A few important announcements on today's episode, including the introduction of the Empty Crates PODTRACKS, a weekly playlist to accent the songs mentioned throughout that week's drop (35:16), and in the spirit of March Madness, we're launching an E.C. Tourney Series that starts...well, now! (13:20)

As for the topics for this week, it's a full crate this time with a quick dive into Dizzy Wright's latest project, "Trial and Error" (19:30) and the album that we summoned a month or so ago, ScHoolboy Q's "Blue Lips" (44:05). We also address James Blake's recent tweet stream about the music industry (104:30). There's much more here for content, such as why Spike Lee's so comfortable in our cover image, why playing chess on a futon is a bad idea, a muffled Cool Kids story, and why L.J.'s probably never watching a certain musical... /// Be sure to give us 5-Stars on the ratings! It helps a ton.

To check out today's PODTRACKS, listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fjahc9OSJsoC8PT4b0jh7?si=caada85c84444e69

To download the first E.C. Bracket (Producer Edition): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_i8dttf4MYl-PxFPi0VDa_8oG9NBXmxv?usp=sharing