Needle and the Lens

This week we talk about the long awaited return of Big 3 rapper, J. Cole, and our hopes and expectations for his new album. Additionally, a new Black Superman film is in development with some big name directors, but is it something we really need?

This week we talk about our thoughts on the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and how we felt about the series and the future of the MCU. We also talk about the somewhat underwhelming 93rd Academy Awards.

This week, we decided to make a music festival tier list based on the quality of the lineup vs. the cost of the tickets.

This week we discuss the recent emergence of potential industry plants and why the term itself doesn't matter.

This week, we weigh in on the hip-hop Twitter discussion of whether female rap is boring and give our thoughts on the state of "conscious" rap music.

This week, we talk about the controversy surrounding the Satanic but sensual new music video from Lil Nas X that has enraged everyone from right wing pastors to... Joyner Lucas?

This week, we've got a stacked episode where we dive into the GRAMMYs, Oscar Nominations, and attending the first ever virtual SXSW Festival.

This week, we discuss our thoughts on Wandavision's series finale and give our predictions on who will win big at the 63rd GRAMMY awards.

This week, we talk about the mess known as the Golden Globes and try to figure out what in the world an NFT is.

This week, we unpack the recent Marvel and Nickelodeon news and discuss the bittersweet trade off of Bobby Shmurda's release as Daft Punk announced their retirement.