The Vibe Check

Yo the squad is back sans Eijay but we still get Bizzy, word to Bone. Kanye West having contract controversy with Adidas and Gap, but he signed it because slavery is indeed a choice. Through all this the lesson he walked away with was that Sway DID have the answers. Future sells publishing catalog, worth pennies, for MILLIONS. Wild I know. Rihanna’s Fenty looking to expand as she gears up for her Super Bowl takeover. Dj Akademiks gotta put some “respek” on the forefathers, making Cool James put his mack down to address him and likeminded individuals. 

*****SPOILER ALERT***** (34:54) - (48:00) Donald Glover’s Atlanta returns to FX for episode 3 and its fuego. This led us to discussing black tv shows that helped push the culture forward. Tev hops on his free YSL Soap box because Gunna got his bail denied. Will record labels become obsolete? Short answer yes, long version: let’s see what happens in the next 10 years. What was the best dance movie? But we already know y’all gon’ do it for Lil Saint. Adam Levine slides in the DM’s for his choice of baby names. VIBE OF THE WEEK ———> Tev: TiaCorine - “FreakyT” / Jess: SiR- “Nothing Even Matters” / Choker - “Gradient”

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On this weeks episode, the gang kicks it off with some updates. Ab-Soul dropped Moonshooter and we give our reviews. The Vibe Check has a playlist with all of our vibes of the week…coming soon. John Legend dropped “Legend” and the gang is feeling it. Certified bangers? Let us know how you feel. Can we get the NxWorries album?! August Alsina and Tory Lanez get into a tussle. Tev don’t wanna get cancelled guys. Drake and Kanye have the most nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards. How do you guys feel about back tracks at concerts? We discuss rap content, lyrics and its perception to the masses. This brings up the argument about using the N word in music and should we continue to use it. R&B has changed as a whole and we break it down. There is a double standard in rap when it comes to men and women, so we take a dive into that discussion. VIBE OF THE WEEK ——> Tev: G Perico & Gotdamnitdupri - “Gangstas Anonymous” / Jess: Lil Yachty ft ASAP Rocky, Tyler the Creator & Tierra Whack - “TD” / Mike: Ab-Soul - “Moonshooter” / Eijay: Ari Lennox - “Stop By” for the second week in a row! and Summer Walker - "Wasted"

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On this weeks episode, we kick it off with the A/S/L release by Ari Lennox. Does she have R&B Album of the Year? We discuss our takes, but it's **NO SKIPS**! Nicki Minaj hosted tea time on Sunday and it stirred up quite the mess, YIKES! The BET Hip Hop Awards announced a new category: Lyricist of the year. Who you got? This leads us to discuss the GOATS of the Hip Hop & R&B cyphers BET have hosted in past years. Who is the best NBA rapper? We are reminded that SHAQ HAD ALL THE FEATURES! Jammin and Eijay talk battle rap. R.I.P to PNB ROCK; we want better for the culture. JID dropped a Tiny Desk and this leads us to discuss who should repeat on the program. VIBE OF THE WEEK ---> Eijay: Ari Lennox "Stop By" / Jammin: Anderson Paak ft. Andre 3000- "Come Home" / Jess: GloRilla- "FNF Free [REMIX ft Latto &JT]" / Tev: 2Pac - "Just Like Daddy" / Ari Lennox - "No Settling" 

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On this weeks episode, it's Labor Day and the crew is laborless! We kick it off with the Quentin Miller/Drake/Meek Mill controversy. Recently, Quentin Miller went on the Rory & MAL podcast to discuss the falling out with OVO. This leads us to further talks about Meek Mill & Jay-Z. Kendrick wins the Emmy for the Superbowl performance and the Game is pissed. K-Dot also drops the toxic "We Cry Together" video and we give our perspectives. Tev explains his perspective on 3 stacks. 2Pac gets thrown into the mix and we discuss his albums. Ari Lennox surprised us with her EP "Away Message" before her drop this week. What's up with all the show cancellations, left and right? DaBaby recently cancelled a show in New Orleans due to extremely low ticket sales.

