Second Avenue Podcast

In this month's episode of our Album of the Month series, we dive into Big Sean's monumental album, "Dark Sky Paradise." Released in 2015, "Dark Sky Paradise" marked a pivotal moment in Big Sean's career, solidifying his position as one of the most popular voices in hip-hop. From the introspective intro to the explosive anthems, we dissect notable tracks including the chart-topping singles like "Blessings" featuring Drake and "I Don't F**k with You" featuring E-40, to the deeply personal tracks like "One Man Can Change the World," featuring Kanye West and John Legend.

Spotify released their list of thirty hip-hop and R&B albums that they consider streaming era classics this week. For this week’s episode we’ll be drafting five modern day classics each and talking about some of our favorite songs, memories with the music, and more!

We predicted Grammy winners last week, so this week we’ll be looking at the actual winners in the rap & general categories. We’ll also be giving our initial thoughts on Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign’s collab album Vultures 1. We also dive into this week’s other new releases, highlight some songs in our rotations this week, give our Super Bowl predictions, and more!

In this episode, we predict the winners of the 2024 Grammy Awards. From chart-toppers to emerging talents, we analyze the artists who are most deserving to take home the coveted gold gramophones. Join us as we explore the front-runners, dark horses, and the stories behind the sounds that are poised to make history at this year's Grammys. Hear our picks and see how we did for picking last night’s winners and tune in next week to hear our reactions to the actual winners!

We’re joined by our friend Alex Long for a dive into the universe of J. Cole's fourth studio album, "4 Your Eyez Only." In this episode, we explore each track, examining the lyricism, themes, and story that J. Cole lays out in this album. We also talk about this week’s releases, slow Coachella ticket sales, André 3000’s upcoming tour, and more!

We’re celebrating two years of Second Avenue Podcast this week so it’s only right we kick off season two of a fan favorite series. This week, we’re picking songs for these categories: Rap & Non-Rap Collab, Diamond Song, 2014 Song, Pick up girl song, Cry in car song, White cover, and Outro track. We also talk about this week’s releases, JPEGMAFIA & Kanye West linking up, The Vince Staples Show getting a release date, and more!

We’re back with our third annual list of artists we think are going to blow up this year. From rising artists who we think will enter the spotlight to borderline stars we think will take the leap, we’re talking about some of the most interesting emerging artists in music today. We also talk about 21 Savage’s new project, the Lyrical Lemonade “All is Yellow” feature list, and more!

To continue kicking off the new year, we’re picking ten of our most anticipated albums of 2024. We saw some new faces running our listening rotations last year while many of the stars were quiet. This year, we’re expecting big releases from some of rap’s biggest stars and most exciting up-and-coming talents.

We’re kicking off 2024 with a look back at all the great music we got last year. We’re crowning our Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, Comeback Player, MVP, as well as picking our Bar of the Year and Feature of the Year. We also talk about our collective top 10 songs of the year, including crowning our individual Song of the Year.

Merry Christmas Second Ave fam! For today’s episode, we’re talking about some of our favorite Christmas memories and drafting our favorite Christmas songs! Join us as we go head-to-head, drafting the ultimate Christmas playlist and head to our Instagram to vote on who picked the better team and listen to our full Christmas playlist!