Ep. 28: A Guide to Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE)

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss the history and music of one of this decade’s most innovative and consistently excellent hip-hop labels, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). The pair talk about the label’s early days, how they’re founder Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith discovered and nurtured the label’s young artists during the Black Hippy era, and what makes TDE so special compared to other hip-hop labels. They also breakdown landmark albums from the label’s already legendary catalogue including ScHoolBoy Q’s ‘Habits & Contradictions’, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’, SZA’s ‘Ctrl’, and many more. Catch Up is hosted by Jordan Sowunmi and James Rathbone, and is produced by Kyle Fulton. Make sure to follow Catch Up on Instagram, and feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected].