28 JUN 2024 · Sometimes you really have to pop out and show niggas. Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth concert "The Pop Out — Ken & Friends," crazy, the duo breakdown their favourite moments and disappointments. Also Queen just sold their entire discography for £1 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? 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

28 JUN 2024 · This week Démar 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. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s 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 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 Kehlani - CRASH / 2024 / R&B, pop, country

22 JUN 2024 · 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  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 Don Toliver - Hardstone Psycho / 2024 / Trap, R&B, Drill, Sexy Drill

21 JUN 2024 · 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 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 Charli XCX - BRAT / 2024 / electronic, hyperpop, electropop

7 JUN 2024 · 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  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

7 JUN 2024 · 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 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 Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going / 2024 / country

29 MAY 2024 · 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 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 Vince Staples - Dark Times / 2024 / rap, gangsta rap, hip hop

23 MAY 2024 · 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? 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

22 MAY 2024 · This week Démar 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.  Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel’s 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 Elliot’s 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 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 Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft / 2024 / pop, alt-pop

15 MAY 2024 · 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 “Ziya” 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 – embedded in the Drake camp 6:52 - These people exist in a sphere 7:25 - Who’s the type of artists is AK interviewing 9:10 - Perception online and people aren’t 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 – 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  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