Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

4:48 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

44:47 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

55:34 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

1:05:16 - Drake - What Did I Miss? Review

1:31:01 - What Makes A Great Album Great?

1:59:31 - Is Clipse The Best Rap Duo?

2:14:59 - Skepta's US vs UK Tweet

2:20:56 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- JID - GDLU (Preluxe)

- Prince - 3121

- Prince - Planet Earth

- Quadry - A Magnolia: The Complete Series

- Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

- Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101

- Blu & August Fanon - Forty

- Kaze The Wolf - All Due Respect

- KayCyy - BEFORE I WAS BORN

News/Current Event Topics:

- Diddy Court Verdict

- RIP Young Noble

- Master P Announces He Is Retiring

- Mello Buckzz Album Release Party

- Kendrick Lamar Breaks Chart Record Again

New Music Announced/Released:

- Ye - BULLY (July 25th)

- Raekwon - Emperor’s New Clothes (July 18th)

- Benny The Butcher - Summertime Butch 2 (7.16)

- Brent Faiyaz - Peter Pan (July 4th)

- Brent Faiyaz - ICON: THE ALBUM 9/19

- Metro Boomin dropping a mixtape this month

- Given - Beloved

- Boldy James and Nicholas Craven - late for my own funeral

- Deante Hitchcock - Just a Sample EP

- Open Mike Eagle - Neighborhood Gods Unlimited

- Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

9:38 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

59:33 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

1:18:00 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

1:23:11 - Mainstream Hip-Hop Is Cooked

1:48:25 - Albums We Liked This Year So Far (Mid-2025)

2:08:12 - Would Hip-Hop Have Been Dead Without the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef?

2:18:43 - Was The Soundcloud Era of Hip-Hop Really That Good?

2:36:05 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Teyana Taylor - Bed of Roses

- Luther Vandross - Luther Vandross

- Kevin Abstract - Blush

- Prince - Musicology

- Dana Williams - Real Friends

- King Combs & Kanye West - NEVER STOP

- Don Toliver - FWU

- Pi'erre Bourne - Made In Paris

- Hashi Senjoo - Everyone Won't Like This, But A LOT Will

- Dom Sharpe - A Collection of Songs Cause I'm Manic 2

News/Current Event Topics:

- 50 Cent Playing Balrog in the Live Action Street Fighter movie

- Hip-Hop docuseries called “Hip-Hop Was Born Here” coming to Paramount+ on July 22nd, executive produced by LL COOL J

New Music Announced/Released:

- Cam’ron releasing A Memoir

- Drake New Album 2025 - ICEMAN

- Gunna New Album “The Last Wun”

- Lil Uzi dropping Soon???

- Smoke DZA - On My Way To Berlin

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Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast!

In today's episode we discuss (chapters):

0:00 - Intro

8:47 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING

54:55 - New Hip-Hop Music Announced & Released

1:14:41 - Hip-Hop News & Current Events

1:21:45 - A Look at the 2025 XXL Freshman Class

1:26:29 - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Announce Alfredo 2

1:29:38 - Now The Alchemist Is Using AI?!

1:51:39 - This Clipse Rollout has been WACK!

2:22:20 - Outro

Show Notes -

WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING:

- Whitney Houston - Whitney

- Che Noir - The Color Chocolate 2

- Dave East & Young Chris - Fine Dining

- Fashawn & Marc Spano - Capital

- Memphis Bleek - Apt 3D

- Nick Grant - I Took It Personal

- Samara Cyn - backroads EP

- ANKHLEJOHN & August Fanon - LIVE! At the Disco

- Maxo - MARS IS ELECTRIC

News/Current Event Topics:

- YOUNG THUG SET FOR FIRST CONCERT

- Eminem Stalker receives 30 years in prison

- R Kelly Overdose??

New Music Announced/Released:

- Rapsody & Madlib EP: MADRAPS

- Youngboy dropping an album on July 4th

- Chance - Starline (July 2025)

- Cardi's back!!!

- Quadry - A Magnolia Special Episodes: The Complete Series (July 2nd)

- Russ- W!ld

- GELO-League of My Own

- Pi’erre Bourne- Made In Paris

- Kevin Abstract-Blush

- Tech N9ne - 5816 Forest

- Lizzo - My Face Hurts From Smiling (mixtape)

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