808s and Bars

Our friend JJ Demon joined us to discuss the new Kanye West album, scripture, ponzi scheme or whatever you want to call it Jesus is King. We talked about Kanye's troubling statements from the past two years and his not so new found faith. Also at one point Jayson ranks the Toy Story movies? It was fun and weird. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/808sandBars

The title of the episode explains it all. A more in depth review of Kanye West's latest album Jesus is King is coming later this week. We hope this holds you over until then. BYE! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Hey Folks! On this episode we discussed Danny Brown's fifth studio album UKnowWhatImSaying. We also talked about Danny's place in the rap game, how he has changed over the years and why he hasn't blown up past his cult following. At the end of the podcast we discussed the hip hop albums that were included on Pitchfork's top 200 albums of the decade and gave our take on which hip hop albums should have been included. Check out the full list here: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

On this episode we gave our thoughts on DaBaby's new album "Kirk" and his fast rising come up over the past year. We also addressed his critics who say that all of his music sounds the same. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Our good friend @JJDemonic returns for the first time in a while! We discussed new albums from hip hop superstar Post Malone and Dreamville's Earthgang. And as always, there were a ton of tangents about random shit. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

On this episode Jayson and Porter discussed Young Thug’s career, his new found popularity and his new album So Much Fun. Enjoy!

In this episode we discuss the new Rick Ross album Port of Miami 2 and Jay-Z’s controversial social justice partnership with the NFL. We also discussed Wale’s so-so career, Gunplay’s underrated career, the difference between generational wealth and capitalism in hip hop, and Pusha T becoming rap’s new villain. Let us know what you think and be sure to follow us on Twitter @808sAndBars ♥️

And we back! Former music critic and journalist David Drake (@SoManyShrimp) joined us to discuss (and defend) Chance The Rapper’s “debut album” The Big Day. We also discussed Chance’s career and life and the harsh reaction to the album from the Internet. Enjoy!

We finally spoke at length about the new Tyler The Creator album IGOR. We also discussed YG's new album 4REAL 4REAL with our friend Rob aka @RichHomieFlom. We hope you enjoy. Paul Revere is a snitch!

Finally, we are back on our bullshit. We reviewed newish albums from Schoolboy Q and Rico Nasty/Kenny Beats. We also discussed our first impressions of the new Tyler The Creator’ album. Next week we will give our full review of that album. Enjoy!

LA hip-hop legend Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed yesterday. We talked about his life and career. Rest In Peace.

JJ DEMON BACK! The first ten minutes or so of the episode we discussed JJ's recent legal troubles and his time dealing with our inhumane criminal justice system. After that we reviewed the new Juice WRLD album Death Race For Love, which is currently the number one selling hip-hop album of 2019. Did we like it? Is it even really hip-hop/rap? Tune in to find out our thoughts. Enjoy! Follow JJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjdemonic Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Hey folks! This episode is Jayson and Porter discussing 2 Chainz new album Rap or Go to the League which was A&R'd by Lebron James. We also recommended some new albums from English MC Little Simz and Charlotte rapper Da Baby. Enjoy! P.S. we are almost at 500 followers on Twitter so follow us here: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Hey folks! Our Twitter friend and self proclaimed Migos stan Erik aka @Milksteakk joined us to discuss new albums from Lil Pump, Offset and Gunna. We invited on Erik to provide a different perspective since we both find Migos' solo albums to be predictable and Gunna to be boring in general. There are plenty of sidebars including one where Jayson states his disdain for his mortal enemy Travis Scott. Enjoy! Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/milksteakk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars

Hey folks! We are back on our bullshit. This episode is explains itself. We asked you who is the worst rapper of all time that still had a successful career? Some answers were good and some answers made us very mad. And we gave our answers as well! They might surprise you. We wrapped up the episode by discussing the crazy news from the last few weeks in hip-hop. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars

We are switching things up! Jayson and returning guest Meredith (@MereWilsh) discussed pop-star/R&B singer Ariana Grande and her new album Thank U, Next. Enjoy! Listen to our favorite 2019 hip hop songs: http://bit.ly/808sAndBars2019 Follow Meredith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/merewilsh Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Hey folks, we didn’t want to have to get political again but unfortunately this is the world we live in. In case you live under a rock, Rappers 21 Savage and Young Nudy were arrested by ICE agents in Atlant on Super Bowl Sunday. We discussed the latest updates on their arrests, our reactions to the news and why ICE is an immoral organization that should not exist. The second half of the episode we discussed some under the radar music from January including albums by Sada Baby, Boogie and YNW Melly. Listen to our favorite music of the year playlist that we mentioned on this episode: http://bit.ly/808sAndBars2019 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Hey folks! We were lucky enough to have one of our favorite hip-hop writers Gary Suarez aka @noyokono. We discussed J. Cole's new single Middle Child, "Stan Culture" online and the erosion of music journalism in the age of click-bait. Gary talked a little bit about his annual Music Writer Exercise, which we invite you all to try. All you have to do is listen to one album that you have never heard before every day in February, then you write one tweet about the album. Make sure to include the hashtag #MWE. At the end of the episode we played a quick "pick em" rapper game based on a few of Jayson's Twitter recent polls. Follow Gary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/noyokono Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Our twitter friend Christian aka @SquidDad joined us to discuss all things Future Hendrix. Hear Jayson and Christian discuss Future’s best projects, their Mount Rushmore of Future songs and finally everyone reviews his new album The Wizrd. Future Forever. Enjoy! Follow Christian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SquidDad

