Hop, 2025 Hip-Hop Predictions, etc. 08.01.2025 2:42:22

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Preshow Convo 11:25 - Intro 21:10 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 45:44 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 49:39 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 56:22 - Lil Baby - WHAM Album Review 1:10:55 - Joey Bada$$ - The Ruler's Back Song Review 1:24:49 - Drake - Fighting Irish Freestyle Song R...

New Year, Same BBC! | Muddy Waters Too, FBAs versus Fat Joe, Rappers Don't Have a "Prime," etc. 01.01.2025 1:40:29

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:48 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 21:41 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced/Released 35:18 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events 48:09 - Redman - Muddy Waters Too Album Review 1:12:08 - The FBA Movement vs Fat Joe 1:31:21 - Rappers Don't Have a Prime 1:37:43 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEE...

BBC Hip-Hop Awards 2024 | Best, Worst, Overrated and Most Slept On Hip-Hop Albums of The Year! 25.12.2024 3:14:05

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Preshow Convo 5:54 - Intro 11:54 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 1:08:59 - New Hip-Hop Music Coming 1:14:02 - Remembering Those That Passed This Year 1:22:01 - SZA - SOS Deluxe: Lana Album Review 1:36:54 - BBC Hip-Hop Awards Show (2024) Intro 1:38:47 - Most Overrated Album of The Year 1:53:1...