ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick: (12:55) "Hotline Miami and the Rise of Techno in Ultra-Violent Video Games" By Nina Corcoran
Tyler's Pick: (30:04) "Are Rhythm Games Genius?" By filmotter

Ryan's Pick: (53:44) "The Nintendo-fication of Jazz" By Adam Neely

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (19:33) "How Did Hip-Hop Media Get So Bad?" By Israel Daramola
Ryan's Pick - (40:49) "Justin Hurwitz Gives Everything to His Movie Scores, and He’s Not Going to Stop" by Katey Rich

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

TIMESTAMPS & ARTICLES
Miki's Pick - (6:06) "The Diwali Riddim: Creator Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden Explains How a Beat No One Wanted Became the Sound of 2003" By J'Na Jefferson

Brandon's Pick (22:22) - "‘Snorting your way through it catches up with you’: The mental health toll on touring musicians" By Nick Duerden

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (10:06) "The Rise of the Sped-Up Remix" by Reanna Cruz
Brandon's Pick - (27:07) "The problem with "The Strokes changed everything" narrative about aughts indie" By Robin James

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Piece: (1:40) "TikTok Is Making Space For Today's Women in Rap to Thrive" By Njera Perkins
Tyler's Piece: (19:25) "Why Do So Many Black Women Keep Working With Chris Brown?" By Hanna Phifer

Brandon's Piece: (33:41) "Vic Mensa: From Bad Boy to Good Man" By Jade Gomez

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (6:46) "The Secret Life, House Arrest And Rebirth Of YoungBoy Never Broke Again" By Meaghan Garvey
Tyler's Pick - (29:47) "SZA’s Ruination Brought Her Everything" By Danyel Smith

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Jashima's Pick - (2:56) "Google AI Tool Creates Music from Written Descriptions" By Bryan Lynn

Ryan's Pick - (18:34) "Japanese Breakfast Is Working the Pain Away" By Quinn Moreland

Elliot's Pick - (32:13) "Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here. and the Case for Reinvention" By Marcus Shorter

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (3:19) "The Passion of Questlove" by Jazmine Hughes
Ryan's Pick - (29:49) "Billy Woods Would Rather You Be A Little Uncomfortable" By Arielle Lana LeJarde

Jashima's Pick - (40:56) "Ice Spice Broke Out With ‘Munch.’ Rap’s New Princess Is Just Warming Up" By Jon Caramanica

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (12:27) Kendrick Lamar’s New Chapter: Raw, Intimate and Unconstrained by Mitchell S. Jackson
Tyler's Pick - (33:48) It’s a New Year, Let’s Leave ‘Alpha Male’ Rap Fandom Behind By Andre Gee

Brandon's Pick - (51:24) 2022 Was A Weird And Often Bad Year To Be A Concert Audience Member By Steven Hyden

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (13:58) "Musicians like me can no longer afford to tour. Live music won’t survive unless the industry changes" by Rollie Pemberton

Brandon's Pick - (32:21) "What 90s Alt Rock Radio, Woodstock 99, and the Telecom Act Have To Do With Contemporary right-wing media." by Robin James

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (5:32) "The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic" By Sam Anderson
Tyler's Pick - (30:00) "For Boldy James, Patience is a Virtue" By Phillip Mlynar
Ryan's Pick - (43:48) "How They Made the 'All Caps' Video" By Animation Obsessive

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Elliot's Pick - (6:32) "South Korea stands to lose billions from making K-pop superstars BTS do military service" By Chloe Taylor
Miki's Pick - (32:18) "THE PROMISE & PERSEVERANCE OF DETROIT RAP’S RISING STARS" By Neena Rouhani
Tyler's Pick - (51:24) "Tickets" by Last Week Tonight W/ John Oliver

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (7:28) "The Rosy ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie" By Tim Ingham

Tyler's Pick - (31:59) "Grounded: the revival of Kelela" By Amber J Phillips
Charlie's Pick - (47:40) "How Gangsta's Paradise changed the course of hip-hop" By Mark Savage

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (3:12) "How Music Loops Help Me Feel More Present" By Miguel Otárola

Elliot's Pick - (20:28) "I Got The Internet Going Nutz: Kreayshawn and the 10th Anniversary of SOMETHIN’ BOUT KREAY’" By Jacqueline Codiga

Miki's Pick - (46:11) "Kenny Beats on Community Building, Creativity, and the Art of Collaboration" By IDEA GENERATION

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick - (7:26) "What Happened to Memorable Game Music?" By Game Score Fanfare

Ryan's Pick - (24:09) "The Anxiety of Celeste and its Music" By Game Score Fanfare

Brandon's Pick - (45:44) "Storytelling through Music in Hollow Knight" By 8-bit Music Theory

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

Episode drops the day after, I'll link here. But for now, enjoy some predictions.

