The six-man supergroup Boot Camp Clik has - from day 1 - been a unique blend of talent, culminating in four decent-to-great albums and poses to be in the mind for whenever we cover the groups/individuals that make the group.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49)Ben:JID - GDLU the PreluxeSmoke DZA - On My Way to BerlinCharlie:SAMSON - UNDERSTOOD!?Madison McFerrin - SCORPIOThe Doppelgangaz - Still LeftAnnie and the Caldwells - Can't Lose My (Soul) Akil The MC - TaxesSOUFSIDE KATHLEEN - I PREFER REVENGESolene & J. Rawls - Midnight AngelKota The Friend - NO RAP ON SUNDAYArrested Development - Adult Contemporary Hip-HopTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (12:32)For the People - (19:51)The Chosen Few - (28:01)The Last Stand - (34:27)Casualties of War - (39:07)Lighter Note - (46:43) 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.323 - Half-Decade Top 5 Special
On July 2nd we will be exactly halfway through the 2020s! And whilst it's been an objectively terrible decade in many ways, there are some Hip-Hop gems that have come out. So, we decided to make our individual Top 5 Hip-Hop Albums of the Half-Decade and for once, we have NO overlapping works! So buckle in as we gush over 10 albums in a nearly 2 hour special!TIMESTAMPS:Honourable Mentions - (3:54)Charlie's No. 5 - (15:53)Ben's No. 5 - (23:54)Charlie's No. 4 - (34:33)Ben's No. 4 - (42:31)Charlie's No. 3 - (51:42)Ben's No. 3 - (59:08)Charlie's No. 2 - (1:05:58)Ben's No. 2 - (1:15:26)Charlie's No. 1 - (1:27:24)Ben's No. 1 - (1:37:20)Lighter Note - (1:46:51)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.322 - Sean Price
One of the mainstays of the burgeoning Hip-Hop Underground of the 00s and beyond, Sean Price was a reality rapper with plenty of humour, iconic one-liners and a discography that have aged pretty well.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49)Ben:Memphis Bleek - Apt 3DChe Noir - The Color Chocolate 2Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon - Come As You AreDave East & Young Chris - Fine DiningDaz Dillinger - Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back 2Charlie:Ric Wilson - AMERICA RUNS ON DISCOJanset - Disruptivekwn - with all due respectChe Noir - The Color Chocolate 2Samara Cyn - backroadsLoyle Carner - hopefully !Nick Grant - I Took It PersonalTerrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon - Come As You Are Cam Be & Neak - a film called blackYaya Bey - do it afraid Marshall Allen - New DawnJoe Armon-Jones - All The Quiet (Part II)Robert Glasper - Let GoTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:13)Monkey Barz - (26:35)Jesus Price Supastar - (35:06)Mic Tyson - (47:48)Imperius Rex - (55:57) Lighter Note - (1:06:56) 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.321 - Slick Rick
At 60 years old, Slick Rick dropped his 5th Studio Album and his 1st since 1999. He's a master storyteller, respected by everyone. So how TF is he still underrated?!TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:07)Ben:Lil Tecca - DopamineCharlie - Karl Benjamin - To What End?MRCY - VOLUME 2Jords - Mixtape Jedbl - Archives MixtapeSyf of Talking Knots & Sir Nebula - GravityA-F-R-O - Crimson FuryKamaiyah - Fired UpNubiyan Twist - NT SoundsystemAJ Tracey - Don’t Die Before You're DeadTheo Croker - Dream ManifestBrandee Younger - Gadabout Season Juicy J & Logic - Live And In Colour Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell - We Insist 2025!Slick Rick - VictoryTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:19)The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - (23:23)The Ruler's Back - (36:24)Behind Bars - (43:11)The Art of Storytelling - (52:05)Victory - (1:01:12)Lighter Note - (1:15:31)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.320 - DJ Quik
G-Funk pioneer one of the most consistent dual artists in Hip-Hop history, it could be said that DJ Quik hasn't gotten the props his peers has, even though his quality of production and bars has (for the most part) been great, just as long as you jump over the mines labelled "Songs with oddly detailed sex bars".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49)Ben:Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 6Little Simz - LotusUntilJapan - tromp l'oeilCharlie:Common Saints - EquinoxIan Kelly & DJ D Sharp - Concrete OCEANVic Spencer & Bucky Luger - Interstate PotluckLittle Simz - LotusTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (15:14)Quik Is the Name - (21:35)Way 2 Fonky - (30:38)Safe + Sound - (33:42)Rhythm-al-ism - (37:37)Balance & Options - (42:20)Under tha Influence - (45:33)Trauma - (52:26)The Book of David - (56:15)The Midnight Life - (59:12)Lighter Note - (1:03:15)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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