# 2016 Draft w/ Lyric Jones and Optiks

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Podcast: [The Questions Hip-Hop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-questions-hip-hop-4988699)
Published: 2026-02-02T08:00:00+00:00
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You're posting photos of yourself from 2016, we're spending 2 hours drafting the highs and lows of hip-hop from 2016; we are not the same. Sean Kantrowitz and MidaZ the BEAST are joined by guests Lyric Jones and Optiks to comb through the benchmarks of a year that may not instantly ring a bell for you when it comes to hip-hop history – but trust, there's plenty to dig into here! Patreon.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠questionshiphop.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thequestionshiphop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Questions Hip-Hop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sean Kantrowitz: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MidaZ the BEAST: ⁠Instagram⁠ Lyric Jones: Instagram Optiks: Instagram

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