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (2:08) "Black Thought and Danger Mouse break down Cheat Codes, their hip-hop two-hander" By Todd Gilchrist
Ryan's Pick - (22:09) "‘People haven’t taken me seriously’: where the music and media industries have failed, whisper networks have provided solace and community" By Jumi Akinfenwa
Miki's Pick - (41:06) "Why Are Music’s Power Players Moving to Miami?" By Katie Bain

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (7:35) "Meet NOT THE TWOS, The Artist Whose Debut Single Landed on Kendrick Lamar’s New Album" By Brenton Blanchet

Jashima's Pick - (26:47) "Kid Cudi Calls Fan ‘Bogus’ for Saying Original A Kid Named Cudi Artwork Is Better Than New Version" By C. Vernon Coleman II
Charlie's Pick - (42:11) "Black Star’s ‘No Fear of Time’: Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming" By Will Hagle

 
Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick: (2:24) "Kendrick Lamar's ground-breaking Glastonbury set meets the moment with an abortion rights battle cry" By Musa Okwonga

Tyler's Pick: (21:06) "An Honest Conversation With Jackson Wang, The Magic Man" By Eric Diep

Elliot's Pick: (39:09) "The Rap Album That Changed My Mind About Law Enforcement" By That Dang Dad

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Music

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Piece - (6:51) "The Woes Of Being Addicted To Streaming" By Jeremy D. Larson
Brandon's Pick - (25:34) "The fuzz, feedback and folklore of a mythic Japanese psych-rock band" By Matt Lajoie
Jashima's Pick - (42:28) "Snoop Dogg Is Building A Crypto Empire, One NFT At A Time" By Murray Stassen

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (5:38) "#136: Decadence And Disenchantment" By Todd L. Burns

Charlie's Pick - (22:06) "Amid a rash of cheesy samples, is UK rap running out of ideas?" By Will Pritchard

Miki's Pick - (39:43) "On The Eminem Show, The Rapper Sharply Skewered Society — But Lost Sight Of Himself" By Paul Thompson

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick: (5:15) "First Look Friday: redveil is the DMV’s Next Great Hope" By Josh Svetz
Miki's Pick: (20:17) "In Search of Chad Hugo" By Jeff Mao
Tyler's Pick: (37:00) "Taking Flight: Bree Runway Interviewed" By Rahel Aklilu

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Elliot's Pick: (1:47) "TRAINWRECKORDS: Will Smith's "Lost and Found" By Todd In The Shadows

Tyler's Pick: (18:29) "PJ Morton’s ‘Watch the Sun’ is a Full Circle Moment" By Jaelani Turner

Miki's Pick: (31:21) "Meet Heba Kadry, Mastering Engineer to the Indie Stars" By Allison Hussey

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:

Ryan's Pick - (2:01) "Size Matters: Inside the Politics of Festival Posters" By Ben Lindbergh
Charlie's Pick - (23:07) "Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits" by Jono Podmore

Elliot's Pick - (45:34) "Why Did Everyone Think Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Broke Up?" By Mia Mercado

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick: (2:56) "Frequencies I'd Never Felt Before": How Deaf DJs Are Revolutionising The Club Experience" By Becky Buckle
Elliot's Pick: (19:08) "Drake and the Death of Hip Hop" By F.D Signifier

Brandon's Pick: (36:33) "Stories to Tell: The Deaths of the Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac, Through the Eyes of the People Who Covered Them" By Julian Kimble

 
Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Jashima's Pick: (1:45) "Are Artists Removing Music From Streaming For the Best Reasons?" By Andre Gee

Elliot's Pick: (22:37) "Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly exposed the contradictions of the music industry from the inside out 7 years ago" By Haytham Nawaz

Ryan's Pick: (37:57) "How We Don't Talk About Bruno Works & Why It's Amazing" By Howard Ho

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick: (5:12) "Epic Games, Bandcamp, and fandom for the ‘me’ generation" by Mark Mulligan

Miki's Pick: (23:55) "Stevie Wonder and His Dream Machines" By Jayson Greene

Tyler's Pick: (41:18) "EARTHGANG's 'Ghetto Gods' looks for divinity in Atlanta's dichotomies" By Christina Lee

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (5:37) "I Made Beats With New York Drill Rap's Hottest Producer, Cash Cobain" By Abe Beame

Brandon's Pick - (20:47) "Rave's Psychedelic Resurgence" By Maya-Roisin Slater

Ryan's Pick - (36:20) "Free Thebe: Earl Sweatshirt Is Coming Into His Own" By Dhruva Balram

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick - (5:42) "Art, Ownership, and Business: An Essay" By Saba

Brandon's Pick - (21:07) "Pink Siifu is one step ahead" By Thomas Hobbs
Miki's Pick - (33:54) "Sean Bankhead on His Creative Choreography & Working w/ Cardi B & Normani" By MTV News

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (3:47) "Quiet Storm: How 1970s R&B changed late-night radio" By Vox Earworm
Tyler's Pick - (29:08) "The Race to Save Hip-Hop’s Lost Eras" By Mosi Reeves
Elliot's Pick - (49:49) "Can Anyone Beat Jay-Z At A Verzuz? We Lay Out The Odds" By David Dennis Jr.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS
Elliot's Pick - (3:50) "2022 Grammys Postponed Due to Omicron Wave" By Justin Curto
Tyler's Pick - (20:01) "Ari Lennox & Summer Walker: The Yin & Yang of R&B" By Robyn Mowatt

Jashima's Pick - (43:27) "Moses Sumney Is Ready to Claim His Spotlight" By Rawiya Kameir

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

To everyone that has listened to a 5EPN Podcast this year, on behalf of everyone in the 5EPN, we thank you for your listenership, your time and we hope we can join you as you begin your journey through 2022.

The music was "Nothing But Luv" by aso. Thanks to Chillhop Music for the ability to use.

Be sure to peep the other Podcasts under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (3:02) "A Look At Punk, Metal, Extreme Music And Mental Health" By David Konow

Ryan's Pick - (17:47) "How Ringtones Dominated the Music Industry" By Mic The Snare

Jashima's Pick - (30:57) "The Drill Rap Episode of ‘Law & Order’ Is Full of Stereotypes and Propaganda" By Andre Gee

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick: (4:54) "On 'Weight of the World,' Maxo Kream's world expands amid personal tragedy" By Christina Lee
Charlie's Pick: (20:03) "‘Nothing in music is ever new’ says Olivia Rodrigo. And all these classical composers would agree." By Sophia Alexandra Hall
Miki's Pick: (37:46) "'Morning View' Turns 20" by Rachel Brodsky

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Charlie's Pick - (2:02) "‘Odds are against you’: the problem with the music streaming boom" By Mark Sweney
Ryan's Pick - (25:41) "The Last Underground Rapper" By Sheldon Pearce
Tyler's Pick - (44:37) "Adele, Reborn: The British Icon Gets Candid About Divorce, Body Image, Romance & Her “Self-Redemption” Record" By Giles Hattersley

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

And of course, an obligatory thank you to everyone that has tuned in so far. To another year.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Jashima's Pick - (5:51) "The Business of Hip-Hop" By Hip-Hop Raised Me (Podcast By DJ Semtex Feat. Dan Runcie)
Miki's Pick - (19:28) "How a Beatles-Obsessed Producer Helped Drake Make His Latest Gloomy R&B Hit" By Elias Leight

Ryan's Pick - (37:35) "EXAMINING: Spirited Away & "One Summer's Day" By Mic The Snare

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick - (4:54) "How music shapes the way we play video games" By Kellen Beck
Ryan's Pick - (18:15) "The Double-Edged Nature of Video Game Music" By Sideways
Brandon's Pick - (30:56) "Soundscapes of The End" By In The Lobby

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (5:33) "Bbymutha's 'Muthaland' Is Teaching Me That Status Isn't Everything" By Christina Lee

Ryan's Pick - (23:07) "How Andre 3000 Writes About Love" By Polyphonic

Soma's Pick - (40:42) "Amy Winehouse’s Life—and Death—in the Media Glare" By Christine Estima

