Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep256: COVID-19 Edition 21! Hop in Vangardians, Meeks and Doe are here to take you on another one this week - if your mental needs some relief we got what you need! New music abound this week as you might guess, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from ZILLA ROCCA & RAY WEST - and we happened to get ‘em on the horn to talk about this “Rowhouse Whispers” CD only exclusive and more! There’s some real jewels in our chat, make sure you pay attention. Our Thursday interview session this week is with GHOST OF THE MACHINE, who we spoke to briefly last month about this SAVAGELAND project with RECKONIZE REAL & WEAPON ESP. Ghost just dropped the 3rd volume of his “HEROES FOR HIRE” series with South Miami’s DJ PROOF, you can hear a preview of the interview at the end of the mix, the full drops on Thursday. Stay strong and stay safe good people, it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixclo

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the JOSIAH THE GIFT interview session! This is one of those “you heard it here first” events at Southern Vangard Radio. We are continuously on the hunt for that next shit here at SVR, and we’ve been very early supporters of Josiah and the entire UMBRELLA crew. This week finds us premiering two records off Josiah’s upcoming “IRON MIC” LP on Ep254 that dropped Tuesday - our own DJ JON DOE provided scratches to boot - and we decided it was time to learn more about this Brooklyn born MC. We get a live from the streets update from ‘Siah on the COVID 19 & protest situations in his neck of the woods, and then get into the premise of the new LP - the concept behind the name, guest features, producers and the stunning artwork. We also hear a little bit about Josiah’s upbringing, the influence his father’s DJing had on him and the glory days of heading to the record store every Friday to cop new music that had dropped on Tuesday. There’s a lot more inside folks - wait til you he

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep255: COVID-19 Edition 19! We’re back after last weeks hiatus, and we’ve got plenty of raw music & raw conversation to get you through the day. World Exclusives abound this week as we premier two cuts off JOSIAH THE GIFT’s upcoming “IRON MIC” LP - SVR’s own DJ JON DOE just happened to lay cuts on both joints as well. In conjunction with their debut, Josiah is our interviewee this week for our Thursday interview session, you can check snippets of that at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday! Stay strong, stay safe and we’ll continue on 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 June 1, 2020 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlep

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the TERROR VAN POO interview session! We’re getting pretty good at this all virtual everything podcast thing ya’ll - it still ain’t the greatest but Doe and Meeks are managing. This week we head to NYC to talk with Queens by way of BX MC Terror Van Poo! The man fka K Terror has been on a relentless run the past 18 months or so and has quickly become a favorite here at Southern Vangard Radio. He kicked off 2020 by releasing “The Poolitzer”, a top to bottom banger produced by producer PNC Vinny Idol, and is getting ready to drop a new EP, “Trifecta”, June 1. We get a report from Terror on what the streets of NYC are like right now at this stage of the COVID-19 epidemic, what he’s been doing to stay busy during quarantine and why all the hard work he’s put in recording the last year or so sets him up to keep his momentum building in 2020. We also crack open the hip-hop history books, ‘cause Terror has been there from the beginning, as he was a part of an inner circle with D

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep254: COVID-19 Edition 17! WAAALCOME Vangardians, it’s your friendly-neighborhood Doe & Meeks ripping through your podcast playlist with more Smithsonian Grade, Twice A Week, Quarantine goodness! We kick off Ep254 this week with a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from CAMOFLAUGE MONK & DEUCE ELLIS, who have a new project dropping May 29 called “CAMOELLIS” - and we just happen to have Deuce Ellis dial in mid-mix to tell us all about it and the contest that ends this Friday that could put $500 in your pocket. On top of that, we’ve got the usual heaping of new joints, and an interview session this week with Queens by way of Bronx MC TERROR VAN POO! The POOLIZTER interview snippets are at the end of the mix - those will get you prepped for the full interview session that drops on Thursday. Chop chop there ‘lil buddy, stop your pussy footin’ around and push play for that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundclou

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PJ KATZ interview session! As you all very well know, upstate NY basically has the whole rap game in a choke hold at the moment - and no, we’re not talking about that silly rabbit type sh*t ya’ll - we talking about REAL RAP. So it’s no mistake we’re back there this week for an insightful chat with Albany-based producer, composer & writer, PJ Katz. This gentleman has a lot to be happy about in 2020, as he was the man behind the boards alongside J57 for a majority of the standout joints the brand new JAMO GANG album, “Walking With Lions”. If that ain’t enough he launched MORDELLA MUSIC LIBRARY at the top of this year, which provides authentic samples and compositions for the producer community. We got PJ on the horn as well as the homie J57 to talk about the making of the new Jamo Gang LP, why they owe EL GANT & DEEJAY ELEMENT everything for connecting the two of them and what it means to PJ to be a part of an album that includes the likes of RAS KASS, DJ PREMIER, SLU

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep253: COVID-19 Edition 15! Pull up to the table, Vangardians, we’ve got plenty to feed you this week, even as we head into our 8th week of quarantination - yeah, we know that’s not a real word but the shit is funny! Meeks is still tapping in virtually and Doe is all by his lonesome in Dirty Blanket Studios, and we’re still holding up the underground as we do every week. LOTS of WORLD EXCLUSIVES this week - that means it can’t be found ANYWHERE but HERE, so pay attention! ’Tis twice a week, so on Thursday we have a lovely fireside chat with PJ Katz, a producer who recently co-produced a number of joints off the new Jamo Gang LP, “Walking With Lions” as well as recently launched a authentic sample / composition library for producers, Mordella Music Library. Friend of Southern Vangard Radio, J57, also joined us for the interview, which always makes for a good time! Interview snippets are at the end of the mix, the full interview session drops on Thursday! #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceA

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the LORD JUCO interview session! This elusive yet highly productive MC / producer from Toronto has been building a loyal following over the past few years, and it almost came crashing down after a devastating car accident at the end of 2019. Thankfully, Juco persevered, healed, got his health in order and is setting himself up to have a very successful 2020. Fresh of the heels of April’s “BALLON D”OR,” an extremely well executed concept album with Los Angeles MC COUSIN FEO and Birmingham, UK producer HOBGOBLIN - Juco finds himself prepping for the release a new solo EP titled “HHSSS” in the coming weeks, which is produced entirely by fellow Canadian and producer on the come up, Vancouver’s own VAGO. We kick things off by getting an update on Juco’s health progress since his accident, what we can expect from the upcoming “HHSS” EP and some behind the scenes info on the genesis and making of “Ballon D’Or,” as well as his other series with Feo, “DEATH AT THE DERBY.” We als

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep252: COVID-19 Edition 13! We’re still playing this thing safe folks - Meeks is calling in from the comfort of his own home while Doe is holding down the decks from Dirty Blanket Studios - it ain’t ideal, but for the time being we’re keeping this thing on the tracks one way or another. If you haven’t noticed, there’s a ridiculous amount of quality rap sh*t out right now, and that’s exactly what you’re getting in Ep252 - including a NEVER HEARD BEFORE, WORLD EXCLUSIVE from LORD JUCO! “GLORIA” is off his upcoming HHSS project that’s produced entirely by VAGO and drops VERY soon - but you’ll have to check his interview session that drops on Thursday this week to find out more! Lucky for you, we have some snippets of the interview at the end of Ep252 until the full drops on Thursday. Yeah, you got it right - you definitely heard it here FIRST and YOU’RE WAAAALCOME ‘cause you know it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the LORD GOAT interview session! It can’t get much better than this, Vangardians. Lord Goat fka GORETEX of the legendary NON-PHIXION has been warning us of this exact moment in time over the past two DECADES. Thanks to friend of Southern Vangard Radio, J57, we connected with GORE ELOHIM to get his take on the COVID-19 pandemic, having to live with “The Future Is Now” all of these years and the advice he has for all us during this unprecedented time. Don’t fret, we get into PLENTY of music talk - including the recent reboot of “COFFIN SYRUP”, his upcoming project with STU BANGAS as well as ILL BILL, and what else he has in the works this year and beyond. You know what it is - there’s so much more inside we couldn’t even begin to explain - so stop your pussy footing around - drop one of those bullshit podcasts out your playlist to make room for the SV, push play and while you’re listening just remember Doe and Meeks ALWAYS serve up that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAre

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep251: COVID-19 Edition 11! It’s Week 5 of quarantine here at Southern Vangard Radio - Doe and Meeks are getting pretty good at this virtual thang for the most part, hopefully we’ll be able to return to a more normal show in the near future. Until then, it’s Doe in Marietta and Meeks in the SWATS still putting it together Twice A Week for ya’ll regardless! Lots of new joints this week for the mix, although we are admittedly a little lighter than usual - but we’re making up for it by having a longer than usual preview of our upcoming Thursday interview session with the legendary LORD GOAT fka GORETEX of NON-PHIXION! Our convo with GORE ELOHIM is can’t miss content, so go ahead and press play on Ep251 to hear a few joints off his latest release, a reboot of 2011’s “Coffin Syrup,” and lock in to the interview snippets at the end of the mix until the full session drops on Thursday! You know The Gard loves you ’cause we always got that raw and it’s always that #SmithsonianGrade #Twic

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the ILLPO interview session! This one is long overdue, Vangardians, as we’ve been playing this groups music since Episode 56 (that’s 2016), thanks to the homie and ILLPO collaborator, D.R.U.G.S. Beats, for putting us on. This week finds the Greensboro, NC duo dropping “Mercy Rules,” a new long player produced entirely by NC producer on the come-up B Squared. We get the inside scoop on how the project came to be, why the recent COVID-19 pandemic delayed the release of the project and the process behind picking the album’s singles. J. Bond and Mundae Bones also break down their history with D.R.U.G.S. Beats, the mission behind the recently formed collective W.A.T.S., which is comprised of ILLPO, OC from NC and B Squared, and how they managed to pull off an audio-hassle free IG Live battle with E The Mad Assassin - no Teddy Riley audio technicians over here, folks! There’s tons more where this came from good people - so head over to Bandcamp now and cop “Mercy Rules”, press

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep250: COVID-19 Edition 09! TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY mix shows since January 1, 2012. Thank ya’ll for tuning in - another milestone, another Twice A Week extravaganza, let’s get straight to it. We’re still on that quarantine sh*t - Meeks dialing in from the SWATS and Doe holding down Dirty Blanket Studios is how this thing is gonna go until it shapes up outside. All that said, we got a full clip for Ep250 - outside of all the new joints, we have TWO mix interviews this week - one with J57 of the JAMO GANG and another with JAMAL GASOL! We get the lowdown on the brand new Jamo Gang single which is produced by DJ PREMIER and features SLUG of ATMOSPHERE, while Jamal gives us the behind the scenes scoop on his new EP with DIRTY DIGGS, “100 BLUNTS IN VENICE’ - which of COURSE dropped this Monday 4/20. For our interview session this week we head to NC to rap with the good brothers ILLPO - their new album “Mercy Rule,” produced by B-SQUARED, is out now and their interview session drops Thur

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the E.L.E.M.N.T. interview session! This producer has been dropping straight soundtracks on ya’ll the past few years with fellow PNC Knowledge The Pirate and they’re both back to kick off spring with “Family Jewels”, a searing 8-song project that is also half produced by Italy’s Cuns of Tuff Kong Records. We get a COVID-19 update to kick things off and then get into the real goods around the new project, like how the collaboration process worked given the theme of the project and what it was like collaborating with Cuns. We also crack open the history books and hear about how El got his start producing, why Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence of Puffy’s The Hit Men production team at Bad Boy was integral in him learning the production ropes early and how he ended up connecting with Knowledge, Roc Marciano and their very tight circle. Folks - we keep telling ya’ll it’s that Vangard sh*t, it’s that Smithsonian Grade sh*t… the truth and the facts are - NO ONE is giving you that raw like

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep249: COVID-19 Edition 07! We’re rolling into Week 4 of quarantine / lockdown / shelter-in-place / whatever the f*ck you call it - it’s far from ideal, and frankly Meeks & Doe are gettin’ a little pissy about it. Nonetheless, we’re keeping this thang moving! We have two outstanding drops this week as you might imagine - Ep249 is filled to the brim with new joints, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from BORN UNIQUE & GODBLESSBEATZ that will peel the skin right off your face! Our interview session this week will do you the same and more, as we sit down with producer E.L.E.M.N.T. This gentleman has been serving up that RAW nonstop the past few years alongside KNOWLEDGE THE PIRATE, ROC MARCIANO & LISAAN’DRO and others. E.L.E.M.N.T., along with CUNS, is splitting the production on Knowledge’s upcoming release “FAMILY JEWELS”, and you can hear the 2nd single off the project, “RED BEAM,” right here on Ep249. Check E.L.E.M.N.T.’s interview snippets at the end of the mix and get ready for that

