Seems like I'm super late, but I like the Romancecast so far. Finished episode 1 and 2 last night. Very interested in the hardcore rap thing, I listen to a lot of different styles of hip hop, but I can't listen to anything that's on the radio. I don't mean to be a snob, I just don't like the style. Lots of the hip hop on the radio has more of a pop influence now. I like to listen to hip hop that's mostly boom-bap, samples, with very technical delivery rather than synths, bass stabs, with weak lyrics. By weak, I don't mean "They need to talk about someone getting raped!", but rather that it's very simple in my eyes. The new fad where dude says a description and then says what he's describing is terrible and many songs now have some parts where the verse only rhymes because they end with the same word at the end.

I love the fast talking, battle rap stuff (similar to 8 Mile but probably harder) just because I like to hear people spit a bunch of "multis" rapid-fire alongside a hard pumping beat. Wikipedia tells me the proper English term for this is "feminine rhyme" which is ironic because what they're really used for in rap is dick swinging. lol. I mean, it's all braggadocio, but I like the package it's in. I can listen to party rap stuff too, but it still has to be at a certain level of quality and complexity. And it needs to be something I can kind of relate to. I can relate to both Immortal Technique and other "harder" rappers talk about being at the bottom and also relate to the happy and carefree attitude of People Under the Stairs. I remember my family living in an apartment that was too small alongside two extra people and I can relate to having a house with a yard (because I have one now and I understand why mowing kind of sucks). But that's because my family has gone up from the middle lower-class to the now upper middle-class part of society.

So maybe I'm an outlier. It's all good stuff though. I'm a hip hop head through and through. I just prefer the technical stuff (hard or not) to the pop stuff. I think it's somewhat similar to the whole "casual v. hardcore" thing in video games now. Lots of people just shit on the people playing Facebook games. I don't think they're bad people, they just like what they like. I however prefer to play the, for lack of a better word, "deeper" games. Of all types. I like Gears of War and I like Persona just like I like Jedi Mind Tricks and Aesop Rock. But if you want to play Lego Batman (Soulja Boy), I won't call you out on it.

Giving the Bombcast a run for its money! Hope to see a third podcast.

This is great, and yes, its tagalog

have fun at outside lands!

During the rap discussion I noticed you guys didn't talk about Nujabes. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih1GM8Qf6t8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCmT8QMyUwU
These are two of my favorties.

Also 83til
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khIc0WT6oa4

This is the fifth best Whiskey Media podcast, keep up the great work.  Also, love the new opening, really nostalgic. 

Everyone has seen this and yet I must post:

YOU GUYS THROWING HOT HARD AND HEAVY

@BABS said:

@WickedFather said:

That's more like Larry David's emotional baggage.

Larry David needs more than baggage. I bet he has an emotional warehouse somewhere.

 Portugese -> Portuguese 

These are awesome!

@HunterPredd said:

Norm gave out his address when they were watching that Star Trek marathon. He ordered pizza and totally just gave it out while being livestreamed, along with his credit card number...so people showing up to his house is all on him

Wait, he really gave out his credit card number? The house address i can understand, but i doubt he would be dumb enough to say his credit card number on a livestream.

Oh, and i'm sure it wouldn't be all that hard to find Jeff's or Ryan's home addresses, seeing how they used to regularly stream full videos of their commute right up to the moment where Jeff unlocks his front door. It's weird.

I love romancecast! Keep up the great work, guys!

That's more like Larry David's emotional baggage.

@Dylabaloo said:

I bet Sara would love The Girl with the Dragon tattoo. Too bad sex in movies/tv puts off her so much because Game of Thrones is a damn fine TV series. Wow she doesn't like music festivals either, I went to the music Festival Oxegen in Ireland and the atmosphere was unreal everybody was unbelievably friendly; best four days ever. The Foo Fighters played pretty much all their songs late into the night. For the toilet situations you could pay at Oxygen to use the "Fancy Crapper" or shell out extra money to be in the expensive area where they pretty much had houses.

I just hate fun.

@WickedFather said:

That's more like Larry David's emotional baggage.

@Snapstacle said:

@Claude

Much like Facebook, I've wasted too much time on Giant Bomb. Did I just waste the last 40 minutes of my life? Of course not, that's silly. Let me clean my keys, I watched porn while I was listening.

Gross or erotic I can't decide!

Well, it is called the Romancecast.

Norm gave out his address when they were watching that Star Trek marathon. He ordered pizza and totally just gave it out while being livestreamed, along with his credit card number...so people showing up to his house is all on him

Much like Facebook, I've wasted too much time on Giant Bomb. Did I just waste the last 40 minutes of my life? Of course not, that's silly. Let me clean my keys, I watched porn while I was listening.

Much like Facebook, I've wasted too much time on Giant Bomb. Did I just waste the last 40 minutes of my life? Of course not, that's silly. Let me clean my keys, I watched porn while I was listening.

@Babylonian said:

@Cheesebob said:

Kanye West and Jay-Z isn't hardcore rap. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan and a few others are generally considered proper hardcore rap. Although a strong case can be made for Jay-Z.

You're right! Which is why nobody said Kanye and (contemporary) Jay-Z are hardcore hip-hop!

I'm surprised to hear that Snoop Dogg is considered hardcore, though. Maybe my perspective is skewed from being born in the 90's, but (sparing the occasional gun reference) songs like "Nothin But A G Thang" and "Gin and Juice" feel like proto-mainstream party hip-hop to me.

