The Vinyl Collective

This week Ondraya joins us to discuss the South London singer & guitarist “Lianne La Havas”. We go in-depth about her music career thus far and our thoughts on her latest self-titled album. Anyone who appreciates a good voice will enjoy this one!

This week we enter the “Game of Moans” by discussing the best & worst 63rd Grammy Nominations. Were Nicki Minaj and Diddy right about the Grammys? Is the ‘Progressive R&B’ category a step forward? Was The Weeknd the biggest snub this year?

This week we’re joined by poet and creator of “The Fontaine Theory” Ishmael Zach to discuss family, poetry, generational trauma and Ka’s “Descendants of Cain”.

Jon and Tope continue their review of Headie One's debut album with Ore (creator of @Oreviews_). In this part of the episode  they break down some of the other features on the record,  discuss the best/worst tracks and where EDNA ranks in terms of UK Hip-Hop releases this year.

This week Jon and Tope team up with Ore (creator of @Oreviews_) to dissect the debut album from U.K. drill artist Headie One. In this part of the episode we dive into Headie’s progression up until this point and our thoughts on the record’s best & worst features. One not to miss!

This week Jon and Tope discuss which components are required for an album to be considered a ‘classic’. Does a classic album have to be conceptual? Which popular classics do they not consider to be classics? Tune in to find out!

Jon and Tope are joined by Daniel to discuss the change in the UK hiphop landscape over the past decade. Can a consensual classic album ever come out of the UK?

On this week’s episode Jon and Tope discuss the critically acclaimed album from UK artist Little Simz that was released in 2019. What makes this album so fucking good? Why the hell does inflo not have social media?

On this week’s episode Jon and Tope discuss the effect music can have on people’s psyche. Can listening to enough sad music make you depressed?

Welcome to The Vinyl Collective! Jon and Tope kick off the podcast by discussing the pressures women rappers have to make a certain type of music (particularly conscious music). Do people truly appreciate conscious female rappers or are they used for leverage in arguments?