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Each week The What?! poses an unanswered, yet nagging, question discussed in hip hop circles, barber shops and street corners; and each week our hosts, Mouse and Nyla help you find the answers.
New episodes dropping every Monday.
New episodes dropping every Monday.
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Nyla and Mouse had a tough time with this one! This week in honor of hip hops 50th year we have a deep dive on what’s the most important hip hop song of all time. Featuring picks by Kazeeem Famuyide, Shaheem Reid, Jayson Rodriguez and Damien Lemon. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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This week Sidney Madden & Rodney Carmichael from Louder than a Riot join Nyla and Mouse to discuss misogyny and journalism in Hip Hop. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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“Joanna” singer Afro B joins Nyla and Mouse to talk about the Afrobeat wave with artists like Burna Boy, Tems and Wizkid running hip hop radio. Afro B tells us his US and UK top 5 rappers. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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This week Nyla and Mouse unpack more questions on A.I. Rap, The current Queen and Princess of Hip Hop, the most anticipated albums and tours of 2023 and much more. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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This week Jeff and Eric from ItsTheReal join Nyla and Mouse to talk headlines, hip hop gate keeping and Blog Era rap. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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The Black Effect Presents... The What?!
Nyla, Mouse and producer D- Block list the top Storytelling rap songs of all time. Find out how many of Biggie’s classics cracked our list.
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Our host Mouse Jones bring us into other the other side of his world, as the Trap Karaoke. Trap Karaoke is currently on tour wowing fans at arenas and clubs across the country. Mouse and Nyla get into the party works and what happens behind the scenes. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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Mouse and Nyla predict which emerging artist are gong to own this year. Featuring West Coast representative, Gina Views. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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This week on the The What? Star actor Marcus Callender (Wu-Tang: An American Saga) joins Mouse and Nyla to talk Wu-Tang and Power, The Oscars, Black TV and the future of black cinema.Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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On the first episode of Season 4, Nyla and Mouse discuss the Best Debut Album Rollouts in Hip Hop. One had a murder case, one had a car crash and one was shot 9 times, they all had huge records. You only get a chance to introduce yourself to the world once as Mouse and Nyla look back at the best debut album rollouts. Joining the discussion is Chris from Critics of Culture. Tune in and comment in the socials below.
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Ahead of our Season 4 launch in March 2023, we decided to do our own Grammy Awards, with our PICKS. Welcome to the Brammys!
Note: The Brammys aka the black Grammys is copywritten by Nyla Symone - stop biting our ideas.
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Journalist/artist Rob Markman joins Nyla and Mouse to explore if ‘Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ is the only classic hip hop album by a female artist.
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Mouse and Nyla discuss the RAP Act with NY Congressman Jamaal Bowman. The law, co-written by Rep. Bowman, is designed to stop rap lyrics from being used against rap artists on trial.
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Jay-Z and J. Cole make Mouse and Nyla’s list for Verse of the Year, but who else is in the discussion? Feat. Chris from Critics of Culture
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The esteemed comedian stopped by The What?! to chop it up about her journey in comedy, speaks on a few headlines, who's some of the worst rappers of all time, her Top 5+ comedians of all time and more.
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Nyla and Mouse talk about the unplugging of AI virtual rapper FN Meka and what’s next for the future of algorithm based rap featuring Jacques Morel.
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Our own supreme team Nyla and Mouse break down the recent documentary about the Queens drug syndicate. Also they discuss their Mount Rushmore of documentaries.
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This week Nyla and Mouse breakdown Beyoncé’s newest album Renaissance and some of the recent controversy that has come with it. Also we ask the question how important is Beyoncé?
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This week on The What?! author, activist Marc Lamont Hill talks to Nyla and Mouse about pressing politic issues and how to affect change on the local level. We also get into hip hop, politics and what music inspires him.
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This week on The What?! TV writer Charles McBee (Hell of a Week and Tha God’s Honest Truth) joins Nyla and Mouse to talk the top 5 TV shows of all time! Find out where Martin, Fresh Prince and The Wire and more make the lists.
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