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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2025 · 1H 35M

Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR | $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

from Album Mode · host Demar Grant & Adriel Smiley

This week, Démar and Adriel discuss Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's collab album '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U', how this album is 10 years too late for old-school Drake fans and why this album is just another milestone in Drake's path of late stage mediocrity.The Love List: NOKIA, DEEPER, SMALL TIME FAME, MOTH BALLSTimecodes2:24 A lot of Drake fans wanted a Drake PND album3:12 Listening experience has changed6:06 Don’t hear PND enough  14:24 Songs saved16:29 The love for Nokia17:28 Felt like a Donna Summer song25:48 Brian Steel  30:40 Demar might have to put Drake in the NBAyoungboy zone31:39 Went into the wrong room   35:43 Abandon everyone and get a different producer  39:45 Drake is still in his popstar phase43:20 Ice Spice  50:32 Nickelback comparison56:36 Gimmie a hug  58:55 How sad Drake's life is right now1:03:15 The writing on this project is underrated1:09:21 Demar compares Drake to Nav & Gunna1:11:21 The beef is solidified1:15:49 Drake avoiding legacy status1:17:21 The Cover1:21:10 The ScoreFollow us: TikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcomDémar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Démar’s rating: 2 / 10Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10

This week, Démar and Adriel discuss Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR's collab album '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U', how this album is 10 years too late for old-school Drake fans and why this album is just another milestone in Drake's path of late stage mediocrity.The Love List: NOKIA, DEEPER, SMALL TIME FAME, MOTH BALLSTimecodes2:24 A lot of Drake fans wanted a Drake PND album3:12 Listening experience has changed6:06 Don’t hear PND enough  14:24 Songs saved16:29 The love for Nokia17:28 Felt like a Donna Summer song25:48 Brian Steel  30:40 Demar might have to put Drake in the NBAyoungboy zone31:39 Went into the wrong room   35:43 Abandon everyone and get a different producer  39:45 Drake is still in his popstar phase43:20 Ice Spice  50:32 Nickelback comparison56:36 Gimmie a hug  58:55 How sad Drake's life is right now1:03:15 The writing on this project is underrated1:09:21 Demar compares Drake to Nav & Gunna1:11:21 The beef is solidified1:15:49 Drake avoiding legacy status1:17:21 The Cover1:21:10 The ScoreFollow us: TikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepodAdriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcomDémar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemiInstagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepodAdriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant ===================================Démar’s rating: 2 / 10Adriel's rating: 5.5 / 10

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