Album Mode

The latest Grammys nominations just dropped so you know we had to make some predicitions. Since Adriel and Demar have lost all hope in the Grammys ever getting it right, we predict who we think is going to win in the most cynical fashion. TIMECODES: 2:10 - Who was the Grammy’s fav white woman? 2:40 - Context going into the Grammy’s where race does matter 3:08 - Album of the Year always feels like...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss SahBabii's fourth studio album 'Saaheem ', how amazing the prodcution is and his influences have become an unbearing weight around his music. Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 4 / 10 P.S. Belt Boyz, Belt Boyz, Belt Boyz, Belt Boyz The Love List: Belt Boyz, Viking, Mirror Picz, Sylvan Rd Ridin Down Dill TIMECODES: 2:56 - Confused to how we got here 4:42 -...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Lil Uzi Vert's fourth studio album 'Eternal Atake 2', how the rest of rage (and hip hop in general) has passed them by and if they can ever recover from being Kid Cudi'd . Démar’s rating: 3 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 3.5 / 10 P.S. Meteor Man has gotta be Uzi's worst song ever... Right? The Love List: We Good, Chips and Dip, Space High TIMECODES: 1:06 - Demar not looki...

Somehow we've made it to 200 album reviews on Album mode! Shoutout to everyone who's been following us since the days of only video and shoutout to everyone who's subscribed since we've made the jump to YouTube. Here's to 200 more! TIMECODES: 3:14 - Taylor Swift is one of the more interesting ones 4:11 - Cleo Sol/biggest regrets 7:18 - Leaders on the Nas resurgence 8:05 - Separating the narrative...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Tyler, the Creator's eighth studio album 'CHROMAKOPIA ', how his production has had a slight regression and how Tyler, the Creator has reached a point where we care enough to release such a personal album. Démar’s rating: 7 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7.5 / 10 The Love List: St. Chroma, Sticky, I Killed You, Balloon, Hey Jane, Darling, I, Thought I Was Dead TIMECODES:...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Yeat's debut album 'Lyfestylë ', how his production has become a playground, whether his lyrics matter in anyway and if Yeat's music is something you need to 'get' to like. Timecodes  1:58 What’s a Yeat?   4:34 Is he building a world again / trailer? 8:39 How many songs saved from this artist? 10:13 Demar has 92 Yeat songs saved  11:30 You are watching a master a...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss GloRilla's debut album 'Glorious ', how she's transitioned from being a singles artist, her masterful ear for production and the album's stunning features. Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 7 / 10 The Love List: HOLLON, TGIF, STEP, I LUV HER, PROCEDURE TIMECODES: 2:02 - Background on Glorilla 2:24 - FNF  3:29 - Live review of the FNF / saw the vision  5:5...

J. Cole just dropped his latest single 'Port Antonio' and it sounds like he doesn't understand the damage he's done. When he stepped outside the beef he sealed his fate but somehow he's still rapping about being the best. The duo breakdown Cole's misguided raps. TIMECODES: 1:05 Instagram only drops 2:25 Dat Piff / Going back in time 4:08 Coming from The Fall Off 4:44 Like when things are addressed...

The allegations are flying in. Diddy is facing more allegations in civil court, and the number of allegations is staggering. The patented duo breaks things down. TIMECODES 4:50 120 allegations coming forward 7:03 Going after the accomplices  11:03 Put doubt in celebrities  11:52 Trump comparison 12:18 Power dynamics 13:48 Every time their phone rings, their heart drops 14:59 Diddy’s name is so cor...

This week, Démar and Adriel discuss Leon Bridges's fourth album 'Leon', why Bridges can't really make a bad song and whether he's actually a blues artist instead of R&B. TIMECODES: 2:08 Largely successful at the start of his career 2:30 Coming home 4:09 Typed in Leon into Spotify / Who is the best Leon 6:52 In this group, that doesn’t make bad songs 7:24 Not as R&B when it comes to some so...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Tommy Richman's debut album Coyote, why leaving off his break out singles 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'The Devil is a Liar' is a mistake and his unique combinations of influences in Michael Jackson, Tyler the Creator and Justin Timberlake. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: WHITNEY, TEMPTATIONS, LETTERMAN, ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, VANITY TIM...

The feds have Diddy up of sex trafficking a racketeering charges and it ain't looking good. Diddy has already been denied bail twice and is officially awaiting trial. Also we reach back and talk about the Kendrick Lamar - Drake - Jay Z - Lil Wayne Super Bowl debacle and wonder if Kanye West can ever do the Super Bowl. TIMECODES: 00:55-  Diddy arrested 4:15 - 1000 bottles of baby oil 8:10 - What re...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Fousheé's second album 'Pointy Heights', her melding reggae with other genres and her trying to escape the shadow of her influences Démar’s rating: 6.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10 The Love List: 100 bux, birds, bees, feel like home, closer, war TIMECODES: 1:29 Test case – black female artist not making R&B 2:36 Female Teezo Touchdown? 3:45 One of those nam...

