Dad Bod Rap Pod

Episode 342-2026 Mid-Year Review

The first half of 2026 has already delivered a stacked lineup of rap releases, so we fired up the mics to take stock of the year's best albums so far. Before getting int

Episode 341-Stolen Pastrami Valor (Blu & Exile, sideshow, Nappy Nina album reviews) )

The three bad brothers that you know so well gathered on May Day/Cinco De Mayo weekend to renew their fraternal bonds and review a batch of three new (ish) Rap records. O

Episode 340-Q2 Rap Up: Pompeii/Utility, I Guess U Had To Be There, and Miami Lice

What’s good party people, For those of you who religiously track new rap releases, the beginning of the year can be a slow and uneventful stretch. If you want to be in t

Episode 339-Quiet Luxury (656 Album Review)

What's good y'all!? We’re back like we never left. The first Dad Bod Rap Pod episode of the year finds your humble hosts in awe of the new Roc Marciano album 656. How d

Quibble Jam 2025

The wait is over! The best fake hip-hop awards show on the internet is finally here. 2025 was an incredible year for rap music, from the Clipse’s omnipresent comeback to

Episode 336: E.1999 Eternal Retrospective

The year was 1995. Bill Clinton was president. The internet was still just a flicker in Al Gore’s eye. Gas was $1.15 a gallon, and a group of rapid-fire harmonizing rappe

Episode #335 Just Grindin' with guest Chester Watson

Reports of rap music’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The rap game is alive and well, especially in the indie world, which is thriving right now. As 2025 has move

Episode 334-It Was A Good Year wiht guest Theravada

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."– Zora Neale Hurston In indie rap, as in life, the fruit of one’s labor doesn’t always show up right away. You

Episode 333-Expensive Words with guest Lil Fame of M.O.P.

In the annals of rap history, there are countless tracks that spark instant, ecstatic reactions. Whether it’s Kid ’N Play inviting you to revive the Charleston or House o

Episode 332-World Ultimate Retrospective

Let’s fire up the wayback machine and head to 1995, a simpler time, no doubt. Back when commuting by bus, trying to meet girls, and rapping about rapping were all viable

Episode 331- Soul Food Retrospective

It's hard to imagine an album more well-respected than Goodie Mob's debut, Soul Food. It gets well-deserved love from rap enthusiasts from all over the map: the south, ba

Episode 330-Untamed Inspiration with guest Radamiz

his episode has a lot of moving parts. Imagine a Rube Goldberg Machine with interview snippets pinging around a maze of album reviews and blue balls jokes. I (DEM) had t

Talk Like Sex Ep.5: Hands-on Experience

This week, we break format for a very, very special spin-off episode. DEM ONE and Blockhead reprise their sex/relationship pod, Talk Like Sex. On this edition of Two 40+

Episode 329- We Float Organically with guest Saul Williams

"If you've never walked through the woods listening to Nobody Beats the Biz then you ain't never heard hip-hop." The above quote is from one of multi-talented poet/rapp

Episode 328-Sour Times with guest DJ Haram

Episode 328 Sour Times with guest DJ Haram  Show notes from the bleeding edge… Far beyond the genteel pop music stylings that comprise our day-to-day listening environm

Episode 327-The Best Albums of 2025 (thus far)

Serious question: Where does the time go? It feels like just yesterday I was nursing a New Year’s Eve hangover and wondering what 2025 would portend for rap releases. No

Episode 326- The Gestures of Jesters with guest Slug of Atmosphere

We've got a really big show for you this week. We have had the pleasure of interviewing Slug (and Ant, but never both together) of Atmosphere a few times. Atmosphere neve

Episode 325-Rhythm In Odd Places with guest August Fanon

Sometimes the curatorial bent of this show comes from a deep curiosity about the people behind the music we love. The question “What’s their deal?” often sparks the journ

Episode 324- Compounds & Punchlines with guest Lord Finesse

Every once in a while we are lucky to enough to be able to speak to a true hip-hop legend, and today is one of those occasions. Dad Bod Rap Pod hosts David Ma, Demone Car

3 Bad Brothers A Beastie Boys Breakdown- The Beasties Draft

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