Hip Hop MultiVerse

Dar1 and Whit travel to the pop galaxy to chat about the recent Michael Jackson movie and their favorite albums and songs from him. Hee Hee

The best tracks that fused soul singing with hip hop production before it became the norm.

Neri and Dar1 are back to talkin J. Cole and the latest album.

Dar-1 and Whitney take a trip back to the late 80s and early 90s to discuss the wave of New Jack Swing music and the best jams the microgenre produced. New Jack Swing playlist below! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6v57FucIX3acella0Pf6Jr?si=7a89557249dc40a7

See, powder gets you hyper, reefer makes you calm Cigarettes give you cancer, woo woo's make you dumb What yall know about the DIRTY SOUTH? Guest: Whitney "Lil Gritz" Pursoo Dar-1 and Whit discuss their favorite tracks from the dirty south subgenre from 1996 to 2009 that transformed hip hop as we know it. Whit is def at home with this one and declares this the best subgenre in all of hip hop. Dirt...

Season 5 will put a refocus on subgenres and microgenres. We are kicking it off with guest Ashley Reynolds to discuss our favorites from the world of Hustler Rap. This microgenre still goes strong with the recent Clipse album Let God Sort Em Out recently having 5 grammy nominations. Playlist that includes the songs discussed can be found in the link below! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Jb8cyz...

Get at me Pod Whit and Dar1 review the Boom Bap classic It's Dark and Hell is Hot by the late great DMX. We start with a brief album background and then get into a track by track review.

Finally, the best era of any subgenre ever!!! At least according to fans of 90s east coast music.

To continue the Boom Bap series, Dar1 and Whit discuss some of the top tracks of the first decade. Playlist of 80s Boom Bap Rap Songs below. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0P5fxBw3dbXbGV1y5wvS0p?si=8ad6859d99094cc7

Whit and Dar-1 review Sweat's chill twin album "Suit".

Drop down and get your pod on. For this episode Dar-1 and Whit jump back into the Nelly album series with his third album Sweat.

In this episode Whit and I chat about the origins of the subgenre that launched the Golden Era of Hip Hop Key Songs to listen to: Run DMC - Sucka MCs T La Rock - It's Yours

Dar-1 and Whit discuss the appeal of Lil Wayne, his place among the greats, and their personal favorite tracks.

0:00 - Intro 1:15 - All Facts no Feelings 3:30 - All Feelings no Facts  

Lil Wayne has been heavily discussed lately so Whit and Dar-1 start their Lil Wayne series with talking about his come up.

Dar-1 and Whit continue there RR&B series with a top 10 selection for the 2010s decade. Playlist of the songs can be found below. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SvVZllDZIkkTIHjBu51er?si=ca69dea856404615

A playlist of all the top Mafioso rap songs can be found on the playlist below. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0OjzLV5nGxCa7Q9lOnayWm?si=da7489f795dd4f71      

Coinciding with our RR&B series, Dar-1 and Whit visit The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. A classic album recently deemed the greatest music album of all time by Apple Music. Everything is Everything

The biggest album from one of the biggest women group acts of all time. At the time it captured the Pop, R&B, and Hip Hop audience and became a Hip Hop Soul classic.

When Hip Hop, history, and theatre all meet... Whitney and Dar-1 share their experience watching the Hamilton musical created by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Whit and I review Nelly's sophomore album and discuss if it is as good as the first.

The wife and I discuss the blending of rap and R&B in the 2000s and do a countdown of our favorite tracks. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uxvdc0zq6ofwnxf8G2Se3?si=03a165afa37e4494

Darwan and Cousin Neri talked about their favorite tracks and albums from the amazing year in hip hop that was 1996.

Does the ATL one-album wonders really got more Bullets in the Chamber? We talk about what we think about this hidden underground gem. https://open.spotify.com/album/6EENjaqIbnd4R1C9phFMiU?si=-jig4yTORMGpIDVMtIxidQ

Dar-1 and cousin Neri talk about memories and their favorite tracks from 1995. Platinum Era playlist is listed below. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hTildumhJWFLVWANUvuzO?si=c0762413004a4722