Today we're going to the beats! Smithsonian and Bosko debate their top 5 hip-hop instrumentals and what makes for a dope beat. In this episode, we talk: Jay-Z 'Dynasty'ed' Jay Electronica You just gonna say that while Kendrick is dropping Negro spirituals. Can't rap trash on a good beat. "Seeing Green" was a missed opportunity Investment firms from Vermont suing for copyright infringement. Is…
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Today we're going to the beats! Smithsonian and Bosko debate their top 5 hip-hop instrumentals and what makes for a dope beat. In this episode, we talk: Jay-Z 'Dynasty'ed' Jay Electronica You just gonna say that while Kendrick is dropping Negro spirituals. Can't rap trash on a good beat. "Seeing Green" was a missed opportunity Investment firms from Vermont suing for copyright infringement. Is that Sweet Caroline? I'm snitching I'm in my 35+ rec league era of making music. Your favorite emcee's gotta go in. Condo DJs playing Shook Ones I don't think everyone can rap on Grindin SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnderdog 0:00 - Pre Show 0:42 - The Library Intro Theme 1:18 - Check In 2:58 - What you bangin? 10:24 - What makes a beat good/great/valid? 16:43 - Samples or no samples? 23:48 - Sample snitching 32:31 - Introduction to the Top 5 34:16 - Paid In Full 37:06 - Last Days (Onyx) 39:31 - Nas is Like 41:31 - Shook Ones Pt 2 47:01 - Slow Jamz 49:26 - Final Order 49:56 - Honorable Mentions
DJ Smithsonian and Bosko discuss how important 2025 was to hip-hop culture and list their Top 5 album releases of the year. 00:00 - Welcome Back The Library 00:09 - The Library Intro Theme 00:44 - Smithsonian Intro 02:13 - What happened to the show? 04:30 - Releasing The Library's "Lost Tapes" 06:35 - What you bangin' / How you feel about 2025? 14:45 - What wasn't on the Bingo card 18:00 - What…
7 mos ago · 1:09:03
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. This episode, everyone gives their INDIVIDUAL Top 5 of their 5 greatest albums from that year. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnderdog 0:00 - 95 Hip Hop 0:40 - The Library Intro Theme 1:16 -…
1 yr ago · 1:18:37
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 00:00 - A Stack of Blank CDs 00:24 - The Library Intro Theme 02:30 - What you bangin? 03:52 - Topic of discussion: Top 5 Illegal Downloads 06:17 - Our history of illegal downloads 11:32 - What…
1 yr ago · 50:55
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. 0:00 Made It To Season 3 0:57 The Library Intro Theme 2:39 - What you bangin? 10:30 - Will we ever have a moment like Jay-Z & Linkin Park again? 14:15 - Not on the 2024 Bingo Card 14:30 - "Official Submission" of "Not on my bingo card" for…
1 yr ago · 1:01:57