Writer, stand up comic and podcaster Jourdain Searles (@Jourdayen) joined us to talk about the new 6 part documentary Surviving R. Kelly. We discussed a wide variety of topics including the instant reaction to the series, how men can make the entertainment industry safer for women and Jourdain explained why she thinks that all men in the music industry should watch this documentary. Follow Jourdain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jourdayen Support Jourdain on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jourdainsearles

Strap in folks, this is a long one! We had on our friend @HaroldBingo to discuss our favorite hip hop albums, songs, verses, beats and hooks of 2018. We talked about a lot and Harold recommended a ton of albums and songs from lesser known artists. Enjoy! Harold's 200 best slbuks and songs of 2018: https://link.medium.com/B8TWoGGAZS

Our friend Nigel aka @YungSnoozeBttn joined us to discuss the new 21 Savage album I Am > I was and the new Earl Sweatshirt album Some Rap Songs. We also discussed the controversy around the Anti-Semitic 21 Savage lyrics that were posted on Instagram by LeBron James. We hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for our best of the year episode coming soon.

Our friend JJ Demon (@JJDemonic) returned for the sixth time to talk about the new Meek Mill album Champions. We also discussed the broken criminal justice system/court system in Philadelphia, Jay Z’s deteriorating flow, sampling hip-hop classics & more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @808sAndBars.

@HumbleTeej joined us to talk about Anderson .Paak’s new album Oxnard. We touched on the expectations for the album, Dr. Dre’s involvement, the features, Paak’s growth as an artist and the best rappers over the age of 40. We also debated Pitchfork’s recent claim that Pusha T’s album Daytona is an “instant classic.” We hope you enjoy! Follow Teej on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumbleTeej Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Sorry 4 the wait. We are finally back after two weeks off! Jayson and Porter talked about new-ish albums from Action Bronson (1:21) and Metro Boomin (33:00). We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Special guest @AdiJoseph from CBS Sports joined us to talk about two new short albums, FM by Vince Staples and Fetti by Freddie Gibbs, Currensy and The Alchemist. We also discussed the greatest producers of all time. Enjoy! Time Stamps: Vince staples album review: 0:00 Greatest hip-hop producers of all time discussion 41: 17 Freddie Gibbs, Currensy and The Alchemist Review: 48:21 Follow Adi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdiJoseph Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

We talked about the new Future & Juice WRLD project WRLD on Drugs with our friend Gabe @MacheteBlak. Then we discuss two idiots in modern hip hop ... Post Malone and Kanye West. Time stamps 0:00 - Future and Juice WRLD 56:24 - Fuck Post Malone 1:09:40 - Fuck Kanye Enjoy! Follow Gabe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MacheteBlak Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/

Our friend JJ Demon returned to recommend some new albums that might have flown under your radar and talk about the new Quavo album Quavo Huncho. There are a lot of random tangents in this one because we all kind of have ADHD. Enjoy! Follow JJ on Twitter: Twitter.com/JJDemonic Follow us on Instagram: Instagram.com/808sandbars

Music writer Al Shipley (Complex, Vulture, Noisey & more) joins us to talk about Sheck Wes’ debut album MUDBOY and the new Lil Baby/Gunna collab project Drip Harder. If you don’t want to listen to us discuss MUDBOY, you can jump to 43:36 to hear us discuss Drip Harder. We finished the episode by discussing Al’s favorite hip hop albums of the year. Read Al’s piece on Young Thug that we discussed on this episode here: www.vulture.com/amp/2018/09/is-young-thug-having-a-moment-or-is-it-passing-him-by.html Follow Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alshipley Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c2cphiladelphia/

We talked about everything Logic including his new album YSIV, the accusations of plagiarism against him and we try to figure out why he appeals to so many people. At one point we read off all the J. Cole references on the album ... spoiler alert: there are a lot of them! Here is the video where he "pays homage to J. Cole: https://twitter.com/Trilladelphian/status/1048935775176417281 We have an Instagram now: https://www.instagram.com/808sandbars/ Follow us on Twitter too: https://twitter.com/808sAndBars

After years of legal battles and delays, Lil Wayne finally dropped Tha Carter V! We had on two huge Wayne stans Chris Branch (@CBranch89) and Patrick (@Bromethazine) to talk about the album, Wayne’s legacy/Influence and more. We hope you enjoy. Fuck Birdman!!

