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Cassie had Diddy up on allegations on until the settlement, watch Demar and Adriel give their thoughts about the whole ordeal. Also Pardison Fontaine and Megan Thee Stallion are beefing, what else is new? Andre 3000's latest album! Adriel gives his thoughts on the hip hop legend's woodwind project.

P.S. If what Cassie said is true, Diddy is a cuck right? I mean according to the text...

TIMECODES:

0:57 - Diddy
5:45 - Who’s going to be the first person to speak out and cancel Diddy
6:30 - Diddy is praying the media cycle is over
8:20 - MJ or R.Kelly treatment
8:55 - Future being alone with Diddy
10:45 - Freak nik situation (Diddy is a cuck)
13:27 - Megan Thee stallion
16:30 - Going for the shame
17:18 - So insecure
24:20 - Chillin?
25:48 - Andre 3000
27:43 - Names of the songs sound like it could have been a rap album
29:30 - Andre playing flutes under an Alias
31:46 - Frank Ocean comparison
34:00 - Frank new music rumour
34:57 - Demar done with Frank (Demar thinks he’s lame / sucks ass)
36:00 - One of the few artists left with any mystique
39:19 - What is cool about Frank Ocean
40:00 - No one is cool and mysterious but you just don’t know them


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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Drake's deluxe album 'For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition', his exhibition as a lyricist and his unique way of dissing anyone and everyone at the same time.

Démar’s rating: 8 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10

*NO SKIPS*

The Love List: Red Button, Stories About My Brother, The Shoe Fits, Wick Man, Evil Ways, You Broke My Heart

P.S. Joe Budden was right.

Some of Drake's best one liners:

- Taylor Swift the only nigga that I ever rated
- It's like he playin' EDM, that nigga a chain smoker
- Relax, drink some water, act like you somebody daughter


TIMECODES:

2:04 - Gods Plan | 1st Scary Hours
3:05 - First deluxe in 10 years
6:10 - Most rapping on a Drake project
6:40 - Pusha T influence
8:45 - Adriel is back in his rap nerd bag
10:15 - The album people have been asking for
12:05 - Drake is about to be 40 years old
14:11 - The Shade Room shoutout
18:10 - Level of Drake dissing people (unique diss)
18:50 - James Harden
23:19 - King of quotable lines
25:00 - Drake hurts Demar’s feelings
28:40 - Sounds like the YouTube album Demar found
32:10 - Drake is not a menace to society
33:20 - Drake doesn’t get the same Beyoncé treatment
39:20 - No hook Drake is the best Drake
39:40 - When the beat goes and the bass comes in
41:45 - This is actually old Drake
44:55 - The concise drake is the best drake
47:25 - What it means for his career
50:05 - Drake's career is 2 different things
54:10 - Vinyl
56:50 - The Scores


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Drake - Scary Hours 3 / 2023 / Hip hop, Rap

Grammy nominations are in! We break down the categories we actually care about and determine who we want to win versus who we think is gonna win. Also, Druski and Birdman are beefing? Is it real or not...?

P.S. Where the hell is Boy's a Liar by PinkPantheress and Ice Spice for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance??

TIMECODES:
2:03 K-pop artists super popular/outselling American artists
3:05 Missy Elliot doing 400,000 in the first week
5:45 Everyone said Utopia trash first and that is what people are sticking with
9:55 Record of the Year Nominations
18:19 Where is ‘Boys a Liar Part 2’
22:14 Anti Ice-Spice Agenda
22:40 Best new artist
25:16 Ice Spice, Cardi B comparison
26:50 “Good is fine but this is the Grammys”
28:04 This is like Rookie of the Year
29:39 Producer of the year
32:00 Hitboy saved Nas
38:30 No breakthrough artists on their radar
40:30 The Hip-hop category has gotten better
49:00 The Grammys want Drake at their show so badly
54:30 Who is the Grammy's favourite white women
56:10 Druski vs Birdman


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This week Démar and Adriel discuss PinkPantheress' debut album 'Heaven Knows', her mainstream breakout and PinkPantheress' ability to pull genres towards her instead of the other way around.

Démar’s rating: 8.75 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: Mosquito, Boy's a Liar Pt. 2, Feelings, Nice to meet you, Another life, Bury Me

TIMECODES:

3:16 - Music styles/influences
7:19 - Surprise Central Cee feature?
12:19 - The video looks like an iPod commercial
14:14 - I’m sure she has great memories from when she was 6 years old
15:35 - The BNYX producer tag meshes perfectly with her music
17:45 - Thinking electronic music is away from hip-hip
18:09 - Rema doesn’t sound like Rema
20:40 - More so mixing cultures than sounds
22:27 - A Yeat collaboration makes sense
24:08 - Meeting between hip-hip & electronic music
25:00 - EDM hip-hip era
30:09 - Demar’s favourite song
35:08 - Vocally she can’t hang
44:39 - A bar you can use in real life (put it on Demar’s gravestone)
46:45 - Her music is so carefree
52:30 - Dululu side of Tik-tok
54:37 - The cover
1:06:25 - The Scores

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PinkPantheress - Heaven Knows / 2023 / DnB, UK Garage, Bedroom Pop

Hip hop scores another win with Missy Elliot becoming the first female rapper inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Spotify also raises the listenership threshold for revenue sharing and Young Thug's trial nears its beginning.

