After “big names” like Jay, Kanye, Kendrick, J Cole, etc. held back from releasing big albums in 2020, did the new generation pass them by?  How big of a tour can an artist like DaBaby or Megan Thee Stallion do?  To hear the entire episode this week where we talked about the untimely death of MF Doom, what was memorable (and not memorable) in 2020, and more, head over to patreon.com/crspodcast!

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Episode 379: 2020 Wrap-Up (Snippet)

Armond & Doc return for a CRS first - an episode streamed live on Instagram to talk about a #VerzuzWhatIf - 50 Cent vs. T.I.   Doc played 20 songs for 50, Armond played 20 songs for TI, and the live audience let us who they think won....but now we want to hear from you.  Hit up @CRSPodcast on Twitter and tell us how you scored this #VerzuzWhatIf ?

Episode 378: #VerzuzWhatIf 50 Cent vs. T.I.

Armond & Doc continue this week's conversation and #RankTheCatalog of Kanye West - do they agree on what his best album is?  Why was it so hard for a label to take a chance on Kanye in the early 2000's? All that and a lot more.

Episode 377 Side B: Kanye West - #RankTheCatalog (Part 2)

Armond & Doc return to #RankTheCatalog of the one and only Kanye West.  

Episode 377 Side A: Kanye West - #RankTheCatalog (Part 1)

Armond & Doc continue on this week by diving into the Jeezy/Gucci Mane Verzuz, Jeezy's new album 'The Recession 2', and Meg Thee Stallion's "debut" album 'Good News'.  Are Gucci fans moving the goalposts?  Is Jeezy's new album a worthy sequel?  Why is Meg a little bit like Meek Mill?  All that & more.

Episode 376 Side B: Jeezy/Gucci on Verzuz, Meg Thee Stallion's New Album, & More

Armond & Doc return after a week off to dive into the 2021 Grammy nominations - what's surprising, what's not, and why hip-hop is just too big for one album of the year category.  Plus some hot takes on the 10th anniversary of 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', the NBA offseason, & more.

Episode 376 Side A: 2021 Grammy Nominations, 10th Anniversary of MBDTF, & More

Armond & Doc continue on this week by going in-depth on Busta Rhymes' new album 'ELE2' - what works, what doesn't work, and where it stands in his career.  Plus Drake announces when his next album comes out, a side digression into the upcoming Tribe/Outkast Verzuz, & more.

Episode 375 Side B: Busta's 'Extinction Level Event 2'+ More

Armond & Doc return after a few weeks off to dive deep in to the 2020 elections as only CRS can.  Plus the senseless murder of King Von, random new singles, & more.

Episode 375 Side A: Election 2020, King Von, & More

Armond & Doc continue on this week by checking in on TI's new album (executive produced by Hitmaka) before going track-by-track on Benny The Butcher's new Hit-Boy produced album 'Burden of Proof' in true CRS fashion.Is this album supposed to be an homage to 03 Rocafella?  Is that a good thing?  Is this one of the best albums of the year?  All that and a lot more.

Episode 374 Side B: Benny The Butcher's 'Burden of Proof' + TI's 'The L.I.B.R.A.'

Armond & Doc return after a week off to talk about everything from new iPhones to Ice Cube "supporting" Trump to LA Reid selling his publishing to deciding what kind of sax (sexy? sad? sexy *and* sad?) Kenny G brought to his song with The Weeknd ?

Episode 374 Side A: iPhones, Ice Cube & Politics, & More

Armond & Doc continue on this week to talk about new projects from Westside Gunn, 21 Savage, & Jay Electronica.  Have we reached peak Griselda saturation?  Is 21 Savage more popular than we all realized?  How on earth did the long shelved Jay Elec album get leaked?  All that and a *lot* more.

Episode 373 Side B: New Projects From Westside Gunn, 21 Savage, & Jay Electronica

Armond & Doc return this week to talk about everything from Trump in the hospital with COVID-19 to Travis Scott going #1 with a song that very few people seem excited about to kids + old tech and a lot more.  Reminder!  On Wednesday October 7th, at 7pm Eastern, head over to http://live-kairos.com for the Jonathan Baker & Armond Wakeup Verzuz ?

Episode 373 Side A: October 2020 Randomness

Armond & Doc continue on this week by diving into Kanye's contractual drama and his efforts to improve the situation of other artists: why it's hard to separate the message from the messenger, why Kanye's situation isn't exactly the same as other artists, why artists might want a co-op or some other alternative in the future, & more.

Episode 372 Side B: Is Kanye West's Contract Actually That Bad?

We're back after a break to talk about everything from the NBA playoffs to Travis's new (underwhelming?) single "Franchise" to why Lil Wayne should release his own version of a 'Care Package' album + more.

Episode 372 Side A: Sept 2020 Catchup

Armond & Doc continue on this week by catching up on the NBA Playoffs before diving into a track-by-track review of Big Sean's new album 'Detroit 2' in true CRS fashion.  Are there too many tracks?  Is this one of the better albums of the year?  Does the "Grindin" sample work or is Doc completely horrified?  All that & more, plus a side conversation about Travis Scott's McDonalds deal that somehow ends up with us looking at Joe Biden merch ?.

Episode 371 Side B: Big Sean's 'Detroit 2', NBA Playoffs, & Travis Scott x McDonalds

Armond Wakeup (@armondwakeup) & Doc (@doc_beats) discuss music, media, sports, and anything else they can nerd out about.

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