DRAKE DROPPED ICEMAN DISSED KENDRICK & J COLE | NBA PLAYOFFS | STREAMER LEAVING TWITCH FOR KICK
This week on the City Kids Podcast, we got a packed episode covering everything happening in music, sports, streaming culture, and real life. We kick things off by talking about how the week’s been going before getting into the BET Hip Hop Awards nominees and building our own CKP Hip Hop Awards. From Drake, Kendrick, J. Cole and JID battling for Best Male Artist, to debates around SZA, Ari Lennox, Kehlani, and Mariah the Scientist for Best Female R&B Artist — we breaking down who deserves what and letting y’all in the comments decide the winners too. We also talk Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and some of the biggest collaborations of the year.We also discuss the viral AP x Swatch drop that turned out to be a pocket watch and the internet reaction around it. Was it actually worth the hype? Are people really about to spend extra just to turn it into a wrist watch? We get into how social media hypes up products before people even know what they’re buying. Speaking of the internet, Complex dropped their Top 25 Streamers Right Now list, so we give our thoughts on who’s too high, who got snubbed, and how streaming culture keeps changing. Then we break down Plaqboymax saying he could beat DDG in a Verzuz and whether streamers making music should really be taken serious in those conversations.This episode also covers the shift happening in streaming with creators like DDG, Deshae, BenDaDonn, Dub, and Kanel joseph level creators moving from Twitch to Kick. We talk about Kick buying up major clip pages and whether Twitch should actually be worried moving forward. We also get into the mini-beef between Jaylen Brown and Stephen A. Smith after Stephen A criticized JB for streaming too much during the season.On the music side, we spend time talking about Drake’s Iceman and the bigger conversation around him becoming independent after finishing his deal with UMG. Did Drake pull a Frank Ocean move? Is another project coming? We also talk about why people need to stop judging albums off first listen and break down tracks like “Make Them Pay,” the shots at J. Cole, the samples, and Drake going full attack mode lyrically.Finally, we close out with the NBA Playoffs. SGA wins MVP, the Pistons lose a heartbreaking Game 7 after giving fans false hope in Game 6, and we recap the playoff picture while giving predictions for OKC vs Spurs and Knicks vs Cavs.Real conversations, hot takes, sports, music, culture, and everything happening in the city — this is City Kids Podcast Episode 222.New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok for all the best moments from the show.Download Full Podcast Here:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kiDX2PhHVSOJLkUaxfItYApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/city-kids/id1659654588Follow City Kids Podcast on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/CityKidsPodcast
