Another episode of The Cut, where we try to take a great album and turn it into a 10-track classic. This week we're tackling Big Sean's new album Detroit 2 and discussing Big Sean's place in the current rap landscape along with what works and what doesn't on this new project.

We're back with our weekly round-up of new releases, with playlist additions and removals. We talk about the recent batch of collaborations that span generations along with what it means for these artists who have begun as Youtubers to find success in the mainstream pop landscape.

Welcome back to our weekly podcast where we get into out top 5 songs of the week (00:00) before diving into our first impressions of the new Big Sean album Detroit 2 (17:42), followed by the Justin Bieber starring "Popstar" music video (28:11), after which we get into a conversation about the best artist of the middle school rap-era (32:45). We finish off by making cuts from The Just A Fan Playlist (39:57), and as always discussing the Toronto Raptors and NBA Bubble Basketball. (50:31).

We try to do the impossible, explain what happens in the new Christopher Nolan spy-epic Tenet. We give our first impressions before getting really deep into the spoilers and plot mechanics of this film (13:37). Note: This podcast goes into the very complex plot of tenet in detail and is best listened to after watching the film. 

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We try a new format as we compare top 5 weekly songs. We reflect on Jaden Smith's pivot to a more psychedelic sound and aesthetic, and then ponder why Tekashi 6ix9ine continues to make music. We then debate whether Sean Vincent De Paul or Two's a Company should join the playlist this week.  We wrap up by talking about with two artists we'd like to see in a Verzuz battle. 

We try something new, we take a great album and try to turn it into a classic by cutting it down to 10 songs. It immediately gets very heated.

We go through the week's releases with our special guest Sheron. Lana Del Rey is trying to bring back spoken word poetry, Pritt has a completely tamil-infused new record and we pull in some deeper cuts from Spotify's recommendation algorithm. 

We were off from the main pod for a week and so we catch up on the last two weeks of releases. We debate whether drill Drake is better than Khaled Drake (00:00), Shan defends J. Cole to the death, while claiming he's still not a Stan (14:00), We send Logic off on his alleged retirement (23:00), and Athavan gushes over the new Taylor Swift album, Folklore, which gives fans and critics everything they wanted (30:00) We then close with some of the other noteworthy singles of the week (50:39). 

We get into the posthumous Juice WRLD Album, Legends Never Die (00:00), before we run through all the singles that came out, including Eminem & Kid Cudi, Black Thought, James Blake and more (12:43), lastly we get into Kanye West's 2020 presidential bid (45:00).

We talk about the Pop Smoke Debut (01:12), get deep into the religious aspects of Wash Us In The Blood and New Kanye (08:15), Then touch on some throwback bangers (37:00), and then we touch on Elon Musk's takeover and review the film 'Straight Up' (52:00). 

A surprise visit from our cousin brings some extra spicy takes. Jack Harlow got an all-star cast for his remix and Shan doesn't know who James Blake is. Krishna's on the dark web and loves Naruto. Athavan is a grown up sad boy, and likes the Phoebe Bridgers album.

In our first episode we touch on J.Cole and Noname's conflicting tracks (00:00), Beyonce's Black Parade (08:05) and then touch on some of our favourite albums released during the Quarantine: The Weeknd's After Hours (11:05), Partynextdoor's Partymobile (20:45), Dua Lipa's Future Nostagia (24:44), and Jay Electronica's A Written Testimony (30:00) along with some honourable mentions (37:00). Finally we talk about Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes and anticipation for his next album (44:01).