This week on Termagant Talk, Goodie and Shantel celebrate Black Music Month by discussing the songs they'd use to introduce someone to Black music and the records they definitely had no business listening to as kids.They also break down Jay-Z's highly anticipated return to the stage at Roots Picnic, his first major performance since 2019. From the opening freestyle and State Property reunion to Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Jazmine Sullivan, Bilal, and the future Shawn Carter concerts, the ladies share their highlights, reactions, and predictions.Plus, the viral Not Tonight Challenge has Lil' Kim back on the charts nearly 30 years after the song's release, and Shantel revisits the legendary LOX vs. Dipset Verzuz battle.Hip hop history, culture, nostalgia, and plenty of opinions. Just how we like it.Join the conversation:*What song would you use to introduce someone to Black music? *What song did you have absolutely no business listening to as a kid?#TermagantTalk #JayZ #RootsPicnic #JayZFreestyle #BlackMusicMonth #HipHopPodcast #HipHopCulture #StateProperty #BeanieSigel #Freeway #TheRoots #JazmineSullivan #Bilal #LilKim #NotTonightChallenge #LOXvsDipset #Verzuz #RapCulture #HipHopHistory #BlackCulture

This week on Termagant Talk, Goodie and Shantel unpack summer energy in New York, aging in hip-hop, evolving friendships, and the growing tension between community, ego, and visibility in Black culture. What starts as conversations about music, media personalities, and “having motion” slowly turns into a deeper discussion about success, identity, loneliness, and what happens when people become more invested in status than connection.The episode moves through hip-hop nostalgia, masculinity, internet validation, luxury culture, old-school New York energy, and the difference between evolving gracefully versus staying emotionally stuck. Funny, layered, reflective, and deeply rooted in cultural perspective, this episode feels like a summer stoop conversation where hip-hop becomes the doorway into bigger conversations about ambition, friendship, class, and self-awareness.#TermagantTalk #HipHopPodcast #BlackCulture #HipHopCulture #NewYorkCulture #RapPodcast #MusicCommentary #CulturalCommentary #BlackPodcast #WomenInPodcasting #NYC #SpotifyPodcasts #YouTubePodcast

This week on Termagant Talk, Goodie and Shantel bounce between hip-hop nostalgia, rap ego, music culture, and the artists who shaped entire eras without always getting proper credit. The conversation moves from bold rapper claims and New York hip-hop legacy debates into reflections on charisma, creativity, confidence, and what really makes someone memorable in the culture.The episode also takes a lighter turn with a hilarious discussion about rap’s most generationally fine men, before diving into album appreciation, no-skip classics, forgotten music rituals, and why certain songs simply sounded different back then. Funny, nostalgic, opinionated, and deeply rooted in real hip-hop conversations, this episode feels like a summer cookout argument with people who genuinely love the culture.#TermagantTalk #HipHopPodcast #HipHopCulture #RapPodcast #NewYorkHipHop #MusicPodcast #RapCulture #90sHipHop #BlackPodcast #MusicCommentary #HipHopDebates #SpotifyPodcasts #YouTubePodcast

This week, Goodie and Shantel dive into Kendrick Lamar wiping his catalog from streaming, Drake’s post-battle era, hip-hop YouTubers, and the New York Times “Greatest Songwriters” debate. The conversation expands into modern dating, “Pink Pill” content, honesty in friendships, Black parenting, and emotional maturity in today’s culture.The episode also introduces recurring segments like Let the Tape Rock Till the Tape Pop and It Sounded Different Back Then, where the hosts revisit classics like Midnight Marauders, Rakim, and MC Lyte while unpacking songs that definitely aged differently over time. They also discuss KenTheMan, women in rap, femininity, and who female rappers are really making music for today.Funny, reflective, nostalgic, and unfiltered, this episode is two hip-hop heads reconnecting with the culture in real time.#TermagantTalk #HipHopPodcast #KendrickLamar #Drake #Nas #HipHopCulture #MusicPodcast #BlackPodcast #RapCulture #90sHipHop #WomenInPodcasting #MusicCommentary #CulturalCommentary #SpotifyPodcasts

Two years after the Kendrick Lamar vs Drake battle changed the temperature of hip-hop, we’re back behind the mic asking what actually changed.In this return episode of Termagant Talk, Goodie and Shantel unpack:What Drake really lost after the battleWhy Kendrick feels stronger than everQuiet power vs loud validationHip-hop aging, legacy, and revisionist historyThe New York Times “Greatest Songwriters” listNas’ stealth mogul eraWomen, feminism, podcasts, New York culture, and why hip-hop started feeling corny for a minuteWe also talk about why we stepped away, what pulled us back, and what Termagant Talk is becoming now.Same chemistry. Sharper perspective. More to say.New episodes Wednesdays(ish). We outside.

This week the hip-hop heads walk you through their thoughts on Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga season 3, episode 6.  The ladies are excited by the cinematic approach to telling the viewing audience, the story of creating "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" through the scope of a gangster. Press Play and enjoy

Goodie and Shantel are back with a weekly 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Listen...they are back. THIS WEEK, the duo talks De La Day (March 3rd), and then deep dives on the 3 Feet High and Rising album. It is good to be back, press play.

Goodie and Shantel are prepping to turn their microphones on and return to podding.  This week, the duo celebrates Women's History Month with a reminder that we have been here (in hip hop) forever (50 years) and ever and ever and ever and ever. WE WILL BE HERE FOREVER! stroll down memory lane and listen to the termagants discuss Queen Latifa as a hip-hop blueprint.

Goodie and Shantel are prepping to turn their microphones on and return to podding.  This week, the duo celebrates  De La Soul's 1st-day of streaming by reflecting on the group's path to the DSPs.  #pressplay

The final week with a two-for-one recap of Power Book 3.  In episodes 9 and 10  we see how the stories end.  The Mob wants their revenge, they missed when they took their shot at Marv (thank God). We see the way Ms. Rene's influence helps Marv redeem himself, Juke is getting it together, Kanan is still in conflict, Famous is cutting up, Lou Lou is having a rough go of it, and Raq is building a house that ain't got home in it. Press Play * * * * * #newepisode #termaganttalk #termagant #weflagrant #termaganttalkpodcast #hiphoppodcasts #wocpodcasttoo #womenpodcaster #femvoices #givemethemic #hiphop #powerbook3 #kanan #southside #rapmusic #emcees #bars #drip #womenwholead #blackgirlsrock #stitcher #itunes #queens