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the G. HUFF and LENA JACKSON interview session! Doe & Meeks check in with these two monstrous MC’s from their homes in Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, NC, respectively, as this was a big week for them. This Wednesday, they dropped the second remix from their latest EP, “Grace and Alchemy” -a remix for “A Day In The Life” that features West Coast legend Spice 1! We kick things off with Huff and Lena updating us on the COVID-19 situation in their cities, as well as how it’s impacting their near-term and long term performance schedule. They also break down their approach to keeping “Grace and Alchemy” front and center in 2020 by doing remixes, how the remix came together for, “Another Dead Rapper,” which is produced by Statik Selektah and features M.O.P. and what other remixes might be coming down the pike soon. Huff and Lena also break down why this new alliance is working well for both of them, the warm reception they’ve received since dropping the EP and how what their wor

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep248: COVID-19 Edition 05! Ya’ll at the crib right? If you’re not your ass needs to be so we can move past this thing and get back to it - alright, enough preaching - it’s Doe & Meeks back with that Twice A Week type thang Vangardians! New music is abound and plentiful, so we get into the latest and greatest treats out right now - which includes a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from our interview session guests this week - G. HUFF & LENA JACKSON! They’re dropping a remix of “A Day In The Life” on Wednesday this week that features West Coast legend SPICE-1! This cut is originally from their 2019 EP “Grace and Alchemy,”, but it’s a fresh take on the cut and you’re hearing it first here on Southern Vangard Radio! Snippets of the interview are at the end of the mix, the full interview drops Thursday! We also have a mid-set interview with SAVAGELAND - a new group comprised of RECKONIZE REAL, WEAPON ESP & GHOST OF THE MACHINE! Get your masks up ‘cause it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SQUEEGIE O interview session, COVID-19 Edition 04! We head to Staten Island this week to talk with MC / Producer SQUEEGIE O, who has been making quite a name for himself as of late, especially after dropping his latest LP, “F.N.T.G. (From Niggaz To Godz)”. With a recent cosign and “LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ” playlist placement from DJ PREMIER, this gentleman is just getting warmed up. To kick things off we get a report live from the streets of Shaolin on how COVID-19 is impacting life at the moment, as we all know NYC and the state at large has been hit hard over the past few weeks. Don’t fret, we get into all the music goodies too - S to the O talks about the concept behind the album, the inspiration for the album title and subsequent artwork, and how he and producer P SOULOIST connected for this project. We also get the behind the scenes info on how features from JAMIL HONESTY, SCVTTERBRVIN, EGON DOE, DRUGGUN$ and MVTHA CVLA came to be, his focus on making his topics

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep247: COVID-19 Edition 03! Hey ho Vangardians, hope this finds everyone safe and well - your guys Meeks and Doe got a heaping of that raw for you this week to lighten your spirit and put a pep in your step! Take one look at the track listing for this week and you’ll see we have WORLD EXCLUSIVES a plenty - including never before heard beats from D.R.U.G.S. Beats as well as you-heard-it-here first exclusives from RLX, MICHAELANGELO, SPITTZWELL, BOOG BROWN, EKUNDAYO and our interview session guest this week, Staten Island’s own SQUEEGIE O! His interview drops on Thursday, you can check out snippets at the end of the mix for a preview of what’s to come in a few days. In the meantime head over to Bandcamp NOW and cop his new album, “From Niggaz To Godz”, press play on Ep247 and remember it’s ALWAYS that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiph

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the SABAC RED interview session, COVID-19 Edition 02! First and foremost, Meeks and Doe hope everyone is taking care of themselves physically, mentally and spiritually given the situation the entire world is in right now. Second, we’re gonna keep delivering that Smithsonian Grade twice a week as usual, but a little differently as Meeks has to dial in virtually for the time being. Given the special set of circumstances, it’s time for a special interview session. This week, with blessings from Sabac, we’ve decided to give y’all a glimpse into the prep and banter that goes on before the interview officially starts - trust us, you don’t want to skip ahead! So - Sabac Red, where do we start? As a solo artist and as a member of the legendary NON-PHIXION alongside ILL BILL, LORD GOAT (aka GORETEX) & DJ ECLIPSE, he’s been educating, and damn near foreshadowing, us on precisely what’s going on in the world right now for over 20 years. We immediately get into the state of the worl