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Cold Brew & Hip HopStop trying to make fetch happenThe boys make fetch happen while discussing (pos) GenZ musical tastes and what classifies as “oldies” to them. We go on some wild tangents about leaving some room for Jesus at HS homecoming dances, life on other planets, single cell organisms, and Bright Eyes. JMB is still getting used to speaking into a microphone and we hatch a plan to tell our wives how much longer we’ll be recording this episode.2023-01-1830 minCold Brew & Hip HopInterview with JahVelle RhoneSaxophonist JahVelle Rhone drops by the podcast for a loose Q&A into his career and background as a musician. Be sure to check him out on IG and TikTok @jrsaxophonic2023-01-1242 minCold Brew & Hip HopInterview with Jordan Coleman (a.k.a. Jayoo)Jordan Coleman joins us to discuss his career, upcoming projects, and steps to success. Find his music streaming on Apple Music and Spotify under the name “Jayoo” and look for his upcoming album titled “J.O.R.D.A.N.” Be sure to follow @coldbrewandhiphop and @_jayoo_ on IG.2023-01-0541 minCold Brew & Hip HopIt’s Christmas time in Hollis, QueensJMB and Qazi close out the 2022 season with general banter and a dive into Run-DMC’s Christmas in Hollis (our favorite Xmas song). We give a recap of the last year of our podcast and we set the stage for what we hope is a very engaging and entertaining season 3 in 2023! Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get notified when new episodes drop, and be on the lookout for new content on IG, TikTok, and YouTube! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year!2022-12-3140 minCold Brew & Hip HopInterview with Nelly StarAfrican Hip Hop artist Nelly Star joins us for an interview. We start by discussing his upcoming EP “If you’re reading this, we left” (Expected January 2023), things take an unexpected turn when stories are shared about false accusations and prison torture. Despite his many trials and tribulations as somewhat of an “foreigner” in South Africa, Nelly Star has nothing but love and appreciation for the country that gave him a platform. Check out his IG page @nelly_star420 for his content and his bars!2022-12-2934 minCold Brew & Hip HopClosed captioning provided byWhat up fam? The boys, JMB and Qazi, are back at it again, for a long overdue episode 8 of season 2! We pay our respects to Coolio, have some coffee talk, diverge a little about driving while under the influence, and then we wrap things up with a big “fuck you” to Ye, closed captions, and our movie review of Bros. Oh yeah, the queen also died. ✌🏼2022-10-151h 09Cold Brew & Hip HopGuess who’s backJMB and Qazi are back after 4.5 months. We play a little catch up and discuss some hot topics.2022-07-3058 minCold Brew & Hip HopJMB diss track (feat. The QZA)Sup y’all? This episode the boys talk about notable diss tracks in hip hop and then we get to the main event; JMBs diss track on Qanon Evangelicals. JMB implores the listener to openly rebuke Qanon and act upon your distain for this toxic philosophy. Qazi discusses Socialism and how this American is experiment needs to be treated as just that, an experiment. We end on the notes of Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Peace ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾2022-03-121h 42Cold Brew & Hip HopInterview with TwoTwo joins us for an enlightening chat about his upcoming projects and how he’s impacting the Cape Town Hip Hop scene. Check out his IG @_two_za for some dope rhymes and follow for his upcoming EP Still Waters Run Deep. Big ups to Two for taking time out of his day to chat with us! Peace.2022-03-1038 minCold Brew & Hip HopUkraine taking a shit on Russki Master P shoesJMB and Qazi discuss currently played hip hop artists and quickly get sidetracked to AIDS and random stories. Somehow we circle back though. Mental health Pete/Ye discussion, a funny ass story about JMB and his all white Master P sneakers (RIP), and of course we dove deep into the Russian invasion of sovereign Ukraine. It’s a long episode but we hope you enjoy it!2022-02-261h 52Cold Brew & Hip HopCrip Walking all over The Super BowlYa bois are back with a full debrief of their expectations & reactions after the historic and monumental halftime show of Super Bowl LVI on 2/13/2022. We discuss hip hop culture as it pertains to The NFL, and we touch on some social and political progress that this once in a lifetime performance means for us. Hope y’all enjoy! ✊🏼✊🏾✊🏿2022-02-1459 minCold Brew & Hip HopWinter $ucksJMB and Qazi are back to discuss New York winters and the difference in lake effect vs. Atlantic Ocean weather