Don’t Quote Me

MJ, Eli, Wolf & PC talk about the biggest headlines in hip hop right now.

In this episode, the pod sits down with Poison Pen (of Rebel Armz, Team Homi fame.)  He talks everything from the transition between Indie and Commercial Rap to the era of The Tunnel, and the real history of bringing Battle Rap back to New York.
We chop it up about the wild reality of seeing Fat Joe and Big Pun terrorize the Lyricist Lounge, his personal Eminem story, and the hilarious truth behind Taylor Swift joining Team Homi. Plus, we get into his Brooklyn Mt. Rushmore, meeting Nas and Biggie, the Chino XL vs 2pac situation, and tell some legendary rap stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:01 Indie vs Commercial Rap
8:32 Fat Joe’s stories
13:33 Tunnell
15:17 Bringng Battle Rap Back to New York
19:18 Rebel Armz
21:21 Pen Bet Against Drect 😂
26:41 Fake DJ’ing
30:15 Craziest Battle Rap Moment
34:25 Meeting Biggie
37:15 Brooklyn Mt. Rushmore
40:18 Meeting Nas
45:11 Chino XL vs 2Pac
50:18 Eminem Story
55:55 Taylor Swift is in Team Homi
59:14 Most Underrated Rappers

"I don’t know that battling needs to be a part of the culture anymore." - Jay-Z.
 
Hov just broke his silence in a massive GQ cover story, and he’s coming for the foundations of the game. He claims breakdancing is dead, and now he’s questioning if Battle Rap even belongs in Hip Hop anymore. Is this "growth," or is the billionaire mogul officially out of touch with the streets? The DQM crew goes in on this one.

Is the Lil Wayne "Top 10" conversation officially closed, or are we trippin? On this episode of Don't Quote Me, the cast gets into a heated debate over the "Time Capsule" argument - which rappers will actually be talked about 100 years from now? Plus, Eli compares NBA YoungBoy’s cultural impact to Eminem, and we break down why the Nicki Minaj discourse has finally reached a boiling point.
 
Timestamps:
 
0:00 Intro
1:30 Cast Intros
03:38 TI vs Lil Wayne
16:09 The Time Capsule Argument
29:50 Meek Mill is Missing
32:29 YOU HATE NICKI MINAJ!
42:53 The Last Dragon (Battle Rap)
1:05:38 Social Media Messed Everything Up
1:08:18 Definition of a Superstar
1:22:344 Eminem vs YoungBoy
1:27:08 Have You Ever Lost a Good Woman?

In this clip MJ sits down with Kristi to talk about hip hop, culture and relationships. Before you ask here is her Instagram: @kristi.luminabeautybar

After Drect dropped his viral Top 10 Battle Rappers list on social media, the pod sat down to debate who was missing.

Rain addresses the viral video of him and MJ's argument over 50 Cent vs T.I.

In this episode, the pod sits down to talk about everything from the Complex list naming NBA YoungBoy the best rapper alive and iShowSpeed's chaotic tour through Africa, to the gatekeeping epidemic currently stifling the music industry.  PC’s “Grind My Gears” is hilarious, June compares rappers to Marvel characters and Rain and MJ introduce new segments.
 
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:28 Cast Intros
3:28 History of Max B
12:59 Popular Songs We Haven’t Heard
18:14 Complex Names YoungBoy Top Rapper
26:15 Is the Economy Affecting Music? (Gatekeeping)
36:52 iShowSpeed & Streamers
44:23 Marvel Heros vs Rappers
50:26 Last Man Standing (Nas fans)
56:14 Hip Hop Quotable
56:57 Grind My Gears (Hilarious)
01:11:40 Keep Cooking (Albums Reviews)
1:22:28 Dr. Knockboot (Dating Advice)
1:27:11 What Do You Call (new Game)

Things get heated when MJ, Rain, Eli, Drect & PC talk about the biggest beef in hip hop right now...

Timestamps:
 
0:00 Intro
2:52 How Rain & Affion Met
5:40 Longevity in Comedy
8:30 How Affion Chose Comedy
10:57 How Fans Treat Celebrities
12:22 Transition fro TV to Movies
15:08 Rap vs Comedy (The Grind)
19:11 Prepping a Special
22:00 What Comedian Inspired You?
26:26 Eddie Murphy Story
28:43 Pass The Aux
35:16 A Hip Hop Story
39:15 Top 5 Rappers
42:37 When Did Rain Start Rapping
44:13 Denzel vs Russell Simmons Impression (LMFAO)