Charlie Taylor
Director of The 5th Element
Appears in 385 Episodes
Ep.371 - Mid-Year Report 2026
We're officially halfway through 2026, so it's time for our Mid-Year report where we take stock of the year so far - from the music dropped to some of the stories that...
Ep.370 - Scarface
In our Geto Boys double bill, we now get into the most notable artist in the group: Scarface. One of the least talked about legends in Hip-Hop history where Scarface a...
Ep.369 - Geto Boys
Hailing from 5th Ward, Geto Boys went through a few line-ups before settling on the three we consider the full cast: Willie D, Bushwick Bill and Scarface. But a whole ...
Ep.368 - Arrested Development
What began as a Grammy Award-winning group out of the gate, Arrested Development - led by rapper/producer Speech - are still the same in their ethos even though many m...
Ep.367 - Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is one of those interesting entities that make you ask yourself: Do I like [artist] evolving their sound & style? When it comes to Goodie Mob, for Ben it's ...
Ep.366 - Blu & Exile
The duo of Blu & Exile came together out of orbiting similar circles in an 00s Underground that didn't have a 1 MC, 1 Producer duo of note. They in turn created a cult...
Ep.365 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 19
For our 19th edition of Contemporary Cool, we get into the third instalment of Kid Cudi's "Man On The Moon" series and the most Bomb Squad sounding album from Chuck D ...
Ep.364 - Talking R&B Groups & More W/ DJ Amani Roberts
In a DITD/WG double up, I talk to DJ & author Amani Roberts off the back of his book The Quiet Storm. In this talk, we get to know his background, his roots in DJing; ...
Ep.363 - Prince Po
After covering Organized Konfusion last week & Pharoahe Monch the week before, we finish our OK explorations with the other half of the duo: The unsung Prince Po. TIME...
Ep.362 - Organized Konfusion
After exploring Pharoahe Monch last week, we now get into his pre-solo life with Prince Po as the duo Organized Konfusion. Three albums with unfaltering production, de...
Ep.361 - Pharoahe Monch
If you're like most people and only familiar with Pharoahe Monch when "Simon Says" is played, you're actually missing one of the clearest paths of evolution from a rap...
Ep.360 - Gravediggaz
RZA has always been a busy man and it was no different in the 90s where he featured in supergroup Gravediggaz - birthed by at-the-time veteran of the industry Prince P...
Ep.359 - J. Cole (Pt. 2)
We finally get to Part 2 of our J. Cole retrospective. (Listen to Part 1 here) Whilst the first half of his discography speak for themselves, Cole finishes his stretch...
Ep.358 - DITD 7th Anniversary Special
On April 10th, we celebrated our 7th anniversary! To celebrate - emphasising the education we've given ourselves over the years - we picked seven albums that we probab...
Ep.357 - Women's History Month '26 - BWP (Bytches With Problems)
Continuing our Women's History Month celebrations (We know it's April, let it ride) with a duo in BWP - Bytches With Problems - that only had one album but with the co...
Ep.356 - Women's History Month '26 - Oaktown 3.5.7
Continuing with our Women's History Month, an eventual casualty of a mans brief but beautiful light. Tied on the rocket that was MC Hammer, Oaktown 3.5.7 - comprised o...
Ep.355 - Women's History Month '26 - Apani B. Fly
Continuing our WHM celebrations, we take a look at 00s Underground talent Apani B. Fly. Where the mainstream was going one way, Apani & her cohorts in the Polyrhythm A...
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 w...
Ep.353 - J.Cole (Pt. 1)
With the one and only Jermaine Cole now "retired" (We don't believe in artists retiring) after the release of The Fall Off, we thought we'd contextualise Cole's career...
Ep.352 - Capone
We wrap up the C-N-N coverage we begun all the way back in 2020 to take a look at Capone's solo work: A smattering of authentic storytelling & run-of-the-mill gun talk...