Episodes
Feb. 5, 2024
Taking a Long Walk Through Jill Scott’s Timeless Debut : Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Volume 1.
This week on Record Report , we’re diving deep into the soulful brilliance of Jill Scott’s debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Volume 1 . Released on July 18, 2000, this Grammy-nominated project introduced the w...
Jan. 29, 2024
B Sides | 2023 Year In Review
Welcome back to the Record Report! As we prepare for Season 4 (and 2024), we take some time to look back at the year and what we loved about the music world. Vance and Ahmad choose their favorite artists of 2023, Hip-Hop's 50...
Oct. 12, 2023
Supa Dupa Fly: Missy Elliott’s Groundbreaking Debut and Its Lasting Legacy
Welcome back to the Record Report! This week, we're turning back the clock to 1997 to explore Missy Elliott's iconic debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. A true pioneer in hip-hop and R&B, Missy, along with Timbaland's production geni...
Sept. 12, 2023
Lakers
Welcome back to Episode 10 of the Record Report! This week, we're reviewing Freddie Gibb and Madlib's first collaborative album, Pinata. With the album dropping reasonably early in March of 2014, it quickly became a standout ...
Aug. 29, 2023
I Gave You Power
Welcome Back to the Record Report! For this episode, we're taking the train to Queens with our guest DJ Rugby Segal to review Nas' sophomore project It Was Written. Dropping in 1996, It Was Written reached both critical and c...
Aug. 14, 2023
Maggot Brain
Welcome back to the Record Report! This week, we're going back in time to listen to a Funky classic . We're talkin' about Maggot Brain, the 3rd studio album by Funkadelic. Dropping 2 years before Hip Hop was born in 1971, thi...
Aug. 6, 2023
Inside Outside
Welcome back to the Record Report! This week, we're taking a trip inside the mind of a musical genius . There are a lot of different opinions about Mac Miller. His original brand was polarizing in the Blog Era, but his musica...
May 28, 2023
Warriors
Welcome back to the Record Report! This week, we're going overseas to hear a rebel's sound . We're talking about British artist M.I.A.'s 2013 Matangi to be exact. M.I.A's career was at a very weird period in the later part of...
May 21, 2023
To Live and Die In LA
Welcome back to the Record Report! This week, we're gonna take you back to 1996 with Tupac's first posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. When this album dropped, it was a very confusing point in time for the...
May 14, 2023
GOT IT GOOD
Welcome to Episode 3 of your favorite music podcast, The Record Report. This week, we'll be taking a BUS RIDE (all puns intended) through Kaytranada's debut studio album, 99.9% . Following a slew of SoundCloud flips to get pe...
April 9, 2023
The Parable of the Rich Man
Welcome back to the Record Report Season 3! Episode 3 is a real homecoming. We're reviewing Goldlink's debut studio album, At What Cost. This project was pivotal to the DMV for many reasons. On paper, "Crew" is currently cert...
March 19, 2023
Acid Rain
Welcome back to the Record Report We've made it to season 3, and thank you all for staying with us! For this episode, we'll be diving into Chance the Rapper's sophomore mixtape Acid Rap. When Chance the Rapper dropped Acid Ra...
Jan. 9, 2022
The Return!!
Welcome back!! After a too log break Vance and Ahmad are back for season 3 of The Record Report Podcast. They detail on the things they have been working, the LOST episode, what took so long and recap their favorite music mo...
May 10, 2021
"Amerikkka's Most Wanted"
In the early 90s Ice Cube was in a transitional period in his career. The soon-to-be Los Angeles icon had just left NWA, and while his creative freedom was awaiting, the rapper was still facing animosity from group members an...
April 26, 2021
"Hate the Club"
Kehlani got robbed of a great summer wave. When she dropped her sophomore LP It Was Good Until It Wasn't in 2020, many listeners had to listen to the album from home due to the CoVid-19 outbreak. However, not only did have an...
April 20, 2021
"Scottie Pippens"
2011 was such a great year for the blog era of music. Don't believe us? That year includes debut releases from future superstars like Frank Ocean, Tyler the Creator, and The Weeknd. However, it was also another year of consis...
April 4, 2021
"Push It Along"
This week, we take it back to 91 with a debut album made by one of the most influential Hip Hop groups OF ALL TIME. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is an essential album that introduced the vibrant sounds...
March 28, 2021
"American Rapstar"
After the successful release of Krit Wuz Here ,which led to a deal with Def Jam, and many appearances on blog favorites in 2010, Big K.R.I.T released Return of 4eva, March 28th 2011. At the time the XXL Freshman had a major b...
March 22, 2021
"Analog 2"
Sometimes, music can bring together old ties that never break, and this week, our guest (@waxfroetic aka @aticketfortwo) was a friend from Morgan who experienced the rise of the greatest music collective of the 2010s, Odd Fut...
March 15, 2021
"Dipset Anthem"
This week, we go back to listen to one of the greatest Hip Hop runs from a collective in the early-to-late 2000s. With Cam’ron coming off of his 3rd LP Come Home With Me , the Harlem MC wanted to dedicate a project to his pro...
March 1, 2021
"Netflix and Dusse"
Following a few popular online singles in the previous years, St. Louis artist Smino has been able to establish an audience thanks to his slurred hometown accent and fresh beats made by Chicago producer, Monte Booker. In 2017...
Feb. 23, 2021
"Sanctified"
The early 2010’s were a tumultuous time for Rick Ross. Although these years featured intoxicating highs like the success of albums like Teflon Don with the help of classic bangers like BMF, Ross also faced problems outside of...
Feb. 16, 2021
"No Limit Soldiers"
This week, we’re heading back to the 90s for Master P and TRU’s TRU 2 Da Game . The collective’s fourth LP together documents the talent of No Limit’s hottest including a young Silk Da Shocker, a lyrically destructive Mia X, ...
Feb. 7, 2021
"American Wedding"
In 2011, Frank Ocean was at an “odd” yet motivational stage in his life. He was a part of this obscure musical collective called Odd Future. Unfortunately, he was also shelved by a label that wasn’t taking him seriously. With...