The Vinyl Collective

By The Vinyl Collective

Join Jon and Tope for their weekly insights into the Hip-Hop and R&B landscape at large.

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July 07, 2022 89: What the hell happened to Drake? - Honestly, Nevermind (Album Review)
(00:00) Intro
(02:29) New releases
(09:57) Cordae talking about FABEV, favourite albums in the mid-year
(15:24) Drake Intro; thoughts on the surprise album drop
(19:30) General thoughts on the album
(30:26) Falling Back; Currents/ 40’s involvement
(39:40) Intro; Texts Go Green; A Keeper
(43:22) Album listenability and track lengths / Tie That Binds
(47:09) Favourite tracks
(56:41) Flights Booked; Massive; Sticky/ The effort Drake puts into albums
(01:03:59) “Honestly, Nevermind” in the context of Drake’s Discography; Closing thoughts
(01:06:50) Closing, Now and Then playlist
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1h 10min
June 30, 2022 88: Logic - Vinyl Days (Album Review)
Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #88: BINA.

(03:09) New releases

(22:25) BET Awards /Glastonbury Festival performances

(29:32) Logic Intro; reasons for retirement

(37:23) General thoughts on “Vinyl Days”

(43:34) Album skits & hosting by Funk Flex

(51:59) Favourite tracks

(56:56) BLACKWHITEBOY

(59:25) Quasi; Therapy Music; LaDonda

(01:09:23) Kickstyle; In my lifetime/ Logic’s self-proclamation and substance

(01:16:02) TenYears; Orville; Introducing Nezi/ Feature chemistry

(01:21:55) Porta one; Bresth Control; I guess I love it / Album Production

(01:26:00) Summary, ranking in 2022 albums

(01:27:46) Closing, Now and Then playlist
...more
1h 33min
June 23, 2022 87: Best and Worst Feature Artists
This week Tope and Jon discuss the best and worst feature artists in hip-hop and r&b.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(05:27) Joey Bada$$’s album delayed
(09:05) Chance The Rapper: The Highs and The Lows (ft. Joey Bada$$)
(11:34) Lupe Fiasco: DRILL MUSIC IN ZION
(15:09) FKA Twigs: killer
(17:50) Chlöe: Surprise
(19:02) Steve Lacy: Mercury
(20:36) Beyoncé: BREAK MY SOUL
Main discussion starts here:
(29:11) Why do artists perform better/worse on features?
(37:38) Best feature artists
(01:03:56) Worst feature artists
(01:17:33) Impact of features on an artist’s legacy; some more bad feature artists
(01:25:00) Closing, Now and Then
...more
1h 29min
June 16, 2022 86: Producing for U.K. R&B Artists (ft. JSTRNGS)
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro, Spotlight Series #86: Bawo
(04:02) Promise Rings
New releases:
(12:02) Pharrell: Cash In Cash Out (ft. 21 Savage & Tyler The Creator)
(15:42) Logic: Breath Control (ft. Wiz Khalifa)
(18:15) Ego Ella May: The Morning Side of Love
(19:36) Lupe Fiasco: AUTOBOTO
(22:56) Unknown T: Who said drill is dead?
(25:15) Rolling Stone’s Top 200 Hip-Hop albums of all time
Main discussion starts here:
(35:37) JSTRNGS intro; musical beginnings
(48:58) Thoughts on the current U.K. R&B scene; artists being “boxed in” by playlists
(58:13) Working with Ojerime
(01:06:00) Working with Kwoli Black
(01:17:09) Learning how to mix and why it can wrong wrong in big-budget releases
(01:27:12) Future projects
(01:29:20) Closing, Now and Then playlist
...more
1h 33min
June 09, 2022 85: Discography Tax - How Artists Get a Free Pass
