‘It was all a dream…’ ? We kick off 2023 with a BIG one, as we list our top songs by Biggie Smalls…and figure which one we’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop. It got hectic, and we REALLY got into Frank White’s catalogue with Dan O from Freemusic Empire and Jon Bass from Notorious P.O.D. ?   100 Rap Songs You’d Play to an Alien: https://www.crate808.com/alien-playlist   All our favourite bangers of 2022 can be found on our regularly updated Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj    Our 3-Album Run series in full: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs   ? Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba ?    Show Notes Criteria (14:27) Gimme the Loot (23:05) Ten Crack Commandments (28:42) One More Chance (Remix) (37:16) You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) (39:13) Warning (48:12) Hypnotize (59:06) Who Shot Ya? (1:06:40) Unbelievable (1:15:52) Juicy (1:23:07) Kick in the Door (1:36:18) Niggas Bleed (1:46:06) Suicidal Thoughts (1:57:15) I Got a Story to Tell (2:04:31) Biggie: What If… (2:14:38)   ? Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 ?   Patreon-only episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE ? 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 ? ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM ? Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo ? ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI ? Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm ? ‘The Pretty Toney Album’ album review https://bit.ly/3HalnrX ? Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd ? ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF ? Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 ? ‘The Big Doe Rehab’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3skJDST ? Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl ? 'Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City' review https://bit.ly/3kfhIiv ? ‘Apollo Kids’ review https://bit.ly/3wKKxcA ? Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy ? Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review: https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 ? 12 Reasons to Die review: https://bit.ly/3yoGNOI ?   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch 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! ?   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj 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