TIMECODES:

5:48 - If you are in the music industry
8:00 - A pile of small potatoes
9:05 - Missy Elliott inducted into the Rock n Roll HOF
10:15 - She makes sense as the first female rapper inducted
16:45 - Thug trial
19:22 - The nicknames
21:30 - Unique way of naming people
22:02 - Free Tory in your bio
23:50 - Having the black jury helps
25:55 - Demar wants Young Thug to continue to be influential
26:38 - How this will affect the next generation?
28:10 - A prison Verzuz

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Majid Jordan's latest album 'Good People', its obvious influences and whether this is their lowest ever rated 'No Skips' album ever.

Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10

The Love List: Eyes Closed, Hands Tied, Waiting For You

TIMECODES:

4:05 - Are Majid Jordan underrated?
5:32 - Not getting inspired by these lyrics
7:45 - Lyrics lack emotion
10:05 - Adriel may not be young and hip
12:10 - “Take my shy away” (how are you getting this off in real life)
15:00 - On Wednesday we wear pink
15:40 - Trying to make a Daft Punk song
21:45 - Can’t believe they got Sade for that
25:57 - Somehow my Spotify skipped?
28:10 - The Message feels played out
29:25 - It’s great to have on in the background
30:30 - It’s giving playlist cover
31:45 - Technically it’s good
33:42 - Only 8’s, 9’s & 10’s in Demar's collection
34:53 - No skips
35:50 - The Scores
39:10 - You’ll make it to the end by accident

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Majid Jordan - Good People / 2023 / R&B

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Brent Faiyaz's latest mixtape Larger than Life, its ability to synthesize the 2000's and whether it's spin the block music.

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10

The Love List: Best Time, Outside All Night, WY@, Belong To You, Last One Left, Foever Yours, Tim's Intro

TIMECODES:
3:34 Surprise project making him a bigger artist
3:55 The singles we had before
6:44 The 2000s is the new throwback era
7:29 Features
9:14 Justin Timberlake impression
11:50 Best song?
12:35 Difference between R&B today
17:49 A$AP Mob mixtape vibes
20:00 Distortion in the music
21:47 Missy Elliot / Busta Rhymes
25:00 Favourite Skit?
30:25 Lyrics
33:29 The world is not out to hurt you kid
38:25 Little bit of battle on the hook/ contrast
40:40 SZA vs coco Jones
46:35 government names
47:27 the cover
56:40 Partynextdoor comparison
1:01:15 The Score


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Brent Faiyaz - Larger than Life / 2023 / Throwback R&B

The Breakfast Club's DJ Envy has found himself caught up in an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme, or scam or maybe he hasn't... He says he's only a spokesperson, but it's hard to believe. After breaking that down the duo discuss what they've been listening to lately as the year enters its final stages.


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2:51 - Desert Storm documentary?
4:12 - DJ Envy using the radio show as promotion
5:30 - Demar predicts what will happen to DJ Envy next
8:26 - Caesar got people to buy into a house that he didn’t even own
13:17 - DJ envious
15:20 - What we’ve been listening to lately

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Sampha's second studio album 'Lahai', its ability to defy genre, Sampha's poetic songwriting and whether it's already the album of the year.

Démar’s rating: 9.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10, then 7.5/10 and finally 8/10

P.S. I saved Adriel's entire career on this one. He was gonna give this album a 6.5 outta 10. 6.5!!!! This is probably gonna be the album of the year! ~D

The Love List: Suspended, What If You Hypnotise Me?, Dancing in Circles, Satelite Business, Spirit 2.0, Stereo Colour Cloud

TIME CODES:

3:10 - Sampha, an electronic artist
5:30 - Sampha’s best features
8:43 - Similar to Mustafa?
10:16 - What genre of music is this / don’t know what’s happening
15:00 - Getting a beat drop but not what you think
16:15 - The crackle effect
18:46 - Demar praises a slow song
20:19 - Trap drums making it American / keeping its pace (the tick)
24:54 - Final Fantasy keys
28:20 - Get rid of all the regular shit
28:50 - Suspended
35:15 - Stereo-coloured cloud lyrics
41:35 - Demar was there
43:30 - He doesn’t need features
47:00 - The cover
50:44 - The score
1:05:10 - Demar is here delivering the word

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Sampha - Lahai / 2023 / electronic, soul, alternative R&B? This doesn't really have a genre

Drake has tied Michael Jackson for the most number 1 hits for a male soloist, why isn't the hip hop community celebrating it? Also why isn't Canadian media celebrating this? Also, Bandcamp was acquired from Epic Games and immediately slashed their staff in half, crippling another music publication.


TIMECODES:

2:19 Drake biggest hitmaker in music history
8:15 This is how people listen to music now
12:40 Disconnect between Drake & Hip-Hop
16:20 The biggest artist is a hip-hop artist and being from Canada, haven’t seen this before
17:30 Can’t tell the story without Drake
20:00 Drake owns the top 10
21:19 Bandcamp layoffs
28:20 Need to be optimistic
37:32 Adonis is the new Bow Wow


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