Episodes
Sept. 22, 2025
RPM: Visionaries 'Pangaea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, unpacking Visionaries 'Pangaea' album. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop ...
Sept. 8, 2025
RPM: D-Styles 'Phantazmagorea' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, deep diving into D-Styles' seminal 'Phantazmagorea' album. Patreon.com/thequestionsh...
Aug. 25, 2025
RPM: Mobb Deep 'The Infamous' feat. Big Twinz, Big Noyd, House Shoes, & More (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, this time diving deep into Mobb Deep's classic 'The Infamous' with Rapper Big Noyd, Big...
Aug. 11, 2025
Making Illmatic - Clipse 'Lord Willin' w/ Kap Kallous
Making Illmatic returns from a hiatus to The Questions Hip-Hop, as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by emcee/artist Kap Kallous to explore Clipse's debut album 'Lord Willin' and attempt to trim the album down to...
Aug. 4, 2025
RPM: Blu + Exile on 'Below the Heavens' (Live at Beat Junkie Institute of Sound)
Recorded live at the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, Sean joins the Beat Junkies (Mr. Choc, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic) for their RPM listening series, with Blu and Exile sitting in for a conversation and breakdown of their debut...
July 28, 2025
Shawn (Setaro) + Sean (Kantrowitz) on Sean ("Diddy" Combs)
Sean Kantrowitz connects with journalist/author/hip-hop podcast OG Shawn Setaro to talk about the ins and outs of covering the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial for Complex. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com...
July 21, 2025
Esthero (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
Originally broadcast on May 10 and May 17, 2021 Can't Knock the Shuffle features Sean Kantrowitz exploring the discography of an artist, and leaving it to an algorithm to choose which randomly-selected songs to ask the artist...
July 7, 2025
Zilla Rocca (Questions Classic)
Originally broadcast on August 26, 2021. Zilla Rocca (Call Out Culture podcast, Wrecking Crew) hops in the hot seat to talk all things hip-hop/music and puts his trivia skills to the ultimate test. Patreon.com/thequestionsh...
July 2, 2025
Independent as F***: Ben Pedroche (Grown Up Rap)
Sean Kantrowitz speaks with London-based author Ben Pedroche, whose book 'Independent as F***: Underground Hip-Hop from 1995-2005' offers a comprehensive overview of the albums, artists, 12" records, and labels that shaped th...
June 16, 2025
2005 Draft w/ Justin Hunte and The Last MJ
The second Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast takes an in-depth deep dive into the year 2005. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Justin Hunte (The Company Man) and The Last MJ (Don't Quote Me podcast) comb through ...
June 9, 2025
El Da Sensei (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
Originally broadcast on June 7, 2021. Can't Knock the Shuffle features Sean Kantrowitz exploring the discography of an artist, and leaving it to an algorithm to choose which randomly-selected songs to ask the artist about. Th...
June 2, 2025
Gifted Gab (Questions Classic)
Originally broadcast on January 13, 2021. Sean is joined by Seattle's self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap," Gifted Gab for a hilarious and insightful conversation about her career – as well as a game of hip-hop trivia. Patreon.com...
May 26, 2025
Making Illmatic - Nas 'It Was Written' w/ Jamil Honesty
Making Illmatic returns to The Questions Hip-Hop, as Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by emcee/producer Jamil Honesty to deep dive into Nas's 'It Was Written' and attempt to scale the album down to its 10 best s...
May 19, 2025
DJ Skizz (Questions Classic)
Originally broadcast on Feb 3, 2021. Sean is joined by producer/DJ Skizz to talk about his career in hip-hop and producing for the likes of Roc Marciano, Freeway, Sean Price, and many others. And of course – to put his hip-ho...
May 12, 2025
Episode 200 Celebration!
200th Episode Celebration! Sean recounts the 12 Most Important Moments in the podcast's history. Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop The Questions Hip-Hop: Instag...
May 5, 2025
Lord Digga (Questions Classic)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on March 16, 2021. Rapper/producer Lord Digga has collaborated with some absolute legends throughout his career, incl...
April 28, 2025
Mathematics (Can't Knock the Shuffle)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com Sean connects with Wu-Tang Clan's Mathematics for a "Can't Knock the Shuffle"-themed episode, powered by the AI in FYI.AI and covering the stories behind six randomly-selecte...
April 14, 2025
7L (Czarface, 7L & Esoteric) (Questions Classic)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on November 18, 2020. Digging in the Questions Classic crates for this throwback episode featuring DJ and producer 7l of C...
April 7, 2025
Making Illmatic - Cannibal Ox 'The Cold Vein' w/ Dart Adams
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Esteemed hip-hop historian and journalist Dart Adams returns to the Making Illmatic series of The Questions Hip-Hop, joining Sean Kantrowitz an...
March 31, 2025
Slimkid3 (Can't Knock the Shuffle Classic)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on May 24, 2021. Simply put, Tre Hardson aka Slimkid3 is a legend. Hip hop was forever changed in 1992 when his group the ...
March 24, 2025
Russell Peters (Questions Classic)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on May 25, 2020. Digging in the Questions Classic crates for this throwback episode featuring comedian, DJ, and hip-hop ch...
March 17, 2025
Thank You, Roy Ayers w/ DJ Steve1der
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Sean Kantrowitz and DJ Steve1der pay tribute to Roy Ayers, highlighting not just his contributions to music but specifically the ways in which ...
March 10, 2025
Apathy (Questions Classic)
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop Originally broadcast on February 17, 2021. We revisit the IG Live broadcast featuring Apathy (Demigodz, Army of the Pharoahs). Ap talks about h...
March 3, 2025
1995 Draft w/ Trackstar the DJ and Philaflava
Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop questionshiphop.com youtube.com/thequestionshiphop It's the inaugural Draft episode of The Questions Hip-Hop podcast. Sean Kantrowitz, MidaZ the BEAST, Trackstar the DJ (Run the Jewels, Killer M...