Still A B-Boy: A Hip-Hop Podcast

New episode! This week we head to Flint, MI to talk about one of the most consistent groups out of the Midwest. With their countless dope beats, amazing flow and voicesc and ability to paint an audio picture of life in Flint, it seems like they never made a bad song. This week, Top 10 Dayton Family songs. Follow the podcast on Instagram, X & Tik Tok: @b_boypodcast Find us online: www.riplak.co...

New episode! This week we head to Brooklyn to talk about one of the greatest storytellers Hip-Hop has ever seen. Starting out being a member of the Juice Crew, to reinventing himself multiple times, he continued to release classic albums. This week, Top 10 Masta Ace songs. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast platforms and the video version on YouTube. Follow the podcast o...

New episode!!! This week we head to the Bronx to talk about one of the top lyricists in Hip-Hop history. With Fat Joe as his right hand man, we'd sadly only get 2 years of music out of him before he passed away. But, what we did get in those 2 years was next level lyrics. This week, Top 10 Big Pun songs. As always the audio version is on all major podcast platforms, and the video version is on You...

New episode! This week we head to Oakland to talk about a groundbreaking group. With leader Shock G providing an amazing music background, and rapping as more than one personality, they were unlike any group before or after. They also introduced the world to a kid named 2Pac. This week, Top 10 Digital Underground songs. As always the audio version is on all major podcast platforms and the video ve...

New episode! This week we talk about a man who started an underground label and built it up to be one of the most popular Hip-Hop labels of the late 90's. With his brothers, and a huge roster of rappers, he taught us what it's like to be Bout It Bout It and say UUGGGHHHH. This week, Top 10 Master P songs. As always the audio version is on all major podcast platforms and the video version is on You...

Season 6 is here, we're back with new episodes! This week we sit down at the roundtable and talk about a rapper who started as a young kid in the early days of Cash Money Records, and would go on to become one of the most popular rappers of the 2000's. Love him or hate him, his impact can't be denied. This week, Top 10 Lil Wayne songs. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast...

New interview! In the season 5 finale I sit down with Omaha rapper Mike Fantastik. We cover his first memories of Hip-Hop, the Omaha music scene, his favorite MC's to work with, getting cast in the move "Orgy of the Dead 2" and much more. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast platforms and the video version on YouTube. Follow the podcast on Instagram, X & Tik Tik: @b_bo...

New episode! In this weeks rountable we head West and discuss the career of a MC from the Death Row glory days, who went on to make some classics not only with his group, Tha Dogg Pound, but as a solo artist as well. Known for his lyrical ability, Kurupt has given us decades of dope West Coast music. Top 10 Kurupt solo songs. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast platforms...

New episode!!! In this weeks roundtable we talk about a group who were there in the early days of Death Row Records. Appearing on "The Chronic" & "Doggystyle", once the pair of Daz & Kurupt got a chance for their own album, they hit it out of the park. From that debut to their 2024 album, and everything in between, we figure ou the Top 10 Tha Dogg Pound songs. As always the audio version i...

New episode! In this week's rountable we talk about one of the top duel threat artists from the West Coast. Behind the boards, or behind the mic, this Dangerous Crew member gave us classics for years. You might know him best for his production work with Too Short, but don't sleep on Ant Banks solo work! Top 10 Ant Banks songs. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast platforms...

New roundtable! This week we sit down to talk about one of the biggest "what ifs" in Hip-Hop history. In only a handful of years making music, he proved that he was one of the top lyricists, not only in the mid 90's, but period. Harlem's finest, and member of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew, Big L might as gone down as the best ever had he lived past the age of 24. We cover his entire, and sadly short...

New episode! We are back on the roundtable this week to talk about a MC's MC. Hailing from Detroit, he came on the scene around the same time as another famous Detroit rapper, and he was good enough to hang bar for bar. More proof of Detroit producing amazing MC's, this week cover the career of Royce da 5'9". From his beginnings, working with Eminem, beef with D12 & Eminem, squashing that beef...

New mini episode! We take a week off from the roundtable to bring you an interview with the 14 year old Racine, WI rapper, Ryme E. Don't let his age fool you, he's been putting in work at his craft & has respect for the MC's who came before him. The son of legendary Racine MC, Ryme C, he's taking the baton from his dad for the new generation of MC's & fans. Make sure to check out his song...

