The Next Movement

Busta Rhymes released his sophomore effort in 1997 and instantly became a household name. The albums singles and associated videos elevated the art of hip hop to new heights. But does Busta get the respect he deserves? Is crowning him the “jester” of hip hop a fair title?

Estee Nack comes thru to talk about Carpe Noctem, living in the present, using rap as a means to a greater end, raiding his uncle’s closet as a kid, the current scene in Lynn, MA and Mobb Deep’s classic third album.

Rapper/producer/recording engineer/writer Uncommon Nasa drops in to talk about his latest project City As School, social media, Staten Island, legacy, and one of his favorite albums - Gang Starr’s classic fourth full-length.

Talking about all of our favorite things from 2019 - favorite albums, favorite tracks, favorite beats, favorite moments from the show...you get the idea.

German-based producer Superior joins the pod to talk about growing up with hip hop in Germany, his evolution as a beat maker, teaming up with Eto for Long Story Short, his latest project - Baladas with Estee Nack, and his favorite Wu-Tang album - the instantly classic debut from Raekwon.

Stacey “Flygirrl” Wilson is an artist, designer, curator, event producer, and Philadelpha Creative Ambassador who embodies hip-hop culture. She’s co-hosted Tastytreats w/Questlove - a weekly hip-hop party that saw some of the most legendary emcees and DJs in the game come thru weekly for 13 years. She’s thrown private parties for Prince. She’s had art published in Jill Scott’s book of poetry and in a documentary about J Dilla. There’s much more but not enough space here to continue. Flygirrl fills us in on her creative growth, her latest close encounter with a legendary artist, what exactly happened with that cartoon fish/Questlove/Prince, and one of her favorite albums - Bahamadia’s 1996 debut.

“Highly loved by Chicago hoods” and “highly hated by the Chicago scene” - Vic Spencer talks his latest release, his record label, his work with Chicago’s youth and one of his favorite albums...Redman’s classic sophomore effort.

The D.O.C. helped pen iconic, grounding breaking, raw tales of violence and anger and “street knowledge” for N.W.A. But his own debut was something completely different, with a barrage of word play and charisma that few in 1989 could match. And with Dre helming the boards there was no way to deny its greatness.

Ronald Crawford is a therapist from North Philly that combines hip hop and clinical interventions in an effort to engage those who don’t buy into traditional therapy. He joins the pod to talk about his work and one of his favorite albums - PTSD by Pharoahe Monch.

Reef The Lost Cauze has become one of Philly’s legendary emcees. He drops in to talk about his growth as an artist and the impact of the debut album from dead prez on both his life and his music. All of it left us questioning, Where is that Black Thought/Reef The Lost Cauze collab???