Diggin' In The Digits

It can be said that Masta Ace is underrated in many facets of the music but one that needs to be hailed forever is his unique long-form storytelling. Since "The Symphony", Masta Ace has continued to put his life on wax in a way nobody else in Hip-Hop has done: With detail and heart.Weekly Music Roundup - (2:13) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Cherise - CallingMahalia - IRLNas & Hit-Boy - Magic 2J Hus - Beautiful and Brutal YardBig Boss Vette - ResilienceIce Spice - Like...?Valee x Harry Fraud - VirtuosoSmiley - I Did What I DidTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:46)Take a Look Around - (26:47)SlaughtaHouse - (43:56)Sittin' On Chrome - (56:04)Disposable Arts - (1:05:10)A Long Hot Summer - (1:19:38)MA Doom: Son of Yvonne - (1:30:51)The Falling Season - (1:37:57)Lighter Note - (1:47:35) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

It's time for another Hip-Hop Neighbours, highlighting non-Hip-Hop albums that Hip-Hop fans can get into. For this one, we get into the work of Gil Scott-Heron and Chase & Status.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:46) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Adrian Younge & Tony Allen - Tony Allen JID018Cookin Soul - Whateva, Vol. 5 Kota The Friend - Protea Melonyx - Soul GlowP Money - Money Over Everyone 4Lo Village - Yellow Brick Roadrum.gold - U Street AnthologyKing Von - GrandsonDave East - fortune Favors the BoldPJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year DyingLocal Natives - Time Will Wait for No OneI'm New Here - (17:10) No More Idols - (42:13)Lighter Note - (1:04:54) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

In this chunky episode, we get into the work of The Roots where whilst we would make an effort to bomb through discographies for the sake of time, we simply couldn't for The Roots because they seemed to depart from their past album nearly every time. The subtle switches in their music over time would end up creating a wide reach. From "Jam Session" Hip-Hop to dense concept albums, it was certainly worth taking the time.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:08) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Lil Uzi Vert - Pink TapeThe Alchemist - Fly HighCurren$y & Harry Fraud - VicesLUCKI - s*x m*ney dr*gsConway - DrumworkStu Bangas x Chino XL - God's CarpenterD-Block Europe - DBE WorldItee - PAPERSMaeta - When I Hear Your NameSpeech Debelle - Sunday Dinner On a MondayElmiene - EL-MEANSplurgeboys - Jet Pack FlowsMeshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real BookTerrace Martin - Fine TuneTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:56)Organix - (27:12)Do You Want More?!!!??! - (35:17)Illadelph Halflife - (44:37)Things Fall Apart - (57:27)Phrenology - (1:12:59)The Tipping Point - (1:23:04)Game Theory - (1:34:15)Rising Down - (1:40:59)How I Got Over - (1:46:37)"Undun" & "...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin" - (1:50:55)Ranking The Roots - (2:05:31)Lighter Note - (2:08:57)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

In a change of pace from usual DITD proceedings, Charlie was invited to see a play in Theatre Royal Stratford East called "Tambo & Bones", written by West Philly's own Dave Harris.And as you can imagine from the episode title, Charlie was also given the opportunity to interview the director and lead actors of the show. In an episode that's split into two: the 1st half is a one-on-one with director Matthew Xia and the 2nd half involving Xia; actors Rhashan Stone and Daniel Ward.On top of this, if you'd like to see "Tambo & Bones" for yourself, the wonderful people @ Stratford East have given us 25% off Band A, B & C for all remaining performances of T&B! (Limited to 2 per customer. Subject to availability. Offer cannot be applied to any pre-existing bookings.)Hit up this link, use code "CHARLIE25" and let us know what you think of the show!Regular scheduled programming next week.Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points & "For Ginger" By Brock Berrigan (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Brock Berrigan (Twitter) - @Brock_BerriganOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

The story of Canibus is probably the best suited for a podcast built on retrospectives such as this. Whilst his music can easily be passed off as "rapper has verbal diarrhoea", the storyline combined with selected songs really highlight how misunderstood Canibus is as a rapper, entrepreneur and person.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:27) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Miles. - Everywhere and Nowhere At All (EP)PRICE - NO SLEEP IN THE CITYPRICE - GOSPEL IN THE GHETTOReuben James - Champagne KissesYoung Thug - Business is businessBig Freedia - Central CityKey Glock - Glockoma 2 deluxeHus KingPin x SmooVth - PAID IN FULLCoi Leray - COISigur Ros - ATTATopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:15)Can-I-Bus - (30:24)2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) - (49:06)C! True Hollywood Stories - (56:44)Rip the Jacker - (1:09:35)Remainder of story/Notable Tracks - (1:21:29)Lighter Note - (1:35:59) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

On the 18th edition of DITD Bites: Tyler, The Creator hopped on Rap Radar recently and made some interesting quotes that we wanted to unpack. So we do that, getting into his beef with playlists, "Rap Twitter" and his past work.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Marquis Hill - Rituals + RoutinesCharlie Smarts & DJ Ill Digitz - CharlietapeHit-Boy & Big Hit - SURF OR DROWN 2Statik Selektah - Round TripJamal Gasol & Vic Spencer - The Right Way For DummiesKiller Mike - MICHAELHannah Jadagu - ApertureHempress Sativa - CHARKA PHABO - Don't Get Too CozyTainted Tazz - The CommencementHak Baker - Worlds End FMChingy - ChinglishGunna - A Gift & A CurseMike Dimes - Texas BoyZaytoven Streetz Got No Heart 2Wiz Khalifa - See YaLighter Note - 1:10:31Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

