Diggin' In The Digits

Hip-Hop was not just built by Black people, there was also a Latin contingent that had a hand in the foundations of Hip-Hop. Enter Mellow Man Ace, Cuban-American pioneer of Latin Rap with a bilingual USP, wearing his inspirations on his sleeve and being an inspiration to many others, even the entire genre of Reggaeton.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:46)
Ben:
Nemzzz - LOCKED IN
Headie One - MMM
Charlie:
Thandii & Regalado - Coco Okayo
Premo Rice - Another Night at The Chateau
Lusanda - By The Time I Wake Up
Scattrbrain - Scattrbrain & The Unwavering Self Doubt
Jourden - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (9:04)
Escape from Havana - (14:34)
The Brother with Two Tongues - (25:13)
From the Darkness into the Light - (33:22)
Vengo a Cobrar - (40:46)
Restoring Order - (49:29)
Lighter Note - (59:24)
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The Beauty Of Independence

With a fresh aesthetic and all the support you could want, Busta Rhymes took his solo opportunity and ran with it, becoming one of the most in-demand Hip-Hop voices of the late 90s/early 00s along with a visual track record that holds up to this day. However, being in-demand as a feature meant his albums followed the trend of the day, for better or worse.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Charlie:
Blu & Sndtrak - LA
Aaron May - Enjoy The Ride
Dizzee Rascal - We Want Bass
Sylvan LaCue - Depths of a Man : A Memoir by Sylvan LaCue
Liana Flores - And so it goes...
corto.alto - SOME SMALL FORTUNE
I Am An Instrument - Wonder, Wander
Children of Zeus - As The World Burns... 
Dezarie - Power Shift
A-F-R-O - Trap Door 2
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:39)
The Coming - (22:48)
When Disaster Strikes... - (27:58)
Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front - (31:36)
Anarchy - (36:42)
Genesis - (40:51)
It Ain't Safe No More... - (45:34)
The Big Bang - (51:09)
Back on My B.S. - (57:13)
Year of the Dragon - (1:00:37)
Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God - (1:04:50)
Blockbusta - (1:11:09)
Lighter Note - (1:20:09)
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Leaders of the New School - the group that now historically serves as the proving ground for a future Busta Rhymes solo career - was a peppy bunch of rappers with great chemistry. Surprising considering the creative differences that would eventually cut their existence short.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:42)
Ben:
E-40 - Turning my Money Over
The Game - The Documentary III
Mick Jenkins & Greenslime - Black Ass Kung Fu Flick
Chelsea Wolfe - The Darke
Jula Holter - Materia
Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats - II
Rapsody - God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops
Charlie:
Headie One - MMM
Aaron Taylor - "Tell Me of Love!"
Kabaka Pyramid - Rebel Music - The Lyrics Tape
Bishop Nehru - I Hate My Birthday: Moments Before Forever 
Alabama Shakes - I Must Be Dreaming 
Nyota Parker & Jay Jody - Confused Admiration
flowerovlove - MINI SKIRT WARRIOR
Dahi - Black Boy (Alternative)
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla - DILLAGENCE II
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:39)
A Future Without a Past... - (23:47)
T.I.M.E. - (35:24)
Lighter Note - (47:27)
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A foundational member of the Native Tongues collective - releasing two of the first three albums under that collective umbrella - Jungle Brothers were sonically ahead of their time and have kept steady up until this decade.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:10)
Charlie:
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - ii
John Wells - F*CK The ALGORITHM
threetwenty - separate from the noise (side b)
Adanna Duru - THE NAIJAMERICAN DREAM
Jorja Smith - What Are The Odds
Zenesoul - Under the Same Sky
Queen Ifrica - Breath Of Life
Rapsody - God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops
Cleo Sol - Gentlewoman
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:36)
Straight out the Jungle - (19:04)
Done by the Forces of Nature - (28:23)
J Beez wit the Remedy - (36:48)
Raw Deluxe - (43:29)
V.I.P. - (50:15)
All That We Do - (56:36)
I Got U - (1:01:39)
Keep It Jungle - (1:06:09
Lighter Note - (1:12:08)
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The duo of Dres & Mr. Lawnge nailed a balance of ATCQ's production language with De La Soul's lyrical humour with their debut album. But after creative differences, the name was carried by Dres into the 21st Century, to mixed results.
TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:03)
Ben:
Hit-Boy - HITStory
Charlie:
DC - All Things Can Be True
Treasure Bloom - Bloomin'
Tavaras Jordan - 72 Hours In Houston 
Anaïs Cardot - Map Of Her Shadow
Rashmeet Kaur - PARINDA
Dezarie - 7th Heaven
The Womack Sisters - The Womack Sisters
insyt. - Rite of Passage 
Jungle - Sunshine 
Marvaless - Still Marvaless
Hit-Boy - HITStory 
Channel Tres - Enigma POV
Arin Ray - LIMBO
Ballad - Soul-Fi, Vol. 2
Mick Jenkins - Type Shit
Mick Jenkins & GreenSLLIME - BLACK ASS KUNG FU FLICK
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:33)
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - (22:41)
Non-Fiction - (34:46)
8WM/Novakane - (44:00)
From the Black Pool of Genius - (50:01)
Tortured Soul - (55:41)
Lighter Note - (1:01:56)
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Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92
Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
In Search of Sauce
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
The Beauty Of Independence