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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Quavo's second solo studio 'Rocket Power', whether he's a viable solo artist and if this project is a step back for him.

Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 3.5 / 10

The Love List: Turn Yo Clic Up, Stain, Focused, Greatness

TIME CODES:

1:58 - Who’s Beyoncé
3:44 - Adriel never thought Quavo could rap
7:46 - Quavo features (was a good singles artist)
9:25 - Best song on Rocket Power?
10:20 - He’s not smooth
12:55 - Hearing them together on tracks ‘
4:54 - Shoe on the other foot
15:18 - Quavo should go the old-school Travis Scott route
16:43 -The Migos love their mom
18:12 - A song Adriel is afraid of Quavo making (Who Wit Me)
19:20 - Bad version of a type beat
20:45 - Song would be better if it was just Future
23:43 - Future does better on his features
24:38 - Search and rescue
29:22 - Elementary school level rap
32:49 - Some of the flows were cool

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Quavo - Rocket Power / 2023 / rock, indie rock, country

How is Adonis designing covers better than 90% of hip hop right now? People need to step their game up. Also Spotify's top 5 most streamed rap albums of 2023 looks like another indication of hip hop's decline.

TIMECODES:

0:14 - Start
1:13 - New Drake era
3:00 - An album that has nothing to do with Kanye
5:05 - Changing the album cover game
6:20 - Drawing looks sinister
8:43 - Drake makes the music when he’s enjoying himself
9:14 - Demar liked honestly never mind
10:05 - Demar is cautiously optimistic
11:59 - Spotify top album streams
12:46 - Ice Spice, not a gimmick?
13:55 - Demar respects Ice Spice
16:50 - Top Streamed Rap albums of the year. Kind of depressing
20:17 - Russ
23:00 - Song of the Summer?
23:53 - You can’t say Demar is not a bunny
27:40 - Doja

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Démar and Adriel discuss how the hip hop developed over the 2000s and how many artists have maintained their relevance beyond the monumental time for the genre. Also remember Limewire? The duo reflects on it's impact on hip hop and how the Touch It (Remix) was one of it calling cards.

TIMECODES:

​​1:30 Bling rap era
2:25 Soulja boy Gucci head band
2:50 Limewire
4:00 Touch it remix
5:07 Crank that at a wedding Demar is old
8:35 Eminem is the Kelly Clarkson of rap
09:40 Meg the stallion “pro meg podcast”1
4:15 Ludacris
19:10 Drake singing + rapping

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Noname's second studio album 'Sundial', whether she's been left behind by her peers and how her politics fail her in being a conscious rapper.

Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: boomboom, namesake, potentially the interlude, hold me down

TIME CODES:

8:10 - Other people killing her on her project
9:50 - A lot people like noname
11:48 - Production “real instruments”
14:20 - Sneaky like a burglar
17:15 - She has not evolved
18:40 - Refer back to the text
20:25 - The sound has to grow
23:35 - She’s in touch
25:04 - Beef - j cole
26:05 - Naming names
30:25 - She’s a conscious rapper
30:42 - She’s a progressive
35:15 - That circle of people exist and communicate with each other
40:10 - The cover
42:55 - What it does for her career

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Noname - Sundail / 2023 / rap, neo soul, hip hop

Hip Hop turns 50 this year so Album Mode has decided to look at an album per decade to see how the genre has evolved since that primordial party in New York that started it all. This week Démar and Adriel discuss the GOAT, Jay-Z and his classic ‘The Blueprint’, it’s iconic hits and flooded lyrics. The duo also discuss the legendary producer list and how 'The Blueprint' is a production heaven.

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: The Ruler's Back, Girls Girls, Girls (Part 2), Renegade, Izzo, Heart Of The City

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Jay-Z - The Blueprint / 2001 / rap, hip hop

Finally Tory Lanez's sentencing has been announced, the Brampton artist got 10 years behind bars for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. In response the Twitteratti and Instagram comments are on fire, but what exactly did Lanez do to deserve this martyrdom? Also a Billboard article reveals music execs are in the dark when it comes to star-making and Reason is beefing with his label, TDE. Lots of juice and we do the squeezing, Album Mode.

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Post Malone's fifth studio album 'Austin', whether he's a hip-hop artist anymore and if being a rock artist makes sense for Posty despite being bad at it.

Démar’s rating: 5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 4.5 / 10

The Love List: Something Real, Texas Tea, Mourning, Novacandy

TIME CODES:

1:38 - Lyrics about going through it
3:49 - 12k score
4:12 - Should he have leaned more into hip-hop?
5:40 - Production is good at times
6:30 - Mall Rock Renaissance
7:45 - Posty can’t hit some of the notes
16:09 - He’s shining?
18:30 - Is that a compliment? Mr. World wide
24:57 - People might not like this project but they will still be fans
30:12 - Demar’s Score
32:42 - Adriel’s Score

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Post Malone - Austin/ 2023 / rock, indie rock, country

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Travis Scott's fourth album 'Utopia', how Scott has maintained relevance despite not dropping an album in 5 years and whether hiding features like Drake, Beyoncé, Playboi Carti, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny is worth it.

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: FE!N, HYAENA, MY EYES, SKITZO, DELRESTO,

TIMECODES:

5:19 - K-pop
6:57 - new bag
8:25 - YBN was still a thing
9:23 - able to go away for 5 years and still be a thing
11:00 - not a fan of Demar’s fandom
13:30 - Demar wants the front part of sicko mode
15:15 - starting out with no features
18:50 - favourite features
26:23 - tracks only Travis Scott is making
33:30 - songs bigger then before
38:13 - favourite production
41:30 - fiend should have been the single
43:30 - ASAP styles
45:45 - maybe over French Montana
47:30 - wives are billionaires
51:05 - do Travis Scott lyrics matter
54:14 - ye over Biden
57:06 - WAS gang
1:06:09 - cover
1:09:06 - Demar’s Score
1:10:45 - Adriel’s Score

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Travis Scott - Utopia / 2023 / rap, hip hop, trap, psychedelic trap

The duo discusses the promo streak Drake has been on over the past week and why Doja Cat hates her own fans. Drake's latest interview isn't hard hitting but does it need to be anymore? Also, is Nas x Hit-boy the GOAT rapper-producer combo ever?

TIMECODES:

1:40 - What Drake is wearing
4 :50 - Drake is savvy on who he is around
9:05 - Drakes book
10:20 - Elliot Wilson run up interviews
14:45 - Diva drake getting a drink
16:35 - Drake is bi-racial
21:33 - Tik-tok revenue share
24:30 - Doja Cat v Kittenz
37:15 - Nas & hit-boy
38:10 - Nas vs Jay-Z
40:50 - Travis Scott
44:00 - Lotto

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`This week Démar and Adriel discuss NewJeans (뉴진스) second EP 'Get Up', who's the best singer in each language, their dream collabs for the group and the project's outrageously short length.

Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10

The Love List: Super Shy, ETA, NewJeans

TIMECODES:

03:40 - The power puff girls
12:05 - Get Up stand out
13:20 - Demar is in
15:05 - 6-song project
19:05 - Favourite singers
22:35 - Seems like it’s 5 girls hanging out
24:12 - Future comparison
30:54 - Collaborations
32:40 - If a DJ gets their hands on this - remix
33:45 - Pinkpantheress
39:30 - Vinyl
42:30 - Album mode falling off?

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NewJeans (뉴진스) - Get Up EP / 2023 / pop, kpop, UK Garage, Drum and Bass, bubblegum pop