This week Démar is on a solo mission discussing Fat Dog's debut album 'Woof.' its über dramatic production and Fat Dog's repetitive lyrics actually give you something to grab onto while the production swirls. Démar’s rating: 9 / 10 The Love List: Vigilante, Wither, Clowns, All the Same, Running, I am the King Follow us: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumMode TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.ti...

This week Démar is on a solo mission discussing Doechii's third mixtape ' Alligator Bites Never Heal', her clear as day Fugees influences and how an album can feel like a drag even though it's amazing. Démar’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: BULLFROG, BOILED PEANUTS, DENIAL IS A RIVER, SKIPP, HIDE N SEEK, DEATH ROLL, NISSAN ALTIMA, HUH!, FIREFLIES, ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Follow us: YOUTUBE: http...

This week Démar is on a solo mission discussing Sabrina Carpenter's sixth studio album Short n' Sweet, her underrated cheeky songwriting and her constant tug of war between pop country and pop R&B. Démar’s rating: 6 / 10 The Love List: Good Graces, Bed Chem, Espresso, Lie To Girls, Don't SmileThe Love List: Losers, What Don't Belong to Me, I Had Some Help P.S. Sorry for the wait, Doechii revie...

A quick one for Tinashe and her seventh studio album "Quantum Baby" where wonder if she's the most anonymous popstar of her generation. TImecodes 1:50 If you are a pop head 2:34 2 on 2:56 Her tone is not distinct enough 4:12 Victoria Monet comparison 5:38  What do you think this album is missing? 5:59 People she should collab with 6:37 Zelda or Super Mario water level  9:12 Nasty is the worst song...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Post Malone's sixth studio album 'F-1 Trillion', his abandonment of artistic risk and Post Malone's journey across genres. If you want a ticket to the Polaris Prize Gala in Toronto, drop your favourite Canadian album from this year in our Insta DMs! Démar’s rating: 3.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 6 / 10 The Love List: Losers, What Don't Belong to Me, I Had Some Help TI...

Can't lie to y'all when we saw Drake and 100 gigs in the same sentence we thought it was over for The Boy. Instead it's a BTS data dump with songs attached. Also Rachel Gun drops one of the worst breakdancing performances in Hip-Hop history. Strap in for a weird one!  Timecodes: 1:15 Drake is someone we don’t always get the BTS 2:04 in-between what Drake should do and what we think he should do 2:...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Latto's third album 'Sugar Honey Iced Tea', her surprising versatility and adopting Drake and Doja Cat as influences in her music. Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10 The Love List: Big Mama, Blick Sum, H&M, Liquor, S/O to Me, Look What You Did TIMECODES: 4:00 - Didn’t know she had this in her  5:57 - Golden Age of Women in Hip-hop 7:13 - Timesta...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Ice Spice's debut album 'Y2K!', her being more of a rage/opium artist than drill, lyrical reductionism and whether she's more celebrity than musician. Démar’s rating: 5.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 4.5 / 10 The Love List: Phat Butt, Popa, Plenty Sun, Bitch I'm Packin' TIMECODES: 5:35-  First project of hers that people will remember  6:46 - Stand-out features   9:30 -...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss the supergroup ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign)'s second studio album 'Vultures 2', Kanye's juvenile lyrics, reused motifs and incomplete songs. Démar’s rating: 2 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10 The Love List: River, Field Trip TIMECODES: 1:04 - Surprised it was going to drop/exist  2:33 - Ye in the NBA Youngboy Zone 3:05 - Vultures 4:25 - Struggle raps for almos...

This is Album Mode Deluxe, where we talk about and quickly review albums that we haven't gotten a chance to in the past couple of weeks. Clairo, Denzel Curry and Rema are on the docket and only one of them disappointed, guess which one. TIMECODES: 1:50 - Denzel curry – very good 5:13 - Another step past ZUU / traditional hip-hop album 6:18 - Florida man 7:30 Every song has features 8:00 - A$AP Fer...

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Childish Gambino's fifth studio album 'Bando Stone & The New World, how progressive his music has become ad his extended run as an artist. And no we don't believe he's gonna retire. Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10 Adriel’s rating: 8.5 / 10 The Love List: Lithonia, Talk My Shit, Cruisin', Happy Survival, We Are God TIMECODES: 2:49 - Wasn’t sure how serious he was 3:3...

We're a little over half way through the year so Démar and Adriel look back on some of the best albums so far and which might be a lock for their year-end lists. TIMECODES: 1:40 - Blue lips 3:00 - Brat 5:10 - Might Delete Later 7:09 - Yeat 2093 7:46 - Defending yourself is the admission of guilt 10:24 - Why Lawd 12:18 - Micah 12:52 - Doubt Demar 15:03 - Algorithm 15:41 - The Album is getting popul...