We sat down and talked with Oreo Jones (founder) and J. Brookinz (artist liason), who are two of the organizers behind the long-standing CHREECE Hip Hop festival in Indianapolis. This year marks 10 years since the first festival. This episode lives on the New Old Heads uncut episode 448. Support the show

New Old Heads episode 448 this week had discussions on Freddie Gibbs explaining why he doesn't mess with Curren$y, if JID can be as big or bigger than J. Cole, if the XXL Freshman list and cypher is still needed, and then a long discussion on the hurdles and what we don't see in a cultural movement like the CHREECE festival (this exists on our Patreon). We were joined by two of the three main organizers behind the CHREECE festival, founder Oreo Jones and J. Brookinz. Support th...

The New Old Heads episode 447 had talks on DJ Quik being the producer people think Dr. Dre is, Anthony Fantano being targeted by Akademiks with the near decade old leaks of controversial videos, and also a discussion on Black Thought vs. Jay-Z based upon Will.i.am's comments. We had former panelist DJ Spoolz on the show this week, and he will be a recurring guest every month. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 446 had discussions on Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new "Alfredo 2" project, if Drake gets judged harsher than others, G Herbo wanting Akademiks and Vlad to pay restitution for their negative impact on Chicago violence, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 445 discussed Tyler, the Creator's new "Don't Tap The Glass" project, and how great we rank the Clipse in their album rollout. Much more on our uncut episode available exclusively on Patreon. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 444 had discussions on the new Clipse "Let God Sort Em Out album, a lyric breakdown of "The Birds Don't Sing", discussion on Kai Cenat and streaming culture infiltrating everything, and Drake saying the UK has the best rappers of any other country in the world. That and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 443 had guest Brotha2daKnight on and discussed Drake's new comeback record "What Did I Miss" leading up to his new project, Wu-Tang's influence and Raekwon's upcoming album, MC Hammer, AI laws and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 442 featured guest Brotha2daKnight and had discussions on Nelly doubling down on defending himself for performing at Trump's inauguration, T-Pain calling out Drake for not bowing out gracefully, and Timbaland's continued exploitation of musicians with AI and how it will damage his overall legacy. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 441 had discussions on Kendrick Lamar's leaked verse from the upcoming Clipse album, Tyler The Creator's comments about Gatekeeping and Podcast Mics, Jim Jones being better than Nas, and Dame Dash losing his assets. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 440 had discussions on Lil Wayne's unimpressive Carter 6, Timbaland announcing an AI artist he's going to make and push, Doechii's speech about the LA ICE protests, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 439 had discussions on small market Hip Hop scenes and how it's similar to small market NBA teams, Clipse returning but also being dropped for having a Kendrick verse, Madlib and Egon's legal disputes, Eminem winning Hip Hop artist of the year over Kendrick Lamar at the AMAs, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 438 had discussions on GTA 6's upcoming release and how much of a cultural impact it will have in both pop culture and Hip Hop, Jermaine Dupri's legacy, how everyone wants to be a podcaster or rapper now, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 437 had discussions on Common's BE album turning 20 with 11 new songs, Joey Bada$$ and the idea of a TDE East - and if it's needed, David Banner going off about Hip Hop giving away the game by accepting streaming, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 436 had discussions on the first day of the Sean Combs trial, Russ discussing Spotify and changing public viewable numbers, Project Pat becoming a Christian rapper and saving people, and Westside Gunn and Doechii and if there's something special there. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 435 featured guest Brotha2daKnight and discussed Outkast and their influence on the south, 9th Wonder and his approach to working with legendary 90's Hip Hop acts, the "streets" of Hip Hop and how it's changed, "Conscious" Hip Hop and its origins, why we should stop classifying everything as Hip Hop, and more. Support the show

Episode 434 of the New Old Heads featured discussions on Lil Wayne saying "they stole the feeling" and him not wanting to perform at the Super Bowl anymore, Too Short explaining why he didn't hang around Tupac, Mannie Fresh on wanting originality in music, and more. A lot more discussion exists exclusively on our Patreon, which you can become a member for as little as $5/mo. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 433 discussed Kendrick and SZA's "luther" video, Will Smith's GOAT argument, the potential for seven new mass appeal-fueled Hip Hop legend projects, and more. Get additional segments and reacts from our uncut episode, available exclusively on our Patreon. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 432 had discussions on Ice Cube bringing back Friday with a discussion on why we don't see soundtracks anymore, Adam 22 and No Jumper going broke, Hollywood actors being into Hip Hop, 90's Hip Hop elitists, Joe Budden saying there's code-switching going on with the Bruno Mars and Sexyy Redd collab, and more. Support the show

The New Old Heads episode 431 featured guest Brotha2daKnight and had discussions on Uncle Luke's comments about pioneering Southern Hip Hop, and if the album/ album review has reached its end. We also discussed Kanye West and his Akademiks "interview", but that lives exclusively on our uncut episode available only our Patreon. Support the show

Episode 430 of the New Old Heads featured guest Justin Hunte (aka The Company Man) and had discussions on the upcoming Erykah Badu and The Alchemist project - and what an Alchemist and Future project could entail, if it's important for Hip Hop media to cover artists such as Kanye West if they are enacting in repeated reprehensible behavior, and also Timbaland's comments about AI having more soul than any other major music out. We also had a long conversation on the symbiotic relationsh...