Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 124! Don’t fret folks, we haven’t left! As we warned throughout the month of June, it was gonna be a tough July. DJ Jon Doe moved at the end of June / early July, and he’s been working fast and furious to get the family settled at the new place and get V4 of Dirty Blanket Studios up and running. Alas - he’s not QUITE there yet - so we hollered at The Wrecking Crew All Stars, who hold down WREK FM GA Tech Radio on Thursdays from 9-11pm with Techniques Radio. Jon was a guest DJ a few weeks ago and we have the full show, which includes an in-studio interview with Jarren Benton AND J57! This will tide you over until next week when Doe and Meeks return! Yep, you heard it right. Buckle up, tune in and trust it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live June 22, 2017 on Techniques Radio

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 123! Well ya’ll, it’s been a good 4 years at the current iteration of Dirty Blanket Studios, but it’s time for the next chapter. No, no no - don’t worry - it’s not the last episode, it’s just the last episode we will record in “The Green Room” at Dirty Blanket Studios. Jon Doe his wife and their trillion kids ran out of space and had to get a little bit bigger crib, but you’d better believe Dirty Blanket Studios will have a new spot carved out there! Lots of new raw this week, as you might expect, but no interview this week. Go back and check out Tha God Fahim interview that is on a rocketship right now with plays, as well as our interview with Sam Beaubien of Will Sessions the week prior. Last but not least - it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live June 25, 2017 @ Dirty Bla

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Tha God Fahim interview session! We’re BIG fans of Tha God here at Southern Vangard Radio - one look back at our playlists over the past 122 episodes are proof of that. Thankfully, he’s based right here in good ole ATL, and we managed to snag him for an in studio interview session at the Dirty Blanket! We dig right in with the Dump Gawd about his relentless work ethic, unmatched merch game and what he’s working on for the rest of the year. We also get into a little history as Fahim breaks down how his grandmother, brother and father were all integral in his music & hip-hop journey, as well as how he got into producing. Want to see Tha God on tour soon, possibly with with PNC’s Mach Hommy & Heem Stogied? That might be closer than you think, but you’ll need to tune in to hear more! Last but not least, get your money up to cop something at thagodfahim.bandcamp.com and remember it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard o

Episode 122 - Southern Vangard Radio BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 122! Hey look- let’s just cut straight to the chase. It’s that raw this week, like it always is - lots of new joints, lots of sh*t talking and lots of fun. But just when you thought it couldn’t get any more raw - we had THA GOD FAHIM in studio for our interview session this week! SAY WHAT?! Same as it ever was folks - interview snippets at the end of this weeks mix, the full drops Thursday. It’s #DUMPGAWD and its ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live June 19, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks Inst. Beds prod. Deep of 2 Hungry Bros "Honestly, Just Wanna Have a Good Time" - Domo Gene

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Sam Beaubien of Will Sessions interview session! Will Sessions burst onto the international hip-hop scene on 2011 with the release of Elzhi’s “Elmatic” - a jaw dropping tribute and remake to Nas’ “Illmatic”. Friend of Southern Vangard Radio, Peter Agoston, connected us with the founder and leader of the band as they prepare to embark on a summer tour, which includes a show in NY and their first show London as they headline the Hook & Sling festival. We get into a little history as Sam breaks down the band’s beginnings at Wayne State University, early hip-hop production for the Athletic Mic League’s Buff1 (aka Jamall Bufford of The Black Opera) and playing on Mayer Hawthorne’s debut album. We couldn’t help but get on our record nerd ish, so we also talked with Sam about their early 45 releases on FNR and conversations about hip-hop with the Detroit funk legend Dennis Coffey. Did we mention they also just released a new beer - “Deluxe Ale” - with Black Lotus Brewing in

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 121! Summer is just around the corner folks, can you feel it? We’re feeling the temp rise so we’re dishing it right back out this week here at Southern Vangard Radio. Plenty of new joints abound, Meeks has a shiny new deal with Sony and we’re got a super fly interview session to boot - Will Sessions’ founder & leader, Sam Beaubien! Interview snippets are at the end of this weeks mix, the full interview drops on Thursday! Say it again, it’s that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live June 11, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks Inst. beds prod. Marco Polo "Knowledge of 12th" - Will Sessions feat. Elzhi "Escapist" - Raekwon & P.U.R.E.

