Catch Up

Ep. 10: A$AP Rocky, Teyana Taylor, and Future

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss A$AP Rocky's latest effort 'Testing' (1:15), Teyana Taylor's Wyoming Session album 'K.T.S.E' (20:00), and finish things off with some thoughts on Future's surprise mixtape 'BEASTMODE 2' (31:20).

Also reference on this episode:

A$AP Rocky's 'LSD', ASAP Rocky working with Skrillex, The Legacy of ASAP Yams, Big Pun and Cam'ron's Getting Jiggy With It, David Carr's Obituary, Kanye West's 'Fade' Video, Beyonce's 'Ring the Alarm' Video, Kanye West's 'Christmas in Harlem',  Alicia Key's 'You Don't Know My Name', DJ Esco's 56 Nights in Dubai, Future's 'Turn On The Lights', Future's 'Shit'

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Ep. 9: Is 'Scorpion' The Beginning of The End For Drake?

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss the tragic losses of Smoke Dawg and Koba Prime, and then give their takes Drake's highly anticipated double album 'Scorpion'. 

Also referenced in this episode:

Mo G and Smoke Dawg's 'Still', Drake's 'Diplomatic Immunity', Drake's 'God's Plan', Drake and Migo's 'Walk It Talk It', BlocBoy J.B's 'Look Alive', Drake's 'Nice for What', Jay-Z's 'Take Over', Who is J Prince?, Meek Mill's 'Stay Woke', Joe Budden breaks down of Scorpion.

If you can, please check out the GoFundMe pages aimed at covering the funeral costs for Smoke Dawg and Koba Prime.

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Ep. 8: The Best Music of 2018 - So Far

With 2018 at the halfway point, James and Jordan use this week's Catch Up to highlight the best albums and songs of the year, so far.

Albums discussed include:

Bloc Boi JB's 'Simi' (3:15), Juice WRLD's 'Goodbye and Good Riddance' (6:00), L'il Baby's 'Harder Than Ever' (8:50), Cardi B's 'Invasion of Privacy' (12:00), Black Panther OST (14:20), Maxo Kream's 'Punken' (19:45), Playboi Carti's 'Die Lit' (24:30), Tierra Whack's 'Whack World' (25:45), 03 Greedo's 'The Wolf of Grape Street' (28:15), and The Carter's 'Everything is Love' (32:45).

Songs discussed include:

Frank Ocean's 'Moon River', Gunna's 'Sold Out Dates', NBA Youngboy's 'Outside Today', A$AP Rocky's 'Praise the Lord', Kevin Gates 'Change Lanes', Octavian's 'Little', Royce the 5'9's 'Boblo Boat', YNW Melly's 'Blue Balenciaga', and Tierra Whack's 'Hookers' and 'Hungry Hippos'.

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Ep. 7: Processing the Life and Death of XXXTentacion + The Carters, and Nas

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss the untimely death of Jimmy Wopo (3:30), as well as the career, and subsequent murder, of the extremely controversial XXXTentacion (7:00). They then get into Nas' new Kanye produced album 'Nasir' (19:15), and Beyonce and Jay-Z's surprise collaboration 'Everything Is Love' (29:30)

Also referenced on this episode: 'Sorry to Bother You' Trailer,  XXXtentacion 'Look At Me', Drake KMT, XXXtentacion 'Sad', Hotepery, Nas Conspiracy Theorys, Nas and Kelis, Nas 'Cops Shot the Kid',The Carter's 'Apeshit', Beyonce's 'Party'.

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Ep. 6: Analyzing the 2018 XXL Freshman Class + Kids See Ghosts

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss the highs and lows of Kid Cudi's career leading up to his new Kanye collaboration 'Kids See Ghosts, and then break down the 2018 XXL Magazine Freshman Class issue; looking at the evolving influence of the list (26:10), their favourite Freshman Classes of all time (35:30), their 2018 selections to watch (37:30), and the notable omissions (51:00).

