J. Cole's The Off-Season Review, Jorja Smith's 'Be Right Back' and The Prestige Review

In this episode, Wellington and Savon are joined by special guest Maurice Hendricks, a multimedia content creator, focusing on making music, film production and video game design. They review J. Cole's new album The Off-Season, what their initial takeaways were and the standout tracks along with thoughts on Lil Baby having the most momentum in rap. They also discuss what Cole can bring to The Fall Off, review Isaiah Rashad's new single "Lay Wit Ya" and it being a change from his regular introspective and early expectations for his third album The House is Burning. Finally, they review Jorja Smith's 'Be Right Back' EP and how it showcased her experimental side along with what she can build on and infuse into her next sophomore album. In the second half, special guest Trenton Morales, a good friend of the show joins to review The Prestige, a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johannsson and Michael Caine. They dive into how this was an extremely unique film in terms of storytelling, the unlikable elements of how Alfred Borden operated and how such a star-studded cast was able to flourish. They also discuss how the plot twist at the end of the film was unexpected, how this is an underrated Christopher Nolan film and how Michael Caine possibly had the most likable character overall.
In this episode, Wellington and Savon are joined by special guest Maurice Hendricks, a multimedia content creator, focusing on making music, film production and video game design. They review J. Cole's new album The Off-Season, what their initial takeaways were and the standout tracks along with thoughts on Lil Baby having the most momentum in rap. They also discuss what Cole can bring to The Fall Off, review Isaiah Rashad's new single "Lay Wit Ya" and it being a change from his regular introspective and early expectations for his third album The House is Burning. Finally, they review Jorja Smith's 'Be Right Back' EP and how it showcased her experimental side along with what she can build on and infuse into her next sophomore album.

In the second half, special guest Trenton Morales, a good friend of the show joins to review The Prestige, a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johannsson and Michael Caine. They dive into how this was an extremely unique film in terms of storytelling, the unlikable elements of how Alfred Borden operated and how such a star-studded cast was able to flourish. They also discuss how the plot twist at the end of the film was unexpected, how this is an underrated Christopher Nolan film and how Michael Caine possibly had the most likable character overall. 
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