Vibes and Stuff Podcast

We're back and discussing the recent "boycott" of Gucci designer clothing, the Jussie Smollet hate crime hoax, and more in our News Nuggets segment.  Then we discuss the many stellar hip hop albums turning 20 years old this year and which releases from 1999 were our favorite! Then we'll weigh in on another Album Faceoff with Lyricist Lounge 1 vs. Lyricist Lounge 2, which one were we rocking w...

We're back again, and giving our reactions to the winners of the Grammys (particularly in the hip hop field) the latest drama with 21 Savage, and the news of a new Marvin Gaye album dropping. We also dive into the great Drake debate, and discuss whether or not he deserves to be counted as one of Hip-Hop's greats and we discuss whether or not success kills creativity in artists. Please, kick back a...

We're back to kick off Season 4 with a brand new bracket where we vote on the illest Mos Def song of all time!!! We also touch on Killer Mike's new Netflix show "Trigger Warning", and weigh in briefly on some of the charges against rapper Tekashi69. We dive into another Overrated/Underrated segment and preview some upcoming topics! Enjoy the show! 

  We're back to deliver the goods for our Season 3 finale!! We breakdown the greatest diss songs recorded in hip hop and vote on which one deserves to be crowned the best diss ever! But first, we weigh in on Souljah Boy's latest media blitz, Jordan Peele's 'Us' trailer, Jamil shares his thoughts on artists selling out for fried chicken, and we do a special movies only version of Overrated/Underrat...

  We're back and discussing what constitutes as "selling out" for an artist these days. Is it changing their sound? Is it doing a commercial? Is it always a bad thing? We also rank Eminem's albums from worst to best in our Magnum Opus segment, and we debate whether or not co-signs in the rap game still matter as much as they used to. Greg shares his top5 albums from 2018 and we also dive...

We share a few brief reactions to the recently aired documentary "Surviving R Kelly" and the Bears' playoff loss. We weigh in on some inappropriate behavior from Drake,  rank Common's albums from best to worst and the other half of the crew shares their picks for the best ten Hip Hop albums from 2018! Enjoy!

2018 is in the books!! So on the final episode of the year, we discuss our favorite 10 albums that dropped in 2018, discuss rappers' beefs from the year, debate whether or not 2018 was the deadliest year for rappers to date, and share what albums we're most looking forward to in 2019. Also be sure to check out the saucy instrumentals concluding this show and Ian's 25 must hear albums of 2018 by hi...

The crew is back and hosting the 1st annual Vibes & Stuff Awards recognizing the best (and worst) of the culture in 2018 as voted by you, the listeners! We award Best Collaboration, Dopest Album Cover, Best Lyricist, Best Producer, Best Video, Best Album and many more! Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!!

Ian and Jamil collaborate briefly to review Black Thought's Streams of Thought Vol. 2. Is it dope? How does it compare to Streams of Thought vol. 1? What tracks stand out?  Is it one of the dopest albums of the year? Tune in and find out as we break it down!

We're back and we're discussing whether or not Jay-Z is really the GOAT MC, and if not, who?! Ian argues that Suge Knight (or at least a Suge Knight-ish figure) is needed in hip-hop, we rank Redman's albums from best to worst in our Magnum Opus segment, & we discuss rappers that we thought and/or hoped would blow up and be successful in the game but their careers went nowhere. We run though anothe...

We're back and discussing our personal favorite skits from the hilarious Chappelle Show that ran during the early 2000's. We also will sound off on Eminem's daughter tearing up the mic, revisit the Tory Lanez vs Joyner Lucas battle, discuss how Joe Budden has been able to reinvent himself, and host Ian will share why the rapper Skyzoo isn't his cup of tea. After doing our Overrated/Underrated segm...

We're back to get through the final rounds of our vote on the Greatest Hip Hop Love Song bracket! We also touch on the Joyner Lucas vs. Tory Lanez battle/beef, can or should Black Thought go solo at this point, can DJ Khaled justifiably be called an "artist", and where do we see hip hop in 20 years. Enjoy!

Ian, Jamil & Jerome are back and discussing what artists we feel deserve to have a biopic or documentary made to tell their story, the hype over Jill Scott's recent concert footage, and we dive into round one of our Greatest Hip Hop Love Song Bracket! Listen and enjoy!

