A selection of popular music shows

Podcaster Patrick from Make Dad Read Comics and Almost Education returns to join Bill and Brian in a discussion about Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers: the Dirty Version (1995, Elektra). Patrick talks about being heshera and a secret Wu Tang Clan fan who fell in love with their pop culture and kung fu movie references. Bill, Brian, and Patrick discuss the lasting influence of ODB’s style and humor, RZA’s style as a producer, whether or not Brian can name every member of the Wu Tang Clan (spoiler: he can’t, stay tuned till the end of the episode for the correct memeber names), how the Wu Tang clan style present on this album is reminiscent of punk rock, the many features on this album, the album’s scatological nature, and more as we make our way through the album track by track!

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode the guys drink it up with The Beatnuts. The guys talk early Beatnuts, Violator, Native Tongues, Big Pun, and a lot more. You don’t want to miss this extra saucy episode!

The Spanish musician joins AltLatino for a bilingual show exploring the common roots of flamenco and jazz.

In this episode we sit down with culture critic, human Hip-Hop Smithsonian, founder of IllDoctrine and the longest radio show (Underground Railroad) Mr. Jay Smooth. He’s talking early beginnings, Stretch and Bobbito, the issue of race in America, the evolution of hip-hop, coping with a recent tragedy and much much more. Internets, you know how we do! #RaiseTheBar

He’s a rapper, a social media phenomenon, the guy yelling “ya” on Migos’s hit “Bad and Boujee.” What’s the secret of Uzi’s success?

Special guests from the NPR Music team join All Songs Considered this week to share some of their favorite releases from April: 1. Shakey Graves: “Nobody’s Fool,” 2. Elliot Moss: “99,” 3. Orgone: “I Sold My Heart To The Junkman,” 4. The Mountain Goats: “Rain In Soho,” 5. GAS: “Narkopop No. 4,” 6. Trio Mediaeval: “Morgunstjarna,” 7. The War On Drugs: “Thinking Of A Place