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It's [mid-?] season finale time here, and this week's perfect guests are Controller 7 , a producer with credits on albums by Sage Francis and Buck65, and Video Dave , an artist with releases on Open Mike Eagle’s Auto Reverse label. Having recently dropped the joint effort ArticulatedTexTiles , the duo help fulfill CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season destiny with a discussion of hip-hop's cinematic fever...

This week's guests are Aloe Vera , a central Ohio-based rapper/activist, and Steel Tipped Dove , the Brooklyn producer behind the boards for countless hip-hop releases (including his own). Having made a lasting impression with their 2022 album Days Pass Strange , the pair reunite for CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season and chat with us about the vampire-hunting action-comedy Day Shift (2022, dir. J.J. P...

This week's guest is Samurai Banana , a NYC-based producer who happens to co-host another CABBAGES podcast entitled DUNCECAST WITH SAMURAI BANANA . Hot on the heels of his new album Just Tired for Uncommon Records, the Karma Kids cohort brings his gamer know-how to Rapper Movie Season as we discuss the big screen adaptation of Need For Speed (2014, dir. Scott Waugh, starring Aaron Paul, Imogen Poo...

This week's guests are Defcee and CRASHprez , two Chicago-based rappers who (with producer knowsthetime) combine to form the formidable defprez . Having recently released the album It's Always A Time Like This , the gents join our ongoing Rapper Movie Season series to chat about the rebooted basketball dramedy White Men Can't Jump (2023, dir. Calmatic, starring Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls (with s...

This week's guest is Lil Frex , the rapper, actress, and comedian you may have caught on MTV's Wild 'N Out , HBO's Girls , or Amazon's A League Of Their Own . Formerly known as Lil Freckles, the Brooklyn-based dynamo behind the That's What I Heard podcast joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to talk about the basketball-themed rom-com Just Wright (2010, dir. Sanaa Hamri), starring rapp...

This week's guest is Hua Li 化力 , the Chinese-Canadian rapper and singer behind 2019's must-hear album Dynasty . She joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to talk about the blockbuster romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018, dir. Jon M. Chu), which prominently features rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina . For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie revi...

This week's guest is AJ Suede , the Seattle-based rapper behind such cerebral and compelling records like Parthian Shots with Televangel and the 420-friendly Indica Music . He joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to discuss Freddie Gibbs' starring role as an existentially distressed rap star in the avant-garde indie Down With The King (2021, dir. Diego Ongaro). For bonus podcast episod...

This week's guest is Kohai, the Wonderguy , the New Jersey DJ/rapper/producer known to associate with ’89 the Brainchild and Fatboi Sharif, with whom he also hosts the biweekly STRANGERS LIVE on Newtown Radio. A second degree black belt, he joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to expertly examine the Quentin Tarantino-produced martial arts melee The Man With The Iron Fists (2012, dir....

This week's guest is Blimes (a.k.a. Blimes Brixton), the San Francisco native also known as one half of the West Coast rapper duo Blimes & Gab. She joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to unearth Yasiin Bey's (fka Mos Def) art house homage to late 20th century Hollywood cinema Be Kind Rewind (2008, dir. Michel Gondry). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurr...

We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all subscribers. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/ "CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays! Gary and Jeff launch this series celebrating Ice-T's filmography with Surviving The Game  (1994, dir.  Ernest R. Dickerson). Arguably featuring his biggest on-screen leading rol...

This week's guest is Curly Castro , the Wrecking Crew rapper also known as one half of ShrapKnel (Backwoodz Studioz). A B-movie aficionado from the VHS era, he joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to unearth Ice Cube's red planet genre film retread Ghosts Of Mars (2001, dir. John Carpenter). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) a...

This week's guest Heems , of Das Racist and Swet Shop Boys fame, brings a strong opinion to CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season . The Queens native and music industry insider joins our in-depth discussion of DMX and Drag-On's Ruff Ryders action blowout Cradle 2 The Grave (2003, dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and new...

Hip-hop production hero Blockhead helps properly kick off Rapper Movie Season with a discussion of LL Cool J's Rollerball (2002, dir. John McTiernan). For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. Purchase Blockhead's...

Season 5 commences with Bad Movie Battle Part Deux. On this episode, rapper miles cooke (WATKK) joins hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss My Baby's Daddy (2004, starring Anthony Anderson, Eddie Griffin, and Michael Imperioli). For bonus podcast episodes and biweekly newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Ti...

On this second-and-final farewell bonus episode of the Cabbages hip-hop podcast, the Baltimore area duo of Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Eddie Murphy's star-studded directorial debut Harlem Nights (1989). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Su...

On this first of two farewell bonus episodes of the Cabbages hip-hop podcast, Fort Wayne rapper Sankofa and writer Regan Hofmann join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to chat about the big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Cats (2019). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support thi...

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle reaches its inevitable conclusion as hip-hop duo They Hate Change (Jagjaguar) joins hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Hubie Halloween (2020, starring Adam Sandler). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle reaches new lows, as rapper billy woods (Armand Hammer) and music journalist Arielle Lana LeJarde join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Marci X (2003, starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this...

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle gets all romantic-like, as rapper Archibald Slim and pop culture journalist Karla Rodriguez join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Gigli (2003, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podca...

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle ventures into the event horizon known as Cage Rage, as producer Small Professor and music critic Dylan Green join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Knowing (2009, starring Nicolas Cage). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podc...

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle visits the Uncanny Valley, as rapper Chanelle Kazadi and journalist Nadine Smith join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat (2003, starring Mike Myers). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle raises the stakes, as producer Radicule and journalist / Beyhive expert Clarissa Brooks join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Obsessed (2009, starring Beyoncé and Idris Elba). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

Season 4's Bad Movie Battle continues, as producer/multi-instrumentalist Carrtoons and freelance writer/editor Regan Hofmann join hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Sliver (1993, starring Sharon Stone and Billy Baldwin). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this...

The Bad Movie Battle returns, with Orlando-based rap duo C./FORTE joining hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin to discuss Kid 'N Play's Class Act (1992). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

On this hazy 4/20 bonus episode of the Cabbages hip-hop podcast, New Jersey rapper '89 The Brainchild joins hosts Gary Suarez and Jeffery Laughlin in the smoke sesh to chat about "Weird Al" Yankovic's cinematic turn in UHF (1989). Subscribe to the Cabbages hip-hop newsletter for free at cabbageshiphop.com  Theme music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★