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Okay, so CABBAGES' #420 episode is two weeks late. Cry about it. Anyway, we couldn't let Rapper Movie Season go any further without covering one of the biggest hip-hop stoner comedies of all time. Fresh off the release of their joint project 6WD, New Jersey's DRIVEBY and OneShotOnce visit the show to revel in the sticky green greatness of How High (2001, dir. Jesse Dylan, starring Method Man and Redman.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season welcomes very special guest Open Mike Eagle for a very special episode about a very special film. This week, the Los Angeles-based rapper, podcast mogul, and all-around entertainer joins the show to assess the Roc-A-Fella crime tale Paid In Full (2002, dir. Charles Stone III, starring Wood Harris and Cam'ron.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

With the community center in trouble, CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season brings it on, steps it up, and stomps the yard with special guest Beautiful Lou. The San Antonio, Texas rapper/producer (A$AP Rocky, Cam'ron, Heems) stops by the show to closely examine the hip-hop dance extravaganza Honey (2003, dir. Bille Woodruff, starring Jessica Alba and Lil Romeo.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season addresses the perils and promises of A.I. with special guests AKTHE SAVIOR & sagun. As the Underachievers / Beast Coast rapper and his L.A.-based producer prepare to drop their joint album u r not alone on April 5th, they stop by the show to discuss the South African sci-fi flick CHAPPiE (2015, dir. Neil Blomkamp, starring Die Antwoord.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

This episode of CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season finally tackles the biggest rapper-turnt-actor of all time. With the help of Angry Blackmen, the Chicago duo who recently dropped their industrial-strength album The Legend Of ABM, the guys exhume the steampunk blockbuster flop Wild Wild West (1999, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season is proud to host this week's guest Mega Ran. The veteran rapper behind projects like Live '95 and the Billboard-charting Buddy's Magic Toy Box joins the show to discuss the first-ever Black superhero movie, The Meteor Man (1993, dir. Robert Townsend, featuring Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, and Another Bad Creation.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to CABBAGES In Space! For the first time ever, Gary and Jeff take the show on the road, heading into OUTER SPACE (aka Philadelphia) to chat with special guest Zilla Rocca. The Wrecking Crew rapper brings his vast knowledges of basketball and hip-hop to this interplanetary exploration of the movie Blue Chips (1994, dir. William Friedkin, co-starring Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neal.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech.Recorded live on location at The Infinite Order of Working Ideas studio (Philadelphia, PA) with ialive. ★ Support this podcast ★

CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season speeds along, this time with very special guest Erick The Architect. The Flatbush Zombies / Beast Coast member drops his highly anticipated solo album I’ve Never Been Here Before on February 23rd, mere weeks before embarking on a world tour. He joins the show this week for a dizzying discussion of Fast & Furious 6 (2013, dir. Justin Lin, co-starring Vin Diesel and Ludacris.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech.Erick The Architect's The Mandevillain Tour dates:March 25 - Austin, TX - Come and Take it LiveMarch 26 - Dallas, TX - HOB - Cambridge RoomMarch 27 - Houston, TX - HOB - Bronze PeacockMarch 29 - Orlando, FL - The SocialMarch 30 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell)April 01 - Washington DC - Union StageApril 02 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music HallApril 03 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere (The Hall)April 04 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry @ The FillmoreApril 06 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground (Showcase Lounge)April 08 - Toronto, ON - The Velvet UndergroundApril 10 - Columbus, OH - Ace of CupsApril 11 - Detroit, MI - El ClubApril 12 - Chicago, IL - Reggie'sApril 16 - Vancouver, BC -Fortune Sound ClubApril 17 - Seattle, WA - NeumosApril 18 - Portland, OR - HawthorneApril 20 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks AmphitheatreApril 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - The ComplexApril 24 - Albuquerque, NM - LaunchpadApril 25 - Mesa, AZ - The NileApril 26 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation RoomMay 01 - Los Angeles, CA - The RoxyMay 03 - San Francisco, CA - Brick & MortarMay 04 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst (The Atrium)May 08  - Manchester, UK - GorillaMay 09 - London, UK - ScalaMay 11 - Cologne, Germany - CBEMay 13 - Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie @ BotaniqueMay 14 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - BitterzoetMay 16 - Paris, France - BadaboumMay 17 - Zurich, Switzerland - PlazaMay 18 - Vienna, Austria - FlexMay 20 - Warsaw, Poland - HybrydyMay 21 - Berlin, Germany - Frannz ClubMay 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - VEGA Small HallMay 23 - Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen KlubbMay 25 - Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret ★ Support this podcast ★

The Rapper Movie Season saga continues with special guests Revival Season. The Atlanta-based duo of Brandon ‘BEZ’ Evans and Jonah Swilley are about to drop their debut album GOLDEN AGE OF SELF SNITCHING (Heavenly Recordings/PIAS) on February 23rd. They stop by the show to discuss Tupac Shakur's final movie: Gang Related (1997, dir. Jim Kouf, co-starring Jim Belushi and 2Pac.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech.Revival Season tour dates (**with Kneecap):2/23 – 529, Atlanta, GA3/18 – Foundry, Philadelphia, PA**3/21 – Axis Club, Toronto, ON**3/23 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY**3/26 – Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC**3/27 – Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC**3/28 – Barboza, Seattle, WA**3/30 – New Parish, Oakland, CA**)4/2 – Voodoo Room, San Diego, CA**4/4 – Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA** ★ Support this podcast ★

