Turn it up! Dilla is one of the greatest producer/rappers to ever do it and 'Ruff Draft' proves the point. The homie and producer Jin Kuvira drops in to talk the EP. Link up with us: Instagram: @reminiscepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast.tumblr.com Email: reminiscepodcast@gmail.com

With summer right around the corner, Reminisce is supplying the vibes with our first annual Summertime Playlist Draft. The homies Los Stevens, Ramon Ariel, and Dan Siggy drop in to pick a perfect team of summer tracks for beach trips, whip cruising, pool parties, and an entire season of sunshine. Check the full "Ocean Tunes" playlist on Spotify. Li…

'Illmatic' needs no ~ album by the legendary Nasir Jones. Link up with us: Instagram: @reminiscepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast.tumblr.com Email: reminiscepodcast@gmail.com

We talk the animated audio brainchildren of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlitt: 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel, together known as Gorillaz. The homie Brian is in the studio discussing the debut self-titled album and their unique conception as a virtual band. We also take a look at their return to the musical arena with their new songs and UK festival.…

Los Angeles’s FYF Fest goes down in July this year and we just bought our tickets. In our most music-packed episode, the always cool Anna B. drops in the studio to talk FYF’s amazing lineup and what songs we’re hyped to see performed live. Link up with us: Instagram: @reminiscepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast.tumblr.com Email: reminiscepodcast@gmail.c…

Back at it! On the anniversary of “In Search Of…” we break down the amazing N*E*R*D debut and talk the legacy of one of the best genre-warping hip-hop acts. In the studio with us is our sister, the one and only Sha Boogie. Link up with us: Instagram: @reminiscepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast.tumblr.com Email: reminiscepodcast@gmail.com…

We kick it with the homie Keipher and talk Common’s most eclectic and adventurous album, the infamous Electric Circus. Was this project a stylistic misstep or artistically ahead of its time? Keipher is a photographer and artist. Check out some of his work at Nerds at Da Cool Table. Link up with us: Instagram: @reminiscepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast…

It's the next-next epsiode. We refocus on the West Coast classic, Dr. Dre's sophomore solo album, "2001". We pick our Top 3/Drop 3 tracks, discuss the good doctor's prolific and impeccable legacy as a producer, and examine his entrepreneurial savvy. Want to talk with us? Link up: Instagram: @reminsicepodcast Web: reminiscepodcast.tumblr.com Email: …

Planetary alignment happened for this episode. The New York homie Ramon drops in and we honor A Tribe Called Quest’s (arguably) best album, “Midnight Marauders”. We also celebrate the arrival of the Tribe’s fresh and final project, “We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service”. And we talk their electric and emotional reunion on Saturday Night Li…

This one's different. Saint Pablo Tour just wrapped its six-day run at The Forum here in Los Angeles, so we're dedicating this episode to the legacy of Kanye West. The homegirl Anna B. joins us, and we talk our amazing experiences at Saint Pablo, rank Ye's albums, and deliberate on who we like more: the Old Kanye or the New Kanye.…

Yasiin Bey just announced his retirement, so we look back at his debut solo release as Mos Def, Black on Both Sides. The homie and talented singer, André DePriest, comes through and we talk the idea of music retirement, hip-hop dream teams, and the status of "classic". Check out André DePriest on his Soundcloud. Catch him at FIGat7th here in Los An…

Recording live from somewhere… The day-one homie Miguel drops in for a unanimous favorite: Black Star. We talk their singular album and the legacies of Mos and Kweli thereafter.

We tune in to UBN to catch a rerun of The Minstrel Show, Little Brother’s second studio album and their last as the founding trio. We talk rap groups, FruityLoops, and hip-hop in academia. Let’s start the show...

“One for the money, yessir, two for the show A couple years ago on Headland and Delowe…" It’s now twenty years ago André 3000 spit that on “Elevators”, twenty years since he and Big Boi landed on this earth as the ATLiens. We revisit OutKast’s second and transformational album with the brother Kajun.…

Frank Ocean just dropped Endless and got us feeling ultra nostalgic about Channel Orange. Los (Booze & Basketball) sits in for Philippe Anthony. The homie Sonny (TALKING WATCHING LOOKING) joins the talks too.

We keep it movin' with another classic from ’96. We talk Beats, Rhymes & Life (and everything in between) with the homie Danny.

Reloaded. On the 20th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, we take it back to 1996 to celebrate the birth of an icon and dynasty with the homie Jer.

Back for the first time. We & Los (Booze & Basketball) talk being 80s babies, HiiiPower, the current top three, and more.