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

TEXTS & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick - (3:56) "Isaiah Rashad Was Always TDE’s Secret Weapon — Now, He’s Ready to Own It" By Cydney Lee

Brandon's Pick - (18:23) "The Weeknd vs. Abel Tesfaye" By Mark Anthony Green

Ryan's Pick - (45:09) "How Mac Miller Created a Musical Circle" By Dissect Podcast

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Charlie's Pick - (7:55) "Whitney Houston, American girl" By Constance Grady

Miki's Pick - (26:36) "SAULT: NINE Album Review" By Tarisai Ngangura
Brandon's Pick - (41:24) "Albums Are Getting Too Long" By Jessica McKinney

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Soma's Pick - (9:52) "'Inspired By The Light And The Dark' Clash Meets AURORA" By Jessica Fynn

Miki's Pick - (28:49) "How Gucci Mane Rebuilt His Life — And Started Building the 'Walmart' of Record Labels" By Neena Rouhani

Tyler's Pick - (47:40) "‘Real R&B’ seemed like a lost art. Fresh voices have changed that — but is it enough?" By Gerrick D. Kennedy

 
Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

TIMESTAMPS & ARTICLES:
Jashima's Pick - (12:45) "Untangling MF DOOM’s Lifelong Struggle With the U.S. Immigration System" By Noah Yoo
Soma's Pick - (27:29) "The Fear Goes On: Dean Blunt’s Black Metal 2" By Eden Tizard
Miki's Pick - (47:03) "Home Is Where My Record Collection Is" By Erica Campbell

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits
The Beauty Of Independence

Danyel is a legend of music journalism. She is the former EIC of Vibe magazine, the former culture editor at ESPN’s The Undefeated and the former editor of Billboard. Her writing has touched such publications as NPR, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Right now, she’s working with Spotify and The Ringer, hosting a podcast by the name of Black Girl Songbook.

Danyel spoke to the team about this new venture and how her career inside and outside of music and journalism helped her prepare for it.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits

Each member picked a previous Pulitzer winner to research and to analyse what made their work worthy of the biggest prize in journalism, before seeing how the current landscape of Hip-Hop journalism matches up.

RESOURCES:
Miki's Winner: Frank Peters Jr.
Brandon's Winner: Tim Page
Ryan's Winner: Gene Weingarten

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor
Black Women Watch...
5EPN Radio
Diggin' In The Digits

In this interview, Ryan looks to get to the core philosophy of this movement by documenting their journey to this point and where they hope to go from here.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

In the first part of the series, we focus on Hip-Hop by taking a look at the only rap album to win the Pulitzer for music, Kendrick Lamar’s "DAMN." By looking at the selection process and the relationship between the Pulitzers and black art, we were able to assess the motivations behind rewarding "DAMN." and the impact this event had.

RESOURCES:

Full List of Winners

Diversity Statistics – Columbia Journalism Review

Music Journalism Winner – Frank Peters Jr.

Music Journalism Winner – Gene Weingarten

Music Journalism Winner – Justin Davidson

Music Journalism Winner – Tim Page

Music Journalism Winner – Lloyd Schwartz

Music Journalism Winner – Donal Henahan

Music Journalism Winner – Martin Bernheimer

Music Journalism Winner – Harold C. Schonberg

How the Pulitzers Chose DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer – Juror Quote

How the Pulitzer Jury Opened Its Doors to Hip Hop

Behind Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Selection

From street kid to Pulitzer: why Kendrick Lamar deserves the prize

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Piece - (14:58) "The Recording Gear, Sage, and Airbnbs Behind Solange's Modern Classics" By Keith Nelson Jr
Brandon's Piece - (31:03) "Rap & Death" By Yoh Phillips
Ryan's Piece - (57:08) "A Deafening Glory: On Sound Of Metal And The Hell Of Noise" By Soma Ghosh

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Piece - (5:58) "Genre Is Disappearing. What Comes Next?" By Amanda Petrusich
Ryan's Piece - (33:01) "Doxxing with the devil: Pop stars must ask fan armies to lay down their weapons on social media" By Rachel Brodsky
Jashima's Piece - (52:38) "memo 29: NFTs potential in hip-hop" By Dan Runcie

