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This week Demar and Adriel discuss 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s sequel to their legendary EP “Savage Mode”, “Savage Mode II”, 21 Savage’s growth and Metro Boomin’s mastery.

Demar’s rating: 8.5
Adriel’s rating: 8

The Love List: Runnin, Slidin, Many Men, No Opp Left Behind, Steppin On Niggas, Rich Nigga Shit,

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Joji’s second studio album “Nectar”, Filthy Frank and his sadness.

Demar’s rating: 8
Adriel’s rating: 8

The Love List: Ew, Modus, Tick Tock, Run, Daylight, Gimmie Love, NITROUS

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Yellow Days’ second studio album “A Day in a Yellow Beat”, his expansive production and his unorthodox songwriting.

Demar’s rating: 7
Adriel’s rating: 6.5

The Love List: Getting Closer, The Curse, So Lost, Who’s There, Something Special

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Youngboy Never Broke Again’s third studio album “Top”, his audience and the tug of war that is his artistry.

Demar’s rating: 3
Adriel’s rating: 4.5

The Love List: Drug Addiction, Right Foot Creep, Off-Season, All In

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Big Sean’s latest album "Detroit 2" and his legacy.

Demar’s rating: 5.5
Adriel’s rating: 7

The Love List: Body Language, Lucky Me, Don Life, Harder Than My Demons, Why Would I Stop?

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This week Adriel and Demar discuss Katy Perry’s latest album "Smile" and whether it’s viable to make happy music in 2020.

Demar’s rating: 6.5
Adriel’s rating: 6

The Love List: Harley’s in Hawaii, Smile, Champagne problems

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Nas’s latest album "King’s Disease", his modernized sound and how the culture has caught up to his pro-black rhetoric.

Demar's rating: 7.5
Adriel's rating: 7.5

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This week Adriel and Demar discuss Kaash Paige’s debut album "Teenage Fever" and whether raw talent is enough. (56:25) Then the duo talk about Drake’s latest single "Laugh Now Cry Later" and Demar shares why he thinks Drake is now New York Melo.

Demar's rating: 5
Adriel's rating: 7

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This week Adriel and Demar discuss Aminé’s sophomore album "Limbo", his growth and young adulthood.

Demar's rating: 7.5
Adriel's rating: 8.5

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This week Demar and Adriel discuss Dominic Fike’s debut album "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" and the root of his amorphous genre-bending sound.

Demar's rating: 6
Adriel's rating: 7

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Welcome to Album Mode‘s first doubleheader!

First, Adriel and Demar discuss "folklore", Taylor Swift’s latest stripped down and contemplative album made entirely in quarantine.

Demar's rating: 9
Adriel's rating: 8

Then at (1:08:10) the duo examines Logic’s retirement album No Pressure, his blackness and Logic’s place in hip hop culture.

Demar's rating: 8
Adriel's rating: 8

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In the inaugural episode of Album Mode, Adriel Smiley and Demar Grant discuss the Unknown T’s debut project "Rise Above Hate". Unknown T is one of the rising stars of the UK drill scene and since clearing a case he’s been on a hot streak of singles building anticipation for the project. "Rise Above Hate" comes through on Unknown T's promise and potential earning Grant and Smiley’s praise as one of the best albums of the year.

Demar's rating: 8
Adriel's rating: 8

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