Beyond Beats and Culture

Location Gate | NLE Choppa's Identity Crisis, Is R&B Coming Back?, The Bigger Picture Is Gone?, etc.

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:38 - Hip-Hop News, Current Events and New Releases 44:20 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 49:34 - "The Bigger Picture" Is Gone? 1:01:04 - Hip-Hop History Month 1:03:52 - NLE Choppa vs Young Boy 1:10:23 - Twitter EXPOSES A LOT of Hip-Hop Stan Pages 1:18:24 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING: Nothing :( News/Current Event Topics: - Why Childish Gambino canceled his tour - Record labels being record labels 🤦🏽‍♂️ - Summer Walker putting numbers up? - Mike Dean calls out Timbaland - T-Pain rants about loyalty New Music Announced/Released: - New Max B and French Montana - The Game Gangsta Grillz ?? - Deniro Farrar & Child Actor - Raw Materials - Lil Baby Leak$ Release date - redveil - sankofa - Big K.R.I.T. - Dedicated To Cadalee Biarritz, Vol. 1 - Skyzoo - Views of a Lifetime EP - Roddy Ricch - THE NAVY ALBUM - Bun B & Statik Selektah - TrillStatik 5 Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

Sunny Storms | Cabin In The Sky, Is GNX A Classic 1 Year Later, Kid Cudi's Deleted MJ Tweet, etc.

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:46 - Hip-Hop News, Current Events and New Releases 33:20 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 40:08 - De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky Album Review 58:50 - Is GNX A Classic 1 Year Later? 1:11:28 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING: - Kenny Mason - Pup Pack: 1st Shift - OMA - 99 one hundred. - Ben Reilly - SAVE! - De La Soul - Cabin In The Sky - Summer Walker - Finally Over It (The Afterparty) - Tommy Richman - WORLDS APART* - SoFaygo - MANIA - Mario - Mood Swings - Ransom & Conductor Williams - The Uncomfortable Truth News/Current Event Topics: - Spotify acquires WhoSampled - Tyler Apple Music Artist of the year - Kid Cudi facing backlash for his MJ tweet - MBDTF turns 15 years old today - DV4D is now a suspect in the death of 15 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez New Music Announced/Released: - Mavi - The Pilot (Mixtape) (Nov 25th) - Conway The Machine - Album (Dec 12th) - Big KRIT - Dedicated to Cadalee Biarittz Vol. 1 (Dec 5th) - Nas & Premier Collab Album (Dec 12th) - SWAVAY & DJ Holiday - NO DELUXE - Max B - Public Domain 7: The First Purge - Pink Siifu- ONYX’! - NBA YoungBoy - Slime Cry - Daz Dillinger - Rowtation Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

Elephant In The Room | everything is a lot., FInally Over It, BigXThaPlug Wants To Branch Out?, etc.

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 08:27 - Hip-Hop News, Current Events and New Releases 40:24 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 43:27 - Wale - everything is a lot Album Review 53:13 - Summer Walker - Finally Over It Album Review 1:09:53 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING Part 2 1:12:07 - Denzel Curry's Opinion on the state of Hip-Hop 1:25:19 - BigXThaPlug Says He Wants to Be An Artist, Not Just Hip-Hop 1:33:06 - The Akademiks and Rory Beef Is LAME! 1:40:44 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING: - Navy Blue - The Sword & The Soaring - Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Criminally Attached - Che Noir & 7xvethegenius - Desired Crowns - Oh No - Nodega - Wale - everything is a lot. - Summer Walker - Finally Over It - Elmiene - Heat The Streets Some Mo' - Lil Baby - Otha Boy - Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July News/Current Event Topics: - WSG Cuts of WWE - B.o.B has a weird case - Biggie's Estate sues publicist - Tyler postpones camp flog gnaw - Eminem partners with Detroit Lions - Twitter kicking Rory back in - RocNation has launched its own distribution platform New Music Announced/Released: - Questlove is working on a posthumous D’Angelo album - Key Glock - The 16th Letter - Ben Reilly - SAVE! - Ransom & Conductor Williams - The Uncomfortable Truth EP - De La Soul - Cabin in the Sky - Tommy Richman - Worlds Apart - SoFaygo - Mania - Erick Sermon - Dynamic Duos Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

No Pen, No Pad | Danny Brown's Stardust, 2026 Rap/R&B Nominations, J. Cole vs Cam'Ron, etc.

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 13:48 - Hip-Hop News, Current Events and New Releases 42:44 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 1:00:08 - Danny Brown - Stardust Album Review 1:10:32 - Last 25 Hip-Hop Albums That Won Best Rap Album at the Grammys 1:14:48 - Reacting to the 2026 Grammy Rap/R&B Nominations 1:36:06 - Who's a better Rapper: J. Cole vs Cam'Ron? 1:46:54 - Is 2012 A Slept On Year For Hip-Hop? 1:51:49 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING: - G Herbo - Lil Herb - MexikoDro - Still Goin the Ep - REASON - Everything In My Soul_BLUE - Bun B & Cory Mo - WAY MO TRILL - Ne-Yo - In My Own Words - Will Cherry - Somewhere in Ohio… (Bonus Tracks) - Stevie Wonder - Talking Book - Danny Brown - Stardust - BLK ODYSSY - MOOD CONTROL - Kassa Overall - CREAM - Armand Hammer & Alchemist - MERCY - Group Home - Livin' Proof - Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse News/Current Event Topics: - Max B is Free After 10+ years - Xania Monet is the first AI artist to chart on Billboard - Lil Uzi Vert and RocNation Have Been Hit With A Lawsuit - Drake & UMG Hit With A Lawsuit - Joyner Lucas and DJ VLAD are in a legal battle - Royce Da 5'9 faces Medical Issues that keep him from creating music - OutKast and Salt-N-Pepa are Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Westside Gunn kicked out of a WWE event and was sent a Cease and Desist for his "Heels Have Eyes" covers New Music Announced/Released: - Summer Walker - Finally Over It - Navy Blue - The Sword & The Soaring - Wale - everything is a lot - Boldy James & Nichola Kraven - Criminally Attached - RZA - Juice Crew All Stars - Lola Brooke - iight bet! - Tee Grizzley - Street Psalms - Oh No - Nodega - Che Noir & 7xvethe Genius - Desired Crowns Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture

HAUNTED BY CHARTS | Big L's Harlem's Finest, The Reinvention, Is Hip-Hop Dying?, etc.

Welcome to another episode of the Beyond Beats and Culture podcast! In today's episode we discuss (chapters): 0:00 - Intro 5:46 - Hip-Hop News, Current Events and New Releases 16:31 - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING 35:20 - Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return of the King Album Review 45:25 - Ridiculousness Is CANCELLED 47:07 - Is Hip-Hop Dying? 1:37:26 - Yap Session 15322 - Outro Show Notes - WHAT WE BEEN JAMMING: - Ransom & DJ Premier - The Reinvention - Saba - COFFEE! - Cam Be & Neak - a film called black - Offset - HAUNTED BY FAME - Lloyd Banks - HHVI THE SIX OF SWORDS - Westside Gunn - HEELS HAVE EYES 3 News/Current Event Topics: - Cam'Ron Sues J. Cole New Music Announced/Released: • Navy Blue New Album • New Offset Album • G Herbo - Lil Herb • Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Mercy • Danny Brown - Stardust • BLK ODYSSY - MOOD CONTROL Check us out on our other Platforms: https://linktr.ee/beyondbeatsandculture