Champale turned 10 episodes old this week, and to celebrate we broke out the Pink Champale with Very Special Guest Andrew “Skinny” Friedman, DJ to the Stars. On episode 10, which on a purely superficial level is a conversation about Pittsburgh, we consider the question: can a subculture be weakened from within, or rather, from its edges? From Willy’s opening anecdote about one female longboarder in Williamsburg, to a long debate about Mac Miller by three white guys, to a discussion of Pittsburghese, the question this episode seeks to answer, however unintentionally, is: what is the purpose of orthodoxy as it relates to urban subcultures?
But more than that, we listen to new raps, get as drunk as is appropriate to do around recording equipment on a weeknight (i.e., not very, but enough to forget that every word coming out of your mouth will live forever on the Internet). In the future, everyone will have a rap podcast. Until then, you have only so many options. Won’t you settle for a cold, refreshing Champale? We made it for you.
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Peedi Crakk — Top Up Top Down
Juicy J, SPVCEGHSTPVRP — Deez Bitches Rollin
SL Jones — Gas Station
King Louie — Still Arrogant
SPVCEGHOSTPVRRP — Don’t Give a Damn [Ed: Willy is an idiot and calls this one by a slightly different name, several times.]
The 58s — Formed in McKee
Wiz Khalifa — Gettin It
Mac Miller — Nikes on my Feet
Freaky Franz — Karl Malone (Skinny Friedman Remix)
Wow, great episode of Champale - the guys celebrate a Double Milestone (kabooooom), Willy admits that they had to re-record the intro because he talked about longboarding too much, Marko uses the word “scintillating,” some great raps, and I get demoted from First Guest Ever on The Champale Podcast to “the homey.” And that’s just the first five minutes!
Double Milestone (kabooooom), Willy admits that they had...intro because he talked about...
Thnx for the shouts haha. Man i want to go to Kuma’s now.
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