Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the ELZHI & JR SWIFTZ interview session! It’s been a little over a year since we interviewed young gunner JR Swiftz, and boy what a difference a year makes. This Friday, Sept 25th, Elzhi of Slum Village fame and revered solo artist in his own right, drops “SEVEN TIMES DOWN, EIGHT TIMES UP,” his latest solo LP that finds JR himself manning the boards for the e...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep265: COVID-19 Edition 39! Dagnabbit Vangardians, those old geeezers Doe and Meeks are hitting you in the head AGAIN this week - of course it’s another week of all the latest and greatest hip hop, and of course we have a dope mid-mix interview with GHOST OF THE MACHINE & WEAPON E.S.P. aka THE JUICE HEADZ and of course the interview session is on yet ANOTHER LEVEL thi...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PLANET ASIA interview session! This is a true honor, Vangardians - not to mention a rarity. PA said it himself - he doesn’t do interviews, and frankly, doesn’t HAVE to do interviews at this point in his career. All that said, he knows what time it is here at Southern Vangard Radio, and we had a great conversation with this West Coast hip-hop institution a...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep264: COVID-19 Edition 37! The best mix show & podcast on the planet is back this week, and boy is it a DOOZY. WORLD EXCLUSIVES everywhere from DA CLOTH (that’s M.A.V., RIGZ and MOOCH if you didn’t know) and GRIFF & SCORCESE, who we also have a mid-mix interview with. DA CLOTH is dropping THE FIXTAPE this week while GRIFF & SCORCESE are dropping their “MIDNIGHT EXPRE...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SPODA interview session! Last year, this Long Island MC dropped the “FULL COURT PRESS” LP seemingly out of nowhere. Produced entirely by WAVY DA GHAWD, it became an instant AOTY contender here at Southern Vangard Radio and damn near a modern day classic in our books. At the top of the month, he dropped his second full length LP, “STATE OF EMERGENCY”, whic...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep263: COVID-19 Edition35! A day late, but definitely not a dollar, quarter, dime or even a penny short! Doe and Meeks are back for another twice a week round of brand new hip-hop, trash talking and dope interviews that are guaranteed to improve your playlist, and likely your life in general. Music wise, you can feel the energy & quality picking up as we head into the...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the OC FROM NC interview session! When it comes to authentic hip-hop from the South - it’s hard to dispute what North Carolina has brought, and continues to bring, to the game - and they just might hold the crown, frankly. This Burlington-based MC is one of the reasons why, as he’s been steadily been building a rep and an outstanding catalog over the past dec...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep262: COVID-19 Edition 33! Do ya’ll even read this sh*t? Let’s see. LAWRY’S. YA MAMA. YOPLAIT. TUB. Laughing yet? Good. WORLD EXCLUSIVES everywhere this week Vangardians - we debut two joints off NAPOLEON DA LEGEND and RO DATA’S “THE STUFF OF LEGEND” that drops this Friday on Chong Wizard Records (whaddup Chong and Jordan), and we have THREE more joints off OC FROM N...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the JOHN CREASY interview session! It’s no secret we are BIG fans of THE UMBRELLA crew, of which this Niagara Falls MC is a part of - take one look at the playlist over the past year, our interview with JOSIAH THE GIFT a few weeks back and Doe getting his collab on with the crew - these guys are their bag right now, and Creasy continues the onslaught this mon...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep261: COVID-19 Edition 31! Tuesday is upon us once again Vangardians, and that can only mean one thing - the best damn hip-hop mix show & podcast on the planet is back with another week of that raw. This week we have new joints abound like always not to mention a mid-mix interview with YOUNG BLACK & GIFTED, who have a dope LP out now called “The Second Coming.” We he...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the GRAND DADDY I.U. interview session! First up - big up the homie Oxygen for making this interview happen - the LI connect is real. We returned from summer break a few weeks ago with Ep258 and dropped a joint from I.U.’s brand new LP, “The Essence” which is entirely produced by I.U. himself and has an unf*ckwitable lineup: Sadat X, Rah Digga, Bumpy Knuckles...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep260: COVID-19 Edition 29! Yeeeeeee what a week we have in store for you Vangardians - WORLD EXCLUSIVES flying everywhere from Jamil Honesty & Hobgoblin’s upcoming “Martyr Music 2”, a searing cut off OC from NC & D.R.UG.S. Beats upcoming “Crown Royal” album AND one more you-heard-it-here-first joint from Stik Figa & Conductor William’s upcoming LP “Tomorrow Is Forgot...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SIR VETERANO interview session! This West Coast producer began making a name for himself in the early-mid 2000s, and around 2010 he was on the cusp of a breakthrough - his rep was gaining steam, the production resume was turning heads, Aftermath & Bad Boy were calling - but the reality was he was burned out, in a big way - so he decided to put the music t...