After a short OVO birthday month hiatus, we're back just in time to discuss Ye's Drink Champs interview, Ed Sheeran addressing Wiley's 'culture vulture claims'. Eboni also changes her mind about J. Cole's AOTY ranking, and we speculate on when

No Comparison ft @Ruthmab

Sep 29th, 2021 1h 19m

This week we're joined by @ruthmab and we @dbcxptures has an axe to grind over the Drake vs Michael Jackson comparisons. We discuss Michaela Cole's historic Emmy win, The Rated Awards and the relevance of award ceremonies in 2021. Channel 4's #

Way 2 Sexy To Be Introvert ft. @RuthMJNadi

Sep 14th, 2021 1h 35m

This week we're joined by music promotor MJ (@ruthmjnadi) and discuss Drake's Certified Lover Boy and Kanye West's DONDA, whether Not3s needs a rebrand. We then get into Little Simz and her album; Sometimes I Might be Introvert and what makes a

Transitions

Aug 15th, 2021 1h 14m

We discuss Kanye's DONDA antics and the transitional phases that artists go through in their careers, Dave's new album, Stormzy's transition from underdog to superstar, Nas, Wizkid and more. Socials - IG: @tbhpod | Twitter: @tbh_podWheel Ups: @

It's You, Not the Industry

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 4m

This week we discuss DMX's posthumous album and whether the timing was right for its release. A2's recent comments about lack of support from music platforms, complaints about Burna Boy's 'high' ticket prices and a tricky statement made by 9Bil

Offseason ft Highlife Carter || Honest Ones

May 27th, 2021 1h 19m

COLE HIVE LINK UP! We sat down with our guy Highlife Carter to have a honest one about J. Cole now that he's released his sixth studio album the Offseason. We review and rank his projects, talk about when we discovered him, our criticisms, prai

Applying Pressure

May 26th, 2021 1h 9m

Apologies for the delay, this episode was recorded last week and we reminisce about Nicki Minaj and her breakthrough mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty (12:36). Is Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy a classic? (22:48), Tion Wayne & Russ went #1 (32:29). Do a

Too Many Man

May 9th, 2021 1h 3m

Daniel talks us through his vaccine experience (04:48) Then we discuss the lack of women at Wireless Festival (8:14) and has Nas started to hit his stride? (29:53) H.E.R is finally dropping her debut album (39:27) Then we trade light prediction

Going Through Changes

Apr 24th, 2021 1h 12m

This episode we start off talking about the George Floyd verdict, the passing of DMX & Black Rob (00:00) Then discuss dealing with change and how it affects us and our environments (16:18). We jump into some music and Daniel tells us his issues

The People's Court

Mar 20th, 2021 1h 23m

This week we start off discussing the toxicity that's rampant on the Clubhouse app (0:00), then consider what social media norms and values will look like in 10 years (10:00). We then look at the rise of celebrity culture within Black British s

Conflict of Interest

Mar 6th, 2021 1h 14m

We kick things off this week with Daniel discussing the curation accuracy of Spotify's Discover Weekly and take a trip down memory lane as Eboni revisits 50 Cent's The Massacre album on it's 15th Anniversary (1:16) Why does every generation thi

Popstar

Feb 9th, 2021 59m 7s

We jump back in and discuss Chip's new release Snakes & Ladders, and ask whether the music suffers when an artist is transitioning into 'Popstar'. What artist could you take 20 songs from? And Eboni gets into watching Disney+ show WandaVision.E

The Limelight

Dec 3rd, 2020 1h

We discuss Ivorian Doll's thread regarding her current partnership deal with Oliver Ashley that has gone sour. Has social media skewed our perception of what the early stages of an artists career should look like? Atlantic Records signed Munya

House Rules

Nov 20th, 2020 41m 12s

This episode we lightly discuss Jay Z's discography, the potential of new social media app Clubhouse and whether we'd take the Covid-19 vaccine to attend a concert. As well as Wizkid and Davido's new albums and when is it okay for an album to '

Everybody Wants To Be A Rapper

Oct 18th, 2020 34m 24s

This is a very quick episode, we mainly discuss the ongoing situation between Chip and Stormzy following the two light diss tracks Chip dropped. We also touch briefly on Ivorian Doll's Daily Duppy and the clout chasing that followed asking the

Don't Shoot The Messenger

Oct 4th, 2020 56m 58s

Daniel tells us about his personal problem with Kanye West's recent tweets, Channel U is returning, What is Tory Lanez's problem and why are people so enthusiastic about defending him? Why were people upset about the FIFA21 soundtrack and more

The Lost Files

Sep 18th, 2020 43m 22s

We took a big L and lost the original recording but we move, so here's the re-record and meaning behind the episode name this week. Topics: Is Stormzy The King of Grime, is this even fair to say? Can you ever truly separate the artist from th

Deep Reverence (R.I.P Chadwick Boseman)

Sep 7th, 2020 56m 30s

We're finally back in the studio and free from Zoom! We discuss the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman and the detached state of social media, Nines' getting a number 1, the shortcomings of Big Sean's new album Detroit 2 as well as how great

Who Do You Rate?

Jul 10th, 2020 38m 50s

This is a quick one! We discuss NSG getting snubbed by the Rated Awards, miscommunication between J. Cole & Noname, Meek Mill's been accused of having ghostwriters, #BlackPoundDay and why No Signal radio deserve everyone's support.#TBHPodcast @

Read The Room

May 30th, 2020 1h

We finally figured out how to record and keep the audio crisp but so much has happened since the last episode. So we get right to discussing the response to the murder George Floyd and Belly Mujinga here in the UK. Along with some playful specu

R&B Whispers

Mar 7th, 2020 47m 40s

This week we discuss Jhene Aiko's new album, and the critiques around R&B singers today. Work Baes and whether older generations have much to prove in today's climate. J Hus, Eminem and Daniel gives us a review of Sir's recent headline show.Whe

Disappointed?

Jan 11th, 2020 53m 38s

It's been one of those crazy weeks with Stormzy & Wiley go back to back with war dubs. Meghan & Harry called it quits and announced that they would be stepping back as 'senior members' of the Royal Family. Daniel explains why he thinks you're b

Decade

Dec 28th, 2019 54m 58s

Disclaimer: We got cut short so we didn't get to cover everything we planned. So on the last episode of the year, we recap the decade and discuss some of our favourite projects, moments and artists. As well as talking about Drake vs Afrobeats

OVERRATED

Dec 21st, 2019 49m 32s

This week we discuss a bunch of things from overrated artists like Lizzo, Stormzy's new album Kaytranada amongst others. Touch on 2019 as a whole for music and sound off about Spotify vs Apple Music.#TBHPodcast @ebzworldpeace @dbcxptures Wheel