For the second of our three-part awards show, we battle it out for the best album of 2020. Let us know who you think deserved to win, and remember to follow us and leave a review! We'll be back next week for our Person of the Year.

The AVSJ Podcast is back! Join us for the first of a three-part special, where we decide on the best music of 2020 with the help of our referee Joe Easterling (super-fan Joe). This episode looks at the best songs of 2020. Stay tuned for next week where we look at the best albums of the year.

We welcome South-West London's finest to the podcast, singer/songwriter/rapper/artist Danny Sanchez! We discuss Danny's music (including the amazing EP Volveré), his Spanish/Paraguayan heritage, making music in the London underground scene and more. 

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We have our first special expert guest on the show, as we talk about the history of sampling with Jashi Beats (aka Jash Salter). We discuss originality, the art of finding the sample, our favourite samples and much, much more. If you enjoy don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

The first in a new series on AVSJ called 'Change My Mind'. In this episode, Aaron tries to convince Jules that Drake has at least one good album and is not just a singles artist.

This week we're joined by Soup, aka Zaakir, from Jurassic 5 and the Fullee Love Collective! He told us a lot of hilarious stories, such as introducing Nas by the wrong name, the writing process with J5, accusations of being Biggie Smalls and much, much more.  

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This week we're joined by our good friend Sidders! An up-and-coming singer-songwriter, Sidders talks us through his influences, creative processes and making music in the lockdown. 

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Multi-talented rapper, singer and producer Illa J joins us on the podcast! We talk protests, musical development and the effect of Coronavirus on live performance. 

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We talk about ghostwriting in hip-hop. Does it matter? Should it matter? We cover things like Drake, ghostwriting the mix and Auteur Theory. 

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