Southern Vangard

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep296! We’re back from summer break, Vangardians, did you miss us? Back in the saddle this week but we’re on a two legged horse as Meeks is recovering from a luxurious escapade in New Orleans. Doe committed to an episode this week on IG, so here we go! As you can imagine there’s a mountain of music that dropped over the past month, so we kept the talking light with the exception of a mid-mix interview with RIC CHAVEZ & J57 of FIVE SE7EN COLLECTIVE who dropped a super dope instrumental project last month called “COLLECTION 2”. Partake and enjoy, 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 July 21, 2021 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcast

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the CARTA’P interview session! Initially making a splash on the NYC indy hip-hop scene in the late 90s as THE OBVIOUS WONDER alongside RAY FOGES as the group ADAGIO!, this MC / Producer re-emerged a few years ago as Carta’P and is dropping a brand new LP this week called “IN MY SILENCE,” which is entirely produced by Australian producer PHRIES. Carta breaks down his departure and return to music, why he’s getting way more personal with the pen these days and his international approach to collaborating with producers. Carta also talks about the creation of his new clothing line, “TANYA MILAN” and we get into a crazy story about his time working in the mail room at ANDRE HARRELL’S (RIP) UPTOWN RECORDS. You know what it is, Vangardians, there’s a lot more but ya gotta press play to get the goods, so go ‘head on now it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep295! WAAAALCOME to our 2nd post-COVID episode, Vangardians! It really is real, can you believe it? Meeks and Doe back in the lab for their usual shenanigans this week, which includes interviews and world exclusives galore. To start, we have WORLD EXCLUSIVE talk break instrumentals from Boston’s LIGHTFOOT, who has an album dropping June 25 on CHONG WIZARD RECORDS called “TERRA INCOGNITA” - and we also managed to grab a quick interview with him mid-mix to talk about the album and more! We also have TWO WORLD EXCLUSIVES from our Thursday interview session guest this week, the one and only CARTA’P aka THE OBVIOUS WONDER of ADAGIO! He has a new album dropping this week called “IN MY SILENCE,” you can check out snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday. Last but not least, we have a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from JACQUES RETRO, who is dropping a single this week on J. SCIENIDE’S STATIC KING RECORDS! Well don’t just stand there, hit play without delay and

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the MONDO SLADE interview session! If you didn’t check Ep294 this week, you might not have heard that Meeks are Doe are back in the lab, IN PERSON, for the first time since COVID-19 hit in March 2020! After NINETY SIX virtual episodes, we’re reunited and it feels so good, and it feels even better to have one of our favorites on the show, Mondo Slade. We catch up with Mondo to hear how he’s been staying busy since COVID hit, the three exclusives he laced us with this week that feature RIM THE VILLAIN, JOSIAH THE GIFT, HOOKS ARTHUR, KING REM and our own DJ JON DOE and how one of our recent Mondo favorites, “Throwaway Biscuit” featuring Juga-naut, came together. Slade also breaks down the origin of his rap alias, how he landed in Atlanta after being raised in Cleveland and why he had a hand the SWV / Xscape VERZUZ event. It’s a real party y’all, so hit play without delay, and tell ya mama to stop calling the trap phone ‘cause it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTh

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep294! Almost fourteen months to the day after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered Dirty Blanket Studios to the outside world, Doe and Meeks are back in full form Vangardians!!! The guys are back in the lab after NINETY SIX virtual episodes between mix shows and interview sessions - and boy is it a CELEBRATION! We have WORLD EXCLUSIVES galore from our Thurs interview session guest this week, MONDO SLADE, which feature RIM DA VILLAIN, JOSIAH THE GIFT, HOOKS ARTHUR, KING REM and The Gard’s own DJ JON DOE. Our mid-mix interview this week is totally off the rails as we get JAMIL HONESTY, MIC HANDZ, CAYOZ DA BEAST, DJ GRAZZHOPPA & UNREAL on the horn to fill us in on the latest and greatest with their group ANIMAL GANG. Snippets of the Mondo Slade interview wrap up the mix to tide you over until we drop the full on Thursday. Reunited and it feels so good, it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms // #hiphop #rap #und

