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Best Hip Hop of 2023 - Part 1 | Ep. 165
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133 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
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My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH two-part episode. Do go check out the other episode to get our full 2023 breakdown - we went in! Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul and E (The Next Movement), MIGHTHEALTHY and Yemi (Rhymes Like Dimes) ? We tackled these categories, and many more... Top 5 Albums Songs of the Year Feature of the Year Best Album Artwork MVP of the Year Verse of the Year Check out our mid-year summary of 2023, where we spoke a lot about the same artists and work: https://tinyurl.com/ys93mhc6 And if you enjoy our tastes, subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness: MF DOOM Series ? Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection ? https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548 J Dilla Series ? Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection ? https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555 Wu-Tang Chronicles Series ? Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan ? https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560 90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews ? For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more ? https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267 00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews ? For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more ? Part 1 Show Notes: Least hip hop thing in last 24 hours (3:13) We Buy Diabetic Test Strips - Armand Hammer (10:02) Guest: Sean Kantrowitz (25:34) Integrated Tech Solutions - Aesop Rock (30:13) Guest: Beezy from Dead End Hip Hop (42:36) HeadSpace - H31R + JWords + maassai (45:23) Estee Nack - Nacksaw Jim Duggan (54:14) Guest: Dart Adams (1:04:05) Faith is a Rock - The Alchemist + MIKE + Wiki (1:06:30) Guest: E from The Next Movement Podcast (1:25:50) He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 (1:28:47) Lukah - Permanently Blackface (1:31:12) Guest: Defcee (1:38:30) Death Waits In The Dark - Substance810 + Hobgoblin (1:42:44) Maps - billy woods + Kenny Segal (1:46:30) Guest: Tokyo Cigar (1:54:35) Leather Blvd. - B. Cool-Aid (1:57:54) RXNephew - Til I'm Dead (2:02:44) Guest: Yemi Abiade from Rhymes Like Dimes (2:08:09) Now, remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: 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 ? ? Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 ? Exclusive Episodes: Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE ? Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a ? Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs ? 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’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm ? Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd ? ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF ? Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remi
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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