ASTROWORLD is here. Ross and Sanchez sit down and discuss Travis Scott's return to form through the ways in which he conducts others in his projects (it's lit). Also everyone hated Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight? Guess we missed the memo...

The Internet also brings on their own funk infused souls to the mix as they come together to create another album on their terms. More members are handed the mic and build upon the formula of simplifying and dominating within their own genre.

 

whatchu doin this summa 0:00

we'll sell whatever 3:43

travis scott background - 4:21

initial thoughts on astroworld - 10:00

sicko mode 12:50

butterfly effect 13:45

travis's role and closing tracks - 16:00

stop trying to be god - 19:33

skeletons - 22:44

tracks we could do without 24:33

NAV'S VERSE LIKE - 29:34

frank ocean slander - 33:49

song placement - 35:56

astroworld overall - 40:40 

reflective trav - 43:10

the internet background - 47:23

 

hive mind initial thoughts - 49:30

 

favorite tracks - 53:16

 

hive mind album review - 57:08

 

hive mind overall - 1:07:39

 

closing & twitter - 1:09:18

 

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Ross and Sanchez are joined by up and coming theatre director Dalia Anderton! Dalia is here to discuss everyone's favorite emo pop band Panic! At the Disco and their new record, Pray For the Wicked. Pray for the Wicked seems to be following a formula set in place since Too Weird To Live, Too Rare to Die! and CTBL further invesigates Brendon Urie's upbeat melodies. 

Dalia also joins the guys for a discussion of the last Kanye produced album of June, Teyana Taylor's K.T.S.E. (Keep the Same Energy). Taylor has been on the GOOD Music roster for some time and uses this album to flex her relationship and her sexuality, as well as give thanks to those that paved the way for her.

Black Venacular - 0:0:33

CATCH UP: The Infamous by Mobb Deep - 2:08

Recommendation: Analogue by ODIE - 17:08

Recommendation: Freetown Sound by Blood Orange - 21:36

SPECIAL GUEST: Dalia Anderton - 31:22

MAIN REVIEW: Pray for the Wicked by Panic! At the Disco - 33:15

MINI REVIEW: K.T.S.E. by Teyana Taylor - 59:12

Ross and Sanchez discuss the Kid Cudi and Kanye West's long awaited collaboration, KIDS SEE GHOSTS. Both MCs have worked together for more than a decade, influencing each other's craft. Here in the midst of Kanye's exciting and rushed June album releases we have a blend of psychadelic rock and roll rap. In this episode both co-hosts discuss mental illness with both of these artists and the ways they address it and use it as a means to empower them to keep moving forward. 

Following KIDS SEE GHOSTS, Ross and Sanchez talk about Jorja Smith's debut album and what lyrics and sounds cultimated in a safe, yet deeply personal record. 

 

Skelteton Crew and Summer Subbing - 0:00

Monassery Schools and Bullying - 3:10

MAIN REVIEW: KIDS SEE GHOSTS by KIDS SEE GHOSTS (Kanye x Kid Cudi) review - 6:26

MINI REVIEW: Lost & Found by Jorja Smith review - 52:00

Recommendation: Are You Experienced? by The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1:12:40

Recommendation: Cupid Deluxe by Blood Orange - 1:16:57

Catch Up: Fantastic vol. 2 by Slum Village - 1:25:20

Catch Up: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 by Ms. Lauryn Hill - 1:30:58

Where were you when Beyoncé dropped self titled? Lemonade?

It's no surprise she followed the same award winning formula for EVERYTHING IS LOVE, her new album with her husband JAY-Z. Ross and Sanchez are joined by LA's new inhabitant and comedian Laurence Turner, a.k.a LarryNasty a.k.a. @afroman76 to discuss the prominent themes within the album including being hella fucking rich, black love, icon status, and the way they address their haters/ help their communities. 

 

LarryNasty - 0:30

Background on JAY/BEY - 3:48

SUMMER - 11:12

NICE - 16:55

BOSS - 24:54

APESHIT - 26:12

713 - 36:00

BLACK EFFECT - 40:38

HEARD ABOUT US - 44:22

LOVEHAPPY - 49:22

FRIENDS - 51:37

this album against 2018 - 54:20

closing - 56:13

ROSS AND SANCHEZ LISTEN TO "YE" FOR THE FIRST TIME TOGETHER AND IMMEDIATELY REVIEW IT. Sorry, for screaming. Made in 2 weeks time, Kanye's 8th studio album came out of Wyoming to shock the world with his authentic self across seven tracks. An overall review following a track by track discussion. Kanye's New Album is Like - 0:16 I Thought About Killing You - 4:26 Highlights of YE - 11:09 Yikes - 20:18 All Mine - 36:11 Wouldn't Leave - 45:21 No Mistakes - 54:19 Ghost Town - 01:00:35 Violent Crimes - 01:04:24 Overall Review and Next Week - 01:08:14

Sanchez and Ross hit the bigger hip hop releases out of May starting with Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye's TESTING. A$AP Rocky's 3rd solo studio album was released with an interesting rollout and a feature list to match. Here the guys discuss Rocky's desired "new" direction with his music and what did/didn't work for Flacko. Following TESTING, Ross and Sanchez discuss Pusha T's hyperfocused Daytona. Over Kanye beats and through Drake disses*, Pusha T's best is shown in his 7 track album. (only Round 1 of Beef is discussed: Infrared + Duppy Freestyle) Thanks for joining us! Follow us on twitter at: @RossJacksonASC + @zehcnaswerdna Send us an email at: [email protected] TESTING Review - 01:23 Daytona Review - 31:43 Pusha T v Drake Round 1 - 49:49 A Weekend in the City by Bloc Party (rec) - 1:07:52 The Sellout by Macy Gray (rec) -1:12:55 The Regime by 3D Na'Tee (catch up) - 1:16:10 Wonderful Wonderful by The Killers (catch up) - 1:19:46 Closing & Next Week - 1:22:36

Sanchez and Ross discuss Rae Sremmurd's powerhouse project Sr3mm, which includes the duo's solo projects Swaecation and Jxmtro. The ambitious pair of brothers brand themselves not only as rockstars of the modern age, but as individual curators of their own sounds. Ross once got stuck talking to a parking attendant for an hour. Planet X - 0:44 SR3MM Review - 14:16 Swaecation Review - 33:14 Jxmtro Review -45:42 Saturation 3 (recommendation) - 58:33 Amerikkka's Most Wanted (recommendation) 1:02:28 Imani vol. 1 - 1:07:17 Pretty Girls Like Trap Music -1:02:46

Sanchez and Ross are joined by Texas's very own Ebony Madry! Eb comes to join the discussion surrounding Janelle Monáe's science fiction dystopian pop album DIRTY COMPUTER. Miss Monáe's 3rd studio album tackles issues of oppression, vulnerability, and sexuality within both the queer and black communities respectively as well as the queer black community. SHE'S OUT HERE MAKING REBELLION MUSIC SOUND GOOD. The trio also discusses Donald Glover's return to music with the profound, haunting "This is America" single and music video. Sidenote: Can someone pls tell my token white friend Chad to stop sending me this video? I get it Chad, you're "#woke" and understand all the symbols in the video. But come on dude, you don't know the reality of it all. Meet Ebony - 0:00 Country Love (Genre and State) - 1:58 Cookie Eating, Clothes Drying - 7:54 Dirty Computer Review - 9:35 This is America single + video - 53:17 Closing Advice - 1:34:04

O KRRRRRRRRR Sanchez and Ross talk 3 of the major releases from early April, starting with Saba's grief stricken, meditative, and highly impressive sophomore album, CARE FOR ME. They shift gears to speak about Kali Uchis and her album, Isolation, and the many genres she flawlessly glides into on her debut. And finally they review Invasion of Privacy from the Bronx's very own Cardi B; discussion includes how she shares the spotlight on her debut while remaining 100% herself. 0:0:25 - April Music Releases 0:2:14 - CARE FOR ME review 0:32:05 - Isolation review 0:55:34 - Invasion of Privacy review 1:25:19 - Closing

Ross and Sanchez dissect Logic's break into the mainstream via his new mixtape Bobby Tarantino 2; a detailed discussion on how he's fighting to not be labeled as "the guy with the suicide song" but also the struggle to give his fans (new and old) what they want. Ross and Sanchez take a quick look at not just America's issue with guns but how a rapper like Killer Mike can be swept up in the politics of firearms as well as how he can go on Twitter to say his NRA interview was used against said students he badmouthed. Bobby Tarantino 2 Review - 2:34 Killer Mike Discourse - 38:40 Recommendation Just Be Free (Big Freedia) - 1:03:20 Recommendation Saturation 2 (brockhampton) 1:13:40 Closing (albums to discuss next week) 1:31:44