Dec 29, 2013
This week we are joined by DJ Ayres, co-owner of T&A Records and co-founder of The Rub, one of the longest running and arguably best dance parties in New York City. We talk about his start in Mississippi, the mid-nineties music scene in New York, building with Mark Ronson, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), and Dan Bayless (
Nov 21, 2013
This week brings rap duo Tanya Morgan to the studio to talk about their new album Rubber Souls. Rappers Donwill and Von Pea talk about working with producer 6th Sense, writing to beats versus writing free verse, balancing solo work and group work, collaborating with a Who's Who of underground hip-hop, Von's mixing and...
Oct 27, 2013
This week's episode welcomes the Buendia Brooklyn/INK crew to discuss Latinos and Hip-Hop. Comprised of several New York-based Latin and Latin-American artists, as well as Rack and T-Killa (founder of INK) fresh out of Mexico, the Buendia/INK crew provides key insight into Spanish-language hip-hop. We get into...
Sep 26, 2013
Fall is here and the crew is back talking masculinity. Really? Really. We cover college football and whether the recent string of blowouts is good for the game. Then it is NFL time, where we comment on the recent rule changes and declare our favorite teams. Afterwards, Griddy breaks down the Mayweather fight and...
Aug 30, 2013
The crew is back at Ishlabs to recap the summer. We start with the most successful albums of the summer, giving props to Big Sean, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Jay-Z and Kanye. We also talk about the song of the summer ("Blurred Lines") and the Robin Thicke vs. the estate of Marvin Gaye legal controversy. If you haven't...