S16 Ep. 6: The Roots' Organix LP Retro Review, Hip Hop Iconoclasts Driving The Culture, Talib Kweli's New Album & His Questionable Marketing Strategy, Tyler The Creator vs Childish Gambino & More!
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(0:00) intro (3:31) brief review of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3; is it worth pulling up on? and other nerd talk (8:38) revisiting a couple of last week's topics and where Hip Hop's outlier MCs have been driving the genre; is hip hop in a good place musically and thematically or at least heading in a good direction? (28:15) Talib Kweli's newest LP is said to be one of the year's best & one of his personal best....so, why hasn't anyone heard it? We discuss Talib's questionable marketing strategy and whether or not its a good idea (44:17) The Roots 'Organix' turns 30!!! We retroactively review their hard to find debut, discuss when and where we first heard it, our favorite tracks, and where it stands in their discography (1:25:50) Album Faceoff: Tyler The Creator- Igor vs. Childish Gambino- Awaken, My Love!, which one was better? (1:44:30) what we've been bumpin' (1:50:49) outro...Enjoy!
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