Culture United
Culture United is a podcast that explores life through the lens of hip hop. Host Justin Hunte, a former investment banker and editor-in-chief of HipHopDX, brings his extensive experience in journalism, television, and music marketing to each episode. The show features thought-provoking discussions and interviews, aiming to connect hip hop culture with broader societal themes.
Episodes
Doechii Drops + Who REALLY Started Hip-Hop? It Wasn’t One Man, One Day
it's all happening w/ @mickey
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
00:00 Intro & Announcements
02:46 Meet the Panel: DeJuan B, Doggie Diamonds, Stat Quo
05:53 Doechii Drops “Bombs”: Reactions
16:20 Doechii’s Letter: “I’ve Decided”
27:30 Who’s Been at the Center of Hip-Hop & Pop?
37:08 Jarv Joins: Do
Diddy NEW Release Date + Drake FOMO + Ovrkast vs OutKast UPDATE
It's All Happening
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop.
Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned i
No Charges for Nolan Wells: What the Autopsy Didn't Say
It's All Happening @LATMPOD @RapLatte @KingxGreen @The3rdVersePodcast @dymeaduzin
0:00 Intro
1:31 Panel Introductions
5:30 AZ Chike's "No Rest for the Wicked": West Coast Album of the Year?
14:52 First-Week Sales vs. Profitability
22:30 Cultural Impact, Sold-Out Tour Dates & the Kendrick Connection
30:00 Is Artist Development Coming Bac
Drake FOMO Reaction + Ed Sheeran Drops Macklemore After Billionaire Meltdown + MORE
It's All Happening w/ @realjnolan @professorskye @jeremy_hecht @raineyovalle9153 @RAINEYallcaps @TonyDaDome
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop.
Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banki
Fat Joe Fights To Say "N-Word" + Is Ye Forgiven After Historic Chicago Show
It's All Happening w/
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
00:00:00 — Intro & Show Open
00:04:44 — Fat Joe's N-Word Defense: The Joe Budden Podcast Clip Breakdown
00:19:47 — Mark Lamont Hill Responds — "Fat Joe Is Not Black"
00:31:19 — Who Gets a Pass? Respect, Language & the History of the Word
00
DJ Vlad vs Nori EXPLODES... Then Keefe D Verdict Drops
It's all happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @TheRealMickeyFactz @JessahnAmaruSpeaks @TheRapRoundtable
00:00:00 – Intro & schedule change (CU moves to Tuesdays)
00:04:35 – Panel intros (Mickey Facts, Roc Nation Jarv, Jason Amaru, Elle Janelle, BK)
00:07:00 – DJ Vlad vs. Nori (N.O.R.E.) media feud breakdown
00:41:45 – Drink Champs "for
Killer Mike + Dr. Jared Ball + Rapsody + Hip Hop's Place In Late Stage Capitalism
Killer Mike + Dr. Jared Ball + Rapsody + Hip Hop's Place In Late Stage Capitalism
Happy Birthday Justin! + Tupac Trial + Ransom + Homeboy Sandman + State Of Rap Media
It's All Happening w/ @latmpod @ellementsalign
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop.
Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill L
Kendrick's "Control" Anniversary + Drake's "Pen Ain't Dry" + Charlamagne v Ray Daniels
It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @Symba @The3rdVersePodcast
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
00:00 – Intro / Culture United opener
00:35 – Panel intros (Symba, Stat Quo, BK, Elle Janelle)
04:26 – Show format explainer + fact-checker
A$AP Rocky Adresses Drake + J. Cole's Monumental Tour + Killer Mike Takes Shots At FD? + MORE
It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @The3rdVersePodcast @dymeaduzin @jeremy_hecht
00:00 – Intro / Culture United open
05:22 – J. Cole's Mount Rushmore Moment tour (Barclays, MSG, "farewell tour" energy)
37:08 – Super Chats (brief break)
43:51 – Killer Mike vs. FD Signifier (Red Bull Cypher verse, reactions)
1:23:15 – Jay-Z vs. Killer Mike comparison
1:41:28 – Super Chats bre
Nolan Wells + XXL Freshman Cypher + Music Fans Vs. Content Fans + MORE
It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign Donwill of @okayplayer @ScruFaceJeanOfficial @professorskye
00:00 Intro
06:00 XXL Freshman Cypher
45:15 Music Fans versus Content Fans: The audience shift in content
1:32:42 DEBATE: Has Hip Hop Caused More Harm Than Good?
