Bottom of the Map Podcast
1) You Know the Vibes: Assessing Appropriation, A Fashion Foreword, and the Last Dispatch from our Aquemini Season
Where do we go from here? Season 3 is about to wrap, but we couldn’t let it go without answering fan feedback/questions from the timeline and highlighting some of our favorite conversations from this ...Show More
2) Free OnlyStans: ColeMiners, Fighting on the Timeline, and Pandemic Highs
Are your Twitter Fingers running rampant? We discuss the impact of social media fan culture on how music journalists do their jobs and what we ultimately remember (or forget) about artists. David Denn...Show More
Free OnlyStans: ColeMiners, Fighting on the Timeline, and Pandemic Highs
1:15:12 | Sep 20th, 2021
3) A Southern Gentleman: André 3000 is the Life of His Own Party
How much do you love your mom? We breakdown the artistry and impact of André 3000’s verse from “Life of the Party”, and what it says about him, the rap industry, and how we should reconsider an artist...Show More
4) It’s OK to Root For All The Girls (And Everybody Black)
From TikTok phenoms to reality tv stars, we discuss the current era of women making waves in the industry. Veteran music journalist Jewel Wicker joins us to break it all down, and shines a light on he...Show More
5) Gangster, Griot, and GOAT: Unpacking Lil Wayne’s Reign and Reckoning
Lil Wayne has evolved into a seminal figure in pop music over the last two decades, transforming from an original Hot Boy to the Greatest Rapper Alive, plus assuming the mantle of high profile music e...Show More
6) 7 Light Years Below: A “Chronicling Stankonia” Roundtable
In this episode we give flowers to our very own Dr. Regina N. Bradley for her most recent book, “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South,” and highlight the inspiration, the artwork, the ...Show More
7) Mad AF (Pts. 1 & 2): Thot Shit, Lil Nas X, 4 Horsemen, and a History of Conservative Outrage
Is it really all about the children? Conservative outrage continues to spread throughout the culture and the timeline, with artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Nas X sparking consistent backlash ...Show More
8) Gourmet Gangsta Grillz Interlude: DJ Drama Shines on Tyler, the Creator’s new album
Who knew Tyler, the Creator was doing his homework? On his latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler serves up a modern-day classic Gangsta Grillz experience featuring DJ Drama. (And there’s an Out...Show More
9) Money Dance: Renegades, Twerkulating, and Compensating Creators
Who makes up your favorite dances, and how do they get paid? From Miami to New Orleans to Atlanta to the DMV, dance culture has always shaped Southern Hip-Hop. But now that dance choreography via soci...Show More
10) Stream Dreams: Deluxe Editions, Dance Challenges, and Making Hit Records
How have streaming services and social media changed how hit records are made? If Hip-Hop now moves at the speed of the internet, how does that change our relationship to traditional radio? We break i...Show More