In this episode of Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers, each of the guys count down their Top 5 albums of 2019.

Rootbeer & Rawhide reflect on the release of the Disintegration Anniversary Edition and the rollout thus far for In/Stability.

Plus:

• Rootbeer gets engaged!
• Rootbeer accidentally signs up to do a show
• A long aside about Wu Tang: An American Saga
• Rootbeer’s cat makes a move on Rawhide
• Rawhide can’t pronounce “marketability”
• Rootbeer can’t pronounce “Camilla Cabello”
• The nerdiest conversation on the podcast so far

While October saw the release of Whiteout! 2 and Rawhide’s Disintegration 10th Anniversary Edition, this podcast episode was recorded before any of that happened – so you’ll hear some future-tense stuff that is totally present-tense.

However, appropriately future-tense, Rootbeer provides a plethora of information about his upcoming album, In/Stability

• The album is complete
• Songs will be released on a weekly basis starting around Thanksgiving
• Each song release will have an accompanying Rootbeer Report
• At least one song will be released alongside a video
• There are 11 tracks on the album
• The intro is an instrumental track produced by The Rawhide Kid
• There are no skits on the album
• The final song – and the album – will release on January 19, 2020 – a Sunday

Rawhide also mentions his next solo album will be 10 tracks with no instrumentals and that it was written mainly on guitar.

Once they stop stroking each other’s dicks with personal music news, the guys each list five albums they found to be underrated. But wait, isn’t that already an episode? Yes – listen to Episode 3: “Underrated Albums” here. Episode 17 is “Underrated Albums – Part 2” and features way too much Juggalo discussion, including Rootbeer’s shockingly accurate Jamie Madrox impression.

In Episode 15 of the podcast, Rootbeer & Rawhide announce the release of their collaborative album, Whiteout! 2: October 4, 2019!

The second single from Whiteout! 2, titled “Rain,” will be released THIS FRIDAY (September 13th)!

The third single will be released on Friday, September 27th WITH A VIDEO!

Episode 16 of Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers will be a companion podcast which will be dedicated to discussing the creation of Whiteout! 2 and will be released the same day as the album.

Following these big announcements, Rootbeer and The Rawhide Kid each list off 10 lyrics they had, at one point, misheard. Plus:

• Rawhide’s phone rings within the first 20 seconds
• Background noises from people with really big penises
• A random conversation about The Stinky Cheese Man
• A discussion about the different types of axes

For nearly two hours Rootbeer & The Rawhide Kid discuss their Top 5 Hip-Hop Groups and Top 5 Hip-Hop Supergroups in episode 14 of Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers. Plus:

• Disgusting soda-drinking noises
• Explain where these Rootbeer & Rawhide versions of classic album covers came from
• Jokes about Dave Mirra’s suicide
• Rawhide apologizes to his substitute teachers
• Rawhide says “Guerillas in the Mist” was by Westside Connection and Rootbeer doesn’t correct him

In this episode, Rootbeer and Rawhide go off-format to list off some recording and production tips and tricks. Granted, neither has formal training so the episode amounts to confessions of bad habits, though it was these habits that have generated over a dozen albums worth of material.

Also:

• Rawhide gives some updates on his next solo album
• Rootbeer discusses how Linkin Park impacted his approach to beatmaking
• Rawhide talks about “hitting the P too hard”

Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers Episode 12 is here in which the titular rappers discuss their favorite original songs from film soundtracks and give updates on their upcoming collaborative project (spoiler: it is in the mixing stages).

Also:

• Rawhide hands Rootbeer money
• Background noise!
• Eva Mendes’s ass and titties
• Rootbeer remembers the names of all the people from Making the Band 2
• Rawhide thoroughly misremembers a lyric
• Rootbeer gets petty
• Listing off albums shelved by Dr. Dre

Shout outs: Jamie A/K/A J-Fizz, BullDogg & Mac Miller (R.I.P.)

In Episode 11 of Rootbeer & Rawhide Rate Rappers, the guys discuss their ten favorite collaborations between hip-hop artists and artists from other genres. Also:

• They review their lack of success predicting the 2019 XXL Freshmen in Episode 10.
• “thor sum”
• Rawhide updates us on his Disintegration 10th Anniversary Edition
• They discuss their newest single “Get a Move On” (which you can listen to here)
• Rawhide relearns the difference between Chino Moreno and Tom Morello

In Episode 9, Rootbeer and Rawhide give an update on their upcoming collaborative album and announce that a promotional single is coming May 3rd!

Ten words that describe the album:

1. sarcastic
2. fun
3. lyrics
4. jokes
5. throwback
6. It
7. swears
8. less
9. than
10. Whiteout 1

The meat and potatoes of the episode, however, finds the guys discussing their favorite guest verses of all time. Also in this episode

• Complaining about #adultshit
• Talking about how it feels weird hearing LL Cool J swear now
• Fantasizing about a certain superstar using naughty language
• Rootbeer’s dog barks