Podcasts by 808s and Bars

Kanye West "Jesus is King" Full Review and Discussion from 2019-11-02T18:28:35

Our friend JJ Demon joined us to discuss the new Kanye West album, scripture, ponzi scheme or whatever you want to call it Jesus is King. We talked about Kanye's troubling statements from the pa...

Kanye West "Jesus is King" First Reaction (EMERGENCY POD!) from 2019-10-26T00:34:37

The title of the episode explains it all. A more in depth review of Kanye West's latest album Jesus is King is coming later this week. We hope this holds you over until then. BYE! 

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Danny Brown's "UKnowWhatImSaying" Review & Pitchfork's 200 best albums of the 2010's from 2019-10-22T21:48:29

Hey Folks! On this episode we discussed Danny Brown's fifth studio album UKnowWhatImSaying. We also talked about Danny's place in the rap game, how he has changed over the years and why he hasn'...

DaBaby's "Kirk" Review and Discussion from 2019-10-02T15:19:07

On this episode we gave our thoughts on DaBaby's new album "Kirk" and his fast rising come up over the past year. We also addressed his critics who say that all of his music sounds the same. Enj...

Post Malone's "Hollywood's Bleeding" & Earthgang's "Mirrorland" Album Reviews from 2019-09-19T22:11:44

Our good friend @JJDemonic returns for the first time in a while! We discussed new albums from hip hop superstar Post Malone and Dreamville's Earthgang. And as always, there were a ton of tangen...

Young Thug So Much Fun review and discussion from 2019-09-04T11:23:57

On this episode Jayson and Porter discussed Young Thug’s career, his new found popularity and his new album So Much Fun. Enjoy!

Rick Ross Port of Miami 2 & Jay-Z NFL “partnership” from 2019-08-17T12:19:49

In this episode we discuss the new Rick Ross album Port of Miami 2 and Jay-Z’s controversial social justice partnership with the NFL. We also discussed Wale’s so-so career, Gunplay’s underrated car...

Chance The Rapper’s The Big Day review and discussion from 2019-08-05T14:07:26

And we back! Former music critic and journalist David Drake (@SoManyShrimp) joined us to discuss (and defend) Chance The Rapper’s “debut album” The Big Day. We also discussed Chance’s career and li...

Tyler The Creator & YG Album Reviews from 2019-05-31T19:21:52

We finally spoke at length about the new Tyler The Creator album IGOR. We also discussed YG's new album 4REAL 4REAL with our friend Rob aka @RichHomieFlom. We hope you enjoy. Paul Revere is a sn...

Schoolboy Q & Rico Nasty Reviews. Tyler The Creator reaction. from 2019-05-20T14:02:12

Finally, we are back on our bullshit. We reviewed newish albums from Schoolboy Q and Rico Nasty/Kenny Beats. We also discussed our first impressions of the new Tyler The Creator’ album. Next wee...

RIP Nipsey Hussle from 2019-04-02T01:58:30

LA hip-hop legend Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed yesterday. We talked about his life and career. Rest In Peace.

Juice WRLD Death Race For Love album review from 2019-03-18T15:03:53

JJ DEMON BACK! The first ten minutes or so of the episode we discussed JJ's recent legal troubles and his time dealing with our inhumane criminal justice system.  After that we reviewed the...

2 Chainz Rap or Go to the League album review from 2019-03-11T00:34:05

Hey folks! This episode is Jayson and Porter discussing 2 Chainz new album Rap or Go to the League which was A&R'd by Lebron James. We also recommended some new albums from English MC Little...

Lil Pump, Offset (of Migos) and Gunna album reviews from 2019-03-01T16:02:20

Hey folks! Our Twitter friend and self proclaimed Migos stan Erik aka @Milksteakk joined us to discuss new albums from Lil Pump, Offset and Gunna. We invited on Erik to provide a different persp...

Who is the worst (successful) rapper of all time? from 2019-02-20T21:14:50

Hey folks! We are back on our bullshit. This episode is explains itself. We asked you who is the worst rapper of all time that still had a successful career? Some answers were good and some answ...

Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next album review and discussion from 2019-02-11T02:37:57

We are switching things up! Jayson and returning guest Meredith (@MereWilsh) discussed pop-star/R&B singer Ariana Grande and her new album Thank U, Next. Enjoy! 

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Free 21 & Abolish Ice + Sada Baby, Boogie & YNW Melly albums from 2019-02-07T13:08:09

Hey folks, we didn’t want to have to get political again but unfortunately this is the world we live in. In case you live under a rock, Rappers 21 Savage and Young Nudy were arrested by ICE agen...

