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Diggin" In The Digits

The 5th Element Podcast Network

Welcome to "Diggin" In The Digits", where Creator of "Hip-Hop By The Numbers" Ben Carter and Director of "The 5th Element" Charlie Taylor deliver entirely unique retrospectives behind Hip-Hop"s biggest artists, stories & its roots, discussing them in detail. From Australia to the UK and beyond. A 5EPN Original.

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Ep.151 - Women's History Month '22 - Roxanne Shanté

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2022/03/01

The career and life of Roxanne Shanté is a microcosm of being a female. You're talented, you're confident and you get punished for it every step of the way. For the first of five retrospectives on females in Hip-Hop during Women's History Month, we look at Shanté, the first woman in Hip-Hop to pop off.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:56) (Italics = Ben / Bold = Charlie / Bold & Italics = Both)EARTHGANG - GHETTO GODSKRS-ONE - I M A M C R U 1 2Jynx716 & Che Noir - Careful What You

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93:59

Ep.150 - Clipse

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2022/02/22

Virginia Beach-based brother duo Clipse, No Malice & Pusha T were a significant piece of the small-but-influential alumni of Hip-Hop artists based in the state of Virginia. Tying themselves to The Neptunes, Clipse became a 2000s essential to look out for. TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:18)Big K.R.I.T. - Digital Roses Don’t DieYeat - 2 AliveCurren$y & The Alchemist - ContinuanceAlt-J - The DreamKatori Walker & Real Consistency - Colour 56AMARIA BB - What's Done In The

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89:33

Ep.149 - Method Man: The Book Of Wu - Chapter 4

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2022/02/15

Method Man is a unique being. Where people zigged, Method Man zagged. He did things differently and made the most out of every opportunity given. And while his music isn't consistently on the level Method Man is as a lyricist and person, it's an interesting cog in the overall watch that is Wu-Tang history.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (17:54)Tical - (31:26)Tical 2000: Judgement Day - (46:01)Tical 0: The Prequel - (56:01)4.21... The Day After -

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88:08

Ep.148 - DITD Bites, Vol. 12

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2022/02/08

We're back with Vol. 12 of DITD Bites. Two topics today that are close to each other. Firstly, off the back of our Lighter Note on Joe Rogan, Ben tackles the Spotify side of the story. And Charlie asks the question "is old music killing new music?".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:19)Rogan/Spotify - (18:03)Old Vs New Music - (49:12)Lighter Note - (1:20:13) Articles featured in the episode:"Spotify vs Musicians: 10 things to read to better understand the debate" By Stuart

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91:14

Ep.147 - Eazy-E

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2022/02/01

Eric "Eazy-E" Wright was a shrewd operator in everything he did. And though we may not think of him as an early leader in the inevitable evolution of business in Hip-Hop, maybe it's worth seeing Eazy in that lens, although it's very enticing to see his iconic persona and stop there.Weekly Music Roundup - (1:48)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:33)Eazy-Duz-It - (36:13) It's On (D̵r̵.̵ ̵D̵r̵e̵) 187um Killa - (52:58) Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton - (1:07:30) Lighter Note -

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91:42

Ep.146 - Xzibit

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2022/01/25

It is very easy to see Xzibit as the "Pimp My Ride" guy. But look past the glorious relic of 00s America and you find a rapper that could hang with the best of them, tooled up with top tier lyrics and an unmistakable voice.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:32) Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:29) At the Speed of Life - (30:49)40 Dayz & 40 Nightz - (37:26) Restless - (43:32) Man vs. Machine - (53:11)Weapons of Mass Destruction (& Pimp My Ride) - (1:00:34) Full Circle -

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80:54

Ep.145 - U-God: The Book Of Wu - Chapter 3

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2022/01/18

We continue of "Book Of Wu" series with one of the objectively lesser consumed of the group but with one of the most fascinating stories. Join us as we dig into the man that puts the "U" in "Wu": U-God.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundups - (2:14)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (24:23)Golden Arms Redemption - (38:19)Mr. Xcitement - (47:09)Dopium - (52:49)The Keynote Speech - (59:07)Venom - (1:06:27)Lighter Note - (1:12:47)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties

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55:41

Ep.144 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 1

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2022/01/11

Welcome to a brand new DITD miniseries, Hip-Hop Neighbours. Similar to "Contemporary Cool", we pick an album each to talk about but what's unique about "Hip-Hop Neighbours" is that we pick albums from non-Hip-Hop genres that have some form of connective tissue to Hip-Hop. And in an effort to provide openings for you to explore past your regular tastes, it'll also tell you about how, in some way, all music is connected.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:19) Series Intro - (11:37)Welcome To

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88:09

Ep.143 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 6

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2022/01/04

Happy New Year one and all! We kick off the New Year by taking one more quick look back at 2021 and talking about our two favourite albums of '21.TIMESTAMPS:Planet Her - (10:21)Pink Noise - (25:45)We're All Alone In This Together - (37:59)Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - (1:00:53)Lighter Note - (1:18:56)Additional reading - Charlie's Top 10 Albums of 2021 Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music -

