De La Soul's "Buddy"

We’re revisiting an episode that goes beyond music’s cultural impact to talk about its meteorological impact. When Rihanna's Umbrella topped the charts in the UK, it coincided with a period of heavy rain and flooding. The same thing happened in Romania and New Zealand. Coincidenc ...  Show more

This episode is made in partnership with Spotify. SongDNA beta is available on Spotify Premium. Check out “Funky Drummer” on SongDNA via the Spotify mobile app. Why did the drum beat that birthed hip hop only cost 50 bucks? In Part 2 of our “Funky Drummer” breakdown, Diallo & LUX ...  Show more

THU 8/25 - Throwback Thursday brings us the legendary hip-hop group De La Soul, almost 30 years since their 1st album "3 Feet High & Rising" to talk about their journey, why they never blew up as big as A Tribe Called Quest, how they raised $600k for their new album "Anony ...

How melody has continued to reshape hip-hop via the work of Polo G, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay and more rising artists. Guest: Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here ...  Show more

Today on the show we had critically acclaimed godfather of this generation, Soulja Boy better known as "Young Draco" pull up on "The Breakfast Club" and he came to announce his worth. He spoke about influencing artist like Tekashi and even Drake!! and reclaims himself as the bigg ...  Show more

Hip Hop with RnB vibes