9 MAY 2024 · Kendrick Lamar has obliterated Drake in the beef with the hit diss song 'Not Like Us' with 'meet the grahams' to set it up. Drake had a chance in this beef but it look like that time is over and he's left to salvage what's left of his reputation. Adriel and Demar analyze how Kendrick dismantled Drake in the beef, whether the pyrrhic victory is worth it and if Drake is still too big to fail. TIMECODES: 4:20 - Demar is always right 7:05 - Mistake with family matters (20v1) 9:10 - The Nuke didn't nuke 9:40 - New Ho king 11:48 -It’s almost as if Family matters didn’t happen 14:16 - Kendrick Lamar aims to represent Blackness on Not Like Us 16:00 - Women are the butt of the joke in this beef 17:15 - Do we need receipts? 19:40 - This beef is bad for Drake's corporate deals 23:00 - Drake did what he was supposed to do on Family Matters 25:56 - Kendrick's release schedule was brilliant 29:37 - Drake’s missed opportunity 31:52 - Kendrick gives Drake a history lesson in blackness 34:05 - The art of avoiding allegations / pyrrhic victory 34:40 - Cancelling is fake 37:55 - How Drake lost Black women in his fan base (The great hollowing) 42:52 - Ranking the songs in this battle 47:08 - Who won this battle? 47:57 - Shots fired at Drake’s home 50:58 - Is this the end for Drake? 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

9 MAY 2024 · This week Démar and Adriel discuss 4Batz's first mixtape 'U Made Me a St4r', Aaliyah's sound inspiring another R&B revival and whether 4Batz is just Brent Faiyaz with a mask on. Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: act i: stickerz "99", act ii: date @ 8, act vi: made man, act v: there goes another vase, get out yo feelings ho TIMECODES: 5:44 Do we need to see 4batz face? 10:25 OVO deal 13:12 2000’s R&B is making a comeback 14:57 Sounds more like real instruments 15:40 Innovations on Aaliyah's sound 21:35 How much can he really sing? 25:26 He is open to being at fault 30:30  23 minutes 11 songs 33:16 I’m the goofy one paying for your girl's hair   36:33 Hurt his first week numbers but helped him in the long run 37:49 The cover 40:21 Reminiscent of PARTYNEXTDOOR 42:45 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 4Batz - U Made Me a St4r / 2024 / R&B

1 MAY 2024 · Kendrick Lamar has finally dropped his reply diss track to Drake, 'Euphoria' and it's everything we thought it'd be and more. Join us as we bask in the heat of Kenrick Lamar cooking Drake for 6 straight minutes. TIMECODES: 0:15 - Intro 1:30 - Euphoria is officially out / The oven mitts are out 3:10 - Kendrick Lamar is up right now 3:50 - People catching strays 4:23 - Kendrick Lamar's approach 5:33 - Demar is everyone's opp 6:42 - Diving into the diss track / Kendrick Lamar's musical density 8:41 - Is replay value important? 11:30 -The internet is judging Kendrick Lamar 12:00 - His Toronto Accent 15:27 - How this beef will age over time 16:33 - Pre-Drake rap beef 18:00 - Kendrick is praising Drake 19:25 - Drake isn't tough or black enough? 22:12 - Taking shots at Drake's femininity 23:55 - ‘Euphoria’ is for the older crowd 29:18 - The cease & desist 31:25 - Is Drake a deadbeat dad? 34:15 - Demar is right again! 36:55 - Where does ‘Euphoria’ rank? 41:48 - Does Adriel actually like Kendrick Lamar? 46:05 - Are Kendrick’s bars too problematic? 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

1 MAY 2024 · This week Démar and Adriel discuss PARTYNEXTDOOR's fourth studio album 'PARTYNEXTDOOR 4', circling back on his sound and whether he's the forefather of toxic R&B. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: Cheers, Stuck In My Ways, Make It To The Morning TIMECODES: 3:07 - Favorite from the PND series  6:54 - Cheers single 8:57 - Album for the hardcore fans 9:17 - Control intro 12:03 - Image that is a part of their music 14:18 - Same beat as Lose My Mind 17:33 - The production can be soft but the drums hit heavy 19:30 - Who does his sound as good as him 21:01 - Everything that he is doing- there are multiple different versions now 24:18 - Feel stuck in in time to me (Demar) 26:29 - Listening to part 12 hrs straight 28:00 - That’s Crazy   30:00 - Spelling things out like he hasn’t before 31:05 - Weird convo to have at 30yrs old 32:44 - Seems like he couldn’t care less  - detached 33:50 - DMX interpolation 35:48 - Breaks the song, the melody doesn’t make sense 38:35 - What it means for his career 41:06 - The Cover 46:10 - 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 PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) / 2024 / R&B

25 APR 2024 · Drake's AI diss track 'Taylor Made Freestyle' is out but is it in good taste? We're talking about beef but are there some technological lines that you just don't cross? Also, Chris Brown and Quavo are beefing and its gone to blows over diss tracks. We're here breaking it down and laughing at the absurdity. TIMECODES: 1:56 - Drake AI 3:30 - Taunting Kendrick Lamar 3:50 - One of the largest artists in the music using AI 4:08 - Using Tupac’s voice 6:28 - Demar thinks it’s wack 7:44 - Even Kendrick fans say he has to drop soon 9:44 - can’t have 3 weeks between every record 12:58 - Drake's strategy 15:56 - Rumour of Drake having a bomb 16:44 - Kanye jumping in 18:15 - Drake is Jewish 19:03 - Kanye has to save hip-hop 20:18 - This 20 v 1 builds up Drake’s legacy 21:38 - The undercard 21:53 - Demar is giving Trump 22:22 - Why now? 23:46 - CB raps better than Quavo 24:26 - Quavo is not good enough to make a diss track 26:09 - Triplet flow  - only flow 33:28 - CB vs Quavo who’s a better rapper 35:16 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 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

25 APR 2024 · This week Démar and Adriel discuss Taylor Swift's 11th studio album 'The Tortured Poets Department', the boring production, Taylor's hyper-literal lyrics and her minimal singing range. Démar’s rating: 3 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 3 / 10 The Love List: Florida!!!, I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), thanK you aIMee, I Look in People's Windows TIMECODES: 2:10 - Drake should write for Taylor  3:28 - Previous scores 6:27 - Competent group 7:44 - No single 8:16 - Shrinking the world 9:46 - Slow album 12:09 - So boring Demar had to stop listening 14:20 - Carly Rae Jepsen copycat 16:11 - Swearing all over this album 16:33 - Hyper pop sound 19:27 - There are Some good tracks but not enough 20:05 - If Taylor was on Cowboy Carter 24:11 - Florida 28:22 - The smallest man that’s ever lived 31:45 - Didn’t even try to keep me in / pathetic 36:20 - Delulu algorithm 36:47 - Never cried at the gym 38:50 - Always the victim 41:08 - Mellow dramatic 43:58 - Cringe lyrics 45:16 - Kendrick of pop music 46:20 - Why is she not cancelled - worst lyrics 47:43 - Try to find a way to say in real life 49:12 - Taylor gets a pass for being bitter 50:46 - Did Travis Kelce listen to this album 1:00:46 - The cover 1:05:41 - 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 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department / 2024 / pop, folk

19 APR 2024 · Drake has responded to Kendrick Lamar in emphatic fashion with his unofficial track 'Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)'. We breakdown the lyrics and really discuss if this beef is winnable for anyone involved. TIMECODES: 0:17 - Intro 3:54 - Thinking Drake's diss is AI   5:56 -  What's Beef sample? 7:46 - Kendrick is at a disadvantage   8:47 - Contract discussions    9:46 - Distract lyric breakdown 12:36 - When is the Kendrick track dropping? 15:20 - Drake's writing speed 18:19 - Did Kendrick expect Drake to reply? 19:45 - Adriel is worried for Kendrick 20:29 - What does it take to win a beef? 23:34 - What happens if Drake beats Kendrick Lamar in a beef?   27:04 - The Drake-French Montana cease and desist 28:30 - More Drake lyrical breakdown 30:30 - What would've happened if J.Cole didn't back out of the beef? 31:49 - Kendrick is on his own, how is he going to handle the beef now? 32:23 - How many songs do you think the beef will go?  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

