The Crate 808 Podcast

Suuuuuuuuuuuu!! We are back on it people, time to dig right back into that Wu catalogue and hunt for those slept-on gems…and this week this may be one of RZA's best baselines alongside one of GZA's standout moments. Yep, it's as good as it sounds - we're going back to 1997 and ' Wu-Tang Forever' for this incredible cut, ' As High as Wu‐Tang Get '!   Spotify Slept-On Wu Bangers playlist : https://o...

FULL EPISODE: https://bit.ly/3KNCuT9   Welcome to a sneek peek of our J Dilla series over at the Patreon, a nd today we're talking about his epic production from Phat Kat's 'Carte Blanche' album in 2007, specifically the cut featuring Elzhi - 'Cold Steel' . And joining us in the hot seat is our main man SonRaw - strap in! 🔥   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   ——————   Catch all our S...

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/top-10-gza-songs-99616732   Suuuuuuuuuuu!! Yes, we bring you a sneak peek into what's happening over at the Crate 808 Patreon and our GZA Wu-Tang Chronicles. The Wu Avengers (Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Tokyo Cigar) join us to break down their ultimate cuts from The Genius, and reflect on his incredible legacy in hip hop. 🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon...

Yo yo yo people, it's time to check in with the rap GOAT who's a dick, who insists to piss in the lobster bisque, the man who's been taking risks, that's the way this is - if you rating the pen, if he ain't top 10, the list was created by atheists!!   Yes, it's 2026 and the legend that is Roc Marciano is still reminding us of his genius. We dig into the prime cuts of his latest offering and put up...

Yo yo yo, we're here once again to dig deep into one of the greatest three-album runs in rap history - and today it's all about 9th Wonder, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh aka Little Brother.   In the hot seat we have a Little Brother superfan - writer, producer and podcaster extraordinaire, Sean Kantrowitz! We travel back through this incredible group's catalogue whilst hitting up guests Dart Adams, N...

Yo yo yo, welcome back to our ongoing series looking at the greatest three-album runs in hip hop history - and today is a special one. Today we're talking about a run that transcended hip hop and smashed straight into mainstream pop culture…yes, it's all about that man DMX.   And with us to discuss this colossus is a stacked guest list, including founder of Trapital and podcaster who digs into the...

This one is truly special, as two GOATs combine to bring us what most heads deemed the Holy Grail form back in the day - Nas and Preemo finally combine for a whole record, and drop 'Light-Years'.   We review the album and speak on numerous topics, including thoughts on Preemo's production style in the modern era, Nas' elite pen, what this album means to us and much more.   Show Notes Track-by-trac...

Today we dig into one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time - De La Soul. After losing Trugoy in 2023, the group are back proving that the magic number is still THREE 🙏 As they drop their latest release, 'Cabin in the Sky', we bring thoughts on why this may be one of the albums of the year, how Nas and Mass Appeal bet big on the hip hop golden era and won, and ask if Nas is the Feature King...

THANK GOD FOR MY WALLABEE SHOE, IT DONE SAVED ME! Yes people, Ghostface Killah returns with the sequel to his landmark classic - ' Supreme Clientele 2 ' is here 🤯 But is it worth the wait? Or yet another false dawn in the Wu-Tang Clan chronicles? Tune in to get our breakdown 🎧   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:   MF...

YELLOW DIAMONDS LOOK LIKE PEE PEE!!   Yo yo yo people, today we bring you our thoughts on one of the best drops of 2025, as we welcome back one of the greatest rap duos going. Pusha T and Malice team up with Pharrell to get us all nostalgic about hip hop again, and boy does it deliver ❄️   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodne...

Full Episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/thats-that-shit-131902178   Kam digs into Aesop Rock's RIDICULOUS rhyming in 2025, and asks…are these the best verses of the year so far? Let us know in the comments, on our socials or crate808@gmail.com - your verses, albums, artwork, MVPs, rookies and songs of the year so far.   🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨   Help support the show and u...

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/big-ls-big-album-123159840   Yo yo yo, this month we take it back to the year 2000 in our Rawkus Chronicles series, to revisit Big L's ' The Big Picture ' record. Joining us is another stacked guest list, with Call Out Culture's Zilla Rocca, Dead End Hip Hop's Beezy, and author Ben Pedroche aka Grown Up Rap breaking it all down - some stellar takes in th...

