Vibes and Stuff Podcast

(0:00) intro & preview (2:39) how we handle potential new listeners of the pod (5:30) we continue our conversation from last week about hip hop's concerning tendency to defend abusers & what might be the cause of it (32:23) In response to the announcement of a 30 minute film accompanying Slick Rick's upcoming album, we share what hip hop songs deserve their own music video (48:12)...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:05) what is the latest in the melee sparked by Joey Bad@$$?? (10:30) Does Hip Hop (more specifically the black men in hip hop) love abusers and hate women?!??! From Diddy to Tory Lanes to DDG and Chris Brown, many seem to be in a rush to defend the actions of alleged abusers all while painting their victims as willing participants and/or money hungry liars (54:59) who...

Ian, Jamil and Nic review the latest album from Boldy James & Real Bad Man, 'Conversational Pieces'. Shot out to Ethiopian women & The Wire...

Ian, Jamil & Nic review 'A City Drowned In God's Black Tears' from Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals!

Ian, Jamil & Nic review the latest album from billy woods 'GOLLIWOG'!!....we also issue a challenge to a long time friend.

(0:00) intro & preview (2:50) Special Announcements! (5:28) Tory Lanez gets stabbed in prison (18:56) how do we feel about the recent melee battle between Joey Bad@$$ and several west coast rappers currently? (49:23) Are dead rappers overrated?? (1:17:50) Nic drops in to share his opinion on Joey Bad@$$ dissing his home state MCs (1:27:47) Common's 'Be' turns 20! We dive into a ret...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:25) NBA playoffs talk (8:38) what do we think of the addition of Dr. Marc Lamont Hill to the Joe Budden podcast? (35:48) can hip hop ever be radical again like it once was? Why or why not? (56:49) Billboard releases their list of the 25 Best Female MCs! Did they get it right? Did they leave out anyone important?? (1:39:30) Album Faceoff: Mickey Diamond- Gucci Ghost vs...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) Spring is in the air! (5:00) a couple of special messages (8:03) Follow up on our last convo regarding Westside Gunn's most underrated album and 38 Spesh's lyricism (24:09) Mass Appeal Records announces they're releasing 7 albums this year! Whose album are we looking forward to the most? Whose are we looking forward to the least? Who might be the myste...

(0:00) intro & preview (5:31) Little Brother announces their final tour (10:05) Drake and his legal team score a minor legal victory in their case against UMG; but, what's next? And do we even care anymore? (32:06) the crew shares their Top 10 Southern Hip Hop Albums of All Time! (1:01:56) we do a retro review of the 2000 Spike Lee film 'Bamboozled'; how has it aged? Did it succeed...

(0:00) intro & preview (7:49) Is there a responsible way for hip hop media to cover Kanye West? Should it even engage with him in his current state?? (40:00) the crew shares their wishlists for MCs they would love to hear The Alchemist do a full length collab project with who he hasn't teamed up with before (50:37) Do we agree with Dr. Dre's comments about how rap albums should go back...

(0:00) intro & preview (5:15) what did we think about Kanye West's latest offering 'BULLY'?? (14:09) many are criticizing Kendrick Lamar for collaborating with Playboi Carti, is the criticism fair or not? (27:55) we discuss songs where MCs who are women stole the show from their male counterparts (53:20) we do a retro review of Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly" for its 10 year anniversary...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:12) DJ is still on a Mickey Diamond high (5:18) Nelly defends Sexxy Red against critics; does he have a point?? (28:12) we share our top 5 underrated Jay-Z songs according to our personal opinions (57:12) Our Top 10 West Coast hip hop albums of all time!! (1:36:22) Album Faceoff: Mickey Diamond- Nobody Bleeds Like Flair vs. Flee Lord & DJ Muggs- Ramellzee, which o...

