I've Been Meaning To Listen To That

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review MAYHEM by Lady Gaga with special guest FRAN HOEPFNER! 🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Dakota West Foss, Stenley Philippe Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram (⁠@down_with_fun⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "Let God Sort Em' Out" by Clipse with special guest Ausar Stephens (  @RealSpacial  )! Subscribe to our Patreon series: ⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I've Been Meaning To Watch That⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"!⁠ Follow Ausar Stephens on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@ausar.png⁠⁠⁠) Follow Jon Butts on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Dako...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review JOANNE by Lady Gaga with special guest Brooke Solomon (The Queer Quadrant)! 🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Dakota West Foss, Stefanie Senior Follow Brooke Solomon on Instagram ( @brookebsolomon ) Listen to Queer Quadrant on ⁠Spotify⁠ ! Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram ( ⁠@down_with_fun⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠...

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late with special guest Jeremy Hecht (The Bigger Picture, Sound Check with Jeremy Hecht)! 🔑 Key Topics: Jeremy’s history with Drake where he went from superstan to stan to critical yet appreciative fan Why this mixtape was Canada’s Not Like Us moment — putting Toronto on the map without selli...

This week on “I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That”, we listen to “2014 Forest Hills Drive” with special guest ⁠ Sorcerer! Key Topics: - Does J Cole deserve to be in the Big 3 conversation as one of the GOATs of hip-hop, or is he the Jordan Peterson of rap? - How does J Cole fare as a competitor in the sport of rap? Can you be the best when you take yourself in and out of the sport so frequently? -...

This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive deep into Drake’s iconic 2013 album "Nothing Was the Same" with our special guest Sorcerer! We discuss: * Where Nothing Was the Same ranks in Drake’s discography — and whether his legendary five-album run cements his spot in the GOAT rapper conversation (despite modern-day Drake antics). * What do we really want from Drake in 2025? And what...

This week on “I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That”, we review THE FAME MONSTER with special guest Jordan Gustafson (Queer Quadrant)! 🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Dakota West Foss Follow Jordan Gustafson on Instagram ( @jordan_gustafson ) Listen to Queer Quadrant on Spotify ! Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram ( @down_with_fun ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt with special guest Jack Riedy! 🎙️ Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Philippe, Jon Butts 🔑 Key Topics:• Where does Earl Sweatshirt belong in the conversation around West Coast rap and hip-hop at large? • Why has Earl’s work endured while some of his peers faded?...

This week on our season finale of "I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review GNX by Kendrick Lamar with special guests Racquel Callahan (The Chi, Swagger) and Christina Carty! Plus, we dive deep into:  • Whether there are flaws in viewing Kendrick as an inflated concept rather than a flawed man and artist • How GNX serves as a natural sequel and evolution of To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN., and M...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review SOUL BURGER by Ab-Soul! Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) & Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Harper T...

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Aligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii with special guest Poetry Salaam & Ausar Stephens ( ⁠ @RealSpacial ⁠ ) 🚀  🔑 Key Topics:  • How Doechii offers up a blueprint for up-and-coming artists in the digital age and demystifies the creative process through jaw-dropping vulnerability • Is “Alligator Bites Never Heal” the rightful su...

This week, we review THE SECRET OF US by GRACIE ABRAMS with special guest Alison Mink & Sean Wilkinson! 🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato, Sean Wilkinson 🎙 edited by Sean Wilkinson Follow Sean Wilkinson on Instagram ( @t1_sean ) Follow Alison Mink on Instagram ( ⁠⁠@alisonmink⁠⁠ ) Listen to Alison Mink's song "all this time" on ⁠Apple Music⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠ Follow...

🎧 This week on "I’ve Been Meaning to Listen To That", we review "Brat and it's Completely Different but also Still Brat" by Charli XCX with special guest Dakota West Foss! 🟩 🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato 🎙 🔑 Key Topics: • How does the Brat remix album acts as a sequel, a subversion, and as a clarification to the conversation that BRAT started? • Is there a difference betwee...

🎧 This week on "I’ve Been Meaning to Listen To That", we review "brat" by Charli XCX with special guest Harper Thomson! 🟩 🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato, Stenley Philippe, Harper Thomson 🎙 🔑 Key Topics: • What is brat? Were the hosts of this lovely podcast enjoying a brat summer, or were they on the outside looking in? Is there a less "grandma" way to ask these questions? •...

🎞️ This week on "I’ve Been Meaning to Watch That", we review "Katy Perry: Part of Me" with special guest Erin Mallory Long! 🏖️ 🎤 Co-Hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Michael Limentato 🔑 Key Topics: • The heartbreaking moment when Russell Brand texts Katy Perry about their divorce moments before her show. • The unique parallels between Katy Perry, Reba McEntire, and Chappell Roan. • How Katy Perry’s mus...

🎧 This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "Bando Stone & The New World" with special guest Derapy aka Deryk! 🐔 🎤 Co-hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stenley Phillipe, Jon Butts 🔑 Key Topics: • Is "Bando Stone & The New World" on par, below par, or above par next to Childish Gambino's wildly underrated discography? • Does this album function as a successful ending to the...

🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Blue Lips by ScHoolboy Q with special guest Ausar Stephens (  @RealSpacial  ) 🚀 🔑 Key Topics: • How ScHoolboy Q bridges old-school and new-school hip-hop styles • The “Shaft-esque” swagger combined with the bombastic rugged intensity on tracks like “Thank God 4 Me”, “Foux”, and “Pig Feet” • The impact of a five-year hiatus on his...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review Christmas Kisses + Christmas & Chill with special guest Harper Thomson! PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Tanner Richard Craft Jon Butts Kiersten Nickels Carissa Zaffiro Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠...

This week on  I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That , we’re diving into  Chromakopia  by Tyler, The Creator with special guests Christina Carty and Racquel Callahan! Join Andrew, Stenley, Christina, and Racquel as they discuss their personal histories with Tyler, debate his place in the West Coast rap pantheon, and explore how he fuses masculine and feminine energies with imagination and empathy. Th...

This week on I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That, we’re diving into Short n Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter with special guest Gracie Koh! Join Andrew, Jon, and Gracie as they unpack the album’s playful, unserious vibe and explore how both Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo emerged from the utopia (and wreckage) shaped by Taylor Swift. They’ll also dive into Sabrina’s raw honesty about navigating rel...

This week on  I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That,  we dive into  The Black Album  by Jay-Z with special guest Jacquis Neal ( Dropout ,  Comedy Bang! Bang! ). Andrew, Stenley, Jon, and Jacquis explore what we expected from Jay-Z’s so-called retirement album and how it serves as a backdoor pilot for legendary superproducers like Kanye West, Pharrell, Timbaland, and Just Blaze. They also tackle the...

This week on I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That , we’re diving into the legendary debut album Ready to Die by Biggie Smalls with special guest Kevin Chestnut! Join Andrew, Stenley, Jon, and Kevin as they explore Biggie’s friendship and iconic rivalry with Tupac, the bold and raw way Biggie addresses suicidal thoughts, and Diddy’s impactful (and sometimes heavy-handed) production choices. Plus, we...

Sit down! Be HUMBLE.! This week on “I’ve Been Meaning to Listen to That,” we dive into Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning album DAMN. with special guests Racquel Callahan (The Chi, Swagger) and Jon Butts! Get ready for a deep exploration of DAMN. ‘s themes, from Kendrick’s introspective journey and the cultural weight it carries to the gritty details of the long-running Drake vs. Kendrick feud. We’ll...

This Week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" – We take a deep dive into Tupac's legendary double album All Eyez On Me , featuring insightful commentary from special guests Justin Hunte (aka @thecompanyman) and Jon Butts! Join us as we break down why "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" is one of the greatest album openers in music history, discuss Tupac's pointed critiques of C. Delores Tucker for attacki...

This Week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" – We're diving deep into Tupac's iconic album All Eyez On Me, featuring special guests Justin Hunte (aka @thecompanyman) and Jon Butts! Join Andrew, Stenley, Jon, and Justin as they explore Tupac’s lasting legacy, his dual role as a radical civil rights leader and member of Death Row Records, and unpack the infamous East Coast vs. West Coast beef....