Wu-Tang's debut "Enter The 36 Chambers" and A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" turn 25 years old this week, Kanye snaps out of his daze (maybe), we share what songs are loved by the masses that we feel are trash, and we debate what it truly means to be "woke". Enjoy!!

We're back to discuss the old controversial comments made by Brand Nubian group member Lord Jamar concerning white people being "guests" in hip-hop. We also hit a few news nuggets such as 50 Cent's epic trolling, Nick Cannon thinking he can rap well, and Run The Jewels 4. We also rank Kanye West's albums from best to worst and in this week's album face-off, we weigh in on which LP we enjoyed more:...

The crew is back puttin' it down for our Season 2 Finale!!! We vote on what Outkast song is dopest in their catalog, Ian share's his top ten albums of all time, defends his stance on Jay-Z once and for all, and gives some final thoughts, along with Jamil & Dave, on Lupe Fiasco's "Drogas Wave" album. Enjoy!(I do not own any rights to any music used in this podcast)

The crew is back and discussing the greatest day ever for hip hop releases- September 29, 1998! What albums we copped from that epic day, what albums we didn't, and how did we enjoy them. We also speak on Kanye's latest rant on SNL, the new Lupe album 'Drogas Wave' and the new Logic album 'YSIV' and share what we've been bumping this week. Enjoy! (I do not own any rights to the music used in this...

The crew discusses and ranks A Tribe Called Quest's albums from best to worst, share what albums we felt had the dopest artwork to grace their covers, Rodney shares his top ten hip hop albums of all time, and for our album face-off, we compare Wyclef Jean's The Carnival to Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Enjoy! (I do not own any rights to any of the music used in this podcast)

The crew is back to discuss our initial thoughts on Eminem's latest diss track 'Killshot', taking aim at Machine Gun Kelly, Greg and Dave share their personal top ten hip hop albums of all time, we say a few words of tribute for Mac Miller, dive into another Overrated/Underrated and in our album face-off, we weigh in on which album we enjoyed more: Outkast- Aquemini or Mos Def & Talib Kweli ar...

The crew is back and reviewing Eminem's latest, surprise album 'Kamikaze'. We share what we liked about it, didn't like about it, and give our overall rankings. We also discuss Machine Gun Kelly's Eminem diss "Rap Devil", Jamil share his personal top ten greatest hip hop albums, we discuss the possibility of more Black Thought projects dropping this year, we debate if Nicki Minaj's career is over...

The crew is back and deeper than ever and voting on the Final Four in our greatest hip hop groups bracket, we share our 3 favorite groups individually, discuss Lauryn Hill's retort to Robert Glasper, react to Doja Cat's "Mooo" video, debate the significance of Lil B, Jerome shares his top ten hip hop albums of all time, and we weigh in on which album we enjoyed more: Q-Tip- The Renaissance, or For...

The crew is back and voting on what hip hop groups we feel are the greatest and a few feelings are gonna get hurt! We also revisit the topic of whether or not Lauryn Hill is the GOAT female MC, we do another overrated/underrated segment reviewing foods, actors, and restaurants, we preview a few upcoming topics, and Ian throws on an instrumental tribute to the 1990s to conclude the show! Please enj...

The crew is back again discussing the true and ever changing definition of a culture vulture, debating the recent Lauryn Hill revelations made by jazz musician Robert Glasper, debating whether the group Black Star is/was overrated, Ian shares a true hip hop story, we discuss the cult classic The Last Dragon, we do a new album face-off: Camp Lo- Uptown Saturday Night vs. Outkast- ATLiens, ...Enjoy!...

The crew weighs in on the often debated topic of whether or not hip hop is dead and if so, who killed it, does colorism exist in hip hop and have an impact on the success of certain artists, Jamil shares the first of a new segment: True Hip Hop Stories, we run through a few things we feel are overrated or underrated, and share what we've been bumpin' for the week. Enjoy!(I do not own any of the ri...

The crew discusses the most mainstream award ceremony in existence, The Grammys, and the years they got it wrong with recognizing dope hip hop, the first ever hip hop albums we ever bought, the hip hop related trends we used to rock back in the day, Jamil defends the Big L song 'The Heist', and we introduced a new segment: Underrated or Overrated. Enjoy! (I do not own the rights to any of the musi...