The Lyricist Lounge

Nicki Minaj: Beam Me Up Scotty

We get the Nicki Minaj mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty on the streaming services for the first time since its release date in 2009. We also get 4 news songs including Seeing Green with the Young Money trio Nicki, Wayne and Drake. Getting to listen to this project 12 years later makes for a reminiscent moment but we also get to witness the growth of nicki as an artist. We do a brief breakdown of the mixtape on this episode of the lyricist lounge.

J Cole: The Off Season

On this episode we breakdown J Coles new album The Off-Season. We talk about him getting into his raw hip hop bag and delivers a classic rap your heart out type album. He skips a lot of chorus, gets some of his first album features in years and just gets back to the hip hop creative roots. Stay tuned to this new episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

DJ Khaled: Khaled Khaled

On this episode of The Lyricist Lounge we break down DJ Khaleds new album Khaled Khaled. We get as usual some huge features and some serious bangers. Say what you will about Mr Major Keys coming out with a lot of projects very quickly, he always delivers a song of that summer and this album is no different. Stay tuned as we talk about what song is the anthem on this episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

Young Thug, Gunna, Young Stoner Life: Slime Language 2

We discuss the Slime family compilation of work on Slime Language 2. Some huge features and highlight tracks make for this album to stand out in 2021. We discuss the must listen to songs and what we are excited to see. As always Matt takes the time to discuss what he didn't like on this project. All this and more on the new episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

Cordae: Just Until....

On this episode we talk about the new EP by Cordae no longer YBN. We discuss the excitement for this new project that he has in the works. As well as the mistake he made on this album. We breakdown all the highlights and shock we had to hear the man sing. All this and more on this episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

Benny The Butcher: The Plugs I Met 2

On this episode we discuss Benny's new project with producer Harry Fraud. The Griselda Records star comes back with more street life music picking up right where Benny left off with the Black Soprano Family music and NY features from Jim Jones, Fat Joe and French Montana. We break down the key songs and compare it to some of his past projects. Stay tuned to this new episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

The Kid LAROI: F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE)

On this episode we break down The Kid Laroi's debut mixtape. The discuss his inspiration from Juice Wrld, his relations with internet money, some of the hot key songs and our thoughtful takeaway. Stay tuned to this new episode of the Lyricist Lounge.

Lil Tjay: Destined 2 Win

On this episode we talk about Tjays new album Destined 2 Win. This will be his second studio album coming off the success of True 2 Myself we see if he is able to go past the freshmen slump and continue to rise as an artist. We have some key collabs with Polo G, Tyga, 6lack, Saweetie, Offset and Moneybagg Yo. Stay tuned and find out our final takes on this project.

CJ: Loyalty Over Royalty

On this episode we discuss New York rapper CJ and his new album Loyalty Over Royalty. We discuss his cover art, mistakes in getting a specific feature, how he can improve future projects and what he can do to overall capitalize in the game. Stay tuned to this episode of The Lyricist Lounge.

NF: CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE)

We get a new short project by NF CLOUDS. We break down this album and discuss how this compares to some of his older work. We have a couple of interesting features on this project and we talk about how surprising they are. We finally breakdown what we think of the album and how NF can improve as an artist. Stay tuned to this new episode of The Lyricist Lounge.