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A three hour show. It was three hours long. We kicked off the show with an interview with last episodes vote winner, Lungz for his track "Am I Black Enough For You". which got things off to good start. Truth be told we didnt expect to run this long, but once NY Oil got on the phone it was all over. The conversation kept getting deeper and deeper as JMack got quieter and quieter (LOL @ JMacks silence). Major, JMack and Phro (but mostly Major) sat down and had a great discussion with NY Oil from everything from the whole Nas issue, to the Sean Bell case. Episode 64 was an episode loaded with Black Pride. As always, there were six crazy underground hip-hop and reggae joints and much more. Also, our apologies for the mild vocal distortion...human error our end. Oh, and make sure you login to our blog at http://www.hoodhype.com/blog to hear an entire hour of bonus audio that wasnt included in this episode!

Its been almost a month since the entire HH crew got together for an episode so we were ampd up and ready to go. We got things started by congratulating JMack on his newest child, and spoke about every fathers worries when their child is first born. From there we got into some hip-hop talk with Nonseq from the production team Tin Men whose track "Video Chick" received the most votes from Episode #61. Nonseq filled us in on the hip-hop scene in North Carolina, and how their production team goes about deciding what MCs they want to work with. Next, Phro gave us the run down on his vacation to Tampa, FL and their 24/7 2-for-1 drink specials. After the break we got into some conversation about Busta Rhymes recent Hot 97 interview, which lead us into a conversation about Aftermath Records and their rosters bulked up appearance. From there we discussed why DJs get so much love, re-lived some drunk moments, gave our thoughts on Stacy Dashs KING Magazine cover, and a lot more. As always, the music featured in Episode #63 is pure flames. We featured 5 new joints, which are be up for voting, and a couple of HH throwback tracks.

Episode 62 is here and aptly titled The Amazing Race considering 80 percent of this entire show was discussion about racial subject matter. Special guests this episode include the hottest video producer out right now, Rik Cordero. We talked about his videos, upcoming projects, how he got in on the game and much more. We also spoke with one of the guys from the StuffWhitePeopleLike blog, Myles to talk about the site, the subject of the site and we though we came up with some damn nice post suggestions for them too! As always, we featured some FIRE tracks this episode so make sure you tune in and listen to some of the hottest underground hip-hop on the planet!

You know we couldnt really come up with a title for this one. We were all over the place this show but had a damn good time. We spoke to Faddy Daddy, winner of Episode #59, talked about the Stuff White People Like blog (of whom we expect to talk to on the phone next show), dropped a special message for Joe Budden, talked about Nas renaming his album and 6 hot tracks (got some nice reggae stuff in there this week for yall too).

As you can tell from the title, this was our first-ever live show. We streamed our show live via ustream.tv and had a chance to get some real-time interaction with our audience via the chat. The whole experience was tight and we hope to do more shows in a live format in the future. The episode got off to a good start as we caught up with Capital Z, the winner from Episode #58, to talk about his track "Family Ties", and his loyal fan base (he set a HoodHype record for most votes). After that, we had a chance to speak with Brooklyns own Joell Ortiz. Right from the jump we took the opportunity to squash any misinformation surrounding our previous interview with Bishop Lamont. With that aside, we got into what projects Joell will be dropping next, what hes looking for in his next label situation, working with Rik Cordero, his hoop game and more. After hollerin at Joell, we got to speak with another one of Brooklyns elite, Buckshot from the Duck Down camp. Buck gave us the scoop on The Formula, his 2nd project with 9th Wonder, which will be dropping in April. He also talked about Duck Downs recent expansion with the new signings of Kidz In The Hall, and Special Teamz. Finally, we called up Phro who wasnt able to be in the studio on this night, and shot the shit with him for a couple minutes. All interviews aside, Episode #60 is loaded with fire music, so click to listen, or download it and listen on the go! (sorry the audio quality was a little low on our end....live and learn)

A solid show for yall this week. They were all over the place but spoke mostly on the old high school days... skipping school, drinking. Kinda breakin in the new recording joint so things were a little off at times, but Major, JMack and Phro came through for yall this week with a hot show packed with some crazy independent and unsigned music. Dont forget to get at us any time at 888-THA-HYPE (888-842-4973), email info@hoodhype.com or holla at www.myspace.com/hoodhype and we will read your comments, complaints and whatever on the air. GET AT US! Weve also got a murderous show planned for yall next week too, so tell your friends!

With three hours of equipment problems, and a couple interviews falling through Episode #58 got off to a rough start, but we managed to hold it down and put together a fire show. We got things started by talking to J. Rose of Bacu Entertainment, whose track "Chillax" earned the most votes from Episode #56. Next, we took a look back at the year that was 2007. We touched on everything from the best and worst albums of year, to which MCs made a come up in 2007 and which MCs took a loss for the year. After reflecting on 07, we began to look forward to 2008 and whats on the horizon for hip-hop. Finally, we textd Bishop Lamont and got him on the phone for an impromptu interview, and it was definitely worth it. Bishop took some time to step out of a Detox recording session to discuss his most recent street album The Pope Mobile, and his progress on his upcoming LP. He also discussed Joell Ortizs Aftermath situation with us, and youll be surprised and disappointed by what he revealed. All in all this show is thorough, and is packed with more heat from the most talented indie artists out there. Download and enjoy!

