Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep224! Doe is out of pocket this week so we’re giving ya’ll his August appearance on Techniques Radio, a weekly hip-hop show that airs on WREK 91.1 FM Georgia Tech Radio in Atlanta, and is run by Ran Mo & The Wrecking Crew All-Stars DJ crew. This was recorded August 22, 2019 and as usual features tons of new hip-hop - radio clean, mind you - kind of safe for work / family! The homie Supastition also dropped by the station for the show to rap about his new EP “Sacrifice” and he dropped a brain melting freestyle over some Trox beats off the new Ty Farris X Trox album “Room 39 Pt 2”. If that ain’t enough, Supreme from Brooklyn Republic / J Dilla Youth Foundation dropped by to talk about the work they’re doing for the foundation in Atlanta and beyond. WHEW! Ok, so - a few things - 1) don’t fret - Meeks and Doe will back with the regular twice a week goodness next week 2) If you’re in Atlanta on Thursday nights, make sure check out Techniques Radio from 9p-11p ET, or check out WREK.or

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Left Lane Didon interview session! It’s our opinion here at Southern Vangard Radio that Delaware is the next spot to watch. This MC and his extended crew - Jay Nice, All Hail Y.T. and Chris Skillz to name a few - and the production team they’ve assembled over the past 2-3 years, is a force to be reckoned with. We get Left on the horn to talk about his relentless work ethic over the past few years, how Nice convinced him to get back in the rap game one more time and why collaborator & friend Tha God Fahim has been such a source of inspiration & motivation. Left also breaks down how he developed working relationships with producers JLVSN, Benji Scorate$ & Str8 Bangaz to name a few, as well as his longtime collaborator Tone Beatz. Things get REALLY interesting as we’re wrapping up the interview when Left drops some exclusive news about an upcoming project he’s been working on that everyone will be anticipating now that the cat is out of the bag…but we’re not going to ru

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep223! Fellow Vangardians…WAAAAAALCOME to yet another week of that WORK from your guys Meeks & Doe. It’s what you’ve come to expect here - how about WORLD EXCLUSIVES from JR Swiftz “Macstrumental” project that drops this week…or maybe a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Zilla Roc & Curly Castro…and how about a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from DJ Criminal & illogic AND how about they both called in during the mix show to give us the lowdown on their new EP that drops this week?! DJ Criminal is calling in from AFGHANISTAN for goodness sake! Last but certainly not least, there’s our upcoming Thursday interview session with Dover DE’s own LEFT LANE DIDON that has a WORLD EXCLUSIVE announcement for you lucky ducks! You might even be able to check that announcement early in the interview snippets at the end of the mix, or you can wait until Thursday when the full interview drops. Man LOOK. Cut the sh*t and press play, tell someone about the best hip-hop mix-show & podcast on the planet and get down with the so

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Stack Skrilla & Jay Nice interview session! We got the line on the ultra exclusive this week folks - these two gentlemen have had a VERY busy 2018 & 2019, and are turning up the heat this week with the announcement that their 2018 project “Holy Mountain” is getting the vinyl treatment on Chong Wizard Records. We get on the horn to talk about the genesis of the project, how Tha God Fahim played an indirect role in this project coming to be and the new cut they recorded with Chong for the vinyl release. We also get into a little history on how they got the game, the passion for the art & culture that drives them to create and why folks such as JLVSN & Benji Socrate$ are their go to’s for production. Vangardians - of COURSE there’s much more inside - so make sure you cop the pre-order to Holy Mountain on Friday, Sept 13, push play on this interview and thank the sweet heavens above for that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernv

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep222! Don’t FRET, don’t SKRUGGLE and most importantly DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT IT MANE ‘cause we’re back this week with what could be a contender for greatest mix show of all time here at Southern Vangard Radio. We had to punt last week due to Labor Day and Doe was under the weather - but MAN we are firing on all cylinders with TWO HOUR Ep222 this week and our Thursday interview session. This week we’re giving ya’ll a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from STACK SKRILLA & JAY NICE, which can only be found on the upcoming vinyl release of their 2018 project “HOLY MOUNTAIN”. The homie CHONG WIZARD is re-releasing this gem on his own imprint AND he produced the brand new cut we’re premiering on Ep222. You can hear more about this release and other behind the scene goodies on our Thursday interview session with Skrilla & Nice, but you’ll have to check snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until then. Make sure you head over to Chong’s Bandcamp page and get ready for the pre-order of “Holy Mountain

