Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SHYSTE interview session! To no one’s surprised, we’re back in upstate NY this week for our Thursday interview session - if you didn’t notice they’re pretty much running rap these days. This Albany MC is an integral part of the slow burn that’s led up the recent explosion, and back on the block with “THE BEAUTIFUL HOAX”, a brand new LP produced entirely by producer extraordinaire ROB VIKTUM. Shyste talks in depth about how the project came to be, collaborating with with APATHY & REN THOMAS and the back story on the name of the album and its imagery. We hit the history books for a bit and talk about how Shyste fell into rhyming, coming up with Albany producer PJ KATZ and how they both ended up in Miami early in their music careers doing work for a very famous pop star. That’s all we’re gonna give you here folks, you gotta tune in to get the goods, so push play, cop “The Beautiful Hoax” today and remember it’s always that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard //

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep266: COVID-19 Edition 41! Get your ear holes ready, Vangardians, it’s another rowdy week with Doe & Meeks. We have WORLD EXCLUSIVES and a mid-mix interview from SUPREME CEREBRAL in the lead up to his new LP “ULTIMATE MIND”, which drops at the end of this week. Make sure you hit COPENHAGEN CRATES for that physical vinyl drop ASAP (if it’s not already gone). We head to Albany, NY for our Thursday interview session - SHYSTE dropped a new LP last week with our good friend ROB VIKTUM, and it has the most appropriate album title you could possibly have right now - “THE BEAUTIFUL HOAX.” Check out some of the joints in the first set as well as snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full drops Thursday! #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the ELZHI & JR SWIFTZ interview session! It’s been a little over a year since we interviewed young gunner JR Swiftz, and boy what a difference a year makes. This Friday, Sept 25th, Elzhi of Slum Village fame and revered solo artist in his own right, drops “SEVEN TIMES DOWN, EIGHT TIMES UP,” his latest solo LP that finds JR himself manning the boards for the entire album. We get into the genesis of this collaboration, the stumbling blocks along the way and why prayers for perfect timing provided just that - the momentum of El’s first three singles off the project coupled with JR’s relentless run with the Griselda camp finds them both in a the middle of buzz you couldn’t plan for. We give y’all too much in these descriptions - for tbis one, you’re just gonna have to hit play to get the goods. Trust it’s worth every single second of your time. So make room in your little playlist, cop the new Elzhi album on Friday and light one, write one ‘cause it’s ALWAYS that #Smithsoni

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep265: COVID-19 Edition 39! Dagnabbit Vangardians, those old geeezers Doe and Meeks are hitting you in the head AGAIN this week - of course it’s another week of all the latest and greatest hip hop, and of course we have a dope mid-mix interview with GHOST OF THE MACHINE & WEAPON E.S.P. aka THE JUICE HEADZ and of course the interview session is on yet ANOTHER LEVEL this week with ELZHI & JR SWIFTZ. El has a new album entirely produced by JR that drops this Friday, and you’ll get to hear an hour long interview with them when our Thursday interview session drops in a few days. Until then, check out preview snippets of the convo at the end of the mix. Clap your hands, stomp your feet 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 September 20, 2020 @

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PLANET ASIA interview session! This is a true honor, Vangardians - not to mention a rarity. PA said it himself - he doesn’t do interviews, and frankly, doesn’t HAVE to do interviews at this point in his career. All that said, he knows what time it is here at Southern Vangard Radio, and we had a great conversation with this West Coast hip-hop institution as he preps for a new EP dropping in October, all the while being in the midst of launching in his new Nike Air Max 1 sneaker! Asia gives us the breakdown on “CASHMERE CORNERS”, an EP dropping October 16 which finds him collaborating with GOLD CHAIN MUSIC artist A PLUS THA KID, production PNCs DIRTY DIGGS and TRUST affiliates 38 SPESH and CHE NOIR. We also hear about the love and the hate that came with releasing his PA MAX shoe, why the music industry needs to be thinking about things like a LALAH HATHAWAY / MADLIB collab and how disgraceful the hip-hop journalism / media game has become. TRUST there’s a lot more ins

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep264: COVID-19 Edition 37! The best mix show & podcast on the planet is back this week, and boy is it a DOOZY. WORLD EXCLUSIVES everywhere from DA CLOTH (that’s M.A.V., RIGZ and MOOCH if you didn’t know) and GRIFF & SCORCESE, who we also have a mid-mix interview with. DA CLOTH is dropping THE FIXTAPE this week while GRIFF & SCORCESE are dropping their “MIDNIGHT EXPRESS” LP. Our interview session this week is on another level - PLANET ASIA gets down with THE GARD on Thursday this week, you can hear snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full interview session drops on Thursday. TRUST us, this is not one you want to miss! Fix your face you lucky son of a gun, 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 September 13, 2020 @ Dir

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SPODA interview session! Last year, this Long Island MC dropped the “FULL COURT PRESS” LP seemingly out of nowhere. Produced entirely by WAVY DA GHAWD, it became an instant AOTY contender here at Southern Vangard Radio and damn near a modern day classic in our books. At the top of the month, he dropped his second full length LP, “STATE OF EMERGENCY”, which has the same intensity we’ve come to expect from Spo, but with a slightly different twist by having multiple producers contribute to the sonic backdrop, not to mention it was mostly created while in COVID—19 quarantine. We talk with Spo about both albums and more in this interview session, including his new found independence with recording at home, influences growing up and why his current success wave is a rebirth of sorts, as he’s been releasing music since 2008 but is regarded as a new artist to much of his fan base. There’s lots more but you know the deal - press play, subscribe if you haven’t and make sure yo

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep263: COVID-19 Edition35! A day late, but definitely not a dollar, quarter, dime or even a penny short! Doe and Meeks are back for another twice a week round of brand new hip-hop, trash talking and dope interviews that are guaranteed to improve your playlist, and likely your life in general. Music wise, you can feel the energy & quality picking up as we head into the end of the year, and we talk with two gentleman this week that are contributing to just that - Long Island’s SPODA & Buffalo’s YNX716! In Ep263, you can check a mid-mix interview with YNX716 to hear about “GOLDEN BARS,” his new LP with Italy’s MANZU BEATZ, and you can hear out snippets of our upcoming Thursday interview session with SPODA, who just dropped his new LP “STATE OF EMERGENCY” at the top of the month. Sound good, Vangardians? We know it does, so tune immediately ‘cause you’re about to get a big ole heaping spoonful of that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvan

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the OC FROM NC interview session! When it comes to authentic hip-hop from the South - it’s hard to dispute what North Carolina has brought, and continues to bring, to the game - and they just might hold the crown, frankly. This Burlington-based MC is one of the reasons why, as he’s been steadily been building a rep and an outstanding catalog over the past decade, that reaches a new pinnacle next Monday, Sept 7th with the release of “CROWN ROYAL” - his latest solo endeavor that’s entirely produced our good friend D.R.U.G.S. BEATS. We get the scoop on how the album came to be, O’s beat selection process - you’d probably chop off a few fingers for the beats from D.R.U.G.S. that he passed on, there’s hundreds - and the attention to detail given to the project. We also hear about another LP he has in the tuck with fellow WATS crew member and homie B-SQUARED, why working in a call center is a NC hip-hop rite of passage and the one question he gets asked in every single intervi

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep262: COVID-19 Edition 33! Do ya’ll even read this sh*t? Let’s see. LAWRY’S. YA MAMA. YOPLAIT. TUB. Laughing yet? Good. WORLD EXCLUSIVES everywhere this week Vangardians - we debut two joints off NAPOLEON DA LEGEND and RO DATA’S “THE STUFF OF LEGEND” that drops this Friday on Chong Wizard Records (whaddup Chong and Jordan), and we have THREE more joints off OC FROM NC & D.R.U.G.S. BEATS’ scorcher of new LP, “CROWN ROYAL” which drops next week on Labor Day! To celebrate, we got OC from NC on the horn for our Thursday interview session, you can check snippets at the end of the mix until the full interview drops Thursday! Get your seasoning game straight 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 31, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the JOHN CREASY interview session! It’s no secret we are BIG fans of THE UMBRELLA crew, of which this Niagara Falls MC is a part of - take one look at the playlist over the past year, our interview with JOSIAH THE GIFT a few weeks back and Doe getting his collab on with the crew - these guys are their bag right now, and Creasy continues the onslaught this month with a brand new EP. “LEVITICUS”, solely produced by DARK ARTS, an up and coming producer based out of Liverpool, UK dropped a few weeks ago, so we get Creasy on the phone to talk about the third chapter of his Biblically themed series, how one of the featured guests on the project, Vinnie Paz, is supporting in a big way and what led John to start the series in the first place. We also get the origin story of his name - as well as unlikely, alternative universe origin story - and how he came to be a member of The Umbrella collective. Why yes, there’s lots more inside, but we’re tired of typing and we just not gonn

