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We play a new game, get interrupted by cats, discuss Biggie, a forgotten Koda feature, Latto is pregnant and more!

We learn of Nicki and Cardi's beef, Ned ruins our lives with a blink rank and is 42 Dugg annoying or dope?

Ellis is here! The boys talk butt surgery, Michael Che beef, Gang Starr's magnum opus, Young Thug's promo and more!

The boys talk about more valid podcasts, Sammy Hagar and Nickelback, Cardi B sales, a horrible list of best rappers, Critter's House of P.U.K.E, Woody Harrelson's father and much much more!

The boys talk about Dave Blunts, Warren G releasing Nate Dogg, Akon Divorce, Playboi Carti's weiner, Gorillaz, Eminem leaks, Cage the Elephant's debut and more!

In this episode, we sit down with Portland’s own DJ Verbz, cofounder of The Thesis showcase, to talk about how the series has become a cornerstone for the city’s hip-hop community. He shares stories about booking talent, building culture, and why the showcase continues to matter for local artists. We also get into Damian Lillard performing after tough Blazers losses, unpack some thoughts on Young Thug being a hater, and revisit the legacy of Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle.

This is a part of episode 59 of Acquired Taste.

This week we sit down with DJ Zone, one of Portland’s most respected and versatile DJs, whose work has taken him from local clubs to international stages. Known for rocking crowds alongside artists like Aesop Rock, Macklemore, and more! Zone has built a reputation as both a turntable technician and a cultural staple in the Northwest hip-hop scene.

In our conversation, we go deep into his journey — from his early days digging for records to becoming the go-to DJ for some of the biggest names in hip-hop. We talk craft, hustle, the Portland music community, and the lessons he’s learned from decades behind the decks.

This week we sit down with DJ Zone, one of Portland’s most respected and versatile DJs, whose work has taken him from local clubs to international stages. Known for rocking crowds alongside artists like Aesop Rock, Macklemore, and more! Zone has built a reputation as both a turntable technician and a cultural staple in the Northwest hip-hop scene.

In our conversation, we go deep into his journey — from his early days digging for records to becoming the go-to DJ for some of the biggest names in hip-hop. We talk craft, hustle, the Portland music community, and the lessons he’s learned from decades behind the decks.

Whether you’re a fan of hip-hop history, DJ culture, or just love hearing stories from people who live for the music, this episode is packed with gem

Then find out if Ned like King Von's Welcome To O Block album!

The boys talk about TI, Clipse, Memphis Blink, Lil Nas X arrest, Asap Rocky is a liar, RIP Brent Hinds, Cardi B fans called?, BigXthaPlug arrest, Swiggle & Shoreline Mafia, Big CED, Life is Killing Me by Type O Negative, finally adding albums to the spin wheel and more!

The boys discuss The Alchemist and Roc Marciano's project, Ned can't pronounce the Migos, hip hop media platforms, Timmi Hendrixxx and more!

The boys are joined by Token in lieu of Ned, mourn BET award shows, Tyler loves Clipse, JID, Griselda Beef, indie artist Ian McConnel and their new "Fig & a Fish" release and more!

Jasey Cordeta and Ellis join us! We got GKMC for the album this week. Andrew has some strong opinions, Ned doesn't, 50 Cent's Hate, Uzi Vert the mob boss, Kid Cudi going J Cole and more!

Figs out. Tags in. The boys get crashed, Koda cant pronounce rappers, tons of in the news disses, we should listen to Bone Thugs, Ready Or Not SWAT sim, Jay Mellow and more!

Intro! This is the trailer! TRAILER TRASH.

Our podcast is weird, we explain it here.

The boys sit down and discuss the changes before season 3.Listen to Acquired Taste everywhere you find podcasts!

Fig did some digging and found out an update on their earlier story, Tyler's coming, narrating albums, Boldy James & Nicholas Kraven, Andrew does Spottle, Andrew gets a cabinet position, Dame is back and so much more!

Our first in-person all together episode recorded at Zeb's studio Momentum! We talk Let God Sort Em Out, best albums we've had on the pod, celebrating our birthday, Big Sean's Ab's, we blow (on) each other, and more on our first in person episode!

We got to talk to legned Stevie Stone and our sister, Angel just released her debut single through Ahdasee Records, "Fire", Label collab album, the creative process, independent labels, Portland, Strange Music & Ruthless Records, making music from pain, live shows and so much more!

The boys (Not Ned, he had to poop) and SND sit down and draft the BEST episodes of Acquired Taste to look back and celebrate our first year as a podcast!

Portland Trailblazer's Concourse DJ doesn't even begin to cover her contributions to the Portland scene or culture as a whole, we sit down with DJ LadyX to talk her illustrious career. The boys talk about anniversary month, Eminem's Relapse, Hair Ties and Billy Joel! Also $pades is here.

The boys get together and have a bit too much fun playing Spottle! It's like Wordle, but with Spotify.

The boys got together to bid on albums *supposedly* releasing for the rest of 2025? Who will make the most fake money? Not Ned.

The boys discuss the return of Andrew, Lil Romeo, Token's late, bad albums, Andrew doesn't know The Roots, Scott Storch hates them, a return submission, KND and more!

What a mess, our bad. <3

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope FishermenSupport Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermenSupport us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tankListen to us here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvozApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65Follow Us Here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/

The boys are Andrew-less but gains $pades and Ellis, and they discuss Drake's new album, Happy Juneteenth!, Dave Blunts V 50 Cent, YG is consistent, Pusha T's Daytona, our old songs were mixed like shit and Ellis can't have sex to music.

The boys have a loooong In The News, argue about Carter 6, Minor League Baseball, artists more famous than their music, Andrew doesn't wanna go to Missouri, Ned likes will.i.am as the teleport-y guy AND MORE.

The boys dont have Andrew, lose Fig, gain Fig, gain Andrew and discuss Fear of a Black Planet, Hip Hop labels, Trump pardons YoungBoy, Meta ruin's Fig's rollout, cocaine-Andrew-face & more!

The boys got to listen to Aesop Rock's Black Hole Superette early for review, we play a game involving under known artist, we skrrrt around discussing Diddy, more Kendrick, more he-who-shall-not-be-named and more!

Make sure to go check out Aesop Rock's Black Hole Superette out May 30th everywhere!

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen.Support Us On Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermen⁠⁠Support us On Bandcamp: ⁠⁠https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tank⁠⁠

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We discuss the Joey, Sean and Soul cypher, rank debut albums, discuss Boldy James and the Detroit underground scene all while dealing with Robert Kennedy mucking about.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen.Support Us On Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermen⁠Support us On Bandcamp: ⁠https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tank⁠

Listen to us here:

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvoz

⁠Apple Music: ⁠https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701⁠

Amazon: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the guest in this episode are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts or the podcast. This conversation is presented for informational and entertainment purposes only.

In this exclusive episode, we sit down with the promoter at the center of the controversy surrounding Bobby Shmurda’s canceled tour. With headlines flying and accusations on both sides, we get the promoter’s unfiltered take on what really went down — from contracts and communication breakdowns to the viral back-and-forths online. Whether you’re Team Shmurda or just trying to make sense of the drama, this conversation sheds light on the business behind the beef. Beyond the beef, he goes in on the music industry, spilling wild stories about shady contracts, fake relationships, and the truth behind certain artists and clubs. From tour politics to industry secrets, this interview is raw, unfiltered, and guaranteed to ruffle feathers.

We also talk bad album covers and complain about the NBA but mostly just Phillip.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen.
Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermen
Support us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tank
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Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701
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The boys talk less about intros, rank album covers, discuss a very special album club because the boys saw it live, Token joins, Thunderbolts*, Sinners, politics and some schmucks date of birth! All That and more on this week's Acquired Taste!

The boys continue reminiscing on their High School music choices, A lot of albums dropped May 1st, bad submissions and ***** ****.

Today the boys talk some alternative news, high school rap hatred , Yelawolf's Love Story, new pitches and more!

The boys get through an intro, discuss rapper rebrands, Redman's birthday, Tinder dates, when is an appropriate time to pitch new ideas?, Andrew's got some new voices and more!

Fig invents a new word, the boys talk Silm Jesus, rapper Grandpas, Aesop Rock, Kurupt, Kendrick sales and more!

Find out what we are in for next week on Acquired Taste!

The whole gang is back together to discuss this week of hip hop news, iconic producers and Domo Genesis.

The boys disccuss ad libs, Andrew's previous absence, Ned's current absence, Slick Rick, long songs and snowboarding on today's Acquired Taste!

Heyyy! We're gonna try putting out our Taste Wheel in a new way this week. Maybe it'll never happen again, or maybe this is the new way you'll find out what we're listening to next week!

The boys are Andrewless and discuss Hip-Hop cities, Cardi B's opinion on cooking, Tool's recent scandal, Lil Baby and more!

We apologize for this episode.

On todays episode the boys discuss birthdays, the best rap choruses & unfortunate tinder dates.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope FishermenSupport Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermenSupport us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tankListen to us here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvozApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65Follow Us Here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/

The boys discuss so many non music related topics, worst rap names, Sticky Fingaz, X is still Twitter, Actors and more!

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope FishermenSupport Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermenSupport us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tankListen to us here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvozApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65Follow Us Here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/

The boys and some special fish guests celebrate the birthday of the group that binds all of them together. Our best of and worst of compilations drop today!

The boys are back and.. sorry for this episode. What a mess!

The boys have maybe their most unhinged episode yet.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen.Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermenSupport us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tankListen to us here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvozApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65Follow Us Here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/

The boys are back together and so is the soundboard. We find out if Ned hated Polo G, what rappers would've had long careers if they were still with us and The Grammy's.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen. Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermen Support us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tank Listen to us here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvoz Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65 Follow Us Here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/

The boys discuss current Hip Hop drama, ASAP Rock's weird judge, gym playlists and the greay Nipsey on this week of Acquired Taste!

The boys discuss their lists of one hit wonders, we promise we aren't a political podcast (or a sports podcast), Ludacris, and wet stinky feet.

The Antelope Fishermen are the largest active rap group in the world (until someone tells us we're not). Mostly based in Portland, Oregon, The Fish have a full in house creative playground. The group boasts videographers, instrumentalists, producers, singers, rappers, graphic designers, and so much more. Founded by Detroit native Figure 8 and 4 friends, has now become an essential presence in the Portland music scene. Fans and critics often site the groups' expansive library of music, videos, podcasts, artwork and more. With over a hundreds of songs, thousands of hours of video, multiple active podcasts and a constant flow of innovative content, no one works harder than The Antelope Fishermen. Support Us On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheAntelopeFishermen Support us On Bandcamp: https://theantelopefishermen.bandcamp.com/album/the-fish-tank Listen to us here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72jjxXFItBVGIhXL94mvoz Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-antelope-fishermen/1521614701 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Tank-Explicit-Antelope-Fishermen/dp/B0CJFXPT65 Follow Us Here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theantelopefishermen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theantelopefishermen/