{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 16 - 1997 Part 1 ","description":"We're BAAACK with our first year episode of Season 4! Get ready for all things 1997! We cold open with our guest, Stephen Cadena, aka DJ Shoestring (0:00) We then give him a proper introduction (1:51) Marty and Stephen reminisce on growing up with Hip Hop in Ohio and Texas (5:59) We move on by breaking down the state of Hip Hop in 1997 (16:34) Wu-Tang Forever and how it fit into the time contextually (27:54) More seminal Hip Hop albums from '97 (34:00) Master P's &quot;Ghetto D&quot; and how he inexplicably used DIY aesthetic and branding to build an empire (36:50) We then charge forward with Stephen's pick, Bj\u00f6rk's lush masterpiece, Homogenic. (48:52) Be on the lookout for 1997 Episode 2 next week! ","author_name":"Album of the Year Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/aotypodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13290113\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/65704157"}