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This week, Démar 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.

Démar’s rating: 7 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8.5 / 10 

The Love List: KRYPTONITE, TORE UP, LAST LAUGH, 5 TO 10, DEEP IN THE WATER

TIMECODES:

1:47 - Can’t 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 Démar 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.

Démar’s rating: 9 / 10
Adriel’s 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, you’re 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 - She’s an artist
40:08 - Repetition
41:43 - What it means for her career
43:58 - if you’re 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 ‘Mob Ties’ 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 Démar 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.

Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10
Adriel’s 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 - Démar couldn’t 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 Démar and Adriel discuss Vince Staples' sixth studio album 'Dark Times', its muted production and Vince Staples finally channeling his humour into his music.

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 

The Love List: Government Cheese, Étouffée, "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 isn’t 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 ‘Justin’
26:48 - The interludes
30:42 - One of those artists where his fans aren’t catching all the lyrics
31:55 - I don’t 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 - It’s 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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