2:26:41 Super Chat
3:16:23 Nolan Wells
3:52:16 Super Chats
4:05:
Game Verzuz YG + Dahi & Kendrick Lamar + Where Is Gen Z Star Power?
It's all happening w/ @iitsAD @Symba @The3rdVersePodcast @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign
00:00 Intro
05:15 Stat Quo explains revealing Game thought Kendrick Was dissing him.
09:31 Clip of Stat Quo revealing Game thought Dot was dissing
12:00 Why Stat keeps telling Game not to diss people
16:00 AD describes Game's personality
19:00 Game tensi
Yung Miami, India Arie & How We Move As A Community
It's All Happening 🏆 w/ @EllementsAlign @LATMPOD @RapLatte @open_mike_eagle @KingxGreen @The3rdVersePodcast
0:00 - Intro — addressing last week's fallout, apology to BK
3:45 - Panel intros — King Green, Open Mike Eagle, Stat Quo, Elle Janelle, BK
8:07 - Young Miami's "Spin That" — song of the summer debate begins
8:29 - Indi
Lupe Fiasco Explains It All | @CultureUnitedClips
It's All Happening w/ @EllementsAlign @CultureUnitedClips @LupeFiasco @LATMPOD @dwannb @TheRealMickeyFactz
00:00 Intro
04:44 Definition of Lyricism
07:44 Lupe Fiasco's definition of lyricism
09:30 Mickey Factz disagrees with Lupe
11:00 Are Battle Rappers always better lyricists than commercial rappers
16:00 Lupe breaks down why similes are most optimal for a punch line
20:00 Is it
XXL 2026 Freshman List + Southern Rap Lyricists + The N-Word Debate
It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @FDSignifire @NoCeilingsPod @TheRapRoundtable
🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496
Follow:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman
Discord: https://di
Jay-Z + Kendrick Lamar + Delicious Vinyl + The Rise Rap Schools
It's All Happening w/ @EllementsAlign @TheRealMickeyFactz @CrooksCorner @The3rdVersePodcast @Symba
00:00 Intro
05:15 Is Jay-Z over criticized?
07:00 Jay-Z Target partnership
10:00 KXNG Crook When Did Jay-Z become so hated?
12:00 Stat: Roc nation gets tricky behind the scenes
13:00 TCM: Super Fandom is a part of the hate
14:00 Mickey Factz: I still shop at Target.
16:30 Elle: There's an agen
Jay-Z Freestyle Fall Out + Is 2 Hard 4 The Radio Divisive + Tyler's Rap Media Critique
Jay-Z Freestyle Fall Out + Is 2 Hard 4 The Radio Divisive + Tyler's Rap Media Critique
Kevin Hart Breakfast Club Interview, Fake Doctor, Snoop, Drake + MORE
It's all happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @NoCeilingsPod @jeremy_hecht @Symba
00:00 Intro
06:00 Kevin Hart's Polarizing Response to The Roast Of Kevin Hart
45:34 The Artist Formerly Known As Dr. Cheyenne Bryant
1:13:00 Drake's Breaks Billboard Chart Records
1:50:00 If Drake Goes Indie...
1:52:00 GLASSES MALONE DRAKE RANT
2:30:00 Drake is the system
2:35:00 Jeremy responds to A
Drake "Iceman" Reactions, Spotify's Retraction & Potential Record Breaking Debut
It's all happening w/ @LATMPOD @EllementsAlign @Theonlystatquo @HardHittaTV @professorskye
00:00 Intro
06:00 DJ Hard Hitta: DRAKE IS THE GOAT
39:05 Ran To Atlanta
59:43 Drake has a chance to smash records
1:08:59 White House posting Drake Iceman cover with MAGA chain
1:31:00 Rick Ross says Drake's numbers are fake
1:46:00 How soon is too soon to validate a review
2:15:00 MOOOOORE C
Drake Disses Kendrick Again On "1 AM In Albany" + Nick Grant Premiere & Bigg Jah Interview
COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings + Voting Rights Act Gutted... Now What? + Isaiah Rashad
It's All Happening 🏆 w/ @EllementsAlign @LATMPOD @FDSignifire @The3rdVersePodcast @Theonlystatquo @boldblackLA
00:00 Intro
06:00 COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings
15:00 TCM's Thoughts
16:30 Elle: I feel like they just stuck a Hip Hop sticker on the list
21:00 Derek Steele: It reflects who people know
24:00 Stat: It's all cheating
26:00 FD: I don't see how these figures exercis
Jay-Z, Kendrick, OutKast & New York Times Greatest 30 Living Songwriters
ay-Z, Kendrick & New York Times Top 30 Living Songwriters. Plus, How Many Classics and MORE
It's All Happening w/ @EllementsAlign @Symba @REASONDoMore @jeremy_hecht @dwannb
00:00 Intro
05:32 NEW YORK TIMES TO 30 LIVING AMERICAN SONGWRITERS
07:30 Reason: How is Drake not on the list?
08:15 DwannB: Drake's not American.
09:00 DwannB: Where are Nas, George Clinton, and Ice Cube? Smok
Drake "ICEMAN" Roll Out Is Underway + Complex 100 Rappers Right Now + Streaming Investigation
Drake "ICEMAN" Roll Out Is Underway + Complex 100 Rappers Right Now + Streaming Investigation
Drake "Iceman" On The Way? + Rakim & Lyricism + Afrika Bambaataa
It's All Happening w/ @LATMPOD @TheRealMickeyFactz @Symba @The3rdVersePodcast
00:00 Intro
05:05 DRAKE ICEMAN EXPECTATIONS
07:00 Symba: Show us who you've grown into as a man
09:00 Mickey Factz: I don't think we're gonna get any hip hop MCing
10:10 BK: I don't hear any indication that he's gonna switch it up
12:32 Stat: I wouldn't put anything out and let hip hop suffer as a whole
1
Drake, Ye, Offset & Pooh Shiesty...
Drake, Ye, Offset & Pooh Shiesty...
Ye Drops Bully... Cole Still Talkin...
Ye Drops Bully... Cole Still Talkin...
Jay-Z & J. Cole Have A Lot To Say. Let's Debate.
Jay-Z & J. Cole Have A Lot To Say. Let's Debate.