patterns on NYS. Boxing/Kung Fu fighting styles, 90’s hip hop general convo with some top songs from the era playing in the background. Hot coffee was consumed, and an IG live stream was had. Cheers.2022-02-031h 00Cold Brew & Hip HopHomesick for Hip HopJMB and Qazi are back with a Europe trip recap, introductions to hip hop and rap, Qazi reading Raekwon’s new book “From Staircase to Stage”, feeling homesick and how music can help, and forthcoming interviews in 2022; Weather Park and TWO. ‘22 will be a great year for us, y’all! Peace!2022-01-151h 10Cold Brew & Hip Hop3 Chambers Tour DebriefIn this one JMB and Qazi recap our experience seeing three legends; GZA, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon! Shout out to ODB’s son, Weather Park, who made an appearance and performed his father’s song, “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”. Enjoy our take on the concert and the level of hype we felt and still feel from the show on 11/19/2021. Peace to the gods.2021-11-2250 minCold Brew & Hip HopHip Hop deep dive (remix)This is a re-upload of episode 10 without the Spotify music files for our listeners who use other listening platforms. This episode we cover a lot of topics; Qazi’s back injury and MRI, general banter, top Hip Hop songs through the eras from XXL’s 2014 list, and future plans for CBHH! We hope you enjoy this one!2021-11-182h 01Cold Brew & Hip HopThat one time we hiked Mt. MarcyThe dudes are back to discuss our hike up and back down the highest peak in NY state, Mt. Marcy! On this episode we are joined by our wives, Vicky and Katie! All four of us hiked the mountain on 9-11-2021 and oh boy, do we have a story to tell! Enjoy!2021-11-1252 minCold Brew & Hip HopLive from South AfricaOn this episode we had the honor of interviewing Celestè Mitchell, CEO and Founder of Rebelution Music & Media. Celestè is from South Africa and we got to ask her about SA hip hop and culture, how to bridge the gap between USA and SA hip hop scenes, women in hip hop, and much more! Enjoy!2021-11-1144 minCold Brew & Hip HopMountains of mental health feat: J. CrumInterview with J. Crum // BLM // Liquid Swords analysis // Thoughts on Island Boy // Why does JMB like Mt. Dew? And more!2021-11-041h 24Cold Brew & Hip HopBack live with F.O.X. interviewEpisode 6 features Jacob and Qazi recording live together after 2 months. We’ve got some usual banter about coffee and hip hop and an exclusive interview with up and coming hip hop artist, Flow of Xposure (F.O.X.) from Cape Town, South Africa. Peep his new EP, TrapLogic, available on Apple Music and Spotify.2021-08-281h 19Cold Brew & Hip HopRain and Biz MarkieJacob and Qazi record a remote episode via Instagram Live video to accompany the audio for this episode. The Live video was interrupted when the Live hit the 60 minute mark before the audio did. Slight hiccup but we’ve got some discussion about our lives currently, the passing of legendary Hip Hop pioneer, Biz Markie, politics, and other randomness. Look out for episode 6, coming in early August!2021-07-1855 minCold Brew & Hip HopSh!t-hop, sushi, and more firesideDid you ask for more free form conversations between Jacob and Qazi? Well, have we got some news for you!! We’ve got driving time, we’ve got sushi time, and we’ve got even more fireside shenanigans! We discussed shit-hop songs we promised to listen to, then we hit some random hip hop factoids, and just chilled by the fire. Extra bonus finale at a party. Enjoy!2021-07-181h 47Cold Brew & Hip HopTrios by bon fireJacob and Qazi discuss hip hop trios, DMX, achieving immortality through music, all while sitting out by the fire pit. Cheers.2021-05-151h 22Cold Brew & Hip HopHip Hop, hookups, homemade cold brew & moreRIP DMX, we will deep dive and give him the respect and time he deserves in a future episode. Qazi made homemade cold brew and Jacob could see through space and time. We briefly discuss sleepers and females in hip hop and we definitely want to dedicate time to those powerful women in a male dominated genre in a later episode. A lot of organic banter with the duo this time. Q shares a hookup story and Jacob shares his true feeling about the NYS thruway system. Qazi doesn’t know the difference between Dababy and Lil Baby, he’s got...2021-04-161h 13
Cold Brew & Hip HopCold Brew & Hip Hop pilotThe trial run at a podcast where Jacob and Qazi talk about our love of cold brew coffee (or really any other caffeinated beverages) and hip hop. We can talk about any other subject that we find interesting too so. Yeah, have fun listen to us talk about hip hop!2021-04-091h 08Cold Brew & Hip HopCold Brew & Hip Hop (Trailer)2021-04-0800 min