The Crate 808 Podcast: Homeboy Sandman Interview: Talking Rap Ethics, MF DOOM, His Career and More

Homeboy Sandman Interview: Talking Rap Ethics, MF DOOM, His Career and More | Ep. 96

May 9, 2021

This week we’re joined by one of our favourite rappers - New York legend Homeboy Sandman 🔥 This one was fun, as we got into it about his latest album ’Don’t Feed the Monster’, as well as….

👑 Speaking on MF DOOM

💪 Rap ethics

👏 His outstanding career

❤️ Love for Lupe and Pharoahe Monch

💥 Working with the likes of Aesop Rock and Edan

Show Notes

Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (01:03)
How ’Don’t Feed the Monster’ has lead to different conversations (02:00)
How he got so comfortable with Quelle Chris on the album (10:30)
Breaking down ‘Biters’, ‘Extinction’, fame, the ethics of hip hop and Lupe Fiasco (13:50)
Reacting to Lupe calling Homeboy Sandman Top 5 atm (19:15)
When he discovered his love for wordplay through rinsing rap albums (20:00)
His views on non-conformity and corny money-worshipping (23:55)
The moment he realised he was good at rapping and what’s behind the name (27:20)
Did he really deliver a baby in a broken elevator?! (31:25)
His thoughts on fear and the track ‘Don’t Look Down’ (33:30)
Working with Aesop Rock and the Lice trilogy (39:10)
Remembering MF DOOM and why he’s the best ever (42:29)
His relationship with Edan (47:04)
How he feels about his album ‘The Good Sun’ (49:06)
Experiences living in the UK (52:50)
Last great music he’s heard ft. love for Pharoahe Monch (1:00:50)

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For the next mailbag episode, we’d love to hear from you guys, so email us at crate808@gmail.com with your takes on…

🔲 The strangest dreams you’ve had about a rapper

🔲 Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper?

🔲 What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought?

🔲 What rapper’s swag would you wear to a wedding, funeral or job interview?

🔲 You have to get a rap song tattooed on you…which one, where and why?

🔲 What’s the worst rap beat of 1995?

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And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here…

Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq)

Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT)

De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn)

Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1)

A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX)

Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL)

OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh)

Mobb Deep with Chris Mitchell from Breaking Atoms (http://shorturl.at/zHIKO)

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