Season 1 · Episode 4 · Oct 24, 2018 · 39 min
Jay-Z
“99 Problems”
vs. Billy Squier "The Big Beat"
Originally titled “99 Problems and a Big Fire Ain't One”
From the Riffs archive First aired Oct 24, 2018. The show was music-first back then — it has grown into a conversation about everything else since.
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In this episode, we’ll find out how this 80’s video legend helped eliminate some of hip hop’s biggest problems — and along the way, help Alicia Keys set the world on fire. // What we geek out over in this episode: bad music videos, Gremlins, answer songs, Jay-Z singles, “Mississippi Queen”, Rick Rubin, and bongos.
Like this one? Joe and Toby speak at events — the same conversation, on a stage.