After 10 chapters, we've finally reached the conclusion of our "Book Of Wu" series. If you haven't spun the series, feel free to spin all 12 episodes here. For the final chapter, we look at the Wu albums and the group as a unit. TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)WIINSTON - THE LAST DAYTONA7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern - The Genius TapeJanelle Monae - The Age of Pleasure Mungo's HiFi - Past and Present Amaarae - Fountain BabyBLK ODYSSY - DIAMONDS & FREAKSJoe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin - ArchetypeBoldy James - Prisoner of CircumstanceStatik Selektah - Round TripDaughter - Stereo Mind GameTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:52)Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - (29:42)Wu-Tang Forever - (40:26)The W - (52:51)Iron Flag - (1:02:48)8 Diagrams - (1:11:08)A Better Tomorrow - (1:19:31)Lighter Note - (1:45:58) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Happy June! We're nearly halfway through the year, which means it's time for our Mid-Year Report! How the 50th Year of Hip-Hop has been faring, what albums we rate so far an other general discussion.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:17) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)ECKOES - FractalsMnelia - Closure TapesK.Zia - Kintsugi HeartMcKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? Green Kanine - TwoJords - DIRT IN THE DIAMONDArlo Parks - My Soft MachineCJ Fly - Healing From Our WoundsGoyard Ibn Said x Ghais Guevera - Goyard CominTrapland Pat - Professor TrapMoneybagg Yo - Hard to LoveCuban Doll - All or NothingMetro Boomin - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ SoundtrackThanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Houston's Chamillionaire was a child of 8 Ball & MJG, UGK and Geto Boys. His single "Ridin" was one of the most ubiquitous songs of the 00s. But after a couple of albums and a bevvy of mixtapes, Chamillionaire's story gets much more interesting when you look at his entrepreneurial track record.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:37) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)KYE - RibenaMonaleo - Where The Flowers Don't DieTayah - Still WondersKassa Overall - ANIMALSLil Durk - Almost HealedFMB DZ - P-Rock BabyCash Trill - Cash Only 4 DeluxeJay Worthy x Roc Marciano - Nothing Bigger Than The Program Rakeem Shabazz - Wise the DomeKayCyy x Gesaffelstein - TW2052Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:12) The Sound of Revenge - (32:28)Ultimate Victory - (49:52) Lighter Note - (1:07:27) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

After covering Pras last week, we thought it was a good a time as any to look into the Fugees member that seems to have no issue in dropping music on a consistent basis. With nine studio albums, Wyclef Jean has used his many tastes to create a fascinating musical tapestry of himself, to varying degrees of success.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:42) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Tora-i - & what else?Madison McFerrin - I Hope You Can Forgive MeApex Zero - Drummer Warrior Storyteller Pt. 2Raelle - BloodlinesAshley Henry - My VoiceK.A.A.N & D-Ace - Ignorance Is BlissKAYTRAMINÉ - KAYTRAMINÉSummer Walker - CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFEBelly - Mumble Rap 2Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:55)The Carnival - (25:28)The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book - (34:26)Masquerade - (39:15)The Preacher's Son - (46:00)Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 - (48:24)Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant - (53:42)From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion - (1:03:10)Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee - (1:07:15)Yéle Haiti & Wyclef Goes Back to School Volume 1 - (1:09:23)Lighter Note - (1:21:37)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Pras has been in the news in recent years, but not for anything music related. So since he was formally found guilty in a foreign influence case, now seems a good a time as any to listen to the music and wonder how in the hell did Pras go from Fugees to illegal bankrolling?!Weekly Music Roundup - (1:22) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Kuzco - I Vibe, She VibesAmadeus360 - The MPC JediKlwn cat x unruly - Don’t Go OutsideDeante’ Hitchcock - Once Upon A TimeVado - A Good FriendBeach House - BecomeThe National - First Two Pages of FrankensteinFred Again... & Brian Eno - Secret LifeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:53) Ghetto Supastar - (18:21) Win Lose or Draw - (34:21)Post-Music - (45:30) Lighter Note - (1:01:15) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

All answers begin with a question and sometimes that question needs to be blunt. But never fear, we try and break the question down as only we can. It's not a question that caters for a straight "yes" or "no", but a conversation starter for what is probably the least music-based episode yet.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:16) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)siegfried komidashi - the mundane, surreal !DEACON - What's The Music Ting SayingJONES - Magic In My HandJFlames - Made in LondonTavaras Jordan - In My Own WorldKid Abstrakt & Leo Low Pass - Still DreamingReggie Becton - Sadboy Vol. 1Super Helpful Kwame - PuzzlesMC Eiht - Lessons 2IDK - F65Onyx - Blood On Da XConway the Machine - WON’T HE DO ITBlaQ Chidori - OffTop 3BUSDRIVER - MADE IN LOVEBerner - Arrogance is IgnoranceThe Conversation - (22:00)Lighter Note - (1:21:18)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For the 17th edition of DITD Bites we get into the AI Music debate and the concept of Video Essays/Documentaries, asking WHY do people like Trap Lore Ross make the videos they make.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:35) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Aaron Taylor - HAVE A NICE DAY!Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Lonnie Liston Smith - Lonnie Liston Smith JID017Nines - Crop Circle 2G Herbo - Strictly 4 My fans 2Tee Grizzley x Skilla Baby - ControversyDave East - Book of David DeluxeFlee Lord x Crisis - 2-3 ZoneR-Mean x Scott Storch - MEANIll Bill - Cocaine CountyTim Hecker - No HighsAI Music - (13:58)TLR - (39:48)Lighter Note - (1:12:25)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