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep261: COVID-19 Edition 31! Tuesday is upon us once again Vangardians, and that can only mean one thing - the best damn hip-hop mix show & podcast on the planet is back with another week of that raw. This week we have new joints abound like always not to mention a mid-mix interview with YOUNG BLACK & GIFTED, who have a dope LP out now called “The Second Coming.” We head to Niagara Falls this week for our Thursday interview session with THE UMBRELLA’S own JOHN CREASY, who is fresh off dropping “Leviticus,” a new EP with Liverpool, UK produced DARK ARTS. Interview snippets are at the end of the mix, look for the full drop on Thursday! Give it up, turn it loose 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 24, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Ma

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the GRAND DADDY I.U. interview session! First up - big up the homie Oxygen for making this interview happen - the LI connect is real. We returned from summer break a few weeks ago with Ep258 and dropped a joint from I.U.’s brand new LP, “The Essence” which is entirely produced by I.U. himself and has an unf*ckwitable lineup: Sadat X, Rah Digga, Bumpy Knuckles, Lil Fame, O.C, Babs Bunny, General Steele, Method Man, Craig G, Large Pro, Ruste Juxx, Inf Da God, Money Harm, DV Alias Khryst, John Jiggs and more! We get the behind the scenes story on how this record came to be, the production tools I.U. used and we get his perspective on putting out a record in 2020 - some 30 years after his debut LP, “Smooth Assassin”. Speaking of, we crack open the history books as well and talk about the Cold Chillin’ days, how he found out about GZA taking shots at him on “Labels” and his longtime working relationship with Roc Marciano - ya’ll hear about that Roc Marci / Devin the Dude cut

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep260: COVID-19 Edition 29! Yeeeeeee what a week we have in store for you Vangardians - WORLD EXCLUSIVES flying everywhere from Jamil Honesty & Hobgoblin’s upcoming “Martyr Music 2”, a searing cut off OC from NC & D.R.UG.S. Beats upcoming “Crown Royal” album AND one more you-heard-it-here-first joint from Stik Figa & Conductor William’s upcoming LP “Tomorrow Is Forgotten”! We’re not stopping there - we had the homie Jamil Honesty call in and give us the scoop on MM2 and all the other fish he’s got in the fryer. It’s straight LEGEND status this Thursday for our interview session - the one and only GRAND DADDY I.U.! His new LP “The Essence” is out everywhere - you can hear joints from the album in the first set and check interview snippets at the end of the show until the full interview drops on Thursday. Wipe out your playlists and make room, it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundclou

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SIR VETERANO interview session! This West Coast producer began making a name for himself in the early-mid 2000s, and around 2010 he was on the cusp of a breakthrough - his rep was gaining steam, the production resume was turning heads, Aftermath & Bad Boy were calling - but the reality was he was burned out, in a big way - so he decided to put the music to the side and focus on his own personal well being. Around 2018 that music itch showed up (it never truly goes away), and after having a few conversations with longtime friends / managers WALT LIQUOR & KWA NGUYEN of FRESH YARD RECORDS, he decided to jump back in the pool again. The result is “The Gathering”, an LP filled with melt your face off production and rhymes from the very best: MURS, FASHAWN, MITCHY SLICK, PLANET ASIA, MC EIHT, RAS KASS, BISHOP LAMONT, PHAT KAT, GUILTY SIMPSON, MED, CASUAL, SKILLZ, SUPASTITION, 4TWO7, & K-B. We get the entire story on how this LP came to be, why a Ouija board session with Bi