 

Also covered on this episode:

 

Kid Cudi and Kanye's Beef, Kid Cudi 'Day and Night' Crookers Remix, Kanye and 50 Cent Sales Battle, The Source vs Eminem and G-Unit, OJ da Juiceman's terrible freestyle, Lil Dicky's TV Show, Lil Pump's Esskeetit, 

Smokepurpp & Murda Beatz's '123', The Shoot Dance, BlocBoy JB's 'Look Alive', G-Eazy '1942', Trippie Redd's 'Dark Night Dummo', XXL and XXXtentacion , Pressa's 'Canada Goose', Rico Nasty's 'Beat My Face'

 

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Ep. 5: I hate 'Ye' its awesome

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan unpack Kanye West's polarizing new album 'Ye'. The pair discuss the circus of events leading up to the album's release (6:45), its controversial themes and lyrics (17:30), and 070 Shake's star-making feature (24:00). They also debate if Kanye has another great album in him, and if not, what that means for the future of hip hop (31:00).

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Ep. 4: A Guide to the Drake and Pusha T Beef

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan go deep on the Pusha T and Drake beef, exploring exactly how we got to this point. They cover the legacy of Clipse (1:50), their original feud with Lil Wayne (9:30), Pusha T's excellent new album 'Daytona', Drake's 'Duppy Freestyle', and of course, 'The Story of Adidon'.

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Ep. 3: Princess Nokia, Nav, and YBN Cordae

This week on Catch Up, James and Jordan talk about YBN Cordae's response to '1985' (0:35), Nav's polarizing studio debut 'Reckless' (10:30), Princess Nokia's emo influenced mixtape 'A Girl Cried Red' (24:30) , and the void left by Lil Peep (30:15).

Also referenced: YBN Cordae — My Name Is, The YBN Crew, YBN Nahmir — Rubbin Off the Paint, Vinces Staple's R. Kelly tweet, Vince Staples tweets about Eminem, Joey Badass — Survival Tactics, J Cole vs Lil Pump interview each other, Pitchfork review of Nav's single Good For It, Anupa Mistry on Nav's use of the N Word, Jellestone - Money Can’t Buy You Happiness, Princess Nokia - Brujas, Princess Nokia Subway Soup Incident, Princess Nokia Cambridge Incident, Jessica Hopper - Where the Girls Aren't, Jordan's Lil Peep Obit, David Drake's Lil Peep Obit, Lil Peep - 4 Gold Chains

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Ep. 2: Azealia Banks and Cardi B, Playboi Carti, and Lil Baby

This week on 'Catch Up', Jordan and James discuss the new Lil Baby and Drake single 'Yes Indeed' (1:30), Playboi Carti's debut album 'Die Lit' (16:30), the enduring influence of Chief Keef (22:20), and discuss the divergent careers of Azealia Banks and Cardi B, and the points at which they intersect (30:10).”

Also referenced: Wanna Know Remix, We Made It, Earl Sweatshirt tweets about Drake, Broke Boi, Cloud Rap, Awful Records explainer, Chief Keef Changed the way Rap Videos Look Forever, Jordan’s Live Review of Azealia Banks at the Opera House, Craig Jenkins's review of Broke with Expensive Taste, Cardi B on Love & Hip Hop, Cardi B-GQ profile, Jon Caramanica on streaming changing the album, Azealia Banks on the Breakfast Club.

 

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Ep. 1: J.Cole, Rae Sremmurd, and Post Malone

On the inaugural episode of Catch Up, James and Jordan discuss the origins of Boosie Fade (0:25), Rae Sremmunrd's new triple album 'SR3MM' (14:45), Post Malone's 'beerbongs & bentleys' (24:20), and J. Cole's 'KOD' (36:15).

Also referenced: Loaded Lux vs Calico, Yelawolf - Pop The Trunk, Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik, White guy blinking gif, Post Malone using the n-word 

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