Diggin' In The Digits

With the long-awaited 2nd Black Star album on the horizon, we thought it would be a good opportunity to look back at the first album and how Talib Kweli and then named Mos Def managed to produce one …

On the 11th of April 2019, we began this little Hip-Hop centred Podcast. And whilst we have evolved from what we initially sought it to be, we have not missed a week since. For this anniversary speci…

On this episode of DITD: Our 13th edition of DITD Bites. Talking about the future of Hip-Hop, why DJ Drama is a legend & DJ Khaled is, DJ Khaled. And our three favourite music scenes going on right n…

Foxy Brown was one the rawest talents ever seen in Hip-Hop. Who else could do Mafioso bars, luxury bars & sexual bars? Her three official albums deserve praise but it can't be overlooked how short he…

In a modern context, it's hard to find the entirety of Yo-Yo's music. You won't even find her name in the Wikipedia "list of people from Compton, California" even though she was one of the first fema…

The story of Lil' Kim is one of the most rinsed in Hip-Hop history. But somehow, there is always something to discover when it comes to the story of Kim and especially when it comes to her music.

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The story of The Real Roxanne is forever attached to the subject of the last episode, but for someone that was brought into a beef of somebody's design, we got two very good albums out of it. And tha…

The career and life of Roxanne Shanté is a microcosm of being a female. You're talented, you're confident and you get punished for it every step of the way. For the first of five retrospectives on fe…

Virginia Beach-based brother duo Clipse, No Malice & Pusha T were a significant piece of the small-but-influential alumni of Hip-Hop artists based in the state of Virginia. Tying themselves to The Ne…

Method Man is a unique being. Where people zigged, Method Man zagged. He did things differently and made the most out of every opportunity given. And while his music isn't consistently on the level M…

We're back with Vol. 12 of DITD Bites. Two topics today that are close to each other. Firstly, off the back of our Lighter Note on Joe Rogan, Ben tackles the Spotify side of the story. And Charlie as…

Eric "Eazy-E" Wright was a shrewd operator in everything he did. And though we may not think of him as an early leader in the inevitable evolution of business in Hip-Hop, maybe it's worth seeing Eazy…

It is very easy to see Xzibit as the "Pimp My Ride" guy. But look past the glorious relic of 00s America and you find a rapper that could hang with the best of them, tooled up with top tier lyrics an…

We continue of "Book Of Wu" series with one of the objectively lesser consumed of the group but with one of the most fascinating stories. Join us as we dig into the man that puts the "U" in "Wu": U-G…

Welcome to a brand new DITD miniseries, Hip-Hop Neighbours. Similar to "Contemporary Cool", we pick an album each to talk about but what's unique about "Hip-Hop Neighbours" is that we pick albums fro…

Happy New Year one and all! We kick off the New Year by taking one more quick look back at 2021 and talking about our two favourite albums of '21.

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Planet Her - (10:21)
Pink Noise - (25:45)
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To end the year, hosts of the various 5EPN podcasts come together to reflect on the year that has been 2021, the podcasts themselves and finish with a fun team exercise.

To everyone that has listened …

We finish 2021 with our 2nd chapter of "The Book Of Wu" (which hasn't been used as a name before so... Trademark pending.) which is all about the enigma, Ason Unique, the Ol' Dirty Bastard.

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We finally begin what we are calling "The Book Of Wu". Basically, retrospectives on the original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, starting with the eldest and the only one to have some form of a career b…

We get into one of our most debated & enlightening DITD Bites yet. Talking end of year lists before the year even ends, Adele allegedly jacking from an independent artist and what constitutes a 'rapp…