J. Cole, Stan Culture, The State of Hip-Hop Journalism & #MWE from 2019-01-31T01:59:12

Hey folks! We were lucky enough to have one of our favorite hip-hop writers Gary Suarez aka @noyokono. We discussed J. Cole's new single Middle Child, "Stan Culture" online and the erosion of mu...

All Future Everything from 2019-01-23T13:22:49

Our twitter friend Christian aka @SquidDad joined us to discuss all things Future Hendrix. Hear Jayson and Christian discuss Future’s best projects, their Mount Rushmore of Future songs and fina...

"Surviving R. Kelly" Discussion from 2019-01-14T14:54:39

Writer, stand up comic and podcaster Jourdain Searles (@Jourdayen) joined us to talk about the new 6 part documentary Surviving R. Kelly. We discussed a wide variety of topics including the inst...

Best & Worst hip hop of 2018 with listeners poll responses from 2019-01-05T02:41:31

Strap in folks, this is a long one! We had on our friend @HaroldBingo to discuss our favorite hip hop albums, songs, verses, beats and hooks of 2018. We talked about a lot and Harold recommended a ...

21 Savage and Earl Sweatshirt album reviews from 2018-12-28T16:20:52

Our friend Nigel aka @YungSnoozeBttn joined us to discuss the new 21 Savage album I Am > I was and the new Earl Sweatshirt album Some Rap Songs. We also discussed the controversy around the A...

Meek Mill’s Championships Review and Discussion from 2018-12-11T03:27:04

Our friend JJ Demon (@JJDemonic) returned for the sixth time to talk about the new Meek Mill album Champions. We also discussed the broken criminal justice system/court system in Philadelphia, Jay ...

Anderson . Paak’s Oxnard review + Is Daytona a classic? from 2018-12-02T15:55:41

@HumbleTeej joined us to talk about Anderson .Paak’s new album Oxnard. We touched on the expectations for the album, Dr. Dre’s involvement, the features, Paak’s growth as an artist and the best rap...

Metro Boomin and Action Bronson album reviews from 2018-11-24T23:53:57

Sorry 4 the wait. We are finally back after two weeks off! Jayson and Porter talked about new-ish albums from Action Bronson (1:21) and Metro Boomin (33:00). We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Twitt...

Vince Staples FM & Freddie Gibbs/Currensy/Alchemist Fetti from 2018-11-07T12:54:14

Special guest @AdiJoseph from CBS Sports joined us to talk about two new short albums, FM by Vince Staples and Fetti by Freddie Gibbs, Currensy and The Alchemist. We also discussed the greatest pro...

Future & Juice WRLD album review + Fuck Post Malone & Kanye from 2018-10-29T14:11:01

We talked about the new Future & Juice WRLD project WRLD on Drugs with our friend Gabe @MacheteBlak. Then we discuss two idiots in modern hip hop ... Post Malone and Kanye West. Time stamps 0:00 ...

Quavo Huncho by Quavo Review and Discussion from 2018-10-18T19:45:09

Our friend JJ Demon returned to recommend some new albums that might have flown under your radar and talk about the new Quavo album Quavo Huncho. There are a lot of random tangents in this one beca...

MUDBOY by Sheck Wes & Drip Harder by Lil Baby/Gunna review from 2018-10-15T14:19:40

Music writer Al Shipley (Complex, Vulture, Noisey & more) joins us to talk about Sheck Wes’ debut album MUDBOY and the new Lil Baby/Gunna collab project Drip Harder. If you don’t want to listen to ...

YSIV by Logic Review and Discussion from 2018-10-10T22:23:35

We talked about everything Logic including his new album YSIV, the accusations of plagiarism against him and we try to figure out why he appeals to so many people. At one point we read off all the ...

Tha Carter V by Lil Wayne Review and Discussion from 2018-10-03T12:37:23

After years of legal battles and delays, Lil Wayne finally dropped Tha Carter V! We had on two huge Wayne stans Chris Branch (@CBranch89) and Patrick (@Bromethazine) to talk about the album, Wayne’...

Lupe Fiasco’s DROGAS WAVE Review and Discussion from 2018-09-30T12:44:42

This episode is just Jayson and Porter talking about Lupe Fiasco’s strange career, his public persona and his latest concept album DROGAS WAVE. We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Twitter: https://twit...