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Kyle Lucas interview session! It’s Marietta everything this week folks - from the Episode 120 Loop mix show to our interviewee this week, we’re putting it down for MAYRETTA. Not only did Kyle come by for an in-studio interview session, friend of Southern Vangard J57 also came by to hang as well! Kyle has been repping the Gem City from the gate, which is fairly unusual for a hip-hop artist that resides in Metro Atlanta - so we dig into his growing up there, music influences, his calling to hip-hop and how he and his band Vonnegutt ended up on Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon Record Label. We dig in on his transition to being a solo artist, his relationship with singer / songwriter Jonny Craig and the upcoming project he and J57 are working on! Did we mention the Puffy party at the Playboy Mansion? Ahhh, you’ll have to push play to hear the story, so don’t delay, and remember it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 120! Fresh off a Memorial Day break last week, Meeks & Doe are back in the saddle wrangling up that raw like they always do on Tuesdays. This week is pretty darn special - not only does this weeks mix show episode number coincide with the infamous 120 Loop in Marietta - we also have Marietta’s own Kyle Lucas in studio for our Thursday interview session! On top of that, friend of Southern Vangard and special guest host, the one and only J57, also dropped by! Interview snippets are at the end of the mix, and the full interview will drop on Thursday. It’s quite an extravaganza, wouldn’t you agree? So without further delay, hit play and partake in that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #MARIETTA #WORLDWIDE Recorded live June 5, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itu

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Illogic & Lucid Optics interview session! This duo comes together to form Lucid Logic, and have their first full length LP dropping at the end of June. In true Vangardian fashion, we have the ultra exclusive for you this week, as we not only got the inside story on how the group came to be - but we got the entire album a full month in advance AND got to rock 5 cuts on Episode 119 of the mix show! We chat about how Ill & Lucid met and ultimately decided to work together, what to expect from the new album as well as their upcoming summer tour. We also dig in on Illogic’s role as co-host of “Super Duty Tough Work”, a podcast started by fellow Ohio MC/producer Blueprint, his experience being a part of the infamous Spitballs crew and the challenges of releasing an album in 2017 compared to late 90s / early aughts. Alright, enough talking - head over to illogic.bandcamp.com and pre-order the album, then press play on this interview and while you’re listening, just remember

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 119! Mr. Meeks was fired up this week - and it shows. Perhaps one of the more entertaining mix shows we’ve done in a while if we do say so ourselves. More of that raw this week folks, a lot of great music out if you didn’t already know. We also got the ultra exclusive on the new Lucid Logic LP that drops at the end of June - Illogic and Lucid Optics make up the duo - and we just so happen to have them for our interview session this week. Snippets of the interview are at the end of this weeks mix - so hit play, let out a little honky tonk yelp and remember it’s ALWAYS #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live May 22, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @ca

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the @AudibleDoctor interview session! The good doctor has released a slew of new music over the past few weeks and months - he’s dropped two volumes of his instrumental series “Soul Slaps,” a new EP with singer Davenport Grimes, and he’s collaborating with folks such as Homeboy Sandman - so it was only right to catch up with him to get the low down on what has been a very productive 2017 to date. Fellow Brown Bag All Star & Fat Beats alum J57 dropped by to provide some in-studio color commentary as well as utilize his elephant-esque memory to fill in the gaps as we dig into the history books - stories like Audible’s Joell Ortiz placement post Aftermath, his time at Tuff City that led to collaborating with funk legends the Skull Snaps as well as what it was like growing up in Madison, WI and his eventual move to NYC. We can’t tell you everything here, folks - so hurry up, push play and let us hear you say…it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangar

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 118! Good people, welcome to another fun filled adventure with DJ Jon Doe & Eddie Meeks - if this is your first time listening you’re in for several treats this week. As we always do on every single Tuesday, we have a brand spanking new mix of all the latest and greatest hip-hop cuts, and at the end of that fabulous mix you’ll hear a preview of our interview session with the one and only Audible Doctor, which drops on Thursday! Friend of Southern Vangard Radio, J57, also came by to fill in the gaps and provide another layer of color commentary you can only find here. That’s right folks - if we’ve said it once, we’ve said it thousands of times - it’s NOTHING but that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Inst. Beds prod. Audible Doctor "Bless Up" - Homeboy Sandman (prod. Audible Doctor) "Vandal Savage"

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Vanderslice & Green Steez interview session! Doe and Meeks go way back with these guys - well over a decade, actually, and this session was LONG overdue. We kick things off by getting the low down on their upcoming LP “The Best Album Money Can Buy” - which features hip-hop elite such as Jadakiss, Styles P, Ghostface & Conway to name a few - what they doing differently with this release and their recent collab with Tha God Fahim. We get into a little history as Slice and Steez break down how they met, what roles they play as a producer duo and what their technology of choice is these days. It wouldn’t be a Vanderslice & Green Steez interview without a little shit talking and feather ruffling - but you’ll have to hit play to get the goods, so get down now with what is always that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhipihop #DJ #mix #interview #po

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 117! Boy oh boy - this is one for the books folks - Meeks weekend set the stage for one of the more entertaining mix shows and interview sessions in recent memory. Of course there’s tons of new joints - including three, count em THREE - YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST EXCLUSIVES via our interview session guests this week - Vanderslice & Green Steez! Throw some exclusive beats in, that brown and that brew - it’s a magical time. Interview snippets are at the end of the mix, full drops on Thursday! We promise - it’s NOTHING but that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live May 7, 2017 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks Inst. Beds prod. Vanderslice &

