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Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast

Get stuck off the realness as Sumit and Chris break down the important issues in Hip Hop music, culture and politics. From high-brow deep dives to low-end theories, expect clinical analysis and subjective perspectives from these two Rap Scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:23:22

Chris Schwartz

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/03/02

We're going deep behind the scenes and exploring how the cultural and business sides of Hip Hop meet in the middle. This week's guest is Chris Schwartz; Co-Founder of Ruffhouse Records. We talk about his start in the music business, marketing Cypress Hill, signing The Fugees (30 million sold!) and so much more. The episode closes with us addressing the elephant in the room and entering a discussion about 'colonisers' in Hip Hop. When we talk of colonisers, we're focused only on those who appropriate

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1:02:21

Derek "Jazz" Walker

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/26

In the great words of A Tribe Called Quest, we've got the jazz. In this episode, we finally got to speak with Derek "Jazz" Walker. If you don't know his name, you definitely know his work. He's done an excellent of managing Roc Marciano and Stove God Cooks and he's only just getting started with building his 'pimpire'. He also shares some Long Island history about rapping with Busta Rhymes, the impact of the "Marcberg" project, updates on Metal Clergy and how his brand of boom bap is very

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1:00:00

Saigon

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/23

This week's episode could have been called "the greatest podcast never recorded", but it was recorded, so that wouldn't have made much sense. We're joined by Abandoned Nation representer, Saigon, to talk about his new book, working on new music with Just Blaze, the negative effects of social media, getting tapes in jail and much more. Much more as in playing us some snippets of unreleased Kanye West music. The school of Brian Carenard is now accepting applications. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram:

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34:57

Meyhem Lauren

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/19

Feeling hungry? Good. This week we're joined by Meyhem Lauren to talk about some of our favourite cultural and culinary delights. He also shares some exclusive news about his new albums with Daringer and Madlib. Respect the fly shit. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamkinetik Connect with Breaking Atoms

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1:03:57

Neil Levine

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/16

Neil Levine has been independent as f*** his whole life. In this episode, the music industry vet takes us through his career and drops gems about everything and everyone. From setting up Penalty Recordings as an indie label you can still trust to signing Capone-N-Noreaga, Fat Joe and gauging success before the rise of Billboard - he tells his story with pride and detail. Mad chapters son. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter:

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1:19:22

Schott "Free" Jacobs

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/12

How many people in the music business can say they worked with Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Tha Alkaholiks, Xzibit and Big Pun and just go about their day all cool, calm and collected? Not many, but Schott "Free" Jacobs is no mere mortal. We hooked up with the former Lourd Records A & R to talk about his journey in Hip Hop and break down the stories behind some of the culture's most important bodies of work. This one is deep. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥

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57:20

Blu & Exile

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/09

From Hip Hop to Wrestling, we love a good tag team. This week, we are blessed with the presence of Blu and Exile and the nerdery levels get way too high. Blu and Exile talk about their new album, "Miles", how they were inspired by Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth and we even learned about Exile's juvenile deliquent career. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram:

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53:53

Shawn Setaro

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/06

The love we got for Episode 100 with Pete Rock was so real, we have to show some love back to the people. Here's a bonus episode with the HEIC (Head Editor In Charge), Shawn Setaro! We had a real candid chat about developing his writing style, creating The Cipher podcast, Ice Cube's run in the 90s and a whole bunch of other things. Enjoy and thank you for the support! Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow

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37:20

Pete Rock

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/02/02

We've reached a very important milestone. Today's drop is Episode 100 and we're not going to get too sentimental about it here because we have a legend to introduce. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages - please welcome the legendary Pete Rock to Breaking Atoms! Before heading out to a studio session, Pete dialled in to chop it up about his new Petestrumentals 3 release, working on the InI album 25 years ago, the importance of his remixes and his relationships with J Dilla and

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37:22

Panik (Molemen)

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/29

Chris often talks about the underground Hip Hop rabbit hole that he fell into throughout the 2000s. This is the time he discovered Molemen Records and he's been a fan ever since. The Actual Factual got to link up with one of the founding Molemen members, Panik, to talk about Chicago Rap history, working with MF DOOM early on, instrumental albums and his city's Drill scene. Special thanks to Andrew Barber for putting the battery in Chris' back to reach out to Panik and record this episode.

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1:33:53

Mad Skillz

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/26

Our special guest this week is Virginia's very own, Mad Skillz! The infamous ghostwriter talks about his early link up with Q-Tip, working with J Dilla, writing the yearly rap-ups and more. We even clear the air with some Hip Hop confessions at the end - all of which are disappointing and surprising! Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥

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55:47

David Lotwin

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/19

This week's guest of honour is David Lotwin; Co-Founder of the legendary D & D Studios. If you know your Hip Hop, you will acknowledge D & D as holy ground for seminal Rap recordings. From Gang Starr to Black Moon to D.I.T.C. to Jay-Z - if you're an emcee of the purest form, you had to step through those doors. We caught up with David to talk about learning the boards in Jamaica with Peter Tosh, building his business around DJ Premier, being mistaken for Bill Goldberg and more. Follow Sumit 💥

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49:20

Carl Lamarre

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/12

In the words of the little but legendary Kimberly Jones, we're "billboard bound" with this week's episode. Joining us on the pod is Billboard's Hip Hop Editor, Carl Lamarre. We talked about his most important interviews, developing his rap and writing style, journalistic integrity and much more. As usual. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥

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1:13:56

Andrew Barber

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/05

This week's guest represents the nation of blogs and firsts and goes by the name of Andrew Barber. You may not know the face, but you've seen the tweets. He doesn't miss anything. We talked about the Chicago music scene and regional sounds, the blog era, and much more hot topics. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter:

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36:05

R.I.P. MF DOOM: Become A Hero & Die A Villain

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2021/01/01

Rest in Peace Daniel Dumile. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamkinetik Connect with Breaking Atoms 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breaktheatoms 💥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breaktheatoms 💥 Twitter: https://twitter.com/breaktheatoms 💥 Website: https://www.breakingatoms.co.uk Hosted

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2:14:04

2020 Year In Review: It Was A Cute Effort

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2020/12/28

For our final episode of 2020 and the first-ever "Mics Of The Roundtable" drop, we wanted to make it special. It's been an amazing year for Hip Hop and we couldn't break it down to the last compound on our own. So we called up our fellow Hip Hop heads from Beats, Rhymes & Life, Crate 808, Rhymes Like Dimes and TBH podcasts for a circular pow-wow on the best that Hip Hop had to offer over the last 12 months. We shared our thoughts on albums, artists, producers, the Black Lives Matter movement,

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53:26

Brian "DJ Z" Zisook

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2020/12/22

Bad boys move in silence and so do Editors in Chiefs of major Hip Hop editorial outlets. After a decade of emails and pleasantries, we finally got a chance to connect with the Audiomack Daddy, DJ Z, and talk about Rap, journalism and the future of streaming. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iamkinetik

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43:44

Lyric Jones

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2020/12/15

Fresh off the release of her new (and absolutely amazing) album, we're joined by Boston's very own, Lyric Jones! We discussed her early music experiences in the Church, teaching music, working with Phonte and Rah Digga and ordering chicken sandwiches from Door Dash. Follow Sumit 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopchronicle 💥 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/hiphopchronicle Follow Chris 💥 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkinetik 💥 Twitter:

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46:15

Willie The Kid

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2020/12/12

This episode is some fly cigar ultimate boss talk for real. We caught up with Willie The Kid to talk about his Capital Gains album, life as a shorty in Grand Rapids, entrepreneurship manoeuvres and making moves any type of way. IMPORTANT NEWS On Saturday 19th December 2020, Sumit will be doing a 24-hour podcast to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity. Their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a specialist intensive care unit with 25 cots. They provide intensive care for newborn babies

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59:00

Jake One

Breaking Atoms: The Hip Hop Podcast ·

2020/12/08

"Make no mistake son, it's Jake One  He makes beats well like I likes my steaks done" © MF DOOM We concur, Mr. Vaughn, hence why we reached out to the man himself to explore his production set up, John Cena buying beats from him with his own money, working on Detox with Dr. Dre and finally linking with Roc Marciano. Nice guy. Great conversation. Banging beats. IMPORTANT NEWS On Saturday 19th December 2020, Sumit will be doing a 24-hour podcast to raise money for East Kent Hospitals Charity

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