This Week in Hype
Every week Nathan S. of DJBooth.net grabs a hip-hop luminary to discuss the week's biggest stories...or whatever happens to pop into our alcohol-aided brains. Either/or.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2015
Intro to Marijuana Smoking Edition: This Week in Hype Podcast
Special edition of the podcast this week, I'm a 32-year-old man about to smoke medical marijuana for the first time. Help?
00:45:07 |
Fri 29 May 2015
The Personal Top 5 Rappers Edition (This Week in Hype Podcast)
I finally bit the bullet and listed my personal Top 5 emcees of all-time. I'm never doing this again, but I had to do it at least once.
And a special shout out to our sponsor, Best Beard Cream!
00:38:28 |
Sat 23 May 2015
Freeway on Beards, New Album & “Duck Tales”
This week, I bring on Freeway to talk about his status as an OG in the beard game, his love for the cartoon Duck Tales, the time he was considering signing to Cash Money, his upcoming album, Beanie S…
00:47:00 |
Fri 15 May 2015
This Week in Hype: The Full Tech N9ne Interview
This week, I devote the entire episode to my recent conversation with Tech N9ne, the audio was just too good to let it go unheard. We talk about how his new "Special Effects" album took a dark turn, …
00:51:32 |
Fri 08 May 2015
Young Thug & Tidal Flop & True Indie Rap With Rich Quick: This Week in Hype
This week, I'm recovered from my mid-life crisis and back at it. I talk about Young Thug's Barter 6 album flopping, Tidal flopping, soccer players flopping and flip-flops. Plus, I bring in Rich Quick…
00:53:02 |
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Tax Season Life Crisis & Bodega Bamz: This Week in Hype Podcast
This week, if you'd like to hear a man have a mid-life crisis brought on by filing his taxes and realizing he's going to leave his children with absolutely no inheritance besides a rap podcast, youre…
00:36:54 |
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Wale & Luda Review, Death of Free Streams & DJ Hoppa: TWIH Podcast
This week, I do a quick review of both Wale and Ludacris' new albums, break open the Illuminati vault again to explain why the days of free music may be ending soon and bring on DJ Hoppa to talk abou…
00:59:06 |
Fri 03 Apr 2015
This Week in Hype: The Kendrick Lamar Classic Album Rant Edition
This week, I had a rant building up inside me that I just had to get out. Ever since Kendrick dropped his To Pimp a Butterfly album there's been seemingly endlessly debate around the album, but very …
00:55:11 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
This Week in Hype: Wrekonize on Art, Mayday & Strange Music
This week, I figure out how to test whether you're really friends with a rapper and then devote the episode to my talk with Wrekonize, who's just straight up one of the most interesting and talented …
01:03:09 |
Fri 06 Mar 2015
This Week in Hype ft. Big Sean (Special Edition)
On a special Monday edition of the podcast, I talk to Big Sean about the dark skies that have clouded his paradise over the last year, his place in the top ten rappers alive conversation and much mor…
00:21:59 |
Mon 02 Mar 2015
This Week in Hype: Yeezy Back, Fashawn on Working With Nas & More
Can you believe it? How could you be so lucky? What could you have possibly done to deserve another "This Week in Hype" podcast? Blessings on blessings on blessings.
This week, I try to convince a …
00:53:31 |
Fri 27 Feb 2015
This Week in Hype: Drake's a Legend, Hitting the Club With BeatKing
This week, I attempt to figure out if Drake really should be considered a hip-hop legend, plus I bring on Houston's Club God BeatKing to talk the birth of his ratchet comedy rap movement.
Discussed…
00:03:22 |
Fri 20 Feb 2015
This Week in Hype - The Fight Against Hip-Hop Elitism
This week, I devote the episode to bringing in Yoh and talking about his huge article about hip-hop elitism (aka "I Don't Like Illmatic"). It's a topic that eventually gets to the core of nearly ever…
01:00:27 |
Fri 13 Feb 2015
This Week in Hype - Lil Wayne, Birdman & Cash Money at the Crossroads
This week on the podcast I talk about the pending Lil Wanye and Birdman divorce - is this the biggest split in hip-hop history? What happens to Cash Money now? Will Drake still be able to put out an …
00:53:41 |
Fri 30 Jan 2015
This Week in Hype: Best Music Year of My Life, Time Larew & More
I kick things off my doing some serious reminiscing - shout out to Andy Bonfilio for putting me onto Tribe Called Quest in high school - and then bring on Tim Larew to talk about his work managing Mi…
00:57:33 |
Fri 23 Jan 2015
This Week in Hype - My Life in the Music Industry
Strap in (pause?) because this week you're just getting a whole lot of me telling stories about the times I've crossed over from my keyboard to the actual music industry and along the way worked with…
00:49:29 |
Fri 16 Jan 2015
This Week in Hype: This Week in Hype: The Squad on Wale, Kendrick, Resolutions & More
Fresh for 2015 you suckers!!! The "This Week in Hype" podcast is officially back for yet another year filled with me talking about rap, we talking about rap with other people, rap and rap talk. In th…
01:10:07 |
Fri 09 Jan 2015
This Week in Hype: The Mega 2014 Wrap-Up Edition With Justin Hunte
Holy...sweet...baby...jesus. I just spent ANOTHER year doing the "This Week in Hype" podcast. When I started this I didn't know if I'd make it to week two, and here we are, racking up entire years of…
00:46:11 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
This Week in Hype: Storm Warning Edition ft. DJ T-GUT & Kendrick vs. Cole
I won't lie, it's been a crazy week in Berkeley. The first half of the week armored trucks were arresting protesters outside my house, the second half we got hit with a storm and I lost power. But I …
00:57:09 |
Fri 12 Dec 2014
The Tragedy of Eric Garner & Poetry of Danez Smith
Heartbreakingly, we've been here before.
On one hand I'm not sure it's my place as a white man who mostly writes Rick Ross fat jokes to speak about the justice system's absolute disregard for black…
00:50:45 |
Fri 05 Dec 2014
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