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Jamal Gasol interview session! We stayed upstate NY this week after our M.A.V. interview session last week - you just can’t front on the pedigree that’s coming out of the region now - and Niagara Fall’s own Jamal Gasol is no exception. To kick things off, we get the behind the scenes story about the Big Turks project that just dropped on Chong Wizard Records. This Turkish, martial arts film inspired project features Jamal, Rome Streetz and Lord Juco on rhyme duties, Ro Data on production, Jordan Commandeur as executive producer and Jonny Botsch on art / design. We also dig into Jamal’s process when it comes to creating and recording, why rhyming was the hip-hop discipline he gravitated towards and how the time he spent in Atlanta as a youth in high school influenced him musically. We also get the inside scoop on the origin of his name and what he’s cooking up in the rest of 2019 and beyond. So…why are you still reading this description? Press play, light it up, pour

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep221! We’re back in the Bourbon Room aka Dirty Blanket Studios this week, and ridin’ shotty is Wild Turkey 101 and the incredible Old Nation Brut IPA from their Woodshed Pilot Series. What does that mean? It means you’re in for one HELL of a mix show and interview, that’s what it means!! As always, tons of new hip-hop abound this week, and it goes without saying you’re gonna get that vivacious commentary from the hip-hop Mouths of the South DJ Jon Doe & Eddie Meeks. This week’s Thursday interview session - remember we drop twice a week, Vangardians - is with Niagara Fall’s own JAMAL GASOL! Interview snippets are at the end of the mix, the full drops on Thursday! Press play and lock in good people, it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live Au

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the M.A.V. interview session! It goes without saying that upstate NY is running this real rap shit right now. - yeah we said it, and stand by it. We continue to peel back those layers this week with Rochester’s own M.A.V., an MC who is a member of Da Cloth, a dense crew that includes Rigz, Mooch and Rob Gates to name a few. Maverick has the stoved turned up with his solo work as of late - you might remember we WORLD PREMIERED his “Angelz & Demonz” EP with Hobgoblin in Episode 200, and more recently WORLD PREMIERED his upcoming EP with Cotola, “Dust 2 Dust,” which drops very soon. We get the scoop on how the new EP came together, how Cotola’s soundscapes helped shape the lyrical content and the supporting cast brought in to assist in telling the story - Brown Bag Money’s own Daniel Son & Hempstead powerhouse Smoovth. Like last week’s interview with G4 Jag, this conversation gets very personal as M.A.V. breaks down the critical role his grandparent’s played in his life, an

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep220! Desperately trying to keep cool and get some sleep this week, Doe & Meeks return with a cavalcade of new joints for Ep220 - including FIVE WORLD EXCLUSIVES and yet another introspective interview session that drops this Thursday. Who might that be with, you ask? None other than M.A.V. of Da Cloth! He has a new EP dropping any day now called “Dust To Dust” with producer Cotola - you heard it here first - so we get the early scoop on that and everything else you might expect! Interview snippets at the of the mix, the full interview drops Thursday. Cheerio ya’ll it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live August 18, 2019 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spoti

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the G4 Jag interview session! This Harlem MC has been manhandling 2019 ever since he dropped “The Survivors”, a project that featured white-hot Flee Lord and L-Biz, which found itself on vinyl via Dutch label De Rap Winkel - and now has a hefty asking price in collectors circles. He hasn’t stopped since with two projects this summer - “Nothing Was Given” and an EP with Madhattan titled “The Sixth Man”. We caught up with Jag to talk about all three of these projects, his extremely hands-on, collaborative process with engineer/producer/DJ Big French of Mad Bull Productions and what’s in store for the rest of the year for him and the Fly Family. Jag also sheds light on the musical influence his mother & father had on him growing up as well as how writing became a crucial form of therapy for him throughout his life - especially after finding himself square in the middle Ground Zero when the World Trade Center towers dropped to the ground on September 11, 2001. Vangardians, t

