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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.343 - Havoc

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/11/18

Whilst Prodigy made a genuine attempt to put out solo bodies of work outside of Mobb Deep business, Havoc took until 2007 to drop his first solo record and it wasn't until his third album that he actually put effort into it all.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:35)Ben:Danny Brown - StardustCharlie:Ukweli & Xenia Mannasseh - MAYBE IIREASON - Everything In My Soul_BLUEBLK ODYSSY - MOOD CONTROLKaicrewsade - Joint4u!Flwr Chyld - InsydeOutKhruangbin - The Universe Smiles Upon You iiDanny

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56:56

Ep.342 - Prodigy

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/11/11

The solo discography of Prodigy is all over the place to put it lightly. A great debut, a surprisingly good sophomore and then a stretch of albums that go from love songs to dark, philosophical work with a healthy dose of illuminati talk throughout.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20)Charlie:Tara Lilly - Quiet Nights (Early Takes)Treasure Bloom - Garden of HedonAlemeda - But What The Hell Do I Knowrum.gold - Is There Anybody Home? (Part 2)Topic Intro/Ben's Research House -

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74:29

Ep.341 - Mobb Deep

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/11/04

At 21 years old, two rappers from Queens dropped one of the greatest albums in music history. But some forget that "The Infamous" wasn't Mobb Deep's beginning (Literally! It was their sophomore album!) and it certainly wasn't their end. So past the "capital C" Classic, what is Mobb Deep in totality?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:22)Ben:Big L - Harlem's FinestCharlie:Saba - C0FFEE!Makaya McCraven - The People's MixtapeMakaya McCraven - Hidden Out!Makaya McCraven - PopUp ShopMakaya

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Ep.340 - #UKBHM 2025: Tinie Tempah

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/10/28

We finish our UKBHM series for the month of October with an artist of recent memory to see how Hip-Hop and the sheer amount of genre-bleeding in the early 2010s was displayed in spectacular fashion from Tinie Tempah, who went from Underground Grime MC to the most famous UK rapper in the space of a year and kept that title until Stormzy dropped "Vossi Bop".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:05)Ben:Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp Charlie:Nappy Nina - Sweets For CynicsPlanet Giza - The

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62:06

Ep.339 - #UKBHM 2025: Credit to the Nation

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/10/21

Credit to the Nation - led by West Midlands native MC Fusion - was a clear-cut child of Public Enemy but compared to another PE child in Hijack, CTTN was probably more blunt in leftist messaging (akin to Sistah Souljah) along with Brummie & Patios accents to add texture to the unique nature of Fusion and his crew.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:53)Ben:Tame Impala - DeadbeatCharlie:Chronixx - ExileCharlotte Dos Santos - Neve AzulCurren$y - 10/15Adrian Younge & Carlos Dafé -

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57:36

Ep.338 - #UKBHM 2025: Unique 3

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/10/14

Yorkshire outfit Unique 3 made waves in the dawn of the 90s with a new subgenre "Bleep Techno", the first homegrown EDM subgenre in the UK. Their subsequent debut album blended not just their pioneering sound but also blended Hip-Hop to create a sound that was... Well... Unique for the time.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02)Ben -Mobb Deep - InfiniteCharlie -Jordyn Simone - NO DEMO LEFT UNHEARD VOL. 2Blue Earth Sounds - Cicero NightsSummers Sons - Dare To WonderHollie Cook - Shy

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Ep.337 - #UKBHM 2025: Wee Papa Girl Rappers

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/10/07

Happy October and happy UK Black History Month! Our first of four retrospectives this month is dedicated to two sisters that fused Hip-Hop with the burgeoning UK House/Acid House movement of the late 80s/early 90s whilst also paying homage to their Caribbean roots through the music and most notably their memorable name.TIMESTAMPSWeekly Music Roundup - (0:52)Charlie:She Who Won't Be Named - From She Withnineteen97 - CUDDABEENA*Barney Artist - They Changed When I DidMick Jenkins & EMIL -

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64:15

An Interview W/ Alt-R&B Talent Kairos The Writer

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/10/03

Hello DITD listeners! Charlie here. Just wanted to drop you my latest interview with upcoming Alt-R&B artist Kairos The Writer off the back of his recent EP release "AND STILL I LOVE". Enjoy!Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock BerriganInterlude - "Remedy" By DezaulaitChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

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82:36

Ep.336 - Stetsasonic

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/09/30

The Brooklyn-based Hip-Hop group Stetsasonic were one of the premier innovators of the 80s. At any given moment you could hear live instrumentation, sampling and beat-boxing. You could also hear elements of Jazz, R&B, Reggae & Rock. Considering their era, the creative foundations they laid is undeniable.Weekly Music Roundup - (0:42)Charlie:Kairos The Writer - AND I STILL LOVEFloFilz - HagakiOl' Burger Beats - 74: Out of Time (Reimagined)Vic Spencer - Trees Are UndefeatedKojey

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73:03

Ep.335 - The Diplomats

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/09/23

The 00s was a unique moment in Hip-Hop history and American culture at large. A lot of the hallmarks of 00s Hip-Hop could be seen through Harlem's own DIPSET, led by Cam'Ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana & Freekey Zekey.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:02)Ben:Cardi B - Am I The DramaDestroy Lonely - </3Charlie:Meduulla & Ethan Hill - Tabula RasaThe Last Artful, Dodgr - databreachO01: Mr. I Don't MissMonster Florence - PETTY CASHCurren$y - 9/15Meron T - PalindromeHalima - SWEET