This episode is just Jayson and Porter talking about Lupe Fiasco’s strange career, his public persona and his latest concept album DROGAS WAVE. We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

We talked with our friend Jazz aka @HelioTropix about BROCKHAMPTON and their new album iridescence. We hope you enjoy! Follow Jazz on twitter: https://twitter.com/heliotropix

On this episode we talk about two albums from these new(ish) artists who caught our attention. If you haven’t listened already, we hope that you check these albums out! Follow our guest Meredith on Twitter! https://twitter.com/merewilsh

We talk about the new Eminem album Kamikaze with JJ Demon who is basically our third co-host at this point. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

We talked about Mac Miller's career, life and the impact he had on hip-hop. Didn't have script or anything, just needed to vent. It still doesn't feel real. Rest in Peace Mac Miller. https://twitter.com/808sandbars

There were some audio issues again!!! It really only effects the first half so please ignore my terrible attempt at audio editing. We hope you enjoy the discussion. Thank you to to our Twitter friends @MylesAheadd and @JJDemonic for joining us to talk about Slime Language and Young Thug on this episode. Follow Myles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mylesaheadd Follow JJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJDemonic Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Our friend Jazz (@HelioTropix) joined us to discuss Nicki Minaj's new album Queen, the controversy surrounding the roll-out and so much more! Enjoy... Follow Jazz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heliotropix Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

FINALLY IT IS HERE! We review Swimming by Mac Miller then Stay Dangerous by YG ... As I mentioned before, skip to 58:50 if you want to listen to just the YG review. Follow our special guest @YungSnoozeBttn on Twitter Follow us on Twitter: @808sAndBars

IT'S LIT! WE TALK ABOUT TRAVIS SCOTT AND HIS NEW ALBUM ASTROWORLD WITH OUR FRIEND @RYNE_JONES. TRILL'S VOCALS CUTS OFF A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET CONNECTION ... SORRY! HOPE YOU ENJOY! FOLLOW RYNE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ryne_jones FOLLOW OUR PODCAST ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/808sandbars WE LOVE YOU!!

We rank rap superstar Kendrick Lamar's first five albums: Overly Dedicated, Section.80, Good Kid mA.A.d City, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. If you listen to all of this podcast we will love you forever. Leave us a review if you would like. Follow us on Twitter @808sAndBars for more updates.

Sorry 4 the wait! For this episode we had @JJDemonic on again to discuss Future's new Zaytoven produced mixtape BEASTMODE2, which serves as a sequel to their 2015 project BEASTMODE. As always, there are plenty of sidebars about other rappers and producers. We end the episode by picking our dream rapper/producer collaboration albums and reading off some ones requested by our followers on Twitter. Outro song: Get Juiced by OJ Simpson

On this episode we talk about Drake aka Drizzy Drake aka Aubrey Graham Aka The 6 God aka Jimmy from Degrassi. Mostly we discuss the album but there are some interesting sidebars about Kanye, the Pusha T beef, Future, Young Thug and Jay Z. Somehow we made this episode shorter than Drake's album. We are also very excited to have our first guest on the show, JJ Demon! JJ is most well known as a rapper but he is also a hard leftist, hip-hop head and most importantly, a Drake apologist. Below we have provided links to JJ's social media accounts and links to his music on streaming services, including his latest album Spirit Cooking. We highly recommend it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5JXpsbcm9qJRML8Ypxi8yE?si=lCQ8ClZdRHacwiYwV1FOng Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3874072 Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jj-demon/352534149 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jj-demon Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJDemonic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.demon/

For the first half review and discuss "EVERYTHING IS LOVE" aka the new collaboration album by Beyonce and Jay Z. The second half we discuss our Mount Rushmore of hip-hop collaboration albums and talk about a few that were tweeted at us leading up to this episode. We hope you enjoy.

A lot happened in hip hop this week including the death of controversial rapper XXXtentacion. We decided to not speak on that during this episode because we feel that our perspectives add nothing to the conversation. If you would like to donate to his ex-girlfriend's GoFundMe page, you can do that here: https://www.gofundme.com/2ubv19w The rest of the episode we discuss Nas' and Jay Rock's new albums. Times: Nas album review starts at 2:18 Jay Rock album review starts at 52:12 We hope you enjoy.

Jayson and Porter discuss "Kids See Ghosts" the collaborative debut project from Kid Cudi and Kanye West. At the end they also talk about Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Lil Wayne for a little bit. Thanks for reading. I love you.

Jayson (@JaysonBuford) and Porter (@Trilladelphian) spend the entire second episode reviewing Kanye West's 8th solo album, Ye. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter @808AndBars.

On the first episode of the podcast we review two new releases: ASAP Rocky's Testing and Pusha T's Daytona. We close out the episode by discussing the Pusha and Drake beef that has escalated over the last two weeks due to a number of diss tracks. Please leave us feedback unless