The Crate 808 Podcast

This week is special, as we dive into the work of one of rap's greatest groups - The Roots. We're joined by Dead End Hip Hop's Roots super fan, Beezy, to talk about their incredible three album run…   1995's Do You Want More?!!!??!, Illadelph Halflife from 1996, and Things Fall Apart - their 1999 classic.   Throughout this journey you'll hear from the group and their fans, with dope contributions...

Yes people, here's out Patreon live stream from Aug 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we'd play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔       Sho...

We celebrate 30 years of a bonafide hidden gem hip hop album - 1992's 'Runaway Slave', the debut album from Showbiz & A.G. 🔥   D.I.T.C. heads are going to enjoy this one, so subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode: https://bit.ly/3erHdNW   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help supp...

This week we dive into a bonafide rap classic - 1996's 'The Resurrection' by Geto Boys! And joining us in the hot seat is a man on fire right now, and one of our favourite hip hop artists out there - Fatboi Sharif 🔥   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76b...

Yes people, here's out Patreon live stream from May 2022, talking about which 90s rap songs we'd play to an alien to define hip hop. 👽   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔     Show...

Welcome to another edition of Hip Hop Heads Talk Horror, where we're joined by Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture) and Myke C-Town (Dead End Hip Hop) to run down our favourite horror films of the year so far.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/0o3U19YeQwM   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new epi...

Get ready for possibly our best GFK episode yet 😱   We reviewed his '12 Reasons to Die' album with Florida-based master wordsmith and rapper, MidaZ the Beast and it became a full on Ghostface seminar 🤣 We talked our favourite albums, his career trajectory, best lines...and why MidaZ thinks Raekown is better 👀   Enjoy and drop us thoughts too 🤙 Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/682377...

Here's our second part of our 2022 hip hop summary (so far), including a vast array of subjects touching on Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Canibus, Kendrick Lamar, Nas and MUCH more!   Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours + honourable mention rap albums of the year + what went wrong with Canibus? (06:00) Ray Ridge enters (10:00) Rap songs of the year ft. Denzel Curry, Quelle...

Yes people, it's about that time again - we bring our top five rap records of 2022 so far, with plenty of arguments and hip hop love all at the same time!   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔   Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (...

Today we're reviewing the return of one the dopest hip hop groups ever - Black Star. Podcaster extraordinaire, Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast) and writer/producer SonRaw chop it up with Kam over the group's 2022 comeback work with Madlib.   YouTube Version 📺 https://youtu.be/rpUXqnbgUd8   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRI...

This week we bring on one of our favourite new artists to talk about one of our favourite albums ever! Memphis rapper, Lukah, talks Nas' classic second album from 1996 - It Was Written. What a time to be alive.   YouTube Version 📺 https://youtu.be/EwpONeu5Ktc   Our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be not...

Who's ready to talk LL Cool J with no other than Slug from Atmosphere?! We dive into his epic albums - Radio (1985), BAD: Bigger And Deffer (1987) and Walking with a Panther (1989) 🔥   You'll hear some gems dropped from Eminem and LL himself, as well as contributions from…   Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod): https://dadbodrappod.com Dan O (Freemusic Empire): https://freemusicempire.com Weird Rap: h...

Yes people, we're playing catch up a bit - here's our marathon live show from April 2022, where we build our '100 '90s Rap Songs to Play to an Alien' playlist. And boy did it get heated!   Alien playlist in full: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   Also, Crate 808 comes to you with support from Manscaped. Get 20% off @manscaped + free shipping with promo code CRATE808 at MANSCAPED.com! Thank...

Yo yo yo, we're back on it with a BANG this week - yes, we dig into the return of Kendrick Lamar 😱 And joining us for this album review, we have Dylan Green aka Cinemasai from the Reel Notes podcast, and Luke Bailey from the Fly Fidelity podcast…it's gonna be deeeeeep 🍿 But what did you think to 'Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers'? Hit us up in the comments and/or on socials, so we can get this co...

Full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65662682   What if Ghostface did a full-on R&B album? Well, he actually did this exact thing, so Kam and Ray had to drop their takes on this pretty amazing left-turn from Tony Starks.   Get ready for chat about Raekwon watching BBC programmes, one of the most disgustingly explicit songs in hip hop history, GFK's more vulnerable side…and what is it with h...

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3EhHwUs   It's about that time again people, who's ready for more Dilla chat bonus episodes?! 🙋‍♂️   Well, this month we've got writer, producer and podcaster Sean Kantrowitz in the house to speak on why he's loves's Dilla's work on the remix of Slum Village's 'Hold Tight'. This one was so much fun, Dilla heads are built different.

Last up in our round of new hip hop album reviews we dive into If Cocaine Could Talk 7 by RJ Payne, and the superb MOOR CHORES by Lord Kayso 🔥   Other albums we jump into in upcoming episodes include…   🔲 God Don't Make Mistakes - Conway ( https://spoti.fi/3E1BZRD ) 🔲 Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher ( https://spoti.fi/3E4O4Wj ) 🔲 Rise and Fall of Slaughterhouse - KXNG Crooked + Joell Ortiz ( h...

Now we jump into one of Kam's favourite albums of 2022…and one of Ray's most hated 👀 Sparks fly as we review Cities Aviv's latest record!   Other albums we jump into in upcoming episodes include…   🔲 God Don't Make Mistakes - Conway ( https://spoti.fi/3E1BZRD ) 🔲 Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher ( https://spoti.fi/3E4O4Wj ) 🔲 Rise and Fall of Slaughterhouse - KXNG Crooked + Joell Ortiz ( https:...

Next up, we talk about the drama happening with Slaughterhouse and the new album from KXNG Crooked and Joell Ortiz 👀   Other albums we jump into in upcoming episodes include…   🔲 God Don't Make Mistakes - Conway ( https://spoti.fi/3E1BZRD ) 🔲 Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher ( https://spoti.fi/3E4O4Wj ) 🔲 Man Plays the Horn - Cities Aviv 🔲 If Cocaine Could Talk 7 - RJ Payne + MOOR CHORES - Lor...

Did Benny just drop the album of the year? Let's find out…   Other albums we jump into in upcoming episodes include…   🔲 God Don't Make Mistakes - Conway ( https://spoti.fi/3E1BZRD ) 🔲 Rise and Fall of Slaughterhouse - KXNG Crooked + Joell Ortiz 🔲 Man Plays the Horn - Cities Aviv 🔲 If Cocaine Could Talk 7 - RJ Payne + MOOR CHORES - Lord Kayso   Also enjoy our Crate 808 Bangers Spotify playlist...

This week we've split our Patreon livestream chat (The 808th Chamber) up into solo reviews of the music we've been bumping up until March 2022. First up, a bonafide album of the year contender from Conway the Machine 🤖   But what are YOUR thoughts to this album? Hit us up in the comments 🗣   Other albums we jump into in upcoming episodes include…   🔲 Tana Talk 4 - Benny the Butcher 🔲 Rise and F...

This week we dive into a groundbreaking run from the Hieroglyphics crew - Souls of Mischief's 93 'til Infinity (1993), Del the Funky Homosapien's No Need for Alarm (1993) and Casual's Fear Itself (1994).   And to break it all down we get a key insider's view from Domino - Hiero's producer and manager 💥   You'll hear some gems dropped from Domino and Del, as well as contributions from…   Myke C-To...

This year we bring you Vol. II of our GOAT 3-Album Runs in Hip Hop series...and to kick off we talk J Dilla with esteemed author, Dan Charnas. 🍿 Go check out his incredible new book on J Dilla right here: https://dillati.me/   We run through Jay Dee's history and legacy, as we break down these classics: Welcome 2 Detroit (2001), Ruff Draft (2003), Donuts (2006) and The Shining (2006) 😱   This on...

Full episode: https://bit.ly/3BzkeYS   Welcome again to our Wu-Tang Chronicles series, looking at every Ghostface Killah solo album 👐   Last month we went back to 2006's 'Fishscale' AND 'More Fish', with writer and producer Son Raw. Some excellent takes on the genius of Ghost and these records in particular..BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK TO THESE ALBUMS? Let us know in the comments 🍿   Subscribe to our...

This episode we welcome on yet another Cypress Hill legend, Eric Bobo, to talk…   💨 Smoking with Dan Aykroyd 🔥 Cypress Hill's X-Factor 📈 The incredible rise of The Alchemist 🧢 Working with Beastie Boys 😳 How jazz community treated 1990s hip hop 💥 The new 'Back in Black' Cypress Hill album   YouTube Version 📺 https://youtu.be/AFe1__5L3hU   🤩 Don't forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE button...