When you look at Jim Jones' career, it's one of hard work and dedication to squeezing every benefit out of a deal. But hard work only gets you so far... Hard work can't get you a good solo discography and Jim Jones is an outstanding example of that.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (01:14) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)redveil - playing w/ fireKid Abstrakt & Leo Low Pass - BelieveDell Nellson - Charlotte's Unfortunate DeathAlfa Mist - VariablesYoungBoy - Don’t Try This At HomePeezy - GHETTOKrayzie Bone - QuickFix Level 3Domo Genesis x The Alchemist - No IdolsLloyd Banks - The Course of the Inevitable 3Topic Intro/ Ben's Research House - (20:06)On My Way to Church - (32:35)Harlem: Diary of a Summer - (42:33)Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) - (50:09)Pray IV Reign - (1:00:11)Capo - (1:11:31)Wasted Talent - (1:16:36)El Capo - (1:20:00)Lighter Note - (1:34:18)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For the 10th edition of Contemporary Cool: We get into the works of Tink's 2013 tape "Winter's Diary 2: Forever Yours" and August Greene (Common, Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins)TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:00) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Kay Young - We Meet At LastENNY - We Go Again Venna - EQUINOXTerri Walker - MY LOVE STORYDinner Party - Enigmatic SocietyJoby Jay - LOVE LEVELSEl Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious GameAvelino - GOD SAVE THE STREETSTotal Refreshment Centre - Transmissions From Total Refreshment CentreGrafh x 38 Spesh - Art of WordsNicholas Craven x Mike Shabb - Shadow MosesNLE Choppa - Cottonwood 2Winter's Diary 2: Forever Yours - (19:10)August Greene - (38:15)Lighter Note - (53:53)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Four years ago on April 10th, Diggin' In The Digits began. Since that Tuesday, we have dropped an episode every Tuesday. We've never missed a drop and have learnt so much over those four years. We celebrate with a reflection, our favourite episodes in the past year; an existential question linked to Hip-Hop's upcoming 50th birthday and we bring back Deadpan Recitals.Thanks for spinning as we continue our journey.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:43) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)GQ - For Good MeasureC.S. Armstrong - THE SOUTHWESTERN EPChelsea Reject - Bubble GrlChe Lingo - Coming Up For AirShame Gang - Better Late Than NeverVic Spencer - If George Bush Was CoolBrandee Younger - Brand New LifePlanet Giza - Ready When You AreRae Sremmurd - SremmLife 4NF - HOPERittz - MellowLOvation MusicCurren$y x Jermaine Dupri - For Motivational Use Only Vol. 1Meyhem Lauren x Madlib & DJ Muggs - Champagne for BreakfastAnniversary reflections & favourite episodes - (19:34) Has Hip-Hop evolved? - (49:17)Deadpan Recitals - (1:26:41) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For this edition of "the real HHN" where we explore projects just outside of the Hip-Hop purview, we get into the works of Bryson Tiller's "T R A P S O U L" and Gorillaz' "Plastic Beach".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:41) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Royce Da 5'9" - The Heaven Experience38 Spesh - GunsmokeRic Wilson, Chromeo & A-Trak - CLUSTERFUNKDizzy Wright - Live at Daddy MacsChloe - In PiecesB. Cool-Aid - Leather Blvd.Mistah F.A.B. - EYE AMJuicy J - Mental TrillnessDJ Drama - I’m Really Like ThatTyler, The Creator - CMIYGL Estate SaleMatt Ox - AloxLarry June x Alchemist - The Great EscapeLakecia Benjamin (Live)ECKOES & Erika (Live)Plastic Beach - (21:10)T R A P S O U L - (38:03)Lighter Note - (56:00)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We finish off our Women's History Month celebrations with an artist that was so close to blowing up - but with a shelved 2nd album - lost steam. It seems that whenever a female shows talent with a solid first album, it still doesn't solidify their foundations. But through it all, Rah Digga continues to shine regardless of the industry pulling the rug from under her.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:14) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean BlvdDepeche Mode - Memento MoriICECOLDBISHOP - Generational CurseBIGBABYGUCCI - Colors6LACK - Since I Have a LoverHit-Boy - SURF OR DROWNKool Keith - SerpentJPEGMAFIA X DANNY BROWN - SCARING THE HOESYaya Bey - Exodus the North StarAdanna Duru - NAPPY HOURLady Shocker - The GeneralAza Lineage - Kingston To CaliKota The Friend & Statik Selektah - To See A SunsetArrested Development - On The Cutting Room FloorTopic intro/Ben's Research House - (24:59)Dirty Harriet - (38:02)Everything Is a Story: The Missing Link? - (50:47)Classic - (55:38)WHM Debrief/Lighter Note - (1:07:19)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For our third WHM retrospective, we look at another one-and-done artist in Sweet Tee; with an additional conversation on the unique place 80s Hip-Hop artists are historically.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Nix Northwest - Xin's DisappearanceM83 - FantasyU2 - Song’s of Surrender100 Gecs - 10,000 GecsUnknown Mortal Orchestra - VEST Gee - MadLil Pump - Lil Pump 2Princess Nokia - I Love You But This Is GoodbyeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:29)It's Tee Time - (18:33)Lighter Note - (47:03) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We continue our Women's History Month celebrations with a look at the one & done work of Ms. Melodie: The first lady of BDP and an essential cog in the lives of many, including KRS-ONE & Big Daddy Kane.