EPISODE 46: The Sound of Young America's Jesse Thorn joins the Hype Men to discuss Bay-area rap + hip-hop as a spectacle + throwback jerseys + Kanye's two sides + why Asher Roth is miscast + who Kreayshawn owes thanks + whether rock music is dead + if Jay-Z can one day play the Super Bowl + s... Read more...
EPISODE 40: The Trill OG himself Bun B joins the Hype Men to discuss envying Jensen's Interscope deal + being a college professor + appearing on every 4 out of 5 rap albums + Jimmy Kimmel shouting "Free Pimp C" + shooting the Big Pimpin' video + Mexicans with Guns + having just one line on Drake... Read more...
EPISODE 12: Music Producer, husband, father and oh yeah, rapper 88-Keys joins the Hype Men to discuss Black on Both Sides + Kanye's 88 fandom + lost Pharcyde records that 88 produced + SoundCloud.com + the Roland VS2480 + 88 and Kanye ghostwriting for Nick Cannon + Main Source + shooting the Stay ... Read more...
EPISODE 8: comedians and writers Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle join the Hype Men to discuss their work on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon + having Black Thought as a Secret Santa + The Social Network + Harvard, as portrayed in the movies + The Coup + Slow Jammin’ The News + The Jimmy Fa... Read more...
EPISODE 5: actor and comedian Martin Starr joins the Hype Men to discuss 2Pac vs. Nick Cannon + surprises at Jay-Z’s second Yankee Stadium show + hugging El-P + Willow Smith’s career + Scientology + Martin’s new rap song + Mystikal + Megan Mullally + more! [Download.] EPISODE 6: ac... Read more...
EPISODE 3: Saturday Night Live cast member Bobby Moynihan joins the Hype Men to discuss LOST + meeting Jay-Z in a leotard + turning on Biggie + solving chubby beef + Ass Dan and the Gathering of the Juggalos + Bobby hears Kanye West’s SNL diss from Power for the first time + Betty White and Do... Read more...
EPISODE 2: Peter Rosenberg and the Hype Men discuss The Fresh Prince + OJ Da Juiceman audio drops + backstage stories from the WWE + Peter taking Ms. Jones’ office at Hot97 + Canibus + White on White hate + questioning Peter’s American pride + more! [Stream.] [Download.] Plus: Downloa... Read more...
EPISODE 1: Jean Grae and the Hype Men discuss BBQ-ing with Lil’ Mama + run-ins with Tyrese + Slo’Down vs. Nelly + Talib Kweli’s collaboration with Gucci Mane + Nicki Minaj as the ‘Highlander’ + Michael J. Fox’s bucket list + more! [Download.] Follow Itsthereal on twitter Read more...