'CANCEL THE CANCEL CULTURE' (Brandy #VERZUZ Monica, Does Cancel Culture Target Straight Men?, Aaliyah's Catalogue Coming To Streaming Services))

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! After a nearly three-month hiatus, Eden, Sope and Nic are back! Season 5 is finally here and is rightly kicking off with a jam-packed episode. Proceedings begin on a sombre note as the boys express their feelings about the sudden death of Chadwick Boseman (02:23). During the listen’s session, Eden and Nic have an in-depth discussion around the many shortcomings on Burna Boy’s new album ‘Twice As Tall’ (16:30). The unexpected announcement that R&B legends and long-term rivals Brandy and Monica will be coming together to participate in the latest edition of #VERZUZ sets off this week’s news agenda (37:31). Next up is 50 Cent, who once again has caused a stir online following comments stating that cancel culture appears to target straight men. (50:35). Rounding off the episode is a news topic that transitions into the return of #GroupchatConvos. Aaliyah’s estate has announced that they have begun preliminary discussions which could see Aaliyah’s catalogue finally make its way to streaming services. Off the back of this, Sope leads a discussion venting his frustrations about social media users who use Aaliyah’s death to berate and delegitimise other female artists such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Ciara and Ashanti (1:11:19). Sope’s Listens for the Week: N/A Nic’s Listens for the Week: · Bree Runway - Gucci · Mulatto – Queen Of Da Souf Eden’s Listens for the Week: · Nines - Crabs in a Bucket · Burna Boy – Twice As Tall · Jayla Darden- Ideas, Vol 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 / #DontAlertTheStans