Episode 252: Shawn and Josh With Jay Smooth

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As many of you know, The Cipher is going on an indefinite hiatus following this episode. For more information about why, visit us on Twitter or Facebook, or just listen to this episode. But in short, we have no plans to make any more new episodes after this one. Our archives, however, will still be available and free on our website, on iTunes and other podcast apps, and on SoundCloud.

For this goodbye episode, we called up our friend and episode 201 guest Jay Smooth to interview The Cipher’s host Shawn Setaro and its producer Josh Kross. Jay, as you’ll hear, did an amazing job, and got us to touch on so many aspects of the show’s history, and of ways we thought about it over the years.

So here’s the end of the road, for now. Thanks for listening.

Tracks featured in this episode:

1. The Underground Railroad December 1993 WBAI 99.5fm NYC
2. Beastie Boys, “Fight For Your Right”
3. Run-DMC, “You Be Illin’”
4. G. Love & Special Sauce, “Baby’s Got Sauce”
5. Jay Z, “Jigga My Nigga”
6. Snoop Doggy Dogg, “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”
7. The D.O.C., “Mind Blowin’”
8. Kool Moe Dee, “Go See the Doctor”
9. Queen, “Flash - Single Version”
10. TC Izlam, I-Cue, & Alien 3, “Let the Bass Boom”
11. The Cipher Episode 150: Fat Joe & Remy Ma
12. The Cipher Episode 212: Bobby Brown
13. Jay-Z, The Fresh Air Interview
14. The Cipher Episode 191: Faith Newman
15. The Cipher Episode 183: Salaam Remi
16. The Cipher Episode 239: Big Daddy Kane Revisited
17. The Cipher Episode 101: Rapper Big Pooh
18. The Cipher Episode 106: John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon
19. The Cipher Episode 106: John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon
20. Ghetto Brothers, “Ghetto Brothers Power”
21. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, “Live at Union Square, November 1986 - Live”
22. The Cipher Episode 78: No Malice
23. The Cipher Episode 111: Vinnie Paz