Call Out Culture
By Tim
Call Out CultureMay 06, 2024
Emergency Pod: Kendrick murdered Drake
This weekend Kendrick finally did what needed to be done and ended the career of Drake. We break down the action and revel in the joy!
The people are celebrating this like the galaxy celebrated the Battle of Endor at the end of Return of the Jedi!
Playlist of diss tracks:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2f8Gzu1MUaN7QwbUqrahR4?si=d6a69d7afbd4445c
You can find Kam's Scarface playlist here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3P4R1InRGYfFzr4rQNUpfa?si=cf9f61c39727484d
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
https://thatrapperalaska.bandcamp.com/
Ball Out Culture: 2nd Round Playoff Preview feat Milc
Zilla and Castro are back and joined by Milc to talk about how scary the Timberwolves are, how weird the Pacers can be, the two-way awesomeness of SGA, and if the Cavs have a prayer against Boston. Plus, Castro divulges his origin story of becoming an OKC Thunder fan thanks to PJ Carlisemo and Scott Brooks!
You can find Milc here:
https://televangel.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-that-saved-portland
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
[AUDIO] Boom Bap Archeology Part 2: Scarface "Mr. Scarface is Back" Feat. Kam from Crate 808
For our second episode in the Scarface series we explore Mr. Scarface is Back and we are joined with our dear friend Kam from the Crate 808 podcast.
You can find all things Crate 808 here:
https://www.crate808.com/
You can find Kam's Scarface playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3P4R1InRGYfFzr4rQNUpfa?si=cf9f61c39727484d
For exclusive content and all sort of perks support our patreon:
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
https://thatrapperalaska.bandcamp.com/
Call Out Culture Wrestling - WWE Fantasy Draft
Since it is WWE draft season Alaska and Griff decided to host a fantasy draft of their own. We pick our brands, our champions, our contenders and some wildcards. After the draft we discuss some recent developments around the WWE.
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You can find our music here:
Alaska:
https://thatrapperalaska.bandcamp.com/
Jason Griff:
The Blind Spot: Dungeon Family Edition with Cool Breeze and Witchdoctor
This week we go into our blind spots and look at the second wave Dungeon Family albums "East Point's Greatest Hit " by Cool Breeze and "A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual" by Witchdoctor in honor of the late Rico Wade.
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
BALL OUT CULTURE with Willie Green and PremRock
PremRock and first time/long time guest WILLIE GREEN join Castro and Zilla to preview the upcoming NBA Playoff picture, slander Doc Rivers, iron out Castro's OKC Thunder/Knicks fandom, and potentially damage friendships over the Knicks vs. Sixers series!
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
Call Out Culture Wrestling - Wrestlmania XL Recap w. Akrobatik
We are joined by legendary MC Akrobatik to recap Wrestlemania XL
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You can find our music here:
Alaska:
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Jason Griff:
The X-Men Renaissance feat Open Mike Eagle
Quick episode from Castro and Zilla with our good friend and lifelong X-Men devotee Open Mike Eagle to talk Disney+ "X-Men 97" and the current comic book run ending it's 5 year phase as potentially the greatest X-Men storyline ever in The Krakoan Era with Jonathan Hickman!
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
Call Out Culture Wrestling - Wrestlemania XL Predictions
This week Alaska and Griff discuss the past few weeks and the important storylines leading up to Wrestlemania XL. In the second half of the podcast they are joined by two very special guests to predict this year's winners.
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Alaska:
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Jason Griff:
‘overDOSE’ A conversation with the incomparable Doseone
This week we are joined by Doseone for a free flowing conversation about coming up in the indie scene, battling and more.
You can find all of Doseone's music here:
https://doseone.bandcamp.com/
For exclusive content and all sort of perks support our patreon:
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
Used Records: Special Delivery Custom Playlist
Inspired by St. Vincent's mixtape delivery service on Apple Music, Zilla offers his services to one of our patrons who is looking for rap music to play on long road trips with his wife that isn't indie/underground af!
Tracklisting:
1. "Talk Down" Dijon
2. "With You" Nicole Bus
3. "Keepin it Real" - Mack Wilds
4. "All the Way Up" - Fat Joe feat Remy Ma and French Montana
5. "4pm in Calabassas" - Drake
6. "Worth it" - Offset feat Don Tolliver
7. "4 AM" - 2 Chainz feat Travis Scott
8. "Dime After Dime" - Cam'ron feat Sen City
9. "Me & U" (siik Remix) - Cassie
10. "Heartbreaker" - Mariah Carey feat Jay-Z
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
De La Soul and AOI Radio
Quick episode with Castro and Zilla while ALASKA is out of town to talk about the great new Apple Radio show from De La Soul, how the Plugs have opened up the floodgates on their process, and why their catalog is worth more dissection!