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep259: COVID-19 Edition 27! No other way to put it - Doe and Meeks have the pedal to the metal this week, Vangardians. Exclusives everywhere this week in the 2+ hr mix show - including you heard it here first joints from JAMILY HONESTY & HOBGOBLIN, SIXMAN & GENERAL STEELE of SMIF N WESSUN and THE UMBRELLA’S own JOHN CREASY! Throw in an end of mix interview with TENACI...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep258: COVID-19 Edition 25! We’re back from a lil’ summer break folks- if you missed us, we missed you too - if you didn’t, then kick rocks and keep listening to those other mediocre ass mix shows & interviews if you must, we can’t fix stupid. Doe & Meeks are easing back into that Vangardian flow this week with tons of new joints, an update on what we’ve been doing ov...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the MOE DIRDEE interview session! We head to Las Vegas this week to chat with Detroit native Moe Dirdee, who just dropped “MOE DERT,” which is entirely produced by LA producer DERT BEATS, and is the latest release on HOUSE SHOES’ STREET CORNER MUSIC. We dig in with Moe why his move from the D to Vegas was the unintended genesis of the project, how a $20 bus r...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep257: COVID-19 Edition 23! We’re plowing straight through June folks - summer is nigh, there’s plenty of new music and lots of sh*t to talk. Meeks and Doe are back with that Twice A Week flow - new joints a plenty on Ep257, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Heem Stogied, Kung Fuu & Mute Won, and we have another in-depth interview session on Thursday. We head to Vegas...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the GHOST OF THE MACHINE interview session! This Worcester, MA MC has been on a tear in 2020 - first was the SAVAGELAND group project with RECKONIZE REAL & WEAPON E.S.P, and now we have the third installment of his “Heroes For Hire” series with South Miami’s DJ PROOF. We first get a report from Ghost how folks in are faring in his neck of the woods given the...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep256: COVID-19 Edition 21! Hop in Vangardians, Meeks and Doe are here to take you on another one this week - if your mental needs some relief we got what you need! New music abound this week as you might guess, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from ZILLA ROCCA & RAY WEST - and we happened to get ‘em on the horn to talk about this “Rowhouse Whispers” CD only exclusive and...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the JOSIAH THE GIFT interview session! This is one of those “you heard it here first” events at Southern Vangard Radio. We are continuously on the hunt for that next shit here at SVR, and we’ve been very early supporters of Josiah and the entire UMBRELLA crew. This week finds us premiering two records off Josiah’s upcoming “IRON MIC” LP on Ep254 that dropped...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep255: COVID-19 Edition 19! We’re back after last weeks hiatus, and we’ve got plenty of raw music & raw conversation to get you through the day. World Exclusives abound this week as we premier two cuts off JOSIAH THE GIFT’s upcoming “IRON MIC” LP - SVR’s own DJ JON DOE just happened to lay cuts on both joints as well. In conjunction with their debut, Josiah is our int...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the TERROR VAN POO interview session! We’re getting pretty good at this all virtual everything podcast thing ya’ll - it still ain’t the greatest but Doe and Meeks are managing. This week we head to NYC to talk with Queens by way of BX MC Terror Van Poo! The man fka K Terror has been on a relentless run the past 18 months or so and has quickly become a favorit...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep254: COVID-19 Edition 17! WAAALCOME Vangardians, it’s your friendly-neighborhood Doe & Meeks ripping through your podcast playlist with more Smithsonian Grade, Twice A Week, Quarantine goodness! We kick off Ep254 this week with a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from CAMOFLAUGE MONK & DEUCE ELLIS, who have a new project dropping May 29 called “CAMOELLIS” - and we just happen to have...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PJ KATZ interview session! As you all very well know, upstate NY basically has the whole rap game in a choke hold at the moment - and no, we’re not talking about that silly rabbit type sh*t ya’ll - we talking about REAL RAP. So it’s no mistake we’re back there this week for an insightful chat with Albany-based producer, composer & writer, PJ Katz. This ge...

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep253: COVID-19 Edition 15! Pull up to the table, Vangardians, we’ve got plenty to feed you this week, even as we head into our 8th week of quarantination - yeah, we know that’s not a real word but the shit is funny! Meeks is still tapping in virtually and Doe is all by his lonesome in Dirty Blanket Studios, and we’re still holding up the underground as we do every we...