Why FEAR is Kendrick Lamar's Highest Achievement

Breakdown on why Kendrick Lamar’s FEAR, off his 2017 album DAMN, is his highest musical achievement. We break it down by examining the song’s structure and how each verse connects back to Kendrick’s 4 studio albums: Section.80, Good Kid MAAD City, To Pimp A Butterfly, and DAMN. Find the Video Version on our YouTube page This Slaps Podcast Feed: https://anchor.fm/ben-taub 10 Track Fridays, a weekly curated playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1y1yT7nvAFmblGp32IQ2MK?si=-WcVYC0_QXuuHR5TMnvhtg Genius Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgVPvUFz50 Dissect Podcast (Part 1): https://open.spotify.com/episode/4lDt87ON5A4VQibnhJTFnM?si=FI-MzQTyR3Ct5obMs5RvTw Dissect Podcast (Part 2): https://open.spotify.com/episode/4J7Kvc4rvP2QMVwmhlNiyx?si=3xFTYiRnT2eNxPOli_6x7w

Solo Dolo is back! Ben (@beantube24) talks through the Taylor Swift Fearless news, the J.Cole fakeout saga, his thoughts on the 2021 nominees for the Rock and Roll HOF, and his journey into beginning to collect vinyl records. Guitar Hero III Soundtrack can be found here Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor and YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter! Also, check out 10 Track Fridays, a playlist updated every week on Spotify to help you find new tracks and deep cuts from your favorite artists!

In the first episode of our Sampling 101 series, Ben (@beantube24) walks through a few tracks where Sam Cooke inspired artists are sampled in modern hip hop. Artists featured include Otis Redding, the Ponderosa Twins Plus One, Smokey Robinson, Kanye West, Tyler, the Creator, Jay Z, Travis Scott, Quavo, and more! Companion Playlist can be found here Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor and YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter! Also, check out 10 Track Fridays, a playlist updated every week on Spotify to help you find new tracks and deep cuts from your favorite artists! Please leave a 5 star review! Every review helps listeners and advertisers find the show!

Ben (@beantube24) welcomes on Chase Johnson to talk about Amine's midpoint mixtape ONEPOINTFIVE. They get into why Dr. Whoever is the perfect introduction track, how Spotify playlists reflect time periods in their lives, and the benchmarks albums should be evaluated on. Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor and YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter! Also, check out 10 Track Fridays, a playlist updated every week on Spotify to help you find new tracks and deep cuts from your favorite artists! Please leave a 5 star review! Every review helps listeners and advertisers find the show!

Host Ben Taub (@beantube24) welcomes back Adam Gilman for a deep dive into Lil Nas X's debut EP "7". Gilman pitches his case why the project is underrated, talk industry plants, debate if the EP has a concept, and much more! Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor and YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter! Find Gilman's last appearance, talking Eminem's Music to be Murdered By here Also, introducing 10 Track Fridays, a playlist updated every week on Spotify to help you find new tracks and deep cuts from your favorite artists! Please leave a 5 star review! Every review helps listeners and advertisers find the show!

Host Ben Taub (@beantube24) invites on Ben Roesch to give out some awards for artists, albums, and entities who won (or lost) the year in music. Categories include best/worst albums of 2020, comeback kid, most snubbed by the Grammys, and more! The guys also give their predictions for 2021 and what projects they are looking forward to most! Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor, YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter! Also, introducing 10 Track Fridays, a playlist updated every week on Spotify to help you find new tracks and deep cuts from your favorite artists!

Ben (@beantube24) welcomes on Post Show Recaps and The Hollywood Reporter's Josh Wigler (@roundhoward) to talk about how score is utilized in some of television's greatest hits. They talk all things Lost, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Community, The Genius, and Survivor and the overall impact a score has on the success of a program. SPOILER WARNING for all the shows mentioned above!! Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor, YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter!

Ben welcomes on Mike Leo (last appearance on the Blonde Episode) to talk about the career of writer, producer, and musician Jack Antonoff. They talk all things Melodrama, Fun, Taylor Swift and music industry questions like the impact of streaming on art, what happened to the aux cord, and of course, DatPiff. Up Next: Next Week: Intersection of Television and Music Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor, YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter!

New Music Friday this week slapped! Ben welcomes on emergency podcast guest Dan Strauss to break down Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon 3 plus bonus talk on Taylor Swift and Jack Harlow's new albums.  Up Next: This Week: Jack Antonoff Deep Dive Next Week: Intersection of Television and Music Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor, YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter!

November This Slaps YouTube Roundup: Taking the opportunity to add the work we've been doing on our YouTube page into the feed. Back next week with regular podcast content! Kanye West Video Link Saint JHN Video Link Up Next: Jack Antonoff Deep Dive Intersection of Television and Music Subscribe to the Podcast on Anchor, YouTube, and follow the podcast and Ben on Twitter!