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This week we dig into some of the earlier works from Weightless Records, specifically Greenhouse Effect's Life Sentences and Blueprint's The Weightroom. We also discuss some of the early history of this pivotal indie label/crew! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/...

Last week friend of the indie scene Joseph Rathgeber, aka Caltrops, dropped his two part tome Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon . We realized that we never discussed the Anticon collected and that we needed to we explore some blind spots in our listening experience. So we dove into the early entries from the Anticon collective through their albums Anticon Presents: Music f...

The long promised Lineage of Greatness episode on Phil Collins has finally landed!. We are joined by Joe Songco who is not only the drummer of legendary NYHC band Outburst, but one of the best music minds this side of Valhalla and an excellent follow on instagram . You can find Outburst's classic album Miles To Go here: https://outburstnyhc.bandcamp.com/album/miles-to-go-expanded-edition Phil...

This week we discuss Curly Castro's amazing new album Yaphet which is now available via Backwoodz Studios. We are joined by the album's producer Locust and iAlive who mixed the album. You can get your copy of Yaphet (Vinyl, CD, Cassette, Digital) here: https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/yaphet Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we tried something new, a mini-tournament where we take a playlist, put it on shuffle and build out the bracket to see who wins. For our first ever Shufflympics tournament we look at Apple's Hip Hop Throwback Playlist .  Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/callou...

Part 2 of the Greatest Song Ever Battle Royal Tournament has arrived.  We get down and dirty, there are some major upsets, chaos enters the fray, a ton of coin toss wins and ultimately we get our winner which was not a song I saw making it past round two let alone all the way to the top of the podium, but as the tournament went on, it started to feel like they were a team of destiny! Tournament Pl...

Castro and Zilla fight the dog days of August with their picks for the upcoming '26-'27 season including conference risers, what teams will slide back, who wins the title, and more! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For the first time ever, a tournament was so long that we had to break it up into two sessions!  The Greatest Song Every tournament is a massive undertaking where each participant brings 8 songs (8 participants x 8 songs = 64 songs) to do battle for musical supremacy and bragging rights at the bracketologist retreat. We are joined by Derek from the 15 Friends podcast, Jesse the Tree, Alex Ludovico...

This week Zilla and Alaska review  Complex Magazine's The 100 Best Hip-Hop Beats of All Time . We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/calloutcu...

This week we are sharing a Patreon Exclusive episode with the main feed: Zilla and Alaska provide a full breakdown of Amberlands - the third single from their new album Kingdom Music for the Hard Rocks. You can get the vinyl or CD here . Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/callou...

This week the boys explore the career of Foxy Brown through her first three albums - Ill Na Na, Chyna Doll and Broken Silence.  We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/...

This week's episode is what happens when your guests cancel last minute. The episode starts out with Zilla and Alaska talking about random movies, shows and ideas and we are joined by Castro at the halfway point and we pivot into Ras Kass Soul on Ice talk. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear fu...

This week we create the anti-Illmatic in our series Making Shrillmatic, where we take awful records and get rid of any glimmer of hope to make the worst album ever. This week's selection? M-Pire Shrikez Back by Originoo Gunn Clappaz aka OGC. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is...

This week the gang discusses the 2026 Curry Barker phenomenon Obsession, the overstated importance of physical releases extolled in the nostalgic false memories of the olds and more! We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we are joined by a slew of bracketologists for the Larry the Duck New Wave Invitational Tournament. Returning Bracketologists Eff Yoo, Alex Ludovico, Jesse the Tree and steeltippeddove are joined by newcomers Derek O'Rourke from the 15 Friends Podcast and Doodcomputer. We go through 68 songs to find out which song is the champion of new wave music. The tournament is named after legen...

Castro is on the road which means one thing. Zilla and Alaska dive into their fandom for other genres. This week we discuss the greatest American songwriter - William Martin Joel aka Billy Joel. Enjoy Alaska's Billy Joel Playlist We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at o...

This week we are joined by noted Bracketologists Blockhead and Jim Search for our Best Guest Verse/Feature Tournament. Find out who will be added to the ultimate competition Tournamania! We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we discuss albums that people claim to love but we know the truth. YOU NEVER LISTEN TO THAT SH!T ANYMORE!! We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/calloutcultu...

Zilla's back with 60 minutes of bangers to bump if you're drinking, running errands, playing cornhole, or listening to rap podcasts! Tracklisting: 1. Nas & Swizz Beatz "Be Worried" (blend) 2. French Montana feat Chinx Drugs and NORE "Off the Rip" 3. Juicy J feat Young Dolph "Shopping Spree" 4. Re-Up Gang "What's Up Freestyle" 5. ASAP Rocky &q...

This episode of Call Out Culture is brought to you by Vought Industries and their new movie Rise of the Seven. Just kidding, this episode finds our gang of rapscallions reviewing the series finale of The Boys.  We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Zilla and EffYoo do a quick recap of Marvel's latest and greatest action-filled offerings from Matt Murdock and Frank Castle! Spoilers abound so don't tap in until you watch "Daredevil Born Again S2" and "The Punisher: One Last Kill" in full! We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! Hear full e...

This week we dive into the Call Out Culture mailbag with questions from our Patreon subscribers. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! If you want to submit questions and/or hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ca...

We are back on our Likwit Crew Boom Bap Archeology tip and we are joined by friend of the pod Sean Kantrowitz for an in depth discussion on Mr. X to the Z Xzibit. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! If you want to hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we discuss Ben Westhoff's 2016 book Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! If you want to hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week we dive back into the Legend Has It Series, this time with our commentary on Nas' commentary about the series. We are sponsored by  ⁠⁠⁠Wavey Goods⁠⁠⁠ ! Get the freshest shirts out and tell them Call Out Culture sent you! If you want to hear full episodes it is $1 a month at our patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/callout...