The Crate 808 Podcast

Yo yo yo, we bring you another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition ✨   And today we've got Norwegian producer Ol' Burger Beats in the house, talking on the amazing cut 'Soundcheck' by billy woods (featuring Quelle Chris) on 2023's 'Maps' 🔥   Show Notes Least hip hop thing (00:00) How he fell in love with woods' music (03:00) Why 'Soundcheck' is amazing (15:30) D...

YO YO YO!! We are back with a SEVEN-HOUR rap extravaganza for all you heads out there, summing up hip hop in 2024 so far. And boy did we dig in, as writers and podcasters Dylan Green and SonRaw join in the fun. Get set for our Top 5 albums of the year so far, verses of the year, songs of the year and MVP shouts...and a lot of Kendrick Lamar talk. Featuring incredible contributions from the undergr...

Yo yo yo, today we dig into another GOAT 3-Album Run, discussing the man who has Lamborghini dreams and Nissan nightmares…Roc Marciano 🔥   On board we have returning guest, contributing editor of Pitchfork, podcaster, writer and journalist - Dylan Green aka Cine Masai! And the album run we're talking on included ' Marcberg ' (2010), ' Reloaded ' (2012), a dip into ' The Pimpire Strikes Back ' (20...

Yo yo yo, welcome to Crate 808, and another 3-Album Run episode speaking on one of the biggest rap groups of all time - Cypress Hill 💨 Yes, we welcome on writer, DJ and co-founder of the Closed Sessions label, DJ RTC aka Alexander Fruchter, to speak on 'Cypress Hill' (1991), 'Black Sunday' (1993) and 'Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom ' (1995) 🔥   Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlan...

Yo yo yo, welcome to another episode of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror, and this time round we celebrate 45 years of 1979's sci-fi horror film monument - ' Alien ' 🛸   Join Kam, Thomas Hobbs, Alaska Atoms and Myke-C Town for their takes on this classic, as well contributions from Shotgun the Aux's Tom Comey and Atoms Family member, Cryptic One.   Show Notes How we fell in love with the film (00:00)...

Today we bring you a deep dive into Kdot's monumental three-album run, talking 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City' (2012), 'To Pimp a Butterfly' (2015), 'Untitled Unmastered' (2016) and 'DAMN' (2017).   And in the hot seat we have award-winning music journalist, contributing editor with Bandcamp Daily and author of ' The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America ' - Marcus J. Moo...

2024 witnessed possibly the biggest rap beef of the century…and perhaps ever. Kendrick Lamar's deep history with Drake erupted into a toxic battle with an unprecedented pace and instant-classic diss tracks…and we're here to break it all down.   Joining us for this behemoth episode, we have writers Dylan Green and Kia Turner on the round table, and special guest contributions from the likes of Just...

Welcome to another dope sneak peak into what's happening over at our Patreon - including rap reviews from the naughties, voted for by the patrons themselves!   So we bring you some clips from our review of Common's breakthrough album from 2000. Joining us are two dope guests, with E (The Next Movement Podcast) and Defcee (rapper, educator) in the hot seats - and this one got deep 💥🧠 Full episode...

Yes people, today we dip into another GOAT's catalogue, and this one is all about Scarface 🐐   The rap mogul's outstanding catalogue to name our top choice cuts...as well as decide which Scarface song from the 90's would you play to an alien to teach it hip hop! And joining us is a stellar cast: Rapper Defcee and Dead End Hip Hop's very own Beezy and Ken 🔥   Show Notes Why Face is the GOAT (00:0...

Welcome to another Digging in the Crates episode - the Roc Marciano Edition 😎   We travel back to 2013, and Roc's ' The Pimpire Strikes Back ' mixtape, to talk about his souled-out cut ' Doesn't Last ' with hip hop artist and musician - AJ Suede! 🔥   Show Notes History with Roc Marci (00:00) What makes Roc Marciano different (11:27) Track review (25:00) DITC categories (50:57) Help support the s...

COCK IT!! Yes, Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror returns with a celebration of 2004's zombie film classic, ' Shaun of the Dead ' 🧟‍♂️   Joining us for this horror special are Call Out Culture's Alaska Atoms and Zilla Rocca, as well as contributions from writers Thomas Hobbs and Tim Fish, as well as podcaster Tom Comey from Shotgun the Aux.   Find our other Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror episodes right h...

Full Stillmatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-88128592 Full The Ecstatic episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-86935654   Today we're bringing you look behind the curtain of what's happening at our Patreon, where we have hours and HOURS worth of bonus material for all you fellow rap nerds.   These right here are some highlights from our naughties rap album rev...

