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Top 5 lists of things that are relevant now or back in the past, for all millennials. Diving deep into the world of music, culture, sports, entertainment, food and etc.

Tony Ly


    • May 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 32m AVG DURATION
    • 124 EPISODES


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    The Symphony: Baby Keem's The Melodic Blue (Ft. Cameron Beatty)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 80:41


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of today's vibiest artists and an underrated lyricist, Baby Keem, and his 2022 hit album, The Melodic Blue. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: 13/14 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 116:54


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony: The Game's The Documentary (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 81:14


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of the best gangster rap sub-genre albums from the mid-2000s, The Documentary by The Game. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: Justin Timberlake Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 99:44


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    Quick 5: Iconic EDM Earworms (Ft. Sean Pendlebury)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 75:13


    In this episode of Quick 5, my guest, and I both share our thoughts on the top 5 all-time most iconic EDM earworms. We also quickly talk about some of the qualities, and musicality that make some of these artists stand out, such as Fred Again, Avicii, and more...

    The Symphony: Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 106:04


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from arguably the ground-breaking overnight success and current chart-topping album, Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: 11/12 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 123:03


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony: Jay-Z's The Black Album (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 82:17


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time, Jay-Z, and his commercial hits-filled album, The Black Album. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony: Brent Faiyaz's Sonder Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 79:20


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of today's hottest and arguably underrated R&B artists, Brent Faiyaz, and his debut album, Sonder Son. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: LOVE. LOVE? LOVE! (VDay Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 181:00


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each (15 this time) under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony : Metro Boomin's Heroes and Villains (Ft. Ali Sukru, Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 152:20


    My guests and I share our Top 5 songs from a last minute release in 2021, that made waves and was arguably one of the best rap albums of 2022, Metro Boomin's Heroes and Villains. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    EP TOP 48: Music to My Eras (Ft. Ali Sukru, Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 160:20


    In this episode, my guests sit with me as they share their top 5 albums and songs of the year. My guests also share the new artists they have discovered this year; their thoughts on the overrated and underrated artists and projects of 2023; on artists that didn't need to make an appearance; some of the bigger projects this year; and predictions for next year.

    House Party: 09/10 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 138:51


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony : Justin Timberlake's FutureSex LoveSounds (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 65:56


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from arguably the most successful boy band solo breakout artist, Justin Timberlake, and his sophomore solo album FutureSex LoveSounds. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    justin timberlake symphony futuresex lovesounds
    House Party: Certified Lover Radio (Drake Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 139:41


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    Quick 5: NBA IST Dark Horse Champions (Ft. Cullum Brownbridge)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 62:30


    In this episode of Quick 5, my guest, and I both share our top 5 dark horse teams that will win the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. We also touch upon if this has been a successful idea, how long it will last, courts and jerseys, and other incentive ideas that would motivate players to be more invested.

    House Party: 07/08 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 118:54


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony : Avicii's True (Ft. Jide Egbewumi)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 123:50


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from a legendary EDM artist, who has pioneered many iconic sounds, the late Avicii, and his magnum opus and debut album, True. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony : G-Unit's Beg For Mercy (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 72:49


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of the most iconic rap groups, representing the East Coast, G-Unit, and their debut iconic album Beg For Mercy. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    EP TOP 48: Dame Was My Last Resort (Ft. Andy Kwok, Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 136:28


    In this episode, my guests sit with me as we share our thoughts on who will be the next players to force a trade as we head into the 2023-24 NBA season. We also talk about the Dame trade, NBA season award winners, and champion predictions. In the Buzzcut Lightning Round, my guests will share what they're irrationally confident at but in actuality, they're not, and try to convince me otherwise.

    The Symphony : The Weeknd's The Trilogy (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 87:27


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from at that time, one of the most ambiguous and mysterious artists who pioneered today's R&B and has become an international superstar, The Weeknd, and his iconic compilation album, The Trilogy. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: Regional Rap Pt. 1 (North vs. South)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 87:27


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.  

    The Symphony : Travis Scott's Utopia (Ft. Nehi Prajapati, Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 134:59


    To mark the 3-year anniversary of this show, for the first time, I invite two guests onto the show and we share our Top 5 songs from one of the most polarizing, yet very popular artists, a household name in the hip-hop genre, and in the music industry, Travis Scott, and his newest release, Utopia. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: 05/06 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 84:01


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony : SZA's Ctrl (Ft. Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 82:38


    I invite a guest and we share our Top 5 songs from one of today's hottest R&B artists debuting her debut album in the 2010s R&B resurgence, SZA's Ctrl. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    QUICK 5: Ketchup Chips (Ft. Bill Le)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 51:33


    In this episode of Quick 5, my brother, and I both show are patriotism for being Canadians by opening up and taste-testing one of our country's most "precious gems" that defines our country and food identity, ketchup potato chips.

    canadian ketchup chips
    House Party: Balvin x Bunny Bash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 102:35


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.  

    House Party: 03/04 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 87:38


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.  

    The Symphony : Travis Scott's Astroworld (Ft. Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 90:25


    I invite a guest and we share our Top 5 songs from one of today's and all time's most influential rap and artist in general, who singlehandedly created a culture and a vibe that is a gift and a curse, Travis Scott and his most recent album, Astroworld. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony : Kid Cudi's Indicud (Ft. Cameron Beatty)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 86:32


    I invite a guest and we share our Top 5 songs from one of today's influential and unique standouts in the rap scene for the past decade or so, Kid Cudi, and his 3rd album after arguably two of his biggest projects in Man on The Moon I and II, Indicud, as it has reached its 10 year anniversary since the release. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not. 