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the JASON GRIFF interview session! If you’ve done any history on hip-hop (you should have - if not, time to start NOW), you know the NYC hip-hop, punk & art scenes all thrived off one another in it’s early days, and Griff is delivering his version of that experience this week via his producer concept album, “FIRESIDE CHATS.” Griff breaks down how punk, hip-hop and a world renowned Chicago bowling alley, FIRESIDE BOWL, provided the inspiration for his latest endeavor on INSUBORDINATE RECORDS, which features SCORCESE (RIP). ALEX LUDOVICO, JUGANAUT, ALASKA, ZILLA ROCCA, CURLY CASTRO, BILLY WOODS and DEFCEE. We also catch up with Griff on what else we can expect from the Insubordinate Records crew this year and the work they have vowed to carry on since Scorcese’s unexpected passing at the top of 2020. After you’re done listening to this, head to Ep293 for some exclusives off “Fireside Chats” until the album drops on Fri May 21! Get out those bowling shoes Vangardians it’s t

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep293: COVID-19 Edition 95! Yep yep Vangardians, Doe & Meeks back in the saddle with your regularly scheduled Tues and Thurs madness this week. We kick the show off with THREE, count ‘em THREE WORLD EXCLUSIVES from our interview session guest this week, JASON GRIFF of the almighty INSUBORDINATE RECORDS, and they feature king SCORCESE (RIP), CURLY CASTRO and ZILLA ROCCA. Of course there’s mounds of other brand spanking new joints that fill out the rest of the show, lively commentary for your guys and Doe’s wife was even hanging out during the show this week! You can check interview snippets of our FIRESIDE CHAT with Griff at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday. Get out yer bowling shoes and geetars Vangardians 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 #RIPC

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the DOZA THE DRUM DEALER interview session! We head to Brooklyn this week to rap with MC / Producer Doza The Drum Dealer, who made a gob of noise in 2020 and is keeping up the relentless pace in 2021 with the release of “PKURPZN” and “WHEN THE RABBIT GOT THE GUN PART 3”. We hear about the making of both of those projects, and get into detail on one of our favorites, “RADIO RAHEEM,” why drum breaks and uptempo rap is on a come back and how he’s leading the charge. We also go back a bit and talk about his come up, the influence his father had him growing up and how was a very early adopter of FL for production. It’s what you and expect and more, folks, so press play without delay for that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mix #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live May 11, 2021 @ Dirt

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep292: COVID-19 Edition 93! A day late out the gate this week Vangardians - we were handling biz with our mama’s and baby’s mamas this weekend, and we wish all the mama’s out there a belated Happy Mother’s Day. That said we’ve got a full clip to unload this week in this weeks mix, including a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from EL GANT, RAS KASS, PLANET ASIA, J57 and our own DJ JON DOE, and a Thursday interview session with Brooklyn’s own DOZA THE DRUM DEALER. Check snippets of our interview with Doza at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday. Brrraaap brrraaap 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 May 11, 2021 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on all your favorite platforms #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceA

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the NYCE DA FUTURE interview session! We head to Southside, Jamaica Queens this week to chop it up with Nyce about his new EP with HAVOC of the almighty and as you might know, infamous, MOBB DEEP. “FUTURE OF THE STREETS” drops Friday May 7th, and is the first chapter in a flurry of music that these two are about to unleash, and we get all the behind the scenes goods on the genesis of the collaboration. Like usual we hop in the DeLorean and do the history of Nyce’s time in the game - including growing up with the core G-Unit team of 50 CENT, LLOYD BANKS and TONY YAYO, why he turned down being a part of the crew initially, how it all came full circle years later with the signing of Mobb Deep to G-Unit and how PRODIGY (RIP) coined his name. Folks, the stories don’t stop there, so clear out ya little playlists and queue up that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtub

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep291: COVID-19 Edition 91! We’re in the final stretch of the Triple Crown here, Vangardians. NINE episodes away from 300 mix shows - that’s on top of the 248 (!) interview sessions we’ve given you after this week. Hell, we might hit 600 episodes all in by the time 2021 is over with. That said, let’s get on with it - this week we have WORLD EXCLUSIVES from S. VA’s own POE MACK who has an album dropping this week called TAMARACK LANE that features NAPOLEON DA LEGEND, CASE JAFFA, QUANSTAR, MINNIX, D.R.U.G.S. BEATS, & YAMIN SEMALI to name a few. Poe also laced us with Talk Break instrumentals tonight that you can’t get anywhere else. If that don’t suit your well enough, we have a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from NYCE DA FUTURE & HAVOC of MOBB DEEP, who drop “FUTURE OF THE STREETS” this Friday, and we got NYCE on the horn for our Thursday interview session series - MAN LOOK, the stories are RIDICULOUS, and you can get a preview at the end of the mix until the full drops in a few days. Ain’t no s

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PINK BOTTOM JUS interview session! Thank god fitted hats are back, and are in part because of the work Justin Farnham aka Pink Bottom Jus has been doing over the past 7 years at HAT CLUB. We get the latest and greatest on his meteoric rise over the past year due to the pink bottom brim hats that he started as a tribute to the mother of his friend / MC Frosty Preme, why the COVID-19 pandemic actually accelerated business for Hat Club & his own line, and how he started on the ground floor at Hat Club’s retail store in NoHo worked his way into becoming their lead designer. Good friend of Southern Vangard Radio, J57, also crashed the party, and we get the inside scoop on the upcoming collaboration with Jus and hear about the extensive history they have together. There’s a lot more inside folks but you gotta press play to get the goods, so hurry on now, it’s waiting for you and it’s of course that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @sou

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep290: COVID-19 Edition 89! First and foremost - REST IN PEACE #SHOCKG of the almighty #DIGITALUNDERGROUND. A true original. Yet another massive loss for hip-hop and music in general this week. Nonetheless, we gotta keep this torch lit, so let’s get it going - gobs of new music this week as always, and our mid-mix interview returns with none other than KAIMBR & SEAN BORN! They have a ridiculously dope project out now called NINO GREEN, you can hear about it from them directly and hear some joints off the project on this episode - and after that you can cop the project on Bandcamp, ok? OK! Our Thursday interview session this week is one of the more interesting to date - Hat Club’s own JUSTIN FARNHAM aka PINK BOTTOM JUS - if you know, you know - if you don’t know, you’re about to. Interview snippets at the end of the mix until the full drops Thursday! Hats off Vangardians it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodca

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the PRO DILLINGER interview session! Over the past few years, this Bronx born, Rockland County, NY raised MC has been methodically been carving out a spot for him his ONE NINE imprint as well as THE UMBRELLA, a talent-rich collective of MC’s, Producers, & Visual Artists from across the globe. Given we chatted with The Umbrella co-founder SNOTTY a few weeks back, we got Pro on the phone to complete the story & vision of the movement, talk about his upcoming project “SOul FOUL”, which is entirely produced by MALLORI KNOX and curated by MICKEY DIAMOND. We also hop in the wayback machine and talk about Pro’s come up, why he got into the rap game and what he’s doing differently the third time around. There’s a bunch more inside folks, so get to it already - it’s waiting for for you it’s nothing but that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergr

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep289: COVID-19 Edition 87! Take heed, that dandy duo of Doe & Meeks are back this week with more Smithsonian Grade for your earholes! We have gobs of brand new screw-face inducing music this week per the usual, and head north for our Thursday interview session to rap with PRO DILLINGER, who’s been on the warpath with his ONE NINE label and THE UMBRELLA collective he co-founded with PNC SNOTTY. Interview snippets are at the end of the mix to tide you over until the full drops on Thursday. Get right Vangardians 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 April 18, 2021 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #soundcloud #youtube #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #stitcherradio #mixcloud #Smith