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Nathan Kawanishi - Splashes Of Ink (Antithesis) Tank and The Bangas - Pretty PoemsThe Hoodies - What Pressure MakesNia Archives - Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha WallMurs - speak n spellMusiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy - Victims & VillainsNappyHigh & Memnoc - 93GoldFever Ray - Radical RomanticsPuff 100 x E Mozzy - ClockworkBones - The Witch & The WizardZaytoven - Street CredentialsMalik Montana - Adwokat DiablaIayze - ReverenceeBK Young Joc - Hotboiiz 4G Perico - Hot ShotMiley Cyrus - Endless Summer VacationAugust Alsina - MyselfConway - Pain Provided ProfitJim Jones - Back in my PrimeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (23:47) Diva - (33:04) Tangential convo about language - (50:00)Lighter Note - (1:00:08) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We begin our Women's History Month celebrations with the First Lady of No Limit: Mia X. Her music was unmistakably 'No Limit' but when looking past the hits, came some of the best creative cuts of the 90s.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:47) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)9th Wonder - ZION VIIIslowthai - UGLYNeak - Die WurzelFemale All-Stars - Fa To The WorldChe Noir & Big Ghost Ltd - Noir Or NeverMasego - MasegoVerbz, CAPRIISUN & Mr Slipz - Shore ConnectsAdi Oasis - Lotus GlowYazmin Lacey - Voice NotesCreed III: The SoundtrackKenny Mason - 3Zaybang - Better Off AloneYoung Nudy - GumboMach-Hommy x Tha God Fahim - Notorious Dump Legends 2Don Toliver - Love SickFoolio - Final DestinationThe Weeknd - Live at SoFi StadiumMacklemore - BENNyokabi Kariuki - Feeling BodyTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (25:43) Good Girl Gone Bad - (34:53)Unlady Like - (44:20)Mama Drama - (52:48) Lighter Note - (1:04:52) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We boot up Contemporary Cool once again and for Volume 9 we look at the barely talked about work "7 Days Of Funk" and the blueprint for collective collaboration in The Silhouettes Project.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:42) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)New Sector Movements - These Times Vic Spencer & 38 Spesh - Greenthumbs Meets Trigger FingersGorillaz - Cracker IslandBraxton Cook - Who Are You When No One Is Watching?Logic - College ParkYeat - AfterLyfeSuicideboys x Shakewell - Shameless SuicideKey Glock - Glaucoma 2Blac Youngsta - Bank AppointmentSada Baby - SHONUFFPayroll Giovanni - Ghost Mode7 Days Of Funk - (15:38)The Silhouettes Project - (34:59)Lighter Note - (1:02:49) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We continue with Part 2 of our RZA retrospective with a look at his solo work which - whilst it may deliver less than desired - is an interesting creative wrinkle to one of the most versatile artists of his generation.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Hi-Tek - Panorama Apartments (1994 Mpc 60ii)Wesley Joseph - GLOWNappy Nina - Mourning DueKelela - RavenBktherula - LVL5 P1Abra Cadabra - Where The Shooters Be 2Tony Yayo - The LoyalMistah FAB - The Hyphy EraTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (9:43)Bobby Digital in Stereo - (13:12)Digital Bullet - (28:40)Birth of a Prince - (42:00)Digi Snacks - (51:23)'Bobby Digital And The Pit Of Snakes' & 'Digital Potions' - (58:41)Lighter Note - (1:13:32) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We reach the last solo retrospective of Wu-Tang Clan members, finishing with the leader of it all: RZA. In the first of a two-parter, we talk about RZAs leadership as the head of the Wu dragon and his unprecedented production run.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:49) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Coldxman - Amor FatiNejma Nefertiti & Zenati - Rapoeira (EP)Backwood Sweetie - Sweetie Skrewed By DJ 3AMBigXthaPlug - AMARThe Vitamin Cea - What A DayLiv.e - Girl in the Half PearlLance Skiiwalker - AutodidacticBawo - Legitimate Cause (EP)Monster Florence - Master SystemHorseshoe GANG Shy Glizzy - FlowersSierra Kid - keep it to yourselfShady Blu - Topic of DiscussionHus KingPin - A Poem in Ten BooksBaby Stone Gorillas - The MilitaryKash Doll - Back on DexterThe Conversation - (26:51) Lighter Note - (1:18:38) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Off the back of Lil Yachty's new album, he made a comment about "wanting to be seen as an artist". This led to responses like this. We broke down the multi-layered conversation that is decades old and spans genres: Labels, eras, the leaders of said eras and what happens when they do something different. 200 episodes without missing a drop, thanks for being on this journey with us.Charlie's 2018 piece on the subject.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:16) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)K.Keed - Tx3 II (EP)Evil Needle & Misha - ChillHop Beat Tapes:Bishop Nehru - Nehruvian Tuesdays: Volume 3Onoe Caponoe - Concrete FantasiaJehst - Mork Calling Orson2KBABY - Scared 2 LoveYoung Jr - Thug ChildWale the Sage - Running From Timejonatan leandoer96 - Sugar WorldKevin Gates - The Luca Brasi Story A Decade Of Brasi30 Deep Grimeyy - Let Me InYoung Fathers - Heavy HeavyThe Conversation - (10:36) Lighter Note - (1:08:06) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

