https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dropping-the-needle--5664248enMusic CommentaryCopyright Ian Williamshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/345398b6b28051593950405d0d845a7e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dropping-the-needle--5664248Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:29:05 +0000Ian WilliamsIan Williamsichristopher2002@gmail.comHave you ever heard of an amazing album and wondered how it all came together? Join avid music fan Ian Williams as he goes over some of the most coveted albums of all time and how they came together. Along with personal opinions, exclusive interviews,...false4ec26add-1ea3-5b91-9477-74f117787e03episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-finale-my-top-5-artists--52118526https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52118526Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:49:55 +0000Ian WilliamsAs season one comes to a close for Dropping the Needle, I discuss my favorite rappers and why, and hopefully help find someone you may enjoy!551music,rapfalse110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-apple-replay-stats--52070398https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52070398Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:49:54 +0000Ian WilliamsAs the year and first season of Dropping The Needle come to a close, I look over my most listened to artists of the year and explain why.642apple,applereplay,music,rapfalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-thoughts-on-playboi-carti-s-discography--51998361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51998361Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:12:02 +0000Ian WilliamsWith Playboi Carti being one of my favorite rappers, I wanted to dedicate a full episode to his full discography and my thoughts on his projects so far!595carti,music,opinions,playboi,playboicarti,rapfalse18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lil-uzi-vert-s-quarantine-anthem-album-eternal-atake-was-worth-the-wait--51901132https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51901132Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:12:10 +0000Ian WilliamsLil Uzi Vert dropped off his long-awaited LP Eternal Atake and LUV Vs The World 2 a week apart two years ago in 2022, and the question stands, was it worth the two years?459covid,eternalatake,liluzivert,music,rapfalse17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dropping-the-needle-s-top-5-albums-of-2022-so-far-w-chance-higgins--51827088https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51827088Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:43:26 +0000Ian WilliamsAs the year is getting closer to an end, I sit down with a fellow hip-hop enthusiast Chance Higgins to discuss our favorite records out of rap so far this year!486interview,music,rapfalse16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dropping-the-needle-halloween-episode--51754059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51754059Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:49:33 +0000Ian WilliamsTaking a break from the normal album talk to discuss multiple important moments in rap history on Halloween. Everything from MF DOOM's passing, JID's birthday, and more!52521savage,jid,metroboomin,mfdoom,offset,rap,rappodcastfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kendrick-lamar-s-mr-morale-the-big-steppers-and-how-you-shouldn-t-fantasize-your-idols--51684076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51684076Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:58:36 +0000Ian WilliamsThis week we discuss Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated 5th album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and how it tackles important social issues.512kendricklamar,music,rap,socialfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-kanye-west-wowed-the-pop-industry--51610987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51610987Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:30:44 +0000Ian WilliamsThirteen years after Kanye West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMA’s, we look back at the aftermath Ye caused and how his response in the form of his studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy changed hip-hop for years to come.819album,kanyewest,music,rapfalse11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-playboi-carti-s-whole-lotta-red-changed-the-landscape-for-rap--51610973https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51610973Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:29:06 +0000Ian WilliamsPlayboi Carti is one of today's most influential artists, and with his second studio album he proves how a change in direction can change a career.819album,music,playboicarti,rapfalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-kanye-west-reinvented-releasing-an-album-with-donda--51393472https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51393472Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:16:31 +0000Ian WilliamsAfter multiple delays, weird recording sessions, and controversies, we talk about how Kanye West released his tenth album Donda and the events leading up to it.649false12full