Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast

Our special guest this week is Virginia's very own, Mad Skillz! The infamous ghostwriter talks about his early link up with Q-Tip, working with J Dilla, writing the yearly rap-ups and more. We even clear the air with some Hip Hop confessions at the end - all of which are disappointing and surprising! Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twi...

This week's guest of honour is David Lotwin; Co-Founder of the legendary D & D Studios. If you know your Hip Hop, you will acknowledge D & D as holy ground for seminal Rap recordings. From Gang Starr to Black Moon to D.I.T.C. to Jay-Z - if you're an emcee of the purest form, you had to step through those doors. We caught up with David to talk about learning the boards in Jamaica with Peter Tosh, b...

In the words of the little but legendary Kimberly Jones, we're "billboard bound" with this week's episode. Joining us on the pod is Billboard's Hip Hop Editor, Carl Lamarre. We talked about his most important interviews, developing his rap and writing style, journalistic integrity and much more. As usual.   Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://...

This week's guest represents the nation of blogs and firsts and goes by the name of Andrew Barber. You may not know the face, but you've seen the tweets. He doesn't miss anything. We talked about the Chicago music scene and regional sounds, the blog era, and much more hot topics.    Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchr...

Rest in Peace Daniel Dumile.   Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Follow Chris   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamkinetik   Connect with Breaking Atoms   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breaktheatoms 💥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakth...

For our final episode of 2020 and the first-ever "Mics Of The Roundtable" drop, we wanted to make it special. It's been an amazing year for Hip Hop and we couldn't break it down to the last compound on our own. So we called up our fellow Hip Hop heads from Beats, Rhymes & Life, Crate 808, Rhymes Like Dimes and TBH podcasts for a circular pow-wow on the best that Hip Hop had to offer over the last...

Bad boys move in silence and so do Editors in Chiefs of major Hip Hop editorial outlets. After a decade of emails and pleasantries, we finally got a chance to connect with the Audiomack Daddy, DJ Z, and talk about Rap, journalism and the future of streaming.   Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Follow Chris  ...

Fresh off the release of her new (and absolutely amazing) album, we're joined by Boston's very own, Lyric Jones! We discussed her early music experiences in the Church, teaching music, working with Phonte and Rah Digga and ordering chicken sandwiches from Door Dash.    Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Follo...

This episode is some fly cigar ultimate boss talk for real. We caught up with Willie The Kid to talk about his Capital Gains album, life as a shorty in Grand Rapids, entrepreneurship manoeuvres and making moves any type of way.    IMPORTANT NEWS   On Saturday 19th December 2020, Sumit will be doing a 24-hour podcast to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity. Their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit...

"Make no mistake son, it's Jake One
 He makes beats well like I likes my steaks done"   © MF DOOM   We concur, Mr. Vaughn, hence why we reached out to the man himself to explore his production set up, John Cena buying beats from him with his own money, working on Detox with Dr. Dre and finally linking with Roc Marciano. Nice guy. Great conversation. Banging beats.    IMPORTANT NEWS   On Saturday 1...

Fresh off the release of his 9th studio album, we are joined by Boston's very own, Statik Selektah! We talked about his stellar production career, battling Pro Era in the studio and finding an unreleased Sean Price verse in his stash.     IMPORTANT NEWS   On Saturday 19th December 2020, Sumit will be doing a 24-hour podcast to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity. Their Neonatal Intensive C...

Say what you want about DJ Snips, but let it be known that he has a love and passion for Hip Hop culture. This episode finds Snips talking about producing unreleased tracks for 50 Cent, ageing gracefully and honestly and his thoughts on the live events scene post-pandemic.   Follow Sumit   💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle  ...

"Not from Houston but I rap a lot"... this week's episode is a world exclusive. We're joined by the incomparable James Prince! Mr. Prince doesn't speak a whole lot, but from the side of his pool surrounded by sunshine and wine, he gave up some free game on entrepreneurship, family and community leadership.    Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twit...

Anton Pukshansky is a liner note legend. This is the man who engineered the seminal Hip Hop classic this podcast is named after. Man like Anton also worked closely with Rakim and ate too many shrimp with Kool G Rap. He also calls Large Professor by his government name like it's nothing. He is a man of much experience and many credits. This episode really explores the missing link between music bei...

One name you should be hearing in the "Lyricist Of The Year" discussion is Che' Noir. In this episode, we catch up with the First Lady of Trust Gang to talk about her amazing album with Apollo Brown, her mentee relationship with 38 Spesh, spirituality and sharing the same born day as Illmatic.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiphop...

Hiero y'all! For Episode 85, we set some time aside to break bread with Domino of Hieroglyphics. This man is one of the greatest minds in the game. He's one of the key creators of the "Hiero sound" and was there from the very beginning. Pay attention as he drops science about the making of the early Hiero classics, managing Del The Funky Homosapien and why certain members weren't on particular son...

Originally recorded for The Hip Hop Chronicle in 2011.  This week's Lost Tapes is a classic interview with Detroit's very own, Elzhi. Sumit and The Syllable Sensei talk about the "Elmatic" project, battling at The Hip Hop Shop, unreleased Pete Rock tracks and much more.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Follow Chris...

It's cold outside, but we're hot in the streets. This week, we head back to the East Coast to catch up with the walking library and dictionary, Papoose! We got a chance to talk about his early collaborations with Kool G Rap, non-payment of punk dues and his brand new album, Endangered Species . He even gives Chris some marriage advice. Breaking Atoms Marriage Counselling Services coming soon!   Fo...

Originally recorded for The Hip Hop Chronicle in 2010. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of "Stankonia" by Outkast, we had to bust the pot open with another Lost Tapes episode - this time featuring none other than Big Boi! Sumit and Daddy Fat Sax talk about his debut solo album, meeting Andre 3000, freestyling for LA Reid and more.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hiphopchronicle...

This week's episode is an absolute honour for us and hopefully a pleasure for you. We have the legendary MC Eiht on Breaking Atoms! The Quadruple OG talks about his early work with Compton's Most Wanted, the importance of bicoastal collaborations, his longstanding friendship with DJ Premier and more. We didn't get one "GEAH" out of him but that doesn't matter. Listen and learn.   Follow Sumit 💥 I...

Originally recorded for The Hip Hop Chronicle in 2008.   Sumit dug into his everlasting archives and found a short clip from none other than Nas. This audio is from a Def Jam conference call hosted by the Best of Both Offices in the lead up to the release of the "Untitled" album.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Fo...

Time to get glossy and flossy with this week's special guest - Shawn Brauch of Pen and Pixel! Shawn is the genius behind many of those diamond-encrusted album covers that "shaped the visual aesthetic of Southern hip-hop’s flashiest era". Shawn talks about meeting Master P, working with No Limit and Cash Money and seeing a 13-year-old Lil' Wayne fill up a note pad with rhymes. Press play to find ou...

Originally recorded for The Hip Hop Chronicle in July 2008.  In an impromptu press conference, Ice Cube comments on some disparaging comments that Jesse Jackson made about former US President Barack Obama and shares his thoughts on future Hip Hop legends.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Follow Chris 💥 Instagr...

We have friends in high places. Our mate Beat Butcha - the UK legend and Grammy Award winner - took some time out of his busy schedule to share stories of working with Griselda, meeting Prodigy and why your favourite Rap songs probably have some his drums and samples in them.   Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/hiphopchronicle   Fo...

Originally recorded for The Hip Hop Chronicle in September 2010. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of AZ's classic album, Doe Or Die , Sumit has cracked open the vaults once again to share his lost interview with Sosa from a decade ago.  After a London show with Termanology, the man born Anthony Cruz talks about working with Dr. Dre, the Firm reunion and meeting The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z for...