Who's ready to get Digging in the Crates in our first Mach-Hommy edition? 🙋‍♂️   Yes, we speak to hip hop artist AJ Suede on the magic of Mach-Hommy, and why he loves ' Thank God ', from 2016's ' HBO' (' Haitian Body Odor' ) on Griselda Records. Produced by August Fanon, this track is sublime - find out why we think so 📲   Go check out Suede's incredible output, from 2024's ' Opta Mystic ', or h...

Welcome to another episode of our Digging in the Crates series - the billy woods edition 👑   And in the hot seat we welcome a legend whose work spans more than two decades. A prolific producer and probably the best social media follow in hip hop - Blockhead is in the house!   And he explains why he loves ' The Eucharist ' by Armand Hammer (which is really a billy woods solo song), from 2020's ' S...

This week we bring you a big 1990s rap session, where broke down the decade's classic songs to play to an alien to teach it hip hop. And we went in on the likes of Scarface, The Lox, Ultramagnetic MCs, Coolio, CRU, Masta Ace and KMD 🍿   Alien Playlist : https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   WE WANT TO HEAR WHICH SONGS NEED TO BE ON THIS LIST BEFORE WE LAMINATE IT!   Remember it's one song per...

FULL WU EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560   SUUUUUUUUUUU! Welcome to the Wu-Tang Chronicles - our Patreon series digging into every solo member's legacy in the landscape of hip hop. And this here is a little sneak peek into the latest series centred around the legendary GZA, where we review his solo albums (including a mammoth ' Liquid Swords' session) with our very own Wu-Tang Av...

Yo yooooooo! Happy 2024 to all our listeners, and we're setting up the slate for a new year! First up, this DOPE convo about the best horror films and shows from 2023, with our very own click of Hip Hop Heads Talking Horror - Alaska Atoms, Myke C-Town and Thomas Hobbs 🎃   We also ask - what is the one take on hip hop that could lead you to murder someone? Inspired by Kam's love for ' Swarm ', we...

Welcome to the second part of our huge 2023 wrap up - do go check out the other episode to get our full breakdown, we went in!   Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul...

My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH two-part episode. Do go check out the other episode to get our full 2023 breakdown - we went in!   Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the...

Welcome to our Digging in the Crates series once more, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist's catalogue. This week, we kick off our billy woods catalogue with rapper Defcee, who breaks down why he loves ' Christine ' (featuring Mike Ladd), from woods' 2022 record ' Aethiopes' .   Fans of our 'Why I Love' series will know this format well, but with a DITC rebrand we're looking to explore outs...

FULL EPISODES : https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548   Calling all MF DOOM fans, this one is here is for YOU 💯 We spoke to underground rap stars GENG PTP, MidaZ the Beast and Rob Kelly about the genius of The Supervillain…and the results are FIRE 🔥   Check out this supercut of Patreon episodes we have in the locker, digging into the crates and reviewing three classic MF DOOM cuts - as well a...

Today we bring you our Digging in the Crates series, looking at key songs from a hip hop artist's catalogue. And this week, we have two cuts from The Alchemist to dig into - Zilla Rocca and Dylan Green break down why they love Action Bronson's ' Terry ' (2015) and Jadakiss' ' We Gonna Make It' (2001). Fans of our 'Why I Love' series will know this format well, but with a DITC rebrand we're looking...

Yes yes yes people, today we are talking extensively about the Moby Dick of dopeness - Redman 🤩   We list our favourite cuts from this hip hop legend's deeeeep catalogue, with special guests Kevin Beacham (Stories About Songs podcast) and Chris Mitchell (Breaking Atoms podcast) in the hot seat - tap in 📲   Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Why Redman is a Feature King...

We welcome one of our favourite hip hop artists out there, putting in amazing work - including 2023's record ' The Patience '. We speak on his inspiring career, hip hop turning 50, love for the craft and much, much more 🔥   Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Knowing he would be great (11:49) Digging for lyrical gems (22:34) Lyrics get Mick hyped (31:10) Thoughts on under...

2023 has delivered us some rap gems, and even the GOATs are getting involved! We dig into not one new Nas album, but TWO, and we have a huge DJ Muggs love-in whilst speaking on the latest addition to the Soul Assassins catalogue.   Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Magic 2 review (12:30) Why Nas is master of nostalgia (20:41) Magic 3 review (35:39) Soul Assassins 3: Deat...