First of Its Kind: C'est La Vie Live EP Review | June DeWayne X OddPod

OddPod does something it's never done before — a full live EP review. June DeWayne pulls back up to the pod with Marc and Rashid for a special edition dedicated entirely to his brand new project C'est La Vie, and it does not disappoint.Fresh off the release, June walks Marc and Rashid through all six tracks in real time — playing each one, breaking down the stories behind them, and getting raw about the inspiration that fueled the whole thing. C'est La Vie was almost a March release. Then April. Then May. June kept second-guessing himself, wondering if he was slipping. Then his manager Mitch and creative partner Gabrielle helped him lock in, and he made the intentional call to drop on a Wednesday — refusing to compete with the big artists who flood Fridays. Smart, strategic, and very June.The EP was almost entirely written and recorded in early 2025 — January through March — which makes it one of the freshest, most in-the-moment bodies of work he's ever released. What you hear is exactly how he was feeling in real time.The title says it all. C'est La Vie — that's life — is June's most transparent project to date. He opens up about a specific song that was made on a particularly rough night, fueled by an intoxicating creative session with producer Coach Cameron. He talks candidly about his history with lean, addressing it directly and honestly before making clear he's not promoting it — quite the opposite. The music is raw, personal, and built for people who've been through something and are still standing. As June puts it, the project is about coming to terms with things. Not about being perfect. Just about the flaws.Production comes from Tay Beats, Coach Cameron, 7eventray, and Dillon McCluskey — the full Hxndsxght creative engine firing on all cylinders. Marc and Rashid call it June's most polished work yet, noting his industry-ready sound and the seven-year working relationship with his engineer that finally feels fully realized.And C'est La Vie is just the warmup. June reveals the title of his next project — I Don't Want to Be Perfect — which he describes as C'est La Vie on a bigger scale. More personal. More open. A full chapter.Stream C'est La Vie on all platforms now. Follow June at @junedewayne. 🎙️June DeWayne, OddPod, C'est La Vie EP, Louisville hip hop, EP review podcast, Hxndsxght, Tay Beats, Coach Cameron, Louisville music, hip hop podcast, independent artist, I Don't Want to Be Perfect, Louisville rapper, new music 2025, JD Cooper, underground hip hop, Louisville Kentucky, emerging artist, melodic rap