About this episode
The episode dives deep into the evolution of hip-hop, comparing Old School and New School styles.
This week Trevor, Ken and Mario cirlce up to deep dive on hip-hop. Death Row on the West Coast, Posi-Rap on the East, this episodes gets deep in the Old School and how it compares to the New School. Links From This Episode: The Chronic Pre-Sale Commercial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPs11_OvEfQ The End of The Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy – https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/06/uber-ride-share-prices-high-inflation/661250/ This is a free unlocked episode. To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ( piercedearsrec.com ). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz ( https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu _)
People in this episode
Hosts: Trevor, Ken, Mario
Topics covered
- hip-hop
- Old School vs New School
- Death Row
- Posi-Rap
- music history
- cultural analysis
Keywords
- hip-hop
- Death Row
- Posi-Rap
- Old School
- New School
- music
- cultural analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Death Row, Posi-Rap, The Atlantic, Pierced Ears Recording Co
Books & works: The Chronic
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