In Defense of Crunk

Bruno Mars is back with a new album called The Romantic, his first solo release since 2016’s 24k Magic. At first listen, the lead single, “I Just Might,” sounds like an outtake from 2021’s collaborative album with Anderson Paak, the Philly soul-inspired An Evening with Silk Sonic ...  عرض المزيد

Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 gothic romance "Wuthering Heights" is the most talked-about film of the year. But for pop lovers, the soundtrack is the real event: Charli xcx, asked to write one song, ended up recording an entire album for the movie while ...  عرض المزيد

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episodes the guys celebrate the holidays at Akinyele's new South Beach V-Live Club with special guests Lil' Scrappy, Prince Markie Dee (of the Fat Boys), Young Lito, and more. The guys talk Love & Hip Hop, Atlanta, G-unit, ...

YEE-TO-THE-MOTHERFUCKIN-HAW!!!!! Today on the podcast, we're doing something we've never done before, and punching up a brand new song that hasn't even been out for a WEEK! We discuss the memetic culture of the internet, the changing state of the music industry, whether or not th ...  عرض المزيد

Rob explores one of the greatest boy band songs of all time, “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys, by discussing the nonsensical yet sonically pleasing lyricism and the perception of boy bands in larger cultural criticism. This episode was originally produced as a Music an ...  عرض المزيد

With their new compilation album out, Quality Control co-founders Coach K and Pee tell the story of their Atlanta label's underdog triumph, from Migos to Lil Baby to Lil Yachty and beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices