Episode 40 | “Theories Of A Middle Child”
The Kings of Dope Criticism, Pharaohs of Prolific Opinion, and Emperors of Elevated Thought are back at it again. In this episode JustShola & your boy Harris dive into:
• MUSIC POTPOURRI. Cardi B set to have her first Las Vegas residency Spring 2019. Given the situation with Chris Brown, we ask whether false accusations deserve jail time. ‘The Pudding’ charts the # of unique words that each rapper has in their lyrics; we discuss in-depth and highlight some key surprises. Def Jam is copying Dreamville and Joey Bada$$ announced a Pro Era album coming soon; can we dub 2019 as the year of the groups? An old Travis Scott interview is being circulated in relation to his upcoming Superbowl performance. We do a deep dive on J. Cole’s ‘Middle Child’ and connect the dots with Pusha T and Kanye West. Finally we ask, What’s In Your Rotation? (9:03)
• SPORTS TALK. We discuss whether Kawhi Leonard buying a $13.3M home in San Diego means anything with respect to free agency. NBA All-Star starters have been announced; we draft our starting 5 and compare (1:11:34)
• RANDOM THOUGHTS, including a question from one of our Viewers (1:24:58)
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‘The Pudding’ Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop LINK: https://pudding.cool/projects/vocabulary/?fbclid=IwAR2GQtfl95XcYar8U3Xk0RFnlD5rtObBnFv6rVhaGyA2O6yMCA0tzeMxjdo
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