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Cole and Femi discuss Kanye West's new album Jesus Is King, including a song-by-song thematic analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

ELEMENT. is a brutal meditation on Kung Fu Kenny’s intuition toward preemptive violence. But upon analysis we realize that beneath Kenny’s aggression is an underlying fear of his family going back to a life of poverty. In this way, the track exemplifies how self-preservational pr ...  Show more

Don AKA Nosiy Images makes his debut on the podcast. You might know Don from his fantastic hip hop breakdowns on his channel Noisy Images which features in-depth breakdowns on some of the biggest artists in the game from Kendrick to Kanye to Drake and many more. On today's episod ...  Show more

"With Kanye West back in the news for his forthcoming album and erratic antics in Atlanta, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa take a look back at and unpack some of the icon's controversial political stances and alliances, from his questionable comments on slavery and abortion to ...  Show more

This week on the podcast, the legendary rapper herself, Nicki Minaj, sits down with Chioma to discuss her Vogue cover, being a mother to her son who she calls “Papa Bear”, and her highly anticipated new album, Pink Friday 2. 

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