The Grey Area

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Featured Albums Discussed:

•  Mach-Hommy - #RichAxxHaition (17 May)
•  Rapsody - Please Don't Cry (17 May)
•  Vince Staples - Dark Times (24 May)

Honourable Mentions (albums):

•  Conway the Machine - SFK
•  Bugzy Malone - THE GREAT BRITISH DREAM
•  Chief Keef - Almighty So 2
•  M Huncho & Potter Payper - 36 Hours
•  Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)
•  Childish Gambino - Atavista
•  Black & Whites - Hit-Boy The Alchemist

What's our earliest memories of recognising adlibs and appreciating them?

When and how did adlibs become such a prevalent part of the craft?

Are producer-tags also adlibs?

What are some of our favourite adlibs?

Origins:

•  Touch on the likes of James Brown and Michael Jackson
•  Call and response / MCs and their hype men or DUs

meet the grey area

Recap the events since 3 May:

• Kendrick Lamar – 6:16 in LA
• Drake – Buried Alive Interlude, Pt. 2
• Drake – Family Matters
• Kendrick Lamar – meet the grahams
• Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
• Drake – The Heart Part 6

Has it gone too far, and has the beef changed the way we look at both artists?

Is this feud good or bad for Hip-Hop?

The month of April was engulfed by the ever-escalating beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Joined by our first ever special guest, we breakdown the timeline of events that followed Kendrick’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s  ‘Like That’.

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We are back with more of our favourite posse cuts! Some modern classics, some new? well we think they're new and not AI artists?

What a month March has been Kendrick’s feature on ‘Like That’

• Why now, and why Cole?

ScHoolboy Q - Blue Lips

• Did Hip-Hop need this album?

Tierra Whack - World Wide Whack

• Was this worth the wait?

Future & Metro Boomin - We Don’t Trust You

• Feuds aside, how we feeling about this one?

Don't be a bum listen to our playlist of what we were listening to in March!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4eCUJaUAnJJReyGVnJ1cVo?si=5f334aa7c7f04ad7

Do industry plants exist? We explore the fine line between industry-backed success stories and genuine grassroots growth, looking at artists who might be made by the labels as opposed to found by them. This episode sheds light on the implications for authenticity, opportunity, and how the concept shapes our view of the music landscape.

It's release recap time! There's so much music that we didn't get to discuss that we've included a list of all the music we've listened to that came out in Feb

Ghetts – On Purpose, With Purpose (23 Feb)

¥$ - Vultures 1 (10 Feb):

Little Simz – Drop 7 EP (9 Feb):

Standout Singles

• ScHoolboy Q’s Blue Lips rollout
• J. Cole – Might Delete Later, Vol. 1
• Stove God Cooks – Melo Chip and a Brick
• Skrapz – Rocking Chair, and Intro
• MIKE – R&B (feat. Tony Seltzer)
• Tierra Whack – 27 CLUB
• Conway the Machine – Vertino (feat. Joey Bada$$)
• Blanco – Let Me Go/Protagonist
• Red Bull Spiral Freestyle (IDK, Mick Jenkins & Saba)
• Ray Vaughn – Problems (feat. Pusha T)
• Free Nationals – GANG$TA (feat. A$AP Rocky)
• Harry Fraud & Ransom – Live from the Roxy (feat. Boldy James)
• billy woods features and new Armand Hammer track, ‘Doves’
• Headie One - Socials

Honourable Mentions

• Potter Payper – Thanks for Hating (23 Feb)
• EarthGang & Spillage Village – Robophonia (23 Feb)
• Conway the Machine & Big Ghost Ltd – Speshal Machinary: The Ghronic… (16 Feb)
• Dizzee Rascal – Don’t Take it Personal (9 Feb)
• Cookin’ Soul & Tha God Fahim – Supreme Dump Legend… (1 Feb)
• Hit-Boy & The Alchemist’s EP (1 Feb)

The Barbs in us are out in this episode as we discuss Nicki Minaj's discography!

One of the greatest rappers of our time and still able to drop fire verses after well over a decade in the game.

We are back with another release recap covering all the latest hip hop releases from Jan 2024!

From 21 Savage's new vibes to Tierra Whack's experimental sounds. We are also asking whether Dave could be the first to break out globally - his lyrical lemonade track with Jack Harlow could be the start of it.

We talk about on the latest beef between Nicki Minaj and Meg the Stallion and music from other genres we've been enjoying too.

Other topics include:

New Albums

Benny the butcher

Kid cudi

Songs

Ice Spice