Episode 53: The Sweet Sounding Science

 

 

Let’s get it on!!! Boxing x HipHop are married to the hip. The sport is brutal, rough and rugged, and importantly, filled with boundless skill. It is not called the sweet science for nothin’!! HipHop definitely has a similar parallel. We honor its coexistence with an ep. filled with great convo and a larger diverse than usual array of sweet sounding music! We are blessed to be joined by boxing experts Dan and Rudy (aka the “Boxing Intellect”) to break down some important topics including their pic for best boxer, ring entrances, all things Iron Mike, Banda x Rock, and my personal favorite, Salvador Sanchez’s afro (r.i.p.). Brand Nubian, R. A. the Rugged Man, Fashawn, Sean P(!), Public Enemy, the Wu and DMX bring the noise on this one to name a few. Come and enjoy a few rounds of the sweet sounding science on us!

 

SECTION ONE:

Rocky Theme (“Gonna Fly Now”) - 1977

Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up to Beat Down (produced by Diamond D) - In God We Trust - 1993

Queen - We Are the Champions - 1977

Fashawn - Manny Pacquiao (produced by Phonix Beats) - Higher Learning 2 - 2011

R.A the Rugged Man - Boxing Freestyle - 2009

 

SECTION TWO:

DMX f/ Nardo - I Can Feel It (produced by Dame Grease) - It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot - 1998

DMX - What’s My Name? (produced by Self Service and Irv Gotti) - ...And Then There Was X - 1999

Tupac - Road to Glory (produced by Johnny J) - unreleased

 

SECTION THREE:

White Stripes - 7 Nation Army - Elephant - 2003

AC/DC - Thunderstruck - The Razor’s Edge - 1990

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can’t Stop - By the Way - 2003

McFadden and Whitehead - Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead - 1979

James Brown - The Payback - The Payback - 1974

 

SECTION FOUR:

Calle 13 - Fiestas De Locos - Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo - 2008

El Flako - Mi Bandera - Fireline - 1997

Vicente Fernandez - No Me Se Rajar

Tigres del Norte - Jefe de Jefes - Jefe de Jefes - 1997

Ramon Ayala - Julio Cesar Chavez - Corridos Del ‘91 - 1991

 

SECTION FIVE:

Public Enemy - Welcome to the Terrordome (produced by Bomb Squad) - Fear of a Black Planet - 1990

Sean Price f/ Ruck and Rustee Juxx - Slap Boxing (produced by Edward Maximillion III) - Monkey Barz - 2005

Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ (produced by RZA and Ol’ Dirty Bastard) - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - 1993

Statik Selektah f/ Big Shug - Punch Out - Spell My Name Right: The Album - 2007