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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