Snoop got his start rapping with Dre on The Chronic, which is most definitely a hardcore rap album. The first single Snoop was on was Deep Cover (as mentioned), which was about killing cops. A murder or attempted murder charge in the early 90s is actually part of what helped make him famous (he was found innocent).

Snoop evolved with the times to stay relevant once OG 90s hardcore rap started falling out of popularity, but he still did a few songs sprinkled here and there.

I bet Sara would love The Girl with the Dragon tattoo. Too bad sex in movies/tv puts off her so much because Game of Thrones is a damn fine TV series. Wow she doesn't like music festivals either, I went to the music Festival Oxegen in Ireland and the atmosphere was unreal everybody was unbelievably friendly; best four days ever. The Foo Fighters played pretty much all their songs late into the night. For the toilet situations you could pay at Oxygen to use the "Fancy Crapper" or shell out extra money to be in the expensive area where they pretty much had houses.

@Dylabaloo said:

Where's episode 1? You should link it on the first post!

It's right here: http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/babylonian/romancecast-1/30-84772/

If you didn't see it, it's probably because I didn't make a forum thread for it. Sorry!

I want Rorie and Ben to create their own Romancecast.

Thoroughly enjoying Internal Affairs and the Romancecast. Keep it up! 
 
Sara Lima - Not at your outdoor music festivals and not getting raped.

Where's episode 1? You should link it on the first post!

Cute little podcast you have here, guys.

@Babylonian said:

@Cheesebob said:

Kanye West and Jay-Z isn't hardcore rap. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan and a few others are generally considered proper hardcore rap. Although a strong case can be made for Jay-Z.

You're right! Which is why nobody said Kanye and (contemporary) Jay-Z are hardcore hip-hop!

I'm surprised to hear that Snoop Dogg is considered hardcore, though. Maybe my perspective is skewed from being born in the 90's, but (sparing the occasional gun reference) songs like "Nothin But A G Thang" and "Gin and Juice" feel like proto-mainstream party hip-hop to me.

Maybe not so much any more, but try listening to Deep Cover or Serial Killa.

That was a great show. I really enjoyed it.

Sara is like half of everyone I know that think that it's cool to only listen to Ghostface caliber rappers.  
 
She's wrong. Totally enjoy the show, though. There's a churrascaria near me. Despite it being in a mall, it's one of the best places I've ever eaten at. Also craaaazy expensive.

@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG: I dunno man. Snoop was almost convicted of murder and Dr Dre rapped some serious stuff about the police and Easy E...seemed pretty hardcore to me.

@PhilosopherRhymes said:

Um, excuse me but at some point at around 33 or 34 minutes in Sara says she doesn't smoke but if you look at her facebook there is clearly a picture of her smoking http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1781651019390&set=a.1607755032099.2088355.1182897519&type=1&theater

Love the theme song btw

This was part of a "noir" photo session with my friend who happens to be a photographer -- did this to help him build his portfolio. Also, I'm not smoking in this photo and I do not smoke. Have you seen my pearly whites?

Also, best intro music ever.

Sara is missing out on all the good movies.

Put it on iTunes!

Pretty long for a non official podcast. Really good, too. Keep up the good work!

Daww the love sign.

I laughed way too hard when Sara said "...then rape happens."

@Cheesebob said:

Kanye West and Jay-Z isn't hardcore rap. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan and a few others are generally considered proper hardcore rap. Although a strong case can be made for Jay-Z.

You're right! Which is why nobody said Kanye and (contemporary) Jay-Z are hardcore hip-hop!

I'm surprised to hear that Snoop Dogg is considered hardcore, though. Maybe my perspective is skewed from being born in the 90's, but (sparing the occasional gun reference) songs like "Nothin But A G Thang" and "Gin and Juice" feel like proto-mainstream party hip-hop to me.

Loved the podcast!  Looking forward to more.

Man, new podcasts all over the place!

Any chance we can get an RSS feed?

@Cheesebob said:

Kanye West and Jay-Z isn't hardcore rap. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan and a few others are generally considered proper hardcore rap. Although a strong case can be made for Jay-Z.

Well, old Jay-Z. One listen through The Blueprint III and he's going hard for pop-rap in comparison to most of his stuff. It's not as bad as, say, Eminem on Recovery, but it's pretty heavily pop-fare. That's not just counting the singles, either. I respect hardcore, but I'm personally just not knowledgable enough about it to make a real judgment on the stuff.

Kanye West and Jay-Z isn't hardcore rap. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan and a few others are generally considered proper hardcore rap. Although a strong case can be made for Jay-Z.

@the_OFFICIAL_jAPanese_teaBAG said:

i can play Careless Whisper on the alto sax, its pretty easy

I do it pretty well on the kazoo myself

SO MUCH SEXUAL TENSION, WHAT'LL EVENTUATE BETWEEN SARA AND NICK!? I HAVE TO KEEP LISTENING!

I should get a basking post for myself.

Um, excuse me but at some point at around 33 or 34 minutes in Sara says she doesn't smoke but if you look at her facebook there is clearly a picture of her smoking http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1781651019390&set=a.1607755032099.2088355.1182897519&type=1&theater

Love the theme song btw

Um, excuse me but at some point at around 33 or 34 minutes in Sara says she doesn't smoke but if you look at her facebook there is clearly a picture of her smoking http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1781651019390&set=a.1607755032099.2088355.1182897519&type=1&theater

Love the theme song btw