This episode touched on alot of different things including “balance” between concious rap on the show versus gangsta rap. The show kicked off to a good start with an interview with episode 55s winner Donny Goines for his song “Never Let My Talent Die” and Major and JMack talked with Donny about his career, his relationship with Disco D as well as upcoming projects and issues in hip-hop. JMack and Major also got into it about “balancing out the shows” with their music selections from the review panel picks. They argued about the “nature” of the lineup for this show JMack had put together versus previous episodes and what to expect for future episodes of the HoodHype show as far as the music lineups are concerned. Later in the show, Major, JMack and Phro discussed their worst drinking adventures and the lessons they learned from them. Youll just have to listen because there was a ton more they touched on including Remy Ma vs. Lil Kim, Phros white people moment and racial and/or outdated slurs. A damn well rounded episode for yall musically so definitely make sure you subscribe through iTunes and download this to your iPod or download the show and listen on your computer or burned to cd!

This week we spoke with Aftermath Records newest member Bishop Lamont. We talked about all his free mixtapes, upcoming albums, Stat Quos mixtapes, Dres Detox album and his feature on it, as well as how he squashed the beef with Mista FAB and Royce. A full half hour of good, real conversation for yo ass with one of the coolest and most stand up dudes weve ever spoken to yet. Major opened the show by issuing an open invite for Fresh over at Crunk and Disorderly. Artist Nifty took home the win this episode for Episode #54 for his track "We Go Dumb". We also spoke on Jadakiss move to the Roc, RZA bustin on RZA, T.I.s home video, Oscar De La Hoyas fishnet problems and Phros obsession with this and plenty more to keep you entertained on that subway ride home. Dont forget you can call with your drops, messages, comments and leave a message for Major, JMack or Phro at 888-THA-HYPE

Whats up yall. Were back for Episode #55 and JMack, Phro and Major touched on everything! We got things started by talking with SINcere, the winner from Episode #53. Next, we got into some hip-hop discussion. We debated about the definition of a sophmore slump, in particular we argued about Outkasts first two releases (Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik vs. ATLiens), and which album was better. We also got into a discussion about the acceptance of MCs singing in 90s hip-hop vs. MCs getting bashed for singing in todays tracks. After the hip-hop talk, we got on the phone with Rich Boy and talked about his push to release real music when the label isnt supportive. We got some inside info behind his track Lets Get This Paper, and talked about his plans for his upcoming mixtapes and album. After the interview it was time to to get into the racial stories that have been making headlines lately. We spoke on Dog The Bounty Hunters racist remarks about black people, and Barack Obamas getting blasted for not placing his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance. This episode is loaded from top to bottom and is full of FIRE music, so subscribe to us if you havent already, download it and check it out!

This week we talked about Scratch Magazine shutting down, the light skinned black people party, some fresh indie albums dropping and some hot new music! We also wanted to thank al the fam that helped boost us during the VH1 Hip Hop Honors, Crunk and Disorderly, BlackJackSkanz.com, HipHopDirectory.com and Smartenupnas.com. We apologize for the bad audio quality this show, yall caught us in the middle of an equipment upgrade. So we promise next show will be a banger. But without a doubt the music in this show is pure heat. Conflict from NY, Black Bill from GA, Prince Ali of Toronto, Nifty from CA, Key-Me from NY, Pugs Atomz from Il, and Juice outta GA.

JMack, Phro, and I were back at it this week, and this show is SERIOUS! To get things started we discussed our nomination for a VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors award. Later in the show we got Jay Casteel (CEO of Ballerstatus.com) on the phone to get his take on being nominated in the Best Hip-Hop Lifestyle Site category. We talked about NYCs latest beef involving Saigon and Prodigy/Mobb Deep. We also covered Kanyes first-week sales victory over 50 Cent, and we brought in Milk Dee of Audio Two to get his take on the entire Kanye vs. 50 marketing campaign. Milk also spoke at length about how many times Audio Twos classic record "Top Billing" has been sampled, his behind-the-scenes success in the music game as a producer, and his video parody of 50 Cents "I Get Money". We also continued our commentary on the Jena 6 situation (this is before we were aware of Bells release), and took a look at Jesse Jacksons comments about Barack Obamas involvement with the case. Episode #53 is jam packed with 6 fire tracks, so check it out.

The FULL crew is back and weve got it strapped with eight BANGIN underground hip-hop tracks which makes Episode 52 a monster show! Major, JMack and Phro talked about how hip-hop is VERY much alive underground, touched on the OReilly mess with Nas and took some time to Interview Miami artist Kane, winner of Episode #50 for his track "Dead Man Walkin" off his upcoming album Slangin Kane. We also touched on some XBox stuff, the indie tip, Kanye v. 50 and more! Featured artists this episode include Brasco, Won8D, I.G.T., Bonaphied, Big Dutch, BrookCentral, Young blaze, K-Beta, Dub Sonata, Double A.B.

While the cats are away the mice will play! JMack went solo this show while Major is out of town to bring you some of his past favorite joints on the show. Talkin about his favorite podcasts, interviews and more. Definitely got some FIRE bangers on this show, dont miss it! Seven tracks! Featuring music from Ghazi and Planet Asia, Yung Onyx, The Paypa Boyz, Butta, SINcere and IGT!

Part 2 of 2 of Block 2 Block Series-Miami: An exclusive interview with Billy Corben, the Director of Cocaine Cowboys, the documentary that covers Miamis infamous drug trade and how it impacted the citys growth and rise in popularity. Billy was candid and shared a lot of insight on the first film and even provided some ill teasers about the forthcoming follow-up, Cocaine Cowboys II: The Godmother Returns. As if that wasnt enough, we caught up with GIF the winning vote getter from Episode #48, and talked about the idea behind his track No Born I.D., and his upcoming plans. The music in Episode #50 Part 2 is fire too and features artists strictly from the Metro Miami area.