This week we discuss how artists can get a free pass on bad albums if they’ve had a history of strong releases. How long does this last for though? Does it matter if you’re a legacy artist and should we reassess after two bad albums? Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(04:00) YSL Update
New releases & Other News:
(05:24) Tracklist for Logic’s “Vinyl Days”
(07:59) Spotlight Series #85: Powers Pleasant; PRO ERA discussion
(13:14) BLK ODYSSY: BENNY’S GOT A GUN (ft. Benny The Butcher & George Clinton)
(15:34) Gucci Mane: Mrs. Davis
(16:53) Logic: Bleed It
(18:42) Benny The Butcher: Welcome to the States
Main discussion starts here:
(22:07) Discussion intro; to what extent does the Discography Tax exist?
(32:45) How many albums does it take for artists to start getting passes?
(37:38) Artists who have spent their Tax
(46:19) Do fans give artists a Tax too quickly?
(51:22) Which artists we predict will run out of their Tax
(01:04:03) Closing, Now and Then playlist
...more
1h 7min
June 02, 2022 84: Ravyn Lenae - HYPNOS (Album Review)
Timestamps
(00:00) Intro, Spotlight Series #84: Quelle Chris
(05:40) More Jack Harlow discourse
New releases
(11:20) Kanye & XXXTENTACION: True Love
(15:18) Chance The Rapper: A Bar About A Bar
(19:33) Jason Derulo: Sliding (ft. Kodak Black)
(21:56) Logic: Orville (ft. Like, Blu & Exile)
Main discussion starts here:
(27:06) Ravyn Lenae background
(33:07) General thoughts on HYPNOS
(41:55) Xtasy & Album Production
(45:40) Satellites, HYPNOS theme
(50:10) Skin Tight (ft. Steve Lacy)
(53:09) Wish
(57:09) Where I’m From (ft. Mereba)
(01:01:27) Light Me Up & Like You Do
(01:03:42) 3D (ft. Smino)
(01:06:32) Mercury (ft. Fousheé)
(01:09:31) Lullaby
(01:13:04) Cameo & Venom
(01:17:15) M. I. A. & Inside Out
(01:26:10) Higher
(01:28:34) Vocal performance; looking ahead
(01:35:46) Closing; Now and Then playlist
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1h 39min
May 27, 2022 83: Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Album Review)
(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #83: Ty Leone
New releases/ Latest News:
(05:56) Brandy’s diss song to Jack Harlow
(09:52) Aitch: 1998
(12:38) Labels pressuring artists to make TikToks
(16:15) John Legend: Dope (ft. JID)
(17:42) Logic: Vinyl Days (ft.DJ Premier)
(20:27) N-Dubz: Charmer
(24:30) Headie One: 22 Carats (ft. Gazo)
(26:49) New albums, Mahalia's new EP
Main discussion starts here:
(30:34) The Heart Part 5, Album Art; & first listens
(36:36) Album concept
(43:47) General thoughts on the album
(49:16) Die Hard, Album production
(55:02) United In Grief, N95, Worldwide Steppers
(01:04:26) Cancel Culture, Kodak Black presence
(01:11:19) Rich Interlude; Silent Hill (ft. Kodak Black)
(01:13:51) Auntie Diaries
(01:19:56) Father Time (ft. Sampha) & Generational Trauma
(01:27:57) Mother I Sober (ft. Beth Gibbons)
(01:35:08) Mr. Morale (ft. Tanna Leone), Album pacing (Crown, Purple Hearts)
(01:41:04) Savior Interlude/Savior (ft. Baby Keem & Sam Dew)
(01:48:19) We Cry Together
(01:53:30) Mirror
(01:57:08) Count Me Out, Rich Spirit
(01:59:46) Favourite tracks & feature, ranking in discography
(02:03:30) Closing, Now and Then playlist
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2h 7min
May 19, 2022 82: Is U.K. R&B dead? What defines the genre?
