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This is Album Mode Deluxe, where we talk about and quickly review albums that we haven't gotten a chance to in the past couple of weeks. Clairo, Denzel Curry and Rema are on the docket and only one of them disappointed, guess which one.
TIMECODES:
1:50 - Denzel curry â very good
5:13 - Another step past ZUU / traditional hip-hop album
6:18 - Florida man 7:30 Every song has features
8:00 - A$AP Ferg feature
9:22 - Demar is not A$AP Mob
11:10 - Good gym album
12:32 - Rema album HEIS
17:35 - This is a different version of afro beats
18:55 - Fast but danceable
19:46 - You canât sing along but you can dance to
20:04 - Clairo Charm album
22:25 - We can find 10 other people that make this sound
22:55 - Do I want a better singer on this?
25:25 - So many people making this music and not evolving
26:43 - Needs to add more collaborators
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Childish Gambino's fifth studio album 'Bando Stone & The New World, how progressive his music has become ad his extended run as an artist. And no we don't believe he's gonna retire.
DĂ©marâs rating: 7.5 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 8.5 / 10
The Love List: Lithonia, Talk My Shit, Cruisin', Happy Survival, We Are God
TIMECODES:
2:49 - Wasnât sure how serious he was
3:30 - Favourite Childing Gambino song
9:00 - Drake comparison
17:08 - Get everything onto the album
18:40 - Cruisin
21:17 - Serene Yeat song
25:24 - Yoshinoya
27:39 - Doesnât count as vindication
31:26 - Most people are going to know the singles
31:59 - Can you feel me
33:53 - Not every song is progressive
36:38 - Abstract reference kings
37:58 - White boy throwing dirt on his name for a think piece
40:06 - Selling Apple stock to buy a farm
43:14 - He is a case study
44:10 - He mentions how disillusioned he is with fame
46:37 - He is an artiste
47:47 - if it is the last project
50:44 - Tyler bar
51:24 - The cover
57:14 - Scores
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Childish Gambino - Bando Stone & the New World / 2024 / hip hop, soul, afrobeats -
¿Faltan episodios?
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We're a little over half way through the year so DĂ©mar and Adriel look back on some of the best albums so far and which might be a lock for their year-end lists.
TIMECODES:
1:40 - Blue lips
3:00 - Brat
5:10 - Might Delete Later
7:09 - Yeat 2093
7:46 - Defending yourself is the admission of guilt
10:24 - Why Lawd
12:18 - Micah
12:52 - Doubt Demar
15:03 - Algorithm
15:41 - The Album is getting popular for being good
16:45 - In a Frank Ocean space
17:39 - 2025 Grammyâs
18:30 - Water
20:37 - The Last Dinner Party
22:29 - We Don't Trust You
24:13 - Honorable mentions
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Zach Bryan's fifth studio album 'The Great American Bar Scene', his amazing songwriting, the hip hop to country dictionary and the album's plodding minimalism.
DĂ©marâs rating: 8 / 10.
Adrielâs rating: 7.5 / 10
The Love List: Purple Gas, Northern Thunder, Boons, The Way Back, Bass Boat, 28
TIMECODES:
1:10 - A bunch of left turns
1:43 - DĂ©mar shouts out himself
5:22 - The singles
8:29 - Title track
9:00 - The Boysâ reference
16:23 - This scene is not even alive for
18:05 - The slower pace is the best version of him
18:44 - Hip-hop to country dictionary
20:59 - Get the Stanley out
25:19 - Minimalist production is the best version of him
32:33 - Least favourite feature
35:40 - I Love to see him working with some left or not country
36:30 - Beyonce feature
37:52 - Disgruntled but optimistic
40:02 - The Character heâs playing reminds Adriel of a 21 savage
43:05 - Itâs giving Fast and Furious meets Killer Mike
46:58 - NO Skips
50:05 - DĂ©mar and Adrielâs first country music vinyl
51:21 - The Scores
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Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene / 2024 / country, indie, Americana -
This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Lucky Daye's third studio album 'Algorithm', his amazing change in style and how this project is a breath of fresh air for male R&B.
DĂ©marâs rating: 8.5 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 9 / 10
The Love List: Never Leavin' U Lonely, Herican, Blame, Mary, Breakin' The Bank, Soft
TIMESCODES:
1:01 It's the First Lucky Daye album Dema has ever listened to
2:40 Adriel was surprised by the singles
4:08 Reminds A&D of song they canât place
6:30 Sounds like Frank Ocean
12:00 It is rare that a song comes on that strong as the intro
15:24 Demar is shocked
16:45 Miguel comparison
18:30 The guy before Travis Scott
22:40 Something thatâs been missing in male R&B
25:09 R&B in the past 20 years is similar to hip-hip
25:27 Breakinâ the bank drums
31:57 Who is allowed to have interludes?
32:10 The outro on Blame
34:13 Interludes add texture to a project
35:20 Mary
38:48 Poetic lines but not everything is like that
40:08 His career
43:27 The cover
47:18 Pick up the needle
47:40 The Scores
48:50 Changes the trajectory of R&B
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Megan Thee Stallion's third studio album 'Megan', her lack of flow and topic variation along with her being closer to a female Logic than most think.
DĂ©marâs rating: 7 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 4 / 10
The Love List: HISS, B.A.S., Paper Together, Spin, Boa , Cobra
TIMECODES:
3:28 - Is she still a hitmaker?
4:48 - Sheâs returning shots
6:30 - The diss tracks fit into the theme/cohesiveness of the album
8:56 - Meganâs musical growth since Good News
10:10 - I know what the album sounds like without hearing it
11:24 - Drake vocal sample
11:59 - Jeezy Sample flip
12:30 - How many times she uses the word pussy
13:30 - Sexual empowerment
14:30 - Flo Milli comparison
15:55 - Better rapper than Lil Baby
18:58 - Similar to Meek Mill
21:51 - Tapping into the anime side
24:04 - Headed into the Ice Spice lane
24:59 - Her 3rd project
27:45 - Boa
30:53 - Spin
32:42 - Signature sound being something youâre not the best on
34:04 - Logic comparison
35:53 - Something we created âthat itâs empoweringâ
38:10 - The person that talks like this in real life is someone you donât like
40:25 - BAS intro
45:20 - What it means for her career / personal case study for Adriel
48:36 - To Megan, rapping fast means rapping well
52:20 - The cover
55:10 - The score
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Megan Thee Stallion - Megan / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap -
Sometimes you really have to pop out and show niggas. Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth concert "The Pop Out â Ken & Friends," crazy, the duo breakdown their favourite moments and disappointments. Also Queen just sold their entire discography for ÂŁ1 billion and we wonder which new artist could sell for the same.
TIMECODES:
1:10 - Kendrick with the Quotables
2:05 - Showed how important the West Coast is to hip-hop
4:44 - The box
7:15 - Euphoria
9:35 - The crowd
10:40 - Showing all of TDE together
13:48 - There is Not a bigger W in sports than defeating the biggest rapper
14:56 - Biggest problem with Drake is the unification effect is not there
15:51 - Vince Staples
17:01 - Kendrick album expectations
25:13 - Queen selling their catalogue
29:51 - Is there and artist that would garner more money then queen?
32:11 - What is going to happen with all these being sold?
33:20 - Outkast - Hey Ya
35:35 - Too new?
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Kehlani's fourth studio album 'Crash', her failed expansion beyond R&B and whether her album performances even matter to her career overall.
DĂ©marâs rating: 4 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 5 / 10
The Love List: Groove Theory, 8, Deep
TIMECODES:
4:39 Originators of vibey R&B girl era
4:55 Fans and the public view her differently
8:19 Ariana Grande
10:14 Toxic Queens
17:45 A lot of good songs but no bangers
18:19 Leave that stuff to Ice Spice / Glorilla
19:45 Styles P
20:32 Vocals strained
25:15 Very regular Afro beats track
26:44 Unnamed singer
27:30 No songs that only she can do
32:04 Cohesiveness of her project
33:04 A disservice to her fans
35:50 Low power Rhianna
37:07 The cover
39:00 The Scores
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Kehlani - CRASH / 2024 / R&B, pop, country -
This week, DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Don Toliver's fourth studio album 'Hardstone Psycho', his versatility, joining the sexy drill wave, and Don Toliver outgrowing the Cactus Jack label.
DĂ©marâs rating: 7 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 8.5 / 10
The Love List: KRYPTONITE, TORE UP, LAST LAUGH, 5 TO 10, DEEP IN THE WATER
TIMECODES:
1:47 - Canât Say
2:33 - His last project
3:07 - His voice colour
5:19 - Sexy drill
7:15 - Same spot as the last review
7:43 - Staying one pocket is a disservice
8:35 - Bandit as a single
11:34 - Don Toliver is like Count Dracula
12:16 - Almost a new genre
15:28 - Future comparison
18:20 - RIP to screw / Travis Scott songs
21:43 - Disc 4 R&B Don Toliver
25:10 - Party trap version is next level
27:02 - Albums that have everything
27:45 - lyrics
31:23 - It will hurt his score to look at lyrics
31:40 - Cactus Jack as a label
32:44 - Artist discovery is hard
38:55 - What it means for his career
42:38 - The cover
45:09 - Going for the themes regardless if the music matches
46:15 - vinyl cop
47:24 - The score
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Don Toliver - Hardstone Psycho / 2024 / Trap, R&B, Drill, Sexy Drill -
This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Charli XCX's sixth studio album 'BRAT', how the start of her career misaligned people's perception of her, Brat's distortion and her approaching Daft Punk and Playboi Carti levels of good repetitiveness.
DĂ©marâs rating: 9 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 7.5 / 10
The Love List: 360, 365, Von dutch, Mean girls, Everything is romantic, B2b
TIMECODES:
2:27 - The industry plant label
3:19 - Review of her career
9:55 - Demar, a fan of distortion
10:22 - Playboi Carti zone
11:32 - Talk Talk
13:20 - Adriel's Hudson Mohawke era
15:48 - Von Dutch
19:05 - Grime / breakdown / Stormzy
21:28 - Mean girls
25:20 - Respectfully, youâre a trash musician
26:46 - Progressions
27:16 - not going to get bored
27:42 - Her singing capability
29:26 - It is electronic music
26:59 - Lyrics
32:07 - Line between being deep and honest
33:00 - beard fishing
38:40 - How unique she is
39:50 - Sheâs an artist
40:08 - Repetition
41:43 - What it means for her career
43:58 - if youâre boom clap kind of person
45:37 - It's a Club album
46:11 - The cover
49:49 - The Scores
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Charli XCX - BRAT / 2024 / electronic, hyperpop, electropop -
Yes, "Wah Gwan Delilah" Remix really has Drake on the track, no, it's not a serious track. After Drake got demolished in his beef with Kendrick Lamar Demar and Adriel analyze why Drake released "Wah Gwan Delilah" now. Also, the hip hop continues its #Metoo moment as The-Dream is accused of rape and sexual battery in a new lawsuit.
TIMECODES:
2:07 Drake did it on purpose to cut the tension
3:32 This is him saying I am not accepting defeat
5:39 Could Drake drop a âMob Tiesâ right now?
7:31 Chance the Rapper comparison
10:12 Good move wrong time
12:25 The-Dream
18:02 Hip-hop me too
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Shaboozey's third album 'Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going', it's constant conversation between country and hip hop and whether Shaboozey is a gimmick.
DĂ©marâs rating: 6.5 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 6.5 / 10
The Love List: Horses & Hellcats, A Bar Song (Tipsy), Drink Don't Need No Mix, Finally Over
TIMECODES:
1:39 - Movie soundtrack (spiderman)
4:44 - Hip-hop sensibilities in his music
06:28 - Horses and Hellcats lyrics
12:35 - Two things can be true
13:54 - Same soup, different mix
15:02 - Beyonce album helps?
19:40 - DĂ©mar couldnât picture this outside of a hip-hop song
20:40 - Let it burn
21:00 - Is he a gimmick?
26:33 - Chanting
28:55 - His voice
31:24 - Adriel loves these kind of songs
34:58 - Isn't on the beat at all
36:28 - Noah Cyrus
39:09 - Favourite feature
41:33 - What does this album do for his career?
47:28 - Score
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Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going / 2024 / country -
This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Vince Staples' sixth studio album 'Dark Times', its muted production and Vince Staples finally channeling his humour into his music.
