Diggin' The Crates Podcast with Vice beats (Presented by The Find Mag)

Welcome to season 2, episode 7 of the podcast, the final episode of the season, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, featuring artwork from Sic Film and intro music by Herma Puma & Jabba The Kut, and interview editing by Trei Taylor. This time the graphics are an ode to Madlib’s 2003 album Shades Of Blue on Blue Note Records. 

This episode features a producer and MC who many producers cite as an inspiration and lyricists cite as a dream collaborator. With a stellar list of collaborators including his long term friends Aloe Blacc and Blu, he has cemented himself as a go-to for soulful, perfectly crafted and intricate music. For the final time this season, This is Diggin’ The Crates, with Exile. This episode of Diggin’ The Crates is sponsored by Cold Busted, an L.A.-based record label that curates the best in beats.

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Welcome to season 2, episode 6 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, featuring artwork from Sic Film and intro music by Herma Puma & Jabba The Kut, and interview editing by Grey Winter-Jones. This time the graphics are an ode to 1998’s album from People Under The Stairs - The Next Step. 

This episode features an LA based lyricist who has been building a solid fanbase with jazz soaked, soul led rhymes that reflect on life, love and music. With his highly respected Jazz & Coffee series, he’s risen to fame and has consequently supported the likes of Bizarre Ride, People Under The Stairs and more as a solo artist and with his group Revolutionary Rhythm. This is Diggin’ The Crates, with Kid Abstrakt.

This episode of the DTC podcast is supporting the upcoming paperback release of God Save The Queens - The Essential History of women in hip hop - by Kathy Iandoli - As a massively respected journalist who has written for the likes of Vibe, Pitchfork, XXL and many more, Kathy’s book shines a much needed light on the history of women within hip hop. There’s no doubt that female voices have not been given enough time and respect within the genre’s history, and this book is righting that wrong. Covering every facet of the scene, from early lyricists such as Roxanne Shante and Queen Latifah to the current superstars of the scene, the book explores gender, money, sexuality, objectification and more. 

The book is available from all good retailers including Amazon. Check out God Save The Queens - The Essential History of women in hip hop - by Kathy Iandoli - an essential read for any fan of hip hop, new or old.

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This week we are joined by a Detroit native, whose journey included a brief time in Atlanta. As a lyricist, she has crafted an honest, super lyrical and introverted style twinned with raw talent and flow. Having worked with Apollo Brown, 14KT, Tom Caruana and many more, this is a rare interview with a supreme talent - Boog Brown.

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net + the intro music by Herma Puma and Jabba Tha Kut plus interview editing by Felix Payne. This episode is brought to you by Scholars Entertainment (@scholars.ENT)

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This week's Diggin' The Crates meets Mecca:83 aka Rise - a Manchester based producer who has collaborated with Tom Misch, Kinkai, Scorzayzee, Replife and SO many more alongside a myriad of dope instrumental releases. He talks about his pathway into production, his setup, and aspirations for the future.

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net + the intro music by Herma Puma and Jabba Tha Kut plus interview editing by Felix Payne. This episode is brough to you by Uchi Clothing (www.uchi.co.uk)

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This week's Diggin' The Crates meets Lack Of Afro, the UK based producer and multi-instrumentalist who has forged a unique sound and narrative within the Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and Jazz scenes. Talking about his motivations, entry into music and being a label boss alongside composer for TV and advertising music, this in depth interview meets an unsung hero of the scene.

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net + the intro music by Herma Puma and Jabba Tha Kut

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The second episode of season two of DTC sees two of Hip Hop's royalty - Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends aka FELT discussing how they got to where they are today, what they would do if they weren't in music and their take on the current musical climate and SO much more!

Today's episode is supported by Scratch Pro Audio. As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net + the into music by Herma Puma and Jabba Tha Kut

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The first episode in season two of DTC is an in depth interview with multi talented artist who grew up in and around hip hop and evolved with the culture. Embracing the benefits that modern media has to offer, J-Live talks about his musical journey and experiences to date. We hope you enjoyed season 1 of DTC and we are excited to be back with season 2!

Today's episode is supported by Whosampled. As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net

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Today's show features the oldest interview in the DTC collection which was recorded in 2015, but as this is the last episode of the season, we wanted to end with a special interview. The interview in this form has never been heard until now. Today’s guest is often cited as one of the originators of hip-hop as we know it today. Having developed drum sampling for the genre, his unique production style has become synonymous with classic hip hop. We hope you have enjoyed season 1 of DTC and we will be back in the autumn with season 2.

Today's episode is supported by Scratch Pro Audio. As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net

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For episode 5 of season 1 we return to 2016 when Vice beats met Egon, one of the most influential people within J Dilla and Madlib's career alongside the ascension of Stones Throw and development of Now Again Records and the J Dilla Foundation. Talking about music, passion, perseverance and creativity in broader forms, this is a rare and reflective interview with an unsung hero of hip hop.

This week's episode is brought to you by YOURslipmat (www.yourslipmat.com)

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net

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This week Vice beats is joined by Grieves, the talented MC and multi-instrumentalist who has crafted his own unique sound and narrative within hip hop. As part of the Rhymesayers family, Grieves has toured across continents, collaborated with a wide range of artists from Mr.Lif to Cunninlynguists and Too Many T's to name but a few. Recorded in late 2019, this episode is supporting Reclaim The Block (www.reclaimtheblock.org).

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net

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One of the hip hop scenes most hard working and humble producers - Damu The Fudgemunk - joins Vice beats for Episode 3 of the #dtcpodcast. Damu talks in depth about how he got his first break as a producer, inspirations plus his experiences of working with the likes of Blu, Insight, Raw Poetic and more. This is one for the diggers! Enjoy!

As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you by The Find, created by Vice beats and graphics by sicfilm.net

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One of the leading lights in the UK's comedy scene - Romesh Ranganathan, joins Vice beats on Diggin' The Cates to talk about his love of hip hop, chats about his podcast "Hip Hop Saved My Life" and tells his musical story thus far. A highly entertaining and reflective episode with Romesh aka Ranga The Lazy Eyed Assassin!

Today's episode of DTC is sponsored by Scratch Pro Audio, one of the UK’s leading distributors and retailers of DJ and vinyl accessories. To find out more go to scratchproaudio.co.uk

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