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep259: COVID-19 Edition 27! No other way to put it - Doe and Meeks have the pedal to the metal this week, Vangardians. Exclusives everywhere this week in the 2+ hr mix show - including you heard it here first joints from JAMILY HONESTY & HOBGOBLIN, SIXMAN & GENERAL STEELE of SMIF N WESSUN and THE UMBRELLA’S own JOHN CREASY! Throw in an end of mix interview with TENACITY, who drops his brand new album, “INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS,” this Friday on STREET CORNER MUSIC - and you’ve got yourself a real doozy of a show. And like we said this last week, we’re back on that Twice A Week vibe this week and have West Coast producer extraordinaire SIR VETERANO on the show for our Thursday interview session! Vet dropped “THE GATHERING” at the end of July, and you can hear a bunch of joints from that album at the top of the show, and check snippets of the interview at the end of the mix to tide you over until Thursday! REST IN PEACE SEAN P - REST IN PEACE PATEN LOCKE - REST IN PEACE MALIK B - we’

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep258: COVID-19 Edition 25! We’re back from a lil’ summer break folks- if you missed us, we missed you too - if you didn’t, then kick rocks and keep listening to those other mediocre ass mix shows & interviews if you must, we can’t fix stupid. Doe & Meeks are easing back into that Vangardian flow this week with tons of new joints, an update on what we’ve been doing over the summer and that good old trash talk. We’ll be back with our interview sessions next week, so until then, go back and check the 200+ interview archive or one of the 257 other mix shows in the stock pile. Don’t FRET, don’t WORRY, don’t SKRUGGLE - we’re back like we never left with 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 2, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA south

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the MOE DIRDEE interview session! We head to Las Vegas this week to chat with Detroit native Moe Dirdee, who just dropped “MOE DERT,” which is entirely produced by LA producer DERT BEATS, and is the latest release on HOUSE SHOES’ STREET CORNER MUSIC. We dig in with Moe why his move from the D to Vegas was the unintended genesis of the project, how a $20 bus ride from Vegas to LA to record with Dert set the tone of the album and why the upcoming visual accompaniments will be a critical companion in driving home the lyrical density of the LP. We crack open the history books for Moe to provide some insight on his background coming up in Detroit’s hip-hop scene, why MARV WON & QUEST MCCODY changed his life, and how his song-first based approach in the battle scene gave him an advantage. Moe also breaks down the massive impact his friend and mentor PROOF of D12 made on his life as well as many others, and what a typical day at Proof’s IRON FIST RECORDS was like. You bet your

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep257: COVID-19 Edition 23! We’re plowing straight through June folks - summer is nigh, there’s plenty of new music and lots of sh*t to talk. Meeks and Doe are back with that Twice A Week flow - new joints a plenty on Ep257, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from Heem Stogied, Kung Fuu & Mute Won, and we have another in-depth interview session on Thursday. We head to Vegas this week to chat with Detroit-native MOE DIRDEE, who alongside DERT BEATS dropped a hammer earlier this month in the form of “MOE DERT”, a full length banger on HOUSE SHOES label, STREET CORNER MUSIC. You can check snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday! Hop in and ride with us Vangardians, we got a trunk full of that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK R

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the GHOST OF THE MACHINE interview session! This Worcester, MA MC has been on a tear in 2020 - first was the SAVAGELAND group project with RECKONIZE REAL & WEAPON E.S.P, and now we have the third installment of his “Heroes For Hire” series with South Miami’s DJ PROOF. We first get a report from Ghost how folks in are faring in his neck of the woods given the recent protests that have swept the nation & globe, as well as and the COVID-19 pandemic. We also hear about the latest project with Proof, how they’ve managed to keep the fire burning for their series over the past 4 years and what we can expect from them next. We also get a little insight to his experiences growing up in black in a predominantly white neighborhood and school, how hip-hop shows like Rap City provided refuge for him as well as hope, and on a lighter note - how his mother sonned Jadakiss after bumping into him on the block in Yonkers one weekend during a trip to visit family! There’s a lot more inside