CABBAGES Season 6 picks up right where Rapper Movie Season left off. Our special guest this time is Kid Acne (Lex Records). A seasoned practitioner of the hip-hop pillars, the Sheffield, UK-based artist and emcee has been dropping dope albums for over two decades, including his latest LP HAUNTOLOGY CODES. He stops by the show to discuss a seminal moment in rap cinema: Krush Groove (1985, dir. Michael Schultz, starring Run-DMC and The Fat Boys.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars, a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion.This third installment reunites billy woods and Blockhead, the two hip-hop masterminds behind 2013's Dour Candy. With new respective albums under their belts for Backwoodz Studioz, they join forces once again to discuss the flawed yet fascinating drama Street Smart (1987, dir. Jerry Schatzberg).For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com CABBAGES ALL-STARS theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all our listeners. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays, a series celebrating Ice-T's filmography.This time, Gary and Jeff discuss Tank Girl (1995, dir. Rachel Taladay). Botched by delusional studio execs, this inspired comic book adaptation stars the criminally underrated Lori Petty and features Ice-T as an man-sized mutant kangaroo super-soldier. Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars, a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion.This second installment features rappers Fat Tony and Fatboi Sharif, both of whom put out some of the best hip-hop albums of 2023. As two of the podcast's earliest guests (S1E2 and S2E1, respectively), they return together to discuss comedy troupe The Kids In The Hall's cult curio Brain Candy (1996, dir. Kelly Makin).For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com CABBAGES ALL-STARS theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech. ★ Support this podcast ★

We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all our listeners. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays, a series celebrating Ice-T's filmography.On this episode, Gary and Jeff discuss Corrupt (1999, dir. Albert Pyun). Filmed somewhere in Eastern Europe, this incredibly low-budget affair co-stars Silkk the Shocker and features an original Ice-T song entitled "Always Wanted To Be A Ho."Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

The CABBAGES Podcast Network proudly presents CABBAGES All-Stars, a new and ongoing series where esteemed prior guests return in pairs to explore movies that demand discussion.Opening things up here are Curly Castro and PremRock, perhaps best known as the rap duo ShrapKnel. As the Backwoodz Studioz emcees prepare to embark on the next leg of their American tour (dates below), they stop by to talk about the absolutely bonkers Double Team (1997, dir. Hark Tsui, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com CABBAGES ALL-STARS theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech.ShrapKnel on tour (all dates with Rich Jones):Monday 10/23: Portland, ME @ Flask LoungeTuesday 10/24: Winooski, VT @ Monkey HouseWednesday 10/25: Providence, RI @ Mayday Thursday 10/26: New Haven, CT @ Three SheetsFriday 10/27: Baltimore, MD @ The CrownSaturday 10/28: Brooklyn, NY @ Gold SoundsSunday 10/29: Philadelphia, PA @ Crate DiggazMonday 10/30: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government CenterWednesday 11/1: Cleveland, OH @ Beachland TavernThursday 11/2: Columbus, OH @ Rehab Tavern (FREE SHOW)Friday 11/3: Detroit, MI @ UFO FactorySaturday 11/4: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle ★ Support this podcast ★

It's [mid-?] season finale time here, and this week's perfect guests are Controller 7, a producer with credits on albums by Sage Francis and Buck65, and Video Dave, an artist with releases on Open Mike Eagle’s Auto Reverse label. Having recently dropped the joint effort ArticulatedTexTiles, the duo help fulfill CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season destiny with a discussion of hip-hop's cinematic fever dream Cool As Ice (1991, dir. David Kellogg, starring Vanilla Ice.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's guests are Aloe Vera, a central Ohio-based rapper/activist, and Steel Tipped Dove, the Brooklyn producer behind the boards for countless hip-hop releases (including his own). Having made a lasting impression with their 2022 album Days Pass Strange, the pair reunite for CABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season and chat with us about the vampire-hunting action-comedy Day Shift (2022, dir. J.J. Perry, starring Jamie Foxx and Snoop Dogg.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's guest is Samurai Banana, a NYC-based producer who happens to co-host another CABBAGES podcast entitled DUNCECAST WITH SAMURAI BANANA. Hot on the heels of his new album Just Tired for Uncommon Records, the Karma Kids cohort brings his gamer know-how to Rapper Movie Season as we discuss the big screen adaptation of Need For Speed (2014, dir. Scott Waugh, starring Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, and Kid Cudi.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's guests are Defcee and CRASHprez, two Chicago-based rappers who (with producer knowsthetime) combine to form the formidable defprez. Having recently released the album It's Always A Time Like This, the gents join our ongoing Rapper Movie Season series to chat about the rebooted basketball dramedy White Men Can't Jump (2023, dir. Calmatic, starring Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls (with supporting roles by Teyana Taylor and Vince Staples).For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's guest is Lil Frex, the rapper, actress, and comedian you may have caught on MTV's Wild 'N Out, HBO's Girls, or Amazon's A League Of Their Own. Formerly known as Lil Freckles, the Brooklyn-based dynamo behind the That's What I Heard podcast joins our ongoing Rapper Movie Season discussion to talk about the basketball-themed rom-com Just Wright (2010, dir. Sanaa Hamri), starring rappers-turned-actors Queen Latifah and Common.For bonus podcast episodes (including Gary & Jeff's concurrent Ice-T movie review series) and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove. ★ Support this podcast ★