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UK based journalist and producer Vice beats explores the inner workings of some of Hip Hop’s most respected lyricists, producers, promoters and influencers. Throughout the season, Diggin’ The Crates explores their inspiration, challenges, learning and more. Diggin’ The Crates doesn’t follow a set structure, each episode is a different length based on the length of the conversation. We want these amazing voices to be heard, uncut and true to life, telling untold stories. The podcast is hosted ...
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Welcome to the bonus episode for season 3 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This seaso…
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Welcome to season 3, episode 6 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 3, episode 5 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 3, episode 4 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 3, episode 3 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 3, episode 2 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 3, episode 1 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, immersing you in the music. This season features …
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Welcome to season 2, episode 7 of the podcast, the final episode of the season, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, featuring artwor…
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Welcome to season 2, episode 6 of the podcast, brought to you by The Find. The podcast focuses on exploring the art, passion and culture of hip hop, going beyond the typical questioning, and digging deeper into the passions, inspirations and experiences of those involved in the scene’s rich culture, featuring artwork from Sic Film and intro music b…
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This week we are joined by a Detroit native, whose journey included a brief time in Atlanta. As a lyricist, she has crafted an honest, super lyrical and introverted style twinned with raw talent and flow. Having worked with Apollo Brown, 14KT, Tom Caruana and many more, this is a rare interview with a supreme talent - Boog Brown. As ever, Diggin' T…
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This week's Diggin' The Crates meets Mecca:83 aka Rise - a Manchester based producer who has collaborated with Tom Misch, Kinkai, Scorzayzee, Replife and SO many more alongside a myriad of dope instrumental releases. He talks about his pathway into production, his setup, and aspirations for the future. As ever, Diggin' The Crates is brought to you …
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This week's Diggin' The Crates meets Lack Of Afro, the UK based producer and multi-instrumentalist who has forged a unique sound and narrative within the Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and Jazz scenes. Talking about his motivations, entry into music and being a label boss alongside composer for TV and advertising music, this in depth interview meets an unsung…
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The second episode of season two of DTC sees two of Hip Hop's royalty - Slug of Atmosphere and Murs of Living Legends aka FELT discussing how they got to where they are today, what they would do if they weren't in music and their take on the current musical climate and SO much more! Today's episode is supported by Scratch Pro Audio. As ever, Diggin…
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The first episode in season two of DTC is an in depth interview with multi talented artist who grew up in and around hip hop and evolved with the culture. Embracing the benefits that modern media has to offer, J-Live talks about his musical journey and experiences to date. We hope you enjoyed season 1 of DTC and we are excited to be back with seaso…
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Today's show features the oldest interview in the DTC collection which was recorded in 2015, but as this is the last episode of the season, we wanted to end with a special interview. The interview in this form has never been heard until now. Today’s guest is often cited as one of the originators of hip-hop as we know it today. Having developed drum…
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For episode 5 of season 1 we return to 2016 when Vice beats met Egon, one of the most influential people within J Dilla and Madlib's career alongside the ascension of Stones Throw and development of Now Again Records and the J Dilla Foundation. Talking about music, passion, perseverance and creativity in broader forms, this is a rare and reflective…
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This week Vice beats is joined by Grieves, the talented MC and multi-instrumentalist who has crafted his own unique sound and narrative within hip hop. As part of the Rhymesayers family, Grieves has toured across continents, collaborated with a wide range of artists from Mr.Lif to Cunninlynguists and Too Many T's to name but a few. Recorded in late…
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One of the hip hop scenes most hard working and humble producers - Damu The Fudgemunk - joins Vice beats for Episode 3 of the #dtcpodcast. Damu talks in depth about how he got his first break as a producer, inspirations plus his experiences of working with the likes of Blu, Insight, Raw Poetic and more. This is one for the diggers! Enjoy! As ever, …
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One of the leading lights in the UK's comedy scene - Romesh Ranganathan, joins Vice beats on Diggin' The Cates to talk about his love of hip hop, chats about his podcast "Hip Hop Saved My Life" and tells his musical story thus far. A highly entertaining and reflective episode with Romesh aka Ranga The Lazy Eyed Assassin! Today's episode of DTC is s…
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Whilst on his UK tour alongside Krafty Kuts in September 2019, Vice beats managed to catch up with arguably one of the most recognisable and respected voices in hip hop - Chali 2na. In this short and upbeat interview Chali discusses his inspiration, love of art, his home city of Chicago and talks about his current musical endeavours. Hosted on Acas…
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UK based journalist and producer Vice beats explores the inner workings of some of Hip Hop’s most respected lyricists, producers, promoters and influencers. Throughout the season, Diggin’ The Crates explores their inspiration, challenges, learning and more. Diggin’ The Crates doesn’t follow a set structure, each episode is a different length based …
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