After exploring Pharoahe Monch last week, we now get into his pre-solo life with Prince Po as the duo Organized Konfusion. Three albums with unfaltering production, dexterous lyrics and flows that need to be heard to truly understand how good these two were as a rap duo.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:01)
Ben:

• Isaiah Rashad - IT'S BEEN AWFUL
• Billy Danze - The Answer
• NEMS - I Should Boom You

Charlie:

• India Shawn - Subject To Change
• Tiara Thomas - Make It Make Sense
• Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud - Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 1
• Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud - Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 2
• Oddisee & Heno. - From Takoma With Love
• Opek - TRAFO
• Isaiah Rashad - IT'S BEEN AWFUL
• Kehlani - Kehlani

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:17)
Organized Konfusion - (20:25)
Stress: The Extinction Agenda - (39:41)
The Equinox - (51:46)
Lighter Note - (1:05:31)

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If you're like most people and only familiar with Pharoahe Monch when "Simon Says" is played, you're actually missing one of the clearest paths of evolution from a rapper in terms of subject matter and maturity as an artist.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20)
Ben:

• Blu & Exile - Time Heals Everything
• Kehlani - Kehlani
• Akon - BEAUTIFUL DAY
• REASON - Moving Towards Love_PINK

Charlie:

• Joya Mooi - All The Things
• Jordan Rakei - Between Us
• Agnes Nunes - Novela
• Mary Ann Alexander - Love Or A Lesson
• Olivia Escuyos - Yours Truly
• Guvna B - This Bed I Made
• April + Vista - Traditional Noise
• Jai'Len Josey - Serial Romantic
• REASON - Moving Towards Love_PINK
• Anthony Joseph - The Ark

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:09)
Internal Affairs - (22:10)
Desire - (38:59)
W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) - (51:22)
P.T.S.D: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - (59:43)
Lighter Note - (1:11:46)

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RZA has always been a busy man and it was no different in the 90s where he featured in supergroup Gravediggaz - birthed by at-the-time veteran of the industry Prince Paul - unleashing a Horrorcore group with an essential debut, only for the 2nd & 3rd albums to change up in subject matter and in the end only containing Poetic & Frukwan that kept the group alive.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56)
Ben:

• NugLife - The Beat Dispensary 4
• Red Cafe - Once in a Red Moon
• Hus KingPin - THREESOME 6
• Flee Lord - Everything I Never Said
• BTS - ARIRANG
• U2 - Easter Lily EP
• M.I.A. - M.I.7
• Yaya Bey - Fidelity

Charlie:

• Adrian Younge - Younge
• Jesirae - Mama It's A Renaissance
• S. Fidelity - Guess I'll Never Learn
• Hollie Cook - Shy Girl In Dub!
• Yaya Bey - Fidelity
• Protoje - The Art of Acceptance
• Blu & Exile - Time Heals Everything

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:16)

6 Feet Deep - (22:09)

The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel - (32:00)

Nightmare in A-Minor - (43:21)

Lighter Note - (54:17)

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We finally get to Part 2 of our J. Cole retrospective. (Listen to Part 1 here) Whilst the first half of his discography speak for themselves, Cole finishes his stretch of solo albums with a litany of appearances outside of the albums that unfortunately colour his works, culminating in a discography that - whilst unmistakably Cole - is riddled with artistic potholes.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58)
Charlie:

• Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick - This Thing Of Ours
• Arima Ederra - A Rush To Nowhere
• TrueMendous & Bear. - Break Offline, Before I Have a Breakdown Online
• Wesley Joseph - Forever Ends Someday
• SURF GANG - POMPEII // UTILITY
• Raye - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:54)
4 Your Eyez Only - (13:09)
KoD - (26:14)
The Off-Season - (37:39)
The Fall Off - (47:37)
Lighter Note - (1:09:43)

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On April 10th, we celebrated our 7th anniversary! To celebrate - emphasising the education we've given ourselves over the years - we picked seven albums that we probably would've never spun if it weren't for the Podcast.

Happy birthday to us! And whether you've been here for this episode, the first or any in between, we appreciate you.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Ben:

• underscores - u
• Cal Scruby - The Devil You Know
• Cal Scruby - The Devil You Don't
• Robyn - Sexistential
• RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE

Charlie:

• Ego Ella May - Good Intentions
• Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire
• SoulChef - Raw Silk
• Thundercat - Distracted
• Alex Isley - When The City Sleeps

Ben's 1st Pick - (16:30)
Charlie's 1st Pick - (20:10)
Ben's 2nd Pick - (22:43)
Charlie's 2nd Pick - (26:28)
Ben's 3rd Pick - (29:56)
Charlie's 3rd Pick - (32:23)
Ben's 4th Pick - (36:13)
Charlie's 4th Pick - (39:31)
Ben's 5th Pick - (44:06)
Charlie's 5th Pick - (46:51)
Ben's 6th Pick - (51:00)
Charlie's 6th Pick - (54:36)
Ben's 7th Pick - (59:20)
Charlie's 7th Pick - (1:02:21)
Lighter Note - (1:09:57)

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Continuing our Women's History Month celebrations (We know it's April, let it ride) with a duo in BWP - Bytches With Problems - that only had one album but with the content so brash, in your face and to the point, it's sad that this isn't a work that is celebrated more.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Ben:

• Yeat - ADL
• Fetty Wap - Zavier
• Chief Keef - Skeletor
• Master Peace - Stupid Kids
• The Dandy Warhols - Pin Ups
• Kim Gordon - PLAY ME

Charlie:

• Lava La Rue - Do You Know Everything?
• Bnnyhunna - PSALM FUNK
• Jah9 - Open Heart Project
• Happy Garden - HAPPY GARDEN
• rum.gold - Is There Anybody Home?
• Elmeine - sounds for someone
• Lyriqs - Nobody's Listening
• Irreversible Entanglements - Future Present Past
• Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows
• Tom Misch - Full Circle
• Erica Mason - The Return
• Alexander IV - Alchemist
• Sly Johnson - MISTER JOHNSON
• Adrian Quesada - Trio Asesino
• Atabasca - Atabasca

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:38)
The Bytches - (23:05)
Lighter Note - (49:11)

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Continuing with our Women's History Month, an eventual casualty of a mans brief but beautiful light. Tied on the rocket that was MC Hammer, Oaktown 3.5.7 - comprised of backup singers Sweet L.D. Terrible T & Lil P - was purposefully similar sonically to Salt N Pepa. Whilst they had a couple of hits, one of them departing after their debut led to Oaktown 3.5.7 ending just as quickly as they began.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup: (00:50)
Ben:

• Mike Will Made It - R3SET
• Your Boy Posca x Boldy James - Hook, Line & Sinker
• Ladytron - Paradises
• KiLLOWEN - Addicted to Nostalgia
• Dappled Cities - The Aquarium

Charlie:

• Kid Cudi - HAVE U BN 2 HEAVEN @ NITE?
• Master Peace - Stupid Kids
• The Lasso - MIDNIGHT CHOPPERS
• The Lasso - TEARS OF SOUND
• Terrace Martin - PERSPECTIVE
• Samara Cyn - Detour
• BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, MurdaGang PB & Yung Hood - 6WA
• Lebra Jolie - Better Than Yesterday
• Iris Gold - Sugar On My Lips
• Kota The Friend - LOCAL ART DEALER, Vol. 1
• Selah Sue & The Gallands - Movin'
• Hempress Sativa & Paolo Baldini DubFiles - Woman

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:56)
Wild & Loose - (26:26)
Fully Loaded - (39:38)
Lighter Note - (51:25)

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Continuing our WHM celebrations, we take a look at 00s Underground talent Apani B. Fly. Where the mainstream was going one way, Apani & her cohorts in the Polyrhythm Addicts shunned the commodification of Hip-Hop, staying sonically in the 90s whilst producing riveting lyrics.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)
Ben:

• Bruiser Wolf - Push & Paint
• ELUCID - I Guest U Had to Be There
• Jack Harlow - Monica
• Ms Banks - SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL
• Cities Aviv - Even Colder Spring

Charlie:

• Zion I Kings - Fruits Ripe Riddim
• Amy Gadiaga - BabyGoated
• Charlotte Colace - No Way But Through
• KiLLOWEN - Addicted To Nostalgia
• Morenike - Nobody Knows My Name
• Sade Olutola - Arrow Heart
• Modha - At Your Pace
• Marquis Hill - (Beautifulism) Sweet Surrender
• Peter Somuah - Walking Distance
• Olive Jones - For Mary
• Ms Banks - SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL

Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:31)

Rhyme Related - (20:51)

Story 2 Tell - (33:30)
Lighter Note - (48:21)

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