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Welcome to "Diggin' In The Digits", where Creator of 'Hip-Hop By The Numbers' Ben Carter and Director of 'The 5th Element' Charlie Taylor deliver entirely unique retrospectives behind Hip-Hop's biggest artists, stories & its roots, discussing them in detail. From Australia to the UK and beyond. A 5EPN Original. read less

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Ep.271 - 2 Live Crew

Ep.271 - 2 Live Crew

The story of 2 Live Crew is one of response. Response to reactionary pearl-clutching over their work which dared to talk out *checks notes* eating ass, among other things. This lead 2 Live Crew to lean all the way into being the flagbearers of the Miami Bass subgenre whilst getting everybody to free up their sexual inhibitions.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54)Ben:da beatminerz - Stifled CreativityCharlie:John Glacier - Duppy GunCJ Fly - baitedCJ Fly & NasteeLuvzYou - thePhaRaOh'S return 2: NUBIA SuperJazz Club - MONOCHROME RADIOMaeta - Endless NightKaelin Ellis - You Are Here, StartLebra Jolie - What Was Said?Sango - North Vol. 2Homeboy Sandman - Rich IIDon Glori - Don't Forget to Have FunTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:44)The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are - (21:54)Move Somethin' - (29:51)As Nasty as They Wanna Be - (39:55)Banned in the U.S.A. - (51:43)Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2 - (1:00:12)Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4 - (1:05:44)Lighter Note - (1:21:24)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Charlie's Photography, mentioned during the WMR.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

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Ep.271 - 2 Live Crew

Ep.271 - 2 Live Crew

The story of 2 Live Crew is one of response. Response to reactionary pearl-clutching over their work which dared to talk out *checks notes* eating ass, among other things. This lead 2 Live Crew to lean all the way into being the flagbearers of the Miami Bass subgenre whilst getting everybody to free up their sexual inhibitions.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54)Ben:da beatminerz - Stifled CreativityCharlie:John Glacier - Duppy GunCJ Fly - baitedCJ Fly & NasteeLuvzYou - thePhaRaOh'S return 2: NUBIA SuperJazz Club - MONOCHROME RADIOMaeta - Endless NightKaelin Ellis - You Are Here, StartLebra Jolie - What Was Said?Sango - North Vol. 2Homeboy Sandman - Rich IIDon Glori - Don't Forget to Have FunTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:44)The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are - (21:54)Move Somethin' - (29:51)As Nasty as They Wanna Be - (39:55)Banned in the U.S.A. - (51:43)Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2 - (1:00:12)Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4 - (1:05:44)Lighter Note - (1:21:24)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Charlie's Photography, mentioned during the WMR.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.270 - 9th Wonder, Part 2

Ep.270 - 9th Wonder, Part 2

We finish our five-part miniseries on the Little Brother universe with Part 2 of our 9th Wonder retrospective, looking at a Blog Era Mixtape, a solo album bursting with features, another - albeit odd choice of - Remix album and a Supergroup EP. Capping off a beginner's guide to one of the best "Death, Taxes & (Artist Name) dropping" careers in recent memory.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:12)Ben:Moby - Always Centered at Night$uicideboy$ - New World DepressionNormani - DOPAMINELUCKI - GeminiJason Martin - ChupacabraNxWorries - Why Lawd?u-ziq - GrushCharlie:Khrysis & Silent Snipers - Perfect TimeVanilla Is Black - U.Aint.Never.Lied!PJ Morton - Cape Town To CairoFana Hues - MothNormani - DOPAMINEZara McFarlane - Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah VaughanNxWorries - Why Lawd? Kooley High & Tuamie - All InfiniteLalah Hathaway - VANTABLACKTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:24)Back To The Feature - (23:32)The Wonder Years - (35:53)Black American Gangster - (54:42)Dinner Party - (1:04:13)Lighter Note - (1:26:45)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.269 - 9th Wonder, Part 1

Ep.269 - 9th Wonder, Part 1

With Little Brother now explored, we can now get into the work of the distant 3rd member: Producer 9th Wonder who has spent a couple decades now letting his music do the talking, with many of collaborators in tow. In the first of two parts, we do something a little different and pick out two projects each that exemplify 9th and his legacy.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:29)Ben:Yelawolf - War StoryOpen Mike Eagle - Sir RockabyeKAYTRANADA - TIMELESSVince Staples - Dark TimesCharlie:KAYTRANADA - TIMELESSSHY FX & Mr. Williamz - Rudeboy Design SoundtapePip Millett - Tell Jimmy I'm FineCeline Love - Colouring InTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:30) God's Stepson - (23:54)Black Is Back - (35:06)Murray's Revenge - (48:08)Cloud 9: The 3 Day High - (1:01:54)Lighter Note - (1:12:39)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.268 - Rapper Big Pooh

Ep.268 - Rapper Big Pooh

We continue our LB miniseries with an exploration into the solo work of Rapper Big Pooh who - unlike Phonte - has dropped a lot of solo work in the past 20 years.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20)Ben:Dave East x Mike & Keys - APT 6EBig Hit x Hit-Boy & Alchemist - Black & WhitesCrimeapple x Big Ghost LTD - BazukoCharlie:Wretch 32 - Moments of SilenceIan Kelly - ARTOddisee - And Yet StillJONES - KaleidoscopeBaby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow BurnThe Deli & Soupmakesitbetter - For Your Ears Not Your Bellynamesbliss - Lived ExperiencePotatohead People - Eat Your Heart Out Nascent - DON'T GROW UP TOO SOONBugzy Malone - The Great British DreamWolfgang Valbrun - Flawed by DesignTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:18)Sleepers - (23:05)The Delightful Bars - (26:44)Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 1: For Members Only - (29:43)Dirty Pretty Things - (32:33)"Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3: Happy Birthday, Thomas" & "Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3.5" - (34:54)Everything 4 Sale - (40:46)RPM - (43:20)To Dream In Color - (45:02)Lighter Note - (52:39)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.267 - Phonte

Ep.267 - Phonte

After exploring the music & story of Little Brother, it's time to get into the breakaway works. We begin with Phonte who spends the 2010s sporadically dropping works with a style not too distant from LB and with familiar names in tow.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:52)Ben:Juicy J - Mental Trillness 2Charlie:Halima - EXUVince Staples - Dark TimesShenseea - Never Gets Late HereOpek - The CallConfucius MC & Pitch 92 - Stop SignsLoyle Carner - hugo: reimagined (live from the Royal Albert Hall)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:56) Charity Starts At Home - (24:18)No News Is Good News - (33:31) Lighter Note - (48:01)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.266 - Little Brother

Ep.266 - Little Brother

We head to North Carolina where a trio blooms out of a larger collective to become one of the biggest "if you know, you know" acts of the 00s: Little Brother with Phonte, Big Pooh and for a time, 9th Wonder.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:52)Ben:Rapsody - Please Don't CryMach-Hommy - #RICHHAXXHAITIANA Boogie - Better off AloneRio Da Yung OG - Rio Circa 2020Cities Aviv - Bernadette LeakShooterGang Kony - OPPS CAN'T HAVE FUNThom Yorke - ConfidenzeCharlie:Nigel Hall & DJ Harrison - The Burning Bush: A Journey Through the Music of Earth, Wind & FireMumu Fresh - The HealingKamaiyah - Figuring Out My EmotionsRapsody - Please Don't CryHit-Boy & Jay 305 - DON'T WAIT UNTIL I DIEVinocio - HorizonteBlu - abcTerrace Martin - Grounded Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:37)The Listening - (24:56)The Minstrel Show - (33:13)Getback - (43:15)Leftback - (51:35)May the Lord Watch - (57:51)Lighter Note - (1:06:07) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.265 - Ras Kass

Ep.265 - Ras Kass

Ras Kass presents a discography that is vast, two iconic albums in the 90s, then a litany of mixtapes in the 00s and then continuing his consistent output in the 10s with a return to studio albums. So with such a gap between his 2nd & 3rd solo albums, does his story provide context?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:42)Ben:Conway the Machine - Slant Face KillerGhostface Killah - Set the ToneGunna - One of WunCharlie:Jorja Smith - falling or flying out (Reimagined)Jasmine Myra - RisingNubiyan Twist - Find Your FlameA-F-R-O - The Drawing BoardBigXthaPlug, Ro$ama & Yung Hood - MEET THE 6IXERSYaya Bey - Ten Fold Bryony Jarman-Pinto - Below DawnJordan Rakei - The LoopTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:00)Soul On Ice - (23:30)Rasassination - (30:16)Barmaggedon - (41:07)Intellectual Property - (46:53)Soul On Ice 2 - (54:12) Lighter Note - (1:06:51) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.264 - Ice-T, Part 2

Ep.264 - Ice-T, Part 2

We return for Part 2 of our retrospective of Ice-T, where we left him off the back of his legendary four album run and the "Cop Killer" controversy; where would Ice take his art as he leaned more and more into other forms of media?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53)Ben:LeeV - Shadow DemonBoldy James - Trapper's AlleyPartynextdoor - 4Ahmad Anonimis - Mnt. Snug4Batz - u made me a st4rBen Beal x Wun Two - gazeboRome Streetz - Buck 50Spice 1 - Platinum OG 2Charlie:amir. - Three Of SwordsCassie Kinoshi's seed. W/ NikNak & London Contemporary Orchestra - gratitudeSlum Village - F.U.N.Liv.e - PAST FUTUR.eRachel Chinouriri - What A Devastating Turn of EventsTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:04)Home Invasion - (15:30)Ice-T VI: Return of the Real - (22:39)The Seventh Deadly Sin - (30:15)Gangsta Rap - (35:09)Lighter Note - (46:04) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.263 - A Pioneer's Perspective W/ MC Bushkin

Ep.263 - A Pioneer's Perspective W/ MC Bushkin

In conjunction with "What's Good?", this is a special DITD episode where Charlie heads to West London to talk with Garage pioneer and co-founder of Heartless Crew: MC Bushkin.In anticipation of his film "The Story So Far" premiering @ Genesis Cinema the same day this episode drops, Bushkin talks his beginnings, notable moments in his Heartless Crew years but more broadly, get into the connections between Garage, Grime and beyond; also tracing the absurd rate of evolution Black British Music had in the 90s/00s, with Bushkin right there through all of it. if you recently spun Narduwar's interview with Skepta, this'll be a great opportunity for you to go deeper into the history that made the likes of Skepta and his contemporaries.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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.262 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 11

Ep.262 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 11

For this Hip-Hop Neighbours - linked to our Ice-T exploration - we cover the self-titled album Body Count and we also get into the first album from the UK based collective SAULT: "5".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:57)Ben:Backwood Sweetie - Burn OneBerner - The Farmer's MarketGangrene - Heads I Win, Tails You LoseHus KingPin - In a State of NirvanaBaby Rose x BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow BurnTaylor Swift - Tortured Poets DeptartmentCharlie:Oscar #Worldpeace - Mum, Pray for Your SonSwank & King Draft - Vice CityBlue Lab Beats - Blue EclipseBody Count - (9:29) 5 - (31:42) Lighter Note - (44:17) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.261 - Ice-T, Part 1

Ep.261 - Ice-T, Part 1

We stay in the West Coast AND the late 80s/early 90s to do a two-parter on one of the most authentic voices to ever represent Hip-Hop: Ice-T.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:55)Ben:NappyHigh - BurgundyFuture x Metro Boomin - We Still Don't Trust YouCharlie:DRAGG - Mixed FeelingsNappyHigh - BurgundyNia Archives - Silence Is LoudTerri Walker & Zed Bias - My Love Story (Zed Bias Remixes)Summers Sons - Still Nothing StillShabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its GraceTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:05)Rhyme Pays - (26:00)Power - (35:20)The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say - (45:15)O.G. Original Gangster - (54:47)Lighter Note - (1:08:45)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.260 - DITD 5th Anniversary Special

