At 21 years old, two rappers from Queens dropped one of the greatest albums in music history. But some forget that "The Infamous" wasn't Mobb Deep's beginning (Literally! It was their sophomore album!) and it certainly wasn't their end. So past the "capital C" Classic, what is Mobb Deep in totality?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:22)Ben:Big L - Harlem's FinestCharlie:Saba - C0FFEE!Makaya McCraven - The People's MixtapeMakaya McCraven - Hidden Out!Makaya McCraven - PopUp ShopMakaya McCraven - Techno LogicKnucks - A Fine African ManThe Cavemen. - Cavy In The CityNaomi Kimpenu - RepriseThe Doppelgangaz - Bet on Black CloakHalle - love?... or something like itHit-Boy & The Alchemist - GOLDFISHNectar Woode - it's like I never leftDeborah Bond - Naomi's FinestReuben Vincent & 9th Wonder - WELCOME HOMETopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:42)Juvenile Hell - (20:29)The Infamous - (26:32)Hell on Earth - (31:42)Murda Muzik - (37:51)Infamy - (42:11)Amerikaz Nightmare - (48:13)Blood Money - (50:49)The Infamous Mobb Deep - (56:51)Infinite - (59:36)Lighter Note - (1:05:50) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence
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Ep.340 - #UKBHM 2025: Tinie Tempah
We finish our UKBHM series for the month of October with an artist of recent memory to see how Hip-Hop and the sheer amount of genre-bleeding in the early 2010s was displayed in spectacular fashion from Tinie Tempah, who went from Underground Grime MC to the most famous UK rapper in the space of a year and kept that title until Stormzy dropped "Vossi Bop".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05)Ben:Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp Charlie:Nappy Nina - Sweets For CynicsPlanet Giza - The Sky Is Recording Me: 100 Years Later, Vol. 3Katori Walker - The War WithinJayaHadADream - Happiness From AgonyNiko Is. & J. Rawls - The Optimist's SonHannah Jadagu - DescribeSister Nancy & Mad Professor - ArmageddonYazmin Lacey - Teal Dreams Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp Reuben Vincent & 9th Wonder - WELCOME HOME Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:33) Disc-Overy - (19:52) Demonstration - (34:33) Youth - (47:00) Lighter Note - (1:07:03) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence
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Ep.339 - #UKBHM 2025: Credit to the Nation
Credit to the Nation - led by West Midlands native MC Fusion - was a clear-cut child of Public Enemy but compared to another PE child in Hijack, CTTN was probably more blunt in leftist messaging (akin to Sistah Souljah) along with Brummie & Patios accents to add texture to the unique nature of Fusion and his crew.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53)Ben:Tame Impala - DeadbeatCharlie:Chronixx - ExileCharlotte Dos Santos - Neve AzulCurren$y - 10/15Adrian Younge & Carlos Dafé - Carlos Dafé JID025 7xvethegenius - Self 7xve 3Monaleo - Who Did The BodyTame Impala - Deadbeat Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:17) Take Dis - (20:52)Daddy Always Wanted Me to Grow a Pair of Wings - (31:13) Mad Dogs and Englishmen - (38:11) Lighter Note - (50:23) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence
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Ep.338 - #UKBHM 2025: Unique 3
Yorkshire outfit Unique 3 made waves in the dawn of the 90s with a new subgenre "Bleep Techno", the first homegrown EDM subgenre in the UK. Their subsequent debut album blended not just their pioneering sound but also blended Hip-Hop to create a sound that was... Well... Unique for the time.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02)Ben -Mobb Deep - InfiniteCharlie -Jordyn Simone - NO DEMO LEFT UNHEARD VOL. 2Blue Earth Sounds - Cicero NightsSummers Sons - Dare To WonderHollie Cook - Shy GirlMatt Wilde - Find A WayNegros Tou Moria - MAVRI ELLADAThe Cool Kids - Hi Top FadeRuby Rushton - Legacy!Mobb Deep - InfiniteRobert Glasper - Keys To The City Volume OneTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:38) Jus' Unique - (20:01) Invasive Signals - (33:10) Lighter Note - (41:12)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence
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Ep.337 - #UKBHM 2025: Wee Papa Girl Rappers
Happy October and happy UK Black History Month! Our first of four retrospectives this month is dedicated to two sisters that fused Hip-Hop with the burgeoning UK House/Acid House movement of the late 80s/early 90s whilst also paying homage to their Caribbean roots through the music and most notably their memorable name.TIMESTAMPSWeekly Music Roundup - (0:52)Charlie:She Who Won't Be Named - From She Withnineteen97 - CUDDABEENA*Barney Artist - They Changed When I DidMick Jenkins & EMIL - A MURDER OF CROWSJaydonclover - a constant state of blueMyka 9, Blu & Mono En Stereo - God Takes Care Of Babies & FoolsSven Wunder - DaybreakDizzy Wright & Kxvi - Soul SearchingAnaiis - Devotion & The Black DivineSay She She - Cut & Rewind Alfa Mist - RouletteTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:26)The Beat, The Rhyme, The Noise - (19:33) Be Aware - (30:28) Lighter Note - (42:58) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence
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