For our 19th edition of Contemporary Cool, we get into the third instalment of Kid Cudi's "Man On The Moon" series and the most Bomb Squad sounding album from Chuck D in decades.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:51)Ben:Drake: ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR & HABIBTICharlie:A-F-R-O - Blood RainValtteri Laurell & Ricky-Tick Big Band - Visions of DillaSonedo - From Here On OutSolene - Femme Fatale Cosima - Outsider Music Vol. 1: you don't know what you want, do you?JuJu Rogers - Pink Guitars, Spaceships N Voodoo DollsThee Marloes - Di Hotel MalibuAlsogood - 1000 SmilesNightmares On Wax & Adrian Sherwood - In A Space Outta DubMan On The Moon III: The Chosen - (12:30)Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio: Radio Armageddon - (31:44)Lighter Note - (48:03) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

In a DITD/WG double up, I talk to DJ & author Amani Roberts off the back of his book The Quiet Storm. In this talk, we get to know his background, his roots in DJing; how the book originated from a thesis, R&B and Hip-Hop groups; African-American Media and we finish off with a Lighter Note and a Top 5! Don't say I don't spoil you!Weekly Music Roundup:Charlie:Vic Spencer - Inspire Your IdolsDua Saleh - Of Earth & WiresNick Grant - Smile Nappy Nina & Swarvy - Sow & SoTank And The Bangas - The Last BalloonBrother Wallace - Electric Love Jasmine Myra - Where Light SettlesPsyché - Psyché II Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

After covering Organized Konfusion last week & Pharoahe Monch the week before, we finish our OK explorations with the other half of the duo: The unsung Prince Po. TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)Ben:Action Bronson - Planet FrogKneecap - FENIANCookin soul x Estee nack - AL-ANDALUSTiga - Hot LifeLittle Simz- Sugar GirlFoo Fighters - Your Favourite ToyCharlie:Blue Lab Beats - The Blue Lab Beats ShowLittle Simz - Sugar GirlMr. Williamz & Reggae Roast (not Toast!) - We Run The SceneJWords - Sound TherapyDenzel Himself - NeighbourhoodAction Bronson - Planet FrogAZ - Doe Or Die IIIRADIOHOP - HARD TO HANDLETopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (14:24)The Slickness - (19:57)(Couldn't find Prettyblack online unfortunately)Saga of the Simian Samurai - (30:13)Animal Serum - (39:15)Lighter Note - (47:24) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

After exploring Pharoahe Monch last week, we now get into his pre-solo life with Prince Po as the duo Organized Konfusion. Three albums with unfaltering production, dexterous lyrics and flows that need to be heard to truly understand how good these two were as a rap duo.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:01)Ben:Isaiah Rashad - IT'S BEEN AWFULBilly Danze - The AnswerNEMS - I Should Boom YouCharlie:India Shawn - Subject To ChangeTiara Thomas - Make It Make SenseCurren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud - Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 1Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa & Harry Fraud - Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 2Oddisee & Heno. - From Takoma With LoveOpek - TRAFOIsaiah Rashad - IT'S BEEN AWFULKehlani - KehlaniTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:17)Organized Konfusion - (20:25) Stress: The Extinction Agenda - (39:41) The Equinox - (51:46) Lighter Note - (1:05:31) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

If you're like most people and only familiar with Pharoahe Monch when "Simon Says" is played, you're actually missing one of the clearest paths of evolution from a rapper in terms of subject matter and maturity as an artist.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:20)Ben:Blu & Exile - Time Heals EverythingKehlani - KehlaniAkon - BEAUTIFUL DAYREASON - Moving Towards Love_PINKCharlie:Joya Mooi - All The ThingsJordan Rakei - Between UsAgnes Nunes - NovelaMary Ann Alexander - Love Or A LessonOlivia Escuyos - Yours TrulyGuvna B - This Bed I MadeApril + Vista - Traditional NoiseJai'Len Josey - Serial RomanticREASON - Moving Towards Love_PINKAnthony Joseph - The ArkTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:09)Internal Affairs - (22:10) Desire - (38:59) W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) - (51:22) P.T.S.D: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - (59:43) Lighter Note - (1:11:46) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

RZA has always been a busy man and it was no different in the 90s where he featured in supergroup Gravediggaz - birthed by at-the-time veteran of the industry Prince Paul - unleashing a Horrorcore group with an essential debut, only for the 2nd & 3rd albums to change up in subject matter and in the end only containing Poetic & Frukwan that kept the group alive.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:56)Ben:NugLife - The Beat Dispensary 4Red Cafe - Once in a Red MoonHus KingPin - THREESOME 6Flee Lord - Everything I Never SaidBTS - ARIRANGU2 - Easter Lily EPM.I.A. - M.I.7Yaya Bey - FidelityCharlie:Adrian Younge - Younge Jesirae - Mama It's A Renaissance S. Fidelity - Guess I'll Never LearnHollie Cook - Shy Girl In Dub! Yaya Bey - Fidelity Protoje - The Art of AcceptanceBlu & Exile - Time Heals EverythingTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (16:16)6 Feet Deep - (22:09)The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel - (32:00)Nightmare in A-Minor - (43:21)Lighter Note - (54:17) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

