Two eccentric DJs (Castle & JAG) break down music from back in the day to today to diagnose classic tracks from every angle lyric by lyric.
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Sean Kantrowitz connects with hip hop's biggest fans – rappers, DJs, producers, writers, comedians, actors, and everything in between – to test their rap trivia skills, discuss their careers, dissect albums, and talk about how the music changed their lives.
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The interference between two wavelengths in the same frequency at certain times can generate a sonic disturbance known as an antinode. This effect causes the maximum amplitude of two wavelengths whose resonance generates the same fundamental frequency. Antinode represents the perfect combination of contrast and symmetry in the electronic music world: the youth of Joel Sama and the experience of Alan Lockwood and their solid ride as DJs. The story begins on a Friday night in Barcelona. They b ...
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Are Any NFL Teams Actually Good? | NFL Midseason Report
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The NFL is officially in midseason form, and so is Castle as he's back to dissect all 32 teams in the NFL to determine one specific thing - is anyone actually good? Are the Eagles and Chiefs running it bacK? Are the Rams and Seahawks for real? What about the Patriots? Is the NFC North the cream of the crop or the garbage in the dumpster? Will The B…
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On Episode 150 The Dissect DJs take on the new music craze taking the world by storm, for better or worse - AI Remixes! We dissect multiple 50 Cent jams re-created as 50's/60's soul and see what all the noise is about. What does AI's influence mean for the music industry and entertainment as a whole? How far can this go and what are the core differ…
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Halloween Freak Mix - Whodini vs Missy Elliott vs TJR
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It's the Dissect DJs FAVORITE time of year - Halloween Season! In honor of spook season we hit all the all the topics while dissecting our Halloween freak mix featuring Whodini, Missy Elliott and TJR with "The Freaks Come Out at Night", "Get Your Freak On", and "Dracula Freaks". What's the best age to experience Halloween? What's the best hour for …
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Episode 148 takes us to the mysterious, melodic world that exists in Tom's Diner, as laid out by Suzanne Vega in 1987. What is Tom's Diner? Does anything happen there? And why does it sound so magical? This song has been reworked countless times, and we go through as many of them as we can, some of them are memorable, some of them you're better off…
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We're feeling spicy on Episode 147 as we break out some of the hottest takes to the hottest tunes! What movie character would actually completely suck to be around, the most overrated member of a band, the best inventions ever made, the right and wrong ways to eat your food, and which city cares wayyy too much how you do it! No person, thing or top…
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RPM: Visionaries 'Pangaea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
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Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, unpacking Visionaries 'Pangaea' album. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop http://beatjunkiesound.com/ The Questions …
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Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much
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We're back with another classic throwback dissect as we break down Shania Twain's 1997 hit "That Don't Impress Me Much". From Brad Pitt, to Elvis, to rocket scientists, nothing much impresses this woman! We cover it all and throw in some other logs on the fire that don't much impress us, as our attempt to find the 2025 song of the summer has brough…
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I Watched the MTV VMA's for the First time in 15 Years | 2025 VMA's Review
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The MTV Video Music Awards are a thing I haven't thought about in at least 10 years, and haven't watched in close to 20! With that in mind, I gave it another try and watched the 2025 VMA's and gave it a full review! Along with a quick rundown of the history of the show, we take a look at what the show looks like now, who are the stars of the show, …
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The NFL is back! And with it, let's bring it a new segment where we fire through all the important notes from Week 1 in quick hitter fashion! Everything you need to know about the NFL's opening week in under 10 minutes: The Ravens vs Bills, did we just see the greatest game ever? - The Eagles splashy title defense has begun - The Browns go full Bro…
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RPM: D-Styles 'Phantazmagorea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