Ep.260 - DITD 5th Anniversary Special

This week, we celebrate DITD's 5th birthday with a pop quiz from Ben, thoughts on the Pod in general and yes, we talk about the Cole response to Kendrick.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:46)Ben:J.Cole - Might Delete LaterGloRilla - Ehhthang EhhthangChris Patrick - The CalmDoja Cat - Scarlet 2 ClaudeCharlie:Dizzy Wright - Harsh RealityKhruangbin - A LA SALAKeen - Feel Good. Do Better.Louis Culture - I Can't Wait To See U AgainAmy Gadiaga - All Black EverythingReuben Vincent - General AdmissionSAMSON - UNDERSTAND.Marv Won - I'm Fine, Thanks For AskingIYAMAH - In Two WorldsJosé James - 1978Bryson Tiller - Bryson TillerNectar Woode - Nothing To LoseAkua Naru - All About Love: New VisionsLighter Note: (1:21:00)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

After exploring The Conscious Daughters last week, it seemed fitting to explore the career of their biggest advocate and one of the most controversial voices in 90s Hip-Hop: Paris.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:01)Ben:Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTERBfb Da Packman - Forget Me NotRico Nasty - HARCORE DR3AMZRoc Marciano - MarciologyCharliePaolo Baldini DubFiles - In The ShellSuper Helpful Kwame - Greetings From TatooineReggie Becton - Sadboy, Vol. 2Jordy - SNMFifidiny - Better ManKatori Walker - Mezzanine Sainte - Still LocalBuddy - Don't Forget To BreatheIn These Trees & Tartie - The QuiverBlu & Shafiq Husayn - Out Of The BlueBeyoncé - COWBOY CARTERTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (22:30)The Devil Made Me Do It - (30:43)Sleeping with the Enemy - (42:53)Guerrilla Funk - (57:44)Unleashed - (1:06:23)Sonic Jihad - (1:14:39)Acid Reflex - (1:21:18)Pistol Politics - (1:24:31)Safe Space Invader - (1:27:16)Lighter Note - (1:31:56) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.258 - Women's History Month '24 - The Conscious Daughters

Ep.258 - Women's History Month '24 - The Conscious Daughters

To finish our Women's History Month celebrations, we stay in the West Coast to talk about a duo that oozed chemistry and confidence, only to be washed out by the industry changing direction. We talk The Conscious Daughters.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:48)Ben:Future x Metro Boomin - WE DON'T TRUST YOUSiR - HEAVYElbow - Audio VertigoJoyner Lucas - Not Now I'm BusyCharlie:Summers Sons - EpiletricKing Isis - shedMyCompiledThoughts - Soul Brother Chapter 1SiR - HEAVYJrose - Pieces of My Crumbled ThoughtsBackwood Sweetie - Burn OneTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:58) Ears To The Streets - (20:15) Gamers - (28:39) Lighter Note - (46:12) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.257 - Women's History Month '24 - Marvaless

Ep.257 - Women's History Month '24 - Marvaless

We continue our WHM celebrations with a trip to the West Coast, but not Oakland or Los Angeles. For the first time, we head to Sacramento for the story of Marvaless and the litany of Sac Town representers that come with her through her discography.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56)Ben:yeat - 2093Kembe x Hippie Sabotage - Sleep ParalysisTierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACKFour Tet - ThreeKenny Mason - 9Yung Lean x Bladee - PsykosNejma - Animal Barz24kGoldn - Growing painsCharlie:An Alien Called Harmony - An Alien Called HarmonyTerrace Martin - Two Drink MinimumNejma Nefertiti, Double A.B. & Dub Sonata - Animal BarzRaedio - Black & Unlimited Flo Milli - Fine Ho, StayTierra Whack - WORLD WIDE WHACKCHUCK STRANGERS - A Forsaken Lover's PleaTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:16) Ghetto Blues - (25:19)Wiccked - (32:20)Fearless - (39:25)Ghetto Blues 2001 - (44:06)Ready Made - (52:12)Lighter Note - (1:02:11)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.256 - Women's History Month '24 - Hurricane G

Ep.256 - Women's History Month '24 - Hurricane G

Continuing our WHM celebrations during the month of March, we get into another artist with one solo album, no longer with us after her passing in 2022: Hurricane GTIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup: (1:17)Ben:MIKE - PinballScHoolboy Q - Blue LipsCookin Soul x Raz Fresco - Bakin' SoulKaiser Chiefs - Easy Eighth AlbumMGMT - Loss of LifeKYLE - Smyle AgainSkyzoo & The Other Guys - Mind of a Saint (Deluxe)Jean Dawson - BoohooCharlie:speedrun - Love's Latest NewsBXKS - One TimeZada - WATER IN THE DESERTJynx716 & Che Noir - ANDYDayme Arocena - AlkemiLiam Bailey - Zero Grace Erick The Architect - I've Never Been Here BeforeScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPSGhetts - On Purpose, With PurposeMaster Peace - How To Make A Master PeaceAyanna Witter-Johnson - Colour WarJ.PERIOD - J.PERIOD Presents... Story To Tell (Chapter Two)Bishop Nehru - Kult Life Chapter 1: From Pain To PaintingsTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:43) All Woman - (24:31)Lighter Note - (53:37) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.255 - Women's History Month '24 - Sister Souljah

Ep.255 - Women's History Month '24 - Sister Souljah

Happy March one & all! You know what that means... Women's History Month on DITD is back and to kick off this year's set, we begin with the one & done Sister Souljah who took the political climate of her time to produce one of the most honest & politically scathing records in Hip-Hop history.No timestamps for this episode as we don't have a WMR or a substantial Lighter Note, reason being that we recorded this on the same day as the previous episode.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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.254 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 10 (Live From London)

Ep.254 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 10 (Live From London)

LIVE FROM LONDON, we get into one special work from a true "If you know, you know" group: Cymande. We also get the low down on Ben's 1st week in London.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:39)Charlie:Jordan Mackampa - WELCOME HOME, KID!dreamcastmoe - MOLLY'S SONThe Silhouettes Project - The Silhouettes Project, Vol. 2Joel Ross - nubluesKelela - RAVE:N, The RemixesJohn Glacier - Like A RibbonBishop Nehru - 4 The NONERS LaRussell & Hit-Boy - RENT DUECymande - (7:28)Ben's Lighter Note - (41:50)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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.253 - Public Enemy (#3)

Ep.253 - Public Enemy (#3)

We finish our Public Enemy three-parter with their most recent output with more friction from the inside and the outside but somehow, Public Enemy still continue to drop and tour the world; never dead, never deterred.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:00)Ben:Yeat - 2093Conway x Big Ghost - Speshal Machinery the Chronic Edition2nd Generation Wu x Dom Archey - This May Sting!Charlie:Fatima - Love On Acid (EP)Ol' Burger Beats - 74: Out of TimeShae Universe - Love's LetterTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (6:18)How You Sell Soul to a Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul??? - (9:56)Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp & The Evil Empire of Everything - (17:09)Man Plans God Laughs - (25:30)Nothing Is Quick in the Desert - (30:04)Loud Is Not Enough - (34:14)What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? - (38:54)Lighter Note - (49:45) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Ep.252 - Public Enemy (#2)

Ep.252 - Public Enemy (#2)

In our 2nd part of the Public Enemy retrospective, we see how PE should have imploded and become one of the many groups in the 90s to break up; but not only did they not break up, they kept dropping (to mixed results) and predicting the future of the music industry still to come to fruition.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09)Ben:Little Simz - Drop 7Fivio Foreign - Pain & Love 2Dizzee Rascal - Don't Take It PersonalBlu & Roy Royal - Royal BluCharlie:Little Simz - Drop 7Adanna Duru - NAPPY HOUR IIBlu & Roy Royal - Royal BluTerrace Martin - Her ThoughtsDJ Harrison - Shades of YesterdayDizzee Rascal - Don't Take It PersonalAwon & Parental - SublimeBrittany Howard - What NowTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:17)Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black - (20:27)Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age - (31:20)He Got Game - (33:24)There's a Poison Goin' On - (50:46)Revolverlution - (1:01:51)New Whirl Odor - (1:08:48)Lighter Note - (1:22:58) 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) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence