In the midst of the world's intense political and economic state, UNHEARD returns to talk the most pressing of topics: NBA YoungBoy's tour, Cardi B's 'AM I THE DRAMA?', and the new Skate video game soundtrack.
Plus, more winners & losers across the music landscape since the last episode.
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | Pz' - "HEDIS BUSSIN'"
Chance | Belly Gang Kushington & YKNIECE - "Friend Do Remix"
Jam-packed episode this week, but first things first, reviews. Gunna 'The Last Wun' (0:38) was so meh it sparked conspiracy theories, and Chance the Rapper - 'STAR LINE' (10:26) gets D Rose comeback comparisons.
Taj says everyone should stop listening to their respective music and turn on the new Dijon album (22:49). Vance and Chance see red when talking about the latest from KAYTRANADA (26:21).
The 2025 labels are officially locked (36:24). And the episode wraps with the 10 most evil ways AI can be used in music (53:13).
Chance doesn't want to dance to or relisten to the new Tyler, the Creator (1:52). How long can NBA Youngboy get away with jamming 30 songs into a project (12:55)? A brief Drake-LeBron bromance breakup breakdown (22:31).
Then, Vance and Taj dive into the underground to talk two gems: Jim Legxacy's 'black british music (2025)' and Che's 'REST IN BASS' (37:09). Plus much more!
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Each host starts by listing their favorite project of the week (1:56) — then comes the reviews: Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out (3:46), Justin Bieber 'SWAG' (16:27), JACKBOYS - JACKBOYS 2 (33:59), & GIVEON - BELOVED (50:36).
Plus, a lot of questions in between, like did Pharrell drop the ball on production? Does Justin Bieber have a Black soul or does he lack soul? Is Travis Scott back? And where does GIVEON rank amongst the Leon Thomas and Brent Faiyaz of the world?
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Taj | Dijon - "God In Wilson"
Vance | Jonah Yano "Homerun 2021"
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It's been a decade of streaming on Apple Music, so the trio kicks off this episode with a challenge: build the best 10-song playlist using only songs from the streamer's top-500 playlist (6:16). After the challenge comes the reviews. Does Drake have more life after "What Did I Miss?" (32:04)? Are Brent Faiyaz and A$AP Rocky's cool personas holding them back (38:33)? And did Pusha T fumble the Clipse rollout by beefing with Travis Scott (55:54)?
Plus much more!
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What are the top-10 projects of the year so far? The trio share their lists (4:17). After an eventful 2024, the pod checks the storyline pulse on 2025 thus far, ringing off their top moments of the year (34:54). Plus much more!
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | TeeboFG - "Jerk"
Taj | sosocamo - "keep steady"
Chance | PLUTO & BabyDrill "Drill Flow:
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Who would be the dean of a music Streamer University ? Who would be the professors, and what would they teach? What about the students? And then there's the question of campus location (6:15)? New albums from Rob49 (26:49) and BabyDrill spark passionate reviews from Chance and Vance (39:13). Plus much more!
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | Papo2oo4 - "Above The Water"
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Is Doechii's feature on The Weeknd & Playboi Carti's "Timeless" remix a sign of her advancing too fast for her own good or is it just another excuse for the internet to hate — Vance and Taj disagree (2:03). Then a controversial tweet from Anycia leads to a manager deep dive (12:49). Chance caps the episode by leading a marathon of reviews: BashfortheWorld's 'Migo In America' (25:22), PinkPantheress' 'Fancy That' (33:07), SAILORR's 'FROM FLORIDA'S FINEST' (43:35), Kali Uchis' 'Sincerely,' (53:51), & Naomi Sharon 'The Only Love We Know' (1:01:44).
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | Anycia - "No Scrub"
Chance | Naomi Sharon - "Bittersweet"
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One year later, UNHEARD breaks down how Drake vs. Kendrick revived Hip-Hop, advanced media literacy and swept a lot of topics under the rug (1:04). Mariah the Scientist is having a moment in R&B — Summer Walker is also in the midst of a major album roll out, but one is in no way going to impact the other says Chance (20:48). Is Rylo Rodriguez the truth (33:11)? Plus an outlook of all of the new music is on the horizon (39:17).
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Chance | Rylo Rodriguez - "Backdoor"
Taj | Real Slummy - "Presidential"
Vance | Nilüfer Yanya - "Cold Heart"
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Come in and enjoy the pod's breakdown of music's role in the biggest film of the year — Ryan Coogler's Sinners (3:28). After a heavy R&B weekend, R&B gatekeeper Chance leads the way on reviews on the latest from Coco Jones (21:32), Destin Conrad (30:31), Roy Woods (44:20), and Vance runs point for the rap world, diving into the latest from Zukenee (42:15). Taj closes the episode by declaring that the industry failed Ari Lennox, pushing her into her soft girl era (47:01).
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Intro | N5ive - "Kiss 2" (feat. Lil Kobe)
Vance | Lunchbox - "Shady"
Taj | Niontay - "Triggaman"
Chance | Lil Scoom - "Still Sippin"
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Vance leads the way on reviewing Ken Carson's 'More Chaos' (0:55), which snowballs into a larger conversation of Opium the label (7:20) and Playboi Carti's rank next to Travis Scott four projects in (11:08). Chance sticks up for the little guy in his stand against Coachella (21:51). And a new report from Midia Research shows that music is losing a generation of young males — why (30:45)?
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Taj | Eem Triplin - "Tall Tales"
Vance | Jim Legxacy - "stick"
Chance | Highway - "Fuck-a-rubberband"
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This week's episode starts with reviews of the latest projects from YT (1:36), Nemzzz (4:20), Q (5:33), and Men I Trust (8:01). Chance questions if a $250M settlement with UMG is a win for Drake (14:10). Club Chay Chay divides the pod, as Taj wonders why the Migos don't get brought up as much as other Atlanta greats and whether or not they maximized their potential after the 2017 classic, 'Culture' (20:05)?
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Chance | Moskino - "Social Stunts"
Vance | DJ Bandz & YTB Fatt - "How Much"
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In honor of March Madness, this week's episode starts with a Sweet 16 of the most talented artists to face industry plant allegations in recent memory (2:35). Arguably the most critically acclaimed rap album ever, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, joins the Club Chay Chay couch this week for a revisit 10 years later (35:18). The episode wraps with an interview of GRAMMY-winning Engineer/Producer Jenso "JP" Plymouth (1:02:00) talking everything from how to get a professional sound on a budget to studio lessons from legends.
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Taj | 1300Saint - "Everything Slatt"
Chance | Rexx Life Raj - "Take Me To The Sunlight"
JP | Bezo - "Silhouette"
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Episode 182 | "March Madness" ft. Jenso 'JP' Plymouth
After four and a half years, Playboi Carti's latest album is finally here, leaving the pod divided on its quality (1:16). Then, one of the biggest moments of the year takes place, as this year's label draft takes over the second half of the episode (34:06).
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Taj | Kyle Lux - "Me Oh Mr. Me"
Vance | Paxslim - "JUST DO IT"
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Random Summer Walker appreciation post.
In this special standalone edition of Club Chay Chay, the trio dissects Summer's 2019 classic debut, Over It. From the 134K units first week to the canceled shows to the SZA comparisons, every angle of the breakthrough project is dove into.
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Thank you if you listened to, shared, or supported any episode over the past five years (1:28).
In honor of the pod's anniversary, the trio draft their top projects of the last five years (10:48). Taj then runs through his 30 artists under 30 list, as a look towards the future (40:07).
This week's UNHEARD artists in order played are:
Vance | Clara La San - "Feel Good"
Chance | Webbie - "2 SMOOTH"
Taj | Shanté - "TRIALS"
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Episode 180 | "5-Year Anniversary"
This week's episode kicks off with Taj and Chance disagreeing on the route Kendrick Lamar took for his Super Bowl message (1:34). The highly-anticipated Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album is finally here ... and it's labeled a$$ (5:03). Streaming wars correspondent Vance then takes the podcast into the field to discuss the recent dominance of Spotify and what that means for Apple Music, labels, and artists (29:15). Plus much more!
This week's UNHEARD artists in order played are:
Taj | skaiwater - "by the moon"
Chance | Carlos Abril - "Hearts By The Hand"
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Episdoe 179 | "Bronny James Features"
This week's episode kicks off with a review of The Weeknd's latest, and perhaps final, project, Hurry Up Tomorrow (1:47). The trio then kicks off Black History Month by taking a deep look into Tommy Richman's return to Hip Hop (24:33). Chance closes out the pod by begrudgingly welcoming Frank Ocean's 2016 album Blonde to Club Chay (39:13). Plus much more.
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Taj | MIKE - "Then we could be free.."
Chance | Nascent - "Run Me Back My Bread" ft. Childish Major & SAILORR
Vance | S!MONE - "Short Notice"
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Trigger Warning: If the title and the episode art didn't give it away, this is a Drake episode.
After 15+ years as rap's golden child, Drake's defamation lawsuit against UMG spells the end of his run as we've come to know him (and we're tired of talking about him), so here's one episode to always refer back to. A special edition of Club Chay Chay (2:17), packed with project rankings and lyric breakdowns, kicks off this episode, as the trio tries to pinpoint when Drake outgrew the system in his mind. Then, of course, there's the lawsuit itself — the one that will either change rap forever, end Drake, or both (40:52).
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | KP SKYWALKA - "4 Tha Freakas"
Chance | The Weeknd - "One of the Girls"
Taj | Ohmein - "get2dabtm"
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What better way to kick off the new year than new Lil Baby ... right? 'WHAM' review (1:12). Between "Tweaker," "Pink Dreads," & "Aye Rage," 2025 is looking like the year of the streamer in music (12:06) — the trio dive into music's newest scene and do a music edition of what's out & what's in for the months to come (27:27).
Manager & Booker Hamp's Day Off hops on the pod to join Vance in an artist management exercise, covering everything from albums vs. EPs to budget and rollout (50:21). Plus much more!
This week's UNHEARDs in order played:
Vance | Raq baby - "Got it Tucked"
Taj | Chuckyy - "Bodiez"
Hamp | YTK - "1999"
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