For exclusive content and all sort of perks support our patreon:
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
Call Out Culture Wresting IV
After a week's hiatus the boys are back. Griff and Alaska breakdown all of the WWE action from the past two weeks and we get some additional clarity on Wrestlemania 40!
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Jason Griff:
BLAZE Magazine Pt 2: Best Groups, Producers, and More from Feb '99
We're back with the February 1999 issue of BLAZE Magazine to get their inane, ridiculous, and sometimes-on-point rankings for:
Best Entertainer
Best Group
Best Producer
Best Label
Best Executive
Most Controversial Addition and Omission to the Lists
Upcoming Rising Stars
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
Call Out Culture Wrestling III Feat. Marcus Pinn
This week on Call Out Culture Wrestling we are joined by Marcus Pinn to discuss this past week's Elimination Chamber PLE, Monday Night RAW and where this leaves us for Wrestlemania!
For all things Marcus Pinn you can visit his website:
http://www.pinnlandempire.com/
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Jason Griff:
BLAZE Magazine's 50 Best MC's from February 1999
We're going back 25 years to find out who the best 50 MC's of all time were according to BLAZE Magazine, an underground offshoot of VIBE, from February 1999. Tune in as ALASKA, Castro, and Zilla properly discuss the insane, ridiculous, and sometimes on-the-money rankings of the greats!
For exclusive content and all sort of perks support our patreon:
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
https://5oclockshadowboxers.bandcamp.com/music
Curly Castro:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/little-robert-hutton
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
Used Records: Isaiah Rashad "Cilvia Demo" with @TrillBroDude of You Know Ball Podcast
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Isaiah Rashad's breakthrough debut "Cilvia Demo", Zilla is joined by venerable Sixers/NBA podcast titan Trill Bro Dude of You Know Ball podcast to extol the virtues of TDE's artist development, why Isaiah is more approachable than Kendrick, the power of Schoolboy Q's guest verses, and how "Cilvia Demo" can convert non-rap fans into true believers.
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CALL OUT CULTURE WRESTLING II
This week on Call Out Culture Wrestling Griff and Alaska recap Smackdown and Raw, discuss the new developments in the Bloodline and Cody feud, whats next for Sami Zane and we preview this weekend's Elimination Chamber PLE!
As always for early access to episodes and exclusive content please support our patreon!
Out of my Element
This week we borrowed an idea from the homey Myke C Town (with Myke's permission of course).
Myke has a series called Out of my Element where his Patreon subscribers recommend albums for him to review. You can find all of Myke's Out of my Element episodes here:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWEBNnrvioxwfYZiY7EMgRJ5D8Nl10yGx&si=ep2_v9CJa9vpo2IR
We changed up the format slightly, and each member of the pod took an album that was recommended by our Patreon supporters.
Alaska went with Salami Rose Joe Louis' Son of a Sauce.
Zilla covered Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's album Weathervanes.
Castro covered Wilco's Sky Blue Sky.
Thanks to our Patreon supporters Vektrx, Max and Colin for the recommendations.
If you want to join our Patreon community you can do so at https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast
World Premiere: Call Out Culture Wrestling with Jason Griff and Alaska
Welcome to the world premiere of our new podcast Call Out Culture Wrestling with Jason Griff and Alaska.
In our premiere episode the boys discuss how Alaska got back into wrestling, thoughts on the week that just passed and the Wrestlemania press conference and we pick who we think will retain their titles at the showcase of the legends.
Backpack Valentine's - Given Flowers to Paten Locke and Pumpkinhead ft. Dillon Maurer and Brian Kayser/seven3zero
You can find Paten Locke's amazing album Americancer here:
fullplate.bandcamp.com/album/americancer-pl004
You can find all things Full Plate and Dillon Maurer here:
linktr.ee/fullplatefam
You can find Brian/seven3zero here:
wegoinin.com/
You can find Rock, Rock, Rock On: The Robert "PH" Diaz Story here:
www.amazon.com/Rock-Robert-PH-Diaz-Story/dp/B09X3VM5Q2
And as always you can get early access to episode and exclusive content by supporting our patreon:
www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast
The Rapper Athlete Fantasy Draft
All three boys are back to pick a starting 5 and sixth man in all sports for the best team of athletes who rap!
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Boom Bap Archeology: Scarface (Part 1 - The Diary)
We kick off a new yearlong series dedicated to Face Mob's vast and heavy catalog to discover and educate our east coast biased ears on the legend of Brad Jordan!
Used Records: Nirvana "Nevermind" with ALASKA
The first Used Records of 2024 features ALASKA and Zilla with separate but equal thoughts on the landmark rock album of the '90s from Nirvana!
As always, you can get early and exclusive content by joining our patreon.
2024 Town Hall
Welcome to the annual town hall episode! We are joined by patreon subscribers and call out culture regulars including
Brian Ennals
Dan O
Jason Griff
Milc
Son Raw
Wall Sparks
We talk tiny desk dream concerts, autograph forgery, E-40, rappers with veneers, girls with gold teeth, Wally’s Wu Wear, No Limit Records, Tip or Phife, funky diabetics, slept on 2023 albums and Castro’s cats!
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Backpack New Years: Natural Elements and Scienz of Life
The final Backpack installment for the New Year! We're bringing it back to the late '90s NYC world of backpack rap with the legendary and highly influential Natural Elements and the longstanding prolific crew Scienz of Life!
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The 1st Annual Preseason Christmas Music Invitational feat Jesse the Tree, Milc, and Televangel
The first Christmas Song Tournament is here! Run-DMC, Mariah Carey, Burl Ives, The Pogues, Nat King Cole, and more fight to the death for title of Best Christmas Song according to Jesse the Tree, Milc, and Televangel!
Plus we take a detour into the Burl Ives classic White Dog!
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Backpack Christmas Pt. 3: Hard 2 Obtain and World Renown
For part 3 of Backpack Christmas, we're going to the mid '90s in New York for 2 major label acts that were certainly in the underground sphere: Hard 2 Obtain, who dropped 1 album in "Ism & Blues" and World Renown, who had 2 big singles but no album!
Backpack Christmas: Episode 2 - Massinfluence and Swollen Members
This is the 2nd episode in our Backpack Christmas series where we dig into the backpack artists of days past. This week we talk about the Atlanta group Massinfluence and the Kings of Canada Swollen Members.
As always you can get early access to episodes and exclusive content at our patreon page:
Backpack Christmas: Episode 1 - K-Otix and Styles of Beyond
This is the first episode in our Backpack Christmas series where we dig into the backpack artists of days past. This week we talk about the Houston hip hop trio K-Otix and Californians that feel Canadian Styles of Beyond.
As always you can get early access to episodes and exclusive content at our patreon page:
Left Field Hip Hop Feat. Beans from Anti-Pop Consortium
This week we are joined by Beans from the legendary group Anti-Pop Consortium for an in depth discussion on left field hip hop.
You can find Beans' music on his Bandcamp page:
https://beansiswack.bandcamp.com/
As always you can find early episodes and exclusive content at our patreon page:
Blind Spot - Micranots - Obelisk Movements
This week we discuss the 2000 release on Rhymesayers from I Self Divine and DJ Kool Akiem as Micranots! Equal parts Bigg Juss, Sir Menelik, Bobby Digital, and Y2K rap, "Obelisk Movements" gets the close up to see if the record has aged gracefully in the caverns of indie rap history.
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Wine Mom Anthem Tournament feat. Alex Ludovico, Blockhead, Jesse the Tree
The answer to the Soft White Boy Rock Tournament, the Wine Mom Anthem Field of 64 includes such Barefoot wine approved pre-game/karaoke jams from Cher, Cheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, The Cranberries, and many many more in a battle for the championship!
Noted wine mom experts Alex Ludovico, Blockhead and Jesse the Tree join us to answer this pressing question!
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Killmatic 2: The Nas/Halloween Proof
Ok, this is the one for spooky season! Since the first episode in 2021, where ALASKA was the ferryman wading us all through the "Halloween" franchise and the similarities between horror purists and hip hop purists regarding "Illmatic", Zilla has caught up to the filmography of Michael Myers and now both guys go one-for-one: what Nas album is the ideal match for each "Halloween" flick! What "Halloween" installment matches up with "It Was Written", "Untitled", "King's Disease", or "Street's Disciple"? You'll have to tune in...or risk being slaughtered by a man in a poorly painted William Shatner mask!
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Used Records: Lupe Fiasco "Enemy of the State" Mixtape
The first mixtape featured on Used Records is 2009's "Enemy of the State" from Lupe Fiasco, one of the most vicious collections of otherwordly bars and versatility from the mixtape era!
As always you can get exclusive and early content through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calloutculturepodcast
Lost Episode: Killmatic The Halloween/Nas Theory
Alaska has a theory that Halloween and Nas have the same career arc. Enjoy this wild off the cuff theorizing of this lost episode from Zilla and Alaska back in 2021.
Next week Zilla and Alaska are going to do a Killmatic Deep Dive, consider this episode a primer.
As always, for exclusive content and early access, be sure to check out our patreon!
