The new Chrome Bills record “The Inflection” was released on May 24 2024. Steve and Chuck (and their rap alter egos) breakdown the who, what, when, where, how, and why of the record, play a few cuts, tease and even deeper dive (which is wild si

CB186: Transmissions with SQ and Rapswell

Feb 7th, 2023

Penpals super-producer SQ and emcee Rapswell join the crew to discuss the recently releases SQ album “Transmissions”. We break down the who, what, when, where, how, and why of the record, play some cuts, and go full butt mode. Please subscribe

CB185: Covered in Fruit Loop Dust featuring Moses Rockwell

Jan 9th, 2023

Moses Rockwell is back on the mic as we welcome in the New Year. We discuss the differences of a topic song vs a gimic record. We decide which albums belong in the Time Capsule for 2022. We play some tracks. We drink some coffee. Please subscri

CB184: Cancel the Guillotine with Seez Mics

Nov 8th, 2022

Seez Mics joins us to talk about his latest release on SF Digi, “Cancel The Guillotine”, produced by Aupheus. We rock through all 5 tracks, and talk singles, tapes, IG reels, motivation, perspective, and rides to work. Be sure to download (or s

CB183: Album Review – Friends of the Show

Apr 4th, 2022

You knew this was coming… Fresh off the release of the “Friends of the Show” full length, we interview ourselves on how it all went down. In addition to Chuck and Steve: Cam-one, DJ Addikt, Big Slop, Seez Mics, Rich “Scratch” Chinn, Squires, an

CB182: Until You Run Out of Cake, An Interview with Moses Rockwell and Mike (and) Locust

Mar 7th, 2022

Fresh off the newly released “Until You Run Out of Cake”, CB Host Moses Rockwell and Mike (and) Locust join us to discuss the making of the album, their creative process, and obscure dance records from the early 90s. We hope you enjoy this conv

CB181: Surface Noise Interview with Lars Viola

Feb 26th, 2022

Lars Viola joins us to discuss the “Surface Noise” LP, which dropped Feb 4 2022. We talk about the chorus on Gutter, his beats, as well as the beats by Squires, Exile, and others. We recap his release party at the Broadway in BK, and dig into t

CB180: Even In Death with Seez Mics

Feb 15th, 2022

Seez Mics joins us to discuss the “Even In Death” LP. The album is a collaborative project with Cubbie Bear (RIP), and was released by Strange Famous records on January 28th 2022. We deep dive through the backstories of the project, the process

CB179: Hits from the Cheese Meter

Jun 2nd, 2021

Moses is back. We talk Mosey driving across the country. We discuss some lost and forgotten LPs from Scratch, Shyheim, and King Sun. (one of these records is “aggressively Philadelphia”) We ask the age-old question: Who doesn’t love DMX at Chri

CB178: The Momentum is STRONG with Big SLOP

May 19th, 2021

Friend of the show Big SLOP stops by to keep the momentum going. We talk about how K and SLOP have swapped 30 elbows since Maryland’s Finest, dissect the slight differences between podcasts and zoom calls, EPMD almost triggers a seizure, we do

CB177: The Stu Bangas Interview

Apr 12th, 2021

Stu Bangas stops by to talk through his extensive catalogue. (Shout out to the super-educated Slop Da Gawd for making the introduction) We dive into his recent releases, including Vangarde with Mr Lif, and Cannibal Hulk with Ill Bill. We go way

CB176: A late breaking start to 2021

Mar 28th, 2021

We’ve finally recovered from the drink-fest that was the 2020 finale, and jump into 2021 hairline first to bring you episode 176 of Chrome Bills. We discuss how Moses got his name, revisit some of our past work (including some that we DON’T lov

CB175: The 2020 season finale

Dec 28th, 2020

Join us as we say goodbye to 2020 once and for all. We talk raccoons, play some games, hear some clips from your favorite chrome billionaires, recap what has been a ‘memorable year’, and have A LOT to drink. (A LOT) Shout out to all of our list

