Welcome to "Diggin' In The Digits", where Creator of 'Hip-Hop By The Numbers' Ben Carter and Director of 'The 5th Element' Charlie Taylor deliver entirely unique retrospectives behind Hip-Hop's biggest artists, stories & its roots, discussing them in detail. From Australia to the UK and beyond. A 5EPN Original.
Latest episodes
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59 min
Ep.385 - #UKBHM 2026: Krispy 3
We finish our #UKBHM celebrations with Krispy 3, a Lancashire trio that actually took their work past the early 90s and became a bridge of sorts between the 1st generation of UK Hi…
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51 min
Ep.384 - #UKBHM 2026: Overlord X
Our UKBHM series throughout the month of October continues with rapper, producer and DJ Overlord X who used his background in the latter to fully produce and rap on two studio albu…
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1 h 05
Ep.383 - #UKBHM 2026: Outlaw Posse / Brothers Like Outlaw
Continuing our UK Black History Month retrospectives: Outlaw Posse were yet another UK Hip-Hop outfit that went down the American accent route, albeit on very comparable early 90s…
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1 h 15
Ep.382 - #UKBHM 2026: Sway
We kick off our 2026 edition of UK Black History Month retrospectives on an artist that recently left us. Derek "Sway" Dasafo was making waves in the UK in the early/mid 00s, winni…
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1 h 12
Ep.381 - Mellow Man Ace
Hip-Hop was not just built by Black people, there was also a Latin contingent that had a hand in the foundations of Hip-Hop. Enter Mellow Man Ace, Cuban-American pioneer of Latin R…
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1 h 29
Ep.380 - Busta Rhymes
With a fresh aesthetic and all the support you could want, Busta Rhymes took his solo opportunity and ran with it, becoming one of the most in-demand Hip-Hop voices of the late 90s…
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58 min
Ep.379 - Leaders of the New School
Leaders of the New School - the group that now historically serves as the proving ground for a future Busta Rhymes solo career - was a peppy bunch of rappers with great chemistry.…
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1 h 18
Ep.378 - Jungle Brothers
A foundational member of the Native Tongues collective - releasing two of the first three albums under that collective umbrella - Jungle Brothers were sonically ahead of their time…
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1 h 14
Ep.377 - Black Sheep
The duo of Dres & Mr. Lawnge nailed a balance of ATCQ's production language with De La Soul's lyrical humour with their debut album. But after creative differences, the name was ca…
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59 min
Ep.376 - Chi-Ali
The story of Chi-Ali is one containing a few but ultimately pivotal highlights: Brought up as a talented teenage rapper - within the most notable collectives in Hip-Hop history - d…
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1 h 04
Ep.375 - Nice & Smooth
There's certain names in music that bridge the gap between one era and the next. Greg Nice & Smooth Bee were one of those. Taking fun-natured Hip-Hop of the old and mixing it with…
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1 h 00
Ep.374 - Jaz-O
Before Jaz-O's legacy was watered down to "the guy who put Jay-Z on", Jaz-O had a career of his own and highlights of his own that deserved be looked at with a fresh lens.TIMESTAMP…
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1 h 03
Ep.373 - Hip-Hop Neighbours, Vol. 15
It's our 15th edition of Neighbours where we talk about records that aren't technically Hip-Hop but either share elements or are influential in Hip-Hop circles. This edition, we go…
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48 min
Ep.372 - Channel Live
Initially under the wing of KRS-ONE, the duo Channel Live made minor waves in the mid-90s but due to lack of sonic identity, their three albums all feel drastically different, even…
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1 h 23
Ep.371 - Mid-Year Report 2026
We're officially halfway through 2026, so it's time for our Mid-Year report where we take stock of the year so far - from the music dropped to some of the stories that transpired -…
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1 h 22
Ep.370 - Scarface
In our Geto Boys double bill, we now get into the most notable artist in the group: Scarface. One of the least talked about legends in Hip-Hop history where Scarface acolytes can m…
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1 h 27
Ep.369 - Geto Boys
Hailing from 5th Ward, Geto Boys went through a few line-ups before settling on the three we consider the full cast: Willie D, Bushwick Bill and Scarface. But a whole lot of music…
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1 h 10
Ep.368 - Arrested Development
What began as a Grammy Award-winning group out of the gate, Arrested Development - led by rapper/producer Speech - are still the same in their ethos even though many members have c…
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1 h 08
Ep.367 - Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is one of those interesting entities that make you ask yourself: Do I like [artist] evolving their sound & style? When it comes to Goodie Mob, for Ben it's yes, for Char…
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1 h 29
Ep.366 - Blu & Exile
The duo of Blu & Exile came together out of orbiting similar circles in an 00s Underground that didn't have a 1 MC, 1 Producer duo of note. They in turn created a cult classic out…