Hip-Hop Manifesto

Episode #13: Why Hip-Hop Still?

In this episode, the guys come full circle to the topic of their very first episode, only with an updated spin: Why hip-hop still? Including, but not limited to: Wedding talk! Matt thinks a lot of music he used to love doesn't hold up! Kelen makes a …

Episode #12: Is Kanye West Crazy?

In this edition, Kelen and Matt take on a subject everyone has wondered: Is Kanye West crazy? Along the way, they discover that Kanye is a genius a*****e, that Kelen really loves Roc-A-Fella, Matt muses what present day Kanye would think of 2005 Kany…

Episode #11: Who Got The Hottest MC In The Game Props?

For the past few years, MTV has held a roundtable discussion to decide who the hottest MC's in the game are for a certain year. Every year there's always debate about the final list. With this year as no exception (and Jay-Z listed at #6!), the HHM T…

Episode #10: The 2010 HHM Awards Show

Happy 2011...three months late. This episode was actually recorded before the end of 2010 but sat on Kelen's hard drive...until now! But luckily the content is still relevant! Welcome to the HHM Awards Show, where Hyphen and Chiv are the last word th…

Episode #9: Homeland Security Comes To Hip-Hop

Despite multiple attempts by NBA Jam Wii to derail our show, Hip-Hop Manifesto!!! rides again! In our 9th show, we discuss Homeland Security cracking down on piracy and on a few excellent hip-hop blogs. Plus, Kelen compares his taste in music to the …

Episode #8: The 2010 Rock The Bells Review Show

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not a joke! This is the shortest amount of time between Hip-Hop Manifesto!!! podcasts ever! And to celebrate, the HHM guys recall their August trip to Columbia, MD for the annual Rock The Bells music festival! Chiv recalls ho…

Episode #7: 10 Random Albums Part 2

The WV hip-hop scholars "rap" up their 10 random albums! Kelen gushes over his favorite Eminem album while Matt wonders exactly what kind of dreams J. Cole has. DMX also shows up from his less cracked out days and Murs tries to keep Rapper Big Pooh f…

Episode #6: 10 Random Albums Part 1

After a year and change, Chivalry and I get the band back together to bring you 2 new episodes! Recorded on his sparkling, new MacBook Pro, we decided to discuss 10 random hip-hop albums that we absolutely love. Ranging from Chicago's former hip-hop …

Episode #5: Album vs. Album #1 – Reasonable Doubt

Chiv and I continue our first "Album Vs. Album" series. In this first installment, we put former foes Nas and Jay-Z against each other once again as we compare the albums they released in 1996. Chiv explains how he completely ignores "Feelin' It", I …

Episode #4: Album vs. Album #1 – It Was Written

Chiv and I begin our "Album vs. Album" series where we take two albums, break each one of them down and then decide the overall winner. In this first installment, we put former foes Nas and Jay-Z against each other once again as we compare the albums…