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72:33

Ep.334 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 17

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/09/16

On this edition of Contemporary Cool: Charlie gets to the bottom of why he's not that into Freddie Gibbs by spinning his debut album and Ben invites torture by having us talk about supergroup Slaughterhouse's poorly aged sophomore effort.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:54)Ben:Ice Cube - Man UpJermaine Dupri - Magic CityCharlie:Yoni Mayraz - Dogs Bark Babies CrySteven Bamidele - THE CRASH!Venna - MALIKSteam Down, Ahnansé & Afronaut Zu - I Realised It Was MeChance The Rapper - STAR

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82:19

Ep.333 - P.M. Dawn

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/09/09

The brothers in Prince Be & DJ Minutemix that make up the duo P.M Dawn have been - in hindsight - a marketing casualty. They forever hold the record of being the first African American Hip-Hop act to get No.1 on Billboard. But whilst that track & their debut album traffic in a Hip-Hop fusion, their works after that lean much more into R&B, creating a discography built on fluidity, deep lyrics and unfortunately, an American audience that probably never understood

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63:53

Ep.332 - Group Home

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/09/02

In the Gang Starr/Guru/DJ Premier universe, there are plenty of artists that have made a name for themselves, some that haven't, and then in the middle is Group Home. With a classic debut and iconic tracks on said album, what did they muster up without Preemo on speedial?TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:50)Charlie:UMI - people storiesDanni Baylor - Things About The World That Burden MeNOTORIOUS N.I.Q. - Man EaterMurs - Love & Rockets 3:16 (The Emancipation)KAYTRANADA - AIN'T NO DAMN

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96:08

An Interview W/ Jazztronica Artist Kinzoogianna

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/08/27

Another WG interview for you to step to! For this truly special conversation, we talk to Jazztronica multi-instrumentalist and Hip-Hop fan Anna Stubbs, AKA Kinzoogianna ahead of her album "The Clique Of '86" dropping 12th September.This nearly 90 minute conversation spans from her beginnings, living in California; being exposed to music early on and never looking back; taking Jazz in University; her career up to this point, all the way to her Top 5 and chatting Hip-Hop long after

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70:53

Ep.331 - Buckshot

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/08/26

We finish our Boot Camp Clik exploration with the talisman of the supergroup and co-founder of Duck Down Records: Buckshot. Covering his one and only solo record and the varied collab albums he produced in the 2000s/early 2010s.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:49)Ben:Offset - KiariGhostface- Supreme Clientele 2BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're HappyEarl - Live Laugh LoveCharlie:The Other Guys - Summer '92KYE - Kylie's RantLupe Fiasco - Samurai DXDivine Earth - LAVENDERCoast Contra - THE

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59:46

Ep.330 - O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz)

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/08/19

The trio of O.G.C. - Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog - never really had the highs of their Boot Camp Clik counterparts. But just because they never dropped a stone cold classic, doesn't mean they didn't drop quality music.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:09)Ben:JID - God Does Like UglyGunna - The Last WunDJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest ProfessionChance the Rapper - STAR LINECharlie:DJ Premier & Roc Marciano - The Coldest ProfessionAllexa Nava - No

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57:35

Ep.329 - An Interview W/ Intercept Music's Jesse Flores

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/08/12

We have an interview for you to step to! For this one, we talk to long-time Music Industry leader and currently Intercept Music’s Vice President of Artist and Label Partnerships Jesse Flores. We talk about his beginnings in the industry, the state of the industry as a whole; the steady rise of independents; his Lighter Note & his Top 5.Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music

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76:02

Ep.328 - Smif-N-Wessun

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/08/05

With the duo of Smif-N-Wessun, Tek & Steele started off as worthy members of the Boot Camp Clik, delivering a great debut album. And even with roadblocks galore holding them back over the years, they have produced a solid discography, maturing gracefully as a Hip-Hop duo.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:55)Ben:Metro Boomin - A Futuristic SummaCharlie:Homeboy Sandman & Sonnyjim - Soli Deo Gloria Jianbo - Everything For The FamilyCurren$y - 7/30Apollo Brown & Bronze Nazareth -

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69:30

Ep.327 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 14

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/07/29

It's time for another edition of Hip-Hop Neighbours where we talk about albums not Hip-Hop, but close to it. For this one, we get into Roots Manuva & Wrongtom's Danchall/Dub remix album "Duppy Writer" & Katy B's debut "On A Mission".TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58)Ben:Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist - Alfredo 2Charlie:Heno. & Mad Keys - Healing Out Loud (EP)A. Billi Free & The Lasso - Pleasure, Peace & PainOmar - Brighter The DaysJONES - In The Moment (EP)Vel

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Ep.326 - Black Moon

Diggin" In The Digits ·

2025/07/22

The group that started it all for the Boot Camp Clik, the trio of Black Moon - led by Buckshot - came in with a quintessential Hip-Hop Golden Age debut and sporadically dropped after that, with not much of a drop in quality compared to a stone-cold classic.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)Ben:Raekwon - The Emperor's New ClothesCharlieRyder & Sengi - LONG RIDE HOMEFarah Audhali & Blue Lab Beats - Time's UpSainte - 4LAnti Lilly & High John - Butterfly EffectOpen Mike Eagle

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