The Crate 808 crew get together to break down their five favourite records from a stellar 2021 in their Patreon livestream in part one of their yearly summary ?   Part One: https://youtu.be/K8xPD6NVlC8 Part Two: https://youtu.be/fBeC46dOdnk   ? Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba ?    ? Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 ?   Patreon-only episodes: Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP ? Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko ? Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF ? Ghostface Killa’s ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM ? Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo ? Ghostface Killa’s ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI ?   Show Notes: Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (02:23) Ray No.5 - Imaginary Everything by L’Orange and Namir Blade (08:08) James No.5 - The YOD Fahim by Your Old Droog and Tha God Fahim (19:25) Kam No.5 - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B by Westside Gunn (23:10) Ray No.4 - HOFFA by Dave East and Harry Fraud (32:35) James No.4 - Camera of Sound by Jazz Spastiks (39:53) Kam No.4 - Half God by Wiki (42:05) Ray No.3 - Coup De Grace by Ransom and Rome Streetz (53:00) James No.3 - Bob’s Son by R.A.P. Ferreira and Scallops Hotel (1:00:30) Now, the Crate 808 Mailbag - thank you ALL the listeners/viewers who hit us up with some amazing MF DOOM stories, shouts for best football references in rap and a look through the usual staples.   To get involved, email us at crate808@gmail.com with your takes on…   ? If you could see one hip hop act perform live (dead or alive), which one and why? ? Tell us your best and worst rap concert stories ? What are the best examples of xylophone and flute hip hop? ⚽️ Found a football reference in rap? THROW IT OUR WAY, we want to hear more! ? What are the best guest openers on rap albums? ? Who has the best verse on Jay-Z’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’? Did Young MC use the beat better? ? What are your top 5 rap ballads?  ? What is the BEST Raekwon verse ever and why? ? What is Ghostface Killah’s apex? ? What song off of ‘Ironman’ would get on a playlist you’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop? ? The strangest dreams you’ve had about a rapper ? What rapper’s swag would you wear to a wedding, funeral or job interview? ? Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper? ? What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought? ? You have to get a rap song tattooed on you…which one, where and why? ? What’s the worst rap beat of 1995? ? What’s your best AND worst rap memorabilia?   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on crate808.com to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! ?   And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here… Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq) Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT) De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn) Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1) A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX) Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL) OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh) Mobb Deep with Chris Mitchell from Breaking Atoms (http://shorturl.at/zHIKO)   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com   #AlbumOfTheYear #HipHop2021 #AlbumReview