#4: “It Ain’t Where You’re From, It’s Where You’re At” (w/ Hyde)

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In this episode, Zach has a conversation with rapper and Montana native Hyde (Chris Greene), and they discuss how they got into hip-hop, being white as hell, and being true to who you are. You can follow Hyde on Twitter and other social media, and check out his music on Spotify or at https://soundcloud.com/hydetherapper.

Here’s also a few links to the artists we talked about at the end of the episode:

Jessie Reyez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0G2TmuDjL8

Souly Had: https://soundcloud.com/entrebandhad/all-the-time-feat-alanna-aguiar

Jonwayne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaPYuwjL-dI

#3: “Tell ‘Em Why You Mad, Son!” (w/ Martin Connor)

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In this episode we hang out with the creator of Rapanalysis.com, the one and only “Rap Maestro” himself: Martin Connor, and get his take on his new book, YouTube series, and his struggles with talking about hip-hop in the ivory tower that is academia.

#2: “My Left Stroke Just Went Viral”

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This is a continuation of the discussion from the first episode, where Zach and Steven brainstorm how they should review albums, other podcast episode ideas, and how Kendrick’s DAMN may or may not be overrated. Also, Zach won’t stop talking about J Dilla, as usual.