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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 - ‘Euphoria’ 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 ‘Euphoria’ rank? 41:48 - Does Adriel actually like Kendrick Lamar? 46:05 - Are Kendrick’s bars too problematic? Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss PARTYNEXTDOOR's fourth studio album 'PARTYNEXTDOOR 4', circling back on his sound and whether he's the forefather of toxic R&B. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: Cheers, Stuck In My Ways, Make It To The Morning TIMECODES: 3:07 - Favorite from the PND series 6:54 - Cheers single 8:57 - Album for the hardcore fans 9:17 - Control intro 12:03 - Image that is a part of their music 14:18 - Same beat as Lose My Mind 17:33 - The production can be soft but the drums hit heavy 19:30 - Who does his sound as good as him 21:01 - Everything that he is doing- there are multiple different versions now 24:18 - Feel stuck in in time to me (Demar) 26:29 - Listening to part 12 hrs straight 28:00 - That’s Crazy 30:00 - Spelling things out like he hasn’t before 31:05 - Weird convo to have at 30yrs old 32:44 - Seems like he couldn’t care less - detached 33:50 - DMX interpolation 35:48 - Breaks the song, the melody doesn’t make sense 38:35 - What it means for his career 41:06 - The Cover 46:10 - Score Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) / 2024 / R&B

Drake's AI diss track 'Taylor Made Freestyle' is out but is it in good taste? We're talking about beef but are there some technological lines that you just don't cross? Also, Chris Brown and Quavo are beefing and its gone to blows over diss tracks. We're here breaking it down and laughing at the absurdity. TIMECODES: 1:56 - Drake AI 3:30 - Taunting Kendrick Lamar 3:50 - One of the largest artists in the music using AI 4:08 - Using Tupac’s voice 6:28 - Demar thinks it’s wack 7:44 - Even Kendrick fans say he has to drop soon 9:44 - can’t have 3 weeks between every record 12:58 - Drake's strategy 15:56 - Rumour of Drake having a bomb 16:44 - Kanye jumping in 18:15 - Drake is Jewish 19:03 - Kanye has to save hip-hop 20:18 - This 20 v 1 builds up Drake’s legacy 21:38 - The undercard 21:53 - Demar is giving Trump 22:22 - Why now? 23:46 - CB raps better than Quavo 24:26 - Quavo is not good enough to make a diss track 26:09 - Triplet flow - only flow 33:28 - CB vs Quavo who’s a better rapper 35:16 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Taylor Swift's 11th studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department', the boring production, Taylor's hyper-literal lyrics and her minimal singing range. Démar’s rating: 3 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 3 / 10 The Love List: Florida!!!, I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), thanK you aIMee, I Look in People's Windows TIMECODES: 2:10 - Drake should write for Taylor 3:28 - Previous scores 6:27 - Competent group 7:44 - No single 8:16 - Shrinking the world 9:46 - Slow album 12:09 - So boring Demar had to stop listening 14:20 - Carly Rae Jepsen copycat 16:11 - Swearing all over this album 16:33 - Hyper pop sound 19:27 - There are Some good tracks but not enough 20:05 - If Taylor was on Cowboy Carter 24:11 - Florida 28:22 - The smallest man that’s ever lived 31:45 - Didn’t even try to keep me in / pathetic 36:20 - Delulu algorithm 36:47 - Never cried at the gym 38:50 - Always the victim 41:08 - Mellow dramatic 43:58 - Cringe lyrics 45:16 - Kendrick of pop music 46:20 - Why is she not cancelled - worst lyrics 47:43 - Try to find a way to say in real life 49:12 - Taylor gets a pass for being bitter 50:46 - Did Travis Kelce listen to this album 1:00:46 - The cover 1:05:41 - The Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department / 2024 / pop, folk