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep219! Folks - this week is off the f*cking rails, straight up. Doe & Meeks bring you FOUR WORLD WIDE EXCLUSIVES in Ep219, two of them courtesy of TOP SHELF PREMIUM - who we also have an interview with at the end of the mix this week to talk about his jaw dropping “SUPPLY & DEMAND” event with MEYHEM LAUREN & friends in Brooklyn on Aug 30. Did we mention two of the worldwide exclusives are from the SEASON FINALE of Top Shelf’s “OFF TOP” Season 4 and features 38 SPESH and JAI BLACK…AND they’re produced by V DON?! If that ain’t enough we have Harlem’s own G4 JAG for our interview session this week - which is easily a contender for one of our top interviews of 2019 to date. Check the snippets at the end of the mix until Jag’s full interview drops on Thursday! Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell THE GARD’S name name ‘cause it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #y

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Bubu The Prince interview session! Doe & Meeks head to Cali this week - San Diego, to be exact - to rap with Bubu The Prince, a young MC on the come up who is also a key part of Eto’s New Crack Era westward expansion. We kick things off with Bubu breaking down his face melting single with Nems, “Rilla”, what his success and movement means to him and how it’s damn near impossible keeping up with Nems on an average day in New York City. Bubu also breaks down what his team is doing for the local San Diego hip-hop scene, how their local investment ended up landing him a place in the New Crack Era movement and what he has in store for the rest of 2019. It wouldn’t be that Southern Vangard ish if we didn’t get into some history - how about Bubu’s big sister is damn near 100% responsible for his rap career, not to mention she inadvertently put him on this path at the tender age of 10?! Man look there’s a LOT more inside, so hit play, cop “With A Splash of Joose” today and

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep218! *** REST IN PEACE to the ONE and ONLY PATEN LOCKE. This episode was recorded before we knew of his passing. Peace, love & strength to his family, friends and Full Plate fam. We love you P. *** We got that raw AND that jiggy this week Vangardians, so buckle in and listen up to Ep217 for the latest and greatest hip-hop you might or might not have heard. Doe & Meeks get on the horn with San Diego’s Bubu The Prince this week for our Thursday interview session. Bubu is holding down New Crack Era West and if you didn’t know - you’re about to find out. Interview snippets at the end of Ep217, the full interview drops on Thursday! It’s likely you heard it all here first and it’s always that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live August 4, 2019 @ Dirt

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Rhinoceros Funk interview session! Doe & Meeks head to the Bronx this week to chop it up with Rhinoceros Funk - an MC / DJ who has been holding down real rap radio for over 20 years in some shape, form or fashion - the latest being Guerrilla Grooves Radio alongside PNC DJ FredOnes. If that ain’t enough, he’s 1/3 of Sophisticated Savage, a newly formed group comprised of Rhino, MC Whiteowl & Yahzeed. They dropped a HELL of an album about a month ago, so we hopped on the horn to get the behind the scenes scoop on the album, how they formed this tremendous trio and what’s coming up next. We also get into a little history and talk about how Funk came up in this hip-hop ish, how we met Fred and relaunched Guerrilla Grooves Radio from the Bronx a few years ago and why in the world he’s going to baseball games with Kool Keith now. Trust - it gets a lot crazier than you would ever believe, so press play, cop that Sophisticated Savage today and let out a little yelp for what

