The Circle Podcast

E and L have a surface level discussion about hip hop and politics and wrap the episode up by talking about the difference between mainstream, underground and middle ground artist's

E and L discuss Tsu Surf and the allegations of ghostwriting in battle rap, Drake being sued over songwriting credit and lady MC's dropping alot of music and visuals for the 4th quarter of 2026.

E and L discuss a few artist's and albums that have been overlooked or forgotten.

E and L discuss the 3rd Quarter releases (Jul, Aug, Sept) in Hip Hop for 2026 and compare Common and Kendrick's first 7 albums.

E and L discuss 3 legendary artist highs and lows through particular albums in their discography

E and L discuss one of Cambatta's ill verses and later we get into The Hieroglyphics new album "All Said And Done"

E and L discuss Rapsody's new album and a few other new releases

E and L discuss the current biases in Hip Hop, Media Wars and Complex's 100 Best Hip Hop Beats of All Time

E and L discuss lyricism, poetry, current albums, hip hop media, and favorite books

E and L discuss Rick Ross' song "Sixteen" feat. Andre3000 from his 2012 album "God Forgives, I Don't" Follow Us: Https://podcasts.apple .com/us/podcast/the-circle-podcast TikTok: the.circle.pod Instagram: The. CirclePodcast Youtube: TheCirclePodcast1 X: The_Circle_Pod

E and L discuss their list of the Top 10 rappers of 2026 so far, inspired by and as an alternative to B.Dot's list.

E and L discuss the recent talk about  @LupeFiasco   vs.  @kendricklamar   stemming from  @LupeFiasco   recent conversation with  @NiceKoalaTea ​

E and L discuss the 2nd Quarter of Hip Hop releases and list their favorite albums for the mid year mark.

E and L discuss Roc Marciano's "Childish Things" from his most recent 656 album and his overall impact on hip-hop. E and L also discuss 38 Spesh's recent comments, friendly competition, Jay Z Roots Picnic freestyle and superstars in mainstream hip-hop.

E and L discuss the albums, status and standings of J.Cole, Kendrick and Drake pre "Like That" (March 2024). Also we discuss the lack of new emerging superstar rappers in mainstream Hip-Hop #hiphop #trending #jcole #drake #kendricklamar

E and L have a candid and honest conversation about Drake's recently released 3 albums (Iceman, Maid Of Honor and Habibti)

L & E breakdown one of Hip-Hop classic songs from a classic album. 

*Boldy James was also apart of our list.  He's arguably the #1 MC of the 2020's thus far!* E and L discuss a few artists that could have been on Complex's recent 100 Hottest Artist List.

There are a lot of great producers. E and L discuss some of their favorites at "The Moment"

E and L discuss releases from the first quarter in rap 2026 and a few tangents about producers, mc bravado and ghostwriting.

L & E discuss the 2016 year in Hip-Hop for the finale of the 6-series. 

In part 2 of the 6 series, E and L discuss some of the biggest albums, singles and artists from the year 2006.

E and L discuss the most significant Hip Hop artists and releases in 1996

E and L discuss their views and opinions about J.Cole's new album "The Fall Off"

E and L discuss 2026 Grammy's, the recent Verzuz and Jay Z & Pusha T being recklessly associated with Epstein.