Episode 16 - 1997 Part 1

We're BAAACK with our first year episode of Season 4! Get ready
for all things 1997! We cold open with our guest, Stephen Cadena,
aka DJ Shoestring (0:00) We then give him a proper introduction
(1:51) Marty and Stephen reminisce on growing up with Hip Hop in
Ohio and Texas (5:59) We move on by breaking down the state of
Hip Hop in 1997 (16:34) Wu-Tang Forever and how it fit into the
time contextually (27:54) More seminal Hip Hop albums from '97
(34:00) Master P's "Ghetto D" and how he inexplicably used DIY
aesthetic and branding to build an empire (36:50) We then charge
forward with Stephen's pick, Björk's lush masterpiece, Homogenic.
(48:52) Be on the lookout for 1997 Episode 2 next week!