Ep.354 - Women's History Month '26 - Nikki D

The 1st woman to put out an album under Def Jam, Nikki D seemingly had one of the biggest labels of her time behind her; with an absurd 10 album deal on deck. So why was only one album released?

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly Music Roundup - (0:58)
Ben:
  • DJ Paul - Goat of all Goats
  • Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta
  • Daniel Avery - Tremor
  • sosocamo - big country
  • DaBoii - DBoii Ali
  • SleazyWorld Go - I Want Blood
  • Yebba - Jean
  • Nettspend - early life crisis 
  • Flying Lotus - BIG MAMA
  • Mitski - Nothing's About to Happen To Me
Charlie:
  • John Wells - I don't wanna die (Pt. 2)
  • Terrace Martin - PURPOSE
  • Denzel Curry & The Scythe - Strictly 4 The Scythe
  • Murkage Dave - Brut Thoughts
  • Yebba - Jean 
  • Nejma Nefertiti - Method To My Madness M.T.M.M
  • Joshua Idehen - I know you’re hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have to try
  • Resavoir - Themes for Dreams
  • Gnarls Barkley - Atlanta 
  • Shabaka - Of The Earth 
Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (18:11)
Daddy's Little Girl -(26:23)
Lighter Note - (46:57)

Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved.

Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)

HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers
5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
ChillHop (Twitter) - @Chillhopdotcom
Bonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92

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Ep.354 - Women's History Month '26 - Nikki D
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