Album Mode

This week Adriel and Demar discuss Miley Cyrus’ seventh studio album “Plastic Hearts”, genre switching and rockstars. Demar’s rating: 8 Adriel’s rating: 8 The Love List: Prisoner, Plastic Hearts, Gimmie What I Want, Midnight Sky, Bad Karma, Edge of Midnight, Never Be Me, P.S. Somehow Adriel doesn’t like WTF Do I Know 🤯 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Adriel and Demar discuss Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album “Good News”, the beef and the misunderstanding of her strengths. Demar’s rating: 5.5 Adriel’s rating: 5 The Love List: Shots Fired, Circles, Freaky Girls, What’s New P.S. Nice For What walked so Circles could run Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Adriel and Demar discuss 2 Chainz’s sixth album “So Help Me God!”, his maturity and his claim as southside Hov. Demar’s rating: 7 Adriel’s rating: 7 The Love List: Save Me, Can't Go For That, Vampire, Wait For you to die, Toni P.S. The samples on this one are nuts Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Demar and Adriel discuss Future and Lil Uzi Vert’s first collab album “Pluto x Baby Pluto” and Future’s influence. Demar’s rating: 5 Adriel’s rating: 5 The Love List: Million Dollar Pay, Sleeping on the Floor, Plastic P.S. Future saved this one 👀 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Demar and Adriel discuss NAV’s latest mixtape “Emergency Tsunami” and his artistic stagnation. Demar’s rating: 3 Adriel’s rating: 4 The Love List: Friends & Family, Nasty, Vetement Socks P.S. this is a strong contender for album art of the year P.P.S. The album art for this mixtape is so good the music almost makes it look like false advertising. Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOff...

This week Demar and Adriel discuss Ty Dolla Sign’s latest album “Featuring Ty Dolla Sign”, status as a feature artist and expectations. Demar’s rating: 6 Adriel’s rating: 5.5 Demar’s Love List: Status, Temptations, Spicy, Nothing Like Your Exes Adriel’s Love List: Your Turn, Time Will Tell, Track 6, Real Life Follow us: @AlbumModePod AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Demar and Adriel discuss Benny the Butcher’s sophomore album “Burden of Proof”, Benny’s story and Hit-boy’s hot streak. Demar’s rating: 5.5 Adriel’s rating: 8 The Love List: Burden of Proof, Legend, War Paint, Timeless Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

This week Demar and Adriel discuss Headie One’s debut album “EDNA”, it’s shifting sound and his unrefined songwriting. Demar’s rating: 6.5 Adriel’s rating: 6 The Love List: Princess Cuts, Parlez Vous Anglais, Try Me, Bumpy Ride Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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, NO SKIPS Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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? Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod @AdrielSmileyOfficial @DemarjGrant

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 Follow us: @AlbumModePod...

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...