This week Démar and Adriel discuss rapper Destroy Lonely’s debut album ‘If Looks Could Kill.’ Lonely’s Nav-ness and whether his lack of variance on a feature-less album can work long term.

Time Codes:

0:00 - Intro
7:15 - If you know what 9/11 is then you are old enough
9:25 - One flow all the way through
14:45 - Sounds like he has to take a dump
16:00 - Something to his voice
18:30 - He is your cousin that raps who you hate his music…
19:30 - Ball like Dellavedova
21:30 - Reminds Démar of Nav
32:59 - Whistle adlib

Démar’s rating: 3
Adriel’s rating: 5

The Love List: if looks could kill, how u feel, which one

Destroy Lonely – If Looks Could Kill. / 2023 / rap, hip hop, rage

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Démar and Adriel discuss why Démar is scared about The Weeknd potentially changing his stage name and Doja Cat’s twitter tirade about her artistry. Timbaland is also making AI songs with a dead artist… LIKE WE PREDICICTED.

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0:00 - intro
3:00 - Dealing with Doja
13:45 - Ed vs Marvin Gaye
20:54 - The Weeknd
22:15 - Démar is nervous
23:10 - The fan artists complain about
26:45 - Démar is aware and will endure
29:00 – Timbaland/Biggie AI

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss supergroup Boygenius latest album ‘The Record’ and whether they’re a sum lesser than their parts and if their “background music” style of production works.

Demar’s rating: 5.5
Adriel’s rating: 6

The Love List: Satanist, $20, Emily I’m Sorry

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss rapper Jack Harlow’s third studio album ‘Jackman.’ Harlow’s improved lyricism and whether he can step outside rapper-Drake’s shadow.


4:00 - raps like Drake
7:30 - this shit is good, respectfully
13:15 - when I think of Kentucky
16:00 - a pop rapper
18:00 - Drake of Jay-z beats
25:55 - is Jack top 50? Lol
27:00 - it can’t be (being a white rapper)
31:00 - black women love him
34:15 - Drake or Jack lyric
40:00 - production
53:00 - the cover
58:00 - Vinyl

*NO SKIPS*

Démar’s rating: 9
Adriel’s rating: 8

The Love List: gang gang gang, Ambitious, Denver, Questions, It Can’t Be, Is That Ight

Jack Harlow – Jackman. / 2023 / rap, hip hop

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Démar and Adriel discuss how Post Malone went from potential one-hit wonder to 8 diamond singles. Also, Pras is involved in international espionage… What?

8:00 - We thought White Iverson was a gimmick
12:30 - Hip-hip is the space (primordial ooze)
13:45 - Rap Rock
18:30 - Pras
19:00 - founded wolf of Wall Street
21:45 - why is the Chinese government contacting the 3rd member of the Fugees
23:30 - AI
26:00 - ringing a bell about using black artists likeness

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Démar and Adriel discuss the audacity of Mac Demarco to drop a 199 song album and discuss Jim Jones' comments on Pusha T not being a top 50 rapper of all time.
P.S. Juice Wrld is Top 50 - D
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Time Codes:
0:00 - intro
1:30 - song plays - Adriel a fan of more music
2:45 - song 20190724 - fun to make
5:45 - is it possible to drop too music (NBA Youngboy)
9:00 - Jim Jones x Pusha T
14:00 - internet deciding what's good
15:20 - Pusha T only raps about 1 thing
18:00 - top 50
18:50 - Tyler the creator top 50
21:00 - Joe Budden
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To celebrate hip hop's 50th year anniversary Demar and Adriel are going back into the annals of hip hop history and breaking down an album from each decade. The evolution of hip hop has happened at a lightning pace and by looking at an album from each decade we’ll get a chance to examine its growth throughout the half century.

This week Démar and Adriel discuss NWA’s debut album ‘Straight Outta Compton’, mono-syllabic rap and the album’s production being guitar led.

Demar’s rating: 8
Adriel’s rating: 7

P.S. Express Yourself is a perfect song

The Love List: Fuck Tha Police, Express Yourself, Straight Outta Compton, Gangsta Gangsta Follow us:

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Démar and Adriel discuss whether Frank Ocean is even worth his celebrity anymore and what the latest advances in AI means for music. That Drake and The Weeknd ‘track’ by Ghostwriter, “Heart on My Sleeve” is brazy.

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Time Codes:

0:50 What does AI mean for the music industry?
5:00 - splits ?
10:00 - labels using AI - rappers that passed away.
11:30 - MF DOOM 13:50 - should artists be using AI
16:00 - Rakim 20:30 - waves of changing style
22:30 - commercialism of hip-hip
25:48 - the end of hip-hop being motivational
27:50 - Frank Ocean
31:00 - GO HOME FRANK
37:00 - Frank Ocean is Lauryn hill

This week Demar and Adriel discuss Daniel Caesar's third studio 'NEVER ENOUGH', whether Caesar is still cancelled, how being called ugly affects his music and his odd production style.

Demar’s rating: 6
Adriel’s rating: 6.5

P.S. Don't hate us cause we're beautiful. Maybe if you got rid of that old yee - yee ass haircut...

The Love List: Valentina, Disillusioned, Pain Is Inevitable, Homiesexual

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Demar and Adrel rundown Complex's Hip-Hop Media Power Ranking, going over the top 25 and what sticks out. Who should be higher? Who should be lower? Is Adam 22 even relevant anymore? Why is Nardwuar ranked so low? Also some first time input from our producer, Chris AKA Patient Zero.