Rory & Mal sit down with Hip Hop & Young Guru to celebrate and reflect on the 18th birthday of the Black Album recently passing. The guys run through it song by song, discussing the stories and inspiration behind the iconic album.



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Rory &amp; Mal sit down with Hip Hop &amp; Young Guru to celebrate and reflect on the 18th birthday of the Black Album recently passing. The guys run through it song by song, discussing the stories and inspiration behind the iconic album.
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Rory & Mal sit down with Hip Hop & Young Guru to celebrate and reflect on the 18th birthday of the Black Album recently passing. The guys run through it song by song, discussing the stories and inspiration behind the iconic album.

Episode 19 | The Black Album (feat. Young Guru & Hip Hop)

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Happy Friday! The Prophet Malhamed gets his flowers for his JID and J.Cole take from months ago, and the crew discusses JID addressing the BET Awards and Cole’s verse on “99 Builds Freestyle”. Lupe Fiasco caught some flack for forgetting lyrics at his show, as well as for his rant about people illegally downloading his debut album back in the day. Don Toliver becomes the first rapper to hit a million copies sold in 2026, BET announces their nominees, and Ray Daniels predicts Jay-Z is dropping a Drake diss. The guys share some more NBA Playoffs predictions, and react to Summer Jam’s lineup. Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you next week!

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Happy Friday! The Prophet Malhamed gets his flowers for his JID and J.Cole take from months ago, and the crew discusses JID addressing the BET Awards and Cole&rsquo;s verse on &ldquo;99 Builds Freestyle&rdquo;. Lupe Fiasco caught some flack for forgetting lyrics at his show, as well as for his rant about people illegally downloading his debut album back in the day. Don Toliver becomes the first rapper to hit a million copies sold in 2026, BET announces their nominees, and Ray Daniels predicts Jay-Z is dropping a Drake diss. The guys share some more NBA Playoffs predictions, and react to Summer Jam&rsquo;s lineup. Have a great weekend, and we&rsquo;ll see you next week!
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Episode 497 | The Jig Is Up

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Benny The Butcher, Fuego Base and Zip join the guys to tell the story of how Benny signed Fuego Base, Connecticut rappers, and how the Black Soprano Family have been keeping upstate rap alive. Benny addresses Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn both hinting at their retirement, as well as his Drake song that never was released. The guys also chop it up about building business structure, what other rappers they’ve been listening to, and share some hilarious stories.

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Benny The Butcher, Fuego Base and Zip join the guys to tell the story of how Benny signed Fuego Base, Connecticut rappers, and how the Black Soprano Family have been keeping upstate rap alive. Benny addresses Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn both hinting at their retirement, as well as his Drake song that never was released. The guys also chop it up about building business structure, what other rappers they&rsquo;ve been listening to, and share some hilarious stories.
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Episode 496 | Benny the Butcher & Fuego Base

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Mal, aka The Cal Ripken of Podcasting, is back home (potentially with an OVO chain), and recaps his trip to Toronto for Drake’s ICEMAN release. Rory and Demaris were outside this weekend, and the whole crew shares their takes on Drake’s trio of projects that dropped on Friday. From favorite songs, to slickest bars, the guys give their highly anticipated breakdown. In other news, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s doctorate degree gets called into question, and Jason Lee reacts to old footage of him on The Ricki Lake Show. The NBA’s Conference Finals are here, and we check back in on who’s teams are still in. See you on Thursday!

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Mal, aka The Cal Ripken of Podcasting, is back home (potentially with an OVO chain), and recaps his trip to Toronto for Drake&rsquo;s ICEMAN release. Rory and Demaris were outside this weekend, and the whole crew shares their takes on Drake&rsquo;s trio of projects that dropped on Friday. From favorite songs, to slickest bars, the guys give their highly anticipated breakdown. In other news, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant&rsquo;s doctorate degree gets called into question, and Jason Lee reacts to old footage of him on The Ricki Lake Show. The NBA&rsquo;s Conference Finals are here, and we check back in on who&rsquo;s teams are still in. See you on Thursday!
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Episode 495 | Ran to Toronto

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Episode 19 | The Black Album (feat. Young Guru & Hip Hop)

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