Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
We found 4 episodes of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “rap”.
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Songs of 1995
April 21st, 2025 | 2 hrs 49 mins
alanis morrissette, alternative, bush, garbage, green day, grunge, hip hop, mariah carey, metal, music, no doubt, oasis, rap, rock, rock and roll, smashing pumpkins, tupac shakur, weezer
The midpoint of the 1990s found grunge transitioning to more pop-friendly versions of rock, hip hop finding its groove, and extraordinarily heartfelt hits dominating the charts.
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Leprechaun In The Hood
March 17th, 2025 | 2 hrs 8 mins
halloween, hip-hop, hiphop, horror, ice-t, ireland, irish, leprechaun, rap, slasher, st. patrick, st. patrick's day, warwick davis
For St. Patrick's day, we have a treat. A horror film that's pretty neat. We're revisiting Leprechaun In The Hood, and a Lep in the 'hood, come to do no good. Guest Jala Prendes (host of Jala-Chan' Place, Monster, Dear Monster, and Duckfeed.tv's The Level) and her husband, Dave (co-host of Monster, Dear Monster) have a direct-to-video sequel to praise and rave. It's podcast gold, but listener beware, of Warwick Davis and Ice-T's towering hair.
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Songs of 1991
March 10th, 2025 | 2 hrs 1 min
1990s, 90s, alternative, boys ii men, grunge, guns n' roses, hair metal, hip-hop, hiphop, metal, metallica, mtv, music, nirvana, ozzy osbourne, pearl jam, pop, r.e.m., rap, rock, skid row, tesla
Here we are now. Entertain us! 1991 ushered in a musical sea change as hair metal, new wave, and other genres were swept aside by grunge, alternative, and more. Guest musician Kyle Lieberman and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) bust out their flannel and join us to rank our top ten songs of this unforgettable year of music.
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Songs of 1990
January 27th, 2025 | 2 hrs 24 mins
1990s, 90s, alternative, hair metal, hip hop, metal, music, new wave, rap, rock, rock and roll, synth
In 1990, music was at a crossroads, quickly approaching the sea change that would occur in 1991. The songs of this era reflect that transition, ranging from hair metal, to hip hop, new wave, genres that would all undergo profound transformation the following year. We're joined by Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker to roundtable the best songs of this pivotal year.