18 APR 2024 · This week Démar and Adriel discuss Future and Metro Boomin's collaborative album 'We Still Don't Trust You', Future's strained vocals and Future being one of the rappers with minimal skill at rapping. Démar’s rating: 4 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: We Still Don't Trust, Nights Like This, Nobody Knows My Struggle, Crossed Out, Red Leather TIMECODES: 1:54 - First album was the single for the 2nd album 2:52 - Future establishing himself as an album artist   6:54 - This is what we have been begging Drake to do  09:34 - Future got the Weeknd pack   11:24 - Who told you?  11:57 - After Hours style of production 13:02 - Brad Pit comparison   13:33 - Set the tone/cooking with gas    15:14 - Drink and dance … why?  17:34 - Black hole on your Spotify  20:36 - Love bad bitches (different artists you could see on this)  23:37 - I Don’t know if Future is making fun of Drake on this track  25:03 - Gracious is a Ty Dolla $ign song  29:09 - Here is what you get for listening to the first half  30:52 - Future talk that talk …Leader in toxic masculinity  32:33 - Future meme  36:32 - He’s using the wrong part of his body  37:10 - Young Thug before the autotune  38:01  - Future can’t get into a beef with his lyrics 38:33 - MVP of being the most minor skill at rapping  44:15 - The Cover 47:40 - 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 Future & Metro Boomin - We Still Don't Trust You / 2024 / hip hop, rap, trap

12 APR 2024 · This week Démar and Adriel discuss J. Cole's surprise mixtape 'Might Delete Later', his Kendrick Lamar diss, his apology to Kendrick Lamar and how he's destroyed the bravado in his music. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: H.Y.B., Stealth Mode, Stickz N Stonez, Pricey TIMECODES:  2:25 Surprise drop 3:54  Demar was in bed 5:40 Pre-apology J. Cole 10:07 The music sounds different and hollow 11:40 People not living their rhymes 12:25 Connecting his first song with his last song 14:58 Apologizing is not hip-hop 15:42 Drake the shop comparison 21:54 The freedom for people not to like specific albums 24:10 You don’t have to reply, but do it anyways 27:13 Too much triplet flow 27:53 Pi features 30:25 Trans bars 33:40 The production Adriel wanted a while ago 37:00 Adriel can feel the labels looking for a Central Cee single  39:00 Fever is the Born Sinner J. Cole 41:42 We heard this song on Born Sinner  44:04 Huntin Wabbitz  45:40 Great use of a vocal sample  47:15 The mixtape is Cohesiveish 49:41 The Cover 51:28 Worth getting the Vinyl? 54:54 How will the apology age? 1:01:20 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 J. Cole - Might Delete Later / 2024 / Rap, Hip Hop

11 APR 2024 · Since we've determined that J. Cole is no longer in the big three because of his apology Démar and Adriel take stock of artists that can replace him in the rap hierarchy. Also the duo do a little bit of recap on Bryson Tiller's latest album 'Bryson Tiller' and Doja Cat's deluxe ‘Scarlet 2: Claude’ TIMECODES: 1:12 Bryson Tiller ‘The Man Who Made Trapsoul’ 8:20 Doja Cat 15:05 Deciding the future of Hip-Hop 16:19 Yeat 18:00 Playboi Carti 21:27 Tyler The Creator 24:37 Doja Cat 26:33 Travis Scott 27:50 Future 30:09 Nicki Minaj 33:42 Is Nicki Minaj ahead of J. Cole? 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