If you need some nerdy, hip hop, comedy podcasts in your life while you cook, workout or waste away your life sitting on public transport, then listen to the gold that is Juan Epstein. It's the best shit-talking time-waster the internet has to offer.
Hosts Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg have interviewed everyone from Ice Cube and MCA of the Beastie Boys to heavy-chested porn stars and Rhys fuckin' Darby. In their words it's 'the place
to go if you want to hear stories you have never heard, hear people
react to and answer questions you can't believe anyone would have the
nerve to ask. These are some of the most unique interviews you ever will
hear.'
Below is a list of some of the better episodes I've enjoyed while drying dishes and lifting weights off my chest:
The movie that I've seen over a hundred times is celebrating its 20 year anniversary, and that makes me feel old. Above is a short clip showing the actors rehearse/workshop some of the more scenes. Via Complex
Jesse Thorn, from Public Radio International's Bullseye, breaks down the classic Ice Cube song "It Was a Good Day" so that white people his age can make sense of its brilliance. To his credit, dude makes some good points.
A chap named Donovan got his Inspector Gadget on and pin pointed the date that Ice Cube had his 'Good Day'. The evidence is below.
CLUE 1: "Went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV Raps"
Yo MTV RAPS first aired on Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single "Today Was A Good Day" released on Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3: "The Lakers beat the Super Sonics"
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date (AUGUST 6 1988) and the release of the single (FEBRUARY 23 1993) where the Lakers beat the Super Sonics: Nov 11 1988 114-103 Nov 30 1988 110-106 Apr 4 1989 115-97 Apr 23 1989 121-117 Jan 17 1990 100-90 Feb 28 1990 112-107 Mar 25 1990 116-94 Apr 17 1990 102-101 Jan 18 1991 105-96 Mar 24 1991 113-96 Apr 21 1991 103-100 Jan 20 1992 116-110
CLUE 4: "No barking from the dogs, no smog"
Dates of those Laker wins over SuperSonics where it was a clear day with no smog:
Nov 30 1988 Apr 4 1989 Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992
CLUE 5:
"Got a beep from Kim, and she can fuck all night"
Beepers weren’t adopted by mobile phone companies until the 1990s. Dates left where mobile beepers were availible to public:
Jan 18 1991 Jan 20 1992
CLUE 6: Ice Cube starred in the film 'Boyz In The Hood' that released late Summer of 1991, but was being filmed mid-late 1990 early 1991 and Ice Cube was busy on set filming the movie Jan 18 1991...far too busy to be lounging around the streets playing bones yellin domino.
Therefore, the ONLY day where: - Yo MTV Raps was on air - It was a clear and smogless day - Beepers were commercially sold - Lakers beat the SuperSonics - and Ice Cube had no events to attend was…
Or, the real Friday part 2 seeing as Chris Tucker is going to be making his return to the series.