This week we address the ‘Is R&B dead’ question and why it continues to be a point of contention. We then look at the wealth of U.K. R&B talent, from the S tier to the Spotlight Series artists we’ve been plugging since Episode 1. (00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #82: vb
New releases:
(06:51) Brief discussion on “Mr Morale & The Big Steppers”
(11:31) Bellah: Prototype
(14:43) Post Malone: Cooped Up (ft. Roddy Ricch)
(16:43) IDK: Simple
(18:12) DaBaby: WIG (ft. Moneybagg Yo)
(19:48) Ne-Yo: Don’t Love Me
(21:59) Rapsody: Dust to Diamonds
(24:02) Ben Beale: Caroline (ft. Mick Jenkins & REASON)
(26:35) Obongjayar: Some Night I Dream of Doors
(27:52) YSL gone, dawg
(33:34) 5 years of J Hus’ “Common Sense”
Main discussion starts here:
(41:52) Intro; is UK R&B dead?
(50:18) Quality of UK R&B; R&B groups
(55:51) Talent within the UK : top tier
(01:04:41) Talent within the UK: mid-tier;
(01:08:14) Rachel Chinouriri & the boundaries of R&B
(01:15:54) Up-and-coming talent/ Rookies
(01:24:25) Is UK R&B alternative?
(01:28:45) Closing, Now and Then playlis
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1h 34min
May 12, 2022 81: Pusha T - It's Almost Dry (Album Review)
This week we review Pusha T’s latest LP ‘It’s Almost Dry’. Co-produced by Pharrell and Kanye and with a handful of big features we couldn’t miss out on giving our thoughts on this one! Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #81: Rochelle Jordan
New releases:
(10:42) Jack Harlow: Come Home The Kids Miss You
(18:22) Knucks: Alpha Place
(22:58) Ella Mai: How (ft. Roddy Ricch)
(25:08) Headie One
(26:37) A$AP Rocky: D.M.B.
(27:39) AJ Tracey: Reasonable
(28:01) Logic: Therapy Music (ft. Russ)
(30:32) Kendrick Lamar: The Heart Part 5
Main discussion starts here:
(47:43) Pusha T intro; Pusha T’s replay value; initial thoughts on “It’s Almost Dry”
(56:53) Production on “It’s Almost Dry”
(01:06:52) Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes
(01:08:53) Brambleton
(01:12:43) Dreamin’ Of The Past
(01:18:15) Just So You Remember
(01:22:32) Rock N Roll (ft. Kid Cudi & Kanye West)
(01:27:02) Scrape It Off (ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Don Toliver)
(01:29:22) I Pray For You (ft. Labrinth & No Malice)
(01:34:16) Quickfire questions
(01:43:05) Closing, Now and Then playlist
...more
1h 46min
May 05, 2022 80: Battle Rap & Its Influence on Hip-Hop (ft. Chris the Capo)
This week we’re joined by Chris the Capo, co-host of the rap battle podcast ‘Battle on the Roof’ and host of ‘No Cappin’ on Rinse FM. Timestamps:
(06:40) Jack Harlow’s album release
(07:56) Aitch: Just Coz (ft. Giggs)
(11:48) Mahalia: In The Club
(14:11) IDK x Kaytranada: Dog Food (ft. Denzel Curry)
(17:06) Ibeyi: Rise Above (ft. Berwyn)
(18:52) Giveon: Lie Again
(20:40) New albums
(25:42) Chris Intro: Motivations behind podcasts (‘No Cappin’ ’ and ‘Battle on the Roof’)
(37:02) Public perception and misconceptions of Battle Rap
(41:24) Ethical boundaries in battle rap and hip-hop
(47:00) Influence of battle rap on hip-hop; the skill difference between rappers and battle rappers
(01:06:49) Jon’s game; are rap battles still needed?
(01:17:37) The authenticity of battle rappers; female representation in battle rap
(01:24:55) Rap Battles for beginners to watch
(01:28:19) Closing, Now and Then playlist
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1h 34min

FAQs about The Vinyl Collective:

How many episodes does The Vinyl Collective have?

The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.