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91: Rocky Ford
Meet Rocky Ford, the man who wrote "The Breaks" and "Christmas Rappin'" for Kurtis Blow, mentored a young Russell Simmons, and gave hip-hop its very first mainstream press coverage. View episode →
90: Shea Serrano
The author of Bun B's Rapper Coloring and Activity Book talks drawing rappers, getting robbed by Z-Ro, and why action movies were better when the actors were worse. View episode →
89: Smoke DZA & R.F.C.
Smoke DZA and Bluntsmoker talk ghostwriting, Harlem, and why rapping about weed doesn't make you a "weed rapper." View episode →
88: Divine Styler
Divine Styler traces his path from NYC park jams to stretching musical boundaries along with Ice-T and House of Pain all the way through his return to rap after a 15-year hiatus. View episode →
87: Ron Isley, Remixed
Happy New Year! To celebrate, here's a remixed, revamped version of our 2013 talk with soul music legend Ron Isley. View episode →
86: An Ill Badler Christmas 2014
Our annual holiday episode featuring noted Christmas music nut (and rap industry legend) Bill Adler. View episode →
85: Adam Mansbach: You Have to Fucking Eat
This episode, we talk to one the dean of obscene fake children's literature, Adam Mansbach. View episode →
84: 88-Keys
Super-producer 88-Keys tells all about making beats for Kanye West, Mos Def, Beanie Sigel; his run-ins with Paul McCartney and his record company; and tons more in this exclusive in-depth convo. View episode →