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

TIMESTAMPS:
Donnie Durag - (2:08)
Fika - (23:33)
Imp - (41:08)
Nora Toutain - (58:47)
Otis Mensah - (1:15:26)
STORRY - (1:34:16)

SIGN UP FOR SAUCEFEST

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating and reviewing. As always, if you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick: (11:13) "Video Game Music: A world to escape to" By Dylan Yono
Ryan's Pick: (32:59) "'Invisible' Sound Design in Breath of the Wild" By Scruffy
Brandon's Pick: (55:22) "‘Persona 5’ Review: How Shoji Meguro Changed Game Music With the Human Voice" By Isaac Schutz

SIGN UP FOR SAUCEFEST

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Piece - (8:03) "Dancing in the Dark - How Dua Lipa ignored the trends, turned herself into a 'female alpha,' and delivered the modern disco classic we didn’t know we needed" By Alex Morris

Tyler's Piece - (32:18) "The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop" By Cat Zhang

Miki's Piece - (51:32) "Odeal wants to be the UK’s first Alté renaissance man" By Kyann-Sian Williams

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick: (8:18) "Mustafa’s Meditative Songs of Mourning" By Rawiya Kameir
Tyler's Pick: (27:53) "VanJess Perfected Their Own R&B Sound on the ‘Homegrown’ EP" By Sri Rain Stewart
Jashima's Pick: (37:04) "Questlove's 'Summer of Soul (… Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' Unearths A Crowning Jewel In Black History" By Aramide Timubu

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Jashima's Pick - (14:58) "How More TikTok Stars Can Succeed in the Music Industry" By Dan Runcie
Ryan's Pick - (32:58) "Solidarity Beyond Borders: Why Artist Visas Are More Than A Brexit Issue" By Fielding Hope, Mariam Rezaei and Stewart Smith
Miki's Pick - (53:03) "Your Old Droog Believes He’s Accomplished Something No Rapper Has Ever Done Before" By David Ma

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Piece - (14:09) "Hip-Hop Needs No Other Supervillain After MF DOOM" By Craig Jenkins
Brandon's Piece - (38:26) "Hero vs. Villain: 'Rhymes Like Dimes'" By Blockhead
Ryan's Piece - (57:04) "Engraved, Not Unmarked: The Legacy of MF DOOM" By CineMasai

OTHER LINKS MENTIONED:
Central Sauce's Conor Herbert's series of articles on MF DOOM
Ep.107 of "What's Good?" W/Charlie Taylor Feat. Brandon & Ryan

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Regularly scheduled programming is back next week.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

But apart from that, kick back and enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:
Diggin' In The Digits - (4:20)
Same 12 Notes - (34:25)
"What's Good?" - (1:12:12)
In Search Of Sauce - (1:42:19)

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" & "Break The Beat" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Jashima brings a piece on recent voice chat/conference/platform Clubhouse and the reverberations it's already made.

And host Brandon brings a piece on IDK going to Harvard to teach a crash course on music business that gives a lot more than meets the eye.

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (4:27) "The MP3 At 25: How A Digital File Dynamited The Music Industry" By Eamonn Forde
Jashima's Pick - (21:56) "The Promising Highs and Chaotic Lows of Clubhouse" By Andre Gee

Brandon's Pick - (41:29) "Rapper IDK Will Teach a Music Business Crash Course at Harvard" By Samantha Hissong

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick - (10:15) "Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Has Become One Of The Internet’s Most Popular Subgenres; Is Slowed & Reverb Next?" By Elijah C. Watson 

Ryan's Pick - (31:17) "What Is an Industry Plant?" By Grant Rindner 

Miki's Pick - (51:31) "Sade Saves" By Danyel Smith

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

The guys spoke to Hall about a wide array of topics. They go in-depth about his intention with LEVEL and how the online magazine came to be. They dive deep into various moments in Hall’s lengthy career including his internship days at Vibe and getting Drake on a cover story with Chris Brown. Finally, they all discussed Hall’s thoughts on the roles of writer and editor, both of which he has done personally as well as overseen as a leader. It’s safe to say Jermaine Hall is full of gems and stories so take a listen!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

On the first edition, the hosts spoke with Elijah Watson from Okayplayer about his piece “What Is The Role of the Wealthy Male Hip Hop Pundit?” to discuss how he views Cube’s moves as a part of a larger pattern. Next, they spoke with Scott Woods from LEVEL Magazine on Medium about his piece “Ice Cube Isn’t Winning At Chess-He’s Losing At Poker” where he discusses Cube’s gameplay and his supporters' views of it. The issues each piece analyzed broadened our own understanding of what took place in Ice Cube’s contract with Black America and the Platinum Plan. Take a listen.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Air/Death With Dignity" By The Phronetic
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - "SEO, ‘Billie Eilish, Tame Impala, Lizzo, and more,’ The Accelerating Decline of Music Journalism, and more" By Mike Lesuer
Tyler's Pick - "Musicians Cannot Lead The #EndSARS Movement, They Can Join" By Wale Oloworekende
Miki's Pick - "Flo Milli Is Here for More Than a Moment" By Nicholas-Tyrell Scott

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Jashima's Pick: (4:38) "Can SoundCloud Survive as Rappers Depart?" By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Ryan's Pick: (24:07) "How Much Is An Album Worth in 2020: $3.49? $77? $1,000? Maybe $0" By Jon Caramanica
Miki's Pick: (39:39) "Super Producer Mark Batson Opens Up About His New Age Album & Work on ‘Detox’" By NavJosh

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

As budding freelance journalists, our co-hosts asked Christina how she manages her wide-scale involvement and navigates the industry independently. She brings a valuable perspective on using Hip-Hop as a lens to view the world and the power of music journalism to make that lens more accessible. "In Search of Sauce" is proud to host such a talented and needed voice on a podcast that focuses on music journalists with voices that cut through.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating & reviewing. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Elliot's Piece(s) - (8:40) "Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving" & "‘Nobody Is Scrutinizing This’: How Labels Pay to Get Songs on the Radio" By Elias Leight
Jashima's Piece - (36:54) "How Pop Smoke Shaped New York's Drill Rap Scene Well Into The Afterlife" By Kathy Iandoli
Miki's Piece - (55:49) "On "Savage Mode II", 21 Savage and Metro Boomin Look to the Past For Inspiration" By Daniel Dehority

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Tyler's Pick: (9:53) "The Future According to Flying Lotus" By Jeff Weiss
Miki's Pick: (28:17) "What Do Black Women Need From Hip-Hop in 2020?" By David Dennis, Jr.
Brandon's Pick: (53:49) "How Spillage Village Hunkered Down in Atlanta and Captured the Chaos of 2020" By Grant Rindner

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brandon's Pick - (4:27) "03 Greedo is running west coast rap from prison" By Thomas Hobbs
Ryan's Pick - (27:03) "Posthumous Rap Albums and the Shattered Myth of Closure" By Andre Gee
Jashima's Pick - (50:06) "Backlash Against Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s 'WAP' Highlights Double Standards in Hip-Hop" By Candace McDuffie

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Then Elliott brought an article to the podcast a la ISOS regular scheduled programming. The piece was ‘The Black Internet Gold Rush That Wiped Away $75 Million In 18 Months’ by Aliya S. King posted on Medium. The piece covered the above-mentioned transition to the internet for rap media and Elliott dove into his full perspective on where he was at when it all went down and what he noticed.

Throughout the podcast, a few other highlights included Elliott’s intentions with his newsletter The Motto, Drake calling him out on his Future hate, and our personal favourite moments of Elliott puffing his chest out on Ryan for his slanderous accusations of Elliott’s lack of underground credibility. Tap in!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Planting your feet into the ground and trusting your artistic vision is a difficult position to maintain in a landscape designed to sweep musicians into the current of contemporary waves. However, Los Angeles-based producer Chris Keys could not be swayed. Having started his career as a jazz-pianist before breaking through to the underground rap scene, Keys’ shifting sounds remained forever faithful to his maturing ear.

