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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 12 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we bring you our annual X-Mas episode and this time it’s a 2MeX-Mas Special. Legendary Los Angeles-based emcee—2Mex joins us for an exclusive interview. 2Mex dives into a number of different topics such as growing up in LA, his early musical influences, the talented artists he went to high school with, the story behind how he first started rapping, attending the GoodLife Cafe, freestyling, Project Blowed, the formation of the Visionaries, the 20th anniversary of the famous Visionaries album—Pangaea, his favorite Christmas movie, how he spends Christmas in LA, his newest album—Hang on Alex, the secret behind his positive mind state, what hip-hop means to him, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the Week”—2MeX-Mas style. Enjoy!
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 11 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we bring you another dope show. Throughout this week’s show, we talk a number of topics including Xzibit, the Bay Area tsunami warning, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre teaming up with Sting, the new Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube albums, the storage hunter who found Roddy Ricch’s Grammy award, the rise of LaRussel, Jellyroll as a freestyler, Terminator 1 vs Terminator 2, the best more recently made Christmas flicks, smoking weed with killer whales, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the (Motha Fuckin’) Week”. Enjoy.
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 10 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we are joined by legendary Oakland-based producer—Jel for an exclusive interview. Throughout this in-depth conversation, we dive into a plethora of topics such as playing the cornet at an early age, Jel’s first beat machine, his group with Mr. Dibbs—Presage, what made him fall in love with making beats, meeting and making music with Doseone, the early days of Anticon, his hip-hop group—Themselves, the influence of the recently passed Saafir, his ‘10 Seconds’ album, watching the Twin Towers burn in-person on 9/11, finishing the North American Adonis album with Buck 65 & Doseone 25 years later, having his track featured in Crank 2, a visit to Del the Funky Homosapien’s crib, his recent EP with Mugs & Pockets, 13 & God, Dax Pierson’s life-changing car accident, working with Doseone on A7PHA II, upcoming releases with Codefendents & The D.O.C., advice for up & coming artists, what hip-hop means to him, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the Week”—Jel style. Enjoy!
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 9 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we come to you live from the backstage of the Crush Congregation Beat Battle at the Modesto State Theatre. Throughout this special episode, we are joined by a number of different DJs/producers/beat-makers including DJ Perksun—who is putting on this prestigious event, DoomDaWiz, Chef.St, Mayflwr95, Oh Ricky—who won the last Crush Con Beat Battle, plus so much more. Enjoy.
All that plus the MCMP originals like this week in hip hop and song picks of the week.
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 8 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we are joined by LA-based emcee/Project Blowedian artist—Gel Roc for a spooky special. Throughout this dope convo, Gel Roc dives into a number of subjects such as his early graffiti days, CBS crew, how he got his start in rapping, the meaning behind his name, being a member of Project Blowed, the Good Life Cafe, freestyling, performing live, his 30-year plus career, meeting AWOL One & forming The Cloaks, D-Styles, the art of scratching, his new album—Loss Control: Buttons, Fades, & Memoirs, what hip-hop means to him, plus so much more. We are also joined by Modesto-native producer—DJ Perksun for an exclusive insight on his career and the upcoming Crush Congregation Beat Battle. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the Week”—Gel Roc style. Enjoy! Subscribe & tell a friend.
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Milk and Mics returns for season 9 episode 7 with just two milk boyz. On this episode the boys are with out JS3 so we try and hold it down with good conversation and hip hop talk. We discuss the hurricanes that ravished through the east coast, Jelly Rolle cool concert tricks, Trump using 50 Cents song 'Many Men', new horror movies plus we listen to a ton of great music. All that plus the MCMP originals like this week in hip hop and song picks of the week.
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 6 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we are joined by legendary Sacramento-based artist—X-Raided joins us for an exclusive conversation. X-Raided dives into a number of different topics including growing up in South Sacramento and relocating to Alabama, almost becoming the next 2Pac, his influence throughout hip-hop culture, his lengthy 26-year prison sentence, starting prison programs for inmates that still exist today, overcoming his own mental battles, good vs bad correctional officers, getting off parole and starting a new chapter in his life, making the iconic albums Exorcist & Unforgiven Volume 1, his work ethic, recently turning 50-years old, the evolution of his style, signing to Tech N9ne’s label—Strange Music, his latest album—A Sin in Heaven, the meaning of the number 24, creating emotion-filled tracks such as “The Sunken Place” & “Pray”, collaborating with Rakim, what hip-hop means to him, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the Week”—X-Raided style. Enjoy!
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
On this episode the Milk Boys are return with out a guest but full of conversation and fun. on this episode we talk about gimmicks in hip hop, old cell phones, Harry Mack freestyle, the future of A.I and virtual life. We also listen to some great music, All that plus the MCMP originals like this week in hip hop and song picks of the week.
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this Season 9 Episode 4 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we are joined by Los Angeles-based emcee--Sadistik for a rare exclusive conversation. Throughout this great conversation, Sadistik dives into numerous topics including growing up in Washington, early music influences, coming up on 20 years as an artist, the evolution of his style, his vast catelogue of music, the 10-year anniversary of his album--Ultraviolet, his friendship with Eyedea and the impact he had on his career, the evolution of his style, crossing paths with CunninLynguists and collaborating with producer Kno, his newest release--Oblivion Theater, having his song "The Moon Smiled Back at Me" in the a24 horror hit--Talk to Me, his favorite horror movies, upcoming new music, what hip-hop means to you, plus so much more. We also bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the (Motha Fuckin’) Week”--Sadist style! Enjoy.
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Monday Oct 07, 2024
Monday Oct 07, 2024
In this Season 9 Episode 3 of Milkcrates & Microphones, we come to you live from the Equipto 25th Anniversary Show at the Lofi Lounge in Modesto, California. Throughout this exclusive full-length episode, we are joined by a number of artists including the legendary SF-based artist—Equipto, Professa Gabel, Monk HTS, Cobalt45, plus many more. We also dive into a number of topics, including 25 years of Equipto being a solo artist, Snoop Dogg lighting his blunt with the Olympic torch, Joe Cool and the Doggystyle album cover, Travis Scott playing for 85,000+ people, the Pirates Mac Miller tribute, Diddy’s latest doing, 2Mex’s new album, as well as bring you your favorite Milk&Mics segments like “This Week in Hip Hop” & “Song Picks of the (Motha Fuckin’) Week”. Enjoy.
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