Mario, Alex, and special guest Ty Iams get of their hot takes like hyuh as they react to Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited double album - Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers (1:38). They start breaking down is your biggest takeaways (6:29) and cite their favorite moments on the record (10:46) before delving into some of the music theory behind N95 and the Kanyeisms that pop up in Kendrick's lyrics (25:16). The crew delve into some of their criticisms of the record and discuss the "Mirror" album theory (33:10) before Mario lampoons the Pitchfork review of the record (43:16). The trio debates their favorite features (45:17) and discuss the album "parents" or predecessor parallels they see (56:54). Alex then meets pushback when he compares Kendrick to Will Ferrell in the Unnecessary Basketball Comparison segment (59:18). Finally they share their favorite songs and any skips they may have for the record (1:06:09). Check out Part 2 for our final scores and a Kendrick Lamar worst-to-best ranking! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app