'BRATZ DOLLS & ICE LOLLIES’ (RapCaviar’s Mount Rushmore List of 2010s Rappers, Mary J. Blige’s ‘My Life’ Documentary, Swizz Beatz Calls Out Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown Taking A Break From Music)

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For the penultimate episode of Season 6, an impromptu conversation about the history and erasure of black rock indie musicians comes to the fore following Nic’s recommendation of Willow Smith’s new single Transparent Soul (30:08). Officially kicking off the news agenda this week is Mary J. Blige who’s partnered with Amazon Prime for a documentary centred on her 1994 classic and era defining sophomore album ‘My Life’ (42:40). In news that is music to Sope’s ears, Chris Brown has shared that he’s not in an immediate rush to release a new album and would rather wait until he feels his fans truly miss him (50:33). Swizz Beatz who in recent months has emerged as a corny and exasperating figure has called out Justin Timberlake to do a VERZUS battle to make up for his “crimes” against black culture (58:15). Closing out the show is an extensive conversation about RapCaviar who named Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Nicki Minaj as the Mount Rushmore rappers of the 2010s. Sope, Eden and Nic discuss in-depth the criteria for the list and weigh up if this line-up is wholly indicative of Hip-Hop’s cultural landscape across that decade (01:08:16). Not one to miss! Sope’s Listens For The Week: Juls - Chance Michelle Williams - Journey To      Freedom + Do You Know Teedra Moses - Make Me, California      Vibes, Clair Voyant Alicia Keys - Troubles,      Goodbye, Butterflyz, Typewriter, I Won't (Crazy World) Dawn Richard - Boomerang Nic’s Listens For The Week: Tora-I - Serial Emotional Oranges Feat. Becky G –      Down To Miami Willow Smith - Transparent Soul Eden’s Listens For The Week: Beres Hammond - Music Is Life Sam Wills - Breathe SiR - Chasing Summer ((( O ))) - ((( 2 ))) Remember to RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Music by: @Jmzofficial Artwork designed by: @_manlikemike Episode audio edited by: @TonySupremeuk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get involved! Don't forget to tweet us your thoughts on the episode at #DATSPOD! Rate and review us on Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify and Anchor Follow us on: Twitter - @datspod Instagram - @datspod Anchor – @datspodcast Hashtag - #DATSPOD