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Amidst the hype surrounding their reported $15 million dollars and numerous e beefs (including one with our very own Dallas Penn) the Rap Genius posse stopped by to clear the air and share what they're really about. And whether they're the fuckybergs the Internets think they are. DP stayed swinging though. Who won in the end? You be the judge. 

The @RapGenius Episode

In preparation for his upcoming Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, Big Boi got ready for combat, reflecting on getting boo'd in NYC at the Source Awards, the difference between creating an album with 3 Stacks and going dolo, the time someone passed him some laced weed and why he no longer freestyles on radio shows. We also get a surprise call from Gunplay as he luxuriates on his term of house arrest.

The @BigBoi Episode

Moses Michael Levi walked us through that fateful night and how he aimed at the shoulder meats, not the ceiling, his thoughts on the Israel/ Palestinian conflict, why he endorsed Mitt Romney, whether he’s having fun or not in life and why he doesn’t need therapy. Its bigger than rap.

The Shyne Episode

Bun B x Freddie Gibbs x Despot... where do we even begin? From Freddie's ESGN label and current relationship with Young Jeezy and CTE to Despot being a NYC club owner and the schit he has to deal with to Bun B flexing all professorial and having the show turn into a roundtable on race in New York versus the south. It's bigger than rap.  #Newmanati!

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Joe at his most zen, talks candidly about the women in his life, who takes his sex pics, Eminem's impact on him, his upcoming reality tv show, why he throws rude twitter chicks out his shows, why nothing no longer bothers him and his SlaughterHouse brotherhood.

The Joe Budden Interview

2012 was a great year for The Combat Jack Show. When Premium Pete’s assist yielded Bun B as our first guest last January, the pressure was on to deliver great guests, quality interviews and dope content. Week after week.

The Best Of 2012

New York Times Pop Culture critic Jon Caramanica helped us kick off 2013 as he talks about his journey to the Grey Lady, how artists like Rick Ross are able to survive in Hip Hop's "post truth" era, how Chief Keef is just as important to the culture as your favorite rapper's favorite rapper and more. We're back. Newmanati!

Jon Caramanica Episode

Raekwon stopped by to drop some Lost Jewels on the crew as we tried to cram 20 years of rich history into one show. We talked about his love for house music, what makes him and Ghost stand out from the rest of the clan, living under the Rza dictatorship, how he made the Ralph Lauren Snow Beach 'Lo piece a classic and what his name is via the Wu-Tang Name Generator. The Chef also drops a few bars on beats supplied by Just Blaze. Verbal intercourse at its best. 

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Due to popular demand (and a last minute cancellation by Brooklyn’s own Joey BadA$$ and Dyme-A-Duzin) there were no special guests on this week’s show—but we did get to have the Cheat Code Just Blaze call in to talk about his current smash hit “Higher” with Baauer, Dallas Penn recapped his LoEnd Theory event, we got to interview two new potential interns and delivered a hilarious prank call to Premium Pete’s aunt, in which the cable company encourages her to start watching BET. Plus, DJ Benhameen continues to kill with his mixes. It don’t ever stop. #Nemanati!

The Crew Only Edition

Pusha T discusses the differences in working with The Neptunes and Kanye, why Big Daddy Kane > Rakim, how Big Sean is really a problem within the G.O.O.D Music camp, why rappers like Rick Ross can't ever really get away from the streets, how he can't ever be right with Consequence, how he threw a shot at Combat, the possible name for the next Clipse album and more.

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It's the Box That Rocks! Ralph McDaniels, founder of the seminal Video Music Box talks thirty years of history. Highlights include how Big Daddy Kane shot someone causing him to miss "The Symphony" video shoot, how we wasn't fucking with Mr. Magic at first, gunplay at NaS's "It Ain't Hard To Tell" video shoot, running with a young and grimy Russell Simmons, allowing a young Jay-Z to play hype man for the Notorious B.I.G. and how really good he is in these streets. This is #RapHistoryMonth b. #Newmanati.

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Star and Buc Wild. Couldn't control these cats, even with Dallas Penn on deck. In a rare interview, Star shared his past, how he was an actual street pimp in New York City in the early 1980's, how he went to war with a handgun against a Dominican chick armed with and uzi and got sprayed up, his cocaine and mescaline fueled days, how he pimped MTV, Hot 97 and Power 105, why he has no issue with Big Tigger, how he's never been impressed with Howard Stern, his love for DJ Vlad, what his hate is really about, how he doesn't know who the fuck Just Blaze is, how someone who doesn't fux with Hip Hop became a Hip Hop icon and more. This was too much. Dig in my cousin.

The Star & Buc Wild Episode

She's Mona Scott-Young, the mastermind behind VH1's Love and Hip-Hop empire and the co-founder, along with the late Chris Light, of the legendary Violator Management.

And this is perhaps her most revealing interview ever. Press play to her Mona's thoughts on making her way as a woman in hip-hop, Light's passing, her glory years at Violator and the rise of her Love and Hip-Hop Empire. Not to mention what she has planned next.


Mona Scott-Young Episode

The People’s Choice DJ Envy stops by to talk about his role as the devil’s advocate on the Breakfast Club, his recent admission of infidelity to his wife, how other dj's ain't playing right, getting a gun pulled on him by Nas, and tells us his strategy on how to “kill a muthafucker breathin’”. We also get a call from The Boondocks TV series character Uncle Ruckus, who asks us for a handout and waxes poetic on the day’s race-related hot topics.

The DJ Envy and Uncle Ruckus Episode

Sak passe Internets!!! This week, Grammy award winning and former Haitian presidential candidate Wyclef Jean sets the record straight about the #YELE charity organization accusations, the Ducati and pum pum shorts incident, intmate music making moments with Lauryn Hill, carrying Haiti on his back. the legacy of the Fugees and drops a freestyle that you'll need Rosetta Stone to decipher through. Please remember, it's #YELE not #YOLO!

The Wyclef Episode

This week, we welcome the Super Thug aka N.O.R.E. and get to the bottom of the long standing "beef" between P.A.P.I. and "super attorney" Reggie Ossé. Noreaga speaks on his history with Mobb Deep, Notorious B.I.G., Tragedy, Capone, Chris Lighty and other rap luminaries. Plus, Nore tells us about his trip to the fat farm to visit the late, great Big Pun.  Get ready for Combat!!!

The Noreaga Episode

If you're a fan of Howard Stern, you know about King Of All Blacks. He stopped by to talk about his relationship with Stern going back to 1987, the status of his Sirius XM 101 Black on Black Show, how he came up as a fancy negro and whether or not he plays a minstrel role on the Stern Show. Brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal of It's The Real Fame talk about their first rap mixtape 'Urbane Outfitters" with DJ Drama... I didn't know they could really rap. 'Urbane Outfitters, Vol. 1" is out now!

The King Of All Blacks and Its The Real Episode

This is the one you've been waiting for. Damon Dash talks Aaliyah, life without Jay Z, how he's completely done with the music game, why he was an asshole to anyone who got in his way and why the kind of "broke" he is might be the best thing in the world. We also get some very tense moments as Just Blaze finally airs out why he didn't eff with Dame for over ten years.  Ya'll truly ain't ready for this dynasty thing.

The Dame Dash Episode

The Ghost came in and rocked through most of his storied history with the Lox, Diddy, DMX, Tupac, Mary J. Blige, the East West Coast beef, how D Block's legendary lyrical beef with Roc-a-fella almost spilled out into the streets and more. P also shed some real grown man tears reminiscing about the Notorious B.I.G. as he rolled that real pungent. Tune in and get all this work. His latest album 'Float' is available for sale now.

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