Episode 288 | "The 8 Mile Effect"

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SaVon begins by asking Alex some invasive questions (0:00) before the gang addresses the elephant in the room from last week (9:02). Later, they review Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ (24:00) and highlight Kendrick and SZA announcing their Grand National Tour (1:11:46). They also discuss Drake filing two petitions against Universal Music Group over accusations of inflated streams and defamation on “Not Like Us” (1:21:15), J. Cole announcing a one-night concert at Madison Square Garden and dropping more of his classic mixtapes on DSPs (1:59:35), LL Cool J calling himself the most important rapper of all-time (2:15:38), Jack Harlow covering Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help But Falling In Love” (2:19:12), Billboard finalizing their Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century list (2:24:48), the artists with the most monthly listeners on Spotify (2:29:31), and much more!

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