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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 30 MIN

#190 - Drake’s in Court, Fred Durst Is Too… What Year Is It Again?

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This week on WorkTape, we kick off with a new round of lawsuit drama—starting with Drake’s increasingly awkward legal face-off against UMG, which now wants the entire case thrown out. If that’s not enough, Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit themselves are suing Universal Music for $200 million in unpaid royalties. From throwing bread at Smash Mouth concerts to Prince successors, tune into our unpacking of nostalgia, cringe culture, and what actually makes a song last.🎧 Episode Highlights:Is Drake digging himself a deeper hole with his UMG lawsuit?Was Sugar Ray originally a hardcore nu-metal band?Do Smash Mouth deserve more respect than they get?Is Astro Lounge an underrated gem from the Y2K era?Did Foster the People and Smash Mouth both draw from the same retro roots?Why are dark lyrics laid beneath playful basslines so effective?Are lyrical hooks overrated compared to instrumental ones?Have modern artists lost the balance between rhythm and melody?Is Bruno Mars the closest thing we’ve had to Prince in the 21st century?

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