Ryan was given the pleasure of sitting down with Chris to discuss that very maturity, to reflect on his career, his influences and to dissect the details of his latest project, the Quelle Chris-assisted Innocent Country 2.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS
Ryan's Pick - (6:40) "On being nimble while riding out uncertainty" By Christina Lee
Miki's Pick - (27:46) "The South Is Rap's Past, Present And Future" By Briana Younger
Brandon's Pick - (57:25) "T-Pain Tastes Gas While Eating Spicy Wings" By Hot Ones/First We Feast

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

LISTEN TO PART 1 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
Yoh (Twitter) - @Yoh31
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, support the writer(s) & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

PIECES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (2:42) "The Remarkable Rise of Lil Baby" By Charles Holmes
Ryan's Pick - (24:13) "Did Underground Rap Bury Itself?" By HipHopDX/Murs
Miki's Pick - (45:40) "How NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Became the Unexpected Launchpad for Musicians of Color" By Nia Groce

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (12:02) "How Musicians Are Fighting for Streaming Pay During the Pandemic" By Andy Cush
Miki's Pick - (39:13) "Familial Bonds & Their Lasting Impact: A Conversation With Jonah Yano" By Adrian Vargas
Brandon's Pick - (55:51) "Every Rapper is Going to Die & So Will I" By Yoh Phillips

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

TIMESTAMPS & Pieces covered in the show:
Miki's Pick - (1:54) "A Conversation with Deante’ Hitchcock, The Sincere Dreamer" By Yoh Phillips
Brandon's Pick - (16:28) "RMR Is More Than a Mask and a Viral Moment" By Eric Skelton
Boom's Pick - (39:35) "90 Percent of Independent Music Venues May Close Due to COVID-19" By Torry Threadcraft

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

TIMESTAMPS/ARTICLES:
Ryan's Pick: (8:34) "3 Rappers Learning to Accept Their Flaws" By Dylan Green
Miki's Pick: (22:37) "Tory Lanez Is the New King of Raunch" By Craig Jenkins
Brandon's Pick: (40:55) "Run the Jewels Bring the Noise Right on Time With ‘RTJ4’" By Jon Dolan

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Host Brandon brings in a piece on why Ice Cube is long overdue for a Songwriters Hall of Fame induction. Ryan brings an interview with award-winning music director Shomi Patwary and Miki caps it off with a recognition of Elliott Wilson, in light of his new, more intimate venture, "The Motto".

Brandon's Pick - (6:10) "Why Ice Cube Should Be A Future Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductee" By Justin Tinsley
Ryan's Pick - (25:10) "Meet Bangladeshi Director Shomi Patwary Behind Award-Winning Music Videos for Lupe Fiasco, Diljit Dosanjh, Beyonce and More" By Jashima Wadehra
Miki's Pick - (47:15) Elliott Wilson's "The Motto"

LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK LIVES MATTER

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brandon goes for a piece on the recently passed Little Richard and his influence on everybody that came after him. (28:22)

Lastly, host Ryan taps into a video all about Kenny Beats' "The Cave" series and the trio give their favourite episodes. (48:28)

Miki's Pick - "If Rappers Were Countries: Hip-Hop & Geopolitics" By Zachary Schwartz
Brandon's Pick - "'I Majored In Mouth': How Little Richard Invented The Rock Star" By Rob Sheffield
Ryan's Pick - "Why Hip-Hop Needs 'THE CAVE'" By Alfo Media

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brian delivers a piece on the recent stir involving Rage Against The Machine's new tour and the sky-high prices they put on their tickets.

And Brandon delivers a more grassroots piece on DMX and his cultural legacy.

Ryan's Pick: "How Has “Backpack Rap” Aged Two Decades Later?" By Hershal Pandya (1:47)
Brian's Pick: "How Rage Against the Machine Are Trying to Beat Scalpers" By Jon Blistein (20:28)

Brandon's Pick: "Years Of The Dog: DMX’s Influence on The Culture" By Penthouse Shaun (38:20)

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brandon gives a piece on Lil Peep and how his death has opened a hell of his mother & his label are legally battling over access to everything he left as a musician.

And lastly, Charlie gives a piece on Eminem's new album, specifically a bar that rustled some people. This begged the conversation on "shock rap" and Em's ever-changing look in the eyes of Hip-Hop fans.

Elliot's Pick: (2:31) "Grammys Chief Calls Her Removal Retaliation for Exposing ‘Boys’ Club’" By Ben Sisario
Brandon's Pick: (28:47) "What the Messy Legal Battle Over Lil Peep’s Death Reveals" By Jonathan Bernstein & Amy X. Wang
Charlie's Pick: (52:10) "Eminem faces backlash after comparing himself to Manchester Arena bomber" By Nazia Parveen & Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Charlie brings a piece on Warner Music & US distributor Direct Shot chronically not delivering CDs & vinyl to local record stores, artist merch sites & consumers.