The brief but beautiful life and career of Capital STEEZ is one of incompletion. Seeing someone so young, with deeply rooted ethics and beliefs, end his life just as the career was about to go somewhere - whether it be up or down - will forever leave more questions than answers.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:26) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Hi-Tek - Glen Orchard Drive (1993 Mpc 60)Brody Brown - The Kickback Reuben Vincent - Love Is WarLakecia Benjamin - PhoenixLil Yachty - Let's Start HereBiC Fizzle - Clark Street BabyStyles P - PenultimateTha God Fahim x Camoflauge Monk - Dark Shogunn AssassinTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:55) Amerikkkan Corruption - (33:26) Post A.C. - (43:00) Lighter Note - (1:07:57) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

The Wu Lead-off Hitter. INS - Inspectah Deck - has some of the most iconic bars in the Wu-Tang discography, but as much as we all love to "bomb atomically", Deck's solo work contains the least amount of Wu involvement out of all solo Wu discographies. And like Masta Killa, U-God & Cappadonna, it's not as talked about.Weekly Music Roundup - (00:41) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)El Train - ChillHop Beat Tapes: El TrainKota The Friend - Lyrics To GO, Vol. 4JANE HANDCOCK - World Of WomenOddisee - To What EndBALANCE - CONJURETrippie Redd - Mansion MusikBIGBABYGUCCI - HomesickJANE HANDCOCK - World of WomenBoldy James x RichGains - Indiana JonesGloss Up - Before the Gloss UpTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:26)Uncontrolled Substance - (32:39)The Movement - (42:31)The Resident Patient - (53:31)Manifesto - (59:53)Chamber No. 9 - (1:05:10)Lighter Note - (1:19:05) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We cover one of the most influential Hip-Hop groups of All-Time in Three 6 Mafia; rulers of Memphis, led by DJ Paul & Juicy J's legendary production.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Skyzoo & The Other Guys - The Mind Of A SaintAntsLive - Just A Matter Of Time (EP)21 Lil Harold - After the Curse03 Greedo - Free 03BabyTron - Bin Reaper 3 - New TestamentObijuan x dylantheinfamous - GUANAHANITopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:42)Mystic Stylez - (23:54) Chapter 1: The End - (27:29) Chapter 2: World Domination - (29:16) When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 - (34:14) Choices - (36:27) Da Unbreakable - (39:47) Choices II: The Setup - (43:18) Most Known Unknown - (47:02) Last 2 Walk - (49:35) Lighter Note - (1:05:23) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

The Hip-Hop world bowed their heads on New Year's Day to commemorate the life of Memphis legend Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, better known as Gangsta Boo. Along with her membership in Three Six Mafia, The Queen of Memphis had her own career and her own legacy. We unpack that with this episode.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Nejma Nefertiti - Letters From The AkashicEva Lazarus - Brandy KissesYoungboy - I Rest My CaseDUSTY LOCANE - -95 DegreesReal Boston Richey - Public Housing Pt. 2E Mozzy - Middle EastFrench Montana x DJ Drama - Coke Boys 6Westside Webb - Player Games Pt. 2Icy Twat - Siddhi World DeluxeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:41) Enquiring Minds - (26:06) Both Worlds *69 - (38:31)Enquiring Minds 2: The Soap Opera - (43:53)Lighter Note - (1:05:20)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For the 16th edition of DITD Bites, we take stock of 2022 as a year. Mainly from a music perspective but we broach other topics.Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

For this Hip-Hop Neighbours, we cover the work of British group Soul II Soul and their classic "Club Classics, Vol. 1"; and Blondie's seminal track that was a flashpoint for Hip-Hop, "Rapture".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Little Simz - NO, THANK YOUIYAMAH - Sometimes, I'm Speechless (EP)Lyric Michelle - MUSE (EP)Lizzie Berchie - Under The Sun (EP)Vinocio - AwahAb-Soul - HERBERTThanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

