S26 Ep. 7: Best Hip Hop Albums of 2026 (So Far) Mid Year List, Big Daddy Kane's 'Open Beat Challenge', Songs We Can Just Listen To The Instrumentals Of, Dame Dash's Diss, & Sean Price vs Phife Dawg

(0:00) intro & preview (2:00) the heatwave (4:19) Big Daddy Kane issues an "open beat challenge" to rappers (8:00) Dame Dash's terrible attempt at making a diss song (12:20) Kai Cenat opens a "streamer university" and Soulja Boy opens a "rapper university"...are these just grifts? (24:50) hip hop songs that we can just listen to the instrumental versions of...(48:20) Jamil shares his list of the best hip hop albums of 2026 (so far) (54:04) Ian shares his list (1:05:42) albums we haven't heard & albums that still haven't dropped for the year (1:07:55) Album Faceoff: Sean Price- Imperius Rex vs. Phife Dawg- Forever, which one was better? (1:26:15) what we've been bumpin & album anniversaries Hosts: Ian & Jamil