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Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, deep diving into D-Styles' seminal 'Phantazmagorea' album. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop http://beatjunkiesound.com/ Th…
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RPM: Mobb Deep 'The Infamous' feat. Big Twinz, Big Noyd, House Shoes, & More (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
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Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, this time diving deep into Mobb Deep's classic 'The Infamous' with Rapper Big Noyd, Big Twinz, House Shoes, and Schott Free. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.co…
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The song of the summer search continues on as we dissect the gnarliest jam of the season with "Gnarly" by KATSEYE. A dissection which conjures up some of life's most gnarly scenarios - like bears, the formation of birds, samurai swords, the bottom of the ocean, siamese twins, bow and arrows, the beast from Beauty and the Beast, meth, life in the 19…
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After last week's thorough breakdown of Happy Gilmore, it's time to run it back with the 2025 update, as Ryan Castle dissects the brand new Adam Sandler comedy that's got the whole world buzzing - Happy Gilmore 2! Did it live up to the hype after 30 years in the making? We break it down with 3 simple categories: What worked? What didn't work? And w…
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Making Illmatic - Clipse 'Lord Willin' w/ Kap Kallous
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Making Illmatic returns from a hiatus to The Questions Hip-Hop, as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by emcee/artist Kap Kallous to explore Clipse's debut album 'Lord Willin' and attempt to trim the album down to its 10 best songs. How do you trim this LP down to 10 songs and does doing so help or hurt the album? 8:16 - 'Lord Willin' B…
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RPM: Blu + Exile on 'Below the Heavens' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
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Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (Mr. Choc, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, with Blu and Exile sitting in for a conversation and breakdown of their debut album 'Below the Heavens.' Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionsh…
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With the newly released Happy Gilmore 2 hitting the streams on Netflix, Episode 141 takes on one of our most formative comedies of the 90's as we dissect the Adam Sandler classic - Happy Gilmore! We break down all the legendary moments of the '96 comedy, discuss the career retrospective of Adam Sandler, the best and worst sequels of all time, funni…
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Shawn (Setaro) + Sean (Kantrowitz) on Sean ("Diddy" Combs)
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Sean Kantrowitz connects with journalist/author/hip-hop podcast OG Shawn Setaro to talk about the ins and outs of covering the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial for Complex. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram Shawn Setaro:…
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Esthero (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
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Originally broadcast on May 10 and May 17, 2021 Can't Knock the Shuffle features Sean Kantrowitz exploring the discography of an artist, and leaving it to an algorithm to choose which randomly-selected songs to ask the artist about. This classic episode features singer/songwriter and artist Esthero. Songs: "O.G. Bitch" (2003) "Junglebook" feat Andr…
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Episode 140 takes on the mission to find the song of the summer (for the third year in a row!) beginning with our dissection of MK's dance-pop hitter featuring Chrystal - "Dior". Castle and JAG are back and in a brand new setup to take on a fresh beat that's tearing up the chart, that may have been created just to net Chrystal some fresh Christian …
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Originally broadcast on August 26, 2021. Zilla Rocca (Call Out Culture podcast, Wrecking Crew) hops in the hot seat to talk all things hip-hop/music and puts his trivia skills to the ultimate test. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram Sean Ka…
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Independent as F***: Ben Pedroche (Grown Up Rap)
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Sean Kantrowitz speaks with London-based author Ben Pedroche, whose book 'Independent as F***: Underground Hip-Hop from 1995-2005' offers a comprehensive overview of the albums, artists, 12" records, and labels that shaped the genre in its arguably most-potent decade. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/theque…
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Was "Me and Mrs. Jones" about Whitney Houston??
