The Grey Area The Grey Area

Despite the ease and affordability of streaming, why do we still purchase physicals, merchandise, attend live shows etc?
We discuss James Blake’s comments, the ‘Living Wage for Musicians’ act, Vultures 2 release etc. as well as address the impact of TikTok, social media in general, and on-demand services on our attention span, and the impact this has on the quality and quantity of music.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78Cqzayx8dw1q8vp57tRIB?si=f17bb37a9e7748a4
Featured Albums Discussed:
 Mach-Hommy - #RichAxxHaition (17 May) Rapsody - Please Don't Cry (17 May) Vince Staples - Dark Times (24 May)
Honourable Mentions (albums):
 Conway the Machine - SFK Bugzy Malone - THE GREAT BRITISH DREAM Chief Keef - Almighty So 2 M Huncho & Potter Payper - 36 Hours Ghostface Killah - Set the Tone (Guns & Roses) Childish Gambino - Atavista Black & Whites - Hit-Boy The Alchemist

What's our earliest memories of recognising adlibs and appreciating them?
When and how did adlibs become such a prevalent part of the craft?
Are producer-tags also adlibs?
What are some of our favourite adlibs?
Origins:
 Touch on the likes of James Brown and Michael Jackson Call and response / MCs and their hype men or DUs

meet the grey area
Recap the events since 3 May:
Kendrick Lamar – 6:16 in LADrake – Buried Alive Interlude, Pt. 2Drake – Family MattersKendrick Lamar – meet the grahamsKendrick Lamar – Not Like UsDrake – The Heart Part 6
Has it gone too far, and has the beef changed the way we look at both artists?
Is this feud good or bad for Hip-Hop?

The month of April was engulfed by the ever-escalating beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Joined by our first ever special guest, we breakdown the timeline of events that followed Kendrick’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s  ‘Like That’.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Jz6DOwDMRQT7GnCVjPeN4?si=848809a1dfa14d69

We are back with more of our favourite posse cuts! Some modern classics, some new? well we think they're new and not AI artists?