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Rim of @da-villins interview session! Brownsville, Brooklyn’s own Rim and partner in rhyme VillinP are collectively known as DaVillins, and are fresh off their incredible EP with DJ Skizz called “Cashmere Dice”. We get into the genesis of the group, how their cut “Llamas” set the stage for the EP with Skizz and the artist behind the artwork for the release. We get into some history as Rim breaks down how DaVillins came to be one of a few artists signed to Sean Price’s Ruckdown Records, how their relationship with P morphed into being more than about music and the very bright future for the Bernadette Price helmed Ruckdown label. You can imagine what else you’ll find out when you push play, so don’t delay! Cop “Cashmere Dice” now on Different Worlds Music Group, cop “Imperius Rex” on Ruckdown Records when it drops later this year and remember we ALWAYS serve up that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitch

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 116! Back in full effect after a wild and wooly April, Meeks and Doe drop another brick on ya’ll this week! Of course all the latest and greatest hip-hop joints are here for you to enjoy - and while you’re at it go cop something from one of these artists, they need your support. Also - Episode 100 double cassette / t-shirt / sticker packs are still available but they’re going fast, hit southernvangard.bandcamp.com to get the goods! We had the pleasure of chatting with Rim of Da Villins / Ruckdown Records this week for our interview session - lots of treats about their new EP with DJ Skizz called “Cashmere Dice” as well as an update on Sean Price’s upcoming album “Imperius Rex!” You can check snippets at the end of this weeks mix, the full interview drops on Thurs! This is how we do things around these parts - yep, you guessed it - it’s always that #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixclo

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the @dynas interview session! This Miami by way of NYC MC was in the A a few months back alongside DJ Klassik and stopped by the studio to talk about his upcoming album “I Level” and dig into a little history as well. We talk about coming up in NY, his eventual move to South Florida, how he and Klassik connected and what the hip-hop landscape there was like in the early years. From there Dynas breaks down how he cracked the national hip-hop scene by forging relationships with DJ Spinna, DJ Jazzy Jeff & J Dilla among others, making the Rawkus 50 and working with Miami hip-hop producer/legend Tony Galvin. Go ahead and put this one in your playlist folks, as there are a lot more treats inside! Don’t forget our Ep100 double cassette / t-shirt / sticker pack is still available - but it won’t last long - there’s only 100 copies! Hit the mech section @ southernvangard.bandcamp.com to get that limited edition #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernv

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 115! This week brings a special guest mic from the one and only DJ Rare Groove! If you’re not familiar with the Vinyl Junkie Crew alum, Blueprint’s tour DJ and one of Cincinnati’s finest, it’s damn time you should be! We’ll finally deliver on the Dynas interviewed we mentioned a few weeks ago - technical difficulties prevented us from releasing it a few weeks ago, so watch out for that on Thursday. Meeks and Doe will be back next week with the regularly scheduled program. Our Ep100 double cassette / t-shirt / sticker pack is still available but not for long. 100 copies only! Hit the mech section @ southernvangard.bandcamp.com to get that limited edition #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live April 2017 southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixc

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Box Cutter Brothers AKA Ayatollah & Drasar Monumental interview session! While both of these two outstanding gentlemen have extensive resumes on their own - they came together a few years ago as the Box Cutter Brothers, and have been dropping a a slew of instrumental hip-hop releases ever since. They just released Vol. 4 of their Box Cutter Brothers series, which finds them flipping the script a bit as they’re RHYMING over their own production! We talk about how they connected, why they decided to get out the pen and pad on Vol 4 and the origins of the group name. Individually, Ayatollah gets into a little bit of history while growing up in Queens and making a name for himself in the NY and worldwide hip-hop scene. Drasar breaks down his history with MF Grimm and their work to date, the approach with the Vendetta Vinyl imprint and the recently released “American Hunger” remix project from Grimm - a face melting package that includes three 45s, lunchbox, comic book an

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 114! Wooooooh folks, are we busy! Man April is flying by - but not without us providing that fly ish twice a week like we always do! LOTS of great new joints this week - Spring has been very good to us so far on the new hip-hop tip and this week proves it. Interview session this week is with two gentleman we are big fans of - the one and only Ayatollah & Drasar Monumental, aka The Box Cutter Brothers. They have a new LP that they are RHYMING on this time around, so we sit down to talk with them about that and all kinds of other good stuff. Head over to Vendetta Vinyl to cop it prep for the full interview session that drops on Thurs. You can hear snippets of the interview at the end of Ep114. Don’t forget Ep100 packages are still on sale - but flying out the door quickly! Hit the mech section @ southernvangard.bandcamp.com to get that limited edition #smithsonian #grade #twiceaweek  // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcl