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PinkPantheress and NewJeans are dropping singles, their sound is soooo similar so we speculate on whether they should collab and why it makes sense. Hip Hop also turns 50 this year and Spotify revealed their top 50 most streamed songs... about 10 of the songs aren't even hip hop.

TIMECODES:

3:25 - NewJeans & pinkpantheress
19:45 - Top 50
11:35 - XXXTentacion
15:20 - Coolio
16:55 - J Cole
17:55 - Why does Adriel hate the most popular songs
21:05 - WAP

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J Hus' third studio album 'Beautiful and Brutal Yard’ is out and up for review! Will J Hus' offbeat rapping translate to North American fans? Will Drake get 'The London' treatment on 'Who Told You'? And Why doesn't J Hus use the deep voice on 'Killy' all the time? Find out in this episode of Album Mode Z!

Démar’s rating: 6 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: Killy, Alien Girl, Masculine, Nice Body

TIMECODES:

7:00 - Double fist, day party album
13:12 - Freeze please section
15:05 - Rapping off beat, e40
18:40 - Who told you Drake feature
20:25 - The London treatment
30:05 - Sounds like a dancehall song
31:40 - American artists can’t do it
32:40 - Why doesn’t he rap like this all the time
33:53 - Killy
36:55 - No need to bring it to the sink
44:00 - poetry

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J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard / 2023 / hip hop, rap, UK rap,

First Démar and Adriel discuss The Grammys allowing for AI music to win awards. Then the real juice, NBA players-rapper comps! It's free agency in the NBA so we thought it be fun to find NBA star equivalents to some of hip hop's best rappers today.

Here's the variety article mentioned in the pod.

TIMECODES:

05:08 - purist music, computer music
06:22 - Artist on artist crime, bring back bullying
09:05 - NBA & rapper comps
11:22 - Lebron x Drake
16:53 - Ben Simmons x Chance the rapper
19:38 - Meg x Ja
20:14 - Gun crossover
21:48 - klay x 21
23:44 - Jason Tatum x Denzel Curry
26:22 - Tyler The Creator x Jimmy Butler
29:57 - Vince Staples x Iman Shumpert
31:46 - Luka X Lil Baby
35:20 - Kdot x Jokic/Steph Curry

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Dominic Fike's second studio album 'Sunburn’. Is Fike the second coming on Jack Johnson? Is his production putting him in the 'Nas Zone'? Find out in this episode of Album Mode Z!

P.S. Mona Lisa is still my song of the summer - D

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 7.5 / 10

The Love List: Mona Lisa, Dancing in the Courthouse, Any Pile, How Much Is Weed

Timecodes:

6:50 - Demar is a Dominic Fike superfan
11:40 - Demar loves to dance to Mona Lisa - song to frolic to
16:30 - Jack Johnson with a face tattoo
23:15 - FIFA song
25:14 - This genre didn’t make it to tik-tok music of our childhood
34:00 - lyrics/people don’t know what they are singing
40:04 - the aesthetic and dated production
43:22 - the cover

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Dominic Fike – Sunburn / 2023 / rock, pop, alternative

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Lil Uzi Vert's third studio album 'Pink Tape’, whether hip hop anthems are back and Uzi's dilance to rock music. Is Uzi able to make the jump to a completely new genre? idk about that one chief.

P.S. Why are we still doing 20+ song albums? WHYYYYY??

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6/ 10

The Love List: Flooded the Face, Endless Fashion, Nakamura, Just Wanna Rock

Time Codes:

7:43 - long albums
09:30 - rock & rap
11:45 - CS
15:45 - Anthems are back
18:50 - Good trap music vs what Gunna makes
23:40 - Demar loves Don toliver
32:44 - lyrics …. Profound
40:35 - Nikki lines
47:30 - Harry Styles

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Lil Uzi Vert – Pink Tape / 2023 / trap, rock

Démar and Adriel discuss the best albums so far this year and breakdown the absolutely tragic season finale of 'The Idol'. Also there's been two girls made of "sugar, spice, kanekalon and cinnamon" running viral all over TikTok and giving us all a lesson on viral marketing. The duo decide whether they think FlyanaBoss is a meme or the real deal.

Time Codes:
3:13 - top 5 albums
7:55 - Dave & CC EP
10:47 - Kali Uchis
14:20 - Jimmy Butler
17:05 - the idol
20:10 - offended
22:18 - good actors minus the weekend
25:08 - Demar would love to watch a new season
38:15 - Nike sponsorship

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Young Thug's Third studio album 'Business is Business’, whether Young Thug has fallen off and how Thugger's vocal performance circumvents the album's generic production.

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 6.5 / 10

The Love List: Gucci Grocery Bag, Wit Da Racks, Hoodie, Oh U Went

0:00 - Introduction
8:40 - Fav Thug songs
14:50 - 21 Savage is like Klay Thompson
32:33 - Hoodie sounds like a Izzo (H.O.V.A.) interpolation
34:45 - Who gets Lil Baby in the divorce
45:30 - Demar picks a side in the Gunna vs Thugger debate

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Young Thug – Business is Business / 2023 / rap, hip hop, trap

Démar and Adriel discuss the promo streak Lil Uzi Vert, Drake and Travis Scott have been on over the past week. Adriel keeps wanting to talk about Pusha T and Jim Jones inexplicable beef over the top 50 and a heated debate about whether Future is a top 50 rapper of all time.

Time Codes:
0:15 – Introduction
4:48 – Drake is a style icon
8:15 – Uzi is a Republican
13:25 – Jim Jones vs Pusha T
14:45 – Jim Jones making the best music of his career
19:35 – Why is beef a hip-hop thing?
23:40 – Is Future Top 50?

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Gunna's fourth studio album 'A Gift and a Curse’, whether it's his best album to date and how leaving the guitar behind has helped his production.

Démar’s rating: 4
Adriel’s rating: 6

The Love List: fukumean, rodeo dr, bottom, p angels

P.S. When we said Young Nudy, we meant Young Thug
0:00 - Introduction
4:00 - It’s been destitute
4:50 - The black Nav
6:55 - 69 is a snitch just like Gunna, just less liked 1
1:00 - Guitar production used by Gunna
12:15 - A part of his appeal
17:45 - Future could have written all Gunna’s songs
22:05 - Vortex
29:35 - Gunna vs Central Cee
38:05 - Gunna Vinyl

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Gunna – A Gift & a Curse / 2023 / rap, hip hop, trap

Démar and Adriel breakdown episode 3 of the Idol, predict which songs they thing will be the song of the summer and discuss Andre 3000’s alleged album on the way. Don’t believe the hype! Andre 3000 is in the Kanye/Frank Ocean zone, we gotta see it to believe it.

Time Codes:
0:00 – Introduction
2:03 – Being threatened by someone named Abel
9:18 – I thought it was going to be way worse
11:40 – Our predictions for song of the summer
22:08 – Andre 3000 original Frank ocean

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