Jack Harlow & LaRussell Are Going Through Some Things | Culture United
Jack Harlow & LaRussell Are Going Through Some Things | Culture United
T.I. Vs 50 Last Word, Lil Yachty Hates Sugar Hill Gang & The NEW Blog Era
T.I. Vs 50 Last Word, Lil Yachty Hates Sugar Hill Gang & The NEW Blog Era
T.I. Verzuz 50 Cent, Baby Keem Ca$ino, Tyler Perry, New Class Cypher | Culture United
T.I. Verzuz 50 Cent, Baby Keem Ca$ino, Tyler Perry, New Class Cypher | Culture United
J. Cole Final Thoughts, CyHi's Terrible Take & LaRussell's Big Week | Culture United
J. Cole Final Thoughts, CyHi's Terrible Take & LaRussell's Big Week | Culture United
J. Cole The Fall Off, Bad Bunny Super Bowl, Baby Keem Casino | Culture United
J. Cole The Fall Off, Bad Bunny Super Bowl, Baby Keem Casino | Culture United
Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey & GRAMMY Recap | CULTURE UNITED
Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Shaboozey & GRAMMY Recap | CULTURE UNITED
J. Cole's New EP, Kanye's New Apology & Akademiks Vs Lil baby | CULTURE UNITED
J. Cole's New EP, Kanye's New Apology & Akademiks Vs Lil baby | CULTURE UNITED
A$AP Rocky, Drake, Hypocritical Hip Hop & Dispelling Bundling Myths | CULTURE UNITED
A$AP Rocky, Drake, Hypocritical Hip Hop & Dispelling Bundling Myths | CULTURE UNITED
J. Cole, Doechii, Adin Ross, Nicki Minaj & The State Of Street Rap | CULTURE UNITED
J. Cole, Doechii, Adin Ross, Nicki Minaj & The State Of Street Rap | CULTURE UNITED
Young Thug's Says Rap's Weird, 21 Savage Flops & Nas & DJ Premier's 'Light Year' | Culture United
Young Thug's Says Rap's Weird, 21 Savage Flops & Nas & DJ Premier's 'Light Year' | Culture United
CULTURE UNITED 11: @curtisskingtv @statquovevo @glassesmalonetv @theraproundtable @professorskye
CULTURE UNITED 11: @curtisskingtv @statquovevo @glassesmalonetv @theraproundtable @professorskye
CULTURE UNITED 9 w/ @scrufacejeanofficial @curtisskingtv @mrmecc @jeremyhecht & @localastronauts
CULTURE UNITED 9 w/ @scrufacejeanofficial @curtisskingtv @mrmecc @jeremyhecht & @localastronauts
CULTURE UNITED 8 w/ @curtisskingtv @robmarkman @Wayno119 @reedmysole @headkrack & Glasses Malone
CULTURE UNITED 8 w/ @curtisskingtv @robmarkman @Wayno119 @reedmysole @headkrack & Glasses Malone
CULTURE UNITED 6: w/ @effectiveimmediatelylive @CurtissKingTV @WeLoveHipHopNetwork416 @Wayno119
CULTURE UNITED 6: w/ @effectiveimmediatelylive @CurtissKingTV @WeLoveHipHopNetwork416 @Wayno119
Culture United 5: CULTURE UNITED 5: Drake Lawsuit, Joey Bada$$ Vs. Everybody
Culture United 5: CULTURE UNITED 5: Drake Lawsuit, Joey Bada$$ Vs. Everybody
CULTURE UNITED 4: @RobMarkman @CurtissKingTV @jeremyhecht @fantano @open_mike_eagle
CULTURE UNITED 4: @RobMarkman @CurtissKingTV @jeremyhecht @fantano @open_mike_eagle
CULTURE UNITED 3: @RobMarkman @professorskye @CurtissKingTV @jeremy_hecht @WeLoveHipHopNetwork416
CULTURE UNITED 3: @RobMarkman @professorskye @CurtissKingTV @jeremy_hecht @WeLoveHipHopNetwork416
CULTURE UNITED 2 w/ @FDSignifire @CurtissKingTV @absafcknlutely @professorskye @RobMarkman
CULTURE UNITED 2 w/ @FDSignifire @CurtissKingTV @absafcknlutely @professorskye @RobMarkman
CULTURE UNITED LIVE STREAM @FDSignifire @CurtissKingTV @RobMarkman @professorskye @jeremy_hecht
CULTURE UNITED LIVE STREAM @FDSignifire @CurtissKingTV @RobMarkman @professorskye @jeremy_hecht
Recommended
The Healer Revolution
Becoming: HER with Nikki Spoelstra
Booked, Blonde & Busy w/ Olivia Ponton
McKinsey on Consumer and Retail
megahired.com
Hard Knocks Podcast
Effective Weight Loss for Moms | High protein, Strength Training, Lose Weight, Meal Planning, Fat Loss, Healthy Habits
The Human-Animal Connection - Pet Life Radio Original
Infinite Health with Dr. Arasi Maran
The Daily
World News Tonight with David Muir
The Joe Rogan Experience
