Podcasts by Bottom of the Map

You Know the Vibes: Assessing Appropriation, A Fashion Foreword, and the Last Dispatch from our Aquemini Season from 2021-09-27T04:30

Where do we go from here? Season 3 is about to wrap, but we couldn’t let it go without answering fan feedback/questions from the timeline and highlighting some of our favorite conversations from...

Free OnlyStans: ColeMiners, Fighting on the Timeline, and Pandemic Highs from 2021-09-20T04:30

Are your Twitter Fingers running rampant? We discuss the impact of social media fan culture on how music journalists do their jobs and what we ultimately remember (or forget) about artists. Davi...

A Southern Gentleman: André 3000 is the Life of His Own Party from 2021-09-13T04:30

How much do you love your mom? We breakdown the artistry and impact of André 3000’s verse from “Life of the Party”, and what it says about him, the rap industry, and how we should reconsider an ...

It’s OK to Root For All The Girls (And Everybody Black) from 2021-08-30T04:30

From TikTok phenoms to reality tv stars, we discuss the current era of women making waves in the industry. Veteran music journalist Jewel Wicker joins us to break it all down, and shines a light...

Gangster, Griot, and GOAT: Unpacking Lil Wayne’s Reign and Reckoning from 2021-08-23T04:30

Lil Wayne has evolved into a seminal figure in pop music over the last two decades, transforming from an original Hot Boy to the Greatest Rapper Alive, plus assuming the mantle of high profile m...

7 Light Years Below: A “Chronicling Stankonia” Roundtable from 2021-08-16T04:30

In this episode we give flowers to our very own Dr. Regina N. Bradley for her most recent book, “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South,” and highlight the inspiration, the artwork...

Mad AF (Pts. 1&2): Thot Shit, Lil Nas X, 4 Horsemen, and a History of Conservative Outrage from 2021-08-09T04:30

Is it really all about the children? Conservative outrage continues to spread throughout the culture and the timeline, with artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Nas X sparking consistent bac...

Gourmet Gangsta Grillz Interlude: DJ Drama Shines on Tyler, the Creator’s new album from 2021-08-02T04:30

Who knew Tyler, the Creator was doing his homework? On his latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler serves up a modern-day classic Gangsta Grillz experience featuring DJ Drama. (And there’s ...

Money Dance: Renegades, Twerkulating, and Compensating Creators from 2021-07-26T04:30

Who makes up your favorite dances, and how do they get paid? From Miami to New Orleans to Atlanta to the DMV, dance culture has always shaped Southern Hip-Hop. But now that dance choreography vi...

Stream Dreams: Deluxe Editions, Dance Challenges, and Making Hit Records from 2021-07-19T04:30

How have streaming services and social media changed how hit records are made? If Hip-Hop now moves at the speed of the internet, how does that change our relationship to traditional radio? We b...

Yeek, Not Yeet: Archives, Museums, and Documenting the Culture from 2021-07-12T04:30

Southern Hip-Hop is making its way into mainstream museums and archives, but how do we address what belongs in these hallowed spaces? What's the difference between collecting and curating a livi...

Size Ain’t Shit: The Ballad of Bushwick Bill from 2021-07-05T04:30

We chat with Dr. Charles L. Hughes, author of “Why Bushwick Bill Matters”, about the complicated legacy of rapper Bushwick Bill and the intersection of race, sex, and disability in pop music.

Regina’s Interlude: The Cookout Rules (Get on My Level) from 2021-06-28T04:30

Are you ready for summer cookout festivities? Our very own Gina Mae breaks down the all-important tier system for a successful social culinary experience. And it all starts with knowing your pla...

Food for the Soul: The Goodie Mob Interview from 2021-06-21T04:30

Goodie Mob has been a beloved musical force for more than a quarter century. In this episode we discuss the group’s legacy with the members themselves, plus dive deep into notions of spiritualit...

The World in our Heads: Exploring Mental Health in Southern Hip-Hop from 2021-06-14T05:00

From songs like “Mind Playing Tricks On Me" to “SAD!”, Southern Hip-Hop has always addressed the range of emotions, vulnerability, and conditions of the mental health experience, even when tradi...

Joy in the Mourning: Pushing through Parallelograms and Paninis from 2021-06-07T05:00

How did you make it through the pandemic? As we think back to 2020, a new year, and a new normal, we turn to Southern Hip-Hop to help us sort out mourning and remembrance, and finding ways to ce...

The Goodie Mob Survival Kit: A Bottom of the Map Preview from 2020-12-31T15:00

Why be modest? With 25 years in the game, Goodie Mob is one of the best to ever do it, and they’ll tell you that themselves. With their latest album, Survival Kit, these four horsemen are still ...

Know Justice, Know Peace: A BOTM Replay from 2020-06-08T04:01

Black Lives Matter…then, now, and in the future. In the wake of the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks, we decided to revisit one of our past episodes (S1...

Space is Still the Place: A BOTM Replay from 2020-05-11T04:01

While we get ready for Season 3, we’re excited to share some of our favorite past episodes while we're on break! As we think about how Southern Hip-Hop provides a safe emotional place for e...

Embracing the Fire In Little Africa: On the Road in Tulsa from 2020-04-20T04:01

How does Hip-Hop help us re-imagine the real Black Wall Street? With the upcoming “Fire in Little Africa” project, Tulsa’s Hip-Hop scene is preparing to acknowledge the 100-year commemoration of...

A Peek Inside the Mind of Big Rube: A BOTM Extended Play from 2020-04-13T04:01

Big Rube is Southern Hip-Hop royalty; when he speaks, people listen. For over 25 years Big Rube has been delivering classic monologues on Southern Hip-Hop albums that stir the soul and spar...

Survive and Advance: A BOTM Extended Play from 2020-04-06T04:01

André 3000 stands out as a luminary figure in Southern Hip-Hop, and his commitment to memorializing Atlanta’s Missing & Murdered Children (1979 - 1981) deserves deeper reflection. Dr. M...

Welcome to the Sir Foster Show: A BOTM Extended Play from 2020-03-30T04:01

From the sounds of HBCUs to the NBA, Sir Foster is building a unique Hip-Hop brand.
Most people have heard Sir Foster play before they actually meet him. As the
resident organist for the...

Story time with Ms. Peaches: A BOTM Extended Play from 2020-03-23T04:01

Dee Dee Murray (aka Peaches) is always in the right place at the right time. From her classic intro on OutKast’s first album,Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, to managing and influe...

Forever is Now: Big K.R.I.T.&the American Standard from 2020-03-16T04:01

Should we throw the labels away? In this episode we discuss how Big K.R.I.T.’s musical explorations of Blues, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, and Rock help us to reconsider how we view the concept of Americ...

A Black Woman Created This: Our Roses for Rapsody from 2020-03-09T04:01

How can you deny a powerful woman? In this episode we discuss North Carolina rapper Rapsody and her 2019 release, “Eve”, including our favorite significant moments from the album and its questio...

Grab Your (Trap) Passport, We Found a New Plug! from 2020-03-02T05:01

Does Southern Hip-Hop still “own” trap music? While trap music started in the American South, its influence has become global, as artists all over the world are putting their spin on the genre. ...

Pitching The Woo (Properly): The Case for Consent from 2020-02-24T05:01

Are the lines still blurred? In this episode we discuss how ideas of consent show up in Southern Hip-Hop, and revisit the controversial “Tip Drill” music video with one of the video's featured p...

Virgil Abloh Been Trill: Bottom of the Map LIVE from 2020-02-17T05:01

Recorded live at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Christina and Regina dig deep into the museum’s exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” and explore how Southern hip-hop artists such as...

Once Upon A Time in Memphis from 2020-02-10T05:01

Is it still hard out here for a pimp? We revisit the 2005 movie “Hustle & Flow” to explore the significance of the film to the city of Memphis and its Hip-Hop identity. Plus, we highlight Th...

Staying Power: Dirty South in a Digital Era from 2020-02-03T05:01

What’s in a name? Everything. We trace the origin of the term "Dirty South" and explore how it still echoes throughout Southern Hip-Hop today, and discuss why this branding is important to how w...

Season 2 Trailer from 2020-01-30T19:30

Bottom of the Map Season 2 is back on February 3rd! Southern Hip-Hop: Explored. Explained. Exalted.

A BOTM Freestyle - Respect, Plus a (Bigger) Check from 2019-10-19T18:07:46

How does the culture get paid what it’s worth? In this live episode we partnered with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs for its public arts program ELEVATE, where we talked ...

A BOTM Freestyle: Elevating the Power of Cultural Capital from 2019-10-17T02:00

Can Cultural Capital combat Gentrification? For this episode we
partnered with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural
Affairs for its public arts program ELEVATE, where we had a<...

Self Care Motivation 101 from 2019-09-30T04:01

How do we overcome the grind and get to the hustle? In this episode we discuss the origins of Self Care and how that is reflected in the artists and music of Southern Hip-Hop. Regina and Christi...

A BOTM Freestyle: Between the World and Atlanta from 2019-09-26T23:00

Some bonus content this week. The stage
adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me is kicking off
its national tour in Atlanta this October! So, we’re taking a mom...

Diggin' in the (Goodie) Grab Bag from 2019-09-23T04:01

Is Drake stealing Southern sauce? Did Nelly cross the line? What if Ceelo never sang again? This week we address these and other burning questions as we revisit some segments of past episodes th...

No Label, No Limit from 2019-09-16T04:01

Who still needs a record deal? Record labels have played an important role in how we think about Southern Hip-Hop. In this episode we discuss prominent labels, prominent deals, and whether it st...

Faith Is What You Make It from 2019-09-09T04:01

How does the spiritual coexist with the secular? We discuss how Southern Hip-Hop artists investigate their spiritual practices through religion, acts of faith and their music. Plus, we get a vis...

I Bet You Won't Get Crunk from 2019-09-02T04:01

Who said Crunk was dead? In this episode we trace Crunk Music's roots in Memphis and Atlanta to its mainstream relevance, and highlight what makes the genre still relevant today.

Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy from 2019-08-26T04:01

Is space really the place? In this episode, we discuss the roots of AfroFuturism in music and popular culture, and how Southern Hip-Hop became a prominent outlet for expression. Plus, what's Afr...

Strip du Soleil: Make It Reign from 2019-08-19T04:01

Is strip club culture in Southern Hip-Hop on the decline? In this episode we navigate the mystique and the microeconomics of one of the most talked about aspects of Hip-Hop in the South. Does re...

Our Band is Better Than Your Band from 2019-08-12T04:01

How do HBCU marching bands influence Southern Hip-Hop, and vice versa? Oh, plus Beyonce.

Study Hall: Hip-Hop from the Schoolhouse to the Ivy League from 2019-08-05T04:01

Where does Hip-Hop fit in the halls of academia? In this episode we discuss Hip-Hop Scholarship's roots in journalism and how it has evolved at colleges and universities across the country.

Know Justice, Know Peace: Hip-Hop as Protest from 2019-07-29T04:01

How does Hip-Hop change the world as a space for Civil Rights protest? From 2 Live Crew to Jeezy to Kap G, Southern Hip-Hop artists continue to create space for Civil Rights messages in their mu...

The Sounds of Multiple Souths from 2019-07-22T04:01

Who said the South had to sound the same? Christina and Regina take a road trip from Virginia to New Orleans to highlight the past and present of the Southern "sound".

The Ends of Dread from 2019-07-15T04:01

How do Atlanta artists help us navigate the Atlanta Missing & Murdered Children Cases and confront Black trauma and vulnerability?

Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror from 2019-07-08T04:01

How did the Atlanta Missing & Murdered Children (1979-1981) impact Atlanta's formative hip-hop community?

A Sticky (Icky) Situation from 2019-07-01T04:01

How have Southern artists been important in helping legitimize a once illegitimate economy? We explore cannabis culture in hip-hop.

Black Ole Opry from 2019-06-24T04:01

What's the difference between Southern and Country when it comes to music and place, and how has Lil Nas X disrupted the industry while bringing the masses together?

Freaknik Foreva, Eva? from 2019-06-17T04:01

Will the ghost of Freaknik ever die?

Stuntin’ Like My Daddy from 2019-06-10T04:01

We explore narratives of Hip-Hop Fatherhood to examine how artists grapple with their legacies, mortality, and lives outside of music.

Claimin' True: 25 Years of OutKast! from 2019-06-03T04:01

Celebrating 25 years since the release of OutKast's first album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The South still got something to say.

Da Baddest Big Ol' Freak from 2019-05-26T16:00

Breaking down the blues woman archetype and the women in Southern hip-hop who carry the torch.

There's a Trap for That from 2019-05-20T02:00

We explore how the trap became commodified to create space for a new black cool. When did the trap start popping up at brunch, church, yoga?

We start off inside T.I’s Trap Music Museum i...

Welcome to Bottom of the Map from 2019-05-03T19:45:46

Dope women taking hip-hop conversation in a new direction.