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Episode 139 explores a working theory headed up by DJ JAG comparing Billy Paul's 1972 classic "Me and Mrs. Jones" to Whitney Houston's 1987 hit "Saving All My Love". We dissect the background story of each and determine if there's more here than meets the eye... or ears. Who was Mrs Jones? Who was Whitney saving all her love for? And was there ever…
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2005 Draft w/ Justin Hunte and The Last MJ
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The second Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast takes an in-depth deep dive into the year 2005. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Justin Hunte (The Company Man) and The Last MJ (Don't Quote Me podcast) comb through the year 2005, selecting their picks for Best Mainstream Album, Best Independent Album, Best Beat, Best Emcee, Best Verse, Be…
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Episode 138 brings a classic movie review throwback, as we have 3 things we need to discuss about Willy Wonka and his crazy chocolate factory - with Ryan Castle, 'DJ JAG' Justino Garcia, and Jason Malabuyoc. 1) Is Willy the most irresponsible business owner of all time? 2) What is up with those grandparents though?? 3) We give out The Thingy Awards…
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El Da Sensei (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
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Originally broadcast on June 7, 2021. Can't Knock the Shuffle features Sean Kantrowitz exploring the discography of an artist, and leaving it to an algorithm to choose which randomly-selected songs to ask the artist about. This classic episode features El Da Sensei, the Newark rapper and members of Artifacts whose career spans several decades, grou…
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Originally broadcast on January 13, 2021. Sean is joined by Seattle's self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap," Gifted Gab for a hilarious and insightful conversation about her career – as well as a game of hip-hop trivia. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram …
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The Grab Bag Episode | "Soulful Strut" - Young-Holt Unlimited
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In this special edition of the Dissect DJs we open up the Grab Bag and ask some of the most thought-provoking, mind-shattering, inquisitive questions to ever be discussed in podcast form, to the soulful sounds of Young-Holt Unlimited's 1968 classic "Soulful Strut". Would you rather be an Oompa Loompa or one of The Lost Boys from Hook? Climb the bea…
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Making Illmatic - Nas 'It Was Written' w/ Jamil Honesty
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Making Illmatic returns to The Questions Hip-Hop, as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by emcee/producer Jamil Honesty to deep dive into Nas's 'It Was Written' and attempt to scale the album down to its 10 best songs. How do you trim this LP down to 10 songs and does doing so help or hurt the album? Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop q…
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Originally broadcast on Feb 3, 2021. Sean is joined by producer/DJ Skizz to talk about his career in hip-hop and producing for the likes of Roc Marciano, Freeway, Sean Price, and many others. And of course – to put his hip-hop trivia skills to the test. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The …
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Episode 136 throws it way back to 1958 when Ritchie Valens made this classic that still gets played today - "La Bamba", that then Los Lobos imitated in 1987. It's our second ever translation episode (first being Gangnam Style) where we try to decipher what this song is really all about, who did it better, and determine if it might have the best gui…
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200th Episode Celebration! Sean recounts the 12 Most Important Moments in the podcast's history. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram Sean Kantrowitz: InstagramBy The Questions Hip-Hop
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on March 16, 2021. Rapper/producer Lord Digga has collaborated with some absolute legends throughout his career, including Notorious B.I.G. (with three songs on his classic debut 'Ready to Die'), Ol' Dirty Bastard, Masta Ace, and many more. D…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Sean connects with Wu-Tang Clan's Mathematics for a "Can't Knock the Shuffle"-themed episode, powered by the AI in FYI.AI and covering the stories behind six randomly-selected Wu songs produced by Mathematics. They also talk about the latest Mathematics-produced Wu-Tang album 'Black Samson: The Bas…
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Episode 135 breaks down Bruno Mars' latest hit single alongside K-Pop star ROSÉ titled "APT." What does APT mean? How do you pronounce it? Why does this sound so familiar? Is Bruno Mars the best modern performer we got right now? And what is his all-time greatest jam? We dissect it all in this electric pink video, check out the full video episode h…
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7L (Czarface, 7L & Esoteric) (Questions Classic)
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on November 18, 2020. Digging in the Questions Classic crates for this throwback episode featuring DJ and producer 7l of Czarface and 7L & Esoteric. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram 7L : Instagram…
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Making Illmatic - Cannibal Ox 'The Cold Vein' w/ Dart Adams
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Esteemed hip-hop historian and journalist Dart Adams returns to the Making Illmatic series of The Questions Hip-Hop, joining Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST in examining Cannibal Ox's debut album 'The Cold Vein.' How do you trim this LP down to 10 songs and does d…
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Mickey Avalon - My Dick (feat. Dirt Nasty & Andre Legacy)
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Episode 134 breaks down the ultimate dick-measuring jam with Mickey Avalon's 2006 classic "My Dick". We open up the Dissect DJ soundbox and put it to work as our rating system to judge each dick joke bar for bar. Which line is best, and is this the all time dick track? We go through all the top contenders, let's DISSECT! Support this podcast at — h…
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Slimkid3 (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on May 24, 2021. Simply put, Tre Hardson aka Slimkid3 is a legend. Hip hop was forever changed in 1992 when his group the Pharcyde emerged onto the scene with their classic debut album 'Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.' The group brought a decidedly …
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on May 25, 2020. Digging in the Questions Classic crates for this throwback episode featuring comedian, DJ, and hip-hop champion Russell Peters. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instagram Sean Kantrowitz: Instagram Russell Peters: Instagram…
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Thank You, Roy Ayers w/ DJ Steve1der
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Sean Kantrowitz and DJ Steve1der pay tribute to Roy Ayers, highlighting not just his contributions to music but specifically the ways in which his compositions informed the DNA of so many hip-hop songs through sampling, interpolation, and collaborations. The Questions…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on February 17, 2021. We revisit the IG Live broadcast featuring Apathy (Demigodz, Army of the Pharoahs). Ap talks about his artistry, his fandom of his favorite emcees, and puts his hip-hop trivia skills to the test. The Questions Hip-Hop: Instag…
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1995 Draft w/ Trackstar the DJ and Philaflava
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop It's the inaugural Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Trackstar the DJ (Run the Jewels, Killer Mike), and Jason Gloss (Philaflava) are combing through the year 1995, selecting their picks for Best Album, Best Beat, Best E…
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Episode 133 throws it back to 1986 to break down the legendary RnB troop Midnight Star's "Midas Touch", which gets your DJs asking the question - What would be your ideal Golden Touch scenario? If you could have the Midas Touch in any situation, what would it be? We Dissect! Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/1-Be2H_l0Lw Support this podcast at — http…
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Making Illmatic - Redman 'Muddy Waters Too' w/ Zilla Rocca
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Uncharted Making Illmatic territory as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST give the Making Illmatic treatment to Redman's 2024 album 'Muddy Waters Too,' the most recent - and longest! - LP to get the MI treatment yet. They're joined by returning guest Zilla Rocca (Cal…
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Bahamadia (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on November 11, 2020. Revisiting Bahamadia's appearance on Can't Knock the Shuffle, in which she and Sean explore the stories behind these randomly-selected songs from her catalog: "Innovation" ('Kollage', 1996) "Transcend" (King Britt, 'Adventure…
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Any Given Sunday (1999) - Dissected!
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Episode 132 dissects the groundbreaking football film that broke all the rules with the 1999 Oliver Stone classic Any Given Sunday! Starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, we go full blitz on the movie that did everything it could to peel back the curtain to show what it takes charge from the locker room to the gridiron to the Super Bowl..…
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Leslie "Big Lez" Segar (Questions Classic)
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on December 9, 2020. Steve1der connects with hip-hop TV host, radio personality, dancer, and choreographer Leslie "Big Lez" Segar to talk to her about the many facets of her career and to put her hip-hop trivia skills to the test! The Questions Hi…
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Making Illmatic - Roc Marciano 'Marcberg' w/ Dart Adams
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The first 'Making Illmatic' episode of 2025 finds Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST joined by hip-hop pundit/writer Dart Adams to take a deep dive into Roc Marciano's classic debut album 'Marcberg.' The trio must trim the album down to its 10 best tracks – but which…
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Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Buy the Questions Hip-Hop Trivia Game Sean is joined by author and music journalist Marcus J. Moore to discuss the current state of music journalism, the process of writing his latest book 'High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul,' and the controversy that followed its publication late last year. …
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On Episode 131 we hop on the Double Dutch Bus and try to figure out what exactly it is, and what the hell Frankie Smith is saying in this 1981 jam. This song influenced hip hop vernacular for YEARS to come, and on the surface seems to have a bunch of gibberish speak, but we may have decoded what exactly it is he was trying to say all along. It's th…
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