Ep.217 - Mid-Year Report '23

<p>Happy June! We're nearly halfway through the year, which means it's time for our Mid-Year Report! How the 50th Year of Hip-Hop has been faring, what albums we rate so far an other general discussion.</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:<br>Weekly Music Roundup - (1:17) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics)</p><ul> <li><em>ECKOES - Fractals</em></li> <li><em>Mnelia - Closure Tapes</em></li> <li><em>K.Zia - Kintsugi Heart</em></li> <li><em>McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? </em></li> <li><em>Green Kanine - Two</em></li> <li><em>Jords - DIRT IN THE DIAMOND</em></li> <li><em>Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine</em></li> <li><strong>CJ Fly - Healing From Our Wounds</strong></li> <li><strong>Goyard Ibn Said x Ghais Guevera - Goyard Comin</strong></li> <li><strong>Trapland Pat - Professor Trap</strong></li> <li><strong>Moneybagg Yo - Hard to Love</strong></li> <li><strong>Cuban Doll - All or Nothing</strong></li> <li><strong>Metro Boomin - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Soundtrack</strong></li> </ul><p>Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.</p><p>Music - <a href="https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/warmer-winds">"Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points</a> (Thanks to <a href="https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/">Chillhop </a>Music for the right to use)</p><p>HHBTN (Twitter &amp; IG) - @HipHopNumbers<br>5E (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK<br>ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom<br>Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92</p><p>Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:<br><a href="https://www.the5thelement.org.uk/whats-good-charlie-taylor">"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor</a><br><a href="https://www.the5thelement.org.uk/in-search-of-sauce-5epn">In Search of Sauce</a><br><a href="https://www.the5thelement.org.uk/black-women-watch-5epn">Black Women Watch...</a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3F7bioVpWUAfcYG74vtZpX?si=5aaca94ba10240c6">5EPN Radio</a><br><a href="https://www.the5thelement.org.uk/the-beauty-of-independence-5epn">The Beauty Of Independence</a></p>