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Yes, "Wah Gwan Delilah" Remix really has Drake on the track, no, it's not a serious track. After Drake got demolished in his beef with Kendrick Lamar Demar and Adriel analyze why Drake released "Wah Gwan Delilah" now. Also, the hip hop continues its #Metoo moment as The-Dream is accused of rape and sexual battery in a new lawsuit.
TIMECODES:
2:07 Drake did it on purpose to cut the tension
3:32 This is him saying I am not accepting defeat
5:39 Could Drake drop a ‘Mob Ties’ right now?
7:31 Chance the Rapper comparison
10:12 Good move wrong time
12:25 The-Dream
18:02 Hip-hop me too
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Shaboozey's third album 'Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going', it's constant conversation between country and hip hop and whether Shaboozey is a gimmick.
Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10
The Love List: Horses & Hellcats, A Bar Song (Tipsy), Drink Don't Need No Mix, Finally Over
TIMECODES:
1:39 - Movie soundtrack (spiderman)
4:44 - Hip-hop sensibilities in his music
06:28 - Horses and Hellcats lyrics
12:35 - Two things can be true
13:54 - Same soup, different mix
15:02 - Beyonce album helps?
19:40 - Démar couldn’t picture this outside of a hip-hop song
20:40 - Let it burn
21:00 - Is he a gimmick?
26:33 - Chanting
28:55 - His voice
31:24 - Adriel loves these kind of songs
34:58 - Isn't on the beat at all
36:28 - Noah Cyrus
39:09 - Favourite feature
41:33 - What does this album do for his career?
47:28 - Score
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Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going / 2024 / country -
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Vince Staples' sixth studio album 'Dark Times', its muted production and Vince Staples finally channeling his humour into his music.
Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10
The Love List: Government Cheese, Étouffée, "Radio", Freeman, Black&Blue
P.S. Doesn't 'Shame On The Devil' sound like a Mac Demarco song? Or are we trippin'
TIMECODES:
2:40 - Old and new Vince Staples
3:43 - When sparks fly
4:34 - Favorite Vince Staples song
9:38 - In that space where everyone knows him but not his music
14:23 - Music before this album isn’t funny
16:15 - Nailaism that exists in this lifestyle
19:08 - The get you out the street rapper
20:40 - Getting leverage in his career
24:09 - The entanglement
25:57 - The outro on ‘Justin’
26:48 - The interludes
30:42 - One of those artists where his fans aren’t catching all the lyrics
31:55 - I don’t know what a Vince Staples sound is
33:43 - Could have lived on 5 different albums / Mac Demarco
34:40 - Singles
38:50 - Boring drums on 'Justin'
41:00 - It’s all one vibe
42:05 - One of the most unique careers
48:28 - Pop rap
51:44 - The cover
56:14 - Scores
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Vince Staples - Dark Times / 2024 / rap, gangsta rap, hip hop -
Video has finally emerged showing some of the physical abuse Cassie has endured and Diddy thought an video apology was an appropriate response to that... You're only apologizing because the video is public, not for anything else...
TIMECODES:
00:16 - Intro
01:26 - The Sickening Video
04:10 - Diddy felt untouchable
06:09 - Why does this video still exist?
09:42 - Media Members defending Diddy
13:43 - Diddy involving his son
16:15 - The Oldheads in Hip-Hop
20:05 - Is J. Cole the only good guy left?
22:00 - Tyga & Kylie
24:42 - Will Jay-Z be next?
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Billie Eilish's third studio album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT', Eilish's versatility accidentally causing her to make blander music and her ever-stellar songwriting.
Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6 / 10
The Love List: LUNCH, L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, THE DINER, BITTERSUITE, BLUE
2:07 First time hearing Billie
5:08 Happier than ever left Demar underwhelmed
7:05 What she said about the project and the title
7:53 Liking her popular songs
10:06 Skinny as the introduction
13:40 Not as many songs that are unique to her
15:43 Drake issue in reverse
18:35 Sounds like Costco music
23:02 Stunning when she gets more complex (autotune)
27:05 Jacking Missy Elliot’s style for years
30:02 Aligned with black music without working with black artists
31:41 Juice Wrld type of flow
36:46 Arlo Parks
39:52 A big part of her fans who are not here for the lyrics
44:09 Is Billie apologizing?
