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Shallah brought his verbal intercourse to The Combat Jack Show. If you missed it, listen to the full episode below.

Raekwon stopped by to drop some Lost Jewels on the crew as we tried to cram 20 years of rich history into one show. We talked about his love for house music, what makes him and Ghost stand out from the rest of the clan, living under the Rza dictatorship, how he made the Ralph Lauren Snow Beach ‘Lo piece a classic and what his name is via the Wu-Tang Name Generator. The Chef also drops a few bars on beats supplied by Just Blaze. Verbal intercourse indeed.

Combat Jack sure had a hefty line up of guests for his weekly podcast. Even YN and B.Dot made appearances. Below is a recap of some of the show’s most memorable moments of the year.

Joe Budden brought his antics to radio as the latest guest on The Combat Jack Show. Here’s what went down.

Joe at his most zen, talks candidly about the women in his life, who takes his sex pics, Eminem’s impact on him, his upcoming reality tv show, why he throws rude twitter chicks out his shows, why nothing no longer bothers him and his SlaughterHouse brotherhood.

Following B.Dot’s battle with Hot 97 that sparked last week, the radio station’s program director Ebro Darden, was interviewed by Combat Jack‘s show. #OccupyHot97

The Major Leagues vs the Minor Leagues. Program Director of New York’s famed radio station Hot 97 Ebro Darden comes on the Combat Jack Show after a heated Twitter exchange with CJ to discuss the current state of radio, wtf is up with its playlist, why certain records don’t get air play during primetime, why records by Trinidad James get love over New York City artists, what’s really going on with Hip Hop culture and an apology to Sean Price. #OccupyHot97 indeed.

Both Bun and Freddie got down with the Newmanati for Combat Jack‘s latest episode. Here’s what went down:

Bun B x Freddie Gibbs x Despot… where do we even begin? From Freddie’s ESGN label and current relationship with Young Jeezy and CTE to Despot being a NYC club owner and the schit he has to deal with to Bun B flexing all professorial and having the show turn into a roundtable on race in New York versus the south. It’s bigger than rap. #Newmanati!

General Patton got ready for war as this week’s guest on The Combat Jack Show. Gunplay also called in from house arrest. Below is a full recap.

In preparation for his upcoming Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors album, Big Boi got ready for combat, reflecting on getting boo’d in NYC at the Source Awards, how OutKast influenced the Notorious B.I.G., the difference between creating an album with 3 Stacks and going dolo, the time someone passed him some laced weed and why he no longer freestyles on radio shows. We also get a surprise call from Gunplay as he luxuriates in his time of house arrest.

YN returned to The Combat Jack Show last night to celebrate their 100th episode. On this go ’round, the Yellow Nigga spoke on blog ranking lists, his new “The Truth” viral series and lots mo’.

Fabolous also swung by and spoke on life behind the scenes, fashion, being underrated as well as the Knicks and Nets. Below is what you missed.

UPDATE: Now with Yellow Nigga footage.

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A few weeks back, YN invaded Combat Jack’s radio show. Before the full clip arrives, here’s his segment discussing rap’s URLs that changed the game. If you weren’t name dropped, blog harder.

Sean Price and Duck Down Co-Founder Dru Ha were the latest guests on The Combat Jack Show. If ya missed out, here’s what was covered.

A week before the release of his highly anticipated album Mic Tyson, Sean Price and his Duck Down label’s president and co-founder Dru Ha stopped by the Combat Jack Show. Sean had an emergency and had to bounce as Dru walked us through close to 20 years of Boot Camp history, their alliance with Tupac, beef with The Notorious B.I.G., the definition of a truly independent record company, how Eminem got away and more. As he ran a real life one last year, Dru breaks down how his music run isn’t a race but a marathon. “Mic Tyson” hits the street October 30, 2012.

Down in the A for A3C Hip-Hop Festival, DJ Drama and Killer Mike appeared on Combat Jack‘s show. Drama discussed his mixtape game, rap beefs and Quality Street Music. Killer Mike reflected on his upbringing, his R.A.P. Music album with EL-P, the importance of voting and more.