Vibes and Stuff Podcast

The crew lays out the 32 best storytelling raps of all time and pits them against each other March Madness style and vote on which ones we felt were the most entertaining songs ever! We also share what albums we've been bumpin' for the past week. Enjoy!(I do not own any of the rights to the music used in this podcast)

We're back and kicking off season 2 with the final round of voting on the the Final Four Greatest Storytelling Raps of All Time, we discuss briefly R. Kelly's new 19 minute opus "I Admit It", whether or not the term "real" hip hop is outdated and if hip hop music should have sub-genres, and we do a new album face-off: Wu Tang Clan's Wu Tang Forever vs. Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death. Enjoy!(I...

The crew reunites with my very special guest, J. Lawrence, to discuss what albums we felt received an unfair amount of hate, what songs we felt were the best hip hop collaborations, we debate should MCs who use ghostwriters even deserve to be called MCs, and we do our first 'This or That' segment where we weigh in on which album was better: Slum Village- Fantastic Vol. 2 or Little Brother- The Lis...

The crew goes into another discussion with special guest, Rod The Magnificent, on the curious case of Dame Dash, we expound on what we believe contributed to the dissolution of Roc-a-Fella Records, discuss Teyana Taylor's two album conundrum, the latest MF Doom video, and we share the hip hop videos we feel are the dopest and most entertaining music videos ever. Enjoy the show! (I do not own any o...

The crew is back to continue their previous discussion of what defines a classic hip hop album, what albums we personally consider classics, what albums we don't, the accusations that Childish Gambino ripped off Jase Harley with his #1 single 'This Is America', the relevancy of the BET Awards, and the latest incident of white folks calling the cops on black people just for existing. Enjoy!(I do no...

The crew shares their personal reviews on the new Kanye West produced Nas album, Nasir, discuss whether an artist's personal shortcomings hurt our ability to enjoy their music, the Jay Z and Beyonce project, the deaths of Xxxtentacion and Jimmy Wopo, and we compare the experience of buying physical CDs as opposed to downloading music. Enjoy! (I do not own any of the rights to the music used in thi...

The crew discusses the not so recent comments from rapper and rap-outsider Russ on sipping lean and hip-hop producers, we share our picks for the top 5 hip hop producers of all time, and debate the credibility of the XXL magazine's Freshman Class. Enjoy! (I do not own any of the rights to the music used in the podcast)

The crew is back with two special guests to discuss their picks for the best hip hop albums released so far in 2018, our initial reactions to the round of albums released by Black Thought, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, & Kanye, and we debate whether or not any classic albums have come out in the past 10 years and what exactly defines a classic album. Enjoy the show! (I do not own any of the rights to the mus...

The crew is back and discussing our thoughts on the recent beef/battle between Pusha T & Drake, our NBA Finals Game 1 initial thoughts, how we balance being parents while simultaneously being fans of rap music and we also share stories of when our parents discovered and confiscated our old rap albums as youth. Enjoy! (I do not own any of the rights to the music used in this podcast)

The crew discusses what albums they personally found to be the most disappointing, whether or not there's been a conscious effort to "whiten" hip hop and lighten the complexion of the culture, Roseanne's racist twitter fingers, and the roll out for the next round of Good Music releases. Enjoy! (I do not own the rights to any of the music used on this podcast)

We bring in two special guests to discuss who they personally feel are the most gifted lyricists in the game and why. We also discuss the reoccurring debate over whether white hip hop fans should be allowed to use the n-word, even when singing along to songs. And the we also dive into the controversy concerning Pusha T's latest album cover. Enjoy! (Artwork courtesy of the Soul Mates project, and I...

The crew discusses whether or not rappers can reach an age where they're too old to rap anymore, were dead rappers we were fans of as good as we said they were, and why do female rappers seem to not last as long in the rap game as their male counterparts. Enjoy!

The crew discusses the many interpretations of the "This Is America" video by Childish Gambino and how it's artistry contrasts with the pretentious antics of other artists, and we talk MC's we were once huge fans of and who for whatever reason we've called it quits on and are no longer checking for. Enjoy!(Artwork courtesy of Soul Mates Project)