We’re kicking off the new year with reactions and hot takes to the latest music drops, including: LiAngelo Ball's unexpected banger "Tweaker", Lil Baby’s latest album “WHAM” , Joey Bada$$'s bold return with “The Ruler’s Back”, and Drake’s leaked “Fighting Irish” freestyle, plus more!

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro/ Reacting to LiAngelo Balls's instant classic "Tweaker"

13:00 - Tyler Herro vs Amen Thompson/ Jimmy Butler suspension

20:00 - Joey Bada$$ "The Ruler's Back"/ Is he dissing Kendrick?

36:45 - Doechii "Denial is a River" music video/ Industry plant?

43:15 - Lil Baby's new album "WHAM"/ Does he need a new bag?

1:08:30 - Drake's "Fighting Irish" freestyle/ Is LeBron a fake friend?

1:35:30 - Outro/ Is Conductor Williams actually nice?

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THE LAST EPISODE OF 2024!! ... ignore the fact we technically dropped this in 2025... Since we've been on a short hiatus, we jumped right into the topics that had the media in a frenzy: the civil lawsuit against Jay-Z and Luigi Mangione's deadly shooting of then-CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson. We also reacted to our unsurprising loss at the 2024 Boston Music Awards, looked back at our favorite BFTC moments of 2024, and shared our individual and podcast goals for 2025. In the second half of the episode is where things really started cooking! We spoke on the seemingly downward trajectory society has been heading in and questioned what year did things generally start going to sh-t (with politics, music, race relations, corporate monopolies, AI, etc.). We even entertained the conversation around young white men feeling "oppressed" in modern society (haha). It definitely made for a thought-provoking conversation that's fitting for such a strange year in history. Goodbye 2024 and hello 2025!

Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: ⁠https://youtu.be/Zkg_GooKKoo

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro/ What we missed since our last recording 2:30 - Reacting to allegations against Jay-Z & how he's handled the situation 14:15 - Reacting to losing at the Boston Music Awards... once again 23:15 - Looking back at our favorite BFTC moments 34:00 - What our individual and podcast goals are for 2025? 58:30 - Is Luigi Mangione a terrorist or a martyr?/ Will any change come? 1:14:15 - What year did the "simulation" start?/ Society on a downward trajectory 1:34:15 - Is there any cultural cache in being a young white man in modern society? 1:54:30 - Rob & Nate on their experience at Monday Night RAW 1:58:20 - Outro/ Shoutouts and appreciations

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On this week's episode, we're joined by Svmbv! Svmbv is an incredible young talent from Brockton, MA, who seems to be able to do it all: singing, songwriting, producing, and engineering! We had a real fun conversation with Svmbv about his early start in music, his long-term aspirations, and the huge influence that his family & friends have had on his journey as an artist. We also shared some of our hot takes on R&B music, discussed what it's like growing up with African parents, and reacted to the finale of Netflix's 'Rhythm and Flow'. Tune in and enjoy the conversation!

Watch on YouTube for the Full Experience: https://youtu.be/yG4ZTPjFGrk

Time Stamps:

0:30 - DreTL won Rhythm & Flow?!?/ Reacting to the finale

13:15 - What is an "album" nowadays?/ "Best New Artist"

17:30 - Intro/ How BFTC met Svmbv/ Svmbv's musical beginnings

37:45 - Svmbv's end goal in music/ Prioritzing publishing & artist development

52:15 - Having strict parents/ Would you beat your kids?

1:07:20 - Svmbv reacting to his BMA nomination for Singer/Songwriter

1:17:20 - Who's on your 2024 Spotify Wrapped?

1:24:30 - Are you a real R&B lover?/ R&B music hot takes

1:43:30 - Svmbv's writing process and how he finds inspiration

1:54:30 - African parents' taboo: locs, piercings, tattoos

2:05:30 - Outro

Svmbv (Special Guest)

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