Note: Sorry for the delay EPISODE 24: Two thirds of the Get Busy Committee, rapper Ryu and producer Scoop DeVille join the Hype Men to discuss freestyling on the Wake Up Show + choosing rapping as a career over professional baseball + the Dust Brothers + Crystal Method + the fascination behin... Read more...
Hypemen Podcast Episode 22 w/Ben Baller & Scott Vener EPISODE 22: Industry OG Ben Baller and Entourage music supervisor Scott Vener join the Hype Men to discuss how Loon was the real Fresh Prince + David Faustino being more hip-hop than everyone else + rolling around with Eazy-E + what the mo... Read more...
EPISODE 21: Comedian and Cracked Out rapper Jon Daly joins the Hype Men in Los Angeles to discuss the most misogynistic rap songs + his history with Brett Gelman + the boy with eight limbs + meeting The RZA + the best videos on BET: Uncut + Snoop Dogg's relevance + how they split the money in Blac... Read more...
EPISODE 20: Comedian Dan Levy joins the Hype Men in Los Angeles to discuss his beef with Jensen + seeing Kriss Kross in concert with his father + rappers who live in Connecticut + gun shots at hip-hop shows + dreams of being a professional rollerblader + Tupac as an actor and messiah + T.K. Kirkla... Read more...
This is one of the 2 songs Iron talked about on that Hypemen podcast he was on... Also, yes I do know this isnt her song, but I will take ANY excuse I can to post a picture of Jean Grae. Talib Kweli Feat Iron Solomon & Jean Grae - Chicken Soup Read more...
EPISODE 18: Former Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz joins the Hype Men to discuss his Roc-a-fella chain + Jay-Z as Def Jam president + Lupe, Cool Kids and Chicago hip-hop + touring with 50 Cent + working with Pharrell vs. working with The Neptunes + Kanye dissing Fall Out Boy on their own remix + Tyga gett... Read more...
EPISODE 17: Hip-Hop renaissance woman Vashtie joins the Hype Men to discuss burritos + Air Jordans + Andre Agassi pumps + the origins of Rosewood + the HawthoRNe movement + directing Justin Bieber's first video + the future of Child Rebel Soldiers + true New York City artists + Spike Lee + making ... Read more...
EPISODE 16: Fool's Gold Records honcho / DJ / hip-hop historian Nick Catchdubs joins the Hype Men to discuss Fader.com + who rapped over the Cheers theme song + going from graphic design jobs to interviewing Snoop Dogg on set of a Dylan McDermott movie + the return of the early 2000's + what happe... Read more...
EPISODE 15: In this special all-Kanye episode, David Cho, Ye enthusiast and publisher of The Awl, joins the Hype Men to discuss My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy + Nicki Minaj’s intro + Kanye the person vs. Kanye the artist + Kanye’s impact on Jay-Z + Runaway: the film + how Kanye’s albums r... Read more...