    House Party: Travis Scott Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 67:39


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.  

    The Symphony : Ariana Grande's thank u, next (Ft. Jon Lam)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 82:44


    I invite a guest and we share our Top 5 songs from one of today's most vocally talented pop artists and current chart toppers, Ariana Grande, and her 5th and arguably most controversial album which dropped in 2019, thank u, next. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not. 

    The Symphony : Usher's My Way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 26:48


    I share my Top 5 songs from one of today's most talented, sophisticated, and, influential R&B artists of our generation, Usher, and his earlier sophomore album, My Way, which also has reached its 25th anniversary in 2022. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: 01/02 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 54:54


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.  

    The Symphony : The Weeknd's After Hours (Ft. Sahil Sajoy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 97:06


    A familiar guest and friend of the show come back and we both share our Top 5 songs from one of today's most talented, and, influential new-generational R&B artists who conquered the synth sounds of the 80s, After Hours, which has broken records even though it was dropped right in the midst of COVID-19 in 2020. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not. 

    QUICK 5: Under Pressure NFL Players/Teams (Ft. Cullum Brownbridge)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 76:36


    In this episode of the Quick 5 segment, I have invited a close friend and fellow sports fan of mine, as we discuss the NFL season so far, and break down who we think is under the most pressure going into next season. And as an added bonus, we went through a draft to build our NFL Team of the Year for the 22-23 season.

    House Party: Ladies!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 105:27


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    The Symphony : J. Cole's The Sideline Story (Ft. Like It Like That Podcast's Abhi Goyal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 78:33


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of today's most talented and influential lyricists of if not all time, then in our generation, J. Cole and one of his earlier projects and arguably his 1st official album (not mixtape), The Sideline Story. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    House Party: 90s/2000 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 60:54


    1 theme. 2 DJs. 20 songs. 2 house parties. Which one are you going to? A head-to-head battle between my best friend, and me, as we curate 10 songs each under certain criteria and themes, as you, the listeners at home, get to vote on whose house party you will go to.

    EP TOP 47: Balls to the Walls-Stars (Ft. Cullum Brownbridge)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 108:31


    In this episode, my guest sits with me as we share our thoughts on the season, and award predictions as we head into the all-star break. In the Buzzcut Lightning Round...well, we don't have one, but instead, we ran drafts for the 2023 All-Star game with our own picks of the reserves, all-time 3-point, dunk contests, and much more.

    The Symphony : Big Sean's Dark Sky Paradise (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 47:45


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of today's most polarizing rappers and lyricists, Big Sean's 3rd release, Dark Sky Paradise. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    symphony big sean dark sky paradise
    The Symphony : Usher's Confessions (Ft. Justin Ramson-Malley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 73:44


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from a legend of our generation, Usher's highest critically-acclaimed album, Confessions. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony : Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 34:56


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of the current day's biggest chart-topping pop artists and vocalists of all time, Bruno Mars' sophomore album as it reaches it has reached its 10-year anniversary in 2022, Unorthodox Jukebox. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony : Drake & 21 Savage's Her Loss (Ft. Gurteg Singh, Rahi Turab)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 76:53


    My guests and I share our Top 5 songs from one of last year's most polarizing albums from two of the most dominant current-day rappers, Drake and 21 Savage's album, Her Loss. We also dive deeper into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic.

    EP TOP 46: Ye's Loss (Ft. Ali Sukru, Sahil Sajoy, Sean Pendlebury)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 134:06


    In this episode, my guests sit down with me as they share their top 5 albums and songs of the year (that may be parallel to their Spotify's Wrapped). My guests also share the new artist they have discovered this year; they share their thoughts on the contrast between Kendrick's and Drake's project releases; and predictions on next year's breakout artists and many other predictions as well. In the Buzzcut Lightning Round, my guests share unexpected stories of times when things didn't turn out as they were supposed to, just like Drake's Her Loss album rollout.

    The Symphony : J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive (Ft. Ali Sukru)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 65:21


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of the current day's most influential artists and lyricists of all time, J. Cole's most renowned and critically-acclaimed album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony: Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book (Ft. Chris Chiu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 88:58


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from Chance the Rapper's most religion-centered and his 3rd "mixtape", The Coloring Book. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    The Symphony: Jay-Z's The Blueprint

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 77:45


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from one of Jay-Z's if not his most critically acclaimed and first of the trio, The Blueprint. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

    QUICK 5: Warm and Comfy Animes (Ft. Bill Le)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 38:46


    In this episode of the Quick 5 segment, I have invited my in-house anime expert, my brother onto the show. As we are sitting in the midst of fall and heading into the winter, we both share our 5 anime shows that will keep you warm and fuzzy at home. 

    QUICK 5: 2022 World Cup Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 44:20


    In this episode of Quick 5, I make my predictions on which 16 out of the 32 teams will make it out of the group stages, and which 5 countries will have the best chance of winning it all this year. I also predict this tournament's best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and striker.

    The Symphony: Chris Brown's Exclusive (Expanded Edition) (Ft. Christine Le)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 64:00


    My guest and I share our Top 5 songs from Chris Brown's sophomore album, as it reaches its 15th year anniversary this year, Exclusive, the Expanded Edition. We also take a deeper dive into what this album meant to us, rate it out of 100, and determine if it's a classic or not.

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