The Casual Genius Podcast Ryder Vance & Jaden MacFarlane

Jaden and Ryder are back with an episode reviewing the fully finished and rereleased Childish Gambino album Atavista (formerly known as 3.15.20)

(04:20) - Instrumentals/Production
(08:40) - Vocal Performance
(12:42) - Lyrics
(15:05) - Theme/Concept
(18:39) - Featured Artists
(22:20) - Enjoyment/Replay Value

Jaden and Ryder finish discussing the rap beef saga between Kendrick Lamar and Drake by ranking the diss tracks released by both artists and offering their thoughts on the shots taken in new songs like Not Like Us, Family Matters, and Meet The Grahams.

This week Jaden & Ryder discuss some of their favorite songs for every scenario in life including in the gym, at the pool, road-trips and more. Check out which songs from artists like Kanye West, Lil Nas X, NF and more made the lists!

(01:59) - Gym/Workout Music
(06:35) - Summertime Songs
(10:50) - Road-trip Songs
(16:37) - Late Night Music
(21:40) - Sad Songs
(29:37) - Songs to Start the Morning

**EPISODE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO FAMILY MATTERS & MEET THE GRAHAMS, etc. Jaden & Ryder are back with a midweek episode to discuss the evolving beef between rap industry titans Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Tune in to hear their breakdown of each song so far and who they think has won the beef at this point. Link to part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5msE3qIToTquQKnpXiqQzG?si=6IHyn5QiSaqMP7PywumUmA
(01:15) - Like That
(05:50) - 7 Minute Drill & Champagne Moments
(13:30) - Push Ups & Taylor Made Freestyle
(23:10) - euphoria
(3&:42) - Who won the beef?

Jaden and Ryder talk movies this week breaking down their favorite DC Comics films with a twist: no Batman films considered. Check out where films like Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, Joker, and more rank!

(02:41) - Jaden’s Top 5 DC Movies
(08:30) - Honorable Mentions
(13:30) - Ryder’s Top 5 DC Movies
(24:10) - The Best Batman Movies

J. Mac and Ryder are back after a week off to rank every album from one of the most prolific and controversial music artists of the 21st century: Kanye West.

(04:02) - Ryder’s Ranking
(23:00) - Jaden’s Ranking