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The Right Time with Bomani Jones

1996 Hip Hop Series: Jason England on Biggie’s Blueprint: The Hidden Impact on Jay-Z & Nas | 02.24

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

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4.812.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In the latest episode of The Right Time's 1996 Hip Hop Series, Bomani Jones and Jason England break down Notorious B.I.G.'s impact on the year 1996 despite not putting out an album. Later, they discuss Biggie's imprint on artists like Jay-Z, Nas, Redman and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the right time, a wave original.

0:09.6

My name is Beaumani Jones. Thanks for listening wherever you get your podcast.

0:12.8

Thanks for watching us on YouTube. Subscribe, like, rate us, review us, give us five stars.

0:18.6

You only give us four stars. I'm inclined to believe you are a hater.

0:22.1

It is Time Machine Tuesday.

0:24.3

We have got part three of our series of the year 1996 in rap music.

0:29.2

Joining us again is the homie Jason England.

0:32.4

Check him out at the Defector and some other place.

0:35.1

You Google's name.

0:36.1

Stuff comes up.

0:37.4

That's a robe. You have you have peeped as accurately. I'm comfortable, man. I'm in my home. A man must feel comfortable, especially when he hops on with somebody like you, man. And the sunglasses, too. Oh, always. You know, it's funny, man. They say in theopranos that the lowest form of discourses remember when. But my homies were sending me screenshots to your comment section. I said the lowest form of discourse is a common section. I felt like Jay-Z, man. When I rock shades, it ain't to impress you. What the fuck, nigga's common on my. Because you're sitting indoors with sunglasses on.

1:13.1

That is the answer to the question.

1:14.1

I've never been cooler than when I'm by myself.

1:18.5

All right.

1:19.2

So be sure to check out our previous episodes.

1:22.6

We got Jason.

1:23.4

We got the homie with DJ Wally Sparks.

1:25.2

He was on for the last episode.

1:26.8

This episode is kind of built in a, almost a counterintuitive foundation where we all agree

1:33.9

that 1996 was the year of Tupac.

1:37.5

And maybe it's just because it's associated with him or is tied to him.

1:41.5

The second biggest figure in the year, 1996, is it feels like the one

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