WHATS UP W THE MINUTES

THIS TIME : The Minute Crew go mainstream ! Mark this moment , June 3rd 2026 at 2pm GBT , as the moment KOSEY officially apologises to J.Cole as she realises just how much of a beautiful space mainstream music has in her life. Underground Hip-Hop's adversarial relationship with the mainstream has gone too far , and she's here to put an end to it ! But can a mere Underground Hip-Hop podcast do such a thing? In the eyes of TREDOES , maybe they can't, as he asks what the ceiling of Hip-Hop media can even be , considering the decline of legendary channels such as Dead End Hip-Hop. Finally , MEGA does ... uhhh ... A really good Steve Harvey impression ? Ima be real , folks , that last topic is hilarious and disorientating BLUR but the image may just get clearer on this episode of ... WHAT'S UP W THE MINUTES !??!?!Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTM.Subscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES.Recommendations :GrandMEGAFlowersFinding Forrester by Gus Van SantSeinfeld by Jerry SienfeldKosey !Open Mike Eagele + Video Dave TourCaoi UFO by Patrick LeungTredoesFada<3of$ by NiontaySmthin smthin Basketball who CARES !!WHAT'S UP W THE TIMECODES ???Intro : 00:00Maybe Mainstream Ain't Too Bad : 10:00The Peaks of Hip-Hop Media : 43:24GrandMEGAChurch Extraveganza : 1:20:30Recommendations : 1:57:55

THIS TIME : The Minute Crew get existential !! After relistening to Billy Woods' verse on Dogeared, KOSEY is questioning the role of rap in times like these. What purpose does rap serve? I Rap therefore I am ?? After that, TREDOES asks why it is that as soon as a rapper gets a lil bit weird with it, the white fanbase accusations come chasin !! Black artists making art being labelled as music for white folk really is kinda strange, and we aim to get to the bottom of it. Finally, MEGA, per viewer request, inquires whether separating the art from the artist is possible or even necessary. Should you stop listening to someone's music as soon as they post a tweet that sucks ? or Should we ignore every awful thing done by the people we might support ? There's a nuanced middle ground to be found on this episode of ... WHAT'S UP W THE MINUTES ?!?!!?Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRecommendations :GrandMEGAFlowersRadical History and the Politics of Art by Gabriel RockhillMarty Supreme by Josh SafdieKosey !Tarsier: Learn Tagalog App by Gathrean Dela CruzCut 4 Me by KelelaTredoesIT'S BEEN AWFUL by Isiah RashaadThe San Antonio SpursWHAT'S UP W THE TIMECODES ???Intro : 00:00The Role of a Rapper ... : 07:20Schrodinger's White Fan : 38:14Separating the Art from The Artist : 1:00:52Recommendations : 1:47:46

THIS TIME: The Minute Crew peep what was once Unseen while joined by the ever-so-lovely , rapper / producer / podcaster extraordinaire , UNSUNG from rap and the Unseen Underground Podcast !! In the wake of JPEGMAFIA claiming he is the king of experimental hip-hop (some shit we don't care about), MEGA wants to figure out what " experimental rap " even means and how that definition has changed over the years. Next, if you've been wondering how you're supposed to move beyond aping The Accent rappers use in order to figure out your own shit, well, UNSUNG has the answers for you !! Stream "Rap Voice" by Kosey – out on all platforms !! Finally, the Tik-Tok gamifi-comodifi-shitification of WUWTM continues , with TREDOES asking the pod THIS or THAT !? Earl Sweatshirt or JPEGMAFIA ?? Billy Woods or Elucid ?? Def Jux or Anticon ?? All will be answered on this episode of ... WHATS UP W THE MINUTES ?!?!?Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMCheck out UNSUNG: https://x.com/UnsungTheRapperSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRecommendations :Kosey !Drawn Out by Nosmo KingSound Palace by Dibia$eGrandMEGAFlowersProject Hail Mary by Phil Lord & Christopher MillerUnsungHamnet by Chloé ZhaoThe Secret History of Christmas Baking by Linda RaedischBuy Muy Drugs by Denmark Vessey

THIS TIME: The minute crew soothe their political pains in the comforting arms of Da President of Da Souf, Altair Kareem. KOSEY wants to discuss the use of rappers as political actors, who usually serve only as catharsis for listeners and take them to TASK (... also bringing some Twitter drama into the mix ... oooooh ... excitingggg). After that, we send these horny ass rappers PACKIN !! "If you talk about fuckin in your raps, you need to DIE" - MEGA 2026. Finally, TREDOES brings the pod into a new era by introducing game-show shenanigans to the itinerary. "Classic or Not Classic: Who Wants to be a Classicionaire ??" coming to a Minutes near you !! Will we finally reach a consensus on what does and doesn't constitute a classic ? Does any of that matter ? Find out this time on ... WHATS UP W THE MINUTES ?!??!WHATS UP W THE MINUTES ?!??!?!Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRecommendations :Kosey !SOS Calling all Black People by John H. Bracey, Sonia Sanchez & James SmethurstIt's Nation Time - African Visionary Music by Amiri BarakaShea Moisture : Strengthen & Restore Leave-In ConditionerHooks & Hoops Rattan EarringsTreDoesUtility by Earl SweatshirtThe Pleasure is Yours by GENA (Liv.e + Kariem Riggins)GrandMEGAFlowersWhat Comes After Farse ? by Hal FosterThe Death of Expertise by Thomas M. NicholsAmerican Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

Editor's Note: This episode officially released on April 8th, 2026, but was uploaded late (apologies.)THIS TIME: The Minute Crew crown a new KING OF HIPHOP !! Please, all listening, all reading, bow before the new hip-hop royal saviour, JAY-Z !! MEGA is here to be the instigator of this coronation, arguing that Mr Z is the true hero of hip-hop that perfectly represents all of the things that the neo-liberal turn of black politics stands for. LONG LIVE THE KING !! In line with that, TREDOES wants to talk about the fans, fandom and the stan culture that keeps pop culture where it is. And finally, KOSEY wants to discuss how her experience making music has affected her enjoyment of it. Does spending hours mixing ruin your ability to just enjoy the music ? YES !! ABSOLUTELY !! NO QUESTION !! WHATS UP W THE MINUTES ?!??!?!Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRecommendations:Kosey !In Flight by George BensonTerra Incognita: Book One & Two by ELDON & Nicky Soft TouchJojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run - Official Colour by Hirohiko Araki + ShueishaTreDoesJujitsu Kaisen Season 3 by Gege Akutami & MAPPAHate Island by Teller Bank$ & Triple Dollar SignGarden Dance by Rap Man Gavin & Jesse the TreeGrandMEGAFlowersThe Death of Expertise by Thomas M. NicholsAmerican Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

THIS TIME: The Minute Crew get blacker ! blacker than black ! blackity black blizack ! blacker than the sun, the moon, the stars, and the space in between ! With the help of a good friend of the pod, Jack Harlow, MEGA instructs the crew on how to get blacker and what that could possibly mean to a guy as white as Mr First Class. In a shocking turn of events, TREDOES really likes the new E L U C I D and Sebb bash album and wants to discuss it, framing the album in the context of the permanent impermanence of music. And finally, KOSEY asks the age-old question that has come up a million times before ... is it racist to not be excited about the new MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt and Surf Gang album ? Should we moralise our enjoyment of every piece of quote-unquote "black media" that's put in front of us ? Who actually gives a fuck ?? Find out this time on ... WHATS UP W THE MINUTES !??!?Find More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRECOMMENDATIONS:Kosey !Niggas Is Magic (Or "Meme Magick" If You White) by Spook and SadhuGoldN.S.F.W. (Not Safe for Whites) by Spook and SadhuGoldAkira Toriyama's Manga Theater by Akira ToriyamaTreDoesErotic Probiotic 2 by Nourished by TimeJojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run by Hirohiko Araki & David ProductionsGrandMEGAFlowersA Bride For Rip Van Winkle by Iwai ShunjiIrredeemable by Mark Waid, Peter Krause and Diego Barreto

THIS TIME: The minute crew are assailed at all sides !! The- The-... THE WHITE WOMEN ARE COMING !?!?! Or at least that's what TREDOES has to say as he wages war on white women rappers, questioning their place and impact in hip-hop culture at large. KOSEY brings Love, Ulysses' work to the pod, exploring how his album "61,265,147" portrays self-care , self-love and the beauty of patience with yourself. And finally MEGA asks the question, "how do I live life with such weird, lame , stupid, vapid, ridiculous interests ??" Is being a fan of weirdo rap really that hard ?? how do we navigate this world normies ?? Find out this time on WHATS UP W THE MINUTES ??SHOUTOUT AUGUST FOR THE ANIMATIONS !!! CHECK OUT THEY STUFF:https://x.com/augmeetsworldhttps://goaugustgo.bandcamp.com/musicFind More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRECOMMENDATIONS:GrandMEGAFlowersShowing love n checkin in on ur friends (fire recommendation, listen to him)ceci n'est pas un portrait by Miles CookeTreDoesCa$ino by Baby KeemJujitsu Kaisen - Season 3 episode 8Kosey !re-restart by drpebblezThe Pleasure Is Yours by GENA