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep217! Twice a week is BAKNEFFEK folks - Doe & Meeks are back with another shenanigan-filled mix show that features the latest and greatest hip-hop joints not to mention the best sh*t talking this side of the universe - AND we managed to get someone to show up for an interview session this week! RHINOCEROS FUNK of Sophisticated Savage / Guerrilla Grooves Radio is our guest, you can catch snippets at the end of Ep217 until the full interview session drops on Thursday! This podcast life ain’t light work ya’ll, especially when we do it like we do it! The kicker is, you can’t do it like we do it cause we’re the only ones that have the special sauce recipe for that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live July 28, 2019 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep216! Alright ya’ll get ready for more of that raw this week, as we have the one and only SUPASTITION in-studio for Ep216 AND drop THREE WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVES from his upcoming EP, “SACRIFICE,” that drops THIS FRIDAY, JULY 26. Go get that pre-order now and hit Supa direct for a limited-edition run of 100 physical CD’s. This project is a special one as Supa handled all of the production, recording, mixing & even artwork himself! If that’s not enough the record has killer features from DJ Robert Smith, U-George, Poodie The Byz, Yamin Semali and Super Duty Tough Work’s own Blueprint. No interview this Thursday as our scheduled interviewee went AWOL at interview time on Sunday night. We’ll do our best to make up for next week, if you need that interview fix go back and check Reckonize Real’s interview from last week or any of the 177 other interviews in the archive. SVR…we runnin’ this rap sh*t with that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernv

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Reckonize Real interview session! This Queens producer has been carving out quite a name for himself over the past decade, and even more so the past two years via projects with Moka Only & Guilty Simpson. This month finds Reck dropping his brand new producer LP, “Bridges & Tunnels”, which finds him collaborating with top tier talent such as Guilty Simpson, Blu, Rasheed Chappell, The Bad Seed, Nowaah The Flood, Jamal Gasol, Teek Hall, Mayhem (EMS), Paranorm (Tragic Allies), Junclassic, Vic Monroe, Glad2Mecha & Antonia Marquee. We chat with Reck about the thought & process that went into creating the album, why there two different looks art wise and why he kept his drum game so serious on this release. We also get into a little history behind his name, how he got into this rap ish and the creation of Real Deff Music Group. Sound good? Of course it does - so go ahead and press play, cop “Bridges & Tunnel” today and remember it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWee

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep215! Doe is back from vacay and we’re back in the saddle for another adventure filled week here at Southern Vangard Radio. We have FOUR, count ‘em, FOUR WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVES for you this week, including a cut from the upcoming Kev Brown & J. Science album that features the one and only DJ Jon Doe on the cuts! Next, the homie GodBless Beatz hit us with two joints off his upcoming “Slime Stew” project that drops this week AND we have another exclusive from Reckonize Real this week as a tee-up for his interview that will drop on Thursday. Yeah we know we said Reck’s interview would post last week, but the timing works out much better as his new album “Bridges & Tunnels” drops this week! Make sure you go support him and all of the artists you love so we keep getting that good music and keep making that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhip

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Eto interview session! This Rochester, NY MC / producer has been steadily building a name for himself over the past decade - starting with a mixtape via DJ Drama’s infamous Gangsta Grillz series in 2009 to straight manhandling the end of 2018 and the first half of 2019 through his collaborations with producers Vinyl Villain, Superior and the one and only DJ Muggs. We nabbed Eto right before everyone headed into July 4th activities to talk about the whirlwind that ensued since the mammoth “Hell’s Roof” dropped back in February, his upcoming project with 38 Spesh (say what?!) as well as a new beat tape and what else we can expect from him in 2019. We also get into a little history about Eto’s come up in Flour City, how he got into production and his preferred tools of the trade when he’s on the boards. Last but not least, we get a glimpse into New Crack Era’s expansion westward via young gunner Bubu the Prince, a San Diego MC on the rise that’s holding down NCE West. A

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep214! Well folks, here we are - if it hasn’t felt like summer yet, this is the week where it all sinks in. So while you’re getting ready for that July 4th cookout, your guys Doe & Meeks have plenty of the dopest hip-hop on the planet and interviews to boot that can hold you down through the holiday weekend. There’s 213 other mix shows episode on top of this one- go ahead and make yourself a little playlist and just let us rock all week, okay? On the big day itself - that’s this Thursday, July 4th for you slow pokes - we’ve got an interview with Rochester’s own ETO! You can check interview snippets at the end of the mix until the full interview drops Thursday. If that ain’t enough, we’ve got a preview of the Reckonize Real interview that will drop next week! Dagnabbit, if THAT doesn’t do it for you we’ve got a WORLD EXCLUSIVE on Ep214 this week from Reckonize Real & Jamal Gasol, that’s on Reck’s upcoming Bridges & Tunnels album! Man LOOK - no, for real - look HIGH and LOW - there