SUUUUUUU! Welcome to another dip into the Wu-Tang Clan chamber. We jump into our Slept-On Wu Bangers Spotify playlist ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iESHJ2ZPR33rhl9mHEmRx ) and pick out a song to break down on the show.   Back in 2001, Ghostface   Killah was hitting his apex, and one of the best songs to encapsulate this is ' The Sun '. A deep cut that never got the chance to open his album...

Welcome back to our series digging into the greatest three-album runs in hip hop history, and today we bring you some modern classics from one of the best rap duos putting in work - Armand Hammer.   We dig into the genius of billy woods and Elucid with rapper PremRock, travelling through 2017's Rome , 2018's Paraffin and 2020's Shrines , looking at why this run is so special, and how it taps into...

SUUUUUUU! Yes, we are back with you, digging into the Wu chamber once more, as we jump into our Slept-On Wu Bangers Spotify Playlist ( https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iESHJ2ZPR33rhl9mHEmRx ) and pick out a song to break down on the show.   This episode we travel back to the year 2000, and Wu's album ' The W' , where Kam breaks down his love for the abundantly erratic song 'Careful (Click, Click...

Stankonia full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-97658593 The Marshall Mathers LP full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-lp-97480136   Here's another sneak peek into what's going on at our Patreon ( patreon.com/crate808 ), a place where you can support the show and hear tons of bonus episodes talking about the hip hop universe. Coming up, get ready for some el...

Time to roll a spliff with a bible, and boogie board on a tidal wave, yes it's and another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - The Alchemist edition 🧪   We've done ' We Gonna Make It ' and ' Terry ', so now we travel all the way back to 2013 to talk about ' Bible Paper ', Al's cut with Prodigy from Mobb Deep. And in the hot seat is our man PremRock to break down his love for this cut wi...

Continuing our two-part special episode, we bring you our final takes on this stellar year in rap, as well as more incredible guest contributions   Show Notes Roc Marciano - Marciology (01:14) Cavalier - Different Type Time (06:14) NAHReally + The Expert (13:30) Dan O + Ken B. Inge (29:50) Estee Nack - Stone Temple Pyrex + Systematically We Were Never Free (50:56) Max Bell + The Rap Music Plug Pod...

Our end of year special is here, and as always it is STACKED. This is a two-part special, and over the next 5+ hours, Kam, Ray and SonRaw bring you an epic Ka tribute, our Top 5 albums of the year, and all our fave verses, songs and MVP shouts.   Featuring some truly incredible contributions from the rap scene, we have a huge guest list, including…   Yoh Phillips NAHreally The Expert Professor Sky...

Yo yo yo, welcome to another episode of our Digging in the Crates Series - the Roc Marciano edition 💎 And today we travel back to one of his best opening cuts of all time, ' Tek to a Mack ' from his 2012 classic ' Reloaded '.   And to discuss the genius of Roc, we have a guy who's personally worked with the underground icon (as well as constantly dropping fire himself), rapper MidaZ the Beast is...

FULL EPISODE:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/company-flows-w-103477086   Today we're keeping it independent as fuck, rugged like Rwanda and hardcore like Kool G Rap music made for concert piano!! Yes, we are opening up our Rawkus Records Chronicles, to talk about their first major rap release - 1997's Funcrusher Plus from Company Flow.   This here is a clip of what's happening over at our Patreon...

BREAK OUT THE HEAD CHEESE PEOPLE! Yes, it's our final episode of Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series for this Halloween, and we go out with a bang - celebrating FIFTY years of one of the best films ever made, 1974's 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' 🪚   And joining in the fun, their families have always been into meat…Myke C-Town, Alaska Atoms and Thomas Hobbs break down the genius of TCM, while adding...

One, two, Crate 808 is coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, six, here's your hip hop fix!   Today we hope to keep your Halloweens spooky by continuing our Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror series, and this one is big. We sit down to celebrate 40 years of an iconic, genre-shifting, pop culture behemoth - Wes Craven's classic ' A Nightmare on Elm Street' from 1984.   Joining in the fun,...

We kick off our Halloween season with more Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, celebrating a titanic film from 1984 - James Cameron's ' The Terminator' .   Joining in the fun is Call Out Culture's Alaska Atoms and Curly Castro, as well as dope contributions from other hip hop heads like writers SonRaw and Simon Ward. Lock in for the hip hop x horror crossover you need for spooky season!   Show Notes Why...

MF DOOM FANS REJOICE - we bring you a sneak peek of some stellar Supervillain chat, with what we've got going on at our Patreon…check it…   MF DOOM Series 🐐 Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲 https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   In this series of clips we hit up Dead End Hip Hop's Beezy, rapper PremRock and hip hop producer Ol' Bur...