Second Avenue Podcast

For this week’s episode, Jonathon and Elijah have each made five hot takes or bold predictions about what they think will happen this year. From Frank Ocean to J. Cole to Baby Keem and more, tune in to find out what they this year may have in store for rap fans.

As we start the new year, Jonathon and Elijah take a look at some albums they’re patiently awaiting. 2022 was a great year for new music with stars like Kendrick Lamar and Drake dropping projects, but there’s just as much starpower potentially dropping this year. They also discuss The Weeknd’s record breaking night, Westside Gunn talking about retirement, and President Obama’s favorite songs of 2022.

For the final episode of 2022, Jonathon and Elijah pick their winners for 2022 Rap MVP, Most Improved, Rookie of the Year, and more!

With albums from this generation’s legends like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, as well as rising stars like JID and Denzel Curry, 2022 has been a stacked year for music releases. In this episode, Jonathon and Elijah discuss their top 10 albums of the year and show love to some honorable mentions that narrowly missed the cut.

2022 is coming to an end so to kick off our end of the year lists, Jonathon and Elijah start by each picking their top 25 songs of the year. From Kendrick Lamar to LUCKI to Lil Tjay and everything in between, see which tracks we thought stood out from the past year of releases. We also discuss SZA’s new album, Young Nudy having 172 tracks leaked, and Gucci Mane dropping an 80-song project.

It’s officially Spotify Wrapped/Apple Replay season! Jonathon and Elijah take a look at their top songs & artists they each listened to in 2022. Then, they try to guess a missing artist from ten listener’s Spotify Wrapped or Apple Replay after seeing the other four artists. They also discuss Metro Boomin’s new project, SZA’s upcoming album, and more!

It’s been one week since Brockhampton released their two final albums as a group so Jonathon and Elijah give their thoughts on the ending of the group, what the future holds for the members, and take a look back on some of their favorite BH songs and moments.

Jonathon & Elijah are joined by a special guest to decide the best rap hit of 2018. They each added songs to the pool of songs and randomized the matchups to decide which faced off. From Drake to Sheck Wes to Pusha T and everybody in between, 2018 was full of great tracks, but only one track can win in this week’s bracket. Elijah & Jonathon also discuss this week’s new music releases, 2023 Grammy nominations, and the Rolling Loud California lineup.

In this week’s episode, Jonathon and Elijah take a look at some of the most famous lies LeBron James has told throughout his career. They also talk about The Walking Dead series finale, Drake & 21 Savage’s potential tour, and more!

Jonathon and Elijah share their thoughts on one of the most star-studded collab rap albums in recent years. They also discuss Taylor Swift’s record-breaking week on the charts, Brockhampton’s new single, and more!