S5E12 - LUST. by Kendrick Lamar

Coming off the heels of LUST., LOVE. presents the flipside of the coin as Kung Fu Kenny explores the youthful, romantic love he felt as a teenager. As we’ll discover, this isn’t the first time Kendrick has explored the love/lust dichotomy in his music: it was actually the basis f ...  Show more

XXX. is a multipart suite that begins to reveal the deep-rooted themes of DAMN. We find Kung Fu Kenny seemingly under demonic influence as he portrays himself as a heartless, bloodthirsty killer. By the song’s second half, we discover the event that triggered such ruthlessness. S ...  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

Spike Lou of OndeckTV returns to recap the year of Hip-Hop so far. Everything from the all Hip-Hop Superbowl Halftime Show, Snoop Dogg's acquisition of Death Row, the battle of artists vs streaming platforms, the best albums of the year before diving into what's next to come the ...  Show more

Soulja Boy goes on a Twitter rant and comes after Kanye West after he was removed from 'Donda' album and The Trevor Project announced that Lil Nas X is its inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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