Charlie Taylor
Director of The 5th Element
Appears in 346 Episodes
Ep.135 - AZ
On Ep.135 - A retrospective on one of the most overlooked lyricists ever, AZ.
Ep.134 - DITD Bites, Vol. 10
On this episode of DITD: The 10th Edition of our "Bites" series: Blasting females over nothing, Ringtone Rap 2.0 & the potentially lessened importance of cover art.
Ep.133 - #UKBHM 2021: Wiley
On Ep.133 of DITD: Finishing our UK Black History Month season with a retrospective on the Godfather of Grime, Wiley.
Ep.132 - #UKBHM 2021: Akala
On Ep.132 of DITD: Continuing our UK Black History Month celebrations with a retrospective on the philosophical Akala.
Ep.131 - #UKBHM 2021: Skepta
On Ep.131 of DITD: Continuing our UK Black History Month celebrations with a retrospective on Skepta.
Ep.130 - #UKBHM 2021: Monie Love
On Ep.130 of DITD: Beginning our UK Black History Month celebrations with a retrospective on Monie Love
Ep.129 - Brand Nubian Rock The Set
On Ep.129 of DITD: A retrospective on one of the most successful groups of the Golden Era, Brand Nubian.
Ep.128 - Redman
On Ep.128 of DITD: A retrospective on New Jersey's finest. Redman.
Ep.127 - Entroducing.... DJ Shadow
On Ep.127 of DITD: A retrospective of fringe Hip-Hop producer DJ Shadow.
Ep.126 - Mach-Hommy & YOD Remove Lyrics?
On Ep.126 of DITD: A conversation on taking down lyrics and the slippery slope of how art is consumed.
Ep.125 - Bad Boy Records, Part. 2
On Ep.125: Part 2 of our deep dive in Bad Boy, from the view of the artists.
Ep.124 - Bad Boy Records, Part. 1
On Ep.124 of DITD: Part 1 of a deep dive into Bad Boy Records.
Ep.123 - The LOX
On Ep.123 of DITD: A retrospective on The LOX: Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch.
Ep.122 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 4
On Ep.122 of DITD: Four more contemporary albums we picked to talk about including Tierra Whack, Angel Haze, Katori Walker & Jadakiss.
Ep.121 - Biz Markie
On Ep.121 of DITD: We pay respects and reflect on the career of the one & only Biz Markie.
Ep.120 - DITD Bites, Vol. 9
On Ep.120 of DITD: Our ninth edition of DITD Bites.
Ep.119 - It's Halftime (Mid-Year Report)
On Ep.119 of DITD: We talk about the year so far and our takeaways from it.
Ep.118 - LL Cool J, Part 2
On Ep.118 of DITD: We continue our two-part series on LL Cool J.
Ep.117 - LL Cool J, Part 1
On Ep.117 of DITD: Part one of a two-part exploration into the work of the one & only LL Cool J.
Ep.116 - Jurassic 5
On Ep.116 of DITD: A retrospective on Los Angeles based but universal sounding group, Jurassic 5.
Ep.115 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 3
On Ep.115 of DITD: Volume 3 of "Contemporary Cool". Talking albums from 2 Chainz, Cormega, Action Bronson & Little Simz.
Ep.114 - Das EFX
On Ep.114 of DITD: A retrospective on the trendsetting DAS EFX.
Ep.113 - Digable Planets
On Ep.113 of DITD: A retrospective on Jazz Rap trio Digable Planets.
Ep.112 - The Pharcyde
On Ep.112 of DITD: A retrospective on West Coast group, The Pharcyde.
Ep.111 - Drake & Kanye - Stimulus Packages
On Ep.111 of DITD: Features are a staple of any form of modern music. But is it always innocent?
Ep.110 - DITD Bites, Vol. 8
On Ep.110 of DITD: We continue with another Bites episode, covering Politics in Hip-Hop, the death of Datpiff & who the culprits are to the dilution of music.
Ep.109 - Fugees
On Ep.109 of DITD: A retrospective on the energetic, short-lived trio, Fugees.
Ep.108 - Digital Underground
On Ep.108 of DITD: A retrospective on the unique Bay Area group Digital Underground.
Ep.107 - Death & Hip Hop
On Ep.107 of DITD: A conversation about death, why Hip-Hop artists die so young and if anybody else is responsible for another artist's wellbeing.
Ep.106 - Contemporary Cool, Vol. 2
On Ep.106 of DITD: Our second edition of "Contemporary Cool", talking about four albums that are *very* different from each other.