Vibes and Stuff Podcast

(0:00) intro & preview (1:45) catchin' up & special shot out (4:05) Andrew Schulz gets very weird responding to a certain Kendrick Lamar lyric (29:50) we share our reactions to the latest allegations made against Jay-Z and discuss the veracity of the claims (59:22) Mailbag Questions: what is the worst thing about our favorite MCs? (1:07:28) what hip hop conspiracy theories do we believe or...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:35) DJ shares his top 5 songs from MM...FOOD & top 10 O.D.B. songs (8:27) The real reason Metro Boomin has beef with Drake (11:15) Ian has to do some street politics (12:15) what's going on at Dreamville? Is J. Cole just a bad label head? (22:16) What happened to the counter culture? Who are the counter culture artists in hip hop currently? (59:52) we rank the dis...

Ian & Jamil discuss and review the latest album from Freddie Gibbs, 'You Only Die 1nce', and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian & Jamil discuss and review Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' album and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

(0:00) intro & preview (3:05) special shot out (4:05) RIP Saafir (5:13) Lil Wayne seemingly responds to Kendrick Lamar's 'Wacced Out Murals'; is this a potential beef brewing? (20:01) Drake sues his own label UMG for allegedly taking sides in his feud with Kendrick Lamar (28:22) who won our 2010s Hip Hop Album Draft? (34:18) MF DOOM's MM...FOOD album turns 20! We retroactively review and discu...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:32) revisiting the beef between Pete Rock & CL Smooth and why MC/Producer duos are an endangered species now (10:15) should MAGA supporters have the right to participate in & enjoy hip hop music? + who really controls what musicians get heard by listeners? Record labels? Algorithms? Fans? Radio? (41:49) we review the hip hop releases nominated in the upcoming...

Ian, Jamil, & Nic sit down to review the latest album from Griselda's Westside Gunn and give it our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jamil, & Nic sit down to review and discuss the latest album from Tyler The Creator and give it our final 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro & preview (1:15) catchin' up & how bout dem Bears?! (4:35) R.I.P. Quincy Jones (7:47) In defense of our Greatest Storytellers in rap list from last week....(8:46) who won our 2000s Hip Hop Album Draft?? (12:21) Method Man sounds off on remixes and says they steal artists' intellectual property; is he right? (34:02) Is the west coast currently carrying the hip hop genre?? (55:2...

(0:00) intro & preview (4:15) RIP DJ Clark Kent (7:21) Lil Durk lands in some legal trouble (11:42) A Tribe Called Quest was inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame...so why don't I care all that much?!??! (23:32) Are the BET Awards calling it a wrap? + no more award show cyphers & The Alchemist upsetting the Producer of the Year category! (34:46) who are the best 10 storytellers in ra...

