Clipse "Let God Sort Em Out" and Won | REVIEW

Démar and Adriel react to Tyler the Creator's latest album "DON'T TAP THE GLASS", discuss whether he's a mainstream artist and if this is his first flop.Démar’s rating: 8.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 5 / 10The Love List: Sucka Free, Ring Ring Ring, I'll Take Care of You, Don't You Worry BabyTimecodes: 3:54 - Tyler does big 1st week numbers 9:19 - Not a concept album13:20 - Past Tyler the Creator reviews15:49 - Favourite Tyler the Creator era17:58 - ‘Ring, Ring, Ring’ should be a single23:43 - A lot of 80’s references sonically27:37 - Mommanem35:44 - Demar is in disbelief36:46 - Will Tyler find love?42:40 - Is Post-cancellation?49:30 - Is this Tyler, the Creator's first flop era?51:45 - Second time releasing on a Monday54:27 - His spot in Hip-Hop History56:30 - The Cover1:03:03 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS / 2025 / hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop, Dance

Démar and Adriel react to Clipse's latest album, 'Let God Sort Em Out', geriatric hip hop and the idea of artists making hip hop well into their 50sDémar’s rating: 8.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 7.5 / 10The Love List: E.B.I.T.D.A., Ace Trumpets, Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers,Timecodes:1:25 - Every corner of the hip-hop world that’s not part of the mainstream was waiting3:40 - Is this album really happening?4:59 - ‘It’s Almost Dry ‘ score6:40 - Playboi Carti comparison7:26 - The rollout is getting so much love8:35 - The original Drake hater/comments about Travis Scott  13:44 - The production22:08 - Always has duality in their music / more human parts on the project25:57 - 50-year-olds in hip hop28:30 - Hip-hop is the only genre that can’t age gracefully  28:55 - Hip-hop never got pulled away / never a normalization of how people aged in the genre35:21 - The blog era of hip-hop is approaching their 40s37:00 - Favourite song46:15 -  Almost for the reaction on the timeline  53:31 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out / 2025 / hip hop, rap

Démar and Adriel react to Justin Bieber's latest album, 'SWAG', Bieber's closeness to the black community and whether he still is that guy we thought he was in the 2010s .Démar’s rating: 5.5 / 10Adriel's rating: 6 / 10The Love List: ALL I CAN TAKE, DAISIES, DADZ LOVE, DEVOTIONTimecodes:5:30 - This album is showing he’s spending time with the black community6:29 - Past Jb review8:29 - Interested in the rollout8:45 - No single/single worthy9:00 - Janet Jackson comparison14:41 - Dijon and Mkgee18:35 - Justin is a versatile vocalist19:37 - Always thought Gunna was an underrated/ Bieber worst part of the song21:05 - Sweet spot23:55 - Technically, the bars may fit but its not working24:30 - Not many songs like this / unique record25:23 - Meg The Stallion comparison27:23 - Druski29:31 - Druski, the best comedian?31:01 - Cosplay Bieber too much on the nose31:56 - Iceland billboard40:50 - The cover44:35 - He’s not in his bad boy era he’s becoming a dad47:47 - The score Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Justin Bieber - Swag / 2025 / pop, new jack swing, synth pop

Démar and Adriel break down Haim's latest album 'I Quit', their closeness to black music and the idea of going 'indie rock mainstream'.Démar’s rating: 6 / 10Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10The Love List: Gone, Relationships, Spinning, Million YearsTimecodes:1:41-  Where does one go after peaking above indie pop mainstream2:26 - In some circles, people know them 4:44 - MJ comparison8:10 - First memory12:28 - This album is kind of like to good and bad of this genre of music  13:24 - Why do you need to reduce your sound to stomp clap 17:13 - Love you right is better than what it is  23:15 - Arlo Parks song27:58 - A ton of songs that could be singles30:00 - Almost too pop  31:34 - Overall good songwriters39:43 - Putting an artist in a category40:41 - What does this mean for their career44:56 - The Cover47:05 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Haim - I Quit / 2025 / indie, rock, pop, soft rock

Honestly, Nevermind was met with confusion when it first came out but its fandom has been growing over the past 3 years since it's release. Démar and Adriel do a little bit of a retrospective on the album and look into how it Honestly, Nevermind continues to age like fine wine.Timecodes:0:55 Original review – Demar said in the future people are going to fuck with this2:25 Is a very much do you know ball convo2:50 Setting the scene with the drake albums (CLB etc…)9:18 One of Drake’s best aging albums11:55 The one flaw with Honestly, Nevermind14:35 Who else could do this?Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Drake - Honestly, Nevermind / 2025 / pop, club, house, rap

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 / 10Adriel's rating: 9 / 10The Love List: Thief, Hollow, Free, Blood, Lotus, LonelyTimecodes:3:08 - The view over her career because she is from the UK4:55 - Black Thought comparison as a rapper6:09 - 7:39 - That’s their Dominic Fike10:38 - Thief sets the tone for the album11:35 - Non-Traditional Hip-Hop beats in this era on this album12:09 - Did they get it right with the singles?12:51 - Pharrell singing on the song – that should be the single13:24 - Thief is more indicative of the album14:13 - SAULT explained15:58 - Hollow – haven’t heard some one making subs since Drake on Scorpion19:41 - Songs that made me think of the creation of this project (rap rock mixes)23:08 - Young’ is the actual song good25:24 - I’m a little teapot with her whole chest29:58 - You are learning about who she is as a person through her music34:04 - What this means for her career34:18 - Not an album that anyone else has made40:59 - No Skips42:04 - The Cover44:00 - The ScoresFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Little Simz - Lotus / 2025 / hip hop, rap, uk hip hop, uk rap

Démar and Adriel break down Miley Cyrus' ninth (!!) studio album 'Something Beautiful', how her voice allows her to make music beyond her years and how underrated she is as a songwriter.Démar’s rating: 8 / 10Adriel's rating: 6.5 / 10The Love List: Prelude, End of the World, More to Lose, Easy Lover, RebornTimecodes:3:23 - Hannah Montana – moved past that8:44 - Did they get it right with the singles?9:14 - End of the world10:03 - Under-rated songwriter10:49 - Reborn – 80’s revivalist track13:19 - Sounds like and early 2000’s movie15:04 - American Idol music19:22 - Sex and the City reference19:58 - Pretend your god/90’s pop22:38 - Her voice sounds like a 50-year-old chain smoker29:13 - This is a better vocal performance when we had in the past30:05 - Olivia comparison34:00 - Stove God Cooks   37:40 - The world's burning but lets go to Greece39:12 - Naomi Campbell42:17 - Aesthetic overall42:29 - Interlude 1 – Demar fav song43:50 - Who released the best movie album50:09 - The cover – unrated52:00 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful / 2025 / pop, country, pop country, synth pop

Démar and Adriel break down Common's classic album 'Be', how much hip hop production has changed in the past 20 years and how intricate "real rap" was in 2005.Démar’s rating: 8 / 10Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10The Love List: Be (Intro), The Corner, GO!, The Food, They SayTimecodes:3:16 - Listening as an adult has a different tone4:25 - Song bigger than the album5:48 - Common’s longevity6:36 - The Soulquarians are a real supergroup8:49 - My Way Home10:45 - His relationship with Erykah Badu (BE)11:55 - 2005 Trivia  18:50 - Good album to listen to on public transit  22:57 - The last part of GO  - scratching on the single24:42 - How much hip-hop has progressed from this sound26:19 - This sound is a relic now    28:30 - Same person who listens to Benny the Butcher also listens to Playboi Carti29:30 - The type of sampling Kanye mastered32:47 - Might be the last song on a DJ Khaled34:26 - So many of these songs and lyrics have topics36:34 - doesn’t seem like a topic on a Common song37:35 - The complexity of the rapping was higher at this point  42:36 - The way he put songs together is underrated43:25 - his ability to observe things and rap about them    53:30 - LL Cool J comparison54:15 - The album colour  56:00 - No Skips58:06 - The ScoreFollow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Common - Be / 2005 / hip hop, rap, conscious rap, back pack rap

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Aminé's third studio album '13 Months of Sunshine', Aminé cementing himself as a summer artist and how mortal enemies Drake and Pusha T are his main influences.Démar’s rating: 8 / 10Adriel's rating: 8.5 / 10The Love List: 13MOS, Feels So Good, New Flower!, Cool About It, TemptationsTimcodes:2:42 - Previous Aminé album rating – surprised how high5:00 - Feels like an extension of Kaytraminé8:13 - Drake influence10:04 - Production is the star10:39 - Aminé is a fun Pusha T on 13 MOS  18:25 - Free Nationals / The Internet comparison 20:08 - What other rapper is going to hear this beat and do anything with it21:33 - The skits add texture to this album22:59 - Clear pride for him and his family – keeping people alive with the photos in my house 28:45 Using multiple languages to rap  - compressing multiple references35:30 - New Flower is a revamped Mutt 39:35 - The Cover42:00 - May be going into the Album Mode Hall of Fame  Follow us:TikTok: Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Aminé - 13 Months of Sunshine / 2025 / tropical house, hip hop, rap, alternative hip hop