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69:58

The 5EPN Special 2021

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2021/12/31

To end the year, hosts of the various 5EPN podcasts come together to reflect on the year that has been 2021, the podcasts themselves and finish with a fun team exercise.To everyone that has listened to a 5EPN Podcast this year, on behalf of everyone in the 5EPN, we thank you for your listenership, your time and we hope we can join you as you begin your journey through 2022.The music was "Nothing But Luv" by aso. Thanks to Chillhop Music for the ability to use.Be sure to peep the other

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Ep.142 - ODB: The Book Of Wu - Chapter 2

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2021/12/28

We finish 2021 with our 2nd chapter of "The Book Of Wu" (which hasn't been used as a name before so... Trademark pending.) which is all about the enigma, Ason Unique, the Ol' Dirty Bastard.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:14)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:22)Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version - (30:19)N☆☆★a Please - (41:54)Further storyline - (49:37) Lighter Note - (1:09:51)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us

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106:29

Ep.141 - GZA: The Book Of Wu - Chapter 1

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2021/12/21

We finally begin what we are calling "The Book Of Wu". Basically, retrospectives on the original members of the Wu-Tang Clan, starting with the eldest and the only one to have some form of a career before Wu. GZA, The Genius.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:30)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (11:25)Words from the Genius - (27:15)Liquid Swords - (37:55)Beneath the Surface - (49:06)Legend of the Liquid Sword - (57:36) GrandMasters - (1:09:42)Pro Tools - (1:19:50)Lighter Note -

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Ep.140 - DITD Bites, Vol. 11

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2021/12/14

We get into one of our most debated & enlightening DITD Bites yet. Talking end of year lists before the year even ends, Adele allegedly jacking from an independent artist and what constitutes a 'rapper'.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (2:16)End of year lists - (21:50)Adele jacking? - (40:10)What is a 'rapper' - (54:43)Lighter Note - (1:26:58)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And

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92:28

Ep.139 - Dr. Dre & The Aftermath Album

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2021/12/07

One conversation that is considered consensus is that Dr. Dre's "The Aftermath" is, to put it lightly, not good. It's gotten to the point that you hear the negative thought about it and will most likely never spin it. So, we did the opposite, went ahead and listened to it. So is it really as bad as people say?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:25)Track-by-track Breakdown - (40:43)Lighter Note - (1:15:45)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social

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91:54

Ep.138 - Elzhi

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2021/11/30

After doing Slum Village last week, it was easy to be like Ben and go into this episode on eLZhi thinking that you would get the same stuff you heard on SV records, for better or worse.But this is why solo careers are exclusive from group endeavours. Especially so in this case because solo eLZhi is a whole different kettle of fish.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:15)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (13:48)The Preface - (28:42)Elmatic - (38:45) Lead Poison - (52:10) Seven Times Down

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Ep.137 - Slum Village

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2021/11/23

Slum Village is a group that has gone through many many lineups to the point where it's frankly surprising that so much change didn't dramatically affect the end product. So what can we owe the consistency to? And are there actual Slum Village fans or fans of J Dilla that just listen to SV as part of Dilla's universe?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:32)Topic Intro - (17:45)Dilla Era - (27:00)Elzhi Era - (43:55)Post-Villa Manifesto - (58:23)Lighter Note - (1:15:13)Thanks for listening

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Ep.136 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 5

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2021/11/16

It's time for another Contemporary Cool where we highlight albums from the past 10 years that deserve some shine. For this edition we get into the works of Janelle Monáe, Yugen Blakrok, CyHi Da Prynce & Blue Lab Beats.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:07)The ArchAndroid - (13:50)Return of the Astro-Goth - (37:45)Black Hystori Project - (54:19)Xover - (1:08:41)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting

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103:58

Ep.135 - AZ

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2021/11/09

It's practically consensus that AZ is one of the most overlooked lyricists in Hip-Hop history. But why is that? Is it for cynical reasons or is it simply because his best stuff is just that damn good? We go through his album discography and find an answer.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundups - (1:16) Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:04) Doe Or Die - (29:48) Pieces of A Man - (39:47)9 Lives & Aziatic - (42:55) A.W.O.L - (54:24) The Format - (1:02:44) Undeniable - (1:09:43)Legendary -

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88:32

Ep.134 - DITD Bites, Vol. 10

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2021/11/02

On the 10th DITD Bites, we talk about dudes going out of their way to say they don't listen to female artists; asking whether TikTok is ushering in a new version of Ringtone Rap and asking whether cover art has gotten worse or not.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:29)Females Vs The "keep it lol" dudes - (24:25)Ringtone Rap 2.0 - (39:11)Cover Art - (57:25)Lighter Note - (1:25:19)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that

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Ep.133 - #UKBHM 2021: Wiley

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2021/10/26

For the final instalment of our '21 UKBHM celebrations, we peep every album from the Godfather of Grime, Wiley. (With one omission that will be made clear at the end.)TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:55)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:54)Treddin' on Thin Ice - (28:57)Da 2nd Phaze - (36:38)Playtime Is Over - (40:00)Grime Wave - (44:28)See Clear Now - (47:15)Race Against Time - (50:36)100% Publishing - (54:35)Evolve or Be Extinct - (58:30)The Ascent - (1:01:52)Snakes & Ladders

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