Diggin' In The Digits

It's time to take a trip into the future - to the year 3030 - through the sonic landscape painted by a trio that combine to make Deltron 3030: Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan The Automator & DJ Kid Koala. Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58) Charlie: FloFilz & Bokoya - Soft EncounterGianni Brezzo & Bokoya - MinariBackwood Sweetie & K!NG jvmes - SyzygyLayfullstop - RUGGEDKarl Benjamin - There In 5 Astrocolor - Moonlighting - AstroJazz Vol. 1Tapioca - Samba em KigaliNicholson. - September SkyJose James - On & OnThe Circling Sun - SpiritsBen: Kamaiyah - Another Summer NightBuck 65 x Doseone & Jel - North American AdonisBoobie Lootavelli - FUMBLE!Busta Rhymes - BLOCKBUSTABlaQ Chidori x Barto100 - At Ya NeckBig Moochie Grape - East Haiti Baby: IncarceratedTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:10) Deltron 3030 - (15:33) Event 2 - (32:14) Lighter Note - (45:23) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

For the 11th Contemporary Cool, we get into Bey & Jay's "EVERYTHING IS LOVE" & Hempress Sativa's debut album "Unconquerebels. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (2:20) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) J57 - If I Should Wake Before I DieAndré 3000 - New Blue SunDrake - Scary Hours 3Protoje & Zion I Kings - In Search Of ZionSkipp - Summer Of Love: An Audio Experience Of A Hip-Hop SortBlack Pumas - Chronicles of a DiamondEgo Ella May - FIELDNOTES PT IIIBJ The Chicago Kid - GravyK.A.A.N & MIKE SUMMERS - The Nightly NewsJourney Montana - StargirlH31R (JWords & maassai) - HeadSpacedouniah - A Lot, Not Too MuchSummer-Pearl - outmysystem Danny Brown - QuarantaSamory I - StrengthSirens Of Lesbos - PeaceTerrace Martin & Gallant - sneekTerrace Martin & Calvin Keys - The Near North SideEmeli Sandé - How Were We To KnowThandi Ntuli & Carlos Niño - Rainbow RevisitedEVERYTHING IS LOVE - (21:32) Unconquerebels - (45:18) "Lighter" Note - (1:00:47) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

The legacy of Nujabes is one of how music should feel. That essence of when you listen to it, it instantly feeds your soul; whilst dubbing Nujabes as "The Godfather of Lo-Fi" is fine, he should be recognised as something, higher. A person that linked Hip-Hop and Jazz as good as anyone, providing the perfect example of why knowing the roots always produces better work. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Tee Grizzley - Tee's Coney Island (Deluxe)Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech SolutionsWiki x Tony Seltzer - 14K FigaroLord Apex - The Good FightLarry June x Cardo - The Night ShiftCoops - Home GrownJoel Culpepper - Happiness Is Only A Few Miles Away Mega - Honour and GloryA-F-R-O, Ikom & Camee - Ain't Nothin!Chase & Status - Too Ruff, Vol. 1Kokoroko - Could We Be More RemixesDevon Gilfillian - Love You AnywayKhalia - Stay TrueTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:51) Metaphorical Music - (27:07) Modal Soul - (37:50) Spiritual State - (58:56) Lighter Note - (1:10:38) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

On the 9th edition of Neighbours, we get into two works wildly different in sound but share the fact of their sounds being reminiscent of their time, for better or worse... Post Malone's "Stoney" and Groove Theory's self-titled "one & done" gem. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Suni MF - HollywoodThe Alchemist - Flying High, Part 2All Day Breakfast Café - Have You Seen This QueenResavoir - ResavoirArlissa - The OPEN-HEARTED TOBi - PANICTkay Maidza - Sweet JusticeMac Ayers - Comfortable EnoughJeezy - I Might Forgive but I Don't ForgetLloyd Banks - Halloween Havoc IVT H R O N E - Strange MeatJasonMartin - A Compton Story Pt. 1Tee Grizzley - Tee's Coney IslandSonny Digital - Dolores SonStoney - (16:10) Groove Theory - (43:20) Lighter Note - (57:19) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