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the TONE BEATZ interview session! Hailing from North Augusta, South Carolina (for folks that don’t know, that’s just outside Augusta, GA, but just over the GA / SC border), this producer has rapidly built up an impressive resume in just a few years through his work with ALL HAIL Y.T., LEFT LANE DIDON, JAY NICE, DANGO FORLAINE, LEX BOOGIE, GENERAL BACKPAIN, SPODA and XP THE MARXMAN. This month, he’s dropping an EP with Chicago MC WATERR, titled “Order Of The Day: Frequency Programming”. We get the usual behind the scene stories on the project, how General Backpain was the connect to Waterr and the meaning of this concept record (which are rare these days). We also talk about his affinity for classic cars, how her merged his love of production and cars to create his Sunday beat series and what his favorite old school is. There’s a lot more where this comes from, Vangardians, so quit yer playing and tap in, ‘cause its guaranteed to be nothing but that #SmithsonianGrade #T

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep288: COVID-19 Edition 85! We for real on that country vibe this week ya’ll. Why? ‘Cause it’s nothing but a bunch of country boys holding down the show this week, from top to bottom. What do we mean by that? Well you know what Doe and Meeks bring to the table every week, but our interview session guest this week rounds out the offering - North Augusta, SC’s own TONE BEATZ! We’ve got WORLD EXCULSIVE gospel beats courtesy of of Tone for talk breaks, we’ve got a WORLD EXCLUSIVE from his upcoming EP with WATERR that drops at the end of the month and we’ve got the most country interview session you’ve ever heard at Southern Vangard Radio when we rap with Tone aka LOOP GOSSETT on Thursday. Check snippets of the interview at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday, and lock into a ton of new raw here in Ep288 per the usual. Ride with us Vangardians it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherrad

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the VANDERSLICE & UFO FEV interview session! You may or may not know that Doe & Meeks go WAAAAAY back with our good friend Vandy - so it’s only right he ranks high on the number of appearances here at Southern Vangard Radio. It goes without saying we’re excited to have him back on the show alongside East Harlem’s own UFO FEV to chat about their upcoming album, “ENIGMA OF DALI.” We get the inside scoop on his this album came to be, how the collab with FLEE LORD that we’re just now hearing on the first single, “CRACK SHIFTS,” was recorded years ago and what else we can expect from the album. We also talk about the BIG PUN’s recent street dedication and what it means to Fev, especially given his connection with the legendary FAT JOE, the immense amount of work both Vanderslice and UFO Fev put down in 2020 that will provide for a flood of new music this year and beyond. For the cherry on top, you can go back to our Ep287 mix this week and hear “ARTFULLY DONE STREET SHIT” ft.

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep287: COVID-19 Edition 83! We hop in to April with a fistful of biscuits this week, Vangardians. The new music doesn’t stop, and this week is no exception - we have WORLD EXCLUSIVES from AL SKRATCH and our Thursday interview session guests this week, VANDERSLICE & UFO FEV! Vandy and Fev are dropping “ENIGMA OF DALI” very soon, and they were gracious enough to let you get a never heard before cut that features RED INF right here in Ep287! Lest we forget there’s also a mid-mix interview with KING AUTHOR & ZAGNIF NORI, who have a brand new album out now called “KIILLER’S MANUAL.” Lastly, you can get a sneak peak of the Thursday interview session at the end of the mix until the full drops on Thursday. Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be Vangards, it’s that #SmithsonianGrade #TwiceAWeek #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #applepodcasts #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud #youtube // #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #pod

BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the BANG BELUSHI & FOUL MOUTH interview session! If there was ever a rowdy an interview at SVR, this is it. As soon as Detroit’s own Bang Belushi and Foul Mouth called in, hilarity ensued. These two Detroit natives just dropped Bang’s second LP, “Rudy,” on MIDDLE FINGER MUSIC, which is easily the most consistent hip-hop labels in the 313 these days, if not the country. We get into the nooks and crannies of the new album, the obvious and intentional display of growth on both Bang and Foul’s part and how they managed recording during a harrowing year, especially given the immense impact COVID-19 had on Detroit in the early stages of the pandemic. We also get into the inner workings of MFM, why PAT “313” DEEGAN is akin to the Nick Fury of the crew and the collective mission everyone shares. Of course we crack open the history books and talk about how these two gentlemen met, why they didn’t immediately hit it off collaboratively the first time around and what Bang learned t