AK is doing another solo show this week and showing 15 of the dopest songs that he found from digging through the interwebs.  As a theme for this episode, Andrew focuses on artists that he thinks are ready to level up and make major waves in the world of music in 2018 including Peking Duk, Always Never, and the 19 year-old prodigy from Dallas, Medasin.  He also breaks down the 5 factors that he analyzes when grading rappers and does an artist spotlight on the immensely talented Syd from The Internet/Odd Future.  

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Tracks from this week's show include:

Peking Duk - Wasted

Peking Duk ft. Alunageorge - Fake Magic

Blondage - Stoned (OTR Remix)

Always Never - Millions

Tilka ft. Always Never - Missing Home

Droeloe - Kintsugi

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts (Medasin Remix)

Portugal The Man - Feel It Still (Medasin Remix)

Snugs ft. Axel Mansoor - Flooded

Just A Gent ft. Thief - Hold

Rich Brian ft. Offset - Attention

Dave ft. Mostack & Budric - No Words

Syd - On the Road

Syd ft. 6LACK - Over

Syd - All About Me

On this week's episode, Andrew is joined by his long-time festival buddy and fantasy football leaguemate, James.  James has won back-to-back championships and talks about the strategies that he uses to win as well as some of his favorite sidebets over the years (spoiler alert: James loves anything that has to do with public shame).  They discuss topics such as: artists that they discovered at live shows, DJ's that look like James Franco, how the artist and producer collaborate to make a song, getting too old for overcrowded festivals, as well as how Skrillex and Diplo turned around the public's opinion of Justin Bieber.  If you're looking for new artists and tracks to vibe with, make sure to check out this episode and follow the podcast in the links below. 

TheBeatDrop Playlist can be found at:SpotifyApple Music

Artists from this week's show include:DiploM0RussSteve AokiMa$eOliver HeldensDJ SNAKEVee tha RulaSam SettonCVBZYoung FrancoVince StaplesHUNCHO JACKFlosstradamusDillon FrancisJust A GentGalimatias