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June 2024 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tvcPTZdmoBI7YX2GZaleo?si=455ed5a9c4e94c7b
Order of play:
Discuss top, recurring picksHighlight some of our individual, non-recurring selectionsKendrick Lamar's performance ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert in Los AngelesMore Drake Vs. Kendrick Talk (sorry it's still going on)Touch upon this weekend’s/June’s releases - KAYTRANADA, Action Bronson, MAVi Album pending?, The return of Chip?, Central Cee is Versatile?Glastonbury 2024 (Right at the end)
Other:
Share some of our favourite non-rap albums of the year so farMost anticipated for the remainder of the year (e.g. Em, Bashy, Common & Pete Rock, Denzel Curry, Mustard, Rakim, A$AP Rocky…)
Our top 5s:
Sam:
1. Vince Staples - Dark Times
2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
3. Don Toliver - HARDSTONE PSYCHO
4. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
5. Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Black & Whites
Sean:
1. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
2. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
3. Vince Staples - Dark Times
4. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Penalty of Leadership
5. Boldy James & Conductor Williams - Across the Tracks
Kiran:
1. Lupe Fiasco - Samurai
2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
3. Boldy James & Conductor Williams - Across the Tracks
4. Vince Staples - Dark Times
5. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
Theo:
1. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
2. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
3. Vince Staples - Dark Times
4. Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Penalty of Leadership
5. Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist - Black & Whites
Neil:
1. J. Cole - Might Delete Later
2. Tierra Whack - World Wide Wack
3. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
4. Ghetts - On Purpose, with Purpose
5. ScHoolboy Q - BLUE LIPS
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1UZWtdCzmP4Czp2WY1SMJB?si=e5ecb567c9874509
Intro/Recap of the news:
RIP Ka, DJ Clark Kent, and Quincy JonesLil DurkYoung Thug
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