The Combat Jack Show

The Rap Radar underboss stopped by to tell tales of his come up, what makes the uber blog tick, his super opinionated taste in Hip Hop and the meaning behind the du rag. Just Blaze warmed up the turntables for Fred The Godson to rap to. PLUS: Artie Lange tells us how he got arrested [...]

In response to the phenomena of Frank Ocean’s coming out and the dropping of Channel Orange, we had Terrance Dean, author the controversial books Hiding In Hip Hop and Mogul drop by to discuss Hip Hop and homosexuality, homophobia, why Ocean’s coming out is so necessary, do gays play the pause game and whether we [...]

In which we talked about…. a lot of random shit, including how Das Racist started, 9-11, being a media darling Indie act (no pun) and the future of the group. Then we got some bars as Just Blaze pulled out the portable turntable(s). Don’t ever call Das Racist “joke rap” again.

We had the legendary Artie Lange on and got him to tell us exactly what happened on the Howard Stern show, his “highs”, his lows, and best of all, his comeback. We also got his famed B.I.G. impression, once we allowed him to use the “N” word. *artwork by Theotis Jones* Artie Lange | @ArtieQuitter | [...]

New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach (Rage Is Back, Angry Black White Boy, Go The Fuck To Sleep) and mixtape dj and producer J.Period (March 9: B.I.G. Tribute, J.Period & NaS: Best of NaS) were this week's guests where we chopped about being white and aware of white privilege, whether no graffiti on the NYC transit lines is a good or bad thing, Mansbach teaming up with Sam Jackson, J.Period becoming music supervisor to the Brooklyn Nets, whether there's really hope for a true post-racial America and more. Smart talk, no filler. Let's go.

Prodigy at his most candid. The origin of his beef with Jay-Z, his relationship with NaS, his close encounter of the 2nd kind, his failed attempt at suicide… dude has us stuck off the realness. Cop H.N.I.C. on July 3rd.

On the eve of his Live From The Underground album release, King Remembered In Time dropped by and shared his journey, from Meridian, Mississippi to the Def Jam building, why he no longer burns trees, and how he almost left the rap game to work on the railroad. Plus: Just Blaze walks us through his [...]

The Visualizer AZ talks about his start in the game, battling Jay-Z in high school, NaS and Illmatic, Doe Or Die, the Firm, Sprite commercials and his interesting relationship with elevators. Industry legend DEO speaks on his cousin, the late, great Heavy D and his thoughts on today’s music industry. Plus, a call from Trill [...]

Straight outta Miami, Cocaine Cowboys Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben give us the Raw Deal on the 1st 10 years of racontur, the film company that’s held us down with dope documentaries for 9 summers. And how their upcoming ESPN 30 For 30 doc Broke will keep their team in the Limelight. Just Blaze talks about the [...]

Danny Boy and Ill Bill. House Of Pain. Non Phixion. La Coka Nostra. All white everything. #RIPMCA. #FreeDallasPenn Show Notes Danny Boy (LA COKA NOSTRA, HOUSE OF PAIN) | http://americanlovemachine.com | @DannyBoy1968 Ill Bill (LA COKA NOSTRA, NON PHIXON) | unclehowie.com | @IllBill  Bonus Content News w/ @MattRaz Ohio deputy fired for forcing inmates to dance to Usher, who [...]

The show started off as a geek fest with Dallas, Just and I talking The Avengers, comic book movies and our favorite childhood cartoons. The mood changed when XXX former adult video vixen Mone Divine entered the room. Still, amidst all the pr0n talk, Mone geeked out over The Walking Dead show and comic, and [...]

Was really impressed with this guy. From winning the DMC competition at 15 to touring with Kanye to turning Jay-Z down to Fool’s Gold and more, I loved this interview. Plus, Just Blaze having Ludacris call in. It’s The Combat Jack Show! Show Notes A-trak (DJ / Turntablist, Producer, Label Owner [Fool's Gold]) | @atrak | djatrak.com Bonus [...]

Man. The co-creator of the legendary The Chappelle Show. Neal speaks candidly about the rise and fall of the famed sketch comedy show. Show Notes Neal Brennan (Director, Writer, Actor, and Comedian) | nealbrennan.com | @nealbrennan Wrote for: Singled Out (MTV) All That (Nickelodeon) Half Baked  & Chappelle Show w/ Dave Chapelle Bonus Content News w/ [...]

Man. Just Blaze joins The Combat Jack Show feat. Dallas Penn. Your favorite producer helps us in interviewing your favorite producer, the legendary DJ Premier. Bun B and Freddie Foxx call in. At just under three hours, I’m still trying to figure out how to shorten these shows, but like we say, it don’t ever [...]

INTERNETS! Noah Callahan-Bever and Joe La Puma reflect on 10 years of theComplex media dominance. They inspire us to give you a list of the top 5 Combat Jack Show feat. Dallas Penn shows. Show Notes Noah Callahan-Bever (Editor-In-Chief, Complex Magazine) | complex.com · ncb1979.com | @N_C_B Joe La Puma (Writer, Editor and Strategist for Complex Magazine) | complex.com · joelapuma.com | @Jlapuma Bonus Content The [...]