Drake has responded to Kendrick Lamar in emphatic fashion with his unofficial track 'Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)'. We breakdown the lyrics and really discuss if this beef is winnable for anyone involved. TIMECODES: 0:17 - Intro 3:54 - Thinking Drake's diss is AI 5:56 - What's Beef sample? 7:46 - Kendrick is at a disadvantage 8:47 - Contract discussions 9:46 - Distract lyric breakdown 12:36 - When is the Kendrick track dropping? 15:20 - Drake's writing speed 18:19 - Did Kendrick expect Drake to reply? 19:45 - Adriel is worried for Kendrick 20:29 - What does it take to win a beef? 23:34 - What happens if Drake beats Kendrick Lamar in a beef? 27:04 - The Drake-French Montana cease and desist 28:30 - More Drake lyrical breakdown 30:30 - What would've happened if J.Cole didn't back out of the beef? 31:49 - Kendrick is on his own, how is he going to handle the beef now? 32:23 - How many songs do you think the beef will go? Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Future and Metro Boomin's collaborative album 'We Still Don't Trust You', Future's strained vocals and Future being one of the rappers with minimal skill at rapping. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: We Still Don't Trust, Nights Like This, Nobody Knows My Struggle, Crossed Out, Red Leather TIMECODES: 1:54 - First album was the single for the 2nd album 2:52 - Future establishing himself as an album artist 6:54 - This is what we have been begging Drake to do 09:34 - Future got the Weeknd pack 11:24 - Who told you? 11:57 - After Hours style of production 13:02 - Brad Pit comparison 13:33 - Set the tone/cooking with gas 15:14 - Drink and dance … why? 17:34 - Black hole on your Spotify 20:36 - Love bad bitches (different artists you could see on this) 23:37 - I Don’t know if Future is making fun of Drake on this track 25:03 - Gracious is a Ty Dolla $ign song 29:09 - Here is what you get for listening to the first half 30:52 - Future talk that talk …Leader in toxic masculinity 32:33 - Future meme 36:32 - He’s using the wrong part of his body 37:10 - Young Thug before the autotune 38:01 - Future can’t get into a beef with his lyrics 38:33 - MVP of being the most minor skill at rapping 44:15 - The Cover 47:40 - Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Future & Metro Boomin - We Still Don't Trust You / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap

This week Démar and Adriel discuss J. Cole's surprise mixtape 'Might Delete Later', his Kendrick Lamar diss, his apology to Kendrick Lamar and how he's destroyed the bravado in his music. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: H.Y.B., Stealth Mode, Stickz N Stonez, Pricey TIMECODES: 2:25 Surprise drop 3:54 Demar was in bed 5:40 Pre-apology J. Cole 10:07 The music sounds different and hollow 11:40 People not living their rhymes 12:25 Connecting his first song with his last song 14:58 Apologizing is not hip-hop 15:42 Drake the shop comparison 21:54 The freedom for people not to like specific albums 24:10 You don’t have to reply, but do it anyways 27:13 Too much triplet flow 27:53 Pi features 30:25 Trans bars 33:40 The production Adriel wanted a while ago 37:00 Adriel can feel the labels looking for a Central Cee single 39:00 Fever is the Born Sinner J. Cole 41:42 We heard this song on Born Sinner 44:04 Huntin Wabbitz 45:40 Great use of a vocal sample 47:15 The mixtape is Cohesiveish 49:41 The Cover 51:28 Worth getting the Vinyl? 54:54 How will the apology age? 1:01:20 Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant J. Cole - Might Delete Later / 2024 / Rap, Hip Hop

Since we've determined that J. Cole is no longer in the big three because of his apology Démar and Adriel take stock of artists that can replace him in the rap hierarchy. Also the duo do a little bit of recap on Bryson Tiller's latest album 'Bryson Tiller' and Doja Cat's deluxe ‘Scarlet 2: Claude’ TIMECODES: 1:12 Bryson Tiller ‘The Man Who Made Trapsoul’ 8:20 Doja Cat 15:05 Deciding the future of Hip-Hop 16:19 Yeat 18:00 Playboi Carti 21:27 Tyler The Creator 24:37 Doja Cat 26:33 Travis Scott 27:50 Future 30:09 Nicki Minaj 33:42 Is Nicki Minaj ahead of J. Cole? Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

We're a quarter through the calendar, so it's time for Démar and Adriel to go over their favourite albums so far this year. Also Lizzo quit music and then unquit music. Grand opening, grand closing. TIMECODES: 00:39 Lizzo’s ‘Retirement’ 04:48 Yeat | 2093 05:54 The Last Dinner Party | Prelude to Ecstasy 07:45 Flo Milli | Fine Ho, Stay 09:27 Future & Metro Boomin | WE DON’T TRUST YOU 11:00 Tyla | Tyla 15:19 Illit | Super Real Me 16:36 SiR | Heavy1 17:24 Schoolboy Q | Blue Lips 19:20 Ghetts | On Purpose, With Purpose 20:52 Little Simz | Drop 7 Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Beyoncé's eighth studio album 'Cowboy Carter', pandering to white people and her approaching Michael Jackson status. Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7.5 / 10 The Love List: BODYGUARD, YA YA, RIIVERDANCE, II MOST WANTED, LEVII'S JEANS TIMECODES: 4:32 - A teenager in 2024 listening to Beyonce for the first time 5:29 - Features we haven’t heard before 5:59 - Miley feature 7:35 - Bodyguard 11:00 River dance as a single 12:40 - Is 27 songs too many? 14:54 - Hootenanny or Hoedown? 17:51 - The Eagle 22:39 - It’s too evident to the people it's being catered to 32:14 - Destiny’s Child vs. Sum 41 37:44 - Jolene 46:48 - What’s left for her to do 48:23 - The cover / who is Beyonce voting for 56:00 - The Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter / 2024 / country

