13 May 2026
Class #21: Football rap
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About the Show
Join DJ Yush for your weekly dose of Hip-Hop 101.
From sampling to breath control and Desi rap to grime, this show takes you thru the themes that make rap what it is.
Microphone check one, two, what is this?
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6 May 2026
Class #20: Autotune
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29 April 2026
Class #19: Grime
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22 April 2026
Class #18: Punchline rap
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15 April 2026
Class #17: Bilingual rap
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8 April 2026
Class #16: Breath control
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1 April 2026
Class #15: Rapper-producer duos
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25 March 2026
Class #14: Conscious rap
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4 March 2026
Class #13: Concept songs
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18 February 2026
Class #12: Rap love songs
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11 February 2026
Class #11: Interpolation
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4 February 2026
Class #10: Beat switches
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22 January 2026
Class #9: Diss tracks
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15 January 2026
Class #8: Call and response (back-and-forth)
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11 December 2025
Class #7: Christmas rap
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4 December 2025
Class #6: Producers
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27 November 2025
Class #5: Jazz rap
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20 November 2025
Class #4: Wordplay
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13 November 2025
Class #3: Storytelling
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6 November 2025
Class #2: Flow
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30 October 2025
Class #1: Sampling
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