808s and Bars

By Porter and Jayson

Two hip-hop heads, Porter (@Trilladelphian) & Jayson (@JaysonBuford), review and discuss the latest hip hop releases.

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808s and Bars Oct 15, 2018

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01:25:53

Kanye West "Jesus is King" Full Review and Discussion

Our friend JJ Demon joined us to discuss the new Kanye West album, scripture, ponzi scheme or whatever you want to call it Jesus is King. We talked about Kanye's troubling statements from the past two years and his not so new found faith. Also at one point Jayson ranks the Toy Story movies? It was fun and weird. Enjoy!

Nov 02, 201901:10:36

Kanye West "Jesus is King" First Reaction (EMERGENCY POD!)

The title of the episode explains it all. A more in depth review of Kanye West's latest album Jesus is King is coming later this week. We hope this holds you over until then. BYE!

Oct 26, 201929:42

Danny Brown's "UKnowWhatImSaying" Review & Pitchfork's 200 best albums of the 2010's

Hey Folks! On this episode we discussed Danny Brown's fifth studio album UKnowWhatImSaying. We also talked about Danny's place in the rap game, how he has changed over the years and why he hasn't blown up past his cult following. At the end of the podcast we discussed the hip hop albums that were included on Pitchfork's top 200 albums of the decade and gave our take on which hip hop albums should have been included. Check out the full list here: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/

Oct 22, 201901:16:03

DaBaby's "Kirk" Review and Discussion

On this episode we gave our thoughts on DaBaby's new album "Kirk" and his fast rising come up over the past year. We also addressed his critics who say that all of his music sounds the same. Enjoy!

Oct 02, 201950:34

Post Malone's "Hollywood's Bleeding" & Earthgang's "Mirrorland" Album Reviews

Our good friend @JJDemonic returns for the first time in a while! We discussed new albums from hip hop superstar Post Malone and Dreamville's Earthgang. And as always, there were a ton of tangents about random shit. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Sep 19, 201901:26:18

Tyler The Creator & YG Album Reviews

We finally spoke at length about the new Tyler The Creator album IGOR. We also discussed YG's new album 4REAL 4REAL with our friend Rob aka @RichHomieFlom. We hope you enjoy. Paul Revere is a snitch!

May 31, 201901:10:42

Schoolboy Q & Rico Nasty Reviews. Tyler The Creator reaction.

Finally, we are back on our bullshit. We reviewed newish albums from Schoolboy Q and Rico Nasty/Kenny Beats. We also discussed our first impressions of the new Tyler The Creator’ album. Next week we will give our full review of that album. Enjoy!

May 20, 201958:49

RIP Nipsey Hussle

LA hip-hop legend Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed yesterday. We talked about his life and career. Rest In Peace.

Apr 02, 201923:30

Juice WRLD Death Race For Love album review

JJ DEMON BACK! The first ten minutes or so of the episode we discussed JJ's recent legal troubles and his time dealing with our inhumane criminal justice system. After that we reviewed the new Juice WRLD album Death Race For Love, which is currently the number one selling hip-hop album of 2019. Did we like it? Is it even really hip-hop/rap? Tune in to find out our thoughts. Enjoy!

Follow JJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjdemonic

Mar 18, 201901:06:01

2 Chainz Rap or Go to the League album review

Hey folks! This episode is Jayson and Porter discussing 2 Chainz new album Rap or Go to the League which was A&R'd by Lebron James. We also recommended some new albums from English MC Little Simz and Charlotte rapper Da Baby. Enjoy!

P.S. we are almost at 500 followers on Twitter so follow us here: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

Mar 11, 201957:09

Lil Pump, Offset (of Migos) and Gunna album reviews

Hey folks! Our Twitter friend and self proclaimed Migos stan Erik aka @Milksteakk joined us to discuss new albums from Lil Pump, Offset and Gunna. We invited on Erik to provide a different perspective since we both find Migos' solo albums to be predictable and Gunna to be boring in general. There are plenty of sidebars including one where Jayson states his disdain for his mortal enemy Travis Scott. Enjoy!

Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/milksteakk

Mar 01, 201901:21:03

Who is the worst (successful) rapper of all time?

Hey folks! We are back on our bullshit. This episode is explains itself. We asked you who is the worst rapper of all time that still had a successful career? Some answers were good and some answers made us very mad. And we gave our answers as well! They might surprise you. We wrapped up the episode by discussing the crazy news from the last few weeks in hip-hop. Enjoy!

Feb 20, 201901:06:56

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next album review and discussion

We are switching things up! Jayson and returning guest Meredith (@MereWilsh) discussed pop-star/R&B singer Ariana Grande and her new album Thank U, Next. Enjoy!

Listen to our favorite 2019 hip hop songs: http://bit.ly/808sAndBars2019

Follow Meredith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/merewilsh

Feb 11, 201959:24

Free 21 & Abolish Ice + Sada Baby, Boogie & YNW Melly albums

Hey folks, we didn’t want to have to get political again but unfortunately this is the world we live in. In case you live under a rock, Rappers 21 Savage and Young Nudy were arrested by ICE agents in Atlant on Super Bowl Sunday. We discussed the latest updates on their arrests, our reactions to the news and why ICE is an immoral organization that should not exist. The second half of the episode we discussed some under the radar music from January including albums by Sada Baby, Boogie and YNW Melly.

Listen to our favorite music of the year playlist that we mentioned on this episode: http://bit.ly/808sAndBars2019

Feb 07, 201957:34

J. Cole, Stan Culture, The State of Hip-Hop Journalism & #MWE

Hey folks! We were lucky enough to have one of our favorite hip-hop writers Gary Suarez aka @noyokono. We discussed J. Cole's new single Middle Child, "Stan Culture" online and the erosion of music journalism in the age of click-bait.

Gary talked a little bit about his annual Music Writer Exercise, which we invite you all to try. All you have to do is listen to one album that you have never heard before every day in February, then you write one tweet about the album. Make sure to include the hashtag #MWE.

At the end of the episode we played a quick "pick em" rapper game based on a few of Jayson's Twitter recent polls.

Follow Gary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/noyokono

Jan 31, 201901:16:11

All Future Everything

Our twitter friend Christian aka @SquidDad joined us to discuss all things Future Hendrix. Hear Jayson and Christian discuss Future’s best projects, their Mount Rushmore of Future songs and finally everyone reviews his new album The Wizrd. Future Forever. Enjoy!

Follow Christian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SquidDad

Jan 23, 201959:52

"Surviving R. Kelly" Discussion

Writer, stand up comic and podcaster Jourdain Searles (@Jourdayen) joined us to talk about the new 6 part documentary Surviving R. Kelly. We discussed a wide variety of topics including the instant reaction to the series, how men can make the entertainment industry safer for women and Jourdain explained why she thinks that all men in the music industry should watch this documentary.

Follow Jourdain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jourdayen

Support Jourdain on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jourdainsearles

Jan 14, 201956:20

Best & Worst hip hop of 2018 with listeners poll responses

Strap in folks, this is a long one! We had on our friend @HaroldBingo to discuss our favorite hip hop albums, songs, verses, beats and hooks of 2018. We talked about a lot and Harold recommended a ton of albums and songs from lesser known artists. Enjoy! Harold's 200 best slbuks and songs of 2018: link.medium.com/B8TWoGGAZS

Jan 05, 201901:56:02

21 Savage and Earl Sweatshirt album reviews

Our friend Nigel aka @YungSnoozeBttn joined us to discuss the new 21 Savage album I Am > I was and the new Earl Sweatshirt album Some Rap Songs. We also discussed the controversy around the Anti-Semitic 21 Savage lyrics that were posted on Instagram by LeBron James. We hope you enjoy. Stay tuned for our best of the year episode coming soon.

Dec 28, 201801:06:21