"Do Remember!": Talking Mixtapes with Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg
The latest coffeetable book all hip hop diehards will add to their Christmas list is "Do Remember!", a history of NYC mixtapes from the '80s through the early 2000's. Authors Evan Auerbach (of Up North Trips fame) and Daniel Isenberg aka Stan Ipcus join Castro and Zilla to highlight the power of tapes, why hunting for exclusives is still a drug, and how DJ Clue, DJ S&S, Kid Capri, and DJ Mister Cee changed the landscape of rap forever!
You can find Do Remember online here or search to see if a local book store is carrying it here.
As always you can get early and exclusive content by supporting out patreon.
The New Renaissance of Indie Rap with Open Mike Eagle
Our pal Open Mike Eagle swings by to talk about the blooming indie rap scene and the parallels to the late '90s/early '00s era of Def Jux/Anticon/Rawkus/Rhymesayers, plus shed light on the making of his new LP "Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering". Finally, Castro and Zilla pick some of their favorite indie rap releases of the year!
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3 Questions
This week each of the fellows brought a long a question for the others thus the title, 3 questions.
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Blind Spot: The Doppelgangaz - Hark
This week Alaska introduces Castro and Zilla to the 2013 Doppelgangaz album Hark.
You can find the 10 year anniversary edition of Hark edition here
Call Out Culture Presents: Used Records with Zilla Rocca: Incubus' Morning View Feat. Alex Ludovico
PARDON ME WHILE I POD! Alex Ludovico is back for part 2 of the Incubus trilogy on Used Records to discuss the 2001 album "Morning View". Wait till you hear the absolutely WILD Rolling Stone review of the album on top of the guys talking Brandon Boyd's devastatingly good looks in the world of nu metal, the divisive nature of "Aqueous Transmission" as an album closer, and what song from this album is genuinely perfect!
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Bourbon, Books, and Brotherhood with Southern Vangard
First time guests DJ Jon Doe and Eddie Meeks of Southern Vangard Radio swing by to talk about their history with Southern radio, creating weekly mixshows and rap podcasts for close to a decade straight, and their new book outlining their longstanding careers! Plus we talk Burlington Coat Factory, downtown Atlanta looking like "The Walking Dead" during COVID, hanging at Erick Sermon's rim shop (to Castro's delight), and more!
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Call Out Culture Presents: Used Records with Zilla Rocca: Get Busy Committee's Uzi Does It
A truly rambunctious bass-heavy album from an unlikely trio of Apathy, Ryu of Styles of Beyond, and producer Scoop DeVille, "Uzi Does It" from Get Busy Committee is a record you need to play with the windows down, the low end cranked up, and no kids remotely within range!
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Live from the Liner Notes - Zilla Rocca and Jason Griff - Staking Chips
This week we are joined by Jason Griff to discuss Stacking Chips, the new record with Zilla Rocca!
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Justified: City Primeval Season Recap
Zilla is here to give his overall thoughts on the FX mini-series, how it compared to the original run, why it felt more like a David Simon show, and the nods to "No Country For Old Men" and "The Long Goodbye"!
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Lineage of Greatness - Biz Markie
This week we discuss the career of the legendary Biz Markie.
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Oppenheimer Review
The fellas do a full and thorough review of the new Christopher Nolan epic about the man who unleashed hell during WWII along with update Nolan movie power rankings, favorite performances, and other Manhattan Project recommendations!
One Shot: F The 6ers
Previously only available to our Patreon subscribers, this One Shot with Zilla Rocca was recorded in 2 parts: first on Mother's Day after the Sixers were humiliated in Game 7 by the hated Boston Celtics, and the following day to evaluate the continued slimy dreck that is the Sixers organization. This episode has proven to be prophetic, as Doc Rivers has since been shitcanned, James Harden has screamed about the Sixers organizational dysfunction in front of Chinese teenagers, and Joel Embiid has removed all Philly-centric descriptors from his Twitter handle. The Sixers are shameless slapdicks and there's nothing we can do about it!
Call Out Culture: Frankenstein an MC Fantasy Draft w/ Fatboi Sharif and Steel Tipped Dove
This week we are joined by Fatboi Sharif and Steel Tipped Dove for a journey to Frankenstein's laboratory where we create the perfect MC out of the traits of other MCs in the first annual Frankenstein an MC Fantasy Draft.
Sharif and Dove have a great new album out called Decay which you can get here:
https://backwoodzstudioz.com/collections/decay
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Call Out Culture Presents: Used Records with Zilla Rocca: Incubus' Make Yourself Feat. Alex Ludovico
It's what the streets have been begging for: Alex Ludovico and Zilla talking Incubus! This is a special Used Records about the nu-metal, Clinton-era, mild mannered, and agreeable " beta-male band" (as stated by Rolling Stone) and their breakthrough LP "Make Yourself" from 1999!
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