The Listening Party

The Listening Party

Couple folks sharing their unsolicited thoughts on music news and albums.

Episodes

November 7, 2025 80 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been listening to lately?

Bop or Not:

"Mother"- Tyler, the Creator

"have to"-Brent Faiyez

"Lover Girl"- Meg Thee Stallion

"Folded"-Kehlani (Courtney, which remix should we play?)

Album Review:

"Pholks"- Leon Thomas

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Bop or Not:

"Which One"- Drake/Central Cee

"It Depends"-Breezy/ Bryson T

"Ensalada" - Freddie, Paak, Al

"Have a Baby w/ me"- D. Caesar

"Drama"-Jordan Adetunji

"Move It Along"-Sasha/Leon

Album Review:

"Let God Sort em Out"- The Clipse

"Don't Tap The Glass"- Tyler the

Creator

"Beloved"- Giveon

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June 12, 2025 72 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Typa”- Glorilla

“Long Time”-Teyana Taylor

“Dirt On Shoes”-Leon & Kehlani

“Ace Trumpets”-The Clipse 

Album Review:  

“Carter 6”- Lil Wayne 

“MUTT (Deluxe)”-Leon Thomas


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March 27, 2025 72 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Just Us”-Jack Harlow feat. Doja

“Delusional”-Destin Conrad

“Anxiety”-Doechii

“MUTT (CB Remix) -Leon Thomas feat. Chris Brown

Album Review:  “I AM MUSIC”- Playboi Cardi

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January 1, 2025 66 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

TLP Awards

Bop of the Year: “Sunday Service Remix” (feat Flo Milli & Meg Thee Stallion)- Latto; “Like That”- Future/Metro Boomin/Kendrick; “86Sentra”- NxWorries; “After Hours”- Kehlani; “Nasty”- Tinashe

Project of the Year: What musical body of work is your “Project of the Year”?

Artist(s) of the Year:  What artist left no crumbs in 2024? Who is your ...

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December 19, 2024 91 mins

Spotify Wrapped: What have you ALLEGEDLY been keeping in rotation this year? Cause Spotify be lying.

Bop or Not: “Touchdown”- Lil Baby; “Straight Up”-They; “Dear Fren”- Smino; “Slave”-Tyga

Drake vs the Universe: Aubrey is suing UMG cause he’s “Not Like Us”. 

Album Reviews:  “GNX”-Kendrick Lamar

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November 21, 2024 85 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not: “You’re Stuck”- Odeal feat. Summer Walker 

“Denise‘s Last Son”- Erick the Architect feat. BLK ODYSSY

“Elevate”- NAO

 “No Bad News”- Cordae feat. Kanye

Grammy Noms: It’s that time again folks….This year, let’s debate who will  fraudulently win over “Cowboy Carter”  for AOTY. 

Album Reviews:  “Access All Areas”- FLO

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November 7, 2024 85 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not

“Crazier”- Ab Soul feat. JID

“Face The World”- Baby Tate

“AAA (Access All Areas)”-FLO

 “It’s Your Anniversary”- Freddie Gibbs

I Don’t Care: Snippets of stories; If we care, we keep going. 

Album Reviews:  “Chromakopia”- Tyler, the Creator 

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October 16, 2024 93 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Timeless”-The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti

“Wildflowers”- Nao

“Push 2 Start”-Tyla

“Port Antonio”-J. Cole 

Fall Off Boy:  Reactions to Cole’s track and “refreshed” IG account 

Album Reviews:  “Glorious”- Glorilla

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July 31, 2024 90 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Did It First”- Ice Spice ft. Cent Cee

