It’s election season so in Episode 61, Rootbeer and Rawhide discuss some of the most powerful sociopolitical hip-hop songs and connect them to actual historical events. The educational nature of the topic is, of course, undermined when they confuse Huey Newton with Jimmy Neutron.

In the greatest cross-section of their two biggest hobbies, Rootbeer and Rawhide discuss their favorite video game references in hip-hop songs. Plus: Rawhide breaks down the first two singles off his upcoming album Cabin Fever, Atlas barks a lot, the very coincidental first time Rootbeer heard Chris Webby and arguing over how “Dhalsim” is pronounced. 

At long last, the most shouted-out listener of the podcast makes an appearance. Killatron joins Rootbeer and Rawhide as they discuss the greatest hip-hop posse cuts, horny goat weed packaging, Method Man’s secret history as a lacrosse player, Rawhide being overlooked for the Street Fighter 6 playlist, and the resurgence of the belly chain.
 

If there is one better combination than Rootbeer & Rawhide, it’s hip-hop & cars. Episode 58 was recorded on-the-go, featuring an extremely distracted Rootbeer driving to Connecticut, commentary on fellow drivers, and an abundance of road noise. Also: Rawhide discusses his upcoming single and his vision of becoming the “Trent Reznor of Rap” before recounting the entire plot of the movie Take Me Home Tonight.

This episode, which was an absolute nightmare to edit, features Rootbeer, Rawhide and special guest Pizzamanthegod answering hip-hop trivia questions. In addition to getting most questions wrong, the guys also play marry/fuck/kill with Final Fantasy characters (male and female), practice their New Jersey accents and reminisce about scrambled porn channels.
 

It only took 56 episodes but Rootbeer & Rawhide have finally invited their first guest to the podcast: DJ D-Wreck. In this episode, all three discuss their favorite rap verses on pop songs. Also: new microphones, the “white savior” movies from the 2000s and how Ludacris fits into the Kingdom Hearts universe.
 

 
Here is a playlist of the songs discussed in this month’s episode
 

Episode 55 of Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers is dedicated to novelty songs written by both rappers and non for comedic purposes. Plus: an update on the Cabin Fever album, Rawhide offers advice for avoiding online scammers, a plot to steal the On Air sign from WAIH, Rootbeer spills soda on himself, revisiting the art behind sequencing Kazaa era mix CDs, and pondering the legality of forming a record label just to re-release Young Warria projects.
 

Here is a YouTube playlist of the songs and videos discussed during this month’s episode.
 

Following up on Episode 53 being about short rap songs, Episode 54 is about tracks with a runtime of 7 minutes or more. However, Rawhide clearly just wants to talk about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. This episode also has a big update on Rawhide’s long-awaited album Cabin Fever as well as the official release date.
 

 

 
Also check out the Spotify playlist of the songs discussed in this episode:
 

This episode, “Short Kings,” is dedicated to Jermaine Dupri. I’m kidding. It’s about songs that are less than 2 minutes long. With the latest trends, songs seem to be getting shorter and shorter. Rootbeer and Rawhide explore some of the best short songs and discuss the artist who were able to create big content with little duration.

Plus: Rawhide gives an update on Whiteout! 3 and contributed to Bhad Bhabie’s pregnancy while Rootbeer discusses some drill-influenced music he has been working on and finally beats Wu-Tang Shaolin Style after 25 years.

Here is a playlist of the songs discussed in Episode 53

At long last, Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers continues with a new episode covering the best albums of 2023. Also discussed: why there was a sudden, nearly year-long break in the podcast, Rawhide talks about his EP “i’ve lost everything, now i must go,” a progress update on Whiteout! 3, and a new segment called “incel corner.”