BROCKHAMPTON’s iridescence review and discussion from 2018-09-28T02:30:13

We talked with our friend Jazz aka @HelioTropix about BROCKHAMPTON and their new album iridescence. We hope you enjoy! Follow Jazz on twitter: https://twitter.com/heliotropix

Noname & 6Lack Album Reviews featuring @MereWilsh from 2018-09-21T14:24:45

On this episode we talk about two albums from these new(ish) artists who caught our attention. If you haven’t listened already, we hope that you check these albums out! Follow our guest Meredith on...

Kamikaze by Eminem Review & Discussion featuruing @JJDemonic from 2018-09-14T00:23:21

We talk about the new Eminem album Kamikaze with JJ Demon who is basically our third co-host at this point. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/808sandbars

R.I.P. Mac Miller from 2018-09-09T02:57:48

We talked about Mac Miller's career, life and the impact he had on hip-hop. Didn't have script or anything, just needed to vent. It still doesn't feel real. Rest in Peace Mac Miller. https://tw...

Slime Language by Young Thug & YSL review and discussion from 2018-09-04T22:14:14

There were some audio issues again!!! It really only effects the first half so please ignore my terrible attempt at audio editing. We hope you enjoy the discussion. Thank you to to our Twitter fr...

Queen by Nicki Minaj Review & Discussion w/ @HelioTropix from 2018-08-26T23:45:49

Our friend Jazz (@HelioTropix) joined us to discuss Nicki Minaj's new album Queen, the controversy surrounding the roll-out and so much more! Enjoy... Follow Jazz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/h...

Mac Miller and YG album reviews featuring @YungSnoozeBttn from 2018-08-15T15:24:27

FINALLY IT IS HERE! We review Swimming by Mac Miller then Stay Dangerous by YG ... As I mentioned before, skip to 58:50 if you want to listen to just the YG review. Follow our special guest @YungS...

ASTROWORLD by Travis Scott review/discussion w/ @Ryne_Jones from 2018-08-09T01:32:11

IT'S LIT! WE TALK ABOUT TRAVIS SCOTT AND HIS NEW ALBUM ASTROWORLD WITH OUR FRIEND @RYNE_JONES. TRILL'S VOCALS CUTS OFF A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET CONNECTION ... SORRY! HOPE YOU ENJOY! ...

Kendrick Lamar Album Ranking from 2018-07-30T00:24:51

We rank rap superstar Kendrick Lamar's first five albums: Overly Dedicated, Section.80, Good Kid mA.A.d City, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. If you listen to all of this podcast we will love you for...

BEASTMODE2 by Future review/discussion featuring @JJDemonic from 2018-07-20T11:45:05

Sorry 4 the wait! For this episode we had @JJDemonic on again to discuss Future's new Zaytoven produced mixtape BEASTMODE2, which serves as a sequel to their 2015 project BEASTMODE. As always, ther...

Drake's Scorpion album review/discussion feat. @JJDemonic from 2018-07-11T13:12:23

On this episode we talk about Drake aka Drizzy Drake aka Aubrey Graham Aka The 6 God aka Jimmy from Degrassi. Mostly we discuss the album but there are some interesting sidebars about Kanye, the Pu...

Beyonce/Jay Z album review/discussion & Fav Collab Albums from 2018-06-28T23:57:01

For the first half review and discuss "EVERYTHING IS LOVE" aka the new collaboration album by Beyonce and Jay Z. The second half we discuss our Mount Rushmore of hip-hop collaboration albums and ...

Nas' Nasir & Jay Rock's Redemption album review & discussion from 2018-06-21T15:26:07

A lot happened in hip hop this week including the death of controversial rapper XXXtentacion. We decided to not speak on that during this episode because we feel that our perspectives add nothing t...

Kids See Ghosts by Kanye West & Kid Cudi Review & Discussion from 2018-06-14T11:00

Jayson and Porter discuss "Kids See Ghosts" the collaborative debut project from Kid Cudi and Kanye West. At the end they also talk about Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Lil Wayne for a little bit. Than...

Ye by Kanye West Track by Track Review and Discussion from 2018-06-11T10:00

Jayson (@JaysonBuford) and Porter (@Trilladelphian) spend the entire second episode reviewing Kanye West's 8th solo album, Ye. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter @808AndBars.

New Pod Flow from 2018-06-02T21:34:08

On the first episode of the podcast we review two new releases: ASAP Rocky's Testing and Pusha T's Daytona. We close out the episode by discussing the Pusha and Drake beef that has escalated over t...