Motown & Coney

On episode 17 we rank Kendrick Lamar’s Top Five albums. We start the episode off recapping the NBA playoffs. Examining the future rankings of the Western conference. Will the Lions make the playoffs? [8:00] We talk Kyrie Irving, should the Nets trade hime?[12:30] Where do we rank Kendrick Lamar’s albums? [18:00] Why we disagree on where to rank “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.” We both agree on Kendrick’s #1 and #2 albums. [28:30] We discuss Big Sean placement in Hip-Hop. [41:30]

On today’s bonus episode the fella touch on, “Complex’s 50 albums with no skips. We go through the list and discuss what albums we would take off and what albums we would keep. What albums would we add? [18:30] The fellas debate NaS’ “Lost Tapes” on the list, and Rodney has surprised take on Drake.[24:30] 

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Kendrick Lamar shuts Rodney Up! To kick off the podcast we talk about Kendrick Lamar’s, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Should Kodak Black been on the album? [5:30] We touch on the Young Thug and Gunna RICO case in Atlanta. [8:00] 

Today’s topic we rank our “Top-Five” albums from the Big 3 (Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Drake) Find out why Rodney only has one Drake album on his list. [15:00] Where does Tommy rank the only J. Cole album on his list? And why we both have the same Kendrick Lamar album #1.[23:00] The fellas discuss Rodney’s dislike for Drake.[32:00] We end the podcast talking about our dream album collaborations. [42:30]

On this bonus episode we discuss what podcast we are listening to the most. Some of the sports podcast we listen to are: “Jalen & Jacoby”, “Unbothered”, “You Pod to Win the Game” some of the general podcast we listen to; “Drink Champs”, “Million Dollaz Worth of Game”, “Midnight Miracle”, “The People’s Party”, “Club Shay Shay” “Netlife”, “The Bridge”, “Swagu and Perk”, “Renaissance Man”, “The Brilliant Idiots”, “All the Smoke” 

We talk about what we are streaming. [11:35] We start off with, “We Own this Town” and “Winning Time” on HBO Max.  On Apple TV + “They Call Me Magic.” On Hulu, “Woke”, “Only Murders in the Building”, “Dave” and “Atlanta”. On Amazon Plus, “Reacher”, “Bosch” We discuss the impact of “Abbott Elementary” and “The Wonder Years.”

Are Black stories told enough or correctly in the media? [19:20]

On episode 15 we discuss the best drug dealer rappers, inspired by Pusha T’s, “It’s Almost Dry” album. We start off this episode taking Pitchfork to task for their reviews of most Hip-Hop albums. See where we rank our Top-Five, “Drug Reference Rapper.” [5:30] Some of the rappers on our list include; Future, Snoop, Dr. Dre, Pusha T, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, E-40, Pimp C, T.I. Jeezy, Eminem. We discuss Trick Daddy's comments about Beyoncé not being a singer. [17:50] What female artists are must see in concert.[25:20] Best Hip-Hop introduction albums. [42:00]

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On this bonus episode of Motown and Coney we discuss the most overrated players on the NBA’s Top 75 players. Why we feel James Harden is the most overrated player on the list. Tommy takes Dame-Dolla off the list, and why we would add Rasheed Wallace. [5:50] We also remove Anthony Davis, and Melo from the list. [9:45] The fellas debate if John Stockton should be taken off the list. We debate if Shaq could play in today’s NBA. [18:30] Lastly who are the best coaches in the NBA today? We update our playoff predictions.

On episode 14 we discuss our favorite albums in 2022. We start the podcast by discussing the NFL draft. We get into ranking our favorite albums of 2022. [6:00] See where we rank the following artist 2022 albums; 2 Chainz, Snoop  Dogg, Gunna, Benny the Butcher,  Conway the Machine, Cordae, Kodak Black. Find out why Rodney ranks Vince Staples’, “Ramona Park Broke my Heart”  as his #1 album.[20:20] Tommy ranks Pusha T’s, “It’s Almost Dry” album #1. [24:00] We discuss the albums we are looking forward to in 2022. We discuss the Jay-Z, 50 cents beef. [40:50] We discuss the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez beef. [44:00] We end the show discussing the Stephen A. Smith and Kyrie Irving beef. 

Lucky 13! We talk about the most overrated MCs in the game. We start off right a way on why Rodney feels K. Dot ranks #5 on the most overrated MCs list. Why did Tommy and Rodney both list Jim Jones on their list. [12:45] Where does Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, 50 Cent, Travis Scott, Meek Mill all rank on our list. Find out why Rodney is piseed at Tommy’s #1 overrated MC. [40:50]

Our Midweek pick me up bonus episode. We start off talking about where the Lakers go from here. We talk about the NBA playoffs. [8:00] NBA Finals picks. [13:30]

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The boys are back! On episode 12 we debate the most underrated MCs in, “Hip-Hop” We start with catching up with everything that happened in sports since the last time we were together. We talk about the new season of, “Atlanta”. [5:30] We start our underrated lists. [10:30] See where artists like, Lupe Fiasco, Tyga, Joey Badass, Big Sean place on our list. We discuss our Top-Three most underrated artists, and why B.O.B. goes from honorable mention to # 3 for Tommy. [29:00] Rodney makes a bold statement listing Ludacris #2. [37:00] Find out who the fellas list as their #1 most underrated MC. [44:00]

Honorable Mentions: Black Eyed Peas, D.O.C, Black Star, Lloyd Banks, The Game, and AZ. [49:00]

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