As the year winds down, we decided to go through the Metacritic rankings for Hip-Hop album scores this year. Some make sense, some don't; some even warrant a conspiracy toward how Metacritic favour certain types of work over another.This was right before Simz dropped "NO, THANK YOU" so she doesn't appear, same with Ab-Soul. We also dropped a visual version of this which you can spin here.Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We get to "The Chef" Raekwon, whose solo work gives Raekwon a stage to really shine as a lyricist with layers and storytelling chops that rival the best.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:08) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)SAULT - 11SAULT - Untitled (God)Dezron Douglas - ATALAYALyriqs - HillmanJay Prince & Tiny Spys - Adventures Of You (EP)Kamaiyah - Keep It Lit (EP)Kool G Rap - Last Of A Dying BreedSZA - SOSMount Westmore - SNOOP CUBE 40 $HORTTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:13) Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - (22:21)Immobilarity - (31:31)The Lex Diamond Story - (38:26)Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II - (44:24) Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang - (55:18)Fly International Luxurious Art - (1:01:31)The Wild - (1:09:21)Lighter Note - (1:19:10) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

There aren't many artists that came of age in the 90s that continue producing high quality bodies of work. Ghostface Killah is rarely credited with a consistent discography, but that is exactly what he has.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)BlaQ Chidori - White Melodies Side BCal Scruby - CasinoMetro Boomin - Heroes & VillainsReuben James - Piano Love 1Tiggs Da Author - MOREFIRE 2TrueMendous - Great. On PurposeThe JuJu Exchange - JazzRx: Hope DoseThe JuJu Exchange - JazzRx IntroductionTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:30)Ironman - (26:02)Supreme Clientele - (32:42)Bulletproof Wallets - (39:55)The Pretty Toney Album - (44:48)Fishscale - (48:05)More Fish - (52:37)The Big Doe Rehab - (54:50)Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City - (1:01:19)Apollo Kids - (1:04:48)Twelve Reasons to Die - (1:07:20)36 Seasons - (1:10:39)Twelve Reasons to Die II - (1:13:28)Ghostface Killahs - (1:15:51)Lighter Note - (1:23:29)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of IndependenceAUDACITY DID ME DIRTY. - CT

We all have our dream festival line-up. We took it a little further and devised our own festivals. From how many days, to the locale, to the line-ups themselves; our festivals were so eclectic that we only had one artist on both line-ups. Let us know which one you'd rather hit and how much you'd pay. Because in our world, this is all for free.99!TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:11) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Stormzy - This Is What I MeanQuando Rondo & YoungBoy - 3860klwn cat & Rae Luna - Where'd It All Go?$ilkMoney - I Don't Give a Fuck About This Rap Shit, Imma Just Drop Until I Don't Feel Like It AnymoreNumbz - Soul FoodSaba The Godis - MAC-TYNAgnes Nunes - Menina MulherAvantdale Bowling Club - TREESJaz Karis - DEAR JAZRae Luna - Like I'll Die TomorrowCruz Patterson - Dogs In The OfficeMain Topic - (22:47) Lighter Note - (1:12:05)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Along with our new episode with Dr. Joshua Wright, we wanted to still do our Weekly Music Roundup; so we did! And slapped it in as a bonus ep. Enjoy.Projects spun: (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)38 Spesh - Beyond Belief Dave East x DJ Drama - Book of DavidHus KingPin - My Beautiful Dark Wave FantasyVado - Long Run 3Busta Rhymes - The Fuse Is LitApollo Brown & Philmore Greene - Cost of LivingOnelight - MoreoverKai Kwasi - jalilahAdrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Garrett Saracho JID015Blue Lab Beats - Jazztronica - Live At Late Night Jazz Royal Albert HallSuzi Analogue - Infinite ZonezPhony Ppl - EuphonyusThanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

In a special episode of DITD, we have our first guest host joining! Dr. Joshua Wright is a professor at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC, a graduate of Howard University; host of "Woke History", a new podcast series on NPR One and a two-time author. (Wake Up, Mr. West: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity, 2022 & Empire and Black Images in Pop Culture, 2018) He joins us to talk about Black Celebrity in the US, Kanye's unique status as "the ultimate contrarian" and where he stands after the month of craziness.If you haven't spun Episode 186, we encourage you to do so as we broach on those topics once more here. Also, Dr. Wright mentions The Journal of Hip-Hop Studies, I have linked his issue on Kanye & Christianity here, we highly recommend you dive into some true Hip-Hop academia. Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Originally starting out as Graffiti artists, the group to be known as Artifacts kept the elements of Hip-Hop close to their chest. With three high-quality albums, including a Golden Age classic debut, the New Jersey natives leave a legacy embodied by other NJ legends after them.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:10) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Nas - King's Disease IIIBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever SoundtrackGloRilla - Anyways, Life's GreatBlack Eyed Peas - ELEVATIONHector Roots Lewis - D' RootsmanSélène Saint-Aimé - PotomitanEzra Collective - Where I'm Meant To BeOSHUN - vol. iiHeadie One - No Borders: European Compilation ProjectVic Spencer - IMPACT (I Must Punch A Car Today)Thees Handz (Murs, The Grouch & Reverie) - Three's CompanyDoomCannon - Renaissancetyroneisaacstuart - S!CKTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (25:55)Between a Rock and a Hard Place - (34:47)That's Them - (45:08)No Expiration Date - (57:46)Lighter Note - (1:05:00)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

The Kid Cudi influence is often stated softly - but in just over a decade - Kid Cudi has changed the game when it comes to subject matter and sound.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)LeeV - LEAVE ME BEDUSTY LOCANE - NIGHTMARE ON DA FIFTHLecrae - Church Clothes 4Boldy James x Futurewave - Mr. Ten08Backwood Sweetie x Furious Stylez - Sweetie Got StylezSkelbeats - That's not my SkeletonKillah Priest x Jordan River Banks - Mr. UniverseSAULT - AIIRApex Zero - Drummer Warrior Storyteller (Part 1)9th Wonder - ZION VIISAMSON - Green Roses (EP)Pip Millett - When Everything Is Better, I'll Let You KnowTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:37)Man on the Moon - (32:52)Man on the Moon 2 - (42:39)Indicud - (49:56)Satellite Flight - (59:44)Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven - (1:03:50)PP&DS - (1:14:18)Man on the Moon 3 - (1:22:11)Entergalactic & Final thoughts - (1:31:01)Lighter Note - (1:38:57)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

So now that we're seemingly out of the "Ye" storm, it's a good a time as any to take in maybe the most self-destructive month any public figure has done. This conversations covers a lot of ground and zooms in and out frequently so buckle in.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:23) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue DeluxeDuke Deuce - Memphis Massacre 3Westside Gunn - 10Che Noir - The Last RemnantsSmino - Luv 4 RentMsanii & The Other Guys - Seasonal Veggies, Vol. 1Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super-SlaveAaron May - Outside Lookin InMarlowe - Marlowe 3The Brother Moves On - $/He Who Feeds You... Owns YouThe Conversation - (19:14)Lighter Note - (1:27:21)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

To finish our #UKBHM miniseries for another year, we look at an artist in Estelle with realised talent early on, a truly timeless song in her discography - but looking past that - has a truly fascinating discography and career arc that, at this moment in time, feels like a satisfying full circle.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Snoop Dogg & DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: I Still Got ItYoungBoy & DJ Drama - Ma I Got a FamilyJeezy & DJ Drama - SnofallTaylor Swift - MidnightsAwon & Soul.Dope.95 - Infinite WisdomPhotay & Carlos Nino - An OfferingJessie Buckley & Bernard Butler - For All Our Days That Tear The HeartNova Twins - SupernovaYard Act - The OverloadBigXthaPlug - Big StepperSainte - VacationLoyle Carner - HugoSnoop Dogg & DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz: I Still Got ItK.A.A.N - The High Before You FallVic Santoro - Voice of the Village MixtapeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (21:48) The 18th Day - (31:12) Shine - (41:04)All of Me - (1:04:15)True Romance - (1:07:39)Lover's Rock - (1:15:17) Lighter Note - (1:26:04) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Continuing our UKBHM celebrations with a retrospective on one of the most visceral storytellers and lyrical visualisers of the modern era. It took Ghetts 15 years of ups and downs to create his magnum opus but it wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for the unique road he travelled.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:55) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Lil Baby - Only MeG Herbo - Survivor's Remorse Side BCentral Cee - No More LeaksTee Grizzley - Chapters of the TrenchesMAVI - Laughing So Hard, It HurtsMach-Hommy x Tha God Fahim - Duck CZN: Tiger StyleKnowitall x Skip the Kid - Music Saved Me 2Reggie B - Tinky's JamFLOHIO - Out of HeartTSHA - Capricorn SunJabee & Blu - IOjerime - Bad InfluenceJaydonclover - room service? volume oneRosewood 2055 - When The Night CallsKabaka Pyramid - The KallingCharlotte Dos Santos - MorfoTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (21:52) Rebel With A Cause - (42:29)Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament - (59:01)Conflict of Interest - (1:07:26) Lighter Note - (1:27:22) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We continue our UKBHM celebrations with a retrospective on one of the most authentic voices in music: JME. Along with his brother Skepta, (who we covered last year) JME has become a blueprint for any independent artists that want to do it all with their own imprint.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02)YoungBoy NBA - 3800 DegreesG Herbo - Survivor's Remorse Side AQuavo & Takeoff - Only Built for Infinity LinksCormega - Realness IIRich Homie Quan - Family & MulaGRIP - 5 & A Fuck YouSuff Daddy - Basically SoberZyah Belle - Yam GrierSol Messiah - GOD CMPLXBlue Note Re:imagined IIJoyce Wrice - Motive (EP)JFlames - JFlames Makes HouseTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:29) Famous? - (27:11)Blam! - (33:58) Integrity> - (43:04) Grime MC -(55:18) Lighter Note - (1:13:51) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Happy October and happy UK Black History Month one & all! This is the third time we're doing this but for those not in the know. To celebrate UKBHM, we do retrospectives of four black UK artists. To kick it off, we go to one of the first female duos, Cookie Crew. A duo that clearly had talent along with pretty good rolodex, but questionable decisions seemed to sour their outlook and make their career short lived.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Freddie Gibbs - Soul Sold SeparatelyRome Streetz - KISS THE RINGNicholas Craven x Boldy James - Fair Exchange No RobberyProdigy - The Hegelian Dialectic 2Baby Tate - Mani / PediKid Cudi - EntergalacticSoulChef - Moving ForwardDenzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future (The Extended Edition) UMI - Forest in the CityJoya Mooi - What's Around The Corner (Side A)Rudi Creswick - Different FormsCamilla George - Ibio-IbioTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (23:41) Born This Way - (37:17)2nd Album & Final Thoughts - (46:33)Lighter Note - (1:05:49) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

This episode is a special one for a couple of reasons: 1st, it's our first live recording via Twitter Spaces. 2nd, it was to kick-start our new off-shoot: Prompts. Me, Ben and you guys talking around two specific prompts and letting the conversation go where it goes.The two Prompts: "What artist with a classic album, has the worst debut album?" and "Who is the best one-album artist?"TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (00:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Ransom - This Life Made MeLUCKI - FLAWLESS LIKE MECam'Ron x A Trak - U Wasn't ThereWifisfuneral - 4 Month Binge Before RevengeDaBaby - Baby on Baby 2Dess Dior - RAWIsatta Sheriff & Koralle - Eat The Kiwi SkinYussuf Dayes - The Yussuf Dayes Experience Live At Joshua Treesiegfried komidashi - ACTS I + IIProtoje - Third Time's The CharmKhruangbin & Vieux Farka Toure - AliMakaya McCraven - In These TimesChip Wickham - Cloud 10The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion BeamOscar Jerome - The SpoonCoops - Lost Soul 2Prompts - (16:24)Lighter Note - (1:10:53)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to follow for future Prompts!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Even though Main Source only lasted officially for five years - with two albums dropped - they certainly made their imprint in Hip-Hop history within that half decade; most notably, the album "Breaking Atoms" & the track "Live At The Barbecue".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Vic Spencer x August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 3Nasty C - Ivyson Army Tour MixtapeGhais Guevara - Good Eats! (Beat Tape)DJ Drama x Symba - Results Take TimeJenevieve - RendezvousBlood Orange - Four SongsDevin Morrison - Dream Lobby Vol. 1Braxton Cook - Black Mona LisaJWords - brainechoMura Masa - demon time ShaSimone - SIMMA DOWNAdrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Henry Franklin - Henry Franklin JID014Terri Lyne Carrington - New Standards Vol. 1Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:35)Breaking Atoms - (31:46)Fuck What You Think - (41:50)Lighter Note - (56:58)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

On the 15th edition of DITD Bites, we get into the world of morals & ethics in Journalism and a special conversation of wider media and the response to the death of The Queen.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:55) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Yeat - LyfeNAV - Demons protected by AngelsYoungBoy - Realer 238 Spesh - 7 ShotsBlack Soprano Family - Long Live DJ ShayCappadonna x Stu Bangas - 3rd Chamber Grail BarsSemiratruth & JWords - loading...A-F-R-O - Beatz From Da FRO Vault (Vol. II)C.S. Armstrong - THE DAMASCUS LPAri Lennox - Away MessageAri Lennox - age/sex/locationSampa The Great - As Above, So BelowExploitative Journalism - (20:34)The Queen - (43:43) Lighter Note - (1:13:53) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

It's time for another edition of Hip-Hop Neighbours where we talk about non-Hip-Hop works that Hip-Hop fans love regardless. For this volume, we talk about the works of Tame Impala & KAYTRANADA.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:10) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Pi’erre Bourne - Good MovieFrancesca Wexler - Cherry Fields ForeverYah-Rah - The Queen’s GambitBIGBABYGUCCI - SUMMER OF REVENGEMadlib, MED, LMD - Flying HighKenny Beats - Louieklwn cat - Panther vol. 2Nejma Nefertiti - Tongue FUSnoop Dogg - Metaverse: The NFT Drop, Vol. 2Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & Esperanza Spalding - Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival99.9% - (11:51)Currents - (31:07)Lighter Note - (50:38) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

It's time to explore the world of Hip-Hop in Australia and there's no better place to look than the most popular Hip-Hop act in Australia. Hilltop Hoods, a trio that needed a bank loan to fund their first album, to sold out tours and platinum plaques aplenty. But there's much more to see under the surface. Or... Maybe not.TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:22) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)JID - The Forever StoryDJ KHALED - GOD DIDRoc Marciano x Alchemist - Elephant Man's BonesRapper Big Pooh - To Dream In ColourMystic - Dreaming In Cursive: The Girl Who Loved SparklersMeechy Darko - Gothic LuxuryVerbz & Mr Slipz - Where It StartedBishop Nehru - Heroin AddictionBishop Nehru - Nehruvian Tuesdays Volume: 2Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (22:14)A Matter of Time - (26:45)Left Foot, Right Foot - (35:02)The Calling - (38:12)The Hard Road - (47:41)State of the Art - (50:30)Walking Under Stars - (1:02:10)The Great Expanse - (1:15:20)Lighter Note - (1:19:30) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

If you were on a desert island and you had one artist's discography to spin, who would you pick? If you said your favourite artist, then sure. But think about a Shabazz Palaces where the music is so layered & diverse, you will be guaranteed to hear something different every time you spin.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:13) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)Hot Chip - Freakout / ReleaseRoyksoppp - Profound MysteriesMonday Mix Vol. 1Vacatixn - East River DriveIndia Shawn - BEFORE WE GO (DEEPER)Larry June - Spaceships on the BladeTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (9:26)Black Up - (17:47)Lese Majesty - (28:50) The Quazarz - (40:07) The Don of Diamond Dreams - (49:00)Final Thoughts - (57:19)Lighter Note - (1:05:24) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence