The Rap Hippies

June was Men’s Health Month so what better way to celebrate then havin’ an all fellas episode. This episode K-HiSox, Sir Bishop and homie of the show podcaster/journalist Oak talk all things mental health in hip hop. Which artists really highlights the highs and lows the best? How much do we rely on music for our well being? Does it make us feel more in the moment? We answer all these questions but first….is Eminem the king of conceptual tracks or has the 👑 been passed?

We packed out tonight! After watching a few social experiments from Jubilee, we decided to do our own rap version! In this episode, K-HiSox gets everybody involved as he makes some very definitive statements and test the boundaries and opinions of the crew. Tap in for a different kind of episode this week. You may even ask yourself.....How critical are YOU when it comes to hip hop?

Oh The Rap Hippies are CHOPPIN’ it up on this one. This episode we have a full house. DesiiTee, K-HiSox, Nae The Goat and Tayday tackle Tiny Desk inductees, Women in Hip Hop that are killin and MORE! Oh yeah, Is T.I. cancel whether he gets convicted or not?! Let’s talk about it!

Is TI's music any good? Was Tupac more of a cultural leader than a rapper? Are there only 5 good female MC's? And of course, the great debate, Who is a better rapper J.Cole, Kendrick OR.......J.I.D?! Ladies and Gentleman....The Unpopular Opinion episode!

2020 has been A YEAR, despite how long it really felt. From Tiger King to the pandemic and even the election it’s truly one for the history books. The only thing that really remained consistent was the music, some HEAT came out this year! The Rap Hippies go into full recap mode giving their favorite songs, featured artists, albums and even their disappointments this year. It’s the End of the Year show, 2020 gotta GTFOH!

On the season finale, The Rap Hippies have a team wide talk about social injustice in America. The whole team gave their stances on certain subjects such as police brutality, the black community, voting and more. We even gained so much attention that we had a few visitors that wanted to give some "colorful" remarks of their own. Listen to the entire episodes and let us know how you feel about what's going on in your own backyard and how you think things can/should change.

We hate saying his name... we really do, but he's back with a vengeance. DesiiTee and K-HiSox really tackle why Tekashi "Snitch" Nine is still trending. On top of trivial situations we also talk about Boosie and his controversial way of dealing with masculinity...or is it abuse? We also dive into a first listen from Nigerian artist Orezi and Teni!

So here we are, still on quarantine. DesiiTee and K-Hisox talk about how they are dealing with this new found isolation and what they are doing to keep busy. In the midst of being #Alonetogether people are finding ways to continue to entertain fans like the Versuz series. The two talk the exciting battle between Lil Jon and T-Pain and how some artists are using it to their advantage. K-HiSox talks about Rod Wave and struggle rap while DesiiTee gives a very unpopular opinion on the one, the only....Beyonce. You won't want to miss this episode.

DesiiTee and K-HiSox chronicle their live experience dealing with the worldwide virus COVID 19/ Corona Virus. Practically everyone in the world is quarantined right now. The Rap Hippies give their take on what's happening, conspiracy theories and everything that is going on in real time. We also talk about what we have been doing to occupy the time since there’s so much. We STILL listening to music, so we dive into everything!!! We talking Corona Collabs wish list and MORE! Despite the quarantine, we still get our first listen in with artist, Nic Porter. We have never experienced this EVER in our lives....Is this only the beginning? .... Stay strong, NOT "Positive"

This week desiiTee and K-HiSox are back to talk about all things well, Meg. Is she right in how she's feeling? Is there more to the story than we know or are you siding with her management? Either way we get down to the specifics. Besides Meg we also talk about the over excessive use of auto-tune and our favorite rap alter egos.... We taking it everywhere this episode and of course we have a first listen this week!