The Vinyl Collective

(00:00) Intro, Spotlight Series #79: WifiGawd

New releases:

(08:36) Ed Sheeran: 2Step (ft. Lil Baby)

(11:40) Logic: Tetris & Decades

(15:39) Ab-Soul: Hollandaise

(21:11) 070 Shake: Skin & Bones

(22:07) PinkPantheress: Where you are (ft. WILLOW)

(23:53) Megan Thee Stallion: Plan B

(27:08) Potter Payper: Gangsteritus Pt. 2 (ft. Nines & Tiggs The Author)

(31:07) Daniel Caesar: Please Do Not Lean (ft. BADBADNOTGOOD)

Other News:

(32:37) Chloe Bailey and Little Simz talking about the financial hardships of music

Main discussion starts here:

(39:07) Vince Staples; thoughts on eponymous album; expectations for RPBMH

(47:55) RPBMH; General thoughts

(53:06) THE BEACH/ THE BLUES

(56:58) AYE! (FREE THE HOMIES)

(59:23) Is there a concept to this album?

(01:03:41) WHERE SPARKS FLY

(01:08:16) EAST POINT PRAYER (ft. Lil Baby); BANG THAT

(01:12:30) SLIDE

(01:15:11) PAPERCUTS

(01:17:45) PLAYER WAYS; ROSE STREET

(01:24:20) Interludes on RPBMH

(01:29:58) LEMONADE (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)

(01:31:29) Summary

(01:35:39) Closing, Now & Then playlist

This week we take a look at artists who've fucked their own careers by choices they did or did not make. 

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #78: Hamzaa

(04:12) SAULT - Air

(06:24) Reading our your favourite Kendrick songs; thoughts on the new album

Main discussion starts here:

(16:49) Main convo intro

(19:24) Ja Rule

(24:46) Meek Mill

(29:30) Iggy Azaelia

(32:26) Wale

(37:31) Robin Thicke

(43:22) Roddy Ricch

(49:30) B.o.B.

(54:57) Hardy Caprio

(59:52) Nines

(01:03:35) Taio Cruz

(01:08:53) Blu

(01:11:39) Kid Cudi; Logic

(01:13:17) CyHi The Prince

(01:15:46) Closing, Now & Then playlist

This week we're joined by Natalie Narh, co-founder of pan-African social platform "New Comma", to break down one of the first major R&B releases of 2022 in "Candydrip". We also discuss the songwriting career of Lucky Daye and the trajectory of R&B in the modern age.

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #77: Mike

(06:17): Jack Harlow: First Class

New releases:

(08:46) Chlöe: Treat Me

(14:26) Lil Baby: Right On

(15:32) Pusha T: Neck and Wrist

(19:19) BUA: London ft. J. Cole

(23:09) Alicia Keys: City of Gods

(23:40) Schoolboy Q: Soccer Dad

(27:32) IDK: Taco

Main:

(28:20) Natalie Intro; New Comma; Her Mum being on TV

(42:41) Lucky Daye Intro

(47:43) Cover Art; General thoughts

(54:04) Intro, the interludes

(57:06) Deserve

(59:54) Guess

(01:02:27) Title Track & interlude

(01:05:59) Features

(01:12:14) Touch Somebody (interlude)

(01:14:10) Intermission

(01:15:31) Over; artists being able to perform live

(01:18:11) NWA

(01:20:04) Fuckin Sound; traditional R&B being a lost sound and the trajectory of R&B

(01:30:16) Songwriting on Candydrip

(01:32:03) Closing, Now and Then playlist

Jon returns this week to recap on the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards results. We also touch on U.K. Hip-Hop albums that should have been considered for a GRAMMY.

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #76: Amindi

(05:35) UK Albums that deserve the Grammy nomination

New releases:

(14:17) Kehlani: Up at Night (ft. Justin Bieber)

(17:50) Joyner Lucas: Ye Not Crazy

(22:10) Vince Staples: ROSE STREET

(25:39) Freddie Gibbs: Ice Cream (ft. Rick Ross)

(27:44) Ella Mai: leave You Alone

(29:46) City Girls: Top Notch (ft. Fivio Foreign)

(30:36) Lupe Fiasco: 100 Chicagos

(31:51) Dreamville: D-Day - The Mixtape

Main discussion starts here:

(36:36) GRAMMY’s intro

(39:02) Record of the Year

(44:13) Album of the Year

(47:54) Best New Artist

(51:53) Best Rap Album

(56:20) Best Rap Performance

(58:10) Best Rap Song

(01:02:48) Best Melodic Rap Performance

(01:05:05) Best R&B Performance

(01:16:01) Best Traditional R&B Performance

(01:19:52) Best R&B Song

(01:21:47) Best Progressive R&B Album

(01:26:17) Best R&B Album

(01:30:49) Summary

(01:32:55) Closing, Now and Then playlist

Down a man this week, Tope is joined by Rhymeshe Podcast host Cee Valentina to break down Kojey Radical’s commercial debut “Reason to Smile”. They unpack the album’s dense feature list and narrative. He also touches on the hottest features of the last week, including Chance and Sabrina Claudio

(00:00) Intro

New releases:

(03:07) Chance The Rapper: Child of God

(05:19) Sabrina Claudio: Better Version

(06:31) Denzel Curry: Melt My Eyez See Your Future; Nigo: I know NIGO!; Koffee: Gifted