We finally get to Part 2 of our J. Cole retrospective. (Listen to Part 1 here) Whilst the first half of his discography speak for themselves, Cole finishes his stretch of solo albums with a litany of appearances outside of the albums that unfortunately colour his works, culminating in a discography that - whilst unmistakably Cole - is riddled with artistic potholes. TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58)Charlie:Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick - This Thing Of OursArima Ederra - A Rush To Nowhere TrueMendous & Bear. - Break Offline, Before I Have a Breakdown OnlineWesley Joseph - Forever Ends SomedaySURF GANG - POMPEII // UTILITY Raye - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (10:54)4 Your Eyez Only - (13:09) KoD - (26:14) The Off-Season - (37:39)The Fall Off - (47:37) Lighter Note - (1:09:43) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

On April 10th, we celebrated our 7th anniversary! To celebrate - emphasising the education we've given ourselves over the years - we picked seven albums that we probably would've never spun if it weren't for the Podcast.Happy birthday to us! And whether you've been here for this episode, the first or any in between, we appreciate you.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)Ben:underscores - uCal Scruby - The Devil You KnowCal Scruby - The Devil You Don'tRobyn - SexistentialRAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPECharlie:Ego Ella May - Good Intentions Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire SoulChef - Raw SilkThundercat - DistractedAlex Isley - When The City SleepsBen's 1st Pick - (16:30)Charlie's 1st Pick - (20:10)Ben's 2nd Pick - (22:43)Charlie's 2nd Pick - (26:28)Ben's 3rd Pick - (29:56)Charlie's 3rd Pick - (32:23)Ben's 4th Pick - (36:13)Charlie's 4th Pick - (39:31)Ben's 5th Pick - (44:06)Charlie's 5th Pick - (46:51)Ben's 6th Pick - (51:00)Charlie's 6th Pick - (54:36)Ben's 7th Pick - (59:20)Charlie's 7th Pick - (1:02:21)Lighter Note - (1:09:57)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Continuing our Women's History Month celebrations (We know it's April, let it ride) with a duo in BWP - Bytches With Problems - that only had one album but with the content so brash, in your face and to the point, it's sad that this isn't a work that is celebrated more.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (0:59)Ben:Yeat - ADLFetty Wap - ZavierChief Keef - SkeletorMaster Peace - Stupid KidsThe Dandy Warhols - Pin UpsKim Gordon - PLAY MECharlie:Lava La Rue - Do You Know Everything?Bnnyhunna - PSALM FUNKJah9 - Open Heart ProjectHappy Garden - HAPPY GARDENrum.gold - Is There Anybody Home? Elmeine - sounds for someoneLyriqs - Nobody's ListeningIrreversible Entanglements - Future Present PastNubiyan Twist - Chasing ShadowsTom Misch - Full CircleErica Mason - The ReturnAlexander IV - Alchemist Sly Johnson - MISTER JOHNSONAdrian Quesada - Trio AsesinoAtabasca - AtabascaTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (20:38)The Bytches - (23:05)Lighter Note - (49:11)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

Continuing with our Women's History Month, an eventual casualty of a mans brief but beautiful light. Tied on the rocket that was MC Hammer, Oaktown 3.5.7 - comprised of backup singers Sweet L.D. Terrible T & Lil P - was purposefully similar sonically to Salt N Pepa. Whilst they had a couple of hits, one of them departing after their debut led to Oaktown 3.5.7 ending just as quickly as they began.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup: (00:50)Ben:Mike Will Made It - R3SETYour Boy Posca x Boldy James - Hook, Line & SinkerLadytron - ParadisesKiLLOWEN - Addicted to NostalgiaDappled Cities - The AquariumCharlie:Kid Cudi - HAVE U BN 2 HEAVEN @ NITE?Master Peace - Stupid KidsThe Lasso - MIDNIGHT CHOPPERSThe Lasso - TEARS OF SOUNDTerrace Martin - PERSPECTIVE Samara Cyn - DetourBigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, MurdaGang PB & Yung Hood - 6WA Lebra Jolie - Better Than Yesterday Iris Gold - Sugar On My LipsKota The Friend - LOCAL ART DEALER, Vol. 1Selah Sue & The Gallands - Movin'Hempress Sativa & Paolo Baldini DubFiles - WomanTopic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:56) Wild & Loose - (26:26) Fully Loaded - (39:38) Lighter Note - (51:25) Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUKChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence