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20/20 EPISODE 49 (18/08/08)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:31:00 +0000

Large Professor has a new album out. It's called Main Source and we have two blazing joints off it to get this shit started. Any fans of Breaking Atoms can click right above, because this one's all yours. Helping Large Pro drop the hammer on particle science are Zubz, DJ Muggs, Planet Asia, P.Casso, Skreintax and Graziella. Beautiful. Nearly fifty up. Reckon we should have a party next week. What do you think? - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 48 (11/08/08)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:02:00 +0000

Screw the Olympics. No opening ceremony can compete with the sheer what-the-fuck-was-that value of a 20/20 Episode. Obviously. (I tried to find some Chinese hip-hop for this one but government agents encouraged me to...well, go elsewhere.) So instead we have the blazing new Blak Twang, some MOP, The Holstar (Zambia in the building), Marco Polo and Supernatural, plus Entity, Nthabi, Reason and Maggz. Worldwide connected, like we always do. 20/20. Ya favourite rapper's favourite podcast. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 47 (04/08/08)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:56:00 +0000

Mixtapes are normally pretty crap. Seriously - I could give two shits about Lil Wayne on the Ignorant Shit instrumental. Talib Kweli, for some reason tends to do pretty good ones. On this edition of 20/20, he does Mims. We dig it; Clinton Sparks really is a very damn good DJ. Kweli gets help from Recess Poetry, Nia Jai, Immortal Technique, Akir, Pharoahe Monche, Pete Rock and Papoose. Basically, all essential music you just gotta hear right now, 'cos you ain't going to get this shit anywhere else. Commercial radio? Please. It's 20/20, and we don't fuck around. Thanks for making August another record month by the way. And shouts to UCT 104.5 Mzansi Mamela for dropping a little 20/20 mix with my sultry voice beaming all over Cape Town. Maximum respect and all that. WE MAKIN' MOVES! WE HUSTLE! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 46

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:17:00 +0000

Nas' self-titled album (previously titled Nigger) is his best since Stillmatic and his most focussed and deadly since Illmatic. We're loving it, and we're loving Sly Fox, his broadside against Fox News in the States. We talk about that and more on this episode of 20/20. Nas joins the Clipse, Ice Cube, Illustrate and Childakapoet on a blazing episode where we do what we do best. World domination and knocking shit outta the muhfuggin' box. Ah yeah... - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 45 (21/07/08)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:38:00 +0000

Guest DJs make me happy. So far we've had Raiko tearing it down and now the UK's DJ Lok drops by to load in a mix. It's funk - not hip-hop - but it kicks serious ass. Big ups to Lok for doing the mix! Head over to www.myspace.com/lokslockup for some more funky shit. And yes, I know it's longer than our normal twenty minutes. Fuck it, my show, I can do what I like. - rob one EMAIL US; 2020radio@gmail.com, and don't forget to click one of them shiny subscribe buttons on the left if you haven't already

20/20 EPISODE 44 (14/07/08)

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:11:00 +0000

Can you say BACK AGAIN?!?! 20/20 Hip-Hop Radio is once again in the muhfuggin' building, back with some huge tunes. Stig of the Dump and Pro Green face off for £50k, ProKid drops a banger, Nas becomes a hero and Ben Sharpa runs into some immigration issues. Looks like a packed show for our triumphant return to the arena. Told you we'd have something special for you! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:56:00 +0000

Once again, 20/20 is off to yet another country. We worldwide on this shit. What this means is that, sadly, there will be no new episodes for the next two weekends. We come back all guns blazing on Monday July 14. Mark the dates. Armageddon shall be unleashed and the mighty shall tremble. Or something. Peace! - rob one EMAIL US (but not for a couple weeks): 2020radio@gmail.com

2020 EPISODE 43 (23/08/06)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:36:00 +0000

In this episode, Titus Track hang their mic somewhere, Jurassic 5 show they've got game, the excellent Rhyme Asylum go mad and discuss multiplicity, Panacea chat to their Pops and Canibus talks about...pine cones? Yes Jah blaze up tha fire rastafari brrrap brrrap brrrap etc. 20/20 once again. Airhorns please. The best music on the planet. Put together by the best radio host on the planet (me) and hosted on the best show on the planet (this 'ere). You know you want it. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 42 (16/06/08)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:36:00 +0000

Know what? We've been bumping eMC so much, we're gonna hit you with another jam. This time they hook up with Little Brother. Go pick up The Show, it rocks - and who gives a fuck what it stand for? I don't know who did the artwork above by the way, but credit where credit is (apparently) due: we dig. Elsewhere, Lyrics Born breaks the rules, Mudmowth cracks your skull, Godessa take you on a journey to Nebula and the Holstar comes bursting out of Zambia to tell you who he is. Two Zero Two Zero. Cosigned by every major rapper ever. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 41 (09/06/08)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:37:00 +0000

Drivin'-down-the, Drivin'-down-the, Drivin'-down-the, Drivin'-down-the BLOCK!!! Bass crazy kicking. Remixes killing it on this edition of 20/20. That Kidz in the Hall remix, plus a South African-tinged Premo joint. New Nas, DPF, Proverb, Spaceman, Explicit. Good times. TURN THAT MOTHERFUCKIN' BASS HIGH! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com PS: A big shout out to all the new cats who joined us last month. We clocked around 1500 downloads, which is huge. If you're new, sit back, turn it up, enjoy your bad self. Click on the SUBSCRIBE button on the left. Yeah!!!

20/20 EPISODE 40 (03/06/08)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:41:00 +0000

Soundbombing was probably the best of the Rawkus-era compilations. And if Kweli and Mos Def were the generals of the razor-blade army, Shabaam Sahdeeq was the gunnery seargent. He spits hot shit over the classic Arabian Nights, which we drop on this one. 20/20 ONCE AGAIN!!! Tunes from Council of the Elders, the Federation, Immortal Technique, Rhymefest, Diabolic and Ras Kass too. Get stuck in. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 39 (26/05/08)

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:26:00 +0000

I'll say this right now. There is nobody - NOBODY - who can fuck with Immortal Technique on the mic. Even if you hate his political views, you've got to give it to him as an MC: the word 'sick' doesn't quite cut it. We have a track called The Third World off his upcoming album of the same name. You need this in your life. Tech gets assists from R-Senic, C-Lone, Royce Da 5'9", Elzhi, Black Milk and Kashmere. Do the numbers kids. This is the only hip-hop show on planet earth you'll ever need. Yeah. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 38 (19/05/08)

Sun, 18 May 2008 12:03:00 +0000

DJ Raiko is one of the best DJs around right now. The Joburg-via-Cape Town DJ has been good enough to hook us up with an exclusive mix for the show, tailored down to exacting 20/20 specifications. Go check out www.myspace.com/mymanraiko for more killer mixes. Cheers mate! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com PS: Tracklisting is in the comments section, just click the button below.

20/20 EPISODE 37 (12/05/08)

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:59:00 +0000

Yes, there are TWO 20/20 downloads this week. The one right here is the regular show you know and love, but right underneath it (down there...there!) is a special report. We examine why Zubz's track Get Out! is being taken to task for hate speech and incitement to violence. Go get that. Oh, but don't forget this regular show too. Atmosphere have a new album - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. Dope title, dope album. We've got a cut from Slug and Ant on here, joined by the Roots, Canibus, Zubz (Get Out! to refresh ya memory) and my boy Cody Cox. LESOTHO WATTUP! Go paint it gold. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@mypodcast.com

20/20 SPECIAL REPORT (11/05/08)

Sun, 11 May 2008 07:14:00 +0000

(UPDATE: It's been pointed out to me that there is a level discrepancy at the end of this podcast. My bad! I will be fixing this later tonight; it's minor and does not affect the podcast all that badly. Please download, it's still good!) In this 20/20 Special Report, we look at a situation which is shaking the foundations of South African hip-hop. The political party Freedom Front Plus recently made a complaint about a song/video by African rapper Zubz. They said his track 'Get Out!' was an incitement to violence, and complained as such to South Africa's Broadcasting Complaints Commission - a body which has the power to ban the track. In this report, 20/20 speaks to Zubz, FF+ spokesman Willie Spies as well as two of Zubz's producers. Hear for yourself whether or not the track should be considered hate speech - and hear what the Commission decided. At what point does a song stop being entertainment and commentary and start to become incitement to violence? How much freedom is too much freedom? 20/20 takes on these questions and more. It's all here, in a 20/20 exclusive. Get in. LINK TO THE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRmRiRqrTws LINK TO THE COMMISSION DECISION (It's very long, be warned): www.bccsa.co.za - rob one PS: You can drop a comment below or email us on 2020radio@gmail.com - let us know what you think! And don't forget to download the new show, too. It's up there.

20/20 EPISODE 36 (04/05/08)

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:19:00 +0000

Experts Making Classics? Every Man Can? Every Minute Counts? Actually, who gives a toss what it stands for; EMC (Masta Ace, Stricklin, Punch and Words) have just released The Show - officially the top joint of the year so far. Lead track on 20/20 this week. Get it in. Joining them are Core Wreckah, Snuff the Ablist, Koaste, MC Mercury, Ruckspin and Planas, Virus Syndicate, Foreign Beggars, Doc Syntax and the Archetypes. BRRRRAAAAAPPPP! That last bit sounds dope at a show, but when written down it looks like the typed version of a really bad fart. Anyway... - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com PS: Don't forget to subscribe! Clicky-click one of them buttons on the right. No, the other right. Go on then.

20/20 EPISODE 35 (28/04/08)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:43:00 +0000

If you think Sweden is only good for being neutral and being boring, you obviously haven't heard of DJ Embee and his Looptroop Rockers. Settle back, because Embee and his boys Promoe and Supreme have a new album out - their fourth, minus former member CosM.I.C - which reaffirms their possie as one of the tightest hip-hop groups on earth. Two tracks from them on this little jawn... Oh, and from Sweden to Russia, the US and South Africa: Nas gets deep on 'em, Reason massacres 'em, the Federation stick the boom-bap to 'em and Ivan Ives Cappadonna's 'em. If that made any sense to you, congrats. You're cool as fuck. And you need 20/20 in your life. Download that shit. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 34 (21/04/08)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:02:00 +0000

Nothing like a good freestyle. One with a hot beat behind it, crazy punches and insane flows...aaaah. It's like the hip-hop version of chocolate, sex and beer, all rolled into one. We've collected some dope frees from Canibus, Apathy, Big Pun and Remy Ma into this episode - call it the Freestyle Edition. More coming in the next few weeks by the way. Rattex, Young Nations, Yungun and Aaron Jerome make up the complement. By the way, we've broken download records this month - surpassing the 20/20 all time total with 500 downloads in one month, plus a whole bunch of single-day and consecutive-day records. Even I'm not sure what all this means. Anyway, you rock, for keeping this show moving. Thank you. Have a beer on me! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 33 (14/04/08)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Trust the Freedom Front Plus - one of South Africa's most reactionary parties - to accuse a rapper of hate speech. The rapper in question is Zubz, and accusing him of hate speech is a bit like accusing Talib Kweli of being a martian. There'll be a lot more on this score later this week, but on this episode there are dope tunes from Supremacy, Meth and Red, the Game and Aceyalone. YAAAAAAHHHH!!! Erm, yes. Indeed. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 32 (07/04/08)

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:38:00 +0000

Welsh hip-hop? Welsh hip-hop that ISN'T Goldie Lookin' Chain? OK, sure. (It's banging, trust me) Dude's name is Joe Blow. His album is Smoking Skills. It is the poo. Other artists on this astoundingly alright episode: Pete Rock, Vast Aire, Vordul Mega, Ben Sharpa, Oracle Flo, Cosi G, Middle Finga, Dilated Peoples and Alchemist (TRIPLE THREAT!!!) and K'Naan. Plus your news, vaguely witty banter and squids. We like squids. That new 20/20's gonna getcha boy... - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 31 (31/03/08)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:56:00 +0000

We didn't think it possible, but DMX has fought back from the realm of crapness and produced a banger. It's called Already, and it's on this episode. Devine Bars on the beat. Along with a whole bunch of other funky shit... ...from Mpisi, Triplife, Maestro, Little Brother, Joe Scudda, Pete Rock, Subbz, Clueso, Galactic, Juvenile (trust me) and Snazz. By the way, big up to Snazz for taking home the Sprite MC Africa competition. He wins a video with Wordsworth, $10,000 and a slightly used roll of toilet paper. Woohoo! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 30 (DEDICATED TO CREEPER) 24/03/08

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:13:00 +0000

South African hip-hop lost something this past weekend. Creeper, an MC known to all hip-hop heads in Grahamstown and the Eastern Cape, and one of the nicest, most genuine dudes around, died on Friday night. This episode is all his. Tracks he would have and did like: Common, Titus Track, Scienz of Life and Optical Illusion. One of his joints too, plus a little freestyle from the Hiphocalypse show. We'll miss you buddy. (The pic I have is enormous - if anyone has a slightly smaller pic of Creeper, let me know, otherwise the one I have will be up shortly) - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 29 (14/03/08)

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:08:00 +0000

Pete Rock + Jim Jones = least likely team-up ever. Amazing tune though: We Roll. NY'S FINEST IN STORES NOW! They didn't pay me, promise. Fresh remixes from Kweli and Jay-Z with a little help from Joell Ortiz, Battlekat, Blu and Nina Sky, plus some jawns from Titus Track (Stand Up!), Rasco, Marco Polo and Mick Boogie. Packed full of fresh, minty goodness. Start your week off right. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 28 (10/03/08)

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:14:00 +0000

20 MCs? On ONE TRACK?!?! Fuck me. Such is DJ IQ's monster, 8 Bars of Fire. MCs are (deep breath...): TB, Dubbledge, Big Deal, Stig of the Dump, Iron Braydz, Verb T, Kaspa Troy, Kashmere, Dramacide, Mr Ti2bs, Asaviour, Kyza, Sir Smurf Lil', Foreign Beggars, Arrogance, Jack Flash, The Dinner Lady P.I.M.P and Jehst. Oh wow. They're not alone though. Kids in the Hall, Ewok, Infinite and Swollen Members are along for the ride. Hell yeah. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 27 (03/02/08)

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:55:00 +0000

Method Man and Redman. Not exactly the worst rap team-up ever. We'll be at their live show later this month, but we thought we'd remind you why they're so good. Check out their update of Smooth Da Hustla and Trigga Da Gambla's Broken Language. Dope. Ness. That, plus joints from Explicit, Eli, Donnie Brasco, Evidence and Zubz (whose live show we also caught this week) 20/20. The finest radio show on planet earth.* - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com *Terms and conditions apply.

20/20 EPISODE 26 (25/02/08)

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:31:00 +0000

You hear that? It's Rattex's track Township Storm. Bread and Butter is the album, as and when it arrives, but until then, keep yourself warm with this jam. That and much more: Godessa, Akrobatik, B-Real, Lupe Fiasco and...what's this? KRS-One? DJ Premier? Criminal Minded 2008? Feel free to let your head explode right about now. Boom. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 25 (18/02/08)

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:02:00 +0000

Quarter Century! I apologise for the ads at the top of the page. Not my decision. I have no wish to sell you viagra. Unless you want to pay me money for it? Do you? I have extra! Nah, didn't think so. Tunes from Explicit, Plantlife, Supernatural, Living Legends, Slik and Jay-Z. Music for the discerning palate, or shit to get you crunk. You choose. 20/20. GO GET THAT! - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 24 (11/02/08)

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:52:00 +0000

My God, but rappers are stupid. Look at the Game. Four months in jail for gun possession. Why, exactly, do you need a gun, Jayceon? For what? Who, exactly, were you going to shoot given that you're, you know, a well-known artist and someone would probably spot you doing it? Dumb fuck. His music doesn't feature on this scorching episode, but we do have joints from The Federation, Cut Chemist, Mr Lif, Edan, the Beatnuts, DJ Rhettmatic, Jean Grae, Block McCloud and AQ and Thirteen. I refuse to write the dude's name Thir[13]teen because it's just ridiculous. He makes good music though... Cap City we see you! 20/20. We're like episodes of your favourite KTV Power Edition cartoons, but with us, you'll never see "To Be Continued". - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 23 (04/02/08)

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:07:00 +0000

No matter how hard I try, I can't keep Jay-Z out of the news. I'm sorry. Turns out this week he may (or may not) have dropped all his artists from his label. We have to report on this! Anyway, details inside this tin of fresh 20/20, packed full of essential vitamins, minerals and with no added colourants or flavours. Includes large, meaty chunks of DPlanet, Cashless Society, Ras Kass, Bliss n Eso, Galactic, Lyrics Born, Last Emperor, Maylay Sparks, Rakaa Iriscience and the beautiful tunes of the Boulevard Connection. With beats by my man Alias. Dopeness. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com

20/20 EPISODE 22 (28/01/08)

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:43:00 +0000

Aaaaah sheeeit...sorry. Always wanted to do that. Nyambo's Corner Store Mixtape is nearing completion ('bout time, too) so we've got a little joint from Reason to kick things off, closely followed by Looptroop, Sean Price, Agallah, Ben Sharpa and superb grooves by a duo called Pneumatic and Sloth. Go get that. Click, click. - rob one EMAIL US: 2020radio@gmail.com