Podcast
DBRP RETRO: Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) Pt.1
Nate, Dave, DEM, and DJ CUSTO breakdown Wu Tang Clan's debut album
Wu Tang Aint Nuthin' to Fuck It!
Have a song ever had truer title!? 30 years after its release Wu Tang Clan's Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers) remains a musical achievement without parallel. The 9 man rap cartel ripped a hole in the fabric of Hip Hop space-time and delivered a masterpiece. Eschewing the polished rap sound for something more guttural and dangerous. In this episode Nate, Dave, DEM, and special guest DJ Cutso talk about when they first heard the Wu Tang and their favorite jams off the album. Part 1 of a two part WU banger.
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Theme song was produced by the homie DJ Cutso
DBRP RETRO: Doggystyle
Nate, Dave, and DEM talk about Snoop's debut album Doggystyle
If you weren't outside then, it's difficult to comprehend how highly anticipated Snoop Dog's first album was. In the era before the internet, the buzz surrounding Doggystyle could have powered a major metropolitan area. The Dr. Dre industrial complex had already delivered The Chronic a year earlier, so there was a notion that with rookie of the year from Long Beach in tow, Doggystyle would be one for the ages. Now, with 30 years of hindsight, we ask the following question: Is this a timeless record or a record of its time?
Episode 279.5-We Talk Diabetic Test Strips
Nate, Dave, and Demone talk about the Armand Hammer's new album
Rather be co-dependent than co-defendants....
Armand Hammer's ascent to critical acclaim has neatly paralleled with the existence of this podcast. There is no causation of course but it has been fun to watch woods and E L U C I D's come up in real time. We have also had the privilege of talking to both artists during our 5+ year run. On this special mini-episode of DBRP the bros share their takes on Armand Hammer's new album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips.
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DBRP RETRO: ENTA DA STAGE
Nate, Dave, DEM, Adam Mansbach, and Defcee breakdown Black Moon;s Enta Da Stage LP
Don't front you know we got ya open!
Hopefully yall have been enjoying or 1993 retro series thus far. This week we examine Black Moon's album Enta Da Stage. Buckshot Shorty, 5 FT, and Evil Dee combined to create a dark and gritty album that spawned a visual aesthetic (two strap backpacks) and a sound that is still relevant today (lo-fi beats that you can study to) Was this a timeless album or an album of its time? The bros are joined by author Adam Mansbach and rapper Defcee to parse through this question and talk about their new record The Golem of Brooklyn Original Soundtracks (and the accompanying novel).
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Talk Like Sex Episode 2: Bongos & B-Sides
DEM and Blockhead talk about marriage, double dating, and the future of sex rap
It starts as an Eastern European food guide and ends with a shocking prophecy!
It's episode 2 of Talk Like Sex. The podcast where two forty-something Hip Hop heads ponder horny questions and dispense advice on intimate relations. In this edition of TLS, DEM, and Blockhead reflect on the institution of marriage, the fool's errand that is double dating, and where sex rap will go next. As a special bonus, a snippet of the Blockhead joint "The Cella Dwellas Knew" featuring Quelle Chris is tucked in there.
Talk Like Sex ain't for everybody. Only the sexy people.
DBRP RETRO: Freestyle Fellowship Inner City Griots
Nate, Dave, and DEM breakdown Freestyle Fellowship's 2nd album Inner City Griots
Freestyle Fellowship is not a rap group.
They are a cohort of rap gods who descended from the mountains so that we might know the electric potential of rhyme. Inner City Griots, FF's second album, is a complex and challenging record that did not easily fit in any of the sub-genre boxes of its day. With 30 years of hindsight the bros take a look back Griots and ask the questions of all questions: Is this a timeless album or an album of its time?
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DBRP RETRO: Souls of Mischief '93 Till Infinity
Nate, DEM, and Dave review Souls of Mischief's classic album 93 Till Infinity
From 93 till, indeed.
Extra P said "don't say the years" but in 1993 Souls of Mischief called their own shot and proclaimed their 1993 debut album to be forever and thirty years later they still aint wrong. In this installment of the Dad Bod Rap Pod '93 Retro the bros dissect the album '93 Till Infinity and pose the question of all questions-Is this a timeless record or a record of its time?
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DBRP RETRO: KRS One Return of The Boom Bap
Nate and Demone dissect KRS One's 1993 solo album Return of The Boom Bap
Return of The Boom Bap means just that....
By the time 1993 rolled around KRS One was already a Hip Hop elder statesman. On Return of The Boom Bap the Blastmaster looks back over his career, wages verbal war on police, and makes a case for still being #1. But how has this album aged? Is it a timeless classic or an album of its time? Nate and Demone debate all of the above on the newest installment of our 1993 retrospective series.
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DBRP RETRO: Tha Alkoholics 21 & Over
Nate, Dave, and Demone dissect The Alkoholics 21 & Over LP with guest Tash
Released 30 years ago this August, The Alkaholics 21 and Over LP is a testament to dope beats, clever bars, and drunken debauchery. After a stand out cameo on King-Tees “I Got it Bad” Rappers J-Ro and Tash and producer E-Swift combined like a good mix drink on this debut album which features the singles Make Room and Likwit. Tash joins the bros to talk about how this record came into being and how he feels about the album 30 years later. Is this a timeless classic or a dope record of its time? Find out on the Dad Bod Rap Pod Retrospective:Tha Alkaholics-21 and Over.
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Epsiode 274-Cup of Pie with guest Open Mike Eagle
Nate and Demone talk to Open Mike Eagle about his new album Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering
A cup of pie?
With a side of pickles?
We caught up with Open Mike Eagle as he bounces around the country on his tour with the band AJJ. He talked us about his new album Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering, his favorite gas station foods, and where he ranks among the great Mike's in rap music history. Get the low down on this new masterpiece a day before it drops!
During the intro segment Dem plays a little hero ball and gives his takes on 6 albums from Q3 2023.
Tracks featured in this episode:
- Love Infringement-Kool Keith
- Everybody Good-Black Milk
- 10 MAC 11's-TREE
- Earvin Magic Johnson-Nas
- Black People Always Pass The Vibe Check-Chris Crack
- Therapy-Homeboy Sandman
- BET's Rap City-Open Mike Eagle feat. Young Zee
- I bled on stage at first ave-Open Mike Eagle
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