Top 5 of 2025
In this episode of The Library. DJ Smithsonian and Bosko discuss how important 2025 was to hip-hop culture and list their Top 5 album releases of the year.
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Top 5 Instrumentals
Today on The Library, we’re going to the beats! Smithsonian and Bosko debate their top 5 hip-hop instrumentals and what makes for a dope beat.
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Top 5 Hip Hop Class of 95
Was 1995 the best year for hip-hop ever? DJ Smithsonian & Bosko bring back Rello and Cunda to talk about their new show Circle the Block and debate if rap’s Class of ’95 was better than any other..
Top 5 Illegally Downloaded Songs
DJ Smithsonian and Bosko go back to the days of downloading music from Peer to Peer (P2P) sharing sites like Napster and Lime Wire and list the top 5 songs that needed to be illegally downloaded.
Episode 1 – 2024 Wrapped
To start season 3 and the new year, DJ Smithsonian and Bosko cover their personal hip-hop highlights from 2024 and their Top 5 “Wrapped” albums and genres.
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Episode 9 | Featuring Jill Cunniff of Luscious Jackson
The Hallowed Ground is joined by Jill Cunniff who played bass and served as lead vocals and chief songwriter of the band Luscious Jackson. Now, Jill pursues her lifelong passion as a professional artist, fusing her art with music.
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Episode 8 | Featuring Paula Cole
A true alternative music feminist icon, Paula Cole’s sophomore effort “This Fire” scorched the charts in 1997 behind the hits “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want to Wait.” The latter endearing her to millions of love-lorn teens as the theme song to Dawson’s Creek
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Episode 7 | Featuring Tony Scalzo from Fastball
Tony Scalzo and his band Fastball shot to stardom in 1998 with their platinum-selling sophomore album “All the Pain Money Can Buy.” Powered by “The Way,” “Fire Escape,” and “Out of My Head,” the album spent an entire year on the Billboard 200.
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Episode 6 | Featuring Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe
Brian joined The Hallowed Ground to share tales from the road about private dinner shows and the bonds he has formed over the years with his fans and bandmates.