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Kendrick Won the Beef. Then He Made a Drake Album.
The man typically shrouds himself in mystery. But on ‘GNX,’ the L.A. rapper finally drops the capital-C Concepts and delivers the type of God-complex record that his rival has made his bread and butter.
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‘GNX’ Is Kendrick Lamar’s Turbo-Powered Victory Lap
The lean, lively album isn’t perfect, but it is a perfect way for Kendrick to close out his banner year—and begin a new chapter
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“What Can He Do?”: A ‘Higher Learning’ Special
Donald Trump’s cabinet and staff nominations are flying in, and Van and Rachel welcome a few experts to help make sense of it all
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“Work It”—Missy Elliott
Plus, Rob shares memories from his time at DJ camp as well as a list of some of his favorite songs of all time
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“The Weirdo Bears Are Back”
Jason laments the state of the Bears after another disappointing performance against the Cardinals
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‘CHROMAKOPIA’ Is Here (and It’s Really Good)
Cole and Cam share their first impressions of Tyler, The Creator’s eighth studio album
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MAGA Jokes and Mega Outrage With Roy Wood Jr.
Plus, Van and Rachel break down Lil Durk’s arrest on a murder-for-hire charge and Shaq’s "advice" to Angel Reese on making the WNBA sexier
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“In da Club”—50 Cent
Rob guides us through the rise of 50 Cent in the early 2000s. Then, he’s joined by Charles Holmes to discuss 50 Cent’s history of rap beefs and more!
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Trump’s Russian Relationship, and What’s a Black Dandy?
Van and Rachel also discuss Hurricane Milton, J. Cole, the Met Gala, and more
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Love, Hatred, and Boosie. Plus, Representative Maxwell Frost on the Future of Politics.
Van and Rachel also debate the appropriateness of a sexy TD Jakes R&B album before discussing Boosie’s most recent comments on his daughter’s sexuality while on Yung Miami’s podcast
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Eric Adams Indicted, and Symone Sanders-Townsend Talks the Black Women’s Vote
Van and Rachel also talk Brett Favre’s Parkinson’s diagnosis and react to Cardi B and Offset’s online fight
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Emergency Pod: Diddy’s Indictment
Van and Rachel address the news of Sean Combs’s arrest and indictment on sex trafficking and racketeering charges
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The Hidden Meanings in Kendrick Lamar’s “Watch the Party Die”
Cole Cuchna dissects Kendrick’s new song and theorizes about whether a new album will be coming soon—possibly as soon as Friday the 13th
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Kamala Baits Trump, Taylor Swift Endorses, Plus Kendrick’s Super Bowl
Van and Rachel also discuss the detainment of the Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill
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“You Want It to Be One Way, but It’s the Other!”
Jason recaps NFL Week 1 before talking about the announcement that Kendrick Lamar will be playing the Super Bowl halftime show
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Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Is the Final Nail in Drake’s Coffin
Sunday’s announcement is the capstone of a year that’s seen K.Dot rise to the highest levels of pop culture—and seen Drake sink to the lowest levels of his career
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Rich Homie Quan Was an Atlanta Rap Supernova—and Its Forgotten Star
Remembering the crooning and quietly revolutionary rapper, who died Thursday at age 33
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Kamala’s Code Switch, Lee Daniels, and the Reparations Movement in Peril
The chair of the California Reparations Task Force, Kamilah Moore, also joins to discuss the blocking of a pair of bills by the Black Caucus
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The Word of God: An Interview With Rakim
The most influential MC of rap’s golden age discusses his craft, his origins and influences, and hip-hop’s place in history
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Bending the Knee, Selfishly Creating Families, and Infighting Within the Black Community
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay also talk about why RFK Jr. dropped out of the presidential race, their NFL season predictions, and Drake’s possible second round with Kendrick Lamar
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Crowning OutKast’s Best Song
After revisiting their entire discography over six episodes, Cole and Charles finally crown OutKast’s Last Song Standing: the greatest OutKast song of all time
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‘Aquemini’ by OutKast
Our journey to crown the greatest OutKast song of all time continues with the duo’s classic album ‘Aquemini’
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Big Boi: ‘Speakerboxxx’ + Features
Our journey to crown the greatest OutKast song of all time continues with an episode dedicated to Big Boi
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Shaping the First Amendment and How Kamala Harris Should Speak to Black Men With Uncle Luke
Bakari Sellers is joined by Luther Roderick Campbell, a.k.a. Uncle Luke, to talk about his lasting legacy from 2 Live Crew and more
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But What About Pop Boy Summer?
In a spring and summer that have been dominated by female artists, Nora and Nathan talk about some of the male artists that have managed to break through on the charts: Post Malone, Zach Bryan, and Eminem
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What Was Childish Gambino?
The indie novelty rapper turned funk-and-R&B extraordinaire has released his final album, ‘Bando Stone & the New World.’ If this really is the end for Donald Glover’s alter ego, it’s worth asking: What was that thing, anyway? And why didn’t it get the credit it deserved?
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‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’
The LSS Boyz continue their journey to crown OutKast’s best song ever with the duo’s 1994 debut, ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’
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‘ATLiens’ by OutKast
Our journey to crown OutKast’s greatest song ever continues with the duo’s sophomore masterpiece ‘ATLiens’
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What’s the Best Song on Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’?
Join ‘Dissect’ host Cole Cuchna and The Ringer’s Charles Holmes as they revisit the album’s history and themes, stump each other with album trivia, and debate the songs that should be in contention for Outkast’s greatest ever
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Toxic Apologies, Trumpisims Are Back, and Mexican Representation in Ken and Friends
Van and Rachel also talk about the passing of Florida rapper Julio Foolio and DJ LA Eyekon’s comments about Mexican representation in rap
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MF DOOM Song Draft
Cole, Cam, and Justin celebrate the end of the Season 12 with an MF DOOM song draft, selecting DOOM tracks across five categories
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“Sometimes You Gotta Pop Out and Show …”
Jason talks the Sky-Wings game, the Alex Caruso trade, and Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out show on Juneteenth
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Birdman Versus Books, Van’s Summer Era, and the Electricity From Ken and Friends
Van and Rachel also talk about the interest in Verzuz’s distribution deal with X/Twitter, the surprising new election polling numbers, and reactions to their Bible talk from the last episode
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“That’s That” by MF DOOM (Finale)
Our season-long analysis of MF DOOM concludes with a line-by-line dissection of "That’s That" off DOOM’s final solo album, ‘Born Like This’