Best Hip Hop Albums of 2023 ft. Songs, Verses, MVP of Year Pt.2 | Ep. 165

Welcome to the second part of our huge 2023 wrap up - do go check out the other episode to get our full breakdown, we went in!

Joining us for this celebration is SonRaw and Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), as well as guest contributions from the likes of Televangel, Defcee, Beezy (Dead End Hip Hop), Dart Adams, Sean Kantrowitz, GENG PTP, Zilla Rocca, Dan O, Tokyo Cigar, Dylan Green, Rob Keul and E (The Next Movement), MIGHTHEALTHY and Yemi (Rhymes Like Dimes) 🤯

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Part 2 Show Notes: MVP of the Year (00:25) Guest: Dan O (21:25) Songs of the Year (23:46) Guest: Rob Keul (39:38) Guest: MIGHTHEALTHY (57:45) Verse of the Year (59:53) Guest: Zilla Rocca (1:09:08) Scaring The Hoes and Quaranta - Danny Brown (1:12:43) Made 2 - P.U.R.E. (1:20:18) Round Trip - Statik Selektah (1:23:06) Guest: Dylan Green (1:24:48) Parthian Shots - AJ Suede + Televangel (1:27:41) Burning Desire - MIKE (1:36:38) Guest: GENG PTP (1:44:49) Best Album Artwork (1:49:14) Features of the Year (1:57:36) Verses of the Year (2:02:26) Best Hip Hop Moments of 2023 (2:11:22) Deep Dive: Burning Desire (2:27:06) Deep Dive: Parthian Shots (2:49:26) Deep Dive: Faith is a Rock (2:56:09) Deep Dive: We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (3:11:24)

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