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With Summer around the corner, UNHEARD gets you set with the Summer music essentials and upcoming music worth considering for the mix (1:18). After Sexyy Red and Drake's "U My Everything" doesn't take off as expected, the trio question if the Drake stimulus is dead post-Kendrick beef (15:00) (this was recorded before "Wah Gwan Delilah" sadly). In an attempt to save rap arena touring, each co-host drafts and crafts their own arena tour offering (28:45). Vance wraps the pod by breaking down how a song from the 1980s may change Reggaeton and music copyright laws forever (41:28).


This week's UNHEARDs in order played is Valee "Feel Me," Lucki "Heavy On My Heart," Kaash Paige "Speed Speed," and K-Trap "Whistle."

The Apple Music Top-100 list is bad (0:50). The new Sexyy Red, 'In Sexy We Trust', is good (24:20). The new Vince Staples 'Dark Times' is good (33:53). The new J Cole feature is ... it's ... it's ...(37:50). And the jury remains out on the latest from Don Toliver, but Chance explains why his upcoming project 'Hardstone Psycho' is "make or break" (39:31). Plus much more throughout!

This week's UNHEARDs in order played is Lunchbox "Bitch Plz", Nirvana "Something in the Way" and 070 Shake ft. Ken Carson "Natural Habitat".

The word of this episode is "unethical," and what better subject to kick things off than a review of Ian's debut project "Valedictorian" (2:12)? Ethics come into question again when Vance breaks down how Spotify is skipping out on paying artists over $150 million in royalties (28:26). While reviewing Rapsody's "Please Don't Cry", Taj poses the question: if a classic album drops and the masses never hear it is it really a classic (46:48)? This week's Club Chay Chay pays tribute to a project that sparked Chance's love for R&B, 'The Evolution of Robin Thicke' (1:04:57).

Young Thug's RICO case is the longest trial in Georgia state history — this week's episode starts by breaking down the past two years of the case and its impact (1:23). From Young Thug to one of his former proteges, the podcast pivots to Gunna's latest project 'One of Wun' (15:41). After years of delays, Chief's Keefs 'Almighty So 2' is finally here and sparks talks on the most underrated discographies in music (37:40).

This week's UNHEARDs in order played is Kilo "Maybe We Could" and Bashfortheworld "Cookout."

Retired Aubrey angel, Chance relives the rough past week from the perspective of an OVO fan (0:38). Vance gears the conversation toward the future, posing the question of whether Drake should pull a Michael Jordan and hang it up for a year or two (23:48). New music reviews on Tommy Richman's breakthrough single "Million Dollar Baby," (37:20) 4batz's 'u made me a st4r' (41:05) and Charlotte Day Wilson's 'Cyan Blue' (53:00).

This week's UNHEARD artists played in order is MIKE "On God," Charlotte Day Wilson "Money," and Kacy Hill "Here I Am"

Come for the beef (0:00), stay for the PARTYNEXTDOOR catalog deep dive (17:55), JT cheat code explanation (47:31), and theory on how paid promo is leading to the colonization of Hip Hop (1:10:49).

This week's music in order played is Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby," PARTYNEXTDOOR "Bad Intentions," Normani "1:59," and Hardrock "Clear The Store."