54:46 Relating to your sister putting her face in a vagina
58:02 The Coolest Girl in pop
1:00:57 The Cover
1:04:00 The Score
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft / 2024 / pop, alt-pop -
DJ Akademiks's fat is back in the fire after a string of hip hop sexual misconduct allegations that have been plaguing 2024. Ak is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of rape, sexual assault, and defamation by Fauziya “Ziya” Abashe for an alleged incident in 2022. The duo breakdown what it means for Ak and hip hop as sexual misconduct allegations continue to pile up against men in the industry. Then we talk about what we've been spinning lately and possible song of the summer candidates.
TIMECODES:
3:18 - Ak and a lot of venom for Rory
3:55 - Usually when Reddit is right about something it is not good
4:22 - He has some friends in the industry – embedded in the Drake camp
6:52 - These people exist in a sphere
7:25 - Who’s the type of artists is AK interviewing
9:10 - Perception online and people aren’t surprised
9:55 - AK had 69 on-call
11:05 - Hip-Hop is in a turbulent time / Mee Too
12:01 - See some light that women can feel safe in hip-hop
13:51 - What have you been listening to recently / cookout music
14:41 - Might delete later – J Cole played it right
19:03 - Still banging Yeat to this day
21:07 - Geo cities
22:03 - Might give a white man in hip-hop the number 1 album
22:40 - Albums you are excited for
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Gunna's fifth studio album 'One of Wun', its surprisingly impressive production and Gunna never killing the vibe.
Démar’s rating: 3 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10
The Love List: hakuna matata, back in the a, whatsapp, one of wun
TIMECODES:
5:41 - Demar’s favourite Gunna song
8:30 - Very little hype around this album
9:45 - Is there another hit we can find
10:45 - Gunna is somehow getting better
12:00 - Title track - I understand why you like listening to it
12:50 - Production is the best part of the project
15:10 - Still bangs without knowing the words
16:34 - Cybernetic & aquatic
20:00 - Sonics he is miles ahead, in this genre lyrics is not the emphasis
22:00 - Nav level monotone - no emotion
23:27 - Not listening with the same “Ears”
25:16 - His music is not going to break up the vibe
25:33 - Fans also like on Spotify
27:30 - When it comes to his voice – black Nav
30:34 - Yeat & Gunna demo
31:54 - Favourite feature
32:15 - What happened to Roddy Rich
33:29 - Leon Bridges singing
35:45 - Gunna’s voice gets on Demar's nerves
37:19 - A singer but a rapper – Rod Wave
41:35 - Money don’t make me real that’s on my life"
42:35 - Mice is plural
44:53 - This fanbase doesn’t have the appetite for new sounds, new lyrics etc..
47:44 - The hooks are subpar
50:14 - Almost a No Skips
52:55 - The Cover
54:08 - The Scores
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Gunna - One of Wun / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap -
Kendrick Lamar has obliterated Drake in the beef with the hit diss song 'Not Like Us' with 'meet the grahams' to set it up. Drake had a chance in this beef but it look like that time is over and he's left to salvage what's left of his reputation. Adriel and Demar analyze how Kendrick dismantled Drake in the beef, whether the pyrrhic victory is worth it and if Drake is still too big to fail.
TIMECODES:
4:20 - Demar is always right
7:05 - Mistake with family matters (20v1)
9:10 - The Nuke didn't nuke
9:40 - New Ho king
11:48 -It’s almost as if Family matters didn’t happen
14:16 - Kendrick Lamar aims to represent Blackness on Not Like Us
16:00 - Women are the butt of the joke in this beef
17:15 - Do we need receipts?
19:40 - This beef is bad for Drake's corporate deals
23:00 - Drake did what he was supposed to do on Family Matters
25:56 - Kendrick's release schedule was brilliant
29:37 - Drake’s missed opportunity
31:52 - Kendrick gives Drake a history lesson in blackness
34:05 - The art of avoiding allegations / pyrrhic victory
34:40 - Cancelling is fake
37:55 - How Drake lost Black women in his fan base (The great hollowing)
42:52 - Ranking the songs in this battle
47:08 - Who won this battle?
47:57 - Shots fired at Drake’s home
50:58 - Is this the end for Drake?
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss 4Batz's first mixtape 'U Made Me a St4r', Aaliyah's sound inspiring another R&B revival and whether 4Batz is just Brent Faiyaz with a mask on.
Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10
The Love List: act i: stickerz "99", act ii: date @ 8, act vi: made man, act v: there goes another vase, get out yo feelings ho
TIMECODES:
5:44 Do we need to see 4batz face?
10:25 OVO deal
13:12 2000’s R&B is making a comeback
14:57 Sounds more like real instruments
15:40 Innovations on Aaliyah's sound
21:35 How much can he really sing?
25:26 He is open to being at fault
30:30 23 minutes 11 songs
33:16 I’m the goofy one paying for your girl's hair
36:33 Hurt his first week numbers but helped him in the long run
37:49 The cover
40:21 Reminiscent of PARTYNEXTDOOR
42:45 The Scores
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4Batz - U Made Me a St4r / 2024 / R&B -
Kendrick Lamar has finally dropped his reply diss track to Drake, 'Euphoria' and it's everything we thought it'd be and more. Join us as we bask in the heat of Kenrick Lamar cooking Drake for 6 straight minutes.
TIMECODES:
0:15 - Intro
1:30 - Euphoria is officially out / The oven mitts are out
3:10 - Kendrick Lamar is up right now
3:50 - People catching strays
4:23 - Kendrick Lamar's approach
5:33 - Demar is everyone's opp
6:42 - Diving into the diss track / Kendrick Lamar's musical density
8:41 - Is replay value important?
11:30 -The internet is judging Kendrick Lamar
12:00 - His Toronto Accent
15:27 - How this beef will age over time
16:33 - Pre-Drake rap beef
18:00 - Kendrick is praising Drake
19:25 - Drake isn't tough or black enough?
22:12 - Taking shots at Drake's femininity
23:55 - ‘Euphoria’ is for the older crowd
29:18 - The cease & desist
31:25 - Is Drake a deadbeat dad?
34:15 - Demar is right again!
36:55 - Where does ‘Euphoria’ rank?
41:48 - Does Adriel actually like Kendrick Lamar?
46:05 - Are Kendrick’s bars too problematic?
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss PARTYNEXTDOOR's fourth studio album 'PARTYNEXTDOOR 4', circling back on his sound and whether he's the forefather of toxic R&B.
Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10
The Love List: Cheers, Stuck In My Ways, Make It To The Morning
TIMECODES:
3:07 - Favorite from the PND series
6:54 - Cheers single
8:57 - Album for the hardcore fans
9:17 - Control intro
12:03 - Image that is a part of their music
14:18 - Same beat as Lose My Mind
17:33 - The production can be soft but the drums hit heavy
19:30 - Who does his sound as good as him
21:01 - Everything that he is doing- there are multiple different versions now
24:18 - Feel stuck in in time to me (Demar)
26:29 - Listening to part 12 hrs straight
28:00 - That’s Crazy
30:00 - Spelling things out like he hasn’t before
31:05 - Weird convo to have at 30yrs old
32:44 - Seems like he couldn’t care less - detached
33:50 - DMX interpolation
35:48 - Breaks the song, the melody doesn’t make sense
38:35 - What it means for his career
41:06 - The Cover
46:10 - Score
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PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) / 2024 / R&B -
Drake's AI diss track 'Taylor Made Freestyle' is out but is it in good taste? We're talking about beef but are there some technological lines that you just don't cross? Also, Chris Brown and Quavo are beefing and its gone to blows over diss tracks. We're here breaking it down and laughing at the absurdity.
TIMECODES:
1:56 - Drake AI
3:30 - Taunting Kendrick Lamar
3:50 - One of the largest artists in the music using AI
4:08 - Using Tupac’s voice
6:28 - Demar thinks it’s wack
7:44 - Even Kendrick fans say he has to drop soon
9:44 - can’t have 3 weeks between every record
12:58 - Drake's strategy
15:56 - Rumour of Drake having a bomb
16:44 - Kanye jumping in
18:15 - Drake is Jewish
19:03 - Kanye has to save hip-hop
20:18 - This 20 v 1 builds up Drake’s legacy
21:38 - The undercard
21:53 - Demar is giving Trump
22:22 - Why now?
