King Tee's legacy is an underrated one. A West Coast darling, respected by his peers that put on a fair share of artists; you'd think his music would be more known? Especially when it's great for the most part! So was it a case of his peers just making better music or something deeper? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56) Ben: L'Orange - The Manipulation Charlie: Amindi - Luvr Chenayder - Maybe In Another Life (EP) Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix Reimagined (Live) Tha Dogg Pound - W.A.W.G. (We All We Got) Dizzy Wright - Emotional Discipline (EP)  BLK ODYSSEY - 1-800 FANTASY  L'Ora ..read more

We head to the West Coast to cover the story of Tha Alkaholiks, a fun, don't-take-too-serious group that produced some of the most underrated gems of the 90s and managed to drop albums well into the 00s. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:18) Ben: Rema - HEIS Juicy J x Xavier Wulf - Memphis Zoo Blu x Evidence - Los Angeles Zacari - Bliss Jay Worthy x Dam Funk - Magic Hour Isaiah Falls - Drugs n Lullabies Demrick x DJ Hoppa - Stoney Point 4 Common x Pete Rock - The Auditorium Vol. 1 Charlie: Tank and The Bangas - The Heart Hak Baker - Nostalgia Death Act 1 Nayla Savannah - Savy World Ants ..read more

Albeit a bit late, we take stock of 2024 in Hip-Hop so far, trying not to talk about the whale in the room for as long as we possibly can and instead talk about literally anything else. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:29) Ben: 42 Dugg - 4eva Us Neva Them The Streets - Fabric Presents Charlie: Gary Clark Jr. - JPEG RAW Tyler Daley - Son of Zeus Stefflon Don - Island 54 Headie One - The Last One NappyHigh & Maggie Kiing - Enigmatic Adia - Stubborn Nature SAULT - ACTS OF FAITH 0.0 Ben's Album monologue - (18:46) Other topics - (49:38) Lighter Note - (1:24:24) Thanks for listening. B ..read more

The story of 2 Live Crew is one of response. Response to reactionary pearl-clutching over their work which dared to talk out *checks notes* eating ass, among other things. This lead 2 Live Crew to lean all the way into being the flagbearers of the Miami Bass subgenre whilst getting everybody to free up their sexual inhibitions. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54) Ben: da beatminerz - Stifled Creativity Charlie: John Glacier - Duppy Gun CJ Fly - baited CJ Fly & NasteeLuvzYou - thePhaRaOh'S return 2: NUBIA  SuperJazz Club - MONOCHROME RADIO Maeta - Endless Night Kaelin Ellis ..read more

We finish our five-part miniseries on the Little Brother universe with Part 2 of our 9th Wonder retrospective, looking at a Blog Era Mixtape, a solo album bursting with features, another - albeit odd choice of - Remix album and a Supergroup EP. Capping off a beginner's guide to one of the best "Death, Taxes & (Artist Name) dropping" careers in recent memory. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:12) Ben: Moby - Always Centered at Night $uicideboy$ - New World Depression Normani - DOPAMINE LUCKI - Gemini Jason Martin - Chupacabra NxWorries - Why Lawd? u-ziq - Grush Charlie: Khrysis & ..read more

With Little Brother now explored, we can now get into the work of the distant 3rd member: Producer 9th Wonder who has spent a couple decades now letting his music do the talking, with many of collaborators in tow. In the first of two parts, we do something a little different and pick out two projects each that exemplify 9th and his legacy. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:29) Ben: Yelawolf - War Story Open Mike Eagle - Sir Rockabye KAYTRANADA - TIMELESS Vince Staples - Dark Times Charlie: KAYTRANADA - TIMELESS SHY FX & Mr. Williamz - Rudeboy Design Soundtape Pip Millett - Tell Jimm ..read more

We continue our LB miniseries with an exploration into the solo work of Rapper Big Pooh who - unlike Phonte - has dropped a lot of solo work in the past 20 years. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20) Ben: Dave East x Mike & Keys - APT 6E Big Hit x Hit-Boy & Alchemist - Black & Whites Crimeapple x Big Ghost LTD - Bazuko Charlie: Wretch 32 - Moments of Silence Ian Kelly - ART Oddisee - And Yet Still JONES - Kaleidoscope Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow Burn The Deli & Soupmakesitbetter - For Your Ears Not Your Belly namesbliss - Lived Experience Potatohead People - Ea ..read more

We head to North Carolina where a trio blooms out of a larger collective to become one of the biggest "if you know, you know" acts of the 00s: Little Brother with Phonte, Big Pooh and for a time, 9th Wonder. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) Ben: Rapsody - Please Don't Cry Mach-Hommy - #RICHHAXXHAITIAN A Boogie - Better off Alone Rio Da Yung OG - Rio Circa 2020 Cities Aviv - Bernadette Leak ShooterGang Kony - OPPS CAN'T HAVE FUN Thom Yorke - Confidenze Charlie: Nigel Hall & DJ Harrison - The Burning Bush: A Journey Through the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire Mumu Fresh - The Hea ..read more

Ras Kass presents a discography that is vast, two iconic albums in the 90s, then a litany of mixtapes in the 00s and then continuing his consistent output in the 10s with a return to studio albums. So with such a gap between his 2nd & 3rd solo albums, does his story provide context? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:42) Ben: Conway the Machine - Slant Face Killer Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone Gunna - One of Wun Charlie: Jorja Smith - falling or flying out (Reimagined) Jasmine Myra - Rising Nubiyan Twist - Find Your Flame A-F-R-O - The Drawing Board BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama & Yung H ..read more

We return for Part 2 of our retrospective of Ice-T, where we left him off the back of his legendary four album run and the "Cop Killer" controversy; where would Ice take his art as he leaned more and more into other forms of media? TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53) Ben: LeeV - Shadow Demon Boldy James - Trapper's Alley Partynextdoor - 4 Ahmad Anonimis - Mnt. Snug 4Batz - u made me a st4r Ben Beal x Wun Two - gazebo Rome Streetz - Buck 50 Spice 1 - Platinum OG 2 Charlie: amir. - Three Of Swords Cassie Kinoshi's seed. W/ NikNak & London Contemporary Orchestra - gratitude Slum Vill ..read more