Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
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Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
Démar and Adriel break down Little Simz's sixth studio album 'Lotus', how the production sounds nothing like a hip hop album and whether this is Simz's best written album.
Démar’s rating: 9 / 10 Adriel's rating: 9 / 10
The Love List: Thief, Hollow, Free, Blood, Lotus, Lonely
Timecodes:
3:08 - The view over her career because she is from the UK 4:55 - Black Thought comparison as a rapper 6:09 - 7:39 - That’s their Dominic Fike 10:38 - Thief sets the tone for the album 11:35 - Non-Traditional Hip-Hop beats in this era on this album 12:09 - Did they get it right with the singles? 12:51 - Pharrell singing on the song – that should be the single 13:24 - Thief is more indicative of the album 14:13 - SAULT explained 15:58 - Hollow – haven’t heard some one making subs since Drake on Scorpion 19:41 - Songs that made me think of the creation of this project (rap rock mixes) 23:08 - Young’ is the actual song good 25:24 - I’m a little teapot with her whole chest 29:58 - You are learning about who she is as a person through her music 34:04 - What this means for her career 34:18 - Not an album that anyone else has made 40:59 - No Skips 42:04 - The Cover 44:00 - The Scores
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Little Simz - Lotus / 2025 / hip hop, rap, uk hip hop, uk rap
Album Mode
Welcome to Album Mode where journalist, Demar Grant and The Cool Table host, Adriel Smiley breakdown and review the latest albums. Each episode features a new album where both hosts dive in-depth about the project and the artist’s path to its release.
