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Drake "Iceman" Reactions, Spotify's Retraction & Potential Record Breaking Debut

It's all happening w/  @LATMPOD  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCPDuFF4h9QcBCZ1C8_ye0Pw]  @EllementsAlign  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_5U6li2ZBP0cmXzUXdORnQ]  @Theonlystatquo  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCqCKM7HTNFKEYTIc0vAAR-w]  @HardHittaTV  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCMTSvCPEFRmPvpuYMiylJug]  @professorskye  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCG39iIqfeD8d8YBgMqdYauw] 00:00 Intro 06:00 DJ Hard Hitta: DRAKE IS THE GOAT 39:05 Ran To Atlanta 59:43 Drake has a chance to smash records 1:08:59 White House posting Drake Iceman cover with MAGA chain 1:31:00 Rick Ross says Drake's numbers are fake 1:46:00 How soon is too soon to validate a review 2:15:00 MOOOOORE Classic: Take Care v Nothing Was The Same 2:57:00 Shane Gillis 3:05:00 Pied Piper Effect 3:14:00 DJ Hard Hitta: TDE's Weird 3:30:00 Where’s the support from Mob Ties and YMCMB 3:54:00 Drake’s greatest talent 4:05:00 Which albums is Iceman better than? 4:15:00 Did Trump use Kendrick's song, too? 4:32:00 Elle Janelle & MzHummus Debate 4:30:00 Drake and Future and Metro Boomin 5:09:00 Trapital says 5 K-Pop groups have 45% of the K-pop genre. 5:28:00 Elle gets recognized at Lupe Fiasco show 5:34:00 Lupe Fiasco F&L tour insights 6:00:00 A.I. and what we can do about it? 6:12:00 Does Drake still make music for women? 7:09:00 Takeover double entendre? 7:48:00 Did Drake this bar from Jack Harlow 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab

COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings + Voting Rights Act Gutted... Now What? + Isaiah Rashad

It's All Happening 🏆 w/  @EllementsAlign  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_5U6li2ZBP0cmXzUXdORnQ]  @LATMPOD  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCPDuFF4h9QcBCZ1C8_ye0Pw]  @FDSignifire  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCgi2u-lGY-2i2ubLsUr6FbQ]  @The3rdVersePodcast  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC-9mO9qbQg53Q7lcZn3NPeg]  @Theonlystatquo  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCqCKM7HTNFKEYTIc0vAAR-w]  @boldblackLA  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCu239mUL4bpy1ZwtCuPt1Hw] 00:00 Intro 06:00 COMPLEX Hip Hop Media Power Rankings 15:00 TCM's Thoughts 16:30 Elle: I feel like they just stuck a Hip Hop sticker on the list 21:00 Derek Steele: It reflects who people know 24:00 Stat: It's all cheating 26:00 FD: I don't see how these figures exercise the power of black culture 28:00 Elle Janelle: It's people who start conversation and people jump on conversations 29:00 STAT & ELLE DEBATE JOE BUDDEN VS CHARLAMAGNE 34:00 Derek Steele: Is it Charlamagne? Or is it iHeart? 36:00 Stat: No one's independent 40:00 Who TCM thinks is missing 51:00 Brilliant Idiots 52:00 Reviewers 53:00 Community Rankings 1:0:06 Moooore Classic: GNX or Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 1:05:00 FD: Mr. Morale 1:07:00 Derek: GNX 1:08:00 BK: THIS IS SO TOUGH! 1:13:00 Stat: It's easier for Kendrick to write longer than shorter 1:21:00 Elle: GNX is classic outside. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 1:27:00 Audience Poll Results 1:27:00 VOTING RIGHTS ACT... 1:30:00 Derek Steele (Bold Black LA): We fought for the voting rights act 1:33:00 Projected Maps 1:35:00 BK: In Louisiana, they treat prisoners like slaves. 1:40:00 Stat: You can't fixed this. 1:43:00 FD: We're not France 1:54:00 THEY'RE KILLING KILLER MIKE 1:56:00 FD: Killer Mike is maintaining a middle man position 2:02:00 FD'S KILLER MIKE RANT 2:05:00 Elle: Everyone who said they're the same needs to stand on this 2:10:00 BK: There's a generational gap between black voters 2:12:00 Zoran Mamdani 2:18:00 Stephen A. Smith 2:21:00 Elle: Stephen A. sounds smart to somebody who's stupid 2:54:00 THE SECOND SHOW 3:19:00 Isaiah Rashad "It's Been Awful" 3:42:00 Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman 4:10:00 Tennessee Protests 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496

Jay-Z, Kendrick, OutKast & New York Times Greatest 30 Living Songwriters

ay-Z, Kendrick & New York Times Top 30 Living Songwriters. Plus, How Many Classics and MORE It's All Happening w/  @EllementsAlign  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC_5U6li2ZBP0cmXzUXdORnQ]  @Symba  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCVt38EsEjaKjJcGQocCPyQg]  @REASONDoMore  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCr9a7-Rm0f8rfSsgA63Ofpw]  @jeremy_hecht  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCLK-4fuyOzBIwpsdHxmjuIA]  @dwannb  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC7nEIxZnSpUNEUGysmTJaBA] 00:00 Intro 05:32 NEW YORK TIMES TO 30 LIVING AMERICAN SONGWRITERS 07:30 Reason: How is Drake not on the list? 08:15 DwannB: Drake's not American. 09:00 DwannB: Where are Nas, George Clinton, and Ice Cube? Smokey Robinson is the GOAT 13:40 Jeremy Hecht: Here's some classic Young Thug lyrics 14:49 15:15 THE NAS DEBATE 15:00 Reason: I'm not mad at Nas being on the list 25:00 JAY-Z SAYS STOP TRYING TO BE YOUNG 28:00 Symba: Here are the three type of writers... 33:00 Jeremy: Nas deserves more credit for Life Is Good 36:00 THE INTERNET THOUGHT HOV WAS TALKING ABOUT DRAKE 42:00 Elle Janelle: Is Ye's ability to grow young a good thing? 46:00 Symba explains Ye's recording process 48:00 DWANN B VS EVERYBODY 54:00 The quality of rap was very low in the early 2000s. That's when Reasonable Doubt blew up. 56:00 Jeremy: It's revisionist history to say Reasonable Doubt was great 57:00 Reason: This conversation is absolutely insane. 57:03 THE GREAT JAY-Z DEBATE 1:06:00 Elle: I think the Jay-Z hate is at massive proportions 1:13:00 Reason: We're too quick to tear down our legends 1:14:00 Symba: When it comes to Jay-Z, it seems like people have personal issues 1:18:00 Jeremy: Kendrick's first album didn't sell well 1:20:00 Reason: It's manipulative to compare Hov's first album to everyone else's second 1:22:00 Symba: It feels like you got a problem with Hov 1:23:00 Dwann B: Cult of personality have made certain people infallible 1:25:33 HOW MANY CLASSICS 1:26:00 DMX 1:27:00 Symba: I got some of my rhyme style from DMX's The Great Depression 1:41:00 REASON INTERVIEW 1:56:46: SYMBA INTERVIEW 2:11:00 Symba salutes Reason 2:15:00 SUPER CHATS 2:44:00 Tupac's Estate Sues Keefe D 3:40:00 Jay-Z take accountability 5:41:00 TCM Kingdom Come & Blueprint 3 Reviews 6:03:00 TCM Lore 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496

Drake "ICEMAN" Roll Out Is Underway + Complex 100 Rappers Right Now + Streaming Investigation

Drake "ICEMAN" Roll Out Is Underway + Complex 100 Rappers Right Now + Streaming Investigation

Drake "Iceman" On The Way? + Rakim & Lyricism + Afrika Bambaataa

It's All Happening w/  @LATMPOD  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCPDuFF4h9QcBCZ1C8_ye0Pw]  @TheRealMickeyFactz  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCn6cs-J6iHiMenA_T6yI0ug]  @Symba  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCVt38EsEjaKjJcGQocCPyQg]  @The3rdVersePodcast  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC-9mO9qbQg53Q7lcZn3NPeg] 00:00 Intro 05:05 DRAKE ICEMAN EXPECTATIONS 07:00 Symba: Show us who you've grown into as a man 09:00 Mickey Factz: I don't think we're gonna get any hip hop MCing 10:10 BK: I don't hear any indication that he's gonna switch it up 12:32 Stat: I wouldn't put anything out and let hip hop suffer as a whole 16:22 Elle: Drake should stay in the Pop lane 19:20 WAS KENDRICK v DRAKE KILLED HIP HOP? 20:00 Symba: Since the battle people want something more authentic 24:53 Stat: Where are the 20 year old lyricists in the mainstream? 27:00 Elle: Hip Hop was rebellious. We're putting too much into pop metrics. 29:00 Mickey Factz: Shout out to Baby Keem, Lil Tecca... 38:00 Symba: Have we outgrown Hip Hop? 40:00 Elle: Hell Naw 42:00 BK: Hip Hop is still doing beautiful things 46:00 Stat: I like to see the mainstream flourish because it supports people like us 47:00 Elle: Do the label people matter more than the millions of listeners 48:00 Stat: I have survivors guilt for the rhymes I've written 52:00 TCM: Music is everywhere 55:00 (Maybe?) RAKIM'S TOP 10 MCs 1:00:00 Symba: The list is missing Lil Wayne 1:06:00 What's the difference between a good lyricist and a great lyricist? 1:08:00 Mickey Factz: I don't consider myself a lyrical spiritual miracle... 1:19:00 Elle: I feel like people run away from lyrical spiritual miracle... 1:22:00 Symba: The original "GOAT" was 11 minutes long. I run from Lyrical miracle. 1:24:00 Stat & Symba explain their fall out 1:38:00 BAMBAATAA 1:54:00 Super Chats 2:14:00 Hip Hop's Dead Troll Pages 2:38:00 Beyonce's website 2:59:00 Russ vs Even 3:39:00 Live Nation Court Loss 4:01:00 World Cup tickets too damn high 4:28:00 Ja Rule Magnises 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496 It's all happening. subscribe on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TheCompanyManYouTube Follow: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompanyman Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompanyman TikTok: https://tiktok.com/thecompanyman Discord: https://discord.com/invite/nHv4ktVQMP LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thecompanyman ABOUT TCM: Life Through The Lens of Hip Hop. Justin Hunte's expansive resume covers banking, journalism, television, and music marketing. His career began in investment banking where he was a VP at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. He then transitioned in music journalism where he became HipHopDX’s editor-in-chief, cultivating a video strategy that generated 500,000 YouTube subscribers while overseeing the day-to-day site that reached 2.5 million monthly readers. Justin also served as Director of Content & Strategic Marking at EMPIRE, and was also a producer on A&E's popular clip show, Court Cam. Hunte's amassed over 87M views and 267,000 subscribers on his personal Youtube channel. His thought-provoking videos attract millions, prompting branding partnerships with Brisk Bodega, Simple Mobile, Honda, and Lexus. He also debated at the prestigious Oxford Union, arguing that William Shakespeare is more culturally relevant than Kanye West. Hunte currently consults for a number of premiere artists and brands in tech and entertainment. And in his spare time, he is an LA Mission Ambassador where he dedicates hours to helping the houseless community. #JustinHunte #TheCompanyMan Powered By Quarterlab 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6013479386218496