
ScHoolboy Q’s "BLUE LIPS": tHank Pod 4 Me! | Discussion & Analysis (w/ Ausar Stephens)
🎧 This week on I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That, we dive into Blue Lips by ScHoolboy Q with special guest Ausar Stephens ( @RealSpacial ) 🚀 🔑 Key Topics: • How ScHoolboy Q bridges old-school and new-school hip-hop styles • The “Shaft-esque” swagger combined with the bombastic rugged intensity on tracks like “Thank God 4 Me”, “Foux”, and “Pig Feet” • The impact of a five-year hiatus on his creativity and healing • how “Blue Lips” is intentionally or unintentionally about the legacy of slavery in America • ScHoolboy’s insights on Kanye West and mental health • The difference between walking and driving albums
Don’t miss this deep dive into one of the best hip-hop albums of the year! 🎤✨
Timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open 1:05 Theme Song 1:45 Introductions 3:28 ScHoolboy Q History & Preconceived Notions 11:21 Themes of the Album 47:09 Highlights 1:25:15 Lowlights 1:26:47 Stray Observations 1:33:19 Final Thoughts & Ratings
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Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Twitter: @meganrika Instagram: @meganrika)
Theme Song by OTNES (Twitter: @mxotnes Instagram: @mxotnes)
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