Roc Marciano’s ‘Marcberg’ Album Review with Nicholas Craven | Ep. 90

This week we break our usual mould of 90s hip hop to focus on a classic album that’s roots run deep into the golden era - Roc Marciano’s seminal debut ‘Marcberg’. Bringing this album to the table is one of the hottest underground rap producers going - Nicholas Craven 🔥 Also, the Crate 808 Patreon is coming 🚨 To make sure you keep updated on the launch and amazing new hip hop shows we’ll be bringing, go to crate808.com and subscribe to the newsletter - we’ve got episodes looking at hidden gems albums from the 90s, the catalogues of MF DOOM and J Dilla and a new series focusing on the Wu-Tang Clan. Yes, it’s gonna be big, so subscribe to the newsletter for all the news 💯 Show Notes Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:00) Working with #RocMarciano on ‘Wolfing Down’ (07:20) Is this Roc Marciano’s 5-Mic Moment? (12:32) Why ‘We Do It’ with Ka is so good (18:25) Love for ‘Thugs Prayer’ and explains why the sampling on #Marcberg is crucial to rap’s evolution (19:47) Mad love for ‘Pop’ and how Axl Rose was in the studio session (22:59) A deep dive into beats with no drums and sampling (24:24) Love for Craven’s ‘Aurevoir, Francoise’ and ‘Jeudi & Francoise’ projects (33:50) Talks his ‘Craven N 2’ project (38:50) Breaks down his relationship with Ransom and their latest project ‘Seven’ (49:20) What do Mach-Hommy, Navy Blue and Stove God Cooks bring to the table? (53:40) Why he loves Ghostface Killah (1:00:55) Breaks down why today is his favourite hip hop era ever (1:08:30) Why GZA is integral to the new music in rap (1:12:55) What attracted him about making hip hop? (01:14:45) Love for Ka’s ‘Sins of the Father’ (1:29:45) You can find #NicholasCraven work right here: https://nicholascraven.bandcamp.com/m... And the projects we spoke on can be found here… Aurevoir, Francoise    • Nicholas Craven - Aurevoir, Françoise (FUL...   Jeudi & Francoise    • Nicholas Craven - Jeudi & Françoise (FULL ...   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on crate808.com to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌 For the next mailbag episode, we’d love to hear from you guys, so email us at [email protected] with your takes on… 🔲 The weirdest dream you’ve had about a rapper 🔲 Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper? 🔲 What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought? And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here… Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq) Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT) De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn) Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1) A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX) Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL) OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh) Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd Twitter:   / crate808   Instagram:   / crate_808   Facebook:   / crate808   Website: https://www.crate808.com