New episode! This week we head to Compton to talk about a MC who took the baton from all the legendary Compton rappers before him. Co-signed by Dr. Dre, he would eventually be known as one of the top MC's of this generation. With deep storytelling & next level lyrics, Kendrick Lamar spent the last 15 years giving the game some classic songs. From his albums to the classic diss track that he ev...

New episode! We're doing something different this week. What happens when a West Coast Hip-Hop legend decides to start a side project that just happens to be an all black metal band? You get Gangsta Rap lyrics and themes over a rock backdrop. After 4 classic rap albums, Ice-T hit us with a swerve ball and came out with the side project Body Count. Most known for the controversial song "Cop Killer"...

New episode! In this weeks roundtable we talk about a MC from Vallejo who came on the scene along with his brother, sister & cousin. With his unique flow and slang, 40 Water set himself apart from the competition and became a Bay Area legend. This week, Top 10 E-40 songs. As always you can find the audio version on all major podcast platforms & the video version on YouTube. Follow the podc...

New roundtable! This week we talk about one of the greatest Hip-Hop duos to ever do it. One half is one of the greatest producers the world has ever seen and the other a smooth MC who always sounded perfect over those beats. Starting in 1989 DJ Premier & Guru would give us high quality classics that still hold up today. This week, Top 10 Gang Starr songs. As always the audio version is on all...

New episode!!! In this weeks roundtable we talk about a female MC who helped lay the groundwork for the women who came after her. She came on the scene as not only a talented MC, but someone with a message who wasn't afraid to stand up for what she thought was right. She started the Flavor Unit, a collection of dope MC's, and proved she was the real queen of Hip-Hop. This week, Top 10 Queen Latifa...

New episode!!! This week the roundtable sits down to discuss a East Coast group that came on the scene with a style all their own. Discovered by EPMD, they would go off with PMD & the Hit Squad when EPMD broke up. From a classic first single off a classic first album, the duo of Dray & Skoob repped NYC to the fullest, while giving the game something new. This week, Top 10 diggity Das Efx s...

We are BACK from our mid season break with a new episode. This week I'm joined by Raven Hunter, Ben Neumann & Riplak to talk about a MC from Sacramento who may have started as a gangsta rapper, but quickly touched much darker topics. But his skill is undeniable, and unfortunately often over looked due to his subject matter. But that unique flow & voice, and yes lyrics, are purely his. This...

New episode! In this weeks roundtable I'm joined by Raven Hunter & Kane to talk about a member of one of the most legendary groups Hip-Hop has seen, Wu-Tang Clan. Probably the member of the Wu who has had the most solo success, in music and acting, the Iron Lung gave us a whole run of solo records for us to pick from. From his classic "Tical" to his newer projects, we cover it all. This week,...

New episode! This week I sit down with Raven Hunter & Diz Mega to talk about one of the greatest storytellers Hip-Hop has ever seen. From his early days with Doug E. Fresh as MC Ricky D, to his classic Def Jam debut to everything that came after, we cover it all. Slick Rick is definitely in a class all his own, and we figure out the Top 10 Slick Rick songs. Did your favorite song by The Ruler...

New Episode!!! In this weeks roundtable I'm joined by Raven Hunter, Ben Neumann & Brad Sadler to discuss a MC who's most known for a huge crossover hit. But, he gave us so much more than that. From his early demos in the mid 80's to his days with the Maad Circle to his solo career, we cover it all and come up with the Top 10 Coolio songs. As always, the audio version is on all major podcast pl...

New roundtable episode! This week we look into the career of a MC who was way ahead of his time, and doesn't get the props he should. Starting out with the Treacherous Three, in the mid 80's he would step out on his own and give us some Hip-Hop classics. From storytelling to straight MC tracks. From witty wordplay to some of the best battle records ever released. Kool Moe Dee is a MC's MC. So this...

New episode! This week I sit down with Raven & Kane to discuss the career of one of the most famous names in Hip-Hop history. Although we didn't get a ton of material from this MC, what we did get was amazing. We dive into his catalog and wonder what else Biggie would of given us if he wasn't murdered in 1997. Top 10 Notorious BIG songs. Did your favorite make the list? As always you can find...