THE MUSIC SNOBS
Snobbish taste. Outrageous takes. Welcome to the podcast where your favorite music lovers discuss, debate, and deconstruct the music and musicians who fascinate and frustrate them.
- Update frequency
- every 37 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2023
2Pac: The Last Immortal?
What do we talk about, when we talk about 2Pac? Almost 30 years have passed since the killing of Tupac Shakur — emcee, actor, freedom fighter, street legend. In the season finale of The Music Snobs p…
The CTI Never Sleeps: A Classic Black Music Record Label
The Music Snobs presents... TMS Black Label – the first in an annual series on the classic Black music record labels of our time, starting with the legendary CTI Records. A label famous for a locked-…
Chicago vs. America: Is Chicago The Capital of Black Music?
There's no place like home... or is there? Taking Chicago as the city to beat, TMS lay down the challenge to choose the nation's music capital, and the center from which all Black American music flow…
Chaka Khan: The most versatile vocalist of all time?
Funk, Blues, Rock n' Roll, R&B and standards — of the few singers that have genuinely done it all, have any done it better than the inimitable Ms. Khan? This episode, The Music Snobs give long overdu…
A Brief History of Black Music — By White Artists, Part 2
One episode was never going to be enough... the Snobs are back to present part two of A Brief History of Black Music — by White Artists. In this final installment, the crew turn their sights on legen…
A Brief History of Black Music — By White Artists, Part 1
White artists have been celebrated by the mainstream for performing Black music throughout history — but which ones are the real deal, and which ones have eclipsed more worthy Black artists? The Musi…
Is Aaliyah An Icon?
Instantly recognizable. Influential. Inspirational. But — Is Aaliyah An Icon? This episode, The Music Snobs explore the impact and legacy of R&B superstar, Aaliyah Dana Haughton. Spotlighting her mus…
Tony Toni Toné, And The Revival of Romance
Cutting through a crowd of '90s new jacks, Oakland's own Raphael Saadiq, Dwayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley seized attention with their evolution of musical romance. TMS takes a closer look a…
J. Dilla: The Greatest Influence On Music In The 21st Century?
On this episode
In the 16 years since J. Dilla's untimely passing, the shadow of the visionary hip-hop producer looms large over his birthplace Detroit — and the entire world. The long-awaited retur…
Janet Jackson’s Control: The First Unapologetically Black Crossover?
More than three decades ago, Janet Jackson dropped an album that changed us all without changing anything about itself. As we approach Control’s 35th anniversary, The Music Snobs wonder if this semin…
Can Music Live Without Live Music? The Concert Conundrum In The 21st Century
Your favorite music journalist’s favorite music Snobs are back—and this time, they brought a guest. Legendary journalist and author Nelson George joins Arthur, Scoop, Isaac, and Jehan to explore the …
Bill Withers: The Everyman Who Spoke For Black Men
He was the everyman who spoke for Black men. He turned up his blue collar against the winds of change and remained a straight talker at every turn. He courted no glitz and evoked no glamor. His songw…
Does God Make Better Music? The Sanctified Influence On Black Music
On a very sanctified yet extremely secular episode of The Music Snobs, the crew sits down to discuss spirituality in music and whether or not God makes the greatest groove. From Soul and R&B, to Hip-…
A Tribe Called Quest: The Most Important Group In Hip-Hop History?
In the 30 years since A Tribe Called Quest dropped their debut LP—People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm—the group’s iconic status has become unquestionable. But on this episode of TMS,…
The Music Snobs On Film: The (Im)perfect Marriage Of Cinema And Sound
For the first time ever, The Music Snobs meets Snobs On Film in one unforgettable episode to celebrate both podcasts’ season finales!!! Listen as the Snobs combine the two shows to go deep on the (im…
Stevie Wonder: The 6 Wonders That Changed The World
This is an episode you don’t want to miss. As we celebrate the 45th anniversary of his seminal LP, "Fulfillingness’ First Finale", The Music Snobs dedicate an entire ep to the incomparable Stevie Won…
Will The REAL Artists Please Stand Up? Authenticity And The Identity Crisis In Modern Music
What determines whether or not a musical artist is authentic? Are artists like Solange and Tyler, The Creator showing us who they really are, or are modern celebrities more manufactured than ever bef…
Are You A Stan? The Thin Line Between Passion and Obsession in Modern Music Appreciation
On this episode The Music Snobs are asking our Stans to answer an important question: Are the superfans of today valued experts and a vital force for the world to hear new music, or are they a cancer…
OutKast 25: How The South Was Won
Have you ever wondered how an unknown Atlanta duo broke through a landscape dominated by the East and West coasts to become, arguably, the greatest hip-hop group of all time? So did The Music Snobs. …
Let’s Be Frank—You Don’t Know Sinatra: A Crash Course in Cool
Although he defines the term ‘iconic’, it’s a safe bet that you don’t know enough about the artist whose career has influenced everyone from Amy Winehouse to Drake. The Music Snobs dive into the styl…