23:46 - CB raps better than Quavo
24:26 - Quavo is not good enough to make a diss track
26:09 - Triplet flow - only flow
33:28 - CB vs Quavo who’s a better rapper
35:16 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Taylor Swift's 11th studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department', the boring production, Taylor's hyper-literal lyrics and her minimal singing range.
Démar’s rating: 3 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 3 / 10
The Love List: Florida!!!, I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), thanK you aIMee, I Look in People's Windows
TIMECODES:
2:10 - Drake should write for Taylor
3:28 - Previous scores
6:27 - Competent group
7:44 - No single
8:16 - Shrinking the world
9:46 - Slow album
12:09 - So boring Demar had to stop listening
14:20 - Carly Rae Jepsen copycat
16:11 - Swearing all over this album
16:33 - Hyper pop sound
19:27 - There are Some good tracks but not enough
20:05 - If Taylor was on Cowboy Carter
24:11 - Florida
28:22 - The smallest man that’s ever lived
31:45 - Didn’t even try to keep me in / pathetic
36:20 - Delulu algorithm
36:47 - Never cried at the gym
38:50 - Always the victim
41:08 - Mellow dramatic
43:58 - Cringe lyrics
45:16 - Kendrick of pop music
46:20 - Why is she not cancelled - worst lyrics
47:43 - Try to find a way to say in real life
49:12 - Taylor gets a pass for being bitter
50:46 - Did Travis Kelce listen to this album
1:00:46 - The cover
1:05:41 - The Scores
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Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department / 2024 / pop, folk -
Drake has responded to Kendrick Lamar in emphatic fashion with his unofficial track 'Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)'. We breakdown the lyrics and really discuss if this beef is winnable for anyone involved.
TIMECODES:
0:17 - Intro
3:54 - Thinking Drake's diss is AI
5:56 - What's Beef sample?
7:46 - Kendrick is at a disadvantage
8:47 - Contract discussions
9:46 - Distract lyric breakdown
12:36 - When is the Kendrick track dropping?
15:20 - Drake's writing speed
18:19 - Did Kendrick expect Drake to reply?
19:45 - Adriel is worried for Kendrick
20:29 - What does it take to win a beef?
23:34 - What happens if Drake beats Kendrick Lamar in a beef?
27:04 - The Drake-French Montana cease and desist
28:30 - More Drake lyrical breakdown
30:30 - What would've happened if J.Cole didn't back out of the beef?
31:49 - Kendrick is on his own, how is he going to handle the beef now?
32:23 - How many songs do you think the beef will go?
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Future and Metro Boomin's collaborative album 'We Still Don't Trust You', Future's strained vocals and Future being one of the rappers with minimal skill at rapping.
Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10
The Love List: We Still Don't Trust, Nights Like This, Nobody Knows My Struggle, Crossed Out, Red Leather
TIMECODES:
1:54 - First album was the single for the 2nd album
2:52 - Future establishing himself as an album artist
6:54 - This is what we have been begging Drake to do
09:34 - Future got the Weeknd pack
11:24 - Who told you?
11:57 - After Hours style of production
13:02 - Brad Pit comparison
13:33 - Set the tone/cooking with gas
15:14 - Drink and dance … why?
17:34 - Black hole on your Spotify
20:36 - Love bad bitches (different artists you could see on this)
23:37 - I Don’t know if Future is making fun of Drake on this track
25:03 - Gracious is a Ty Dolla $ign song
29:09 - Here is what you get for listening to the first half
30:52 - Future talk that talk …Leader in toxic masculinity
32:33 - Future meme
36:32 - He’s using the wrong part of his body
37:10 - Young Thug before the autotune
38:01 - Future can’t get into a beef with his lyrics
38:33 - MVP of being the most minor skill at rapping
44:15 - The Cover
47:40 - Scores
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Future & Metro Boomin - We Still Don't Trust You / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap -
This week Démar and Adriel discuss J. Cole's surprise mixtape 'Might Delete Later', his Kendrick Lamar diss, his apology to Kendrick Lamar and how he's destroyed the bravado in his music.
Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10
The Love List: H.Y.B., Stealth Mode, Stickz N Stonez, Pricey
TIMECODES:
2:25 Surprise drop
3:54 Demar was in bed
5:40 Pre-apology J. Cole
10:07 The music sounds different and hollow
11:40 People not living their rhymes
12:25 Connecting his first song with his last song
14:58 Apologizing is not hip-hop
15:42 Drake the shop comparison
21:54 The freedom for people not to like specific albums
24:10 You don’t have to reply, but do it anyways
27:13 Too much triplet flow
27:53 Pi features
30:25 Trans bars
33:40 The production Adriel wanted a while ago
37:00 Adriel can feel the labels looking for a Central Cee single
39:00 Fever is the Born Sinner J. Cole
41:42 We heard this song on Born Sinner
44:04 Huntin Wabbitz
45:40 Great use of a vocal sample
47:15 The mixtape is Cohesiveish
49:41 The Cover
51:28 Worth getting the Vinyl?
54:54 How will the apology age?
1:01:20 Scores
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J. Cole - Might Delete Later / 2024 / Rap, Hip Hop -
Since we've determined that J. Cole is no longer in the big three because of his apology Démar and Adriel take stock of artists that can replace him in the rap hierarchy. Also the duo do a little bit of recap on Bryson Tiller's latest album 'Bryson Tiller' and Doja Cat's deluxe ‘Scarlet 2: Claude’
TIMECODES:
1:12 Bryson Tiller ‘The Man Who Made Trapsoul’
8:20 Doja Cat
15:05 Deciding the future of Hip-Hop
16:19 Yeat
18:00 Playboi Carti
21:27 Tyler The Creator
24:37 Doja Cat
26:33 Travis Scott
27:50 Future
30:09 Nicki Minaj
33:42 Is Nicki Minaj ahead of J. Cole?
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We're a quarter through the calendar, so it's time for Démar and Adriel to go over their favourite albums so far this year. Also Lizzo quit music and then unquit music. Grand opening, grand closing.
TIMECODES:
00:39 Lizzo’s ‘Retirement’
04:48 Yeat | 2093
05:54 The Last Dinner Party | Prelude to Ecstasy
07:45 Flo Milli | Fine Ho, Stay
09:27 Future & Metro Boomin | WE DON’T TRUST YOU
11:00 Tyla | Tyla
15:19 Illit | Super Real Me
16:36 SiR | Heavy1
17:24 Schoolboy Q | Blue Lips
19:20 Ghetts | On Purpose, With Purpose
20:52 Little Simz | Drop 7
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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Beyoncé's eighth studio album 'Cowboy Carter', pandering to white people and her approaching Michael Jackson status.
Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 7.5 / 10
The Love List: BODYGUARD, YA YA, RIIVERDANCE, II MOST WANTED, LEVII'S JEANS
TIMECODES:
4:32 - A teenager in 2024 listening to Beyonce for the first time
5:29 - Features we haven’t heard before
5:59 - Miley feature
7:35 - Bodyguard 11:00 River dance as a single
12:40 - Is 27 songs too many?
14:54 - Hootenanny or Hoedown?
17:51 - The Eagle
22:39 - It’s too evident to the people it's being catered to
32:14 - Destiny’s Child vs. Sum 41
37:44 - Jolene
46:48 - What’s left for her to do
48:23 - The cover / who is Beyonce voting for
56:00 - The Scores
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Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter / 2024 / country -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs just got his houses in LA and Miami raided by Homeland Security, does that mean he's done for? Also Demar and Adriel take sides in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, ranking the so-called 'Big 3'.
TIMECODES:
00:50 Diddy’s House gets Raided
6:50 Diddy is going down
12:12 Kendrick Lamar shoots at Drake
18:18 Remembering 2013 Hip-Hop Twitter
24:20 Kendrick Lamar is more critically acclaimed
32:44 GKMC is integral to Hip-Hop
37:47 Is Drake more Wilt or LeBron?
41:00 Drake’s omniscient influence
41:53 Drake is like FRIENDS
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