DĂ©marâs rating: 7.5 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 7 / 10
The Love List: Government Cheese, ĂtouffĂ©e, "Radio", Freeman, Black&Blue
P.S. Doesn't 'Shame On The Devil' sound like a Mac Demarco song? Or are we trippin'
TIMECODES:
2:40 - Old and new Vince Staples
3:43 - When sparks fly
4:34 - Favorite Vince Staples song
9:38 - In that space where everyone knows him but not his music
14:23 - Music before this album isnât funny
16:15 - Nailaism that exists in this lifestyle
19:08 - The get you out the street rapper
20:40 - Getting leverage in his career
24:09 - The entanglement
25:57 - The outro on âJustinâ
26:48 - The interludes
30:42 - One of those artists where his fans arenât catching all the lyrics
31:55 - I donât know what a Vince Staples sound is
33:43 - Could have lived on 5 different albums / Mac Demarco
34:40 - Singles
38:50 - Boring drums on 'Justin'
41:00 - Itâs all one vibe
42:05 - One of the most unique careers
48:28 - Pop rap
51:44 - The cover
56:14 - Scores
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Vince Staples - Dark Times / 2024 / rap, gangsta rap, hip hop -
Video has finally emerged showing some of the physical abuse Cassie has endured and Diddy thought an video apology was an appropriate response to that... You're only apologizing because the video is public, not for anything else...
TIMECODES:
00:16 - Intro
01:26 - The Sickening Video
04:10 - Diddy felt untouchable
06:09 - Why does this video still exist?
09:42 - Media Members defending Diddy
13:43 - Diddy involving his son
16:15 - The Oldheads in Hip-Hop
20:05 - Is J. Cole the only good guy left?
22:00 - Tyga & Kylie
24:42 - Will Jay-Z be next?
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Billie Eilish's third studio album 'HIT ME HARD AND SOFT', Eilish's versatility accidentally causing her to make blander music and her ever-stellar songwriting.
DĂ©marâs rating: 6 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 6 / 10
The Love List: LUNCH, L'AMOUR DE MA VIE, THE DINER, BITTERSUITE, BLUE
2:07 First time hearing Billie
5:08 Happier than ever left Demar underwhelmed
7:05 What she said about the project and the title
7:53 Liking her popular songs
10:06 Skinny as the introduction
13:40 Not as many songs that are unique to her
15:43 Drake issue in reverse
18:35 Sounds like Costco music
23:02 Stunning when she gets more complex (autotune)
27:05 Jacking Missy Elliotâs style for years
30:02 Aligned with black music without working with black artists
31:41 Juice Wrld type of flow
36:46 Arlo Parks
39:52 A big part of her fans who are not here for the lyrics
44:09 Is Billie apologizing?
54:46 Relating to your sister putting her face in a vagina
58:02 The Coolest Girl in pop
1:00:57 The Cover
1:04:00 The Score
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft / 2024 / pop, alt-pop -
DJ Akademiks's fat is back in the fire after a string of hip hop sexual misconduct allegations that have been plaguing 2024. Ak is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of rape, sexual assault, and defamation by Fauziya âZiyaâ Abashe for an alleged incident in 2022. The duo breakdown what it means for Ak and hip hop as sexual misconduct allegations continue to pile up against men in the industry. Then we talk about what we've been spinning lately and possible song of the summer candidates.
TIMECODES:
3:18 - Ak and a lot of venom for Rory
3:55 - Usually when Reddit is right about something it is not good
4:22 - He has some friends in the industry â embedded in the Drake camp
6:52 - These people exist in a sphere
7:25 - Whoâs the type of artists is AK interviewing
9:10 - Perception online and people arenât surprised
9:55 - AK had 69 on-call
11:05 - Hip-Hop is in a turbulent time / Mee Too
12:01 - See some light that women can feel safe in hip-hop
13:51 - What have you been listening to recently / cookout music
14:41 - Might delete later â J Cole played it right
19:03 - Still banging Yeat to this day
21:07 - Geo cities
22:03 - Might give a white man in hip-hop the number 1 album
22:40 - Albums you are excited for
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss Gunna's fifth studio album 'One of Wun', its surprisingly impressive production and Gunna never killing the vibe.
DĂ©marâs rating: 3 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 5.5 / 10
The Love List: hakuna matata, back in the a, whatsapp, one of wun
TIMECODES:
5:41 - Demarâs favourite Gunna song
8:30 - Very little hype around this album
9:45 - Is there another hit we can find
10:45 - Gunna is somehow getting better
12:00 - Title track - I understand why you like listening to it
12:50 - Production is the best part of the project
15:10 - Still bangs without knowing the words
16:34 - Cybernetic & aquatic
20:00 - Sonics he is miles ahead, in this genre lyrics is not the emphasis
22:00 - Nav level monotone - no emotion
23:27 - Not listening with the same âEarsâ
25:16 - His music is not going to break up the vibe
25:33 - Fans also like on Spotify
27:30 - When it comes to his voice â black Nav
30:34 - Yeat & Gunna demo
31:54 - Favourite feature
32:15 - What happened to Roddy Rich
33:29 - Leon Bridges singing
35:45 - Gunnaâs voice gets on Demar's nerves
37:19 - A singer but a rapper â Rod Wave
41:35 - Money donât make me real thatâs on my life"
42:35 - Mice is plural
44:53 - This fanbase doesnât have the appetite for new sounds, new lyrics etc..
47:44 - The hooks are subpar
50:14 - Almost a No Skips
52:55 - The Cover
54:08 - The Scores
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Gunna - One of Wun / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap -
Kendrick Lamar has obliterated Drake in the beef with the hit diss song 'Not Like Us' with 'meet the grahams' to set it up. Drake had a chance in this beef but it look like that time is over and he's left to salvage what's left of his reputation. Adriel and Demar analyze how Kendrick dismantled Drake in the beef, whether the pyrrhic victory is worth it and if Drake is still too big to fail.
TIMECODES:
4:20 - Demar is always right
7:05 - Mistake with family matters (20v1)
9:10 - The Nuke didn't nuke
9:40 - New Ho king
11:48 -Itâs almost as if Family matters didnât happen
14:16 - Kendrick Lamar aims to represent Blackness on Not Like Us
16:00 - Women are the butt of the joke in this beef
17:15 - Do we need receipts?
19:40 - This beef is bad for Drake's corporate deals
23:00 - Drake did what he was supposed to do on Family Matters
25:56 - Kendrick's release schedule was brilliant
29:37 - Drakeâs missed opportunity
31:52 - Kendrick gives Drake a history lesson in blackness
34:05 - The art of avoiding allegations / pyrrhic victory
34:40 - Cancelling is fake
37:55 - How Drake lost Black women in his fan base (The great hollowing)
42:52 - Ranking the songs in this battle
47:08 - Who won this battle?
47:57 - Shots fired at Drakeâs home
50:58 - Is this the end for Drake?
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This week DĂ©mar and Adriel discuss 4Batz's first mixtape 'U Made Me a St4r', Aaliyah's sound inspiring another R&B revival and whether 4Batz is just Brent Faiyaz with a mask on.
DĂ©marâs rating: 7 / 10
Adrielâs rating: 8 / 10
The Love List: act i: stickerz "99", act ii: date @ 8, act vi: made man, act v: there goes another vase, get out yo feelings ho
TIMECODES:
5:44 Do we need to see 4batz face?
10:25 OVO deal
13:12 2000âs R&B is making a comeback
14:57 Sounds more like real instruments
15:40 Innovations on Aaliyah's sound
21:35 How much can he really sing?
25:26 He is open to being at fault
30:30 23 minutes 11 songs
33:16 Iâm the goofy one paying for your girl's hair
36:33 Hurt his first week numbers but helped him in the long run
37:49 The cover
40:21 Reminiscent of PARTYNEXTDOOR
42:45 The Scores
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4Batz - U Made Me a St4r / 2024 / R&B -
Kendrick Lamar has finally dropped his reply diss track to Drake, 'Euphoria' and it's everything we thought it'd be and more. Join us as we bask in the heat of Kenrick Lamar cooking Drake for 6 straight minutes.
TIMECODES:
0:15 - Intro
1:30 - Euphoria is officially out / The oven mitts are out
3:10 - Kendrick Lamar is up right now
3:50 - People catching strays
4:23 - Kendrick Lamar's approach
5:33 - Demar is everyone's opp
6:42 - Diving into the diss track / Kendrick Lamar's musical density
8:41 - Is replay value important?
11:30 -The internet is judging Kendrick Lamar
12:00 - His Toronto Accent
15:27 - How this beef will age over time
16:33 - Pre-Drake rap beef
18:00 - Kendrick is praising Drake
19:25 - Drake isn't tough or black enough?
22:12 - Taking shots at Drake's femininity
23:55 - âEuphoriaâ is for the older crowd
29:18 - The cease & desist
31:25 - Is Drake a deadbeat dad?
34:15 - Demar is right again!
36:55 - Where does âEuphoriaâ rank?
41:48 - Does Adriel actually like Kendrick Lamar?
46:05 - Are Kendrickâs bars too problematic?
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