(0:00) intro & preview (5:16) R.I.P. D'Wayne Wiggins, Roy Ayers, & Angie Stone (6:56) if we were boxers, what song(s) would we love to walk out to for fights? (14:42) what are our favorite Andre 3000 verses?? (33:13) why haven't we seen a solo Andre 3K rap album? And would we even want one now? (46:45) Ian defends his unpopular opinion that J. Cole chooses worse beats than Nas &amp...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:30) stay clean out there! (6:30) Wu Tang Clan announces their farewell tour (10:29) The Alchemist has at least 3 more collaborative projects dropping in 2025! Which one are we looking forward to the most? (15:36) why isn't Griselda embraced by the rap industry? (28:40) what are our 5 greatest hip hop concept albums?? (1:08:25) Blackalicious 'Nia' 25 year a...

Ian, Jamil, DJ and Spook review the latest album from Westside Gunn, entitled '12' and give it our divisive 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jami, DJ & Spook review the latest album from The Alchemist, Larry June & 2Chainz, 'Life Is Beautiful' and share our divisive 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro & preview (2:20) catchin' up, getting shots & Ja Rule (7:00) quite a few of rap's OG's have been less than complimentary of Kendrick Lamar during his recent spike in popularity; why is that? (35:26) Fix Their Careers; we play A&R and discuss how we would craft the next albums of Black Star, Jadakiss, and Lil Wayne to get their discographies back on track (58:54...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:17) we share our reactions and discuss our interpretations of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance; was it everything we hoped it would've been?? (44:07) RIP Irv Gotti: we discuss his legacy and contributions to hip hop (51:01) Spook pops in a lil late to diss old heads (58:53) we dive into a retro review of Ghostface Killah's 'Supreme Clientele' on its 25...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:52) what are our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' sweeping the Grammys & Doechii and Rapsody's Grammy wins (13:08) DJ Akademiks gets banned on Twitch due to his bothersome grooming type behavior of minors online (29:40) Mailbag Question: what was the first rap song on the radio that we hated? (42:20) we review the 1996 film 'Original...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:37) Lord Jamar falls out with comedian Godfrey over his flat earth theory crash out (22:49) There's a new potential hip hop music festival on the horizon: Unc Fest! Would we be interested in Unc Fest? Who should be on the bill? (32:01) Ian issues a clarification over his Drake criticisms (44:28) what are Outkast's 5 most underrated songs?!? (1:12:40) who is on our Mou...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) catchin' up (6:46) Drake follows through with his lawsuit against UMG for defamation! (28:21) what do we think of the rappers who performed at Donald Trump's inauguration?!? (42:25) how and when did NYC lose its definitive hip hop sound and it's stature in hip hop?? (1:04:04) The Crew's Worst Takes Revisisted: Ian brings up the worst takes from Jam...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:07) we made it to 2025! (4:45) what did we really think of Joey Bad@ss's 'The Ruler's Back' track?!? (15:22) we react to Drake's Fighting Irish Freestyle and his latest getback against Lebron James via DJ Akademiks (37:11) did the crew ever listen to the Sir Rockabye EP??! (41:31) Complex names Kendrick Lamar the greatest rapper of 2024! How is their record with this...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:42) Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def & The Alchemist announce a joint album coming early 2025 (9:56) Fat Joe & Lord Jamar are going at it again + what do we think of Fat Joe saying 2024 was the worst year ever in hip hop (26:00) we dive into our 7th annual Vibes and Stuff Awards awarding the best & worst in hip hop in 2024 starting with (26:16) Biggest L (33:20) bes...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:56) was LL Cool J on point when he stated that he was the "most important" rapper ever?! (22:06) we dive into sharing our picks for the best 10 to 20 hip hop albums released in 2024 starting with (23:07) Dave (29:02) Reggie (38:17) DJ (45:05) DJ Kal (54:30) Vince (1:11:15) Jamil (1:19:48) Ian (1:37:27) we celebrate Festivus properly by airing out our grievances with h...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:49) R.I.P. Nikki Giovanni (4:18) Jaguar Wright has recanted her explosive allegations against Jay-Z; who could've seen this coming & what have we learned? (21:57) producer EMRLDBeats receives backlash for his comments on soul samples and boom bap (35:46) Is Doechii the female MC that we've all been waiting for? And what to make of the backlash against Doechii's mu...