Diggin' In The Digits

The 1st woman to put out an album under Def Jam, Nikki D seemingly had one of the biggest labels of her time behind her; with an absurd 10 album deal on deck. So why was only one album released?

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Ben:

• DJ Paul - Goat of all Goats
• Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta
• Daniel Avery - Tremor
• sosocamo - big country
• DaBoii - DBoii Ali
• SleazyWorld Go - I Want Blood
• Yebba - Jean
• Nettspend - early life ...

With the one and only Jermaine Cole now "retired" (We don't believe in artists retiring) after the release of The Fall Off, we thought we'd contextualise Cole's career as a whole. From the mixtapes to the albums, we take it all in.

(We are aware it's March and we should be doing Women's History Month retrospectives. We'll start next week and go through to the 1st week of April!)

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We wrap up the C-N-N coverage we begun all the way back in 2020 to take a look at Capone's solo work: A smattering of authentic storytelling & run-of-the-mill gun talk wrapped in very, very 00s production.

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Ben:

• Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter
• U2 - Days of Ash

Charlie:

• WILLOW - petal rock black 
• Baby Keem - Ca$ino
• MIGHTYHEALTHY and Sankofa - MHK-ULTRA
• Moonchild - Wa...

Whilst the music of C-N-N was pretty straight forward, N.O.R.E's solo work skews a little different. From mainstream 00s Hip-Hop to Reggaeton, N.O.R.E took his solo work as an opportunity to be more personal.

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Ben:

• Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern
• Charli XCX - wuthering heights
• Robbie Williams - BRITPOP
• Tiana Major9 - November Scorpio
• Ella Mai - do you still love me?
• Colin S...

Onyx were trailblazers in various ways. From their grimey style to the bald heads, Onyx had an iconic aesthetic from the outset, a classic album out the gate and bangers everywhere you look.

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Ben:

• J. Cole - The Fall Off
• RZA - Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew
• Kenny Mason - Pup Pack 3rd Shift
• Joji - Piss in the Wind
• Hunxho - Not One Of Them 
• Beck - Everybodys gotta learn sometime
...

Hey DITD listeners! Charlie here with another WG interview that I thought you'd enjoy. I talk to producer Kiyan Foroughi as he embarks on the release of his debut concept album "inner light. OUTER SPACE" which drops 27th February. In the meantime, here is my WG interview with him.

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.

Intro Music - "Baxter" By Brock Berrigan
Interlude - "Break The B...

In just five years, BROCKHAMPTON became a Hip-Hop comet, shooting by with seven albums and it could've been more! With those works, they went from free-wheeling Mixtape-sounding albums to more mature works lyrically and sonically. Its obvious that they couldn't have existed in previous eras but could it be done ever again?

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Ben:

• Don Toliver - Octane
• Lord Jah Monte Ogbon - As ...

The duo of Erick Sermon & Parrish Smith make up EPMD, one of the quintessential Hip-Hop acts in history. Iconic production to rival the greats and a discography that doesn't get talked about nearly enough.

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Ben:

• IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk

Charlie:

• Curren$y - Everywhere You Look (EP)
• Ragz Originale - keepsake
• PHABO - Ratchet & Blues
• IDK - e.t.d.s. A Mixtape ...

KILLA. Whilst he's now in his talking head era - like most rappers it seems - Cam'ron was an ever-present voice in the 00s Hip-Hop scene. One could say his music is the perfect charting of where the 00s sound was at any given year, with his lyrical content staying steady in the good ol' "Money, hoes & drugs" bag.

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Ben:

• A$AP ROCKY - Don't Be Dumb

Charlie:

• Jada Free...

The man who helped start Bad Boy Records, only to take himself out of it and eventually take himself out of music entirely, the life of Craig Mack is a sad one overall. His music left behind after his death in 2018 was serviceable, topped off with an iconic track of the 90s.

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• SAULT - Chapter 1

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O...

Happy New Year, DITD listeners! Ben returns from his holiday hiatus and we kick off 2026 by taking one more look back at 2025, talking about our two favourite albums of last year. For once, it's an all Hip-Hop affair! 

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Ben:

• Nas & DJ Premier - Light Years

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Charlie's No.2 - (20:11)
Ben's No.1 - (33:25)
Charlie's No.1 - (44:38)
Lighter No...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy!

• D-Ace & K.A.A.N. - Kaancepts
• Vic Spencer & August Fanon - Psychological Cheat Sheet 6

Ben's Album list

#5EUK Top EPs Of The Half-Decade (Pt. 1)
#5EUK Top EPs Of The Half-Decade (Pt. 2)
#5EUK 10 Songs A...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy!

• Big L - Harlem's Finest: Return Of The King
• Novelist - AUDACITY
• Paul Stephan, BexBlu, Awaiting Kvng - STILL REMINISCING
• Paul Stephan, BexBlu, Awaiting Kvng - Protect The Silence
• Pozzy - it's all up in the air
• Saiming - wha...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy!

• J Hus - Half Clip
• A-F-R-O - No More Patience
• Iman Europe & Kaelin Ellis - Chrysalis
• threetwenty - separate from the noise
• Nas & DJ Premier - Light Years

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for ...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy!

• Adi Oasis - Silver Lining 
• Big K.R.I.T. - Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz
• Skyzoo - Views Of A Lifetime 
• redveil - sankofa
• Breis - Stranger On Earth

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties inv...

Welcome to Charlie's Weekly Music Roundup to hold you down where I talk about my spins in the past week with a little more detail than I do typically! As per usual, all works talked about are below. Enjoy!

• Jordyn Simone - REMEMBER WHEN
• TrueMendous & Tony Bones The Producer - No Round of Applause
• Gabriel Jacoby - gutta child
• Vic Santoro - 1000 Burpees
• Von Pea & The Other Guys - Putcha Weight On It
• DoomCannon - Somewhe...

Hello DITD listeners! Every year, I offer Ben the opportunity to take the month off in the same way I take time off my show and after all these years, he finally took it!

So there'll be no new DITD episodes for the remainder of the year, however I'll try to provide you with something else to hold you down.

Thanks to Ben and you the listener, have a great holiday season and we will be back in January '26!

Blessings,

Charlie.

Tha...

From their inventive D.A.I.S.Y. Age run to their new (& probably last) opus dropped last week, the career of De La Soul is unlike any other in Hip-Hop history. With label issues being the only thing that held them back, they always put out Art Official Intelligence when the time was right.

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Charlie:

• Mysie - SALTY
• edbl - nylon
• Deshawn Visionz - Skies On Fire Tonight
• Dexter i...

Whilst Prodigy made a genuine attempt to put out solo bodies of work outside of Mobb Deep business, Havoc took until 2007 to drop his first solo record and it wasn't until his third album that he actually put effort into it all.

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Ben:

• Danny Brown - Stardust

Charlie:

• Ukweli & Xenia Mannasseh - MAYBE II
• REASON - Everything In My Soul_BLUE
• BLK ODYSSY - MOOD CONTROL
• Kaic...