Davante Adams' Raiders Fit, Lucky Daye's Candydrip Review, Euphoria Season 2 Analysis and If Beale Street Could Talk Review
In this packed episode, Wellington and Savon start off by giving instant reactions to the Davante Adam trade that has him now with the Raiders and what this means for the Packers going forward. Then they discuss Tom Brady’s sudden announcement of him coming back to Tampa, Russell Wilson going to the Broncos and Aaron Rodgers running it back with Green Bay for another year. They also give their early thoughts on who should be the favorite for March Madness, who could be a dark horse and who has had the more impressive rookie season between Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley.
In the second half, they’re joined by special guest and longtime friend Maurice Hendricks, to review Lucky Daye’s new album Candydrip and give their thoughts on how this album compared to his first. They also review Benny the Butcher’s new project Tana Talk 4, Lil Durk’s 7220 and discuss some of the elements that felt redundant and can be improved for his future albums. Finally, they revisit Drake’s 2017 playlist/mixtape More Life, highlight how this project was his most experimental and give their top-3 favorites plus Wellington and Maurice do an in-depth analysis of Season 2 of Euphoria where we see Sam Levinson create a more introspective world and dissect how Rue’s journey and erratic shifts is the main narrative and highlight how Fez and Ashtray were brought to the forefront more.
In the last half, they review If Beale Street Could Talk, the 2018 drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo and Teyonah Parris. They dive into how this film dealt with social realism and implemented cinematic poetry. They also discuss how this film grapples with the themes of care, contained a beautiful and flawless soundtrack and highlight how Tish’s character development throughout carried the most weight and responsibility. Finally, they give high praise to Barry Jenkins’ directorial vision and script which flowed together perfectly with this narrative.
In this packed episode, Wellington and Savon start off by giving instant reactions to the Davante Adam trade that has him now with the Raiders and what this means for the Packers going forward. Then they discuss Tom Brady’s sudden announcement of him coming back to Tampa, Russell Wilson going to the Broncos and Aaron Rodgers running it back with Green Bay for another year. They also give their early thoughts on who should be the favorite for March Madness, who could be a dark horse and who has had the more impressive rookie season between Cade Cunningham and Evan Mobley.
In the second half, they’re joined by special guest and longtime friend Maurice Hendricks, to review Lucky Daye’s new album Candydrip and give their thoughts on how this album compared to his first. They also review Benny the Butcher’s new project Tana Talk 4, Lil Durk’s 7220 and discuss some of the elements that felt redundant and can be improved for his future albums. Finally, they revisit Drake’s 2017 playlist/mixtape More Life, highlight how this project was his most experimental and give their top-3 favorites plus Wellington and Maurice do an in-depth analysis of Season 2 of Euphoria where we see Sam Levinson create a more introspective world and dissect how Rue’s journey and erratic shifts is the main narrative and highlight how Fez and Ashtray were brought to the forefront more.
In the last half, they review If Beale Street Could Talk, the 2018 drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo and Teyonah Parris. They dive into how this film dealt with social realism and implemented cinematic poetry. They also discuss how this film grapples with the themes of care, contained a beautiful and flawless soundtrack and highlight how Tish’s character development throughout carried the most weight and responsibility. Finally, they give high praise to Barry Jenkins’ directorial vision and script which flowed together perfectly with this narrative.