CB174: Trigger Happy Iraqi with Extremely Bad Acne

Dec 22nd, 2020

Join us as we relive our lives on college radio, then dive into our respective Spotify Year(s) in Review. Highlights include: Penpals, Bus Driver, Moses Rockwell (of course), Oddisee, GGDT, and Canibus (?). We also talk about Moses being on PBS

CB173: The Nico.Wav Interview

Nov 23rd, 2020

Nico.Wav stops by to discuss his new album, “I’ll Explain Later”, available NOW on all streaming platforms. We bump a sampling of the album, including “Smoker Friendly”, “Luminosity”, and “Law of Rhythm”, and breakdown how this project came to

CB172: October 2020 brought that NEW new

Oct 26th, 2020

October 2020 brought a TON of new music. We dive into some of it, including: Homeboy Sandman, Open Mike Eagle, Black Thought, Benny the Butcher, Ardamus, Aesop Rock, and Statik Selektah. Oh, yeah, and we’re now on SPOTIFY. Please subscribe and

CB171: The Good Time Bobby’s Got the Blues Ep

Oct 13th, 2020

Bobby Noble and Lars Viola join us to discuss their new LP, Good Time Bobby’s Got the Blues. It was a truly intoxicating interview littered with cultural appropriation, movie references, and laments. Wooow Please subscribe and leave feedback tw

CB170: 4 word and 7 syllables with GGDT

Oct 6th, 2020

Giant Gorilla Dog Thing join us to break our 5+ month hiatus. We breakdown their recent release “Baths With Geese” and chat about Moses Rock holding glocks on the loading dock. Enjoy! and tell a friend. Please subscribe and leave feedback twitt

CB169: Punchlines are Dad Jokes with Moses Rockwell

May 18th, 2020

Moses Rockwell aka Mortis Rocksalt joins us for Episode 169. We get silly, breakdown Canibus and Common lyrics, dig into De La Soul interludes, and play some new beats from Moses. Come quarantine with us! Please subscribe and leave feedback twi

CB168: Quarantined in the County of Kings

May 4th, 2020

Justo the MC and Maticulous join us to discuss their new single “County of Kings”; available everywhere. We chop it up about quarantine life, their last record “Mind of a Man”, the Chrome Bills bump, Saved By the Bell, Mike Bibby (?), zodiac si

CB167: J Bomb Beat in the Building!

Mar 16th, 2020

Fresh off the release of the Ecru Tape, J.Bomb.Beat blessed the CB crew with an exclusive interview and remixes of “Breathe” and “Going In”. The J.Bomb.Beat/K-cromozone connection dates all the way back to the 2002 release of ResiNation’s “Forb

CB166: Penpals and Lars Viola – Behind The Music

Feb 10th, 2020

Back from a brief hiatus, we break down the latest release from the Penpals and Lars Viola “The Postman Always Rings Twice” Drink some fresh grapes on a Monday, and catch our guests in action on February 10 at The Broadway (1272 Broadway Brookl

CB165: Chrome Bills EP Behind The Music Pt.2

Dec 16th, 2019

Chuck and Steve continue to be fully GASSED up on the recent success of the new CB EP (available for purchase or stream now!) We decided to do a deep dive on the making of the EP and get somewhat hammered in the process. This is part 2… Note: A

CB164: Chrome Bills EP Behind The Music Pt.1

Dec 9th, 2019

Chuck and Steve are fully gassed up on the recent success of the new CB EP (available for purchase or stream now!) We decided to do a deep dive on the making of the EP and get somewhat hammered in the process. This is part 1… Please subscribe a

CB163: The PJ Katz Ep

Nov 18th, 2019

PJ Katz joins the crew for Episode 163. PJ’s track record includes producing for Torae, Skyzoo, J-Live, J57, Jamo Gang, and most recently CHROME BILLS. We talk through fire heralded 2012 release “92 Renault Music”, the origin of Mordella Music