Main discussion starts here:

(08:57) Cee Valentina intro:

(09:51) Getting into Rhymeshe

(13:30) Working at Complex UK

(17:54) Kojey intro

(21:41) General album thoughts

(30:27) Beautiful (ft. Shakka & Wretch32); Payback (ft. Knucks); Title track (ft. Tiana Major9)

(32:42) Silk (ft. Masego); Born (ft. Cashh); War Outside (ft. Lex Amor)

(37:14) Gangsta; Pressure (ft. Shae Universe); Anywhere (ft. Ego Ella May)

(43:47) Talkin’ (ft. Kelis & Tiana Major9)

(44:50) Closing, Now and Then playlist

This week we take to the weird and wonderful world of Reddit once again to discuss some of the hottest R&B/Hip-Hop takes.

(00:00) Intro

New releases:

(06:04) Syd: CYBAH (ft. Lucky Daye)

(08:15) Mahalia: Whatever Simon Says

(10:31) Princess Nokia: No Effort

(12:13) Joyce Wrice x KAYTRANADA: Iced Tea

(12:55) ROSALIA: MOTOMAMI

(15:29) Tiana Major9 EP

(18:38) Youngs Teflon: All Eyes On Me Against The World (EP)

Other news:

(21:56) Pusha T McDonald’s diss

Main discussion starts here:

(27:08) TVC vs. Reddit Intro

(28:56) Jack Harlow wanting to be the face of his generation

(32:45) Noname announcing Factory Baby isn’t dropping

(45:58) Brockhampton announcing indefinite hiatus

(53:45) Fantano telling artists to stop luring fans into buying NFT’s

(01:03:06) Rappers which have made the worst choices that ruined their careers

(01:10:26) Snoop buying Death Row

(01:15:22) Doja wanting to make a double disc & dedicating one side to Rap

(01:19:30) Logic’s 1-800-273-8255 being linked to a fall in suicide cases

(01:27:50) Eminem asking to kneel during the SuperBowl halftime show

(01:33:27) Closing, Now and Then playlist

This week we unpack the Shady debut "God Don't Make Mistakes" from Griselda wordsmith Conway The Machine. We discuss the album's surprisingly vulnerable nature and the range of styles explored by Conway on this record.

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #73:

(06:31) Central Cee going #1 on a mixtape

(09:49) Megan x Dua Lipa: Sweetest Pie

(14:26) Aitch

(17:22) Mariah The Scientist: EP

(21:08) Rachel Chinouriri

Main discussion starts here:

(23:27) GDMM Intro

(38:51) Lock Load (ft. Beanie Sigel)

(41:23) Tear Gas (ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross)

(44:19) Wild Chapters (ft. TI and Novel)

(48:02) Guilty

(50:46) Stressed

(55:46) Drumwork (ft. 7xvethegenius & Jae Skeese)

(57:25) Alchemist produced tracks (Piano Love & God Don’t Make Mistakes)

(01.03:23) Chanel Pearls (ft. Jill Scott)

(01:07:57) So Much More

(01:18:27) Closing, Now and Then

This week we share our thoughts on the 3-part Netflix documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” which covers the beginnings and meteoric rise of Kanye West’s career, as well as the trials and tribulations along the way.

(00:00) Intro

(06:27) Dave: Starlight and sampling in the U.K.

(15:36) Denzel Curry: Zatoichi (ft. slowthai)

(17:20) Joey Bada$$: Head High

(20:31) Kojey Radical

(21:32) Knucks: Leon The Professional

(23:14) Pusha T: Hear Me Clearly

(26:57) 5 years of “The Never Story”

Main discussion starts here:

(34:39) Jeen-yuhs intro; general thoughts

(42:31) Act I & Coodie

(58:22) Act II & Donda

(01:16:01) Act III & Mental Health

This week we get into the important distinctions between mixtapes, EP’s and albums (LP’s). We talk about the benefits/drawbacks of each format and how some artists use mixtapes/EP’s to avoid the pressure of an album release.

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #71: Kam-Bu

(06:51)Discussion intro

(11:57) Mixtapes

(23:17) EP’s

(39:27) Albums/LP’s

(56:03) Where is all of this going?

(01:03:12) Closing, Now and Then playlist

(00:00) Intro; Spotlight Series #70: Mndsgn

(04:54) Curren$y & The Alchemist: Continuance

(09:28) Big KRIT: Digital Roses Don’t Die

(12:18) Deante Hitchcock: Everyday the 14th

(14:55) Jamal Edwards

Main discussion starts here

(22:17) Supergroups intro

(32:50) Tope’s 1st supergroup: 

(35:21) Jon’s 1st supergroup:

(38:31) Tope’s 2nd supergroup: 

(42:26) Jon’s 2nd supergroup:

(49:04) Jon’s 3rd:

(53:34) Tope’s 4th: 

(57:40) Jon’s 4th:

(01:01:22) Tope’s 5th: 

(01:06:42) Jon’s 5th:

(01:12:53) Tope’s 6th:

(01:18:27) Jon’s 6th:

(01:24:06) Tope’s 7th 

(01:26:35) Bench players

(01:28:40) Closing, Now and Then playlist