Call Out Culture
Call Out Culture is a podcast about rap music hosted by Alaska, Curly Castro and Zilla Rocca - three long time practitioners and lifetime fans. These dudes know what the hell they are talking about. Every episode is a deep dive into an artist or a concept. With close to 50 years of artistry and 70 years of fandom combined in the three hosts, it is safe to say, that you are going to get perspectives that you will not find in other podcasts about the genre.
Episodes
Last week friend of the indie scene Joseph Rathgeber, aka Caltrops, dropped his two part tome Catch Us Before We Fall Off: a [ch]oral history of anticon.
We realized that we never discussed the Anticon collected and that we needed to we explore some blind spots in our listening experience.
So we dove into the early entries from the Anticon collective through their albums Anticon Presents: Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop and De...
The long promised Lineage of Greatness episode on Phil Collins has finally landed!.
We are joined by Joe Songco who is not only the drummer of legendary NYHC band Outburst, but one of the best music minds this side of Valhalla and an excellent follow on instagram.
You can find Outburst's classic album Miles To Go here:
https://outburstnyhc.bandcamp.com/album/miles-to-go-expanded-edition
Phil Collins LOG Playlist:
Apple
He...
This week we discuss Curly Castro's amazing new album Yaphet which is now available via Backwoodz Studios. We are joined by the album's producer Locust and iAlive who mixed the album.
You can get your copy of Yaphet (Vinyl, CD, Cassette, Digital) here:
https://curlycastro.bandcamp.com/album/yaphet
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This week we tried something new, a mini-tournament where we take a playlist, put it on shuffle and build out the bracket to see who wins.
For our first ever Shufflympics tournament we look at Apple's Hip Hop Throwback Playlist.
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Part 2 of the Greatest Song Ever Battle Royal Tournament has arrived.
We get down and dirty, there are some major upsets, chaos enters the fray, a ton of coin toss wins and ultimately we get our winner which was not a song I saw making it past round two let alone all the way to the top of the podium, but as the tournament went on, it started to feel like they were a team of destiny!
Tournament Playlists:
H...
Castro and Zilla fight the dog days of August with their picks for the upcoming '26-'27 season including conference risers, what teams will slide back, who wins the title, and more!
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For the first time ever, a tournament was so long that we had to break it up into two sessions!
The Greatest Song Every tournament is a massive undertaking where each participant brings 8 songs (8 participants x 8 songs = 64 songs) to do battle for musical supremacy and bragging rights at the bracketologist retreat. We are joined by Derek from the 15 Friends podcast, Jesse the Tree, Alex Ludovico, Sam Hoyas from Red River Podc...
This week Zilla and Alaska review Complex Magazine's The 100 Best Hip-Hop Beats of All Time.
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Zilla and Alaska provide a full breakdown of Amberlands - the third single from their new album Kingdom Music for the Hard Rocks. You can get the vinyl or CD here.
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This week the boys explore the career of Foxy Brown through her first three albums - Ill Na Na, Chyna Doll and Broken Silence.
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This week's episode is what happens when your guests cancel last minute. The episode starts out with Zilla and Alaska talking about random movies, shows and ideas and we are joined by Castro at the halfway point and we pivot into Ras Kass Soul on Ice talk.
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This week we create the anti-Illmatic in our series Making Shrillmatic, where we take awful records and get rid of any glimmer of hope to make the worst album ever.
This week's selection? M-Pire Shrikez Back by Originoo Gunn Clappaz aka OGC.
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This week the gang discusses the 2026 Curry Barker phenomenon Obsession, the overstated importance of physical releases extolled in the nostalgic false memories of the olds and more!
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This week we are joined by a slew of bracketologists for the Larry the Duck New Wave Invitational Tournament. Returning Bracketologists Eff Yoo, Alex Ludovico, Jesse the Tree and steeltippeddove are joined by newcomers Derek O'Rourke from the 15 Friends Podcast and Doodcomputer.
We go through 68 songs to find out which song is the champion of new wave music. The tournament is named after legendary new wave DJ Larry the Duck
Castro is on the road which means one thing. Zilla and Alaska dive into their fandom for other genres. This week we discuss the greatest American songwriter - William Martin Joel aka Billy Joel.
Enjoy Alaska's Billy Joel Playlist
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This week we are joined by noted Bracketologists Blockhead and Jim Search for our Best Guest Verse/Feature Tournament. Find out who will be added to the ultimate competition Tournamania!
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This week we discuss albums that people claim to love but we know the truth. YOU NEVER LISTEN TO THAT SH!T ANYMORE!!
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Zilla's back with 60 minutes of bangers to bump if you're drinking, running errands, playing cornhole, or listening to rap podcasts!
Tracklisting:
1. Nas & Swizz Beatz "Be Worried" (blend)
2. French Montana feat Chinx Drugs and NORE "Off the Rip"
3. Juicy J feat Young Dolph "Shopping Spree"
4. Re-Up Gang "What's Up Freestyle"
5. ASAP Rocky "Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2"
6. Aaliyah "One in a Million"
7. Sea...
This episode of Call Out Culture is brought to you by Vought Industries and their new movie Rise of the Seven.
Just kidding, this episode finds our gang of rapscallions reviewing the series finale of The Boys.
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Zilla and EffYoo do a quick recap of Marvel's latest and greatest action-filled offerings from Matt Murdock and Frank Castle! Spoilers abound so don't tap in until you watch "Daredevil Born Again S2" and "The Punisher: One Last Kill" in full!
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