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Get Off My LawnShock G and the PFunk legacy - Pt.1HipHop has suffered quite a few losses in the past year with the deaths of MF Doom, Black Rob, DMX, and, most recently, Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G, aka MC Blowfish, aka Pianoman, aka Rackadelic, aka Humpty Hump.
In part 1 of this two-part episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) look at the legacy of Shock G and Digital Underground through the lens of the group’s classic first album, Sex Packets, examining the way Shock G used his reverence for Parliament-Funkadelic to craft a classic PFunk homage. Along the way, the fellas reach back and listen to...
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Get Off My LawnVerzuz Everybody - Part 2In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) get into a lively discussion on the recent Verzuz battle between Snoop and DMX and whether the matchups are fair contests. From there the temperature gets turned up as the fellas discuss the hypothetical dream Verzuz matchup between Prince and Michael Jackson. Also on deck is Talib Kweli getting banished from Twitter for harassing Black women and Black Thought continuing to make his case for the top spot on the all-time MC greats list.
2020-08-0400 minGet Off My LawnVerzuz Everybody - Part 1In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) get into a lively discussion on the recent Verzuz battle between Snoop and DMX and whether the matchups are fair contests. From there the temperature gets turned up as the fellas discuss the hypothetical dream Verzuz matchup between Prince and Michael Jackson. Also on deck is Talib Kweli getting banished from Twitter for harassing Black women and Black Thought continuing to make his case for the top spot on the all-time MC greats list.
2020-08-0300 minGet Off My LawnThe ONE Album - Part 2In the second part of this episode The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) discuss the one album they would give to a non-HipHop Head that best represents the music and the culture — De la Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising, The Roots - Things Fall Apart, Rawkus Records - Soundbombing 2, and whether or not you can be the greatest MC having never had a high-profile battle or a dis record.
2020-04-2600 minGet Off My LawnThe ONE Album Part 1In part one of this episode The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) discuss the one album they would give to a non-HipHop Head that best represents the music and the culture. But on the way to that discussion they discuss the ups and downs of the recent Instagram producer battles featuring RZA, DJ Premier, Babyface, and Teddy Riley (aka OGs vs. The Internet), the Chicago Bulls documentary, and whether or not you can be the greatest MC having never had a high-profile battle or a dis record.
2020-04-2600 minGet Off My LawnQuarantine Edition - Part 2In Part 2 of the Get of My Lawn Podcast Quarantine Edition J (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole), and The Professor (@abjrphd) dive into the recent Public Enemy controversy involving the firing of Flavor Flav and the Jay Electronica album that had been more than a decade in the making. And we inch closer to the beginning of the Battalog!
2020-04-1300 minGet Off My LawnGOML - Quarantine Edition part 1After a 22-month hiatus, it only took a global pandemic and forced quarantine to get The HipHop Taliban (@HipHopTaliban), Black Cloud (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) back in the studio and shaking’ fists at COVID-19, the Jay Electronica album, RZA vs Premier, D-Nice, Public Enemy, and getting into a beef over Beef! But the convo was too big for one episode, so be sure to catch part 2!
2020-04-1300 minGet Off My LawnPart 2 - Heel up, Wheel up, Bring it back, Come RewindA lot of HipHop happenings have occurred since the end of the last podcast. East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and The Professor (@abjrphd) are in the house with J (@HipHopTaliban)for part two of what ended up being a nearly 3-hour episode covering topics including Nasir, Black Thought, Childish Gambino, domestic abuse, Kanye, Pusha T vs. Drake, Bill Cosby, Big Pun, and determining just how many luxury accommodations are required to get an old HipHop head out to a show!
2018-07-1000 minGet Off My LawnBlack to BusinessIt's been too long, but the Get Off My Lawn podcast is back, and J (aka @HipHopTaliban) is reflecting on the two greatest HipHop things he's ever heard, the most gangsta cinematic outro of all-time, paying some overdue respect, and catching up on five months worth of fist shaking!
2018-02-2700 minGet Off My LawnTaking Ls at 4:44In this episode, the Black Cloud (@AndreCole) gets the last laugh as J (@HipHopTaliban) takes his Jay-Z L like a man as Professor Belk (@abjrphd) joins in to break down Sean Carter's brilliant piece of HipHop art, 4:44, track by track. Also: 360 record deals, the lost art of sampling, the end of ATCQ?
2017-08-0200 minGet Off My LawnNo Ni--a PassWhen comedian Bill Maher brought in a Black panel to slap his wrists over a joke in which he called himself a “house ni--a,” HipHop heads took note as lifelong ni--a (the word) advocate, ni--a (the word) promoter, and serial ni--a (the word) abuser Ice Cube decided to be HipHop’s ambassador in the spectacle, despite the fact that it is a word he has singlehandedly done more to promote and popularize among white people than anybody.
In this episode, JC (@HipHopTaliban), East Coast Dre (@AndreCole), and the Professor (@abjrphd) tackle the controversy, the history, the pain, the hypocrisy, and the co...
2017-06-2700 minGet Off My LawnBattalog: BracketologyAs the college basketball world gears up for the Final four, the Get Off My Lawn Podcast is preparing for its own March madness with the first ever Battalog — The Battle of HipHop Catalogs! In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and Professor Belk (@abjrphd) engage in a little HipHop bracketology as they set the seeds for the first Battalog! We also pay respect to Big Poppa, discuss the perils of sampling, sample some Hamburger Helper heat, and find out what happens when the professor catches you on the phone. 00:03:33 — Remembering B.I.G. and record industry shadiness; 00:17:45 — Hamburger Helper heat; 00:37:33 — Battalog Bracketo
2017-03-1300 minGet Off My LawnNew Music, Old School, & Old MenIn this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and Andre “East Coast Dre” Cole (@Andre Cole) discuss their differing opinions on the 2016 releases from A Tribe Called Quest, Common, and De la Soul; Yasiin Bey’s middle finger to the City of Angels; the discography battle royale; and some fu-k him thoughts going out to America’s new president. Check the Al Dunbar page at Tha Liberator.com for throwback audio to a classic Mos Def show.
2017-02-1600 minGet Off My LawnHipHop's Greatest Album pt.2In part two of this special episode J (@HipHopTaliban) takes a look at HipHop's greatest album, Ice Cube's Death Certificate, on the classic's 25th anniversary. The episode is an audio companion to J's multimedia article at GreatestHipHopAlbum.com.
2016-11-1200 minGet Off My LawnHipHop's Greatest Album pt.1In part one of this special episode J (@HipHopTaliban) takes a look at HipHop's greatest album, Ice Cube's Death Certificate, on the classic's 25th anniversary. The episode is an audio companion to J's multimedia article at GreatestHipHopAlbum.com.
2016-10-3100 minGet Off My LawnWe Pity The FoolsIn this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@Andre Cole) tackle HipHop's growing generational divide, with a focus on the recent beef between legendary HipHop producer Pete Rock and new school rappers Young Dolph and Lil Yachty, and how the revelation of boxer and serial abuser Floyd "Money" Mayweather's illiteracy is both a reflection of and a cautionary tale against what's happening in HipHop. Plus we deal with alpacas, Obamas, extra credit, The Magnificent 7, Tarantino, Digable Planets, and surprises and disappointments from the BET HipHop Awards.
2016-10-1200 minGet Off My LawnThe Incredible HateJust how many things can three old angry HipHop heads hate on in one podcast? In this episode Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk Jr. (@abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to look at 1994 and wrap up their investigation of when HipHop went off the rails. And along the way we get a laundry list of things the fellas hate, including, but not limited to, instructional dance, Juvenile, Bill O'Reilly, Regulators, Slavery, the death of Freddie Gray and much, much more. All of this along with an in-depth look at the Rich Homie Quan/Lil Kim debacle on the VH-1 HipHop...
2016-08-0300 minGet Off My LawnRobots & 40sIn this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) gives his thoughts on Kanye's latest album; rappers rappin like robots; tracking down Pete Rock & CL Smooth; the romanticization of the Golden Era by old heads; the peddling of poison 40oz at a time; and a tribute to a funk legend! 00:05:49 — Kanye & Robot Rap 00:28:40 — Pete Rock & CL 00:40:01 — HipHop Spellcheck 00:48:30 — Peddling Poison 01:58:00 — Bernie Worrell
2016-07-0600 minGet Off My LawnIntroducing OldtronIn this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) tackle an array of HipHop topics, including why so many MCs are averse to paying taxes, a new You Big Dummy candidate emerges from the winter spat between Neil Degrasse Tyson and B.o.b., Water in Watts, and we introduce Oldtron, Defender of the HipHop Universe. 00:07:26 — Photoshootin' 00:14:13 — Watts Water 00:29:48 — You Big Dummy 00:46:54 — 2016 vs. 1991 01:17:35 — Introducing Oldtron 01:41:50 — Taxin' 02:02:16 — De la Soul, "Nuff Said"
2016-05-2100 minGet Off My LawnPhifeographyIn this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) and East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) pay tribute to Malik Taylor, aka Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest, with the first ever Phifeography — an examination of every verse ever spit by the the 5-Foot Assassin on ATCQ’s 3 classic albums. We also discover one of East Coast Dre’s dirty little HipHop secrets! 00:19:10 — Weatherman Tribute 01:33:45 — Hit me on the hip 01:49:59 — Hot Sex, Lies, and Videotape 02:47:30 — Phife and Dilla
2016-03-2800 minGet Off My LawnCan HipHop Shape Sociopolitical Consciousness?Can HipHop shape political consciousness and social awareness? The studies say no, but my old Africa medallions say yes. Even if we accept that HipHop has that power, it damn sure doesn't seem as though it's being exerted today. Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk (@abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to take a look at the (alleged) power of HipHop to raise a generation of rebels. And they say you can't fight City Hall, but you can certainly use it to get a punk park employee in hot water! 01:43:29 — J & Da Mayor 02:02:10 — Political 3 - Three songs that shaped us
2016-03-0100 minGet Off My LawnIs Mos Def HipHop's Matt Cassel?On the heels of his arrest in South Africa for overstaying his visa and trying to pass a "World Passport," and his announcement that he is retiring from the music biz, we wonder aloud if Mos Def/Yasiin Bey is the Matt Cassel of HipHop — a guy whose career had some brilliant early moments that he could never manage to live back up to. Plus, the OG iPod makes its return, serving up 5 randomly selected songs for J (@HipHopTaliban), East Coast Dre (@AndeCole) and MJ (@MJXM) to review. And we get schooled on snowblowers, refrigerators, sewer taxes and the wacky wo...
2016-01-2500 minGet Off My LawnCSI: HipHop Pt. 2In part 2 of our multi-part investigation into what went SO wrong with HipHop, when it happened and who was responsible, Andre Cole (@andrecole) and Dr. Adolphus Belk (@ abjrphd) join J (@HipHopTaliban) to take a look at 1993, the year HipHop began to take a definite turn (for the worst, depending on your perspective). And along the way we also take on Fatherhood and Fat Gooses ... ooh ooooooh!
2016-01-1100 minGet Off My LawnWhat had happened was ...The best laid schemes of Podcasters and men often go awry. And that has been the case over the past few months. In this episode J (@HipHopTaliban) explains the reason for the unexpected hiatus and lays out the plan for 2016. We take a look at the Biggie Blockbuster Mash-up and send a tribute out to a fallen HipHop friend.
2015-12-2700 minGet Off My LawnIs Gen X done with HipHop?In this Episode East Coast Dre (@AndreCole) and MJ (@matthewjxmalady) aka Thurgood join J (@HipHopTaliban) to discuss whether HipHop is still palatable to the middle-aged members of Generation X. Based on the eight volumes of smooth jazz remixes issued by Hidden Beach Records, the answer may be "no." Forget the Whip It Nae Nae, the most impressive dance move is the Moonwalk Mos Def performed as he retracted the battle challenge he issued to the entire HipHop universe. We also acknowledge the enduring popularity of lemonade. 07:54 — Lemonade 42:27 — HipHop Unpalatable? 01:23:19 — The Mos Def Moonwalk
2015-09-0300 minGet Off My LawnCSI: HipHop Pt. IThis episode represents the first in a multi-part series exploring the question, When did HipHop go from a predominantly creative outlet for artistic and cultural expression to a commercial tool wielded by jackasses for the glorification of ignorance, pathology, and conspicuous consumption? Using, the Billboard Rap charts as a guide, J (@HipHopTaliban), East Coast Dre (@AndreCole), and Professor Adolphus Belk Jr. (@abjrphd), examine HipHop music, Month-by-month, year-by-year, from the Golden Era to the Trap — Along the way, identifying a list of suspects to later be charged with the high crime of attempting to kill HipHop! Listeners can follow along with th...
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