Episode 94 | Sequence (DJXP feat. EverythingOShauN & Trivelle Simpson)

Episode 94 begins with Trivelle asking his co-hosts why they didn’t attend the ever-popular and relevant TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), even though OShauN is a trained actor and DJXP is a “producer.”   The gang then dives into music topics, starting with Cardi B turning up the heat on her promotional campaign for her sophomore release Am I The Drama, which dropped on Friday (before recording). They also discuss portions of her Gayle interview, including being pregnant for real this time and all the success she’s achieved with just one album. DJXP raises the point that with 2–3 mixtapes prior, the lines between albums and mixtapes can be blurred on technicalities. While verifying stats and discussing projects that felt album-esque though labeled as mixtapes, XP brings up the new Spotify global chart...which currently has only 4 hip-hop songs compared to 56 at this time last year.   The idea of all this happening during what some have called the “Dot Era” comes up, along with a comparison to Drake’s falling monthly numbers on Spotify. The gang shoots him some bail, offering reasons that aren’t necessarily nefarious. They then shift to how Drake still has a massive runway for promotion, leveraging multiple campaigns and collaborations to dominate across all facets of media and public consumption.   Following that, Trivelle recounts insights from What’s The Dirt’s Iceman 3 breakdown, suggesting that if even 70% of what’s claimed about Drake’s past three years being part of an elaborate plan is true, then Drake might be among the most brilliant minds in music. XP very briefly mentions Bieber’s Coachella headlining as the first done without traditional management (before it’s downplayed) and also briefly brings up NBA Youngboy’s tour, which OShauN and Trivelle then weigh in on.   After an awkward end to that segment, DJXP pivots to DaBaby’s controversial decision to use footage from a recent tragedy: Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska being stabbed by a deranged Black man while on her way home from work. DaBaby mixed actual footage from the three-week-old event with re-enactments, inserting himself as a hero saving her...sparking controversy. They toss the question to resident artist OShauN on whether he’d ever do something similar in his music. Debate arises around whether it was “too soon,” leading the hosts into a discussion of movies dramatizing tragedies and whether enough time usually passes between real-life calamities and Hollywood re-creations.   Trivelle shares anecdotes about watching racially traumatic films with his partner of a different race ...particularly 12 Years a Slave and the Jackie Robinson story...and questions whether Hollywood needs to continue retelling slavery stories or if that era has reached its peak.   XP then shows a clip of Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton Banks) speaking at a music event in New York’s historic Tunnel venue, shedding light on why he felt typecast as Carlton despite having an upbringing far different from the character.   The episode closes with a conversation about father-son duo Larry Ellison and David Ellison, and their bid to take over the largest share of media.