Your hosts this episode: Patrique OptimalAudio The podcast is back to give their annual year end kudos (and dismissals)! This episode they cover their honorable mentions from the past year before they get to their big 10, as well as discussing the 2023's disappointments, surprises, and down right awful. Your hosts cover it all from Hip Hop, R&B, and Jazz (thank you Andre3000), as well as going off the beaten path for a bit to discuss some of their favorite movies and books they consumed this past year as well. They also discuss what a great year 2023 was for Rap despite what the popular critical narrative spouted by some notable figures and journalists in the industry would tell you and analyze why such is even being posited in the first place. Intro Music: Junclassic - "Borrowed Time (Instrumental)" Outro Music: Kankick - "Stagnated Pace" Edited / Produced by: Kittenpuke Find us on RYM through our provided Profile names! 0:00 - Intro 10:40 - The Narrative on Rap "Dying" / "Let's Start Here" by Lil Yachty 25:20 - "Snot or Not" by Homixide Gang 26:03 - "King of the Graveyard" by Sematary 26:27 - "10,000 Gecs" by 100 Gecs 28:56 - Jack Harlow: Movie Star 32:53 - "For All the Dogs: Scary Hours Edition" by Drake 43:09 - "Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering " by Open Mike Eagle 45:41 - "Almighty So 2" Not Coming Out 46:12 - Playboi Carti Rollout Singles 56:02 - "AR EP" by Addison Rae 56:59 - "Quest for Fire" by Skrillex 57:58 - "New Blue Sun" by Andre 3000 1:08:44 - Lil B 2023 Releases 1:11:12 - The Bear (TV Show) 1:23:25 - The Curse (TV Show) 1:15:03 - Reservation Dogs (TV Show) 1:16:15 - Barbie & Oppenheimer (Movies) 1:22:04 - "The Undertow" by Jeff Sharlet (Book) 1:25:27 - "Raw Dog" by Jamie Loftus (Book) 1:27:17 - Killers of the Flower Moon (Movie) 1:46:59 - "Life After Neph" by RXK Nephew & Harry Fraud 1:58:41 - "Ways of Knowing" by Navy Blue 2:01:02 - "Choppers & Bricks" by Gucci Mane & B.G. 2:03:22 - "The Great Escape" by Larry June & The Alchemist 2:06:57 - "Gospel Overture" by Dazegxd & Mon 2:10:08 - "Quazel" by Zelooperz & Quadie Diesel 2:14:56 - "Glorious Game" by Black Thought & El Michels Affair 2:16:19 - "Black Ops ZRV1" by Moh Baretta 2:19:36 - "Sex Money Drugs" by Lucki 2:20:52 - "This is Why" by Paramore 2:22:25 - "A Great Chaos" by Ken Carson 2:28:42 - Ayoolii & the Milwaukee Rap / Bounce Scene 2:32:35 - "Utopia" by Travis Scott 2:33:20 - "Duwap So Based" by Duwap Kaine 2:34:34 - "Utopia" Part 2 2:37:16 - "What We Didn't Have" by Summrs 2:38:40 - "Took the Biggest Risk" by Glokk40spaz 2:39:46 - "Isn't It Now?" by Animal Collective 2:41:44 - "Fast 5" by 454 & Surf Gang 2:42:14 - "Summer's Mine" by Baby Face Ray 2:42:47 - Kynlary and Jovan 2023 Releases 2:44:04 - Osquinn 2023 Releases 2:45:26 - "Watch the Head" by Milieu 2:46:47 - "Gag Order" by Kesha 2:47:34 - "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd" by Lana Del Rey 2:48:24 - "BB/ANG3L" by Tinashe 2:53:11 - "I Thought I Lost You" by Mars Kumari 2:59:57 - Thanks & Outro