THIS TIME: The crew gets hateful and ignorant !! If only there was Knowledge that they could Do that could help them embrace love in their hearts https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTESRECOMMENDATIONS :GrandMEGAFlowers"Sonogram" by One Be LoKJMProductions (https://www.youtube.com/@KJMProductions92)Kosey !"Destructo Discourse: A Dragon Ball Rewatch Podcast" by Tyler CrowleyAndroid and Cell saga of Dragon Ball ZTreDoes"I Hitchhiked Across America (Documentary)" by Discover Connection "My Ghosts Go Ghost" by By Storm"Make Me Wise" by ELUCID & Sebb Bash

THIS TIME : It's the minute crew's turn on The Aux , being joined by the endlessly talented , ever so prolific , third adjective ... STEELO from The Aux Podcast !! With the OG HOMO in tow , the crew discuss how artists value their work on a monetary front , gettin to the bottom of why these vinyls is so damn expensive. TREDOES brings forth his topic , trying his hardest to be ignorant about Kanye and conservatism but these dork ass losers keep tryna get serious on a nigga , tellin him to read a book n shit ... Goddamn. And finally , KOSEY is just tryna have some fun this week , talking about rappers who producer , producers who rap and everything in between for farrrr too long. Will Kosey ever figure out howta reel in the conversations to lead to shorter more bite sized episodes ?? find out this time on WHATS UP W THE MINUTES !! (she won't)Editor's Note: I forgot to upload the audio version again, I am sorry dear audio only's, the next one is already scheduled for you guys to get it on time!Check Out Steelo's Stuff :https://www.youtube.com/@TheAuxPodcasthttps://linktr.ee/TheAuxPodcasthttps://linktr.ee/SteeloThe47thFind More Of Us Here :https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe To Our Patreon :https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

THIS TIME: The crew have funnnn !! yayyyyy !! woohooo !! yippeee !! Off of the back of a very extremely serious hip-hop conversation , KOSEY questions why rap releases that tend to be lauded gotta be all very extremely serious ! MEGA asks the time old question , "Why my fav underground rapper aint world famous yet ?" , as he dissects whether this underground rap shit has a success ceiling and how much we should pay attention to that. And lastly , TRE figures out how to release even less music ! All he has to do is become the biggest pop star ever and not release for years like A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar .. But why is the cadence of releases between underground and mainstream so difference ? Should Kosey drop a 2 hour album every month to maximise sales and profit ? Find out this episode of .. WHAT'S UP W THE MINUTES !?!?Find More of Us Here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

THIS TIME: The crew get resolutionised !! Out with the old and in with the Minutes !! MEGA asks the folk how their listenin habbits have changed n shifted over the past few years. TRE gets us HYPE and EXCITED and a THIRD WORD for 2026 , outlining what releases he is looking forward to drop soon (ish). KOSEY brings Caltrops Press' series of Defrag Rap articles to the pod, questioning what the label gives to us nerdy ass hiphop fans. Should we give this thing of ours a name ? Find out this episode of .. WHAT'S UP W THE MINUTES !?!?Find more of us here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This was originally uploaded to YouTube on December 23rd, 2025 but I forgot to upload it to the podcast platforms lol.)THIS TIME the minute crew get Festive , wrapping up the year with special guests by DAN-O & K-DIGGY from Free Music Empire as well as Q NO RAP NAME from No Podcast Name. DAN-O asks which rappers discovered their hoop dreams and took the biggest creative and visibility leaps in 2025. Q NO RAP NAME takes the entire list culture to task ! there are many bum ass dooky ass wack ass lists on the timeline for it to be a coincidence ! there's a conundrum a foot ! Finally , MEGA , asks the crew what their dark horse rap albums of 2025 are. Which albums were dope n important to YOU but don't necessarily make your top 5 or 10 of the year ? You'll find out on this christmas episode of .. WHATS UP W THE MINUTES !?!?Find more of us here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