For our final UKBHM retrospective of the month of October, we cover late 80s UK group Hijack who were - like many of our subjects for this edition of UKBHM retrospectives - were ready to hit the US and make something of themselves but were stymied by the powers that be. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:08) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Chlothegod - Nearly StraightLilblackkids (Georgia Anne Muldrow & Keith Rice) - Planet Of The Blues: Part Two Dirty Needles - Happy Accident Junkheart - In Gloom2nd Exit & Imaginary Friend - All OutKiLLOWEN - Pub TherapyJGRREY - If Not Now?Andrew Mbaruk - Black Squirrel: A Memoirp-rallel - MovementV Knuckles & Phoniks - The Next ChapterBeneficence & Jazz Spastiks - Summer Night SessionsJoy Oladokun - Proof Of LifeNaomi Sharon - ObsidianCASISDEAD - Famous Last Words V V Brown - Am I British Yet?DJ Hoppa - Hoppa & Friends 3Ace Hood - BODYNappyhigh - MENACETopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (25:15) The Horns of Jericho - (32:25) Lighter Note - (54:23) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

As Hip-Hop in the US was booming in the 90s, Hip-Hop in the UK were searching for a new voice after a good class in the late 80s/early 90s. Enter Blak Twang who was not just winning awards before his 1st album dropped, but his 1st album took nearly 20 years to actually drop! In the time between, Blak Twang crafter a solid solo discography that shows personal growth the deeper it goes. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) YawnyBlew & AMIR. - DREAMBIIGCARRTOONS - Saturday NightInfinity Song - MetamorphosisBerhana - Amen (The Nomad's Dream) Shay Lia - FACETSTerrace Martin & Alex Isley - I Left My Heart In LaderaSampha - LahaiVic Spencer & August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 4Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (9:27) Dettwork SouthEast - (19:18) 19 Longtime - (31:45) Kik Off - (35:32) "The Rotton Club" & "Speaking from Xperience" - (39:25) Lighter Note - (49:22) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Lisa Maffia - The First Lady of So Solid Crew - made a genuine attempt to go it solo. Her one and only album was clearly meant to provide a runway for more but media perception of her and chiefly her affiliation with So Solid, kept her career consistently in a state of friction. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:41) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) BIGBABYGUCCI - When You Wake UpWestside Gunn - And Then You Pray For MeOffset - Set it OffKen Carson - A Great ChaosBad Bunny - nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mananaThe Streets - The Darker The Shader The Brighter The LightTOBi - PanicBuck 65 - Super DopeBea Anderson - The Classroom Of SilenceRosewood Swing & Tavaras Jordan - Time Don't Stop For No ManJay Worthy, Kamaiyah & Harry Fraud - THE AM3RICAN DREAMJaydonclover - room service? volume twoSola - Warped SoulKhrysis & Kel - Destined 4 GreatnessThe Hoodies & Kid Capri - Hidden Gems Gotts Street Park - On The InsideJamila Woods - Water Made UsTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:27) First Lady - (30:46) Lighter Note - (1:01:50) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

UK Garage had a special moment from 99-02, it seemed that every notable Garage track was hitting the charts. But only one track hit no.1 and that was "21 Seconds" by So Solid Crew. They could've easily been a one-hit wonder but with their sheer numbers as a group, two albums and a whole lot of retrospective influence, So Solid will forever be noted in the history of Black British Music. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Earl x Alchemist - VOIR DIRE (Streaming Version)Nines - Crop Circle 3Babyfxce E - The X TapeRJ Mr LA x DJ Drama - OMMIO GrillzElcamino x BSF - They Spit On JesusMary Lattimore - Goodbye, Hotel ArkadaDrake - For All The DogsSwank & 9th Wonder - Random as Fuck, Part 2King Draft & 9th Wonder - West End RoseA-F-R-O - '97 Machinefemdot. - Free Samples, Vol. 1femdot. - Free Samples, Vol. 2Otis Mensah - WINTERSKINBishop Nehru - Mysteries of InitiationDaniel Villarreal - Lados BP Money & Whiney - Streets, Love & Other StuffTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:54) They Don't Know - (45:41) 2nd Verse - (56:41) Lighter Note - (1:08:15) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

In our first UK Black History Month retrospective of 2023, we get into the artist that attempted to put UK Hip-Hop on his back and carry it into the mainstream. Whilst in many ways he succeeded both personally and for the genre, it was short-lived. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:57) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Lil Wayne - Before Tha FixTyga x YG - Hit Me When U Leave the KlubSANITY - Bruises to BlossomsArmand hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test StripsRome Streetz - Noise Kandy 5Ian Kelly & Drew Banga - Soulful of itLady Donli - Pan African Rockstarmuva of Earth - align with Nature's IntelligenceJaszy Shavers - Voyage To SurrenderJohn Alone - no one is going to save youOren Major - Mama Only SonBeverley Knight - The Fifth ChapterJorja Smith - falling or flyingCleo Sol - GoldNick Grant - SUNDAY DINNERJunii - What Happened To You?Kamaal Williams - StingsTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:55) Bullet From A Gun - (35:57) Lighter Note - (1:03:09) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Del The Funky Homosapien (Or Del Tha Funkee Homosapien; pick a lane) is a mainstay in the "Alternative" and Independent Hip-Hop scene. His voice is one of the most unique and always delivers when the word "Feat." is next to his name. But does his solo discography tell us anything new about his artistry? Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Lizzie Berchie - Am I An Adult Yet?Indigo Phoenyx & PA. Dre - The Conjuring : REVAMPED OTG - MAN OF A FEWGuvna B - The Village Is On FireLittle Dragon & April + VISTA - Slipping Into ColorSafiyyah - MotionsL'Orange - Old Soul DJ Premier - Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3Amindi - Take What You NeedDoja Cat - ScarletLil Tecca - TECHeadie One x K Trap - STRENGTH TO STRENGTHEARTHGANG - RIP Human ArtMIKE x Wiki x Alchemist - Faith is a RockTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:37) I Wish My Brother George Was Here - (23:58) No Need for Alarm - (28:22) Future Development - (33:39) Both Sides of the Brain - (36:54) Eleventh Hour - (42:33) Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) - (46:49) Automatik Statik - (49:28) It Ain't Illegal Yet - (52:17) Golden Era - (57:32) Root Stimulation - (1:00:33) Iller Than Most - (1:07:21) Lighter Note - (1:09:32) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

For the 20th Bites, we switch it up a little and talk about a TV show! After nearly 12 years, a hiatus and two versions, Top Boy is done after five seasons. We talk about the show in as many angles as possible. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Ehua - CloudsHeather Victoria - I Can't Make This UpKhazali - Born For This Jalen Ngonda - Come Around and Love MeCleo Sol - HeavenCorinne Bailey Rae - Black RainbowsE. Jones - Deadstock - Shock DropL E M F R E C K - BLOOD, SWEAT & FEARSNas - Magic 3Ama Lou - I Came Home LateJames Blake - Playing Robots Into HeavenVIC MENSA - VictorDiddy - The Love AlbumKILLY - K3 City Morgue - My Bloody AmericaZelooperZ - QuazelSlowdive - everything is aliveThe Conversation - (18:22) Lighter Note - (1:29:54) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Hieroglyphics hold a very interesting spot in Hip-Hop history. A collective that has been around for a couple decades now but still have a "if you know, you know" essence to them. From their merch to the music, Hiero stay ever-present but still hold some mysticism to the average Hip-Hop fan. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (0:47) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) A-F-R-O - AFRODEEZIAK (EP)38 Spesh & Conway The Machine - Speshal MachineryThe Good People - A Good YearIrreversible Entanglements - Protect Your LightJaime Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))Yussef Dayes - Black Classical MusicReal Boston Richey - Welcome To Bubba LandM Huncho - my neighbours don't know.Teezo Touchdown - How Do You Sleep At Night?Buju Banton - Born for GreatnessTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:45) 3rd Eye Vision - (25:05) Full Circle - (35:24) The Kitchen - (43:07) Lighter Note - (51:37) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

For this edition of Hip-Hop Neighbours, we get into two 00s classics in Craig David's "Born to Do It" and Gnarls Barkley's "St. Elsewhere". TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Smoke DZA & Flying Lotus - Flying ObjectsBlu & Real Bad Man - Bad NewsXenia Manasseh - LOVE / HATE Pt. 1 9th Wonder - Zion IXFay Victor - Blackity Black Black Is BeautifulILLA J & Harleighblu - Second RecordILLA J - No TrafficBeenie Man - SimmaBlac Youngsta - Blac Sheep 2Snowgoons - 1st of da month vol. 2RJ Payne - My Life Iz A Movie 2Born to Do It - (13:34) St. Elsewhere - (31:53) Lighter Note - (56:28) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Souls of Mischief are the rare group that - after 30 years - are still together and going strong. Along with a seminal Hip-Hop track and a relatively consistent discography overall, it's no wonder why Souls have kept a really dedicated fanbase. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) D2x - Hotel 1105Digga D - Back to Square OneBurna Boy - I Told Them…DJ Muggs - Soul Assassins 3Nyck Caution - NYCKSTAPEOpen Mike Eagle - another triumph of ghetto engineeringDanger Mouse x Jemini - Born AgainJaboukie - all who can’t hear must feelJohn Glacier & SURF GANG - JGSGTerrace Martin & James Fauntleroy - NovaChip Wickham - Love & LifeEarl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - VOIR DIRENappyHigh - MENACETopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:15) 93 'til Infinity - (29:17) No Man's Land - (43:11) Focus - (48:28) Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution - (55:18) Montezuma's Revenge - (1:01:46) There Is Only Now - (1:08:52) Lighter Note - (1:20:07) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Immortal Technique is an essential artist to listen to. He stays ever-present with constant touring and putting his Leftist lyrics to the sword, genuinely doing work for people in the world that need it. And that's not even getting into some of the most vivid storytelling you'll ever hear. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (00:50) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Quavo - Rocket PowerGiggs - Zero ToleranceUnknown T - Before the SmokeGenesis Owusu - STRUGGLEREST Gee - El Toro 2Mick Jenkins - The PatienceC.S. Armstrong - Come As You AreBlaQ Chidori - OffTop 4KEY! - MarquisPeter $un - 3PIECEAphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760Khrysis - Follow The Music Kash - Kash Don't Make BeatsAMAKA - OASIS (EP)Dame D.O.L.L.A. - Don D.O.L.L.A. Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:18) Revolutionary Vol. 1 - (34:04) Revolutionary Vol.2 - (46:21) The 3rd World - (57:43) Lighter Note - (1:12:24) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

In a very special DITD Bites, we get into Lizzo, Tory Lanez getting 10 years; REASON & Moosa's debate on wax and Hip-Hop turning 50. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:24) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) REASON - PorchesBackwood Sweetie - Ancestral AspectNoname - SundialFredo - Unfinished BusinessCLIP - APPETIZERPGF GlizzyMoe - Rapping & DrillingYTB Fatt - Who is FattGloss Up - Shades of GlossHumble Soles - Humble SolesTrippie Redd - ALLYT5Joell Ortiz L'Orange - SignatureKillah Priest - Mystery ChannelG Perico - 7 Figures LaterSwans - The BeggarBlur - The Ballad of BarrenKilamanzego - Black WeirdoDonno Jay - GROWIN.PAINZBarney Artist - Just, My Demos...Jastin Martin - Miss Me Yet? K.A.A.N & MIKE SUMMERS - The Death Of A RapperMarcus Machado - Blue DiamondsJungle - VolcanoLizzo/Tory & power - (22:53) REASON/Moosa Debate - (36:29) Hip-Hop 50 - (57:05) (Kind of) Lighter Note - (1:34:29) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

Whilst the stories of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and - for different reasons - Eazy-E are thoroughly documented, the story of MC Ren is something different from the others. From his embrace of Islam & the Nation of Islam, to his content that presents a conflicting and kind of gross persona; Ren is a voice that is unmistakable and truly earns him the "Villain" moniker, for better or worse. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:01) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) CHIKA - SAMSON: THE ALBUMRamya Pothuri - hazyaja monet - when the poems do what they doMarla Brown - RemedyBackwood Sweetie - Ancestral AspectShe Who Wont Be Named - Time To ChangeYo Gotti x DJ Drama - I Showed U SoBLP Kosher - Bars MitzvahRick Hyde - LUPARAHus KingPin - Threesome 4Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:32) Shock of the Hour - (21:56) The Villain in Black - (34:26) Ruthless for Life - (49:10) Renincarnated - (56:40) Lighter Note - (1:06:43) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

The legacy of N.W.A runs so deep in Hip-Hop that it's hard to say something fresh about it; but their music still connects Ren, Cube, Eazy, Dre, Yella & Arabian Prince together into a fascinating tapestry of collaborations, collective vision; beef and now acknowledgement that N.W.A was one of the most talented groups in Hip-Hop history. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:27) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Hamzaa & 1SRAEL - RUSHDamon Locks & Rob Mazurek - New Future City RadioVerbz, Nelson Dialect & Mr Slipz - Sight Beyond SightTerrace Martin - CurlyICYTWAT - Final BossNicholas Craven x Ransom - Deleted Scenes 2KenTheMan - Back to 304'nCHIKA - SAMSON: THE ALBUMTravis Scott - UtopiaTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:37) "N.W.A and the Posse" & "Straight Outta Compton" - (30:26) "100 Miles and Runnin'" & "Efil4zaggin" - (56:33) Lighter Note - (1:21:12) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

It can be said that Masta Ace is underrated in many facets of the music but one that needs to be hailed forever is his unique long-form storytelling. Since "The Symphony", Masta Ace has continued to put his life on wax in a way nobody else in Hip-Hop has done: With detail and heart. Weekly Music Roundup - (2:13) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Cherise - CallingMahalia - IRLNas & Hit-Boy - Magic 2J Hus - Beautiful and Brutal YardBig Boss Vette - ResilienceIce Spice - Like...?Valee x Harry Fraud - VirtuosoSmiley - I Did What I DidTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:46) Take a Look Around - (26:47) SlaughtaHouse - (43:56) Sittin' On Chrome - (56:04) Disposable Arts - (1:05:10) A Long Hot Summer - (1:19:38) MA Doom: Son of Yvonne - (1:30:51) The Falling Season - (1:37:57) Lighter Note - (1:47:35) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence

It's time for another Hip-Hop Neighbours, highlighting non-Hip-Hop albums that Hip-Hop fans can get into. For this one, we get into the work of Gil Scott-Heron and Chase & Status. TIMESTAMPS: Weekly Music Roundup - (1:46) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Adrian Younge & Tony Allen - Tony Allen JID018Cookin Soul - Whateva, Vol. 5 Kota The Friend - Protea Melonyx - Soul GlowP Money - Money Over Everyone 4Lo Village - Yellow Brick Roadrum.gold - U Street AnthologyKing Von - GrandsonDave East - fortune Favors the BoldPJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year DyingLocal Natives - Time Will Wait for No OneI'm New Here - (17:10) No More Idols - (42:13) Lighter Note - (1:04:54) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use) HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers 5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92 Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor In Search of Sauce Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio The Beauty Of Independence