And finally, Nigel brings an article that makes the case for Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, m.A.A.d City" being the album of the decade.

Brandon's Pick: (2:10) "Are Podcasts Threatening the Growth of the Music Industry?" By Tim Ingham
Charlie's Pick: (23:23) "A Major Music Distributor Has Stifled Vinyl Sales for Record Stores and Indie Labels, Sources Say" By Allison Hussey
Nigel's Pick: (43:34) "Album of the decade: Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’" By Justin Tinsley

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Ryan gives an article on nostalgia and how some artists are sampling loved records purely to trigger that nostalgia. Are they just hopping on the nostalgia of another song to give themselves a leg up?

Ben introduces an article that details an unreleased documentary on XXXTentacion, begging the question of should it even be released considering the many ethical factors.

Finally, The 5th Element's Charlie makes his debut, giving a five-part series on the artists that defined the 2010s. The gang give their nominations and criteria.

TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (1:46) "Hip-Hop Nostalgia Is a Cheat Code — But I Ain’t Mad" By Yoh Phillips

Ben's pick - (16:00) "The XXXTentacion Documentary That Never Was" by Marc Hogan & Matthew Strauss
Charlie's Pick - (28:58) Five Artists who Defined the '10s By Polyphonic

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brandon brings in another great profile, this time covering the Flatbush Zombies and the area their group is named after.

And lastly, host of the episode and ISOS debutant Nigel gives the trio a profile of DaBaby who has been one of the rising stars of 2019 and shows no signs of slowing down.

TIMESTAMPS:
Ben's Pick - "It's Time For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to Address Its Gender and Racial Imbalances" By Evelyn McDonnell (2:56)
Brandon's Pick - "Flatbush Zombies' Guide To Flatbush" By Iman Stevenson (32:25)
Nigel's Pick - "The Baby Of The Year" By Charles Holmes (45:57)

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Ryan introduces the first-ever video piece, a "no-nonsense" review of MAVI's "Let The Sun Talk". The trio discusses the album itself, MAVI as an artist and the highly saturated crowd of "Album Reviewing".

Lastly, host of the episode Brandon brings a Kanye piece actually worth talking about! On the back of Kanye's "JESUS IS KING", the trio answers the questions on whether the Gospel community benefit from the album or if they even care about it at all.

TIMESTAMPS & ARTICLES:
Carter's Pick - Why Young Thug is the 21st Century’s most influential rapper By Jeff Weiss (1:38)
Ryan's Pick - MAVI - Let The Sun Talk | Rick Reviews By Rick The Lai (21:39)
Brandon's Pick - 'Kanye West Benefits From Gospel. Does Gospel Benefit From Kanye West?' By Elias Leight (43:15)

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

Brandon makes his official ISOS debut, presenting a profile on Ari Lennox & how the piece is built on humanising the artist. The trio also discusses the journalist's job to be objective, whether it is a profile or review.

Brian, also making his official ISOS debut, presents a profile on Nas. Recently, publications have taken the profile in question and zeroed in on one specific paragraph where Nas says he doesn't want to celebrate "Illmatic" anymore. The trio tries to look past the 'Clickbaity' quote and get into the rest of the profile which shows Nas to be incredibly mature and seeking to smell the flowers while he still can.

TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's pick - "How Twitter Changed Music" By Eric Harvey (1:34)
Brandon's Pick - "Ari Lennox's Rejection-Paved Road To 'Shea Butter Baby'" By Brittany Spanos (17:27)
Brian's Pick - "Nas Is Finding New Inspiration From 'The Lost Tapes 2'" By Laura Schreffler (33:55)

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/

TIMESTAMPS:
Ben's Pick - She Murked It: Why Women Come Harder Than Men On Rap by J'na Jefferson - (2:03)
Ryan's Pick - Selling Beats: When “Type” Beats Get You “Type” Sued by Darrell "Digga" Branch - (21:55)
Carter's Pick - Tyler, the Creator: ‘Theresa May’s gone, so I’m back in the UK’ by Rebecca Nicholson - (43:00)

Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing it, read the pieces talked about, support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. We appreciate you joining us we begin our search for sauce.

Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce
The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @5thElement_UK
5E Community Discord - https://discord.gg/QApwabP
Bassti (Twitter & IG) - @Bassti_Music
ChillHop Records - https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/