Best Hip Hop of 2023 - Part 1 | Ep. 165

My god, WHAT a twelve months it's been. Hip hop's 50th year
delivered some insane music, incredible verses and memorable
moments...and we broke it all down for you in this MAMMOTH
two-part episode. Do go check out the other episode to get our
full 2023 breakdown - we went in!


 


Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap
Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the
likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart
Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo
Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul and E (The Next Movement),
MIGHTHEALTHY and Yemi (Rhymes Like Dimes)


 


We tackled these categories, and many more...


 


Top 5 Albums


Songs of the Year


Feature of the Year


Best Album Artwork


MVP of the Year


Verse of the Year


 


Check out our mid-year summary of 2023, where we spoke a lot
about the same artists and work: https://tinyurl.com/ys93mhc6


 


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00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews


For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover
the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking
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Part 1


Show Notes:


Least hip hop thing in last 24 hours (3:13)

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips - Armand Hammer (10:02)

Guest: Sean Kantrowitz (25:34)

Integrated Tech Solutions - Aesop Rock (30:13)

Guest: Beezy from Dead End Hip Hop (42:36)

HeadSpace - H31R + JWords + maassai (45:23)

Estee Nack - Nacksaw Jim Duggan (54:14)

Guest: Dart Adams (1:04:05)

Faith is a Rock - The Alchemist + MIKE + Wiki (1:06:30)

Guest: E from The Next Movement Podcast (1:25:50)

He Left Nothing for the Swim Back - SKECH185 (1:28:47)

Lukah - Permanently Blackface (1:31:12)

Guest: Defcee (1:38:30)

Death Waits In The Dark - Substance810 + Hobgoblin (1:42:44)

Maps - billy woods + Kenny Segal (1:46:30)

Guest: Tokyo Cigar (1:54:35)

Leather Blvd. - B. Cool-Aid (1:57:54)

RXNephew - Til I'm Dead (2:02:44)

Guest: Yemi Abiade from Rhymes Like Dimes (2:08:09)



 


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