THIS TIME the minute crew get historical with MEGA bringin the crew ALLLLLLLL the way back to his origins with hip-hop to see how familiar these whippersnappers are with the way hip-hop all began. TreDoes tells these rappers to slow down ! His ears simply can't adjust to the speed the music comes out, and that is YALLS problem to solve !! And as per usual, Kosey glazes her favs, with Open Mike Eagle's "We Should Have Made Otherground A Thing" as the subject of choice. Should we give this beautiful thing we call indie rap a proper name and signifier ? Find out this week on WHAT'S UP W THE MINUTESFor the BONUS TOPIC ... the crew gets WRAPPED !! Sharing what the algorithm deems to be their year of music to .. uhh .. varying results... subscribe to our Patreon for bonus content and every episode a week early !!Find more of us here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

This week !! The minute crew get hyper-capitalistic as Kosey talks about how the piracy economy is effectin the underground and how she is directly profiting off of everyone involved. Tre tells us that, in a (not so) surprising turn of events, the Armand Hammer record is pretty good actually !! Woods and Elucid are still the best rappers !! Finally, MEGA takes the (again, not so) recent trend of reanimating rappers to make cashgrabs to task off of the back of this new (?) Big L albumFind more of us here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

THIS WEEK: The minute crew get ... a GUEST ??? The world-famous, critically acclaimed and widely considered handsome RAP MAN GAVIN joins the conversation this week !! As the sole representative of South Africa, Man Gav Rapping aims to educate the ignorant masses, teaching the crew about the wonders of Master Kiii's bite-sized yet beautiful project "Dusty Demos". MEGA explores the differences between the different social media platforms we all use and how some are more or less prone to building real community and real politic and whatnot. Kosey ? well she gets mad as shit, calling out these bum ass producers who don't appreciate the music they take from. And Tre ?? ... he's there I guess ...Find more of us here: https://linktr.ee/WUWTMSubscribe to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/WHATSUPWTHEMINUTES

THIS WEEK: The minute crew get topical as FUCK with Mr Does dropping his opinion on the recent Tyler the Creator hoopla to Finally get to the bottom of if he is TRULY black enough under the eyes of twitter folk. Miss Kosey talks about the finer details of "Blind Seer (Interpolation Mix)" a song that she believes is Cavalier's best work and Maybe the best hiphop song ever ... and finally, Mr MEGA takes the youngins n they use of the word "Old Head" to task !! yall whipper snappers have been misusing terms for TOO LONG and someone has to put a stop to it.

THIS WEEK: the minute crew embrace madness !! and anime !! and breakdancing !! In this episode, to MEGA's chagrin , illustrious TreDoes orchestrates a tournament of Armand Hammer's best songs , the kawaii MEGA-desu talks about anime in hiphop like the weeb he is and the magnificent Kosey breaks into Myka9 , Blu n Mono En Stereo's new B-Boy enfused record

THIS WEEK: AHHHHH !!!! The Minute Crew gets POLITICAL !!! Tre unravels JAY ELECTRONICA’s confusin ass conspiracy theoried GOD BODY 5%er antics , critiquing his recent spree of poopoo caca albums , Kosey attempts really really hard to discuss NEOLIBERALISM in hiphop despite not knowing how to read , while MEGA tackles FREESTYLING and its slow decline into prewritteness .. “Where’s the spontaneity !? Where’s the love of the craft !?” .. find out on the newest episode of WHATS UP W THE MINUTES !?!?

WUWTM EP1: Live Laugh Love aint bad advice , “My Goat Is Washed !?!?” , Thank God for Hiphop’s White SavioursWHAT'S UP W THE MINUTES is a Hip-Hop culture podcast comprised of MEGA, Kosey !, and TreDoes hosted on the Secret House Against The World network where three blk individuals span the distance of Japan, The Bruvland, and America, bringing their own rap-relevant topics in an attempt to find (or not find) common ground.THIS WEEK : Tre leads a glaze session about the GREATNESS of Westside Gunn over the last decade, Kosey and Tre blow MEGA's mind with the concept behind Nakama.'s "EVERYTHING BURNS," and last but not least, the crew shares some of their favorite new rappers discovered over the last 3 years.

THIS WEEK : Mega didn’t hit record so Kosey has to talk about Earl Sweatshirt’s “Live Laugh Love” for some reason, Tre questions whether these Old Head BUMS will ever lock in and Mega thanks White Jesus for his contributions to hip-hop throughout the years.All Show Art by TreDoes