VIBE OF THE WEEK ---> Jammin: Westside Gunn ft Stovegod- "Jose Canseco" / Tev: Young Nudy- "Impala" / Jess: Rome Fortune - "Blossom / Eijay: Ari Lennox - "No Settling" 

R.I.P PAT STAY 

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On today's episode we kick it off with a Top 50 worst rappers list that's been circulating on Twitter…why is Little Yachty trash? This past week there were some dope and not so dope music drops: DJ Khaled “God Did”, JID “The Forever Story" and Roc Marciano & Alchemist “The Elephant Man’s Bones”. The crew has to express their feelings about the Jay-Z verse, we tap in to gauge if it is verse of the year. Our girl Ari Lennox dropped her album cover (and looks damned good) for the much anticipated "Age/Sex/Location" coming out September 9th. Why is it Freddie Gibbs vs everybody?! Question for the audience: What was the first album you ever bought with your own money? We get into our picks and the nostalgia of 90's R&B groups sets the the tone and it makes us wonder, where are all the R&B groups?! We discuss 5% rappers and the rumble between Z-Ro and Trae tha Truth. Who would be in your Rap Avengers? R.I.P Chadwick Boseman!!! This years winner of the MTV Vanguard award is Nicki Minaj. VIBE OF THE WEEK ---> Jess: JID - “Kody Blue 31” / Tev: Larry June - “Im Him” / Tonio Armani - “All Night Long” / Jammin: 2Chainz feat Kendrick Lamar - "Momma I Hit a Lick"

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On this weeks episode, we kick it off with some new R&B releases: Tink "Pillow Talk" and Tank "R&B Money". This brings us to the question that has been circulating for about a week: "Is R&B dead?" There are some new albums that dropped outside of the R&B realm. Larry June dropped "Spaceships on the Blade" and the crew mention some new anticipated drops coming August 26th. Tev asks what makes Andre 3000 the goat? Tell us what you think! We show some love to all the wonderful shows on The Polaris Network (Where Authenticity Matters). Fnmeka is the first AI Rapper ever and is signed to Capitol Records. You down for Metaverse concerts? Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sue Triller for 28 million...run them their coins! NEW SEGMENT ALERT: Vibe of the Week. The crew will let the listeners know what song, new or old, they have been vibin to this past week. Jess: Beyonce "America Has A Problem" / Tev: Tempest "Young Playa Footage" / Eijay: Tink "Balance" / Jammin: Missy Elliot "Sock it to Me"

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On today's episode, we discuss which music movie was your all-time favorite: Tempations, Jackson 5 or Five Heartbeats? This week in new music we discuss The Game's new album "DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind", Megan the Stallion's second album "Traumazine" and everything in between. We reveal who R&B Voldemort is for the people who were still guessing. Tev comes in HOT and shouts out his business, Open The Company. You can check them out on Instagram (IG: @openthecompany). The topic comes up about the dominance of women in Hip-Hop. We speculate when Beyonce is going to release her act ii to Renaissance. Did Beyonce sell her soul? Welp! A Bishop thinks so. Irv Gotti reminded us (over & over) again that he dated Ashanti, which got the crew talking about artists masters and ownership. We put some respek on Tweet and Taylor Swift never heard of 3LW, have you?

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Welcome to the first episode of The Vibe Check! On today's episode we discuss the much anticipated Beyonce album, Renaissance. Is it album of the year? We raise the question, who is R&B Voldemort?! Let us know in the comments who your guess is! Isaiah Rashad had an album leak on Dropbox, so the crew discusses their thoughts on the new tracks. This brings us to the question of who do we think is the next break out star on TDE. Young Money recently had a concert but Drake was absent. Jammin poses the question, did Drake fake a Covid diagnosis? Naturally, it leads us to the Drake/Pusha T beef. We round off the episode with everyones top 5 albums, so far, in the year. Thanks for listening!

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“The Vibe Check” is a fun, irreverent weekly podcast from the creators of “The Goodelife” podcast. Join hosts Michael “Jammin” Parker, Jessica Marrs, Eijay “DaKidd” Goode, and Tevin “Only Tev”' Johnson each week as they review all things hip hop, music, and pop culture.

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