Vibes and Stuff Podcast

(0:00) intro (1:15) catchin' up (5:32) Hulu's upcoming Freaknik Documentary seems to have people over a certain age worried; is all the panic justified? What do we think the doc will cover & what should it cover? (29:00) we dive into our coke rap appreciation discussion starting with the history of this sub-genre and why we gravitate to it (37:48) Did coke rap save hip-hop? What sets i...

(0:00) intro (2:52) new music coming from one of our favorite groups (4:24) The hit TV show 'Snowfall' has wrapped up; what did Ian think of the finale? (9:40) Congress is weighing banning the TikTok app; would such a ban effect the current hip-hop culture in any way? (22:48) what albums do we prefer to bump in the springtime? (35:17) the pod goes on an NBA tangent (44:47) "You gotta...

(0:00) intro (1:32) catchin' up, the new Mario movie is dope, & Ian's "I Shot Ya" story (12:28) Logic has formed a new group with a controversial name (21:47) Is Ice Spice milking "pretty privilege"? (29:51) We weigh in on the merging of hip-hop and artificial intelligence; we discuss the music videos, sample recognition technology, and AI generated songs and their potential impact on the cult...

(0:00) intro (1:30) catchin' up & diets (6:07) new music coming from De La Soul, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon (14:13) Ye's Donda Academy is being hit with a lawsuit that exposes many of the bizarre practices taking place at his enigmatic school (33:50) who was the best producer for Common: No I.D., J-Dilla, or Kanye West? The crew weighs in (1:03:01) we share our top 10 to 15 best PR...

Ian, Jamil & DJ Money In The Bank$ review 'The Great Escape' from Larry June & The Alchemist!! We share out likes, dislikes, and our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jamil & DJ Money In The Bank$ review 'Scaring The Hoes vol. 1' from Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA!! We share our likes, critiques, favorite tracks, 1 to 10 rating, and even get into a side convo about black weirdos.

Ian & Jamil break down the latest EP from Supastition, Every Last Word, and share our critiques, likes, favorite tracks and share our final 1 to 10 rating!

Ian & Jamil break down the latest EP from Che' Noir, Noir Or Never, and share our critiques, likes, favorite tracks and share our final 1 to 10 rating!

Ian & Jamil break down the latest EP from Murs, Speak N Spell, and share our critiques, likes, favorite tracks and share our final 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro (2:05) catchin' up & spring break (6:13) Tekashi 69 gets jumped! Was it well deserved? (12:02) Afroman vs. The Cops; the pro-weed musician finds a way to fight the power (18:07) we react to the allegations that Jonathan Majors assaulted his partner (30:24) apparently the people who hate "wokeness" can't even define it; we discuss the true meaning of "woke" and the history of the t...

(0:00) intro (1:08) carchin' up (3:53) Logic did an acoustic homage to Ice Cube and the hip hop community responded appropriately (8:15) we react to Murs officially announcing his retirement from music (14:26) we dive into our Mailbag Question Extravaganza first by answering is it sexist to knock Drake for making hip-hop geared towards women? (29:00) what exactly is "scaring the hoes" music and wh...

(0:00) intro (1:45) catchin' up & touched by Covid (3:54) why more people need to be talking about Black Thought (5:17) Danny Brown & JPEGMAFIA have a project coming with a hilarious title! (6:13) T.I. & Boosie pull the plug on their joint album over allegations of "snitching", but is this conversation overblown? (12:04) Billboard's Best 50 Rappers List still has people talking...(18:0...

(0:00) intro (1:25) catchin' up & a COVID scare (3:25) everyone is hating on A$AP Rocky's appearance on the cover of Vogue....why? (12:34) we briefly touch on Canibus' latest interview on Math Hoffa's platform (23:20) was 2013 the WORST year in hip-hop?! We'll revisit that year's highest selling and highest reviewed hip hop albums to determine if it was a weak or strong year (48:56) we run thr...

(0:00) intro (2:00) giving back & dodging germs (8:25) NORE gets his flowers for being a successful podcaster, but takes shots at his peers; what makes a good podcast? (31:47) Little Brother- The Listening turns 20! We retroactively review the seminal classic, discuss our first exposure to LB, our favorite 5 songs off the LP, why this album was so important, and much more (1:29:15) plug for ou...

(0:00) intro (2:35) R.I.P. Trugoy The Dove of De La Soul; we discuss the legacy he's left behind (16:02) Ian briefly revisits a topic from the previous week (20:10) the crew lists and discusses their favorite pro-black/unapologetically black hip hop songs in honor of Black History Month (48:30) we discuss why songs of this type are important in this day and age (58:10) new sponsor time! (1:01:19)...

(0:00) intro (4:18) Yasiin Bey officially retires from music (15:07) Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' wins the Grammy for Best Rap Album; how do we feel about the win and the album? (29:22) we share what hip hop tracks we personally feel deserved their own music videos and why (1:08:33) we dissect Uproxx.com's list of the 30 greatest songs by The Roots; did they get it right or...

(0:00) intro (3:37) Joell Ortiz is selling features to the public; good idea or bad idea? (14:37) Ghostface Killah will release his next LP on a STEM Player; are we with this idea? why or why not? (25:38) Logic scraps an "album full of J-Dilla beats" to give to another rapper(?!?!!) (33:57) Big Draco, AKA Souljah Boy, weighs in on Tory Lanez shooting Megan Thee Stallion and hip-hop's reaction to i...

(0:00) intro (1:35) catchin' up & pay it forward days (6:08) R.I.P. Gangsta Boo (8:55) Skyzoo's upcoming album has a most interesting theme (21:23) we highlight and discuss the hip hop albums from 2022 that did NOT make our top 10 lists, but we feel are still worthy of a listen and under appreciated releases (40:56) Lupe Fiasco's album The Cool turns 15! We do a retro review and discuss what w...

(0:00) intro (1:30) catchin' up & crazy weather (3:55) the crew celebrates Festivus by airing our grievances with hip-hop this year! (18:32) we react to the reactions to the Tory Lanez guilty verdict in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion (37:46) We list our top ten favorite hip-hop albums released in 2022 + a few honorable mentions starting with (38:55) Jamil, (45:33) Vince, (1:02:09) Reg...

(0:00) intro (1:18) catchin' up (4:20) the Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez trial has commenced; how will it play out? (21:12) we dive into the 5th Annual Vibes and Stuff Awards and honor the best (and worst) of the hip hop culture in 2022 and discuss (23:22) Most Disappointing Album of the Year, (33:23) Best EP of the year (38:54) Dopest Album Cover of the year (41:32) Best Video of the year...

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Nas's new album 'King's Disease 3' and discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks, and final 1 to 10 rating as well as where we feel it falls in the King's Disease series.

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Sy Ari Da Kid's newest album 'Shadow In The Shade 2'; we discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks, and our final 1 to 10 rating.

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Westside Gunn's latest album '10' and discuss what we liked, our critiques, favorite tracks and share our final 1 to 10 rating!

Ian, Jamil & Vince review Armani Caesar's new album 'THE LIZ 2'; we discuss our likes, critiques, favorite songs, and our final 1 to 10 rating!

(0:00) intro (2:20) Kanye West escorted out of the Skechers HQ; what's next? Does he need help? What kind of help? (23:21) Mailbag Questions: how do we feel about songs that sample songs that already were samples? (39:15) Grown Man Rap Discussion: what does that term mean to us? What qualifies as "grown man rap"? (54:32) we share examples of albums and songs that we feel perfectly exemplify "grown...