Hip-Hop History & Hustle📻 Podcast Recommendations

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Hip-Hop History and Hustle: Podcast Recommendations

Curator

Matt Linder, hip-hop scholar and co-host of Flickers

Why did you choose this theme?

I’m a hip-hop scholar who has published and presented work on Kendrick Lamar, Lauryn Hill, and Kanye West. So I’m very interested in the history of hip-hop and the impacts of hip-hop culture. This list has important untold hip-hop histories and explores the hustle ethic of hip-hop.

PODCAST PICKS:

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Louder Than A Riot
The Day The Mixtape Died: DJ Drama

Louder Than a Riot takes a look at the impact of the criminal justice system on Black Americans through the lens of hip-hop. This episode follows the story of DJ Drama and the mixtape collaborations he did with major-label artists. But when police raided his home, seized his CDs, and freezed his assets, it forever changed mixtape culture.

What Had Happened Was
KMD and the Origin of MF DOOM

Open Mike Eagle is an underground rapper, originally from Chicago, who hosts conversations with influential indie hip-hop producers, record label executives, and rappers from the '90s and '00s. This episode features Dante Ross, who worked at Elektra Records in the '90s and signed the highly regarded rap trio, KMD. That group was the training ground for Zev Love X, later known as MF DOOM, the supervillain of hip-hop and your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.

Authentic: The Story Of Tablo
Hell Korea

As the Korean hip-hop group Epik High was gaining popularity, a conspiracy theory started in an online forum that claimed one of their members, Tablo, was lying about graduating from Stanford. This episode explores how this conspiracy theory became a national obsession and ties its roots to the frustrations of Koreans about societal injustice in their country.

Hip-Hop Can Save America
Hip-Hop Meets the Orchestra with Thee Phantom

Hip-hop is more than two turntables and a microphone. Through interviews with activists, academics, therapists, educators, entrepreneurs, and more, host Manny Faces shows how hip-hop can positively impact individuals and communities. This episode is with Thee Phantom, an artist who combines hip-hop with live orchestration. This music is then performed in classical music halls, showing that those spaces are as much for hip-hop lovers as they are for classical music lovers.

Women in Hip Hop Podcast
Sha Rock Pt.1 and 2

Jazzie Belle is a media personality who, true to the name of the podcast, interviews various women in hip-hop. This two-part interview is with the first female MC, Sha Rock from The Funky 4 + 1. She talks about her pioneering work as part of the group and the challenges she faced as a female rapper.

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Listen to Square Peg

An American suburban dad gets sucked into the bizarre world of a vengeful, one-eyed British curmudgeon on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned... and things get weird.

Square Peg tells a story about bitterness and the things we bury in the past. Listen to the entire series now!

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Learn about EarBuds curator Matt Linder's podcast picks, his research on hip-hop, and his podcast, Flickers.

ALSO: Hear about this week's spotlight pick, Bloodthirsty Hearts.

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COMMUNITY:

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CLASSIFIEDS:

🔍Join host and criminal defense attorney Bob Motta as he deep-dives into the case of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Defense Diaries features 15 hours of never-before-heard interviews between Gacy and his attorney...who happens to be Bob's father.

🎙️Flickers is a narrative podcast exploring the work and lives of musicians who incorporate spirituality in their music. With eight BIPOC contributors, from academics to artists, season 2 is a deep dive into Lauryn Hill's discography, and uncovers the ways her music and life are driven by her spiritual understanding of love, justice, and freedom. Hosted by Krystal Roberts and EarBuds curator Matt Linder.

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Bloodthirsty Hearts

Friends growing apart happens, but creatures crashing a fantasy convention… not so much. As fans gather for the first-ever Bloodthirsty Hearts convention, five former friends reunite for a day full of cosplays and panels.

This event for the famed series is everything superfans hoped for until the same creatures from their beloved story invade…

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