Episode 045 | Critiquing Critics

In todays episode, Sam and Afam get into the various activities they undertook during the previous week. Startup Grind, the largest startup community in the world, partnered with media and tech incubator hub SemaBOX to put on a fireside chat with Dan Aceda and the boys were at the show and they talk about their experiences from it. Earlier in the week they also sat down with two incredible artists for a conversation, and they shine a little light on whats coming. Drake recently dropped his latest project, For All the Dogs, and the album had a lot of mixed reviews from fans and critics all over. One of the loudest voices, former hip-hop artist turned podcaster Joe Budden of the Joe Budden Podcast pulled a response from Drake himself. This leads the boys to a conversation about who has the right to comment on music and eventually they begin a polarized conversation about critics. Afam is strongly against the idea of critics being valid in the music industry, while Sam attempts to argue for their existence. Afam also expresses his strong opinion about a popular Youtube critic, Anthony Fantano. They debate the necessity of critics, their objectivity, and whether they are more credible if they participated in the art they are critiquing. The boys also review new music that dropped last week! To bring more awareness to the different genres of music within the industry we hope to see the artists & songs discussed in the podcast receive the recognition they deserve. Join us for weekly episodes! Song Pick: Thayu Mwas - "Hadharani" (Produced by Thayu Mwas)