Podcasts by Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast

#CFAF 168 — Outrage Marketing In Hip Hop from 2022-03-18T15:56:09

What's good Few Tang Clan! This week we're talking about something we're all experiencing. However, many of us may not know the foolishness we're witnessing is on purpose and done WITH purpose. ...

#CFAF 167 — Jeen-Yuhs Reaction Part Two with HipHopMom of Straight II Tape Podcast from 2022-03-10T23:00:50

Few Tang! We're back with our second installment discussing, the Kanye West doc. Jeen-Yuhs. This time we have our first guest, HipHopMom, Keysha McDougal of the Straight II Tape Podcast. She's a...

#CFAF 166 — Jeen-Yuhs; Our Reaction to the Kanye Documentary - Part One from 2022-03-10T22:59:23

Few Tang! It's obviously Kanye West season. It's been tough for us to hold of talking about Jeen-Yuhs. BUT we hadn't said a WORD to each other about the documentary before we cut the mics on. Li...

#CFAF 165 — Why Are Hip Hop Songs Shrinking? from 2022-02-25T01:57:27

Few Tang!!! They robbing us y'all...Songs are getting shorter and shorter. We hardly ever get a 3rd verse from anyone anymore. We don't get good posse cuts like talking bout it. We, at Conversat...

#CFAF 164 — Hip Hop at the Super Bowl; as American as apple pie from 2022-02-18T04:27:21

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? I ain't gonna "write" y'all to death lol...We ALL saw the Super Bowl. And like the rest of America (whether they wanted to or not), we ALL saw the halftime show. Thi...

#CFAF 163 — The Legendary Lineage of Q-Tip from 2022-02-18T04:19:42

Few Tang Clan! This is long overdue. We're covering the legendary lineage of Kamal, The Abstract Poetic, Q-Tip. An unsung GOAT, Tip has influenced our greatest emcees, producers and style icons....

#CFAF 162 — How Bad Biz Ruins Quality Hip Hop from 2022-02-08T01:42:36

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We ALL know Industry Rule Number 4080. And if you don't, you need to buy a watch. Word up lol. Nah. YouTube "Check The Rhyme". For those of you who know off top, we'...

#CFAF Special Episode — DMX Tribute; Long Live Dark Man X from 2021-04-11T17:58:13

We would've recorded this earlier Few Tang. But honestly, we couldn't have made it through an entire episode any sooner than now. This loss was too emotional to speak to right away. It had to be...

#CFAF 160 — Freestyle; NFT, United Masters, Joe Budden and More from 2021-04-09T04:00

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! I ain't gonna talk you to death describing this episode. We just got on and freestyled this one. We enjoyed it though. Hopefully you all will enjoy listening to this...

#CFAF 159 — What is an NFT? from 2021-03-23T20:15:04

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? How many of you have heard of Non Fungible Tokens or NFT’s? We didn’t think so. It’s our job to put you on to things that may impact our culture. THIS, in our humbl...

#CFAF 158 — 10 Things We Miss Most in Hip Hop from 2021-03-11T18:00

Few Tang Clan! We don't think this one needs much explanation. We all get a little nostalgic from time to time. This is one of those times. Maybe some of the things you miss about Hip Hop made o...

#CFAF 157 — Hip Hop and the Rock Hall of Fame from 2021-02-19T17:29:11

Last week the list for 2021 Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. Among notable names were Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige. We heard a few differing opinions on the topic. Some ins...

#CFAF 156 — The History of Melodic Hip Hop from 2021-02-04T16:25:48

Many of us "vintage" or older listeners of Hip Hop show a true disdain for the melodic direction "emceeing" has gone in recent years. I'm not gonna say we LIKED it, but we have grown to apprecia...

#CFAF 155 — Ageism in Hip Hop from 2021-01-28T06:51:41

Few Tang Clan! What's good with y'all?!? Hopefully, y'all are still out there getting older; meaning you're consistently waking up on this side of the dirt. That's a good thing. It's the ONLY th...

#CFAF 154 — Who Is Desiree Perez? from 2021-01-22T04:48:38

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? The question of the week is "Who Is Desiree Parker?". 

We got answers. But the more important question might be why does it even matter who she is? Would...

#CFAF 153 — 3rd Annual Conversate For A Few Awards from 2021-01-16T17:37:50

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? 

It's that time of year again! Let's give the outstanding artists of 2020 their flowers. 

Damn the Grammys! We give our artists A Few...That...

#CFAF152 — 10 Best Reinventions in Hip Hop from 2021-01-07T16:20:56

Who doesn't love a definitive list?!? On this episode we argue who's has the best reinvention in Hip Hop. But of course, to properly argue any point, you must set the parameters. So we establish...

#CFAF151 — Does Hip Hop Need a Labor Union? from 2020-12-31T05:00

Industry Rule #4080: Record Company people are shadyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Ain't nothing changed since Q-Tip's proclamation. Coal miners have unions. Steel workers have unions. Airline pilots have ...

#CFAF150 — Che Noir; Our Favorite New Artist from 2020-12-25T15:51:30

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? This is a special episode. Not only is it our 150th show, but it's also special because it's dedicated to our favorite new artist. I COULD'VE said our favorite new ...

#CFAF 149 — Young Gunz- The Imbalance of Crime and Hip Hop from 2020-12-17T17:00

Too many murders. Too many indictments. Too much self-snitching. Too much ego. Too many horrible decisions. Obviously NOT enough good advice.

The genre we love is suffering from all of th...

#CFAF148 — Supergroups That Never Happened from 2020-12-10T05:00

A Tribe Called Kast (ATCQ + OutKast)
Murder Inc. (Jay-Z, DMX & Ja Rule)
Child Rebel Soldier (Kanye, Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco)  

Theses are just a few super groups tha...

#CFAF147 — Misogyny in Hip Hop from 2020-12-04T21:35:44

What's good Few Tang Clan!  

Since the recording of this episode, HBO Max has removed its free stream of "On the Record"; Drew Dixon's story of sexual abuse in the music industry. Dr...

#CFAF146 — Insider Trading; Music's Apple Stock Moment from 2020-08-21T04:00

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Aight! Most podcasts are trying make money off its audience. We admit. We'd like to make a little coin too. But this ep is all about making YOU, The Few Tang Clan, ...

#CFAF145 — The Myth of the Starving Artist; Revisited from 2020-07-27T14:19:37

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!?! Do you know what today is?!?! Sing it wit'me! It's our anniversary! It's been 3 years since we launched Conversate For A Few Hip Hop Podcast. And what better way t...

#CFAF144 — The Maturation of Hip Hop Artists; Then and Now from 2020-07-24T17:59:58

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! How has the maturation of Hip Hop artists changed over the eras? Is the influx of so much new music forcing us to "Old Head out", and start yelling get off my lawn? ...

#CFAF143 — Hip Hop's Role in Social Justice from 2020-06-16T01:32:10

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! We're back y'all. Hopefully we gave y'all enough time to catch up to the barrage of episodes we hit you with lol. Our apologies for such a long break between episode...

#CFAF142 — Our 10 Favorite Hip Hop Album Covers with Chris Charles from 2020-05-08T16:42:44

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! We brought Chris Charles back in to run through our favorite Hip Hop album covers of all time. We kinda used a draft format. We let our guest go first and with each...

#CFAF141 — Can Canned Rat Rap Sell? from 2020-05-07T14:01:31

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Full disclosure: I, Jana, did not want to have this conversation. I won’t say my cohost Allan insisted lol. I will say Allan reminded me that we swore we wouldn’t t...

#CFAF140 — Chris Charles; Photography in Hip Hop from 2020-05-06T05:26:31

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Often, our first impression of an artist is based on photography. Whether an album cover, magazine spread, or nowadays, an Instagram pic, someone's photography is o...

#CFAF139 — The Role of the Svengali in Hip Hop from 2020-05-05T14:58:40

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! I think loose usage of the word “Svengali” has softened its meaning. I always took the word to mean a person that takes the diamond in the rough, works musical and ...

#CFAF138 — Dallas Leake; Part 1: The Business Music Conversation from 2020-04-30T19:34

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you ...

#CFAF138 — Dallas Leake; Part 2: The Business Music Conversation from 2020-04-30T18:24:27

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? This conversation has been a long time coming; TOO long. The term special guest doesn’t do this Man justice. We talked to Dallas “DBoy General” Leake y’all. If you ...

#CFAF137 — 10 of the Most Unsung Figures in Hip Hop from 2020-04-29T14:46:16

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! One of the reasons we do this show is we feel it’s our duty to leave behind intelligent conversations about Hip Hop. We also understand that educating our listeners...

#CFAF136 — We Just Cut the Mic On and Talked Hip Hop from 2020-04-28T17:14:36

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! No description today; just a list of things we talked/argued about…

• Jay-Z v. Drake is a dumb idea.
• Is Jermaine Dupri’s disrespect for TrackM...
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#CFAF135 — The Infamous 25 Year Anniversary from 2020-04-26T15:40:27

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! It’s been 25 years y’all; 25 years since Mobb Deep blessed Hip Hop with The Infamous album. I don’t know a person from my era that wasn’t impacted by this album. To...

#CFAF134 — Is Hip Hop the World's Greatest Hack? from 2020-04-23T16:08:46

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Here’s a hot take. We believe Hip Hop is the greatest hack in the history of the world (maybe that’s a little hyperbole but bear with me people). We don’t often thi...

#CFAF133 — Fred Howell; Leader of the Few Tang Clan from 2020-04-21T15:43

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! All our guest are special okay. But this one is our champion. This guest holds the title “Leader of the Few Tang Clan”. This guest has been a loyal friend and follo...

#CFAF132 — Somebody Call and Check On Teddy Riley from 2020-04-19T20:30:39

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! If RZA and DJ Premier deserved and episode, then the Teddy Riley/Babyface debacle DEFINITELY deserves some attention! I don’t even know where to start. And it doesn...

#CFAF131 — The 10 Greatest Storytellers of All Time from 2020-04-18T18:38:24

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Once upon a time not long ago, has started  many great tales. All I hear is Slick Rick though. Today we name the 10 Greatest Storytellers of All Time. Some nam...

#CFAF130 — Black Jeruz Talks Getting On, Going Rogue, and the Music Industry as a Whole from 2020-04-16T15:01:31

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! This episode has been a long time coming. We’re talking to my favorite producer and Raleigh’s own, Black Jeruz. First of all, Ruz made his dream come true. He made ...

#CFAF129 — Small World Talks Getting On, Record Deals and The Music Industry as a Whole from 2020-04-15T06:09:34

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Welcome to Part One of at least a Three Part series lol. We're talking about "gettin on", record deals and the music industry on a whole. Y'all know we don't do int...

#CFAF128 — The Recap; RZA VS DJ Premier from 2020-04-12T18:44:39

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Alright y’all…We all saw RZA vs DJ Premier. Now it’s time to talk about it. Welcome to the Conversate For A Few Recap! We’re going round by round, song for song. Fi...

