REPLAY #2: Smif-N-Wessun ‘Dah Shinin’’ vs DJ Quik ‘Safe + Sound’ (1995)

Welcome to Hip Hop World Cup REPLAY – your chance to revisit classic matches between golden-age rap albums from the Hip Hop World Cup vault! We go back to 1995 for this East v West coast clash as Brooklyn’s Smif-N-Wessun take on Compton’s own DJ Quik! The gritty, grimy Beatminerz production on Smif-N-Wessun’s iconic LP Dah Shinin’ is a world away from the polished funk beats of DJ Quik’s third album Safe + Sound, but that contrast made for an irresistible clash that Danny, James and Steve got their rap-loving teeth into. Enjoy this trip down memory lane as we chew over two of 1995’s best hip-hop albums. Let us know who you had winning, whether this was a fair decision or if we need to apologise. All the full episodes from the first series are available on your podcast player of choice. Thanks for backing Hip Hop World Cup – see you next time. JOIN OUR PATREON! Sign up to our Champions Tier on Patreon and access exclusive bonus content: ⁠⁠  / hiphopworldcup⁠⁠   ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6aBAonI... (about:invalid#zCSafez) ⁠⁠ Please rate and review Hip-Hop World Cup on Apple or your podcast app of choice, which will help raise our visibility and give the podcast ‘mass appeal’. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow and holler at us on social media to share your thoughts on the episode or talk 90s hip-hop in general: Instagram, X, Threads and Bluesky: @hiphopworldcup Beats and stings by Danny Phillips: ⁠⁠  / dannyphillips1978