“Girls”- the Kid Leroi

“The Boy is Mine”- AG ft. 🐐 and M

“Mamushi”- Meg 🐎 ft. Yuki Chiba

“Yes”-Big Sean

“Ain’t Sad About It”- Laya

“Wait On It”-Jeremih ft. CB and 🧢

“8”-Kehlani

Album Reviews:  “Bando Stone and The New World”- Childish Gambino

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June 14, 2024 86 mins

June 9, 2024

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Soft”- Lucky Daye

“Next 2 U”-Kehlani

“Sunday Service Remix” (feat Flo Milli & Meg Thee Stallion)- Latto

“More”- Elhae

“HOT ONE” (feat Tia Corine & A$AP Ferg)- Denzel Currry

“Free Fall” (feat J Cole)- Tems

“Polynesian” -Smino

BDK”- KenTheMan

Album Reviews:  “TIMELESS”-Kaytranda

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May 8, 2024 81 mins

Gang has emergency pod for the Drake and Kendrick Beef.

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April 25, 2024 89 mins

April 21, 2024

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“Go Girlfriend”- Chris Brown

“Nasty”- Tinashe

“HERicane”-Lucky Daye

“FTCU Sleeezemix”- Nicki (feat. Travis, Breezy, and Sexyy)

This is Hip Hop, Right?: We got the pettiest of Rap beefs going on currently. Ain’t this what yall wanted? Drake, Rick Ross, Future, A.I. Kendrick, etc.

Earworm:  “Confessions”- Usher

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April 10, 2024 90 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“MASC”-Doja Cat feat. Teezo

“After Hours”-Kehlani 

“Wanna Be”-GloRilla feat. Megan

“86Sentra”- NxWorries

Album Reviews:  “Cowboy Carter” and “Might Delete Later”- Beyoncé and J. Cole

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March 28, 2024 80 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not:  

“ART”- Tyla 

“Precision”- Big Sean

“Calypso”-Bryson Tiller

“Like That”- Future/Metro Boomin

F*** The Big 3: Kendrick let the chopper sing at Drake and Cole on a Future/ Metro track. Huh!? 

Album Review:  “Heavy”- SiR

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February 28, 2024 73 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not: “Karma”-SiR feat. Isaiah Rashad; “Gangsta”- Free Nationals feat. A$AP Rocky; “Richtivities”-Saweetie; “Mister Misfit but Ain’t Missed a Fit in Months”- Smino

Act 2 Act: Beyoncé is back, and broke the internet again. TLP discusses 2 new tracks, a new album in March, and get this, its COUNTRY music?!?

Album Review: “Coming Home”- Usher

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February 7, 2024 98 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not: “Think U The Shit (Fart)”-Ice Spice; “Bandit”- Don Toliver; “Ruin”-Usher feat. Pheelz; “Hiss”- Megan Thee Stallion 

Big Hiss: Megan and Nicki beefing 

Earworm:  “College Dropout”- Kanye West

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January 24, 2024 77 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not: “Same Mistake”- Destin Conrad feat. Alex Isley; “NHIE”- 21 Savage feat. Doja Cat; “Press Play”-Nicki Minaj feat. Future; “J Christ”-Lil Nas X

Lil Nas Vexed: The visual for the “J Christ” has caused a stir. Let’s discuss.

Earworm: The first Earworm of 2024…”The Electric Lady”- Janelle Monae December 17th, 2023

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December 19, 2023 54 mins

It’s a Wrap: The Listening Party wraps up 2023 with Spotify Wrapped

TLP Awards

Bop of the Year: “First Person Shooter”- Drake feat. J.Cole; “Mustard”-Jordan Ward ft. 6lack; “Put It On The Floor”- Lotto; “On My Mama”- Victoria Monét

Project of the Year: What musical body of work is your “Project of the Year”? And yes, SOS is up for consideration.

Artist(s) of the Year:  What artist left no crumbs in 2023? Who is your “Artist of the Year...

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December 6, 2023 58 mins

Listens Lately: What have you been keeping in rotation with your listens lately? 

Bop or Not: “Truth or Dare”- Tyla; “Never Lose Me”- Flo Milli (feat. Lil Yachty); “Free My Nigga”- Sexxy Red; “MY HOUSE”-Beyonce 

Crismus Musiz: What holiday music must you always hear during Christmas time?

Album Review: “Christmas With Brandy”- Brandy

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