New Old Heads Podcast

The New Old Heads episode 368 talked Little Brother's "May The Lord Watch" documentary, Elliot Wilson's tweet about Andre 3000 not using hip hop journalism with his new album that isn't hip hop, Rick Rubin's comments about not creating for the fan, if Killer Mike winning a Grammy would change our perspectives of its irrelevance, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 367 talked Busta Rhymes' new album not being as good as it could have been, Fat Joe saying he's lied in 95% of his songs, Lil Wayne being upset that Andre said he has nothing to write about, if Jay-Z would be where he is if Biggie lived, what a rapper's rapper is, and more.  Support the show

Featuring guest Mr. Kinetik.  The New Old Heads talked Andre 3000's "New Blue Sun" album and its mixed reviews, Joe Budden not wanting to comment about Diddy and Cassie's situation, Masta Ace and Erick Sermon being the old guys in the room when they don't need to, and more in this special extended Thanksgiving episode.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 365 talked Lil Yachty saying hip hop is really low effort right now, Andre 3000's upcoming flute project being announced, Dr. Umar wanting hip hop's 50th celebration to include critiquing the bad parts too, the 5 things needed to be a popular rap artist in 2024, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 364 talked Lauryn Hill telling fans they should be happy she even shows up, if Jay-Z has more impact as an artist or leader, J. Cole and Soulja Boy's comments to him, Westside Gunn's comments on putting his artists on, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 363 had discussions on Spotify changing the payment threshold to send indie artist's streaming money to larger streamers, Nikki D aiming at Ice Spice and saying rap is in the prostitution era, Halloween, theoretical three person hip hop groups, and hip hop albums where the production changed things.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 362 had discussions on Michael Irvin's son being a poser rapper and being called out by his dad, Joe Budden mentioning Gucci's artists going to jail or dying, Benny The Butcher's comments on commenters needing to chill, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 361 talked Ice Spice saying she values music critics over randoms on the internet, Bow Wow saying that music sucks now, DJ Vlad's comments about Drake and DJ Khaled not being socially conscious, trash hip hop news headlines, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 360 talked Little Brother's "Made In Durham" festival, Drake and Joe Budden going back and forth, Wallo's comments about hip hop leaving gimmicks behind, TI's "I'm Serious" album, Westside Gunn retiring from studio albums, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 359 talked Tupac's murder suspect Keefe D, Jazzy Jeff going off on DJ purists, 9th Wonder responding to sample critics in hip hop, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 358 featured guest J. Brookinz and talked Special ED says NWA started a wave of destruction in rap, who  had the best work with Jay-Z between Pharrell and Timbaland, President Biden botching LL Cool J's name and calling him "boy", and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 357 had guest Brotha2daKnight and talked T-Pain making no money from Buy U A Drank, Nas releasing last project with Hit-Boy, the potential Common and Pete Rock album, Little Brother releasing a maxi-single, Xzibit wanting hip hop gatekeeping, how labeling artists as Local hurts the local music economy, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 356 talked Nas gearing up to release his final album with Hit-Boy, Slick Rick dropping a new album, DJ Jazzy Jeff's comments about AI, the writer's strike, and music industry comparison, the Polish karaoke black-face incident, what distinguishes and artist, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 355 talked Sean "Diddy" Combs giving Bad Boys artists their publishing back - and why he's doing so, Neo-Soul's run, BG getting released from prison, Lupe Fiasco's greatness, and the greatest hip hop features.  Support the show

The New Old Heads talked about Chreece 2023, what it takes for a smaller market to pop off and achieve new heights in hip hop, and LL Cool J's subliminal shots towards... Jay-Z? Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 353 talked Mick Jenkins wanting underground hip hop to be better represented in the 50th celebrations, Jermaine Dupri complaining that 50th celebrations haven't hit Atlanta, Ice-T celebrating the older hip hop generation thriving in its 50th year, and Ebro's tweet that major record labels have re-shifted focus away from hip hop due to it not being fresh anymore....

The New Old Heads episode 352 talked about being featured in the new Ladies First documentary on Hip Hop, clarified the Timbaland comments from a past episode, Melle Mel's diss track response to Eminem, if sampling in hip hop is lazy in the modern era, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 351 talked DJ culture getting a proclamation in Indianapolis for blending/mixing, Coke La Rock wanting credit for things he coined in first hip hop parties, Tory Lanez getting 10 years, Nas wanting older hip hop artists to not be afraid to release more music, and Juicy J saying you can sample Three 6 Mafia.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 350 had discussions on Cardi B throwing her mic at a fan, if "free beats" are a problem to the producer economy, if big hip hop artists should be obligated to go to hip hop media outlets, and ESPN going on a firing spree.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 349 discussed Nas dropping Magic 2 and if it's fair to hold older artists up to their legendary projects every time they drop, how technicality and feel both play into making great music, Beanie Sigel and the potential of him returning with an AI voice of himself, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 348 had discussions on Dr. Dre saying he'll never hate on younger artists, Sexyy Red's video of her being a bad role model at a high school, if we should expect Drake to be more politically active with his stances, Jay-Z's new Book of Hov, and who Jay's best producer collaborator has been.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 347 had guest Brotha2daKnight and talked Wu-Tang's "Forever" had a generational impact, how some of Timbaland's production hasn't aged well (and how he excels with full projects and r&b), Drake taking shots at Kendrick, some newer artists not knowing how to rap in a pocket, how Cardi B has elevated other artists, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 346 had discussions on Nas' beat selection, Billboard's top hip hop group list, and Ice-T's recent discussion about young hip hop artist deaths.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 345 talked Kid Capri saying Eminem does Black things better than Black rappers, Busta Rhymes being the pioneer of features, the 2023 BET hip hop awards, Lord Jamar sharing Keith Murray's video and if it was in bad taste, Talib Kweli arguing with FANS about them now releasing the Black Star album on Bandcamp, and more.  Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 344 talked Killer Mike's new "Michael" album, narration vs. glorification in today's rap music, Spotify's "Head of Urban Music" says hip hop needs a leader, and more.  Support the show