Focus Hip Hop creator OG NICK MARSH and rising indie rap heavyweight Hester Valentine discuss alternative underground Hip Hop in this biweekly podcast.
Hester & I had Vale-Smith on as a guest to talk about Kanye West’s classic 2013 album, Yeezus. There’s also some discussion around the term “experimental” and whether or not it makes sense as a descriptor for a musical subgenre. We then briefly discuss The Game & YG in the wake of their recent Verzuz […]
Thank you to Kosey ! for joining Hester & I to talk about the classic debut full-length release from Noname, Telefone. We also talk about other stuff such as 80s rap music, IQ tests, ducks, Obsession, cults, and probably some other stuff that I can’t think of right now. Thank you as well to the […]
29 Jun 2026
012: She’s An Andre 3000 Verse in a… | Greetings Earthworms
This episode is quite different for us because we were kinda just hanging out and talking about random shit. At one point we have a guest complainer call in to the show, which was cool. Try to guess who that is if you can. We talk about a bunch of movies and shows and stuff […]
10 Jun 2026
011: I Am Not a Human Being II | Greetings Earthworms
In our latest episode, Hester & I discuss Lil Wayne’s inglorious 2013 album, I Am Not a Human Being II. We go on to discuss two new films: Scary Movie 6 & I Love Boosters. The episode ends with our thoughts on the latest releases from JPEGMAFIA, Mike G the Writer, Sylvan LaCue, Blu & […]
To anyone who got finessed by my clickbait Drake reactions, I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you by giving you this new episode of Greetings Earthworms in which Hester & I discuss all three of the new Iceman Aubrey albums. After a long discussion about Drizzy Drake the 6 God, I quickly recommend new […]
6 May 2026
009: Some Rap Songs | Greetings Earthworms
In our latest episode, Hester and I discuss a classic album in the genre of “experimental rap.” I have notoriously named Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs as the most disappointing album I’ve ever heard in my life, and this was my first time revisiting it in full since the year it was released. We also […]
22 Apr 2026
008: Hate Island (feat. Teller Bank$) | Greetings Earthworms
For the very first guest on our podcast, we came out swingin’. Hate Island is a perfect album to me, and Teller Bank$ is at this point one of my favorite artists of all time, so I’m pretty ecstatic that I was able to speak to him for about three hours. I didn’t start recording […]
8 Apr 2026
007: Based on a T.R.U. Story | Greetings Earthworms
In this latest episode, Hester & I discuss 2 Chainz’s classic album from 2012 before getting into projects from MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG, Teller Bank$, Elucid & Sebb Bash, Dope KNife, a selection of releases from Duck Down Music, and Roc Marciano’s classic groundbreaking record, Reloaded. A lot of dope shit was discussed […]
25 Mar 2026
006: Rap Album Sextet | Greetings Earthworms
In this latest episode of the Greetings Earthworms podcast, Hester Valentine and I talk about six different albums that I listened to since the last episode. We originally planned to talk about ten albums, but we kinda ran outta time, so fuck it. We’ll get to them in the next episode. In this one we […]
4 Mar 2026
005: Cilvia Demo | Greetings Earthworms
In this episode, Hester and I talk about new releases from Baby Keem & BBGuns before discussing Isaiah Rashad’s 2014 debut, Cilvia Demo.
18 Feb 2026
004: These Days… | Greetings Earthworms
In our latest episode, Hester Valentine and I discuss Chance the Rapper, Kill Karl, Professor Skye, a notorious music video from one of Hip Hop’s biggest clowns, and new releases from J. Cole & O Dawg before diving into our conversation about Ab-Soul’s polarizing 2014 album, These Days…
4 Feb 2026
003: Camp | Greetings Earthworms
In this episode, Hester and I discuss new releases from Roc Marciano, IDK, and Kill Karl. The main portion of the discussion surrounds Childish Gambino’s debut studio album, Camp.
21 Jan 2026
002: No Laugh Challenge | Greetings Earthworms
In episode 002 of the Greetings Earthworms podcast, Hester Valentine & OG NICK MARSH discuss the latest releases from artists such as A$AP Rocky, cropscropscrops, and Sleep Sinatra.
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