Sean 'Diddy' Combs just got his houses in LA and Miami raided by Homeland Security, does that mean he's done for? Also Demar and Adriel take sides in the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, ranking the so-called 'Big 3'. TIMECODES: 00:50 Diddy’s House gets Raided 6:50 Diddy is going down 12:12 Kendrick Lamar shoots at Drake 18:18 Remembering 2013 Hip-Hop Twitter 24:20 Kendrick Lamar is more critically acclaimed 32:44 GKMC is integral to Hip-Hop 37:47 Is Drake more Wilt or LeBron? 41:00 Drake’s omniscient influence 41:53 Drake is like FRIENDS Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Future and Metro Boomin's collaborative album 'We Don't Trust You', Metro Boomin being a top 10 producer in hip hop history and Kendrick Lamar's instant classic diss verse on 'Like That'. Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Like That, Type Shit, Claustrophobic, WTFYM, Cinderella TIMECODES: 3:42 Past reviews/collaborations 9:10 2 Intros? 12:07 Future is versatile 14:21 Future’s music can get repetitive 15:34 Everyday hustle – hear all the sounds Future wouldn’t do on his own 17:11 Teazo Touchdown 17:55 Cinderella 19:36 Travis Scott's appearance is a beat switch 22:10 Magic Don Juan 23:14 There is a running out of time on every project 23:42 Future has 50 hits 24:19 Metro loves a good chime 25:20 The hook for Magic Don Juan doesn’t rhyme 29:19 Future’s ability to use slang - if you don’t know, it's like a different language 30:14 Carti voice 31:20 People in hip-hop like to flex – the way that Future frames it 32:48 You can still flex but find a different way to say it 33:39 Best feature 39:32 Reminiscent of B2B 42:29 Prince / MJ comparison 48:19 Most memorable snippet 53:17 Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap

The US government wants to ban TikTok or at least have an American company own, what does that mean for music creation and discover? Demar and Adriel break it down. Vybz Kartel, the Jamaican Drake, just won his murder conviction appeal but that doesn't necessarily mean he's getting out. The duo talk about what it means if he does. P.S. Chinese national security laws require that all Chinese companies acquiesce to Beijing’s demands for intelligence. The Chinese government also has a stake and a board seat in Byte Dance. TIMECODES: 00:45 Potential TikTok Ban 13:40 New Social Media Home 16:08 Free Vybz Kartel Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Justin Timberlake's sixth studio album, whether we should care about his music anymore and if the rest of music has lapped him creatively. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10 The Love List: Technicolor, Sanctified, Flame TIMECODES: 4:50 - Similar to the 3-point shot 8:00 - Démar loves all women 9:35 - The direction of the slower singles 10:00 - JT fell to the wayside for Démar 14:50 - Fucking up the disco missing juice 15:25 - Upbeat tracks don’t hit anymore, slower songs hit harder now 15:51 - Dua Lipa comparison 17:55 - Pioneer of the modern beat switch 20:05 - His music is too clean 23:32 - Calvin gave JT the light pack 26:14 - Adriel realized JT lost his sauce on song one 26:49 - The outro on ‘Play’ 27:34 - Démar felt gross 28:23 - That’s not how dudes speak currently 31:05 - CHAT GPT written album 34:13 - NSYNC opening for JT 36:39 - One big meeting with the pop stars 40:24 - Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Justin Timberlake - Everything I Thought It was / 2024 / pop, R&B, pop R&B

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Flo Millis second studio album, her playful yet gritty songs and the art of the remix. Démar’s rating: 8 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: Never Lose Me (every version), Edible, Can't Stay Mad, Life Hack, Understand TIMECODES: 2:43 - Flo Mili fans around Adriel’s orbit 6:23 - Bryson Tiller has the best verse on Never Lose Me 6:55 - 3rd version of the song, and it’s the best version of the song 7:10 - Not Losing the soul of the song 9:04 - Demar says the Gunna feature is the best - Alert the press 16:08 - It's giving Legend of Zelda – Prod A1 18:26 - The hit song is the production song 19:20 - Shout out to Juicy – iconic drop 22:10 - Not Doja Cat, just one step below 22:25 - Lyrics 23:50 - Can every single person relate to that? 24:08 - Anyone can get it 25:25 - Almost making fun of you / almost letting go of the anger 26:55 - Just because it’s different clothes doesn’t mean it's different lyrics 28:00 - Flo Milli is a woman who knows what she wants / can throw hands 28:45 - using the ad-lib as part of the rhyme scheme 32:08 - The hooks are really good 35:14 - Big difference between I want to fight somebody and shoot somebody 38:14 - Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Flo Milli - Fine Ho, Stay / 2024 / hip hop, pop, rap

James Blake and Kanye West are on a rampage. Blake has joined the choir of artists to denounce Spotify and lament the streaming ecosystem, saying it doesn't pay enough and that listeners have been brainwashed into thinking music is free. Kanye is thinking of putting Vulture 2 out but not on streaming. Demar and Andriel break it down and wonder if it's even possible to escape streaming today. TIMECODES: 00:50 James Blake's Twitter rant 2:52 Adriel silencing women 8:53 CD era 10:12 Right message, wrong messenger – unionizing 12:14 Streaming without a subscription 16:35 Kanye solution 19:55 Reflecting on Music Consumption Evolution and the Challenges Ahead Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week, Démar and Adriel discuss Ariana Grande's seventh studio album, 'Eternal Sunshine', her competency but lack of risk-taking and her influences bleeding through all of her songs. Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 5 / 10 The Love List: eternal sunshine, the boy is mine, don't wanna break up again TIMECODES: 3:42 Made for a group class of elderly’s 4:01 GTA music 4:38 Harry Styles comparison 6:02 Never dropping a bad song, but jumping up takes a risk 6:34 The boy is mine 10:20 What new R&B sounds like vs 06-09 R&B 11:24 Climbing strings 12:19 Type beats 12:51 Production ruined some of her vocals 15:03 Aaliyah influence 20:04 Majid Jordan comp 23:54 Not cohesive 25:33 Competency on all these songs 25:56 Lyrics 31:58 Are you getting an apology 34:07 She hit Demar in the feels 37:57 Compliment Demars hands 39:56 Demar breaks down the graphic line with a high-pitched voice 44:05 This album is a dud in her catalogue 48:59 Cover 53:08 Score Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine / 2024 / pop, R&B, pop R&B

A second person has come forward against Diddy with accusations of sexual assault, illicit behavior Demar and Adriel give their thoughts about the whole ordeal. Also, Meek Mill is somehow the butt of the joke despite Diddy's alleged acts, the duo tackle the news. TIMECODES: 1:30 Lil Rod accused Diddy of assault 3:25 Twitter jokes 3:47 Adriel reading tweets / AK 6:44 Meek Mill has been embarrassing himself on the internet for 5 years 8:01 People don’t actually care 10:10 Cosby comparison 12:00 At this level people will wait and see 15:04 gangster and bisexual Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Schoolboy Q's sixth album, 'Blue Lips', his status as a blog era legend and his adoption of jazz into his dark, muddy sound. Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: Pop, Blueslides, Cooties, oHio, Movie, Lost Times TIMECODES: 1:10 - TDE inverted 03:09 - Crash Talk 03:38 - Demar didn’t get Schoolboy Q 06:57 - Collard Greens 10:34 - Legend of the Blog era 12:03 - Demar's favourite Schoolboy Q song.. 13:00 - Groovy Tony 15:02 - No loops/stand-out production 17:52 - Pop into Thank for 4 me 22:32 - Blueslides shows his rapping ability - rhyme and poetry 23:57 - Best Features 24:46 - Larry June type beat 33:10 - Tempo of this album 34:14 - First (Demar knows what Schoolboy Q fans like) 35:37 - Demar really wasn’t there 36:50 - Schoolboy Q has lines for the hood that are at another level 39:50 - Best of his era? 42:58 - First is a banger 47:20 - movie 48:56 - When was the last time you heard someone call someone a 5-star chick 50:18 - He is doing a number on a lot of people 51: 40 - Demar giving the women his shine … Rico on pop 56:46 - The Cover 59:33 - The Scores Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips / 2024 / rap, jazz, hip hop

Because Adriel shut him down in the past, Démar is doubling down on his Yeat-SGA take while also drawing some other comparisons between the hip hop world and the NBA. It's a fun one, strap in P.S. This was recorded before the additional Diddy allegations. That episode will be dropping on Wednesday TIMECODES: 0:45 All-star weekend 02:42 - SGA is higher than Yeat 05:15 - Lil Baby is D Rose 07:04 - I think that’s worse … 8:30 - Does towns have a ‘My Turn’? 13:30 - People who listen to Tyler now were not fans when Tyler dropped Wolf 15:46 - Rod Wave 18:53 - Benny & Dame 20:04 - Demar DeRozan 23:03 - Eminem & Westbrook in negative connotation 25:16 - Luka & NBAyoungboy 29:04 - Embiid losing to Trey Young is not the same Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram: Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter: Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant