We're going back to the 90s with another classic review of this 1993 throwback jam that might not be what you thought you've always heard, it's Positive K - "I Got A Man". We dive deep into how it was put together, discuss approach game, 90s hip hop, and a thorough breakdown of the back and forth rap convo in full dissect mode as we do. Positive K …

Will Smith is back and so are the Dissect DJs! Breaking down his latest single release featuring his son Jaden and a guy named Russ - "Work of Art". We try to understand what Will is trying to say and why he's trying to say it, check in on a couple other recent releases by Willy from Philly, and discuss where he's at this point in his career. Is "W…

The summer of baseball movie reviews continues on the Dissect DJs, as we break down the iconic 1993 film - The Sandlot! We run through this entire 90s classic that anchored the greatest era of baseball movie history, asking and answering all the curious questions that rise along the way. Why can't Smalls throw a baseball? Why was his stepdad Dennis…

In Episode 126 we uncover a rare song from the 80s that turns out to be rarely heard for a very good reason... It's Benny Mardones - "Into the Night". DJ JAG brings a deep cut to the table with some lyrics that must be heard to be believed. It's time to dissect some problematic throwback music from the 80s, Benny you're NEXT!…

We do a deep dive from the archives from The 3 Things About podcast and pull out our thorough breakdown on the 1992 cinema classic A League of Their Own! We crown our MVPs of the movie, the 6th Man Off the Bench Award, The "Practice Squad Player" who we could've done without, and hit all the longstanding eternal questions - Did Dottie drop the ball…

Happy Independence Day Week y'all! Episode 124 celebrates the good ole' USA by breaking down an American classic with Tom Petty's 1976 hit "American Girl". Lyric by lyric we dissect one of the all-time cover band anthems, and try to see if there's an actual story here or if it's just a simple celebration of one our nation's finest commodities.…

Episode 123 breaks down Sabrina Carpenter's new smash hit single "Espresso"! Watch the full video podcast on YouTube @RyCastle: https://youtu.be/EHb4XP_w05Q Lyric by lyric, we dissect what the song means, what the music video tells us about Sabrina, the shocking twist the music video gives us, if it might be the song of of the summer, and figure ou…

Let's start a new game, yeah? Ever hear of F*ck, Marry, Kill? Well this is Ghost, Fight, Chill. It's simple- We name three people and decide who we'd ghost out of our life, who we'd fight, and who we'd want to chill with. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/ZE6FyRRz_MY We debate about the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Miley C…

We're back with another classic full movie review as Castle is joined by "J-Wey" Jason Malabuyoc to break down one of the most iconic sports movies of the 90s, that immediately went from fictional Disney hockey team to real life hockey team in the NHL- The Mighty Ducks! Full video podcast can be found on YouTube @RyCastle, link here: https://youtu.…

We take it back to '62 to break down one of the original soul jams of the classic rock era with The Contours - "Do You Love Me". See the full episode podcast here: https://youtu.be/fGJWc-mh-9s With a thorough review of the legendary dance scene from Dirty Dancing when Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) meets Baby (Jenny Grey), as well as the classic mu…

We covered the boys and now it's time to turn are attention to some of the legendary girlfriends in cinema history to answer one basic question - Are These Girlfriends Lame? We break out the Lame Meter and rank 'em all! Check out the video podcast of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YuPgJlBMmFc We cover some of the most famous characters f…

Full Video Episode: https://youtu.be/bSsEm3tBOuo We rock in St. Patty's Day by throwing it back to one of the all-tine Irish rock anthems of our generation with Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". How did this become the official anthem of Boston and St. Patrick's Day? What does the song actually mean and where did the lyrics originally …

It's time we go off on various social scenarios and modern day commonalities that make the DIssect DJs say one thing- Hey, maybe don't! See the full video podcast here: https://youtu.be/gqu-WOKPxD8 Social etiquette, party interaction, annoying kids and dogs, social media posting, karaoke, high five/fist bumping, story-telling, dating - we cover it …

See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/6OWDB3fHHe0 We throw it back to '79 to break down the iconic disco rock anthem cooked up by the legendary Doobie Brothers, with "What a Fool Believes". We dissect the deeper meaning behind the happy-sounding jam, and how it's actually much darker and sadder than it initially comes across on the surface. …

View the whole video podcast on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/vU8bDZWpsm4 The Dissect DJs go off on a brand new segment that takes on some classic cinema boyfriends from some of the most memorable movies and music videos of all time, trying to determine one thing- Did This Boyfriend Suck? From Ferris Bueller, to The Beast from Beauty and the Beast, …

Let's dissect one of the most iconic holiday movies of all time, with the Dissect DJs first ever movie review video podcast! See the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkYoEi8QVA&t=32s . Joined by a special guest appearance from Jason Malabuyoc, we ask some of the hard hitting questions this movie brings up - Is the cue card scene actua…

2023 finally gave us a hip hop jam we can sink our teeth into, so it's time to dissect Jack Harlow's latest jam "Lovin on Me". Watch the video podcast on youtube at @RyCastle: https://youtu.be/UYhzP12eblc. Is this the song of the year? Are you into whips and chains? And are you ready for the annual Year in Review Rewind Mix? We dissect it all on Ep…

We break down the most iconic single from the delightful, ageless treasure that is Dolly Parton, with her 1973 classic "Jolene". Coming off her head-turning Thanksgiving halftime performance in Dallas, we find out who is Jolene? What is the backstory, and why is Dolly devoting an entire track to this woman? We dissect it all, and check out the epis…

Time to break down one of the all time cult classics in music history with Neil Diamond's 1969 hit single "Sweet Caroline". Why do we all hit the "Bah Bah Bah!" and "So Good! So Good So Good!"? When did that start? Do you get pulled into it every time? Or are you maybe sick of it? And what is the ultimate sing along song if not this? What movie com…

It's Halloween season so we gotta break down one of the all time throwback spooky jams, with Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me". We dissect why Michael Jackson was queitly brought into to absolutely slay the chorus, who's watching you, and why Rockwell's music video appears to be a home video with McPoyle-like zombies just kinda standing around. S…

We hit the top of the charts this week- breaking down Doja Cat's new look and sound with her hit single "Paint the Town Red", full video review! What's Doja trying to do here? Where have we heard this sample from? And how long did you wait to take down king size candy from Halloween? Episode 109 - let's dissect! See the full video podcast on YouTub…

We throw it back to the Party Rock era of the early 2010's when LMFAO ran the world, by breaking down their 2011 classic "Champagne Showers". Is it about champagne or piss? Does Natalia Kills kill the track? And what ever happened to Party Rock? The DJs dissect!Por Dissect DJs

Time to break down the "song of the summer" with Taylor Swift's char-topping "Cruel Summer". Do the Dissect DJs jive with what all the Swifties have been raving about? Or is there another song that gets conjured up that hits even harder? Time to dissect!Por Dissect DJs

The Dissect DJs introduce video podcasts into the mix by taking on this absolute legendary track from 1984 by The World's Famous Supreme Team paying tribute to all the DJs in the entire world. Visit https://www.youtube.com/@RyCASTLE/podcasts for the full video podcast episode. We discuss some of our favorite and most despised qualities of DJs, stor…

Inspired by one of the all-time dance floor breakdown bangers, Castle and JAG review all the things they're down to do (or not do) one more time, while simultaneously dissecting the revolutionary 2000 Daft Punk jam - "One More Time".Por Dissect DJs

DJ JAG brings us this throwback from the 90s that may just contain the most F'd up story in 90's R&B history, as Castle learns of it for the first time. From the product of Boyz II Men, we got Uncle Sam (yes that's really the name he went with) and his soulful jam "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again".…

We throw it back to the most bonding track in Castle & JAG history - Teena Marie's 1981 classic "Square Biz". Hear the back story of why lil' 5'1, 100 pounds of fun Teena Marie A.K.A Casper/Shorty/Lil' Bit/Vanilla Child created the ultimate dance party mix for all social situations. We're talkin' Square Biz, we're gonna hip you to the Tee!…

It's about damn time the Dissect DJs finally broke down a Lizzo jam, with her 2019 takeover hit "It's About Damn Time". Does Lizzo make you move? Do you worry about what the homies say if they find out Lizzo makes you move? And do we have enough fire hip hop dance jams in the modern era of music? Castle and JAG discuss it all, and it's about damn t…

We pay tribute to the late legendary pop queen Tina Turner by breaking down her most iconic jam from 1984 "What's Love Got to Do with It". We all know the song, but what does it actually mean? We put on our dissecting gloves and try to scope it out. What does love got to do with it?Por Dissect DJs

We've finally hit Episode 100! And what better way to countdown to triple digits then by dissecting the epic sound of the 80's that is Europe's "The Final Countdown". We try to breakdown what it is that Europe is really counting down to, learn a little about who Europe is, and get into some of our favorite versions of final countdowns. Let's rock t…

We're back to break down Nicki Minaj's 2022 smash "Super Freaky Girl" and compare how it stacks up to the OG version- Rick James's "Super Freak", and even throw in a little MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" to see who did it best. Is Nicki really the baddest around? Let's dissect and find out!Por Dissect DJs

The Dissect DJs are back with a brand new season! Kicking off with a breakdown of one of the most unstoppable jams of 2023 - Coi Leray's "Players". We discuss the origins of the track dating back to Grand Master Flash's "The Message", the historic nature of this classic beat, and if girls can be players too.…

We conclude 80's month by breaking down one of the all-time throwback 80's bangers: The Clash - Rock the Casbah! Did you know the heavy backstory that this song gets into? Did you know the extremely lame story that this song almost got into? We get into all of it and break it down accordingly, alongside our new mascot Dottie!…

We're going back to 80's month with a review of one of the most classic throwback sounds in music history with Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Does everybody really want to rule the world? Let's discuss!Por Dissect DJs

80's Month keeps trucking along as we attempt to uncover the deeper meaning behind one of the most iconic hits from one of the trademark bands of the entire decade. It's time to dissect Hall & Oates' 1982 classic "Maneater".Por Dissect DJs

We go to London for Track 3 of 80's Month to dissect the Pet Shop Boys' 1985 classic "West End Girls" in attempt to answer all the questions raised in this synth-laden throwback: Who are these guys? Who are the West End Girls? Why are they Pet Shop Boys? Who? Why? When? What? And of course- How farrrr have you beeeeennn? Pet Shop Boys are NEXT!…

80's month rolls on with one of the decade's all-time icons - Madonna, as we break down the deep and some would say controversial backstory of her 1986 classic "Papa Don't Preach". Also, Danny Aiello, a whole lot of Danny Aiello.Por Dissect DJs

80's Month has arrived! And we kick it off with the song that kicked off the 80's infatuation with music videos with The Buggles infamous classic - "Video Killed the Radio Star".Por Dissect DJs

We finally book-end the second half of "Sting Week/Month" and break down The Police's 1979 classic "Message in a Bottle", and try to determine if this song is a true story, a metaphor, or perhaps something much, much deeper... 🤔Por Dissect DJs

It's a generational clash of new vs not actually too long ago, as we dissect Jack Harlow's 2022 blast off jam - "First Class" and battle it against the original version from whence it was remixed from - Fergie's "Glamorous". The Dissect DJs seek to answer one question - are these songs different?Por Dissect DJs

It's time for some summer vibes ☀️ and few jams hit better this time of year than A Lighter Shade of Brown's "On a Sunday Afternoon". Cruise to the park, sip a cold one- a brewski, and toss on the Dissect DJ's breakdown of this throwback classic and feel that energy of a 90's afternoon.Por Dissect DJs

The Queen B is back with a brand new single that has set the world ablaze! So that means it's gotta be time for the Dissect DJs to pull up their surgical gloves and dissect it from front to back and inside to out to see if it truly lives up to the hype, as we break down Beyonce's "Break My Soul".Por Dissect DJs

We take a stroll back to 1983 to dissect Sting and The Police's classic rock throwback- "Every Breath You Take" in hopes of seeking the answer to one question - is this song creepy? Castle & JAG debate.Por Dissect DJs

We break down the masterpiece single off the critically acclaimed 'Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album that crosses the soul of the 60's with the street sound of the 90's with Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)". Is Lauryn teaching valuable lessons, or just venting out of scorn and spite? The Dissect DJs debate!…

We're back to dissect 12 classic cuts from the legendary R&B group that dominated the 90s - Boyz II Men, with the mission to uncover the deep, and sometimes actually kinda dark, story of their journey to the end of the road and back.Por Dissect DJs

We're throwing it back to the '95 with the epitome of a hip hop one-hitter from the 90's, with Skee-Lo's "I Wish" to see if we can help advise lil' Skee on some of these common and also some not-quite common wishes he lays on this classic throwback.Por Dissect DJs

A generational clash of a classic beat being used in 3 completely different decades and genres. Castle and JAG play "fuck, marry, kill" with the Tom Tom Club's revolutionary "Genius of Love" by comparing it to Mariah Carey's 90's institution - "Fantasy" as well as Latto's modern day jam "Big Energy", and see which song stacks up the tallest and can…

We take it back to '81 when disco was dying out and rap was in it's infancy, as the two genres were brought together in an emblematic culture clash by 80's pop band Blondie- led by the unique combination of vocal and rap stylings from the group's frontwoman, Debbie Harry. Castle and JAG break down the iconic song and music video, and discuss its si…

Believe it or not it's been 20 years since this beat-classic club banger was first dropped into our lives, so Castle & JAG dissect it from beginning to end to determine if Cam'ron's 'Hey Ma' still holds up and gets everyone singing "and we gon' get it on toniiiight".Por Dissect DJs

We dig deep into the story and scene of one hip hop's greatest ever throwback jams, as we break down Warren G and Nate Dogg's '94 classic - "Regulate". Do you know the source of the opening sound clip? Or which song this was remixed from? Or why Mike's answering machine talks to him in the movie 'Swingers'? All that and more -Mount up!…