#CFAF127 — The 10 Greatest Hip Hop Collabs of All Time from 2020-04-11T16:48

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! We may have bit off more than we can chew this time. We decided to choose the 10 Greatest Hip Hop Collabs of All Time...Waaaaay tougher than we thought it’d be. It ...

#CFAF126 — RZA VS DJ Premier; The Excitement. The Playlist. The Variables. from 2020-04-10T19:17:49

What’s good Few Tang Clan?!?! Are y’all as excited as we are for RZA vs DJ Premier? CAN’T be! We did our re-listening (as if that was necessary). We made our playlists on both Listen

#CFAF125 — The Rap Bracket Part Two with David Varnadoe; South and West Regions from 2020-04-08T17:14:02

What's good Few Tang Clan! Welcome to Part Two of The Rap Bracket. On this episode we tackle the South and West regions. It's only right we brought back Few Tang Family, David Varnadoe to finish...

#CFAF124 — The Rap Bracket Part One with David Varnadoe; East and Midwest Regions from 2020-04-07T13:00

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Welcome to The Rap Bracket Part One! On this episode we're diving into our "March Madness" styled Rap Bracket. Our bracket is broken down into four regions; East, W...

#CFAF123 — These Insta Battles Need Rules from 2020-04-06T23:03:57

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? If you're like us, and 250K+ others, you love Hip Hop and you watched at least ONE of the producer/songwriter battles that have popped up on Instagram. We've seen e...

#CFAF122 — Collaboration and The Hip Hop Project with Special Guest Louis Martinez from 2020-04-05T22:26:29

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? So this episode covers a couple topics. The overall conversation is about the importance of collaboration in Hip Hop. However, there's a twist. We have a special gu...

#CFAF121 — Tupac and Chuck D; Compare and Contrast from 2020-04-04T22:13:20

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Y'all gonna have to let us know how you feel about this one. I mentioned to Allan how similar I feel Chuck D and Tupac are as artists. At first he was taken aback l...

#CFAF120 — The Good Song. The Good Album. And The One Hit Wonder from 2020-04-04T03:43:59

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! On this ep we break down the ingredients to a good song and a good album. We also discuss how we think artists end up being one hit wonders. It's easier than you thi...

#CFAF119 — That New Music Rush; Episode Inspired by Stove God Cooks from 2020-04-03T00:39:06

What's good Few Tang Clan?!?! For us REAL music heads, not much tops the feeling of finding a new artist that moves you. The rush brings pride from finding it first, and duty because you HAVE to...

#CFAF118 — Hip Hop Under Quarantine from 2020-04-01T21:19:12

What’s good Few Tang Clan!?!? We have been doing our best to have these Hip Hop conversations daily for y’all WITHOUT mention of COVID-19 or the Stay at Home order. It’s our hope to be a break f...

#CFAF117 — Visuals; From Before YoMTVRaps to Today from 2020-04-01T02:24:08

What's good Few Tang Clan! Today we got into music videos or visuals as they're called today...That may have been the "oldest" thing I ever typed lol. Anyway, as usual we start at the beginning....

#CFAF116 — The XXL Freshman Cover; The Best of and Evolution of the Classes from 2020-03-31T05:31:03

What's good Few Tang Clan!?! Tonight we’re talking about the XXL Freshman Cover; which year has the best emcees, the “evolution” of the cover and the transition from it being essentially a list ...

#CFAF115 — A 5 Mic Convo On Getting 5 Mics in the Source from 2020-03-29T18:22:24

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? We back like Jordan, wearin a 45...That's right. I said it.  I'm writing this so I can say what I want LOL. For real though...Today we're choppin it up about th...

#CFAF114 — The Benchmarks and Milestones of Hip Hop from 2020-03-29T01:18:36

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? First...Let us tell you that you can expect an episode every day for the foreseeable future. We figure it's our duty to give you at least an hour or so a day of int...

#CFAF113 — Judgement Day for Jay Electronica from 2020-03-23T23:29:38

What's good Few Tang Clan!??! We're in some wild times right now but we'll get through it together. While everyone is talking COVID-19, we're gonna keep talking Hip Hop. So for at least a little...

#CFAF112 — A 2 Hour Conversation with Mez from 2020-03-03T06:22:14

This is a special one Few Tang Clan! I'm so excited to let y'all hear this episode I wanna skip the description and just hit publish. BUT before I do that. I want to thank our guest for this epi...

#CFAF111 — Rest In Peace Pop Smoke from 2020-02-20T13:54:14

We're sick of this shit Few Tang Clan...Rest In Peace Pop Smoke. Let's talk about it. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew

#CFAF110 — Which Record Labels Had the Most Great Artists from 2020-02-12T05:00

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? Short and sweet...Which record labels were home to the MOST great Hip Hop artists? May seem like an easy enough question to answer. But there's always something to ...

#CFAF109 — The Criteria For GOAT Status from 2020-01-27T05:00

Okay Few Tang Clan! We're back on our criteria ish! This week we figured since we've tackled the criteria for a classic album and the criteria for legendary status, we figured we'd go one furthe...

#CFAF108 — Current Convo About a Few from 2020-01-22T13:13:37

What up Few Tang Clan! It's been a minute. So we talked about it ALL; Eminem's new album "Farewell", Hometown Hero Ricky Racks, the "new" Jay-Z...man we chop it up about it all on this ep. We ho...

#CFAF107 — 2nd Annual Conversate For A Few Awards from 2020-01-07T13:18:34

Y'all KNOW we had to start the decade off right!!! Welcome to The 2nd Annual Conversate For A Few Awards! Get your pen, pad and opinions ready Few Tang Clan...This is one helluvah episode! Happy...

#CFAF106 — The Identity of Hip Hop Over the Eras from 2019-12-31T05:00

Happy New Year Few Tang Clan!

#CFAF105 — Music VS Lyrics; Which is more important? from 2019-12-24T05:00

What's good Few Tang Clan?!!? Allan posed a good question when he came in to record tonight; Which is more important, the music or the lyric? So we discussed it. Of course there are our personal...

#CFAF104 — A Few For A Decade from 2019-12-18T05:00

What's good Few Tang Family!?!? We done did 10 years! You KNOW we gotta recap the best of the best, tell y'all where we think things may be going and give our humble opinions on how we got here....

#CFAF103 — Jay-Z Turns 50, RIP JuiceWorld and the 2nd Annual #CFAF Awards BTS Meeting from 2019-12-12T05:00

What's good Few Tang Clan!?!? It's time we pay tribute to a Legend. The GOAT turned 50. Yep. We show Hov the respect he deserves by putting some things in perspective for y'all. Just think...Hov...

#CFAF101 — Hip Hop 101; Just Putting People On from 2019-12-03T05:00

What up Few Tang Clan!!! This is our 101st EPISODE! So we titled this one Hip Hop 101....Just cause we wanted to lol. On this ep we literally just put y'all on to artist we rock with; past and p...

#CFAF102 — Black Friday; The Music Edition from 2019-12-03T05:00

Few Tang Clan!!! How was y'all's "The Day We Should've Killed the Pilgrims" Celebration?! Our was straight; especially with all the heat that dropped on Black Friday. We got albums from Fabolous...

#CFAF100 — The Fall Off; A Comprehensive Discussion from 2019-11-20T06:00

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? On this ep we cover every angle of the rapper fall off, or the fall off of your favorite emcees. We go over what constitutes a fall off and how it happens. We predic...

#CFAF99 — Commercialization and What it Means in Hip Hop from 2019-11-20T05:00

Hip Hop has gone commercial! What does that even mean?!? We try to answer that question on this ep Few Tang Clan. I think we did a pretty good job too. And it ain't all bad either. Commercial ca...

#CFAF98 — Is Kanye Falling Off Or Are We Trippin? from 2019-11-06T17:54:05

What's good Few Tang Family! We know. We know....We talked Kanye last week. But you gotta admit that was prior to seeing how "The Jesus Project" would be received. Now that we've seen/heard Ye's...

#CFAF97 — Jesus Maybe King; Kanye Definitely Is Not from 2019-10-29T18:46:25

Okay we know a lot, if not most of y'all are done with Kanye. If you've been listening, you know our take. And you probably knew we we're gonna talk about it too. And you were right. I'm not eve...

#CFAF96 — When Rappers Fallout from 2019-10-21T04:00

So there's a distinction to be made between beef and having a fallout. On this episode we're sticking to the fallout part of that equation. We get into how fallouts affect Hip Hop differently th...

#CFAF95 — 6ixNine and Snitching in the Fabric of Hip Hop from 2019-10-08T17:08:52

Snitching has been the top topic of discussion in Hip Hop media for the last few weeks. Obviously, Tekashi 6ixNine and the 3reway Bloods have been at the center of the drama. On this episode we ...

#CFAF94 — Hip Hop; Art and Soul and an Old Ears Rant with Creshaye Graham from 2019-10-02T15:12:33

Okay...Who doesn't like a bonus?!? Well, Welcome to bonus episode; #CFAF94! I had to fly without Allan on this episode. BUT a true Hip Hop Head filled in for my trusty cohost. Chreshaye Graham s...

#CFAF93 — Industry Plants and the Way of the Artist from 2019-10-02T14:57:33

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? Y'all know this is an art driven podcast. And you can't care about the art and not care about the artists. So on this episode we get into the way of the artist; we'r...

#CFAF92 — Da Baby, Kanye, Snitching and the CFAF91 Addendum with Self Made Nuski from 2019-09-26T18:19:16

I had the chance to sit with Few Tang Clan Family, Self Made Nuski for minute and chat Hip Hop. We decided to take advantage of a breezy NC evening and hold court outside in the elements lol. So...

#CFAF91 — The Global Acceptance of Hip Hop as it Becomes McDonalds from 2019-09-24T02:32:47

I think this title is self explanatory...Nah I'm bullshittin lol. We know this is a wild title for an episode but bear with us. We're going somewhere with this one. Hip Hop is a global phenomeno...

#CFAF90 — Rapper Retirement from 2019-09-17T16:15

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? This episode is part of a series of sorts. We've given you the Criteria of a Classic Album and the Criteria for Legendary Status. Today we're adding to that with two...

CFAF#89 — Legends In The Making from 2019-09-17T16:11:16

What's good Few Tang Clan?!? This episode is part of a series of sorts. We've given you the Criteria of a Classic Album and the Criteria for Legendary Status. Today we're adding to that with two...

#CFAF88 — Will CD's Create Nostalgia Like Vinyl? from 2019-09-13T16:49:26

Kids that weren't alive when vinyl was poppin are buying into the medium. The sole reason for this phenomenon is nostalgia. We wonder if CD's will create this same level interest for future musi...

#CFAF87 — Jay Z Gets His Due from 2019-09-10T15:20:49

While the "non-reading" World takes jabs at Hov, we decided we'd give Bruh his flowers. It'll probably take more than one episode but this is a good start. I hope y'all enjoy this episode as muc...

#CFAF86 — Bonus Episode; Mac Miller Tribute and more with Few Tang Family Jay Sealy from 2019-08-27T04:00

A member of the Few Tang Family hit me up and wanted to share a few thoughts on Mac Miller's legacy, and how Mac's passing has affected him. You might remember Jay Sealey from prior episodes. Th...

#CFAF85 — A Hip Hop Free For All; Rapsody, Griselda, NF and more from 2019-08-20T04:00:36

As soon as this episode starts you'll see where we're on some B.S. lol. We didn't know what the episode would be about this week. So we just freestyled. No. We didn't come with written  con...

#CFAF84 — Chance The Rapper; The soundtrack to your marriage is wack. from 2019-08-14T16:10:03

Few Tang Clan we've had enough...Chance pushed us over the edge with this album. So if the title to this episode seems a little snarky wait'll you hear what we have to say lol. Needless to say, ...

#CFAF83 — Tyler the Creators Freestyle Makes Funk Flex Gay (Homosexuality in Hip Hop Revisited) from 2019-08-06T22:48:46

I typed a thoughtful description for this episode and it got erased (pissed). Not this time. Tyler kicked a dope, but homoerotic freestyle on Funk Flex. Some think Flex should've whooped Tyler's...

#CFAF82 — NaS The Lost Tape 2 Album Review from 2019-07-30T18:01:42

Last time we went back and did a Reverse Review for NaS' first Lost Tapes from 2002. So it's only right that we give his newest "Lost" effort some burn. This convo did NOT go as expected to say ...

#CFAF81 — NaS The Lost Tapes Reverse Review from 2019-07-13T23:23:22

With NaS about to drop his The Lost Tapes 2 album, we figured there was no better time to do a reverse review on his first The Lost Tapes LP. Back in 2002, NaS hit us with an album of heaters; a...

#CFAF80 — 2019 Half Year Review For A Few from 2019-07-08T16:28:08

Please forgive us. We've been away for a couple weeks. Trust us. It wasn't by design. BUT we are back with our Half Year Review. We started from the top of the year and ran through the top event...

#CFAF79 — The B in Cardi Stands for Business from 2019-06-27T15:49:07

So....Cardi B won ASCAP's Soul and Rhythm Songwriter of the Year award. 1. What are the ASCAP Soul and Rhythm Awards. 2. How in the HELL did Cardi's non writing ass win? And 3. What does this me...

#CFAF78 — The Butcher Comin Nigga from 2019-06-24T21:12:20

If the title of this episode is off-putting, you probably don't know Benny. If you're a fan of gritty dope talk over dark soul samples and boom bap drums, you're in the right place. This episode...

#CFAF77 — Hip Hop Movies from 2019-06-20T14:34:14

Wild Style, Disorderlies, Beat Street...If you don't know these titles, this episode is for you. If Menace to Society, Boyz In Da Hood, Juice and CB4 are in your favorites list, this episode is ...

#CFAF 76 — Jim Jones El Capo Album Review from 2019-06-03T20:42:58

The newest offering from Dipset is finally here! Jim Jones dropped his El Capo LP on Friday. And we had ears on it immediately. We decided to use Jim's opus as an excuse to unveil our new album ...

#CFAF75 — Trends That Come Directly From Hip Hop Part One from 2019-05-30T08:55:35

Few Tang Clan!!! We all know Hip Hop is the source of all things cool. Always has been. Always will be. We sat down to highlight the trends that have come from Hip Hop throughout the decades. As...

#CFAF74 — The List That Started It All from 2019-05-22T16:57:52

We're always looking for ways for you all to get to know us and the show better. So on this episode, we decided to go behind the scenes an little bit. When we first decided to do the show we wan...

CFAF#73 — Wu Tang Part Deux with Varnadoe aka Count Paper from 2019-05-22T16:14:45

Hopefully y'all have already heard our episode on the Wu Tang doc "Of Mics and Men". That's good for two reasons. One, we don't have to worry about spoiler alerts anymore. And two;  you alr...

#CFAF72 — The Wu Tang Doc from 2019-05-13T10:59:51

What up Few Tang Clan!!! So....Wu Tang released a 4 part documentary series. We watched it, loved it and OF COURSE we talked about it. No spoiler alerts here lol! You can get it all in the episo...

#CFAF71 — The Criteria For Legendary Status from 2019-05-09T05:45:58

Last year we gave y'all the Criteria of a Classic Album episode. This year, we're breaking down the Criteria for Legendary Status. We've all had the GOAT talk. We've all ranked our Top 5. We've ...

#CFAF70 — Catch All Including Webster Hall from 2019-05-01T04:28:51

What's good Few Tang Clan? Even if you've been under a rock I'm sure everyone under that rock with you was talking about Jay-Z's performance at Webster Hall. HOV "blessed" us with another B-Side...

#CFAF69 Bonus Episode — Born Star For a Few from 2019-04-24T10:21:29

We don't typically do interviews on the Few. And this isn't exactly an interview. It IS a one on one conversation between myself [cohost, Jana Avery], and Self Made Nuski; one of the hardest wor...

#CFAF68 — Physical Copies and Everything Else Under the Sun from 2019-04-15T15:53:20

This episode has been a long time coming. We finally got Small World aka Don Taylor on the show to chop it up with us. This episode is also a little more disjointed than usual. World and I [Jana...

#CFAF67 — It Was All A Dreamvillefest from 2019-04-08T00:24:33

J. Cole is a ICON; in music and in North Carolina especially. I had the pleasure of attending the largest Hip Hop event NC has ever seen. The fact that it was thrown by one of it's own is unbeli...

#CFAF Bonus Episode — US The Movie from 2019-04-01T10:25:56

We couldn't help y'all. And this movie deserved it. So we discussed the Jordan Peele movie Us this week. Even though we DID fit Hip Hop into this conversation, consider this episode a bonus. I'm...

#CFAF66 — The Origins of Backpack Hip Hop from 2019-04-01T10:17:29

What started as a stylish Bboy accessory ended up being a full fledged sub-genre in Hip Hop; a word synonymous with underground. Backpack...I won't go into great detail in the description. Just ...

#CFAF65 — Favorites For A Few from 2019-03-18T04:15

Wha't good Few Tang? I'm not even gonna try and go in depth on what we talked about in this episode. What I will do is explain our intent. In the effort to allow you all to get to know us better...

#CFAF64 — Is Sampling Theft or Art? from 2019-03-13T09:44:08

Imagine Hip Hop without sampling; without the loop from Chic's "Good Times" as the soundscape to "Rapper's Delight". I don't know about you, but my mind can't even work out or imagine those thou...

#CFAF63 — I Swear Sports And Music Are So Synonymous from 2019-03-05T05:07:23

If you're of a certain age and/or era it's hard to imagine Hip Hop without sports. There's a clear demarkation in time where Hip Hop and sports became inseparable to the visible public. In this ...

#CFAF62 — The Hip Hop Pipeline to Private Prison from 2019-02-25T02:32:44

Does 12 have it out for rappers? Did the music industry use Hip Hop to conspire against its creators? Does the most present narrative in Hip Hop lead its listeners astray? Are today's artists ma...

#CFAF61 — Did The Grammys Get It Right? from 2019-02-18T07:06:08

What up Few Tang Clan! Through boycotts, snubs and receiving awards off camera before the show even starts; we still celebrate winning a Grammy. The award still holds just as much weight today a...

#CFAF60 — The Industry Plant Theory from 2019-02-12T17:48:31

Chance the Rapper, Russ, Young Dolph, Blueface...What do these rappers have in common? Each of them has been rumored to be an Industry Plant. Exactly what IS an Industry Plant you might ask. Wel...

#CFAF59 — Tory Lanez vs The World; And Don Q from 2019-02-12T17:18:08

Rap battles sure have changed! Tory challenged everyone in Hip Hop to a battle and a few New York emcees accepted the challenge. Mysonne, J.R. Writer and yes, Don Q. Not particularly the line up...

#CFAF58 — A Boogie, Soulja Boy and Da Baby; Leaders of the New? from 2019-02-03T19:54:53

This week's episode is a 3 parter! We chop it up about A Boogie's number one album with LESS than 900 physical sold. We show Da Baby, a dope emcee from Charlotte some love. Bruh and his South Co...

#CFAF Bonus Episode — The Signing Frenzy from 2019-02-03T19:38:47

Full disclosure and transparency...This is a bit of a lost episode. We recorded it a little while ago BUT because of the way we do our show, the content is still relevant. These are conversation...

#CFAF57 — Revenge of the Dreamers 3 Sessions; Hype or Hope? from 2019-01-28T14:04:15

A few weeks ago, J. Cole sent out a "Golden Ticket" to what seemed like the entire music industry. Those who got a ticket were invited to TreeSound Studio in Atlanta to take part in the recordin...

#CFAF Bonus Episode — J. Cole Fandom and the Middle Child Syndrome from 2019-01-28T13:46:38

What's good Few Tang Clan? There's been a couple weeks between the Revenge of the Dreamers 3 sessions and the release of this episode. We figured enough happened between then and now to give you...

#CFAF56 — Homosexuality in Hip Hop from 2019-01-21T05:53

At its core, this conversation is about the authenticity of Hip Hop; or lack thereof. We're decades into the genre we all love and I'd bet good money none of you could name 5 known gay rappers. ...

#CFAF Bonus Episode — Hip Hop Talk with Few Tang Family ft. Chink and Pab from 2019-01-17T19:12:06

What's good Few Tang Fam!?!? Do us a favor and eavesdrop on this impromptu conversation between myself, #CFAF cohost Jana, and two of my best friends, Chink and Pab. As usual, we chop it up abou...

#CFAF55 — Music Appreciation in the Digital Era from 2019-01-14T01:03:03

What's good Few Tang Clan! Fans of Hip Hop got swamped, inundated, overwhelmed and rushed by music in 2018. I know we didn't get through it all. Which means tons of music (possibly good music) w...

#CFAF54 — The Self Titled Episode from 2019-01-07T03:10:13

What's good Few Tang Clan! On this episode we chop it up about us. We figured we'd reveal a little about ourselves so you guy can get to know us better. We covered our individual histories with ...

#CFAF53 — 2018: The Year In Review from 2019-01-01T04:14:49

This has been one helluvah year in Hip Hop! And that's an understatement. We're pretty certain there's never been a year with so many releases in the genre, high level beefs/battles and accompli...

#CFAF52 — This Is Hip Hop's Greatest Era? from 2018-12-24T04:14:15

I promise we didn't start this episode looking to upset anyone or commit blasphemy. Somehow it happened anyway. THIS is the GREATEST era in Hip Hop of ALL TIME. We know it sounds crazy as hell but ...

#CFAF51 — The 1st Annual Conversate For A Few Awards from 2018-12-17T04:45:42

Welcome to your 1st Annual Conversate For A Few Awards. On the Grammys you win a Grammy. On the Oscars win an Oscar. On Conversate For A Few...you win AFew. We gave out AFew for everything from alb...

#CFAF50 — Growth In Hip Hop from 2018-12-10T22:35

It's a daunting task but someone had to do it. Growth In Hip Hop...What is it? How do you define it? Is growth destructive for the genre? Tons of questions; not sure if we have many answers but it ...

Convo With Clovi On The Current State Of Hip Hop from 2018-12-10T22:28:01

This is a special episode. The Homie and literal Family of the show, Cloverdale Rell aka Clovi came through and chopped it up about his upcoming project, "Church Street Vol.2"; from there we all gi...

Meek Mill's Championship Season from 2018-12-03T11:34:38

When artists and albums deserve it, we talk about it. And Meek Mill deserves it this go round. Meeks "Championships" isn't perfect but definitely fill a void; a void you might not have even known w...

Kanye's Musical Death from 2018-11-29T16:03:49

We THINK this title speaks for itself lol! Plus I can't remember exactly WHAT we said on this episode. I KNOW we are talking shit and I'm sure it's dope as hell lol. Make room for the tag...#Conver...

Migos The New Madoff from 2018-11-29T15:17:43

Did Migos steal a whole song from NC artist M.O.S.?!?! We review the evidence and give our verdict on this episode. If you haven't heard of M.O.S., he's super official. My crew had his demo and mix...

Tekashi And His Persona Go To Prison from 2018-11-22T22:58:11

The young boy has finally done himself in. Tekashi 6ix9ine is off to the feds to cool his jets for a while. Yeah we know this is a trending topic right now. But we decided to use this as an opportu...

Torey Is Greater Than Joyner from 2018-11-22T22:35:20

In a year full of rappers and emcees getting washed, how Joyner Lucas manage to catch to worse washing of 2018?!? And by a "singing nigga" no less...Bruh got baited by an official lyrical goon that...

Styles P — Most Valuable OG 2018 from 2018-11-16T16:50:46

We at Conversate For A Few will not allow the Herculean efforts of Styles P in 2018 to go unnoticed; especially by our Few Tang Clan. Nope. No way. Notta chance. On this episode we give P the Ghost...

Travis Scott Is Clickbait from 2018-11-06T22:17:27

We had a good time recording this episode. My [cohost Jana Aver] cousins @hutchmickens aka Peanut stopped by and chopped it up with us on a BUNCH of topics. We just let the convo flow in whichever ...

Podcast About A Podcast - Drakes Woes from 2018-10-24T00:06:19

Current events have force us to revisit the Pusha T, Drake beef. To give you a hint at what our take might be; we know sucka ish when we see it! Going on The Shop with Lebron James DID NOT help...E...

A Tribe Called Kast from 2018-10-09T01:11:35

Did y'all hear about the A Tribe Called Kast super group!?!? Well it was a real thing. No I'm not high! Big Boi and Ali Shaheed Muhammad confirmed it in a live interview. No misquotes. No edits. Ca...

Hip Hop Car Talk from 2018-09-30T17:38:05

Car talk doesn't mean what you think. We were actually IN THE CAR! We had some errands to run so we chopped it up in the whip. That's where we listen to music most anyway. And it's definitely home ...

Spotify For The Win from 2018-09-27T00:48:28

Spotify for Artists is a real thing and we think it's gonna shake the industry up. In direct competition with SoundCloud, Spotify has decided to... if you don't know yet, listen to this episode. We...

Our Most Random Convo Yet from 2018-09-20T15:39:19

The Homie It's Hustle (thank you again for the intro music Bruh)came through and we just chopped about EVERYTHING. We literally just cut the mic on and started talking. It's some pretty funny stuff...

The Eminem Dilemma from 2018-09-17T03:55:21

So Eminem dropped a surprise album. And no surprise at all, he dissed what seems like the whole Hip Hop, old and young, relevant and irrelevant alike. But is the album good outside all the smoke (a...

Rundown For A Few from 2018-09-07T01:23:09

What up Few Tang Clan! This episode is coming to you a little out of order but never mind that. Just rock with us. We cover a few topics on this one. We start with the fact that musicians only made...

Debunking Brian Rolli And The Gentrification Of Hip Ho from 2018-09-02T06:10:47

Who let Brian Rolli report on #HipHop and write the it for Forbes magazine no less?!?! The guy used his individual opinion of Em's "Kamikaze" album to blanket this amazing musical summer as underwh...

Jerked Ain't The Word — Industry Rule Number 4080 from 2018-08-03T20:29:01

Industry rule #4080...All my real #HipHopHeads will finish the line. On this ep we try and figure how artists get paid from DSPs or streaming platforms. I'm still flabbergasted at what we found. If...

The Importance Of Hip Hop In Modern Culture from 2018-07-25T01:00:54

This conversation is the first of many...We all know Hip Hop is important. That's undeniable. But who is it important to and why is it important? What does that mean for the future of the culture? ...

Half Year Review For A Few from 2018-07-20T20:43:37

It's been a crazy and busy year already. The last thing we wanna do is disappoint our Few Tang Clan by waiting until the end of the year to do a review of the top happenings in the Culture. We KNOW...

Criteria Of A Classic Album from 2018-07-12T15:57:25

This is your definite criteria for a CLASSIC Hip Hop album. Hell...this is the rubric for any genre! A lens through which to gauge the "musical" quality of your favorite artists' endeavors. Really ...

Kanye's Reality Show — REPOST from 2018-07-12T15:39:42

Two things...Excuse the audio on this episode. The only thing that went according to plan on this one was the actually conversation. Secondly, take note the timing of this episode may seem a little...

We Kept The Same Energy For TT aka Petunia from 2018-06-30T05:13:08

Okay so it's our first convo about a full R&B album...The last of the G.O.O.D. Music releases brings us Teyana Taylor. I'm not even gonna tell ya much about what we had to say. Listen for yourselve...

An Ode To Prodigy from 2018-06-30T05:07:05

Last week was the anniversary of the late, great emcee Prodigy from Mobb Deep. The impact Prodigy and Mobb Deep had on Allan and Jana from Conversate For A Few is immeasurable. From the liquor we d...

Grilling NaS — Live At The BBQ from 2018-06-17T23:52:11

We got a bone to pick...Nas? What the f#@k are you doing Man?!?! You gotta get GRILLED!!! It's outta love though Bruh. We couldn't give him a pass. I'm pretty sure y'all ain't gonna like us after t...

Frustrastions For A Few – Nas Rant? from 2018-06-11T04:00:44

It's been a while since Kanye announce the release of 5 albums in a row this summer; all produced by Kanye himself. The most shocking part of the announcement was the inclusion of NAS on the list o...

Kids See Ghost Sometimes from 2018-06-09T04:18:56

As the G.O.O.D. Music Surgical Summer marches on we must give our take. The latest installment is #KidsSeeGhosts; the duo comprised of Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Is it a highlight? Is it a let down? ...

In 20 Years Will Hip Hop Exist In Its Original Form? from 2018-06-06T02:52:16

On this episode of Conversate For A Few we discuss the appropriation of Hip Hop and whether it will even be recognizable in its original form in 20 years. Race can be a sensitive topic. History how...

Ye For A Few from 2018-06-02T07:23

Alright Few Tang Clan! We don't generally do hot takes. And this isn't really a hot take. It's more an excited conversation about a brand new album we LOVE! We get into our favorite songs off the n...

DAYTONA And The Smoke from 2018-05-26T16:07:42

We usually wait to let the smoke CLEAR before we dive in on a topic. But this one is moving way too fast to wait! On this episode of Conversate For A Few we chop it up about DAYTONA; the long-await...

This Is America Episode from 2018-05-21T00:14:58

We give Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino's "This Is America" song and video the conversation it deserves. We juxtapose Glover's high art against Kanye's antics and "woke" Hip Hop from earlier era...

ATCQ Reverse Review Volume One from 2018-03-28T23:22:36

On this episode we FINALLY got to do our first "Reverse Review"; where we choose an album from the past, a give it the review we feel it deserves. We decided to start with A Tribe Called Quest's la...

We Needed This One from 2018-03-20T19:32:57

We got a lot off our chests this episode. We talked about BIG and the anniversary of his assassination. We talked Craig Mack and his untimely passing. Karmic energy, mortality and speaking things i...

A Bump For The Artists from 2018-02-13T23:48:49

Conversate For A Few IS NOT a show about Classical Music. It's a show about Hip Hop hosted by Jana Avery and Allan Fuller for No Fridays For Me. This week we discuss the US Government's mandate fo...

The Grammys: After The Smoke And Mirrors from 2018-02-04T05:00:12

Conversate For A Few IS NOT a show about Classical Music. It's a show about Hip Hop hosted by Jana Avery and Allan Fuller for No Fridays For Me. This week we're talking about the Grammy's and how t...

PL PL PL PL PLEASE Listen To This Podcast from 2018-01-15T06:15:24

Conversate For A Few got a gift in the form of a new intro song for the show! Frequent guest and Family of the show, Hustle From Raleigh drop a gem on us. The hook for the intro inspired us to do a...

Late To Last Year - An Ode to 2017 from 2018-01-12T19:02:31

Conversate For A Few IS NOT a show about Classical Music. It's a show about Hip Hop hosted by Jana Avery and Allan Fuller for No Fridays For Me. This week we're fashionably late to the party. While...

A Line in the Sand on Ghostwriting in Hip Hop from 2017-12-13T02:20:53

We invited in a few guests for this week's episode of Conversate For A Few. Take a bunch of Hip Hop Heads, give'em a mic and tell them to discuss ghostwriting and you get one helluvah episode. We h...

Should Hip Hop Have Subgenres Episode from 2017-12-07T00:00

Conversate For A Few is a podcast from No Fridays For Me. This is NOT a podcast about Classical Music. It's a show about Hip Hop; cohosted by Jana Avery and Allan Fuller. This week we'll discuss wh...

The Last Days of SoundCloud Episode from 2017-11-29T00:00

On this episode of Conversate For A Few, the Hip Hop podcast from No Fridays For Me, we discuss the financial woes of SoundCloud, the happenings around the cash injection made to the company by out...

Legacy Episode from 2017-07-11T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Marcy Me Episode from 2017-07-10T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Moonlight Episode from 2017-07-09T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Bam Episode from 2017-07-08T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Family Feud Episode from 2017-07-06T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

4:44 Episode from 2017-07-05T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Caught Their Eyes Episode from 2017-07-04T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Smile Episode from 2017-07-03T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Story Of OJ Episode from 2017-07-02T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...

Kill Jay Z Episode from 2017-07-01T00:00

SPECIAL EPISODE – 4:44 ALBUM REVIEW We dedicated an episode to review each song on Jay-Z's 4:44 album. First we'd listen to a song; then take a break to discuss it. You should listen to the album ...