S12E1 - MF DOOM: A Hero in a Villain's Mask

Our celebration of MF DOOM continues with his debut Operation: Doomsday, an album in which DOOM lays the foundation for his multi-character musical universe. Through a detailed analysis of a few key samples and verses, we’ll discover the very human story hidden behind the villain ...  Show more

S12 co-writer Camden Ostrander and The Ringer's Justin Sayles joins the show to nominate and dissect our favorite lines from MF DOOM's Operation Doomsday (0:50). Then we share our line by line analysis of the second and third verses of "Doomsday" that was cut from our last episod ...  Show more

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode we chop it up with the one and only Mad Skillz. 

Coming from VA, Mad Skillz is one of hip-hop’s most respected MC’s. A ghostwriter for some of your favorite art ...

Rediscover the band that CHANGED MUSIC FOREVER.   RUN D.M.C. were the Beatles of Hip-Hop. Darryl "DMC" McDaniels was a comic book nerd who pretended his way into hip-hop stardom and changed the world forever.   We dive into Darryl’s journey from a shy Catholic school boy, being b ...  Show more

Join Steve for the incredible inside story behind the song that launched hip hop on its course towards world domination. It's a tale tainted by scandal: accusations of organized crime, plagiarism and betrayal. And it's told by the artists who lived it: early South Bronx innovator ...  Show more

Eminem teams up with the late Juice Wrld in a never-before-heard track, Mac Miller releases his final album, 'Circles' and Halsey drops 'Manic.' This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top stories in music for Friday, January 17th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg ...  Show more