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Bottom of the Map

Southern Hip-Hop: Explored. Explained. Exalted. Music journalist Christina Lee and hip-hop scholar Dr. Regina N. Bradley delve into passionate explorations and paradigm-shifting critiques of the cultu... Read more

Ranked #1

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Claimin' True: 25 Years of OutKast!

Claimin' True: 25 Years of OutKast!

Celebrating 25 years since the release of OutKast's first album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. The South still got som... Read more

3 Jun 2019

33mins

Ranked #2

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A BOTM Freestyle - Respect, Plus a (Bigger) Check

A BOTM Freestyle - Respect, Plus a (Bigger) Check

How does the culture get paid what it’s worth? In this live episode we partnered with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office... Read more

19 Oct 2019

42mins

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Staying Power: Dirty South in a Digital Era

Staying Power: Dirty South in a Digital Era

What’s in a name? Everything. We trace the origin of the term "Dirty South" and explore how it still echoes throughout S... Read more

3 Feb 2020

53mins

Ranked #4

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Stuntin’ Like My Daddy

Stuntin’ Like My Daddy

We explore narratives of Hip-Hop Fatherhood to examine how artists grapple with their legacies, mortality, and lives out... Read more

10 Jun 2019

39mins

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Self Care Motivation 101

Self Care Motivation 101

How do we overcome the grind and get to the hustle? In this episode we discuss the origins of Self Care and how that is ... Read more

30 Sep 2019

48mins

Ranked #6

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Freaknik Foreva, Eva?

Freaknik Foreva, Eva?

Will the ghost of Freaknik ever die?

17 Jun 2019

29mins

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Faith Is What You Make It

Faith Is What You Make It

How does the spiritual coexist with the secular? We discuss how Southern Hip-Hop artists investigate their spiritual pra... Read more

9 Sep 2019

50mins

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I Bet You Won't Get Crunk

I Bet You Won't Get Crunk

Who said Crunk was dead? In this episode we trace Crunk Music's roots in Memphis and Atlanta to its mainstream relevance... Read more

2 Sep 2019

44mins

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Black Ole Opry

Black Ole Opry

What's the difference between Southern and Country when it comes to music and place, and how has Lil Nas X disrupted the... Read more

24 Jun 2019

28mins

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Study Hall: Hip-Hop from the Schoolhouse to the Ivy League

Study Hall: Hip-Hop from the Schoolhouse to the Ivy League

Where does Hip-Hop fit in the halls of academia? In this episode we discuss Hip-Hop Scholarship's roots in journalism an... Read more

5 Aug 2019

48mins

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Survive and Advance: A BOTM Extended Play

Survive and Advance: A BOTM Extended Play

André 3000 stands out as a luminary figure in Southern Hip-Hop, and his commitment to memorializing Atlanta’s Missing &... Read more

6 Apr 2020

43mins

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Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy

Culture in the Cosmos: AfroFuturism, Hip-Hop, and Black Joy

Is space really the place? In this episode, we discuss the roots of AfroFuturism in music and popular culture, and how S... Read more

26 Aug 2019

47mins

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Strip du Soleil: Make It Reign

Strip du Soleil: Make It Reign

Is strip club culture in Southern Hip-Hop on the decline? In this episode we navigate the mystique and the microeconomic... Read more

19 Aug 2019

38mins

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Diggin' in the (Goodie) Grab Bag

Diggin' in the (Goodie) Grab Bag

Is Drake stealing Southern sauce? Did Nelly cross the line? What if Ceelo never sang again? This week we address these a... Read more

23 Sep 2019

44mins

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Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror

Thought Process: Surviving Silent Terror

How did the Atlanta Missing & Murdered Children (1979-1981) impact Atlanta's formative hip-hop community?

8 Jul 2019

39mins

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