(0:00) intro & preview (3:22) R.I.P. Ka, a true hip hop legend (11:25) J. Cole drops 'Port Antonio' to mixed reactions; is he trying to rewrite history? (38:46) Piers Morgan lands himself in hot water with Jay-Z's legal team thanks to his controversial interview with Jaguar Wright (50:54) Pharoah Monch's "Internal Affairs" album turns 25 years old & what we love about that LP (1:08:05) wha...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:35) catching up and anticipating the fall season (3:36) Is Common's 'The Auditorium' a top 5 release in his discography? (9:49) Notorious B.I.G. has been getting removed from rap fans' top 5 rappers lists due to people retroactively examining his most extreme lyrics (17:19) we discuss the most frustrating parts of the conversation around Diddy and the lessons not bein...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & DJ shares his thoughts on last week's Album Faceoff (8:40) CL Smooth reveals that he wishes to do one more album with Pete Rock (22:56) Psalm One vs Kid Cudi, and the battle over stolen intellectual property (39:05) we discuss and review Method Man and Redman's album 'Blackout' album on its 25th anniversary and discuss first impressions, favorite...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:00) catchin' up (7:30) we share the results of last week's 90s hip hop album draft! (13:40) more details have been released about the circumstances around Diddy's arrest; what do we think? How will this all end? Will we miss him? (35:30) we dive into our Best Common Song Bracket until there is only one song left standing! (1:25:15) Album Faceoff: The Doppe...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & how to cover topics sufficiently (6:48) RIP Rich Homie Quan, Frankie Beverly & Tito Jackson (8:56) Ice Cube once again surfaces during an election cycle with an unpopular message & why black Twitter might be sick of him (27:33) Diddy Arrested!!! (28:43) we discuss the fallout from the announcement of Kendrick Lamar performing at the n...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:35) catchin' up & our kids going back to school (6:36) R.I.P. Fatman Scoop (12:44) Flipmode rapper Rampage calls out rappers from his era for switching up to stay popular; does he have a point? And where's the line between growth & adaptation, and selling out? (27:37) Hoteps vs. Hip Hop: cultural talking heads have been criticizing rappers & hip ho...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:05) catchin' up & a "celebrity" sighting (8:04) Drake is at it again...teasing more diss tracks aimed at Kendrick Lamar & releasing new music; is this the best approach to take to get his career back on track?? (34:24) we dive into a retro review of Foreign Exchange's 'Connected' LP on its 20th anniversary & discuss our first impr...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) catchin' up & how our summer has been (7:43) Tyler The Creator calls out rapper Ian; does he have a point? (27:00) we dive into our obligatory Kendrick Lamar discussion, starting with 10 hot takes that have been put out there in the wake of his victory over Drake (59:27) we list what we feel are Kendrick's most underrated & overrated songs (1:32:30...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:40) catchin' up (8:40) we share our thoughts on the first breakdancing competition in the Olympics (18:16) 9th Wonder & Q-Tip bring up opposite arguments concerning whether an "Adult Contemporary" sub-genre would work for hip-hop? Who should be included in it, and why? (56:39) Give Them Their Flowers: Our favorite 10 Gang Starr songs (1:22:00) Album...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:35) catchin' up (3:15) RIP Chino XL (8:32) Is Lupe Fiasco Hating On Kendrick Lamar? We go through his long history of saying less than flattering things about K Dot & what could be the true source of his criticism? Does he want smoke with Kendrick? (32:02) Cam'ron has an opinion about Chicago rappers (40:00) co-host DJ shares his Top 10 hip hop albums of a...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up (5:10) Andre 3000 weighs in on why so many new artists sound the same (12:51) we review Complex's Power 25 Ranking of Hip Hop Media Personalities- who belongs and who doesn't (1:04:18) we break down the discography of Westside Gunn to determine his GOAT album, most divisive album, overlooked masterpiece, fan favorite album & more (1:23:...

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) we react to the apparent attempted assassination of 45 (9:12) we weigh in on the debate between Lord Jamar & KRS One on who created hip hop, black Americans or blacks along with Puerto Ricans and other minority groups? (28:21) Common & Eminem both dropped "comeback" albums on the same day! Did they recapture their glory days? Who needed to have a...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & Ian's NYC trip (11:04) we share our reactions to & discuss Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" music video (43:30) Is Jaguar Wright a reliable source of insider gossip? Or is she just peddling conspiracy theories out of bitterness? (1:12:43) Donald Glover went on a humorous rant at the recent BET Awards, but did he have a poi...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:30) catchin' up & the heat in AZ (5:20) we share our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's Pop Out concert and what it meant for the culture (17:11) what should Drake do now? How can he rebound from such a public and thorough humiliation? (29:41) Is The Game going out sad?? (42:25) Unpopular Hip Hop Opinions (57:56) the crew shares their Best Hip Hop Albums of 2024...

(0:00) intro & preview (1:45) catchin' up, the heatwave & Ian's cicada project (8:48) Lauryn Hill's 'Miseducation' is crowned the greatest album of all time by Apple Music; do we agree? (22:28) Method Man vows to never perform at Hot 97's Summer Jam; fair or foul? (30:01) 9th Wonder compares Caitlin Clark's rise in the WNBA to Eminem's rise in hip hop; does...